Chapter 900

On the grasslands, being without the aid of warhorses was like a wolf without fangs.

In the future, let alone invading other powers, even self-preservation would be difficult.

"Two hundred thousand warhorses is simply too many."

"They exist in the Xiongnu territory, but they are not all mine."

"This request of yours is simply impossible to fulfill."

Touman couldn't produce that many warhorses; he needed to consider himself, and also consider his tribe.

If he gave away two hundred thousand warhorses, once he returned to his tribe, he would likely be wiped out within three years.

Ying Ying Zi Ye didn't speak, just watched Touman quietly.

Touman felt his scalp tingle under the gaze, and finally gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"The Donghu and the Dayuezhi are eyeing my Xiongnu covetously."

"Even if I wanted to give two hundred thousand warhorses, my tribesmen would never agree."

"This is not just taking my life, but also taking theirs."

"I can give at most one hundred thousand warhorses; this is the limit."

"If it exceeds this number, then do whatever you want."

Touman steeled his heart and sat back down on the ground.

At this moment, his heart was tense, filled with both anticipation and fear.

A variety of emotions were mixed together.

He wanted to go back, but the cost was too high.

Giving one hundred thousand warhorses was still within his bearable range.

Giving two hundred thousand was absolutely impossible.

If he did that, the Xiongnu would be half-ruined.

If he did something that damaged his own foundation, it would be a disaster leading to the annihilation of his tribe.

Even if he were willing, the people below might not necessarily listen to him.

Now he had become a prisoner.

It was not impossible that the people below might abandon him because he gave away too many horses.

"Then let it be one hundred thousand warhorses."

"As long as you can produce them, I will release you immediately."

Ying Ying Zi Ye didn't care; getting something was better than nothing.

He was just afraid that even one hundred thousand warhorses couldn't be traded, which would be embarrassing.

After all, the internal Xiongnu weren't that united.

Not to mention that beneath Touman, there was Modu eyeing his position.

Meng Tian and the other generals were collectively stunned upon hearing this.

The status of the Xiongnu Chanyu was absolutely worth two hundred thousand warhorses.

Let alone two hundred thousand, as the Chanyu and leader of the Xiongnu alliance tribes,

it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was worth one million warhorses; as long as the Xiongnu had them, they should be used to trade.

But in the span of a single sentence, it went from two hundred thousand to one hundred thousand.

It had shrunk by half just like that.

No one ever complained about having too few horses of their own.

This left them unable to understand.

They didn't know why His Highness had suddenly become so easy to talk to.

Just as they wanted to speak up to dissuade him, they were interrupted by a gesture from His Highness.

He didn't even give them a chance to speak.

This left them feeling confused.

They could only sigh helplessly.

Some generals even began to beat their chests and stamp their feet.

Touman was stunned upon hearing this.

Two hundred thousand became one hundred thousand?

Was it that simple?

Was it that straightforward?

Could there be a trick in this?

Touman looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with suspicious eyes.

No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem reliable.

A deal that was reached so easily made one feel a sense of unreality.

He always felt like there was a trap in this.

The other party wouldn't want to trick him out of the horses and then kill him to silence him, would they?

Touman couldn't help but think this way; the blame lay in the fact that the deal was too simple.

It couldn't help but make one's imagination run wild.

"Stop thinking about it."

"This is definitely not a trap."

"You might be worth one hundred thousand warhorses right now."

"I'm just afraid that as time passes, you won't even be worth ten thousand warhorses."

Ying Ying Zi Ye saw Touman's complex expression; how could he not guess his thoughts?

But he was too lazy to explain much.

Touman didn't quite understand these words.

But it didn't affect the strategy in his heart.

"You must release me when you see the horses."

"Only after I leave will the horses be sent to you."

"In addition, I want to take those subordinates with me."

"If you agree, then I have no objections."

Touman also wanted some guarantees; what he feared most was that after the warhorses were given, the other party wouldn't release him.

If it really came to that, he would have no tears left to cry.

"There are too many subordinates; you cannot take them all."

"I will let you take at most fifty people."

Ying Ying Zi Ye said faintly.

Touman lowered his head and pondered for a while, finally nodding to agree to this plan.

"You pick one person to go back and deliver the message."

"Han Xin, you take him to pick the people."

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at Han Xin.

He saw that Han Xin and the others were all looking at all of this with bewildered expressions.

"Yes!"

After Han Xin reacted, he responded quickly.