The envoy arrived at the big tent of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu from Shi, and King Zuoxian was warmly received by King Yufulo.

The Xiongnu declined for a long time, and did not dare to offend the Hanchen, especially the Xiongnu Zhonglang general, and several successive Xiongnu Shan Yu were all made to make the Xiongnu Zhonglang general or abolished or killed, he was a Zuoxian king, and he must be cautious. What's more, the current envoy Xiongnu Zhonglang will be the emperor's son-in-law, and he is also the Taishou of Hedong County, and it is in his south.

Although the grazing herd of Zuo Xianwang's tribe was seriously squeezed out, and he was very angry in his heart, he had to greet him with a smile.

Large tracts of northern pastures were cut off by Gao Shun; The southern pastures were about to reach the Fenhe River valley in Hedong County, but now they were seized by the newly arrived Wuhuan tribe; The eastern part is Taiyuan County, which does not dare to occupy territory, while the western territory is constantly encroached upon by the Qiang people.

In addition, the Xiongnu Shan Yu's control over the various ministries was decreasing, each ministry was independent, and the military strength of the Right Xian Wang's department developed rapidly, which put a lot of pressure on the Zuo Xian Wang.

"Why did your envoy come?"

"I was ordered by the Hun Zhonglang to come to visit, and I really gave you a generous gift."

"Haha, what do you mean by that?"

The envoy told the Han Dynasty the plan to recover Shangjun, hoping that the Xiongnu would send troops and use the territory controlled by the Zuoxian Wang to encircle the Qiang and Wuhuan people in the south of Shangjun.

"What's in it for my department?" Zuo Xian Wang saw that the rabbit did not scatter eagles.

"What benefits does King Zuo Xian want?"

"Haha, your envoy is refreshing, for us Huns, the important things are nothing more than money and grain, pasture, livestock and slaves."

The envoy did not ink, and immediately put forward the conditions explained by Zhou Fei after slightly compressing it, "If your department sends more than 10,000 cavalry and accepts the dispatch of our army, the recovered territory of Xihe County, the pastures north of Luyanshui and Yuanyang County will all belong to your department; As for the consumption of cavalry, it is borne by our army; The young men of different races killed by your tribe can receive a reward of ten stones of high-quality rice for each head, and the captives will be rewarded with more according to the situation. What does King Zuo Xian think? ”

"How can we compensate for our casualties?"

"Ten stone meters for the wounded, twenty stone meters for the dead."

King Zuo Xian couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, if he sent troops, he would reduce the consumption of tens of thousands of cavalry in the tribe, and he could also get a large area of pasture, the east bank of the water was a fertile place with water and grass, if he obtained it, the strength of his department would increase rapidly, and he could also get rewards after obtaining the head of the alien race and the captive, which was much more preferential than the previous Han army.

However, in order to strive for better conditions, King Zuo Xian said in a difficult way: "Your envoy knows that our grassland tribe is special, and this kind of thing is not something I can call the decision alone, so I must discuss with my generals, please wait for a few days." ”

"Okay, please Zuo Xianwang hurry up, our vanguard has crossed the Yellow River, if your troops don't want to participate, then we will act independently." The envoy did not believe that King Zuo Xian was not moved.

The messenger was arranged to rest at the inn.

King Zuo Xian immediately sent someone to invite all his kings to discuss the matter, and no matter how far or near he was stationed, he must reach his big tent within four days.

Now the range of pastures under the jurisdiction of King Zuo Xian is much smaller, and the distance is not far, and the kings arrive on time.

King Zuo Xian immediately summoned the king to discuss, he first appointed the Han court to the new Shangjun Taishou, he was ready to send troops to recover Shangjun with the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, as well as the territory occupied by the Qiang people in Xihe County, and resolutely eliminate the Qiang people, Wuhuan people, and scattered Xianbei people, clan people, etc.; And the reward method of the Han was announced to the public.

The kings of the Xiongnu were greatly excited, especially the general Zuo, who suffered heavy losses due to the war with Xianbei, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Han army to develop, so he spoke: "The king, the minister learned that the Xiongnu Zhonglang will be the Taishou of Hedong County and the Taishou of Shangjun, as well as their soldiers and horses, are all from the Han Champion Hou, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, if they are willing to send 10,000 cavalry, they can definitely sweep the upper county." ”

Captain Zuo said: "Don't be too optimistic, the general should not be too optimistic, there are tens of thousands of Qiang people in Shangjun, plus scattered Wuhuan and Xianbei and other alien races and Han slaves, a total of more than hundreds of thousands of people, all of whom are familiar with bows and horses, and it is not easy to pull out tens of thousands of cavalry." ”

General Zuo said: "The Qiang people, Wuhuan people and other departments are geographically scattered, there are many contradictions between each other, and the attacks are continuous, how can they be unified with the outside world?" And they still have the drag of their families, they are easy to be broken by each one, and they must not be the opponents of the Han cavalry. ”

Zuo Dadanghu said: "What the general said is good, in the war, the Han officers and troops can continue to absorb the scattered Xianbei people, Wuhuan people and enslaved Han people, etc., and the strength will definitely get stronger and stronger, while the Qiang people will only get weaker and weaker, and fighting with the Han Dynasty is a way to kill themselves." ”

General Zuo said: "King, our department must go to war, but we must think of more benefits, so there is not much chance of victory, we must grasp it." ”

King Zuo Xian said: "What does General Zuo suggest?" Let's put it bluntly. ”

"Yes, my lord, the minister suggested that we should not act with the Han army, and we should command our army alone, so that we can plunder more booty."

Captain Zuo hurriedly agreed: "King, we can accept the command of the Han officers, but we have to decide the specific actions ourselves, so it will be safer." ”

General Zuo said: "Since the northern front of the Han Dynasty sent 5,000 cavalry, our 10,000 cavalry can be divided into two teams, divided into the left and right flanks of the Han army, and the big actions are under the command of the Han army, and the small aspects are up to us." ”

King Zuo Xian thought for a while, in this way, not only could he loot more supplies, but also be safer, otherwise, if the commander of the Han Dynasty was a straw bag, it was likely to bring unexpected disasters to the Hun cavalry, so he said: "Okay, this suggestion is very good, after the meeting, I will negotiate with the envoys to win them to accept our conditions; Let's talk about the specifics of sending troops. ”

General Zuo immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to personally command 3,000 cavalry to fight." ”

Lieutenant Zuo Dadu and Zuo Dadanghu also vied with each other to express their intention to fight.

King Zuo Xian made a decision, General Zuo and Zuo Dadanghu were the commanders of the two teams, each sending 3,000 troops, and Captain Zuo and other kings sent a total of 4,000 troops.

Captain Zuo missed the opportunity to send troops this time because of his previous opposition to his remarks.

General Zuo said: "Great King, it is better not to hand over the alien races we have captured to the Han people, but they can be directly incorporated into our tribe to strengthen our strength." ”

King Zuo Xian was a little embarrassed: "The Han people have always been worried about us, and they will definitely not agree, and it is a very good condition for us to get more money and food." ”

The envoy was very satisfied with the attitude of the Xiongnu who were willing to send troops, and the two finally took a compromise and signed an agreement on the conditions proposed by King Zuoxian.

As long as it is a foreign head, each of which is ten stone meters, the old and weak and the disabled among the captives are counted according to the head, and the captive women and young and strong people can each receive double the reward; If the Xiongnu wanted to keep the prisoners, they could pay forty stone meters per person to trade with the Han army.

The envoy agreed in principle to act alone, but when encircling and annihilating a large army of the enemy, he had to act with the Han army and strictly accept the dispatch.

The envoy thought to himself that if they acted separately, the Huns would encounter much less resistance, and it would be easier to capture the aliens and rescue the enslaved Han Chinese, and the results of the war would be greater, and the war would be smoother, and only the lord would need to pay more cheap food.

Subsequently, the route of the army was agreed, with 5,000 cavalry of the Han Dynasty as the middle route army, and the Xiongnu Zuo Da General and Zuo Da Danghu were divided into the left and right roads. First of all, it is necessary to occupy the territory occupied by foreign races in the Hexi area of Xihe County, and then kill Xiangyang Zhou County and Pingdu County, and then join forces with the Han army on the southern front to encircle the foreign races in Gaonu County, completely eliminate the foreign races in the south of Shangjun, and finally the army goes north to recover the northern counties.

After signing the agreement, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King was greatly encouraged, and if they could kill or capture 10,000 people, the strength of their tribe would be greatly improved.

As for the time of dispatch, it needs to be determined by the commander according to the situation after the arrival of the Han army; The Hun cavalry must take advantage of this time to prepare for their troops.