Ding Yuan, whose courtesy name was Jianyang, was from Nancheng County, Taishan County, Yanzhou. He was born in a poor family. He was rough and strategic, brave and powerful, and was good at riding horses and shooting arrows. Later, he became an official in Nantuo County. He accepted the mission and did not refuse any difficulties. He would lead the way when he encountered alarms and emergencies.

Later, he was transferred to Dai County Commander for his military achievements. Although he was a military general, he was handsome, had a clean and clean face and a strong scholarly spirit. He led his troops and was kind and charitable, and liked to make friends. He was very famous in Dai County.

When Liu Xiu arrived at Juyang, Tuoba Rui and Titu's army had already retreated. Liu Fan, the prefect of Shanggu, was wondering, not knowing what had happened, why the fierce enemy suddenly left. After receiving Liu He's letter, he hurriedly summoned a group of officials from the county government to discuss Liu He's request.

A group of literati, worried about this and that, finally decided to stop moving until they found out that the enemy had indeed withdrawn from the border and then make plans.

Only Ding Yuan raised his objection. He believed that Liu He's explanation of the situation was already very thorough. Now he sent troops to support Liu He's troops and rushed to the Sanggan River to block the Xianbei people's retreat. It was completely correct - but no one listened to him.

Finally, he proposed to the prefect of Shanggu that he would lead one thousand cavalry to support him and bear the responsibility of his own - his troops belong to Dai County and could not be commanded by the prefect of Shanggu.

Liu Fan agreed happily - he won the victory, and he had the greatest contribution and had good command. If he lost, the troops belonged to Dai County, and Ding Yuan was responsible for the responsibility. Why not do it?

"When will Liutun Chang think the river can retreat?" Ding Yuan's speech was the same as his appearance, gentle and gentle, neither rush nor slow.

Liu Xiu looked at the sky and smiled and said, "It's almost done! We stay here and completely cut off Tuoba Hu's way back. See if he has any other way to escape?"

Ding Yuan nodded and praised: "Liu's plan to fight the enemy is comprehensive and careful. This is indeed a high plan. It is the first time in more than ten years that I have been lucky enough to participate."

Liu Xiu laughed, "The Han army has beaten them hard in recent years, and this time I will ask them to taste the power of our Han Iron Cavalry."

On the third day, Tuoba Hu's troops began to lack food. The soldiers were very panicked, their emotions were out of control, and there were screams and quarrels everywhere. Some people even said disagreement and waved their swords to each other.

The water level of the Sanggan River dropped very slowly.

Tuoba Xiong and several officers hurried into Tuoba Hu's tent and demanded to break westward and escape one by one.

"Who can escape?" Tuoba Hu sneered.

"Breakthrough means annihilation, probably nothing at all."

"What should I do? The soldiers' emotions are gradually losing control now. If they don't find a way, they will be wiped out." Tuoba Xiong said excitedly.

"The water level drops very slowly. Even if it drops in the past two days, it will not reach the depth of the people wading across the river." said a commander.

"The cavalry of the Han army is on the other side. If we forcefully cross the river, we will be shot to death by all the enemy archers. We have no way to reach the other side safely." Another commander said in frustration, "Now there are dead ends on both sides of the east and west. If we had known that we would be trapped in such a desperate situation, we would rather go west to Dai County directly. Perhaps that direction was the way to life."

Tuoba Hu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Liu He's troops chased him from Pan County, which means they were ambushing the upper reaches of Pan County. If they blocked us in Pan County, or simply dug the embankment on the south bank, we wouldn't die without a burial place."

Tuoba Xiong suddenly screamed: "Hao Shuai, do you think the dam in Shakou was deliberately dug by them?"

There was a moment of silence in the big tent.

If this is true, this crushing defeat will not be a natural disaster, but a disaster.

At this time, a centurion shouted outside the tent: "Report to the commander of Hao and the Han army shot wooden slips from outside the formation."

When Tuoba Hu saw the symbols on the wooden tablet, his face suddenly turned like earth.

On the wooden tablet, there was a bald little man kneeling in front of the long-haired little man - the Han army was asking them to surrender.

"I would rather die than surrender." Tuoba Xiong shouted wildly, jumping and swearing.

Several thousand commanders did not say anything. Some looked at Tuoba Xiong, while others bowed their heads to meditate.

"Do you know why our Tuoba tribe suddenly became the largest tribe in the Western Xianbei? Do you know why the first Xiongri tribe in the Western Xianbei before suddenly declined?" Seeing Tuoba Xiong gradually calm down, Tuoba Hu suddenly asked.

Tuoba Xiong seemed to be tired and sat aside panting without saying a word.

"If the 10,000 troops of the Rising Tribe were not wiped out in Hang Aishan, the Rising Tribe is still the largest tribe in the western Xianbei region, and no one could shake their position, including the Xianbei king. We annexed the Hongming Tribe, replaced the Rising Tribe, and became the number one in the western Xianbei region. Why can we annex the famous Hongming Tribe effortlessly? Because all the five thousand troops of their tribe were lost on the battlefield of Fuyu."

"These large tribes each lost five thousand troops on the battlefield of Hang Aishan, and as a result they were destroyed. Can you still see their tribes in the Xianbei tribe?"

"The flood washed away three thousand cavalry, and now there are five thousand soldiers here. We can fight to the death. It is glorious to die on the battlefield, but the Tuoba tribe was wiped out by 8,000 troops. In addition to the losses of attacking the Han army in a month, we lost 10,000 troops. Like the Rising Tribe, although we will not exterminate the clan, we have become a small tribe. Hundreds of tribes that once depended on us will leave, and we will no longer gather tens of thousands of troops, and the Tuoba tribe may decline."

"Yelu Yan of the Kuangsha Tribe and Wanyan You of the Tianlang Tribe, they can replace our great leader to become the great leader of the Western Xianbei at any time."

"The facts are cruel. If the tribe has no population, it will not have strength. If it does not have strength, it can only be an accessory to others. Now, have you figured it out?"

"I don't understand." Tuoba Xiong shouted in anger, "Several large tribes of the Xianbei in the Eastern Region failed to attack Lulongse and suffered heavy losses. Wouldn't they have not exterminated their clan?"

Tuoba Hu nodded, "You are right. But which of their tribes lost 8,000 people at one time? Queji and the others are all large tribes, and they can still bear the loss of one or two thousand people. After the Xianbei, the largest Xianyue tribe in the Eastern Conference lost 4,000 people in Hang Aishan, his vitality was severely damaged and he could not recover in just a few years. Therefore, no tribe in the entire Eastern Conference is the opponent of Murong Fu. Now the entire Eastern Conference Xianbei now listens to Murong Fu. Murong Fu is now supported by most of the Xianbei tribes in the central and eastern regions, and his power is now unattainable in the Xianbei. In this case, it is very important to ensure the strength of our Tuoba tribe."

"After all the time, you are just afraid of death and want to surrender." Tuoba Xiong said angrily.

"For the sake of the Tuoba tribe, we can escape or surrender. Although our reputation is not good, the tribe's strength is still there.

Is your reputation more important than the future of the entire Tuoba tribe?"

"How much money does the great leader have to spend to redeem us? Do you know? How can a tribe not damage the vitality?"

"As long as the people are there and the troops are still there, no matter how much money and property we send, we can still take back it. Do you have no confidence in this?"

Tuoba Xiong was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't find any rebuttal, so his face turned purple.

"Did you figure it out?" Tuoba Hu asked.

Although Tuoba Xiong was angry, he had to admit that Tuoba Hu was right. On the grassland, weak tribes often surrendered to this day and depended on that tomorrow. They were forced to endure humiliation for their own survival and the future of their tribe. This kind of thing was common and not surprising. However, the surrendered Han people who have been enemies for generations, and he really couldn't accept it psychologically.

Looking at Tuoba Hu's resolute eyes and haggard face, he suddenly felt the pressure in his heart and the responsibility on his shoulders.

Everything is for the tribe and nation, and for the future.

Suddenly the knot in his heart was untied. He nodded at Tuoba Hu and his expression immediately calmed down.

"On behalf of us, you will go to the Han army camp and meet the leopards." Tuoba Hu said slowly.

Tuoba Xiong's heart beat violently. He opened his eyes wide, looked at Tuoba Hu like asking for help, and went to the Han army camp alone. He didn't even dare to think about it.
Chapter completed!