The Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao galloped all the way with 30,000 elite horsemen of the Xiongnu royal court, and arrived at the Xianbei royal court north of the Yinle Mountains on the afternoon of March 22, 429 of the Great Jin Dynasty.

That night, in a huge felt bag in the Xianbei royal court, the Xianbei Khan Murong Ke, the Xiongnu Khan Luan Timao, the Khitan Khan Yelu Dilie, the Xirong Khan A Rishan, the Wuheng Khan Shuerha, the Rouran Khan Mugulu, the Donghu Khan Yishag, the Tiele Khan Jirimu and the Karasuma Khan Zhaonastu gathered together, and the nine of them represented the nine strongest nomadic peoples on the grassland.

Xianbei Khan Murong Ke picked up his wine glass and said to the Hun Khan Luan Timao: "I didn't expect you Luan Timao to really have the courage to come to our Xianbei Royal Court, this glass of wine I Murong Ke respects you!" ”

After saying that, the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke drank all the wine in the cup, and the Hun Great Khan Luan Timao immediately drank a glass of wine, and then said with a smile: "This time the Great Khan of all ethnic groups gathered in the Xianbei Royal Court, how can I Luan Timao miss such a grand occasion, and the Xianbei Royal Court is not the Longtan Tiger's Den, why don't I dare to come to Luan Timao!" ”

The corner of the Xianbei Great Khan's mouth twitched slightly, and said: "Luan Ti is sweating profusely, in the past few years, many of our Xianbei people have died in the hands of your Huns, but you are not afraid at all!" ”

The Great Khan of the Huns, Luan Timao, said indifferently: "For the pasture, it is normal for there to be some small friction between the two clans, in the face of the threat of the Jin State's broken army, the little friction between our two clans is not a big deal at all, Murong Ke Khan, do you say this is the truth?" ”

The words of the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Ti Mao soothed the expression on the face of the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke, "This time in the Western Regions, the Broken Captives Army defeated the millions of allied troops of the Great Wan Kingdom, the Gaochang Kingdom, the Cheshi Kingdom and the Anxi State at once, and even the Gaochang Kingdom had to cede a large area of land, and the strength was better than before, if the Broken Captives Army was allowed to continue to develop in the grassland, maybe we, the grassland peoples, would eventually be unable to escape the poisonous hands of the Broken Captives, this is definitely not alarmist!" ”

The Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie followed and said: "We can't let the Broken Army continue to stay in the grassland, we must drive the Broken Army out!" Now that Luan Ti has arrived, if you have no opinions, our nine clans will officially meet to discuss the matter of sending troops to defeat the captive army. ”

The Great Khan of the Huns, Luan Ti, nodded and said: "Since the Great Khan has come to the Xianbei Royal Court, of course he agrees with the Alliance, and on the issue of dealing with the Broken Army, our Huns are willing to go all out!" ”

Xijon Khan Arishan immediately said: "We, the Xirong tribe, are also willing to participate in the alliance and contribute to the safety of all the tribes in the grassland. ”

Wuheng Heng Khan Shuerha, Rouran Great Khan Mugulu, Donghu Great Khan Ishag, Tiele Great Khan Jirimu and Karasuma Great Khan Zhaonastu also expressed their stance one after another, agreeing that the nine tribes would form a steppe alliance to jointly crusade against the captive army.

Seeing that the other eight Great Khans had no objections, Murong Ke pondered for a while and said, "Great Khans, if no one objects, then our nine clans will officially meet the alliance, and then we will elect an alliance leader first?" The leader of the alliance will preside over all the affairs of this alliance! ”

After the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke finished speaking, the felt bag temporarily fell into silence, the nine Great Khans here, the people who have the strength to serve as the leader of this alliance should only be the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao, the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke and the Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy, after all, the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Khitan are the three most powerful nomadic people on the grassland, and the candidate for the alliance leader should be selected among the three of them.

In the end, it was the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao who broke the silence in the felt bag, "Since the location of our Nine Clans Alliance this time is in the Xianbei Royal Court, then I propose that Murong Ke Great Khan take the position of the leader of the alliance, what do you think?" ”

Khitan Khan Yelu Enemy Lie nodded slowly and said, "I also agree that Murong Ke Khan will be the leader of the alliance!" ”

Seeing that the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao and the Khitan Great Khan Yelu Dilie all agreed that the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke would serve as the leader of the Nine Clans Alliance, the Great Khans of the other six tribes also spoke out one after another to express their approval.

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke nodded slightly at the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao and the Khitan Great Khan Yelu Dilie, and then said to everyone with a smile: "In fact, it doesn't matter who is the leader of the alliance, this crusade against the captive army, what is the matter, our nine Great Khans still need to discuss together, but since everyone chooses me Murong Ke, then I Murong Ke has no choice but to be the nominal leader of the alliance!" ”

After a pause, Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke continued: "Let's discuss the most important thing in this alliance, that is, how many troops should our various clans send to defeat the Broken Army this time?" I hope that the tribes will do everything they can to send as many troops as possible, after all, the Breakers have millions of troops, and many of them are elite. ”

Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie asked with a smile: "I don't know how many troops the Xianbei clan is going to send this time?" Since Murong Ke Khan is the leader of the alliance, then Murong Ke Khan will first talk about how many troops the Xianbei clan can send! ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke touched his chin, thought for a moment and said: "This crusade against the Broken Army, the army sent by our various ethnic groups will definitely have a lot of losses, after all, the number and combat effectiveness of the Broken Prisoner Army are there, this Great Khan thinks that how many troops our various ethnic groups send should be linked to the benefits gained after the war, which ethnic group has the most troops, which ethnic group should get the greatest benefits after the war, and the grassland area occupied by the Broken Prisoner Army now is not small." ”

Khitan Khan Yelu Enemy Lie immediately followed and said: "If our Nine Clans Alliance can completely defeat the Broken Capture Army this time, not only the grasslands occupied by the Broken Capture Army, but also the states in the north of the Jin Kingdom can also become the object of our Nine Clans to carve up, and even the territory occupied by the Broken Capture Army in the Western Regions will also have a chance for our Nine Clans Alliance Army to get involved." ”

The Great Khan of the Huns, Luan Timao, clapped his hands and said: "This Great Khan agrees that the number of troops sent is linked to the interests after the war, which is very reasonable!" ”

The other six Great Khans had no opinion on this proposal of the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke, so the Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke said with a smile: "Then it is decided, our Xianbei clan is willing to send a million cavalry this time to join the grassland alliance this time!" ”

When the Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Timao heard that the Xianbei tribe was willing to send one million troops, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Murong Ke Great Khan, this time is such a big move, then our Huns are also willing to send one million cavalry!" ”

The Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie hesitated for a moment and said: "Since the Xiongnu and Xianbei are willing to send one million troops, then our Khitan tribe cannot be left behind, and our Khitan tribe is also willing to send one million cavalry to join this war against the broken army." ”

Among the three strong clans in the grassland, the Khitan tribe is actually the weakest one, the Xiongnu tribe should be the strongest, the Xianbei tribe is second, the Khitan tribe will take out a million cavalry at once, although it is not too difficult, but it will not be very easy, after all, the Khitan Khan Yelu Enemy Lie can not fully control the entire Khitan tribe, among the eight kings of the Khitan tribe, the two strongest kings of the left Xian King Yelu Mingbao and the right Xian Wang Yelu Chuji, as well as the new Khitan Right King Yelu Bayi, all have a lot of hostility and wariness towards the Khitan Khan Yelu Enemy Lie.

When the Xirong Khan heard that the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Khitan tribes were each preparing to send one million cavalry, he thought for a while and said: "We, the Xirong tribe, are willing to send 500,000 cavalry to participate in this war against the Broken Army. ”

Next, the Rouran Great Khan Mugulu, the Donghu Great Khan Ishag, the Tiele Great Khan Jirimu, and the Karasuma Great Khan Zhaonastu all expressed their willingness to send 300,000 cavalry each.

Only the Great Khan of the Wuheng Clan, Shuerha, said with a bitter smile: "Our Wuheng Clan has suffered too great losses in the previous battles with the Broken Army, and this time we can only send 200,000 cavalry to participate in the battle. ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke said comfortingly to Wuheng Heng Khan Shuerha: "This time, our Nine Clans Alliance will definitely seek justice for the Wuheng Clan to the Broken Army, and will also rescue the remnants of the Lou Fu Clan and the Dangxiang Clan from the rule of the Broken Army." ”

Ji Rimu, the Great Khan of the Tiele Clan, suddenly suggested: "After the Broken Army has wiped out the Lou Fu Clan and the Dang Xiang Clan, as well as many other small clans, and the remnants of these tribes have been included in the bag, can we send people to contact these Lou Fu people, Dang Xiang people, and other small tribes, if they can take the opportunity to make trouble and cooperate with our Nine Clans Alliance, then it will be much easier to drive the Broken Capture Army out of the grassland." ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke nodded and said: "This is not a bad way, then contact the remnants of the Loufu clan, the Dangxiang clan and other small clans, and leave it to our Xianbei clan!" ”

The Khitan Great Khan Yelu Dilie then made another suggestion, "On the grassland, in addition to our nine tribes, many other nomads are attached to the wings of our nine tribes, this crusade against the captives is a matter of the entire grassland, and other nomads should also contribute, the Great Khan believes that the armies of these tribes should also be counted, such as the Bai Tan, Limo, Yilu and Kulu tribes who are attached to our Khitan tribe, and they can definitely send 100,000 cavalry each to participate in this battlefield. These 400,000 cavalry should also be counted in the name of our Khitan tribe, and the distribution of benefits after the war should be calculated by our Khitan tribe according to 1.4 million cavalry. ”

The strength of the White Tanning Clan, the Limo Clan, the Yilu Clan, and the Kulu Clan all belong to the third echelon on the grassland, and it is definitely not difficult for each to send 100,000 cavalry.

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke said very approvingly: "It should be so, the Qiluo tribe, the Suxi tribe, the Yuzhen tribe, the Guhun tribe and the Ding Ling tribe who are attached to our Xianbei tribe should not be a problem to send 100,000 cavalry each, and the distribution of benefits after the war should be calculated according to 1.5 million cavalry." ”

The Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Ti shrugged his shoulders and said: "The Yiqu tribe, the Xubu tribe, the Liqi tribe, the Suli tribe and the Hulu tribe who are attached to our Xiongnu tribe can also send 100,000 cavalry, and our Xiongnu tribe does not object to this proposal." ”

And Xirong Great Khan Arishan, Wuheng Heng Khan Shuerha, Rouran Great Khan Mugulu, Donghu Great Khan Yishag, Tiele Great Khan Jirimu and Karasuma Great Khan Zhaonastu were actually reluctant to agree to this proposal of the Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie.

Among the six ethnic groups, only two of the Xirong tribes belong to the third echelon of nomads, and among the other five ethnic groups, only one of them belongs to the third echelon.

Xirong Khan Ah Rishan said in a deep voice: "The Yue Mo and Liji tribes who are attached to our Xirong tribe can also send 100,000 cavalry, but there are still many small tribes that are dependent on our Xirong tribe, and they can only send tens of thousands or even thousands of cavalry each, so do the cavalry of these tribes also have to be counted under the name of our Xirong tribe?" ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke smiled slightly and said: "Ah Rishan Great Khan, of course the cavalry of those small clans must also be counted!" I think that the distribution of benefits after the war this time will only be divided according to our nine clans, and as for those small and medium-sized clans who are dependent on our nine clans, how much spoils they should get after the war is a matter for each of the nine clans. ”

The Xiongnu Great Khan Luan Ti said loudly: "It's not as good as this, the number of troops guaranteed by our nine clans today is only the lowest standard, and in the end, how many troops can be gathered by each clan, of course, the more the better, and the distribution of benefits after the war will be decided according to the actual number of troops sent by each clan!" ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke nodded and said: "Luan Ti is a good idea, and the benefits obtained after the war will be distributed according to how many troops the nine clans can actually send. ”

Khitan Great Khan Yelu Enemy Lie then asked: "The number of cavalry we have gathered this time will definitely be very amazing, such a huge force, should we gather together, or directly divide our troops to attack the Beiting Protectorate of the Broken Army?" ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke thought for a moment and said: "It's better to gather first, and we can clearly know how many cavalry each of our nine clans has gathered, and where do you think the gathering place of the cavalry of each clan should be chosen?" ”

The Great Khan of the Huns Luan Timao said: "This Great Khan feels that the bank of the Qiyun River, where the Wuheng royal court is located, is a more ideal place, but I don't know if the Great Khan of Shuerha is willing?" Once the allied forces of all ethnic groups gather in the Wuheng royal court, the Wuheng clan must provide most of the grain and grass for the allied forces of all ethnic groups, of course, our ethnic groups will not let the Wuheng clan bear the grain and grass of the allied army of all ethnic groups in vain, and we can tilt towards the Wuheng clan in the distribution of interests after the war. ”

Xianbei Great Khan Murong Ke turned his head to Wuheng Heng Khan Shuerha and asked, "What does Shuerha Khan think?" Whether the Wuheng clan can bear most of the grain and grass supply of the allied forces of the various clans, if the Wuheng clan agrees, the cavalry troops sent by the Wuheng clan can be calculated according to an additional 300,000! ”

Wuheng Heng Khan Shuerha's brows furrowed suddenly, if the nomads who are in the third echelon of the strength of the nine clans send 100,000 cavalry, plus the number of troops promised by the nine clans, the total strength has reached seven million, not counting the cavalry that can be sent by the nomads who are dependent on the nine clans whose strength is in the fourth echelon, just those seven million people and their war horses are enough to eat the Wuheng clan in a short period of time.