Chapter 110: The East Wind (End)
In the world, there are always people who have power and status that are far beyond the reach of others. These people call themselves heroes, and they think that life and death are related to the overall situation, and no one can move him. In fact, there is nothing important about the life and death of an individual. No matter how wise and martial the emperor and general are, they will die when they die, and the world is surging like a 'tide', and the vast soup is still flowing eastward and will never return.
This is the case with Uyan. He regarded himself as the British lord who could dominate the Wuhuan of Daijun, and he always felt that he had a deep network of contacts in the Wuhuan tribe for decades. Even if he was compared by Liu Fei with a sharp blade in his back, he was never afraid. Because he firmly believes that whoever wants to control Wuhuan or gain a foothold in Daijun will definitely have his help. And those who dare to hurt him will inevitably suffer the consequences of the Wuhuan tribe's chaos.
It's a pity that Lu Yao didn't think so. He gave the order to kill Uyan very neatly, without even giving him a chance to say a few words.
As a result of this, on the mountain meadows that Wuyan was preparing to use to celebrate the return of Daijun Wuhuan to the family, the Wuhuan tribes simply and neatly expressed their submission to the imperial court, and everyone's opinions were uniform, and even those 'elite' soldiers who came to the camp of the Baishan Department under the leadership of Wuyan did not resist much.
In the final analysis, a dead man is a dead man, and the idea of the Hu people in Northern Xinjiang is as simple as that. The customs of the Wuhuan people emphasize the characteristics of the noble, the young, and the old, so that those who kill their fathers and brothers in anger do not think they are guilty. Even if Wuyan once had the opportunity to become a hero of the Wuhuan people, once he was given the head, the vast majority of the Wuhuan people immediately chose to serve the strong.
By the afternoon of the same day, the aftermath of Wuyan's killing had completely subsided, and the few cronies loyal to Wuyan were lying in pools of blood. The cattle, sheep, and ritual utensils that were originally intended to be used for the oath of the Wuhuan tribes were immediately requisitioned for other purposes.
Under the reflection of the raging fire rising from more than ten pillars to the sky, Lu Yao and the twenty-five Qu Shuai of Wuhuan drank blood wine, killed cattle and beheaded them to worship the gods of heaven, earth, stars, sun, moon, mountains and rivers. In this process, hundreds of men dressed in bear skins and strong beasts danced wildly around Lu Yao and others, and in the midst of these men, two teams of black-clothed witches chanted mysterious and ancient incantations, constantly sprinkling yellow and red stone powder into the sky. As soon as these stone powders came into contact with the flames, they immediately set up a green 'colored' fireball, and the fireballs rose one after another, and everyone who was there trembled.
People in the world believe in gods and monsters, and when they see such a scene, they all feel weird and terrifying. Even Lu Yao was vaguely angry.
After the witches danced and saluted, everyone cut their palms with sharp blades, and wiped blood on each other's foreheads, about an alliance.
The covenant document is in duplicate, which is carved by the Wuhuan clan elder himself with a carving knife on the entire cowhide. Wuhuan has no writing, so the scene of the oath and the faces of the participants are carved on cowhide. In Lu Yao's view, although his technique is inferior, it also has a simple and violent visual beauty. Lu Yao attached it in a handwritten letter, specifying the terms of the covenant.
The content of this covenant was very simple: Lu Yao recognized the status of the commander of the Wuhuan tribes, and according to his strength, gave him the official positions of Qianchang, Baichang, and Yi Chang, promised to open the salt and iron market, and supported them to dispose of the Hanshan tribe on their own; The Wuhuan tribes sent Qu Shuai's children to respond to Lu Yao's recruitment, and allowed Lu Yao to recruit soldiers on his own in the clan.
Of course, in the end, there must be some words, agreeing that the two sides will help each other and never give up, and jointly maintain the justice and peace of Daijun. Those were just clichés, and Lu Yao didn't take it seriously.
For the twenty-five big and small marshals such as Nanlou and Su Fu, the benefits they received were far more than what Wuyan could give. After annexing a number of small clans in a period of decades, the Hanshan tribe gradually expanded into the male chief of the Daijun Wuhuan, and the chiefs of the Hanshan tribe dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out about the behavior of the Hanshan tribe in the past. At this moment, since Wuyan is gone, the various ministries naturally have the intention of fighting back. Lu Yao, with the support of the Jin army, made a promise to allow them to divide the assets of the Hanshan tribe, which was actually enough for these Qu Shuai. How rich are the people of the Hanshan tribe? Evenly distributed to each Wuhuan sub-division, it will nearly double its strength. In the face of such attractive conditions, what is the point of bowing to the imperial court? Compared with the real interests in front of them, who still remembers the majestic idea of unifying the Wuhuan ministries?
And Lu Yao's harvest is naturally greater.
Since the former Han Dynasty, Wuhuan Tuqi has been widely involved in many wars in the interior of the Central Plains. When Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was the king of Xiao, Wu Han, a general under his command, led 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry to conquer the east and west, and made many meritorious achievements. Later, with the decline of the Han dynasty and the 'commotion' in the world, the fierce Wuhuan people frequently responded to the imperial court's levy to beg for ministers, and there were more times to use force. They crossed their horses and bows, and traveled all over the Central Plains, and even reached Lingling County in Southern Jingzhou. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the great warlord Yuan Shao swept away the heroes, and the tiger occupied the four major states of Hebei and Qingyou, also thanks to the help of the Wuhuan cavalry. As for the hegemony of Emperor Cao Weiwu, it is even more impossible to leave the "Three Counties Wuhuan", which is known as the world's famous horse.
Daijun Wuhuan is only one part of Wuhuan, and the tribe is scattered and declining. But even if it can't provide tens of millions of soldiers, its 'character' of daring to fight is one. Compared with the Xianbei people, Wuhuan has a deeper degree of sinicization; Compared with the Xiongnu, they retained more of the skills of the steppe peoples in animal husbandry and hunting. With such a good source of soldiers, how could Lu Yao let it go.
On the other hand, in addition to Qu Shuai and adults, the ordinary people of Wuhuan lived in poverty, and some even sold themselves as slaves to engage in menial jobs such as collecting dung and grass and herding young animals for the tribal adults. The Jin army swept through most of the Dai County in a few days, and Lu Yao's prestige and reputation for his generosity towards his subordinates more or less reached the ears of the poor people of Wuhuan. For them, fighting in the military is obviously a good way out.
Lu Yao has Hu Liuniang as his eyes and ears, and he has long understood the situation of the gap between the rich and the poor in the Wuhuan tribe. At the banquet after the conclusion of the covenant, Lu Yao immediately repeated his old tricks and used high-ranking officials to attract his subordinates. This move was really unfavorable, and hundreds of people were recruited to join the army in an instant, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of Wuhuan men present. In addition to the children and nephews sent by the various departments as hostages in the early morning of the next day, the number reached 700.
Among these 700 people, the faint leaders are Zhang Zhen and Zhang Chun. Both have the surname Zhang, but they are not brothers. The surname of the Wuhuan people is impermanent, and they often take the names of the healthy people of the tribe as their surnames, and there are also those who are similar to the Han surnames based on the pronunciation. Zhang Zhe and Zhang Chun both happened to choose the surname Zhang.
Zhang Zhen was born in the Hanshan Ministry, his martial arts are strong, and his riding skills are even more 'exquisite', and he can also use a long sword of eight feet to fight, and he is the second only warrior in the Hanshan Ministry. He led more than 200 people to occupy the camp 'gate' pass of the Baishan Department to prevent the commanders of the various departments from making 'chaos'. When Liu Fei raised Wuyan's head to shock the people of the Hanshan Tribe, he did not hesitate to lead his people to surrender, and the speed of his actions simply caught Liu Fei off guard. But in the eyes of the Wuhuan people, this is actually a logical thing.
And Zhang Chun is the younger brother of Qu Shuai of a small tribe, and was sent to Lu Yao as a proton. This person is about 20 years old, and he is a Wuhuan person with a deep sinicization, and he is a very rare person in the Hu nationality who can write Han articles fluently. In terms of name alone, Zhang Zhen's "ochre" is just the 'color' color that the Wuhuan people like, and Zhang Chun not only uses the Han surname, but also gives himself the meaningful Chinese name "Chun", which shows the difference between the two.
Lu Yao admired these two people very much, and after a detailed discussion with them, he promoted the two of them and dozens of subordinates close to them to be his personal guards. The rest of the Wuhuan warriors were divided into two by Lu Yao. One was led by Liu Fei; The leader of the other group surprised the generals and colonels, and it was actually the prisoner captured by the Bomes department, the Roman Turinus.
The rally, which took place in the mountain meadows of Guangchang County, ended at noon the next day. The marshals of the Wuhuan tribe discussed with each other, and they couldn't wait to send troops to capture the Hanshan tribe. Lu Yao had no intention of participating in this battle between the Wuhuan people. Tuoba Xianbei's sacrifice ceremony is getting closer and closer, Lu Yao's time is very urgent, and he plans to return to Luochuan with the newly recruited army as soon as possible.
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