Luoyang.
Imperial Palace, inside the Qianyuan Hall.
In the center of the hall, there are pieces of shining gold.
The height of these gold piles is as high as a person.
The layers of gold bricks exuded alluring magic power, making Liu Yu unable to calm down the excitement in his heart for a long time.
"This much gold is simply more than what Japan produces in a year!"
Liu Yu said excitedly.
Yin Xian in the main hall looked proud.
"Your Majesty, this gold is only obtained by conquering the savage tribes hundreds of miles away. I heard from them that some tribes further south have gold mines themselves and can obtain more gold."
After hearing Yin Xian's words, not only Liu Yu, but also all the civil and military officials in the hall exclaimed in unison.
"What, how is this possible?"
"That's right, how is it possible? If there is so much gold, how can those savage tribes be vulnerable?"
"Gold is so precious, but you don't know how to add force to protect it. Is there any fraud in it?"
A group of officials who heard the news for the first time immediately started whispering.
Liu Yu did not say anything to stop this kind of behavior that disrupted the order of the court.
He was also in trouble now.
I never thought that this move to plan the exploration of America would pay off so quickly.
And the rewards are exceptionally generous.
Most of the gold brought back by Yin Xian was not extracted from prospecting, but was held by the local Yinzhou people themselves.
Liu Yu has officially named the New World Yinzhou, which means the continent where the descendants of the Yin Shang lived.
From now on, there will no longer be any name for America in this world, there will only be one Yinzhou.
It is not easy to collect gold from these Yinzhou natives.
According to Yin Xian's report, he had only defeated a few large tribes with thousands of people, and he had already become the Supreme Martial God.
The local Yinzhou indigenous people are all extremely pious and take the initiative to risk women, food and gold.
And Yin Xian knew very well that if he wanted to conquer these Yinzhou natives, he could not just ask for them, but also give them some sweetness.
Therefore, Yin Xian gave steel-mouthed sabers and daggers to the most loyal and pious tribes.
For the Yinzhou people who do not have metal weapons, those who obtain the 'God of War' sword can instantly kill a large group of enemies.
Coupled with the rewards of other stoneware, cloth, silk and other items, these Yinzhou natives became extremely pious.
Everyone is vying to rob gold and women for the 'messengers of the gods'.
When Yin Xian came back this time, he brought back not only mountains of gold, but also a whole boatload of Yinzhou indigenous girls.
Except for some of these girls who belonged to the servant tribes themselves, the rest were plundered from various tribes.
"If you were allowed to operate in Yinzhou, would it be possible to completely turn Yinzhou into a place of enlightenment for the Han Dynasty?"
Liu thought about it and suddenly asked.
Yin Xian was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know how to answer.
He was just an ordinary sergeant who loved taking risks. If it hadn't been for chance, he would never have been able to successfully become the Protector.
However, if he is allowed to really educate and integrate the local savages.
Yin Xian seemed really worried.
"Your Majesty, Yinzhou has a vast territory and is sparsely populated. If we try to educate them, we may not be able to get very far just by walking."
"Moreover, the tribes are not subordinate to each other. If you conquer one tribe, the other tribes may not be willing to surrender, even if they are weaker than the former tribe."
"In this way, you have to deal with them one by one, and it is difficult to teach them properly."
"In the final analysis, we still have too few people."
Yin Xian finished all his words in one breath, and then fell into silence.
Liu Yu nodded.
He already understood the trouble Yin Xian was in.
After he retired from the court, Liu Yu left behind Yin Xian, who had just arrived in Luoyang today, in addition to the three ministers and nine ministers.
He had already thought about it. Since it was profitable, it would not be difficult to send people to deal with Yinzhou.
The real difficulty is that for the many Yinzhou natives, Liu Yu was not able to send many expeditionary troops.
"Your Majesty, Brother Duan Pixi from Huangchuan has already lured the local rebels like Fa Qiang and others to repel them, but now they can be mobilized for use." Xi Jian said beside him.
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately felt it made sense.
"Okay, then I'll issue an edict to Brother Duan Pizhen, asking them to come back as soon as possible and stop the encirclement and suppression of the rebels as soon as possible."
Huangzhou.
Huangchuan City.
A large number of Faqiang rebels have been driven into the distant Wild Wolf Valley.
In this day and age, the Faqiang rebels, who had no heavy armor, were no match for the imperial army.
The first cold winter in the Wolf Valley seemed to be coming soon.
Moreover, it is not only the cold winter, but also the Faqiang rebels who are now besieged inside. Even eating is a problem.
After the sun rises.
The entire Wild Wolf Valley finally slowly regained some warmth.
.
Xia Xi, the leader of the Fa Qiang tribe, wrapped his blanket tightly around his body and asked the soldiers next to him.
"Brothers who went to investigate the situation, are you back?"
"Sir, you are back."
"How's the situation? Is there any way to break out?"
"No, brothers, we have already explored it several times. The Han soldiers and horses are guarding it tightly. There is no opening at all except for fighting hard!" The soldier frowned and shook his head.
When Xia Xi heard this, he immediately sighed.
"In this case, let's fight with them!"
This bold statement received no response at all.
The surrounding soldiers lowered their heads with lonely expressions.
Each of them had been exposed to the cold wind for several days, and they only ate half a piece of biscuit, which basically depleted their confidence to fight hard.
When Master Xiaxi saw this, there was nothing he could do.
He was about to stand up and prepare to encourage everyone loudly, but suddenly he smelled a fragrant aroma.
"hiss!"
"It's the smell of meat!"
"Meat? Where is it?"
"It's really meat!"
The surrounding tribal soldiers smelled it immediately and sniffed the aroma in their noses to find their direction.
Everyone saw that a large amount of white mist emerged at the entrance of Wild Wolf Valley.
The aroma of these meats comes from there.
"Pooh!"
When Xia Xi saw this, she immediately spat.
He knew that this was the Han people's soldiers and horses carrying out mind-attack tactics.
Everyone is fed up with hunger and cold, and there is no hope of victory. As long as their hearts are broken, they may not even have to attack in the end, and they will be able to win completely.
"Pass my military order, everyone must gather and prepare to break out to the north!" Xia Xi knew that this kind of thing could not be stopped. He couldn't let everyone block their noses.
The only thing we can do is to find a way to break through quickly.
As long as you can run out, then think of a way.
As for the hope of a successful breakout?
Xia Xi shook her head vigorously, trying not to let herself think about this problem.
Otherwise, once he seriously thinks about this issue, he is afraid that he will lose confidence.
"Sir, look, look, look!"
"The flag of the Han Duan Pixi!"
Just as Xia Xi issued the order, the tribal wizard next to him suddenly pushed him and said.
"Um?"
Xia Xi turned around and looked.
Sure enough, at the entrance of Yelang Valley, the golden and purple flag of the Han general Duan Pixi appeared.
Under everyone's gaze, a rider holding a Duan banner flew towards Xiaxi and the others.
Because this rider did not bring any weapons, Xiaxi's men knew that he must be here to persuade him to surrender.
Everyone no longer wants to fight against the god-like Han army, and they all hope in their hearts that Xia Xi will lead them to surrender.
Naturally, no one attacked.
The rider holding the Han army flag quickly came to the front and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"General Duan, you have an order!"
"You were originally good citizens of the Han Dynasty, but Hutu made a mistake for a while. The general is magnanimous. As long as Xiaxi is willing to surrender, he will allow you to keep your weapons and be incorporated into the army. You will be punished and meritorious!"
"If Xia Xi is interested, then come to the battle in person to apologize!"
After the rider shouted three times, he turned away gracefully, leaving only a thin trail of flying dust.
There were already discussions among Xiaxi's tribe.
Soon, everyone's eyes were fixed on Xia Xi.
At this time, Xia Xi's face was already turning red and white, and she looked very haggard.
"Sir, how about...," the tribal wizard next to him whispered.
Xia Xi glared at him coldly.
When the wizard of the tribe saw this, he immediately swallowed the rest of the words.
However, after Xia Xi glanced around the crowd, he finally understood the mentality of everyone.
"Do you all think so?"
Xia Xi asked the soldiers and generals beside him.
These people didn't speak at first. After a long silence, someone finally spoke.
"Sir, we have all been favored by you for generations. As long as you refuse to surrender, I will never say a word and I am willing to risk my life for you!"
"I'm willing to die for you!"
"Yes! As long as you don't surrender, our lives don't matter!"
This group of soldiers expressed their willingness to continue to obey Xia Xi's orders.
Look at these faces and hear these familiar voices.
Xia Xi felt filled with emotion, and at the same time she felt guilty.
Men from so many tribes may lose their lives simply because of their own guilt.
I just wanted to fight the Han people desperately.
But now there is no hope of winning. If we fight all these people to the death, our tribe will be completely destroyed.
Thinking of this, Xia Xi sighed heavily.
"well!"
"You all should stop talking."
"Someone, bring me the horse!"
tribal wizard next to
He asked carefully immediately.
"Sir, what are you doing?"
Xia Xi got on his horse, rode forward without looking back, and dropped a cold word.
"Go and ask the Han people to give you a way out!"
"drive!"
There was a sound of horse hooves galloping away, leaving behind a group of soldiers and generals who were stunned on the spot.
After a while, someone finally burst into tears.
"Woo! We can be saved, we can be saved!"
"Aww, there's no need to die!"
Everyone was surprised and happy. They did not expect that the always stubborn tribe leader Xia Xi would agree to surrender so happily.
"General, look, it's Xiaxi!"
A general suddenly shouted to Duan Pixi.
"Well, I've seen it."
Duan Pixi nodded.
He had already seen Xiaxi running towards him with bare hands.
"General, Xiaxi must have come to surrender." The general said with a smile.
"This general is a little surprised that Xia Xi knows how to understand current affairs." Duan Pizhen said.
He originally only sent people to test it out, but did not expect to succeed in persuading him to surrender.
But looking at Xia Xi's posture now, coming alone, he must be asking for surrender.
"Wait for this general to meet him for a while!"
After Duan Pixi finished speaking, he spurred his horse forward and headed towards Xiaxi.
"I'll protect the general!"
Several soldiers immediately shouted and followed Duan Pixi on their horses with long axes and swords in hand.
Soon, Duan Pixi came to Xia Xi.
"Hey, Xia Xi, I've seen you a few times on the battlefield. You're fine." Duan Pizhen said calmly and calmly.
After listening to Duan Pixi's translation, Xia Xi felt ashamed and ashamed.
He got off his horse and knelt in front of Duan Pixi.
"The sinner Xixi is willing to lead his troops to surrender to the Han general. He will kill or behead him, but it is up to the general to deal with it! However, my subordinates are all loyal slaves. They have been implicated by me. I beg the general to forgive them and not to hurt their lives. !”
Duan Pixi naturally agreed to Xia Xi's request.
Before they came to Huangzhou, they had been summoned by the emperor in Luoyang.
The emperor Liu Yu's words had already revealed that he wanted to make Huangchuan the territory that the Duan brothers would guard for generations.
The wealth on this land is not only the salt lakes, but also the people here.
The bitter cold here makes it not only difficult for livestock to reproduce, but also for raising people.
Keeping these thousands of people in Xiaxi is quite precious.
"Don't worry, the words I, Duan Pixi, said are stronger than the mountains and will never change."
"As long as our Duan family is in Huangchuan, the tribe in Xiaxi will always be protected by us."
After receiving Duan Pixi's promise, Xia Xi kowtowed and returned.
When he told the news that Duan Pixi had accepted the surrender, thousands of his tribesmen cheered.
After such a long period of fighting, they were no longer willing to be enemies with these Han troops.
The swords and guns are not as good as others, the armor is not as good as others, the supplies of food and grass are not as good as others, and if you continue to fight, you will waste your life in vain.
After Duan Pixi subdued these thousands of troops, he soon returned to Huangchuan City with great satisfaction.
Duan Wenyang, who stayed behind in Huangchuan City, had no happy reaction at all after hearing that Duan Pixian had surrendered thousands of tribesmen.
"Brother, whether we surrender these people or not may have little to do with us."
"What's the meaning?"
"The envoy came from Luoyang yesterday, and His Majesty wants to transfer us out of Huangzhou."
"What, how is this possible? We have only been here for a long time. Didn't His Majesty say that he would give our brother Yongzhen?"
As the earliest Xianbei force to take refuge with Liu Yu, Duan Bu Xianbei has always received preferential treatment from Liu Yu.
