"Cough cough~"

Just as Dong Zhuo was making Gao Shun extremely embarrassed, the two suddenly heard a cough.

The two turned their heads and saw that Zhang Huan had appeared in front of them at some point. Dong Zhuo and Gao Shun hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"This humble general pays his respects to the general!"

"Yes, no need for formalities!"

Then Zhang Huan looked at Dong Zhuo with a half-smile, "Well, Dong Zhongying, you actually came here to act as a matchmaker?"

"Hehe~ Not at all, Gongren and I are like brothers. As his older brother, it is only right that I worry about his marriage!"

Dong Zhuo chuckled and then came up with a plausible reason.

Dong Zhuo's words immediately darkened Gao Shun's face. Was Dong Zhuo really that shameless?

"Haha~ Now, in my Bingzhou army, who doesn't call you brother? Doesn't Zhongying have to manage everyone?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huan laughed heartily and then looked meaningfully at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo immediately understood Zhang Huan's meaning and chuckled, "Of course, one for each of us, one for each of us!"

Seeing Dong Zhuo's teachable appearance, Zhang Huan stroked his beard, nodded in satisfaction, and chuckled:

"Hmm! That's more like it. Alright, let's go into the tent and discuss matters!"

After saying this, Zhang Huan took the lead and walked into the main tent, followed closely by Dong Zhuo and Gao Shun.

"I wonder why General Zhang has summoned us here?"

The three entered the tent, and after Zhang Huan sat down, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but ask in a suspicious tone.

Zhang Huan said, "Oh, it's nothing serious. His Majesty has sent the Imperial Attendant Jian Shuo to escort a batch of military equipment. I have already sent Fengqian to receive it. You will gather the craftsmen in the camp in a moment!"

"Craftsmen? What do you need them for?"

Dong Zhuo was taken aback. What did weapons have to do with craftsmen?

Zhang Huan shook his head. "Hmm... His Majesty said this batch of military equipment is somewhat special and requires the help of craftsmen. I'm not entirely sure myself, but I'll do as he says!"

"This subordinate will immediately send someone to summon them!"

Hearing that it was the Emperor's will, Dong Zhuo didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

"Zhongying, don't worry..."

Seeing this, Zhang Huan hurriedly called out to him. Dong Zhuo paused and stared blankly at Zhang Huan.

Zhang Huan then asked, "By the way, Zhongying, where did that tribe that recently sided with the Xiongnu go?"

"Oh, General Zhang, you mean those people who came from Shi Kingdom?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized that he had just remembered the Jie tribe that his men had recently discovered.

Zhang Huan nodded. "That's right! It's them."

Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and then said, "Hmm~ It seems that the Xiongnu have placed them about two hundred li northeast of Juyan Kingdom, which is about eight hundred li away from us as the crow flies!"

"Juyan Kingdom??"

Zhang Huan frowned slightly, then unfolded the map and began to mark it.

"Did the Xiongnu settle them here in preparation for attacking Juyan?"

Zhang Huan looked at the map and saw the Jie people's garrisons marked on it. If they went straight south, they could directly attack Zhangye and Wuwei counties; if they went east, they could directly attack Shuofang; and to the southwest was Juyan. The Xiongnu people placed them in such special locations for one of two reasons.

Zhang Huan was certain that the Xiongnu intended to use them either to attack the Han Dynasty or to attack Juyan.

If they were to attack the Han Dynasty, Shuofang would not be far from their Bingzhou camp. As for Wuwei and Zhangye, they would be right next to Jincheng, and Duan Jiong would probably drive them back before they even got there.

Their target is Juyan!

Ultimately, Zhang Huan concluded that the Xiongnu were planning to take over Juyan, but they dared not directly turn against the Han Dynasty. Therefore, they intended to use this tribe from the Shi Kingdom that had come to submit to them to test the Han Dynasty's attitude.

"Juyan?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo's expression shifted, because as far as he knew, Guo Si and his men were currently buying up women in Juyan, and he had heard that they had almost bought up all the young women in Juyan.

This has led the people of Juyan to go and capture Xiongnu women. If they go, wouldn't that ruin their own people's good time?

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but volunteer to Zhang Huan, "General, they have come with ill intentions. I believe we should immediately send troops to drive them out!"

Zhang Huan raised his hand to stop Dong Zhuo and said in a deep voice, "Zhongying, don't be hasty. This matter still needs to be consulted with His Majesty!"

Zhang Huan then looked at Dong Zhuo and asked, "Zhongying, do you think these people from Shi Kingdom can be recruited to our side?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head. "This humble general thinks it won't work. These people are ugly and disgusting to look at. Judging from their appearance, they are fundamentally different from us Han people and Xiongnu people!"

Seeing Dong Zhuo's objection, Zhang Huan turned to Gao Shun beside him and asked, "What does Gongren think?"

"This humble general believes that General Dong is right. Such a race has never appeared in either the Han Dynasty or the grasslands. They should not exist here. We should either drive them away or exterminate them!"

Gao Shun's words were full of murderous intent, clearly consistent with Dong Zhuo's attitude, or rather, even more radical.

Dong Zhuo, who was standing to the side, glanced at Gao Shun in surprise. He had not expected that Gao Shun was actually a racist.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo and Gao Shun shared the same attitude, Zhang Huan couldn't help but think of Lü Bu. In his opinion, Lü Bu should also share their thoughts, because Lü Bu was more decisive in dealing with outsiders.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. He had a powerful country and an enlightened emperor behind him, yet he still thought of using appeasement to subdue foreign tribes. Compared to these young people, he was probably really old.

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