Water Margin people

The flames of Guangzhou Port illuminated the southern night sky red and could be seen clearly dozens of miles away.

In the Tusi camp.

"Fire, fire!"

The chieftain's soldiers looked at the south in horror. The fire was as raging as a forest fire.

The commotion in the chieftain's camp soon awakened Nong Wu and others in the central army. They quickly gathered in the central army tent. Nong Wu sat on the main throne and waited for the chieftains to come.

After a long time, a group of chieftains slowly walked into the tent with serious expressions.

"There was a big fire at Guangzhou Port. Why did you come here just now?"

Nong Wu looked at everyone and said easily.

"Don't ask, they don't dare to speak!"

Sun Lei's voice was heard, and then the curtain that had just been lowered was lifted, and Sun Lei walked into the tent with a smile.

“You…you…come…”

When Nong Wu saw Sun Lei coming in, he was about to scream, but a cold and sharp dagger was already against his neck. The icy weapon made him dare not breathe.

"Stop shouting! When you were sleeping just now, all the soldiers around the central army were dealt with. No one can come in now!"

Yue Fei smiled and said that it was effortless to understand these chieftain soldiers. These people didn't even know how to set up camp, and their defenses were sparsely distributed. They could have easily sneaked in in the dark of night. If they had been more ruthless, these chieftain high-ranking officials would have been beheaded long ago.

"You...what do you want to do?"

Nong Wu looked at Sun Lei in horror. He had just arrived at the outskirts of Guangzhou, so how could he have fallen into the hands of the enemy?

"The bonfire in the south is great!"

Sun Lei said with a smile as he looked at the red night sky outside.

Nong Wu and other chieftains swallowed their saliva unconsciously. The fire was indeed set by Sun Lei. It seemed that the people at the port were in great danger.

"A total of 70,000 or 80,000 of us are gone just like that?"

Nong Wu just felt dizzy before his eyes. He was the descendant of Nong Zhigao. After they were defeated in Dali, they worked hard to govern the country and study military tactics. In recent years, they returned to Guangnan West Road to recruit soldiers and horses in order to restore the glory of their ancestors. But why did they lose so badly in the first battle?

"Your name is Nong Wu, right? A descendant of Nong Zhigao?"

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and asked.

"So what? You tyrant, I can kill you or chop you up as you please!"

Nong Wu gritted his teeth and said that he did not want to bring shame to the Nong family's reputation, and he would die standing.

"what!"

The sharp knife stabbed directly into Nong Wu's shoulder, causing him to scream in pain.

"Watch your mouth! If you dare to say something bad again, I'll cut off your tongue!"

Shi Qian looked at Nong Wu coldly and said that the previous knife was just a warning and did not hurt his meridians, but the next knife could not be guaranteed.

"This is our first meeting. My Qi State has never oppressed your chieftains. Why do you hate me so much? You can go to the Central Plains and ask around. I destroyed the Liao State, pacified the Western Xia, conquered Liaodong, and made the barbarians on the grassland flee. I can be considered a model of defending my country, right? I admit that I am a tyrant, but the word "incompetent ruler" has nothing to do with me!"

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and asked.

"You Northerners are all the same. You Northerners are only Northerners. You have never even looked at us Southerners!"

Nong Wu looked at Sun Lei fiercely and yelled.

"It seems like you are quite resentful! But you can't put the blame on the Zhao family and the Qi State, right?"

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and smiled, glancing at the other chieftains. All the chieftains of Guangnan Road had arrived, so the problem of chieftain rebellion could be solved at once. "I know that I have investigated your Nong clan. You can't blame Nong Zhigao for the rebellion."

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and spoke.

Wars began during the Five Dynasties, and many independent regimes emerged in the border areas of China. In the northwest, there was the Dingnan Army, in the southwest, and in the south, the Annan Protectorate established the Jiaozhi Kingdom.

The Northern Song Dynasty's attention had always been on the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and the war was mainly concentrated in the north, neglecting the management of the southwestern border. It was at this time that the Jiaozhi Kingdom began to stir, frequently crossing the border into Guangnan Road to plunder the chieftains.

Jiaozhi even arrogantly declared itself the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty the Northern Dynasty, exposing its ambition to compete for the Central Plains.

The State of Jiaozhi frequently crossed the border to harass Guangnan Road. The chieftains of the entire Guangnan West Road had to endure the oppression of the State of Jiaozhi and pay tribute to it. As a result, there was a saying that "Jiaozhi's taxes were insatiable and the people of Guangyuan Prefecture suffered from it."

Nong Zhigao was also a capable man. He wrote to the central government many times, requesting to submit to the Northern Song Dynasty. He also hoped that the court would pay attention to the southern territories and curb the invasion of Jiaozhi. However, the local officials of the Northern Song Dynasty directly rejected the request of the chieftain of Guangxi.

In a rage, Nong Zhigao formed his own kingdom, Daqing, to fight against Jiaozhi. When Daqing began to expand, the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty panicked and asked the court for help, which led to Di Qing sending troops to the southwest.

"you……"

Nong Wu couldn't believe that Sun Lei would actually speak well of his ancestors. You know, Nong's ancestors had rebelled.

"Nothing, there is nothing wrong with defending the country. The ones who are wrong are the corrupt officials of the Song Dynasty. If they had reported Nong Zhigao's request for surrender earlier, even if the result remained the same, Nong Zhigao's reputation would be much better!"

Sun Lei said nonchalantly that he meant what he said, there was nothing wrong with Nong Zhigao raising an army to resist the enemy invasion.

"But if you have brains, you should know that our Qi State is different from Zhao and Song! We are never soft-hearted towards foreign lands. Whether it is the north or the south, they are all the territory of our Qi State!"

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and spoke.

Nong Wu opened his lips, wanting to speak, but didn't know what to say.

"I will give you a chance to submit to my Qi State and become my citizens."

Sun Lei looked at Nong Wu and other chieftains and spoke.

"Promise you will take up your responsibilities!"

Nong Wu stared at Sun Lei and asked, his ancestors didn't really want to rebel, and he didn't really want to rebel either, all they wanted was a peaceful life.

"Your Majesty's words are the imperial decree!"

Zhu Wu looked at the chieftains and said.

"After that, my army will march into the South China Sea and conquer the rebellious countries there, starting with the Ly Dynasty and Champa!"

Sun Lei looked at the chieftains and spoke.

"We are willing to surrender!"

Nong Wu and other chieftains knelt down before Sun Lei. Now that they were prisoners, there was no need for Sun Lei to deceive them. Besides, the emperor had come to Guangnan, so he would not go back on his word.

"Take your people and go. Officials will go to various places later. You must fully cooperate. As long as you behave yourself, I promise that your life will be better than before!"

Sun Lei looked at the chieftains and spoke.

"Really let us go?"

Those chieftains were all in disbelief. They thought they would be held hostage in Guangzhou, but they didn't expect Sun Lei to let them go.

"Before you leave, everyone go get a silver coin. I've issued an imperial decree that everyone who attends the party will get a silver coin!"

Sun Lei added another sentence.

This made the chieftains even more confused. They came here to kill Sun Lei, but now Sun Lei not only did not kill them, but also allowed them to surrender and released them, and even wanted to give them money. What was this? (End of this chapter)