From Chief to Ball

Besides, 800 people may seem like a lot, but there are more Xirong people.Is it possible that the soldiers of Xiacheng and Echeng can fight against three with one?

They don't know what the soldiers in Xiacheng are like. At most, they have heard about the last battle of Yangguan, but most people in Weicheng think it was a coincidental victory. Maybe the grassland tribes they have never seen are too stupid Will not fight at all.

As for the soldiers of E City, although they have not fought for more than ten years, among the relatives on both sides of the river, E City is not famous for its warriors and good at fighting. Instead of relocating, he will choose to compete for the position of the leader of the alliance.

Wei He felt that Chen Jian might be too young and was dazzled by the previous two victories. He pondered for a while and asked, "You two may go back and tell Ji Xia not to underestimate these Xirong people. When the city comes, the three cities join forces and rely on the city to wait for the opportunity."

The envoy shook his head and said, "Jixia didn't let me go back, he just asked me to rush into the Acropolis and tell the leader of Weihe these words. Besides, Jixia said that if you can win, you can win. Don't you know? , the ancestors actually asked ants to tell us this big victory. On the day of the expedition, we had to cross the Cao River. Jixia said that within three days, the moat would become a thoroughfare, and the result really changed. The leader of the Weihe River was afraid that Jixia would not be able to beat it. Those Xirong people? Don't be afraid, I will definitely win, but it's a pity that I can't go after those Xirong people, and I have lost a lot of merit..."

He didn't think about the possibility of failure at all, but was worried about his own achievements, and even felt a little restless in his heart.

Weihe shook his head and smiled wryly in his heart. There are such kind of clansmen as there are leaders. If someone inadvertently expresses distrust, these Xiacheng people will be very dissatisfied.

Now it seems that everything is irreversible. Once the Xirong people defeated Xia E's coalition army, their momentum would be great, and there would be no rescue force within hundreds of miles.

The only variable now is that the commander of Xia'e's coalition forces is the more mature Eyue instead of the young and vigorous Chen Jian. Wei He asked with a last glimmer of hope: "Before you came, the leader of Eyue also agreed with Ji Xia to fight in the open field." way?"

"correct."

The envoy agreed of course, Wei He suddenly felt shortness of breath in his heart, it was hard to breathe, he sighed, and waved his hands to let the envoy go out first.

After the envoy left, several relatives looked worried and asked, "Leader Weihe, have all the rafts been burned?"

They expected that Weihe River was just a show, and it was better to keep some, so that when it really couldn't hold on, they would leave on a raft.Now it seems that Xia E's coalition forces may be defeated by the Xirong people.

Wei He nodded and said: "It's all burned. The city is still there. If the city is gone, there will be no land, no clansmen, no slaves. Normally we can't detect it when we are in the city, but once the city is gone, you What am I? Hiding in the mountains to pick weeds and eating springs to quench your thirst?"

"We can go to other cities. When we went to other cities before, the leaders were very polite and provided food and lodging."

Wei He shook his head and said: "At that time, you were treated politely with food and shelter, because there were thousands of Weicheng people behind you, and they could take up arms at any time to reclaim the insult and contempt of other cities. When we leave Will the leaders of those cities really behave like this?"

It was difficult for these people to understand the reason, Wei He didn't say any more, and sighed: "Didn't the Xiacheng people say that? Before they set off, the heaven and the earth had already divination for them, maybe they can really win."

At this time, there is only hope for the ancestors of the gods, which is the last straw of the Acropolis.

After everyone left, Weihe took out the Jade Mountain that was given to him in Huacheng by his father and played with it. He said in his heart: If the Xirong people really broke the city, he would take this Jade Mountain and jump into it. The great river cannot fall into the hands of the Xirong people.

Thinking this way is not tragic, but just ashamed, ashamed of meeting ancestors in another world, and then can only use this seemingly ridiculous tragic to resist the accusation of ancestors.

Two days later, Weihe was going to use the last method to arouse the fighting spirit of the whole city: promise those who have no surname to have the same rights as the old Acropolis people, and promise that the spoils of battle in the future will be equal to the old Acropolis people in peacetime labor.

This will cause great dissatisfaction among the relatives surnamed Wei, but this is also the last resort. It is impossible for them to let go of their own interests before they are completely desperate. Their eyes are very close, and when they feel completely desperate too late.

Just when he was about to use these words to unite the people of the Weicheng city, and when the Xirong people went away to fight Chen Jian, a relative stumbled in from the outside and shouted: "Boss! Boss!" Something happened to the people of Xirong! They are in chaos. Today, even the people who came to provoke and shoot arrows near the city did not come... Could it be... Could it be that the people of Xiacheng and Echeng really defeated them? Xirong people?"

When Wei He heard this, he followed him to the city wall and looked out from a distance. Those Xirong people who were far away seemed to be really confused, and they seemed to be leaving?

"Impossible... It's only been a few days, even if Ji Xia and E Yue win, it's impossible to have a result so soon."

He never believed that an expedition of 800 soldiers could defeat the Xirong people several times.

The envoy of Xiacheng was also on the city wall, pointing at those Xirong people and shouting: "Chief of Weihe, it seems that Jixia has won, and now is the best time. Let's go out of the city to pursue. Jixia said that when the enemy is afraid, When you retreat, you must pursue them, they will flee like mice, and there will be no resistance at all. In the last battle of Yangguan, our fifteen cavalry chased those grassland tribes, killing and arresting nearly 80 people..."

Wei He shook his head and said: "The last time we chased those rebellious slaves, they were ambushed by the Xirong people in the valley. If those warriors survived, why were they besieged by the Xirong people? This may be a trick of the Xirong people, trying to lure us out of the city."

The messenger hurriedly said: "It was intentional last time, this time it must be true."

"why?"

"Because Jixia said that he will definitely defeat the Xirong people, so let's chase them down."

This reason is ridiculous, but the messenger said it loudly, as if you should wear thin clothes in summer and thick clothes in winter, there is no reason.

Seeing that Weihe was still hesitating, the two envoys shouted: "Forget it, please open the small door, and we will go after them ourselves. Even if we can't kill them, we can keep them from taking food, cattle and sheep. This time, we fought with the Xirong people Neither of us can participate in the decisive battle, and we have lost a lot of credit. How can we get land slaves when we go back? We went out with Big Brother Muma alone, no more than those who are still in the tribe..."

"That's right, since the leader of Weihe doesn't go out, we will go out by ourselves. We are from Xiacheng, and we only listen to Jixia, but the leader of Weihe can't control us..."

The two looked at those Xirong people who were retreating in a panic, impatient.Weihe was a little sullen after hearing these words, but people in other cities were not like this, Xiacheng still lacked too much etiquette.

However, the two begged again and again, Wei He had no choice but to open the corner gate, and the two rode out on horses, shouting and rushing out. Those panicked Xirong people were already like frightened birds, thinking that the Weicheng people had rushed out, and fled in a hurry...

Wei He stared blankly at those fleeing Xirong people, and murmured: "Could it be... really won?"

When the sun went down, those two people hadn't come back yet, Wei He knew that the Xirong people might really want to lure him out of the city as he thought, and the two people believed their leader so much that they lost their lives.

But this thought lasted for a while, and was interrupted by a shout from the city. Six or seven war horses came running from the city, and shouted towards the Acropolis from a distance: "Great victory! Great victory! Ji Xia and the leader of Eyue Defeated the Xirong people forty miles away! The Xirong chief was killed and all of them were scattered!"

For a moment, the entire wall of the Acropolis was extremely quiet, and then there was a burst of cheers. Wei He supported the flagpole beside him, and his body shook slightly. When the guards beside him were about to come to help, he waved away.

"Really won?"

Looking at the empty city outside, those Xirong people retreated and couldn't take it with them, and said with a sigh: "Weihe, Weihe, how did you become as timid as a rabbit after one failure? You don't have to go through two summer cities." The courage of a soldier..."

With a self-deprecating laugh, he looked at the riders in Xia City, feeling relieved.

The Acropolis will no longer be threatened by the Xirong people, but... How should the Acropolis now face Xiacheng and Echeng?

After a moment of ecstasy, he hurriedly shouted: "Quickly open the city gate, and invite the envoys of Xia City to come in. The news of Xia Eyue's victory has been sent to the whole city. Tonight, we will kill the sheep and drink, and all the expenses will be paid from the public property... That's right." , have surnames but no surnames, it’s all the same tonight. Enough meat, a jug of wine!"

After finishing speaking, he personally went down to the city to meet the envoys of Xiacheng. The envoys of Xiacheng dismounted according to the rules and saluted Weihe, saying respectfully: "The two leaders, Jixia and Eyue, are leading the relatives surnamed Wei to chase the defeated Xirong. People, this expedition is too far away, we put the food in Heyin and it is difficult to transfer it, and we asked the leader of Weihe River to prepare meals for the army..."

Wei He smiled and said: "Of course, everyone has worked hard, go to rest first, the army's meals will be prepared by Weicheng. When will the two leaders, Jixia and Eyue, arrive? I will go out of the city to meet them!"

Chapter 94 Tri-Cities Alliance ([-])

The road to the Acropolis was in a mess. The Xirong people did not destroy the crops they planted. They were probably planning to take over the magpies' nests after the Acropolis was breached. A lot of pottery pots and jars were discarded along the way.

Chen Jian held his nose, and a few soldiers not far away used hooks to throw aside a few corpses that had attracted flies, and burned them with fire to prevent plague.

The white maggots on it were excellent food a few years ago. Chen Jian suspected that he had eaten them before, and it might not be from humans, but he should have eaten rotten animals.Although they ate wheat millet now, the clansmen who came out of the suffering would not vomit when they saw these rotting corpses, and lit the flames dumbly.

The army behind them marched on the cleared land, only 800 of the 800-strong team remained, and the rest escorted the captives back to Xia City.

Chen Jian left behind some captives, especially those who were quite prestigious among the captured Xirong people. However, the most important ones were all killed, leaving only a few heads.

The soldiers washed away the dust in the river, flaunted their power, and with the joy of victory, they secretly went to the military judge to calculate their merits and how much they could get.

The new army and those Chinese did not judge meritorious deeds based on the head. Chen Jian was worried that there would be a situation where he would forget to fight for the head. In order to make the people within one army more united, all five tiers of meritorious service were calculated according to the ranks.

It was the performance of those slave farmers that shocked Chen Jian. In the 100-man death squad, more than ten died and some were disabled.But some people soared into the sky, and even cut off seventeen or eight heads and hung them on their bodies.

It is really true that the court is a farmer, and the dusk is a citizen of the country. This battle made more than a dozen slave farmers and wild people directly become nationals. Chen Jian also fulfilled his promise on the spot and asked the art troupes who followed him to work hard. Go ask these farmers, ask them what they think and why they are so brave, and a new play will be performed after returning.

There are more than a dozen Chinese people who share the cake in Xia City, but there are also thousands of slaves. This ratio is quite cost-effective.

For the dozens of people who obtained the status of Chinese nationals, Chen Jian organized them and Mu Ma and others who went out alone in advance into a mile, five people in one team, and agreed that they would choose a leader from this mile after they returned. Lisi conveyed downwards that daily labor, conscripts, etc. are also distributed and collected according to Liwu, trying to break down the control of the tribal leaders.

These new Chinese people do not have a clan, which saves the process of disintegrating the clan, and just serves as a model for the future household registration system.