In the north of the Hetao Plain, there are endless grasslands, but in the half-man-high thatch, protruding mounds can be seen continuously, as well as the vaguely visible ridges and abandoned canals on both sides of the mound. A hundred years ago, this was a large area of ​​farmland, and hundreds of thousands of farmers who moved north from the Central Plains turned the fertile Hetao Plain into granaries.

At this time, the farmland was deserted and the ditches were abandoned. The farmers who worked hard in the past could no longer see them. The Hetao Plain became the territory of the Right King Liu Qubei, and it became the world of nomadic peoples again.

The grassland in August is the season when horses are strong and sheep are fat, and it is also the most leisurely and fulfilling season for the herdsmen of the year. By a clear river, snow-white sheep are crowding in piles by the river to drink water. On a haystack not far away, a young shepherd is lying leisurely, piling his hands under his head, chewing grass roots in his mouth, looking at the white clouds in the sky in a daze.

At this time, the young man suddenly sat up and looked to the north in confusion. He seemed to feel something. The earth was shaking. Ten thousand horses galloped from the north. Soon, he saw a black line and quickly advanced southward. Thousands of cavalry came.

The boy was suddenly panicked and didn't know whether to escape or to take care of the flock of sheep first. However, it would be a big problem for him to be by the river. If there was really danger, he could jump into the river and escape.

A team of cavalry rushed to the scene. The young man felt relieved. He recognized that it was the Huns' army and his own people. After a moment, the Huns' cavalry rushed to him not far away, grabbed the war horses, and shouted: "Young man, where is your king's tent? We are the vanguard of the Shanyu, come to find the Right Xian King."

When he heard that it was Shanyu's army, the young man suddenly became a little excited and stood up and pointed to the southwest. "Our Right King's tent is coming over there, and we will arrive after walking for a long time."

"Thank you!"

The cavalry turned their horses and ran back. After a moment, the brigade of cavalry rushed southwest and soon turned into a group of small black dots, and the boys looked at them far away.

He suddenly remembered that his father told him that if the Shanyu army went south, the war would start. He became scared and rushed the sheep to the south.

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Since Liu Qubei's camp in Sheyanhai was raided by the Han army, he moved the entire tribe back to Hetao. This is his base camp. More than a dozen tribes he controlled were distributed in various parts of Hetao. In addition, his son Liu Meng led his own tribe to occupy Lingzhou, making Lingzhou another land for Liu Qubei.

Liu Qubei's tent was located on a lush grassland, with more than 100,000 tribe herders following him, and there were tens of thousands of camps of all sizes, hundreds of thousands of war horses, and millions of cattle and sheep.

This time, the Qiang people in Lingzhou brought Liu Qubei a huge victory. Countless cattle and sheep, countless cattle and sheep, countless mountains of food, treasures, silk, and tens of thousands of young women and children. But what made Liu Qubei most ecstatic was that they actually seized hundreds of thousands of kilograms of pig iron. This pair of the Huns who lacked pig iron was undoubtedly the spoils that touched them the most.

The rich spoils made the Huns temporarily forget the misfortune of Sheyanhai. The men had new women, the housewives had new young sheep slaves, the flocks increased, the horses were crowded, the chiefs were appreciating the luster of jewelry, gold and silver, and the nobles were immersed in the smoothness of silk. For a whole summer, both civilians and nobles were immersed in the joy of harvest.

However, Liu Qubei did not forget their strategic plan, nor did he forget the deep hatred. In the autumn of August, the Shanyu's army would go south to Hetao to join him, and then they would send 100,000 troops to waste Guanzhong bloodshed.

Liu Qubei was looking forward to it day by day. That afternoon, he finally waited for the news from Shanyu, and soldiers came to report that Hou Meili, Yougudu, led three thousand troops into the edge of their territory.

Liu Qubei knew that Mei Li was Shanyu's brother-in-law, and his full name was Huyan Mei Li. He was the eldest son of Huyan, the chief chief of Huyan's tribe, and one of the confidants of Shanyu Huchuquan.

His arrival meant that Huchuquan was not far away. Liu Qubei was overjoyed and immediately led more than a thousand cavalry to greet Shanyu.

Although Hou Meili of Yougudu found the location of the king's tent, they did not enter the camp, but set up the camp on the grassland about ten miles away from the camp. Their task was to find the camp and water sources, prepare for defense, and to contact the Right Xian King Liu Qubei.

Just as Mei Li was commanding the soldiers to set up camp, a soldier pointed to the distance and shouted, "The Right King is here."

A team of cavalry rushed towards this side, and the cavalry gradually approached. The leader was Liu Qubei, and Mei Li hurriedly urged the horse to meet him.

"Horse Right Gudu has worked hard all the way!" Liu Qubei laughed and urged him to step forward, and slapped Mei Li with a heavy blow.

"Thank you, the Right King, for coming to visit."

Mei Li said as he glanced back, but he did not see the flock of sheep. According to the prior agreement, the main force of the Huns went south this time, and the food was taken by the King of Youxian. He and three thousand soldiers ate jerky meat and drank horse milk all the way, and hoped that Liu Qubei could come to a large group of cattle and sheep, so that they could kill cattle and sheep and welcome Shanyu.

Unexpectedly, Mei Li did not see the agreed flock of sheep. He felt a little dissatisfied and said with a slump: "The Shanyu army is only fifty miles away from us, and will arrive at the latest at night, but our food has not yet been settled, which makes me very embarrassed. What should I eat at night?"

Liu Qubei suddenly realized and laughed: "Duhou doesn't need to be angry. The food is ready and will be delivered immediately. I'll ask Shanyu's news first."

Mei Li's expression improved slightly. At this time, the sound of trumpets came from afar. When they turned around, they saw colorful flags fluttering from the north, and a team of more than a hundred flag-raising cavalry arrived.

Mei Li was startled and hurriedly said, "Youxian King, Shanyu is coming soon, let's go and welcome him!"

Liu Qubei nodded and headed north with Mei Li. After walking for several miles, he saw another team of colorful flag soldiers coming. They ran northward and met seven or eight teams of colorful flag soldiers in succession. They ran for thirty miles before finally seeing the King of Shanyu's team.

Tens of thousands of cavalry were boundless and had a huge momentum. In the middle of the team, there was a large cart pulled by a hundred horses. There was a golden tent, surrounded by guards, and a wolf-headed banner with gold edges was inserted in front of them.

Thousands of iron-armored cavalry guarded around the king's tent. This was the golden king's tent of Huchuquan, the Huchuquan himself led the army southward.

According to the agreement reached by Liu Qubei and Huchuquan, the Huns will send a total of 100,000 troops this time, two of whom will send 50,000 troops each, with the goal of capturing Guanzhong and driving the Han army back to Bashu.

Hu Chuquan is about forty years old. He has a big, square face, beard, bloody mouth, and a nose that suddenly rises like purple eggplant in the middle of his face, but his eyes are thin and small, with thick eyebrows, and he looks a little ups and downs.

Hu Chuquan is an extremely smart person and has been in the Central Plains for many years. He has inherited the position of Shanyu for more than ten years, but he is determined to attack the Central Plains for the first time because he feels the huge threat from Liu Jing.

Hu Chuquan has been paying attention to the changes in the situation in the Central Plains, especially for the newly-rise Liu Jing. He paid special attention to it. After Liu Jing's army defeated Cao's army several times, he realized that sooner or later he would deal with this southern warlord.

Sure enough, after conquering Bashu, the Han army continued to go north and eventually occupied Guanlong and prepared to move the capital to Chang'an.

If Liu Jing still adopted the same gentle strategy for the nomadic peoples like Cao Cao, everyone would not invade each other and be at peace, and Huchuquan would not be as nervous as today.

But Liu Jing conquered some weak nomadic peoples in Longxi one after another, and then defeated the Qiang people in Hexi and took back Hexi. If Liu Jing's attack on the nomadic people would end up here, Hu Chuquan could bear it.

However, since this year, the Han army began to attack the Wuhuan people and the Xiongnu people in the pass, with bloody means, and finally made Hu Chuquan unable to bear it. He began to realize that Liu Jing was going to drive the Xiongnu out of the Central Plains. Once he really won the world, the dark era of the Xiongnu would come.

Hu Chuquan finally made up his mind that he would completely defeat the Han army when Liu Jing's power was not strong enough and rushed back to the south. Hu Chuquan must let Liu Jing understand one thing. If he wants to change the power structure formed over the past century, he would have to pay a heavy price.

However, although Hu Chuquan had made up his mind, he was still very cautious and chose to go south to pass after autumn in August. On the one hand, autumn is the traditional combat season for the Huns. On the other hand, he also needed time to prepare, summoned the chiefs of various tribes to discuss, and asked the tribes to send troops.

Huchuquan was in the south for many years. He knew the difference between the weapons and equipment of the Hun cavalry and the Central Plains army, and also knew the advantages of the Hun cavalry. He had a combat plan long before sending troops.

At this time, a guard reported outside the tent, "Report to the Shanyu, the Right Xian King has arrived!"

Hu Chuquan nodded, "Please come in!"

After a moment, the curtain was lifted, and Liu Qubei walked in big strode. The two of them smiled and hugged each other tightly. Liu Qubei smiled and said, "I will wait for my brother to arrive and my hair will turn white."

"My dear brother just swallowed the Qiang people in Lingzhou. Did he digest it so quickly?"

"Although the attack on Lingzhou has a rich harvest, the deep hatred of killing my son and wife has made me sleepless day and night."

Hu Chuquan patted his shoulder sympathetically, "Sit down and say!"

Liu Qubei sat down and saw a map spread on the small table. He approached slightly and saw a map inside the pass. There were three red circles on the map. They were the three strongholds established by the Han army in the pass.

"Is the Chanyu ready to attack these three cities?"

Hu Chuquan sneered slightly, "Our army goes south, and the Han army will inevitably retreat to the pass, guard the pass, and confront us for a long time. Once winter comes, we have to retreat north, so the best strategy is to surround the points and attack support. If we hit the children, we will not be afraid of adults not coming."

Liu Qubei nodded silently. At this time, he remembered something and hurriedly said, "Did Liu Bao go to find Shanyu?"

"No, is there anything wrong with him?"

Liu Qubei said with some concern: "I got a news that Liu Jing may have formed an alliance with Cao Cao. It is said that Cao Cao stationed 100,000 troops in Taiyuan. I am worried that something might happen in Bingzhou."

"Ah!" Hu Chuquan was stunned for a moment. He didn't know at all. He asked anxiously: "When did this happen?"

"It has been more than a month since the end of June and the beginning of July."

Liu Qubei paused for a moment and said, "But, maybe Cao Cao has other meanings, he may not really attack Liu Bao."

“Why?”

Liu Qubei smiled, "Shanyu thought about it, if Liu Jing was driven back to the south, who would be the biggest beneficiary?"

Hu Chuquan understood what Liu Qubei meant, and he nodded slowly, "You made sense. Since Liu Bao didn't come to ask for help, it must be that he and Cao Cao had a tacit understanding. Cao Cao might just want to restrain Liu Bao, give Liu Jing a favor, and take over the righteousness. If he really asked him to send troops, he might not agree."

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan stretched out his thick fingers and focused on Gaonu County on the map. "I decided to conquer Gaonu County first and force Liu Jing to send troops!"
Chapter completed!