Chapter 416: Coaxing and Fearing
200,000 yuan, ten pairs of ordinary soldiers' standard armor, the total value is less than 400,000 yuan, which was originally not money at all in the eyes of the husband. He was a thief in Xiling, although most of the profits were deprived by Lu Xun, but he had accumulated millions of money, so he naturally would not take this 400,000 yuan in his eyes. But now that he has lost all his wealth, he can't even get a meeting gift, Wei Babai gave him 400,000 yuan, which is a great gift.
These barbarians have always believed that the strong man is the king, when he has strength, Wei Ba woos him, he thinks it is natural, when he has no strength, Wei Ba wants to eat him, he will not be surprised, because they have always done this. However, Wei Ba not only did not eat him, but also selflessly helped him, for him, this is the grace of recreation.
Until this moment, Xiangfu can be regarded as truly willing to obey Wei Ba, instead of using each other before. It was only at this time that Wei Ba really could regard Xiangfu as an ally. The reason why he did not strongly dissuade Xiangfu from inviting Buqi was because Xiangfu did not listen to persuasion, and on the other hand, it was also because he saw that Xiangfu had been in Xiling for many years, and he was a little self-righteous, and he didn't let him suffer a little, and he didn't know how capable he was. Now that he was hit head-on by Bu Qi, he was beaten all over his body, and he really realized Bu Qi's strength, so he would bow down and obey his orders.
Xiangfu told Wei Ba that in the eyes of the Han people, Wuxi Man seemed to be a group, but in fact, there were still quite a few differences between the tribes. Except that everyone obeys the Ancestor of the Gourd, there are not many other similarities, and even the language is a little different. There are not many things that have been passed down from the ancestors, and there is a big difference between them and what the Han people think they are. For example, Wei Ba has always called him the leader, but in fact, within Wuximan, the leaders of each tribe are called Jingfu, and they call themselves disciples to each other.
Wuxi is known as Wuxi, but in fact it is just a union of five large tribes, and there are some small tribes that are not strong outside of them, they either hide in the mountains, do not contact with the outside world, or are attached to those big tribes. The five largest tribes are Xiongxi, Youxi, Chenxi, Nanxi and Yuanxi. These five great tribes are different because of the valleys in which they are located. It is different from the Han people's area of activity, and it is different in strength. There are two closest to the Han people, one is Youximan in the north, and the other is Xiongximan in the south where Xiangfu is located. Youximan crossed the Yanjiang River to the west. You can come into contact with Fuling. And Xiongxi to the south. You can come into contact with Lingling or Yulin, and you can walk through the trade routes between the mountains and forests until you reach the sea.
Contact with the Han Chinese. You can easily get the goods of the Han people, and if there are trade routes, you can not only get the goods, but also make money. As for whether this wealth was obtained from trading or robbery, Xiangfu didn't say, but looking at Xiangfu's secretive expression, Wei Ba estimated that the latter was the majority.
With strength, the confidence to speak is enough, and Youxi's Jingfu Shuai Zeng is such a powerful faction. At that time, Wuxi Man followed Ma Liang to go out with Liu Bei, and was sent by Lu Xun, Shuai Zeng was lucky, and fled back to his nest, and the loss was not big. In addition, he is under the most pressure from the Xiling Tomb, once he angers the Wu people, he is easily attacked, and it is undoubtedly the most difficult to convince him to go against the Wu people.
Wei Ba listened attentively, and sometimes had to take some notes. He studied the current situation with Xiangfu again, and discussed some countermeasures on how to persuade Youxi Jingfu Shuaizeng. After listening to Wei Ba's analysis, Xiangfu was full of praise, and immediately took the initiative to ask Ying, to meet Shuai Zeng first, and open the way for Wei Ba. If it can be said that Shuai Zeng took the initiative to greet him, of course it would be better, and he should retreat to the next best thing, and let Shuai Zeng realize the danger in front of him and not be too arrogant.
The discussion was decided, and Xiangfu set off with a few subordinates who were not seriously injured, carrying the property given to him by Wei Ba. For the sake of his safety, Wei Ba asked Wei Xing to accompany him with two military guards. Although Wei Xing is young, he has a flexible brain and good martial arts, and he has seen a lot of the world behind Wei Ba, even Cao Rui, the emperor of Wei, has seen it, and it is naturally not a problem to meet a barbarian tribe leader.
Xiangfu walked not far away, and came into contact with Youximan. Wei Jing came from the south by boat with great fanfare, which had already alarmed Youximan. They watched closely the situation along Youxi, and as soon as the sofu entered their territory, they greeted him. When it was discovered that the person who came was Xiongxi Jingfu, who had been missing for several years, Youxi, who had inquired about the news, did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported the news to Jingfu Shuaizeng.
Shuai Zeng and Xiangfu knew each other, and roughly knew that Xiangfu was a thief in the Xiling area, and heard that Xiangfu was coming, and there were a few Han people around him, he thought that Xiangfu was sent by the Wu people to persuade him to surrender, and as soon as he met, he gave Xiangfu a dismount.
"What's the matter, Brother Xiangfu is desperate and has become a lackey of the Wu people?"
The husband smiled calmly: "Brother Shuai Zeng, I haven't seen you for many years, why do you say such things as soon as you meet?" Do you think I look like a lackey for the Wu people? ”
Shuai Zeng sneered a few times: "Brother Xiangfu, you were very brave in that fierce battle back then, I admit this." But now that you have been in Xiling for a few years, if you weren't working as a lackey for the Wu people, how could you live to this day? Besides, you have all the Wu people with you, and you still want to hide it from me? Do you think I don't know about Wei Fujun's visit to Youxi? Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, although I have been old all these years, my eyes are still very good. ”
Xiangfu looked back at Wei Xing and the others, and then at Shuai Zeng, and couldn't help laughing: "I think you probably only have one eye, and the look is okay." ”
Shuai Zeng sank his face: "What do you mean by this?" ”
Xiangfu turned sideways and arched his hand to Wei Xing and the others, and then smiled: "The Wei Jing you said is from Wu, that's true." However, these warriors in front of you are not Wu people, but Han people, Han people like the emperor and Mr. Ma back then. Wei Jing is dozens of miles away, you can see clearly, but these warriors are right in front of you, you can't see clearly, isn't it better to have only one eye? ”
Shuai Zeng was stunned for a moment, looking Wei Xing and the others up and down. In their eyes, the Wu people and the Han people are actually the same people, and they are all dressed similarly, and he can't tell them apart at all.
"You ...... Is it really Han Chinese? ”
Wei Xing arched his hand and said with a smile: "Exactly." We are the close attendants of Wei Ba, the servant sent by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Bixia, who has long admired the name of Jingfu and came to visit. ”
"Wait, you are...... What the? Shuai Zeng was confused by the long list of titles, and hurriedly called a halt, and let Wei Xing say it three times before he figured out what was going on. He couldn't help but be a little nervous: "Why are the Han people here again?" Is there another war? ”
Wei Xing shook his head: "It's not that we Han people want to fight, it's us Han people who are here to help you fight." ”
"What do you mean?" Shuai was puzzled: "We don't want to fight anyone." ”
Wei Xing asked rhetorically: "Then what do you think Wei Jing is here for?" ”
Shuai Zeng looked dazed: "What is Wei Jing here for?" ”
"It seems that Jingfu really doesn't know much about things outside, so let me explain a little bit to Jingfu." Wei Xing said unhurriedly.
He gave a general account of last year's Battle of Xiangyang, especially pointing out that the Wu people were defeated at the beginning of the year. The losses of troops were significant. In order to replenish their troops, they sent troops to recruit under the pretext of the Wuxi Barbarian rebellion, but in fact, they wanted to capture the barbarian tribe to serve as soldiers. Wei Jing was nothing more than the vanguard. The main task is to intercept Wei Ba and Xiangfu. The reason why they have to be stopped. It was because they heard about the conspiracy of the Wu people. The princess who robbed the Wu people rushed to report the news. Now Wei Jing has been defeated by Wei Ba, but Bu Qi is still leading the army behind. What's even more worrying is that Pan Jun is coming with more people.
After listening to Wei Xing's explanation, Shuai was shocked. The Wu people forcibly conscripted barbarians as soldiers, which is traditional. Half of the troops in the Wu army were barbarians requisitioned from all over the country, Shanyue in the east, and barbarians in the west, which Shuai Zeng himself knew very well. If the Wu people really lost the battle at the beginning of the year and lost a large number of troops, it is entirely possible to recruit troops from all over the country to replenish the troops.
Thinking of Wei Jing's arrival again, Shuai Zeng had already believed half of Xiangfu and Wei Xing's words, he just doubted whether Wei Ba Wei Xing said was so good, not only defeated the famous auxiliary general Lu Xun, but also won more with less, and defeated more than 1,000 county soldiers led by Wei Jing with just more than 200 people. In Shuai Zeng's eyes, although Wei Jing is not as good as Lu Xun, he is also a very difficult opponent to deal with.
Seeing that Shuai Zeng was suspicious, the husband waved his hand and asked people to bring the gift up. 200,000 dollars is nothing, but those ten pairs of armor are the best evidence. The armor was all taken from the Wu army prisoners, and not only the traces left during the battle were still there, but even the blood stains did not have time to be cleaned. As soon as he put it in front of Shuai Zeng, the smell of blood attracted a few flies.
Looking at the flies buzzing around the armor, Shuai Zeng gasped.
"Wei Shizhong is a rare genius in the use of soldiers, he can defeat the auxiliary general Lu Xun, force Wu Renqin, and defeat Wei Jing What is it." Xiangfu said seriously: "If my brother still doesn't believe me, then it doesn't matter, although the captives are released, the captured baggage is still there." There are three warships alone, you don't think we have the ability to carry three warships over the mountains and mountains to come here, right? There are still four or five hundred pairs of such armor, and countless weapons. These ten pairs of armor were given to me by Wei Shizhong, and I will give them to you, brother. If you don't want to bother, that's okay, let's reach out to the other tribes, I think they'll be interested. ”
Shuai Zeng was not happy when he heard this, and his face sank. The words of the husband can be said to be ugly and threatening. Four or five hundred pairs of armor, this is not only a windfall, but also a strategic material that cannot be ignored, his entire tribe has nearly a thousand soldiers, and there are only twenty or thirty pairs of armor. Wei Ba has so many armors to give away, will the other tribes not be blushing? When the time comes, there is no guarantee that they will not attack him in order to get some more armor. In other words, if he didn't cooperate with Wei Ba, he would not only have to face the conquest of the Wu people, but also be on guard against attacks from fellow barbarian tribes.
Shuai Zeng hesitated for a long time, he had lived a very comfortable life over the years, and he didn't want to easily clash with the Wu people, for fear of falling into the hands of his husband.
"I'll think about it, okay?"
"Okay, no problem." Wei Xing agreed, put down the gift, accepted Shuai Zeng's sumptuous hospitality, and calmly said goodbye.
Xiangfu didn't understand it very much, he knew very well that Shuai Zeng was already afraid, and if he scared him again, Shuai Zeng would probably bow his head. Wei Xing just gave up, isn't it a pity?
Wei Xing smiled and explained, "Jingfu, no matter how much we say, he won't completely believe it. Wouldn't it be better to let him see for himself? I think he will definitely send someone to inquire about the situation of the Wu people now, and when he sees the army of Buqi, he will believe it. When the time comes, he will come to us on his own initiative. ”
Xiangfu was a little surprised: "Will Bu Qi continue to chase again?" He didn't catch up in the past two days. ”
Wei Xing shrugged: "Although we don't know that he hasn't been chasing after him for the past two days, we believe that he will definitely continue to chase him." The reason is very simple, the princess is in our hands, can he just give up? ”
The husband suddenly realized and nodded again and again. He understood what Wei Xing meant. Shuai Zeng was suspicious of what Wei Xing said, and the more you said and the tighter you urged, the more suspicious he became. It's better to let him see for himself, and when he sees a large number of Wu troops approaching, he will naturally believe it.
Xiangfu couldn't help but look at Wei Xing twice, and admired Wei Ba for sending such a young man to see Shuai Zeng. Even a personal guard around him has such insight, so does Wei Ba himself still need to be suspicious?
The husband is more and more confident in the future. (To be continued......)
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