Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 101: Li Hong supports the grassland Chanyu, but cultivates the Chanyu for the Li family ( words long chapter)
On the vast grasslands of southern Mobei, under the azure blue sky, the Han army camps stretch out in succession. On the three sides of the Han army camps, there are also equally large Xianbei army camps stationed.

These three Xianbei military camps were none other than the Xianbei camps under Ke Bineng and commanded by Wang Lei and Ma Tie, who were selected by Li Li and were half Han and half Xianbei.

In the central tent of the Han army, Li Hong sat in the main seat.

Jian Shuo, Jia Xu, Li Li, Xia Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Mi Zhu, Wang Lei, Ma Tie, Ke Bineng and a group of twenty to thirty people gathered together.

The tables were piled with mutton and beef, and the smell of kumis and liquor filled the tent.

The central Xianbei tribes were defeated by them, some were gathered together, some were driven away, and this was a celebration banquet.

"Old General, I, Xia Yu, would like to offer you a toast. Congratulations to you for leading the army to sweep across the central desert grassland."

Xia Yu raised the wine bottle to congratulate Li Hong. At this time, Xia Yu's face was red from drinking, and he was very respectful and admiring of Li Hong.

"Yes, old general, I am convinced. It has only been a month, and you have led the Han army to attack everywhere and swept across the central part of the southern grassland. Just for this, I, Zhang Fei, want to toast you!"

Zhang Fei's face was also red from drinking, and he yelled at Li Hong.

Wang Lei and Ma Tie looked at each other and stood up.

Li Hong stroked his gray beard and accepted all the toasts from the generals, drinking a little from them.

Ke Bineng, who was sitting in the last row, looked unhappy.

Especially whenever a general under Li Hong said something as if Li Hong had conquered the central grasslands of Mo Nan, Kebineng's mouth would twitch violently and his expression would become even stiffer.

But Ke Bineng still had to put on a smile.

With the support of Li Hong, Wang Lei and Ma Tie gathered a large number of Xianbei captives.

Wang Lei and Ma Tie are not as powerful as Ke Bineng.

However, with the combined forces of Wang Lei and Ma Tie, even Ke Bineng would have to treat them with caution, not to mention that the two had the Han army as their backing.

You can't afford to offend Kebi!

Therefore, even though all the Han generals were saying that the central grassland in the south of the desert had been conquered by Li Hong and now belonged to the Han, Ke Bineng could only smile to hide his heart which had been hurt again and again.

Although Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Xia Yu, Jian Shuo and others were all paying tribute to Li Hong and saying that the grassland in the central part of Monan was conquered by Li Hong and belonged to the Han Dynasty, all of them were looking at Kebineng's expression.

When they saw Kebineng, although they were quite angry, they did not dare to lose their temper and forced themselves to smile. Jian Shuo, Li Li, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Xia Yu and others were still very satisfied.

They were trying to warn Ke Bineng, to let him know the Han's intentions!

"Kebineng, I helped you conquer the central grasslands of Mo Nan. Shouldn't you give me a toast?"

Inside the big tent, Li Hong's voice suddenly rang out, waking Ke Bineng up.

Ke Bineng, who was sitting in the back seat, was shocked all over. What did he hear?
Li Hong asked, could Ke Bi help him take over the central grasslands of Mo Nan?

Ke Bineng stood up quickly, raised the wine bottle, and said respectfully to Li Hong in fluent Chinese:
"General Chariot and Cavalry is a master at using troops. Ke Bineng admires him greatly. Congratulations to General Chariot and Cavalry for wiping out all the tribes that are not on good terms with the Han Dynasty."

Although Kebi Neng was shocked by Li Hong's words, after seeing the Han army supporting the other two Xianbei armies to contain him in the past month, Kebi Neng was not naive enough to think that Li Hong would really hand over the central grassland of Monan to him.

Moreover, Ke Bineng also felt awe for Li Hong's use of troops.

The grassland in the central part of Monan is thousands of miles long and is vast. If a normal battle is fought, even if one's own army is strong, it will take at least several months, or even one or two years, to take over this vast grassland.

However, under Li Hong's divine command, the various Xianbei tribes in central China were able to unite together one after another, and their army used clever strategies such as deceiving the enemy, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, waiting for the enemy to tire out, adjusting the real and fake situations, and retreating to advance, to defeat and besiege these tribes one after another, and finally swept across the central grasslands south of the desert in such a short time as a month.

It really made Ke Bi feel panic and fear.

Li Hong listened to Ke Bineng's fluent Chinese and his evasive words of congratulations, and stroked his gray beard with a smile.

Next, Li Hong said something that shocked Ke Bineng physically.

"Kebi Neng, now that the central grassland of Monan has been conquered, I actually want to hand it over to you and support you as the leader of the central Xianbei. Then, I will plan to take over the entire grassland and support you as the Xianbei Chanyu. But, can I trust you?"

Li Hong's words reached Ke Bineng's ears, and Ke Bineng looked at Li Hong in disbelief and shock.

Does Li Hong really want to hand over the central grasslands of Monan to him?
In fact, Kebi Neng no longer had any hope for Li Hong's previous proposal to support him as the Chanyu of Xianbei.

In Kebinen's opinion, the two forces of Wang Lei and Ma Tie supported by Li Hong were more likely to be supported by the Han Dynasty to become the Xianbei Chanyu than him.

At this moment, as Li Hong finished speaking, Jian Shuo, Li Li, Jia Xu and others in the big tent looked at Li Hong in surprise.

Li Hong looked at the shocked and excited Ke Bineng, as well as everyone's reactions.

A meaningful look flashed across Li Hong's eyes.

Yes, if possible, Li Hong would rather support Kebi Neng as the Xianbei Chanyu rather than Wang Lei and Ma Tie.

After all, Wang Lei and Ma Tie are not Xianbei people. Even though they have some Xianbei blood, they probably cannot convince the Xianbei people.

If you want to rule the grassland for a long time, you still need to support a native.

Of course, the prerequisite for supporting this native is that he is loyal.

As for why it is Kebineng!

This is because Li Hong valued Kebi Neng's own talents and his understanding of the history and culture of the Han Dynasty.

Sometimes, the more knowledge and experience you learn, the more you will respect certain things.

Ignorance and lack of foresight make people more likely to be impulsive and act recklessly.

Between an ignorant and short-sighted Chanyu and a Chanyu with talent and knowledge of the history and culture of the Han Dynasty, Li Hong would rather choose the latter.

He didn't want him to support a Chanyu, who would not be seen for several months, enjoy the power, then feel that he was capable, forget the power of the Han Dynasty, and then counterattack the Han Dynasty.

Among many people, Li Hong felt that Ke Bineng was a more suitable candidate.

Historically, Kebi Neng was an outstanding leader of the Xianbei ethnic group during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Kebi Neng was born in the central Xianbei county near the border of the Han Dynasty. He gradually rose to power because of his bravery in combat, fair law enforcement, and lack of greed for money and property. His tribe was close to the border, so it accepted many refugees from the Central Plains who were avoiding war. Taking this opportunity, Kebi Neng learned a lot of Central Plains culture, and also imitated the Central Plains dynasty in commanding the army. When hunting, he held up the military flag and used golden drums as the order to advance or retreat.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Kebi Neng had many exchanges with the Central Plains regime. He paid tribute to the Central Plains dynasty through Yan Rou, the commander of the Wuhuan army, and was rewarded for helping the court quell rebellions many times.

Kebi Neng also presented horses to the Han Dynasty, and Cao Pi, the King of Wei at that time, named him the King of Fuyi. However, when he tried to annex other Xianbei tribes, he was interfered with and attacked by the Wei State, which made him begin to have second thoughts.

Eventually, Kebi Neng was assassinated by Han Long, an assassin sent by Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, because he threatened the border security of Wei. His regime immediately collapsed and the Xianbei fell into chaos again.

In general, Kebi Neng was a visionary and talented Xianbei leader who had an important influence on the development of the Xianbei nation and its relations with the Central Plains dynasties during the Three Kingdoms period.

So, this is why Li Hong chose Kebineng.

As long as Li Hong remains strong, he will have the means to limit Ke Bineng.

Li Hong believed that Ke Bineng would definitely be a smart man and he should know what to do.

Of course, not long after the Han Dynasty, the royal family declined and the world was in chaos. At that time, the grassland was controlled by a smart man, and it was possible that they would directly pack up and surrender to the Li family.

Therefore, rather than saying that he was supporting a grassland Khan for the Han Dynasty, it would be more accurate to say that Li Hong was planning the grassland for the Li family.

Inside the big tent, Ke Bineng stood up quickly and said to Li Hong with an excited and delighted look:
"Report to the Han general, as long as the general supports me, Kebi Neng, to be the leader of the Central Xianbei and the Chanyu of the Xianbei. I, Kebi Neng, will represent the Xianbei and submit to the Han and be loyal to the Han."

Ke Bineng spoke as if he was willing to go through fire and water, which made Jian Shuo, Li Li, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling and others curl their lips.

They don't believe Ke Bineng's lies.

However, most people looked at Li Hong with puzzlement.

Does Li Hong really want to support Kebi Neng to be the Chanyu of Xianbei?

"I'll see how you perform!" Li Hong said to Ke Bineng with a meaningful smile. "Thank you, General Chariot and Cavalry!"

After a long time, the celebration banquet ended.

Kebineng returned to his camp.

At this time, Jian Shuo finally couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart anymore.

"General Li, I understand that you want to support a Khan of the grassland to manage the grassland. But why don't you choose between Wang Lei and Ma Tie, but choose Ke Bineng?"

"How could this guy really submit to us, the Han people?"

Jian Shuo asked the question that was in his mind, and Li Li, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhang He and others in the big tent all looked at Li Hong.

They were also confused.

Facing everyone's surprised looks, Li Hong gave an answer.

Li Hong looked at Jian Shuo with a smile and said:
"General Jian, let me put it this way. Wang Lei and Ma Tie both have half Han blood, right? Let's not talk about usurping power. Tell me, if we let them become your heirs, and just become the crown prince, would the civil and military officials in the court, the noble families in the world, and tens of millions of Han people agree?"

"And if the Xianbei become strong and suppress our Han Dynasty, and want to support a puppet to let the Han clan of the surname Liu become your majesty's successor, how many people in the world will oppose it?"

In response to Jian Shuo's question, Li Hong gave an explanation based on his perspective.

Jian Shuo's eyes widened, and he exclaimed without thinking:

"Wang Lei and Ma Tie both have Xianbei blood. Even if they have Han blood, they can't be the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. Not to mention that Wang Lei and Ma Tie are not princes of His Majesty, so how can they become the crown prince of the Han Dynasty? This is simply impossible!"

Jian Shuo screamed and said loudly without hesitation.

In response, Li Hong looked at him with a smile.

Wang Lei and Ma Tie were a little embarrassed, but they didn't dare to say anything in front of Jian Shuo.

At this time, after hearing Li Hong's explanation, Jian Shuo, Li Li, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhang He and others all reacted and understood what Li Hong meant.

Undoubtedly, although Wang Lei and Ma Tie have half Xianbei blood, it is not pure after all. Many Xianbei people will not accept it from the bottom of their hearts. Even if they are suppressed by the powerful Han army, they are still unstable.

It is just like when the Xianbei became powerful and supported Wang Lei and Ma Tie as emperors of the Han Dynasty, all Han people in the world disagreed.

The two men could be generals and could hold the Chanyu hostage, but they could never be the Chanyu of the Xianbei.

Kebi Neng himself was the great commander of the Xianbei tribe, second only to Tan Shihuai, so there was nothing wrong with this identity.

"The old general is shrewd and cunning, Jian Shuo understands it. But what Jian Shuo is worried about is that if Ke Bineng is not loyal to our Han Dynasty, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?" Jian Shuo bowed respectfully to Li Hong.

"Haha, this depends on Kebi Neng's performance. Besides, there are the powerful Beiwei Army, the Qihuo Army, and the Xianbei armies of Wang Lei and Ma Tie. If Kebi Neng has any second thoughts, he should be prepared to lose his head!" Li Hong said with a glare, which made Jian Shuo admire Li Hong's plan even more.

Just as Li Hong said at the banquet, afterwards, Li Hong directly represented the emperor and appointed Kebineng as the new Xianbei Chanyu.

In addition, Li Hong also ordered Wang Lei and Ma Tie to lead their troops to join Kebinen's army and "assist" Kebinen.

From then on, all the grasslands in the central part of the desert were nominally under Kebi Neng's command.

This day.

Li Hong, Kebineng, Li Li, Jia Xu, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Xia Yu, Zhang Fei, Wang Lei, Ma Tie and others discussed the matter of sending troops to the Eastern Xianbei and Western Xianbei in the Han army tent.

As the Han army appeared in the central Xianbei, and together with Kebi Neng's tribal cavalry, they fought north and south and swept across the central grasslands south of the desert, shocking the commanders of the eastern and western Xianbei tribes.

Both the Eastern and Western Xianbei tribes stopped fighting and were on guard against them.

What made Li Hong happy was that they had captured the central part of the entire Monan grassland, directly cutting off the eastern and western halves.

There is no way for the two to form an alliance.

"Old General, something bad has happened. Something bad has happened. Please come out for a moment!" Just when Li Hong was discussing the issue of sending troops with everyone, Jian Shuo suddenly entered the tent anxiously and said to Li Hong.

"Huh?" Jian Shuo's anxious look puzzled everyone and Ke Bineng.

When Li Hong saw Jian Shuo's expression, he vaguely realized something.

Li Hong stood up, took a deep breath, and said, "You guys chat first, I'm going to go out for a while!"

Li Hong and Jian Shuo left the tent under the surprised gazes of the generals.

Arrived at Jian Shuo's residence.

Jian Shuo finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Old General, send troops south quickly. A large-scale uprising has broken out in the Han Dynasty. The Yellow Turbans are attacking prefectures and counties. Before your majesty's envoy arrived, the imperial capital of Nanyang had been captured by the Yellow Turbans! Now another month has passed, and I don't know what the situation is like. Your majesty has ordered the old general to lead troops south immediately to quell the rebellion!"

Jian Shuo took out the imperial edict and spoke to Li Hong anxiously.

Li Hong's face darkened instantly, and he asked in shock: "How could this happen?"

Li Hong took the imperial edict from Jian Shuo, only to see that it was just as Jian Shuo said. Just after he led his troops to the grassland, the Yellow Turban Rebellion really broke out. It was so powerful that states and counties were destroyed, and the imperial capital of Nanyang fell. The whole world was filled with the figures of the Yellow Turbans.

"How dare you rebel! How dare you!" Li Hong said angrily:
"The Han Dynasty is the foundation. We should immediately mobilize our troops to return to the capital. General Jian, I will gather all the generals and return to the army overnight!"

Li Hong acted decisively and had no intention of lingering on the grassland to continue expanding the victory. He expressed his intention to move south immediately.

When Jian Shuo heard what Li Hong said, he was immediately happy.

"General Li is truly loyal. However, we have already made some progress in conquering the desert grasslands. General, we still need to make proper arrangements and not just give up. After all, His Majesty only asked us to lead the Beiwei Army southward, not to bring all the troops back!"

Although Jian Shuo was eager to go south, he also understood that the grassland had already achieved considerable results and could not be given up.

"General Jian, rest assured, I know what to do!"

Li Hong did not delay and returned to the central tent again.

Everyone looked at Li Hong who had a serious expression.

"The Yellow Turbans are rebelling in the Han Dynasty, and His Majesty has summoned me back to the Han Dynasty to suppress the rebellion. Therefore, I will lead the Beiwei Army southward, and the Qihuo Army will continue to follow Kebineng to conquer the southern grasslands of the desert!"

Inside the big tent, Li Hong's words fell like thunderbolt, and Li Li, Xia Yu, Ji Ling, Zhang Fei, Zhang He and others were all stunned.

At this time of pursuing victory, a rebellion broke out within the Han Dynasty? Are they going to return?

Li Li, Xia Yu, Ji Ling, Zhang Fei, Zhang He and others were all stunned. Ke Bineng, on the other hand, was delighted.

However, before Ke Bineng could feel happy, he saw Li Hong staring at him with eagle-like eyes.

Ke Bineng felt very disappointed.

"Kebineng, although I have gone back, I will leave behind the Qihuo Army and Li Li, Ji Ling, Zhang He and others to fight alongside you. I have told you directly that although I have taken the Beiwei Army away, I can still bring them back. If you dare to have any thoughts, I will make you regret coming to this world, and you will lose all your power and wealth. I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Li Hong's voice exploded in Ke Bineng's heart like a bell or drum.

Ke Bineng was suppressed by Li Hong's powerful aura, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said to Li Hong:
"General Chariot and Cavalry, rest assured, Ke Bineng will not dare!"

"Hmph! Generals, return to the army immediately, pack your luggage, and march south overnight!" Li Hong snorted coldly and gave the order in a loud shout.

"promise!"

Faced with Li Hong’s powerful momentum, the generals responded loudly!
The Beiwei Army, as powerful as a torrent, with each soldier riding three horses and carrying enough dry food, was led by Li Hong, whose hair and beard were all white, and swept southward with a roar.

In front of thousands of troops, on the war horse, the powerful Li Hong looked towards the south with a gaze as fast as lightning. He seemed to see the brilliant Han Dynasty, and a heroic spirit was rising in his chest.

When they return to the Han Dynasty, the Li family will turn the tide and save the country from collapse. Their reputation will soar to an unprecedented level as they prepare for the coming chaotic times.

(End of this chapter)