Ji Han Liu Zhang

Qubei, the Right Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu, was the only surviving famous king of the Southern Xiongnu. He had a dream.

This dream was to unify the various tribes of the Southern Xiongnu, and then take advantage of the decline of the Han Dynasty and the chaos in the world to hide and wait for an opportunity to act, either across states and counties, or to fight for hegemony in the world, and finally fulfill the dream of the great khans of all generations - to rule the Central Plains and dominate the world.

However, due to the rebellion of Qianchang Huligai, the Xiongnu tribes in Taiyuan County suffered a devastating blow. The upper-level hundred and thousand leaders were killed, and the lower-level Xiongnu warriors were mostly slaughtered. For this reason, the capital that Qubei used to dominate the world in the future was now gone.

"Huligai, you dog slave." After falling off the horse, Qubei was completely dizzy. The first thing he did when he woke up was to curse Huligai. All kinds of dirty words kept coming out of his mouth.

But after a round of cursing, Qu Bei just looked depressed. Now the matter was done and the thing had already happened. There was no room for redemption. Simply cursing Hu Ligai would be of no help in the current situation.

After thinking it over for a while, Qu Bei gave a cold order, "Set up camp and wait for Envoy Gao to arrive."

At first, Qubei planned to rush to Taiyuan County first, borrow the power of the Xiongnu tribes as internal support, overthrow Taiyuan County in one fell swoop, and turn Taiyuan County into a Hu land first. At that time, Taiyuan would be his birthplace and Jinyang would be his Chanyu City.

However, things went against his wishes. Now that the Xiongnu tribes in Taiyuan County were being slaughtered and there was no internal support, Qubei did not dare to rush there lightly. He planned to wait until Gao Gan, Zhang He, Gao Lan and their group arrived, and then move forward together with them to ensure safety.

At night, the wind is howling and the moonlight is dim.

Inside the central military tent, Qu Bei sighed deeply, looking dejected, with a clear trace of desolation and sadness in his brows.

As the Right Wise King of Southern Xiongnu, Qubei dreamed of becoming the Great Khan of Southern Xiongnu and being called "Chengligutu Khan" by the Xiongnu people. However, due to Huligai's betrayal, his dream became just a dream, like the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water, which can only be viewed but not touched.

"Du Ji, Zhang Ren, and Lou Fa." Qu Bei's hatred spread, and he also hated the three subordinates of Qin Wang Liu Jiyu. He counted these names and memorized them one by one in his heart, waiting for the day when he could take revenge.

Within a few days, Gao Gan, Zhang He, Gao Lan and his party arrived at Qubei's residence, and learned from Qubei that the Xiongnu tribes that had acted as internal supporters had been defeated.

Gao Gan frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face. He originally thought that the expedition to Taiyuan would be a natural thing, but he had never expected that Du Ji and Zhang Renyi would react so quickly and eliminate their accomplices first. This battle would probably not be easy.

Zhang He noticed Gao Gan's unhappy expression, so he said, "There are more than 20,000 Xiongnu in ten tribes. Zhang Ren may not be able to wipe them all out at once. There must be many brave men who escaped. If they can be gathered together, there should be thousands of them, who can help us in the expedition to Taiyuan this time."

"Yi is right." Gao Lan echoed, "These Xiongnu men have a deep hatred with the Qin army, and their families have been destroyed. They will definitely fight hard and disregard their lives. It will be beneficial to gather them as the vanguard."

Gao Gan's frown relaxed slightly, and he nodded: "What the two generals said makes sense..." Then Gao Gan turned to Qu Bei and said: "Right Wise King, I'll trouble you to recruit and gather the scattered and fleeing Xiongnu warriors."

Qu Bei nodded and said, "You don't need to give orders, my lord. I have already ordered people to gather the warriors who escaped from Taiyuan County. Now I have eight or nine hundred people. In a few days, there will be thousands of people. They can fight for you."

"That's great." Gao Gan praised. As the Hebei army marched forward, they lured the Xiongnu who had escaped from Taiyuan County. As the team marched forward, they often added more stoves where they set up camp every day, and the team was constantly growing.

When the Hebei army approached the border of Taiyuan County, the original 20,000 troops who set out from Shangdang had now grown to nearly 25,000 people, with an additional 5,000 Xiongnu men. The momentum was so great that it shocked the people hundreds of miles away.

The news of the approach of the Hebei army was discovered by Du Ji and Zhang Ren. Instead of defending Jinyang, they led their troops towards Gao Gan, intending to stop the Hebei army at the border of Taiyuan County and prevent the Hebei troops from penetrating into Taiyuan County.

Compared with the Hebei army of more than 25,000 people, Du Ji and Zhang Ren had 12,000 Qin troops and 4,000 Huns led by Huligai, totaling more than 16,000 people, which was nearly 10,000 less than the Hebei army.

But even though his troops were inferior in strength, Zhang Ren did not hesitate. After discussing with Du Ji, he decided that Du Ji would stay in Jinyang while he, Lou Fa and Zhang Yan rushed to where Gao Gan was and fought with him.

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Hedong.

Starting from Shangdang, the troops were divided into two groups. One of the groups, led by Qu Yi and commanding more than 10,000 soldiers, arrived at the county boundary of Hedong.

"Gao Gan is cowardly, and Zhang He is cowardly." After entering the territory of Hedong, Qu Yi sneered in his heart. He despised and disliked Gao Gan and Zhang He who wanted to take Taiyuan first and then Hedong. He believed in his heart that it was a wise strategy to take Hedong first and then Taiyuan.

Relying on a spirit of bravery, Qu Yi, who was marching to Hedong, was cautious in the use of his troops. He sent out many scouts to investigate everywhere, intending to find out the situation in Hedong first and then advance.

This was not because Qu Yi was timid, but because he was a man who knew military affairs and had a deep understanding of the art of war. Therefore, although he despised the Qin army strategically, he took the Qin army seriously in terms of specific tactics.

Scouts were sent out from many sides, and from the news they brought back, Qu Yi roughly knew the enemy he would face this time. The prefect of Hedong was Fa Zheng, the commander of Yubi was Shen Mi, and Gan Ning and Ma Chao had more than 10,000 soldiers stationed in Anyi as a mobile force to rescue the people in all directions.

After pondering all night, Qu Yi came up with a plan. He led his troops to Yubi City and stationed the main camp outside the city, near the Fen River. He then waited for several days, as if he wanted to give the soldiers time to recuperate after their long journey.

Shen Mi, the defender of Yubi City, had learned about the arrival of Qu Yi's army long ago. There was no trace of worry on his dark face. The strong city of Yubi gave him full confidence. He only sent an envoy with documents to Anyi.

The document that Shen Mi handed to Anyi did not contain a request for help. He simply conveyed the news that Qu Yi's troops were at the gate of the city to Fa Zheng, Gan Ning, Ma Chao and others. As for other things, he did not say much.

For the next few days, Qu Yi's army was silent. Shen Mi stood on the top of Yubi City, looking thoughtful. He tried to guess Qu Yi's plan in order to make a perfect response. (End of this chapter)