Outside the northern Xinjiang Pass, blood is pervasive. Countless bones were piled up on the side of the city wall, silently telling the story of the tragic battles. On top of the high wall, a man in a robe stood by the wall, his eyes solemn looking at the distant sky.

Behind the man stood a warrior in blue and gold armor, following him into the distance. After a long time, the samurai asked in a deep voice: "The general has been standing here for more than an hour, and although we have just repelled the enemy attack, there are still many affairs that you need to deal with personally." Why have you stood on top of the walls for so long?"

"Di Qing, how long has it been since our first battle with She Chi this year?" The man's gaze was still floating in the sky, and his voice was silent, but there was a faint sense of sadness.

"General Yu, it's been more than half a year. The man behind him replied respectfully.

"What are our casualties?" General Yu continued to ask.

"There are more than 40,000 wounded soldiers, and the number of brothers who died is probably about 20,000. However, the officers and men of our army fought bravely, and on the battlefield, they usually fought with one enemy, killed or wounded one person, and the other side had to die at least three or four. The man thought for a moment and replied, the corners of his eyebrows slightly raised between the words, and he felt a little angry.

"Our army has lost 20,000 men, and the number of enemy troops will have to double or even triple on this basis. Di Qing, have you ever thought that these lives are buried in this ice for no reason, is it worth it?" General Yu's voice was mournful, and there was a slight shake in his gaze as he looked into the distance. "Whether it is our army or the enemy army, they are all living people, the sons of white-haired old mothers, the fathers of immature children, and the husbands of amorous women. And here, without exception, they all caught and fought each other, and finally turned into a pile of bones. It's just for that little ridiculous benefit, for the shameless princely scum in the royal capital. Is it worth it, you say?"

The man hurriedly knelt down on one knee, bowed his head deeply, and his tone was full of fear: "General, don't talk nonsense, for the affairs of the royal capital, you... ”

Before he could finish his words, he was sternly interrupted by General Yu, who quickly turned around and scolded his subordinates: "What can't you say about those unscrupulous things? When this war is over, I will return to the royal capital, and I will definitely ask the king to rectify this group of flies and dogs!"

After General Yu finished speaking, he once again turned his gaze into the distance, and his tone became melancholy: "I don't know if Gu Dan's trip went well, if he succeeds in negotiation, there will be thousands less blood flowing on this territory." General Gu, everything must go well. ”

On the white ice field, the cold wind blows the low frost grass. In a blinding bright white, several black tents were dotted in the vastness, which seemed abrupt and small in this pale world.

This is the Tatu tribe, and at this time, in the largest tent in the center, Gu Dan is talking to an elder of the Tatu tribe.

"The Tatu tribe's requirements are 5,000 spirit rhino beasts, 100,000 stone of grain, and 50 young women every year. I don't think that's too much to ask, but your country is facing threats from us and She Chi at the same time, as well as persecution from the countries to the south. If we agree to reconcile, it will be easy for you to settle the dispute in the north. Isn't it enough to show our sincerity at such a small cost?"

Gu Dan stroked his beard and said gently: "I can accept these five thousand spirit rhinoceros beasts and one hundred thousand stone grains. It's just that this last condition, which is offered fifty young women a year, cannot be promised. Elder Gong, I have no doubt about your sincerity, and I have also come with sincerity. This woman's matter is different from the property spirit animal, with all due respect, giving a woman is really inhumane, can it be replaced with other conditions. We can increase the number of spirit beasts and food as a substitute, okay?"

Elder Gong in front of him closed his eyes and shook his head, resolutely rejecting him: "This condition can be said to be the most important one. As you can see, our Tatu tribe is in such a harsh environment that less than 30% of newborns survive each year. Coupled with the fact that we are isolated from the outside world, it is completely impossible for outsiders to join here. What we lack now are women and children. If you can't provide young, fertile women, then we don't have any other needs. No matter how many food spirit beasts there are, what's the point of not having a living person to use them?"

Gu Dan frowned, a little surprised by Elder Gong's resolute attitude: "But in previous years, the cooperation between us was also very pleasant, and your state has never had a similar request. How suddenly... ”

"That's the old Karal rubbish!" Gudan was halfway through his words when he was rudely interrupted by a young man next to him. He stood up menacingly, his exposed half of his body filled with explosive muscles, rising and falling as he breathed. "We are no longer the Tatu we used to be, and if you still want to deal with us casually according to the previous negotiation methods, you will be taught how good the Tatu people are!"

Gu Dan glanced at him lightly, then turned his gaze to Elder Gong, and asked lightly, "Elder Gong, if I'm not mistaken, after the unfortunate death of Chief Carlar, the chieftain's position will be inherited by his son Sintur. Even if your state had changed its foreign policy for the time being, it would have been Chief Sintur who would have informed me, rather than let such an unknown person yell at me rudely. ”

"Old thing, you have lived too long and your brain has decayed, haven't you?" Gu Dan's words "unknown person" made the young man just now very angry, he rushed to Gu Dan in a rage, pointed at his nose and scolded: "Do you think it was still when Karaal was the Great Chief? Now our Great Chief is Master Sindeli, and that Sintur is just a stinky little ghost who has not lost milk, a poor worm who has died of his father. Letting him be a chief for two days is already a supreme gift to him. No, just letting him live is a great favor that he should kneel and kowtow. Do you think you have a chance to negotiate with Carral's successor?

Gu Dan's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a terrifying light in his eyes, which frightened the man into taking a few steps backwards, and his thick body fell up and down because of the violent panting.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Gu," Elder Gong stood up with a smile and said to Gu Dan unhurriedly, "Young juniors are not sensible, they haven't seen much of the world, don't worry about children." ”

Gu Dan snorted coldly and moved his momentum away from the young man's body, who was immediately relieved, and sat down on the ground with weak legs.

Elder Gong glared at the man quietly, very dissatisfied with his uncompetitive performance, and waved his hand back, signaling the people on the side to drag him out of the tent.

"Mr. Gu is really old and strong, and he is so old and has such an amazing momentum, he is really worthy of the name of 'General Qianwei' back then. Elder Gong continued to smile and said, "It's just that this matter between the country and the tribe can't be solved by brute force alone. Mr. Gu must be familiar with this point, otherwise he would not have come all the way to negotiate with us. ”

Gu Dan snorted coldly, acknowledging his words.

"Since it is a negotiation, then we must talk about the conditions, and they must be the conditions that we urgently need. Elder Gong raised his head and looked at Gu Dan, with a hint of mockery and cruelty in his eyes, "The condition you need is that we will withdraw our troops immediately. And what I need is 50 young women who can have children every year. This kind of simple exchange of interests, the ancients have lived for so long, they will not be incomprehensible. ”

Gu Dan looked at Elder Gong, and said in a righteous and sonorous manner: "A woman's matter is a condition that is impossible to negotiate. If we hand over the women, then what is the purpose of the men going out to fight bloody battles? The purpose of our desperate fighting is to protect our relatives and lovers, and if we hand over these 50 women, how will their relatives and husbands feel, and how will they themselves feel? If we must sacrifice innocent people for the sake of peace, then it is better to let the soldiers who are willing to sacrifice and let us sacrifice instead of the old and weak women and children of the country. ”

"Okay! What a patriotic and righteous general Qianwei. Elder Gong laughed angrily, "In front of a selfless big man like you, we are really ashamed of ourselves for living on the tundra. That being the case, then we don't have to talk about it anymore. I don't know if you love the people so much, and have you ever considered killing the bloody warriors at the front?

Gu Dan was speechless for a moment and froze in place. But he quickly relented and said coldly: "Don't worry about Elder Laogong, we will have a way." Then he walked away.

However, with a wave of his hand, Elder Gong shot a spiritual light towards the ground in front of Gu Dan, blasting the dirt into the air. Gu Dan looked at him angrily and puzzled, and at this moment the tent was opened, and a dozen sturdy men with spears rushed in from outside. Elder Gong sneered, and his eyes were full of cruel killing intent when he looked at Gu Dan: "Gu Dan, General Gu. You have lived to the belly of a dog for so many years. Do you think you can leave Tatu so peacefully by refusing our request?"

Gu Dan's face was gloomy, he looked at Elder Gong, and there was strong anger in his voice: "Are you planning to compare yourself with me?

"Hahahaha!" Elder Gong laughed when he heard this, "Gu Dan, Gu Dan, I thought that you dared to come to my Tatu tribe alone, on the one hand, because you had the courage, and on the other hand, out of trust in us, it turns out that the real reason is that you are so arrogant! I call you a general Qianwei, do you really think that you are still the brave and good general? Take a step back and say, even if you are young, what waves can you set off in my Tatu camp?"

Elder Gong waved his hand, and there was a thick cruelty in his voice: "Shang, there is no need to leave the whole corpse!"

As soon as Gu Dan waved his hand, powerful qi flowed through his body in the blink of an eye, and he looked at the dozen or so Tatu people in front of him with burning eyes, and his heart was turbulent: Even if I, Gu Dan, am old and frail, it is not something that you mosquitoes and flies can be contaminated! Since the war is inevitable, then I will slaughter a few Tatu people first, and it can be regarded as fighting for the country!

Just when the magic of the two sides was boiling and they were about to start a war, a young voice suddenly came from outside the tent: "Stop!