Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 885 The situation is tense
Zhu Su walked all the way to the front of the team and, as expected, saw several strong men blocking the way ahead.

The mountain roads in Yunnan and Guizhou are very dangerous, and the place where these men are is an extremely dangerous place. A rocky hill that seems to rise from the ground and a deep mountain stream sandwich the road in the middle, like a natural pass, with a cliff on one side and a steep cliff on the other. With such a favorable location, if a battle really took place here, it would be easy for one man to guard the pass.

The men were wearing short jackets with narrow sleeves and slanted buttons, pleated trousers with wide legs, "hero knots" tied on their heads, and "hero belts" slung over their shoulders. The silver earrings on their left ears and the curved knives in their hands, like autumn water, kept flashing a chilling light in the sun.

There was no doubt that they were warriors of the Yi tribe. They were crouching between the high rocks on the mountain path, but they walked as if they were walking on flat ground. They looked at the Zhou Wangwei who were leading them with unfriendly eyes, and the atmosphere was tense.

Zhu Su strode forward, holding high a magnificent banner with the words "King Zhou Su", which made the Yi warriors feel even more threatened. Zhu Su was not worried that the Yi people would dare to hurt him, so he pushed Di Meng away who wanted to block him, walked to the front of the team and shouted: "I am King Zhou Zhu Su, who is in front? Tell the leader among you to come out and answer!"

No one answered. The Yi warriors looked at each other, seemingly unable to understand what Zhu Su was saying. Zhu Su knew that there must be someone among them who understood Chinese. Many Shuixi Yi people had seen his king's banner. If they really dared to take action, they should have waited until the Ming army passed halfway and then attacked them instead of setting up a checkpoint here to intercept them.

Moreover, the Shuixi Yi tribe has been deeply influenced by Chinese culture. At least the leaders in charge know Chinese... How could they only send illiterate soldiers to intercept the Ming army? Aren't they afraid of delaying the mission?
Sure enough, after Zhu Su asked again, perhaps because he felt that he could no longer hide, one of the Yi warriors finally stood out. He was obviously much taller than the others, with a square face and a wide mouth, and more silver ornaments on his body than the others. He looked at Zhu Su with a hostile expression on his face and a not very friendly tone, and said, "Ming people, you..."

"How dare you." Zhu Su had sensed his hostility and wanted to dampen his spirit. He interrupted him before he finished speaking and said, "Don't you recognize my great banner? Why don't you kneel when you see me? Don't you know the difference between superiors and subordinates?"

The man was startled, perhaps because he did not expect Zhu Su to still be struggling with the etiquette of meeting him. He hesitated for a while before speaking: "You are a Ming person, we are..."

"What Ming people and Yi people? This place is the land of our Great Ming. You Yi people are also subjects of the court. The prince of this kingdom and the four peoples of the world, when you see the king, you must bow to him as a king before you can answer. Don't you know that?"

"Or have you already admitted that you are not Chinese people and are going to rebel openly?"

Zhu Su was sure that they would not dare to admit that they had turned against the court, so he spoke like this deliberately. Sure enough, the tall leader was frightened by Zhu Su's retort, and his face turned blue and white. Naturally, the others no longer had the resolute look they had just had.

The Ming army was originally facing a formidable enemy, but now they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhu Su's few words had greatly reduced the enemy's morale. However, the Yi people still did not put down their swords, so Di Meng simply took a big step forward, and hit the shield in his left hand with his right sword, making a clanging sound, and then shouted: "Since you have seen the king, why don't you bow? Why are you pointing your swords? Do you really think that we are afraid of you?"

"Your Majesty!"

Inspired by him, hundreds of Wang Wei also struck their shields with swords and shouted in unison. These soldiers were all elite soldiers, and they were already fierce and aggressive, far superior to the Yi people in the mountains. The sound of beating shields to cheer them up made the momentum even louder. They stood behind Zhu Su, in unison, and shouted in unison. Although there were only a hundred people, their momentum was enough to match that of ten thousand troops.

"Kneel! Kneel! Kneel!"

In the forest, war cries echoed, and birds and beasts were constantly startled and fled out of the forest. The Yi leader felt a huge pressure coming, and he did not dare, nor could he admit to rebelling against the Ming. If he did so, there was no doubt that the Ming army in front of him would destroy them in an instant.

He did not know the Han people's military tactics, but he could instinctively feel that the momentum of the two sides was very different. In the face of such harmony, the geographical advantage was not enough to rely on.

However, asking him to kneel down and bow his head... this was also extremely difficult to do. If he knelt down now, how could he lead his people in the future? How could he fight for the position of chieftain?

The Yi leader suddenly felt that he was in a dilemma and was in a dilemma.

Zhu Su's face became more and more ugly, and his eyes became more and more hostile. Although these people did not dare to seriously attack the Ming army, it was enough to prove that they did not rebel as Ma Ye reported. But these people were still unwilling to bow their heads under such pressure, and it can also be seen that their hostility towards the Ming Dynasty was almost irreconcilable... This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the court to win over the southwest. What did Ma Ye do? You know, a few months ago, the Shuixi and Shuidong tribes were still extremely friendly with the court!
The two sides were deadlocked, and honestly, Zhu Su did not want to really attack the Yi people, which would undoubtedly further aggravate the conflict between the two sides. But he did not expect that the Yi people in front of him would still not bow their heads. If so, he would have to take action.

The Ming army soldiers obviously had the same intention, and they might have intended to intimidate the enemy, but since the enemy leader was still hesitant, the soldiers gradually became determined to kill. As the noise grew, their momentum gradually accumulated, like a bow and arrow being slowly drawn, waiting for the momentum to be fully accumulated before they suddenly launched an attack and destroyed the enemy with a thunderbolt.

"Wait! Don't do it! Don't do it!"

A familiar female voice suddenly came from behind the Yi people, and then a Yi woman and a few people came over. Zhu Su knew this Yi woman, but he was startled when he saw her. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Mrs. Shezi?"

This woman was none other than Mrs. Shezi, the wife of Shuixi Tusi Ai Cui, who had urged her husband to cooperate with the imperial court and hand over the land of Shunyuancheng.

Madam Shezi came to Zhu Su and bowed. Then she turned around and stood in front of the tall Yi leader. She said in a cold voice, "Adu, you dare to stop the king of Ming Zhou. Do you want to drag us Shuixi into an irretrievable situation?"

"Madam Shezi, I..." The Yi leader named Adu was much taller than Madam Shezi, but he seemed a little lacking in confidence in front of her. He said hesitantly, "Madam, I, I am also thinking about Shuixi. Who knows if these Ming people are the reinforcements sent by Ma Ye to destroy us..."

"How noble is His Royal Highness the King of Zhou? Would he listen to Ma Ye's orders?" Mrs. Shezi's eyes widened, and she looked very imposing. She looked around and said, "All of you, kneel down and apologize to His Royal Highness the King of Zhou!"

"We Shuixi are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and His Royal Highness King Zhou is the king of the Ming Dynasty. How dare you be disrespectful to His Royal Highness?"

(End of this chapter)