Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 140
Liu Xuan stared at the leading maid with burning eyes and said: "What is your name?"

The maid had a shy face and said in a soft voice: "This slave has no name. General, you can call me Yan'er."

"I didn't bring my bodyguards, so you can take over their work for the time being. How you served Bei Gongling before, you can serve me now, are you willing?"

Yan'er nodded meekly: "My slave is willing."

After saying that, Yan'er walked to Liu Xuan's side with light steps, tentatively stretched out her hand to pinch Liu Xuan's arm, and squeezed it gently.

Yan'er's hands were quite strong, but Liu Xuan's muscles had been modified by the pills, so he didn't feel anything at all with normal kneading strength.

After working hard for a long time, Yan'er squeezed her arm like this, and her arm immediately felt much better, and her heart, which had been on guard, relaxed a little.

Liu Xuan enjoyed Yan'er's service with satisfaction. At this time, Jia Xu asked for an audience outside the tent. Liu Xuan waved his hand and asked the maids to leave before letting Jia Xu in.

"Lord, in the past half month or so, the scouts we sent out have basically traveled throughout the Hetao Plain, and the Qiang and Hu tribes that are still capable of fighting have basically moved to the north and west."

"But there are still many tribes that are unable to migrate because there are too many young and old, and they still stay in their respective camps. Our scouts have marked various locations. Do you want to send troops to drive them away?"

Liu Xuan frowned slightly. It was not his original intention to use the army to deal with these young and old women who had no fighting ability. It was just because the triggered mission was to exterminate the Qiang and Hu. Liu Xuan had no choice but to stay in the Hetao Plain and wait until all the Qiang and Hu soldiers evacuated. , will the task be completed?

Now it seems clear that just leaving the soldiers is not enough.

Liu Xuan asked: "Have you ever asked these left-behind people, old and young, if they are willing to submit to my great man?"

"Of course I have asked, but these Qiang and Hu people are completely devoted to their former lord Bei Gong Ling. Bei Gong Ling would rather die than surrender. These Qiang and Hu people have not received Bei Gong Ling's instructions, and no one has asked them to surrender."

"Going but not leaving, surrendering but not surrendering, what do they mean?" Liu Xuan paced back and forth in the hall, thinking.

Jia Xu smiled faintly: "If my lord feels distressed, why not Jia send people to kill a few groups of Qiang Hu who are staying behind? As long as they are killed until they are afraid, they will naturally have a choice whether to leave or surrender."

Liu Xuan shook his head and said: "This is a last resort. There is still some time before winter. Let the soldiers rest first and talk about it later."

According to Jia Xu's method, the task of wiping out the Qiang and Hu could be successfully completed, but Liu Xuan was a person who traveled through time in later generations, and it was still difficult to accept this kind of thing.

When he killed the Qiang and Hu soldiers in Hedong County before, the reason why Liu Xuan could calmly order the killing of the Qiang and Hu soldiers without mercy was because the Qiang and Hu people who entered Hedong were all soldiers, and they committed all kinds of crimes in Hedong, including burning, killing and looting. Liu Xuan There is no psychological burden in killing them.

The most important thing is that although the Jincheng War has ended, Liu Xuan always feels that something is wrong.

Beigong Ling never showed up from beginning to end. As the leader of the Qiang Hu who ranked first in martial arts, he committed suicide without participating in a single battle. This made Liu Xuan feel that things were not that simple.

In the days that followed, Liu Xuan did not make any big moves. He was just recuperating in Jincheng and enjoying the customs of the Hetao Plain.

This place is worthy of being called the "Fortress Jiangnan" in later generations. The river surrounds the entire Qiang and Hu territory and washes out many alluvial plains around it.

This alluvial plain is suddenly very fertile, and the grass on it is extremely lush. In this late autumn, the grass has begun to wither and turn yellow, and the endless sea of ​​grass rustles in the autumn wind, giving it a desolate beauty.

Liu Xuan stood at the beach of the river and asked Yan'er, the maid behind him, "
"You Qiang and Hu have such good grassland, why do you want to break into the Han people's territory and plunder it?"

Yan'er was silent at first, but after a while she added: "It must be to survive. General, look at this grassland. It looks lush with water and grass, but as soon as winter comes and frost and snow fall, these water and grass will disappear. .”

"When I was a child, I heard from my ancestors that in the past, when winter was approaching, herdsmen on the grasslands would trade cattle and sheep with the Han people for grains. This could not only reduce the food burden on the livestock in winter, but also obtain grains that could be easily stored."

"But later, when the Han people fought internally, food became a scarce commodity and difficult to buy, so we had to grab it ourselves."

Liu Xuan retorted: "This is not the case. Once you Qiang and Hu people break into Han territory, you will not only rob food, but also livestock, and even rob Han people as slaves. Is this also to survive?"

Yan'er pursed her lips and did not argue. She just said calmly: "Perhaps, at first, they just robbed the food and left, but then your Han army didn't pay much attention to it. Human nature is greedy, and so are we Qiang people. .”

Liu Xuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked with a playful smile: "Yan'er, as a maid, you know quite a lot."

"Uh, no, when Yan'er served King Qiang, he often listened to tribal leaders discussing these issues, so..." Yan'er was a little flustered and quickly explained.

Liu Xuan smiled and didn't dig deeper. During this period, Yan'er and a group of maids served Liu Xuan at Liu Xuan's residence.

Of course, they are all Qiang and Hu people, so Liu Xuan will not be unprepared. Although the maids are responsible for daily food and daily life, they are always under the supervision of Liu Xuan's subordinates.

These maids were not allowed to stay in the hall when discussing military matters with the generals.

In the final analysis, they are still just Liu Xuan's prisoners.

But when he returned to Jincheng today, Liu Xuan was not so wary of Yan'er because he had talked a lot with her.

"There's nothing important to do today. You guys can go down and rest. You don't have to be on duty tonight."

When Liu Xuan entered the room, he waved to the guard on duty outside the door.

The guard left in response.

All night.

When he got up in the morning, the Qiang and Hu maids had prepared washing supplies and served Liu Xuan.

In the next two days, Liu Xuan asked the guards on duty to withdraw as usual.

After getting along with each other for such a long time, the Qiang and Hu maids were familiar with the guards on duty, and they no longer had to undergo interrogation when entering or leaving Liu Xuan's house.

That night, Liu Xuan was sleeping soundly, and the candlelight in the mansion was dimly lit.

A vigorous figure took advantage of the shadow of the courtyard wall and came to the house where Liu Xuan was.
Obviously the visitor is very familiar with this place.

Although it was pitch dark in Liu Xuan's house, the visitor used the sharp dagger in his hand to quietly open the door latch.

Pushing the door open and entering Liu Xuan's house, the visitor walked straight to the couch in the house.

Looking at the slightly bulging quilt, he stabbed the knife into the quilt.

"Huh?" The visitor felt something was wrong and couldn't help but hum. Then he put his hand into the quilt, but didn't touch anything.

The visitor turned around without any hesitation and was about to go out, but heard a burst of shouting outside.
"Assassin, where to escape?"

Immediately afterwards, torches lit up outside the windows at the front and back of the house, and the light illuminated the space inside the house.

The face of the assassin also became clear. The person who came was none other than the maid Yan'er.At this time, Yan'er glanced around the room in confusion. Where was Liu Xuan's figure?
Yan'er was a little unbelievable. From the moment Liu Xuan entered the house, her people had been watching both ends of the house. It was certain that Liu Xuan never left the house.

But the fact before her stunned her. The house was not big and there was no place for people to hide.

She endured it for several days, until she concluded that Liu Xuan had not set up an ambush in the house before she dared to take action.

It is true that Liu Xuan did not set up an ambush inside the house, but there were ambushes outside the house. What was worse was that Liu Xuan was not in the house at all. She had no chance to take hostages or even risk her life against Liu Xuan.

Dozens of guards rushed in outside the door, surrounding Yan'er tightly. The leader was Liu Xuan's number one general, Lu Bu.

Yan'er was holding a sharp blade, knowing that she had been exposed, her face had lost its gentle and demure look before, and was replaced by a cold and murderous look.

Before Liu Xuan's guards could take action, Yan'er swung her short sword and took the initiative to kill the guards.

Several guards raised their swords to parry, but Yan'er's attack speed suddenly increased. She approached the guards with her body, kicked and slashed, injuring three or four guards. The short knife also stabbed one guard.

Lu Bu's eyes darkened. You must know that these guards are the elite of Liu Xuan's army. They follow Liu Xuan to protect Liu Xuan on the battlefield. It is not easy for ordinary generals to repel four or five guards with one move.

This maid obviously has a lot of background.

Lu Bu snorted coldly, strode into the battle, and fought Yan'er one on one.

Although Yan'er has extraordinary strength and agility, Lu Bu is an unparalleled general in the world. What's more, after the transformation of pills and the addition of entries, he is definitely not comparable to a female class like Yan'er.

After ten moves, Lu Bu grabbed Yan'er's arm with one hand. Lu Bu squeezed it hard. Yan'er's arm was in pain and she could no longer hold the short blade. The weapon fell to the ground. Yan'er couldn't move either and was taken down by Lu Bu.

"Clap clap~"

At the corner of the wall, Liu Xuan showed his figure as soon as the invisibility effect wore off. He clapped his hands and slowly approached Yan'er.
"To be able to defeat Lu Fengxian ten times, you are worthy of being a leader of the Qiang and Hu. Approach me as a slave with the intention of assassinating me, and then wait for my army to be in chaos, then you can find other tribesmen and occupy the Hetao again. Pingyuan. As expected, you were brave and resourceful, and you almost succeeded."

Liu Xuan came closer, looked directly at Yan'er, and said slowly: "Am I right, Chief Beigong?"

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this and looked down at the pretty woman in front of him, "So you are Bei Gong Ling?"

Bei Gongling's hands were tied, and Liu Xuan exposed it in public, but he did not deny it.
A pair of beautiful eyes widened, "It turns out that you have seen through my identity a long time ago and deliberately set a trap to expose me. It's a pity that I couldn't kill you, a villain today."

Liu Xuan smiled faintly: "That's not true. Originally, I was just curious. Bei Gongling, the top Qiang and Hu master, was trapped in the city and actually committed suicide without a fight. For someone as proud as you, you don't look like someone who would commit suicide."

"Although you approached me disguised as a maid, who are you, Bei Gong Ling? You have been a member of the Qiang and Hu royal family since you were a child. From time to time, you have shown a temperament and knowledge that is inconsistent with the maid, which has exposed you, but you are not aware of it yourself. .”

Bei Gong Ling frowned tightly and pursed her lips, as if she was still not convinced that Liu Xuan had seen through her identity.

"Needless to say, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If you want to kill him, kill him."

"Yes, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, but since you have been defeated, it doesn't matter whether I kill you or not."

Liu Xuan walked up to Bei Gongling and said, "For the sake of you serving me for so many days, I will give you two choices."

"First, surrender. Lead all the Qiang and Hu people to surrender to me. I can save you from death. However, in the future, the Hetao Plain will be under my rule."

"Second, go to death. After you die, this Qiang and Hu territory will still be my territory, but the process will be a little more complicated and a little bloody."

Liu Xuan deliberately emphasized the word "bloody" in the hope of calming Bei Gongling.

The victory or defeat has been decided. For Liu Xuan, it is not what he wants to rely on killing the old, weak, women and children of Qiang and Hu.

Unexpectedly, Bei Gong Ling was very stubborn. He snorted disdainfully and said, "I, Bei Gong Ling, have been fighting with the army since I was a child. I have never known the word "surrender". It's just a death. Do it."

After Bei Gong Ling finished speaking, she looked at Liu Xuan without fear. Her previous gentle and pleasant appearance was gone.

Liu Xuan put his hands behind his back and said in a cold tone, "You are wrong. The choice I gave you is not for you alone, but for the entire Qianghu tribe."

As Liu Xuan spoke, he called out the door: "Where is Jia Xu?"

Jia Xu stepped into the door and saluted Liu Xuan: "What are your orders, my lord?"

"Beigong Ling chose to die on behalf of the Qiang and Hu people. You can lead your people to deal with it. Haven't all the Qiang and Hu tribes left in the Hetao Plain been marked?"

Jia Xu still had a slight smile on his face and responded: "Follow the order!"

Then he turned around and went out without any hesitation.

However, when Bei Gongling saw this scene, her eyes widened with anger. She naturally knew who Jia Xu was. His reputation as a butcher had long spread throughout the Han Dynasty, and the Qiang and Hu people on the Hetao Plain naturally knew it.

The Jingguan with tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu heads at Fenglingdu in the east of the river is also regarded by the Qiang and Hu people as Jia Xu's masterpiece.

Liu Xuan asked Jia Xu to deal with the Qiang and Hu tribes, and he was really capable of it.

"Wait!" Bei Gongling called out with a trembling voice.

"I am willing to surrender."

After Bei Gongling said these words, all the strength in his body seemed to be exhausted, and he lowered his head with a dejected expression.

Liu Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to Bei Gong Ling,

"No wonder the Qiang and Hu people respect you so much. The leader of Beigong can condescend to surrender for the sake of his people. He is indeed a hero among women."

"I, Liu Xuan, keep my word. Now that you have surrendered, you are no longer enemies, and I will not cause any more killings."

"In the name of King Qiang, you should now order all tribes to give up resistance and surrender."

Beigong Ling did not resist Liu Xuan's order and issued the order in the name of King Qiang.

After waiting for a few days, Bei Gong Ling's order to surrender was spread throughout the Qiang and Hu territories. Seeing this, the tribesmen had no choice but to obey Bei Gong Ling's order and accept the surrender.

And the notepad Liu Xuan had been paying attention to finally had some movement.

(End of this chapter)