"Lou Annoyance Pass is lost." When Han Cheng heard the news, he wasn't too surprised, as if everything was expected.

Frustrated Zhu looked at Han Cheng's plain appearance, and said in his heart: "The lord is becoming more and more mature, and when he encounters things, he has already achieved the realm of stability." ”

When Han Cheng saw that the Southern Xiongnu army outside Yanmen Pass was divided into four parts, he had already considered the possibility of Lou Fu Pass being lost.

The worst case is nothing more than that: the Yanmen Pass fire attack strategy has not been successful, and the Yanmen Pass has been lost; At the same time, Lou Fu Pass was also lost, and the northern part of Bingzhou was captured by the Southern Xiongnu, and he led the army to flee back to Changshan County, Jizhou.

Now fortunately, the strategy of attacking Yanmen Pass has been completed, and the Southern Xiongnu army outside Yanmen Pass can no longer attack Yanmen Pass, and there are more than 4,000 Southern Xiongnu soldiers in his hands, and everything has room to turn around, which is much stronger than the worst case, so Han Cheng showed a steady look.

Han Cheng got the news, and after thinking for a while, he said to Fu Zhu: "Changshi, negotiate with the Southern Xiongnu army under the city as soon as possible."

If necessary, I can promise to release some of the captives first. I have only one request, the Southern Xiongnu army in Lou Fu Pass is not allowed to attack any of the county towns of Yanmen County. ”

Fu Zhi knew that Han Cheng did this for the sake of the people, and after answering "no", he turned around and left.

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There are more than 5,000 people in the garrison of Loufan Pass, all of whom are from Yanmen County, Bingzhou, and recruited from the county orders of Loufan County and Yinguan County, but the equipment and grain and grass are supported by the three major families of the Gu family of Loufan County and the Wang family and the Bai family of Yinguan County.

On the surface, it was the army of the Han Dynasty, but in fact, it was the "private army" of the three families.

From the highest officer, Zhonglang General Gu Qiu, that is, the guard general of Lou Fu Pass; At all levels of the military, Sima has a constant relationship with these three families, and the three major families have also passed through these officers and firmly controlled this army.

Liu Neng, the left king of the Southern Xiongnu, disguised himself as a caravan and fled back to the tribe from Loufu Pass, and had a clear understanding of the situation of the defenders of Lou Fu Pass.

Therefore, when the big leader Hu Chuquan arranged for Liu Neng, the king of the left, and Tu'an, the king of the north, to attack Lou Fu Pass, Liu Neng knew that the big leader wanted to use the hands of the defenders of Lou Fu Pass to weaken his own strength again, just like the first time he went south.

After a battle in front of Yanmen Pass, Liu Neng became much more cautious, but he couldn't risk the lives of his tribesmen to attack Lou Fu Pass in vain; But as the king of Zuo, the orders of the big leader had to be listened to, so Liu Neng had a plan before going on the expedition.

On this day, a team of more than 100 people came from Dingxiang County in the north, and went south through Lou Fu Pass, of course, at this time, the news of the dispatch of the Southern Xiongnu army had not yet reached Lou Fu Pass in Yanmen County.

Lou annoyed that Gu Qiu was greedy, and he didn't know that danger was coming, and when he saw the arrival of this team from a distance on the city wall, he was overjoyed, "It's time to send money." ”

Gu Qiu got down the city wall, came to the caravan, and asked seriously, "What are you doing?" Is it a good citizen of the Han Dynasty? It won't be a minority scout, come and detain all the people in this caravan, search all the goods, and if there is a little contraband, they will all be killed, and report to the top as a scout. ”

At this time, a Han-looking "butler" came out of the caravan and said to Gu Qiu: "General, slow, can you take a step to speak?" He put his hand in his bosom, as if he was about to pull out something.

Gu Qiu looked at it and was sensible. So he came to the side with this "butler".

At the same time, a guy came out of the ranks and handed each soldier a hundred pennies.

When Gu Qiu and the "housekeeper" came to the side, the "housekeeper" quickly took out five taels of gold from his arms, and said respectfully to Gu Qiu: "This general, we are the caravan of the Zhang family in Hanzhong in the south, not the horses of the ethnic minorities, this is our proof." After saying that, he handed over a road guide-like thing to prove his identity.

Gu Qiu didn't have the heart to look at these things, all he thought about was how to get more money for himself. didn't even look at it, just said: "Don't fool me with broken things, you people from Hanzhong, what are you doing in the north of Bingzhou?" Not to mention coming to play, this reason is okay for children. ”

The "housekeeper" smiled slightly, and said even more humbly: "I don't dare to deceive anyone, who in the north of this state doesn't know that the general has a good eye and a good eye." We came to the grassland to buy some 'local products' and go back to earn some hard-earned money. ”

After speaking, he pointed to the horses of the caravan transporting goods.

Gu Qiu lives in the north of Bingzhou all the year round, and his calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry may not be complete, but when it comes to looking at horses, he is definitely a first-class good eyesight.

My good man, I use high-quality war horses to transport goods, it seems that this is a dealer who buys and sells war horses. This is not a serious businessman, and he can slaughter a lot of money.

Then the lion opened his mouth and said, "I don't care what kind of merchant you are, but leave fifty horses and thirty taels of gold, and I will let you go." ”

The "butler's" face changed, and he said: "This general has set such a price, so he knows what we are doing, you see, can I leave fifty taels of gold for the general, and I will take all the horses with me?" ”

Gu Qiu looked at it, "Hehe, it is indeed a businessman from the south." "If you ask them to make a big request, they will agree, because they only want to go into the city, and only the merchants will bargain with them.

Thinking of this, Gu Qiu said: "Okay, for your sake, leave the gold, and I'll let you go." ”

The "housekeeper" was overjoyed, quickly took out the gold, and then beckoned everyone to pass the test.

Xin said: "Everything is not as expected by King Zuo, this guard is really foolish." The reason why the "housekeeper" went so smoothly was inseparable from the advice of the Southern Xiongnu Zuo King when he came.

When they passed by Gu Qiu, Gu Qiu suddenly remembered something, and asked with a straight face: "Why don't you go to Yanmen Pass, but you want to go to Lou Fu Pass?" ”

The "butler" said, "General, you don't know yet. More than ten days ago, the army of the Southern Xiongnu and the defenders of Yanmen Pass fought, and suffered a big loss;

The entire northern steppe was arresting Han Chinese, and I finally spent a lot of money to escape.

I heard that the army of the Southern Xiongnu was preparing to go south to Yanmen Pass, and it was on a par with the defenders there.

We don't dare to leave from Yanmen, in case we are arrested and guarded by strong men, we will not be killed. I can only come to the precious land and go south to go home.

The general helps, we don't make money this time, we just ask the general to give him a chance to live.

Please also rest assured, we are only in a hurry, do not cause trouble, and leave soon. ”

Gu Qiu saw that the "housekeeper" had no questions to answer, and said, "Then let's go quickly, don't stay in our state for long." If something happens, I can't protect you. ”

The "butler" nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and said, "Surely, thank you, General." ”

In this way, this caravan of more than 100 people entered Lou Fu Pass, and Gu Qiu had fifty-five taels of gold in his arms.

This happened three times in three days, and Gu Qiu received a total of 240 taels of gold "extra money", and at the same time, he also put into the team of fleeing merchants with a total of more than 500 people.

Gu Qiu touched the gold in his arms and said in his heart: "It seems that the battle in Yanmen Pass is very tense, and many caravans have gone south from the northern grasslands, and they can only pass through my Loufu Pass."

Thanks to the defenders of Yanmen Pass, they provoked the Southern Huns, and made three extra money.

Do you want to add more business tax to pass the customs? This way you can make more money. ”