The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 612: Openly Robbed and Secretly Seized
Deva's face turned bitter, he sighed and said: "General, what you said is very true, we also want to wipe out the Han thieves."

"It's just that the South has been through wars in recent years, and the people are suffering. It will take time to prepare food, fodder and weapons. I wonder how the general plans to deploy it?"

Kumar sneered in his heart. He could tell that Deva was stalling, but he remained amiable on the surface: "Deva is right. However, the military situation is urgent and we cannot just sit there and wait for death."

"I only brought 30,000 elite troops this time, and these Han bandits have 200,000 to 300,000 people. I'm afraid we are no match for them."

"If we give up now, I'm afraid that next year, the southern part of our Kushan Empire will fall into the hands of these Han people."

"How should we deal with ourselves then?"

Kumar's words made the situation clear, and everyone present immediately began to discuss it secretly.

Tian Gui, who was sitting low-key behind Deva, looked deeply at the unusually calm general in front of him.

As expected, the world is so big, and the Kushans also have outstanding people!

No one is stupid.

Tian Gui never advised Deva and Kumar to confront each other head-on.

Not to mention that he is just a representative of the powerful. If the royal court is really angered, it is not impossible to take him down at a certain price.

The threat from the Han people is imminent, and no matter how hard they try to conceal it, they cannot deceive these southern warlords.

Compared with the threat from the royal court, the threat from the Han people is greater.

After all, all the royal court wanted was for them to pay taxes obediently, while the Han people wanted all their property, even their lives.

They know clearly what is important and what is not.

Even if some of them had the idea of ​​secretly surrendering to the three kings, they were still a very small minority.

Unless the Three Kings' army is under pressure and they feel despair, they will never give up the power and wealth in their hands.

"What do you think, General?" Deva looked at Kumar strangely, but he sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, Gui Chen guessed it right again."

He really couldn't imagine what was going on in Tian Gui's head that he could guess Kumar's thoughts and methods so clearly.

Little do people know that this kind of operation is very common in Central China and has become a common practice.

However, the trick is not new, the key is how to use it. Judging from Kumar's performance, he is definitely qualified.

Kumar paced to the map of Kushan territory hanging in the hall, and his fingertips heavily ran over the border area between Sindhu and the south. The muscles under the gorgeous leather armor were slightly tensed.

"Everyone, please see that the Han army has just occupied the land of Sindhu. It seems that it has 300,000 soldiers and is very powerful. But in fact, it has not yet established a firm foothold. Most of the soldiers must suppress various places, and the troops that can be mobilized are extremely limited."

"If we don't strike them now while they are still unstable, we will be finished once they completely control Sindhu!"

After Kumar finished speaking, he turned around and scanned the crowd with his eyes like a hawk: "The emperor saw the crisis, so he sent me here."

"The 30,000 elite soldiers I brought with me are all veterans who have experienced bloody battles, and we have the Royal Court's Military Soul Corps to support us!"

As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the hall stopped abruptly. Condon excitedly took half a step forward, but was stopped by Deva's cold look.

Tian Gui stroked the bamboo flute at his waist and stared at Kumar.

Sure enough, the Military Soul Corps was also sent out.

"But relying solely on the troops the general has brought..." Deva still hesitated.

"Of course we need everyone's help." Kumar strode to Deva's side and put his hand on his shoulder. The seemingly intimate action contained oppression.

"In this battle, I plan to have Brother Deva and General Condon as my assistants, leading the troops together."

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Brother Deva, you can select 100,000 elite troops on your own, and General Condon will be in charge of the remaining 70,000."

He assigned the task calmly, and acted as if it was for your own good.

He just made a promise and wanted the powerful people to prepare 150,000 troops for him, and 50,000 of them had to be handed over to Condon.

This is simply unreasonable.

Deva and the other powerful men looked at each other and were about to find a reason to refuse. But Kumar continued, "For this expedition, all the food and supplies will be allocated by the royal court! After the war, we will reward you according to your merits, and we will never let your efforts go in vain!"

"All the lands conquered will belong to those present here, depending on who has contributed the most and achieved the most."

"Moreover, the royal court will readjust the tax rate and reduce the tax revenue in the South by half."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the powerful men in the south suddenly lit up.

However, Tian Gui sneered in his heart, this was clearly a method of robbery and seizure.

Kumar wanted to have powerful people and keep the military power firmly in his hands, and also promised food, fodder and rewards, which can be said to be killing three birds with one stone.

As for the so-called tax reduction and exemption, it is obvious that the intention is to first improve the already nearly paralyzed tax system and then slowly clean it up.

These southern tyrants did not pay taxes according to the rules, and some of them had many ways to hide their wealth.

The amount of tax paid is barely enough to support Kang Dun's 20,000 soldiers. What's the point of reducing it by half?

However, Kumar's words touched the sore spot of the southern powerful people.

Not to mention the huge piece of land that was conquered.

Tax cuts are real.

They pay less tax now, but it is illegal.

What if the royal court settles accounts in the future? Wouldn't it be a great thing to be able to pay half the tax?

People all want to give themselves more insurance and leave a way out.

Kumar's sense of measure was just right, and with a pull and a tug, the southern tyrant was shaken again.

Seeing this, Deva lowered his head and secretly glanced at Tian Gui.

Seeing Tian Gui gently shaking his head with a slightly gloomy expression, he immediately understood.

Then his expression immediately turned to joy. He looked up at Kumar and saluted, saying, "General, since this is the arrangement, Deva dare not disobey."

"It will probably take some time to mobilize an army of over 100,000. Why not mobilize 70,000 troops first just in case?"

The situation is stronger than the person, and now Deva can only delay as much as possible so as to think of a way to break the impasse.

Kumar stared at Deva for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Okay! Just as Brother Deva said!"

"But the military situation is urgent. I must see the remaining 100,000 troops in half a month."

Then, without waiting for Deva's reply, he patted his shoulder and said, "If we win this battle, I will definitely commend you in front of His Majesty! Brother Deva will have to take care of all the things in the south from now on!"

It's another veiled rhetoric, seemingly a promise but actually a hidden threat.

Looking at Deva being played around by Kumar, Tian Gui couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These so-called powerful people are far inferior to the group of old foxes in the Central Plains.

He simply couldn't bear to look at this level.

He was able to rise to the position of leader of the southern tyrants like this, it's really...

God bless Da Qi!

As one of the two groups of spies arranged in advance by Jia Xu, his mission was to help the southern Kushan warlords.

There is no need to find out much information or achieve much results.

As long as we don't get exposed and help the southern powers stabilize the situation so as not to be easily taken down by the Kushans, it will be fine.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

What's more, considering the level of these southern warlords, they pose no threat to them at all.

(End of this chapter)