The most arrogant in history

Chapter 414 Robbery is the most convenient!

Shamoke shook his head:

"You sound nice. There are a lot of trees in the mountains here, but there are no fields. Even if there are some fields, they don't know how to plant them. Develop commerce and let the mountain people do business? How can we get through these mountain roads?"

Ye Kun was sincere: "I can help you. I can teach you how to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. I can teach you how to build bridges and roads, and I can teach you how to build houses. If you don't have enough food, salt, and iron tools, you can exchange them with me for wood and mountain products."

Shamoke thought for a moment and said with a silly smile: "It would be more convenient to rob your food."

"But you can't win." Ye Kun rolled his eyes:

"Look, this time, only three to five hundred people on my side were injured. And you, tens of thousands of people died. I couldn't bear to do it, otherwise, I could have wiped out your Nanhuang, leaving no one alive."

Shamoke shook his head: "Our place is so big, there are deep mountains and old forests everywhere, you can't kill them all."

"Can't kill them all?"

Ye Kun sneered and ordered his soldiers: "Use catapults to fire gasoline bombs and burn the forest on the hill ahead!"

Upon receiving the order, the personal guards immediately organized catapults and set fire to the mountain.

Dozens of catapults were operating at the same time, and in an instant, a raging fire broke out on the opposite hilltop.

Shamoke was stunned.

Ye Kun glared and said, "If I want, I can burn the entire Southern Wasteland into a sea of ​​red earth. Even the earthworms in the soil and the loaches in the river can't escape."

Shamoko sighed: "Okay, I still say the same thing, this is our last showdown, if I lose, you can do whatever you want with me."

"For the last time, I'm going to kill a lot, so be prepared."

Ye Kun patted Shamo Ke on the shoulder and said, "Go back. How many reinforcements are there? Come here together. I'll wait for you to fight to the death."

Shamoke clasped his fists, asked for a war horse, and left overnight.

The night is dark.

Ye Kun also entered the bridal chamber with Madam Hongyun.

The bridal chamber on the battlefield has a different kind of beauty.

The next morning, Ye Kun got up and took Madam Hongyun to check the surrounding terrain, preparing to continue the attack to the south.

Here, we have already defeated Shamoke’s base camp. Going further south is the Lincang area, which is also the historical site of the Ailao Kingdom.

But at that time, it was called Yongchang County.

After Yongchang County, you will reach the northern part of Myanmar in later generations.

Madam Hongyun said, "My husband, Shamoke has been defeated this time and we have no choice but to seek help from the south. There are two barbarian kings in the Ailao area in the south. One has elephant soldiers and the other has rattan armor soldiers. We need to be prepared."

Ye Kun nodded: "We have artillery and muskets, we should be able to deal with them."

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang encountered elephant soldiers when he went on a southern expedition.

The southerners rode elephants into battle, which were like heavy tanks and were invincible.

Zhuge Liang suffered a loss at the beginning, but later he heard that elephants were afraid of lions, so he made many fake lions, which scared the elephants away, causing the barbarians to trample on each other and return in defeat.

There were also soldiers wearing rattan armor, more than 30,000 of whom were wiped out by Zhuge Liang using gunpowder mines.

Ye Kun felt that this was an exaggerated description in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Because during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang probably couldn't make black gunpowder. Even if he did, the ratio would be a mess and it wouldn't have much power.

Ye Kun is not afraid of either elephants or rattan armor soldiers.

I have gasoline, I will burn it!

The army advanced southward while building roads.

The post-relief personnel also started their work, integrated into the local community, taught the southerners how to cultivate wasteland, grow vegetables and apply fertilizers, and gave them large amounts of grain and vegetable seeds.

There were also many Han people living in the south, and with Ye Kun spending a lot of money, the work was carried out quickly.

In early February, Shamoke returned with great force.

Just as Madam Hongyun said, Shamoke brought 500 elephant soldiers and 50,000 soldiers in rattan armor. They were all reinforcements invited from the Ailao Kingdom and they cost a huge price!

Ye Kun's front camp discovered the enemy and hurriedly sounded the alarm, while also firing guns and artillery to block the attack.

However, the rattan armor soldiers were ferocious and rushed forward, quickly breaking through Ye Kun's front camp.

Ye Kun hurriedly gave orders to set up catapults at high altitudes and launch gasoline bombs and thunder bombs.

The two sides fought hard for half a day, and the rattan armor soldiers suffered more than ten thousand casualties, and finally retreated.

On Ye Kun's side, more than a thousand people were killed or injured.

This was the battle in which Ye Kun suffered the heaviest losses since the southern expedition.

Lu Kaijiang was also in the melee and was stabbed and almost died.

Zhou Xuanwu said angrily: "My lord, I will go to the camp tonight and burn all these barbarians to death!"

Ye Kun waved his hand: "The enemy has just arrived and their morale is high. Don't be impulsive. Hold on for two days first, and send a message to Wu Xuan and Xue Ju to join us. Concentrate our forces and fight a decisive battle with Shamoke to wipe out the rattan armor soldiers in one fell swoop!"

The rattan armor soldiers were the elite troops of the Ailao State.

By killing the rattan armor soldiers, Ye Kun will be able to expand his territory, continue advancing to the southwest, and even reach the Bay of Bengal.

Zhou Xuanwu suppressed his temper and waited patiently.

Two days later, Xue Ju and Wu Xuan's army arrived and the battle officially began.

Madam Hongyun also concentrated her own forces, about 10,000 people, and accepted Ye Kun's dispatch.

Ye Kun divided his troops into three groups and attacked the rattan armor soldiers' camp with guns and artillery.

The rattan armor soldiers were defeated and began to retreat.

Wu Xuan and Xue Ju's ambush troops attacked from two directions, blocking the rattan armor soldiers in the valley and launching an annihilation campaign with grenades, thunder bombs and gasoline bombs.

The scene was terrible.

Overnight, only a few thousand of the 30,000 rattan armor soldiers escaped, and the rest were all buried in the sea of ​​fire.

Shamoke retreated eastward and met Ye Kun.

Ye Kun sneered and said, "Shamoko, is there any way to go now?"

In this battle, Shamoke lost all the borrowed barbarians and was left with nowhere else to go.

If Ye Kun doesn't kill him, the barbarian leader in the south will not let him go.

Moreover, many of Shamoke's men had been killed or wounded, and he no longer had any soldiers or generals left, and no longer had the strength to fight a decisive battle.

"King of Han, Shamoke has repeatedly violated the majesty of heaven, he really deserves to die..."

Shamoke dismounted and knelt in front of Ye Kun: "I know I will inevitably die, I only ask the King of Han to give me a quick death."

Ye Kun frowned and said, "Come here, take Shamoko back to the camp!"

Shamoke thought Ye Kun was really going to kill him, and closed his eyes in despair.

Ye Kun asked his subordinates to clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded first.

Yao Caidie asked in a low voice: "Brother, what should we do with those injured barbarians?"

Caidie is now Ye Kun's godsister, so she starts calling him "big brother".

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Save our own people first, don't worry about the barbarians."

In order to control the Ailao Kingdom, Ye Kun had to be more ruthless.

Yao Caidie understood and went to rescue her brother first.

Ye Kun locked up Shamoke for two days and starved him for two days before bringing him to the big tent for questioning.

Shamoke was already dejected and sighed, "King of Han, please give me something to eat and send me on my way."

Ye Kun ordered to untie them and said:

"If you had known this, why did you do it in the first place? I ask you, are you willing to surrender to me now? If you are willing to surrender, I can still give you a way out."

Shamoko burst into tears: "The King of Han is merciful. Shamoko will never dare to rebel again."

Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, go back now, gather your remaining soldiers, bring your gold and silver treasures, and come to listen to my orders in two days. If you don't come, I will sweep through the Southern Wilds and leave no one alive!"

Shamoke nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, King Han, I will definitely come."

Ye Kun smiled, gave Shamoke wine and food, gave him a horse, and told him to go back.

Lu Kaijiang said: "My lord, I'm afraid that Shamoke will still not accept it and wants to fight again."

Madam Hongyun shook her head and said, "Shamoko has reached a dead end. He has no choice but to surrender."