Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 415 Bestowing Tenderness
In 1934, the British army invaded and occupied the silver mines in the area jointly managed by the Wa tribes such as Banhong and Banlao in Yunnan (Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County).

The local Banhong tribe first united with more than ten tribes of their own to fight back. Although more than ten villages were destroyed by enemy artillery, they still persisted in the struggle.The Han and Dai people in Shuangjiang, Lancang, Gengma and other places formed a "volunteer army" of more than a thousand people and rushed to the Banhong area to support them.

With the armed support of the local Han, Dai and other ethnic groups and the solidarity of the people of the whole country, after half a year of resistance, they finally repelled the British invading army and regained the lost ground.

This is the famous Banhong incident in history.

In the course of the Banhong incident, more than ten tribal leaders, including King Banhong of the Wa ethnic group, jointly issued the "Letter to the Compatriots of the Motherland by the Seventeen Kings of the Wa" to the whole country, which mentioned that "the ancestors and grandfathers have been passed down from generation to generation, and it is the responsibility to guard the land." , if the self is lost to the posterity, passed on from generation to generation, but also the self does not give it to it, the grandfather, grandpa, who is hard to see the ghost, how can he look like the posterity!"

The Azu Grandpa in it refers to Zhuge Liang.

In the 3rd century A.D., in December of the fourth year of Zhangwu, in Yongshou, Ailao, Buwei and other areas of Yongchang County in the southwest, there lived many unknown ethnic minorities. The Han people called them Biao, Yue, Min, Pu, and Jiu. , Liao people.

They are the ancestors of more than 20 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, including Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai, Miao, Lisu, Lahu, Wa, Naxi and Yao.

The largest of these tribes is called the Kanamanjuan tribe, whose leader calls himself the Calabash King. In later generations, their nation has another name—the Wa tribe.

The ancestor of the leader of the Wa people in the Banhong incident was the Kanamanjuan tribe.

In history, Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong and signed an alliance with King Calabash, the leader of the Kanamanjuan tribe, requiring him to submit to the Shu Han court, guard the border, and never rebel.

Moreover, in the covenant, the Gourd King admitted that his territory belonged to the Jihan area, and if someone invaded the Wa tribe, the Han army would send troops to support it.As the general king of the Yi tribe in Yongchang, the Kanamanjuan tribe ruled all the tribes of the Yi tribe. The throne was hereditary and would never be changed.

This has been passed down from generation to generation, even more than 1000 years later, when the Banhong incident occurred, the leader of the Wa nationality still called on the compatriots all over the country to fight and help them in the name of Zhuge Liang.

At this moment, in Yongshoujing, in the region of Gengma Dai and Wa Autonomous County, the leader of the Kanamanjuan tribe, Gourd King Duosi, is checking the letter Zhuge Liang wrote to him in the tribe.

The ancient tea-horse road in Yunnan was opened as early as the Western Han Dynasty, and the local trade continued. According to records, there were already poisonous people among the ethnic minorities in the southwest at that time. It can be seen that the culture and news here are not particularly closed and backward.

In fact, because they often have to deal with Han people, the leaders of ethnic minorities in the Southwest are often able to speak Chinese, so Gourd King Duosi is not illiterate.

"Your Majesty."

At this moment, Dosi's general rushed in and said, "Menghuo Mengyou, the king of the northern tribe, is here."

"Um"

Duo Si thought for a while, and said to his cronies: "Meng Huo and Meng You are both Yi tribes in Southwest China, so we should watch out for each other. But the Han people have their own majesty, and Prime Minister Zhuge is not trying to drive us all to extinction, but to rule together. Nanzhong. If you don’t help Meng Huo, you will lose your morality. If you help, it would be unwise to be an enemy of Prime Minister Zhuge.”

The confidant said: "In this case, why don't your majesty entertain Meng Huo and Meng You well, but don't mention the matter of soldiers, let them go by themselves."

"Meng Huo is well-known in Nanzhong, and he is friends with the Yi people in the seven counties. It would not be a good thing to send him away like this. I should keep them entertained by the family, and lead the troops north to meet him. Prime Minister Zhuge, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you can retreat, so you can give them an explanation."

Doth said so.

Meng Huo made a lot of friends, and he was the king of Yi with high prestige in Nanzhong.Although he was defeated now and suffered disasters wherever he went, Nanzhong people still believed in him. If Meng Huo could not give an explanation, he would be ashamed to hang around in Nanzhong again.

So Dosi thought that sending troops still had to be sent.He took his soldiers and horses to go north to meet Meng Huo, and then placed Meng Huo in his territory to rest, and then went to meet Zhuge Liang.

If you feel that you can't beat Zhuge Liang, then you can surrender. If you can beat Zhuge Liang, it is better to defeat the opponent and become king in the south.

Now that Dosi had finalized his plan, he immediately led the troops northward.

At this time, Meng Huo and Meng You fled from Bonan to Buwei, which is the area around Baoshan, Yunnan Province.

At the end of December, Duo Si met Meng Huo and Meng You, comforted the two, and then volunteered to lead the troops north to attack Zhuge Liang.

Meng Huo and Meng You also wanted to help out, but Dosi excused that they had just lost a battle and needed to rest urgently, and it would not be too late to send troops when the battle was unfavorable, so they stayed in Buwei.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also chased Bonan.

At the beginning of the fifth year of Zhangwu, Duosi led an army of tens of thousands to meet Zhuge Liang in Bonan.

The two sides talked very happily. Zhuge Liang took Duosi to inspect the majesty of the Han army. Duosi found that the Han army was aggressive, with complete helmets and armor, and extremely sharp weapons.

In contrast, the weapons and equipment of our tribe are backward, and most of the blades are made of pig iron and wrought iron. Compared with the weapons and equipment of the Han army, it is very different.

Dosi knew that even if the Han army fought them head-on, she would never be able to kill them, so she decided to surrender without a fight.

He said to Zhuge Liang: "The Han army is mighty, and the southerners can't stop it. But Meng Huo and Meng You are my friends. They are guests in my tribe now. It would be unfair to hand them over to the prime minister."

Zhuge Liang didn't make things difficult for Duo Si, and said with a smile: "If the Calabash King is willing to sign a covenant with me to protect the frontiers of the Han Dynasty for generations, I am willing to wait for the Calabash King to send Meng Huo and Meng Youli out of the country before raising troops to capture them."

Dosi then said: "Then do it according to the prime minister's wishes."

The two now sign a treaty.

This covenant is the source of what King Ban Hong told his compatriots all over the country in the later Ban Hong incident, and Azu Grandpa ordered them to guard the frontier of China for generations.

After the covenant was signed, Duosi solemnly swore that after returning, he would order the clansmen to keep the promise and never betray the Han.

Since then, Yongchang County has been flat again.

At the end of January in the fifth year of Jian'an, Meng Huo and Meng You received another bad news.

Duosi went north to attack Zhuge Liang, and returned in a big defeat. He has signed an alliance with Zhuge Liang, and now Zhuge Liang's army has come to Buwei.

After receiving this news, Meng Huo and Meng You could only follow Dosi's advice and flee in the direction of Xinggu County in the southeast.

Now in the seven counties of Nanzhong, Meng Huo, the leader of the Yi people in Jianning County, has been driven around, and the Yi people in the rest of the counties have basically surrendered. Only the barbarians in Xinggu County have not yet been contacted.

Meng Huo fled all the way to the southeast for more than 1000 miles to Bengu County, Xinggu County. His journey was probably from Baoshan City in Yunnan to Mengzi City and Gejiu City in Yunnan, which was more than 600 kilometers.

Jianning County is located in the center of the seven counties in Nanzhong, bordering on each of the other six counties, so Meng Huocai has a wide range of friends, and the Yi people in Nanzhong area have people he knows everywhere.

After misfortune Long Youna, the leader of the Baiyabo people, the ancestor of the Bai people, and Duo Si, the gourd king, the leader of the Kanamanjuan ancestors of the Wa people, he remembered another person, that is, the Pu people who lived in Juding and Wanwen, Xinggu County. , Liaoren leader Juding King.

According to historical records, "Juding County in Xinggu County is also the name of the Kingdom of Juding. It was established by King Pu, surnamed Wu, and has been entrusted in the Han Dynasty until now."

The king of Juding of this generation was named Wu Tugu, and he had a deep friendship with Meng Huo.

At this moment, Meng Huo hurriedly continued east, towards the Wanwen area, which is the area north of Yanshan County and south of Qiubei County in the later Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.

However, while still on the road, he was intercepted by Zhuge Liang's ambush.

After Zhuge Liang signed the covenant with Duosi, he withdrew his troops and returned to Jianning, but did not immediately send troops to pursue them.

Because he expected that Meng Huo would have nowhere to go, so he must go to Xinggu County.

So there was no need to chase after Meng Huo, and simply returned to Jianning. Jianning was much closer to Xinggu. .

"Go in!"

Wang Ping made great efforts this time, and retreated Meng Huo and Meng You into the tent, making them almost kneel in front of Zhuge Liang.

Ma Liang was also very angry and said: "Meng Huo, this is the sixth time you have been captured. The Prime Minister is tolerant and generous. Because of your prestige in Nanzhong, you have been let go many times. Repent, this time you will not obey!"

"I don't agree!"

Meng Huo shouted: "It was agreed that when I gather all the troops, we will fight in a dignified manner, but before I arrive, you will ambush me halfway, and use such tricks, how can you convince me!"

Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Meng Huo, I have already defeated the Calabash King head-on, but you escaped. Is this your faith?"

Meng Huo shouted: "But I'm not in the army. If I didn't command it myself, it means that the Calabash King's command was wrong. If I was there, I would definitely not be defeated."

"Ugh."

Zhuge Liang sighed, and said: "Then I will let you go again, you go to Xinggu County, prepare your soldiers and horses, and fight me decisively."

Meng Huo said happily: "Okay, if you defeat me head-on this time on the battlefield, I will never rebel again. The barbarians in Nanzhong will always follow the prime minister's lead, but if the prime minister loses, the Han people will leave Nanzhong. Zhong is our Nanzhong!"

"It's a word."

Zhuge Liangliang nodded. Although it was rumored that King Juding of Xinggu County was brave and good at fighting, he didn't think the barbarians could make waves.

It’s just that Nanzhong is rich in products, with a large amount of iron ore, copper, silver, gold, and timber resources. If the barbarians can be obeyed and help the Han people mine ore to nourish the country, they will definitely support the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, the Yi people in Nanzhong should not focus on killing, but on appeasing.In this way, the Yi people will be convinced, and they will willingly obey the government and will not repeatedly launch rebellions.

At that moment, Meng Huo was released again, and he took his younger brother Meng You and thousands of remnants of the defeated generals, and went to Wanwen in despair.

In March of the fifth year of Zhangwu, Meng Huo finally arrived at Wanwen and saw Wu Tugu.

Knowing what happened to Meng Huo, Wu Tugu immediately patted his chest and said that everything was on him. If Zhuge Liang came, his tens of thousands of rattan armor soldiers would definitely let him come and go.

Meng Huo was overjoyed, and immediately joined Wutu's bone soldiers, prepared their troops and horses, and waited for Zhuge Liang's arrival.

At the beginning of April, after the follow-up food and grass arrived, Zhuge Liang's army officially killed Wanwen.

The two sides confront each other on the plain.

The specific location is probably in the area of ​​Shupi Township, Qiubei County, Yunnan Province in later generations.

The terrain here is relatively flat, with undulating hills on both sides, lush pastures, surrounded by mountains and dense forests.

Zhuge Liang lined up his troops, and Wu Tugu gave an order and took the lead in attacking.

Meng Huo wore rhinoceroskin armor and rode a red-haired ox.The rattan armored soldiers were covered in rattan armor, with grimaces painted on and their hair disheveled, rushing towards the Shu camp like wild men.

Seeing the rattan armor at first, Zhuge Liang didn't take it seriously. After all, what defensive power does an armor made of rattan have?

However, when the two sides met each other, the Han army suffered a disadvantage.

The rain of arrows swayed down, and it couldn't hurt the rattan armor soldiers at all.Moreover, the rattan armor is light, while the armor of the Han army is heavier. When fighting at close range, the rattan armor soldiers have the upper hand.

Soon the two sides got entangled. Although the Han army was brave, they couldn't break through the defense with swords and guns.

"Hahahahaha."

Seeing this, Meng De laughed out loud, and said to Meng You, Jin Huan Sanjie, Dong Dana, A Huinan and others: "The Han army is nothing more than that. This time we fought head-on, and we won a big victory."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Everyone also laughed, as if they had already won.

Zhuge Liang, who was watching the battle from a distance, frowned when he saw this scene, and ordered: "Ming Jin retreats!"

"Ding ding ding!"

The sound of Jin Cheng suddenly sounded on the hillside.

Under the command of many generals, the Han army began to withdraw in an orderly manner.

Meng Huo and Wu Tugu pursued all the way to the camp of the Han army, and then they stopped.

In the evening, Zhuge Liang called everyone to discuss the matter.

Ma Liang said: "Prime Minister, we have already found out that the armor is called rattan armor. It is made by soaking vines in water for half a month, drying them in the sun for three days, then soaking them in oil for one year, taking them out and drying them, and finally coating them with tung oil. "

"This thing is invulnerable to swords and guns, and it is harder than steel armor. If we all wear this rattan armor, wouldn't we be invincible?"

Wang Ping was very surprised.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "If this thing has no defects, it is indeed invincible, but everything must not be so perfect."

"good."

Ma Liang said: "We have inquired with the friendly local Youle people. Although this object is light and invulnerable, but because it is soaked in oil, it is extremely afraid of fire and flammable. Once it is burned."

Zhuge Liang frowned.

Everyone looked at him.

After a while, he sighed and said: "If this is the case, we can only attack with fire. If fire attacks Tianhe, although I have contributed to the country, I will lose my life."

After finishing speaking, he said to the generals: "In order to avoid burning the Sifang mountain forest, I need to find a place with less vegetation. I will make a decision after I check the terrain here."

"only!"

All the soldiers listened to the order.

Immediately Zhuge Liang began to inspect the terrain of the surrounding valleys.

A few days later, a valley was soon discovered in the north of Caishan Mountain. The Yi people called it Snake Pan Mountain.

This place is really good. Zhuge Liang sat on the four-wheeled cart, overlooking the valley, and sighed: "Let's choose this place as an ambush."

So I planned to go back, prepare fish paste and oil, and when the time comes to fight, I will pretend to be defeated and lead the enemy into the snake mountain.

But at this moment, dozens of people and horses came from the bottom of the valley, galloping all the way, and the leader was Li Hui, the surrendered governor who was in Jianning.

Seeing Li Hui coming, Zhuge Liang was very puzzled, so he waited for Li Hui to come.

Soon Li Hui approached, and what surprised Zhuge Liang even more was that Ma Dai, Li Yue and other cavalry generals under Shen Chen's command were behind him.

"Prime Minister!"

Li Hui came over quickly, got off his horse and bowed his hands to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang asked, "Why are you here?"

"Prime Minister."

Li Hui said: "The governor said that when the prime minister went to the south, most of the Yi people in the south were among the mountains, and they were easy to use fire to attack. However, fire attack will lose the harmony of heaven and life will be lost. This loss of life is up to him. Let's do it, so we sent five thousand heavy armored cavalry to help the prime minister."

"Xiaoqing."

Zhuge Liang looked to the north with moved eyes, his eyes were already moved.

He always does.

Leave the pain to yourself and give it to others tenderly.

(End of this chapter)