Chapter 8: I don't dare to think about some things, that's because I don't have the ability
The Lizhou He family is a small local family. Their ancestors have served as officials in Wushang County. The most famous one is He Dong, the father of He Wei.

Legend has it that He Dong once served under the command of the Protector of the Qiang.

It is just a legend. Who would believe that a southerner would run so far to serve as a cavalryman?

All we can say is that the cavalry that Ho Tung served in had a very complex composition.

"Brother He, don't panic." Jin Mao stepped forward to support him, "If you have anything to say, speak slowly."

"It's urgent." He Wei shook his head and sighed: "My brother is the only one in Wushang County who can save me."

He Wei spoke quickly: "The day before yesterday, the Yao chieftain Pan Lin sent someone to inform us that we need to pay the autumn grain."

"The people of Lizhou were unwilling to do so and spontaneously formed a guard to resist."

"Yesterday, Pan Lin sent another man, but he was killed by the guards. Pan Lin was furious and raised a large army to attack. They will reach Lizhou tomorrow."

At this point, He Wei howled: "Brother, for the sake of our past friendship, please save the people of Lizhou!"

Hearing this, he withdrew his hand without saying a word, and let He Wei fall in a daze.

Damn, I’m not stupid.

Pan Lin is not comparable to the Min Yue; although they are both Baiyue, their combat effectiveness is at two completely different levels.

Besides, where does the Lizhou Guard get the confidence to say no to Pan Lin?
Not to mention Wushang County, in the neighboring Taimo and Shan counties, who dares to say no to Pan Lin?
Then again, Jin Mao originally learned from He Wei how cruel Pan Lin was. In the blink of an eye, had He Wei himself forgotten about it?
"Brother He, I'm sorry I can't do anything."

"Brother! Brother?"

Seeing Jin Mao retreat, He Wei gritted his teeth and promised: "As long as you are willing to help, everyone in Lizhou is willing to give you a reward of ten gold coins."

One gold is equal to ten thousand coins, which is equivalent to two thousand five-zhu coins. Jin Mao's monthly salary is sixteen hu, which is equivalent to 160 five-zhu coins.

"It's not about money."

He Wei panicked and rushed forward, hugging Jin Mao's thigh tightly and refusing to let go: "Brother! You can't just stand by and watch him die!"

In previous years, the autumn grain paid to Pan Lin was worth only about ten gold coins.

"Let go! Let go quickly!" Jin Mao was afraid of death.

He Wei wiped his tears and snot on Jin Mao's thighs but refused to let go.

The rusty iron armor hurt so much that Jin Mao couldn't help but shout, "Help!"

Five county soldiers rushed up with short spears in hand, and He Wei was so frightened that he immediately let go and ran away.

"stop!"

These five county soldiers are Jin Mao's personal guards, and they are all brothers of the five seriously injured soldiers who were rescued by Jin Mao last time.

He Wei was frightened and mounted his horse but refused to leave.

"My dear brother, I am not exaggerating. If Lizhou is destroyed, Jinyun Mountain will also be doomed."

"Helping Lizhou is helping yourself."

If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one will do.

Threat?

Jin Mao has never been one to swallow his anger: "Then I will wait for Pan Lin to come to Jinyun Mountain to see whether his Yao people are more powerful or my army is more powerful."

Indeed, he was afraid of death and trouble. If he was not given a chance to live, the worst that could happen would be a fight to the death.

Jinmao has always been a person of the self-defense and counterattack type, unless it is something that must be done.

Jin Mao refused to listen to any of He Wei's words. He Wei had no choice but to tell him the whole story and beg Jin Mao to take action for the sake of being from the same county.

It turns out that the reason why Lizhou dared to organize a guard was because Jinmao gave them courage.

Jinmao was doing well in Jinyun Mountain, and the people of Lizhou considered themselves to be quite capable, so they also wanted to fight against the Yao people.

Of course, the reason they dared to kill Messenger Pan Lin was purely because they were too arrogant.

As a result, when the people of Lizhou heard that Pan Lin brought more than a thousand people to seek revenge, they realized the gap between the enemy and us and panicked.

As for He Wei, he is the captain of the guard, the leader who is floating away.

"I regret it."

He Wei started crying again: "Brother, as long as you save me this time, what's mine will belong to you from now on. If you say go east, I will never go west."

Feeling a chill, Jin Mao unconsciously moved away from He Wei.

Even so, Jin Mao didn't want to help, as the two of them were not that familiar with each other yet.

To put it another way, Jinmao doesn't have the confidence to fight against an army of a thousand people.

At this moment.

"What's the fuss about?"

A Minyue soldier came running over, and Jin Mao recognized him as one of Bai Shi's trusted followers. "Lord, the commander led two camps to submit to you." The Minyue soldier prostrated himself excitedly, "The other three camps are also on their way to submit!"

What the hell!

Why did you surrender?

"Go, go, go!" Jin Mao really wanted to know what had happened that caused the five wandering Min Yue villages to all come and surrender.

...

"When the Lord God comes, we must treat him like a god!"

Bai Shi reprimanded: "Anyone who dares to disrespect the God will be worse off than those who died!"

Nearly three hundred people stood and knelt before him, most of them old and young, and they kowtowed repeatedly when they heard the scolding.

Bai Shi was very satisfied seeing this. At the same time, he was very glad to be able to follow Jin Mao.

The two villages were trying to feign surrender. When Bai Shi found out, he immediately led the remaining troops to kill the traitors first, and then eliminated the young and strong men in the two villages.

The battle was a crushing, one-sided massacre from the very beginning.

Bai Shi attributed all this to Jin Mao's magical power.

"The God is invincible! Under the God's guidance, we can also be invincible!" He continued to brainwash himself and his men in this way.

As for his deceased brother, Bai Shi even felt that his death was a good thing, after all, the elder brother did not treat his younger brother as a human being.

In fact, the military training method is not that strong.

On the one hand, Bai Shi’s troops were able to eat enough these days, and on the other hand, Bai Shi was a man who did not care about his life in battle, and his subordinates also did not care about their lives.

In addition, Bai Shi imitated Jin Mao's sneak attack style, and it was too easy to fight a group of hungry and unprepared Min Yue people.

...

When Jin Mao arrived at the scene, he was completely shocked by the scene before him.

More than 300 people knelt three times and kowtowed nine times respectfully, shouting "God".

Looking at that look, I really want to kiss the back of his feet.

"Bai Shi, are you hurt?"

Jin Mao noticed that Bai Shi, who was in the front, had a bleeding wound on his arm and back, so he tore off his sleeves to bandage him without thinking.

Suddenly, Bai Shi was so moved that tears filled his eyes. At this time, even if Jin Mao asked him to commit suicide, he would probably not hesitate at all.

The more than 300 people who surrendered were also relieved. This god was more merciful than they had imagined.

By evening, more than 600 people surrendered.

The number of Min Yue people under Jin Mao's command has reached more than 1,200, including more than 270 young and strong men.

The population of Min Yue has accounted for one-third of the total population of Jinyun Mountain, far exceeding the limit of the number of people that Jinyun Mountain can bear.

Jinmao had to consider the problem of eating next.

at dinner.

"Brother, I have never admired anyone in my life. Now I only admire you!"

He Wei also experienced those things that happened during the day, and his admiration for this little brother was like an endless torrent of water.

But I have no culture, so my praises are dry.

"Brother, you are too modest." Jin Mao knew that he could not rely solely on his family and needed to seek help from other places. Now he no longer despised He Wei.

He Wei has no other skills, but he is good at observing people's words and expressions.

"Hey! I'm not good at speaking and can't say anything nice." He Wei gave a thumbs up: "The whole Wushang County is the same for you, my dear brother."

Jinmao gave in several times.

He Weicai got straight to the point: "To be honest, the ten gold coins were the life-saving money that my family had saved for many years."

"Brother, if you can save Lizhou from disaster, I won't mention any other rewards, but it will be more than enough to feed these 1,200 people."

Jin Mao's eyes lit up: "It's a deal!"

"Hahaha!" He Wei was overjoyed: "To be honest, when I return to Lizhou tomorrow, I will inevitably have a quarrel with you."

"My dear brother, don't forget me in the future."

"Okay, okay." Jin Mao agreed, but he didn't believe a word of it in his heart.

This guy is very slippery and won't tell the truth unless he is in dire straits.

What about He Wei breaking his promise?
Is the current Jinmao easier to deal with than Pan Lin?
The whole dinner was enjoyed by both the guests and the hosts.

(End of this chapter)