Chapter 37 Difficult to start
The six Xianbei people stood awkwardly in the hall, looking at the young man sitting on the main seat. The identity of the other person was obviously extraordinary. When did their language even start to be learned by a young man from the Han family? Although it is a bit awkward, at least he can
Understand.
"I need to know the purpose of your coming here. Is there not enough grassland for you to graze? Come and eat our crops." Chen Mo looked at these Xianbei people and said.
The six Xianbei people said nothing and just looked at Chen Mo silently.
Tsk~
Chen Mo rubbed his temples and said to Dian Wei: "Kill just one of them, don't see any blood, it will be troublesome to clean up later!"
"Here!" Hearing this, Dian Wei laughed ferociously and strode forward amidst the puzzled looks of several Xianbei people. His dustpan-like palms pinched the head of one Xianbei person and twisted him in the face of his astonished expression.
"Click~"
Amidst the heartbreaking sound of bone cracking, the Xianbei man's head twisted back in a strange way. The other five people screamed and stood up to resist, but Dian Wei kicked them to the ground.
"When facing other people's questions, it's best to answer them. This is etiquette." Chen Mo looked at a few people and said with a smile.
"But we are not Han people, so why should we observe the etiquette of you Han people!" a Xianbei man said angrily.
"You are not even Han, so you must observe etiquette. In this way, we will treat you as friends. We Han people can distinguish between friends and enemies very clearly, Dian Wei..." Chen Mo looked at Dian Wei and pointed.
Point to that person.
"Here!" Dian Wei understood and without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to pinch the head of the Xianbei man. How could the other party give in? He bumped his head into Dian Wei's crotch and was slapped down by Dian Wei. His head hit the ground and his shell was shattered.
His brain split, his brain burst, and he never got up again.
For a moment, the main hall of the government office was extremely quiet. Not to mention this group of Xianbei people, it was Sun Fang and others. They did not expect that this young governor was so serious, especially since the other party had a smile on his face from beginning to end.
There was no change in his expression. It was obvious that he was used to life and death. His contempt for Chen Mo disappeared in an instant.
"So, we big men like to make friends, and enemies usually have no say." Chen Mo intertwined his hands and looked at the remaining four people with a smile: "Then are you four willing to abide by the etiquette of our Han family?"
"I'm willing!" The four of them shuddered and bowed to Chen Mo with great respect.
"Why are you here?" Chen Mo looked at the four people, still with a gentle smile on his face, which made people feel like taking a breath of spring breeze. But looking at it at this moment, especially when the two cold corpses were still in the hall with their eyes open, the smile was a bit scary.
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A Xianbei man said: "I don't know too much about it. It's just that the leader said he would graze here this year and brought me here with him."
"Where is their leader?" Chen Mo looked at Bao Geng and asked.
"He was shot dead in the rebel army." Bao Geng bowed and said.
"Then let's talk about the Xianbei tribe in Bingzhou in recent years. I need some valuable information. Useless prisoners are not qualified to survive. I hope you can understand." Chen Mo looked at the four people with some regret.
: "I don't really like killing people."
The four Xianbei prisoners silently looked at the bodies on the ground, and then offered Chen Mo the highest Xianbei courtesy. No matter what, it was important to save their lives.
What is valuable information? Different positions lead to different perspectives on the problem. The four Xianbei prisoners did not know what valuable information was, so they could only talk about things they thought were important.
Although the Xianbei people's loyalty is different from that of the Han people, in the final analysis, the first person to be loyal must be themselves, then the tribe, and then the entire Xianbei ethnic group. It is similar to the Han family's family, country, world, but they are not as numerous as the Han family.
There are moral restraints such as righteousness and the like, and when one's own life is endangered, betraying ethnic information does not seem to be a shameful thing.
In fact, just as Chen Mo had guessed before, some Xianbei people noticed or heard about the decline of Dahan when they were trading with Dahan, and wanted to take the opportunity to expand their territory here. After all, even if Bingzhou is exhausted, it is far worse than Dahan.
Most of the grasslands are lush and luxuriant. Now that the Han Dynasty is weakening and the Bingzhou defense is insufficient, many Xianbei tribes who are not strong want to move south for better development. After all, the current Xianbei Royal Court does not live up to its name.
There wasn't much valuable information, but Chen Mo didn't kill anyone again.
"My Lord, do you want to lead the cavalry to drive away these Xianbei people?" Bao Geng looked at Chen Mo and said.
"No need for the time being." Chen Mo shook his head, looked at Sun Fang who was standing aside and said, "General Sun."
"The general is here!" Sun Fang took a step forward and bowed.
"The general has been at the frontier for a long time and has a good understanding of the habits of the Hu people. Now Bingzhou is exhausted and its population is declining. I want to recruit some Hu people to increase the population of Bingzhou. Is it possible?" Chen Mo looked at Sun Fang and asked.
Bingzhou is now considered to be vast and sparsely populated, so it is very suitable for farming here, but the most important thing is that the population problem cannot be solved, so Chen Mo has been planning to absorb the Xianbei and Xiongnu population to fill the Bingzhou since long ago.
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"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Sun Fang hesitated for a moment. He still didn't know Chen Mo's character very well. The image of him killing someone just after a disagreement just made people a little scared.
"But it doesn't matter." Chen Mo said with a smile.
Sun Fang took a deep breath, saluted Chen Mo and said, "I don't know what your plans are, but the living habits and diets of these barbarians outside the Great Wall and our Han people are different. If we force them to naturalize, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive."
Chen Mo nodded and said, "General, can you tell me the difference?"
Sun Fang saw that Chen Mo was not angry because his opinion was contrary to his. Instead, he thought carefully, and the worry in his heart became less worried. He bowed and said: "Not to mention the difference in words, even the people here probably don't understand them.
What can I say? Moreover, the Hu people make a living by herding and are accustomed to nomadic travel. It is difficult for them to settle in one place like the Han people.
Moreover, both Xianbei and Xiongnu are incapable of reasoning. When they are short of food, they will most likely choose to rob them. If a large number of them are naturalized, and if they encounter a bad harvest, I am afraid... they will be prone to chaos. When they reach adulthood,
All men can control the strings!”
To put it simply, these people themselves have good fighting power and are difficult to control and manage. Even if they can be naturalized in a group, they will definitely rebel once the survival materials are scarce!
Chen Mo nodded. This is indeed a problem, and it is not easy to solve. Many habits have been developed since childhood. It is difficult to distort their ideas now.
"I heard that this Hu woman is like a commodity, but is it true?" Chen Mo suddenly asked with a smile.
"Indeed, in the Hu land, most women can be traded. Therefore, when those barbarians go south, they will take women away as important goods." Sun Fang nodded.
"In other words, Hu women are actually relatively peaceful?" Chen Mo said with a smile.
"Most of them are like that." Sun Fang nodded.
Chen Mo nodded. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "General, please go and rest."
"Here!" Sun Fang bowed and turned to leave.
"Lord, do you want to clear out the Xianbei tribe in the territory?" Bao Geng looked at Chen Mo and asked after Sun Fang left.
"Intensify inspections. As long as they don't harm the people, don't move lightly for the time being. If they dare to mess around, kill them!" Chen Mo thought for a moment and said.
At the moment, he didn't have enough grasp of the situation, but his idea of recruiting people outside the fortress to solidify the frontier was not dispelled by Sun Fang's words. Weren't the Hun knights under Yuv Luo's command also trained to be obedient?
"Go and inform the Yanmen Prefect that I will temporarily stay in Mayi to survey the terrain, so I won't go to the Yin Hall for the time being." When Chen Mo came to Yanmen this time, he came directly to Mayi. The Yanmen Prefect is probably still waiting in the Yin Hall.
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"Here!" Bao Geng agreed, turned and left.
Chen Mo also stood up and said to Dian Wei: "Have a night's rest, we will be very busy tomorrow!"
"Lord, do you want to go to war?" Dian Wei said excitedly.
"Now that we have less than a thousand troops in total, who are we going to fight?" Chen Mo glanced at him speechlessly and said, "Starting from tomorrow, follow me to explore the surrounding terrain. I want to select sites and set up checkpoints to make it so easy for the barbarians.
It's not possible to kill him at the gate of Mayi City."
The siege actually comes at the end of the battle. The construction of the city is usually on the main transportation road. Some critical terrains need to set up checkpoints to block the enemy. Like this time, the Xianbei people went directly to Mayi City to graze their cattle. They also took advantage of the fact that there were no
How many defenders can be so rampant? Since he has decided to take control of Yanmen, he must first stabilize the order of Yanmen. At least he cannot let the barbarians treat this place as a pasture. The army is at the rear and will arrive in a few days. Chen Mo needs to do it before that.
, survey the terrain and determine how to arrange the border defense.
Dian Wei suddenly lost interest and agreed. After arranging the night guard, he went back to his room to rest.
Early the next morning, Chen Mo took his personal guards and asked Sun Fang for a few officials who were familiar with the surrounding terrain, and then went outside the city to survey the terrain.
"General, is this young commander really that powerful?" Chen Mo left, but Hao Jian did not leave after paying the defense duty. He looked at Sun Fang and asked.
"He is indeed very capable." Thinking about Chen Mo's previous performance in the government office, and now, thinking about Chen Mo's gentle, handsome and kind face, Sun Fang felt a little chilly. He looked at Hao Jiandao: "Don't provoke me, otherwise
If this envoy wants to touch you, no one can save you."
"General, don't worry, I'm not stupid. I have nothing to do to provoke the envoy?" Hao Jian said a little speechlessly. If there is no conflict of interest, who would have nothing to do to provoke the immediate boss's boss's boss's boss?
"Bo Dao also joined the army?" Sun Fang nodded and changed the topic.
Bo Dao was not the son of Chen Mo, but the son of Hao Jian.
"Speaking of which, my son is about the same age as Shijun." Hao Jian nodded and said with a smile: "I don't like farming and studying, but I like to dance with swords and sticks, eh~"
Chapter completed!