Qiang camp.

Liu Fei asked: "They won't agree to that?"

"It's not that I don't agree. The counselor surnamed Xu said that one code should be returned to one code, and the apology should be settled in advance. Let's talk about how to solve the problem of the enclave. I haven't seen the unwise prefect. This is the meaning of life and death surnamed Xu.

I don’t want to talk about what happens next.” Youyu said helplessly.

King Qiang thought for a while and said decisively: "Then give it to them."

"No!"

"How can you give them such a cheap price?"

The clan chiefs expressed their opposition one after another.

King Qiang's face darkened, and he hummed: "You don't want to give it, do you? It's not your face that I dare to lose! I should give you this apology whether I'm beaten or not. Didn't you all agree before? Now you start to feel that the compensation is too much.

…”

"It's up to you. After all, those things are shared among the tribes. If some people don't want to, I can't force them."

"But the ugly story is ahead. If you don't take my old face seriously, I won't bother to wade into this muddy water. As the Qiang King, I invited a guest to a banquet for negotiation, and the guest was actually poisoned and died in the king's tent. What kind of thing is this?

The murderer can't be found... This is not my private matter, nor is it the Gongtang Qiang clan's affairs, but the Plateau Qiang's matter. Since no one takes me as the Qiang king seriously, I can't even give my guests an explanation for occupying this Qiang king.

The position is meaningless. I don’t think it’s better than this. I abdicate two years early, and you go and attack the enclave yourself. Whoever wins the battle will take over as the Qiang King. It just fulfills the wishes of some people, okay?”

Liu Fei was relatively calm at first, but as time went on, he became more and more agitated.

Seeing that the Qiang King was angry and even alluding to the fact that someone was deliberately destroying the credibility of the Qiang King and the Qiang people for their own selfish interests, how could the clan chiefs dare to say anything. The clan chiefs who had jumped out to stop them all lowered their heads and said nothing. They are Qiang relatives.

The king's clan leader came forward to smooth things over, finally allowing King Qiang to dispel the evil fire in his heart.

"I'll say it again: Governor Yu was poisoned and we are in the wrong. Unless we can prove that it was him, we must apologize without any discussion!" Liu Fei said solemnly.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"As for how to solve the enclave problem, that is another matter."

"You can't give yaks," someone reminded.

Everyone unanimously agreed that when competing for deer, one should understand how to use the fire ox formation, and sending yaks is tantamount to endangering the enemy.

"Then we can only send war horses, but two thousand are too many."

"Specify a top-grade war horse..."

"Yes, the governor of Bajun actually suffered no losses."

"This is blackmail!"

…

Liu Fei waved his hand and said, "Two thousand horses is their asking price, so we should be able to negotiate. Chief You, it's up to you."

"Okay." Youyu smiled bitterly.

"Don't worry too much. It doesn't matter if we really can't talk." Liu Fei saw that Youyu was reluctant and said sternly: "It's nothing more than two thousand war horses, give them to them. Remember why we gathered here

Therefore, the most important thing is always the enclave, nothing else matters."

"Understood!" Youyu breathed a sigh of relief. With King Qiang's words, the pressure on his shoulders was much lessened.

The clan chiefs had no problem with this. Dozens of tribes came this time, and the average number of horses per tribe was less than a hundred. Except for a few small tribes with a slightly heavier burden, other tribes were not a problem at all. The tribe chiefs had objected before, but they were not reluctant to give up.

Those horses were not resentful of being taken advantage of by the deer.

Liufei continued: "We have made suggestions to solve the problem."

"The Zhulu army is brave and good at fighting, and the fish governor doesn't want to have a long-term conflict with us. They have no reason to refuse. Once it is decided, let the goat god decide whether they can stay on the plateau, and let the Han and Ti people know who is the master of the plateau.

!But before that, the apology must be resolved first. If you want Zhulu Ling to exit the plateau as soon as possible, don’t waste too much time on the apology.”

Everyone claimed it was.

"Chief Yu, go!"

…

When Youyu returned to the camp to report, Yu Buzhi saw the letter from King Qiang.

Yu Buzhi touched his chin and smiled proudly: "Three thousand sheep, this is a good deal. If you die once a month, the enclave will not have to worry about food."

Xu Shu pretended not to hear, "Master, what is your current status? Can you be more serious?"

Yu Buzhi smiled casually and frowned slightly: "That last proposal... what do Yuan Zhi think of it?"

"Something's wrong." Xu Shu said in a deep voice, "So I sent Youyu back on the pretext that I was dissatisfied with the apology."

"Yes, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster!" Yu Buzhi looked up at the dark night sky, his eyes full of doubts: "The Qiang people will not know the strength of my Zhulu Army. Liu Fei suggested that each side should have one.

In a one-on-one battle between soldiers and horses, the future of the enclave will be determined in one battle. Who gave him the courage? Liang Jingru?"

Xu Shu raised his head: "Liang Jingru?"

"A woman you don't recognize."

Xu Shu's counselor instinctively awakened and said seriously: "What is her relationship with King Qiang? Can we take advantage of her?"

"...It doesn't matter, ignore her!"

"promise."

Yu Buzhi wiped his sweat and quickly got back on track: "The letter only contained a proposal for a fight, with no details: number of participants, time, location, rules of engagement, victory or defeat... What kind of medicine is sold in Liu Fei's gourd? How do you read it?

It all seems to be perfunctory. Could it be that he has been convinced by me and thinks that we have the right to keep the plateau enclave, but we cannot ignore the opinions of various tribes and must explain things internally and find a way to lose to us?"

Xu Shu didn't think Liu Fei was so kind. After all, Liu Fei was also the Qiang king. He was completely convinced after having a drink with Yu Bu Zhi. He ignored the interests and honor of all Qiang people. It was unreliable. But Xu Shu didn't go to drink.

Yan Yan has limited knowledge of the Qiang camp and lacks enough information for him to make a judgment. Judging from the information on paper, there are obvious signs that Liu Fei is letting go, and Yu Buzhi's view seems optimistic, but it is not completely impossible.

Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "Youyu should know that I made a mistake, so I should first explore his tone."

"It's not wrong to be cautious." Yu Buzhi said: "According to the current situation, the most ideal result is to start a war. In any case, we must make the preparations we need to do. As for the Qiang people, you try to delay it and don't agree easily. I will always

I feel like things are not that simple..."

Xu Shu nodded: "I understand. To apologize, I opened my mouth wide on purpose. I think I can delay it for some time."

Yu Buzhi stood up: "I still have to go out for a spin. Even if I can't get Liu Fei's trump card, I still have to increase our chips as much as possible so that the Qiang people don't dare to break up easily and start a full-scale war with us."

"Lord, walk slowly."

…

Hetao, Fushi City.

It was already dark when Yu Buzhi left the enclave, and the Fushi City Gate was closed as usual. Fortunately, the inn was still open.

After coming out of the post station, he went straight to the prefect's mansion. The prefect's mansion was also closed. When the superintendent saw that the prefect of Bajun had arrived, he knew that Zhu Jun and Yu Buzhi had a special relationship. He opened the door and let him go without saying anything, and personally accompanied Yu Buzhi to the backyard.

Zhu Jun had already gone to bed, but when he heard that Yu Buzhi came to the house at night to ask for an audience, he thought something serious had happened and hurriedly put on his clothes.

After hearing Ming's intention, Zhu Jun twitched his beard and said, "You want to know the Qiang people's fighting methods?"

Yu Buzhi: "Yeah."

Zhu Jun was dissatisfied and said: "Jianzi, you come to me for such a trivial matter in the middle of the night? I have never fought with the Qiang people."

"I know, kid, but you are a veteran general in the imperial court. You have led troops for many years and have a wide network of contacts. Even if you have never defeated the Qiang people before, you must have heard of them, right?" Yu Buzhi said with a playful smile.

Zhu Jun glanced at him, shook his head and said, "I really don't know."

Zhu Jun was from Kuaiji, and his official career track was very clear: he became an official in Kuaiji; later he moved to Donghai to serve as county magistrate; then he came to Jiaozhou to ping Lianglong and was appointed as the governor of Jiaozhou; then he was called to serve in the central government, where he quelled the Yellow Turbans and the chaos in Yizhou. Records of the Qiang people's wars. Unlike the Liangzhou Army, the central government did not recruit Qiang people as retinues. The Liangzhou Army was always self-organized, so Zhu Jun had little chance to understand the Qiang people. After arriving in Hetao, Zhu Jun actually fought with the Qiang people. After the battle, Yu Bu Zhi fell to the dragon leader earlier, and his experience in fighting the Qiang people was far greater than his. Zhu Jun didn't think he knew the little information that Zhu Lu understood.

Yu Buzhi sighed: "Well, it turns out you don't know everything."

Zhu Jun had a straight face, but he was amused by his words and spat softly: "Why do you ask the Qiang people? You have beaten the Hetao Qiang people, and you have also beaten the Plateau Qiang people. You are better than me." I know that the enclave is not peaceful, even the Qiang King is here, but you are a [Tutu Yingjie] after all, and your bones have always been strong, so why are you so confused now?"

"That's it..."

After hearing Yu Buzhi's explanation, Zhu Jun's face became serious: "The Qiang people propose to have a battle with you to determine the outcome?"

"Um."

"They gave up their strength advantage and asked small groups of troops to compete in single combat. Why?" Zhu Jun frowned.

He knew the strength of the Zhulu Army. It was famous for its ability to fight and fight, and there was always no shortage of elite soldiers. Some time ago, the Fei Army temporarily stationed in Longling. Zhu Jun even went to Longling to see it. He was extremely impressed. Zhu Jun His evaluation of the Fei Army is still higher than that of the Bei Army. The Fei Army withered on the plateau, but Zhu Jun had a detailed understanding of the Fei Army's battle situation. He killed more than 10,000 enemies in such difficult circumstances and completed the mission. Zhu Jun believed that the Fei Army deserved his evaluation. .

When a small group of troops fight in a one-on-one battle, the leader will definitely send out his elite.

Although the flying army is in ruins, the Zhulu leader still has white soldiers.

The White Soldiers are the legendary ace unit.

Bai Jie participated in the rescue of Fei Jun and the first Qiang coalition siege, and his performance was amazing. Zhu Jun had never seen Bai Jie soldiers, but he was able to overpower Fei Jun in the Zhulu Army sequence and became the undisputed ace. I think they are not ordinary perverts. As long as the Qiang people are right in their minds, they probably don't want to go against the Baili soldiers. But the Qiang people just did that and gave up their absolute advantage in military strength. Why?

"I just don't know!" Yu Buzhi didn't hide it in front of Zhu Jun, with a worried look on his face.

"They didn't want to lose to you on purpose, right?" Zhu Jun's subconscious thoughts were the same as Yu Buzhi's.

"I think something is wrong!"

Zhu Jun also felt uneasy in his heart. After thinking about it, he said outside: "Go and invite Ziyu and Junrong to come over to discuss the matter."
To be continued...