Chapter 1594 A Skull Bowl


    February 28th.


    The weather has begun to get warmer, and even if the cold is nostalgic, it has to retreat temporarily and give up the mountains and rivers to the spring breeze.


    In the wilderness, grasses and wild flowers eagerly stretched out their heads and opened their smiling faces to welcome spring. However, what they did not expect was that what came first was not the caress of the gentle spring breeze, but the hot human blood...


    The scenes of work and farming that were supposed to be lively did not appear. Even large areas of the world were deserted. Even birds and animals were rarely seen. Only a dozen crows jumped among the weeds and wild flowers, pecking at the uncultivated crops. The bones that had time to rot began to cry cheerfully, "Croak! Ah!"


    It had been a day or so since the battle ended, and the blood that spread out had long solidified. Weapons and valuable items, including the leather robes and boots that were not too tattered on the dead man''s body, had all been pulled clean, and the exposed limbs And wounds, large and small, were everywhere in the wilderness and grass.


    The spoils of war go to the victor, but they are also divided into levels. The big tribes are naturally the first to get it, and those small groups that cannot get anything can only send a few people to clean up again after the large army cleans up...


    Like a pack of wolves, the strong one is always full, while the weak one either eats less or goes hungry.


    Those who are still trying to find some missing items on the battlefield belong to some small tribes under Kirby. These people are like lone wolves, scattered on the battlefield, and from time to time they open one or two naked or They said it was an exposed corpse and let''s see if there was anything we could pick up.


    This sentence is generally correct, because the skin robes of many people''s corpses have been stripped off, so they are basically exposed, dangling, and the exposed bones of the body. Like the internal organs, they will gradually rot over time, or fall into the mouths of wild beasts.


    At the beginning of the fifth year of Yanping''s reign, the Xianbei people went south to hold national integration activities and besieged Yuyang.


    On February 23rd, Kebi Neng used King Xianbei as bait to attract Fulohan''s heart. He led his people to leave Budugen and defect to Kebi Neng...


    However, Kirby had no intention of fulfilling his so-called promise. After seeing Fulohan coming with his tribe, he turned against Fulohan that night, killed Fulohan, and annexed his tribe and people. property, Shi Shiran returned to Mobei with his troops.


    Bu Dugen was naturally furious. At first it was because of Fulohan''s betrayal, but then after hearing that Fulohan was killed and annexed, his anger was mixed with some other emotions, so he led his troops to fight against Kirby''s team. Had a game.


    They are all Xianbei, and they are all wearing leather robes and riding war horses. The weapons are not completely out of the backbone era. Overall, their combat power is basically the same. When the two sides were struggling, Liu He appeared on the battlefield with the Wuhuan people. , and together with Bu Dugen, defeated the team that Kirby could stay behind.


    Since Liu He and others have in-depth cooperation with the Wuhuan people, the equipment level of the Wuhuan people has been significantly improved. Not only are they leather armors, but even some of the leading hundred cavalry commanders can raise a complete set of iron armor. This undoubtedly made the Wuhuan people feel the coming of spring, so they naturally did not want to be a loyal dog under Xianbei anymore.


    Therefore, this time, he naturally showed his strength. After joining the battlefield, he defeated Kirby Neng''s troops like a torrent. When night fell, only a small number of Kirby Neng''s troops escaped, and the rest basically died. Here, corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers.


    Kirby can be defeated, but Kirby can not lose at all.


    Budugen won, but he made no profit at all after the victory.


    ? ? Kirby could probably keep less than 3,000 troops here. Although basically all of them were lost, nearly 20,000 troops were eaten from Fulohan, and he still made a lot of money every time he went in and out.


    On the other hand, although Bu Dugen won, he not only lost Fulohan''s men, but also lost some in the battle, so even if he won, he still lost his pants.


    ?Well, Hu people wear underpants, but having underpants doesn’t mean there is any bottom line.


    ??It''s like Kirby can seduce Fulohan with a smile, but then turns around and eats Fulohan. Bu Dugen originally looked down on the Wuhuan people, but now he had to put on a friendly and gentle smile and sit with Nanlou, eating meat and drinking wine as brothers.


    Night has fallen again, and sparks are dancing above the bonfire. Beside the bonfire are Xianbei and Wuhuan people singing and dancing.


    For these ordinary Xianbei and Wuhuan people at the bottom, they don’t even have names, so naturally they don’t need to think about military affairs or future prospects. For them, the best thing is a bowl of wine and a piece of meat. , as for other things, they have not considered it, and it is not their turn to consider it...


    At night in the spring field, the breath is still slightly cold, with a little moisture, soaking into people''s skin.


    Liu He smiled slightly, with the gentleness of spring, watching Nanlou and Bu Dugen chatting happily, and also looked at the faces of other Xianbei people.


    ?In front of the banquet, there was a pile of human heads placed, the heads of Kirby''s capable men, forming a hill about the height of a person. The head and face are distorted, the complexion is ashen and black, the smell is foul and fishy, ??and under the fluffy and dirty hair, there are occasionally eyeballs like dead fish, and bone marrow that is either pale white or egg yellow. and bones, creating a very unique landscape.


    "Perhaps my father will be disgusted if he is here..." Liu He smiled slightly, watched calmly, and moved away calmly. Occasionally, he would make eye contact with other Xianbei or Wuhuantou people, and would also nod slightly in greeting. .


    "King Wuhuan! Come on, have another bowl! Hahaha, get some more wine!" Bu Dugen laughed, as if this victory heralded victory in the future, and there was no trace of the future worries.


    ?Nanlou also laughed, raised the skull-shaped wine bowl, and drank together with Bu Dugen.


    Liu He lowered his gaze and looked at the wine bowl in his hand.


    This is a wine bowl made of human skull.


    In the age of integrity, do you really think it’s a joke?


    Generally speaking, human skulls are very smooth. They are smoother than ordinary clay bowls in the Han Dynasty. They are less likely to be stained with dirt and are easy to clean. They are lighter than clay or wooden bowls and are easier to carry. Of course, the most important thing is that it can intimidate people and demonstrate one''s own strength...


    ?Human skull wine bowls are easy to identify, because in the wine bowl, there is a bone suture line similar to a "T" shape, and there are also some fine lines that vary from person to person, which is very different from ordinary wine bowls. This custom still exists even in later generations, such as Gabala Bowl.


    How does it taste when you drink it?…


    There is no special taste other than the taste of the drink itself.


    “Hahaha, Commander Liu is indeed very brave and admirable!”


    "Oh?" Liu He turned his head and looked at Bu Dugen who was walking over and said, "Why did the king say this?"


    Bu Dugen smiled and pointed at the skull wine bowl in Liu He''s hand, and said: "Back then, I invited your father to drink, but... haha, your father didn''t even drink a sip! What else were you talking about... Well, I forgot... "


    "My father usually makes sense..." Liu He smiled, then raised the wine bowl, "Courage is not only about drinking, but also more important...am I right?"


    “Hahaha, it doesn’t matter what you say. What’s important is that you can win...” Bu Dugen laughed, “You Han people just like to say...”


    Liu He''s expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "But we Han people are not bad at using our hands..." Bu Dugen raised his eyebrows, then opened them again, and laughed: "Sure enough, he is not the same as your father! Hahaha! Come, come, let’s sit somewhere together?”


    Liu He glanced at Nanlou, who was standing behind Budugen, nodded and said, "Shan. I am also about to say a few words to the king..."


    This time, Liu and Nanlou deliberately separated to allow Bu Dugen to take the initiative to step down. It was obvious that this time, Bu Dugen really left his throne just as Liu He expected. , walked aside. As for Bu Dugen''s actions of deliberately letting people pile up human heads, using skull wine bowls, etc., Liu He did not flinch at all.


    The noise beside the campfire gradually became weaker. Bu Dugen stood still, looking up at the seemingly endless horizon. The guards spread out, creating a space for the three people to discuss.


    "Tell me...what do you want...what do you have..." Bu Dugen said directly without looking at Nanlou and Liu He.


    Liu He and Nanlou exchanged glances, and then said: "We have what the king wants, and the king also has what we want. Isn''t it just right?"


    Bu Dugen laughed twice, then turned around and glanced at Liu He, then turned to Nanlou and said: "King Wuhuan, I thought you should be the one who made the decision... I didn''t expect... Haha, ah haha... "


    Nanlou raised his eyebrows and said, "I know how heavy my bones are...Besides, the important thing is the benefits. If there are not enough benefits, even if you want to make the decision, you still can''t do it, right?"


    Bu Dugen laughed, nodded, then looked at Liu He and said: "Tell me, the one who makes the decision, be more specific..."


    "Changshan and Jiuyuan." Liu He said, then raised his chin slightly and pointed at the Wuhuan people beside him, "Your Majesty can get the same equipment as them..."


    Bu Dugen rejected it without thinking, and said flatly: "This is impossible!"


    The two counties of Jiuyuan and Changshan were indeed originally the territory of the Han Dynasty, but since the Eastern Han Dynasty, they have been shrinking. After two or three large-scale migrations inward, these two counties no longer resemble the territory of the Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Wu, the Han people were so strong, and the gathering places of the Han people dropped sharply. It can be said that they basically withdrew from these two places, and also lost the right to rule these two areas.


    Of course, areas like this include many places in the north, as well as Xiliang.


    Under this situation, nomadic people naturally occupied these places. The original farmland turned into grassland, and the original villages turned into livestock sheds. However, the nomadic people did not settle down or rest in these villages, so these Local towns were destroyed and collapsed under the grazing of nomads.


    So strictly speaking, these places do not have much industrial value, but because the climate is milder than that of Mobei, they are naturally more suitable for nomadic herding by the Xianbei people.


    Liu He smiled and said: "Does the king know that for the sake of Kirby, even though he is called to attack Yuyang, he can''t attack Yuyang, so he retreats like this, even if he abandons three thousand troops?"


    ??Bu Dugen was obviously very unhappy when he heard the word "Kirby Neng", but he still suppressed it and said in a deep voice: "Why?"


    "Because one has already been obtained, and the other is about to get a **** head. I don''t know how much I can get. It may be more, it may be less..." Liu He said with a smile, "If the king were to choose, which one would he choose?"


    Bu Dugen frowned and said nothing.


    "So, the most important thing is what you can really hold in your hands..." Liu He looked at Bu Dugen, "I can provide the king with things that Kirby can''t have...sharp swords, strong armor, and useful An arrow that won’t break ten times or twenty times... With these things, the king still worries that he can’t defeat Kirby and win back his troops?”


    “Although I’m worried that Kirby will be able to do it?!” Bu Dugen stared.


    "Someone made a mistake. He made a mistake..." Liu Hehao didn''t take it seriously and continued, "With me here, your Majesty doesn''t have to worry about General Zhengxi... and these things I worked hard from General Zhengxi and spent a lot of money on." The price was paid...just exchanged for Jiuyuan and Changshan..."


    Liu He looked at Bu Dugen, "Besides...Without Jiuyuan and Changshan, the king doesn''t have to worry about the soldiers and horses under the Yinshan Mountain in the Zhengxi...In recent years, Kirby has been able to take advantage of the king''s presence in the south, but We really gathered a lot of people who were originally in Mobei...Those three thousand men and horses who were cut off were thrown away as soon as they were told...tsk tsk..."


    "I want Yuyang!" Bu Dugen thought for a moment, stared at Liu He and Nanlou, gritted his teeth and said, "Help me take Yuyang, Changshan and Jiuyuan will be yours!"


    "Your Majesty really loves to joke..." Liu He Yangtian laughed and said, "I''m afraid General Yuan''s cavalry is on the way now... If this happens again like last time... But don''t worry, Your Majesty... I think we can start fishing..." Taking something from the Yang place... Although it may not be a lot, it is better than nothing, right? And Kirby can''t get any benefits from the Yang place, but the king can. Doesn''t this prove something? What''s going on...what do you think, Your Majesty?"


    Bu Dugen stood up and stared at Liu He, then slowly moved his eyes to Nanlou''s face.


    ?Nanlou also smiled and did not speak. He just took a small step towards Liu He...


    "I want money, food, utensils, women made of salt, iron and cloth!" Bu Dugen gave in a step and said with his fingers, "I want five hundred thousand stones of food and grass! And one million gold! Fifty thousand dans of salt and twenty thousand jins of iron! Plus Five thousand for cloth and three thousand for women!”


    Liu He turned his head and looked at each other at Nanlou, and then shook their heads together. Liu He said with a smile: "Otherwise, we can give the king some equipment for free, such as ladders and carts. The king will go to hunt Yuyang by himself. Whatever you capture will belong to you alone. We don''t want any. How about it? ?”


    Bu Dugen was not angry and said, "Then how much can you get?"


    "Yuyang has been trapped for so long, and the people in the city don''t need to eat or drink? Even if they are captured, there won''t be so much..." Liu He counter-offered, "Well, what about food, 30,000 shi, and salt, let''s see how much there is. , there should be two or three hundred loads, iron, look at the iron items and collect ten carts, and the rest, if you can ask for more, if you don’t have it, forget it... As for the large number that the king said, Of course it is impossible... In addition, I can also ask the people in Yuyang to prepare some more flags, battle armor, and some seals, etc., so that it can be displayed by the king at that time..."


    "Not this one, not that one... Humph, can I eat those tattered flags? Forget it, just for the sake of the two of you..." Bu Dugen thought for a moment and said, "But Jiuyuan can''t For you, just Changshan..."


    Liu He and Nanlou looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.


    “Hahaha...Okay, okay!” Budugen laughed and clapped his hands, “Okay, now we are good neighbors and good friends! Come on, come on! Keep drinking!”


    “Your Majesty, please…”


    “Your Majesty has a good capacity for drinking!”


    “Hahaha, I won’t come home until I’m drunk tonight!”


    After the three people agreed on the terms, they walked back as if they were intimate, laughing all the way, but whether they were really happy or just perfunctory is not known to outsiders...


    (End of this chapter)