Berkshire.

At the end of April, a Qin army led by Qin general Feng Xuan, after capturing Jiangzhou, sent troops to attack Yufu, an important waterway pass on the edge of the Yangtze River.

At this point, the Qin army completed the layer-by-layer encirclement of the Han army in Shu County. In addition to the barren land in the southwest and west where ethnic minorities live, the Qin army advanced from the north, east, and southeast from both land and water routes.

Li Shang's Han army had no way to escape.

Shu County.

The wind roared.

Li Shang, Prime Minister of Shu, was in fear and anxiety and could not sleep these days and nights.

This kind of high-intensity oppression is a great test for a person's endurance.

Seeing Fan Mu's somewhat decadent figure, Li Shang rushed to the bronze mirror in the room and carefully examined his appearance and expression.

"Am I getting old? How is it possible? In just one year, I, Li Shang, will not grow old, nor will I be defeated easily. Li Yuan, if you have the guts, just come!" Li Shang Zhuangruo

Laughed wildly.

The road back to Guandong was blocked, the connection with Han King Liu Bang was cut off, and the pressure of fighting alone came like a mountain. Li Shang thought he could bear it, but now he found that he had overestimated himself.

No matter how good Shu County is.

It's not his hometown. For Li Shang, a native of Gaoyang, even though the mountains and rivers of Shu are beautiful in all kinds of ways, they are not as good as a lump of dirt in his hometown.

This is Li Shang's true feelings.

Li Shang was like this, and the other generals and soldiers in the Han army were also like this. Under the adversity of everyone's thoughts and being besieged on all sides, Li Shang became less and less confident in defending Shu County.

It was not an upright idea to let Fan Mu pretend to be the Qin army to plunder. Once word spread, it would have a negative impact on the reputation of Liu Bang, the king of Han, but Li Shang couldn't care less about it now.

If you can hold on for one day, it is one day.

If you can prevent the Qin army from attacking, then do it.

Facing the powerful oppression of the Qin army, Li Shang now has no hope that he can avenge his cousin Li Shiqi. Moreover, there is almost no danger to defend in the Chengdu Plain area. The only thing Li Shang can beg for is Qin

The army retreated because it was difficult to transport food and fodder.

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In Bajun, Li Yuan continued to win over the commander-in-chief of the Ba tribe with the seventh surname. This time when the Qin army entered Bajun, he unexpectedly did not adopt an extremely tough strategy. He sincerely asked for advice and negotiated personally with the Bajun.

The seven surnamed Qushuai communicated with each other one by one. Based on an in-depth understanding of the history of the Ba people, they not only proposed policies to reduce taxes and reduce corvee, but also proposed that the status of the Ba people be equal to that of the Qin people.

Since the day when Ba County entered the Qin Dynasty, the Ba people have been members of the Qin State and are Qin people. On the basis of retaining the unique culture of the Ba people, they can enjoy the Qin people's recommendation, teaching, business and other aspects.

The same benefits.

Recommended, even if Ba people are recommended, they can serve as local officials like Qin people. If they perform well in future performance evaluations, they will have the opportunity to serve as central officials in the capital of Qin.

The instruction is to let the children of the Ba people go to school and learn to read. The inheritance of culture requires generations of knowledgeable people to add annotations and records. After seeing the records of the bamboo slips written by the secretary of the Qin Army, Qi

Qushuai had a strong interest in letting the young people in his clan study.

Doing business, as the name suggests, means buying and selling. The Bajun area is rich in mountains and water, and other products are secondary, but the salt cooking technology here is at the leading level. However, the Guanzhong area is short of salt, and Bajun has always been there.

The merchants took the huge risk of crossing the Qinling Mountains and engaged in the business of selling salt privately. Now, Li Yuan has allowed the Ba people to participate, which undoubtedly gave the Ba people an opportunity to strengthen their tribe.

ethnic issues.

It is an important proposition that tests whether a politician is excellent.

Kill to stop killing.

This is a move that only a foolhardy barbarian would do. Li Yuan adopted the strategy of expelling the Huns outside the Pass and the Hu tribes in the north by force and suppressing them with force. However, was Li Yuan a barbarian?

Obviously it can't be the case. If anyone really thinks so, I'm afraid everyone will treat them like an idiot, because if Li Yuan is ignorant, then who are Xiang Yu and Liu Bang who were repeatedly defeated by a barbarian?

?

The Ba people, who had always been suppressed and bullied, did not expect that the person who saved them was not the Han King Liu Bang who greeted them with a gentle smile, but the Qin people who they regarded as a scourge. To be more precise, it was the people in front of them.

This young and sincere Marquis of the State of Qin.

People will change.

Humans are also the most fickle creatures.

In the face of interests, everything else is just empty words.

During a meeting between various Qushuai of the Ba tribe, Qushuai of the seventh surname, while grateful to Li Yuan and the Qin army, also began to complain about Fan Mu, a warrior who was once highly respected.

"Fan Mu is not a member of my clan. When we meet one day, we must seek justice." Among the seven surnames, the children with the surname Pu were taken away the most by Fan Mu. At this time, he saw that the Qin army had done nothing wrong, the general was pleasant-looking, and Pu Qu was handsome.

I couldn't help but start to doubt Fan's true intentions.

"Five hundred and sixty-seven of our descendants were kidnapped by Fan Mu. The day before yesterday, three people escaped from the Shu County area. According to them, the Han army in the Shu County area is recruiting young men from all over to expand their strength. This

Isn’t it true that the mantis is using his arm as a chariot and does not overestimate his own capabilities? It’s a pity that the sons of our clan can avoid the war.” Marshal Lao Qu, surnamed Luo, also sighed and said helplessly.

When Fan Mu was assigned to persuade the Ba people to support Liu Bang, King of Han Dynasty, Commander Luo Ququ was dazzled for a moment. He listened to Fan Mu's words and handed over an elite army composed of the clan's sons to Fan Mu's command. Now he looks back.

, he suddenly realized that he had completely misjudged the person.

After hissing for a while, the old commanders finally realized that it was completely wrong to hand over force to Fan Mu. Then, they, who had lived most of their lives, took remedial measures.

Under Li Yuan's suggestion and promotion, Qushuai of the seventh surname unanimously agreed to quickly form a county army to maintain local security and arrest theft. Luo Qushuai's son Luo Xian served as the captain to assist the Qin army in guarding various important places in Bajun.

town.

Luo Xian.

The name has the same name as Luo Xian, the famous general Luo Xian, the prefect of Shu Han in the late Three Kingdoms period. Li Yuan did not go into the research to find out whether Luo Xian and Bi Luo Xian were related by blood. What he wanted was Luo Xian's identity: Luo Xian's surname was Babu Daqu.

Handsome son, that's enough.

Destroy the enemy.

First start from within the enemy.

Luo Xian is already over forty, and can only be regarded as mediocre in terms of ability. Otherwise, the top among the Ba people would not be Fan Mu other than the seventh surname. For his son to become a captain, Luo Laoqu is still quite handsome.

I am gratified that I know exactly what my son is capable of.

However, knowing is one thing, but how to do it is another. In the recommendation meeting within the Ba clan, each member of the clan had one vote. Luo Xian was not capable enough, and even if Lao Qushuai had the intention, he could not refute everyone.

Well now, it was the Qin State Shenwu Marquis who directly suggested it. He was interested in Luo Xian's ability. Even if there were different opinions among the clan, Lao Qushuai could successfully suppress them with the power of the Qin army.

The situation of Luo Qushuai was like this. Although Pu, Gong and other Qushuai had sons who were underage, they also had many younger brothers and relatives. After reporting to Li Yuan, without exception, they were all smoothly accepted and separated.

Serving as the leader of each small unit made Qu Shuai, named Qi, extremely grateful to Li Yuan.

——.

At the same time that the commanders of the Ba tribe mentioned Fan Muhen, the former leader of the Ba tribe was leading people to Langzhong.

According to Li Shang's plan, Fan Mu was required to enter Ba County, pretend to be the Qin army, loot some Ba villages, and then pass the disaster on to the Qin army. This plan is very vicious. If it is implemented, as long as

It was really not easy for Li Yuan to defend himself without being caught.

Unfortunately, Li Shang chose the wrong candidate this time.

After all, Fan Mu is still a Ba tribe. It is true that he defected to Liu Bang and was willing to serve the Han army. But if he is asked to break with the Ba tribe for a goal that no one is sure about and become a hated killer of the Ba tribe, Fan Mu has not yet

So heartbroken. So, after thinking about it, Fan Mu decided to sneak into Langzhong City and look for an opportunity to assassinate Li Yuan.

As soon as Li Yuan died, the Qin state was in turmoil, and the Qin army would naturally retreat from Ba County. When the time comes, he will return to the Ba people in the name of regaining his homeland, and he will be a great warrior among the Ba people.

What Fan Mu really wants is fame, power, and the worship of the Ba people.

Therefore, when he took control of the most powerful army among the Ba people, Fan Mu immediately took the soldiers away from their homeland of Ba County, allowing these Ba people warriors who were accustomed to crossing mountains and ridges to come to the plains of the Land of Abundance and become

He had a trump card in his hand. Under the threat of the Ba army, even Shu Prime Minister Li Shang had to avoid Fan Mu's sharp edge.

Upstairs in Langzhong City.

A dark Qin army flag with white edges rustled in the wind. Fan Mu had red hair shawl and dressed as a Ba man. Accompanied by several carefully selected trusted generals of the Ba tribe, he prepared to sneak into the city.

The city gate is not far away.

Fan Mu was hiding in a bush, with a terrifyingly gloomy face. Looking from a distance, he saw a group of Qin soldiers and a group of county soldiers composed of Ba people jointly inspecting the city gate. The Qin soldiers were nothing.

Fan Mu was not afraid either. His current identity was that of a Ba hunter who came out of the mountains, and he was carrying wild animals that had come to the city in exchange for salt. However, the group of Ba soldiers put Fan Mu in a difficult position.

"Commander Qu, it's Luo Xian, what should we do?" A close aide ran over nervously, approached Fan Mu, and said in a low voice.

"Let's go! We'll look for an opportunity to enter the city in the evening." Fan Mu pondered for a while, then stared bitterly at a strong man from the Ba ethnic group who was searching people coming and going in the distance, and said through gritted teeth.

Fan Mu was unwilling to give in.

For him, Langzhong was an extremely familiar place. If Li Yuan could not be assassinated here, Fan Mu did not dare to imagine what chance he would have if Li Yuan returned to Hanzhong or Guanzhong. Seeing

New forces led by Luo Xian are rising within the Ba ethnic group, and Fan Mu is even more anxious. (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go and read.)
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