C74 In the Middle of the Night They Plotted Against the Pirates
In the northwest corner of Race Yard Barracks was a large area of wooden houses and thatched huts. In the open space outside, there were long wooden shelves, and on top of them were many fishing nets that seemed very similar to the fishing villages by the sea. There were dozens of bonfires burning around the wooden shelves. Under the illumination of the flames, the fishing nets were like giant spider webs.
Er Yu pointed at the fishing nets and asked with a smile, "Do you know why Tan Shihuai captured those Japanese s now?"
"Tan Shihuai sent people to cross the sea to catch the Japanese in order to let them fish?" Gongsun Xu's eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets. Tan Shihuai's motive was for the fish?
"Yeah." Er Yu rolled her eyes at Gongsun Xu, as if she had seen a lot of things, "At that time, there was a great drought in the grassland, a lot of cattle and sheep died from the plague, and Tan Shihuai told people to fish for food, but Xianbei People's ability to fish was very bad, they could not eat it. Later on, Tan Shihuai heard that the Japanese was very good at fishing, and that the pirates happened to be going to Chang An Zonggong to pass by Xuantu County. Thus, he snatched the tribute and the boat of the Japanese, and let the Japanese bring a group of elite soldiers to go to the Japan, and successfully capture over 1,700 Japanese s. They are really good at fishing, and they were able to get more than 20,000 pounds of fish a day in the North Sea (Lake Baikal, which used to be Chinese territory, and the Nebuchu Treaty, signed by Kangma after the victory over Yaksha, which gave the North Sea to Mao). And they were very obedient, and everyone got used to their presence. "
During the era of Guang Wu, the Volcano slaves sent messengers to the Luoyang, and Emperor Guang Wu gave the golden seal of 'the King of the Han Dynasty's slaves' to the Japanese. Over the past hundred years, the pirates had come to pay tribute to the court dozens of times, and each time they had received a reward from the imperial government. As the Purgatory Country always landed on the Gaoli Peninsula, and then transferred to Xuantu and Lelang Counties, and headed to Luoyang or Chang'an from there, they were caught by Tan Shihuai that year.
"How many of them are there now?" He did not care whether the Japanese was a fishing expert or not, he only wanted to understand the current situation of the Japan and conquer the Japan as soon as possible. He had the ambition and ambition to chase Zhulu world, but he did not have the confidence to win. If he could take Japan in his hands, even if he failed in the future, he and his family would have a way out.
Er Yu reported a bunch of numbers without thinking, "A total of 2,357 people, 920 men in their prime, and 131 boys."
Gongsun Xu gaped at Er Yu. How could she know so much?
Er Yu smiled sweetly, the following words solved the question Gongsun Xu was having in his mind, "Other than fishing, these Japanese s usually have to go to the palace or pasture to work, so they need a commander. Does Darling understand? "
Gongsun Xu asked in surprise, "You are the commander?"
"Can't I?" Er Yu snorted, and deliberately stuck out her chest to attract Gongsun Xu's gaze, and said proudly: "Two years ago, when I had just turned fourteen, we had asked me to command these Japanese s. The Ju Zi you saw last time was the daughter of the Japanese's leader. "
"So powerful!" Gongsun Xu gave a thumbs up, but his gaze was still fixed on the other party's proud twin peaks. He snickered, "But I feel like this place is more powerful. Just what did you eat to grow up?"
Er Yu was stunned for a moment before she finally understood. Immediately, Gongsun Xu's eyes rolled back and a few teeth marks appeared on his arm. After joking around for a while, the two of them walked towards the front of the house. Brother Gongsun Jia and dozens of people followed behind them from a distance.
The sound of footsteps alerted the few dogs in the village. Just as Gongsun Xu and Er Yu walked to the village entrance, a man not even six feet tall ran over and kneeled on the ground seven or eight steps away. He respectfully asked, "Master, it's already so late. Did you come over for some instructions?"
Er Yu said lightly, "Stand up."
The man kowtowed respectfully and stood up. Then he spread his arms and looked down at his toes.
"This person is the current leader of the Japanese. He was almost whipped to death by me last year. I saved his life." Er Yu pointed at the man and introduced him to Gongsun Xu. Then she said to the man, "Sanlang, this general of Han Dynasty has something to ask you. Do not lie to him."
Sanlang? Gongsun Xu was surprised to hear this name. Even if a thousand years later, Japanese with his surname was either a noble or a royal family, Sanlang should not be an ordinary person. At this point of time, the Volkswagen should still be a slave society, but they did not know who the king was.
"Here!" Please rest assured master, I will tell you the truth. Master, it's cold outside, do you want to talk inside? " Sanlang spoke in Chinese, his accent didn't sound like the Japanese in Gongsun Xu's memory at all. It sounded more like Mandarin with a low and fresh accent.
"Then let's talk inside." Er Yu pulled Gongsun Xu gently and walked towards the largest room.
Sanlang, the city's third son, bowed as he followed, maintaining a distance of three steps.
The room was simple, and the layout was similar to that of the Han Chinese. Inside was a small main hall with a fireplace four or five feet square in the middle. The cow dung inside was burning brightly, and on the right was a door that led to the inner room. The door was hung with thick curtains. On the wall in front of him, there was a table about two feet high. On the wooden knife holder, there was a slightly curved knife. There were a few straw mats around the fire pit, but nothing else.
"Ju Zi!" "Ju Zi!" Sanlang shouted inside.
"Father, what's the matter?" Ju Zi's crisp voice came from inside, she said the vulgar word, Gongsun Xu could barely understand the word 'father'.
"Master and a distinguished Chinese general are here. Bring out two clean pieces of cloth."
"Master is here?" Ju Zi's voice sounded very happy. He quickly came out with two pieces of white cloth. When he saw Gongsun Xu, he was stunned.
"What are you blanking out for? Hurry up and spread the cloth on the prayer mat, so as not to dirty Master and the noble General's clothes. "
"Here!" Ju Zi quickly walked over and spread two pieces of white cloth on the praying mat by the fire pit.
Sanlang bowed and said, "This place is very simple and crude. We can only let Master and our esteemed General down for now."
After Er Yu and Gongsun Xu sat down, Sanlang waved his hand and Wu Tie returned to the room after bowing.
Gongsun Xu waved and said, "Sanlang, take a seat too."
Sanlang glanced at Er Yu and, seeing her nod, he said, "Thank you for kneeling down at the side."
At this moment, Gongsun Xu finally saw Sanlang's face clearly. He had a big round face and a sunken nose, but his eyes were very small and looked very funny. His hair was also not like Gongsun Xu's memory of 'Tang Lun' or 'Yue Tou', but it was the same as Xianbei People's, with a black rope tied to the back of his head. Furthermore, if Gongsun Xu didn't already know that he was from Japanese, he would have thought that Sanlang was just an ordinary commoner.
Gongsun Xu rubbed his hands on the fire and asked, "How old are you?"
"I'm thirty-nine years old," said Sanlang, bowing deeply and respectfully.
"39." Gongsun Xu calculated the time briefly and asked, "That year when you were captured by King Tanshihuai, you were already in your twenties?"
"Yes, I was twenty-seven at the time."
"Since that's the case, you should be clear about the situation in Japan, right?"
"This little one knows a little about it." Sanlang hesitated slightly before saying in a low voice, "All I know is that there are chaotic battles everywhere. Many people are homeless and have died in the middle of wars or cold and hunger."
Right now, the Japan should not be a time for a group of village chiefs to fight, right? Gongsun Xu thought in confusion.
In fact, at this time, the country was known as the 'Lifetime' (named after the discovery of the 'Lifetime' pottery in the Eastern Capital of the Japan, which was probably a technique passed down from the Qin and Han Dynasties). It had just evolved from the Stone and Wood Age to the Bronze and Iron Age, whereas the Bronze and Iron Age was first passed on by the famous Founder Xu Fu of the Qin Dynasty. The most important thing that Xu Fu had passed on was actually rice. Rice caused the Japan to evolve from the era of fishing and hunting to the era of farming, which led to more chaotic battles because of the increase in population.
Gongsun Xu was too lazy to guess anymore, so he continued to ask, "What is your identity in Japan?"
Sanlang stole a glance at Er Yu and replied, ashamed, "I am a general of a slave country."
"Sanlang, what kind of general are you? Why didn't you report it earlier? " Er Yu was extremely surprised, and her face couldn't help but show a bit of annoyance.
Sanlang's body trembled as he hurriedly tried to defend himself, "This lowly one's power is small, and I only have a little more than a hundred soldiers under my command. It's much less than the number of people who are in charge of Master right now. This lowly one really doesn't have the face to say anything!"
Er Yu snorted coldly, too lazy to pursue such a small matter.
Gongsun Xu asked: "Where in Japan is the slave country? How many are there? "
"Reporting to General, slave country is in the south of Japan, there are around 200,000-300,000 people in the entire country."
"Two to three hundred thousand people!" Er Yu couldn't help laughing out loud. How could such a small person become a kingdom?
When Sanlang heard Er Yu's laughter, the shame on his face deepened. Previously, when he was in the Japan, he thought that since Slave Slave Nation could be ranked second in the Japan, it should not be too far off from the Han Dynasty.
Gongsun Xu smiled and asked: "What rank is Slave Nation's ability in Japan?"
"Being able to rank second!" The one in first place is the evil Ma Tai Nation controlled by Queen Bei Mihu. They have over a million people in their entire country and the entire north of Japan belongs to Queen Bei Mihu. "
What the hell are the evil marathons and Queen Bei Mihu? Gongsun Xu and Er Yu looked at each other, puzzled. It was a good thing that Sanlang didn't wait to ask about it and just started talking about Queen Bei Mihu.
"Six or seven years ago, the four great nations of the Japan were in chaos. The small nations fought non-stop, and many people died every day. At this time, a witch called Bei Mihu appeared in the northern part of the country. She had a powerful mana and was quickly supported by the people. A large number of poor refugees rushed into the country, seeking Bei Mihu's protection. Thus, Bei Mihu had a large army, and started fighting everywhere. In a short span of three to four years, he unified the northern part of Japan, and was chosen by many little kings as the queen of the evil Matai Nation. "
Witch? Magic power? Gongsun Xu's mouth twitched. Was Sanlang telling a ghost story?
Er Yu asked curiously, "Does that Bei Mihu really have mana?"
There was fear in Sanlang's eyes as he hesitated and said, "I've never seen this person before, but I heard that many people have seen him with their own eyes."
"Interesting! Very interesting! " Er Yu clapped her hands and smiled, "If you have the chance in the future, you must meet this Queen Bei Mihu."
Gongsun Xu glanced at Er Yu helplessly. What's so good about a female Village Head who was pretending to be mysterious or a county magistrate? He frowned and asked, "So you're saying that even if all the other small countries join forces, they still won't be able to defeat the Maltese Empire?"
"Yes, General!" Sanlang immediately nodded in agreement, and sighed: "The Evil Mattai Country is too strong, the little kings of the Japan simply do not dare to fight against them."
"If we send out the Xianbei People or the Chinese army, how many troops do you think will be needed to defeat Bei Mihu?"
"A maximum of ten thousand people is enough!" Without any hesitation, Sanlang gave out the number. He laughed contemptuously: "Although Bei Mihu's army is numerous, but they are all farmers and refugees. How can they compare with the fresh and low armies or the powerful Chinese army? If the general's army is as strong as the King Lian's army, then ten thousand soldiers would be enough to wipe out the Japan! "
"He really doesn't know anything!" Er Yu snorted disdainfully and then sneered, "City's Sanlang, the Chinese general in front of you is called Gongsun Xu. His army is much stronger than King Lian's army! Within a short hour, Su Li's five thousand men were defeated by General Gongsun's three thousand men. Only a few hundred of them managed to escape! If the situation in the Japan is as you say, then we can sweep everything away with a maximum of five thousand people! "
Sanlang turned pale with fright: "Su Li? That fierce and combative Prince Xian of the Right? "
Er Yu said coldly, "That's him! Su Li still hasn't woken up. Maybe he won't live past tomorrow. "
"This lowly one shall retract my disrespectful words, please forgive me, General!" City's Sanlang crouched on the ground, kowtowing and saying: "The general's army is really brave and unparalleled, wanting to conquer the Japan's five thousand people is indeed enough!"
Gongsun Xu smiled indifferently, "If you want to cross the sea to the Japan, how can you get there safely?"
Er Yu was surprised, "Does General Gongsun really want to conquer the Japan?"
Gongsun Xu looked at Er Yu and said gently, "I want to leave an additional path for my family!"
Er Yu's heart warmed. Of course she was included in this' family '. Since Gongsun Xu wanted to conquer Japan, she didn't mind helping him! She stood up and walked in front of Sanlang. She pulled out the sword from her waist and placed it on his shoulder as she coldly asked, "Sanlang, can I trust you?"
"My life was saved by Master. As long as it's something Master wants, I'll do it with all my might!"
Er Yu tapped her sword on Sanlang's shoulder a few times, and said coldly: "Go and choose five hundred strong men. When the time comes, you will have to bring an army back to the Japan and help those generals conquer the Japan! After this is done, you will become a true general, a general capable of leading thousands of men! If anything goes wrong, cut your own head off! "
"Here!" Please rest assured master, I swear by the Blood Alliance that I will do everything that master tells me to do! " As he spoke, Sanlang took out a dagger from his waist and made a deep cut on his left arm. Immediately, blood spurted out of the wound.
Er Yu nodded in satisfaction. "Very good! I believe in your loyalty! Let me tell you one more thing, this General Gongsun Xu is the son of the tyrant of the Northern Territories, he has over a hundred thousand elite Chinese soldiers! If you succeed in completing this task, not only will you become a general, your daughter Ju Zi and the son of General Gongsun Xu will also become the King of Japan! "
"What?" Gongsun Xu and Sanlang exclaimed at the same time. The former was shock and a trace of anger while the latter was ecstasy and disbelief.
Ju Zi, who was secretly eavesdropping in the room, blushed. How could his master give him away to someone else so casually?
Er Yu threw an apologetic smile at Gongsun Xu and said to Sanlang, "You didn't hear wrong! City's Sanlang, your grandson will become the King of Japan! What else can you not do to achieve this goal? "You don't dare to do it?"
At that time, he was just a rundown aristocrat who didn't have anything to eat. He was already very satisfied when he was lucky enough to become a general of a slave country. However, when he arrived at Great Han Dynasty, he realized just how ridiculous his thoughts were! If there really comes a day when his own grandson becomes the king of Japan, and is even the king of Japan, then how glorious would that be! "Who in the Japan would dare to look down on him?
"Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I have to help the General's men to sweep away Japan!" Sanlang kowtowed again, but the target was Gongsun Xu.
Gongsun Xu stared at Er Yu, walked over to help Sanlang up, smiled and said, "You have to work hard, and pay more attention to your own safety! The day that your grandson becomes the King of Japan, this general will definitely give you a chance to show your face! "
"Thank you, General!" Sanlang bowed and said, "My daughter, Ju Zi, is very mischievous sometimes. General, please take care of her!"
Gongsun Xu patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, Ju Zi will not suffer any grievances."
"Thank you, General!" Sanlang thanked him again, took two steps back, and then bowed.
Er Yu smiled and shouted towards the inside, "Ju Zi, come out and greet General Gongsun Xu!"
The curtain was gently lifted. Ju Zi tiptoed to Gongsun Xu, knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow.
Gongsun Xu sighed secretly and reached out his hand to help Ju Zi up. He was not used to having a little girl kowtow to him, not to mention that this little girl was already his.
Ju Zi's shoulders trembled as he stood up, seemingly at a loss of what to do.
Last time at Liaodong's Wu Huan's camp, Gongsun Xu did not see Ju Zi's face clearly. It was only now that he realized that this girl had a porcelain doll face.
"How old are you?" he asked, letting go.
Ju Zi timidly said, "I'm fifteen now."
Fifteen years old? He looked like a child, but wasn't he too inferior to Er Yu who was seventeen years old? Gongsun Xu couldn't help but glance at Er Yu, who gave him a wry smile in return.
Gongsun Xu shook his head with a bitter smile and ordered, "Sanlang, don't tell anyone else that this general came here today, understand?"
"Here!" I have never seen the general today. " Sanlang's mind was spinning very quickly.
Er Yu also ordered, "If your company comes over to ask me why I'm here, just say that a few Japanese s and General Gongsun's subordinates have had some conflicts and have been successfully resolved by me! Have you noted it down? "
"Here!" This little one knows what to say. "
Er Yu yawned, covered her mouth and whispered, "Alright, it's already midnight. It's time to go back and rest." "Ju Zi, pack up and follow me to the palace."
"Here." Ju Zi flew in and quickly brought out a small bundle.
"Let's go."
Sanlang accompanied Gongsun Xu and the other two to the village entrance and watched them disappear into the night. He could not help but clench his fists and jump into the air as he shouted excitedly.