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Chapter 445: Safe Return to Bingzhou, Xianbei War

Seeing that they had finally returned to Bingzhou, several people breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had Guan Yu guarding them and their safety was absolutely guaranteed, that place was not their home after all, and they had never been able to completely let down their guard. It was not until now that they truly let down their guard.

"Old General, Mengqi, thank you for your hard work."

Guan Yu rode up to the two of them and spoke idly, while Huang Zhong smiled and waved his hand, then clasped his fists and said seriously.

"Yun Chang, what are you talking about? You fought all the way to the heart of Wuhuan, saved our lives, and protected us all the way back to Bingzhou. No matter what, we should be the ones thanking you."

"What the old general said is, thank you Brother Yun for saving my life."

Ma Chao also clasped his hands and bowed, and both of them could not hide their gratitude.

"Yun Chang, how did you know that old man Cao Cao sent people to attack us and that we were in trouble?"

Huang Zhong asked with some confusion. They were in the heartland of Wuhuan and had no chance to pass on the message. Besides, there was no roving crossbow captain nearby. Logically, they should not know what happened in Wuhuan. However, Guan Yu not only knew about it, but also came the next day. This speed left Huang Zhong puzzled.

"It's my eldest brother and the prime minister."

"My Lord and Prime Minister Zhuge?"

"Yes, before I came to Wuhuan, my eldest brother and the prime minister were playing chess. The originally clear sky suddenly became overcast, and then my eldest brother felt an inexplicable emotion, which made him palpitate. The great doctor Hua Tuo and the prime minister diagnosed the master's pulse and treated him, but to no avail."

"So how is the lord now?"

Huang Zhong and Ma Chao looked at Guan Yu eagerly. After hearing that Liu Bei was ill, they no longer cared about the doubts in their hearts.

"Brother is fine. The reason for his palpitations is precisely because of you two."

"because of U.S?"

After hearing that Gu Rubing was fine, the two people who were no longer worried became even more confused. At that time, they were thousands of miles away killing the enemy, so what did it have to do with them?

"Yes, the reason why my eldest brother was so anxious was because he felt that you were about to encounter an unprecedented danger, but he didn't know whether it was you, my third brother, or Ziyi's side. So the Prime Minister cast a hexagram and calculated the direction of the response, which was the direction of Wuhuan where you were. Only then could I provide support to the scene in time."

After hearing what Guan Yu said, the two were stunned, and then they were amazed. The strange change in the weather, Gu Rubing's sudden discomfort, and Zhuge Liang's divination all made them amazed.

"Okay, now that we have arrived at our own territory, the rest of the journey will be smooth. I will go back to Qingzhou first to let Big Brother know that I am safe, so that Big Brother won't have to worry about you all the time."

Guan Yu clasped his hands and clasped his fists towards the two of them.

"Okay, Yunchang, be careful on your journey."

Huang Zhong said with a bow, and then he felt that he had said nonsense. With Guan Yu's strength, there was probably nothing in the world that could threaten Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu did not say anything, but just solemnly clasped his fists and turned to leave.

Watching Guan Yu disappear in almost an instant, both of them had eyes full of envy and anticipation.

"Prime Minister Zhuge is truly a god. He was able to predict our crisis from thousands of miles away."

At this moment, Ma Chao was full of admiration for Prime Minister Zhuge, whom he had only met once. In addition, he had heard about Prime Minister Zhuge's deeds before they met, such as how he helped his lord to break the siege of his lord by Cao Cao and Sun Jian with his strategic planning and risky moves when the lord had just dealt with Yuan Shao and his foundation was not yet stable. Instead, he helped his lord to defeat Sun Jian's army and completely occupy Xuzhou, forcing Cao Cao to withdraw from Bingzhou and occupy Silizhou, thus gaining a firm foothold under the pressure of the two great princes, Cao Cao and Sun Jian.

Not to mention Huang Zhong, although he has only met Zhuge Liang once, his admiration for Zhuge Liang has reached the extreme, even almost on par with Gu Rubing. Previously in Yuzhang County, it was due to Zhuge Liang's brilliant strategy that they withdrew from Yuzhang County ahead of schedule and won a great victory on the battlefield in Yuzhang County. Not only did they defeat Sun Jian's troops, but they also killed Sun Jian's general Lu Meng.

This time, it was also because of Zhuge Liang that he and Ma Chao were able to save their lives. By this calculation, Huang Zhong already owed Zhuge Liang two lives. Huang Zhong made up his mind that after returning to Qingzhou, he must visit Zhuge Liang to express his gratitude and ask for some military advice.

The five hundred promoted cavalrymen behind the two men also had smiles on their faces. They really escaped death this time, but not long after, after the joy of escaping death faded, a strong sense of emptiness came over them. When they went to Wuhuan, they had a full five thousand comrades, but after several fierce battles, there were only five hundred cavalrymen left.

They also changed from their original joy and excitement to silence. As they got closer and closer to the hometowns of themselves or their deceased comrades, the expressions on their faces and those of their subordinates became more and more solemn.

An idea came to their minds at the same time, that is, they must kill Xu Chu and his gang. Cao Cao, the mastermind behind them, was also involved. All of these people must be crushed to ashes to relieve their hatred.

Of the three teams that went out to play dungeons, two are now on their way back. Taishi Ci and Xu Rong, who captured the emperor of Goguryeo, are escorting him back to the court and have entered the territory of Youzhou. Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, after experiencing a fierce battle with the Wuhuan and being hunted down by Xu Chu and his men, have also arrived at the territory of Bingzhou. Now, only the four-man group of Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He, who are the strongest and have the fewest soldiers, are left. The four have already penetrated thousands of miles into the north and reached the gathering place of the Xianbei tribe.

The fighting they experienced was equally brutal. They were more powerful than any other dungeon teams. In fact, the enemies they faced might be stronger than the Huns, Wuhuan, and even the Goguryeo combined.

So although they were the strongest, their advancement was the slowest. Almost all the Xianbei people were mobilized, including Budugen of the Budu tribe, Tufa Shuji and Tufa Wuwan of the Tuoba tribe, Qifu Longguan of the Qifu tribe, and Tuoba Liwei of the Tuoba tribe. The current leader of the Xianbei tribe led the other Xianbei tribes.

Unlike the Wuhuan and Xiongnu, the Xianbei people had many tribes, but they also had an excellent leader who could lead them to resist foreign enemies. Although the Xiongnu's Xixian King could have overpowered the other kings, he did not do so. He only gave them orders, causing them to secretly obey. Moreover, even if the Xixian King led the other people, they would still be more or less dissatisfied, just like the Dongxian King, who could threaten him but could not order him.

As for the Wuhuan, the Wuhuan had already driven out all the people in their territory except those from their own tribe. In the end, almost all of them went to the Xianbei. Only their tribe was left with the Wuhuan. Three brothers became the Great Chanyu, the Second Chanyu, and the Third Chanyu respectively. Although their tribe was very powerful and could even be ranked among the top few in the tribe, they were isolated and helpless, and their destruction was only a matter of time.

But the Xianbei were different. They had the advantages of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan, but had eliminated their disadvantages. In history, the Xianbei were the culprits who started the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China. They were the first to invade the Central Plains, causing the Central Plains to experience its darkest era. That's why Gu Rubing sent such a luxurious lineup to the Xianbei.

Ever since Zhang Fei and his companions passed the Wuhuan territory, the weather suddenly became much colder. When they were in Bingzhou, it was only a little chilly at the beginning of autumn, but after coming here, they felt the bone-chilling cold. This kind of cold weather often only occurs in the deep winter in the Central Plains. Now it is so cold not long after the beginning of autumn.

The cold weather made people feel uncomfortable, but fortunately, the four men all had the physique of famous generals, so this little cold was not a big deal for them. Even their horses were spewing hot air in this cold weather. Influenced by their masters, they were not afraid of the cold. But it was different for the soldiers and their horses. Everyone was wrapped tightly, with a thick cotton coat inside their armor.

But their horses had no cotton clothes to wear. It was okay in the short term, but if this continued for a long time, although they would be fine, the horses might not be able to hold on.

"This is not the way to go."

Zhang Fei looked at the trembling war horses of his soldiers and said worriedly that the Xianbei were not spineless. Sending war horses in this condition to the battlefield would definitely have a huge impact and might even lead to their deaths. They must not be allowed to take war horses of this kind to the battlefield.

"It has always been like this in the bitter cold land of the Far North. They usually migrate south at this time. I just don't know why they haven't started yet this year?"

Zhao Yun was a little confused. He often dealt with the Xianbei in Youzhou, so he was familiar with some of their customs. At this time of year in previous years, the Xianbei should have started to migrate south, or even completed the migration. However, they had been here for such a long time, but had not encountered any migrating tribe.

Zhang Liao frowned slightly.

"Let's find an enemy army as soon as possible and plunder some local horses. Let them replace their horses first."

"Or, let them retreat to the south first, where they can meet us and keep an eye on whether there are any Xianbei people migrating south."

Zhang He also gave his opinion. The four of them gathered together to discuss related matters. They had to make a decision as soon as possible and could not delay. These war horses might not be able to hold on at any time and fall down in this cold and bitter land.

Fortunately, they were all riding Xiliang horses. Although they were not particularly cold-resistant, they were still able to hold on. If they were riding southern horses, they would probably collapse within a day.

Just as the four were discussing how to deal with the situation, a team with several flags suddenly appeared in the distance. The characters rusted on each flag were all Hu characters. Although they could not understand them, they could tell that they were different. This enemy army must be a coalition of several tribes.

"Prepare to collide!"

Zhang Liao let out a low shout and turned to the north, his Yellow Dragon Hook Scythe ready to go, but the opponent didn't seem to want to continue fighting, as several riders left the team and moved slowly forward.

"Han friend over there, would you like to have a chat?"

The riders came slowly and came to a distance of only about a mile from Zhang Fei and his men. One of them spoke in the pure Central Plains Mandarin. Zhang Fei and his men looked at each other, and then the four of them rode forward at the same time. When the four of them joined forces, it could be said that they were invincible under the legendary generals. Since there was only one legendary general, Guan Yu, in the world, then the four of them were invincible now.

The four men's mounts were very fast and they arrived in front of them in just a few breaths. There were seven people in total on the other side, and they had seen several of them before, such as Tufa Shuji Neng and Tufa Wuwan from the Tufa tribe, with whom they had fought before, and Budugen from the Budu tribe. They had all seen them before and had fought against them before.

There were a few people they had never seen before, but they had heard of them and could match them up. For example, the one standing in the middle of the seven was the tribal leader of the Xianbei people, Tuoba Liwei of the Tuoba tribe, and Qifu Longguan of the Qifu tribe.

The other two men, one was tall and fat, more than three meters tall, he did not ride a horse at all, and no horse could bear his weight. The other one was extremely short, not even as tall as an adult dwarf, more like a dwarf child. He did not ride a horse either, but squatted on the shoulders of the tall man.

Not only had they never seen these two people, they had never even heard of them.

Zhang Fei and his men stopped only a dozen meters away from the other side. After they stood still, Tuoba Liwei, who was among them, spoke again.

"Just a week ago, your Han Dynasty's Prime Minister and King Lie simultaneously launched attacks on our Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, and Goguryeo. I can understand these three tribes, after all, they have been harassing your Han Dynasty, but since I came to power, I have begun to restrict their actions, and the Xianbei have never harassed the border. Why are you still attacking?"

Tuoba Liwei's voice was firm, and there was no trace of a Hu accent in what he said. If he hadn't said it, no one would have known that he was a Hu.

Faced with Tuoba Liwei's questioning, Zhao Yun just smiled contemptuously.

"Chief Tuoba, when you say this, do you think the Xianbei are innocent and that we are the ones who unreasonably invaded you?"

Tuoba Liwei shrugged and curled his lips, the meaning of which was self-evident. Zhao Yun was not annoyed at Tuoba Liwei's attitude, but continued to speak.

"Kebi Neng, the son of the previous leader of the Kebi tribe of your Xianbei clan, is now in Wuhuan and is the second Chanyu of Wuhuan. It is said that Kebi Neng is the younger brother of the Great Chanyu of Wuhuan. You should know the secret, right? Do I need to continue?"

Hearing Zhao Yun telling him about his previous plan, Tuoba Liwei was stunned. It was indeed he who sent the Kebi tribe to Wuhuan. Back then, the Kebi tribe staged a rebellion and broke away from the Xianbei, joined the Wuhuan, and was successfully accepted by the Wuhuan. Very few people knew about this, and even around him, only Qifu Longguan knew about it. How did this young Han general know such a top-notch secret?
(End of this chapter)