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In Xuanwu Pass, the five thousand men and horses who came to surrender unloaded their weapons, and then wolfed down the mutton soup pancakes directly on the school grounds.
"Smells, it smells so good. I have never tasted such delicious cakes and soups in my life..."
Hater was already talking incoherently. He was holding soup in his left hand and cake in his right hand. His mouth was full of oil after eating.
Duolen Basang beside him was not much better, he kept sucking the stewed mutton bones.
Butu buried his head in the pot and never raised it again...
Not to mention these foreign generals, not to mention the ordinary Munro soldiers, the scene became very rough.
Han Kuang felt as if he was dreaming when he looked at the decadent appearance of these former mortal enemies.
A few years ago, how could the Munro people have surrendered over a meal?
While these Mengluo people were feasting, Huo Qing quietly came to their mounts and inspected them one by one.
After the investigation, Huo Qing snorted and said to Zhou Tai beside him: "It seems that these Mengluo people are really having a hard time. I finally understand why they chose to surrender."
Zhou Tai frowned: "What does General Huo mean by this?"
Huo Qing pointed to a thin yellow horse and said: "Just look at these horses and you will know that the Mengluo people regard their war horses as their second life, but now look, how much fat have these horses lost?
Looking at their excrement, almost all of it is thin, which is enough to show that the Mengluo Army is now seriously short of food. Without the granary of the Western Regions, what will they use to confront my Han Army! ? "
Zhou Tai nodded: "What General Huo said is true, so how dare you ask these barbarians how to arrange it?"
Huo Qing smiled and replied: "When the general destroyed the embroidered red and true red flags, didn't he take in some Mengluo people to serve in the army?
Now is the time for them to communicate with them. After all, fellow villagers have a common language with each other. If they come forward, variables can be minimized. "
Zhou Tai: "Then I'll make arrangements now."
Huo Qing shook his head: "No need, I have already made arrangements. Compared with these trivial matters, it is better to consider how we can expand the results after changes occur in Mengluo's army."
Zhou Tai was full of disbelief: "General Huo, I have also stayed in Mengluo territory even though they are short of food and grass as you said,
Based on my understanding of them from my humble position, I will never withdraw the troops easily. After all, Tuoba Hongye's status in the hearts of the people of Mengluo is the same as that of a god. "
Huo Qing smiled when he heard this, pointed to the foreign soldiers who were devouring food and asked: "It seems that the gods they respect are nothing more than this.
General, I know what you want to say, it’s nothing more than the unity of the Munro people and not being afraid of death, right? "
Zhou Tai didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Huo Qing said: "My general has been dealing with foreigners for more than a day or two. Whether they are the foreigners in the Hulan Grassland in the Far East or the barbarians on the border of Li Kingdom, including these Mengluo people, they all have one thing in common. Do you know what it is?"
Zhou Tai shook his head and waited for Huo Qing to continue.
Huo Qing said: "That is to have a keen sense of crisis. This kind of judgment is not possessed by ordinary people in the Central Plains.
However, the unique talent of this nomadic group is also their most fatal weakness. When people are in desperate situations, they will explode with unprecedented survival instincts. Is this true? "
Zhou Tai nodded again.
Huo Qing patted the head of a black horse: "Then if they suddenly see a touch of hope when they are in desperate situation, do you think they will eagerly grab it?"
Zhou Tai said: "That's natural. After all, no one wants to die in vain."
Huo Qing: "That's right. This is the current situation for the Mengluo people outside the customs. They feel that the current environment they are in is very unfavorable to them.
In the past, Mengluo's senior officials could reasonably use this emotion to attack the city and win the battle. However, when His Majesty established Guining City through trade with the Mengluo people,
The layout has been laid out based on the nature of the Munro people. No matter how brave and skilled this ethnic group is, no matter how strong they are,
There is a common saying that goes from simplicity to luxury and vice versa. You can get the materials you need without killing.
Do you think they will still be as unafraid of death as before? From the moment His Majesty arranged this game and the Munro people accepted this proposal, they are no longer warriors who dominate the world. "
Zhou Tai looked at Huo Qing half-understanding. Although he didn't quite understand what he said, there was one thing he had to admit.
The current Central Plains dynasty is indeed no longer as cowardly and incompetent as the Zhou Dynasty in the past. The era of the Han Dynasty has arrived.
Hater was still chewing on the oil cakes. At this moment, a Han soldier greeted them in a familiar Hu language: "You don't have to be in such a hurry, the oil cakes and mutton soup are enough."
Upon hearing this, Hater raised his head suddenly, his eyes suddenly lit up, he quickly swallowed the oil cake in his mouth, and asked excitedly: "Special head, why are you here?"
The Han soldiers were startled when they heard this. After looking at Hater carefully for a while, they also showed excitement: "Hater, it turns out it's you. Have you defected to the Han Dynasty too?"
Hater hurriedly asked the special Mengluo soldier to sit down, and then asked: "The tribe said that you and your family met a horse bandit and died when you were doing business in Guining City last year. I didn't expect you to actually join the Han army. Good boy, This outfit must be very warm, right?”
The special head said: "Actually, when I heard that the Holy Emperor was going to use troops against the Han Dynasty, I took my family, wife, children, and two Han female slaves to Xuanwu Pass.
Mother Earth bless me. Fortunately, I did not touch these two Han slave girls. They were found to be intact. After the ransom payment of 80 silver dollars, and seeing that I was a good arrow,
I was chosen by General Huo to become an archery instructor for the Han army here. After I obtained my military status, they resettled my family to the mainland of the Central Plains. My daughter and son were also allowed to go to school with Han children.
My wife also works in a livestock farm now, not only including food and accommodation, she can earn almost two silver dollars a month.
Thinking about the past, it was really not a human life. I decided to be loyal to the Han for the rest of my life. As long as we abide by their laws, our lives will get better and better. "
Hater looked envious after hearing this, and then asked: "How do the Han people here treat you? They don't often beat or scold you, right?"
The special head replied: "At first, some Han people were deeply prejudiced against us, but we abide by the law and saw that I had military certificates in hand. Over time, everyone became relieved.
My salary and benefits are exactly the same as those of the front-line Han army, which is two and a half silver dollars. During the holidays, I also receive additional subsidies and allowances.
Really, following the Han army is much better than the precarious life before. At least this year, my women and children have never been cold or hungry.
The place where my family lives has neighbors taking care of each other, which is so much better. Now that you are here, you will definitely live a better life than me. "
Seeing the originally sallow and skinny Temu, now shiny and full of energy, Hater felt envious from the bottom of his heart.
Then, he said sourly: "Special Chief, you don't have to pretend to be a good person. It's not that you don't want to touch those two men, but they are under fifteen years old, so you can't touch them, right?"
Hearing this, the special head smiled awkwardly and said: "It's all over. What to do with these things? Even if it is, it is the guidance of Mother Earth."
"Hahaha……"
These words immediately attracted ridicule from the soldiers eating around Munro, Hater and others.
