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Tens of thousands of old, weak and weak women and children of the Wuhuan tribe, led by the chief Bian Shu, dragged a long line to evacuate north. Their destination was Shui County, fifty miles away, which was also a county town controlled by the Wuhuan people.

Although the journey was not far, their march was extremely slow. The horses used to check in various supplies. The elderly supported each other. The women held their children. The team was mixed with flocks of sheep in the middle. They walked north hard for eight days. Before they arrived in Shui County, the team was exhausted.

Tens of thousands of people were sitting in the wilderness to rest, but Bian Shu was a little worried. He sent soldiers to Shui County to arrange food and accommodation two days ago, but the soldiers have not responded so far, which made him feel inexplicably uneasy. Is something wrong in Shui County?

The only thing Bian Shu was worried about was the Huns. The tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children migrated without the protection of soldiers. For the Huns, they were just flocks without a circle. The Huns had been plotting against them for a long time. Will the Huns let go of this opportunity?

Bian Shu felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have retreated to Shui County, but should have withdrawn from Shangjun. Although his relationship with Luxi was not good, he was a member of the same tribe after all. Luxi was a little cold at most and would not eat them.

But now that things have come to this point, it is useless to regret. Bian Shu can only think about it in the better way. After all, they have to pay 50,000 sheep to the Huns every year. The Huns will not make things difficult for him for the sake of tribute sheep. Moreover, even if Liu Qubei gets the news, he may not have time to come.

More importantly, Bian Shu's Changwu Xuan was a guard next to Liu Qubei. For this reason, Liu Qubei should not have done too much. Thinking of this, Bian Shu's heart let go of the big stone.

"Chief, an army is coming from the north," a soldier suddenly shouted.

Bian Shu was shocked and stood up to look north. He saw a black line appearing in the wilderness more than ten miles north, covering the sky and with tens of thousands of cavalry. Bian Shu suddenly felt like he fell into an ice cellar. The thing he was most worried about finally happened. The Hun cavalry arrived in time. This was not to support him. They were wolfs of the grassland. If they were swallowed, they would not even spit out bones. The elderly, weak, women and children in the team became nervous and stood up one after another. Many women hugged their children and cried in a low voice.

At this time, a team of Xiongnu cavalry rushed over and shouted for the soldiers with orders: "Is Chief Bian Shu here?"

Bian Shu hurried forward and saluted, "I'm here."

"The Right Xian King has arrived, and you will go and see him immediately."

Bian Shu sighed in his heart, but he didn't dare not go, so he had to turn over and lead a dozen guards to the north with the cavalry.

It was not accidental that the right wise king Liu Qubei led the 80,000 Xiongnu troops. The Han army launched a large-scale mobilization of troops in Guanzhong, which aroused Liu Qubei's vigilance. At this time, Wu Xuan received an alarm from his tribe's tribe with an eagle. Only then did Liu Qubei learn about the news that the Han army was heading north. He immediately led an 80,000 army to quickly move south to block the Han army's troops from attacking the frontier.

The Hun cavalry had suspended their operations and laid a large tent covering an area of ​​two acres in the wilderness. In the tent, Liu Qubei was walking back and forth with his hands. He was about forty years old, with a medium figure, a huge head, and a messy beard. His small eyes were shining, as sharp as a knife.

Liu Qubei participated in the battle of hegemony in the Central Plains for a long time. He could speak fluent Chinese and was very familiar with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. In the first year of Jian'an, he also participated in the quelling of Li Kui's rebellion. Because he was the bestowal of Emperor Han, he was granted the surname Liu and was named General Zhenbei.

Liu Qubei also considered participating in the Central Plains' battle for hegemony, but because of Cao Cao's unified north, he and Zuo Xianwang Liu Bao were both defeated by Cao Cao, and finally gave up on the march to the Central Plains, retreated to Heshuo, Guannei, and stabilized the sphere of influence that the Huns had gradually controlled for more than 20 years.

Because Cao Cao fought with the south for a long time, he gradually reached a tacit understanding with the Huns. The eastern front was bounded by the original and the western front was bounded by Liupanshan. This line belonged to the sphere of influence of the Huns to the north and to the south of the line belonged to the sphere of influence of Cao Cao. In the past decade, both sides have never crossed the line, and Liu Qubei also recognized this division of forces.

However, as the southern forces expanded northward, the Han army broke the balance of Hu and Han forces in Longxi and Hexi first, and Liu Qubei felt that the threat was coming. Now the Han army finally sent troops from Xiaoguandao, which made Liu Qubei feel nervous.

"It seems that the Wuhuan people are unreliable," Liu Qubei raised his head and looked at the top of the tent and said to himself.

Li Ling, the counselor who was next to Liu Qubei, smiled and said, "If the wise king wants to take the opportunity to annex Wuhuan, Beizhi thinks that this is not the time."

Li Ling was the nephew of Dong Zhuo's counselor Li Ru. After Li Ru was defeated by Cao Cao, Li Ru escaped and fled to Shangjun and lived in seclusion in the fields. When Liu Qubei heard the news last year, he came to the door to invite him in person, but Li Ru went out of the distance and disappeared. He only met Li Ling, who was not met with talent. Although he was planning for a foreign race, Li Ling couldn't help but be the temptation of his master and finally agreed to become Liu Qubei's counselor.

He helped Liu Qubei plan military operations and manage internal affairs, making Liu Qubei's power stronger day by day, and gradually could compete with Liu Bao, the Zuo Xianwang. Li Ling really understood Liu Qubei. He heard that the Wuhuan people were unreliable, so he knew that Liu Qubei was trying to attack the Wuhuan people. These tens of thousands of elderly, weak women and children were right in front of them. Of course, Liu Qubei would not miss this opportunity.

However, Li Ling did not agree with Liu Qubei's eating of Bian Shu's forces. When he saw Liu Qubei looking at him with a puzzled look, he advised: "It is actually not difficult to eat Bian Shu, but the consequences are very serious. Has the wise king considered the feelings of King Wuhuan?"

Liu Qubei immediately understood what Li Ling meant, and hesitated and said, "You said Lu Xi would surrender to the Han army because of this."

Li Ling nodded, "If the lips are lost, the teeth are cold. If the Xianwang eats the border tribe, Lu Xi will think that the Huns are the great enemy of the Wuhuan people. If Liu Jing takes the opportunity to win over, the Wuhuan headquarters will definitely surrender to the Han army because of this. The Xianwang will make a small mistake. It is better to wait a little longer. When Lu Xi is defeated by the Han army, we will use the excuse of rescuing Wuhuan people to swallow the Wuhuan people in one fell swoop. At that time, we will not be just tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children."

Liu Qubei lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said, "If Lu Xi and Bian Shu surrender without fighting, wouldn't I have nothing to gain?"

Li Ling laughed, "At the time, the wise king was worried that Wuhuan and Cao Cao had secretly communicated with each other, so he put the Wuxuan and Luxi's corpse by his side. Now both of them are in the hands of the wise king, and they still have to worry about the Wuhuan people surrendering. Moreover, Bian Shuci Chining was warlike, and he would also incite the Wuhuan people to fight against the Han army. If the wise king still feels uneasy, he can send a general to aid Luxi. It is nominal assistance, but in fact it is surveillance, so that it will be foolproof."

Liu Qubei finally made up his mind, "I will listen to my sir. I sent the leader Liu Meng to lead a 10,000 troops to assist Lu Xi and force him to resist the Han army to go north."

He immediately said to his left and right: "Let Liu Meng come to see me."

A personal soldier hurried away, and at this time, another personal soldier walked to the door of the tent to report: "Report to the wise king, Bian Shu asks for a meeting."

Liu Qubei originally wanted to imprison Bian Shu and take the opportunity to rob his women and children, but at this moment, he changed his mind and said, "Take him in."

Bian Shu hurried into the big tent, Liu Qubei greeted him with a smile, hugged Bian Shu tightly, "I am comforted to see the safety of the chief."

Bian Shu shed tears and said, "Wuhuan's young and strong fight against Liu Jing's northern expedition in Xiaoguan, and women and children moved here. I hope the wise king will be pity."

"I'm here to support you, don't worry, I will escort you to a safe area. I don't know where the chief wants to go to Sheyanze."

Sheyanze is the old nest of the Huns. Going there is like a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger. How dare Bianshu go? He hurriedly said: "We plan to go to Shui County, or go east to Shangjun, and meet with the King Wuhuan."

"Shui County is dilapidated and short, and even a wolf cannot be defended against it. How can it resist the attack of the Han army? Don't go there? You can go to Shangjun. I will ask Chief Liu Meng to lead the army to guard you, and then I will lead the army south personally to fight against the Han army."

The Bian Shu was very happy, and the Huns did not swallow his women and children. It was a surprise. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Assued everything, the arrangements of the wise king."

Liu Qubei smiled sinisterly and said to Liu Meng, the leader standing beside him, "You can lead 10,000 Dugu warriors to escort the old and weak Wuhuan people to Shangjun to surrender to Luxi, and then you stay in Shangjun to assist the Wuhuan people to resist the Han army to go north. Have you heard of it?"

Liu Meng had no choice but to bow and said, "I understand."

In the afternoon, Liu Meng led tens of thousands of cavalry to guard the Wuhuan, tens of thousands of elderly, weak women and children, and began to evacuate eastward and head to Shangjun several miles away. Liu Qubei led tens of thousands of cavalry to continue southward. However, this time he slowed down. He did not really want to fight the Han army, but watched the battle between the Han army and the Wuhuan people. Then he waited for an opportunity to move. Two days later, Liu Qubei led his army to set up a large camp in a wilderness inside and outside Xiaoguanyou.

Chi Ning led thousands of Wuhuan troops to flee north and was blocked by Han cavalry, most of which were damaged. In the end, only more than a thousand people escaped from the Han army's interception. Following Chi Ning like a frustrated dog, he fled towards Shangjun.

The Han army immediately occupied Xiaoguan and captured more than 4,000 Wuhuan soldiers, nearly 10,000 war horses, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep. At the same time, they occupied Gaoping County. However, the Han army no longer continued to advance north, but renovated and strengthened the defense of Xiaoguan.

Liu Jing accepted Jia Xu's advice, took every step and took steady steps, and sent dozens of scout teams to the north to inquire about the news. After all, the most powerful enemy in the north of the border was not the Wuhuan, but the powerful Huns, as well as the Qiang and Di people entrenched in the northern county like poisonous snakes. The Han army could not make any mistakes.

Because the Han army launched the battle to seize Xiaoguan, it had a great impact on the residents in the surrounding area. More than 2,000 Han people who made a living by farming and the Han Chinese Wuhuan people did not follow the border to retreat north, but chose to stay.

But the clouds of war were already shrouded inside the pass. The Han people and the Han Chinese people flocked to Xiaoguan. Every day, a large number of people helped the elderly and the young to enter Xiaoguan and fled to Guanzhong.

Liu Jing stood on Guancheng with his hands behind his back, watching the endless refugees fleeing into Guanzhong under the city. He had an ominous premonition in his heart that the Huns might have been dispatched. At this time, a team of scouts rushed from the north and rushed to Guancheng and shouted: "Report to your Highness, discover the enemy situation of the Huns."
Chapter completed!