The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 849 Visitors from outside the Tianyu Pass

Unlike the south, the northwest in April is still a bit chilly.

The Tianyu was closed, and the guards tightened their necklines tightly. The wind above the city was so cold that it hurt people's flesh.

After last year's war, the defense of Tianyu Pass has been greatly strengthened.

Originally, only Wudingwei sent people to guard the city gate, but later the Northern Capital sent additional troops.

Later, the situation changed, and the army gathered outside the pass, so Zhao Yanxun had to send more troops.

Today's Wuding Mansion can also be called a gathering of troops.

The two capitals of Beidi and Longyou mobilized nearly [-] troops to assemble.

In addition, Zhao Yanxun sent an additional [-] forbidden troops, and [-] soldiers drawn from the capitals.

There are nearly [-] troops stationed in Beidi County.

In order to transfer military supplies to the [-] troops, the two counties in the northwest took another [-] civilians, but the spring plowing in the two counties still could not fall.

In other words, the people in the two northwestern counties are now in a state of full load, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Jin Dynasty is the most miserable.

Fortunately, Zhao Yanxun exiled nearly 10 people to the northwest. These people greatly filled the manpower gap, so that the Northwest did not collapse directly.

The wind was blowing loudly, and the soldiers stared at the sun in the sky, roughly estimating the time for the next shift.

But at this moment, someone saw a group of people approaching on the horizon in the distance.

"My lord, there is movement in the distance..." The soldier immediately warned.

Soon the drums sounded on the city wall, which was to notify the whole army to be alert.

On the grassland, the guarding army sent out scouts. If a large army approached, they would definitely not be able to hide it, and they would definitely come back with news in advance.

Meng Hai walked out steadily. Based on the inference above, he judged that there were definitely not many people outside the pass.

Coming to the city wall and looking at the approaching team hundreds of meters away, Meng Hai confirmed his guess.

Behind Meng Hai, a thousand households reported: "My lord, I am afraid that I am here to inquire about the situation as before!"

Meng Hai nodded, but didn't say much. This kind of situation is not very rare.

From last year to the present, those Hu people returning to the east have been in a state of testing each other after a battle with the Jin army.

The imperial court sent many people out of the pass to inquire about the situation, and many Hu people also sneaked into the pass to find out the news through mountain trails.

"In half an hour, it's time to switch defenses one after another, don't make any mistakes!"

"Understandable!"

The Great Wall of Tianyuguan connects the two major mountain ranges of Beidi and Longyou, with a length of about 80 miles.

With such a long city wall, there is only one place to exit the pass, and that is the Tianyu Pass guarded by Meng Hai.

Wu Dingwei under Meng Hai's command was responsible for guarding Tianyu Pass for five miles on the left and right, and was divided into three teams to guard every day.

The remaining seventy miles of the city wall were guarded by other guards in Longyou, Beidi.

The other reinforcements supported by the imperial court were stationed at various pivotal positions in the pass to prepare for the outbreak of a war and provide timely reinforcements.

After Meng Hai instructed the precautions for changing defenses, he went downstairs to the tower.

Managing the army is very complicated. Meng Hai has a lot of things in his hands now, and he still has a lot of things to do in the future.

After Meng Hai left, the thousand households on the Chengguan did not leave, and kept watching the people coming from afar.

As the distance approached, he had counted at this moment, and there were about 200 people coming from the opposite side.

Relying on these people alone, wanting to attack is tantamount to nonsense, so the thousand households did not panic at all.

The visitor stopped a hundred meters away from the Chengguan, and then a person came on horseback.

"Don't shoot arrows...don't shoot arrows..."

Although the visitor was dressed as a barbarian, he spoke Dajin official dialect, which made the thousands of households on the city wall very curious.

Seeing the subordinate who was about to shoot the arrow, Qianhu quickly scolded: "Don't shoot the arrow in a hurry, listen to what he has to say!"

The order was conveyed quickly, and the soldiers lowered their bows, then looked at the man in the distance.

I saw someone who came to stop under the city wall and shouted loudly: "Generals of the Jin court, we are entrusted by the great Chanyu to negotiate peace with you!"

It was actually a negotiation, which surprised the thousand households.

"Go to Commander-sama!"

This kind of thing, he can't do it for a small family.

After a while, Meng Hai, who was still hot on his buttocks when he went back, was invited to the city wall again.

"Negotiation? Can you represent all the barbarians? Can you represent your Shan Yu?" Meng Hai asked loudly.

"We are entrusted by the Great Chanyu!"

Meng Hai asked again: "Who are you? What position do you occupy?"

The visitor replied, "My name is Oreki, and I'm Chito from Ding Lingbu!"

Meng Hai sneered and said, "Only relying on you with a thousand households? It can be seen that you Shanyu have no sincerity!"

Oreki hurriedly said, "My Dingling King is right behind!"

Meng Hai said again: "Then why didn't he come in person? It can be seen that there is still no sincerity!"

There are only a thousand households in the area, and it is not known whether it is true or not, so Meng Hai naturally looks down on the other party.

Seeing that Meng Hai was about to leave, Oreki said again: "I can invite our king here, but you must ensure his safety!"

Hearing this, Meng Hai stopped, looked down at Oreki and said, "Yes!"

"I know that you Jin people are the most trustworthy, so I will invite our king right away!"

After saying that, Zhemu beat his horse back and soon returned to the team.

"My lord, it seems that these barbarians may not be able to hold on anymore!"

"How do you know?" Meng Hai asked calmly.

"They encountered a powerful enemy in the Far West, and were forced to return east after a big defeat. Isn't it normal for them to lack food and drink?"

Meng Hai shook his head and said, "But on the prairie to the east, after they left, cattle, sheep and horses have multiplied a lot, which is enough for them to last for a while!"

When the meteorite came to the world, zombies also appeared on the grassland. Because of the characteristics of the Hu people, the whole tribe was often destroyed together.

In the eyes of the priests of the Hu people, something unknown happened in this prairie, so they all moved westward with multiple choice questions.

During their hasty migration, many cattle, sheep and horses were abandoned.

These herbivores will not mutate after being bitten by zombies, so they survived on this prairie and multiplied in large numbers for several years.

Now that the Hu people are returning to the east, these cattle, sheep and horses have become their windfall.

"My lord, you also said that it is only enough for them to last for a while. No matter three months or half a year, the cattle and sheep will be eaten up sooner or later... What will happen then?"

Meng Hai nodded and said, "That's right, so we and the Hu people will have a life-and-death battle, so what's the use of negotiating peace!"

Qianhu replied: "At least let us know, they won't last long!"

When the two of them were analyzing the situation, the distant team was approaching.

With the sound of horseshoes, two hundred cavalry stopped under the city wall.

Soon, a person from the crowd rode out. This person was tall and tall, and there was an obvious scar on his cheeks surrounded by beards.

When this person came to the front of the battle, he said something jerkily, but Meng Hai naturally didn't understand.

"This is my Hun Dingling King!" Oreki stepped forward to translate.

In this world, the Hu people referred to by the Jin court also called themselves "Xiongnu".

"What are you doing?"

Ding Lingwang started to chatter again, looking very arrogant.

"We are ordered by the Great Chanyu to come to make peace with your Jin court and give you a stable life!"

Obviously he couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to negotiate a peace, but he still looked superior, which made Meng Hai extremely unhappy.

"I remember that in the last war, you didn't take advantage of it, so why did you say something so shameless?"

"Could it be that your Hun's face is thicker than our city walls?"

Hearing Meng Hai's words, Qianhu next to him laughed out loud, causing the surrounding soldiers to laugh.

"Presumptuous..." Oreki translated King Ding Ling's roar.

Meng Hai's momentum was not weak at all, and he angrily said: "If you want peace, you should be more respectful, and don't play rough with me here!"

(End of this chapter)