"Da Shan Yu, as you can see, the Huns and Hexi Xianbei have a common enemy. That is the despicable and shameless Jin court in the south, and the existence of the Jin Dynasty is a threat to the entire grassland people. We sincerely hope that the Great Khan will be able to unify the Central Plains and return the world to peace. For this reason, Hexi Xianbei is willing to take the Huns as the head of the horse, and contribute a little bit to the great cause of Da Danyu's unification. ”

In Liu Yuan's study in Bingzhou, the grandson of the leader of Hexi Xianbei, Bald Hair Tuijin, was telling him in detail about the grievances and grievances between Hexi Xianbei and the Great Jin Empire over the years. Don't look at the bald hair and push the pound young, he has experienced the ups and downs of Hexi Xianbei over the years, since the siege of the Western Capital, he knows that there will be a battle between Dajin and Hexi Xianbei sooner or later. He clearly knew that Hexi Xianbei was not the opponent of the Great Jin at all, and if he wanted to survive in death, he had to contact more allies.

This time, he represented Hexi Xianbei to Bingzhou to form an alliance with the Huns, the Huns were powerful, there were no less than 300,000 people who controlled the strings, and they also had mortal enemies with the Great Jin, which was really a good ally. In order to form an alliance with the Huns, the bald Tui Jin even surrendered his identity and was willing to serve the Huns.

Sure enough, after Liu Yuan listened to his words, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face. Now the life of the Huns is getting worse and worse, he has long wanted to break the deadlock in front of him, but he has never had a chance, this time the arrival of Hexi Xianbei made him see the opportunity.

But Liu Yuan is Liu Yuan, and he won't become top-heavy and can't distinguish between north and south for a few words of flattery. He knew best how much weight the Huns had. I saw him pick up the tea bowl and blow lightly, and then said to the bald hair: "Hehe, Xiao Shan Yu." The tea is almost cold, so let's drink it while it's hot. ”

No matter how powerful the bald hair is, he can't compare to the treacherous and cunning Liu Yuan, who was still proud just now, saw that the emperor of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom was unmoved, smiled awkwardly and picked up the tea bowl. In his heart, he was thinking about how to find out the details of Liu Yuan.

So the bald hair took a sip of fragrant tea and said in admiration: "Da Khan, this is really good tea." This is tea from the Central Plains, right? The things in the Central Plains are really good. ”

"Hehe, Xiao Shan Yu also knows how to taste tea. Yes, this tea is indeed produced in the Central Plains. It's a pity that this tea is more expensive than gold in Jinyang now. Liu Yuan looked at the floating tea leaves in the tea bowl and said with a sigh, although the Huns lived in Bingzhou, but due to the blockade of the Great Jin Dynasty, many luxury goods, food and cloth became scarce, not to mention this tea.

"Hmph. Now Dajin has changed its past style. They control important tea-producing areas, and deliberately raise prices to make huge profits. It is said that the emperor Sima Shu also repeatedly blocked the trade routes to the north despite the livelihood of the merchants of the Central Plains. We, Hexi Xianbei, express infinite sympathy for the plight of the Xiongnu tribes. We are willing to join hands with the Xiongnu Han State to break the economic blockade of the Great Jin Dynasty. Bald Tui Jin said with indignation on his face.

Judging from the information he had, due to the impact of the economic blockade and the fact that the Huns were not engaged in production, the state was currently extremely short of materials. If it weren't for them, Hexi Xianbei controlled the Hexi Corridor and could trade with the people of the Western Regions. I'm afraid his situation is not much better than that of the Huns.

"On behalf of the people of the Han Kingdom, I would like to thank Hexi Xianbei for their support to us. However, now the Great Jin Dynasty is strong. Soldiers are brave and good at fighting. I'm afraid that the two of us are not their opponents, I don't know what Xiaodanyu's plans are for this situation? Regarding the kindness of the Xianbei people, Liu Yuan has always remained calm.

"Rest assured, Great Khan. This time, I was ordered by my grandfather to send an envoy to the Han Kingdom, and in addition to forming an alliance with your department, I was also going to Liaodong for a trip. There are Duanbu Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei there, and even some Wuhuan people, if we can unite the Xianbei people in Liaodong, we can threaten the Great Jin from three directions, even if we can't defeat the Jin people, at least we can maintain the current situation. ”

Liu Yuan heard this, a light shot out of his eyes, he had long wanted to form an alliance with Liaodong Xianbei, but because the Huns and Liaodong Xianbei were feuding, and he had a big battle with the Xianbei people in Yanmen, even if he had the heart, he was powerless. Hexi Xianbei is different, if the other party takes the lead, maybe it can really ally with Liaodong Xianbei.

"Well, it's a good thing that these three families are aligned, but how can we work together?"

The bald hair couldn't help but curse in his heart: "The old fox, he obviously wants to be the leader of the alliance, but he still pretends to be tall." But he still had a humble smile on his face. I only heard him raise his voice and say: "Great Khan, if the three families form an alliance, our Hexi Xianbei is willing to serve the Xiongnu as the leader of the alliance." As for the Great Khan of Liaodong Xianbei, rest assured that it is to hand it over to us, and the life of Liaodong Xianbei is not easy at the moment, presumably the other party will not have any objections. ”

The bald hair looked at Liu Yuan and continued: "Great Han, if you Han are the leaders of the alliance, I don't know how many cavalry you can send for battle?" ”

This is the most concerned issue of bald Tuijin, although Hexi Xianbei did not lose many troops in the siege of the Western Capital, but their own strength is not strong, plus they were robbed of a part of the tribe by Tuyuhun, and they have not recovered much so far. In the future, the Huns can be counted on to fight, otherwise Hexi Xianbei alone will definitely not be able to defeat the Jin people.

Thinking of the nearly 300,000 iron horsemen in the tribe, Liu Yuan, the emperor of the Xiongnu Han State, said proudly: "My Xiongnu Han State has 300,000 iron horses, so why not be afraid of the Great Jin Dynasty, a clown who jumps off the beam." ”

"But I also heard that the cavalry of the Huns suffered a lot of losses in the Jin army."

The bald Tui Jin couldn't help but pierce the Dao, he was very dissatisfied with Liu Yuan's unhappy attitude, and the Huns were too insincere. He repeatedly expressed the friendliness of the Xianbei people to him. But he always pulls away from the topic or understates it. The bald hair doesn't want to be so idle anymore.

He decided to get straight to the point, so he continued: "Great Han, you also know that Tuoba Xianbei in the north is an ally of the Great Jin, so this time we Hexi Xianbei took a great risk to come to Bingzhou, so please believe in our sincerity. Some things are still to be said truthfully, we know that at present, the Xiongnu and Han are in a predicament, if you don't break the blockade of the Jin people, I'm afraid it will become a problem for you to eat. ”

"Humph!" Liu Yuan snorted noncommittally, "Do you have any good ideas?" Or can you Xianbei people block the Jin people's musketeers, or can you Xianbei people produce muskets? ”

Since last year, the troops stationed on the front line of the Great Jin Dynasty have all been redressed into musketeers, and under the fire of the opponent's superiority, the Hun cavalry has long lost the advantage in the troops, which is also an important reason why the Huns have never broken through the blockade of the Great Jin.

"Great Khan, how could we Xianbei people make muskets! This musket was the life-saving weapon of the Jin people, and all the factories that made firearms were tightly controlled by them. Not to mention us, even their insiders have easy access to core secrets. Before, we had bribed some Jin businessmen to smuggle a batch, but before the other party could do it, the emperor ordered the extermination, and since then no one in the Great Jin Dynasty has dared to think crookedly. ”

"In this way, even if we join forces, I am afraid that we will not be the opponent of the Jin people!" Liu Yuan was apprehensive about the firearms of the Jin people, and he himself almost died under the firearms at the beginning. Over the years, he has had many people try it in Bingzhou, but due to the blockade of the Jin Dynasty, their development plan has not progressed much.

"Hehe, the Great Khan is not discouraged, and it is not without harvest for us Xianbei people to toss for so long. The Great Khan knew that Hexi Xianbei controlled the Hexi Corridor, and there were many skilled craftsmen in the Western Regions. We brought a group of craftsmen from the Western Regions to study the muskets of the Jin people, and although we were not successful in the end, we developed the artillery. ”

At this time, Liu Yuan could no longer keep his composure, but saw him put the tea bowl aside, leaned over and pushed the bald hair and asked, "So the Xianbei people can also make artillery?" ”

"Yes, yes, but ours can't compare to Dajin. The Jin people are very researched in terms of weapons, and those craftsmen in the Western Regions can only imitate them, and the power is much smaller than that of the Jin people, and the most important thing is that the cost is very high, and it cannot be installed at all with the strength of our Hexi Xianbei. The bald answer was very honest.

Although the Xianbei people were very unwilling, after all, firearms were related to the future war, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense. Seeing the look of intent in Liu Yuan's eyes, the bald hair hurriedly added: "But if the two of us join forces, we can quickly build cannons, so that we are not afraid of Jin firearms." In addition, our superior cavalry troops may not be able to defeat the Jin people and occupy the Central Plains. ”

"Are you really willing to help me build artillery?" At this time, Liu Yuan was already convinced of baldness.

"Of course it's fine. Don't worry, after I go back, I will ask the tribe to send some craftsmen over, and in the future, we will also let those Great Jin soldiers see our firearms. Bald Tui Jin said confidently, "But all this must be done in secret, and it must not be known to Dajin." ”

"I know that. Do one thing as a front for another. Once the Huns had their own firearms, the army would no longer have to be taboo against those southern barbarians. When the time comes, our army will go south in one fell swoop, you will attack the Guanzhong of the Great Jin Dynasty from Hexi, and Liaodong Xianbei will attack Jizhou from Youzhou, and the world will be determined! ”

Liu Yuan shouted excitedly with his eyes full of excitement, as if the Huns' iron hooves were in front of him to level the Central Plains. But he coughed lightly and said: "But Xiao Danyu, my Xiongnu has just entered the annexation of the state, and the merger is barren here, and the finances are a little stretched. This artillery is expensive, right? ”

"Of course it's expensive, why doesn't the Great Khan want to regret it?" The bald hair is a little dissatisfied, this Hun really doesn't want an empty glove white wolf.

"Of course not, this time Ben Khan has to make firearms even if he smashes pots and sells iron, isn't it just a tax increase?" Liu Yuan gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, he was desperate for the sake of the great cause. (To be continued......)