In the big tent, Xiang Zhuang met the messenger of King Linhu.

The Linhu tribe has been nomadic in the Yunzhong area since the Spring and Autumn Period, and in the late Warring States period, the Linhu tribe was conquered by the Yan State, the Zhao State and the Qin State, so many people in the tribe have been in contact with the Central Plains.

The envoy of Lin Hu did not mean to complain, but only made a request, hoping to trade a batch of iron weapons from the Chu army with horses to resist the annoying intrusion of Lou.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang said helplessly: "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I can't help this." ”

When the envoy of Lin Hu heard this, his face suddenly turned like ashes, and he said miserably: "General, you can't see death without saving it." ”

Wei Yi, who was sitting at the bottom of Xiang Zhuang, came out and sang with a red face and said, "General, don't we still have five hundred bed crossbows?" Anyway, it's useless to stay in the army, and it's a burden to take it away, so it's better to give it to the Linhu tribe, right? ”

"Bed crossbow?!" When the Lin Hu envoy heard this, he was overjoyed, and said repeatedly, "We want a bed crossbow!" ”

For the bed crossbow, of course, the Hu people will not be unfamiliar, when Meng Tian attacked the Huns in the north, and fought with the Huns in the Hetao grassland, it was by relying on the sharp bed crossbow to win the thrilling, and now it has been nearly 20 years since the Hetao War, and the grassland Hu people will still be terrified when they talk about the bed crossbow in the Central Plains, this is a real big killer.

"Bed crossbow?" Xiang Zhuang continued to sing with a white face, and said coldly, "No, absolutely not!" ”

Wei Yu gave Lin Hu's envoy a helpless look: The old man has done his best, and it's up to you next.

The Linhu envoy hurriedly said: "General, our Linhu tribe is willing to take out the best war horses to trade with you!" ”

"War horses?" Xiang Zhuang shook his head again and again, looking unmoved, "We have less than 20,000 people, but we already have 30,000 or 40,000 war horses, and we don't lack war horses now." ”

The Linhu envoy hurriedly said: "The general doesn't know, what you have grabbed from the Aries tribe are all inferior horses, and the Loufu tribe is not trading you the best war horses, and our Linhu tribe is willing to take out the best war horses to trade, as long as the general is willing to trade the bed crossbow to us, the horses are definitely not a problem." ”

Wei Yu lost no time in persuading: "General, King Lin Hu is very sincere. ”

Xiang Zhuang seemed to be a little moved, and said, "What grade of war horses can you come up with, and how many can you have?" ”

The Linhu envoy hurriedly said: "The three major tribes of Jiuyuan, not to mention the Aries tribe, the Loufu tribe is the most populous, but the largest number of horses is our Linhu tribe, our Linhu tribe has more than 150,000 war horses, there are 5,000 good horses with a shoulder height of more than seven feet, and there are as many as 200 horses with a shoulder height of more than eight feet!" ”

After saying this, the envoy of Lin Hu said: "We are willing to take out twenty horses and a thousand good horses, and trade five hundred bed crossbows with the general, how about it?" ”

Xiang Zhuang said: "Fifty horses, two thousand good horses!" ”

The Lin Hu envoy gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay!" ”

"Deal!" Xiang Zhuang slapped his thigh abruptly and said loudly, "When you send the horses, you can take five hundred bed crossbows from General Ben at any time." ”

The Lin Hu envoy thought for a while, and then said, "General, are there any more bed crossbows?" ”

Xiang Zhuang said: "There are only five hundred bed crossbows, and there are no more, but this general still has fifty catapults in his hands, which can throw hundreds of pounds of boulders hundreds of steps away, and the lethality is far greater than that of bed crossbows, do you want it?" ”

Lin Hu's envoy originally wanted to test it to see if there were more bed crossbows in the hands of the Central Plains people, but when he heard that the other party had no more bed crossbows in his hands, he was overjoyed, and then he heard that there were catapults with greater lethality, and he was immediately taken aback.

At that moment, the envoy of Lin Hu asked a little nervously, "What is the price of the catapult?" ”

Xiang Zhuang thought for a while, and said with some pain: "If you sell it cheaply, let's give two hundred BMWs." ”

"This ......," the envoy of Lin Hu said with some hesitation, "I have to go back and discuss it with the king." ”

Give another 200 BMWs, that is all the BMWs of the Linhu tribe, and he can't be the master of this matter. ,

"Then please come back." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand at the moment, and said, "But don't forget to tell you that if there is no news after tomorrow, these fifty catapults will be traded to Lou Annoying." ”

Lin Hu's envoy's face changed greatly, and he immediately got up to say goodbye to Xiang Zhuang and Wei Yu, and hurried away.

Seeing the figure of Lin Hu's envoy disappear, Wei Yi couldn't help but sigh: "There are so many of these Hu people." ”

Wei Yi couldn't help but sigh, even when the Great Qin Empire was at its strongest, it seemed that there were not so many horses to be recruited, and good horses that could be used to form cavalry were even rarer.

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said with emotion: "Hetao is a good place, such a good piece of land, but it is really blind to Lou Furen, Lin Hu and Aries people." ”

Speaking of which, the Hetao is really a treasure of feng shui.

It is not for nothing that the Hetao is called the Plug Jiangnan.

If it weren't for the abundance of water and grass in the Hetao, where would it be able to feed so many cattle, sheep and livestock?

Xiang Zhuang even had some doubts, now that he is adding up all the cattle, sheep and livestock of the entire Xiongnu, I am afraid that there are not as many cattle, sheep and livestock as the Lou Annoying, Linhu and Aries people, right?

Historically, it was only after Maudun reoccupied the Hetao that the Xiongnu really became stronger.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, when the siege of Baideng, the Han Empire was certainly weak to the extreme, but the Xiongnu actually only seemed to be strong, but Mao Dun, an unborn hero, was very good at psychological warfare, through the siege of Baideng, it destroyed the confidence of the Han army to go north to Jiuyuan and the Huns to compete for the Hetao, and the Xiongnu really occupied the Hetao grassland from then on.

When Lao Shangdan succeeded to the throne, the Xiongnu who had recuperated in the Hetao for nearly 50 years, the population had surged to more than one million, and the strong men also exceeded 400,000.

The military ministers succeeded to the throne, and the Xiongnu formed an overwhelming advantage over the Han Empire militarily.

Fortunately, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was born, with his extraordinary courage, to fight a full-scale war with the Xiongnu at the height of their power, and finally won the victory, recaptured the Hetao, after the Huns lost the Hetao, the population plummeted, and since then it has been in a slump, and finally forced to flee to Europe.

It can be seen that how important is the status of the Hetao grassland to the nomadic people in the north?

Xiang Zhuang sometimes even wondered if he should set a fire and burn all the forests and meadows of the Hetao before leaving.

However, Xiang Zhuang also thought about it, whether it was the Central Plains or the desert in this era, the population was not large, the population load was far from saturation, and there was no overgrazing or over-reclamation, so even if the Hetao was burned, it would be restored in less than ten years, and the Hetao grassland would not be desertified at all.

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Ying Zhen didn't have to work hard to win Wei Yue's favor.

Speaking of which, Ying Zhen and Wei Yue have similar identities and experiences, they are both princesses of the dead country, and they both did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves for the people, plus Wei Yue is kind-hearted, and Ying Zhen's mouth is sweet, so it is easy to win Wei Yue's trust, and after only getting along for less than half a day, the two have almost become good sisters who have nothing to say.

"Sister Princess, you can call me Wuyang from now on." Wei Yue took Ying Zhen's hand and said affectionately.

"Okay, sister, I'll just call you Sister Wuyang." Ying Zhen happily agreed, and said, "However, sister, don't call your sister princess, my sister is the same as you, she is also the daughter of the dead country, what kind of princess do you want?" If my sister doesn't dislike my sister, I call my sister Shiman, who is my sister's word. ”

"Hmm." Wei Yue nodded happily, and said affectionately, "Sister Shiman." ”

"Oh, good sister." Ying Zhen answered, and tears suddenly flowed from Meimu's eyes.

"Sister Shiman, why are you crying?" Wei Yue asked with concern as he handed over the handkerchief.

"It's nothing, my sister is just happy, after so many years, I finally have relatives again." Ying Zhen shook her head with a smile, and said, "Sister, you don't know how lonely my sister has been over the years, and how bitter she has been in her heart. ”

"Little sister knows everything." Wei Yue said softly, "Although the little sister is young, she has also experienced a lot of things, my sister did not hesitate to commit herself to marrying the king of the building for the sake of the old Qin people of Jiuyuan, and the little sister also listened to what Sister Yishui said, sister, you are so stupid, how can you agree to marry Hu Ren?" It's the event of your life. ”,

Ying Zhen sighed and said gloomily: "Good sister, not everyone can be as lucky as you. ”

After saying this, Ying Zhen said again: "In order to save the people of Weidi, sister, you married the general, but in order to save the old Qin people, my sister can only marry the Hu people, this is fate, this is my sister's life, the general can save my sister once, but it is impossible to save the second time, in the end, my sister is afraid that she will still marry the king of Lou Fu." ”

As he spoke, Ying Zhen's sorrow came from it, and he began to cry again.

Wei Yue patted Ying Zhen on the shoulder, and persuaded softly: "Sister, don't worry, the little sister will tell the general when she turns around, and let him send someone to warn King Lou Fu, so that he is not allowed to pester his sister again, so sister, you can rest assured to find a wishful husband and marry yourself." ”

Ying Zhen said: "Silly sister, the general and the Chu army always have to leave." ”

Wei Yue was silent, but also, Fujun and Chu Jun still had to return to Jiangdong after all.

After a long time, Wei Yue said, "Why don't you come with us, sister?" ”

Ying Zhen shook her head and said in a quiet voice: "My sister is used to it in Jiuyuan, and besides, my sister has already brought disaster to the old Qin people in Jiuyuan, how can I leave them and escape alone?" ”

"Then ......" Wei Yue couldn't help but worry, "what should I do then?" ”

Ying Zhen smiled and persuaded Wei Yue in turn: "Sister, don't worry about it, as long as you live happily, my sister will be very happy and satisfied, as for my sister, who is not married?" The ...... of this life will soon pass" (to be continued)