Under the city of Luoyang.

A peculiar-looking procession stopped here.

Tall-headed, dressed in clothes made of skin, and wearing a hat made of unknown hair on his head.

Each one looks so sturdy.

This team was obviously not the face and dress of Zhu Xia, but it still attracted the onlookers of the people who entered and left the city.

"Han envoy, is this Luoyang?" Looking at the tall city wall, the Luoyang city wall that was almost impossible to see, Bayar couldn't help but look at Lu Jia with shock on his face.

Along the way, he saw too many cities, some large and some small.

I have also been shocked countless times.

But when standing under Luoyang City, he still couldn't control the surprise in his heart.

How much manpower and financial resources should be spent to build such a large city?

Those ordinary cities are enough to give them a headache, what if they come to attack Luoyang?

Bayar tried 10,000 ways to do it, but in the end he couldn't figure out how to take the huge city.

"Prince, this is Luoyang, in fact, Luoyang is not the best city in the Han Kingdom, but the king often says, the world is undecided, why enjoy it? Therefore, Luoyang was chosen as the capital. Lu Jia explained with a smile, what he liked most was the way they were surprised.

"It's worthy of the King of Han......" Bayar couldn't help but sigh.

How can a man on the grassland have such a scheming?

Most of them are drunk today, and they will be drunk tomorrow if they have no food to rob their mother.

The spoils of war and killing should be enjoyed to reflect their unique status.

What is the world undecided, how can you enjoy it?

If this is placed on the grassland, your men will turn against you.

It's hard work, and you can't even enjoy it, so it's a fart?

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were already waiting at the city gate, and after a solemn ceremony, Lu Jia's task was completed.

Next, the officials of the Ministry of Rites took Bayar and his party to the courtyard specially prepared for him.

And Lu Jia didn't get a precious rest time and was pulled directly into the palace.

After entering the small courtyard, Bayar and the others had some deep worries in their hearts in addition to their excitement.

"I didn't expect there to be so many elite soldiers in this Luoyang City!" Bayar sighed with sorrow on his face.

"Yes, they look even stronger than Qin Ting's army!" Batu replied with no excitement on his face.

Bayar is the son of the king of the Yue clan, and Batu is the son of Agudam, and these two people are the sons of the king of the Yue clan and Agudam.

If nothing else, it is more likely that these two will succeed in the future.

Entering Luoyang, they saw a lively street, and at almost every interface, there was a team of Han soldiers standing there motionless.

Occasionally, you can see a group of soldiers patrolling with neat steps and armed weapons.

To see whether an army is strong, momentum is a very important aspect to consider.

Obviously, the forbidden army in Luoyang City is the most powerful army that Bayar and Batu have ever seen.

It turns out that what they saw was not wrong.

The forbidden army was selected from hundreds of thousands of troops, and with Zhang Buyi's tireless training, the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army, even if it was fought on foot against the cavalry, would not suffer much loss.

As for the other, the streets were full of Han troops.

It was purely three days later that the enthronement ceremony, at this point in time, shouldn't the forbidden army still move?

"But along the way, we rarely saw the real elite of the Han army, and what we saw was more just some ordinary soldiers defending the city." Bayar said with a frown.

This gave him a headache, and the elite of the Han army basically would not use it to defend the city.

The real elite are on standby in the battalion, and when they encounter war, they come out and face it head-on.

But one city and two cities, and even dozens of cities have not been able to see the elite of the Han army, how can it not be strange?

"Did the Han army hide the elite?" Batu wondered.

"Probably not, so many people, where can they hide? There is no need to hide either. Bayar shook his head, and then said: "Look at the equipment of these elite soldiers in Luoyang, most of the weapons are iron, and the armor on the body also has iron to protect the key parts, whether it is attack power or protection power, it is not comparable to us." ”

"No matter how strong they are, they are just infantry, even if we give them war horses, how can they be trained into cavalry in a short period of time? If you can't be skilled, it's better to fight on foot than to ride a war horse. Batu shook his head as well.

Both men and women on the prairie grew up on horseback, a natural advantage.

It's as big as letting the steppe people dismount and fight with the Han army on foot, how can it be played?

Moreover, it is much more difficult to fight on horseback than on foot.

"Look again, and don't forget our purpose......" Bayard reminded his sister.

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On the other side, Lu Jia was brought into the palace in a hurry, and then into the council hall.

As soon as I entered, I found that there seemed to be a lot of people in the council hall.

Look up.

Zhang Liang is ordered by the middle book, Chen Ping is ordered by the book, and Xiao He is served in the middle.

Zhang Cang, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Chen Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the secretary of the Ministry of War.

and a Peng Yue, who Lu Jia doesn't know who it is, is a very stranger.

The remaining two are naturally the Han King Wang Buyi and the forbidden army general Zhang Buyi.

The council hall was not very big in the first place, but now there are so many people standing, it makes people feel like they are pressed by the black.

is also a well-informed veteran, Lu Jia was not stunned for too long.

After looking at the situation in the palace for a while, he hurriedly saluted: "The minister did not dishonor the king's order, and successfully sent the Yue clan to the Yue clan, and reached an agreement with the Yue clan king to deliver war horses, and the Yue clan king sent the prince Bayar and others to discuss specific matters......"

Lu Jia briefly introduced the situation, and then put his hands flat and held the festival in his hands.

Back in the capital, the festival is naturally to be handed in, and there is no such thing as a task to complete and keep as a souvenir.

Zhang Buyi skillfully stepped forward to take over the festival, and then hung it on the shelf on the side.

"Tell me what agreement you made with the King of the Moon Clan?" Wang was not hungry and did not ask for warmth, and asked directly.

"The Yue clan will hand over 300,000 war horses to the Han State within a year, and the Han State needs to give the Yue clan 10,000 stone of salt, 1 million stone of grain, and allow the Yue clan to go south, if the Xiongnu go south, the Han State should send troops to fight with them." Lu Jia said.

Wang Buyu frowned suddenly.

Lu Jia really opened his mouth as a lion, 300,000 war horses.

If these horses were obtained, the Han State would be able to form a cavalry force of 100,000 men within a year.

And it's the kind that can go on expeditions, and the speed of forming cavalry in the future will be faster and faster.

Although the lion opened his mouth, the problem was that Han was not an empty glove white wolf.

10,000 stone salt and 1 million stone grain also provided the Yueshi with living space to go south, and helped them resist the attack of the Xiongnu.

It stands to reason that this should be a reciprocal quid pro quo.

War horses are only valuable in the Han Kingdom, and although they are also valuable in the grassland, they are not impossible to exchange.

Salt is not only valuable in the Han Kingdom, but also even more valuable in the grassland.

Could it be that the previous speculation that the Yueshi people directed and acted by themselves is incorrect?

"Have you ever heard the news of the Xiongnu's southward movement when you were in the Yueshi?" Wang Buyu continued to ask.

Looking at Wang Buxing's frowning expression, Lu Jia's heart instantly beat a drum.

Thinking that Wang was not hungry, perhaps he thought that he had promised too many things to the Yue people.

But otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get so many war horses from the Yue Clan.

Tens of thousands of horses are not thirsty for the Han Kingdom.

Lu Jia, who was still thinking about how to justify this matter, suddenly heard another question about Wang Buxing, and it seemed that he didn't mean to blame himself?

"Your Majesty, the Huns do have signs of going south, when the minister was still in the Yueshi, he met the situation of the Hun scouts fighting with the Yueshi scouts, and at that time it was speculated that the Huns would launch an offensive against the Yueshi in the spring of the next year, so as to urge the king of the Yueshi to make a decision quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night!" Lu Jia hurriedly said.

Hearing Lu Jia say this, many people also had some enlightenment in their hearts.

Zhang Liang shook his head lightly and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, now it seems that this night has really been long, and I am afraid that there are a lot more dreams!" ”

“？？？” Lu Jia looked at Zhang Liang with a confused expression, and said puzzledly: "What does Zhongshu Ling mean by this?" ”

"Three days ago, we received an urgent report from the border pass, the time should be shortly after you left the Yueshi, the Yueshi people went to the border pass to ask for help, saying that the Huns suddenly went south and attacked a large tribe of the Yueshi people, and the Yueshi people lost a lot, including 50,000 war horses that were promised to us, and the scouts in other places also found the shadow of the Hun scouts." Zhang Liang explained with a smile.

Lu Jia was shocked in his heart, and he was afraid.

According to what Zhang Liang said, that is to say, what he had negotiated with the King of the Yue Clan before, they may have changed their minds again?

Why did I tell the king about 300,000 horses, and in the blink of an eye, you lost 50,000 horses for me?

Okay, you shameless King of the Yue Clan, the loss-making envoy is still going to say something good for you, but you are good, you are going to push the envoy into the fire pit directly.

"Your Majesty, I don't rule out the fact that the Huns went south, but the minister thinks it's unlikely, when the minister leaves, the grassland has changed, and the minister specially asked the guide, saying that if this is the case in previous years, it will definitely snow within ten days, and once the snow falls, it will rarely start a war on the grassland, and the herdsmen will begin to gather together to spend the winter, besides, in that kind of weather conditions, it is impossible to come out to fight...... "Lu Jia said with a red face.

"How could it be?" Xiao He asked suddenly.

Lu Jia glanced at Xiao He, how could it be impossible?

How do you explain this?

Just say it's too cold?

It seems that the winter of Zhuxia is also quite cold, but the key is to only say that it is cold, and everyone seems to have no idea.

Lu Jia stirred his brain, thought hard, and suddenly remembered something that the guide Achar had told him.

"In this winter on the grassland, the coldest time is to stand and pee, and the urine can freeze before it reaches the ground......