Three Kingdoms

Very mountainous.

Zhu Huan led a group of people and arrived here.

After separating from Yidao and Huanggai, Zhu Huan walked along the Qingjiang River and then meandered to the mountains.

It is a very mountainous place, with numerous peaks of various sizes standing on both sides of the Qingjiang River.

There are also Ba people here, and these Ba people later gradually evolved into the Tujia people in later generations.

There is a very interesting thing about the Ba people in central Sichuan and the Ba people in Qingjiang here. The Ba people in central Sichuan are also called Banzhen barbarians, while the Ba people in Qingjiang are called Linjun barbarians. Then there is a legend that Linjun barbarians can transform into white tigers. Later generations of surrounding barbarians worshiped him one after another.

The Ba people in Sichuan also have a myth that they are the descendants of Ba Snake, and Ba Snake "specializes in shooting white tigers"...

Therefore, in fact, if it is the Ba people in a broad sense, it actually covers a large area, especially according to the geographical scope of the ancient Ba country, it is quite broad. It is said that Ba State started from Hanzhong in the north, Enshi in the south, Xiajiang in the east, and Luqian in the west. In principle, all tribes living in such a large area can be called Ba people.

"Huayang Guozhi·Ba Zhi" says: "It belongs to the barbarians of Pu, Ju, Zhi, Huai, and Xiao." 』

However, it is also said that only people from Bashan can be considered true Ba people.

Anyway, the big man now clearly calls himself the Ba people, mainly two groups, namely the Ba of the White Tiger of Lin Jun and the Ba of the Ba Snake who shot the white tiger.

A very mountainous place is the White Tiger Ba. In the pre-Qin period, Lin Jun was the leader and had five surnames: Ba, Fan, Ling, Xiang, and Zheng. Later, after the Qin State destroyed Ba, one branch of the Ba people moved to the southern part of Jingzhou and was called Jiangxia Man. The other branch moved to the Wuling County area and formed part of the Wuling Man.

Therefore, Zhu Huan's purpose came out.

After Zhu Huan arrived at the mountain, he repaired and asked people to contact the Ba people, the leader of the Ba people.

"Buff" has arrived. Or call it "Ba Jun", but because the strength of the Ba people today is really far different from that of the ancient Ba country, so they can't call them "Jun". When speaking to the outside world, they can also call them "Husband". ’ That’s all.

The bonfire was lit, and Zhu Huan invited Bafu to sit down.

"General Zhu, your subordinates..." Buff looked at Zhu Huan's subordinates with a somewhat envious look in his eyes, "It's really good. 』

Zhu Huan smiled and praised each other, "Your subordinates are also warriors." 』

Barf laughed. If you want to bring them out to meet people, unless you have ulterior motives, it is impossible to bring a group of old and weak people here.

Some wine, some game, the banquet was very simple, but Buff didn't care about the food. Although Bafu claims to be Queen Linjun, he is actually not that powerful at the moment. Baihu's reputation obviously cannot defeat Caimiyouyan.

After eating and drinking, Buff opened his mouth and said, "General Zhu, if you need anything, just say it." 』

Zhu Huan pondered for a moment, then waved and said, "Come here!" Bring up the gifts you brought! 』

The soldiers stepped forward, took the gifts prepared in advance, and placed them in front of Baff.

Money, one hundred thousand.

Cloth, ten pieces.

The most important thing is that there are ten sets of armor and ten matching swords.

The armor is in the style of an ordinary soldier, and the sword is also ordinary, but this ordinary is for the Jiangdong Army, and for the Ba people in the mountains, this is not ordinary.

Money, to be honest, Buff doesn't like it. Because the economic structure of the Ba people is very simple, it is not complicated enough to require a large amount of money. At the same time, as the leader of the clan, Bafu himself has accumulated some money, so naturally he will not let go of this mere 100,000 yuan. In my eyes, these armors and swords are a little different.

The Ba people do not have a mature metallurgical industry, and even the inheritance of blacksmiths may not be orderly due to their low culture.

Buff coveted those armors and swords in his heart, but when he stepped forward to check them out, he just skipped them slightly. Instead, he turned to the cloths. He did not hesitate to give them higher praises and put the cloths on his body, showing that he liked the cloths a lot. I like the look of the armor and sword too much. After everyone had accepted the gifts, he laughed and said to Zhu Huan, "General Zhu, how embarrassing is this... Haha, this is really well deserved!" 』

Why are you so embarrassed? Then don't let people take it away so happily! Zhu Huan sneered in his heart, but he became more and more sure that the information he had inquired about before was correct...

Baff is cunning, cunning and duplicitous.

But it doesn't matter. After all, Zhu Huan doesn't want to make friends with Buff, he just wants to take advantage of him. As long as Buff can be used, there is no need to expose his performance. All alliances are actually related to interests, and now Zhu Huan wants to establish such an "alliance" with Baff.

Zhu Huan smiled and said, "Bafu, I heard that your tribe and the other four surnames don't seem to be so harmonious?" 』

Buff raised his head, "How is that possible?" They all listen to me! 』

Zhu Huan said, "Really?" Well, I heard that some time ago, some people from Wuling Man came and said... that they wanted to re-elect the seat of the leader of the Ba people? I don’t know if it’s true or false? 』

Buff's face couldn't help but darken, his eyes wandered twice, "Why is there such a thing?" Why didn't I hear about it? 』

In the eyes of the Han people, the Nanman Mountains seem to be similar, but in fact each has its own subordinates, there are also considerable differences between each tribe, and the customs are also very different. Therefore, it is inevitable that conflicts will arise. These conflicts are normal. , it is coordinated by the leaders of each tribe. The original five surnames of the Ba people were all dominated by the Ba family, and Bafu was equivalent to the leader of the five surnames. But when Bafu behaves like this, you can imagine what his appearance is like among the five surnames of the Ba people.

Baf Ba's family often comes into contact with the Han people, so it is natural to easily obtain some Han people's commercial goods, and then sell them to other Ba people. Of course, this business, Buff calls it hard money every day, but how to make money and whether it is really hard work, only Buff knows in his heart.

With such a relationship, as time went by, Ba Shi often felt that he could use goods to manipulate other tribesmen. After all, only they had it in the beginning. But after all, this matter is not a long-term solution. Some Ba people can't help but come into contact with the Han people. If it spreads, they will always know whether some people are telling the truth or pretending to tell the truth, so they gradually start to understand what is happening. After Lin Jun, the descendants of the White Tiger had some mixed voices.

But for Zhu Huan, he didn't care about this. The more greedy and cunning Bav was, the more conducive it was to his strategy.

Although Buff was verbally tough, after seeing that Zhu Huan knew the inside story to some extent, he stopped making excuses and said, "General Zhu, why do you need to test with words like this? Just tell me what you want to do." 』

"I can help you, but you also need to help me. ” Zhu Huan said slowly, staring at Baff.

Ba Fu frowned, "You want Ba people to fight for you?" 』

Zhu Huan shook his head and said, "It's not the Ba people who are on our behalf, it's us who are on the Ba people's behalf." 』

"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Buff said in confusion, "Who are we not planning to fight?" 』

Zhu Huan said: "Then what do you think the other four surnames will do next?" Will you still listen obediently to the Ba people? Even after being bewitched by Wu Lingman, he was still loyal to Lord Bai Hulin? Or is it that the snakes in Bashan no longer shoot white tigers, but worship white tigers instead? 』

Buff raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it that serious?" ! 』

"It seems that Buff, you don't know much about the outside world..." Zhu Huan nodded, thinking that this would be easy to handle, "Then let me explain it to Buff a little bit..."

Zhu Huan calmly gave an overview of what happened in the Wuling area, as well as what happened between Jiangdong and Sichuan-Shu. He skillfully pointed out that the Sichuan-Shu army was defeated and suffered a huge loss of troops. In order to replenish the troops, Zhu Huan losses, then what will the Sichuan-Shu Army do?

As for whether it's true or not, that's what Jiangdong officials said anyway.

"They must want to capture our people and send them to the army!" ” Bafu slapped his hands and said angrily, “That’s what the Liu Han man did before! 』

Of course Jiangdong did the same thing, but now it was Jiangdong's people who were in front of him, so Bafu couldn't just point at the monk and scold the bald donkey. After all, it was a tradition in the Han Dynasty to forcibly recruit barbarians as soldiers. Among the Jiangdong soldiers, there were many mountain Vietnamese barbarians. Therefore, Baff believed that if the Sichuan and Shu people were really defeated in the Yidao battle and lost a large number of troops, it would be entirely possible to replenish troops nearby and capture strong men.

Thinking about the fact that some Wuling barbarians had secretly passed through Shanshan before, Bafu believed most of Zhu Huan's words. He now just suspected that the situation was not as bad as Zhu Huan described, and the main direction of the Sichuan-Shu Army would still be on Jiangdong, and would not have much interest in him, a Ba people from a remote country.

"People from Sichuan and Shu, normally speaking, most people from Sichuan and Shu will not come to the mountains, but..." Zhu Huan looked at Bafu and said, "But just like I came to find you, Bafu, most people from Sichuan and Shu will also come here." Will go find the Snake of Bashan...right? And Buff, who do you think the people from Sichuan and Shu promised to the snakes in Bashan? 』

Buff's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.

"If Buff still doesn't believe me, it doesn't matter. Although he defeated Sichuan and Shu's temptation to march this time, Sichuan and Shu are still evil. They will come again, even if they don't come from the water, they will come from the water. Coming out of the mountains..." Zhu Huan pointed to the mountains and said to Ba Fu, "Don't you think that only Ba people can walk these mountain roads? Don’t you know the other four surnames? Speaking of which, I still have some armor stomachs and war knives here. If Buff is not interested and doesn't want to fight, then it doesn't matter. I will find other people... I think there will always be someone who is interested..."

Buff gritted his teeth and stared at Zhu Huan fiercely.

Zhu Huan's words were more or less threatening.

The stomach and sword not only represent wealth, but also increase combat power. A warrior who wears armor and carries a sword can face ten people without armor without fear, but without armor and swords, it may be difficult to face three people.

If Zhu Huan really had so many armor stomachs to give away, wouldn't other tribes be jealous?

Will other people who have obtained these armor-stomach swords still listen to Barf's orders honestly?

In other words, if he did not cooperate with Zhu Huan, he would not only have to face the conquests of the Han people, but also be constantly on guard against attacks from the same Ba tribe.

Although it is said that a group of Ba people have arrived among the Wuling barbarians, it does not mean that the Ba people who have gone out will have any sense of belonging to the Ba people in the mountains or any feelings of loyalty to Bafu. On the contrary , Ba Fu knew in his heart that if this Ba man really brought Wulingman back, it would definitely be a disaster for many Shanba people.

Just like if Bafu led his people into Bashan, the first thing he would definitely do is kill the Ba people leaders who claim to be the Ba Snake inheritance, and then plunder all their assets and eat them...

Although the Ba people did not leave any specific words to explain why Lin Jun called himself the White Tiger, and why those who stayed in Bashan claimed to be the Ba Snake who shot the white tiger, but judging from the connections during the period, it was probably not that way back then. Pleasure to be with.

Bafu felt that if he could use Jiangdong's power to deal with some of the disobedient leaders of the other four surnames, and then strengthen his control over the various tribes of the Ba people in the mountains, then he could send some people to cooperate with Zhu Huan's operations. , fight Wu Lingman first, and after solving the worries, not only will his strength not be weakened, but he may also benefit from it.

Bafu then stopped showing off, and smiled and expressed to Zhu Huan what benefits could be gained if the Ba people were willing to cooperate with Zhu Huan in attacking Wulingman.

Zhu Huan laughed and said, "It's just a Wuling barbarian. Do you still need to work?" ” He briefly recounted the previous battle with Huang Gai in the Wuling area, and then said that the main threat from the Ba people now was not in the direction of the Wuling barbarians, but in the direction of Sichuan and Shu. After all, Zhu Huan needed the Ba people as guides to take the route that Lin Jun fled, um, migrated.

When Bafu heard this, he was greatly disappointed and his evil intentions persisted. After all, it was easier to defeat Sichuan and Shu than to bully Wuling. He could understand this with his toes. "In Wuling, those barbarians just avoided the river, and there were many people there." In the mountains and forests! 』

"really. I don’t deny this either. ” Zhu Huan nodded, “It’s just that you... we don’t have that much time. Searching for the barbarians hiding in the mountains and forests of the Wuling area, even if you find some, what can you do to offset the expense of a large-scale invasion of troops? Moreover, we have just carried out an attack on the Wuling area. Even if those barbarians want to do something, they will not be able to recover immediately after the heavy damage. Therefore... the more important and more beneficial direction is not in Wuling, but in Wuling. In Sichuan! 』

"This..." Barf muttered.

What Zhu Huan said did make sense, and he couldn't refute it.

"I...well, General Zhu, I want to march into Sichuan and Sichuan...there are just these people..." Buff's eyes wandered, "What's more, it's autumn, and the harvest is about to begin. If everyone leaves, , where is the food and grass..."

"No need to worry, Barf!" ” Zhu Huan said, “I have sent a message to my lord, asking for grain, grass, and other needed material support. These are not a problem! 』

"Uh... this..." Barf was obviously still hesitating.

Zhu Huan looked at Bafu, was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Bafu, I think you should also know that many people in the four surname tribes are not very satisfied with you now..."

Buff's eyes widened, "Who, who said that?" ! 』

Zhu Huan chuckled and did not answer.

"General Zhu, don't listen to those rumors!" My people all support me! ” Buff denied the news that was not good for him, “Even if some villains are malicious, I am too kind! This time, General Zhu, don’t worry, after I go back, I will catch those guys and eradicate them cleanly! 』

Buff gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"No, that's not the case," Zhu Huan waved his hand, "Bafu, you misunderstood me, that's not what I meant... Of course I'm not doubting your strength, Bafu, but we can look at it this way... I think this is a good opportunity, You can first let your men pretend to be people who want to cooperate with Sichuan and Shu..."

Buff was stunned and didn't understand what Zhu Huan meant.

"The important thing in marching and fighting is to know yourself and the enemy..." Zhu Huan said with a smile, "Sichuan and Sichuan must also hope to get some information from you, Bafu, and maybe they will give you something... if you can make good use of it. Isn't this better than simply eradicating it? 』

Buff suddenly realized it, and suddenly thought that he could have both sides, and he could accept double gifts. He felt like his heart was about to burst into bloom, and he laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, "Ah! General Zhu, this is a good idea! You are so smart, why didn’t I think of that? 』

Amidst the laughter, the alliance between the two sides was generally clear.

Bafu would have people pretend to be his opponents, then go upstream to the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River, and then follow the same path that Lin Jun used to leave Sichuan to contact the Sichuan-Shu Army, obtain information, and trick the Sichuan-Shu Army into coming out of the mountain, and Zhu Huan ambushed them together.

In Baff's mind, even if he was questioned by Sichuan and Shu, he could just say that he didn't know anything. After all, Sichuan and Shu were ambushed by the Jiangdong people, so what does it have to do with the Ba people? At that time, not only can we get the war armors and goods of these Sichuan and Shu people, but we can also get another piece from Jiangdong. By then, the strength of the Ba people will naturally be able to take advantage of this opportunity to rapidly expand and develop. There is no doubt that there is hope for rebuilding the ancient times. Pakistan at that time!

ah!

Pakistan!

The country of Pakistan, the descendant of the white tiger!

Thinking of this, Buff became excited, and became more and more humble on the surface, trying to please Zhu Huan. He and Zhu Huan also determined the relevant matters, as well as some preliminary details, and the arrangements were made one after another. So, while Huang Gai was at a stalemate in Zigui, the people sent by Zhu Huan and Bafu also began to enter Sichuan and Shu along the Qingjiang River, and made contact with Xu Shu and others...