Chapter 567 Hurting Each Other
Xianbei Royal Court
The Xianbei royal court was not satisfied with the results of the negotiations with Pingzhou.
"We can't let Pingzhou lead us around like this!" Tuoba Xun was the first to oppose paying money to redeem people.
Axe was anxious. "What do you mean? Are you asking the Khan to not care about the lives of our Fuyu people?"
"Ax, that's not what I meant. We can find other ways to achieve our goal." Tuoba Xun said.
"Shut up, what does this have to do with you?" In Axe's opinion, couldn't it be solved directly? Why did he have to take a detour?
Anyway, what he meant was that he had to pay the money and redeem the person. It was not like he couldn't afford it!
"Khan, we are brothers-in-law. You can't ignore the lives of the Fuyu people." Before, Tuoba Khan said that he would lead his troops south, and he took a lot of supplies. Now he wants back one million taels, which is not too much, right?
He not only wanted to redeem the children and the elderly, but he also had to find a way to redeem the young and strong men of Fuyu. Because 60% to 70% of these young and strong men were women. If a tribe lacked young women, the young and strong men would sooner or later run away, and the tribe would exist in name only.
Besides, who would support the elderly and children if they were only redeemed? Would the Fuyu soldiers who are still serving be allowed to retire and return to the countryside to support their families?
Tuoba Khan also knew that one million taels of silver was not a lot, but this precedent could not be set!
"Aks, don't worry, I'll find a way!" Tuoba Khan comforted him.
Axe was anxious. He had already taken the money, so what else could he want? If he, his nephew, and he were all broke, and his sister couldn't even get enough, would he need to beg him?
"Akesi, just let him try. Pingzhou has given you three days. If it doesn't work, you can pay the ransom. Anyway, this one million taels of silver is prepared for you first, okay?" Tuoba Khan said.
"Whatever you want." Axe's face darkened. He really didn't want to cause any more trouble, didn't want to joke with the safety of his people, but this matter was beyond his control, and he was annoyed.
As a result, the people in Xinxing and Zhongshan suffered.
Because Sun Ming asked the people of Yanmen to leave early, there were only a few people left in such a vast land. Tuoba Xun was too lazy to look for a needle in a haystack, so he directly attacked Xinxing and Zhongshan.
The Xianbei made a huge fuss about capturing ordinary people, and some people even ran to Shanggu County for help. They boldly requested Pingzhou to send troops to expel the Xianbei soldiers who were causing trouble.
The soldiers were at a loss as to what to do when faced with the tearful requests of their fellow villagers.
At this time, their centurion came over and said, "Old man, we will report your request to the higher-ups. As for whether to send troops or not, that will be decided by the higher-ups. We in Pingzhou are still very weak and cannot send troops at will. If possible, please leave as soon as possible and go to a safe place."
After reporting this matter, Qin Heng thought about it and decided to send troops. The cavalry in Pingzhou was newly formed and needed more actual combat to improve.
Today's Xianbei cavalry seems to have no natural enemies, so it would be a good idea for our own cavalry battalion to fight more with them.
Anyway, their purpose was not to conquer territory, but to train their cavalry. If they could win, they would fight; if they couldn't, they would run away.
This matter was reported to Governor Lu Songli, who raised his eyebrows and asked, "Isn't this guerrilla warfare?"
Anyway, Huo Huo's territory was not theirs, so Lu Songli waved his hand and agreed.
Lü Desheng happened to be there at the time. After hearing this, he muttered, "The imperial court is useless. They let the Xianbei run rampant in Dali!"
Lu Songli reminded her father, "Dad, the Xianbei cavalry are arresting people at this moment. We all know why they are doing this without even thinking."
Lu Desheng: "Don't worry, no matter how they mess around, I won't let them take control of me." The initiative must be in our hands.
Lu Songli was worried about the people in the northern border and Liangzhou. It was certain that life would be difficult under the rule of the Xianbei.
But she also knew that even if she was anxious, there was nothing she could do. The more she showed concern, the more ruthless the Xianbei would be in controlling them.
When the three days were up, the two sides met again, and this time Tuoba Xun also came.
But Lu Desheng saw the Xianbei army behind them and looked away regretfully.
The two sides got straight to the point as soon as they met.
"Have you brought the prisoners?" Tuoba Xun asked.
Lu Desheng did not answer but asked, "Where is your money?"
"We don't have silver, but we can exchange it with you for something else."
"What do you mean?"
"We will exchange Han Chinese for Buyeo prisoners."
Lu Desheng said sternly, "If not, why should we exchange with you? Please understand that it is you who want to redeem the captives. Since you want to trade with us in Pingzhou, you have to follow our rules!" These people really don't know what they are talking about!
"Don't change? Then these people can die!" Tuoba Xun stared at Lu Desheng and made a gesture.
The people behind him received the signal and began to pull out a group of Han people, killing them with their swords.
“Save me!”
"Don't kill me!"
“Wuwuwu——”
The Xianbei soldiers deliberately did not silence these people so that their cries for mercy and begging for mercy could be heard.
Under Tuoba Xun's gaze, Lu Desheng remained calm, having known for a long time that these people were going to cause trouble.
Finally, Lu Desheng looked at Axe and asked, "Is this what you meant?"
Axe's face also looked very bad. What did he mean?
Lu Desheng looked at Tuoba Xun again, "You want to play like this, right? Okay, we'll play along to the end!"
At this time, the Xianbei had already killed the first batch and were pushing out the second batch of Han people.
"Kill, kill as many as you want! If you kill a few now, I'll kill some of the Buyeo captives later! Forget it, don't look back, just do it now."
As soon as Lu Desheng finished speaking, Pingzhou also pushed out dozens of Buyeo captives.
He also performed a show for the Xianbei negotiation team, chopping melons and vegetables with a knife.
"Aren't they just some captives? Aren't they just a few hundred or a few thousand taels of silver? We in Pingzhou can afford the loss."
Come on, let’s hurt each other!
Want to control Pingzhou? Dream on!
The Xianbei envoys were frightened by Pingzhou's tough attitude.
Seeing this scene, Axe's heart was bleeding. He quickly begged for mercy, "Master Lu, please don't do this. Let's talk it over nicely."
Lu Desheng remained unmoved.
Akesi shouted at Tuoba Xun, "Tuoba Xun, tell them to stop!"
Tuoba Xun ignored Akesi and stood up, leaning forward and approaching Lü Desheng. "Lü Desheng, aren't you afraid of our 500,000-strong Xianbei army attacking Pingzhou?"
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes. "Are you afraid? Come quickly and mobilize the 200,000 troops stationed in the northern border and Liangzhou."
Besides, they still have a half million! Want to scare him? He's not afraid of being scared.
Tuoba Xun was at his wit's end and ordered his men to stop slaughtering the Han people. He had to admit that the Han captives were worthless in Pingzhou and posed no threat to them.
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