In the silence, Lu Zhi spoke first, and as soon as he spoke, the atmosphere dropped to an even lower point:
"The iron in my hands is not so easy to get. Otherwise, why would I trade ironware with you this time instead of using food? In fact, this is my sincerity in recruiting people from you. Now I put my sincerity here, you
Who wouldn’t want to accept the sincerity of this town?”
After saying that, Lu Zhi stopped talking and just played with the bronze knight in his hand.
Lu Zhi said nothing, but the Hu chiefs present did not dare to let Lu Zhi's words fall to the ground.
Not to mention that behind Lu Zhi was a behemoth like the Han Dynasty, his five thousand Han cavalry in the city alone were a very powerful force.
In this world, a well-equipped Han cavalry can become a five-horseman in one ride, and the power of five thousand Han cavalry is comparable to that of fifty thousand barbarians. And the most powerful Xianbei royal court on the grassland may also be able to defeat five barbarians.
With the strength of controlling 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry, Lu Zhi's troops were simply not something that the barbarians of Daidi could compete with.
Hu people are very practical. As long as you are strong, you can make conditions.
Soon, the Wuhuan noble chiefs who were more pro-Han among the chiefs began to take the lead in expressing their stance.
The speaker was a handsome Wuhuan man named Guli. He patted his chest and said to Lu Zhi who was looking up:
"I can provide Lu Zhenbei with 200 warriors."
This person called Guli is the rank of Wuhuan Xiaoshuai. According to Wuhuan's social organization form, it can be divided into three levels: divisions, towns, and villas from top to bottom. Each tribe has roughly one thousand households to ten thousand households. Each town has several
There are hundreds of villages, and each village has about seven to ten people. The leader of a tribe is called a lord, the chief of a city is called a xiaoshuai, and the chief of a tribe is called a Zhangtou.
So since this Guli is called Xiaoshuai, it means that he has at least hundreds of people and thousands of people in his hands. In other words, the 200 people that this person just promised to provide directly account for one-tenth of the population.
It can be said to be insincere.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Li finished speaking, the superior Lu Zhi smiled directly at him.
Lu Zhi said to Gu Li:
"Okay, you are the chief who passed by my camp gate before, right? I remember you. You are indeed loyal to the big man. I will never treat a loyal minister like you badly, and I will give you a contract later.
, you can come directly to Daixian Mutual Market from now on."
After Lu Zhi said this, Guli had no scruples and walked to the middle again on his knees, bowing and thanking Lu Zhi.
After hearing what Lu Zhi said, the other tribal chiefs felt their hearts tremble.
It turns out that the amount of information Lu Zhi said was too great. What does it mean to confirm the cooperation with Naguli? Does the mutual market need to verify the cooperation in the future?
Just when the chiefs were wondering, Lu Zhi spoke:
"Well, let me tell you a little thing by the way. I forgot to mention it just now. It is that this town feels that there is still no rules for the mutual trade in the past. Originally, my Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, cares about the unity of all people in the world. Whether it is the grassland or the Central Plains, they are all his subjects, so I granted the special
Opening a market at the border will also allow the people of the grasslands to feel His Majesty's grace. But what?"
As he spoke, Lu Zhi looked around at the dozens of chiefs present and said coldly:
"But what about some people? While they are benefiting from our Han Dynasty, they want to be enemies of our Han Dynasty. For these people, this town will never allow them to trade with each other in the city. Therefore, we have specially promulgated the system of exploration and mutual trading. From now on, we can only hold hands and
The survey and cooperation I have issued can lead to mutual trade in You and the border."
That's right, after using ironware to trade with each other, Lu Zhi used a new strategy, which was to explore and cooperate with each other for trade. Of course, this move was not just a threat, but to once again cause chaos for the barbarians in the land.
Because Lu Zhi used a trick, that is, the specific Hu tribes were not written on the Kanhe. As long as you took the Kanhe to enter the city, you would recognize it. What would happen? It can be seen that the Hu people would fight again because of the Kanhe.
So after Lu Zhi finished speaking, all the powerful chiefs couldn't sit still. It wasn't that they had guessed Lu Zhi's evil intentions, but that they heard the threatening meaning of Lu Zhi's words.
Who is the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, that is, the tribe that agreed to give troops this time. Then who is the enemy? Or is it the one who is unwilling to give troops?
But even after seeing this, what can these Hu chiefs do?
The current situation is that no one can agree at all. The chiefs present can be divided into Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu based on their race. And when broken down, each chief can be divided into king race and small race.
, divided into different species.
The so-called king race is a race that can clearly trace its bloodline to a certain Hu king. Now on the grasslands, only the Huns and Xianbei have had royal families, so these two ethnic groups have king races.
The so-called small species are other branches of this ethnic group, but the relationship can still be traced. The other species are those miscellaneous people on the grassland who have taken refuge with Xianbei, Xiongnu or Wuhuan. They are also the returnees.
These three tribes are mentioned, but no one can actually tell their origins.
And here in Daidi, there are thirty-eight tribes, twenty-six small tribes, and even rare king tribes.
At that time, when the Southern Xiongnu invaded, a tribe belonging to Liji's Guduhou was moved to Daidi, and has been the leader of the Xiongnu tribe in this area ever since.
At this time, Li Ji also came to participate in this mutual trade.
In fact, he deliberately rejected Lu Zhi's suggestion to recruit troops. In the past, the Huns did sacrifice their lives for the Han people. After all, the Han court did give them more, which was much more stable than if they took the initiative to snatch it.
But with the decline of the Han Dynasty in the past two years, and even the huge imperial capital was divided into two capitals, the East and West, there were more and more calls to revive the Xiongnu within the Southern Xiongnu. The young sects of these tribes kept clamoring:
"We Huns are the sons of Changshengtian and the eagles of the grassland. At that time, our ancestors had no choice but to annex Han soil, but more than a hundred years later, the grassland is inhabited by the humble Xianbei Donghu. Now Xianbei is divided, isn't it?
Is it time for us Huns to return to the grassland?"
However, the voice of the Xiongnu Young Faction was suppressed by the Xiongnu Chanyu Qiangqu.
The old Qiangqu is not willing to implement such a radical strategy. Everything now makes him very satisfied. Therefore, the young people secretly shouted:
"Old Chanyu would rather be the hyena of the Han people than the eagle of the grassland."
The Li Ji clan of Dai County was aware of this undercurrent within the clan, so they were unwilling to take a stand on this matter. If he agreed to Lu Zhi's suggestion, the young faction within the clan would definitely target him.
Therefore, Li Jishi was unwilling to wade into this muddy water.
But Li Ji silently glanced at the Wuhuan people opposite him, feeling increasingly cold towards them.
The Wuhuan people were well-known traitors among the Hu people. Basically, the famous chiefs were canonized by the Han Dynasty, and they were always at the forefront when recruiting troops. In order to reward the "loyalty and bravery" of the Wuhuan people, the Han Dynasty specially
A market was opened in Guangning City in the upper valley, and trade was carried out with the Wuhuan people every year.
Therefore, Li Ji knew that Lu Zhi's request for recruiting troops would definitely be met, because those Wuhuan people would even go to the grasslands to capture slaves themselves in order to obtain the source of iron in the future.
And once the long-term iron channel was taken over by the Wuhuan people, one can only imagine what would happen to the Huns in that area.
Moreover, iron tools will eventually decay. No matter how much iron tools they obtain this time, it is still not as good as mastering a stable channel.
So, Li Ji thought about it for a while and finally said:
"Xiao Wang has been a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty since our ancestors. It is with the help of the Han Dynasty that we Huns can cultivate and live in the land of Dai and not be harmed by the white wind. So Xiao Wang has been thinking about how to repay this kindness. Now
Lu Shuai has something to do. He does not think that I, the barbarian, are weak and despicable. Xiao Wang is willing to send three thousand horses for Lu Shuai to drive."
Here Li Ji thought carefully. He knew that if he sent less troops, they would be dispersed by Lu Zhi. By then, these soldiers and horses would definitely not be able to come back. Therefore, Li Ji simply sent out three thousand cavalry, and
They go out together with men and horses. At that time, the Huns will still have to command the troops themselves, and they will have a certain degree of autonomy.
He looked down upon the vulgarity of those Wuhuan people.
No one can guess their little tricks. For example, the seemingly respectful Gu Li just watched Hao Heng send out two hundred soldiers. But what he said was Ding two hundred. In other words, he only provided people.
But these Wuhuan people are cavalry, and they can only exert their combat effectiveness by riding horses. Then Lu Zhi recruited these two hundred Wuhuan people, how could you not equip them with horses? And once the war goes against them, these Wuhuan people will rush back to their places again.
Earth, didn’t you gain a war horse in vain?
This is the little thought of Guli, and it is obscene.
Sure enough, as Li Ji opened his mouth, all the Hu chiefs present exclaimed that they were indeed the Huns who were rich and powerful. They attacked with two hundred cavalry, which was already the total strength of the ten chiefs combined.
Of course Lu Zhi was happy, so he filled up the wine and presented a toast to Li Ji.
Later, the Xiongnu tribe chiefs and the Wuhuan tribe chiefs also opened their mouths to send troops. This family gave one hundred, and that family gave fifty. In just a while, six thousand Hu cavalry were gathered.
The smile on Lu Zhi's face never stopped. His goal this time was to recruit 8,000 cavalry. But again, who cares if he has too few soldiers!
Therefore, Lu Zhi set his sights on the last Xianbei Hu chieftains. So far, they have been left alone, and so far these people have not said a word.
This made Lu Zhi very unhappy. He stared at the black man at the front with a pair of tiger eyes. He had his hair cut to the left and had a strong body. He was the Xianbei Zahu chieftain who was living in Dai land and was scolding the wild boar.
At this time, Chigan Boar's expression changed, and he suddenly stood up and bowed to Lu Zhi:
"Lu Shuai, the wild boar has admired Tianhan since he was a child and is willing to live and die for Tianhan. Please Lu Shuai allow me to recruit three thousand Hu cavalry under my command to join the army and make achievements with Lu Shuai. The wild boar's greatest pursuit in this life is to become a Han Dynasty
One meritorious service. In this way, it is enough for the wild boar to die."
Lu Zhi was also stunned at this moment. He did not expect that this man named Chigan Wild Boar was so courageous that he would bring all his troops and horses with him into the Han Dynasty, just to gain wealth.
Lu Zhi looked at the Chigan Wild Boar repeatedly and laughed loudly. Then he personally got down from the table and filled up the wine for the Chigan Wild Boar and said boldly:
"Drink victory!"
The Chigan Wild Boar was also frightened and drank the wine respectfully, and finally added:
“Our Han family’s wine is sweet!”
Lu Zhi laughed loudly and patted the Chigan Boar on the shoulder, saying nothing.
…
After the banquet, the Xianbei Chigan tribe drove a high cart loaded with iron tools back to the tribe.
On the road, Chigan Boar's three younger brothers were all surrounding Chigan Boar.
The second brother scolded the bison and asked in confusion:
"Brother, why should we all follow that old man Lu Zhi? I don't think this old Han man is a good person. If we follow him, we will suffer big losses."
Not only the second child was saying this, the third child also chimed in with the wild deer:
"Yes, brother. We have just exchanged the tribe's cattle and sheep for Han people's iron tools. It is time to build some weapons and annex the several Yahu tribes near us. Why should we follow Lu Zhi? And they are Han people
The fighting between each other has nothing to do with us Xianbei people. I wish more of them died!"
Since the great hero Tan Shihuai unified the Monan Grassland 20 years ago, the Xianbei people have gone through three wars with the Han people, and each tribe has suffered heavy casualties. Many members of the Chigan family died in the battles with the Han people. Now let
They followed the Han people to fight, and they couldn't accept it no matter what.
After saying that, the wild deer scolded and said angrily:
"If it weren't for the death of the old king three years ago and the death of the new king a year ago in the north, which divided us Xianbei people, how could we have allowed the Han people to be so arrogant and come up with some conspiracy to take advantage of us? Shouldn't we just rob us?
Is it better to come?"
The old king mentioned by Chigan Yelu is Tan Shihuai, and the new king is Tan Shihuai's son Helian. He was shot to death by Han people's bows and arrows when they attacked Beidi last year.
But now Helian's son Qianman is still young and unable to assume the important role of the supreme leader, so the Xianbei lords unanimously recommended Helian's brother's son Kuitou to succeed Helian's position.
However, they blamed the Helian family for fear of being purged by the leader, so they moved their entire family to the south to avoid trouble.
Chigan Yelu wanted to say more, but Chigan Gou Sheng, the youngest of the four brothers, suddenly said:
"I understand, brother. Now, all the great people in Xianbei are self-respecting and doing their own thing. Even the title of great lord has begun to be taken by himself without being conferred by the royal court. And I think that when Prince Qianman grows up in the future, he will still have to fight with the fake king Kuitou.
Those who use weapons. When the time comes, we, Xianbei, will be in civil strife, and if the Han people intervene, we will be in trouble."
The second brother scolded the bison and had no idea what the fourth brother meant. He groaned:
"You are making all kinds of twists and turns, what are you going to say? Just be direct."
Chi Gan Gou Sheng said excitedly:
"Now the Han people are also in civil strife, especially in the Youji area, which has been fighting for two years. But I heard from the tribesmen who came back that there was also a hero from that place, called the Taishan Army. I don't know where he came from, but
But they suppressed the Han people and fought, and it is said that they have occupied a large area of land. This time, old man Lu Zhi came to our place to recruit troops, just to take them to fight against the Taishan Army. And..."
"And if the Taishan Army is allowed to take the lead in unifying the North, then we Xianbei people will be in danger. So my brother will take all of us to help Na Lu Zhi defeat the Taishan Army. Because only the Han people who are also divided will not pose a threat to us Xianbei
threaten."
The last words were spoken by the third of the four brothers, who scolded Gan Yelu. After saying this, he looked serious, obviously thinking that he and others had already shouldered the fate of the Xianbei people.
Then, the three brothers watched with admiration as their silent brother fucked the wild boar, admiring his foresight.
After being shocked, the scolding wild boar over there coughed and said calmly:
"Yes, that's what happened."
But in fact, he just watched the Wuhuan people looking at him with evil intentions at the banquet. Apparently, after getting the iron blade, the other party wanted to eradicate him as an outsider.
Even though the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people are of the same species, it is always their own people who kill their own people the most ruthlessly.
At that time, Lu Zhi looked like he wanted to eat people, and if you don't bring out one or two thousand men, he would look good to him. The Chigan family only had three thousand horses in total, so instead of dividing the troops for Lu Zhi,
It's better to press them all.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to leave the right and wrong land of Dai, remain intact under Lu Zhi's tent, and make a fortune in Han?
I just didn’t expect my two younger brothers to think so much? Did I think the same way at the time?
Sure enough, I am also a great hero of Xianbei even if I beat wild boars, I care about the country and the people.
Not to mention the intention of scolding the wild boar, Lu Zhi's army soon stationed in Dai County, after gathering the nine thousand cavalry sent by various ministries, he also recruited about a thousand miscellaneous men from Dai County.
The tribes where these miscellaneous tribes belonged had just been attacked and destroyed by tribes that had obtained iron weapons. These people had no choice but to wander outside and then recruited Lu Zhi's army.
It seems that the storm stirred up by Lu Zhi has already blown in Daidi.
Finally, Lu Zhi recruited three thousand generations of Han knight-errant heroes into an army. On the one hand, these heroes wanted to follow Lu Zhi to gain wealth in the pass, but more importantly, they wanted to take refuge.
Lu Zhi was not the only smart person. Those Hu people lacked power struggle, but the Han people in Dai Di did not lack. They had already seen that, after Lu Zhi used so-called iron tools and Kanhe to trade with each other, Dai Di had already
It has become a land of right and wrong. The tribes that were still able to live together peacefully will become fiercely bloody.
And at that time, what should the Han people in Daidi do without the protection of the pass?
Originally, their number was smaller than that of the Hu people, and they were able to maintain a balance of power because they had the advantage of iron weapons. But now this only advantage is gone, and the only result left for the Han people in Daidi is a dead end.
Therefore, the powerful Han people who saw this could only seek refuge in Lu Zhi's army. Nearly 3,000 heroes with excellent cavalry and shooting skills and the courage to fight joined Lu Zhi's tent, greatly enriching the strength of the Zhenbei Army.
All Lu Zhi had to pay was some diplomas for customs clearance.
Because in order to prevent people from the border areas from fleeing to the mainland, the Han Dynasty was strictly prohibited by law from giving diplomas to these people. This was especially true for places outside the customs such as Daijun, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen and other places.
The conditions negotiated by the powerful men of Dai with Lu Zhi were that their elite tribesmen could join the army, but their family members had to move inland with them, and they could not be left to die in Dai.
Lu Zhi agreed to this condition without even thinking about it.
At this time, he didn't care about the laws of the Han Dynasty. For him, if he defeated the Taishan Army, the Han Dynasty could still be saved. If he lost, the Han Dynasty would be destroyed, so what legal prohibitions were there?
So Lu Zhi made a big gesture and allowed the families of the heroes from Daidi to enter the customs together.
In this way, Lu Zhi recruited a total of 13,000 troops in Daidi. Then he recruited 5,000 cavalry, a total of 18,000 troops, and nearly 100,000 cattle and sheep from Yehukou.
Enter customs.
Behind the army, nearly 30,000 powerful Dingkou Han people from Daidi moved along the Feihu Road through the high mountains, preparing to settle in the Zhongshan Kingdom.
By now, Lu Zhi is ready and can go south to find Zhang Chong for a decisive battle at any time.