Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 264 Guyue Tribe
"Military advisor! Those mountains and rivers don't know what is good or bad, why should you personally..." Zhang Liao said anxiously.

At this time, Zhang Liao and Chen Gong were stationed in a valley in Luling County, near Guiyang County, Jingzhou.

Not far away is the Shanyue people's residence - now the number of Shanyue people among them is no less than [-]!

Normally, the Shanyue tribe would not gather so many people. These were the young and strong members of dozens of large and small Shanyue tribes, with the three major tribes deep in the mountains in the south of Luling County as the core.

Not only Lujiang County, if you look at the map, even some of the mountains and rivers in Guiyang County are here...

Of course, the "map" is the map of the Han Dynasty, and the barbarians in southern Guilin and southern Luling are not divided according to the map of the Han Dynasty.

However, it is true that the two groups of barbarians in the east and west have a vague intention of joining together separately.

Genealogically speaking, the barbarians here in Luling County have ancestors from ancient Yue people, so they are called "Shanyue", while the barbarians in Guiyang and southern Lingling in Jingzhou have ancestors from "Jingman", that is, Chu people. Before coming here, the natives of Chu land.

Although other countries also scornfully called the Chu State "Chu Barbarians", most of the Chu State, from royal families to nobles, came from the lineage of Zhuan Xu. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, they fought with other countries in the Western Zhou Dynasty. After repeated fighting, they finally took root in the present-day Jingbei area. The Zhou Dynasty also recognized its status as a feudal state, and the original indigenous people here were "Jingman".

As for the barbarians further west, from the southwest of Lingling County to the south of Wuling County, they are called "Wuxi Barbarians". The barbarians from the southwest of Wuling County and the south of Yizhou are called "Nanzhong Barbarians". They play the most important roles in the novel. The heavy-handed Meng Huo was the strongest tribal leader among the southern barbarians.

The Wuxi Barbarians and Nanzhong Barbarians are both descendants of the Ba people. The Ba people and the Yue people were also the biggest constraints to the development of the Chu State from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period...

As for the Jing Man, they had been almost assimilated during the development of the Chu Kingdom, and the remaining tribes had also moved closer to the Ba people in terms of culture and customs.

Even under the unified regime of the Han Dynasty, these "barbarians" still existed. They often caused chaos after a long period of peace. Once chaos occurred, they would cause disaster for a while, killing tens of thousands, and then they could settle down again for a while.

Roughly speaking, from Bashu to Jiangdong, the southern barbarians can be regarded as three groups from west to east - Nanzhong Barbarians, Wuxi Barbarians, and Shanyue Barbarians.

The barbarian tribes fought with each other more than when they bravely rushed out to attack Han counties. After the Ba Kingdom was destroyed by Qin, the southern barbarians were never unified again, but...it is true that among the Shanyue tribes, the five It is relatively easier for the Xi barbarians to become friendly with each other.

Chen Gong wanted to use coercion and inducement to lure the Shanyue people and rush to the west collectively. Even if Shanyue and Wuxi barbarians were evenly divided, it would still be beneficial to the general's mansion. As long as they could send troops to Jingnan when the barbarians had no time to worry about it. In this area, the Third Route Army has already succeeded in most of the battle.

As for the defensive strength of the four counties in Jingnan...

It seems to be completely ignored in Chen Gong. If it were not covered by the mountains in the south, the combined military strength of the four counties in Jingnan would not be half of that of Nanjun or Nanyang County!
However, now Chen Gong finally reluctantly brought Shan Yueshuo together. When he was preparing to advance westward, the other party put forward a new condition, that is, he hoped that Chen Gong could command them to fight...

In name only, as allies, the General's Office should reduce their casualties and send "wise men" to assist them.

But in fact, everyone knows that this is to take Chen Gong as a "hostage"!
Zhang Liao strongly opposed Chen Gong's visit at this time. Because of past relationships, Zhang Liao was more accustomed to calling Chen Gong "strategist".

"No, I am the planner of sending troops to the south. This is a risk I should take. Compared with previous expectations, we are already lucky." Chen Gong said.

Use food and fists to persuade the Shanyue tribe to gather young men and head west. At least the first step of Chen Gong has been completed.

"But... the military advisor, those Shanyue people, especially the people from the Snake Tribe, were not originally thinking about it. I am afraid that the military advisor's departure will make them think that the general's government is showing weakness and giving them the confidence to rebel." Zhang Liao persuaded them. .

It would be okay if Shanyue just wanted to "please cooperate", but who can be sure that these Shanyue people didn't drag Chen Gong to sacrifice to heaven for the sake of backlash?

Using food to gather mountains and rivers that could not be gathered together in the first place is inherently dangerous. If you are not careful, you may overturn.

Yue people worship snakes and Ba people worship tigers.

Most tribes of the Guyue people are named after snakes, and they have the habit of tattooing snakes. Especially the barbarian soldiers who have used Yue Ji to "turn into barbarians" basically have snake war patterns on their bodies.

This is also the best way to distinguish the ancient Yue people from Shanyue, and the "fake Shanyue" where the Han people live together. Those Shanyue who are still called Zhangjiagou and Lijiazhai, you don't need to think about it, you know that the Han people went to the mountain...

The three major tribes that currently have "Yue Ji" are all named after legendary snakes, namely Xiu Snake, Hook Snake and Song Snake.

Among them, the people of the Xiu Snake tribe were the most hostile to the Han Dynasty. When they first came into contact, they almost had a fierce conflict.

However, after the negotiation, the people of the Xiu Snake Tribe seemed to be very enthusiastic about marching westward, and even took the initiative to "help" the General's Mansion and contact other Shanyue tribes!
In contrast, the Ringing Snake and Hooked Snake were more likely to have been successfully lured into the mix before they got involved...

"It is inherently dangerous to gather a large number of young people from the mountains, but after all, they still have women, children, and children left in the mountains. We are worried about their backlash, so why aren't they worried about us draining the firepower?

As for the Snake Cultivating Tribe... Although there is a conspiracy, I have to go there personally to prevent other tribes from being deceived by it!Wenyuan, now Zhongda is leading the trapped camp and supporting the surroundings. After I go to the Shanyue people, the Southern Route Army will be handed over to you. "Chen Gong said calmly.

At the same time, in the Shanyue camp, the chief of the Snake Tribe and three headhunters were plotting something in a separate camp - this camp was also the "military supplies" provided by the General's Mansion.

One hundred thousand is just a small amount for the entire "Shanyue" in Jiangdong. When Soochow was conquering Shanyue, it could easily obtain tens of thousands of troops. In the early and middle stages of the Three Kingdoms, Soochow seemed to have inexhaustible supplies. "barracks".

However, most Shanyue in Jiangdong actually have nothing to do with the Guyue people. They are just farmers going up the mountain. Even Yan Baihu claimed to be Shanyue when he took over the mountains and became king!

As for the real Guyue tribe, that is, the Guyue people in the south of Luling, these 10 people are already more than [-]% young and strong...

What if Jia Xu was here instead and asked to be a hostage?

It is estimated that Jia Xu will withdraw his troops from the old formation overnight, and then go back and move all the old and young people left in the Luling County tribe back to Yuzhang County. Those who are not willing to move will be tied up with ropes and taken away as slaves. , if you put on a rope and still resist, you will never have to leave...

After that, all they need to do is to clear out the wilderness in several counties in the south of Yuzhang, defend the city, and block a few waves of backlash. If they are prepared, it is almost impossible for the Shanyue people to break the city.

As a result, the South Route Army's westward advance may not be possible, but the most stubborn part of Shanyue, which is truly culturally different from the Han people, can definitely be solved completely!

Of course, Chen Gong is not Jia Xu, and he was able to "coax" so many Shanyue people out, thanks to Gao Shun and Chen Gong's previous actions in Luling County on behalf of the General's Mansion, and it was replaced by Soochow ...I'm afraid people won't believe it either.

In this case, the General's Mansion would not accept it and overdraft its credibility in such a place.

"Chief, will the Han people come?" Si Tong asked the leader.

Just looking at their appearance, except for their rougher skin and thicker joints due to frequent fighting, there is no essential difference between these people and the Han people. After all, no matter how remote the ancient Yue people are, they have already mixed the blood of the "Han people".

It's just that they are dressed a little weirdly, wearing animal skin waistcoats and small leather pants. Even though people from Cheng Ji's world don't dress very "seriously" in the first place, it is still rare to see such non-mainstream and bulky clothes in the Central Plains. On the exposed skin, you can see tattoos... or war marks.

The headhunter named "Si Tong" also has an exaggerated horn product necklace hanging on his chest, and his waistcoat and shorts are also decorated with various horn products like willow dice.

Xiyuan, who looked more rugged on the side, said: "So what if you don't come? The worst is to kill them directly! There are insidious cavalry on the plains, and insidious walls and bows and arrows in the city, but here... is the battlefield protected by our ancestors! Could it be that the brave ancient Yue warriors were no match for those Han people?"

The language of the ancient Yue people seems a bit monotonous, which leads to the misuse of the word "insidious".

Xiyuan added a piece of animal skin to the leather waistcoat that looked like a cloak, but only reached to the waist. It was covered with dense mane.

"Have you forgotten our purpose? Without those insidious Han people, we would not have been able to unite so many warriors to regain the glory of our ancestors." Tao Guang, the third headhunter, retorted at this time.

Among the four, in terms of stature, Tao Guang and the clan leader are "thinner".

Among them, Tao Guang is a woman. In addition to a cheerful waistcoat, she also has an animal skin wrapped around her chest.

From a woman's perspective, Tao Guang is very strong...

It can also be seen from the surname that Tao Guang is not a traditional "hunter" in the tribe.

After the Fuxi family established human relations, the tribes basically had the habit of taking surnames. However, the surnames of non-agricultural civilizations are not stable. Most of them still follow the previous naming rules and are often changed during the transmission...

For example, the surnames Si and Xi represent their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers who independently hunted rhinos and wild boars, while the surname Tao... means that her family should be a pottery maker in the tribe!

The more isolated the ancient Guyue tribe is, the more it retains this point. Guyue tribes with Han surnames are basically farther north and often interact with Han people.

The history of the Ancient Yue people began in the Xia Dynasty. A grandson of Dayu began to have the "Yue Kingdom" as a feudal state. Although according to the Eastern Han Dynasty or according to the ritual system, the Ancient Yue people were not considered "Zhu Xia". But there is nothing wrong with being a descendant of Yan and Huang.

The era when the ancient Yue people were closest to the Zhu Xia should be the more than 100 years when the Yue State was the strongest during the Spring and Autumn Period, especially the years when Gou Jian defeated the Wu State and made the Yue State most prosperous. He also encouraged farming and actively communicated with other countries in the Central Plains... …

At that time, the level of farming in Yue was no worse than that of other vassal states.

However, in the early Warring States period, the aristocratic class of the Yue Kingdom itself was in chaos, and there were continuous civil strife in which "the Yue people killed their kings three times". In the end, the Chu State took away all the land east of the Yangtze River. After that, there was no land for farming, so they could only huddle in the mountainous mountains. In the Kuaiji area, there was a guerrilla fight with Chu.

At this point, the Yue people missed the best opportunity to transform into farming, and were finally completely destroyed by the Qin State.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Yue nobles also led the Yue people to participate in the conquest of Qin. They also successfully stood on the side during the war between Chu and Han. They supported Liu Bang from the beginning, so they retained the feudal state of Ouyue. Later, the Han Dynasty During the reign of Emperor Wu, King Ou took the initiative to surrender the whole country and moved to the Jianghuai River. However, some of them still existed in the form of tribes and were not completely integrated into the Han Dynasty. Six to seven hundred years later, they were still mainly fishing and hunting.

In fact, Ba State had a similar experience, and Ba State also participated in the defeat of Zhou. It was one of the first feudal states recognized by the Zhou Dynasty. In theory, it was also a "Zhu Xia". However, due to geographical reasons and backward development, it was first defeated by Chu State. They were forced to move westward to the present Bajun area, and were finally destroyed by the Qin State.

The part of the Ba people who had not been completely converted into farming civilization continued to move southward and became the current "Southern Barbarians".

As for why the level of civilization "degenerated" so quickly?
In fact, it is not considered degenerate. After all, it was still a slave society during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was only during the Warring States Period that the popularization of ironware began to change from a slave society to a feudal society.
In fact, even if we switch to the Central Plains countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, if the "nationals" of any country, that is, the people living in the city, and the nobles in the wild are wiped out, the remaining wild people will quickly return to the tribal era, let alone It is said that Vietnam and Pakistan have a closed environment.

In a slavery society, no matter how civilized the aristocrats are, they have nothing to do with the vast majority of the people at the bottom.

Whether it is the nobles of the Yue Kingdom or the King of Dongou, they represent the "top level of civilization" among the Yue people, but the bottom class abandoned by them has never been exposed to civilization from the beginning.

When Xiyuan heard Tao Guang scolding him so shamelessly, he immediately glared and said, "You mean I'm sinister?"

"No, I mean you are stupid." Tao Guang curled his lips.

"Isn't it insidious..." Xiyuan calmed down a little, but then corrected him: "You can't be stupid!"

"Okay, if the Han people really don't dare to come, we will find other ways to delay... At the same time, we must contact the various tribes in Wuxi more quickly." The patriarch Wangkong interrupted at this time.

"Clan leader...the tribe over Wuxi is at odds with us. Why not take this opportunity to destroy them directly?" Xiyuan asked fiercely.

"Don't forget our true purpose! If they dare to cause trouble, they will naturally be destroyed, but we cannot let the Han people watch from behind!"

"So... Patriarch, you want to invite the Han man here because..." Xiyuan looked at the Patriarch in surprise.

I saw the patriarch's face filled with confidence and said: "Yes! I want to compete with him!" At this moment, the feather decoration on the patriarch's body became more colorful.

　Dongdong: Let’s make it short today, just this chapter...it took too much time to check the information, and I’m going to have to swear all over from tomorrow!Check some damn information! (Having a headache)
　　
　
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