Needless to say, the importance of the north is the foundation of Guan Ning. When troops are raised in the north, the barbarians cannot take the opportunity to cause chaos and cause fire in the rear.

Therefore, it was necessary to ensure the stability of the north. He wanted to take the opportunity to inflict pain on the barbarians. Before his rebellion was successful, the barbarians had neither the ability nor the courage to invade.

Next, we will start to counterattack the barbarians...

The army was temporarily stationed in Tongcheng, and Guan Ning also met the barbarian wise man Sinuo mentioned...Ahan.

He is already elderly, at least sixty years old. He is different from the innate rough temperament of the barbarians, but has a somewhat refined temperament...

"I have met the old gentleman. I am Guan Ning, Wang of Zhenbei."

Guan Ning greeted him politely. He guessed that the other party would like the title sir more.

really.

Ahan's initially wary expression softened, and he spoke: "I never thought that Guan Zhongshan, with his tall and rough appearance, could have such a handsome son. You are one of the few people in the Guan family who seems to be weak."

He spoke very standard Chinese dialect.

"Have you met my father?"

"I've seen it."

Ahan said: "Your father's body is like an iron tower, even worse than us barbarians. It can give people a sense of oppression from a distance..."

Having said this, he changed the topic again.

"I thought you would show repulsion when you saw me, but you actually showed some respect. And I can tell it's not a hypocritical pretense. You don't discriminate against us barbarians."

"certainly."

Guan Ning said calmly: "Barbarians are a race. Although they are a foreign race, they are all human beings."

"For Sinuo and others to betray the Naiman tribe and be so determined, they are indeed not ordinary people."

"I heard that you didn't agree with Simo sending troops at first."

"Yeah, if he had listened to me, I'm afraid he wouldn't be here now."

Ahan looked at Guan Ning and asked in a low voice: "Young King Zhenbei, will you stop attacking?"

"Won't."

Guan Ning said calmly: "You invaded my Dakang, burned, killed, looted, and implicated so many innocent people. How can this debt be settled so easily?"

"I can say that this was not our intention, do you believe it?"

A'han said: "Taiyang Han's order is to prohibit burning, killing, looting and persecuting innocent people, but Simo did not obey..."

There was a sigh in his voice.

"Originally, while the Zhenbei Army was not in the north, it was the best time for us to invade. Taiyang Khan intended to occupy Tongyan Prefecture and take root there, but he still missed one step."

Hear this.

Guan Ning knew that the new Taiyang Khan of the Naiman tribe was extraordinary.

He acted differently from his previous predecessors. He intended to occupy the business and brought in the Naiman tribe. This was equivalent to driving a nail into Dakang...

Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise it would have been difficult to expel him after he succeeded.

Thoughts flashed through.

Guan Ning said: "I have something to ask the old gentleman."

"But it doesn't matter."

"You are a wise man from the Naiman tribe, and you have always been with your Khan. You should know about my father. I want to know more about the inside story."

This is a question Guan Ning has always kept in his heart.

He suspected that Emperor Longjing was colluding with the barbarians, but there was no conclusive evidence.

To trace the origin, we can only start from the barbarians.

The original situation was that the barbarians sent a cavalry to invade the border town of Dakang and massacred all the people in the town.

In fact, this is a common thing at the border, and Guan Zhongshan was very angry when he found out.

He made a rule.

The barbarians killed one man from Dakang, and he killed ten barbarians, invaded a town, and destroyed one part of it.

This is not a slogan, but this is exactly what he did.

It is precisely because of this iron-blooded method that the barbarians have not dared to invade for many years.

This incident angered Guan Zhongshan, and he felt that the barbarians should be taught a profound lesson, so he led an army of 100,000 into the wilderness...

"That was actually a game that Yinan Chihan couldn't make."

Ahan said: "Under the oppression of King Zhenbei for many years, the development of the Naiman tribe has been greatly restricted. It is difficult for Chihan to know that the only way to change the situation is to get rid of your father, a great enemy!"

"Your father was indeed angry. He led his troops into the wilderness, but he didn't know that Chihan had assembled the three main legions of the Naiman tribe to set up an ambush..."

"Is that all?"

Guan Ning frowned.

"I'm afraid only Yinan Chihan knows the details, but I think there is something unusual in it."

"What?"

Ahan said: "Because Yinan Chihan mobilized the three main legions to the Hadajin tribe in advance, it means that he seemed to know the direction your father was going to attack in advance."

"There are many affiliated tribes under the Naiman tribe. According to your father's usual style, one tribe is randomly selected and eliminated..."

Guan Ning understood after hearing this.

His father Guan Zhongshan's movements were known in advance, so he was ambushed in advance.

"We won this battle, but it was also a miserable victory!"

Ahan said: "The three main armies totaling 300,000 troops suffered more than half of the damage despite the ambush in advance. But Guan Zhongshan was wiped out, so it was worth it."

"Then what?"

"Then what makes me feel strange is that after that battle, it should have been the best opportunity for us to attack, but Yinan Chihan wanted to sign an armistice treaty with you Dakang..."

Ahan said: "This matter caused great opposition in the Naiman tribe, but it is difficult for Chi Khan to still persist and sign a thirty-year truce with your current General Anbei."

Having said this, Ahan said with a strange expression: "Judging from various circumstances, there is a big conspiracy here. I didn't deliberately instigate it. You can go find your current Anbei General Guan Zian."

"During that time, he went to the Naiman tribe several times. Although his whereabouts were secretive, I was always in the royal court and knew about it."

Guan Ning's expression did not change, which was consistent with his previous guess.

"Right."

Ahan seemed to have remembered something, and then continued: "A few months before that war broke out, several people came to see Yinan Chihan!"

"Are they from our wealthy family?"

"yes!"

"Have you seen it?"

"I haven't seen it."

Ahan said: "That meeting was not in the royal court. The Great Khan said that he was going on a tour and only brought a few close followers to protect him, so not many people knew about it."

"Then how do you know?"

"One of the guards had a good relationship with me. He accidentally said it while drinking and chatting with me. But not long after, those guards were transferred out of the royal court and no one knows where they went."

Ahan said: "This is also the reason why I doubt it. Do you believe what I say?"

"believe."

Guan Ning clenched his fists, now he was sure of his suspicion.

The person who went to see Yi Chinanhan in private was probably the person sent by Emperor Longjing to negotiate.

He exchanged Guan Zhongshan's life for a short-lasting armistice.

Emperor Long Jing, you deserve to die!
Chapter completed!