It's just a few hundred cavalrymen.
You and your son have left 20,000 troops in Shanggu and Daijun. Each of you could drown the other with a single piss of your horse. What's the rush?
Zhang Chun looked down on the Murong father and son for being so worried about getting into trouble.
Their first thought was about retreating, not about winning the war and dominating Hebei.
They're just foreigners; all they care about is a pittance.
However, Zhang Chun still had to exploit their greed and rely on the Murong tribe's cavalry to achieve his goals.
So he calmly comforted him, "Khan, do not panic. It is only half a day's journey from here to Juyong Pass."
"If you are not at ease, you can send reliable people and heavy troops to guard Juyong Pass, and then you will have no worries about the rear."
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Murong Mohuba immediately nodded, "Muyanwu'er, you lead three thousand elite troops of the tribe, carry enough food, and firmly guard Juyong Pass for me."
"If it is lost, you will bring me your head!"
Murong Muyan's expression turned serious: "Father, rest assured, with me here, Juyong Pass is as solid as a rock, not even a sparrow can fly over."
Hearing Murong Muyan's loud promise, Murong Mohuba nodded in satisfaction.
Holding Juyong Pass means that Shanggu and Dai County will have to deal with their own problems.
If Yuwen Yong can't even handle this little problem, then we'll have a perfect excuse to kill him.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still a thousand households in the Yuwen tribe dependent on them, and that Yuwen Yong still had some value to them, Murong Mohuba would have already annexed the Yuwen tribe.
In fact, after the Xiongnu, the former overlords of the northern grasslands, declined, the Xianbei people gradually rose to power.
However, they were not completely unified. Instead, they formed large regional tribes on the northern grasslands, including the Eastern Xianbei (Murong tribe), the Central Xianbei (Tuoba tribe, Budugen tribe), and the Hexi Xianbei (Yuchi tribe, Tufa tribe, Yeli tribe).
Tuoba Gao, the most powerful leader of the Tuoba tribe, was also a great ruler.
He built a city in Darhan, north of Longcheng in the northern desert, with great ambition and an army of 100,000. The surrounding Xianbei tribes all submitted to him.
He also established a Tiger-Striped Cavalry, which was invincible on the northern grasslands.
If things continue this way, he could potentially unify the entire northern grasslands and, taking advantage of the current decline of the Han Dynasty, become a powerful nomadic regime like the Xiongnu.
However, Tuoba Gao insisted on crossing the Yin Mountains, hoping to take advantage of Liu Wei's battle with the Southern Xiongnu to seize the Hetao region and gain a foothold for attacking the Central Plains.
Unexpectedly, the 100,000-strong army was utterly defeated and buried in the sands of Yunzhong. Tuoba Gao was back to square one overnight, never to recover.
However, the Yuchi tribe of Hexi invaded Juyan Lake and plundered the Hexi Corridor.
Fortunately, Liu Wei dispatched troops in time, leading Xue Rengui and Yuchi Jiong in pursuit westward, thus unifying all thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions.
The Xianbei Yuwen tribe was originally a sizable tribe on the northern grasslands, but it was previously oppressed and fragmented by the Xiongnu.
After the Xiongnu were destroyed by the Han Dynasty, the Yuwen tribe, which was scattered on the northern grasslands, gradually gathered together. One of them, under the leadership of Yuwen Lie, attached themselves to the powerful Tuoba Xianbei tribe.
Another story, under the leadership of Yuwen Yong, tells of their survival within the Murong Xianbei tribe.
After Murong Mohuba accepted Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's invitation to launch a joint military campaign to seize Youzhou, he ordered Yuwen Yong to garrison Shanggu County.
This arrangement now seems to be aimed at eliminating Yuwen Yong.
It was his duty to defend Shanggu County.
If they are harassed and lose Shanggu, they will take the opportunity to behead them and display their heads to the public.
"We must also keep a close eye on Yuwen Yong. If he has any ill intentions, we can act first and report later."
Murong Mohuba then whispered instructions to Murong Muyan.
"Father, I will remember you."
As Murong Yunhai, Murong Muyan, and Dunta left the tent one after another, only Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, Murong Mohuba, and Qiu Liju remained in the main tent.
"Three people!"
Zhang Chun's expression was grave. "We must win this battle!"
“Once the imperial army arrives, I and the king will be in the center, Murong Khan will be on the left, and Qiuli will be on the right.”
"Our 200,000 troops will trample them into mincemeat."
Qiu Liju's eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty, beast-like light. He had been brainwashed by Zhang Chun and was willing to become his pawn.
"Heh heh, if we win this battle, we'll support your ascension to the throne, and the strategist will become the prime minister..."
"Ouch!"
Zhang Chun swallowed hard. "Then you two are the Kings of the First Rank!"
"Hahaha!"
Murong Mohuba and Qiuliju burst into laughter.
Clap clap clap!
Zhang Ju clapped, and the dancers who had just left came out again, dressed even more provocatively.
"Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"
......
Three days later, the snow stopped and the sky cleared.
Thirty li outside Lu County in Yuyang Prefecture, the Gu River still has a thick layer of ice.
Two thousand cavalrymen, clad in fur coats, dismounted and led their horses slowly across the ice.
The warhorses' hooves were wrapped with dry grass to prevent them from slipping.
But the sound of warhorses falling over could still be heard from time to time.
If a warhorse falls and breaks a bone, it's ruined.
On the high ground by the riverbank, a young general watched the army crossing the river with an expressionless face.
He was none other than Zhang Liao, the General of the Vanguard and Governor of Henan under Liu Wei!
Three days earlier, after Qian Zhao led a thousand white-robed soldiers in a surprise attack on Luxian, a key town in the heart of Yuyang County, Liu Wei led his army out.
Zhang Liao led 2,000 Beiwei soldiers as the vanguard, Liu Wei led Murong Ping, Tian Yu, and the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun in the middle, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led 500 troops to bring up the rear.
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