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The Jiehu cavalry suffered a severe blow and the withdrawal of troops without authorization was an unexpected blow to the Huns, disrupting Liu Qubei's plan. In addition, Liu Meng led 10,000 cavalry to the Wuhuan tribe, which made the Huns insufficient troops to compete with the Han army. If they did not retreat, the Han army would not attack the Wuhuans, but directly attack the Huns. As a last resort, Liu Qubei led his army to retreat north overnight.

But Liu Qubei did not withdraw from Sheyanze's nest, but retreated one mile northward, paying attention to the war between the Han army and the Wuhuan people 160 miles away. For the highly mobile Xiongnu, 160 miles was just a day's journey. Whether it was the defeat of the Wuhuan or the defeat of the Han army, he could go south as quickly as possible to harvest the results.

At the same time, 160 miles is also a safe distance. Once the Han army arrives in large numbers, they can withdraw to Sheyanze in time, or even Hetao. Liu Qubei will not do a loss-making business. His retreat to Lili is just a strategic retreat, with the purpose of seeking greater benefits for himself.

However, compared with the Han army waiting for an opportunity and the Xiongnu people's retreat as an advance, the Wuhuan people's situation seemed much more passive. On the one hand, the Wuhuan people were on the first link of the Han army's northward. The Han army marched northward, and the Wuhuan people took the brunt of it and became the natural barrier of the Xiongnu people. This time, the Han army captured Xiaoguan and defeated the border guards, which undoubtedly brought great pressure to the Wuhuan people.

On the other hand, Liu Qubei ordered the chief Liu Meng to lead 10,000 cavalry to escort the elderly, weak and weak women and children of the border guards to Shangjun. The seemingly support for the Wuhuan people was actually a surveillance of the Wuhuan people, blocking the reconciliation between the Wuhuan people and the Han army, and in fact, it was forcing the Wuhuan people to fight the Han army to a decisive battle.

The Wuhuan people were not the Huns. They were a branch of the Donghu people and were one of the Donghu tribes with the Xianbei. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, after the Donghu was defeated by the Huns, some Donghu people moved to Wuhuan Mountain and renamed it the Wuhuan tribe. After the year, Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Huns and moved the Wuhuan tribes to the border of the five counties in Zhigu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong and Liaoxi. He first established a lieutenant to protect the Wuhuan tribes and guarded the Wuhuan tribes to not secretly communicate with the Huns.

The Wuhuan was originally a nomadic tribe. After moving south, it began to develop agriculture. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wuhuan was forced by the Southern Xiongnu and then split into the East and West Wuhuan. Most of them moved to Liaodong, and a small part moved west to Guannei.

There were about 200,000 Wuhuan people who moved west to the Guan, and more than a dozen tribes of all sizes were distributed in Shangjun and Anding County. Among them, the Luxi tribe and the border of Anding County were the largest. Luxi even proclaimed himself the King of Wuhuan and became the leader shared by the Wuhuan people.

Before the Han army captured Guanzhong, the Wuhuan people surrendered to the Xiongnu and Cao Cao at the same time, paid a large amount of tribute to the Xiongnu every year, and at the same time, they also symbolically paid tribute to Cao Cao, struggling to maintain the living environment in the cracks.

However, since the Han army occupied Guanzhong, especially the Han army successively attacked the Qiang and Di tribes in Longxi and Hexi, and adopted Hu strategies that were completely different from the Cao army, which made the Wuhuan tribes in Shangjun in a state of tension. The Wuhuan king Lu Xi even sent people to Yedu to ask Cao Cao for help, seeking strategies to resist the Han army.

At this time, Lu Xi had already received the news that the Han army had captured Xiaoguan. This news made him unable to sleep at night. The Wuhuan people lost the stronghold of Anding County, and the next step was Shangjun.

Lu Xi was about fifty years old, tall and gray-haired. After learning that Liu Meng led 10,000 troops to escort the elderly, weak, women and children from the border to the county, Lu Xi became silent and became haggard day by day.

Wuhuan Yaguan was located in Gaonu County, the middle part of Shangjun, which was later Yan'an. Instead, they did not occupy the county town, but built a camp on the Nushui River in the north of the city, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, and hundreds of thousands of people lived a semi-cultivation and semi-pardon life.

That night, Lu Xi sat alone in the tent and pondered. At this time, a personal guard reported in front of the tent, "Report to the chief, our sentry has met the Han army envoy, and is now outside the camp."

Lu Xi was shocked and hurriedly said, "Please invite the Han envoy to me."

He felt confused. The Han army envoy came very suddenly, which made him not mentally prepared. But soon he calmed down and took a look at the purpose of the Han army envoy.

Soon, the soldiers brought a soldier over ten years old in. The soldier held his fists and said, "I will join the army under the tent of the King of Han, and will be sent to Wuhuan for the order of the King of Han."

"It turns out that it was Qin joining the army, please sit down."

Lu Xi could speak fluent Chinese and was quite polite. He waved his hand to ask Qin Mi to sit down. Qin Mi sat down. The maid brought horse milk wine. Lu Xi took a sip of milk wine and stared at Qin Mi without saying a word. He was looking forward to Qin Mi's arrival, but he was a little worried.

"Why did Qin join the army come?" Lu Xi couldn't help but ask first.

Qin Mi smiled and said, "According to the order of His Highness the King of Han, let me talk to the chief about the future of Wuhuan."

Lu Xi was excited, which was also the news he longed to hear. He quickly smiled and said, "Please tell me if I join the army, I'm willing to listen carefully."

"The chief should also know that the Han army did not just kill in Longxi. We will not hesitate to eliminate those who are hostile and stubborn. However, we treat the Qiang and Di people who are willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty and are willing to be the people of the Han Dynasty, and we treat them with gentleness, not taking their land or changing their lifestyle. They continue to live and work in peace, live and reproduce their descendants."

Lu Xi bowed his head and sighed for a while: "We have been subjects of the Han Dynasty since the time of Emperor Wu of Han. The court has also set up a lieutenant to protect the Wuhuan to effectively govern the Wuhuan. His Highness the King of Han is the legitimate descendant of the Han Dynasty. Many people think that he is the successor of the Han Dynasty and it is not necessary to make us surrender to the Han Dynasty. But can His Highness the King of Han ensure that our lives remain the same?"

Qin Mi smiled slightly, "If Wuhuan wants to maintain the original nomadic lifestyle, it is not impossible, but we cannot be in Shangjun. We can set up a pasture in Longxi or Hexi to accommodate the Wuhuan people. The grass in Hexi is rich and much better than in the pass."

Lu Xi's face changed, and she gritted her teeth and asked again: "What if we don't want to leave Shangjun?"

Qin Mi's smile disappeared and she said lightly: "If you don't want to leave Shangjun, you can do it, but you can no longer maintain a nomadic life. You must switch to farming. We will fully support the Wuhuan people in terms of farming techniques and oxen."

Lu Xi didn't say anything, which made him unable to answer. After a long time, he whispered: "After all, it's important, let me think about it again."

Qin Mi said little, "His Highness the King of Han also knows that the matter is important and will not let the chief express his opinion immediately, but I have to make one clear point. If the chief accepts our plan, please move eastward within five days and leave Shangjun temporarily. Don't affect our decisive battle with the Huns. If there is no movement within five days, we will regard Wuhuan as rejecting His Highness the King of Han's kindness."

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Qin Mi was sent out of the camp by Luxi's soldiers, but he was thinking deeply in the camp alone. Liu Jing's conditions for all farming were really hard for him to accept. Are they really going to move to Hexi?

At this time the curtain was lifted, and his young wife Na Ni walked in with a bowl of herbal soup. Lu Xi had a wife, and the first two wives died of dysfunction, leaving him with two daughters. The first wife Na Ni Ni was only twenty years old and younger than his eldest daughter, but gave birth to him the only son, Alu the next year before.

Na Ni was also extremely favored by Lu Xi. She was beautiful and dignified and was a famous beauty in the Wuhuan clan. Even Liu Qubei had the idea of ​​her, and eventually she became the woman of Wuhuan King Lu Xi.

Na Ni put the bowl of medicine soup on the small table in front of her husband, but she lay on his back, hugged her husband's neck, and asked in his ear: "The eagle will only be haggard because of her age. You are as strong as a cow, and you can still kill a bear and a leopard, so why will you become haggard?"

Lu Xi patted his wife's soft hand gently and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm just worried. It'll be fine in a few days. Well, is Luo Jin here?"

"He has arrived, will I let him in?"

"Let him come in"

Na Ni nodded and turned around and went out. Luo Jin was the half-brother of Wuhuan King Luxi. He was the chief of the largest tribe in Wuhuan. His tribe lived in Beidi County between Shangjun and Anding County. It was from him that Luxi got the news about Xiaoguan.

Soon, Luo Jin quickly walked into the tent, Lu Xi stood up and hugged his brother tightly. The two sat down, Luo Jin whispered impatiently: "The fierce battle broke out between the Han army and the Jie people's army. Do you know?"

Lu Xi was surprised and asked quickly: "When did this happen?"

"Just two days ago, about 5,000 Han cavalry chased the remnants of Chining. On the way back, they encountered Shitan's army. The two armies broke out in the old city of Guyuan. Five thousand Han cavalry fought against 10,000 Jie cavalry. Brother, guess what the final outcome was."

Lu Xi shook his head and said, "Five thousand vs. Ten thousand. Even if the Han army is well-trained, it may be difficult to resist the impact of the Jie people's cavalry. You must know that the Jie people's cavalry are the elite among the Huns."

"I thought so at first, but the news I got was that although the Han army suffered heavy losses, the Jie cavalry was defeated. Only a thousand people left were left to escape and fled directly back to the grassland."

Lu Xi was stunned for a while and said to himself: "How is it possible? When will the Han cavalry become so powerful?"

"It is said that it is not based on cavalry, but on the Han army relying on Guyuan's old city to fight back. Finally, their reinforcements arrived, and Shitan suffered a crushing defeat."

Lu Xi nodded. It was almost the same. If he had defeated the Jie people by cavalry, he would not believe it. However, the combat effectiveness of the Han army was not important. What was important was that the Han army had already fought head-on with the Huns. In this way, the Han army had no time to take care of the Wuhuan people, and they became bystanders instead. This was the result that Lu Xi had dreamed of.

But before Luxi's joy could be revealed, Luo Jin immediately poured a basin of cold water on him, "I want to tell my brother that the Huns retreated north."

The hope that had just emerged in Lu Xi's heart was shattered again at this moment. After a while, he sighed. He finally realized that the Huns were smart and would push the Han army to Shangjun first. Lu Xi shook his head and said, "You mentioned Chining just now, he is with you now."

Luo Jin smiled bitterly, but did not say it clearly, but Lu Xi understood that Chi Ning must be with him, but in this way, the disaster would move eastward, and there were tens of thousands of elderly, weak women and children brought by Bian Shu. It was impossible for the Han army to not pay attention to Shangjun.

Thinking of Liu Jing's harsh conditions, Lu Xi hugged his head and groaned in pain. What should he do

"I heard that the Han army envoy is coming, right?" Luo Jin asked carefully.

Lu Xi nodded, then repeated the conditions Qin Mi said to his brother, and finally sighed: "How could all the Wuhuan people turn to farming? At most, adults, but if we don't agree, we have to migrate to Hexi. What should we do?"

"If my brother really doesn't want to go to Hexi, why not I'd better go to talk to Liu Jing again to see if I can properly resolve the status of the Wuhuan people."

"I want to do this, but Liu Meng led 10,000 troops to us. If I dared to contact the Han army in private, the butcher would eat me."

At this moment, a guard shouted at the door of the tent: "Chief, Liu Meng is here, I want to see the Chief."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Liu Meng's rude voice outside the tent, "What is my relationship with you chief? You still need to report it and get out of here."

Lu Xi and Luo Jin stood up at the same time, and saw that the curtain was raised, and Liu Meng, who looked like a black bear, broke into the big tent. He stopped, stared at Lu Xi deeply, and then asked Luo Jin with a dry smile, "It turns out that Chief Luo Jin is also here, so he must have brought some news."

Lu Xi knew that this man was rude on the surface, but in fact he was extremely smart. As soon as Qin Mi left, he rushed over. It was obvious that he had received news of the arrival of the Han envoy and suspected that he had an affair with the Han army.

Luo Jin bowed and smiled, "I did lead the news. I believe the general knows that Shitan was defeated by the Han army," he said.

"It turns out that this is the case, and I have heard of it. However, Shi Tan sent troops without authorization and was surrounded and ambushed by the superior forces of the Han army. He was also asking for failure. The two chiefs don't have to take this matter to heart, and it will not affect the overall situation."

Lu Xi asked without saying a word: "I don't care about the defeat of Shitan, but I heard that the Youxian King then withdrew his troops north, and I don't know why this is for."

Liu Meng did not answer his question, but walked into the tent and sat down, and said to Lu Xi: "I talked to Chief Bian Shu again today. He said that the Han army captured Xiaoguan, and the next step would be to attack Shangjun. I also fully agree with his judgment. The Han army is bound to win Anding County and Shangjun. We cannot sit and wait for death. We must deal with it. First, we must gather the army. I don't know when the chief will issue the Wuhuan Red Wood Order."

The Chimu Order was the highest military order of the Wuhuan people, also known as the military order. The Wuhuan tribe who received this order must immediately send troops to the chief to gather. Liu Meng had just received the order from his father, asking him to urge the Wuhuan to send troops. At this moment, he received the news that the Han envoy secretly came to Wuhuan to see Luxi.

Liu Meng was shocked and angry, and immediately forced Lu Xi to make the Red Wood Order.

Lu Xi shook his head, "The Akagi Order can only be issued at the most critical moment, and it has only been issued once in ten years. Now the Han army shows no sign of attacking Shangjun. I think there is no need to issue the Akagi Order for the time being."

"It will be too late to wait until the Han army comes. Chief, Akagi Order is my father's intention. If you refuse to obey the order, you may not be able to bear the consequences. I will say ugly things first. If Wuhuan has a strange intention towards us, then Wuhuan will not only face the enemy of the Han army, but Wuhuan must issue the Akagi Order before dawn tomorrow, otherwise the Chief should do it yourself."

After saying that, Liu Meng sneered a few times, got up and walked away quickly. Lu Xi looked at him and felt extremely heavy in his heart. At this moment, another soldier rushed to report: "Report to the Chief, 10,000 cavalry of the Huns are already outside our camp, and they are set up a military formation and attacking us at any time."

Ten thousand troops of the Huns were already at the city, and Lu Xi was stunned. Even if he had no time to mobilize troops now, he could not dismiss hundreds of thousands of women and children. After a while, he and Luo Jin looked at each other and sighed. It seemed that they had no choice.
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