"To form an alliance with the Han army?"

She Fu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Li Ru with a gloomy expression.

"Sir, you also know that our army's current predicament is entirely due to the Han army, yet you want me to form an alliance with the Han army?"

"Lord Shefu, since ancient times, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters. Back then, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was besieged at Baideng Mountain by Modu. In order to escape, he offered countless riches and even sent his daughter to marry a foreign ruler, giving the Han Dynasty a chance to breathe... This led to the later sealing of the Wolf Mountain."

"For the sake of the future growth of the Wuhuan, what's wrong with you temporarily setting aside your hatred?"

Li Ru's words were truly eye-opening, and She Fu, being no fool, immediately understood.

"What you say is true, sir. I am simply ignorant and short-sighted. I hope you will not take offense!"

As she spoke, Shefu stood up and bowed sincerely to Li Ru.

Li Ru hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Lord Shefu, you flatter me. If it weren't for your kindness in taking me in, I would have been a skeleton by now. I can never repay your life-saving grace!"

Shefu also grasped Li Ru's hand and said sincerely, "To have your help, sir, is better than having ten thousand iron cavalry!"

Li Ru: "Your Excellency, this is a ridiculous compliment!"

"In your opinion, how should our army proceed?"

After some pleasantries, Shefu got down to business.

Li Ru laughed and said, "Yilou has asked our army for help together with the Xianbei. Our army can pretend to ally with the Xianbei and make them send a large army to attack Jilin."

Once their main force is mobilized, our army, together with the Han army, will launch a pincer attack to annihilate the Xianbei forces. In this way, our army will have no further obstacles in advancing westward into the grasslands.

"Excellent, sir!"

Upon hearing Li Ru's plan, Shefu's eyes lit up. He didn't care at all about betraying the Xianbei, since the two sides had been constantly at odds in recent years anyway.

Li Ru then said, "In that case, Lord Shefu should immediately send an envoy to Murong Tu's tribe to invite him to join the campaign. He should also send someone to inform the Han Dynasty to prepare."

Shefu nodded, then said with a troubled expression, "However, most of my men are rough and uncouth, and few are eloquent and persuasive!"

Li Ru: "Lord Shefu need not worry. I am willing to personally go to the Xianbei to persuade them. As for the Han, I can send anyone I want!"

"Haha~ With you going, sir, there's nothing to worry about!"

Seeing Li Ru volunteer, She Fu laughed happily.

After returning to his tent and tidying up, Li Ru, along with several followers, left the Wuhuan and headed towards the tribe of Murong Tu of the Xianbei in the east.

After leaving Wuhuan, Li Ru called over a follower, took out a letter from his pocket, and handed it to the follower.

This attendant was sent by Jia Xu to Li Ru's side to handle Li Ru's communication with the Investigation Bureau.

Li Ru solemnly said, "When you go to the Han Dynasty, you only need to give this letter to the Han army commander. Under no circumstances should you contact anyone else!"

"Please rest assured, sir!"

The attendant nodded emphatically, then asked, "Sir, is there anything you need? I will bring it to you!"

Li Ru paused for a moment, then wiped the empty cloth bag in his chest and gazed longingly in the direction of his hometown.

"If you can, please fetch me a handful of soil from the Great Han!"

Upon hearing this, the attendant shuddered and a look of respect appeared on his face: "Yes, sir!"

Afterwards, Li Ru and his entourage parted ways and headed towards their respective destinations.

Meanwhile, after a long journey, Yuan Shao finally arrived at Beiwoju.

Upon learning of the arrival of the Han envoy, Taimutu, the leader of Beiwoju, personally led his men to greet him.

"I am Taimutu, and I respectfully welcome the envoy from the Great Han Dynasty. I wish His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty ten thousand years of life, and the Great Han Dynasty ten thousand years of life!"

Tumutai and his men paid their respects to Yuan Shao with the highest tribal etiquette.

Yuan Shao returned the greeting with a smile and clasped his hands in return: "Chief Tumutai, you are too kind. Please, everyone, do not stand on ceremony!"

Looking at Yuan Shao, who was spirited and had no airs or arrogance as an envoy of a great power, Tumutai, who had been bullied by the Yilou people, couldn't help but feel more favorably toward him.

"The angels have come from afar and must be tired. Please come into the camp and rest!"

With that, Tumutai politely invited Yuan Shao into the camp.

Subsequently, Tumutai ordered the best food and wine from the tribe to be brought out and to entertain Yuan Shao and his entourage with great hospitality.

"I wonder what orders the angel has brought?" After a few rounds of drinks, Tumutai couldn't help but ask about Yuan Shao's purpose in coming.

Yuan Shao also put down his wine cup, saying, "The King of Yilou has lived in the north for a long time, and for many years he has constantly bullied the surrounding small tribes and refused to submit to the king's rule."

His Majesty, having heard of this, desires to seek justice for you, and has therefore dispatched troops to punish you. Now, our Great Han army of 200,000 is arrayed on the riverbank, ready to annihilate you at any moment.

However, our great Han is a land of benevolence and righteousness, and I fear that our cause is without just cause. Therefore, I have come here to invite Chief Tumutai to expose the past crimes of the Yilou people to the surrounding tribes, and to send warriors from his tribe to join our great Han in conquering the Yilou and avenging our grievances!

If this matter succeeds, our Great Han can allocate a piece of land in Liaozhou for your tribe to cultivate, thus freeing your people from the hardships of fishing, hunting, and gathering.

Yuan Shao's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, elevating the Han Dynasty to a height that commanded respect. Tumutai was somewhat confused by Yuan Shao's words.

In Tumutai's view, the strength of the Han Dynasty was beyond doubt. Even the once invincible Goguryeo could not stop the Han Dynasty's heavenly army, let alone a mere Yilou.

When someone comes to you, it's giving you a chance to prove your loyalty to the Han Dynasty, an opportunity that can be described as invaluable.

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