novelhk Chapter 339 Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to take the bait
Chapter 339 Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to take the bait
Liu Jin had an immature idea in his heart.
If the eight-ox crossbow is combined with the pulley block, then the strong bow that requires 30 people to draw can be reduced to three people or even one person.
Tsk tsk, by then the Eight Ox Crossbow will be the mortar among cold weapons.
It is simply a powerful weapon on the frontal battlefield. In theory, as long as there are enough numbers and arrows, the missiles can clear the ground and kill as many as they come.
A large area was killed before anyone even saw it, so I asked you if you were confused.
Liu Jin thought happily, but unfortunately, the only disadvantage of the Eight Ox Crossbow is that its cost may be a little expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it.
It seems that the mission of finding my father-in-law is long and arduous.
The next day, Liu Jin led the Killing God Guards to leave Longqi City and enter the territory of the Qiang people outside the Great Wall.
The terrain here is very complex, with undulating mountains, mixed with lakes, rivers, grasslands, hills, and valleys. The overall altitude is rising and the temperature is also dropping.
Liu Jin estimated that ordinary people may suffer from mild altitude sickness if they enter here.
However, everyone had practiced martial arts all year round and had strong bodies, so they did not feel the slightest discomfort.
Without being sneaky, Liu Jin and his men marched forward in a swaggering manner, and soon they arrived at a flat and open grassland.
Here you can already see a few herdsmen grazing leisurely. There are not many cattle and sheep, and the total number does not exceed a hundred.
If there are people, it means there are tribes nearby.
Without even the desire to communicate with the other party, Liu Jin waved his hand and the Killing God Guard rushed forward.
Of course, most of the elements were intimidation. They didn't kill anyone, they just robbed their cattle, sheep and livestock.
It's not that Liu Jin is soft-hearted, but he is prepared to follow him and then serve him in one go.
Only ghosts have the time to slowly search for tribes. How to get them to gather together or deliver the goods directly to their doorsteps is something Liu Jin is familiar with.
When children are bullied, they will subconsciously seek help from their parents.
Likewise, when these herdsmen are bullied, they will subconsciously seek help from their chiefs.
If there were many enemies, they might move their entire family to escape, but there were only about twenty people on Liu Jin's side. If they didn't avenge this, their chief would not even be able to do it, and he would commit seppuku and commit suicide in a matter of minutes.
In this way, Liu Jin and his party followed the herdsmen, hanging far behind them, towards the other party's base camp, neither fast nor slow.
As more and more herdsmen were encountered along the way, perhaps the other party felt that I had the advantage and launched a wave of suicidal charges.
This time Liu Jin showed no mercy and slaughtered hundreds of people as if they were chopping melons and vegetables. The herdsmen fled faster, fearing that they would end up with the same fate.
After walking for more than ten miles, the other party's tribe was already in sight.
Looking at the scale, it can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized tribe with thousands of people, which is better than nothing.
"Go and leave no one with a weapon in his hand."
Now that they have arrived at their destination, Liu Jin doesn't bother with them and goes straight to kill them.
"Yes, my lord." The generals took the order and rushed towards the tribe with murderous intent.
The other party also received news of an enemy invasion. The battle horn sounded instantly, and the warriors in the tribe kept rushing out, screaming.
Liu Jin did not take action. These people were not enough for Zhao Yun to warm up alone, let alone a group of helpers who were like wolves and tigers, eager to kill the enemy and make achievements.
A wave of bows and arrows were fired at each other. The killing god guard didn't even lose his hair, but the opponent was already on his back.
Soon the two sides were in close combat, and suddenly there were constant wails and roars.
The entire battle presented a one-sided crushing situation from the beginning, with dozens or hundreds of people from this tribe dying at every moment.
Not long after, the Killing God Guards rushed into the tribe and started the massacre.
When some people saw Liu Jin alone, they wanted to come up and take advantage, but Liu Jin mercilessly killed them all on the spot with a flick of his finger.
There were screams, curses, begging for mercy, and crying in the tribe, but within half a quarter of an hour, everything calmed down again.
Liu Jin rode his horse into the tribe, ignored the broken limbs on the ground, and directly joined the Killing God Guards.
At this time, the Killing God Guards were surrounding hundreds of trembling old, weak, women and children, but they did not kill them all because Liu Jin had some use for keeping them.
"Come out and give the leader a reply." Liu Jin's voice was a little cold, and there was no trace of mercy on his face.
"Why? Why? Why do you treat my Kaiqiang people like this? Aren't you afraid of God's punishment?"
A bearded middle-aged man in his forties let out a painful cry, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body was swaying, as if he would fall to the ground and sleep at any time.
He was Kaiqiang chief Diaoku, and his sons died one by one in front of him, and his heart was bleeding.
"Scoff!" Liu Jin smiled disdainfully and said coldly: "Why? Everything in the world has a cause and a result. Since you dare to go wild with me, you must be prepared to be exterminated."
"I... none of us in Kaiqiang have been to Dahan. You are slandering me." Diao Ku's eyes were a little dodgey.
"I haven't been there, so I'll consider you unlucky." Liu Jincai didn't bother to argue with the other party on this issue. He really thought he didn't see the pots and pans in the tribe. He really thought they were traded between you and the Han people. , I simply don’t know what it means.
"You..." Diao Ku was extremely angry, but he was only incompetent and furious. He did not dare to make any bad move, for fear that the sword would fall at the next moment and the remaining blood in the tribe would be gone.
"Tell me, which tribes sent people to attack my big man back then?" Liu Jin looked down at the other party on his horse.
"I don't know, it has nothing to do with me opening the Qiang." Diao Ku slowly shook his head, whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
Liu Jin was noncommittal. If you know it or not, just change the tribe and continue. What a big deal.
"If that's the case, there's no use keeping you here anymore. Let's kill them all."
Seeing the demons around him raising their weapons again, Diao Ku's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted:
"I said, I said, I will tell you everything I know, and I just ask you to spare our lives."
Liu Jin waved his hand, and the Killing God Guard put away his weapon again. Then Liu Jin remained silent and looked at the carving library quietly, waiting for the other party to explain.
Diao Ku swallowed his saliva, looked at Liu Jin's dead eyes, lowered his head, and said softly:
"Everything was the idea of burning Qiang chief Gushi. He first captured Longqi City, and then called us to attack the Han Dynasty. I was unwilling to do so. However, Gushi had the support of many chiefs of large tribes, and his arms could not twist his thighs. We I have no choice but to go along.”
"The eight tribes of Shao Dang Qiang, Shao He Qiang, Han Qiang, Dangjian Qiang, Shen Di Qiang, Zhong Qiang, Lingwu Qiang, and Bei Qiang are the main force. In the end, the good things brought back from the Han Dynasty and the captives were also Most of it was divided up by these eight tribes, and I Kaiqiang just drank some soup."
"I, Kaiqiang, had no intention of offending the big man. We were forced to do so."
After Diao Ku finished speaking, he looked at Liu Jin hopefully, hoping that the other party would let them live.
Liu Jin nodded, neither saying he believed it nor saying he didn't believe it. Anyway, the Kaiqiang clan was about to be exterminated.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I just have a small request. You can help spread the news that the prince of Han Dynasty has brought people to collect debts. How about it? It's very simple, right?"
Then regardless of Diao Ku's shocked expression, Liu Jin directly let them go and thoughtfully let them run away on horseback.
Watching Diao Ku and the others go away, Liu Jin smiled even brighter.
The people of Liangzhou only recognized General Feng Shen, but not the Han prince, let alone the Qiang people outside the Great Wall.
As long as he knew that the Han prince had left the fortress without a large army accompanying him, Liu Jin would not believe that the tribal chiefs had no idea.
Now that the bait has been cast, it depends on how many prey will come.
This is called Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait.