The Golden Age Chapter 898: Question

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "We went directly to trade with them, and they would naturally ignore it. However, I heard that although the grasslands are restricted by the horse ban and dare not trade with us openly, there are still many horses. The traffickers secretly contacted them. The Ximen family in Jiangnan started as a horse peddling, and they did a lot of war horse trading with the grassland ministries. Do you think that if the horse dealers trade privately, can you get war horses from them?"

"This method may not work." Yuwen Chengchao thoughtfully said softly: "The ban on horses in the grassland will do great harm to tribes like Zhenyu. The cheapest is Tiehan's Duerhu Bu, I believe The people of Xile also resented this. Even if Ma Yube can make a living by selling horses, the price of selling horses to the grassland tribe and Datang is completely different. If they are sold to Datangneng If you get fifty taels of silver and trade on the grassland on your own, a horse of Mahabe may only be worth more than ten taels of silver."

Lu Xiaolou said by the side: "Creating people and making money is no different from killing their fathers. The Mahabe naturally hates the Monan Durhube."

Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said: "The True Feather Tribe can become one of the three major tribes in Modong, and there must be many capable people in the tribe. Naturally, these people are also visionary. In the long run, they are surrounded on three sides. The enemy, Hegubu and Buliudabu are staring at him. The Durhubu in the west is more like a poisonous tongue, waiting for an opportunity. Whenever you find an opportunity, you must rush out and bite the Yubu, so if you can’t make a good relationship with Datang Becoming an ally, there is even the possibility of extinction."

Qin Xiao nodded, and said: "If you are only competing with the other two Xile Modong, True Feathers can barely support, but the rise of Durhu is actually just for True Feathers. The deadliest situation."

"If there are wise people in the real feather department, they should understand that they and Datang have a common enemy, that is the Tiehan of the Du Erhu department." Yuwen Chengchao said sternly: "So the two sides are not without the possibility of alliances. This is from a strategic point of view, and the two sides should strengthen cooperation. If in reality, the horse ban has caused Mahabe to become worse every day, and if it continues to take so long, in a few years, the enemy will not be used to fight. Habe himself can’t support it, and the ethnic group is even falling apart, so the wise leader should also find a way to change this situation."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "The eldest son also thinks that we can use horse dealers to obtain war horses from the real feather department?"

"The premise is that Mahabe must not be hostile to us." Yuwen Chengchao frowned: "What I am most worried about now is that someone will provoke him and make Mahabe misunderstand our intentions. From the beginning, Let us garrison the Songyang Meadows, it will inevitably make the Black Mountain Bandits and the Mahabe be wary of us, and the Black Mountain bandits will fall. If Mahabe is hostile to us, even if there are horse dealers to help, Mahabe It is impossible to let the war horse flow into our hands."

Qin Xiao thoughtfully, softly said: "Can we have contact with Mahabe?"

"If we contact Mahabe privately and be known by the Liaodong Army, it will be troublesome." Yuwen Chengchao whispered: "The Liaodong Army is doing everything possible to prevent us from training smoothly. We and Maha They will immediately know that we want to obtain war horses from the real feather department. This is something they will never accept. Although the Liaodong Army is not as good as it used to be, they have been in the Northeast for nearly a hundred years, and the surrounding minions still treat them. I'm very scared, Mahabe must not dare to conflict with the Liaodong Army, if they know

The Liaodong Army and Long Ruijun had less than a pot of urine. It would rather be our enemy than offend the Liaodong Army. "

Lu Xiaolou smiled faintly: "Yes, the grassland tribes follow the principle of the weak and the strong. In their eyes, strength is everything. The strength of the Liaodong Army is far higher than that of the Long Rui Army. The Liaodong Army became friends."

"The only way for us to get the horses is the real feathers." Qin Xiao said solemnly: "I have been thinking about it these days. If the source of the horses cannot be resolved, then the training of the soldiers can only be empty words. , So the most urgent matter is not to rush to train or even recruit soldiers, but to solve the problems of Mahabe so that Mahabe can provide us with horses."

All of the people present nodded slightly, knowing that the source of the horse is indeed the most urgent problem to be solved.

"It's really not possible. I will go to the grassland." After a while of silence, Yuwen Chengchao suddenly said: "I see if I have the opportunity to contact the elders of their tribe. If possible, I will directly contact Zhenyu Khan. I can't ask for it."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "The eldest son and I want to go together, but you can't work when you go to the grassland. I will go personally."

All the people present were slightly discolored, and Yu Wen Chengchao categorically said: "Absolutely not. The general is the commander of the first army, how can you go to the grassland to venture into danger? Everything is just the beginning. You are the Long Ruijun. General, you can’t go away anyway."

"You don't need to worry, listen to me first." Qin Xiao raised his hand and smiled: "Grand Prince, I am the leader of the Long Rui Army in name, but to be honest, my ability to lead soldiers is far from yours. , If Long Ruijun really can't live without someone, it's not me, but you."

"General...!" Yuwen Chengchao showed a look of horror, Qin Xiao said without waiting for him to speak, and said with a serious face: "Master, don't get me wrong. Let's train this soldier from In other words, it is to prepare for Datang to regain lost ground, for the entire Datang Empire, since childhood, it is the personal grievances between us and Li Tuo's rebels. In this matter, you and I are not separated from each other, who can do it. Do whatever you can."

Yuwen Chengchao sighed in his heart and nodded: "Yes, regaining Xiling is the wish of you and me in this life."

"There is one thing I haven't said." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Before I left the customs, I had anticipated that it would not be easy to obtain war horses. From the beginning, I planned to use horse dealers to buy war horses from the grasslands in private. So they sent a letter to Ximenhao of Ximen’s family. Ximen’s family is the largest horse merchant in the border, and every year they trade a lot of war horses privately from the grasslands, but because of the chaos of the Jiangnan Queen Mother’s Association, Ximen’s family has some disturbances. , But now it’s settled down. What I mean is to let him arrange a team of people to go to the grassland and trade with the grassland tribes as much as possible. I didn’t know the existence of Mahabe before, and now it happens to be able to use the horse dealer to go with Mayabe contacted."

Zhang Tailing is agile, already thinking of Qin Xiao's plan, and asked in a low voice: "Master, are you going to go to the grassland with the horse dealer?"

"This matter is naturally to be done more secretly. Except for you, this matter cannot be disclosed to others." Qin Xiao said sternly: "If you go to the grassland, naturally you can't pass it directly from Heitian Valley. , I’m going to let the horse dealer wait in the west of Liaoning, and enter the grassland directly from the northwest of Liaoning, and take a detour into the Zhenyu grassland."

Several people looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a while.

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with this." Lu Xiaolou finally said: "The general is good at martial arts, and coupled with the cover of horse dealers, as long as the identity is not revealed, there should be no major problems." He glanced at him and said: "Yu Wenlang will stay at the camp, I can accompany the general to the grassland."

"You?" Qin Xiao smiled: "I didn't plan to take you there."

Lu Xiaolou shook his head and said: "I finally relied on you to mix up a lieutenant Zhaowu. The future is bright. If something happens to you on the grassland, my future will be ruined. Don't worry, I will go with you. Not only is it not a burden, but if something happens, it can help you escape."

As soon as this statement came out, several people laughed.

"Since the general has decided, I don't want to persuade you." Yuwen Chengchao groaned slightly, and said with a serious face: "If you can connect with Mahabe, it is naturally best, but if the situation is unknown, it must be Put safety first." Lowered his voice: "The Liaodong Army must have been staring at us. This time we travel northward, we must be careful. But if the saint knows that you are involved in a dangerous trip northward, you will definitely not allow it."

All those present at the scene knew that Qin Xiao, as the leader of Long Rui's army, went to the grassland in person. It was indeed a bit reckless, but it could not be said that Qin Xiao was arrogant.

Qin Xiao is obviously deliberate and even prepared, and to solve the source of the horses, Zhenyu Grassland must be visited this time, and now the Long Ruijun is suitable for this important task, and it seems that there is only Yuwen Chengchao and Qin Xiao.

Although Qin Xiao is the leader of the Long Rui Army, this team is currently based on Yuwen Chengchao's subordinates, and it is more suitable for Yuwen Chengchao to stay.

"The black mountain bandits must pay attention." Qin Xiao whispered: "We have settled in the Songyang grassland. They naturally got the news. There is no news at present, but since they are bandits who have fallen into the grass, They are naturally hostile to the officers and soldiers. I heard that the Black Mountain bandits don’t even look at the Liaodong Army. We have thousands of people in this area, and they will not have any scruples. They may attack the camp when they find an opportunity. Don’t take it lightly."

Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said: "I sent scouts to patrol the surroundings day and night, and I also put down my eyes. Whenever the black mountain bandits have any movement, they will immediately send a ringing arrow as a signal to pass it over." Brows frowned and said: "However, The Songyang pasture is only more than a hundred miles away from Montenegro. If the problem of the Montenegrin bandits is not solved, we must always worry that they will attack the camp. In the long run, everyone will be tense and exhausted. The problem of war horses is urgently needed. To solve the problem of the black mountain bandit, we can't drag on forever."

Lu Xiaolou said: "I heard that the black mountain bandits have gathered tens of thousands of horses, and these bandits are brave and good at fighting. With the current strength of the Long Rui army, it is impossible to defeat the black mountain bandits. I just don’t know when the Black Mountain bandit will cut this knife."

"You said, do the Black Mountain bandits hate the court, or are they incompatible with the Liaodong Army?" Qin Xiao thoughtfully scanned several people: "Are they anti-Tang or anti-Liaodong Army?"

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