Chapter 315 United Lu Bu (II)
Seeing Lu Bu's expression, Gao Shun knew that he wanted to be crooked, so he looked at Lu Bu quietly to see how Lu Bu answered.
Gao Shun's attitude made Lu Bu under a lot of psychological pressure, this is the territory he finally laid, how can it be easy to let people? Otherwise, where would he stand? So he mustered up the courage to say: "Prince, this is what we desperately took from the Huns. β
When Gao Shun heard Lu Bu say this, he understood what he meant, and secretly said in his heart, Lu Bu's pattern was still too small, so he said: "Haha, Brother Feng Xian misunderstood, Shun's original intention was that Feng Xian's martial arts dominated the world, how could he succumb to such a small border land?" β
Lu Bu knew that it was a misunderstanding, blushed, and said embarrassedly: "Ahem, prince, it is set up in the frontier, not for personal gain, but for the brothers who follow can eat well, no longer be bullied by foreign races, and live with peace of mind, so that they are satisfied." β
Gao Shun asked rhetorically: "Haha, Brother Fengxian, don't you mean it, or do you have any trouble?" β
Lu Bu knew that Gao Shun couldn't hide these empty words, and after thinking for a while, he said carefully: "Bu is a reckless person, and he has no choice but to be recommended, so he can only live here temporarily, waiting for the opportunity." β
Gao Shun knew that Lu Bu was telling the truth, and now the scholars were still in control of the imperial court, and the chances of the poor family were very slim, if there was no help from the system, he would be far worse than Lu Bu now, so he said: "Fengxian can raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, just to ensure their diet, it is a great achievement; resisting barbarians and protecting the people in the border counties is also a great contribution to the imperial court; When the opportunity comes, with tens of thousands of strong troops in his hands that have been tempered by actual combat, Brother Feng Xian will surely fly up like a Kunpeng and soar for nine days. β
Since Lu Bu had no intention of taking refuge, Gao Shun put a high hat on him, and it was also a good choice to make friends; Gao Shun didn't want to cultivate a strong opponent, but he needed him to go to the Central Plains, and it was also a good idea to have the opportunity to recommend it to the imperial court; Besides, with Lu Bu's character, how can he be his opponent in the future?
Even Li Su is a Sima of another department, and Lu Bu's goal is naturally much higher now, so he said politely: "From now on, we need a lot of support from the monarch and the marquis." β
"Haha, Brother Feng is polite, if you have the opportunity, you will never refuse."
"Haha, Nabu thanked the prince for his recommendation in advance."
Then, Gao Shun put forward the idea of joining forces to fight and deal with Xianbei together.
Because of the previous foreshadowing, Lu Bu agreed.
The specific details need to be determined according to intelligence, so Gao Shun sent two high-ranking cavalry, and Lu Bu sent people to take them to Shuofang City, assisted by Cheng Lian, and paid close attention to Xianbei's movements.
Subsequently, Lu Bu held a feast and ceremoniously entertained Gao Shun and his party.
In the few days of waiting for information, Lu Bu and Li Qiang fought several times, and each time the two fought to 200 rounds without winning or losing, whether it was cavalry fighting, foot fighting, or bow and arrow, even people could not be separated, and had to end in a draw.
Lu Bu is paired with a special-grade war horse, and he feels that he can give full play to his horse combat expertise, but he still fights with Li Qiang.
Li Qiang and Lu Bu are related, this is the strongest opponent they have encountered since their debut, and they cherish this opportunity very much, and they don't practice every day, and they feel uncomfortable.
Not only did Gao Shun open his eyes, but even the officers and soldiers in the school field were also addicted, this is a once-in-a-lifetime master showdown.
Three days later, Guan Yu led 10,000 Han cavalry and 10,000 Hun cavalry to camp outside Linhe City.
Four days later, intelligence revealed that Budugen had led the cavalry into Shuofang County, and Wuyuan County was in a state of emptiness.
Seven days later, intelligence showed that Budugen had almost absorbed the Xianbei Settlement of Shuofang County and advanced towards Linrong City.
Ten days later, intelligence indicated that the leader and his army would return to Shuofang in the near future.
Gao Shun estimated that a civil war in Xianbei was inevitable.
Intelligence shows that both Kuitou and Budugen have 40,000 cavalry, but Budugen is fighting on the inside line, backed by the tribe, and Kuitou is fighting on the outside line, without any foundation, and his people have been controlled by Budugen, which will definitely lead to the lack of fighting spirit and will be defeated, so Gao Shun decided to support Kuitou and unite with Kuitou to eliminate Budugen first.
So, Gao Shun ordered Tian Feng to lead 50,000 cavalry to recover the entire territory of Wuyuan County, that is, the area east of the Yellow River.
LΓΌ Bu and Guan Yu led their troops to Shuofang City to station, which could not only unite with Tian Feng to surround Budugen when he went to fight against Tian Feng, but also invade Shuofang County when Budugen and Kuitou confronted him, and besiege Budugen in Linrong City with Kuitou.
As long as Budugen and Kuitou do not fight together, the Xianbei people have no chance of winning.
All the logistical baggage was borne by Gao Shun, borrowed Lu Bu's materials, and returned them twice afterwards; To LΓΌ Bu's great satisfaction, he took the opportunity to ask Gao Shun to send 20,000 troops, 15,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry; Gao Shun knew that Lu Bu liked to make money, or maybe he was living too tightly and didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he accepted his application.
Subsequently, a middle-level civilian official was sent as his representative, escorted by a high-ranking cavalryman, to go to the leader to negotiate and jointly eliminate Budugen; Gao Shun's plan was that the territory of Shuofang County would be used as his ranch, on the condition that the chief would be subservient, accept dispatch at any time, and exchange markets with him; Otherwise, the Great Han Border Army will wipe him out along with Budugen.
As Gao Shun expected, when the middle-level civil officials arrived at the Kuitou camp, the Kuitou had just forcefully suppressed a small rebellion; If he hadn't reorganized his army in advance, strengthened his control over the army, and had 15,000 men from his own tribe to watch, it is estimated that at least more than half of the cavalry would have surrendered to Budugen.
For the arrival of the Han envoys, the Xianbei people were divided into two factions, some hoped to use the Han army to quell the rebellion of Budugen, and some felt that this was an internal affair of the Xianbei people, and the Han people were not allowed to interfere.
The leader ignored the thoughts of outsiders, feeling that this was his lifeline, if he didn't bring in foreign aid, he didn't know how long he could hold out, and he didn't even need to attack Budugen, his troops would collapse and disperse, and it was more likely that Budugen would surrender collectively, and he would die without a place to be buried, as long as he was able to take power, who cared about the overall interests of the Xianbei tribe?
Moreover, the conditions put forward by the Han army were extremely beneficial to his integration of the Xianbei tribes, so he readily responded to Gao Shun's request and agreed to submit to the champion Hou after eliminating the rebellion of Budugen, rather than the Han court.
However, the leader made three demands, the first of which was to return the families of the officers and men of the company to him.
The envoy agreed to return the families of the 10,000 cavalrymen of the Helian tribe under his current jurisdiction, and the families of the 15,000 cavalrymen of the Helian tribe under the jurisdiction of Budugen were not among the returnees.
The second requirement was that he should not be allowed to ask for help, and the Han cavalry should not enter Shuofang County; The envoy responded happily, which was exactly what he wanted, so that the Xianbei people could attack each other first, and when they were exhausted, the Han army could settle the situation in one fell swoop.
The third requirement is about the mutual market, which requires that the purchase of materials for the Han people shall not increase the price, and the Han people shall not deliberately lower the price when selling Xianbei cattle, sheep, horses, furs and other materials.
In this regard, the messenger is still happy to respond, even if the price is not a trick, there are many places to do tricks, and the head still can't escape the situation of being controlled.
The leader was very happy and successfully signed an agreement with the envoy.
This move can stabilize the morale of the army, especially the 10,000 cavalry of the Helian tribe, and he can let go and fight with Budugen.