Liu Mang defeated Huang Yuan in one day, and soon the news reached the ears of Gaoding, the king of Yi in Yuexun County.
He was afraid that Liu Mang would follow suit and play a trick of attacking the city with fireballs and meteors.
Gaoding retreated decisively and directly retreated from Hanjia territory, and then planned to start a war with Liu Mang in Yuexun County.
Yuexun was originally a tribe of Southwest Yi.
Therefore, the Qiongdu State has the Xi River. It is said that if you cross this water, you will be able to prosper.
There are many mountains and rivers here, and siege weapons such as stone carts cannot travel at all.
This is also where Gao Ding's cleverness lies. What's more, when fighting in the mountains and forests, the fighting power of his southwestern Yi far exceeds that of the Han army.
"Your Majesty, Gao Ding is quite clever."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "What a pity, he doesn't know that our army has an unworthy flying army!"
Shamoko had already led the Wudang flying army deep into the southern part of the country.
As the barbarian king of Wuxi, Samoko first arrived and fought with a group of Nanzhong tribes.
However, the weapons and equipment were far ahead, and Shamoko quickly gained a firm foothold.
As long as Liu Mang gives the order and surrenders to Shamoko's younger brother, he will immediately rebel and attack Gaoding.
"Sir, don't rush to use Samoko yet."
"The chaos in Nanzhong lies with Meng Huo, not Gaoding."
"Meng Huo has the courage of the barbarians and the wisdom of the Han people."
"If we can subdue this person, he will definitely help our army stabilize Nanzhong in the future."
Liu Mang asked softly: "This time, I plan to set up the post of Governor of Nanzhong after pacifying Nanzhong!"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, nodded and said: "Your Majesty's views are the same as Liang's."
"In the past year, I have also discovered a talented person. I wonder if you would like to meet him?"
Liu Mang was instantly interested in being hailed as a "virtuous man" by Zhuge Liang.
"Sir, if you ask me, of course I want to see you!"
"Hu Du, come forward and meet the Crown Prince!"
Hu Du, who had been waiting outside the military camp for a long time, came to Liu Mang nervously at this time.
"The last general, Hu Du, has met the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor Zhuge!"
Hu Du bowed and saluted with a humble attitude.
Liu Mang thought about it for a long time, but he didn't remember that there was a person named "Fox" among the Three Kingdoms.
Could it be that this is a great talent hidden in the long river of history?
"Hu Du was originally named Ma and was raised by his maternal grandfather. He was given the surname Fox as a way of repaying his kindness."
Zhuge Liang explained: "Hu Du used his troops well, and none of the barbarian tribes adjacent to him participated in the rebellion. This is all due to Hu Du!"
Liu Mang thought of someone at this time and asked with a smile: "Hu Du, is your surname Ma Mingzhong and your given name Dexin?"
Hearing this, Hu Du said excitedly: "The prince is really a god! Ma Zhong is my family name!"
"I want to become famous as Fox Du to repay my grandfather's family for their kindness!"
"If you can't make great achievements, you will be ashamed to use Ma Zhong's real name!"
Liu Mang nodded with satisfaction. This was the talent that the cheap man Liu Bei lamented after losing Huang Quan in the Battle of Yiling!
"Although Huang Quan died, Hu Du was restored. There is no shortage of virtuous people in this world."
His father, who had the skill of fortune-telling, all had such comments about Ma Zhong. Liu Mang already understood that this was the governor of Nanzhong that Zhuge Liang was looking for for him!
"Hu Du, what are your opinions on how to quell the chaos in Nanzhong this time?"
Liu Mang took the initiative to ask for advice, and he also wanted to take a test. Naturally, Hu Du had to be cautious in his answers in order to live up to Zhuge Liang's recommendation.
"Reporting to you, young master! I thought that instead of attacking the city and plundering the territory, it would be better to capture the hearts of the barbarians!"
"It's not that they don't want to be educated, it's that the rulers of Nanzhong have never paid attention to them!"
"It is not advisable to underestimate the Yi and Di and value the Chinese! Both the Yi and the Chinese are my subjects of the Han Dynasty!"
Hu Du took a deep breath without spitting it out, and told Liu Mang everything that was on his mind.
If his words spread to the Central Plains region, they will definitely arouse ridicule from the wealthy families.
At least when the Han people were strong, they often discriminated against and looked down upon the Hu people.
Hu Du's words were quite disrespectful. He was very afraid that Liu Mang would deny the idea of treating Yi, Di and Hua Xia equally.
"well said!"
Liu Mang put his hands on his hands and laughed, praising: "Hu Du is indeed a talented person that sir values ! He is indeed the best candidate for the governor of Nanzhong!"
"From now on, all the barbarians, Di, and Huaxia will be my Han people!"
Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan, helped Ma Zhong up, and said with a smile: "Hu Du, Liang said before that the prince's thinking is different from ordinary people."
"You are definitely not a narrow-minded person like the Central Plains nobles. You can rest assured, Fox Du!"
Ma Zhong also showed excitement. When he mingled with the barbarians and even educated the barbarians to read, he was often despised by the local Han people.
Some extreme people even insulted Ma Zhong, and his subordinates did not understand.
Until the current rebellion in Nanzhong, only the barbarians under Ma Zhong have never rebelled, and even helped Ma Zhong defend the city.
Everyone just realized that what Ma Zhong did was right.
At this time, Liu Mang recalled the previous governors of Nanzhong in the Shu Han Dynasty, including Ma Zhong, Li Hui, Huo Yi and others who were close to the barbarians and convinced them.
There are also people like Zhang Yi who despise the barbarians and are good at using swords and swords.
Of course, the first three people made the barbarians always support the Shu Han's Northern Expedition and contributed manpower and material resources.
As for the latter, it once again triggered a rebellion. Even the generals Xiang Chong and Xingxing Shujun, who were favored by Zhuge Liang, died in the Nanzhong rebellion.
This also forced Liu Mang to pay attention to the land of Nanzhong.
"Hu Du, although you are young now, you must take care of yourself."
"Thank you, sir! I will definitely obey your orders!"
Ma Zhong was a little confused. Only Liu Mang knew that Ma Zhong died young.
If there is a chance, he will definitely visit famous doctors all over the world and conduct a comprehensive examination for his main team!
For example, whether the father Liu Bei has developed lacrimal glands, whether the third uncle Zhang Fei has alcoholic liver disease, and whether the second uncle Guan Yu always gets lost. This is difficult to solve, and a craniotomy cannot be performed.
I have no choice but to buy more walnuts and let my second uncle replenish his brain!
Thinking of this, Liu Mang smiled knowingly.
"Hu Du, do you know anything about Meng Huo?"
"Reporting to the crown prince, Meng Huo has a heroic spirit and has won the hearts of the people in Nanzhong."
Ma Zhong thought about it again and again, and said bluntly: "This person can be used but not killed! I hope the young master will give him a chance!"
"Otherwise, if we kill this person, the Thirty-Sixth Cave of the Southern Barbarians will not be able to believe in my big man!"
Liu Mang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Fox Du. For the four counties of Nanzhong, I mainly focus on attacking the hearts."
"I'm just thinking about how many times I have to capture Meng Huo before he is convinced!"
"After all, time is limited. Before Cao Cao can react, we still have to find ways to capture Liangzhou."
"Who has time to play with him?"
Seven captures and seven attempts?
Now it was Zhuge Liang and Ma Zhong who were confused. No matter how useless Meng Huo was, he couldn't be captured seven times, right?
"Sir, don't look at me like that! Meng Huo is really smart!"
"Ahem! The prince is worried. Liang just thinks that if Meng Huo has to be captured alive seven times before he is convinced, then there is something wrong with his brain..."
The master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled. Ma Zhong was full of confidence at this time and followed the young master. He was one step closer to returning his family name!
