Chapter 268 Returning to the South (1)

"The elite cavalry of the clan, willing to be the vanguard of the general!"

At the end of the sentence, Xiutu Wang Dugu fell to his knees with a thud, with a shamed expression, and drew out the scimitar at his waist and aimed it at his heart: "If the general thinks it is not enough, Xiao Wang is willing to die to atone for his sin, just to let the son of the clan go. "

No matter what the others thought, anyway, the tribal leader who came together to make amends saw this scene, immediately knelt down on the ground, lowered his head, and remained silent.

good acting.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Hugh Tu Wang Dugu is advancing by retreating. After all, he has traveled thousands of miles to plead guilty, just to ask for a way to survive, how could he be willing to die?

As for the life of the son of the family, it is really not that important to the royal family.

However, Lu Li looked at the vanguard officer Song Xian in amazement. What did this guy do to scare King Xiutu like this——

First he listened silently to the lord's reprimand, then he kept defending himself like an old wolf without claws and claws, and finally, after hearing Zhang Liao's threat, he knelt on the ground directly, saying that he would send troops to help the officers and soldiers suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turbans.

At the same time, Song Xian, who stood watching the play with his arms folded, seemed to feel something, and raised his eyes to look around.

The eyes of the two met.

It's a pity that there is something serious to do now, otherwise Lu Li really wanted to ask why.

At this time, Ding Yuan took the scimitar and looked down at the other party without saying a word.

Seeing this, King Xiutu lowered his posture, and prostrated himself on the ground humbly, offering knives and me fish. Now, he can only pray to the leader of the Han army not to act arrogantly.

Zhang Liao was speechless for a while, he just quoted an allusion, he didn't say everything——

Who would have imagined that the heads of the Xiutu tribe, the Dugu tribe, and the Tu tribes would be so afraid of death, even King Guli.

"Forget it." Ding Yuan threw away the scimitar and waved his sleeve robe, "I don't need to worry about suppressing the civil strife. I and the state army still have this ability. You can just return to the grassland."

"No." Dugu looked up.

At this time, the lord said again: "In addition to this, you also need to pay for the comfort and comfort of the fallen soldiers of Yanmen County."

Although the grassland people don't know how to weave cloth and make silk, and they are not good at making money, but they have cattle and sheep, animal fur, and first-class war horses in their hands, and who can refuse these things?

Because of this, all the generals in the tent restrained their minds one after another, and looked at King Xiutu in unison.

Suddenly, Dugu felt pressure doubled.

"For every soldier killed in battle, Xiao Wang is willing to give fifty sheep as compensation, and for every injured person, Xiao Wang is willing to give twenty sheep and ten sheepskins as comfort."

Since Xiutu is located in Liangzhou and controls a large number of pastures with lush water and grass, King Xiutu made a lot of money, but he never mentioned horses.

However, what Ding Yuan likes the most is war horses. After all, cattle, sheep, fur, and Bingzhou are also productive, but horses are different. Once he can get a lot of supplements, he can expand the scale of wolf cavalry.

"Haha, King Xiutu is indeed a man of courtesy and sincerity, so I will do as you say."

Hearty laughter came from above.

At this moment, Ding Yuan has already thought of a countermeasure. In fact, this is not difficult at all, it is nothing more than setting up some names.

Are you still afraid that he won't agree?

At this time, King Xiutu, who was prostrate on the ground, was ecstatic, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

There are plenty of sheep on the grassland.

Coupled with the fact that the weather has been good in the past few years, there are countless cattle and sheep in the tribe, if it is not for the robbing of silk, armor, craftsmen, and Dingkou, it is impossible for him to agree to King Zuoxian's invitation.

From the looks of it now, it was just the loss of some animals for hunger, and no bones were hurt at all. After a few more years, the tribe would be back to its original state.

On the side, Lu Li, who was acting as the background with Song Xian and others, frowned slightly. Even if he was new to the army, he knew that horses were the most precious, let alone a veteran on the battlefield like the lord. mistake.

as expected.

Under the gaze of everyone, the lord Ding Yuan personally helped King Xiutu up, and held his hand directly to show his closeness.

However, after a few words of comfort to the other party, the lord seemed to have thought of something bothering him, and after a long sigh, he secretly said:

"It's a pity that the old lady is so soft-spoken. Although I know that you are being coerced by Zuo Xianwang, but if the court wants to pursue it in the future, I'm afraid..."

Speaking of this, Ding Yuan deliberately paused, seeing that he was indifferent, he simply stated clearly: "I am afraid that the emperor who is far away in Luoyang will issue an edict to recruit Bingzhou Qingzhuang, crusade against various ministries in the grassland, and build a Beijing temple to demonstrate force. There is nothing the old man can do, he can only obey orders."

Jingguan?

There is one outside the camp!

It was built with the corpses of tens of thousands of Huns. Even in severe cold weather, the stench of corpses still permeates within a radius of ten miles and lingers for a long time.

"Please save the general!"

King Xiutu finally couldn't hold it anymore, and knelt down again with a plop, weeping and kowtowing like garlic, and his original blunt Chinese became much more fluent: "General, what do you think should be done, as long as our tribe If you don't get liquidated in the future, Xiao Wang can do whatever you want!"

A man in his fifties with gray temples called himself Xiao Wang, Lu Li shook his head helplessly.

"The Son of Heaven once said: Zhang Changshi is my father, and Zhao Changshi is my mother. From this point of view, these two constant servants must be trusted by His Majesty, and you can ask them to intercede on your behalf."

The ten permanent attendants who sell their officials and nobles?

Lu Li knew that the lord was probably planning to make a shitty pot for the eunuchs while knocking on bamboo poles.

After all, both the romance and the official history show that after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty next year, Ding Yuan, who was appointed as the ruler of Jinwu, led troops to Luoyang and was invited by He Jin to kill the eunuch.

If it weren't for the contempt and the profit, no matter how loyal the lord is to the big man, he wouldn't have led troops there all the way.

"General, Xiao Wang doesn't understand the rules of officialdom, please take care of it."

King Xiutu was not stupid, so he naturally knew that the so-called bribery of the servant was just a cover.

"Well, how about 50,000 war horses?"

At this moment, the tent was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

In fact, due to the violent vibration of his mind, King Xiutu didn't even realize that his breath was unconsciously rushing.

Fifty thousand horses?

And, it's not a pony, but a war horse that can be pulled directly into the battlefield!

Also, what eunuch would love a war horse?

Aren't they all gold and silver treasures? !

It's too ugly to eat.

Just like that, after an unknown amount of time, King Xiutu finally squeezed out a smile on his tense old face: "I'll let the tribal warriors give up their mounts, and we can make up 30,000 horses. The rest, When Xiao Wang returns to the grassland, he will immediately send someone to bring it...the imperial court, please ask the general."

Hearing this, Ding Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and agreed a few words casually to let him relax, saying that the old man should shoulder the burden.

Not far away, Lu Li, who witnessed the whole process, once again refreshed his understanding of the lord.