Bingzhou Army?

Liu Wei and Zhang Liao not only exchanged glances.

"Ten thousand Bingzhou soldiers came from Taiyuan County, led by Niu Fu, with Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji as generals."

"They came to the Great Wall outside Shangjun to quell the Qiang rebellion."

"The Zhang Ji troops we encountered in Baitu City that day should also belong to this 10,000-strong Bingzhou army."

Shen Lian stepped forward and explained from the side.

“Zhang Ji’s force in Baitucheng numbered about two thousand, but now five thousand have suddenly arrived. They must have sensed something.”

"Does he intend to attack us?"

"They don't have the guts!"

As the crowd discussed the matter, Liu Wei said, "Needless to say, they're definitely coming for us."

"Gentlemen, let's meet them and see what they want to do."

Immediately, Liu Wei, along with Zhang Liao, Shen Lian, Wang Fangyi, the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, a hundred Imperial Guards, and a thousand Beiwei Soldiers, lined up in formation to await them.

Before long, the sound of horses' hooves echoed through the sky, and five thousand soldiers arrived in no time.

Seeing that they had already formed ranks, they simultaneously reined in their troops and sent scouts to deliver a message:

"Why did you clash with the Xiongnu tribes under the jurisdiction of my Bingzhou Governor's Office?"

"Was it you who carried out the massacre of Sheyanze's Xiongnu tribe?"

Hearing their barrage of questions, Liu Wei didn't get angry but laughed instead: "Tell them that King Liu Wei of the Clouds is here. Who is their commander? Shouldn't they come and pay their respects?"

"I will answer your questions after the meeting."

The Bingzhou military envoy quickly returned.

Before long, four or five generals in gleaming armor, a scholar, and a dozen or so guards arrived together.

"Li Ru, military advisor of the Bingzhou governor's office, and Niu Fu, military commander of the Bingzhou governor's office, along with Li Jue and Guo Si, have come to pay their respects to the King of Yunzhong."

They came to Liu Wei's side about fifty paces away and lined up in a row.

Liu Wei immediately led Zhang Liao, Wang Fangyi, and Shen Lian to meet them.

The two were about ten steps apart.

At this moment, Liu Wei also got a clear look at the generals under Dong Zhuo's command.

Dressed in a scholar's robe and cap, with a goatee and eyes like a mouse, he looked like a cunning strategist.

Needless to say, this person was Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and chief strategist.

Later, when Dong Zhuo caused chaos in the capital, he was ordered by Dong Zhuo to enter the palace and poison Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian.

The portly general standing next to Li Ru, who was fat and fair-skinned, was presumably Niu Fu, another son-in-law of Dong Zhuo.

Behind the two men stood a general with eagle-like eyes; he was probably Li Jue, who later followed Jia Xu's advice and wreaked havoc in Chang'an!

Liu Wei glanced around and took in all of Dong Zhuo's generals.

"Have you come to see me on behalf of the Xiongnu to seek justice?"

Upon hearing Li Ru and Niu Fu introduce themselves, Liu Wei's gaze swept over the crowd before settling on Li Ru.

Among these people, Li Ru was their strategist.

"Your Highness, She Yanzhe's Xiongnu people have already defected to the Bingzhou Governor's Office and have been assigned by us to participate in suppressing the Qiang rebellion."

"But for some reason, the prince's troops destroyed their homes last night?"

When Li Ru saw Liu Wei looking at him, he immediately asked.

“Li, the military advisor, is a member of the Xiongnu tribe. They have occupied the Hetao region for many years. I drove them out of the Hetao region, but I never expected them to escape here.”

"Your Governor Dong also hates foreign barbarians as if they were his enemies, wishing he could exterminate them. How could he possibly take them in?"

"I suppose Governor Dong wouldn't want to go against me?"

Liu Wei smiled slightly and began to speak eloquently.

"Your Highness, the Han Dynasty has pacified the four seas with benevolence and virtue. In the past, the Han Dynasty was kind to the Xiongnu who came to us, giving them a place to live, in order to show the might of the emperor! Our Governor Dong is just following the precedent set by our predecessors."

"You have exterminated the Xiongnu people who submitted to you. How will you expect other foreign tribes to submit in the future?"

Li Ru was speechless for a moment, but he quickly found a point of rebuttal.

In order to completely destroy the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty divided the Xiongnu into the Northern and Southern Xiongnu.

The submission of the Southern Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty played a significant role in accelerating the disintegration of the Xiongnu.

"Hahaha, a Confucian scholar is a Confucian scholar. He is not of our kind, so his heart must be different."

Liu Wei sneered, "Aren't these Southern Xiongnu people fickle? Taking advantage of the internal troubles of my Han Dynasty, they swallowed up the Hetao region and plundered Bingzhou. Didn't you see all of this?"

"If it weren't for my great battle with the Xiongnu, how could the Hetao region have returned to the Han Dynasty? How could the people of Bingzhou be so at peace?"

"I have wiped out the Southern Xiongnu. You have brought so many troops here. Do you want to come and question me?"

Liu Wei's words were flawless and righteous, leaving Li Ru speechless.

Unexpectedly, this Corpse Bone was so useless. Not only did it fail to surround and kill Liu Wei, it also caused Liu Wei and his entire tribe to be trapped.

Li Ru went to the depths of the plateau to meet with Niu Fu, firstly to ask him to allocate some military equipment to Shi Tu Gu, and secondly to learn about Niu Fu's progress in suppressing the Qiang people.

Niu Fu was deep in the desert at the time. After learning that Zhang Ji had wiped out 5,000 Qiang people in Baitu, he also surrounded the main force of 10,000 Qiang people near Bahannao, intending to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

However, not long after Li Ru met with Niu Fu, news of She Yanzhe being attacked by Liu Wei's army was learned by scouts and quickly reported to Li Ru and Niu Fu.

Li Ru was shocked. He never expected that Liu Wei, who had been making a big fuss about only taking a hundred guards to pass through Shangjun on his way to Guanzhong, would actually send troops to destroy Sheyanze's Xiongnu people.

And it seems they intend to exterminate this group of Xiongnu people.

Li Ru hurriedly persuaded Niu Fu to temporarily release the Qiang people and rush over to stop Liu Wei.

However, when they rushed to Sheyan, they found it in ruins, with tens of thousands of Xiongnu people gone.

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