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In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu split into two parts: north and south. As the Northern Xiongnu were defeated by the Han army and the Southern Xiongnu, they were forced to migrate westward. The Xianbei Donghu took the opportunity to rise on the grasslands in the northern desert. The power of the Southern Xiongnu was constantly squeezed and could only develop southward.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, internal conflicts occurred in the Southern Xiongnu again. Shanyu and Qiangqu were killed by rebels. They were exiled to the Central Plains in Luofu and were active in Bingzhou and Central Plains. It was from this time that the Xiongnu began to deeply participate in the rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty.

After Luofu died in the seventh year of exile in the Central Plains, his younger brother Hu Chuquan succeeded the position of Shanyu and appointed Liu Bao as the Left King of King Liu Bao as the Left King and Luofuci Qubei as the Right King of King of King of Right.

Soon, with the support of Yuan Shao, Huchuquan led the exiled Xiongnu army back to the Southern Xiongnu, successfully restored the country, and controlled the vast territory south of Yinshan, northern Bingzhou and Heshuo area.

Although the power center of the Southern Xiongnu went north with Huchuquan restoration, the Southern Xiongnu still maintained a strong force in the Central Plains. Among them, the Left Xianwang Liu Bao controlled the northern part of Bingzhou, while the Right Xianwang controlled the inner part of the pass.

As Liu Jing's southern forces seize Guanlong in one fell swoop, they will inevitably have a head-on collision with the Southern Xiongnu forces.

Although in the past year, the Han army defeated the Qiang and Di forces in Longxi and Hexi and stabilized the west of Guanzhong, with the formulation of the Han country's major national policy, the Han army finally had to start facing the Southern Xiongnu forces that had penetrated the Central Plains for a long time, and the brunt of the forces of the Right King who controlled the Guan area to clear the humble.

The area within the Guannei is today's Shaanxi and Ningxia. The Han Dynasty set up four major counties in this area, including Shangjun, Beidijun, Shuofangjun and Andingjun. However, since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, various ethnic groups around have flocked into the Guannei, among which the Huns are the most. It is said that the population within the Guannei is still 10,000, with Rongdi and half of the Huns and Han dynasties.

In fact, the area within the Guanzhong area was dominated by the Huns, and others were Wuhuan, Qiang, Di, Jie, Xianbei and other mixed Hu. They had more than 200,000 armoured cavalry, and were eyeing them, threatening Guanzhong and Hedong. The Han Dynasty moved its capital to Chang'an, and the nearest Hun forces were only two miles away. The Huns' cavalry could reach Chang'an within one day.

Although Liu Jing knew that the Huns were powerful, the situation was stronger than others. Removing the threat from the Zahu in Guanzhong to Guanzhong had become the prerequisite for moving the capital to Chang'an, and it was also a huge challenge that Liu Jing had to face.

However, the situation in the pass is complicated, and the Huns are indisputable. Various ethnic groups live in the middle of the Hu. Some of them are the Chinese Hu people who engage in farming and production with the Han people, and some are the powerful Hu people who live on nomadic life. Therefore, formulating a comprehensive strategy to attack Hu became the key task before the Han army launched a large-scale attack.

Anding County is located between Longxi and Guannei, and Liupan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles across it, becoming a natural barrier in the north of Guanzhong, making Anding County divided into two.

The Jingshui River Basin south of Liupan Mountain is a dense farming area with a large population and fertile land. It has been a wealthy place in Guanzhong since ancient times. There are tens of thousands of people living here, including Han people, half of which are Qiang, Wuhuan and some Xiongnu people. They belong to the Chinese Hu people, who take farming as their business and intermarry with each other. The boundary between Hanfu has been blurred.

That morning, a team of about twenty Han cavalry scouts were running northwest along the river valley in Liupan Mountain. The cavalry scouts were under the order of Pang Dezhi, the leader of the Xiliu camp, to go north to Anding County to explore the information, mainly to explore the situation in the Xiaoguan area.

This cavalry scout was led by a military marquis. The Marquis was named Wei Jin, a native of Jingzhao. He belonged to the Wei clan of Jingzhao. He was about twenty-six or seven years old. He was tall and burly, with a wide face, a big nose and dark skin. He was originally a military officer in Cao's camp. After surrendering to the Han army, he served as the Marquis of Scout. Although he had only been a year old, he was very smart and capable.

The cavalry rushed up to a low hill like lightning. The pine forests on the hill were dense and suddenly above the flat ground. It was the best place to check the surrounding conditions. Seeing that it was almost noon, Wei Jin said to the cavalry: "Drop off the horse and rest on the spot, and set off after half an hour."

The cavalry dismounted one after another, took off the water bags from the horses, drank water and fed the war horses. After the war horses, they also searched for places to sit down everywhere, drank water and ate dry food. Wei Jin found a flat stone and took out the scout map.

They are currently in the Liupan Mountains. They passed through Danzheng Gorge in the morning and entered a basin within Liupan Mountain. They are surrounded by mountains. The basin is low and flat, and there are endless wheat fields everywhere. Wei Jin drew a small corner on the map, which is the hill where they are currently located.

"Zhang Wu, come here," Wei Jin turned around and shouted. After a moment, a young man rushed over, "Is the Junhou looking for me?"

Wei Jin pointed at the surrounding mountains with charcoal and asked, "What is our name here? Where is Xiaoguan?"

Soldier Zhang Wu is a local and is very familiar with the surrounding situation. He put his hand on the curtain and looked into the distance for a while. More than ten miles away was the steep Liupan Mountain, surrounded by mountains. They happened to be in a small basin among the mountains.

Zhang Wu thought for a while and said, "This place is called Zhuxianggu. It is a famous basin in Liupanshan. It is under the jurisdiction of Wushi County. If I remember correctly, there should be a small town in front, called That Town, which is the last place for merchants to supply before leaving the pass. I went there once when I was a child. There were many shops. Leaving the town and walking northward, you will enter the mountain canyon area. Muxia Pass in Xiaoguanzhong is at the north. Xiaoguan is actually not a pass, but consists of a pass, starting from Muxia Pass in the north and ending at Liupan Pass in the south. In the middle is Wating Pass, there are about twenty miles in total. The terrain is dangerous and a Great Wall is built. There are military cities outside the pass, but they are probably abandoned."

While listening, Wei Jin quickly marked the map with a charcoal pen. He put away the map, went to the pine forest and looked northward. He vaguely saw a small town. At this time, a caravan composed of mules and horses, carrying goods passing by the hills and heading towards the town, which should be the town there.

Wei Jin came back and said to the soldiers: "Stay for a while before you set off. You must pass Muxia Pass tonight."

Half an hour later, Wei Jin gave the order, the soldiers boarded the horses and rushed down the hill, and rushed to the town ahead along the official road. There was dust rolling. Just one mile away from the town, several horse-riding merchants suddenly rushed to the front, with panic and waved to them desperately. Wei Jin recognized that it was the caravan he had seen on the hill not long ago.

"What happened?" Wei Jin stepped forward and asked.

Several merchants saw the Han army and felt a little calmer, surrounding Wei Jin and said in a slight manner: "The Hu cavalry are looting the town, killing people and robbing people everywhere, and our goods are all taken away."

Wei Jin was shocked. The Hu army rarely entered Xiaoguan. Why did it appear today? He hurriedly asked: "How many Hu cavalry are there?"

"There are more than two thousand people. You can go quickly and they will definitely go south."

Wei Jin suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. Thousands of Hu cavalry crossed Liupan Mountain and entered the Guanzhong territory. This was a serious military provocation, a very important intelligence, and even related to the entire war situation.

He had to report to the main general, and Wei Jin immediately said to Zhang Wu: "You lead ten brothers to rush back to the barracks and report this to General Pang."

"Abide by the order"

Zhang Wu waved his hand and said, "Follow me."

He led ten men to turn around and run south, and several merchants followed them and gradually walked away. Wei Jin watched Zhang Wu and others disappear, and then said to the other ten men: "By the town and we go to Xiaoguan to take a look."

They ran towards another little man, trying to bypass the town, but they had just run less than a mile away. A whistle shot over their heads, making a sharp roar. Wei Jin was shocked and stopped his war horses. He rushed out from all directions to count the Hu cavalry, surrounded them, and aimed countless arrows at them.

"Don't resist," Wei Jin whispered. They could not defeat several cavalry anyway, and would only die in vain. When he saw these Hu cavalry wearing red leather armor, he guessed that they should be from Wuhuan.

At this time, a leader of Hu cavalry urged the horse to come out. He was majestic and dark in skin. He stared at Wei Jin with a pair of leopard eyes. After a while, he asked coldly: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

He spoke Chinese, very awkward and could barely understand it. Wei Jin said proudly: "This is the territory of the Han Dynasty. Isn't it natural for us to patrol here? Who are you? How dare you kill people and set fire in the territory of the Han Dynasty?"

The leader of Hu Qi stared at him with a sceptic look in his eyes. He suddenly burst into laughter. Hu Qi also laughed loudly. The leader of Hu Qi stopped laughing and said coldly: "For the sake of your unresistance, I will spare your lives and bring them back to the camp."

The Hu Qi rushed forward, confiscated his weapons, tied their hands behind their backs, and urged their horses to go towards Xiao Guan.

This Hu cavalry was a large tribe of the Wuhuan tribe. The Wuhuan people were divided into two tribes, and the main part moved to Liaodong and Youzhou, while the other part moved to Shangjun and Anding counties within the pass, living with the Huns and leading Luxi to claim to be King Wuhuan.

The Wuhuan tribe in Anding County has about 10,000 people, with 7,000 elite cavalrymen, the chief named Bian Shu. The leader of the Wuhuan cavalry who captured the scouts of the Han army was Chining of Bian Shu. He led 2,000 cavalry deep into the Jing River to prepare to plunder people, wealth, but unexpectedly he met the scouts of the Han army.

Chi Ning was a little worried that the Han army would arrive, so he stopped going south, but instead escorted Wei Jin and others back to the camp and reported to his father.

As soon as they headed north, they passed through the rugged canyon in Liupan Mountain, and left Muxia Pass. Gaoping County was at the foot of Liupan Mountain. At this time, the county town had become the stronghold of the Wuhuan people in Anding County. Most of the population in the county town had fled, and the houses in the city were occupied by the Wuhuan people to resettle women, children, elderly and weak.

Thousands of large tents are surrounded by the city, and a river flows around the city like a jade belt. This is the camp of Anding Wuhuan. It is their territory several miles northward, and it lives on animal husbandry. Some people plant wheat in the fertile fields around the county town.

Bian Shu is over fifty years old this year, tall and strong, with more than ten wives and concubines, and gave birth to a bunch of children for him, but only two children survived until they were adults. Chang Wuxuan and served as a guard by the right wise king of the Xiongnu, while Chi Ning followed him.

Bian Shu was quite uneasy this year. The Han army launched a large-scale force in Longxi and Hexi to wipe out the Qiang and Di tribes. Although they had not yet gone north, the ominous clouds had already covered the divisions in the pass. According to Bian Shu's idea, he should go to Chang'an to express his surrender to Liu Jing and pay tribute to cattle and sheep according to tradition. For several years, the Wuhuan people have paid tribute to the Han Dynasty and seek protection from the central dynasty.

But two months ago, Chang sent the wooden arrow order from Sheyanze to the right wise king of the Xiongnu to the despise. All tribes were not allowed to surrender to the Han State without authorization. Those who violated the orders were exterminated, which made the border guards not dare to send people to Chang'an to surrender. He prayed for God's blessing every day, and the Han army sent troops to the county first, which gave Lu Xi a headache.

At this time, a guard reported at the entrance of the tent that the young chief Chi Ning had returned and arrested several Han army scouts. The news surprised Bian Shu.
Chapter completed!