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Chapter 701 Yu Yabe

Seeing Na Risu fall off his horse, the barbarians of Yu Shi's tribe suddenly became confused. Several leading tribal warriors rushed out of the formation and rode their horses to rescue Na Risu who had fallen off his horse.

Although the 37 tribes in eastern Yunnan had long been civilized, they practiced a system similar to slavery, and the tribes were nothing more than the private property of the chiefs and nobles. Now that the chief's son had been killed, the few warriors who had accompanied the army were to blame.

After retrieving Na Risu's body, the four most powerful warriors started to quarrel. One of them roared like thunder and wanted to drive his troops to attack the village for revenge, while another wanted to return to the army and report to the chief. The other two were in a dilemma. They did not lose any soldiers, but they lost their chief, Na Risu. If they returned to the tribe, they would inevitably be punished. Attacking the Bana tribe might get them away with punishment, but they might also be punished more severely.

Chief A Song was always moody, and the two indecisive people tried to persuade him. For a while, neither of the two who advocated war or peace could convince the other.

One part of the tribal soldiers followed Ayong, who advocated fighting, and rushed to the village of Bana tribe. Another part followed Ayun to return to Yushi tribe to report to the chieftain, and another part stayed. The five thousand tribal soldiers suddenly became chaotic.

At this time, Guan Sheng in the rear had cleaned up the battlefield, interrogated the prisoners, and roughly understood the situation of the invading Bana tribe. He ordered [Divine Fire General] Wei Dingguo and [Holy Water General] Shan Tinggui to lead troops to rescue and defend the Bana tribe's territory.

When Wei Dingguo and others arrived, they encountered Yu Shi's troops in chaos. When the two of them saw them, they roared and led their troops to charge forward.

Wei Dingguo led 500 fire soldiers, wearing red clothes and holding firearms, and rushed out 50 trains in front and behind, all of which were filled with reeds to start fires. On the backs of the soldiers, each soldier had an iron gourd with sulfur, saltpeter, and five-color smoke powder inside, which they lit together and rushed out. People fell down when they approached, and horses were injured when they met each other.

Wei Dingguo then led his troops and the already chaotic tribal soldiers scattered. In the Bana tribe, Shi Xiu and others saw this and opened the gates. All the generals rushed out together. Although the Yushi tribe soldiers were brave, they lost their leader and the few warriors who led the troops could not mobilize the troops. How could they resist the charge of several big insects?

Soon, most of the chaotic Yushi tribe soldiers were hacked to death, and the rest scattered into the mountains and forests. Only Ayun left early and rode back to Yushi tribe with three to five hundred people at full speed.

Ayong, Amu and Ashui. Ayong bumped into Shixiu and was hacked to death by Shixiu. Amu was trampled to death by the chaotic army. Only Ashui was captured by Shan Tinggui.

The battlefield was cleared, more than 3,000 people were killed or captured, and more than 3,000 ponies were obtained.

The generals sent people to Guansheng behind to report the victory, and at the same time sent the surrendered soldiers to call on the scattered tribal soldiers in the mountains and forests to surrender.

However, when Yushi chieftain A Song saw that A Yun had returned with only 300 tribal cavalrymen, he asked the reason and became furious. He ordered A Yun to be hanged in the city.

Among all the sons, the third son, Narisu, was the most favored by Ah Song. Today, he sent troops to seize the population of the Bana tribe stronghold in order to enfeoff Narisu according to his merits. However, he did not expect that only seven or eight hundred of the five thousand tribal soldiers returned one after another.

The entire Yushi tribe had no more than 50,000 people, and the tribal soldiers had no more than 8,000 people in total. A single battle would cause serious damage. The Yushi tribe now had no way to retreat. If they could not snatch enough people from Liang State, the neighboring Mo Mi and Ye Ju tribes would be able to annex their tribe without waiting for the Dali State's standing army to come.

Ah Song calmed down and called his eldest son, Bu Ren, to discuss the matter in secret.

Buren left the tribe and went to a village outside the city where the situation was still unknown. He gathered more than a hundred people and rode fast to another affiliated tribe and the Dragon Tribe.

When they arrived at the Helong tribe, Chief Bayier came out to greet Buren. He offered him three cups of tea and then laughed, saying, "The tribe just killed a fat pig. It's just the right time for you to visit the Helong tribe today."

After hearing this, Buren also laughed and said, "Uncle Bayier, don't say that I don't take care of the Helong tribe. Shicheng County is now bordering the outside world. I came to the Helong tribe to tell you, uncle, to gather troops and invade with us."

After hearing this, Bayier said happily, "No wonder the golden roosters in the village kept crowing today, it turns out that good things are coming. Young Chief, please eat eight bowls today. When I gather the troops, I will go and join forces with the Chief." Buren shook his head and said, "We went to the Yushi tribe to make trouble. When I came, my father had already sent troops to take the Bana tribe. The two of us went directly to the Bana tribe to join forces. After the three tribes joined forces, we fought together. This matter has brought the three tribes together. In a few days, the Momi tribe and the Yeju tribe should also get the news and send troops. After we looted, we left these two tribes to fight behind us."

Baier was delighted when he heard this.

Buren was patient and had a good meal with Bayier before urging Bayier to send troops.

Bayier naturally didn't know that this was a vicious plot by Chief A Song, who intended to destroy the Helong tribe in exchange for the dominant position here. As long as he kept it secret for a while, A Song could integrate the Helong tribe, shrink its forces, and keep most of the territory in order to restore his power.

Bayier gathered two thousand tribal soldiers and rushed to the Bana tribe, chatting and laughing all the way, without any tension before the battle. After all, they were still on their own territory. Moreover, the tribal soldiers had no salary, and even horses and equipment had to be provided by themselves, relying entirely on looting from outside. When they heard that there was going to be a war, everyone rushed to be the first.

The thirty-seven tribes of barbarians have the most dwarf horses. Although they have short legs and cannot run fast, they are strong and cannot keep up with other horses within ten miles. After running twenty or thirty miles, they run more and more energetically. The most important thing is that they are used to walking on dangerous mountain roads, transporting goods, riding and even plowing the fields. They can be seen everywhere. Every household raises a few horses. "

But after all, it is still a tribal system, and most of the weapons and armor are purchased. Swords and guns are okay, but there are not many armors.

Because of the capture of Ah Shui, Shi Xiu and his men learned a lot about Shicheng County, especially the situation of Yushi. Under the guidance of several captives, the more than 2,000 people of the Helong tribe had just set out and asked Shi Xiu to investigate.

Taking the snake repellent found in the Bana tribe, Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui led their troops to hide in the dense forest, leaving Li Fengshan to guard the village, while Shi Xiu led Zhang Xianzhou to form a battle line in front of the village.

When Bayier and Buren arrived with their troops, they saw the Liang soldiers waiting outside the camp, and traces of fighting everywhere. Buren pretended to scream, "We are a step too late, and the outsiders have killed us first."

Bayier saw that the troops in formation were all infantrymen, numbering only about 3,000. Although they were well-organized, he was not afraid. He said, "Young Chief, please stay behind and watch me defeat them."

After hearing this, Buren said, "Uncle Bayir, why don't we wait for my father to order the soldiers to come and join forces to wipe out this gang."

Bayier thought that Buren was envious of the armor and weapons in the opposing army, so he laughed and said, "Don't worry, young chief, the dragon warriors and I can defeat this group of people in just one go."

After saying that, he shouted loudly and urged the tribe to rush towards Shi Xiu.

Shi Xiu fired all his strong bows and crossbows, while Bayier shouted and urged the tribal soldiers to fight hard. Before the two armies could form a battle array, a cannon was fired from Shi Xiu's camp. Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui heard the sound and led their troops to attack from the dense forests on both sides.

Being attacked from three sides, Bayir's tribal soldiers were already in a panic. They fled in all directions without even breaking through the chariots and side shields in front of Shi Xiu's formation.

As soon as the cannon sounded, Buren turned his horse around and fled with his tribal soldiers.

When Bayier saw that his tribal soldiers were at a disadvantage, he kept roaring. Zhang Xianzhou saw him and shot Bayier to death with an arrow from a distance.

After encircling the city from three sides, Li Fengshan ordered the soldiers of the Yushi tribe to shout in their tribe language: "The Yushi tribe has surrendered, why don't you surrender!"

(End of this chapter)