Chapter 135 Xianbei Infighting
In the fifth year of Guanghe, in mid-June, the Xianbei king Kuitou, as usual, left Danhan Mountain and inspected various tribes to the western Xianbei. The first stop was the Hagi tribe, but the Hagi tribe suddenly rebelled, and the tribal cavalry besieged the Iron Guards of Kuitou, and the two sides fought.
Kuitou's troops gradually could not resist. Just when they were facing a critical moment of collapse, Tuoba Hu's cavalry suddenly appeared, and a six thousand army entered the battlefield and successfully rescued Kuitou. Tuoba Hu then led his troops to guard Kuitou and hurriedly approached the territory of the Tuoba tribe.
In Yunqingyuan, Tuoba Hu's troops were intercepted by the Mulang Tribe and Fengxi Tribe's army. Tuoba Hu led his troops to break through forcibly several times, and they were all repelled. Soon after, the cavalry of the Hagi Tribe chased them, and the troops of the three tribes immediately surrounded them. Just as they were about to launch a strong attack, they were attacked by Tuoba Rui's 10,000 troops - the eight thousand troops of the tribal coalition were almost wiped out.
Almost at the same time, Lu Yan of the Hun Sun Tribe, Murong You of the Mulang Tribe, and Lu Yan of the Shana Tribe led the tribe army, united more than 2,000 large and small tribes in the western Xianbei, gathered 30,000 troops, and suddenly launched a full-scale attack on the Tuoba Tribe.
The Haoshang Tuoba Bao, the Tuoba tribe, led his troops to fight back and retreat. Then the Haoshang Tuoba Wei urgently summoned more than a thousand tribes, gathered 10,000 people in the Langxiao Grassland, and set up a decisive battle formation to fight to the death. After the Yunqingyuan War, Kuitou and Tuoba Rui worked tirelessly and led their troops to the Langxiao Grassland to participate in the decisive battle.
The civil war in the Xianbei in the West exploded in full swing.
At this time, the battle in Macheng was in full swing, and the battle between the two sides was in a stalemate and fierce battle.
Murong Fu, who had been hiding behind the scenes at this time, finally couldn't help but walk to the front desk. He suspected that Tuoba Rui had support in his hands and his intelligence must be inaccurate. If both sides continued to fight, it would be of no benefit to anyone and would be a huge loss to the Xianbei people - this was not the result Murong Fu wanted, nor was the purpose of this rebellion.
He stood up decisively and mediated. After Murong Fu's multi-party consultation, he persuaded Kuitou. Kuitou finally compromised in front of the powerful forces of Murong Fu and Garro, and he agreed to a compromise plan for a peaceful solution to the matter.
The Xianbei in the west was divided into two. Two-thirds of the northern territory was still the Xianbei tribe in the west; one-third of the southern territory was demarcated to form another Xianbei tribe in the north. The Xianbei leader in the west was Luluo, and the Xianbei leader in the north was Tuoba Rui.
From then on, the position of the chief leaders of each tribe can be inherited in hereditary form - if there is no special situation, the Hanshan King's Court will no longer have the right to assign candidates.
The rights of the Danhanshan Wangting were devastating under Murong Fu's careful planning. There was no real national situation in the grassland, it was just a loose tribal alliance. The Xianbei king was just a nominal ruler. If the tribes listened to him, he would be the king. If they didn't listen to him, he would be an ordinary tribal leader.
When Tan Shihuai was alive, the tribal alliance on the grassland was the most solid and unified, and the king had great power. After Tan Shihuai's death, although his son and company were not in good condition, they could barely maintain it. However, later, He Lian was killed and Kuitou succeeded to the throne. He had no prestige and ignored him. Now that Murong Fu has changed this way, it is impossible for the Danhanshan Wangting to barely maintain the status quo.
Murong Fu and Graulu are both overlords, with huge power and heavy troops in their hands. Now they have opened up to join forces to force Kuitou to divide the Xianbei tribes, and their behavior of trampling on the royal power has reached its extreme. What is particularly important is that the position of Xianbei chief can be inherited, which is equivalent to telling Tanhanshan that the internal affairs of the four Xianbei tribes are no longer determined by the Danhanshan royal court, and this place belongs to our four families.
In any of the four Xianbei tribes, the power in their hands and the number of territorial troops governed are far greater than that of the Danhanshan King's Court. Now, Murong Fu and Garu, the great leader of the Xianbei in the eastern region, Mika, have temporarily formed so powerful that no one can control it.
In this case, if Kuitou wants to continue to do this king comfortably, the best way is to compromise, relying on Tuoba Rui, who only supports him, who has the conditions to compromise. Everyone has a fight, and at most Xianbei falls apart, which will not suffer any losses for several large tribal alliances, but for Kuitou and Danhanshan, it will be the end of destruction.
Kuitou finally knew that Murong Fu was powerful. In the Xianbei area, no one could deal with him except Tan Shihuai.
After the negotiations at the Wolf Shaw Grassland began, the battle in Macheng stopped, but the Tuoba people had no intention of withdrawing troops and still surrounded Macheng like an iron barrel.
Liu He lay on the grass and smelled the fragrance of grass, felt the breath of soil, and felt the tranquility in his heart.
"Lord! There is a man named Tuoba Xiong who wants to see you."
Liu He immediately laughed. Tuoba Xiong was able to return to Macheng safely, proving that the internal strife of the Xianbei was over. For the Han Dynasty, the people of the northern border counties would probably have a few years of peace.
He turned over and sat up and looked at the grass, the cavalry who were practicing the formation, and shouted excitedly: "Look! Look! Their formation has turned."
Tie Tuo didn't even raise his eyelids and said, "I can't turn it up after practicing for more than 20 days. Let's go back to be an infantryman. Your lord, your horse three treasures are really amazing. The training of cavalry is better than before."
Liu He shook his head, stood up, and said with a smile: "You have grown up on horseback since you were young, so of course you don't know the difficulty of changing from infantry to cavalry. Fortunately, after more than 20 days of hard training, there have been some results."
Tuoba Xiong is unshaven and looks dull.
"Hello, the captain! Have you worked hard recently?" Tuoba Xiong came up and asked with a smile.
While dismounting, Liu He also replied with a smile: "Train troops to train every day, you are really good at gunpoint. Do you think you are tired? Your troops are working hard at the North City Gate. They fight from morning to afternoon every day. I guess the soldiers will cry, right?"
Tuoba Xiong laughed: "We have gained something! I guess I can take it in one day when I attack Macheng next time."
"Don't blow anymore." Liu He couldn't help laughing, and reached out and punched him gently: "One day? You dream."
The two of them walked side by side on the grass like old friends, chatting and laughing.
"So, the biggest winner of this Xianbei civil strife is the leader of the four Xianbei tribes." Liu He said casually after hearing Tuoba Xiong's introduction.
"I think only Murong Fu is the winner. Although Murong Fu intends to solve the Tuoba tribe and Kuitou King together, unfortunately he overestimated himself. He didn't expect that Tuoba Huhao's troops had been quietly ambushing near the Hagi tribe. If Kuitou didn't die, he would have no excuse to establish a king, and there was no reason to destroy us."
"What you mean is that if Kuitou dies, he will blame Tuoba Rui?"
"The Hagi tribe was originally dependent on us, but this time he told Murong Fu to surrender to him. Kuitou was killed by the Hagi tribe, and all tribes could attack the Tuoba tribe in the name of avenging the king Kuitou. So after we got the news, in order to keep the secret, we directly pulled the team to the Hagi tribe. Speaking of which, our surprise soldier is the first hero who saved Kuitou and Tuoba tribes this time."
"Then you must have been promoted?" Liu He asked happily.
"I am now the youngest handsome man in the Tuoba tribe." Tuoba Xiong said excitedly.
"Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations to you, the great leader. He is more glorious than in the past. The power can be inherited forever. In fact, he is now the king of the Xianbei in the north."
Tuoba Xiong nodded.
"I guess Murong Fu has broken his head and never thought that we would form an alliance to deal with him together."
Liu He smiled and shook his head repeatedly: "Don't think so, never do it. Murong Fu's methods are very scheming. Now look at Kuitou almost killed by him."
Liu He stopped and said solemnly to Tuoba Xiong: "We are allies, so I will give you a piece of advice - it is best to be Murong Fu's friend in the Xianbei, and never be his enemy. If he is his enemy, he will die very quickly."
Tuoba Xiong smiled awkwardly and nodded repeatedly.
"Murrong Fu will immediately guess a little bit when he sees Tuoba Hu. He will say that you can escape from the fire and deceive ordinary people. It is a joke to deceive him. Moreover, tens of thousands of troops participated in this matter, so it will not take long to hide it."
"You are the direct executor of the matter. Will you be subject to your court?" Tuoba Xiong asked worriedly.
"No! Although there are many doubts about this matter, both sides are enemies and there is no real evidence. I can justify myself! Of course, I burned you down and I still have to bear this crime of dereliction of duty." Liu He smiled.
Tuoba Xiong knew that he was amazing and could definitely handle this little thing, so he no longer cared about it.
"The Grand Marshal sent me here, one to convey the order to retreat; the other to ask me to thank you on his behalf. The hatred between us in the past was eliminated."
Liu He shook his head with emotion.
How could hatred be written off in one go? I am afraid that the knot will become deeper and deeper in the future.
"If you have any more requests, I can convey them for you."
"Yes." Liu He hurriedly said, "I need food, supplies, and military pay for the soldiers. I have put all your people back, but what about what Tuoba Rui gave us? You can't take all the advantage."
Tuoba Xiong smiled and said, "It's all arranged! According to the agreed quantity, I brought all the high-quality fur, silk cloth and some valuable gold and silver items this time. I sent someone to deliver it at night. As for the cattle, sheep and other livestock, I said I wouldn't provide it last time. Do you have nothing to eat?"
Liu He nodded and said helplessly: "Then I'll send someone to your camp to grab some tomorrow."
"Come in the afternoon! We will withdraw our troops tomorrow. In addition, we will say goodbye to you, and we will meet again if we have the chance in the future."
Liu He nodded and said with a smile: "If there is a suitable opportunity, I will invite you to drink."
Chapter completed!