Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4714 You are not qualified
Lekum gathered the strength of his entire clan to try to resist the Tang army in order to gain the right to negotiate, but the result was counterproductive. The army of thousands of people was unable to fight back against the charge of the Tang army and collapsed at the first blow. He himself was also swept away by the fleeing soldiers...

He ran for more than ten miles in one breath, and finally stabilized his position and gathered the defeated soldiers, but found that only half of his men were still there. The rest were either killed in the battle or fled. The most terrible thing was that although his son followed him, his wife was missing.

He grabbed his eldest son, Ma Pulong, and said, "Go back now and negotiate with the Tang people. As long as they can forgive us for killing Tang merchants, all other conditions can be discussed!"

Ma Pulong's face turned pale: "I...I go to talk? But the Tang people may not be willing to talk!"

Look at the way the Tang people landed and charged without saying a word. How could they have any intention of negotiating?
What's more, the battle just now has shown that the "Tagalogs" are like paper tigers and leopards that can be easily broken by a single poke in front of the Tang people who are armed to the teeth and brave and good at fighting. Even if they occupy the whole Luzon, it won't take much effort. Under such circumstances, why should they negotiate?
Just come and get whatever you want...

Lekum was so angry that he slapped his son. "Luzon is a small and wild place. How could the Tang people migrate so many people here? They don't have that many people! The Tang people trade with us, but they only ask for gold and rice. You go and tell them that there is no need to trade in the future. We will pay a certain amount of gold and rice as tribute every year, and they just need to send ships to take it back!"

He may not be smart, but he is very courageous. Since the "Tagalogs" are vulnerable to the Tang army, they can't hold on to the idea of ​​revenge, that would be courting death. It's better to surrender to the Tang Dynasty completely. I will give you whatever you want, no bargaining!
As long as they showed sincerity and expressed their submission to the Tang people, the Tang people would not be in the mood to mobilize a large army and risk countless losses and the lives of their soldiers to kill the "Tagalogs" and occupy Luzon Island, right?
As long as the tribe survives, there are endless possibilities.

Once a full-scale war breaks out, they will all be killed. It is not a wise thing to sacrifice the entire tribe for the sake of a reputation of "bravery and fearlessness, fighting to the death against foreign enemies"!
Ma Pulun was helpless. He knew that if he refused at this time, he would be beheaded by his father in front of everyone to show his authority, and then send several of his brothers to negotiate. He could only watch his father and his troops return to the city without setting up defenses and waiting for the worst to happen. He turned around and walked towards the slowly advancing Tang army.

……

They were not as cruel and brutal as imagined. During their advance, the Tang people left the captives aside and even gave simple treatment to the seriously injured natives. The army marched in complete silence and strict formation without any flaws, making it impossible for a sneak attack.

Mapulon sighed. In his eyes, such a brave and well-equipped army was as invincible as gods. Since they had set foot on Luzon Island, they would most likely never leave. They would take root here and continuously obtain the gold and rice they needed, and then transport them back to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty by large ships.

This situation certainly will not happen only in Luzon. Every piece of fertile soil will be targeted by the Tang people. If the resources of the whole world are used to feed back one country, how prosperous, strong and powerful will this country be?
I really want to take a big ship across the ocean to take a look. How happy it would be if I were lucky enough to live in such a country.

The air must be filled with sweetness...

Seeing a group of Tang soldiers rushing towards him, Maplon quickly raised his hands high, indicating that he had no hostility but was not carrying any weapons. However, despite this, the Tang soldiers who rushed in front of him were not polite at all. They first kicked him to the ground, and then several people pressed on him and searched him. After confirming that he was indeed unarmed, they tied him up tightly with ropes.

But Maplon was amazed by the way the ropes were tied. His limbs were tied together, and he couldn't use any strength. The ropes were not tied too tightly, but he couldn't get free no matter what. The Tang people were really amazing. Not only were their porcelains exquisite, their glass was dazzling, and their silks luxurious, but they were also very skilled at tying ropes...

Mapulunhan was a very good speaker. He had always been in charge of negotiating business with Tang merchants and was very close to the Tang people. However, his father was bewitched by the high priest and killed the Tang merchants, which irreversibly attracted the Tang army.

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions. I am the young chief of the Tagalogs. Lekum is my father. I came to negotiate with you on my father's orders. Please bring me to your commander."

Although Mapulon was tied up like a horse with four horses standing on their backs, for some reason he changed from the barbaric and arrogant Luzon natives in the past, and instead showed his politeness in a friendly manner. Perhaps he subconsciously knew the barbaric nature of the natives and yearned for the civilized etiquette of the Tang people...

"Bah! You are just an indigenous monkey, and you call yourself the young leader? If you kill the people of the Tang Dynasty, you are the enemy of the Tang Dynasty. I will kill you all after the war. Do you think you are qualified to negotiate with us?"

"There's nothing to discuss. We will get the compensation we deserve ourselves without your consent."

"This guy said he was some young patriarch? That's great. Put him in a cage and sink him into the bay to feed the fish. This will avenge our brothers who were killed by them."

Listening to the Tang army's chattering, Maplon was horrified and sweating profusely, shouting repeatedly: "You can't kill me, I'm on your side!"

The surrounding Tang army burst into laughter.

"You know what, this guy speaks Chinese quite well. I can understand every word he says."

"Your father is the clan leader, so why are you on our side? Do you want to rebel against your father? Haha!"

Ma Pulong said loudly: "Yes, yes! As long as you support me, I can become the chieftain and agree to any conditions you have! Even from now on, Luzon will be a vassal state under the Tang Dynasty!"

After being tied up for just a short while, all the blood in his body rushed to his head, his face became red, his eyes bulged slightly, and his head was swollen and about to burst.

"Oh, you monkey look ugly, but you have beautiful thoughts!"

"That's right. Do you think anyone can be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty? You are not worthy!"

"The native monkeys in Nanyang have never seen the world and still think they are Turks, Tuyuhun, and Xueyantuo. Why do they want to control the state? Why do they want to control you?"

Although Tang Jun cursed, he still sent Mapulon to Xi Junmai.

Xi Junmai only said one sentence: "Negotiate? Are you qualified to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty? Take him away and watch him carefully to make sure he doesn't get killed."

Why negotiate with Luzon Island, where there are 300,000 or 200,000 native monkeys? If you want something, you can just take it. Do you dare to resist?

Why do you resist?
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All 3,000 Tang navy soldiers disembarked and quickly assembled, slowly advancing upstream along the flooded Pasig River, where there was a city built by the "Tagalogs".

Because it was in an extremely primitive civilization stage, the entire Luzon island had not yet had a "country" born. It was still in the period of tribal rule, with tribes such as the "Tagalogs", "Ilos", "Bicols" and so on intertwined and independent.

The so-called city was nothing more than a settlement built with stones according to the terrain. The houses were simple and sewage was everywhere. However, the river embankment separated by a wall was well built, which could resist the erosion of the surging river water and protect the city on both sides of the embankment.

The Tang army arrived three miles outside the city, but did not attack. Instead, they chose a high ground and began to level the land, dig drainage ditches, and build tents. Under the astonished gaze of the natives in the city, they completed the camp construction at an extremely fast speed. At dusk, the continuous tents were built and 3,000 Tang troops moved in.

Form a confrontation.

With sophisticated equipment, sharp weapons, and incredible speed of camp construction, Lekum wisely realized that the combat power of both sides was not on the same level. This was a low-level suppression of civilization. He no longer had any hope, and after nightfall he took the initiative to leave the city and surrendered to the Tang army camp.

Xi Junmai had no interest in this indigenous leader. He just wanted to gather the leaders of various tribes on Luzon Island here within ten days of his rule. The Tang army had something to announce.

That’s right, it’s “something to announce” rather than “sit down to negotiate”. In Xi Jinping’s view, not launching a large-scale massacre in retaliation for the murder of Chinese merchants in Luzon has already been the most benevolent thing to do. Why should we negotiate with you?
I respect you very much if I just let you know what I want...

Instead of the torture, abuse, or even beheading as expected, Lekum was driven out of the Tang army camp that night, which even made him feel a little resentful and lost for being ignored.

After all, I am a clan leader, in charge of the island of Luzon, but in the eyes of the Tang people, I am no different from a monkey in the mountains...

It feels bad to be ignored.

But no matter how much he complained in his heart, he did not dare to compromise with Tang Jun's orders, and sent his trusted confidants to various places to rule the remaining large tribes overnight. Luzon Island is not big, but it is not small either. If he wants to gather the leaders of each tribe within ten days, the time is very tight.

Ten days later, when the "Bicol people" from the northernmost part of Luzon Island arrived, Lekum let out a long sigh, and brought the chiefs of the "Ilo" and "Bicol people" to the Tang army camp overnight to ask the apprentice to buy.

Xi Junmai and Yang Zhou were summoned to the central military tent.

Meeting the three indigenous chiefs who controlled Luzon Island, Xi Junmai went straight to the point: "The Tang navy traveled freely in the four seas and was invincible, but never bullied others or relied on the strong to bully the weak. Only when the Tang people suffered injustice in various places would they stand up and defend justice. The 'Eastern Tang Merchants' traded goods all over the world, and their prices were always fair and fair. Their purpose was not to make a lot of money for the Tang Dynasty, but to connect the four seas and exchange what they had, in order to help poor and ignorant small tribes like you keep up with the progress of civilization. For you, gratitude is inevitable, but in Luzon, what did we get? The Tang people who were doing business legally and treating others kindly were brutally killed!"

Xi Junmai angrily slammed the table, his finger almost poking Lekum's forehead: "First, the murderer who killed the Tang people should be punished according to the law to serve as a warning to others!"

There was an interpreter throughout the entire process, and such harsh words made the three powerful chiefs who called the shots in Luzon Island sweat profusely and tremble.

Lekum said repeatedly: "It is the chief priest of our tribe who is spreading rumors and misleading the people. I will kill him with my own hands!"

Xi Junmai nodded and said: "Use the heads of 400 'Tagalogs' to pay tribute to the souls of the Tang people who were killed by you!"

Lekum nodded rapidly: "No problem!"

His heart ached, for the strength of tribes on Luzon Island depended on the number of people they had. Killing four hundred people at once would make even the Tagalogs, the largest tribe in Luzon, feel the pain.

But could he refuse?
Dare you refuse?