Chapter 132: The Barbarian Tribe’s 100,000 Captives, I Will Not Take Any of Them
Chapter 132: The barbarian tribe’s 100,000 captives, I don’t intend to release any of them!
After Lu Chen left the prison, Xiao Pengtian sighed deeply. Now they have no choice at all.
If they want to survive and save the entire Tianlang King tribe, perhaps they can only be loyal to the Northern King.
But...
They just had 200,000 of their fellow tribesmen killed by the soldiers led by the Northern King.
How many people in the tribe are willing to be loyal to the Northern King now?
If the Northern King really intends to move the Tianlang King tribe to the Northern County, and it is not a conspiracy, then the Northern King will most likely break up the entire Tianlang King tribe and it is impossible for the Tianlang King tribe to gather together.
In this way, is the Tianlang King tribe still the Tianlang King tribe?
When the people of their tribe are scattered all over the Northern County, their tribe will also be gone.
At that time, his title of Tianlang King will only be a title, not only will he have no land, but he will also have no subordinates.
Xiao Pengtian thought for a long time in the prison, but he still didn't make up his mind. He planned to wait until the princess and the Northern King negotiated before making a decision.
A month passed in a flash.
With Wu Yuan running back and forth, Lu Chen and Yelu Nanyan finally decided on the place and time for the negotiation.
Soon Lu Chen led his men north to the Northern Grassland.
Lu Chen was not a fool, so he would not go deep into the grassland. The place where they negotiated was next to a tributary of the Wanning River.
According to the regulations, each side was only allowed to bring 500 people.
Lu Chen also took only 500 black cavalry to the North.
Of course, Mu Changtian, Qin Yushan and Wen Renlie also went with him.
The same was true for Yelu Nanyan. Although there were not many men in their tribe, in order to prevent the Northern King from seeing that their situation was very bad, they tried every means to gather 500 strong men. They all looked very strong, but there was no master among them.
When Lu Chen was about to reach the designated place, he found that there was already a cavalry waiting on the river beach, and there were tables and blanket seats on the river beach.
As Lu Chen and his team gradually approached the negotiation site, two beautiful scenery appeared in Lu Chen's sight.
A mature woman with a plump figure, wearing a fur cloak, wearing various accessories on her head, and a bun attracted Lu Chen's attention.
The woman was dignified and elegant, and she didn't look like a barbarian woman at all, but more like a Daxia person.
At this time, Lu Chen used the system to identify the woman's information.
[Name: Yelu Nanyan]
[Identity: Former Princess of the Heavenly Wolf King, 32 years old, ninth-rank warrior, her mother was a lady from a family of the Great Xia Dynasty, she was kidnapped by the barbarians when she was young, and gave birth to Yelu Nanyan in the barbarian tribe. Yelu Nanyan was influenced by her mother since she was a child and yearned for the Great Xia. When she married the Heavenly Wolf King, the Heavenly Wolf King was already old, so she served the Heavenly Wolf King all year round until the Heavenly Wolf King died. She is still a virgin. She has great power in the Heavenly Wolf King tribe. When she took care of the former Heavenly Wolf King, she led the Heavenly Wolf King tribe to further grow and possessed extremely strong strength.]
[Rating: 96]
[Favorability: 45]
After reading Yelu Nanyan's information, Lu Chen was not too surprised. These information were similar to the information collected by the Jinyiwei about Yelu Nanyan.
Then Lu Chen's eyes fell on the woman next to Yelu Nanyan, who was wearing fur clothes and looked a little immature.
[Name: Xiao Wenyao]
[Identity: Daughter of the Heavenly Wolf King, Barbarian Princess, Rank 7 Warrior, Uncle Xiao Pengtian, 18 years old this year, she does not want to marry the Northern Xian King, and has tried to escape to Daxia many times. Xiao Pengtian originally planned to send Xiao Wenyao to Daxia after conquering Beijun this time. After learning that the Barbarian army failed, Xiao Wenyao planned to exchange herself for Xiao Pengtian. ]
[Rating: 94]
[Favorability: 50...51...55 (continuously rising)]
Seeing Xiao Wenyao's information, Lu Chen seemed a little surprised. As the daughter of the Heavenly Wolf King, he killed her father, but she not only did not hate him, but had a favorability of more than 50 towards him, and it was still rising.
Interesting.
At the same time.
Xiao Wenyao and Yelu Nanyan were both looking at Lu Chen coming from a distance.
Yelu Nanyan had known for a long time that Lu Chen was only a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, but the intelligence she had received before was all negative news about Lu Chen, such as Lu Chen was greedy for pleasure, kept many beautiful concubines in the palace, and spent all day seeking pleasure, and had long been drained by beauty.
But now it seems that the information she got was all false.
The young man who came on horseback, wearing a dark blue dragon robe, looked elegant and handsome, and his body also looked strong and powerful. He didn't look like he was drained by alcohol and sex at all.
Obviously, they were deceived.
No, it should be said that everyone was deceived by the King of the North.
Yelu Nanyan instantly made a new judgment on Lu Chen. This is a very ambitious man.
Yelu Nanyan couldn't help but worry that today's negotiations might not go too smoothly.
And Yelu Nanyan also noticed the black cavalry behind Lu Chen. Although there were only five hundred people, those black cavalry exuded a strong murderous aura. This was an elite heavy cavalry.
Obviously, the King of the North was able to defeat the 300,000 barbarian army, and these heavy cavalry must have participated. Although the King of the North only brought these 500 people, Yelu Nanyan knew that there must be more than these 500 heavy cavalry in Beijun. The King of the North brought these 500 heavy cavalry to show his military strength.
At this time, Xiao Wenyao stared at Lu Chen with her eyes. She was very nervous at first. After all, she thought that after she went to the King of the North’s mansion, she might become the King of the North’s female slave and be tortured by the King of the North every day.
But when she saw Lu Chen, she was instantly attracted by Lu Chen’s appearance.
Compared with the rough barbarians, Xiao Wenyao originally liked people from Daxia, not to mention that she had heard that the King of the North was handsome and unrestrained. Under Wu Yuan’s brainwashing, Xiao Wenyao had an idea about Lu Chen a long time ago.
In the past, she thought that after her father conquered Beijun, she would go to her father to reward her with the King of the North as a slave.
Of course, her idea has completely become a bubble. Not only can the King of the North not become her slave, but she may become the King of the North's little slave girl.
However, if she can become the King of the North's woman, the revenge of killing her father seems to be nothing.
Just as Xiao Wenyao was staring at Lu Chen in a trance, suddenly, a familiar figure appeared behind the King of the North.
The tall figure was also riding a horse, but he was disheveled and looked very tired.
Seeing that Lu Chen actually brought Xiao Pengtian with him, all the barbarians could not stand. The high priest said excitedly: "It's Xiao... General Xiao!!!"
Xiao Wenyao instantly woke up from her love affair. Seeing that Xiao Pengtian was still alive, Xiao Wenyao was extremely excited. She was about to run forward, "Ah... Uncle!!!"
Yelu Nanyan grabbed Xiao Wenyao's hand and didn't let her go.
The King of the North brought Xiao Pengtian here, obviously to increase the bargaining chips. At this time, it was not convenient for them to contact each other. Everything must be done according to procedures.
Not long after, Lu Chen came to the riverbank.
He got off his horse and looked at the beautiful woman Yelu Nanyan. He smiled and said, "It is said that the princess of the Heavenly Wolf King is beautiful and charming. Any man who sees her will not be able to take his eyes off her. I did not believe it at first, but today I see that it is indeed as it is said."
Hearing this, Yelu Nanyan was not angry. She smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, King Bei. Please take a seat, King Bei."
Lu Chen did not hesitate and went directly to the table and sat down.
He was not used to kneeling, and sitting cross-legged made Lu Chen a little uncomfortable. Lu Chen was ready to finish the discussion quickly and go back early.
Yelu Nanyan said at this time, "King Bei, I wonder what you think of the conditions we proposed at the beginning?"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "One hundred thousand horses, one hundred thousand sheep, and twenty thousand cows. If it were normal times, it would definitely be enough to exchange for one hundred thousand soldiers of the barbarians."
"But..."
Hearing the word "but", Yelu Nanyan frowned slightly, and the negotiation officially began.
Lu Chen looked into Yelu Nanyan's beautiful eyes and said, "But if I let all these 100,000 barbarian soldiers go back, wouldn't that be like asking for trouble? What if you feel that you can't stay in the grassland anymore and lead a large army to attack Beijun one day?"
Yelu Nanyan obviously guessed that Lu Chen would say this, and then he said, "We can sign a covenant. Within a hundred years, the Sirius King Tribe will never go south again."
Lu Chen said, "Covenant is a good thing, but why do I remember that the Sirius King Tribe has signed more than one covenant with Daxia?"
"For you barbarians, covenants seem to be torn up at any time."
"Even if you abide by the contract, how can you guarantee that your successor or the next Sirius King can abide by the covenant?"
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Yelu Nanyan's face looked a little ugly.
What Lu Chen said was true. The Sirius King Tribe did sign several covenants with Daxia, but each time it was the Sirius King Tribe that took the initiative to tear up the covenant.
Moreover, the Northern King mentioned a very crucial point, that is, the next person who controls the Heavenly Wolf King Tribe may not abide by the covenant.
In this case, it may be very difficult to get the Northern King to sign the covenant.
Yelu Nanyan said at this time: "I don't know what conditions the Northern King wants, you can tell me directly."
"But I still want to remind the Northern King that even without these 100,000 barbarian soldiers, our Heavenly Wolf King Tribe can still stand on the grassland."
"If we don't sign the covenant, some soldiers can't help but go south to plunder, which has nothing to do with our royal court."
Lu Chen laughed, and then said: "Princess Yelu, if you really think these 100,000 barbarian soldiers are dispensable, you won't come to negotiate with me."
"What is the current situation of your Heavenly Wolf King Tribe? I believe that Princess Yelu will know for herself. I know it very well in my heart. "
"If there are no men, it is hard to say whether the Sirius King Tribe will still exist after this winter. After all, there is a Northern Xian King in the north."
"The Sirius King Tribe lost more than 200,000 men at once. If the Northern Xian King knew about this, he would definitely not let go of the Sirius King Tribe. If the Sirius King Tribe is destroyed, the entire north will be dominated by the Northern Xian King. They have no reason not to do so."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Yelu Nanyan's jade hands couldn't help but tremble. She had expected Lu Chen's words, but she had never thought of how to refute.
The only thing you can do is pretend to be strong.
Yelu Nanyan said: "Don't you think that the Northern King is a little too naive? It has been a hundred years since the Sirius King's tribe moved to the North, and they have bred an unknown number of people. They only lost more than 200,000 people. Could it be that the Northern King's tribe has moved to the North for hundreds of years?" Does the king think that the Heavenly Wolf King’s tribe is no longer good?”
Lu Chen said calmly: "Princess Yelu, let me make it clear. You no longer need to pretend that your Sirius King tribe is very powerful. I have been paying attention to you from the first day you arrived in Beijun. Following your every move, the approximate population of your Sirius King tribe, the approximate number of horses, cattle and sheep, as well as your collusion with the merchants of Daxia, and what kind of transactions you have with the aristocratic family of Daxia and the Eighth Prince, this king is here. It’s crystal clear.”
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Yelu Nanyan and the elders of the barbarian clan suddenly changed their expressions.
Only the top brass of the Barbarian tribe knew about their deal with the Great Xia family and the Eighth Prince, but the Northern King revealed it directly, which showed that the Northern King already knew everything about the Sirius King's tribe.
Of course, they were not sure if these were barbarian soldiers, or if Xiao Pengtian betrayed them.
They now know one thing very clearly, that is, their negotiations this time are very passive, with almost no possibility of bargaining.
After a long while, Yelu Nanyan snorted and said, "So, from the day Beiwang came to Beijun, he has been thinking about how to eliminate the Sirius King tribe?"
Lu Chen said: "Destroy? No, no, no, I have no such plan."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Yelu Nanyan was immediately confused. If it wasn't to destroy the tribe of the Heavenly Wolf King, then what was it for?
Lu Chen continued: "There are many barbarians in the North, not only the Sirius King tribe, but there are more barbarians in the west. Even if one tribe is eliminated, other barbarians will still move to the North."
Yelu Nanyan said: "Since the Northern King is not trying to destroy our tribe, I don't know what kind of conditions the Northern King has, so I can put it forward directly."
Lu Chen felt his legs were a little sore, so he stood up directly, then looked at Wanning River and said, "Let me tell you straight. I have no intention of releasing any of the 100,000 captives of the barbarians."
Hearing this, Yelu Nanyan and the barbarian elders were stunned.
Yelu Nanyan's face turned pale. This was the worst outcome she had expected. After all, these were 100,000 barbarian captives, and this was the best opportunity to eliminate the tribe of the Heavenly Wolf King. As a man with such a deep scheming mind, King Bei, How could I let this opportunity go?
Yelu Nanyan said at this time: "Since the King of the North has no intention of releasing anyone, why did he still agree to the negotiation? Is it possible that the King of the North intends to use this opportunity to get rid of us all?"
Considering this possibility, Yelu Nanyan and the others mobilized the barbarian cavalry from the beginning to support them from a distance. It was impossible for both parties to bring only such a few people to such negotiations.
After Yelu Nanyan finished speaking, the atmosphere on the scene became tense for a moment. The barbarian soldiers had already tightened their swords in their hands, and the black cavalry were ready to charge at any time.