Chapter 370 Turmoil

There are towering ancient trees at the foot of the mountain, and from a distance, you can see the continuous pastoral tents located on the high slope. What should have been a peaceful morning turned out to be noisy because of a distant quarrel.

Lord Shun stood on the high slope and looked at the scene of the conflict between the Qiang people and Mokdu's soldiers, with no expression on his face.

This kind of conflict is actually very common among nomadic tribes on the border, but one party wants to collect supplies, while the other party feels that it has collected too much.

However, this time there is something different after all. Rumors spread among these Qiang people, causing suspicion and fear to a terrifying degree. Just like a barrel of gunpowder, as long as there is a spark, it will explode.

After lurking for a long time, Shun Jun finally saw the scene he wanted to see.

Perhaps because of the fierce argument between the two parties, Mokdu's soldiers beat a Qiang man to the ground with weapons, but then failed to achieve the desired deterrent effect. Instead, a large number of Qiang people were enraged and started fighting with Mokdu's soldiers.

Jun Shun smiled, watching the scene become chaotic, and turned around slowly. He has achieved the desired effect. After this battle, the Qiang people here will definitely fear Mokdu's revenge and find new backers.

Either go west to find the protection of Da Yueshi, or go east to Didao, or go north to find the Xiongnu.

No matter which one it is, Jun Shun is happy to see it.

"What, those Qiang people dare to hurt my soldiers!"

When Mokdu got the news, he looked at his injured soldier and became furious.

"Come here, gather your troops and horses. I want to teach these Qiang people a lesson."

Mokdu stood up and was stopped by Tudor just as he was about to walk out of the house.

"Wait a minute."

"Teacher, these Qiang people are so bold now. If I don't teach them a lesson, how will I be able to rule my territory in the future?"

Tudor was quite calm.

"There is something wrong with this matter. Although additional supplies were collected this year to make up for the losses in the Battle of Moon Wolf Valley, it was only an increase of 10%. The reaction of these Qiang people was too great."

Mokdu's anxious breath became smoother, and he regained his composure.

"The teacher is saying that someone is causing trouble behind this?"

"These days, I had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Now, this feeling has finally come true."

Mokdu waved his hand to stop his men who wanted to gather soldiers, and returned to his house.

"But who could be behind this?"

Mokdu was pacing in the room, thinking about who could be the mastermind behind this?

His territory was in a fuzzy area between the Qin State and the Dayue clan, and no one would care about it before. The Dayeshi were afraid of offending their powerful neighbors to the east and did not want to lose this little land. However, the Qin State had always regarded the area outside Longxi as a barbaric land and did not pay much attention to it.

As for the Xiongnu, their sphere of influence has always been in Henan, they rarely come here, and they probably don't want to deal with him.

Relying on his relationship with the great Xihou of the Great Yuezhi, Mokdu controlled this marginal area, even built a city, and gained a stable territory.

The situation here has always been peaceful, except for the recent discussion.

"Could it be...that Qin people's lord?"

Mokdu suddenly opened his eyes wide and blurted out.

Tudor's expression changed and he nodded.

"That's probably the case."

"But Qin soldiers didn't even show up here. Where did those Qiang people get the confidence?"

Tudor shook his head and said.

"At this time, it is better not to worry about how he did it, but to appease those Qiang people first. Otherwise, it is very likely that all the Qiang tribes will unite against us."

Mokdu looked at his teacher and asked.

"Teacher, what do you want to do?"

"Hand over the soldier who made the first move, cancel the extra 10% charge on supplies, and ease our relationship with the Qiang people."

"But will that make those Qiang people think that we can be bullied? I'm worried that once we give in, things will get worse."

Tudor nodded.

"It is possible, but we have to try. If the Qin prince is really planning behind this, when the Qin army arrives, the situation we face will become even worse."

Having said this, Tudor gave his own countermeasures.

“First appease the Qiang people, and then find the source of the problem and solve it.”

"It can only be this way."

"Sacrifice, what happened?"

A group of Qiang tribe leaders surrounded the witch, anxiously waiting for the result.

"The temptation of evil spirits is the temptation of evil spirits!"

The witch who was doing divination suddenly roared and her face turned a little pale.

"Those terrible things will release their good intentions, thereby paralyzing us. Once accepted, they will slide into an invisible abyss."

The witch's voice had a heart-stopping undertone that made all the Qiang leaders present get goosebumps.

"Chief, Mokdu's people are here."

At this moment, a report came from outside the tent, which made the already frightened Qiang leaders break into sweat.

"how many people!"

"Just a dozen. The Guifang soldier who attacked our tribe is still tied up."

The temptation of evil spirits!

For a moment, the leaders of the Qiang people present all thought of the prophecy.

"You guys hide here, I'll deal with them first."

When all the Qiang leaders were in a hurry, they did not see a smile on the witch's face.

When Mokdu saw Tudor turning around, he asked anxiously.

"How's it going?"

"Something's wrong!"

"Didn't those Qiang people accept our conditions?"

"Accepted." Tudor said, but his face was still full of worry, "I thought I could appease those Qiang people, but their response was a bit too perfunctory."

Mokdu let out a light sigh, but heard Tudor continue talking.

"Moreover, I saw a lot of good horses in the stables. The decorations on the saddles are from different Qiang tribes. It is possible that the leaders of the Qiang people gathered together and were planning something?"

"Then what should we do?"

Mokdu felt a little nervous. The development of the situation was beyond his expectation and became more and more weird.

"I have a hunch that we don't have much time left. If we can't appease those Qiang people, we must take action first. Otherwise, if they rebel, we will suffer greater losses."

There was a ruthless look on Tudor's face, which did not match his gentle and elegant temperament.

"I'm going to gather the soldiers right away."

"Wait a minute!" Tudor stopped Mokdu and added, "This matter must be kept secret. Those Qiang people often come to our city to do business. Once they notice it, it will be bad."

"I see!"

In the dark night, the continuous tents were burned to the ground, and the sound of wailing could be heard.

Jun Shun was still very calm, watching everything with his hands behind his hands. It's just different from before, now his eyebrows are furrowed.

That Mokdu was harder to deal with than expected, and he struck quickly and hatefully. Lord Shun did not wait for those Qiang people to unite before all this happened.

As a result, these Qiang people have lost their usefulness. But Mokdu's power also suffered considerable losses.

The task assigned to him by the Moon God was only half completed. For a moment, Lord Shun sighed in his heart.

This task is really not good-looking.