Chapter 644 [Second Update]

Liu Ju felt that ever since he met his brother, he seemed to have been subverting his own cognition.

It would be fine if a young prince, who had no real power at all, got the military and political power of the vassal state. At most, it could only be said that the emperor was partial to him.

But the emperor is partial to his own son. What can you do? If you have the guts, hit him. If you don't dare, then just bear with it.

Moreover, Liu Ju did not think there was anything wrong with this matter. After his brother arrived in the Northern Border Kingdom, their whole family became wealthy, and the national strength of the Han Dynasty was also slowly growing.

This growth is not noticeable now, because development takes time, but the reaction of the national treasury is the most intuitive. Recently, his father has rarely worried about the national treasury.

Then he was in charge of the affairs of other vassal states. To be honest, the founding of the Han Dynasty... Never mind, let’s not talk about the Han Dynasty, just talk about the history that Liu Ju knew. No matter what period, he seemed to have never heard of such a thing.

What was supposed to be difficult and everyone opposed ended up with only sporadic opposition, and was ultimately accomplished smoothly.

If you think about the situation in Yan State, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly strange. Everyone is just getting rid of the hot potato.

And now what did he hear?

Let a prince help another prince and make him a general?

Even though in everyone's mind the status of the King of Wusun is definitely not as good as that of the King of the Northern Territory, they should still be treated equally on the surface. According to the normal order, Liu Che should have ordered the King of Wusun to assist. On the surface, the two sides seem to have an equal relationship, but in fact, because it is assistance, there is still a subordinate relationship. This is the most normal thing.

What's the result?

One dares to seal and the other dares to lead.

Lu Xuan was even quite happy when he received this title.

Liu Tan frowned and said, "This is not right. How can I give you this title?"

Lu Xuan asked, "What's wrong with this title? It's the highest military rank in the Han Dynasty so far, right?"

If we ignore other matters and only talk about the rank, in fact, his status is not inferior to that of the princes. In the past, Emperor Liu Che created such a military rank specifically for Huo Qubing, which was the same as the Three Dukes. However, there was no other General of Cavalry after Huo Qubing. Now that Lu Xuan was given this title, he was quite happy. He felt that even if he could not compare to Huo Qubing, he could still get a little bit of the edge of this heaven-sent Purple Star.

Liu Tan certainly knew what he meant, but the problem was that Liu Che appointed Huo Qubing as General of Cavalry because of his outstanding military achievements. At that time, General Wei Qing was still alive, and there was only one general. Liu Che was reluctant to let Huo Qubing suffer any grievances, so he created a General of Cavalry whose status was slightly lower than that of the general.

Now Liu Che gave Lu Xuan the title of General of Cavalry because it was obvious that apart from the general, only the titles of General of Cavalry, General of Chariots and Cavalry and General of Guards were worthy of Lu Xuan's status and position. At the same time, both General of Chariots and Cavalry and General of Guards were already occupied, so there was only one General of Cavalry left, right?

However, Lu Xuan, the General of Cavalry, obviously did not have as many privileges as Huo Qubing did back then. He was probably just given a position as a token of his gratitude.

As soon as this news came out, everyone started to wonder whether they should change their attitude towards the King of Wusun.

If it were in the past, they basically regarded Lu Xuan as an outsider, but now that Lu Xuan has this title and is fighting for the Han Dynasty, he is one of them.

The Han people have always been more focused on cultural identity than bloodline identity, and this is why Lu Xuan has been trying to lean towards this direction.

After everyone finished discussing it, I realized belatedly: Wait, shouldn't we be attacking the Wuhuan? Why are we attacking the Xiongnu?

In fact, by the time they reacted, Liu Tan and his men had already fought with the Huns!

This time he led an army of 100,000 and went straight there. The Xiongnu soldiers who had just retreated from Shanggu County and were eager to fight were dumbfounded.

Originally, after Zuogudu Hou was captured, Yougudu Hou quickly came over to take over because this place was originally Yougudu Hou's territory. Of course, he didn't have any kind intentions, he just wanted to take over Zuogudu Hou's troops.

But this wasn't an easy task. How could Xulihu have allowed his subordinates' power to grow so suddenly? Especially since the Left and Right Gudu Marquises were both subordinates of Zuo Tuqi Wang, who was also Zuo Xian Wang and his crown prince.

Since ancient times, no matter where, the emperor or king would be wary of the crown prince after he grew up to a certain age, especially if the crown prince was capable.

The Left and Right Gu Du Hous are both subordinates of the prince, but after all, they are two people and there is competition, so it is impossible for them to be completely united. If all these forces fall into the hands of one person, it will be very dangerous.

Therefore, Xulihu ordered Youguduhou to take Yuyang County at all costs.

The defenses in Shanggu County must have been stricter recently, but the Huns were still well aware of the military strength of Yan State.

Xulihu calculated that the King of the Northern Territory had only been in Yan State for a short time and it was impossible for him to train an entire army.

In fact, even the current army of the Northern Border Kingdom is only slightly stronger than other armies. Liu Tan has not been able to build the Northern Border Kingdom well for so many years, let alone the current Yan Kingdom.

Moreover, Xulihu was thinking about Liu Tan in a normal way. He knew that the Han army had 100,000 soldiers on the Wuhuan side, but the battle against the Wuhuan was over, weren't the 100,000 soldiers going to return to the court?

So he asked Yougudu Hou to stay there for a while, and he would take action after the 100,000-strong army returned to the capital. By then, even if the King of the Northern Territory had a powder keg, he would be powerless to turn the tide.

Yougudu Hou did not dare to disobey Xulihu, and he also thought this was a good idea, so he stayed there and waited, and then waited for the arrival of an army of 100,000.

In a calculated move, Liu Tan, after sending out scouts to discover the location of the Right Bone Lord's encampment, did not lead his troops directly to attack. Instead, he turned and asked Lu Xuan, "He has 30,000 men at his disposal. Do you think we can defeat them all?"

Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "According to your standards, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Liu Tan looked at him in surprise: "My standards, then tell me what my standards are?"

Lu Xuan answered calmly: "Fewer of our own people will die, or none at all, and the enemy will be captured."

Liu Tan's face was filled with black lines. "You are exaggerating too much. Of course, this is impossible to achieve."

Lu Xuan chuckled twice: "As long as your requirements are not too high, it will be easy."

Liu Tan touched his chin and said, "My request is that it doesn't matter how many of the other side die, but as long as our people don't die, they will die."

Lu Xuan pointed at the map and said, "If you want to keep them here, the easiest way is to encircle them from two directions."

Liu Tan looked at the map and suddenly said, "There's no need to encircle them from both sides. We can set a trap for them first!"

Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the possible retreat route they had previously calculated for Yougu Du Hou and asked, "What kind of trap could hold so many people captive?"

Liu Tan patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Friend, have you heard of a minefield?"