In Jicheng, the civil and military people of Youzhou gathered in front of the huge sand table, analyzing Murong Xianbei's possible invasion route.

As Murong Diao defeated Yuwen and annexed the entire Yuwen tribe, the power of the Murong tribe soared.

Wei Shuo looked at the military report sorted out by the Military Affairs Department and couldn't help but sigh secretly: Murong Diao is worthy of Murong Diao, he thought that he could only nest in Xiaoxiao Changli in his life, but he didn't expect that he would wipe out the Yuwen tribe in the blink of an eye, and the scheming and means he showed were really scary.

"Jingqian, in your opinion, will Murong Diao invade Youzhou in the near future?" Putting down the urgent report in his hand, Wei Shuo asked Gao Zhan's opinion.

"Not yet!"

Gao Zhan gave his judgment categorically, he pointed to the sand table and explained: "Lord, although Yuwen and Murong are both Xianbei people, the two Xianbei have been fighting each other for more than ten years and have deep grievances. Even if Murong Diao subdued the Yuwen tribe by force for a while, it would take time to integrate. ”

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, feeling that Gao Zhan had a point. It's just that he is still a little worried, after Murong Diao's annexation of the Yuwen tribe, his strength has risen sharply, and he can basically look at the entire Youzhou from the north, and in one fell swoop, he has regained his previous strategic weakness. In addition, there is the end wave of the western section of Liaodong as its wings, and it can be said that it has formed a situation of two heroes in the northeast and eastern Liaodong.

"Lord, the situation seems to be a little bad for Youzhou! Everyone, please see! Lu Chang stood up and walked to a huge map, pointed to Youzhou, and said: "The entire Youzhou is attacked by Murong Diao and Shi Le from the north and south, if the two Hu forces of Xiangguo and Murong merge, then we will be in danger." ”

Everyone looked at Youzhou, which was attacked by the Hu forces on both sides, and they were all worried, the northwest and the south were all powerful Hu forces, no matter where they sent troops, they had to be careful of being attacked by other Hu forces behind them.

Wei Shuo was silent for a while, and then suddenly said. "Ladies and gentlemen, since Shi Le and Murong Diao can't be eliminated in a hurry, how about we point our troops at Tuoba Xianbei in Daijun?"

"What!" No matter how bold Rao is, he can't imagine how Youzhou still has the strength to provoke the powerful Tuoba tribe again.

"What? Isn't it possible? ”

Looking at the frightened looks on the faces of Gao Zhan and the others, Wei Shuo smiled and said, "You have to panic." I didn't take the enemy lightly, but made a decision after careful consideration. You only think that the Tuoba tribe is strong and should not be provoked, but they don't know that it has long been a strong outsider, and there are hidden dangers inside. Mr. Gao has just returned from Bingzhou and knows a lot about the Tuoba tribe, so it is better for him to introduce the Tuoba tribe first. ”

"No!" Gao Zhan arched his hand and stood up and said: "In the first year of Yongjia, Tuoba Lu Guan died, and his brother Tuoba Yilu, the son of Tuoba Desert Khan, succeeded him as the Tuoba tribe Dadanyu, and after succeeding to the throne, Tuoba Yilu quickly unified the three tribes that had been divided before, and appointed Tuoba Pugen, the son of his brother, as the king of Zuoxian to rule the previous Tuoba Central Tribe. ”

The remaining two Xianbei were under the jurisdiction of Tuoba Yilu, and later Tuoba Yilu was in order to settle his eldest son, Tuoba Liuxiu. In the south of Shengle, Xinping City was built as the southern capital, and the tribes under his rule were divided into the southern part and managed by the eldest son Tuoba Liuxiu. ”

"The three Tuoba together have a total of more than 200,000 people, of which Tuoba Yilu is the strongest, mastering about 100,000 cavalry, and the rest are controlled by Tuoba Pugen and Tuoba Liuxiu respectively."

"Good ...... 200,000 cavalry, I didn't expect the Tuoba tribe to be so powerful! "Everyone was amazed by the powerful strength of the Tuoba tribe.

"You don't know, the Tuoba tribe looks very powerful, but in fact, there are many hidden dangers inside. There are worries of civil strife. If Liaodong had planned carefully, it might not have been able to provoke civil strife in Tuoba. Then he took the opportunity to recover Daijun and drove it back to the north of the Great Wall. Besides, if you recover Daijun, you will be able to open up the connection between the Yu Dynasty. ”

"Now that Liu Gong is in danger, and his allies Tuoba tribe are unable to contribute, if there is no foreign aid, Liu Gong will probably not be able to support it. Liu Gong had great influence in the north. Once it is defeated, Hu Lu's arrogance will inevitably rise, and the anti-Hu forces in various places will inevitably fall into a trough as a result. ”

"I wonder what the lord has planned?"

"It's not a clever plan, but I don't know if Lord Han Shou is willing to go to the Tuoba tribe?"

Wei Shuo sent Han Shou to Shengle, ostensibly to discuss trade and the establishment of a field. In fact, it was to take the opportunity to provoke civil strife in Tuoba.

Gao Zhan touched his chin and smacked his mouth and said: "Inciting Tuoba civil strife is not a bad idea!" But how do you win the trust of Tuoba Yilu? ”

"If there is no other benefit, you can't talk about Tuoba Yilu with just one mouth."

After speaking, Wei Shuo pointed to the tea cup on the desk and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Laoshan and Liaodong are rich in roasted tea, green salt, and ironware, all of which are urgently needed by the Hu people. As long as Lord Han takes these things and walks around in front of Tuoba Yilu, I'm afraid Tuoba Yilu will take the initiative to cooperate. ”

"As long as the Laoshan merchants can enter the Tuoba tribe, our scouts can take the opportunity to spread rumors to sow discord between Tuoba Yilu and Tuoba Liuxiu. I believe that it will not be long before the Tuoba tribe will fall into civil strife, and then our opportunity will come. ”

"The lord has a great plan, and his subordinates are willing to go!" Han Shou made a decision and decided to go to the Tuoba tribe.

The next day, Han Shou, escorted by a team of cavalry, embarked on the road to Shengle.

Shengle is the northern capital of Tuoba Xianbei, which was originally Chengle County, Dingxiang County of the Western Han Dynasty, and Yunzhong County of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Cao Wei period, Dingxiang and Yunzhong were relocated to the area of the Great Wall, and the Chengle area was "abandoned to the wilderness".

After Tuoba Yilu was crowned as the Duke of Dai, Shengle was the northern capital and Pingcheng was the southern capital, ruling the vast 'Heng Dynasty area' around the Yellow River in the west, Yanmen Mountain and Heng Mountain in the south, Yinshan Mountain in the north, and Taihang Mountain in the west.

"I've seen Da Shan Yu!"

Han Shou arrived at Shengle smoothly and was warmly welcomed by Tuoba Yilu. For the Tuoba tribe, before Liaodong entered Jicheng strongly, they didn't know much about Liaodong. However, since Liaodong gradually gained a firm foothold in Youzhou, Tuoba Yilu gradually felt the pressure from the west.

"Lord Han doesn't have to be polite!" Tuoba Yilu's tone was very polite, and it seemed that he had no intention of making enemies of Liaodong for the time being.

"Da Danyu, the Tuoba tribe has always been friendly with my Jin family, and has repeatedly sent troops to help and state Lord Liu before, and he is an ally of my Jin family. When my lord learned that the Tuoba tribe was in urgent need of salt, tea, iron tools and other materials, he specially sent him to the next tribe in the hope of establishing trade relations with the Tuoba tribe. ”

Han Shou's suggestion made Tuoba Yilu quite moved, the previous trade object of the Tuoba tribe was mainly to merge with the state of Mohan, but Mo Han's strength was limited, and it was impossible to meet the needs of the entire Tuoba tribe. Tuoba Yilu had long intended to open up new trade objects, but he didn't expect Liaodong to send it to his door in person.

"Lord Wei really intends to open a market on the border with the Tuoba tribe?"

"Of course it's true, presumably the Tuoba tribe should have heard of Laoshan green salt and fried tea, right? That is the industry of the Wei people, as long as the Tuoba tribe is willing to open the border to Liaodong, the tea, salt and other materials urgently needed by the Tuoba tribe can continue to pour into the Tuoba tribe through Daijun. ”

"And the Tuoba tribe does not have to pay all with good horses when trading, cattle, sheep, ploughing horses, and even wool and leather can be used to trade salt, tea and other goods."

"Huh?" At this time, Tuoba Yilu not only felt happy, but even a little surprised. The people of Liaodong came up to give such good conditions, and they wanted to ask for a lot, so they couldn't help but worry and said: "Lord Han, I don't know why Liaodong treats me well? Isn't it ......"

"Hehehe, it's too much to worry about! Liaodong does have a request for the Tuoba tribe, but it is just a trivial matter for Da Shan Yu. Liaodong Murong Diao refused to accept Wang Hua and repeatedly violated the border of Youzhou. Lord Wei had the intention to send troops to the Murong tribe, but he was worried that Da Dan would misunderstand. ”

Oh! It turned out that I was worried that my Tuoba tribe would send troops to help Murong Diao! Tuoba Lu secretly said. The Tuoba tribe and the Murong tribe have always been good friends, and if he were Wei Shuo, he would definitely have the same concerns.

"Well, as long as Youzhou is willing to come to my Tuoba tribe to do business, this single can guarantee that it will not interfere in the dispute between you and the Murong tribe, how about it?"

The establishment of trade relations with Youzhou was very beneficial to the Tuoba tribe, and Tuoba Yilu naturally abandoned Murong Diao.

"Thank you Da Dan Yu!" (To be continued.) )