Mai Linglong looked at the carts of grain and cloth, the tea balls that were firmly tied, the iron carts that transported supplies, and the big bags of coarse salt packed with burlap, which were guarded by the guards of the four surnames of Wu County, like a long snake, and it was hard to believe that this was true.

The Lu family is a thousand-year-old family, and Lu Play is the existence of the dominant side in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the case of surrounding Zhao Gao with heavy troops, he actually agreed to Zhao Gao's conditions after hesitating, and even joined the initiative to undertake the development and maintenance of trade routes, it was like having no discipline to be raped and begging the other party to marry him. can be wronged to such an extent, it is no wonder that his son Lu Na brushed his sleeves away in anger.

"The situation of the four surnames is probably more difficult than we imagined." Zhao Gao, who had completed all the strategic purposes, had no smug look on his face. Once you want to know clearly, you know that this is the plan that the Bank of China said was expected, and you can be regarded as an actual executor at most, and this trade route with rich materials can be generally regarded as part of the first stage of the task reward given by the Bank of China.

Looking at the flow of people coming and going, Mai Linglong's heart also inexplicably produced a trace of sadness.

How heroic and uninhibited should the person who can dominate Wang Dao head-on, but in this troubled world, he has to make a compromised choice in order for the family to survive, how can Lu Wan's inner pain be explained clearly in a few words?

"Aren't we going along?" Seeing the team like a long dragon, Mai Linglong deeply understood how deep the accumulation of the four families was, and the guards around him could see how much they attached importance to them.

"There's no need, since Lu Play has chosen to make a move, then it must have received a higher level of tacit approval, and I'm afraid the other three are the same, it's just that Lu Play has been pushed to the front of the stage." Zhao Gao took a deep breath and shook off some of the bad thoughts just now. Anyway, this operation has a good result after all, as for how the four surnames of Wu County should complete the transportation of materials, it can be regarded as one of the tests set by the Huns for them, after all, if you want to obtain the qualification to pursue the ancients, you need some proof of strength, since the Huns have paid for the top epic troops such as Shan Yu Qinwei to express their determination, then the four surnames can not be unmoved.

After all, for the Huns, this was an all-or-nothing gamble; For the four surnames, it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-emerge, even without Zhao Gao's participation, this matter itself will not be too bad. The only thing to worry about is whether the old eight, who guarded the base camp, could maximize the value of this trade route within the scope allowed by the Xiongnu.

"Don't worry, if among the three of us, who is the best at figuring out the tolerance of those in power, probably the eighth is second to none." Mai Linglong smiled with difficulty, and said with confidence, "After all, among the three of us, he is the only one who is from a position in power, and I am afraid it will be easier than all of us to grasp this." ”

Zhao Gao shook his head and said worriedly: "Things will not be so simple, the pressure that Lao Basuo will have to bear is probably not much smaller than ours here - this batch of materials entering the barren grassland is tantamount to a basin of cold water poured into the oil pot." Of course, most of this will be stored by the Xiongnu for backup for the Western Expedition, but Lao Ba will definitely intercept a small part within the scope of the Xiongnu's acquiescence, and this part of the materials is the most fatal. ”

Zhao Gao saw that Mai Linglong didn't understand, sighed again, and said: "As soon as the Xiongnu plan for the westward expedition comes out, even if it is just a backup plan, according to their temperament, I am afraid that the looting of the surrounding tribes will be indispensable in the past few months." Even if the momentum is not as good as it was back then, but the residual power of the Xiongnu is enough to deter these people from acting rashly, and the damage of each tribe is bound to be greater than the looting, and every part of it is looted, which means that these tribes will either pay a greater price to loot and replenish around, or it will be difficult to survive this difficult winter. No matter how you choose, it is equivalent to passing on part of what happened to the Huns to this group of people. ”

"Of course, there may not be no outstanding among these people, and they will definitely not sit idly by, and exchanging cattle and sheep for more supplies will never be the only one we can think of - but from the perspective of the terrain, the Qiang Qin and the Han and the Xiongnu are in hostility, and there is naturally no chance in this; Further west, the smaller countries among the Warring States seem to be weaker, but these people are all in the west of the Xiongnu, and they are not something they can touch; Aside from the Jin Dynasty, if they go over there, they will directly face Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Song, or Yang Jian, Emperor of Sui! ”

One is the successor of the Beifu Army who "swallows thousands of miles like a tiger", and the other is from Xianbei background, and finally known as the "Sage Khan" Emperor Sui. But as long as the people on the grassland don't have a hole in their brains, they won't fight the idea of these two people, but these two people are too deeply guarded against these tribes because of their respective imperial courts, and if they want to get supplies from them, they will probably only get a ruthless beating.

"In other words, our resources will be the only visible choice on the grassland in the future, and I am afraid that the eighth child will definitely walk on thin ice when he deals with it. After all, no one can predict that those tribes who have no chance of survival and fall into madness may not dare to show their minions to the Xiongnu, but they may not dare to stretch out their black hands to the old clan. ”

's words knocked Mai Linglong's mood to the bottom. These things, no matter who deals with them, will be a big trouble, and I'm afraid that only the old eight, who seems to be honest but can always firmly grasp the overall situation, can complete all this. In this way, Zhao Gao chose her to complete the task together not because he was optimistic about her ability to fight and supplement details, but because it was impossible for the base camp to leave the eighth who could hold the situation.

"What do we do next?" Fortunately, Mai Linglong's time as a policeman is not short, and her ability to self-regulate her emotions as an expert is even better, once her emotions calm down, she immediately found that Zhao Gao did not choose to follow the convoy back to be with Lao Ba in this situation, then there must be more important things to complete.

Zhao Gao's mood is actually not much better than Mai Linglong. In fact, these conclusions he gave were based on the Bank of China's plan, and in the final analysis, he was just a chess piece that had not yet jumped out of the chessboard.

In the face of Mai Linglong's questioning, his expression was very helpless, and with a slight movement of his mind, a changed task was shared in the team space.

"The Rebirth of the Huns: An Epic Historical Mission, Exclusive Trigger for Explorers of Ark Space No. 2511, and the S+-level historical figure Zhongxing said that it was released with the luck of the Hun tribe.

Complete the first stage of the mission (rewards in this stage will be distributed cumulatively);

Currently triggers the second phase of the quest: The mercy of the merciless emperors.

Mission Description: The Huns are no longer able to fight, and the eagles of the steppes now need the mercy of the sky.

Please at least convince two of the three monarchs, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Guangwu of Han, that only after their permission will the Xiongnu be qualified to embark on this bloodstained path.

Additional Mission: Please convince at least two of the three legendary generals Meng Tian, Wei Qing, and Dou Xian, who are as solid as the earth, otherwise they will be disobeyed by the foreign monarch's order, and the task will be completed at the minimum completion level (due to the difficulty of the follow-up of this task, it is possible that the follow-up task will not be triggered if completed at this completion level.) ）”

No wonder Zhao Gao laughed so ugly, Mai Linglong glanced at it, and her face immediately turned black.

PS: When it comes to doing it, I'll be honest.