Qian Xiao wanted to cry. How could they bully him like this? Didn't they say that these barbarians didn't know the art of war? How could these barbarians see through his battle formation and attack from its weak point?
Didn't they say that these barbarians were poor? How could these poor barbarians be able to afford such good weapons?
Qian Xiao held a battle saber in his hand. It was a battle saber that he had snatched with great difficulty. There was a line of words written on it: "Yangzhou products must be of high quality."
How could Qian Xiao not have heard of this Yangzhou War Saber? He had once obtained one. It cost him 500 gold coins to buy it. In the end, Qian Xiao reluctantly gave it up and gave it to his boss. Qian Xiao was shocked.
But now, these legendary poor barbarians all had one. When did the weapons of the Yangzhou Army become so worthless? When did these barbarians become so rich?
How was he supposed to fight? In a one-on-one battle, the quality of the soldiers was already inferior to the barbarians. Now, they were no match for the barbarians in terms of weapons, equipment, and military strategy. His troops were not heavily armored to begin with, but light infantry. Most of them were wearing cloth and leather armor, so they could not withstand the attacks of the battle sabers produced in Yangzhou at all.
"Retreat, retreat!" Qian Xiao ordered his troops.
Without needing Qian Xiao to say anything, the soldiers began to retreat.
However, Hu Zi was unwilling to let Qian Xiao run. "Tsk, tsk!" Hu Zi called for a team of elites around him and directly charged towards the Central Army where Qian Xiao was.
There was no way to stop him along the way. These soldiers had no intention of resisting. As long as Hu Zi didn't deal with them, they would naturally open up a path for him.
Qian Xiao panicked and was about to take the lead to leave when a battle saber fell from the sky and slashed towards him.
Qian Xiao was quick-witted. No matter what, he was still a person who had been fighting in the army for many years. With a lazy roll, he rolled off his warhorse. However, his warhorse wasn't so lucky. Its entire head was chopped off. The warhorse let out a long sigh and fell down.
Blood splattered on Qian Xiao's face.
Qian Xiao couldn't help but shiver. If that saber slash landed on her body, then her entire body would have been cut in half.
"Surrender and you won't die!" A familiar face appeared in front of Qian Xiao. Wasn't that Hu Zi?
"I surrender, I surrender!" What a joke. He, Qian Xiao, was an outstanding person who knew how to adapt to the circumstances. If he didn't surrender, who could guarantee his little life?
Therefore, Qian Xiao surrendered without hesitation.
"Surrender, everyone, surrender!" In order to increase the value of his life, Qian Xiao started to shout to his subordinates. With the lives of his subordinates as a bargaining chip, Qian Xiao would definitely be able to survive.
Hearing the commander's words, the defeated soldiers threw down their weapons. As for those who had escaped into the forest, Hu Zi didn't need to order the barbarians to capture them.
It could be said that a small squad of the Yunnan Army had been wiped out.
Qian Xiao surrendered, but he still felt a little flustered. He didn't have much contact with the barbarians, but the ones he came into contact with weren't good people.
For example, the last time when the barbarians came down the mountain, they were cannibals who treated humans as food. Qian Xiao was afraid that he would be eaten by these people.
Just when Qian Xiao was flustered, Hu Zi suddenly pointed at Qian Xiao. "You!"
Qian Xiao was shocked and hurriedly shouted. "This king, I don't taste good. I really don't taste good. My skin is rough and my flesh is thick. I don't taste good at all. If you eat me, your teeth will get stuck! Really! "
"Idiot!" Hu Zi scolded again. Although Qian Xiao didn't understand, he knew what he meant.
Eat Qian Xiao's meat? What a joke? Was he tasty than wild boar meat? Was he tasty than wild dog meat? No. Wasn't he inferior to pigs and dogs?
Besides, eating humans was something that only happened when the tribe was forced to the point that there was no other way. For the sake of the tribe's reproduction, they would share the weak with the strong and let the strong survive.
Right now, the tribe that Hu Zi was in was living too happily.
They had weapons, salt, and food.
Liu Mang had also promised Qian Yu that as long as the Yangzhou army arrived at Wu Xi, if the barbarians in Wu Xi were willing to go down the mountain, they would be given good land and seeds according to the Han people's standards.
If they didn't want to go down the mountain, they wouldn't be forced. It was also good to let them maintain their special hunting state. However, once they integrated into the Han people, they would no longer be barbarians. They would have to consider themselves as Han people.
Liu Mang didn't want things like ethnic coexistence. He still liked a single-ethnic system. Of course, it wasn't bloody suppression, but implicit assimilation, turning barbarians into Han people. Maybe this generation, or the next two or three generations would still be barbarians. However, after four or five generations, they would forget what ethnic group their ancestors were. They would completely integrate into the Han people and intermarry with the Han people. For the tens of millions of people in the Han people, these 100,000 to 200,000 barbarians were just a drop in the ocean. Sooner or later, they would integrate into the Han people.
In the end, Wu Xi would no longer be barbarians, but Han people.
"Live! Lead the way and catch up with them! "Hu Zi said to Qian Xiao.
Hu Zi wanted to delay the Yunnan army as much as possible to create an opportunity for Mr. Wen He.
This Qian Xiao was very conscious and nodded.
Qian Xiao seemed to be very cooperative, but in fact, only Qian Xiao knew that he wasn't going to catch up with Wang Cheng. Although this road was also going to Yunnan, it was more difficult to travel than Wang Cheng's road. Needless to say, Wang Cheng was the one who started it.
It was completely wishful thinking to catch up with them.
"This is General Hu Zi!" Qian Xiao said to Hu Zi.
"My surname is Meng!" Hu Zi said to Qian Xiao. This surname was given to him by Liu Mang's son-in-law.
"General Meng!" Qian Xiao said to Hu Zi. "Your weapons are very good. They are all top quality swords!" Qian Xiao inquired about the news.
Hu Zi turned his head and looked at Qian Xiao. "Someone gave it to us!"
"Someone gave it to us?" Qian Xiao was stunned. Who gave them these weapons? Who was willing to spend so much money? The official price of this Yangzhou saber in Yangzhou is 60 gold coins. If it's out of the province, it will be 100 gold coins or even 200 gold coins. It's basically based on the market price. The saber that Qian Xiao bought previously was sold for 600 gold coins. If Chen Xiao didn't take advantage of his position to snatch it, he might not even get 600 gold coins! "
But now, Hu Zi said that these weapons were given to them by someone.
Wasn't this just provoking?
"They were all given by someone?" Qian Xiao asked in disbelief.
"En!" Hu Zi nodded.
"Who is so generous?" “
Hu Zi didn't hide it from Qian Xiao.
"Uncle?" Qian Xiao was stunned. There were many uncle in this world. Who was it?
"You are from Wu Xi?" Qian Xiao suddenly asked. He suddenly remembered that there was such a person who could spend so much money. This person also had a princess. She was from Wu Xi Barbarian Tribe. He heard that she was a princess.
Could it be true?
"Let's go. Mr. Wen He is still waiting!" Hu Zi accidentally let it slip.
"Mr. Wen He?" Sure enough, there was a Han man in there.
"General Meng, where is this uncle from?" “
"En?" Although Hu Zi was not smart, he was not stupid. He looked at Qian Xiao. He knew that Qian Xiao wanted to get information from him.
However, Hu Zi didn't care. He opened his mouth and said, "Yangzhou!"
Qian Xiao's mind was completely blown. These barbarians were actually the subordinates of that person in Yangzhou? If that was the case, it would explain why each of them had an elite Yangzhou sword in their hands.
Did His Highness the King of Han really plan to this extent? If so, it was too terrible.
However, this also made Qian Xiao's eyes light up. This Qian Xiao was not a fool.
As the saying goes, people walk to higher places and water flows to lower places. In the past, Qian Xiao could only follow Zhao Wei because only Zhao Wei had the opportunity. Therefore, Qian Xiao could only be a general of a thousand people. His official position was not high, but at least he could muddle along.
But now the opportunity had come. If what Hu Zi said was true, and they were the subordinates of King of Han Liu Mang, then it was really an opportunity.
Qian Xiao was now thinking that if he helped His Highness the King of Han, if he and these barbarians took over Yunnan, then would His Highness the King of Han reward him?
Liu Mang's recruitment order offended most of the nobles in the world. However, if there was a gain, there would be a loss. On the contrary, if there was a loss, there would inevitably be a gain.
What Liu Mang got was the hearts of some talented people in the world, or the hearts of those who thought they were talented. Qian Xiao was obviously one of them.
"General Meng? I have long been fascinated by His Highness the King of Han! "Qian Xiao said to Hu Zi.
"His Highness the King of Han?" Hu Zi did not respond for a while.
"It's the son-in-law!" Qian Xiao explained, "I don't know if General Meng can help to recommend him?"
Hu Zi was confused again. What did he mean by recommending him?
Qian Xiao said that he wanted to work under Liu Mang and be a loyal henchman.
"Okay!" Hu Zi nodded. Hu Zi did not think too much about it. For Hu Zi, having someone help his son-in-law was something he could not ask for more.
If Qian Xiao really had ulterior motives, then Hu Zi might be miserable. But now that Qian Xiao knew that Hu Zi was related to a big boss, he suddenly changed his attitude. It was as if his attitude had changed.
Qian Xiao was now the King of Han, Liu Mang, who sat in the Central Plains and aspired for the world. He was not the Little Luoge Zhao Wei who only occupied two or three cities and two or three counties.
For Qian Xiao, seeing these barbarians appear in Yunnan, he was not surprised. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised. This showed that His Highness the King of Han had already begun to plan for Yizhou.
If he took Yizhou, then no one in the world could stop him. There was bound to be a place for him.
Such a promising Yangzhou Group, such a promising boss, why not follow him?
Qian Xiao was no longer the Qian Xiao of the Zhao Army, but the Qian Xiao of the Yangzhou Army.
Thinking of this, in order to show off, Qian Xiao said to Hu Zi, "General Meng, I know a way to Yunnan directly!"
Qian Xiao also took out his capital as a local, which was also the capital to invest in Yangzhou Group.
Hu Zi did not doubt him and really followed Qian Xiao. Hu Zi's innocence really gained Qian Xiao's loyalty. If Hu Zi hesitated or did not want to use it, then Qian Xiao would have no use even if he knew such a shortcut.
But Hu Zi was a simple person. Under Qian Xiao's lead, he went straight to Wang Cheng's rear.
In front, Wang Cheng's army was moving quickly. Wang Cheng looked back from time to time.
He found a scout and asked, "Is there any news about Qian Xiao?"
But there was no news. The scouts did not dare to get too close. If they were too far away, they would not be able to get any information. If they were too close, how could they be as agile as the barbarians who had lived in the forest all their lives? So, they were all captured. How could they get any information?
In this way, Wang Cheng's army really did not know what was going on behind them.
This made Wang Cheng anxious. Qian Xiao was a capable person under Wang Cheng. Now, he was tortured to death? He still had a thousand soldiers under him.
"General, don't worry! It's not like you don't know about General Qian Xiao's capabilities. He'll definitely be able to stop those barbarians. Besides, even if he loses, General Qian Xiao will still be able to escape unscathed! "Wang Cheng's deputy general consoled him.
Wang Cheng nodded. This was the only thing he could think of.
If Qian Xiao dealt with the barbarians, he would naturally meet up with him. Even if he was defeated, he could retreat step by step.
The most important thing now was to go to Yunnan.
He did not know what the situation was like in Yunnan. If there was a mishap, he, Wang Cheng, would die.
Even if Yunnan was fine, with such a scene, he would probably have to give up his position as the commander-in-chief of the army to someone better.
Thinking of this, Wang Cheng's face could not help but reveal a sad expression.
The Deputy General at the side also saw it and couldn't help but sigh. He had no choice. Even if he knew that it was Second Young Master Zhao Yi's idea to send out the troops, in the end, they still had to be the scapegoat. Who asked them to be subordinates while Zhao Yi was the master?
But fortunately, they should be able to keep their lives. Now, they only thought that Yunnan City was not lost.
Just as the two of them were preoccupied with their thoughts, a scout suddenly came to report that they had discovered the tracks of a thousand-man army.
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