Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 293 Captured
Half a month before Gan Ning arrived in Liaodong, thousands of miles away in the Wuling area of southern Jing...
Chen Gong was captured alive.
To be precise, Chen Gong was well prepared and cooperated with the opponent to be captured alive.
Along with Chen Gong, tens of thousands of Shanyue warriors were captured.
Just a day ago, this number was about to double again...
However, with the cooperation of the Snake Repairing Tribe, the elite troops of the Hook Snake and Ming Snake tribes, nearly 20,000 Shanyue warriors, fell into the opponent's trap and were blocked in a gourd-shaped valley, where they were hit by rocks and arrows from above.
Fortunately... Chen Gong had already seen through Wang Kong's conspiracy, but he just went with the flow and did not stop it. At the same time, since entering the valley, he has been careful to maintain a relatively safe position in the team.
When faced with a surprise attack, Chen Gong immediately found cover and used his mental power to deflect some unfortunate stray arrows.
It seems to be in a precarious situation, but in fact it is far less dangerous than the one half a month ago!
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Half a month ago, Chen Gong couldn't bear to see them fighting each other, so he used his skills to guide Shanyue and launched an ambush which was not very successful. Not to mention the Sky Watching of the Repairing Snakes, the leaders of the Hook Snakes and Ming Snakes did not trust Chen Gong either, so he could only "guide" them.
It was as if an old fake boy who could only say "ah" was directing the useless detective and the fat police chief to solve the case...
Perhaps they themselves did not even realize that they were able to ambush the Wuxi people with such "miraculous skills" and as if with divine help because of Chen Gong's seemingly casual reminders several times.
However, during the closing phase, Chen Gong did not expect that Shamoke would be so powerful!
In the situation of being trapped like a beast, he managed to fight his way out - not by breaking out, but by heading straight for Chen Gong inside the encirclement.
After all, this battle was not commanded by Chen Gong, and the Shanyue people usually did not even share intelligence with Chen Gong. It was only because they did not know that Chen Gong had secretly learned their Shanyue language that he overheard some information sporadically.
Chen Gong completed this plan by relying on some intelligence he heard and his silent guidance. Naturally, there were many loopholes in the organization...
At that time, Chen Gong and the leader of a medium-sized tribe led their men to block the only "escape gate" in this ambush.
It seems that this is the safest position for the attackers, otherwise the leaders of the Hook Snake and the Ringing Snake would not dare to let Chen Gong stay here. However, this place, which is the least likely to be broken through, is where the way out is...
I don’t know if it was intuition or coincidence, but when Shamoke’s life was in danger, he instinctively rushed over here.
He actually relied on his personal strength and the overall fierce aura he brought about to kill Chen Gong!
Fortunately, Chen Gong has not been idle these days. He has also made friends with some Shanyue tribes. For example, the one following him at this time admires Chen Gong very much and volunteers to serve as his guard.
Although Shamoke was unstoppable,... the moment he saw Chen Gong's outfit, Shamoke, who was originally blood-thirsty, calmed down a little, pretended to be weak, and continued to lead everyone to break through, giving up the opportunity to kill Chen Gong!
When Shamoke and Chen Gong were closest, they were less than ten feet away from him. Chen Gong could see clearly every subtle reaction of Shamoke.
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Now, just like half a month ago, it was an ambush, but the attacking and defending sides were switched.
The Shanyue people are really not good at dealing with sneak attacks. To be more precise, most of the barbarian soldiers and generals are like this.
More than 20,000 people were walking scattered in the valley, and they were fighting on their own to deal with the sneak attack. Moreover, there was a lack of effective overall instructions and segmented command, so it was normal for them to suffer a crushing defeat.
Half a month ago, the people of Wuxi performed better than them.
On the one hand, it was because the Wuxi people had intervened in the Jingnan Rebellion before, and had more opportunities to fight and cooperate with the Han army, so they also learned some things about deploying troops; on the other hand, the number of people fighting in the two armies at that time was only two or three thousand - the fewer the number, the easier it is to command and dispatch!
After all, there is only one Han Xin who believes that “the more the better”.
In addition, there is a beast-like Shamoke. Although his fighting style lacks beauty, he is very motivating among the people of Wuxi.
Even the Wuxi warriors who usually regard Shamoke as a fool will be inspired and excited by him. This is almost a special talent, similar to Zhang Liao when charging, but also different.
However, there were obviously no such brave warriors among the Shanyue people, and they were trapped in a gourd-shaped valley, and could only be slaughtered!
However, Chen Gong and the warriors of his tribe who followed him hid in the relatively safe valley and held out until Mohuken gave the order to begin surrendering.
Of the 20,000 Shanyue warriors, nearly half had been killed or wounded, and the remaining warriors had lost all their courage...
Moreover, after this battle, the other 50,000 to 60,000 Shanyue warriors should retreat to the southern part of Zhangling like a tide.
This was because the main forces of the 20,000 people who were defeated were the Hook Snake and Ming Snake tribes, as well as the elite of the medium-sized tribes that were closest to them. The Repairing Snake tribe among the three major tribes joined forces with the enemy, and most of the other two tribes were killed or wounded. The remaining small tribes naturally slipped back in disarray.
At this time, the three-month deadline for the White Tiger Festival was approaching, and the content of the White Tiger Festival was "killing the invading Shanyue people in the Five Ridges", so this ambush should be the end of the Five Ridges Barbarian War...
In three months, more than 10,000 people were killed or wounded on both sides.
Although the Shanyue gathered more people, but... the way the two sides fought did not reflect the advantage of numbers at all.
The Shanyue had weapons that were discarded by the General's Mansion, while the Wuxi barbarians were more familiar with the terrain, so they fought to a 50-50 draw.
A small part of them were due to the merits of the White Tiger Tribe. Plus the last time, Mohuken almost captured all the elites of the Ming Snake and Hook Snake!
Including the captives, Mohuken's White Tiger tribe killed more Shanyue people than all the other Wuxi barbarians combined!
In the past, in this kind of "trial", the tribes that united would add up their battle records, and the tribe that was the leader would obtain ownership of the White Tiger Princess. After that, the leader would also allocate quotas to each tribe under his command every year.
However, this time, Mohuken can ensure that after his record is divided into three parts, it will be higher than the sum of the others. In the next ten years, he will dominate the three White Tiger Princesses and have the right to control all the quotas...
Even after being captured, Chen Gong was not at all panicked.
In fact, even the ferocious Wuxi barbarians, after seeing Chen Gong's attire, although they were still very ferocious, they restrained their actions a lot. They bared their teeth and gestured to invite Chen Gong to Mohuken.
When Mohuken first saw Chen Gong, he pretended to be fierce and claimed that it was Chen Gong and other Han people who instigated the Shanyue to fight with them. He looked like he wanted to pull out Chen Gong's tendons and bones to avenge himself.
However, Chen Gong was not moved at all. Instead, he declared righteously that the attitude of the General's Office was "win-win cooperation", emphasizing that the current situation was entirely caused by the willful behavior of the Wuxi people. He then affirmed Mohuken's approach of letting the Han army pass...
At the same time, he also urged Mohuken to release the Shanyue captives as soon as possible.
There is nothing wrong with this statement itself, but... it is more suitable to be said in front of the two armies or when handing letters to each other, rather than being said in front of the other side when being a "prisoner".
However, after hearing this, Mo Huken's face was uncertain for a while, and then he really laughed: "Hahaha, you are worthy of being a wise man among the Han people! Your last words are not wrong. We have no hatred with the Han people. We only fight against the Shanyue who invaded our territory. We are still very friendly to the Han people.
In a few days, the White Tiger Festival will end. At that time, I will give those Shanyue people to the White Tiger Ancestor. Since Mr. Chen is very familiar with them, why don’t you come and watch the ceremony! "
Although it seemed polite, not only did he not release the Shanyue captives, but he was preparing to sacrifice them all.
However, he specifically confirmed that he had no hostility towards the Han people - in fact, from the moment he let him go, Chen Gong was sure that he had big plans and would not turn against the General's Mansion now.
Shamoke, who was standing aside, looked at Chen Gong with some envy, but when other people noticed him, his expression and eyes immediately changed to a cruel and bloodthirsty one.
"Before at Rabbit Tail Hill, it was you who brought three people to rush behind me and almost killed me, right?" Chen Gong asked after discovering Shamoke.
When Mohuken saw that Chen Gong was sensible and did not mention the prisoners again, he sneered with satisfaction and looked at Chen Gong and Shamoke as if he was watching a show.
Mohuken's confidant, who was standing nearby, also wanted to amuse Shamoke and started translating for him.
Of course, based on Chen Gong's understanding of the Wuxi barbarian language, although the general meaning was the same, the other party added a lot of dirty and humiliating words to his words.
"Are you scared to death, you two-legged sheep!" Shamoke said deliberately in a murderous tone, like a mad dog with saliva dripping from its sharp teeth.
However, Shamoke's character was that he did not understand Chinese, so he spoke in a barbarian language. Chen Gong naturally pretended not to understand and waited for him to translate.
But before the other party could speak, Mo Huken interrupted and said, "Alright! Mr. Chen, please forgive me, there is no need to get angry with him... Take him away to rest."
Even though Shamoke was a fool, his martial arts power forced Mohuken to pay attention to him. If he was not a fool, he would never have lived to this day. Mohuken also did not want him to have any communication with the Han people.
After Chen Gong was taken away, Shamoko continued to chew the roasted wild boar leg in front of him...
But at three o'clock that night, Shamoke tiptoed to the room where Chen Gong was being held and hid in the shadow.
Not long after, Chen Gong also clamored to come out, saying that he wanted to relieve himself. The people of Wuxi usually lived in cave dwellings in winter, and only the White Tiger Tribe was particular about building a few wooden houses against the mountain.
As for the supporting facilities... forget it. If you want to relieve yourself, you can only go to the small woods nearby.
The Wuxi people who were guarding him didn't care too much, but just impatiently asked him to go aside.
After all, there are still many patrolling tribal warriors outside, and even to leave they have to pass by many inhabited caves. They don’t believe that a white-faced Han man can leave here by himself!
Seeing Chen Gong really come out to take over, Shamoke couldn't help but reveal a look of excitement and anticipation, and hurriedly followed...
