When Xiao Mo learned about Bu Xiangen's arrangement, he couldn't help but smile. 【】

Because Xiao Mo knew that since Bu Xiangen was willing to meet him and Deng Shangquan, and did not want others to know, it meant that Bu Xiangen was already wary of the other three clans.

In this way, Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan put on Xianbei battle clothes, and under the leadership of the Xianbei cavalry, they rushed towards the Xianbei tribe's station in concealment.

After the camp of the grassland coalition army moved back three miles again, although it escaped the harassment of the Chu army, the encirclement of Shangyuan City was also expanded, and the distance between the camps of the four clans was also shortened, and most of the grassland warriors were sleeping, so for Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan, except for Bu Xiangen's cronies who came to answer, no one noticed it.

In the quiet night, under the escort of dozens of Xianbei cavalry, Xiao Mo silently looked at the situation in the Xianbei camp, and at the same time followed closely behind Deng Shangquan, and after about a stick of incense, he finally entered the tent of the Great Khan King of Bu Xiangen.

When they saw the scene in the tent of the Great Khan, although Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan's faces were still calm, they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts.

I saw that in the big tent with a radius of several zhang, there were more than ten sturdy Xianbei soldiers standing on both sides with swords at this moment, staring at Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan with fierce eyes, full of murderous energy.

At the end of the royal tent, on the throne of tiger skins, Bu Xiangen was sitting there with a gloomy face.

Different from the image that Xiao Mo imagined before, Bu Xiangen looked more than fifty years old, thin and short, as if a gust of wind could blow it down, without a trace of the fierceness that a grassland warrior should have, but his eyes were vague, and there was a flicker of fine light from time to time, but it could be seen that even if this Bu Xiangen was greedy and despicable, his shrewdness and cunning were by no means comparable to ordinary grassland people.

As for the Xianbei soldiers who escorted Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan to come, after entering the king's tent, they all bowed to Bu Xiangen, and then retreated outside the king's tent, guarding with knives, it seems that as long as Bu Xiangen gives an order, they can rush in and break Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan into pieces.

After Deng Shangquan and Xiao Mo glanced at each other, they nodded lightly at the same time, one after the other, and walked towards Bu Xiangen at the same time.

However, just as the two of them were stepping, the sudden buzzing "hoo" continued, but it was the Xianbei warriors in the king's tent, who took a step forward in unison, their sabers unsheathed, and the threat was unconcealed.

It's just that Xiao Mo had thought of such a situation at the beginning. The Xianbei clan fell into such a situation because of Xiao Mo's planting strategy, even if they were willing to cooperate, they would never give the two of them a good look. Therefore, although a few sabers have been raised, the two of them still have the same expressions.

According to Xiao Mo's previous instructions, Deng Shangquan snorted lightly and suddenly retreated behind Xiao Mo, while Xiao Mo looked at Bu Xiangen and frowned: "I think the predecessor is the Bu Xiangen of the Xixianbei clan, what's the matter?" Great Khan, you have been crisscrossing the grasslands for decades, but even our two powerless scholars dare not face it directly, and we still need so many guards to block it? ”

After hearing Xiao Mo's words, Bu Xiangen did not move, looked at Deng Shangquan, who seemed to be protected by Xiao Mo, and then looked at Deng Shangquan behind Xiao Mo, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then with a light wave of his hand, the Xianbei soldiers in the king's tent returned their sabers to their sheaths, took a few steps back and made way for the road, but still looked at Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan with murderous intent.

Deng Shangquan walked in front of Xiao Mo again, and continued to walk towards Bu Xiangen.

When the two of them walked seven steps away from Bu Xiangen, they saw that Bu Xiangen's guards were already frowning, so they stopped knowingly, looked up at this Xixian Bei Khan up close.

Seeing that Deng Shangquan and Xiao Mo were still able to maintain their composure under the threat of a large number of Xianbei soldiers, a look of anger and admiration flashed on Bu Xiangen's face, and suddenly his face turned correct, and he shouted angrily: "Two days ago, you Chu people killed tens of thousands of my Xianbei soldiers by trickery, and now you dare to send someone to see Ben Khan?" Aren't you afraid that Ben Khan will order you to split up your five horses?! ”

The words were harsh and murderous, but Chu Yan was much more standard than the previous centurion. However, Xiao Mo didn't say much about Bu Xiangen's threat, and he had already thought of Bu Xiangen's questioning.

In fact, if Bu Xiangen really had murderous intentions, he and Deng Shangquan would not be able to live at all, so Xiao Mo was not panicked.

On the other side, Deng Shangquan was still calm, first bowed to Bu Xiangen seriously, and said respectfully: "Deng Shangquan, a staff member under Xiao Mo, the supervisor of Shangyuan City, has seen Bu Xiangen Khan. ”

As he spoke, Deng Shangquan pointed to Xiao Mo behind him again and said, "This is Wang Jirui, my deputy." ”

After introducing himself, Deng Shangquan began to answer Bu Xiangen's question.

Fearlessly, he looked at Bu Xiangen and chuckled: "What the Great Khan said is right, two days ago, the bombing camp was indeed led by my family, and it did make the Xianbei clan suffer a lot of losses, but this is just their own master, since it is a war, both of us must be prepared for heavy casualties, who can blame, Xi Xianbei invaded Chu for more than three months, and more than 10,000 Chu people were killed during the period?" ”

Seeing that Bu Xiangen seemed to be angry, Deng Shangquan said again: "What's more, yesterday's enemy may not be able to become today's ally. Listening to Deng Shangquan's words, a trace of essence flashed in Bu Xiangen's eyes, but the expression on his face became more and more indignant, staring at Di Shangquan tightly, and sneering disdainfully: "Your Shangyuan City is now the top fish and meat of my grassland alliance, what qualifications and strength can you form an alliance with my Xianbei?" Why did I, Xianbei, make an alliance with you Chu people? ”

The former question was originally asked by Bu Xiangen sincerely, but the latter question was purely a cover-up.

And such a questioning also shows that Bu Xiangen agrees with Deng Shangquan's statement that "yesterday's enemies may not be able to become today's allies".

Deng Shangquan smiled, shook his head and said, "If it is fish and meat on the board, how can it be possible to make the grassland alliance lose tens of thousands of troops overnight?" The war had not yet begun, but the Great Khan was a means to underestimate my family. As for why Xianbei wants to form an alliance with my Great Chu, the Great Khan should know it. First, my Great Chu and Xianbei have common enemies, and second, an alliance with my Great Chu is also the only way out for the Xianbei clan. ”

What Deng Shangquan said became more and more unkind, but Bu Xiangen didn't see the anger and murderous aura before, and snorted coldly: "I Xianbei and Da Chu have a common enemy? Why don't I know? ”

After Deng Shangquan glanced around at the group of Xianbei warriors on the left and right, he frowned at Bu Xiangen and said, "What I say next is all confidential, is it appropriate for the Great Khan to let such a concubine observe?" ”

Bu Xiangen waved his hand and said: "These people are all cronies of Ben Khan, and they can't understand Chu Yan. ”

Deng Shangquan nodded and said, "The common enemy of my Great Chu and Xianbei is naturally the Di clan. ”

Bu Xiangen laughed, his expression was full of sarcasm, and he said loudly: "Joke, my Xianbei and the Di people formed the same grassland alliance, fought with the Chu people, and in March, I broke through countless Chu cities, sharing honor and disgrace, how could I become my Xianbei's enemy?" ”

Deng Shangzheng sighed lightly and shook his head silently, as if he was dissatisfied with Bu Xiangen's knowingly questioning.

But Xiao Mo, who was still behind his body, smiled slightly, stepped forward, and arched his hand: "Great Khan, why do you knowingly ask?" If the Di people did not have ill intentions towards Xianbei, then why did there be a Di camp next to the Xianbei camp? Why is there a faint confrontation between each other? ”

After hearing Xiao Mo's words, Bu Xiangen's expression couldn't help but stagnate, and the most taboo thing was to let the opponent see through his hole cards. And Xiao Mo didn't seem to notice the change in Bu Xiangen's expression, but continued: "In fact, in the eyes of the younger generation, it is quite unwise for the Great Khan to join the grassland alliance army this time and fight against my Great Chu. ”

Bu Xiangen was slightly stunned, his expression was sarcastic, and he sneered: "What? Could it be that my Xianbei will be retaliated against by your Da Chu? Your Chu Dynasty is just an empty shelf now, with an army of millions, but the previous wars have long proved that the army of your Chu people is just a chicken and a dog to me, and it is not vulnerable at all. ”

Xiao Mo sighed, shook his head, and said: "The Great Khan is wrong, the previous war was indeed unfavorable to my Great Chu, but the main reason is just that my Great Chu has not fought for one hundred and seventy years, the army has been sparse for a long time, the training is insufficient, and the surprise attack of the grassland tribes is not well prepared.

But Great Khan, you should also know that the population and resources of my Great Chu are a hundred times that of the grassland, as long as I give Great Chu three years, it is not difficult to train a million elite soldiers. "What's more, does the Great Khan really think that the steppe tribes can win this war? Not to mention that now that Shangyuan City is completely prepared, it is extremely difficult for the grassland coalition army to break through. Even if Shangyuan City is really breached, although the grassland alliance army goes deeper into the Chu realm, it will encounter a steady stream of Chu army attacks, even if ten Chu troops die before one grassland warrior dies, the grassland alliance army will not be able to withstand such a loss at all. ”

"What's more, even if the grassland coalition army can attack under my Great Chu Kyoto, but the capital's defense and determination to resist are far from being comparable to other cities, and there are more than 300,000 troops guarding each other, with plenty of grain and grass, no matter how strong the grassland coalition army is, it has no possibility of capturing at all, but will be surrounded by a steady stream of reinforcements, and sooner or later it will fall into a protracted war, and how long can the grain and grass of the grassland coalition army support?

How long can morale and combat strength be maintained? Although the Steppe Coalition Army was overwhelmed at the beginning, in fact, the longer the war dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be to the Grassland Coalition Army, and once the Grassland Coalition Army's offensive was blocked, the outcome of this war was already doomed. ”

Bu Xiangen snorted coldly again and said, "The Chu people are cowardly, how can they compete with me丨 grassland warriors just by scraping and training?" ”

That being said, Bu Xiangen's brows were already slightly furrowed.

But Xiao Mo didn't refute, just continued to shake his head and said: "And the reason why the younger generation said that the Great Khan joined the Grassland Alliance Army and fought against my Great Chu is quite unwise, but it is not to say that my Great Chu is retaliating, but that the Di clan threatens you with the Great Khan."

After a pause, Xiao Mo continued: "The younger generation once heard that on the side of the couch, others are not allowed to sleep soundly. Nowadays, the strength and growth of the Di people is inevitable, and they have almost the potential to unify the grassland, even if the Khitan, Murowei, Xianbei and other tribes work together, they may not be able to compete with them. And the ambition of the Great Khan of the Qiu tribe is well known. According to the conjecture of the younger generation, if it were not for this sudden early locust plague, Bale's next target would probably not be my Dachu, but on the grassland, other ethnic groups other than the Di people, including Xianbei!! ”

After hearing Xiao Mo's words, Bu Xiangen's body trembled slightly, and then he immediately regained his composure, just continuing to listen to Xiao Mo's words.

And Xiao Mo continued: "It's just that this sudden early locust plague has disrupted the plans of Bale and the Di people, so they can only fight with my Great Chu first, loot the grain and grass, and solve the temporary difficulties, but once the war with my Great Chu is over, I am afraid that the war between the Di people and the other tribes of the grassland is still inevitable, it is just a matter of time." The younger generation dared to ask the Great Khan, by that time, would the Great Khan have the certainty of resisting the Di tribe? ”

Bu Xiangen's expression became more and more gloomy, and he didn't refute or answer, but just asked: "What does this have to do with me Xianbei joining the grassland alliance to fight against the Chu people?" ”

Xiao Mo sighed and said: "Naturally, there is a lot to do with it, the various tribes of the grassland are fighting against my Chu Dynasty this time, if they win, who among the various tribes will benefit the most?" Naturally, it is the Di tribe, because they have the most warriors, and the people they plunder are also the most grain and grass, if they are defeated, which tribe will suffer the least damage? It's still the Di tribe, because they are the strongest and the easiest to protect themselves. ”

Seeing that Bu Xiangen's face was changing, Xiao Mo smiled and continued: "In this way, after this war, no matter whether you win or lose, the advantages of the Di clan over the other races will become more and more obvious. Even if it was a baseless speculation by the younger generation before, but dare to ask, in the face of such a powerful Di clan, the Great Khan may be at ease? ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Mo shook his head again, as if he was feeling sorry for Xianbei, sighed softly, and said: "The situation of the Great Khan at this time also proves the guess of the younger generation. Although Xi Xianbei suffered heavy losses due to the plan of my family, the Di clan couldn't help but preemptively attack Xianbei, didn't they? ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Mo retreated to Deng Shang's whole body, and said again: "Therefore, the biggest threat to Xianbei now is not our Chu people, but the Di people. Even if there was no such thing as this bombing of the camp, the Di people would have attacked Xianbei sooner or later. And if Xianbei wants to resist the Di people, there is only one way to cooperate with my Great Chu, and where to go, please consider the Great Khan. ”

And Deng Shangquan nodded at Xiao Mo, as if appreciating what Xiao Mo said, and at the same time smiled at Bu Xiangen: "I am quite sincere in coming to seek an alliance with the Great Khan this time, and once the alliance is formed, it will also be beneficial to both you and me. ”

As Deng Shangquan's words fell, Bu Xiangen fell into a long silence.

Swaying, Bu Xiangen's face was also gloomy, but Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan were not in a hurry, just quietly waiting for Bu Xiangen's reply.

Bu Xiangen knew that although this negotiation had just begun, he was already in a passive state, Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan kept silent about the situation of the Chu Dynasty, but they had already seen through his hole cards, although Bu Xiangen was dissatisfied and annoyed because of this, he also had to admit that what the two of them said was indeed reasonable, especially Xiao Mo's impromptu words, which not only made him excited, but also frightened.

I don't know how long it was, Bu Xiangen suddenly waved his hand, which made Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan feel shocked, but then, they saw a group of Xianbei soldiers guarding the king's tent bowing to Bu Xiangen, and then Yuguan left, but it was a false alarm.

In the tent of the Great Khan, only Bu Xiangen and his two cronies remained, as well as Xiao Mo and Deng Shangquan for a while.

Bu Xiangen looked at the two of them again, and there was no longer any pretentiousness in his expression, but he just asked: "What are the benefits of cooperating with the Chu people for my Xianbei?" What strength do you Chu people have to help me defend against the Di people? It's not that Ben Khan looks down on the Chu people, but the previous wars have long proved that the Chu people simply don't have the strength to fight the Di people. Not even with the strength of my humble own. Don't expect my Xianbei to fight back at this time, this will make me Xianbei a public enemy of the grassland, not to mention, with the current strength of my clan, it will not be able to pose a threat to the Di people and the other two clans at all. What's more, if Shangyuan City is broken in the future, won't I lose a lot of Xianbei? ”

Deng Shangquan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "The Great Khan is too worried, once he cooperates with my Great Chu, my family will never let the Great Khan make such a stupid thing as a counterattack, and let the allies sacrifice too much, and it is definitely not my family's style of doing things." In fact, according to the plan of my family, after the alliance between the two sides, the Great Khan does not need to fight directly with the other three tribes, on the bright side, my Great Chu and Xianbei are still the enemy and us, and all the Great Khan needs to do is to let my messengers freely go to the capital, timely report some news of the grassland tribes, and if necessary, secretly take in some of my family's people. There is no danger to Xianbei, and there is no difficulty. ”

Seeing that Bu Xiangen's face changed slightly, Deng Shangquan knew what he was thinking, shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the person that the Great Khan secretly takes in in the future is not an assassin dead." With the wisdom of my family, I would never do such a useless thing as sending assassins to assassinate the leader of the enemy army, and the possibility of success is slim, and it will also put you in a disadvantageous situation. ”

After Bu Xiangen's face paleated slightly, Deng Shangquan continued: "As for the Great Khan just now, you said that my Great Chu is not strong, and the younger generation does not refute it, the previous war is certainly so, but the reason why this is so is only because of my lack of preparation in Great Chu, and the incompetence of the guards encountered by the Great Khan before, now Shangyuan City has been preparing for several months, and the stupid talents that my family and the Great Khan encountered before are even more incompatible. ”

"Even if the Shangyuan City is broken in the future, the cooperation between the Xianbei clan and my Great Chu still exists, if the Great Khan agrees to form an alliance, my family will naturally explain this matter to my majesty.

What's more, as for how to resist the grassland tribes, my family has long been confident, and if the grassland tribes want to break through Shangyuan City, I'm afraid it won't be that simple. ”

"As for the benefits of cooperating with my Great Chu, there are three, one of them, the Great Khan and the Xianbei clan have gained the friendship of my Great Chu since then, and there will be one more way out in the future. Second, in the future war, our Great Chu will concentrate on resisting the other three clans, and the war between Xianbei and my Great Chu only needs to be a play, so that the casualties of the Xianbei clan in the future will be greatly reduced, and the losses of the other three clans will also be greatly increased, and the strength gap between Xianbei and the other three clans will also be reduced a lot. Third, after the war is over in the future, my Dachu will do his best to support the Xianbei clan in terms of grain, grass and military resources, and even directly send 30,000 troops to disguise themselves as Xianbei soldiers to enhance the strength of Xianbei as much as possible. What does the Great Khan think about this? ”

After hearing Deng Shangquan's words, Bu Xiangen was stunned.

Because what Deng Shangquan mentioned, no matter how you look at it, is very beneficial to the Xianbei clan, but what the Xianbei clan has paid is very small, whether it is to ventilate the news, or hide the Chu people, or to open the messenger network in Shangyuan City, it is just a sentence for him, and there is no risk at all. Even if Shangyuan City is really broken in the future, there will be no loss for him.

Bu Xiangen carefully examined Deng Shangquan and Xiao Moliang for a long time, and asked, "Is this true?" ”

Xiao Mo spoke again, shook his head and smiled: "My lord should also know about my Chu Dynasty, my Chu Dynasty is a big country, for more than a hundred years, has there ever been a time when my words don't count?" However, there are many betrayals and disobediences among the tribes of the grasslands. ”

Seeing that what Rong Mo and Deng Shangquan said did not seem to be a lie, Bu Xiangen suddenly laughed.

"Please sit down again, it's still early, this cooperation, all the details, we should discuss it in detail.