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Chapter 109
"What!" Rody jumped up from his chair.
Camus smiled faintly: "Is it hard to believe it? I am also surprised, but my news is absolutely reliable. It seems that God is really blessing the empire."
Rody thought about it carefully: "Even if that Wu Ya is seriously injured, he won't immediately surrender and ask for peace with us, right?"
Camus sighed: "Speaking of that Wuya, I really admire this person in my heart. This person has a tough and strong character, is also cunning and changeable, and has clever methods. According to common sense, most mountain people are simple-minded. This guy, but this Wu Ya, inherited the leadership of the Flame Tribe at the age of twenty, and then I don’t know what method he used to make the Flame Tribe more prosperous in these years, and later conquered several nearby tribes. , has become the largest tribe among the Shanyue tribe. I heard that there were many people who opposed him in this alliance of nineteen tribes, but he didn't know what method he used to make these people surrender. People are naturally simple-minded and aggressive, and they are not easily convinced. But this Wuya made all nineteen tribes surrender under his feet... I was originally worried that if he was allowed to develop calmly and unite various tribes. The power... Humph, I'm afraid there will be another Luo Yantar in less than three years! I'm afraid the mountains will become another Big Moon Kingdom!"
Rody couldn't help but said: "Is this Wu Ya so powerful?"
Camus smiled faintly: "It's powerful. But I don't know why, he was suddenly assassinated and almost died. Although the mountain tribes were united in his hands, these barbarians can't escape from their innate bravery and fighting nature. At this moment, In the Flame Tribe, I heard that Wu Ya was seriously injured and could not govern, and the other tribes were fighting with each other, demanding the election of a new chief... Humph, Wu Ya was seriously injured and could not suppress himself, so he could only temporarily show weakness to us and wanted to negotiate with us. ”
Rody thought for a while and then said: "Then we really want to have peace talks with him? Why not take this opportunity to send troops into the mountains to encircle and suppress... stabilize the situation in one fell swoop!"
Camus shook his head and smiled coldly: "Set, you think too simply! If I could have gone into the mountains for encirclement and suppression, I would have led my troops into the mountains a few years ago! Even if you brought an army of 100,000 people into the mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, If you can't find the enemy, you can only live in the mountains! The Shanyue people have been in the mountains for hundreds of years, and that is their world! Ten years ago, during the chaos in Xi'er, I also led troops into the mountains after quelling the rebellions in various places. I wanted to wipe them out in one fell swoop, but in the end... Hehe, I'm not afraid of your jokes... I almost lost my life in the mountains!"
"Oh?" Roddy had an expression of disbelief on his face. He never expected that this arrogant Camus would admit defeat.
Camus glanced at Roddy coldly: "Do you know that the mountain road in the mountains has nine twists and turns, and the road is difficult to walk. Only one person can pass through the narrow place, and there is an abyss next to it. In some places, the woods are dense and the climate is humid. Poisonous insects are rampant! At night, there is also poisonous swamp gas, which is even more deadly! The mountain people are familiar with the terrain and will not fight you head-on. They will just hide in the mountains and wait for you to tell the truth, then jump out and bite you. Then he ran away again..."
Rody looked solemn, thought for a while, and said: "So what General Camus means... should we negotiate with them? What conditions did they propose?"
Camus said slowly: "They asked the empire to recognize the identity of the chief of the Shanyue tribe. Shanyue is willing to surrender to the empire, but with the mountains as the boundary! After the mountain boundary, it is the Shanyue territory!"
"Impossible!" Rody immediately shook his head: "How can we decide this kind of thing? Even if we agree, it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to agree! Besides, you and I are just local commanders in the south and have no right to decide these things! "
Camus' expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "Of course I know this. So what I mean is that we have to talk, just pretend to deal with it. That Wu Ya was stabbed, presumably because other tribes in the mountains were dissatisfied with him, and among themselves It's also discord. As long as we can provoke discord among them. Now that Wu Ya is seriously injured, I heard that he only has half his life left. His people. We just need to take the opportunity to stir up chaos for a while. Even in the worst case, the mountains still unite and elect a chief. As long as the chief is not Wuya, there is no threat! What kind of threat is there to the barbarian who wears fur and shoots arrows? The only thing I worry about is Wuya. This man is brilliant and has a clear mind. It is said that he is the best warrior in the mountains...if nothing else. , just talk about demarcating territory and using the mountain boundary as the territory... How can those mountain barbarians who can't read a word say this? If he is allowed to continue to lead the mountain, it is really a great threat to the empire! "
Rody sighed: "Fortunately, he has been assassinated now... But with his ability, how could he be seriously injured by an assassination? Is there anyone in the Mountain Clan who can assassinate him?"
Camus shook his head: "I don't know about this. No matter what, this matter can only benefit us and not harm us. I think we still have to talk, just looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble among them. If it doesn't work, give them some benefits. , Let them add chaos to the chaos. As long as Wuya collapses, I will not take any notice of the ragtag Shanyue!"
Rody thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "This method cannot be said to be bad, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause! Even if Wuya collapses, if these mountains continue to be in chaos for a few more years, if a second Wuya appears in the future, the third one will The teeth... will still get messy."
Camus took a deep look at Roddy, with a complicated expression on his face. He said nothing. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Follow me!"
After saying that, he took Rody's hand and strode outside the Governor's Mansion.
Standing at the door of the Governor's Palace, Camus pointed at the pedestrians on the street. Although there was a big chaos last night, the city was not affected. Although under martial law, there were many fewer pedestrians than usual, but after all, Purple Leaf City is In the largest city in the south, there are still many pedestrians on the road.
"Have you seen these people?" Camus' tone seemed a bit deep: "Some of these people are from the Empire, some are from the Mountain Clan, and some are people of mixed blood from the Empire and the Mountain Clan."
"Yeah." A trace of confusion flashed in Rody's eyes.
Camus said slowly: "Before I was thirty, I only knew that the sword was the best weapon to face the enemy! But when I came to the south, I gradually understood many things that I didn't understand before."
Rody was silent, looking at Camus, waiting for him to continue.
Camus sighed and said: "The Mountain people are very brave and fierce, and they are born with a brave nature in their blood. If you want to conquer them, you can't use a sword! Kill them? How many can you kill? The Mountain people have a population of Millions, is it absolutely impossible to kill them all? Even if you conquer them temporarily with strong military strength, they will still rebel. Hundreds of years ago, Abbasid conquered the south and drove the mountain people away. When they reached the mountains from the plains, the population of the mountain people was only less than 200,000. But after a few decades, they still made troubles in the southeast and sent troops to annihilate them again and again. If the empire is a giant, then the mountains are like fleas on the giant's body. They jump out from time to time, make a fuss, and then disappear without a trace when you hit them! "
"So, when dealing with mountain issues, we must not treat them the same way we deal with northwest issues. The mountain people will not surrender, but they can assimilate them! Look at these people on the street. Over the years, the local mountain people have gradually become more like the people of the empire. After fusion, there is no difference anymore. Except for their slightly different appearance, their dressing and living habits are almost the same. The more you kill these people, the more they will refuse to surrender. I will fight against you again with hatred!”
"To be polite, Seth! How many people did your ancestor Duke Tulip kill in the northwest during the Abbasid era? The aliens in the northwest grasslands were suppressed and massacred by your ancestors with iron-blooded methods, and rivers of blood flowed on the grasslands. ... But what's the result? They hide in the grassland, cultivate themselves with hatred, and have absolutely no contact with the empire. People from the grassland are people from the grassland, and people from the empire are people from the empire... Hum, now! You have also seen the situation in the northwest.”
"But the mountains are different. Although they were conquered by us for a while, they would also intermarry and merge with the empire. For more than a hundred years, the only true, pure-blooded mountain people have been those tribes in the mountains. Those left on the plains have basically been assimilated.”
"Ten years ago, when I suppressed the riots, I did not kill too many people. Because I knew that the more people killed, the less useful it would be. The deeper the hatred between the two ethnic groups, the more irresolvable it will be! The only solution As for the problem in the south, we can only wait slowly! Wait for the people of the mountains to merge with the people of the empire, so that these people of the mountains can truly integrate into the empire! "
Rody's heart suddenly became enlightened after hearing this, and he looked at Camus with surprise in his eyes: "General Camus, I didn't expect you to think so far... It's just... According to what you said, how many years will it take to solve the mountain problem? "
Camus smiled faintly: "I don't know. Maybe one generation, maybe two generations... I have been working hard here for ten years. But a few governors sent by the empire... hum... they just regard the mountain people as barbarians. I am afraid and hate them. While I try to comfort them here, they are desperately hostile... Sigh... "
Rody was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Swordsmen can only stop a temporary chaos, but they cannot be used to prevent a lifetime of chaos. General Camus, I understand what you mean."
Camus said calmly: "After a hundred years, there will no longer be a distinction between mountain people and imperial people, then the south can truly settle down!"
Rody's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "What about Northwest? Can Northwest also use this method to solve it?"
Camus shook his head and sneered: "There are differences between the mountain people and the foreign races on the northwest grasslands. The grassland peoples are born with an aggressive nature! What they believe in is wolves! They are a people who have been riding on horses since they were young. Once they become strong, , they will inevitably expand everywhere! But the mountains are different. Although the mountain people are brave and fierce, they are not so aggressive at heart! They are like bears in the mountains, but as long as they are given a piece of their own territory, they will not. Keep moving out! They live in the mountains and linger in the mountains. All they want is their own territory!”
After a pause, Camus added: "Besides, now that they have established a country and are determined to fight against the empire, it is no longer possible to use this method of assimilation. But if they want to use force again to conquer the grassland like in the era of the Abbasid Emperor... Humph... According to the current national strength of the empire... "
At this point, Camus' voice paused and did not continue. Both of them felt sad.
After a long time, Camus suddenly sneered: "I talked too much, but I almost forgot about the real thing." He thought for a while and said: "We are still going to negotiate. But the problem now is, Who did he let go?" At this point, Camus looked at Roddy intentionally or unintentionally.
Rody knew in his heart: In the south, the people with the highest status are himself, Camus, and the governor. Negotiating with Shanyue with a low-status person will probably not work, nor will it show sincerity. But Camus absolutely cannot go. After all, he wants to command the Southern Army and provide a military deterrent to the mountains. That governor is a fool, and he can only do bad things if he goes there. After much deliberation, I had no choice but to go on my own.
Thinking of this, Rody smiled bitterly: "General Camus, I understand. It seems that I have no choice but to go into the mountains for a walk."
Camus looked serious and said sternly: "I want to tell you, it may be quite dangerous to go this time! After all, those mountain people are about to rebel. If they turn their backs... you will have a narrow escape in the vast mountains!"
Rody had a sudden thought in his heart, and then smiled slowly: "I am the Duke of Tulip, what about this life? It must not be so easy to be lost in the mountains. I was also about to go and meet that Wuya you mentioned, I want to see what is so special about the man who is so highly praised by General Camus... Hum, you said he is another Reuenthal... I didn't see Reuenthal last time when I went to the northwest. This time when I came to the south, I didn't see him. Can’t miss this opportunity.”
Camus took a deep look at Rody and said slowly: "Okay! But you have to be careful. Wuya is known as the best warrior in the mountain. He has been assassinated several times. The force that assassinated him is probably not that easy to deal with... "
After a pause, Camus sighed and said slowly: "Set, I have seen you since you were a child. To be honest, after hearing about your actions in the empire over the years, I thought that the Tulip family would be finished in your generation. When I think about seeing you for real... hum..."
He looked at Roddy meaningfully and said slowly: "Don't lose the true character of your family!" -
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