After all, Zeng Ba still didn't have lunch, so he could only nibble on dry food and look at Pabra's village built on the sea breeze hillside, planning how to attack.
The village of Pabra is quite large, with thousands of people usually living there, but at this time it was a little overcrowded.
The Song army was devastated all the way, and the Pabra people fled all the way. About two thousand people fled to the stronghold one after another. Together with the six to seven hundred reinforcements from the Ducas and Bazehai tribes, there were no less people in the stronghold. There are four thousand people.
The total number of people was greater than that of the Song army down the slope, but none of the natives had the confidence to defend the village. Their leader Ma Huo could not restrain his desire to escape as long as he saw the Song army's flag.
But where can I escape at this time?
Ma Huo's heart was filled with regret and pain, and he kept praying to the God of the Ancestral Mountain and the Sea God to give him and his people a clear path.
At this time, some tribesmen came to report that there were more than a dozen Song people approaching the village gate and asking to enter the village for negotiation.
After hearing this, Ma Huo was stunned for a while, and he finally gritted his teeth and decided to let the Song people in first to see what the Song people had to say.
The gate of the village opened, and Fu Yixin, who was wearing a brand-new public uniform, walked calmly into the village with his hands free, and looked at the dozens of earthen bows and countless iron swords and javelins in the village that were aimed at him. As if not seen.
Behind him were only one civil servant, Lucky Wansheng and his son, and they did not carry any weapons.
The civil servant's expression was indifferent, but fortunately he was a little nervous and timid, while Wan Sheng was high-spirited and excited.
There was hatred, fear, pretense of ferocity, and hesitation in the eyes of the natives. They looked at the group of four people very complicatedly.
Perhaps in an attempt to show their strength to intimidate the Song people, the natives used a human wall to create a passage. Unfortunately, they did not know how to use weapons staggered in a porch shape to have a more intimidating effect.
In people's minds, literati and weakness are basically connected together, but some literati are really courageous. It is not uncommon in history to enter the enemy camp alone.
Fu Yixin happened to be such a person, so no matter how the native put on airs, it was difficult to scare him.
As if strolling in his own backyard, Fu Yixin walked unhurriedly to a large house.
This house is very unique. It is built by leveling the hillside as a foundation, and then leans against the mountain. It uses wood as beams and woven bamboo as three walls. It is shaped like an upside-down dustpan. It can be called a "half-cave kiln style". housing'.
Ma Huo stood in front of the house, trying hard to hold his chest and head high, and look proud. Behind him stood a dozen of the most powerful warriors, several of whom looked like they were from the Ducas and Bazehai tribes. people.
No matter how arrogant Ma Huo was, Fu Yixin could see through his weakness at a glance. He raised his lips slightly and spread his hands, "Is it your custom to receive guests in the open air? In other words, the leader does not regard us as... guest?!"
Wan Sheng's Chinese is much better than that of his father Wan Xing, so he takes on the task of interpreting. The languages of Babuza and Pabra, as well as the Bazehai, Ducas, and Hongya tribes are derived from the same source. Yes, they are very similar to each other, so communication is not a problem.
Ma Huo thought about it for a while and figured out that the Song man in front of him was probably testing his own attitude. If he didn't treat him as a guest, he would naturally become an enemy, and they could only continue to fight each other.
But if the fight continues, my family may be exterminated.
Thinking of this, Ma Huo didn't dare to pretend anymore, forced out a smile, and invited Fu Yixin and others into the house.
The leader's house is not only taller and more spacious, but also much cleaner. There is a firepit in the house, surrounded by wooden pillars and stones for people to sit on. It is probably where the clan's management discusses business on weekdays.
Ma Huo asked someone to put a few layers of deerskin on the wooden pier and stones, and then there was no politeness. Eight or nine people sat down around the fire pit, and then some young natives presented them with local wine, wild fruits, barbecue, etc. It was indeed Fu Yixin was treated as a distinguished guest.
Fu Yixin was not interested in the food of the natives. He only picked up a relatively fine pottery bowl, dipped his lips into the native wine, and then got straight to the point.
"We have always valued peace and do not like to use force, but your repeated provocations are intolerable to us. Therefore, the leader should be very clear that today's military encounter between the two sides was actually provoked by you. You can tell You, we either don’t move, or we solve the problem completely, so now there are only two ways in front of the leader, one is to continue to resist and the whole clan will be destroyed, the other is to surrender unconditionally and surrender to the government!"
It’s hard for Wan Sheng to translate such a long sentence.
Ma Huo was somewhat mentally prepared, so he wasn't too excited after hearing it, but just a little depressed. Then he discussed it with a few other people around him, and then it gradually turned into a dispute.
Perhaps the natives' thoughts are relatively simple and simple, and they are not aware that secrets will be revealed in their words.
Wan Sheng relayed the valuable information to Fu Yixin, "Your Majesty, the Ducas tribe has no objection to the Pabra tribe's choice, as long as the Pabra tribe pays the reward for this assistance as agreed, but Bazehai However, the tribe opposed surrender, saying that this would threaten their territory... He also said that as long as they persisted for a few more days, the danger would be eliminated when the tribes in the south who had united together took action..."
Southern tribal alliance? !
Fu Yixin was shocked, but he kept calm and asked Wan Sheng to pay more attention.
In fact, the territories of the Ducas and Bazehai tribes are much larger than that of the Pabra tribe, and their populations are also much larger. However, they are scattered into small tribes of one or two hundred people, and there is no unified leadership, so they cannot form a larger tribe. They joined forces, so they later integrated into the Dadu Kingdom dominated by the Pabra tribe. 33
The Bazehai people live on the east side of the Dadu Mountain Platform. There is the largest basin on the island, which is later called the Taichung Basin. It is a treasure land with abundant resources. However, in order to reduce contact with the Taya people who like headhunting, most of the people They all choose to operate in the western part of the basin.
Because they mainly make a living by hunting and have to fight against the invasions of the Taya tribe all year round, the Bazehai people are relatively tough and warlike.
Another reason is that they have very little farming, and they don't think it will be beneficial to their family to join the Song Dynasty. They just want to maintain their original living conditions, so they object.
Originally, Fu Yixin wanted to take this opportunity to deal with both the Ducas and Bazehai clans. However, now that his family seems to be facing a huge crisis, he has to give up this idea temporarily and deal with Pabra first. .
Ma Huo argued with representatives of the Bazehai tribe for a while, and then agreed with several other members of the tribe and expressed his willingness to surrender.
Wan Sheng translated Ma Huo's words, "Dear envoy, we are willing to admit defeat, and then we will pay most of the products of the tribe, including fish, salt, cloth, deer, millet and other grains, as compensation, and we will never invade or cross the border again. , I hope the envoy will be satisfied.”
Haha, only if Fu Yixin is satisfied can there be a ghost.
Eight of the nine villages of the Pabula tribe are already under the control of the Song army. Ma Huo is equivalent to using the Song people's loot to compensate. How can this be a good thing? Besides, besides food, Fu Yixin also looks down on the soil. Human stuff.
With the crisis in mind, Fu Yixin was too lazy to argue with Ma Huoji, "The so-called surrender means that from now on, your tribe will be like the Babuza tribe, with the land under the jurisdiction of the government, the tribesmen accepting naturalization, and in order to ensure Without further ado, the leader contacted all his immediate family members, as well as 300 strong men, plus 500 boys and girls, and moved to Lucheng temporarily... The leader does not need to worry about anything else. The government will definitely treat the people who have moved there kindly. After all, we need The purpose is to naturalize the entire island... As long as the Pabra tribe remains obedient, the leader will most likely receive a title and official position bestowed by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in the future. That is the true wealth and glory..."
Ma Huo's face turned green and red, and he was struggling in his heart.
He realized that if he accepted the conditions of the Song people, he would lose the right to rule his tribe in the future, and he might even be under the supervision of the Song people.
But if you don't accept it, let alone whether your village can withstand the Song army's attack, even if there are more than 3,000 tribesmen captured by the Song army, can you care whether they live or die?
As for the expropriation of 300 strong men and 500 boys and girls, it is still acceptable. There is still enough labor force in the clan to make a living...
When Ma Huo was hesitating, Fu Yixin added, "Those of your clansmen who were injured in the battle can be sent to Lucheng for treatment. Our doctors can save the lives of most of them, and most of them will recover as normal."
The Pabra tribe's casualties mainly occurred in the offensive and defensive battle of the first village. More than 300 people died or were seriously injured. Later, more than 100 people were added, and 600 to 700 people were slightly injured.
With the native people's own almost witchcraft medical treatment, more than half of them died or were disabled.
So Ma Huo had no choice but to accept and agreed to all the conditions proposed by Fu Yixin.
Fu Yixin then said to the representatives of the Ducas and Bazehai tribes, "Originally, you also participated in raising troops to fight against the government, and you should be punished. However, since it is your first offense, we will spare you once... We The army mobilized today is already a powerful force that you cannot resist, but I tell you, there are thousands of armies of this size in the entire Song Dynasty... The so-called general trend of the world is vast, those who follow it prosper and those who go against it perish, you go back Then think about it carefully and talk to the tribesmen about how to choose in the future... If you have doubts in your heart, you might as well wait and see again, and don't act rashly, otherwise you are not far away from the disaster of annihilation..."
A series of bluffs and scares were used to make the two tribes a little more honest and not to participate in the next joint operation.
Representative Dukas said nothing and just nodded silently. Representative Bazehai seemed to be a lot dissatisfied, but the power displayed by Song Jun also made him deeply afraid, so he didn't say much and just left the room angrily. He summoned the warriors of his clan and evacuated.
After the reinforcements from both tribes left, more than 30 direct members of the Ganmaha family, plus more than 60 of the bravest young men, followed Fu Yixin and left the village to go to the Song army.
As for the missing amount, just choose among the prisoners directly. In addition, all the food you want must be shipped back.
It has to be said that if the Han people cannot occupy land that can be used for farming, most of the wars between the Han people and the barbarians will be a loss, because they will not get any valuable spoils at all.
After returning to the Song army, Fu Yixin couldn't wait to ask Ma Huo about the tribal alliance.
Ma Huo naturally said everything he knew at this time, but communication was more time-consuming, and he actually didn't know much.
However, based on the information he obtained, Fu Yixin thought of the pirates' attack on the port some time ago, and immediately realized that this was probably a shocking conspiracy led by the Han people.
So after he and Zeng Ba combined their efforts, they decided to immediately lead a thousand troops back despite the fact that it was already dark.
Only halfway, he met an urgent report sent by Lin Yingjia.
It said that in the afternoon, there were a large number of attacks on the eastern and southern borders of Luding County. Many Babuza people who were hunting in the forest and working in the fields were brutally killed. Among them, a hunting team of more than 20 people completely lost contact. The whole army should have been wiped out. Soon more natives crossed the border and attacked the small village set up by the Song army on the border.
Because there are only thirty or forty soldiers left in most small villages, the situation is very critical.
As far as is known, six small villages have been breached. Most of the evacuating sergeants encountered ambushes on the road, and only a few escaped.
At the same time, all four small tribes belonging to Luren Village were also captured, and the specific situation cannot be known.
Moreover, an unknown fleet appeared off the coast of Lukang. It was probably too late, so no further action was taken.
At present, Lin Yingjia has tried his best to send troops to join the soldiers from other villages and transfer the population of each village to Lukang Town, hoping to rely on the high walls of Lukang Town for defense.
Some people died, but not completely...
