On the grassland under Danhan Mountain, many horses have gathered, all stout men, and many cattle and sheep. When the nomadic tribes fight, cattle and sheep are their food, and when they are hungry, they slaughter a sheep, and when they finish eating the sheep, they kill the cows. However, this time when they entered the Central Plains to fight, Yuan Shao had already promised to provide them with grain and grass, so they did not bring too many cattle and sheep. Even if Yuan Shao breaks his promise at that time, they are not afraid, they can grab it on the spot. Besides, they had already planned to do so.

Many people also come from far and wide every day. During the grazing season, the Xianbei people live very scattered, with more than a dozen tents gathered together, and only one or two tents at the few. It will take a long time to bring these people together.

The men sent out by the Kuitou had been walking for more than ten days, and they first divided up to the larger tribes of Budugen, Fuluohan, Kebineng, Suli, Micah, and Queji, and then divided into dozens of roads, and when they saw some scattered tents, they stopped to convey the orders of the Great Khan, and then continued to the next stop. Don't look at this method as very primitive, it can still spread to the corners and corners of the grassland.

The herdsmen gathered at the foot of Danhan Mountain in a team of 1,000 people set up camps. These herdsmen are born warriors, carrying knives and bows and arrows, and they are flying across the grasslands. Large tribes such as Budugen and Kebineng form their own groups, while other small tribes and scattered herders are randomly grouped together.

In the past, the Xianbei people also often harassed the border of the Han Dynasty, but that was concentrated in winter and spring, at this time, the ** of the various tribes was gathered together, which was convenient for organizing enough people and horses, and it was very rare to gather people and horses in the season of abundant water and grass like now. The herdsmen of the great tribes had their own chiefs and did not talk nonsense, and the herdsmen who had been improvised together, although they had also been temporarily appointed by the chief, could not prevent them from talking together.

Around the bonfire, nibbling on the roast leg of lamb in his hand, a big man with brown hair, a stout body, and a bare chest said dissatisfiedly: "The cattle and sheep in the family are about to give birth, and at this time, gather everyone together, and I don't know what the Great Khan thinks?" ”

Xianbei is a Caucasian race, all of them have yellow beards and blue eyes, this big man gave birth to brown hair, but he is not a Xianbei person, but a Hun who is attached to Xianbei. In that year, the Northern Xiongnu were defeated by the combined forces of the Han and Southern Xiongnu, and more than 100,000 people were forced to surrender to Xianbei. These Huns had a low status on the Xianbei steppe, and they took the lead in every battle and plunder, and each time they received the least amount of property and the worst pasture. But there is no way, the law of the jungle is the law of the grassland.

One of the people next to him said: "Aldin, what's the use of you complaining here, the Great Khan can't hear it." I heard that this time it was a big scene of hundreds of thousands of people fighting against one Han and another Han people, but I hope I can come back alive this time. Actually, I don't want to fight, and in a few days my wife will have a baby, and I don't know if I will be able to see my unborn son. ”

This person's name is Yuwenjing, although he also has blonde hair, but he is not a real Xianbei person, but a small tribe from the Liaodong region that is attached to Xianbei, but his living habits and appearance are similar to those of Xianbei people, and his status on the grassland is higher than that of the Huns. This time, the leader was invited by Yuan Shao to march into the Central Plains, and the Ministry of Yuwen was also among the recruits.

"Smack", a vicious-looking Xianbei man walked over and whipped Yu Wenjing's back. Yuwen Jing snorted and looked back, but it was Murong Xiong, the commander of the thousand commanders assigned to them by the leader. The Murong tribe is a branch of Liaodong Xianbei, and its power is slightly stronger than that of the Yuwen tribe, but it has not reached the point of forming a separate thousand-person team. However, the Murong tribe has always been at odds with the Yuwen tribe, and Yuwen Jing's complaint was heard by Murong Xiong, giving him the opportunity to teach people a lesson.

Murong Xiong whipped Yuwen Jing, put his hands behind his back, and continued to teach: "The Great Khan said, this time when you enter the Central Plains, you don't have to hand over the things you grab, and the tribes will stay on their own, where to find such an opportunity, you are still not satisfied!" Those chicks of the Han people have skin as smooth as satin, as long as you fight bravely, don't you grab a few if you want to, let them all give you dolls, do you still care about the ugly woman at home? What a worthless thing! ”

Mrs. Qian has the power of life and death over her subordinates, Yuwen Jing was whipped, although she was not angry in her heart, she didn't dare to refute, so she had to swallow her anger. Murong Xiong had already walked to other places with pride.

The men and horses of the Xianbei tribes are still arriving one after another, but the Wuheng tribe on the border of Youzhou has already been assembled. Because of the small size, it was easier for them to assemble. Although the grassland they occupy is far inferior to Xianbei, but the strength should not be underestimated, in just ten days, Wuheng has gathered 100,000 troops, under the leadership of Badun, Nanqiao, and Khan Lu, ready to enter Youzhou.

Wuheng and Xianbei both belong to a branch of Donghu, and they are both Caucasians with yellow beards and blue eyes, but Wuheng's situation is slightly different from Xianbei. Xianbei was at the invitation of Yuan Shao, while Wuheng was actually at the call of Yuan Shao. The difference between one word and one word is worlds apart.

When Gongsun Chan occupied Youzhou, he formed the White Horse Yicong and repeatedly defeated the Wuheng tribe. Later, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan competed for Hebei, solving Wuheng's predicament, and Wuheng also sent troops to help Yuan Shao and attacked Gongsun Chan from the north, which led to the rapid defeat of Gongsun Zhan. Therefore, Yuan Shao is not only kind to Wuheng, but also an ally. After Yuan Shao supported Liu Biao, he made the three people of Bang Dun, Nanqiao, and Khan Lu the kings in the name of the Han Court. After receiving Yuan Shao's conscription order, Bun Dun and the others raised troops without the slightest hesitation. They really came to help Yuan Shao fight, not to loot property.

At this time, Xu Huang also came to Chang'an with everyone's family members, and after meeting Liu Xin, he prepared separately with Pang De, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others. Chang'an City has not yet formed a local army, the guards of the inside, outside, and palace have all been transferred to the Flying Tiger guards, the first, second, and third army corps have been assembled and ready to be pulled, and Zhao Yun and Ma Chao also rode their horses to the grassland new city. The central organs of the cabinet and the six ministries have just been completed, but they are running efficiently, the household department raises money and food, and the military department allocates military horses and equipment, and the entire Chang'an City is in a busy scene.

Standing on the head of the palace city, looking at the large group of magnificent buildings in the palace city, Liu Xin sighed with emotion, hugged Ma Yun and said softly: "My queen mother, I am afraid that your canonization ceremony will not have time to be held. ”

Ma Yun smiled and said, "Who is rare." However, why don't you even have a dragon robe? ”

Due to the urgency of the matter, the ministers of civil and military affairs all went their own way, not to mention that the canonization ceremony of Ma Yun and others could not be carried out, in fact, even Liu Xin's own coronation ceremony was not held. In fact, Tian Feng and Fu Zhi had already prepared special clothes for Liu Xin and Ma Yun, but Liu Xin didn't like it very much, so they let people temporarily seal it.

Liu Xin looked into the distance and suddenly said, "After this battle, the Han should be stable." I wanted to drive the expedition in person, but I didn't agree to it. ”

Ma Yun glanced at him and said, "Come less, this is a large-scale battle, and it is not as small as the past." You should let professional people help with professional things, I think you can save it. ”

The movements of the Wuheng Department were very fast, and before the Xianbei men and horses were assembled, they had already entered Guangyang County in Youzhou, and arrived in Zhongshan County in a few days. Along the way, Yuan Shao helped them with grain and grass, and there were no large-scale harassment of the villagers, but small-scale looting of property and humiliation of women occurred from time to time, and the governments of Guangyang and Zhongshan only turned a blind eye.

In fact, don't talk about these foreign armies, even if Yuan Shao's own army passes by, these things are unavoidable, but I am afraid that they are even more unbearable than those foreign armies.

Liu Xin and Cao Cao both arranged detailed work in Jizhou, and the news that Wuheng's 100,000 cavalry had entered the Han realm soon came back. For the Wuheng army to come so quickly, Cao Cao didn't expect it, and Liu Xin didn't expect it. However, Liu Xin did not directly face the threat of this army, at least in the absence of his intentions, Yuan Shao would not notice his actions.

Cao Cao was not, if the 100,000 Wuheng cavalry arrived at the front line, his pressure would be greatly increased. You know, in large-scale combat, cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry. After more than a year of war attrition, there are only a few thousand cavalry left under Cao Cao, and it is difficult enough to deal with Yuan Shao's cavalry, let alone deal with 100,000 Wuheng cavalry.

You know, the war horse is very difficult to replenish, and compared with the war horse, among the Han people who are mainly farming, there are very few soldiers who are good at riding and shooting.

At this time, Cao's army had just used a sneak attack to occupy Liyang City again. The city of Liyang, which had been contested several times, was already in ruins, and several city walls had collapsed, and the soldiers were in a hurry to repair them. Cao Cao stood on the city tower, looking at the tired soldiers in front of him, his face solemn. Although the number of Cao's army is small, it is more elite, Cao Cao did not expect that this battle would last so long, he had long wanted to negotiate peace with Yuan Shao, but he was unwilling. After occupying Liyang again this time, he planned to send an envoy to meet Yuan Shao, and use Liyang as a bargaining chip to make peace with Yuan Shao.

Suddenly, a fast horse galloped over, and the knight on the horse came to the city, rolled the saddle and dismounted, ran all the way up to the city, came to Cao Cao and knelt down on one knee, presented a letter with both hands, and said loudly: "Prime Minister Qi, Puyang urgent report!" ”

Paper can only be made in Xiangyang, and it has long been commonly used in Liu Xinjun, but for Cao Cao, this thing is good, but it is too expensive, so Cao Jun still uses traditional bamboo slips to deliver messages, although cloth is used when writing a lot of content. However, the letter in front of him was written on expensive Xiang paper, and only in the case of extreme urgency, Xun Yu, who stayed in Puyang, would use Xiang paper to write the letter.