The task of expanding the scale of the Lunshui Alliance, Zhao Hongrun handed it over to the patriarch of the Bai Aries tribe of the Qi tribe, Halegohe, and the patriarch of the Lu Lun clan, Lu Balong, and others.

In fact, to be more serious, the contributions made by these tribes to the Great Wei are not enough in Zhao Hongrun's opinion to be assessed as a 'first-class alliance', but in order to encourage those tribes to defect to the Yu Alliance and submit to the Wei State, Zhao Hongrun does not mind being promoted out of the ordinary, anyway, the patriarchs of Halegoh and Lu Balon, they have indeed gradually developed a sense of closeness to the Wei State.

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun planned to shape it as a model of 'Wei-Sichuan harmony', and induce more Sanchuan tribes to join the camp close to Wei.

It is a pity that the Qiang tribe and the Ling tribe politely refused to join the Yu Alliance, and Ordmer, the leader of the meeting in place of the Shan tribe, did not rush to make a decision, but told Zhao Hongrun that this matter was very important, and he hoped to seek the opinion of the old patriarch of the Yi tribe Fei Yang Tahun after he returned, and then give Zhao Hongrun a reply.

In other words, none of the three remaining major tribes in the land of Sanchuan have expressed any intention of joining the Yushui Alliance.

Because of this, many small and medium-sized tribes that are attached to these three tribes have also hesitated, planning to wait and see for a while.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun secretly sneered.

He wasn't going to convince the tribes who thought so highly of themselves, and he didn't want to ignore the tribes who were going to wait and see for a while.

Waiting for the next opportunity?

Hey! Let's talk about it in 10 years!

There is no doubt that within ten years, a tribe like the Lun tribe, which is friendly to the Wei State, will grow rapidly to the point of becoming a big tribe, and those tribes who think highly of themselves will not have their living space in this Sanchuan land ten years later, it is unknown.

Although this matter is not perfect, Zhao Hongrun is already very satisfied with being able to do it to this extent.

For the rest, he only needs to have a meeting with the tribal chiefs who have joined the Yu Alliance to discuss the specific business steps, and even if the matter on Sanchuan's side is over, he can return to Wei and continue to bury his head in the smelting bureau, devoting himself to improving Wei's industrial and metallurgical technology.

However, to Zhao Hongrun's surprise, that night, when Zhao Hongrun was about to fall asleep with Una, the guards outside the felt tent came in to tell him that it was Baturu, the patriarch of the Qiang tribe, and Actun, the patriarch of the Ling tribe, who came together to ask for a meeting.

To be honest, after the two of them made it clear that they would not join the alliance at present, Zhao Hongrun had lost his heart to recruit the two tribes, and he didn't even have the idea of threatening.

Because the Qiang tribe is not the Karma tribe, the Karma tribe and the Antelope tribe have been neighbors for generations, advancing and retreating together, although Zhao Hongrun is not afraid of any of the big tribes, but if he is an enemy of the Karma tribe and the Antelope tribe at the same time, even Zhao Hongrun is not sure.

What's more critical is that at this moment, the Western Expeditionary Army led by Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Southern Liang, has passed through the land of Sanchuan and headed to Longxi; At present, the people of the Qi tribe in the land of Sanchuan have gradually shown their intention to succumb to the Wei State, even if the tribes that have not yet succumbed, they will no longer dare to wantonly loot the western border of the Wei State as before.

Now that the purpose of conquering Sanchuan has been achieved, Zhao Hongrun feels that there is no need to force the other party anymore, so as not to be self-defeating.

However, after thinking carefully for a while, Zhao Hongrun still met with these two patriarchs, because he had roughly guessed the intention of these two great patriarchs.

With the permission of Su Wangwei, Zongwei Shen Yu and Mu Qing led the two patriarchs of Baturu and Actun into the felt tent.

I saw Baturu and Actun walking into the felt tent, and after looking around a few times, they saw Una, a girl of the Qiang tribe, with a strange expression on her face.

In fact, they had long heard that the youngest daughter of Amutu, the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe of the Qing tribe, had become the woman of the king of Su, and they thought it was a rumor at first, but they didn't believe it until they saw it with their own eyes at this moment.

"Stupid Bitatu was defeated because of his blind short-sightedness. If he can put aside his prejudices and go to the tent of the respected King Su, I believe that he will not be defeated and die. ”

Looking at Una with a confused and puzzled face, Actun, the patriarch of the Antelope tribe, said with a smile.

Of course, Zhao Hongrun understood Actun's words, and shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "Bitatu has a deep prejudice against my Great Wei, even if he sees Una, I'm afraid he will only think that this king deliberately did it for him, and he won't believe it......" After that, he patted Una on the back and said softly: "Una, I have important matters to discuss with the two patriarchs, if you are sleepy, go to the small tent next door and sleep first." ”

"I'm not tired of it." Una shook her head, and then as if she had thought of something, she said, "I'll go and have someone prepare some food and drink." ”

With that, she stumbled out of the felt tent under the kind eyes of Baturu and Acton with a slight smile.

"What a beautiful black flower...... Barutu couldn't help but admire: "Somehow, the daughter of our Qiang tribe is not as smart as the daughter of the Qiang tribe......

"Isn't it because of the way you educate you?"

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Baturu and muttered secretly in his heart.

He has already seen the girls of the Qiang tribe, although they are also beautiful and enthusiastic, but they are as bold as a female man, after seeing the appearance of the girls of the Nationality drinking, Shen Yu and other guards have no hope for those girls of the Nationality at all.

None of the Wei people were willing to marry a woman who drank better than a man.

In this way, it is no wonder that the gentle and cheerful girl of the Shan tribe has become the object of common pursuit by men in the land of Sanchuan.

"Please, two."

Zhao Hongrun invited the two patriarchs of Baturu and Actun to sit down next to a desk, and then asked, "The two patriarchs came late at night, presumably because they had something important. ”

Baturu and Actun glanced at each other, and the latter nodded and said frankly: "We people of the Qiang tribe don't like to talk around the bush, and we ask King Su to forgive me for offending." …… We hope that the Wei army stationed in Yishan will be able to evacuate that area. ”

"Yishan ......" Zhao Hongrun thought about it, and then realized that the other party was referring to Cheng Gaojun, and he was secretly amused in his heart.

He had heard that because of the relationship between the Chenggao army stationed in Yishan, the two tribes of Qian and Ling had suffered several defeats at the hands of the Pakistani people in the recent period, but because of the relationship between the Chenggao army in the rear, the two patriarchs, Batulu and Actun, did not dare to add troops to the front line.

What's even worse is that in order not to expose themselves to the enemy, they did not dare to expel the Chenggao army stationed in Yishan, so that the recent battles with the Pakistanis have been extremely uncomfortable.

"Yes!" After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun nodded and said: "The conflict between my Great Wei and Sanchuan has been resolved, and the Chenggao army should return to Chenggao Pass, and the two patriarchs can rest assured." ”

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun was so happy, Baturu and Acton nodded secretly in their hearts, and then, the latter spoke again: "Respected King Su, as far as we know, the Wei State and the Ba people are generations of enemies, I wonder if King Su is interested in joining us?" ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "What are the two patriarchs...... Invite me to join Great Wei in attacking Pakistan? ”

"No, it's an invitation." Baturu, the patriarch of the Qiang tribe, looked at Zhao Hongrun and said: "We Qiang people only believe in the strong, and you, although young, have a lot of power and means...... How? There is no interest in joining us and conquering the territory of Pakistan, we can divide it equally. ”

Zhao Hongrun looked at the other party with a strange expression, if it weren't for the sentence "We people don't like to beat around the bush when we talk", maybe he would point to the other party's face and scold the other party for having a hole in his head.

You must know that the land adjacent to Wei and Ba is almost only the "Southern Liang".

And what is that place in Nanliang? It can be regarded as a barren and barren land where Wei exiled prisoners, although it is the land of Wei, but if it is taken away by a certain country or force one day, in fact, Wei does not matter.

Because Nanliang is too barren and barren, for Wei, it is really a dispensable land.

In this case, does Wei want an "enclave" located in the southwest of Nanliang and not adjacent to the Wei mainland?

What's more, Wei's demand for land was not urgent.

If the other party is from the Central Plains, I believe that Zhao Hongrun probably thinks that the other party wants to use the Wei State, but since the other party is a Qian people who don't like to beat around the bush, Zhao Hongrun secretly guessed that this may be a move by the two Qi tribes to take a stand: they do not want to join the Ruoshui Alliance and submit to the Wei State, but they can cooperate with the Wei State on an equal footing.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said: "The kindness of the two patriarchs is understood by this king, but it is useless for my Great Wei to ask for an 'enclave' that is not adjacent to the country, so I have to refuse the kindness of the two." ”

"Aren't you interested in dealing with Pakistanis together?" Baturu asked incredulously, "Aren't you Wei people having a feud with the Ba people?" ”

Zhao Hongrun secretly smiled bitterly when he heard this.

It is undeniable that there are many Wei people who pay attention to tradition, and hate the Ba people far more than Han, Chu, and Sanchuan, such as Zhao Hongrun's father, Wei Tianzi, once mentioned the "shame of Fangling" and sternly warned Zhao Hongrun that "as a royal family, he must not suffer the shame of his ancestors" and so on.

But for Zhao Hongrun, the hatred of the Pakistani people is still too far away, in contrast, he is more concerned about whether the Wei State can gradually make the country strong under the threat of Han and Chu, and is not afraid of foreign enemies.

"I'm sorry." Zhao Hongrun shook his head with regret.

Seeing that Zhao Hongrun refused the matter, Baturu and Acton glanced at each other, feeling a little regretful.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun asked curiously: "Looking at the faces of the two patriarchs, it seems that the attack on Pakistan is not smooth?" ”

Acton hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Don't hide it from the king of Su, the tenacity of the Ba people is beyond our expectations, and our tactics are ...... It is useless to use against the Pakistanis. ”

"Oh yes, Pakistan is also slavery......

Zhao Hongrun nodded secretly, after all, according to what he heard about Ba from the mouth of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, although Ba is called a country, it is actually composed of large and small clans and tribes, and the form of the country is similar to Sanchuan, and it also has immeasurable slaves.

This means that the habitual tactics of the Qiang people to use slave soldiers to consume the physical strength of the enemy army have little effect in front of the Ba people, at best, the slaves on both sides are consumed by each other to see who can hold out longer.

It is no wonder that in this case, the two patriarchs, Baturu and Actun, would think of the Wei State, after all, the Wei State follows the strategy of elite soldiers, or it is possible to break this tactic of crowds.

And just as Zhao Hongrun was thinking about it, Acton finally said the fundamental purpose of their visit.

"I wonder if King Su can call the shots and make Wei give us some support?"

"Support?"

"Yes, support us in defeating the Pakistanis." (To be continued.) )