"What I mean is not important. What is important is that I have come here to assist Chief Murong!"

Li Ru was too lazy to explain further to Murong Tu, that brute, and instead directly stated his purpose.

"Ha! How can I, the leader, trust someone who would betray even his own country?"

Murong Tu sneered, still looking at Li Ru with disdain, seemingly trying to regain his lost face.

Li Ru smiled faintly: "Chief Murong has always been ambitious, but fate has not been on his side. The ambitious Tan Shihuai in the west has grown stronger with the help of the Han Dynasty and is eyeing you covetously."

In recent years, the Han Dynasty has reorganized its border defenses and built the new city of Chengde and the Youliao defense line, making it impossible for your tribe to graze their horses in the south.

Once the Han Dynasty recovers its strength and cuts off trade between the Han and the grasslands, within ten years, your tribe will either be swallowed up by that Tan Shihuai or starve to death on these grasslands!

Li Ru's words directly revealed the predicament of the Eastern Xianbei, and Murong Tu's expression instantly turned much uglier.

"What good ideas do you have, sir?"

At this moment, Murong Tu also put away his disdain for Li Ru and instead asked Li Ru for advice with a polite expression.

Li Ru: "Given the current situation, Chief Murong only has three paths to take!"

"Which three?" Murong Tu looked at Li Ru with an anxious expression.

"First, mobilize all the troops of the tribe to march westward, first annex the Yuwen tribe of the central Xianbei, and then fight a decisive battle with Tanshihuai in the northern desert, bringing the entire grassland under our control."

Second, send troops eastward to capture Daqing military town, break through the Great Han's Youliao defense line, and then occupy Liaozhou as a base.

Third, by annexing the Wuhuan tribes and seizing the northeastern grasslands, we can then advance eastward to conquer the Yilou tribes, bypassing the Youliao defense line and gaining a respite.

Upon hearing these three plans, Murong Tu frowned and then looked at Li Ru with a puzzled expression.

"The first two points are acceptable, but the last one is quite puzzling to me. You are serving under Shefu, so why would you suggest that I attack the Wuhuan?"

"Isn't this what Chief Murong is thinking? He's just using me to say it!" Li Ru said calmly.

"Sir, you are indeed a man of great talent. I apologize for any offense I may have caused you before!"

Seeing that the other party had guessed his thoughts, Murong Tu was startled and quickly stood up, bowing to Li Ru.

Then Murong Tu looked at Li Ru with a solemn expression: "To be honest, sir, I have indeed thought of these three methods, but Tan Shihuai's troops are strong and it is extremely difficult to win."

The Great Han's Youliao defense line, relying on fortified cities and heavily guarded, was simply impossible to breach.

Although the Wuhuan are weak, they still have over 40,000 archers, and their situation is equally dire. If attacked, the desperate Shefu will fight to the death, resulting in mutual destruction and making them easy prey for others.

Li Ru laughed and said, "Great Chief, your insight is brilliant. As the saying goes, when faced with two evils, choose the lesser. Now, you and the Wuhuan are as close as lips and teeth. You should form an alliance and advance and retreat together. This is the best policy!"

Murong Tu nodded: "What you say is true, sir. Do you have a good plan to break this deadlock?"

Li Ru: "Now that the Han army is attacking Yilou, the Daqing military town will surely be undefended. This is a golden opportunity, why does the Great Chief turn a blind eye to it?"

Murong Tu hesitated and said, "Sir, you may not know this, but the King of Yilou did send someone to ask me for help. However, I was worried that it was a trick by the Han army to lure the enemy, so I did not dare to act rashly."

Li Ru smiled and said, "The Great Chief is overthinking it. As far as I know, the Great Han Dynasty hastily sent troops because it discovered the Yilou region, which has a large amount of gold mines, and therefore, under pressure from those powerful families, it was forced to send troops."

What the Han Dynasty didn't know was that the Yilou people were brave and strong, fond of banditry, and lacked discipline. How could they easily submit? If my prediction is correct, they will definitely fight back fiercely, and the Han army will find it extremely difficult to take them down in a short time.

This period presents the perfect opportunity for the Grand Commander and my troops to jointly attack and capture Daqing Military Town!

"What you say makes a lot of sense, sir! But after we capture Daqing, how should the spoils be divided?"

After listening to Li Ru's analysis, Murong Tu nodded and then began to care about dividing the spoils of victory.

"Daqing Military Town can belong to the Great Chief, but the Wuhuan must take 70% of the supplies in the city, and the Great Chief must not obstruct the Wuhuan from attacking Yilou in the future!"

Li Ru gave Murong Tu the words he had prepared beforehand.

"Okay, deal!"

Murong Tu was unconcerned about the Wuhuan's desire to attack the Yilou; he reasoned that what he could think of, others could naturally think of as well.

Perhaps this is the true intention of the Wuhuan.

Thinking this through, Murong Tu immediately ordered the gathering of the tribe's warriors to prepare for an eastward expedition.

Just three days later, 30,000 troops gathered at the royal tent of the Eastern Xianbei, and soldiers from other tribes arrived one after another.

Seeing the Xianbei tribe's powerful mobilization capabilities, a ruthless glint flashed deep within Li Ru's calm eyes.

If such tribes are allowed to remain on the grasslands, they will surely become a major threat to the Han Dynasty in the future.

Unaware of what was happening, Murong Tu cheerfully mustered 20,000 cavalry and left the tribe with Li Ru, heading east. The remaining soldiers were left behind by Murong Tu to guard the tribe and prevent a sneak attack by Tan Shihuai and the Yuwen tribe.

Meanwhile, the attendant also entered the Daqing army formation and handed Li Ru's secret letter to the garrison commander who had come to secretly guard the area.

Upon learning that the Wuhuan and Xianbei had indeed taken the opportunity to harass them, Huangfu Song immediately sent messengers to Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng, and Gongsun Du, who were stationed in Tongliao, and dispatched three battalions of 15,000 men to set out from their camps overnight to prepare for a pincer attack.

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