In the autumn of the first year of Xingyuan (228 AD), just as Cao Wei, Eastern Wu and the Han Dynasty were in war again in Central Plains, few people noticed a rare fierce battle between the Huns and Xianbei on the Hetao Plain far away from the Central Plains.

Although the start of this fierce battle was grand and the two sides invested 60,000 troops, according to the usual style of the nomadic peoples, a large-scale war will occur every year, but most of them are confrontations. Even if the war starts, they will end as soon as possible. There are few such situations that last for a long time, not only does not stop, but are becoming more and more intense.

According to the current trend, when this battle is over, the vitality of the Tuoba Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu will probably be greatly damaged. After all, although the grassland is vast, there are not many places suitable for people to live in. The living conditions also limit the population of the grassland. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, nomadic peoples have robbed the war if they can fight, and run away if they can't fight. There are few such situations where they can't fight, but this time, they happened.

Judging from the situation of the war, the Xianbei has been suppressing the Huns, but it has an advantage but is not overwhelming. This may be the reason why the Xianbei people are unwilling to cease the war. Perhaps if they work harder, they can completely eliminate the Huns and monopolize this fertile Hetao land.

Greed is often accompanied by destruction.

Tuoba Yu, who has been blinded by the advancement in front of him and the bright future prospects, cannot see things that are too long, but as a bystander, both the Han and the Wei Dynasty have seen some clues.

Some people control the losses of both sides behind their backs, giving Tuoba Yu a feeling that he can destroy his opponent by only one step away, but he also restricts the Xianbei people from exerting their last efforts through some means, causing Tuoba Yu to fall into a feeling of being neither up nor down. With such a mentality, it is easier to go to extremes.

As both sides of the war, perhaps they were just chess pieces in the hands of someone, or they should have been a family and played against another force, but the forces behind that force did not enter the game. Instead, they made these two companies an opponent, making them play against each other. However, the person who was originally an opponent jumped out of the board and controlled the two players to fight each other from outside the game.

I'm afraid this battle will not be able to continue!

In Yecheng, Zhong Yao, who left the palace, dragged his old body out, recalling that before the court, the court officials were still focusing on the battlefield in Nanyang, excited for Cao Shuang to defeat the Wu Ban and seize a batch of supplies. He said that if Nanyang was down, he could divide Jingxiang with Eastern Wu and become an isolated city. How should Heluo recover the land of Heluo?

Thinking of this, Zhong Yao felt uncomfortable. Everyone only noticed the small victory in the battle of Nanyang. Not to mention whether it could be defeated by Nanyang, there was no one paying attention to such a huge battle in Hetao.

No matter whether the Xianbei or the Xiongnu wins the final battle, this is destined to be a resultless war. Although the loser disappears, the winner will not win the Hetao. The final destination of the Hetao land is probably the chess player behind the scenes who drive the war behind it. There is no second possibility, because when this battle starts, the Xianbei and the Xiongnu are destined to be just chess pieces on the chessboard. No matter who loses in the end, the fate of the chess pieces is just to return to the chess cup.

The result of victory cannot be attributed to the chess piece, but it is a pity that no one in the civil and military affairs of the court can see through it. Once the Hetao is controlled by the opponent, then the entire Yunzhong, Bingzhou and even Youzhou will be exposed to the opponent's military attack. Now all the main forces of the Great Wei gather in Nanyang. If they are really taken down by the opponent and sent troops to Bingzhou and even Youzhou, the next step, the pseudo-Han military attacks can directly threaten Yecheng. Bad things, the Great Wei just experienced a defeat, the national strength is turbulent, and all the soldiers and horses in the court are transferred to Nanyang, and it is difficult to return to help in a hurry. If that step is really the case, I am afraid that the entire Wei Dynasty will fall into turmoil.

After all, he is old. According to Zhong Yao's idea, he hopes that someone in the young area can see this. After all, he is nearly 80 years old and has not had much time to protect the Great Wei Zhouquan. Therefore, he hopes that the young talents in the court can have enough view of the overall situation and support the future for the Great Wei.

It's a pity...

Alas ~

I sighed, and told the eldest son about this matter and mentioned it in the court tomorrow.

"Tao Fu, go slowly!" Just as Zhong Yao was about to get in the car and go home, he saw a man rushing from behind and saw him as the new Central Guard Jiang Ji.

"Zi Tong?" Zhong Yao turned his head, looked at the person coming, and said with a smile.

"I have something to ask the Grand Tutor for advice." Jiang Ji bowed.

"Zi Tong, but it's okay." Zhong Hui nodded with a smile.

"Now, everyone in the court is waving flags and shouting for the battle of Nanyang, but no one pays attention to the dispute between Guanyu and Hetao tribes. The subordinates think that they should not continue to attack Nanyang now. If Hetao is obtained by the pseudo-Han Han, our dynasty Bingzhou, Youzhou and even Jizhou will fall under the pseudo-Han army. The most important thing is to recall the troops of Nanyang as soon as possible, rest and recuperate, or protect the Southern Xiongnu, so as not to let Hetao fall into the enemy!" Jiang Jisu said.

"Oh?" Zhong Yao's eyes lit up when he heard this. There were still people who were far-reaching in the court. He nodded and said to Jiang Ji: "Zi Tong can follow me to go home and talk about this matter in detail."

Jiang Ji nodded when he heard this and asked Zhong Yao to get on the carriage. He rode his horse and followed him to the Taifu Mansion.

...

Thousands of miles away, Hetao, in order to better control the latest trends, Liu Yi has secretly moved his capital to Hetao.

The dark clouds cover the moon and the bleak autumn wind. In the farm, more than a dozen newly transferred Xiongnu herders quietly approached a house. The house was not conspicuous. If the biggest feature was mentioned, it might be just a big one.

A herder suddenly kicked the door and showed off the weapon in his hand. But embarrassingly, the door was not kicked open as expected. Instead, the herder who kicked the door was shocked and fell backwards. At the same time, more than a dozen crossbowmen suddenly appeared around him, shooting at the group of herders, and the cold arrows tore the air, sank into the bodies of those caught off guard, and the bloody smell filled the surroundings.

Even if they could not resist, all the herdsmen fell into a pool of blood.

Deng Ai appeared faintly, waved his hand, and when someone stepped forward to clean up the body, Deng Ai went straight to the door and knocked on the door: "Uncle, all the thieves have been eliminated."

After a while, the sound of rotating Ji Ku sounded, Mi Zhu's fat head poked out from the door, waved to Deng Ai, and took Deng Ai into the room.

Liu Yi groped his chin and looked at the sand table in front of him. Since the two tribes started a war, Liu Yi has begun to introduce a large number of Han people into Hetao to enrich the proportion of Han people in these farms. However, in this short period of less than a month, Liu Yi has suffered at least a dozen assassinations.

"Then Liu Bao is quite capable and sees the key to the solution of this battle." Mi Zhu came to Liu Yi and smiled bitterly: "If Bo Yuan can be assassinated, Hetao will be peaceful. Bo Yuan should return to Lian County at this moment and continue to stay here. It is too dangerous. However, thirteen farms have launched an riot in this month."

"Can't leave." Liu Yi shook his head: "Confusion is inevitable, but now I'm thinking, is it Liu Bao's people who were sent here so easily? Or is it that Tuoba Yu deliberately did it?"

"Bo Yuan said..." Mi Zhu's eyes flashed and he looked at Liu Yi in surprise.

"After all, the leader of a clan, may have begun to be blinded by victory, but now it should be calmed down." Liu Yi nodded and said, "But the battlefield is now unwilling to fight. Whether it is the Huns or the Xianbei, the biggest problem is that the power is not concentrated enough. Even if the leaders of both sides already have the intention of reconciliation, their subordinates are unwilling to give up this generous profit."

The current war is no longer the final say of Tuoba Yu and Liu Bao. When will it stop, it depends on when Liu Yi will no longer collect the population.

Mi Zhu frowned and said, "At present, including the tribes directly under Liu Hu and even Liu Bao, have reached a deal with us, so if you want to make a truce, the key is not the two of them, but Bo Yuan?"

"Yes." Liu Yi nodded and smiled, "This place has been exposed. If you live in a farm, it is not good if you have your own ideas. You still have the energy to plot against me now. It seems that this war is not fierce enough!"

"Boyuan means...providing more weapons?" Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said.

"This is not possible. I don't want to see my enemy kill me one day with the weapons I made." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Besides, we have provided enough weapons. No matter how many, it will be of no use to them. Tell Tuoba Yu that I have written to His Majesty to appoint him as Xianbei Shanyu. As long as Tuoba Xianbei can win, not just Hetao, but even the entire grassland is his fiefdom. When necessary, my great man can support his troops and let him be the second Tanshihuai."

Tan Shihuai is a figure who unified the entire grassland and established a huge Xianbei enemy country. The territory occupied by it can extend from the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions to Liaodong. It is a genius.

"Tuoba Yu is a man with a violent and irritable personality, but now the Huns have also begun to sell Xianbei slaves to us. Tuoba Yu has been dissatisfied with being rejected before and is afraid he may not believe it." Deng Ai bowed.

"I think this sincerity should be enough to provide him with some information about the Xiongnu tribes who are unwilling to cooperate with us. No matter how much, if you don't, you will not believe it or not. This move is not for him." Liu Yi smiled and said, "In addition, Mi Wei's troops can also participate in the war, but let Mi Wei find an opportunity to escape."

"But this is not even more suspicious?" Mi Zhu looked at Liu Yi and said in confusion.

"No, the battle is almost done at this point. I think... Liu Hu is more suitable to be the leader of the Huns than Liu Bao. What does Brother Zizhong think?" Liu Yi smiled and said, "Thinking chess pieces... are not easy to control!"

"I understand." Mi Zhu nodded with a smile. Now he has a deep control over the Huns. Many large tribes are willing to join their clans. It is indeed time to pick the fruits.

"Let Ling Ming prepare." Liu Yi nodded and smiled.
Chapter completed!