Regarding Wanyan Wu's request for begging, although Li Xiang had already made up his mind, he did not answer immediately, but pretended to think about it first.
"Forgive me, envoy. Without an order from the imperial court, I, Bingzhou, would not dare to send troops privately.
What's more, a large army campaign is not just as simple as talking about it. The cost of food and grass, the compensation for casualties, and the preparation of weapons and supplies require time and even more money. The envoy should also know that our Bingzhou is in a desolate place. It is difficult to send troops. "Li Xiang replied to Wanyan Wu's begging for help with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"General, don't worry. We, the Southern Xiongnu, have also sent envoys to the imperial court. They will definitely be able to persuade the imperial court to agree to your sending out the army." Wanyan Wu Qimai said.
"After sending out troops, we, the Southern Huns, are willing to provide 20,000 horses and 100,000 cattle and sheep to thank the general for his help."
Wanyan Wu Qimai understood that what Li Xiang said before did not mean that he was definitely unwilling to send troops to help the Southern Huns, but the benefits were not yet in place.
What's more, Wanyan Wu wants to buy confidence. For people like himself and Li Xiang, even if they really don't want to do it, as long as there are enough benefits, they may not change their minds. In the eyes of people like them, profit is the key after all.
"Your Majesty, it would be better for you to give it some serious thought." Li Xiang looked at Wanyan Wu begging for money and said with an incomprehensible expression, "Come, let's see you off."
Li Xiang has no interest in accompanying Wanyan Wu to beg for money and wrangling here. Wanyan Wu is really good at begging for money. The Southern Xiongnu are at the point of life and death, but Wanyan Wu for begging to buy still dares to come here. set.
Twenty thousand war horses and one hundred thousand cattle and sheep are indeed a lot, but it is not suitable for the current situation of the Southern Huns. The price will always change according to market conditions.
In the situation of the Southern Xiongnu, Wanyan Wu dared to lower the price when he was begging to buy, which was a bit ungrateful. Anyway, it will be the Southern Huns who will be destroyed by then, but Li Xiang is not anxious at all.
"Wait, wait!" Wanyan Wu asked helplessly, "I wonder how many horses or cattle and sheep the general thinks are needed?"
"One hundred thousand war horses, five hundred thousand cattle and sheep." Li Xiang was not polite and directly bought a lion with a big mouth for Wanyan Wu Qi, five times the price Wanyan Wu Qi bought.
Only if Li Xiang kills the Southern Huns more ruthlessly, the Southern Huns will feel that the Bingzhou Army has no other intentions, and the more they will relax their vigilance against Li Xiang's Bingzhou Army. At that time, Li Xiang's plan to capture Hetao will become more and more serious. It will go well.
When Li Xiang reported his asking price, Wanyan Wu almost started to fight against the beggar. However, in the end, Wanyan Wu Qimai still endured it.
Nowadays, people are the slaves and I am the fish, so the Southern Huns can only endure it.
If the Southern Xiongnu really hated the Bingzhou Army, then even if another mission persuaded the Han Dynasty to send troops, and the Bingzhou Army bought a wave of Xiongnu during the war, then the Southern Xiongnu would really be in trouble. Therefore, no matter how aggrieved Wanyan Wu was when he begged for money, he could only choose to endure it.
What's more, asking for high prices and paying them back on the spot, Wanyan Wu knew that even if Li Xiang wanted to pay such a high price, Li Xiang himself would never really think that he could kill the Southern Huns so cruelly. The Southern Huns still have the opportunity to lower the price, but the final transaction price depends on the capabilities of both parties.
"General, your asking price is too harsh. Now that we, the Southern Huns, have to resist the Mongolian invasion, we simply cannot afford so many horses and cattle and sheep. I wonder if the general thinks that 50,000 horses and 200,000 cattle and sheep are enough." Wanyan Wu Qimai, who had figured it out a bit, said with a wry smile.
"Eighty thousand war horses, four hundred thousand cattle and sheep." After finally getting the opportunity to kill the Southern Huns, Li Xiang would not let it go easily.
"I hope the general can understand the difficulties of our southern Xiongnu. Sixty thousand war horses and two hundred and fifty thousand cattle and sheep will be great." Wanyan Wu, the beggar, saw Li Xiang take a step back. He immediately knew there was a way and lowered the price again.
"Less!" Regarding Wanyan Wu's behavior of lowering the price again, Li Xiang did not continue to quote, but said this calmly.
"General, how about 60,000 horses and 300,000 cattle and sheep?" Wanyan Wu Qimai asked tentatively again.
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Wanyan Wu Qimai knew that the Southern Huns were bound to bleed profusely this time, but it would be good to bleed a little less. Therefore, Wanyan Wu begged to test Li Xiang's bottom line little by little.
"Come, let's see you off." Li Xiang was not used to Wanyan Wu's begging and the Southern Huns. Unless he pushes, he will never know who is asking for help.
"General, how about 70,000 horses and 350,000 cattle and sheep. If there are any more, the Southern Huns will really not be able to get them."
Seeing Li Xiang trying to overturn the table, Wanyan Wu was really anxious to beg for money, although he didn't know whether it was true or not.
Li Xiang knew that he could not push the Southern Huns too hard. What's more, for Li Xiang, capturing the land in the Loop is the key.
"Okay, it's not difficult for me to be your envoy, so I will need 70,000 war horses and 350,000 cattle and sheep. However, the number of cattle among them must not be less than 100,000, and they must be matched with thousands of stallions and high-quality horses." Mare." Li Xiang said solemnly.
"Okay, then General Lao will send troops." Wanyan Wu pretended to beg for money and said with a look of gratitude.
At this time, Wanyan Wu Qimai looked at Li Xiang and had the urge to draw his sword to kill, but Wanyan Wu Qimai did not dare. Otherwise, the Southern Xiongnu would really be doomed.
Moreover, at this time, Wanyan Wu Qimai not only did not dare to draw his sword to kill, but he also had to express his gratitude to Li Xiang, the man who had just brutally killed the Southern Huns.
Wanyan Wu Qingmai knew that although Li Xiang's asking price this time was like cutting off a large piece of meat from the Southern Huns, he could only accept it. Moreover, his brother Wanyan Aguda Will definitely accept it.
In fact, at this critical moment, it is not that no one among the Southern Huns thought of surrendering. After all, although Mongolia is called Mongolian, it is still essentially the Northern Huns. These people can also accept the Huns surrendering to the Huns. Anyway, the law of the jungle and the strong are common in the grasslands.
But Wanyan Agu was not willing to fight, or it was not just Wanyan Agu who beat a thousand people, but the entire Wanyan family did not consider surrendering.
I don’t know if it’s because the Jin Kingdom was destroyed by Yuan Meng in the previous life, but everyone in the Wanyan family was filled with hostility and murderous intent after seeing Temujin.
It's not that the Wanyan family cannot surrender, but as long as they think of surrendering to Temujin, they would rather fight until the last moment.
Therefore, this is also the reason why Wanyan Wu Qimai would rather be slaughtered by Li Xiang than insist on fighting this battle.
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