During this time, Gao Shun gradually learned more information about the Wuhuan people through Gu Tong and others. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the Wuhuan people moved inward, they have been protected by the Han court, but they are not grateful, but use the power of the Han to expand their own strength, becoming mercenary-like professional soldiers, and obtaining benefits for the upper nobles of the tribe by waging wars.

The rewards of the Han were less, they would unite Xianbei and the Xiongnu to plunder the Han, and the rewards of the Han were more, and they connived and encouraged the Han to attack the Xiongnu and Xianbei, so as to gain more space for the development of their own tribes, anyway, as long as there was a war, they could get what they wanted.

However, what made Gao Shun a little relieved was that the Wuhuan people did not form a unified whole, and the upper-class nobles were divided into the three counties of Wuhuan in the east and the Wuhuan in the three counties in the west, each of which had its own affairs, and there were many small tribes within each Wuhuan.

The Wuhuan of the three eastern counties is still in a scattered state, but the Wuhuan of the three western counties gradually united around the difficult building under the oppression of the Xianbei people, forming a relatively loose whole, becoming a separate Shanggu Wuhuan, which is the strongest among the four Wuhuan, and is stronger than the Wuhuan of the three eastern counties combined, reaching more than 9,000 and more than 100,000 people.

Relying on his own strong strength, the King of Nanlou continued to gain benefits from the Great Han, and the more than ten small tribes he united gained many more benefits than fighting alone.

The Wuhuan tribe of the Nanlou King is mainly distributed in the eastern part of Shanggu County, Dai County and Yanmen County; The Wuhuan people of Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County were completely driven out by the Xianbei people and became the tribesmen of Nanlou.

Gao Shun felt that the military forces of the Wuhuan Captain's Mansion had been integrated and had the power to protect himself for the time being, so he was ready to leave and go to Shanggu County. At this time, on September 25, the envoy of the king of Wuhuan Nanlou came to Ningcheng, and he had to stay and deal with him.

The expression of the envoy of Nanlou was very arrogant, and he came to ask for the reward of the imperial court that year, but he did not have the consciousness of the subsidiary forces of the Han Dynasty, and scolded loudly in the school captain's mansion: "The reward of the imperial court is decreasing year by year, how can our people live?" Are you corrupt officials greedy for the money and food that the court has rewarded us? ”

Gao Shun was very angry and said, "You are originally a vassal of the Celestial Empire, why are you so domineering in the face of the court officials? ”

"Hehe, since the military advisor feels that so-and-so's words are harsh, then so-and-so won't say it; The king of Nanlou has an order, 20 million yuan, 10,000 stone corn, must be delivered within a month, otherwise we will send someone to pick it up. ”

Gao Shun was even more angry and said: "There are thousands of people in the big man, why are you afraid of waiting for nonsense? Just let the horses come. ”

Originally, Gao Shun didn't have the idea of provoking Wuhuan, and was going to wait for next year, now he will go to Shanggu County first, and then go to Youzhou and Jizhou to recruit troops.

The Wuhuan envoy also got the information that the Wuhuan Captain's Mansion had moved the people of Dai County and Shanggu County to the south, and even if they plundered, they could not plunder much material, unless they started a full-scale war with the Han Dynasty, but they did not have the courage now, the emaciated camels were bigger than the horses, and the small fights and looted some of them, both sides were willing to settle the matter, and if there was a full-scale war, the Han people could drown the Wuhuan people with a mouthful of spit; Of course, as long as the Wuhuan people don't go too far, the Han court will not mobilize troops to suppress the Wuhuan people.

So, the Wuhuan envoy eased his tone and said: "Hehe, military advisor, the Wuhuan people are few and scarce, thanks to the support of the Celestial Empire, the rewards of the imperial court gradually decrease every year, and in recent years, the weather has been drought, the pasture grass has withered, and the livestock have been killed and injured countless times, and the life of the people is really sad. Otherwise, the hungry people can do anything, and the Han border is so long, if the army is dispatched, the money and food will be consumed, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"The other counties are not under our jurisdiction, we only protect Haodai County and Shanggu County, if you insist on being the enemy of the Han Dynasty, please do it! Rubu grazing in the territory of the Han Dynasty, did not play a role in reconnaissance at all, in the middle of the Xianbei year to rob our Han border, not only did you not block, not even the news was delivered, so what is the use of you? ”

"Hehe, the military advisor is angry, it must be a small group of Xianbei sneaking in, slightly ill, not enough."

Gao Shun was amused by his rogue behavior, "Hehe, the small Xianbei is not enough, and the large Xianbei is powerless to fight, so what's the use of waiting?" ”

The Wuhuan envoy was annoyed and angry by what he said, and said angrily: "Military advisor, with the combined efforts of several Wuhuan departments, Xiaoxiao Ningcheng was razed to the ground in an instant, I hope you don't push people too much." ”

"Haha, don't be angry, the Xianbei King Tan Shihuai is dead, and his tribe is divided, so there is nothing to fear, and the situation is Wuhuan? If you want to hit a stone with an egg, what are we afraid of? ”

"If we join forces with Xianbei, why should the military advisor refuse?"

Wuhuan and Xianbei are out of Donghu together, they are both a partnership and a competitive relationship on the grassland, Gao Shun smiled: "Hehe, there are many Xianbei tribes, and they are by no means monolithic, if you choose to cooperate, do you think they are willing to cooperate with the Han to fight Wuhuan or are they willing to cooperate with Wuhuan to fight the Han?" This is the end of Wu Huan's left and right behavior. ”

The envoy thought to himself, this military division is really worthy of being a military division, and he has eaten up the tactics of the Wuhuan people for many years, if the Han Dynasty unites Xianbei, then some tribes in Xianbei will definitely adopt the strategy of the Wuhuan people back then, join forces with the Han to suppress the Wuhuan people, and expand the living space for their tribe, then the Wuhuan people will be in danger; Moreover, Xianbei's strength declined, the threat to the Han Dynasty decreased, and the status of the Wuhuan people was not as important as before; So he asked, "What does the military advisor mean?" ”

"The imperial court has expressly ordered the cessation of rewards for the Wuhuan tribe, and if you choose to be friends, you can continue to trade with the Han Dynasty; If you choose to be with Xianbei, you will annihilate it. Gao Shun also sweated in his heart, gambling that Wuhuan people did not dare to take risks; Anyway, it has been nearly a month since the trade with Wuhuan has been stopped, and the trade has been stopped, and the rewards have been stopped, the Wuhuan people will not even be able to survive this winter, the civilians of the two counties have been relocated, they will not be able to loot much even if they come to loot, and they will definitely starve to death a lot of people and livestock at that time, and their strength will be weakened, and they will definitely be annexed by other tribes.

The big man chose a hard-fought way, so that the envoy couldn't make up his mind, and he saw at the city gate that the officers and soldiers on duty, whether it was equipment or mental outlook, all looked like elite soldiers, which made him hesitate even more.

So he asked, "Strategist, how will you trade in the future?" ”

Gao Shun also didn't want to start a war with Wuhuan, it was best to make peace for a while, so he could gather strength, so after thinking for a while, he said: "Considering the friendship between the two sides, we decided to trade with Rubu at a low price, and sheep over 100 catties can be exchanged for 3 stone of fine corn or soybeans, or 4 stone of wheat, and 40 stone of corn or soybeans for each of the bullocks and high-quality war horses." ”

The high-class war horse mentioned here actually refers to a war horse with a shoulder height of more than 130 cm, and the system identifies it as a medium horse.

The envoy thought about it for a while, and felt that this price was very cheap, and if he could trade in large quantities, even if there was no reward, his life would be better than before, so he asked, "Strategist, are there any other restrictions?" ”

"One hundred sheep, two cows and two horses are a trading unit, and they are traded once a quarter, and each time the transaction list is delivered to the school governor's mansion three months in advance, and each transaction shall not exceed one hundred trading units."

"This is not up to the next to be the master, let me go back and report to the king for a decision."

"Yes!" Gao Shun snorted lightly.

The messenger hurried away in amusement.