The chief of the White Deer tribe, Lu Pofeng and his subordinates, were really moved. In their eyes, all the officials of the Han people were greedy and shameless. They extorted and collected levies and never cared about the lives of others. The Han army captain in front of them was even more honest and self-reliant than his father. This was incredible - the governor had also collected local specialties given by the chief Nanlou.

Yan Rou and Lu Pofeng had met several times and were acquaintances. He walked to Lu Pofeng and patted his shoulder and said, "I told you not to make things boring. Don't listen! Take it back! The food here is enough."

Liu He greeted Lu Pofeng and his threesome and a group of his subordinates to sit on the ground.

"I want to talk about the cooperation between the two armies and defeat Tuoba Rui as soon as possible."

"According to the news we have received, Tuoba Rui is now leading his troops across the Sanggan River. According to their degree, he should be able to reach Juyang tomorrow."

"We first thought that Zhuolu County could defend for a period of time and drag down Tuoba Feng's troops. In this way, after we arrived at Shanggu, we could launch an attack on Tuoba Rui west of Sanggan River to prevent them from occupying Zhuolu City, so as to cut off their rush to Juyang and Tituo to join."

Now that Zhuolu has been lost, Juyang is about to be besieged, the battle in Shanggu is basically in desperate situation."

Liu He looked at everyone's frustrated face and suddenly smiled: "We still have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

Guan Yu and others' eyes lit up and their confidence increased. Liu He led his troops to win in the desperate situation in the Yuyang battlefield, and his absolute trust in him had been imprinted in the hearts of his subordinates. His smiling face was the source of confidence for everyone.

Lu Pofeng and the other two were in a heavy mood, feeling that the prospect was slim and there was no chance to win. The pain of losing their home was deeply engraved in their hearts, leaving them helpless.

"The hope now is all in Juyang City! If they persist for more than ten days, even if the food and forage from Tuoba Rui and Tituo are still surplus, their siege equipment must be replenished. Without arrows! Their siege losses will increase exponentially. Therefore, in ten days, whether the enemy's supplies can be in place in time should be the key to whether Juyang can defend it."

"Their supply routes are just two. One is to go out of Macheng and go down the west bank of Qiushui to Xialuo, Zhuolu and Juyang; the other is to go out of Guangning and go along the east bank of Qiushui and transport directly to Juyang. However, Titu's troops were not recognized by Nanlou, and he had some difficulties in getting a large amount of supplies. Tuoba Rui's troops were supported by the Xianbei in the West, so his supplies should be quite abundant. So we estimate that the main supplies of the enemy were transported from the direction of Macheng."

"Our scouts all entered the rear of the enemy and made every effort to reconnaise on both sides of Qiushui. The main force secretly sneaked into the upper reaches of the Sanggan River and waited for the opportunity to attack."

"Because of the fact that the clothing heads are too obvious, the gap between the Han and Hu people is no longer possible for our scouts to go deep into the rear of the enemy. Then the scouts are the ones who are Haoshang. What do you think?"

Lu Pofeng nodded: "Personnel, please rest assured."

"Our tribe has three thousand men and 3,500 reinforcements from the lieutenant entered the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. It is probably difficult not to be seen by the Xianbei people." Lu Pofeng immediately raised his own question: "And according to the lieutenant's plan, even if we destroy the supplies of the Xianbei people, we may only temporarily alleviate the Xianbei people's attack on Juyang - what other plans do the lieutenant have?"

Liu He smiled helplessly: "No! Now we can only solve the problem of Juyang for the time being. We are at an absolute disadvantage in the Shanggu battlefield. Whether it is the number of troops or the supply of support, we cannot compare with the enemy. The Central Plains now has no energy to take care of the border counties at all. If we want to defeat the enemy, we all depend on ourselves."

Everyone fell into silence, and everyone's hearts were heavy.

Liu He comforted: "Now Tuoba Rui and Tituo are like a two-headed snake, fierce and vicious, and no one can beat them. But snakes have seven inches! That is the deadly place where snakes will die with one blow. Now we only need to find their seven inches, which can also cause them to turn defeat into victory. So everyone should be patient, don't be anxious, and don't be discouraged."

"There are too many supply convoys that attacked the enemy, and it is difficult to be mobile and flexible in the narrow area upstream of the Sanggan River. Haoshuai's troops are always active near the Sanggan River and are very familiar with the terrain there, so I think if Haoshuai can allocate 1,500 people and I will lead 600 people to form a battalion of troops to lurk over, that would be very ideal. I wonder what Haoshuai wants?"

Seeing that Liu He repeatedly solicited his opinions, Lu Pofeng was very respectful of himself and felt that the young man in front of him was indeed well-known for his reputation! He was so outstanding and impeccable in his life, both talented and intelligent and in dealing with people. The only regret was that he was too approachable and actually had dinner with soldiers?! He looked ungrateful and unruly, and seemed to ignore the etiquette of superiors and inferiors, and he was still the son of a great scholar?

"Everything is done according to the arrangement of the lieutenant."

"The Haoshou commanded the rest of the troops to attack Zhuolu, restraining the Xianbei troops left behind in Zhuolu and Pan County."

Lu Pofeng looked at Liu He unnaturally and said carefully: "Captain, I'd better go to Sanggan River with you! It's more appropriate to hold the enemy's mission to command your subordinates."

Liu He looked at him in confusion.

Yan Rou knew the reason why Lu Pofeng was embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "Shunzhi! The Wuhuan people in the pass should be commanded by the Han people. This is the rule, and everyone knows it."

Liu He immediately understood the reason - the unruly Hu people looked down on the Han people, but how could Han people look down on the Hu people? Han people despise Hu people at heart, believing that Hu people are naturally shorter than themselves and are barbarians and inferior to their slaves. This deep-rooted prejudice has been around for thousands of years. Who can change it?

"What a bullshit rule." Liu He couldn't help but curse: "I'm almost gone, so what other rules do I need?"

He mainly remembered the thoughts and practices he learned in later generations - the national policy of equality and mutual benefit.

Yan Rou and Han Meng were lucky that they didn't care about this when they were in the border for a long time, but Cheng Pu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked unhappy.

"We don't even know how to walk in the Sanggan River, Zhuolu, Pan County, Xialuo, and we are talking about leading the army and fighting. The people of the Bailu tribe here are the most familiar with the terrain, and of course they should be commanded. It's simply a battle of intentions at this critical moment of life and death..." Liu He saw that everyone looked bad and swallowed the words afterwards.

Guan Yu snorted coldly in his nose, as if he was very dissatisfied.

"Yunchang, Yide, Demou followed me, Ziyu, Jianwei led all the troops to be controlled by the Haoshang."

Lu Pofeng knew that Liu He and his friends went to Sanggan River were of great importance, so he arranged for Lu Chuanyun's two subordinates to come out with Liu He's troops.

Liu He rode on the back of the Green Chi Cong and looked at Lu Pofeng with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Pofeng was very grateful to Liu He for his trust in him and the Bailu tribe, especially Liu He respected them - this was the most precious thing he had obtained from a Han official for the first time.

"Thank you for your trust."

"What else do you have to explain before leaving?" Han Meng asked.

Liu He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You are just restraining the enemy and attracting their attention. You should not fight with the enemy unless you have to."

Lu Pofeng and Han Meng nodded repeatedly.

In the middle of the night, the troops walked to a place one hundred miles away from the Sanggan River, and Liu He ordered the troops to stop and camp.

Under the leadership of Lu Dingjun, a Wuhuan man ran all the way to find Liu He who was sleeping under the horse's belly.

"Captain! The Xianbei army suddenly left Sanggan City and rushed towards us."

Liu He suddenly sat up and lost sleepiness.

"They may also turn to Pan County in Xiting?" Lu Dingjun said after thinking for a while.

"How many miles are we from Xiting?" Liu He asked.

"About forty miles."

Lu Chuanyun, Guan Yu and several military commanders rushed to hear the news.

After listening to the introduction of Wuhuan scouts and Lu Dingjun, Guan Yu suddenly said, "Lord, we can ambush them in Xiting."

"No matter what the Xianbei people plan to do, there are less than a thousand of them and they must go to Xiting. This is a good opportunity."

Liu He laughed: "What are we doing?"

Everyone looked regretful on their faces without saying a word.

"We are going to attack the enemy's supplies and hit them. If we are greedy for a moment and eliminate this enemy, our whereabouts will be revealed immediately. How can we complete the subsequent tasks? Don't lose the big ones because of small things."

"Order the troops to set off immediately! Ding Army immediately sent more scouts to Xiting to monitor the enemy's movements."

A flash of lightning suddenly crossed the sky, illuminating the entire mountain and field in an instant. Then the thunder exploded from a distance, and the rumbling sound was deafening from far to near.
Chapter completed!