With his back to the crowd, his broad shoulders heaved violently, and finally, he forcibly suppressed the violent killing intent.

He then slowly turned around, his facial muscles still taut, but the rage in his eyes had mostly subsided, leaving only unfathomable pain and unwavering determination.

He walked up to Li Ru, stretched out his large hand, and then pressed it heavily on Li Ru's shoulder, the force so strong that Li Ru's body swayed.

"stand up."

Wugu Lu's voice was hoarse and heavy: "You're right. This defeat is not your fault. It's just that the Han dogs are too cunning. It's not your fault!"

Wugu Lu's voice was resolute, as if he were persuading others, but more like he was persuading himself: "You can see through the Han dogs' strategy of sacrificing pawns to save the king, and you can see their determination to kill our tribe. That's already very good!"

As he spoke, Wugu Lu clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles cracking. "The blood debt of the Han dogs must be repaid. Li Ru!"

"Yes." Li Ru stood up and stood respectfully with his hands at his sides.

Wugu Lu stared at him, his eyes sharp as knives: "You just mentioned using strategy. I want to know how to use strategy? I want the blood of the Han dogs! I want them to pay tenfold! A hundredfold!"

Li Ru slowly raised his head, his face, which was excessively thin due to long-term hunger and pain, was now shrouded in a chilling coldness.

He then slowly spoke, “Chief, the Han Kingdom is vast and populous, and its national strength and military might are unimaginable. It is difficult to shake its foundation with the strength of your tribe alone.”

However, in this vast grassland and forest, there are far more than just your noble tribe...?

He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the surprised and uncertain faces of the generals in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "The Xianbei Tanshihuai tribe, for example, is rising in power. Its ambition is to annex the grasslands and dominate the north and south of the desert. Sooner or later, its military might will be directed at your tribe, and at the same time, at the Han lands!"

"The Sandalwood Tree Section!"

Wugu Lu's brows furrowed sharply, a hint of fear and wariness flashing in his eyes.

Tan Shihuai, that ambitious Xianbei warlord, was indeed a sword hanging over the heads of all the tribes on the grasslands.

Li Ru's voice grew increasingly deep, carrying a seductive power: "Chief, rather than waiting for the Xianbei cavalry to trample my Wuhuan camp in the future, why not use a 'drive the tiger to devour the wolf' strategy..."

He stepped forward, his eyes flashing with a cold and venomous light: "Although the Xiongnu are now broken and weak, their Right Wise King Qiangqu still has tens of thousands of archers under his command, who are wandering around the land north of Shuofang, barely surviving."

Although he hated the Han dogs to the core, he also feared the Xianbei leader Tanshihuai like a tiger!

"Chief!" Li Ru's voice suddenly rose: "Why don't you send a skilled and eloquent person to secretly meet with the Qiang Qu, and promise him wealth and children from Han lands, so that he can join you in raiding the Han borders from the south!"

At the same time, you should send another envoy to the Xianbei tribe to secretly request an audience with Tan Shihuai, and then…

Li Ru paused deliberately, looking at the sudden glint in Wugu Lu's eyes, and said slowly and deliberately, "Then send someone to tell Tan Shihuai that the Xiongnu Qiangqu, with the secret support of the Han court, is going to the Han border this time to use the power of the Han land to return to the Mobei royal court and challenge the Xianbei tribe's position as the overlord of the grasslands!"

hiss!!

As Li Ru finished speaking, a suppressed gasp filled the tent. Batu and the other generals stared wide-eyed at Li Ru in disbelief.

This plan... is truly vicious!

Amidst the fear and panic, Li Ru's voice did not stop; he continued speaking:

"As the saying goes, how can one allow others to sleep soundly beside one's bed? Tan Shihuai, with his lofty ambitions and boundless aspirations, would never tolerate the remnants of the Xiongnu rising up again under the guise of the Han dogs."

As soon as the Xiongnu make a move, no matter what they are doing, Tan Shihuai will surely raise an army to attack Qiangqu.

As soon as the Xiongnu and Xianbei make a move, the Han army stationed in Bingzhou will surely follow suit.

At that time, your tribe can simply sit back and watch the two fight. Once they are both exhausted, your leader can then march westward to either reap the benefits and annex the remaining Xiongnu forces to strengthen yourself.

Or, while the Han forces are preoccupied with the Xiongnu raids and the Xianbei threats, they could launch a southward offensive, striking directly at their weak points to avenge their blood feud!

As Li Ru's voice fell, the tent fell into a deathly silence, with only the crackling of burning charcoal in the brazier and the howling wind and snow outside.

All eyes were focused on the thin, cold-looking Han man, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

Drive away the tiger to devour the wolf, and reap the benefits without lifting a finger...

These insidious schemes are linked together, vicious and ruthless, directly targeting the deepest greed, ambition and fear in human nature!

Wugu Lu's chest heaved violently, his crimson eyes fixed on Li Ru as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Shock, fear, ecstasy... a variety of emotions intertwined and shifted on his face.

The tent was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; the heavy atmosphere made the air seem to freeze.

Finally, Wugu Lu suddenly burst into wild laughter!

"Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good!"

He strode forward and slammed his large, fan-like hand down on Li Ru's shoulder again, this time with such force that it almost broke Li Ru apart!

"Li Ru, oh Li Ru!"

Wugu Lu's laughter was like the hooting of an owl, a kind of almost manic excitement: "This plan... is brilliant! Drive the tiger away to devour the wolf, and reap the benefits without lifting a finger."

Haha, very well, you truly are a cunning strategist bestowed upon my Wuhuan people by heaven…

Or, he might suddenly turn around and shout to the still-shocked generals inside the tent:

"Follow Mr. Li's plan. Batu, you should go in person, bring generous gifts, and secretly meet with the Xiongnu Qiangqu. Tell him that as long as he dares to come south, he can take whatever wealth and women our tribe has plundered this time!"

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