However, at this time, Guan Yu and the others came back with bad news. The Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei seem to have begun to move.

This made me extremely annoyed, and I originally planned to take advantage of the chaos to enter Jizhou after pacifying and merging the state. Solve Yuan Shao, it seems that there is no chance at present.

As soon as I got the news from the north, I discussed this matter with Fu Zhi, Tian Feng, and Lu Su, and they all believed that we could not ignore the situation in the north, otherwise it would inevitably become a future trouble. If you want to sweep the world, you must press the rear. The current situation in the four northern counties is complicated, and the candidate for this main general must be a brave general, so the three of them finally decided to send Lu Bu and Chen Gongjun to lead 50,000 troops into Wuyuan.

In the vast steppes of northern China, fierce nomads have lived for thousands of years. [ ] Nomads were naturally excellent cavalrymen who had grown up on horseback, and adult men could go into battle immediately with little training, so that although they were small in population, they were often able to amass hundreds of thousands of powerful cavalry, and it was almost impossible for the farming peoples to compete with them in the vast grasslands. In the East, in order to resist the nomadic cavalry, the Chinese people have built the Great Wall of China since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and in the West, there are similar defensive facilities. Nomads seem to be inherently offensive to farming peoples, while farming peoples can only be passively defensive.

However, this situation was changed by a great emperor of the East more than 100 years BC. This emperor is the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who shines with his martial arts.

Under the efforts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han army showed unprecedented combat effectiveness. The cavalry of the Han army went deep into the unfamiliar vast steppe with unhesitating momentum, fought for thousands of miles, and beat the prosperous Xiongnu Empire to the death of the cavalry. After that, the Xiongnu turned from prosperity to decline, and many times they bowed to the Han court, although they sometimes rebelled, but on the whole they showed a posture of submission to the Central Plains Dynasty.

More than 100 years later, when it came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were divided because of internal power struggles, and a Xiongnu moved south to join the Han court, and the Han court at that time allowed the southern Xiongnu to settle in Wuyuan, Shuofang, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen and other northern counties. At this point, the Southern Xiongnu became a vassal of the Han Dynasty to a certain extent, defending the frontier for the Han Dynasty.

During the invasion of Xianbei and Karasuma, the Southern Xiongnu sent troops to accompany the Han army many times. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu can be said to have done a lot for the Han court.

But after all, the Southern Huns are still the Huns, and he can become a good thug, but he can also become the most vicious enemy. Now the Central Plains is in turmoil, the prestige of the Han court has plummeted, and the Southern Xiongnu stationed in the Wuyuan area have shown their unstable appearance, if they rebel, the officials sent by the imperial court in the Wuyuan area and a small number of Han troops are simply impossible to deal with, not to mention that among these officials, who knows how many have an ambiguous relationship with the Southern Xiongnu.

At this time, the Southern Xiongnu was only Qiangqu, and as far as he was concerned, he was not willing to rebel against the Han Dynasty, but most of the generals under his command strongly requested to take advantage of this opportunity to rebel against the Han Dynasty, especially the leaders of the Xiutu tribes and the right side were the strongest??? Now, the Southern Xiongnu were divided into two factions, one faction was headed by Qiangqu Shan Yu and did not approve of the rebellion against the Han Dynasty, and the other faction was led by King Hutu and Subu Guduhou, who strongly demanded to kill the officials of Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties and took the opportunity to wave their troops south.

Although the forces calling for rebellion are very strong, Qiangqu is a single Yu, and his strength should not be underestimated, on the whole, the strength of the two sides is equal, so no one can convince anyone. The two sides are holding each other, the contradictions are becoming more and more intensified, and there is a faint tendency to break out into civil strife.

Just when the situation in Wuyuan was becoming increasingly tense, a Han cavalry suddenly drove into Wuyuan. This army numbered about 50,000 horsemen, slightly different from the authentic Han Chinese, with two large flags, one side embroidered with a ferocious wolf head, and the other side embroidered with a large 'Lu' character.

It turned out that this was the army of the Heavenly Wolf Army Lu Bu who was stationed in Wuyuan after receiving Chu Xiong's order. This army of 50,000 men was a cavalry force composed entirely of natives from the state. The leader of the army will be Lu Bu, who is famous for the Huns, and the deputy general will be Zhang Liao, who is also famous for the Huns, and the marching Sima is naturally Chen Gong, although the battle of Shangdang did not play a role, but only he can introduce Lu Bu's arrogant temper.

When Lu Bu heard that the lord had transferred him to Wuyuan, he was both excited and moved. This is his hometown, perennial by foreign invasion, he chased clear that because of his limited ability, he did not give much harm to the Huns, and now the lord let him lead thousands of troops and horses, defend the country, crusade against the Hulu, this dream of galloping across foreign races, he did not expect to be realized so quickly; And the lord's attention to him made him feel like a confidant, and in just a few years, he promoted himself to the same level as an old man like Guan Yu, and the so-called scholar died as a confidant, and he felt that he could only repay Chu Xiong's kindness with full blood.

The 50,000 Heavenly Wolf Army entered the Five Plains, especially heard that it was still the flying general Lu Bu in command, the Southern Xiongnu were extremely shocked, this Lu Bu's ferocity had long been deeply rooted in their hearts, the strength of the Heavenly Wolf Army, the result of Xianbei was a good proof, and the Han people and officials in the border counties were greatly relieved, and they had long looked forward to the general's army coming to keep them safe.

When Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Chen Gong led 50,000 heavenly wolf iron horsemen to the Wuyuan County City, the officials of Wuyuan County and many people who heard the news had been waiting at the city gate for a long time.

Everyone seemed very excited, and some people immediately burst into tears when they saw the banner of the Sky Wolf Army.

It is no wonder that these officials and people are so excited, in this stormy environment, their lives are threatened all the time, and the arrival of the Sky Wolf Army makes everyone feel as if their lives are guaranteed and they feel that they have a backer behind them.

"General, you're here!" , The two county guards with gray temples excitedly hugged their fists towards Lu Bu.

Lu Bu jumped off the war horse and saluted in return.

After a period of greetings, Lu Bu, together with Zhang Liao and Chen Gong, led hundreds of pro-troops into Wuyuan City under the guidance of the county guard, while the main army was left outside the city.

Along the way, the sight is bleak, the houses on both sides of the street look dilapidated, the people are all in rags, everyone has a vegetable face, it can be seen that the people here are living a very hard life.

Seeing the look of surprise flashing in Lu Bu's eyes, the county guard sighed and explained, "In the past few years, the dynasty has collapsed, the Central Plains has been in chaos, and the prestige of the Han court has plummeted. Originally, the chaos in the Central Plains did not affect our border counties, and there was no problem for the people to feed themselves, but the Southern Xiongnu who originally submitted to our dynasty were ready to move at this time, and many Xiongnu tribes killed and plundered our people, and even Xianbei and Karasuma took advantage of the fire to rob, causing the people of our border counties to live in dire straits all the time, and they were miserable! ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and then showed a determined look, and hugged his fist towards the county; "Lord County Shou, I, Lu Bu, am a native of Wuyuan and Jiuyuan, and I also know the old county guard, but you don't know me, in the future, I Lu Bu and all the soldiers under my command will be there, if the alien race is coming, they will definitely hate the battlefield!"

The county guard excitedly also hugged his fist towards Lu Bu; "With the general's words, the old man is much more at ease!"

At this time, Chen Gong, who was originally riding a horse behind Lu Bu, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Lord County Shou, I heard you say just now that the Southern Huns killed and plundered my people, is it true that the Southern Huns have rebelled now?" Frustrated with a frown, what he was most worried about was that the Southern Xiongnu had become completely anti-Han.

The county guard returned the salute with a fist at Chen Gong, and asked before answering, "......Who is this gentleman?" ”

"Under the surname Chen, a single name is a palace, and the word is a public platform. Now it is the marching Sima sent by the lord to the side of Marshal Lü Bu. ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Chen Gong, who has been admired for a long time." , the county guard showed a look of surprise and hugged his fists again. Obviously, this county guard has heard of the name of Chen Gong, in fact, it is not surprising, after experiencing such a big event as the group of heroes crusading against Dong Zhuo, everyone in the world remembers that Chu Xiong has three resourceful strategists around him, including Chen Gong.

After being polite, the county guard continued: "Mr. Gongtai just asked if the Southern Xiongnu had been fully anti-Han? That's not true, but it is said that the anti-Han voice within the Southern Xiongnu is very high, if it weren't for the Qiangqu Shan Yu to block it, maybe the Southern Xiongnu would have been fully anti-Han. ”

Chen Gong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked again: "Could it be that Qiangqu Shan Yu is still willing to surrender to the Han court?" ”

The county guard nodded, "Yes, this Qiangqu Shan Yu can be regarded as loyal to my Han Dynasty, and a part of the Huns led by him is not willing to oppose the Han, and some of their Huns already regard themselves as Han Chinese." Don't hide the two, in the next and this Qiangqu Shan Yu has a good relationship, not long ago, but also drank together, when Qiangqu Shan Yu had complained to the Xia, saying that many people under his command are going to rebel! He was worried that he would not be able to cope with it alone, and Han Ting was in the midst of civil strife and could not be counted on! Now, General Lu led the elite of the Heavenly Wolf Army into Wuyuan, which is just right to cooperate with Qiangqu Shan Yu to stabilize the situation in the border counties! ”

Chen Gong and Lu Bu glanced at each other, and then Lu Bu asked the county guard; "Lord County Guard, can you invite this Qiang Qu Shan Yu to come and discuss?"

"There is no problem, Qiangqu Shan Yu's big tent is a few miles west of Wuyuan City, and I can invite him tonight."

"Okay, there's Lord Lao in this matter."

"Where, it's just a matter of duty."

The group came to the government office under the watchful eyes of the people, and Lu Bu suddenly sighed with emotion, only to see that the government office as the Taishou Mansion turned out

Low and dilapidated, where is this Taishou Mansion, it is clearly a ruined temple. Even so, this is already the best building in Gohara Castle.

The county guards introduced Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and a group of personal guards into the Taishou Mansion, and then said apologetically: "Wuyuan is bitter, snub the generals!" ”

In this regard, the three of them don't care, this is at least much more comfortable than living in a big tent. Lu Bu said to the county guard: "Lord County Guard, you let us live in the county guard's mansion, what about yourself?" ”

The county guard said: "It doesn't matter to me, I still have a mansion in Wuyuan City, so I'll live there temporarily." ”

When Lu Bu heard him say this, he didn't push back.

"By the way, Lord Commander, you haven't asked for your name?" , The county guard arranged for Lu Bu and the others, and was about to leave, when Lu Bu suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked.

The county guard paused, hugged his fist at Zhao Yun and said, "Don't dare." In the lower Xu Song. ”

Lu Budao: "Lord Xu, rest assured, since our Heavenly Wolf Army is stationed in Wuyuan, then tomorrow our army will start to build Wuyuan County, and Lord Liu, the state pastor, will also soon implement a new policy and develop the counties." The five originals will also develop soon. ”

"If that's the case, thank you to the generals, thank you to the prince, and thank you to the Sky Wolf Army." Xu Song was also very happy in his heart, he had suffered here for decades, and he could finally turn over.

That night, Lü Bu set up a banquet in the county guard's mansion, waiting for an important guest, who was an important person in several counties on the edge of the border, the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu Qiangqu.