Seeing that it was about to enter November, and five days ago, the snow also fell one after another, and at this time, Budugen, one of the three leaders of Xianbei, actually invited himself to meet in Beiyu......

"How many of them came?" Liu Tao is more concerned about this, and according to the outcome, a full-scale war may be conducted.

Originally, there was a consideration, that is, Kebi could come from the southeast as the vanguard. Then Budugen went south again, but the biggest problem was that the previous battle seemed to be too much stimulation for that group of Xianbei people, and one or two were either stupid or crazy.

In the end, I don't know if they are Kebi Nengbu. As for whether there is an agreement with the root of the step, there is no way to know.

Huang Zhong, who followed up in Beiyu, was on guard in the Yinshan area for a few days, but no trace of thieves was found, so Liu Tao lifted his vigilance and planned to devote himself to the winter. Unexpectedly, it took more than 20 days for them to come.

"At the moment, there are less than a thousand people. It cannot be ruled out that there are more enemy troops in the Yinshan Mountain Range. Jian Yong looked at the military newspaper, and then raised his head and reported.

"Since the other party only brought a thousand, then our side also brought a thousand." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Don't say that we are afraid of them!" ”

In fact, the main force has been stationed in Yuanyang County, or it has not been withdrawn. Originally, it was going to be withdrawn after the New Year, who made Xianbei Lao like to go south in autumn and winter......

"My lord, in this case, there is actually no need to go over in person, right? All you need to do is send a messenger and contact him. Xun Yu was a little worried, so he came forward to persuade him.

"To show weakness to the enemy is to calculate the other party. Although I would like to send troops directly over and plunder the steppes, our Majesty will obviously not agree. Therefore, it is still very important to have peace on the border. Liu Tao shook his head.

The fact that order has not yet collapsed means that many things have to be ordered unless he openly cries out for rebellion. It's been a few years, there's no need to play so big, and besides, his current background is not enough to support his rebellion.

The matter was settled like this, and Xun Yu could not continue to advise. Liu Tao led the army to Beiyu County the next day.

With the army of 500 archers and cavalry, 500 personal guards. When necessary, more than 1,000 people in Beiyu County will also go out of the city to respond, and if there is no news for two days, then the soldiers of Yuanyang County will also go north as soon as possible.

Outside Beiyu County, Bu Dugen and Liu Tao are officially meeting for the first time. It's just that the atmosphere on both sides doesn't seem so friendly, or rather, everyone is on guard against each other.

"Leader Budugen, I didn't expect that I hadn't come over to visit, but Your Excellency took the initiative to come." Liu Tao personally stepped forward, followed only by Zhang Fei and Yang Jie.

The former looks fierce and vicious, which can be regarded as window dressing. The latter seemed to be at ease, but in fact he was ready to bend his bow and shoot arrows at any time. At the current distance, it only takes one arrow to shoot the stephen!

"Yunzhong County was originally my hunting ground, of course you can come here casually." The latter replied casually, arrogant to the extreme, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense because of this.

"Coincidentally, Ben Jiang actually wants to go hunting in the grassland, I don't know if Your Excellency welcomes it?" Liu Tao said jokingly.

"If you have what it takes, you're always welcome!" When Budugen heard this, he immediately burst out laughing.

"It seems that Your Excellency is planning to come to declare war?" Liu Tao asked.

"Declaration of war...... In fact, there is nothing ...... to declare war" Bu Dugen looked at Liu Tao in front of him, this young man didn't look like a warrior, "As far as I know, you have only been in Yunzhong County for more than half a year. If I go south with all the strength of my tribe, you may resist? ”

"It depends on the level of your so-called power of the whole clan." Liu Tao smiled, "Just half a month ago, our side destroyed another 5,000 Kebineng cavalry who dared to enter Yunzhong County. ”

Bu Dugen was stunned when he heard this, and then frowned. Obviously, he didn't know about the five thousand.

He would go south, mainly to seek justice for his people, and according to the people who had fled back, these despicable Han people launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night, and only then did they defeat their 2,000 people. In their opinion, the sneak attack is not brave, so they look down on Liu Tao.

But if you defeat 5,000 cavalry in a dignified manner, then say something else. In other words, if the Han army can really defeat the 5,000 Xianbei cavalry in a dignified manner, then it can already be regarded as a certain threat.

If you want to start a war, you must use at least tens of thousands of people to start, and it is estimated that there is no benefit in winning, after all, the number of people killed in battle is estimated to be quite a lot. If he loses, his power will be weakened, and Kebi can be on his side, but I hope he will be weak.

"Your Excellency is not going to deceive me, I have just experienced a big battle in more than two or twenty days...... Bu Dugen immediately found a question, "Why are those soldiers behind Your Excellency not at all the same as after the big war?" ”

According to past experience, to eliminate 5,000 Xianbei cavalry, at least thousands of Han casualties had to be paid. Now looking at the cavalry behind Liu Tao, every one of them is in good spirits, and it doesn't look like it was after the battle just now.

"Hahaha......" Liu Tao laughed, and then Zhang Fei and others also laughed.

"What's so funny?" Budugen felt a little unhappy, so he shouted.

"Laugh at you for being stupid!" Liu Tao said with a smile, "The five thousand Xianbei cavalry were completely annihilated by our army, and none of them could go back. In addition, our army did not have a single casualty, so there is this spirit, understand? ”

"This ...... How is this possible? Budugen was a little stunned for a moment, when did the world change so fast?

"The five thousand Xianbei cavalry, deducting two thousand and sending them to Luoyang to report their merits, and the other three thousand I piled up into Jingguan, which is near Dingxiang County, if you have the opportunity, you can go over and have a look." Liu Tao said with a smile.

Listening to what he said, Budugen was a little unsure of what was true and false. However, seeing that the soldiers behind Liu Tao were full of fighting spirit, he was more inclined to believe this statement.

If so, this Han army, which only came over more than half a year ago, is estimated to be difficult to mess with! If you fight directly, it is estimated that you will suffer a loss, but you don't want to let the source of soldiers in the clouds go, and you are not reconciled. For the sake of today, it is natural to maximize profits.

"Haha, maybe there will be a chance to go over in the future." Bu Dugen immediately laughed, "Maybe the general misunderstood, I waited for this time to go south, just hoping to discuss with the general, open the border market, and exchange ......."

This attitude has really become fast enough, Liu Tao complained in his heart. However, if you open a border market, you can also consider it.

"If it's a fair deal, then of course ...... welcome on my side," Liu Tao thought for a while and replied, "But there are conditions!" ”

"Tell me about it!" When Bu Dugen heard this, he also felt that it was expected, so he motioned for Liu Tao to continue.

"The border city can start outside Beiyu County, but Your Excellency's soldiers must not be close to the range of fifty miles of Beiyu County, otherwise it will be regarded as an active declaration of war, and our side can fight back freely." Liu Tao reminded, "In addition, the number of people who come to trade in each batch cannot exceed one hundred!" And in the process of trading, you are not allowed to walk around, otherwise we can catch it! ”