Chapter 491

What exactly does the generous gift sent by Zhuge Liang refer to?

Could it be that he is also offering beauties like Wang Lang and Lu Xun?

Of course not.

Although Zhuge Liang is wise.

But his style of doing things is relatively upright.

He doesn't have as many tricks up his sleeve as Wang Lang and Lu Xun.

The generous gift he sent is naturally not offering beauties like Wang Lang and Lu Xun.

Of course, to receive this generous gift.

The prerequisite is that Gu Yi must defeat the Jiangdong aristocratic families and occupy the six commanderies of Jiangdong.

And now.

The prerequisite has been met.

And it is time for this generous gift to be officially opened.

Zhuge Liang paused slightly and smiled:

"My Lord Chancellor, from now on, I fear my name will become the nightmare of the Shanyue people for generations to come..."

Yes, this generous gift from Zhuge Liang is the Shanyue.

Perhaps, when we only come into contact with the Romance.

We think the Shanyue are just something similar to mountain bandits.

With no threat at all.

But in reality.

The Shanyue are a proper mountain armed ethnic group.

Their combat power, especially when fighting in the Lingnan region, is simply fierce.

And their composition is also relatively complex.

On one hand, it is like a tribal system.

On the other hand, it is like an organized armed army.

Adding up the total number of people, there are over two hundred thousand strong and capable soldiers.

The population also exceeds six or seven hundred thousand!

(PS: This data refers to the data in Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, and there may be a certain degree of deviation.)

(After all, most of the population among the Shanyue is not counted in the household registration of the Wu State.)

(Therefore, it is difficult to get an exact statistic on how many people there are.)

(But according to the fact that Zhuge Ke recruited one hundred thousand strong soldiers from the Shanyue when attacking Hefei, it can be seen that the number of capable soldiers of the Shanyue is definitely far more than one hundred thousand.)

However.

Why couldn't such fierce Shanyue go north to establish a separatist force?

On one hand, it is because the tribal system of the Shanyue destined that their interior could not be an iron plate.

On the other hand, it is because the level of development in the Lingnan region at this time is not high.

The Shanyue usually make a living by hunting and a small amount of paddy fields, which is enough to maintain their livelihood.

But this also means that the Shanyue cannot go south to plunder food every once in a while like the Xianbei and Wuhuan.

The northern climate is cold, and the living environment is harsh.

Although the south has miasma, the warm climate and the undeveloped rainforest structure are enough to support the Shanyue people.

The question comes.

With so many Shanyue people, why couldn't Sun Shiwan in the original history eat them all?

Because the Shanyue, strictly speaking, are not easy to provoke.

Relying on the special terrain and miasma of Lingnan, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

And Sun Shiwan himself, and other generals of Eastern Wu, have actually never stopped their steps in attacking the Shanyue.

It's just that, because of the terrain and miasma.

They at most only frustrated the Shanyue each time.

But they have never been able to penetrate deep into the core hinterland of the Shanyue.

Until Zhuge Ke, that old six, became the powerful minister of the Wu State.

In order to launch the Northern Expedition to Hefei.

He tried every means to deal with the Shanyue people to death.

There are many trees in Lingnan, right?

Fine!

I, Zhuge Ke, will "go all out to krypton gold" and cut down those trees to build bows, arrows, and military equipment!

Accompanied by Zhuge Ke being possessed by Bald Qiang.

More and more trees fell under Zhuge Ke's felling.

The old nests that a large number of Shanyue people relied on for survival were cut away by Zhuge Ke alive.

No way, for the sake of livelihood.

More and more Shanyue people gradually broke away from the original separatist state and turned to accept Zhuge Ke's deception and join the Wu State.

However.

Hefei is ultimately a nightmare that Eastern Wu cannot cross.

Sun Shiwan lost face four times in Hefei.

Although Zhuge Ke recruited one hundred thousand elite soldiers.

During the Northern Expedition, he dispatched a full two hundred thousand troops!

But he still couldn't break through Hefei.

Finally, Zhuge Ke replaced the deceased Sun Quan and lost face for the fifth time in Hefei.

……

And now.

If Gu Yi wants to completely incorporate the south into his rule.

The northern part of Lingnan occupied by the Shanyue people is naturally an indispensable part.

But Gu Yi does not want to adopt Zhuge Ke's "old six method."

For one thing, if a large number of trees in Lingnan are cut down, the workload is really too great.

Secondly, that is just a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

The Wu State in the original history continuously suppressed the Shanyue for decades, but failed to completely conquer them.

And what Gu Yi wants is to incorporate Jiangdong and even Lingnan into his territory.

If he wastes decades here for no reason, Gu Yi naturally cannot accept it.

Therefore.

Zhuge Liang's "generous gift" is about to play a vital role.

……

Northern Lingnan.

In a certain large tribe of the Shanyue.

Several leaders from different tribes of the Shanyue gathered here.

The leader had two long braids, a non-mainstream style.

Besides that, the upper body of this person was not wearing any clothing.