A giant man with black lines on his face, wearing a tiger armor and carrying a mace on his back, stepped forward into the rain.
His name is Pei Dang, the leader of the tiger barbarians in the nine counties of Shu. He has 40,000 barbarians under his command. Some time ago, they have all been recruited by the two kings of Shu to serve as barbarian barracks.
"Where did the commoner thief come from?" Pei Dang raised his head, his face full of ferociousness.
"Warriors, follow me out of the mountain!"
In an instant, the barbarians all over the mountain began to wave their weapons and roar.
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"Chai Zong, you take three thousand people and stay in Banan City." When setting off for the expedition, Xu Mu solemnly ordered.
Even after Banan was captured, there were still many crises ahead of them. During the attack on Banan City, at least more than 3,000 of the 35,000-strong army were killed and nearly 2,000 were seriously injured. They have been sent back to Shunan County.
"Lord, what should happen to these prisoners?"
After breaking through Banan City, with Leng Qiao's suicide and morale shattered, Yu Wen led his men and captured more than 4,000 enemy troops.
"Lock them together first. Chai Zong, if anyone wants to cause trouble, you should do it immediately."
In a short period of time, these Banan defenders can't expect to surrender. If one is not good, he will get burned. If you really want to conquer them, you can only wait until the war in Shuzhou is settled.
"My lord, there are less than 30,000 troops, but there are still more than 100,000 troops in the nine counties in Sichuan."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment.
Why doesn't he know these things? But there is no other way. We can't wait until we have recruited enough troops before setting off to attack Shu.
"Don't worry, there will be help." After hesitating for a moment, Xu Mu said.
Chai Zong was silent and stood at the edge of the city gate, clasping his fists firmly.
"Go out and attack the middle of Shu——"
"You sons and daughters of southern Shu, please open your eyes and take a look. There is a land of abundance in front of you! We are all Shu people, why can't we even eat half a grain of rice after waiting for more than two hundred years!"
"Pingmanying, do you ever remember the massacre of the nine counties in Shu!"
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An army of nearly 30,000 people began to rush into Sichuan. Behind them, more than 7,000 Shunan civilians also began to push forward with food and grass baggage.
Under the rain, everything was wet.
The army followed the official road and passed by wealthy businessmen and officials from Shu who were fleeing for their lives.
Occasionally, those who ran slower were stopped by more than a hundred cavalry sentries sent out. Before General Pi could speak, he hurriedly presented the treasure chests tremblingly.
Xu Muzhao accepted it correctly, and he didn't think how cleanly these people's money would come from.
"My lord, these nine counties in Sichuan are the land of heavenly abundance. Why are the villages I see all the way here so poor?" Dou Tong's tone was startled.
As Dou Tong said, walking forward from Guan Road, he saw many villages, and many villagers were startled, all with sallow faces and thin muscles.
"I thought they ate rice, but I didn't expect they also ate bitter vegetables."
In this troubled time, no matter where they are, the people are also having their flesh cut off and bleeding out, and they are miserable.
With this thought, Xu Mu strengthened his determination to enter Shu.
"Lord, I heard that when winter came last year, there were still people rebelling, but they were all killed later."
Winter came last year, which was the time when Jia Zhou lit the fire. It was estimated that the fire reached Shuzhou.
If the person in power knocks the bones and sucks out the marrow, and his tyranny is as fierce as a tiger, there will naturally be people who will rebel.
"Lord, someone is cutting off the road!" Several mounted scouts reported hurriedly.
"Fight." Xu Mu said coldly. The speed of the invasion into Shu was actually very fast. They broke through Banan on one day and entered Shu on the second.
He couldn't imagine how the camps from the nine counties in central Sichuan could come so fast to intercept them.
"Fengziying!" Yu Wen raised his head and drew out the long knife. The goat's beard was wet from the rain, and the condensed water beads kept dripping down.
"call."
With only 2,000 people left in the Fengzi camp, they immediately put up their shields and drew their swords neatly.
Xu Mu raised his head and stared ahead. What surprised him was that the more than a thousand people blocked in front did not draw their swords at each other.
"Dare I ask, are you General Xu?" In the rain, a middle-aged man hurriedly stepped out.
"The one who killed the traitorous prime minister and rejected Beidi?"
"Exactly." Xu Mu said in a solemn voice.
"Warrior Han Jiu, with a thousand heroes, begs to join the Xu family's army and overthrow the two kings!"
Xu Mu did not agree immediately. He walked a lot at night and was worried about stepping on a snake.
"I heard that the nine counties in Sichuan are the land of abundance. Why did the heroes rebel?"
"What kind of heaven! A heaven for rich people and dog officials, a hell for poor people and miserable people!" Han Jiu raised his head and cried out sadly. Behind him, more than a thousand mountain people roared in anger.
"Enter the army!"
Han Jiu clenched his fists and stepped forward steadily with more than a thousand people.
Yu Wen, who was still a little worried at first, saw that these people did not move, and silently closed the formation.
"Han Jiu, I will promote you to the rank of captain in front of the tent. You will lead our troops and serve as a road exploration battalion. Tell me the best route to attack Zhishui County."
Zhishui County is the capital of the king of western Shu, and is parallel to Chengdu County in central Shu.
"General Xu, there are many mountains and forests in Shuzhou, and there are tigers and barbarians in the mountains and forests. We can follow the official road and defeat three big cities along the way. After another hundred miles, we will reach Zhishui County."
"Three big cities?"
"Don't worry, General Xu. The dog officials in these three big cities were so frightened that they fled to Zhishui County after hearing that Bananguan Pass was breached. There are only a few hundred county soldiers stationed in the city."
"However." Han Jiu's voice was solemn, "Although the camp troops in Shu are too late, not far from here is Huxiao Mountain where the tiger barbarians live."
"Hu Roaring Mountain? How many tiger barbarians were recruited by the two kings?"
"The whole battalion is forty thousand men."
Han Jiu's words made Xu Mu frown slightly.
He turned around and looked at the army following behind. Among them, the plain barbarian camp with thousands of people had the heaviest expressions.
From Dou Tong's mouth, he heard about the Pingman people. There are two types of mountain barbarians. Tiger barbarians worship the tiger god totem, while plain barbarians worship the barbarian god totem. People with different beliefs have been fighting each other since ancient times.
When Emperor Gaozu entered Shu, they were finally integrated together. But as the Ji Dynasty declined for more than a hundred years, the fighting between the two clans became more and more frequent.
Mrs. Luan Yu's husband and Xiao Meng Huo's father died at the hands of Hu Man in Shu. I heard that he was captured by tiger barbarians during the war with Dou Tong, thrown into an ant pit and tortured to death.
"Han Jiu, you lead our troops in front."
Han Jiu clasped his fists and stepped forward. Behind him, the exploration battalion of more than a thousand people straightened up, holding various weapons, and followed closely.
"Lord, this is a sign of great prosperity for the king's industry." Yu Wen approached and suddenly said with a smile.
Xu Mu was a little weird, and he vaguely saw Chen Jiaqiao's appearance from Yu Wen.
However, when the young Marquis asked him to kill the traitor, it was really a great move. At least, except for the small court in Cangzhou and the intrigues between Dingbian and the king of foreign states, there are many common people in the world who respect him.
"march--"
"I, a good man from Shuzhou, should carry a three-foot sword on my shoulder and achieve unparalleled fame."
The army of nearly 30,000 people, in a long formation like a snake, began to meander along the side of the high mountains and ridges of Shuzhou, following the official road, and quickly meandered forward.
