The Confederate soldiers at the gate of the city looked at each other.
They just knew that Zhao Jiazu had left seclusion, but the purpose of leaving seclusion was not clear.
The captain, deputy general, and chief general knew something about it, and they all looked at Han You.
Tang Qingfeng made a decision immediately: "First, use the hanging basket to pull up the man below to identify his identity. The guards will be on guard. The two battalions of Gongma and Xiaoqi are waiting behind the city gate. Don't slack off."
The messenger ran down and the hanging basket was lowered.
After waiting for a while, the people under the city gate were pulled up. It was indeed Zhao Jiazu. Wang Hai was the first to recognize it. This guy's name was Zhao Fei. He had been following Zhao Xiong like a ghost every day.
This time when Zhao Jiazu came out of seclusion, Zhao Xiong did not lead the team in person. Old Zhao went back to study the "hidden house" matter, and it was this Zhao Fei who led the team.
Don't be careless after recognizing it. Everyone listened to Zhao Fei's explanation while looking at the long line of fire and secretly on guard.
According to Zhao Fei, there are too many mountain beasts. He didn't even count how many there were. He couldn't count them. There were three tribes handed over, one large and two small, with all kinds of mountain beasts. The big tribe was the Wolf tribe, and the fourth tribe was the Wolf tribe. One of the big tribes.
Before this guy finished speaking, the people on the city wall finally saw it clearly, with different expressions of astonishment, surprise, and astonishment.
The wooden wheeled carts were filled with rattan cages, inside which were big wild rabbits that looked both cute and delicious. Their scarlet eyes were full of uneasiness.
There are also brightly colored pheasants in the rattan cages, dark brown, yellow, green, orange, purple, tied and... like pheasants.
There are also wild goats that look docile but are actually ready to push out with two big curved horns at any time. You must know that the two curved horns of male wild goats can be up to 150 centimeters long. Their four hooves are strong and strong. They stand on steep mountains. As if walking on the ground, sheep's horns are in hot demand even in the customs.
The sika deer was carried on the shoulders of the barbarian aliens and was struggling constantly. There were also some cubs in rattan cages.
The most numerous ones were wild boars. They were once violent and now extremely quiet. They must have been fed some kind of medicinal powder. They opened their eyes and were paralyzed. Only one can be pulled on a cart. They had rough skin and thick flesh, and looked ferocious.
Squirrels, weasels, pangolins, foxes, squirrels, etc. are all present.
The most shocking thing is that many of the barbarian aliens are accompanied by wolves. Real wolves are as docile as huskies that have been domestically abused countless times.
There are also a few peacocks, owls and two leopards.
Han You grinned and wiped his eyes constantly.
There were too many, too many. In addition to Zhao Jia soldiers, there were countless barbarian aliens, naked, pulling carts, carrying or driving mountain beasts, shouting and screaming.
Zhao Fei knew that Han You had the final say at the border now, so he stood aside and explained: "Man Tie, the leader of the Wolf Tribe, has good relations with the Sikong family. After getting the letter, he knew that he could exchange for goods and ordered the tribesmen to capture wild beasts in the mountains. In addition, he Feed some and bring them together."
"Wolf tribe is very strong?"
"yes."
"How many foreign races have come out of the mountain?" Tang Qingfeng interjected and asked: "Can they carry swords and armor?"
Zhao Fei shook his head. Although the foreign tribesmen were all young and strong, they did not have any hostility. There were only more than a thousand people, all of whom were pulling carts and driving away animals.
The number was more than Han You expected. It was much more. This was true, but he was not stupid. He wanted to exchange for more ironware, food, and wine, so he didn't come here to bring warmth.
What is lacking in the mountains is not food, or meat, but "staple food", such as rice and noodles, as well as ironware and other items.
This group of barbarians didn’t say how much they wanted to exchange. They just wanted to see what was given and the “awareness” of the Han people. If they gave too much, they would accept it, but if they gave too little, they would not be shy. It all depends on their “credibility.”
Han You, who was overjoyed, shouted: "Leave the rice and food needed by the six camps for thirty days, and give them all the rest. All the drinks in the commander's house are also brought to them."
"Nonsense!" Tang Qingfeng was so anxious when he heard this, he said without hesitation: "If you leave rice for thirty days, what should you do if there is a war? What will the soldiers in each battalion eat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding troops all looked at the deputy commander of the border, as if they were looking at a big fool with no money to pay!
Tang Qingfeng felt the gazes around him and was stunned for a moment, then blushed like something.
Isn't this nonsense? The rice grain has not eaten the meat. There are so many "mountain beasts", except for the thirty days of rice grain left behind, it is not very cost-effective.
Furthermore, even if there is not enough rice and grain, Han You can still send people to the other two roads to collect grain and grass with the help of military symbols and imperial edicts.
Han You didn't even bother to yell at Tang Qingfeng and looked at Ren Canglin.
The old commander nodded with a red face: "Do as General Han said. Open the city gate first. After the Xiaoqi camp and Gongma camp leave the gate, go around to both sides to guard against the barbarians. The foot camp will receive the mountain beasts."
The followers swallowed their saliva and ran down the steps to deliver the order.
Han You happily patted Zhao Fei on the shoulder: "Well done, I'll ask Zhao Xiong to give you an extra two hundred dollars in salary later."
Zhao Fei's smile was a little far-fetched. The war horses under his crotch had to eat more than 200 yuan of good fodder every month.
Han You asked: "Where is that tribe leader Man Tie?"
"At the back of the line."
"Do you understand Chinese?"
"I can speak Chinese, but I don't speak it fluently."
Han You clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll hold a banquet at the Marshal's Mansion to entertain the leader of the Wolf Tribe."
There were so many mountain beasts, and some more rice and grain had to be sent out of customs. It couldn't be done in an instant. Han You wanted to have a chat with the other party to see if they could reach a long-term cooperative relationship.
The excited Han You ran away with his friends, while Tang Qingfeng smiled bitterly and looked at Ren Canglin: "Commander, isn't this too childish?"
"Child's play, it's not child's play, it's not child's play if the boys can eat meat."
Ren Canglin laughed while stroking his beard, and shouted to the archers who were defending in the distance: "Young men, General Han bought meat from the foreign tribes for you as a tooth sacrifice, and used your remaining rice grains to exchange for it. Is this deal a success? ?”
"become!"
"become!"
"It's so damn successful!"
The sounds of "complete" tell the story of the desire of this group of soldiers for "meat".
In fact, the grain and grass distributed by the imperial court to the border also contained "meat". Because it was difficult to store, the meat was dried into dried meat. The quantity was very small. It was broken into pieces and put into rice porridge or soup with some meat flavor for consumption. There are only a few pieces in a big pot, and I’m too embarrassed to eat it. I drink it every day and it’s almost become a family tradition.
Tang Qingfeng stretched his head and slowly walked up to the city gate, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
Ren Canglin asked nonchalantly: "One day, with our strong Zhou army and strong horses, will we be able to go out into the mountains and kill all the aliens in the mountains?"
Tang Qingfeng looked confused.
It's not that I can't answer this question, but I don't know why the old coach asked this.
Killing them all is just a joke. It’s not that the previous dynasty had never thought of this or done it before. In the end, they lost troops and generals, wasted the people and money, and paid for each attack. Later, the emperor and his ministers realized that it was more cost-effective to defend the city.
Ren Canglin asked and answered his own question: "In my opinion, killing is not advisable."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know, let's just watch."
After saying something inexplicably, Ren Canglin walked down the tower with his hands behind his back.
Tang Qingfeng looked thoughtful.
The previous dynasty of Kang Dynasty and the present dynasty of Zhou Dynasty fought countless times with the foreign tribes outside the Pass, large and small, but no one ever said that the foreign tribes of Fanman were regarded as feuds, at most they were enemies.
There are many alien tribes in the deep mountains, with various names and varying numbers of people. Today there are a few new ones popping up, and tomorrow there are no old ones. They also interact with each other, the strong ones annex the weak ones, and the weak ones unite with the weak ones. The strong ones led a group of weak ones to knock on the pass, and were beaten into weak ones. They ran back into the mountains and were annexed by other tribes. It was a mess.
Let’s just say that the four most powerful tribes outside the Guan Dynasty after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty only emerged a few years ago.
A few days ago, I wanted to kill the other party's whole family, but today I started to trade "barter for barter" again, which is really touching.
"Could it be that the commander-in-chief means..."
Tang Qingfeng murmured to himself: "Surrender?"
After saying this, Tang Qingfeng himself felt happy. The previous dynasty had also thought about this kind of thing, but the result was the same as the battle outside the border. It was ridiculous, and there was no possibility of success in theory or practice.
