After the Western Man tribes formed an alliance, their military deployment was greatly adjusted.
The people who felt this most deeply were the Huns who were directly confronting them.
Of course, this was just an adjustment, but the result of the adjustment was that the Western Barbarians launched an even fiercer offensive against the Xiongnu.
Why? Because there are still zombies in Tianshan County at the moment, the Western Man tribes must lure away the zombies first, and then they can attack Tianshan County as a whole.
Although the task of luring away zombies is complicated, it definitely does not require an army of hundreds of thousands.
Thinking that it would be a waste to have the rest of the army idle, the senior Western Barbarians simply decided to take advantage of these few months to deal with the Huns so that they could go south with peace of mind in the future.
This decision of the Western Barbarians caused Yushan to complain endlessly, leaving too little time for the Xiongnu to rest and recuperate.
Starting from late August, the Western Barbarians attacked the Xiongnu like crazy, forcing them to retreat more than three hundred miles.
In order to avoid misjudgment, Yushan could only send King Ding Ling to Tianyu Pass to express his last resort to the Jin court.
Compared with the Western Barbarians' attack, Yushan was more worried about his own retreat, which would cause the Jin court to run out of food again, and then they would really collapse.
In fact, Jin Yiwei paid close attention to the northwest intelligence and shared the intelligence with the Northwest Governor's Office.
Whether the Xiongnu retreated proactively or passively, the Northwest Governor's Office had its own judgment and submitted its opinions to the court.
So when Yurich arrived, Laurent personally met him.
"You have your own difficulties in this matter, and we all know it. You don't have to worry too much about food for the time being!"
Here, Laurent said it very conservatively, saying that there is no need to worry about it as "temporarily", which indicates that there may be changes in the future.
Yu Lixi solemnly said: "We Huns must believe in our promises the most, and we will definitely do our best to resist the Western Barbarians!"
Yurich gave a guarantee on behalf of the Xiongnu, which actually put the Xiongnu in a weak position. Even he did not notice this.
Laurent didn't say much about this, but asked: "Have you found the translator I asked you to find?"
A translator is needed to talk to the Western Barbarians, and with the current access, it can only be obtained from the Xiongnu.
This matter has been arranged for a month. The Huns went to the grasslands to transport grain every day, but there was no explanation for this matter.
"Master Luo, we take this matter very seriously. We have found a translator and are on our way to Tianyuguan!"
After hearing this, Luo Lun then asked: "How long will it take to arrive?"
"About... about ten days!"
"Ten days? How many days exactly?"
"Ten days at most!" Yu Richi promised.
The person has indeed been found, but the Huns still need to confirm that the person they found has good language skills, so they have not sent him over.
Now that Luo Lun is urging, Yu Rich can only make a decision and send over the found group of people.
Again, the Xiongnu could not afford to offend the Jin court, so they could only serve with caution.
"How many people did you find?" Lauren asked again.
"There are more than twenty people!"
"How many Western languages do you know!"
"I know the languages of the three major tribes of the Western Barbarians, and other small tribes can understand some of the words they speak..."
Yu Richi introduced in detail that the dignified King Ding Ling of the Huns was like a subordinate in front of Luo Lun.
The two chatted for a long time, and through the Huns' perspective, Laurent also learned about the Western Barbarians' offensive.
After Yu Lixi retreated, Zhang Ziming approached Luo Lun, who was sitting alone.
As the war was about to begin, Zhang Ziming was no longer stationed in Tianyuguan and was recalled by Luo Lun to serve in the Governor's Office.
"Sir, I just checked. All the newly arrived grains have been put into the warehouse, and the accounts are correct!"
With the war imminent, food and grass were of course of great importance, and Zhang Ziming was specifically responsible for this matter.
"sit!"
Zhang Ziming was not polite and took the opportunity to sit next to Luo Lun.
"Officials in the northwest are all the emperor's secret servants. Generally speaking, they are reliable, but they are inevitably harmful..."
"Food and grass are of great importance, you must not take it lightly!"
Hearing Luo Lun's seriousness, Zhang Ziming's mentality changed a little, and he didn't feel that everything was safe.
"I understand the humble position!"
Nodding, Luo Lun continued: "Next, the imperial court will transport more grain to the northwest. You have to clear the warehouses in various places again to facilitate the storage of grain!"
"Sir, how much more grain will the imperial court need to transport?" Zhang Ziming asked curiously.
"The next batch will probably cost several million stones!"
Zhang Ziming was shocked when he heard this number, simply because it was so huge.
Zhang Ziming said solemnly: "Several million stones... It seems that the imperial court has made preparations for the two northwest counties to not produce grain next year!"
The two northwest counties are on the front line. The coming war will affect farming, so we really need to prepare for a rainy day.
"You are right..."
"To ensure food security, it is best to store them in Longyou. You must arrange this properly!"
Nodding, Zhang Ziming couldn't help but ask: "Sir, the imperial court is looking for a translator who understands the Western Barbarian language. It seems that it doesn't want to cause a war. Why is it now..."
"Be prepared for a rainy day and be prepared for any emergencies!" Luo Lun said calmly.
"Is it really unavoidable?" Zhang Ziming said sadly.
It's not that he is afraid of war, it's just that war will kill many people and may destroy the great situation in the northwest, so he doesn't want to see war.
"It's not that we wanted to fight, it was them who took the initiative to provoke!"
After a few breaths of silence, Zhang Ziming said again: "I only hope that our army can defeat them with thunderous momentum and beat them to pain in one fell swoop. Then they will be willing to make peace with us!"
Luo Lun smiled and said: "The emperor also meant this, so while preparing for war, he was looking for an interpreter to prepare for negotiations!"
But now Zhang Ziming couldn't laugh. He only heard him say: "The Western Barbarians have six to seven hundred thousand soldiers. I am facing the direction of Tianshan County. I only have 30,000 imperial cavalry and 50,000 guard troops. I can really resist it."
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Although he was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, so it was normal for Zhang Ziming to be worried.
Luo Lun was very clear about the comparison of forces. After all, he was the governor of the northwest.
"The enemy has many troops, but they are not under each other's control. What's more, there are nearly 200,000 Xiongnu cavalry to restrain them, so the disparity in strength is not too big!" He could only explain Zhang Ziming in this way.
"Sir, can the Huns be trusted?" Zhang Ziming asked rhetorically.
Whether the Huns would rebel was indeed a question worth pondering, so Luo Lun did not dare to transfer the tens of thousands of garrison troops in the direction of Tianyuguan to Tianshan County.
"Why don't you tell your Majesty, Your Majesty, to ask the Emperor to mobilize troops from various places?" Zhang Ziming said solemnly.
Luo Lun sighed and said: "The imperial court not only has external troubles, but also internal troubles!"
"Your Excellency, are you talking about those gentry families? We have exiled so many people in previous major cases. Do these people still dare to have different intentions?"
"People die for wealth and birds die for food, who can say for sure? For the safety of the world, the emperor cannot gamble!" Luo Lun sighed.
In this era of great strife, once domestic turmoil occurs, it may lead to the collapse of the imperial court. At that time, there will be no way to save the country from foreigners.
Sighing, Luo Lun said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Zhuzhao, will make your own decisions on all matters. As a minister... just try your best to share your worries!"
Yes, how could the emperor not consider things that he could think of... Zhang Ziming also sighed.
Luo Lun continued: "If the emperor is given another three or two years, when everything in the country stabilizes, he can concentrate all the efforts of the country to fight against the barbarians. Then the barbarians will not be able to show off their evil!"
Zhang Ziming shook his head and said: "At least we have an emperor in the Jin Dynasty. If the false emperor is in power and encounters such a change with powerful enemies around him, hundreds of millions of people will be in catastrophe!"
Luo Lun couldn't help but be stunned, and then he felt convinced.
