The big man is on the run

Chapter 162 Ke Bineng's Decision
Youzhou, Shanggu County, and Zhulu County.

At this time, Ke Bineng's mansion welcomed several guests.

"My lord, Budugen sent an envoy."

"Oh?"

Ke Bi Neng frowned slightly. Compared with Bu Dugen who was still hanging out on the grassland, although they were also Xianbei in the middle of the country, the degree of Sinicization of Ke Bi Neng's department was much higher. Herding, and also supervising the farming of Han Chinese slaves in the fields, so the ratio of infantry and cavalry is basically [-]-[-].

Compared with the same clan in Danhan Mountain, Ke Bi Neng Suo is more able to adapt to the climate conditions of different periods. They farm when there is snowstorm, and graze when there is drought.

Sometimes he even exchanged food with Yuan Shao for soldiers.

It is also for this reason that Ke Bi Neng is quite afraid of Bu Dugen.

"What does Budugen want from me?"

"The envoy didn't say anything, he only said that he wanted to see you." The captain of the personal guard beside Ke Bineng reported to Ke Bineng.

"Well! You go down first, let him wait in the lobby first, I will go there later." Kebi Neng nodded.

"promise!"

Ke Bineng's personal guard captain saluted and left. After the door was closed, he turned his head, looked at the leader Ata beside him and said, "Ata, what do you think?"

Ata's age was similar to Ke Bineng's, and he was his important right-hand man. He thought for a moment when he heard the words, and said to Ke Bineng, "My lord, Budugen sent people here, I'm afraid there are other plans!"

"Oh?"

"My lord, according to the spies' report, some time ago, Budugen had raised his troops near Danhan Mountain and went south to Yanmen, and it is said that there are other forces in this area. It seems that Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army and the Southern Huns' Zuo Xianwang went to Bei Join hands. But Budugen is obviously planning to stay here for a long time in Yanmen. He treats his Yanmen, and we treat our Shanggu. Once he sent someone to see the lord, and he didn’t know what he wanted to do? The subordinates felt that he must have no good intentions, after all, Budugen has always been vigilant against our expansion.”

"Perhaps Budugen did it on purpose this time! The subordinates guessed that his intention was very simple. He wanted us to attack the Black Mountain Army from Daijun, attract their attention, and make them have no time to take care of other things, so as to fight the Yanmen for Budugen." Create conditions. After all, as long as the Black Mountain Army is transferred, the remaining Southern Huns will be nothing to fear."

Ke Bi Neng nodded, he also guessed the situation.

As for the Shan Yuting of Danhan Mountain being destroyed by the Han people in one fell swoop, Ke Bi Neng dare not even think about such a thing!
To put it bluntly, the news is still unequal. The Kebineng Department, which occupies Youzhou Dai County and Shanggu County, has always had a deep gap with Budugen. The two sides are separated by a large desert. Knowing what you were doing a month ago is already a very powerful level of intelligence gathering.

Now hearing what Atta said, Ke Bineng already understood in his heart that Bu Dugen must have no good intentions in looking for him.As for the other Ke Bineng, I think it is probably not just to attract the attention of the Black Mountain Army, but more like using Ke Bineng's strength to weaken the power of Bingzhou.

However, this is not without benefits.

You know, Daijun and Bingzhou are only separated by Shufu Mountain (now Mount Wutai)!

In other words, Ke Bineng's territory is actually close to the Black Mountain Army, because the Black Mountain Army has always used Taihang Mountain and its surrounding mountains as its range of activities.

Ke Bineng followed Yuan Shao and participated in the previous battle against the Black Mountain Army. At that time, Yuan Shao promised him half of Yanmen County and half of Taiyuan County. Now, Ke Bineng seems to have seen an opportunity again.

Ke Bi Neng has always firmly believed that letting Han slaves be in charge of farming and letting Xianbei warriors be in charge of fighting is the best match.He also scoffed at Budugen's traditional Xianbei nomadic model. In his opinion, accepting Sinicization led by Xianbei people is the only way out for Xianbei, not to be the second Hun.

Anyway, if the Xiongnu model could work, why would the stall left by Tan Shihuai become what it is now?

Thinking of this, Ke Bineng's expression became cloudy and uncertain. He never thought that Budugen, whom he had always regarded as an enemy for so many years, would one day become a partner of cooperation.

"Ata, what do you think?" Ke Bineng asked again.

"My lord, the envoy sent by Budugen is not a coincidence. Perhaps, he wanted to test your sham and reality! After all, you are the only person in Xianbei in the central region who has the strength to pose a threat to Budugen. He will not allow any enemies." It threatens his right to rule, so if we send troops to help him take Yanmen County or even Taiyuan County, you must be careful of Bu Dugen stabbing him in the back."

Ata's words made Ke Bi Neng fall into silence, and he couldn't help thinking about it. Ke Bineng didn't care too much about whether he would be blackmailed, because the west of Yanmen County and Taiyuan County were all mountainous. This kind of place is the home field for Ke Bineng, who has many infantry and is familiar with mountain warfare.

As long as these places are taken down, it is impossible for Bu Dugen to take them away.

"How many warriors can we mobilize now?"

"At least two thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry."

"That's good!" Ke Bi Neng nodded when he heard the words, "Ata, go and call the leaders first!"

"Follow!"

Atta saluted respectfully.

Ke Bi Neng went to meet the envoy from Shanyuting on Danhan Mountain. When he entered the hall, Ke Bi Neng saw a man in his 30s. From his appearance, he did not look like a Xianbei, but rather a Southern Hun.

This made Ke Bi Neng a little guilty, wondering why a Southern Huns came to be the envoy.

"My lord, the name of this little man is Ni Kan, and he is ordered by Shan Yu to come to see your lord!"

Ni Kan respectfully knelt on the ground and said to Ke Bineng.

Kneeling and worshiping are generally not common among Xianbei people. Ke Bi Neng was slightly taken aback, looking at Ni Kan who was kneeling on the ground, he seemed to have some impressions on people suddenly, as if he was a confidant under Bu Dugen's tent .

This made him wonder what the purpose of Ni Kan's trip was.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind.

"I seem to have met you before. Are you Budugen Chanyu's confidant?" Ke Bi Neng asked Ni Kan.

"Exactly! My lord, Xiaomin is here to see you under the order of Shan Yu." Ni Kan said hastily.

Ke Bi Neng heard the words, and couldn't help shaking his head slightly, not because he didn't believe this Ni Kan, but in fact, he didn't know much about Ni Kan.

"Get up!" Ke Bi Neng waved his hand, making Ni Kan stand up.

"Thank you sir!"

Nikan Xie En got up, and Kebi Neng looked at Nikan, but found that the envoy was in a mess with a knife wound, and ordered the soldiers beside him: "Go and call the doctor to show the envoy." Hurt!"

"Here!" The soldier agreed and left immediately.

Seeing this, Ni Kan couldn't help showing surprise on his face. He never expected that Ke Bineng would take such good care of him.

"Why are you injured? Did you encounter horse bandits or wolves on the way here?"

"Not at all." Ni Kan smiled wryly, "It's the cavalry of the Han people."

"Han cavalry?!"

Ke Bineng never expected that the messenger would bring him such news.

"How is that possible? Are you mistaken?"

"It's true, my lord can go to Yanmen County to inquire. The emperor of the Han people went north with a large number of cavalry and defeated us. Budugen Shanyu sent me to look for you and asked for your help!" Nikan said quickly.

"Ask for help? The Son of Heaven?"

Ke Bi Neng was puzzled, shouldn't the emperor of the Han people stay in Chang'an?
"I'm afraid you don't know yet. Some time ago, the Han court and Yuan Shao fought in Hedong County."

Ni Kan's words were cut off halfway through, and Ke Bineng said, "I know, Yuan Shao lost."

"Then why did he lose, do you know?"

Ke Bi Neng was taken aback, but he really didn't know about it, because Yuan Shao strictly sealed the news of the surprise attack on Yecheng, and the imperial edict did not spread to Youzhou.

Yuan Shao blocked the news not because he was afraid that Kebi would know. In fact, Yuan Shao was defending against Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan and him faced each other across Yishui. If Gongsun Zan was stimulated by the news to attack Yuan Shao, that would not be what Yuan Shao wanted to see. He was tired enough dealing with the court now.

Ni Kan told Ke Bineng in detail that after the emperor of the Han people successfully attacked Yecheng, he blocked Shangdang County, and then led troops northward non-stop to attack the Xianbei people and regain the old place of Bingzhou.

"My lord, Shanyu is still in a stalemate with the Han army at Danhan Mountain. If we can get your help, we will be able to defeat the Han army, and Shanyu will reward you generously. But if you don't come to help now, wait for Shanyu Yu Ting has been wiped out by the Han army, and I am afraid that you will be the next target to attack."

Ke Bi Neng looked at Ni Kan with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"My troops are all inside the Great Wall, and I can defend the city, and I can also get Yuan Shao's support. How can the Han army attack me?"

Facing Ke Bineng's questioning, Ni Kan asked a few questions without fear, and Ke Bineng was choked speechless.

"Have you forgotten how you were severely beaten by Gongsun Zan? Do you think that if the imperial court and Gongsun Zan join hands to attack you, can you persist until Yuan Shao leads the army to help you? Or, will Yuan Shao really come to help you? Listen If you say you like Han things, then you should have heard of the truth of 'the lips are dead and the teeth are cold'."

Ke Bineng was really speechless. The fact that he was defeated by Gongsun Zan with fewer victories and more fights was probably the psychological shadow of his life. There is no other reason to annex the entire Youzhou, just because they can't beat Gongsun Zan.

As for Yuan Shao, he and Yuan Shao are not allies at all, they just have a common enemy. Whether Yuan Shao will take the risk to save him is indeed unknown.

What Nikan said made sense. If he didn't save Budugen now, it would be like teeth without the protection of their lips. Although nothing happened for a while, when the next attack came, the teeth would face it directly.

Ke Bineng's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he asked, "How many troops does the Han army have?"

"The Han army has two thousand troops, four thousand soldiers from the Southern Huns, and two thousand soldiers from the Black Mountain Army, totaling 8000 people."

"Okay, I'm going to discuss with the leaders, you go down first and let the doctor treat your knife wound."

"Xiaomin resigns!"

Ni Kan didn't talk nonsense, and let Kebi Neng make up his mind.

In fact, Ni Kan was very convinced that Ke Bineng had already taken the bait.

This means that after this battle, Tani Kan will become the leader of a Southern Huns tribe!

Thinking of the promise of the Han emperor and his reputation, the corners of Ni Kan's mouth raised an uncontrollable arc.

　There are two more chapters later today.
　　
　
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