Chapter 17 What is cheating!

Style: Historical Author: Cheng JinrugeWords: 3353Update Time: 24/01/12 09:43:15
"With your joining, our team will become even more powerful!"

In the simple lobby, Jiang Tuo took Geng Bin's hand and comforted him: "When I return to Qingshui County, I will worship you as General Zhendong, responsible for commanding the soldiers of Qingshui County."

"Thank you, sir!"

Geng Bin wasn't used to it yet. Looking at the handsome adult in front of him, he found it hard to believe that this adult had changed his face so quickly, and just now he was scolding him in a weird way behind his back.

Now he is holding his hand and saying some comforting words.

Lu Qing has long been accustomed to this scene, and he even knows the adult's poor acting skills by heart.

The first step is to play the emotional card, get closer to the other party, and then promise the other party many benefits, such as giving money and food, or even granting him an official position.

Anyway, Jiang Tuo alone has the final say in Qingshui County, and he can grant any official position.

However, during these days, Lu Qing made a rough estimate and found that Jiang Tuo had already awarded more than ten generals, and the number of military generals in the Han Dynasty was almost exhausted.

If the seal continues like this, the next step will be to make up official positions.

The second step is the world card. It’s not easy for the people in the world. They don’t have enough to eat or wear, and they are often oppressed and bullied. They need talented people like him to govern the world!

Basically at this time, the other party will be moved to tears, and then accidentally board Jiang Tuo's pirate ship.

Of course, if the other party is very cautious.

This unreliable Mr. Jiang has one last trump card.

That is the way to provoke the general, saying that the other party has a false reputation, loves vanity, has no morality, and is a useless person...

Who can bear this!

Basically, if these three axes are wielded, no one will yield.

"Your Excellency, you are so complimentary. The Kung Fu of these three-legged cats is not worth mentioning. I used to work as a farmer to keep my body strong. Then I met a master blacksmith and learned some boxing and kick Kung Fu from him."

"That's awesome. Where is the old master now? If we ask him to be the commander of the entire army, wouldn't the soldiers be invincible?"

Geng Bin smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "The old master passed away."

"What a pity." Jiang Tuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "But your martial arts skills are invincible. Maybe the Tiger Marquis who was around Cao Cao back then was also so brave!"

Geng Bin was shocked. He didn't expect Jiang Tuo to think so highly of him. And looking at Jiang Tuo, he's a polite corporal. If you follow him, maybe there really is a way out?

Thinking of this, Geng Bin chatted with Jiang Tuo more enthusiastically.

Looking at the two people chatting happily, Lu Qing couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Hey, another person was deceived.

They rested for a while at Chencang Mountain and then headed towards Sanguan. Chencang Mountain is very large, and the rolling mountains are like the backbone of the earth, stretching for thousands of miles.

In the mountains, there are overlapping peaks and steep mountains. And deep in the mountains, there are also many people who fled into the mountains to avoid the war.

These people include Han people, Hu people, and Qiang people.

For those obedient Hu and Qiang people, Jiang Tuo didn't have much trouble, but just warned them not to cause trouble.

As for those ferocious Hu Qiang, Jiang Tuo didn't have that much patience and began to strike hard and teach them how to behave.

Basically, after one round of crossbow shooting, they began to collapse in formation. After the second round of crossbow shooting, they began to cry for their fathers and mothers. When the third round of crossbow shooting came, they would kneel in front of them and shout that they were wrong. .

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Tuo asked with a smile.

The Qiang leader was short in stature, with rough and dark skin, and was not very old. He was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly. He said in unclear Chinese: "The mistake was that I should not have attacked your troops secretly."

Just an hour ago, the Qiang leader led his tribe to ambush on both sides of the mountain, hoping to sneak attack the army led by Jiang Tuo.

It's a pity that it failed.

When Lu Qing and Geng Bin each led a team of troops, like fierce tigers, killing dozens of Qiang people in succession and tearing apart the defense line, the Qiang leader was simply stunned, and then he fell to his knees.

"It's not that you know you're wrong, but you feel like you're going to die!"

Jiang Tuo is very disdainful. I don't have such a good temper towards foreigners like you. Since you dare to sneak attack on my troops, I will let you know the consequences of the sneak attack!

Hearing this, the Qiang leader became even more frightened and begged loudly for mercy: "Please spare my life, sir. The eagle in the sky never cares about the mole on the ground. Please spare our lives."

Jiang Tuo was a little surprised and looked at the Qiang leader.

The Qiang people are religious and generally have a hard time surrendering. But like this one, kneeling on the ground and sticking out his buttocks to beg for mercy. This is simply an embarrassment to the Qiang people.

"What's the use of keeping your life? It's just a waste of food."

Hearing this, the Qiang leader was even more frightened. He fell on the ground and cried: "Even the most galloping horse still needs to guide the way. Sir, we are willing to open the way for you, I just ask you to let us go!"

"I need you to clear a path?"

Jiang Tuo was very disdainful. It was just a small Qiang tribe. It would be a disaster to stay with him, so it was not possible to get rid of it directly.

"If you go further, you will encounter many Qiang tribes. They are connected with each other and will surround you like vultures, making you very annoyed. But I can lead you around them."

Jiang Tuo was stunned and understood immediately.

After all, he wants to capture Sanguan. If there is too much noise along the way, his traces may be revealed before he reaches Sanguan, which will arouse the Wei army's defense.

It would be great if we could approach Sanguan quietly.

Jiang Tuo grinned, asked him to stand up, and asked, "Why, are you familiar with the situation in this area?"

"Yes, I have a very high seniority. The leaders in front of me either called me grandpa or great-grandpa. They used to give me gifts every year. But in recent years, we have not been doing well, so we have stopped contacting them."

"Haha, I see, then if I join you, wouldn't it mean that I have a higher seniority?"

The Qiang leader curled his lips. The young guy in front of him really took advantage of him.

"Okay, then you can follow me. Along the way, you can tell me about the situation of the Qiang people. However, if you dare to play any tricks, I won't forgive you."

"Don't dare!"

So Jiang Tuo let the Qiang tribe go, but took away the Qiang leader and four or five young men. They were watched with eager eyes and did not dare to make any rash move.

Jiang Tuo also learned about the current situation of the Qiang people from the mouths of the Qiang leaders.

The Qiang people have their own beliefs similar to Tibetan religion. They firmly believe that all things have spirits, admire the color white, and believe that sheep are the kindest creatures in the world. And they make sacrifices every year to the heaven, earth, sun, moon, ghosts and gods.

In this mountain range, the Qiang people have survived a lot, and among the Qiang population, they have been bullied by the Han people. Because of their small number, they can only be passively beaten.

Sometimes I couldn't bear it anymore, so I went down the mountain to rob the Han people.

"The Han people occupy the most fertile land. They only need to scatter a handful of seeds in the fields to harvest a full harvest of food. The Qiang people either herd sheep on the barren land or hunt in the mountains. Their life is very difficult."

The Qiang leader complained.

Jiang Tuo dismissed this and said coldly: "Since you don't want to be a Qiang, how about I set aside a place for you, and you can take the Qiang people to grow food, learn Han culture, and speak the Han language?" "

The Qiang leader suddenly smiled awkwardly.

If that were the case, wouldn’t the Qiang people become Han people?

With this Qiang leader leading the way, the rest of the journey went very smoothly, with almost no Qiang tribes encountered. Jiang Tuo led the army over the high mountains and finally saw Sanguan.

"Haha, the ancients said that the road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky. You really don't deceive me. I wander around in the mountains every day and can't even see a single person. Fortunately, I successfully dug it out!"

After climbing out of the mountain, Jiang Tuo raised his head and said with joy.

Lu Qing asked suspiciously: "Ancient person, which ancient person?"

"Of course he is the Immortal Poetry..." Jiang Tuo had just said half a sentence when he suddenly realized that Li Bai hadn't been born yet, so he added: "Of course it's me, I'm the one who said this!"

"Sir, what should we do now? Do we want to attack Sanguan?"

Geng Bin asked seriously.

Jiang Tuo looked from a distance and saw Sanguan lying on the ground like a majestic lion, overlooking the land in the distance.

This Sanguan is the throat of Sichuan and Shaanxi and a battleground for military strategists. When the Qin and Han Dynasties handed over, Liu Bang passed through here when he built the plank road in the Ming Dynasty and secretly visited Chencang. Decades ago, Cao Cao's westward expedition to Zhang Lu also passed through this place.

If we forcefully attack Sanguan, even if we can defeat it, we will probably have to pay a heavy price.

If any of the Wei troops escape and report it to Zhang He or Cao Zhen, then with just a few troops, wouldn't it be a big deal?

"Don't attack by force!"

Jiang Tuo shook his head and said seriously.

Now he has finally crossed the mountains and conquered so many tribes along the way. As long as he conquers Sanguan, he will not only be able to support the prime minister, but also control the area west of Chencang.

But how to attack?

Jiang Tuo couldn't help but think deeply. After all, he was also a time traveler. He had also read some shady historical articles, and studied some such things as the Four Poisonous Strategies and the Thirty-Six Strategies.

Isn't it possible to settle a Sanguan issue?

Wouldn’t that be a disgrace to the time-travelers?

Seeing Jiang Tuo's silence, Lu Qing couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to quietly annihilate all the defenders at Sanguan without any news getting out."

"Total annihilation?" Lu Qing looked at the number of soldiers uncertainly, frowned and said, "Sir, are you dreaming? How can we possibly annihilate all the defenders?"

"Why not?"

Jiang Tuo shouted loudly: "As long as we attack the four city gates from the east, west, south and north together, we can definitely annihilate them all!"

"What a good idea!" Geng Bin admired sincerely, and then suggested: "Sir, it is better to dig a river from the Wei River and flood it with water, so as to wipe out all these defenders!"

"Are you crazy? The Wei River is dozens of miles away from here. How long will it take for just us to dig the river?"

"It's the adults who brag first!"

It is unrealistic to attack the four city gates at the same time, and it is even more unrealistic to dig a river from the Wei River. We can only think of other ways.

Seeing that Jiang Tuo became quiet again, Lu Qing and Geng Bin stood far away, not daring to disturb him.

I don’t know how long it took, but seeing that it was almost dark, Lu Qing couldn’t bear it any longer and asked, "Sir, have you come up with any ideas? How about we find an open space to camp and cook?"

Jiang Tuo sighed, thought for a while, and finally could only say: "Let's find out the situation first, and then make the next step."

"good!"