The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

"Where is Lou Ban? What did you do to him?" Gao Shun's arrival made Tadun feel depressed. In more than a month, 80,000 people were killed by Lou Ban. The Han people wanted to retaliate and kill the Wuhuan.

"Don't worry, Chanyu. Lou Ban is fine." Xu Rong's voice arrived before he even showed up.

"Are you...Xu Rong?" Tadun had met Xu Rong before, but that meeting was not a pleasant one.

"Oh? I didn't expect the Chanyu to recognize me."

"Hehe..." Tadun sneered. He would rather not know Xu Rong, whose reputation among the Wuhuan was second only to Liu Han, and he was also a killing god.

"We Wuhuan are honored that General Xu Rong has come here in person."

Xu Rong looked at Tadun. Even though he was a prisoner, he still had the demeanor of a king. He had a higher opinion of him in his heart. "Chanyu, my Han Dynasty and the Chanyu have been on good terms for several years, and there has been no conflict between the two sides. But you, Wuhuan, dared to start a war, causing the people of Youzhou to suffer. Now that the royal army has arrived, do you admit your guilt?"

Obviously, Xu Rong led his troops to question him, and Tadun did not want to explain any more. "Now that things have come to this, I will not make any excuses. You can kill me or chop me up, it is all up to you."

"Humph! You are stubborn and rebellious."

Gao Shun wanted to beat Tadun up, but was stopped by Xu Rong. "Wait a minute, General Gao." Xu Rong looked at Tadun again. "Chanyu, if I give you a chance to quell this war, would you be willing?"

Tadun was disheartened. "General Xu, you are joking. You have already reached the royal court. I am sure that Lou Ban and the men of my tribe will all be killed by the sword of the King of Zhenbei. My Wuhuan tribe will be exterminated tonight. How can we have a chance?"

"Chanyu, what if I say Lou Ban is not dead?"

"Not dead?!" Tadun's eyes widened, and he stood up. Then he sighed and said with a numb expression, "General Xu, are you joking?"

"No, I never tell lies. Lou Ban is indeed not dead. General Gao can testify to that."

Gao Shun nodded and agreed, "I don't bother to tell lies, what General Xu said is true."

"Then...then you guys..."

Tadun really wanted to ask, since Lou Ban was not dead, how did they get here, but he didn't dare.

"Chanyu, my king knows very well that there is no blood feud between the Han Dynasty and the Wuhuan, and he also knows that the Chanyu wants to make peace with the Han Dynasty. Today, we raided the royal court only to rescue the Chanyu and return to Youzhou with us to persuade the Wuhuan men outside Shanhaiguan."

"them……"

"Of course, they are not dead. No, to be precise, not all of them are dead. My king sent the latest battle report. A few days ago, the two sides fought a great battle at Guanxia, ​​and more than 20,000 Wuhuan were killed or wounded."

Hearing this news, the stone hanging in Tadun's heart finally fell, "That's good, that's good." Then, Tadun immediately walked in front of Xu Rong and solemnly said, "What do you need me to do?" He knew that this was the only chance to save Wuhuan. The north seemed to be fighting fiercely, but the King of Zhenbei didn't use his full strength at all, or he didn't use his full strength against them. Ten years ago, the King of Zhenbei slaughtered 100,000 Wuhuan in You and Bing states alone. Ten years later, his strength is several times that of ten years ago. How could he not do it?
"Okay!" Xu Rong saw Tadun's sincerity, "In that case, Chanyu, please settle the royal court first, and we will set out at dawn."

"Okay, I'll listen to General Xu."

As he said this, Tadun walked out of the king's tent and shouted outside, "Stop it!"

……

Gao Shun walked up to Xu Rong and asked in a low voice, "General Xu, what if..."

"Don't worry, General Gao. Nothing will happen." Xu Rong looked towards the gray skyline in the distance. "Tadun has no choice."

Xu Rong had already prepared two plans. The Wuhuan royal court had only a few remnants and was no match for the Han army. This time it was a sneak attack, and most of the royal court's strength had been lost. Even if Tadun changed his mind, the Han army could immediately take action to destroy the royal court.

"Tadun is not a short-sighted person. He knows what to do." Compared with the small matter of Wuhuan, Xu Rong has a longer-term vision. The king wants to control the grassland, but can't find an effective way. He can only think of a compromise, using barbarians to control barbarians, and find an agent to help him control the grassland.

But it is not easy to find an agent. You have to find someone who is close to the Han people and give him enough armed forces to compete with other tribes on the grassland for territory. You also have to control the agent's armed forces and territory to prevent the other party from becoming ambitious and biting the master. With so many harsh conditions, it seems that only Tadun is the most suitable.

Thinking of this, Xu Rong frowned. Given his lord's temperament, it was impossible for him to let go of the grassland. It took more than ten years to build several cities on the grassland before he could gain a foothold. If he wanted to control the entire grassland, the project would be enormous.

"if……"

Xu Rong quickly rejected his idea. It was already very difficult to find a qualified agent, and he had to find another one. The other one had a mortal feud with Tadun, so it was impossible to form a check and balance between the two parties.

The next day, Tadun mounted his war horse and headed south with Xu Rong and Gao Shun's troops to Shanhaiguan.

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"Okay, Xu Rong succeeded."

Liu Han was at Shanhaiguan, holding the intelligence sent by the express horse, "Tadun has gone south with Xu Rong, and Lou Ban will not be able to stay for many days."

Xun You nodded, "That's right. Tadun has a very high prestige in Wuhuan. When he comes, the Wuhuan people under Louban will definitely split into two groups. Then we will have an opportunity to take advantage of him."

"Oh? What's Gongda's plan?"

Xun You walked to the map and pointed to a ferry crossing. "My Lord, take a look."

"Gongda means..."

"My lord, the navy has been established for many years. There is a place in the northeast that is very easy to land. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and connected to the land on one side. From the map, it looks like a big gourd. Everyone named it "Huludao". What I mean is that while Tadun is heading south, we can secretly dispatch the navy to the north and land here, and take advantage of the civil strife in Wuhuan to attack from both the north and the south."

Liu Han looked at the map, "Zhongde, what do you think?"

Cheng Yu approached and said, "My lord, Gongda's words are very accurate. This plan is feasible."

"In this case," Liu Han changed his plan immediately as his two advisers both thought it was feasible. "In addition to resolving the war in Northeast China, we will also clean up Northeast China at the same time."

The Navy has been raising it for so many years, and if it does not move, it will be a big deal.

Currently, the navy has three ports. Youzhou Port is the largest and has the most complete port facilities, followed by Qingzhou Port. Xuzhou Port is under renovation, but it also has 10,000 navy troops stationed there.

"Order Taishi Ci and Gan Ning to lead 40,000 naval troops to land at Huludao and wipe out the Gongsun clan."

"Here."

There are 30,000 defenders in Youzhou, 20,000 troops of Liu Han, 20,000 troops of Xu Rong, plus 40,000 navy, a total of 110,000 troops. Liu Han plans to fight a quick battle and win.

"My lord..."

"Zhongde, do you have anything else to say?"

"My Lord, after we take Liaodong, we must be prepared to face Buyeo and the Three Han."

"Yes." Liu Han nodded. The Gongsun clan was a buffer zone between Liu Han and them. Taking Liaodong would mean something self-evident. (End of this chapter)