My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 165: The Destitute Su Shuang

After Lu Yi straightened out the threads, he immediately began a new round of building up his defense and combat capabilities.

Now he is in Jiuyuan Pavilion which is directly under Lu Yi's command.

All the population and resources were moved to Luwu.

The current combat force is mainly composed of 800 guys who serve as the main combat force.

As well as five hundred servants, three thousand nobles, more than one thousand native residents of Jiuyuan Pavilion, and more than one thousand servants' families.

These eight hundred people consumed a huge amount of Lu Yi's resources.

Although it is still not considered a famous strong army in the world, its combat capability has been significantly developed and can basically be compared with the regular cavalry of the Han army.

Lu Yi is currently integrating the resources of the entire Luwu to build 800 sets of full armor for them, preparing to upgrade them to heavy cavalry during this winter.

If this plan succeeds, Lu Yi's 800 men will be enough to match or even defeat five times the number of Hu light cavalry in some cases.

After all, it’s not for nothing that the Han people are against the Five Barbarians.

Well-organized heavy cavalry can defeat the Hu cavalry that is at least five times their number head-on.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing have proven this to the world many times in history.

The difficulty has never been the fighting, but finding the Hu people.

In the past, the Han army chased and tracked the Hu tribes all over the grassland. Therefore, not only was the logistical pressure huge, but it was also easy to get lost and not find the Hu people.

Now the Xianbei people have given up the depth of the grassland and are preparing to actively invade the Han area. This is to use the short to attack the long.

As long as the war continues to be stalemate, the Xianbei people will undoubtedly be defeated if they are caught by the regular army of the Han Dynasty.

The Han people today are not the Han people whose bones will be hollowed out after the Eight Kings Rebellion in the future.

And Lu Yi's 800 heavily armored cavalrymen can play a crucial role and become a surprise force.

Speaking of which, Lu Yi still has to thank Wang Zhi for his generous donation.

Without his selfless dedication, Lu Yi would not have the money to assemble this set of armor this year.

You know, the cost of equipping a set of armor is greater than the cost of forming a cavalry!

The eight hundred suits of armor had basically emptied out Lu Yi's assets.

But it's all worth it.

As long as he can survive this Xianbei people's migration south, Lu Yi will have a better and more promising future.

Except for the eight hundred cavalry guys who are in the process of changing their jobs.

Lu Yi selected two thousand auxiliary soldiers from among the five hundred servants, refugees and indigenous people.

Organize yourself into temporary formations.

There is no need to ask them to fight the Hu people head-on.

I only hope that they can understand the most basic commands and defend against possible sieges by the Xianbei people in Luwu.

Generally speaking, two thousand people defending the city can easily defend against attacks from several times more enemies.

Without an attack of 10,000 people regardless of casualties, the Xianbei people would not have dreamed of capturing Lüwu, a city with complete defenses and sufficient military supplies.

After reorganizing these people, Lu Yi began to actively stockpile supplies for defending the city.

Strive to protect Luwu!

Just when Lu Yi was making intensive preparations for the war.

Su Shuang, who was already outside the Great Wall, was living a very difficult life.

Last month, he dismissed his family's slaves and property, and set foot on the vast grassland with his life savings and Zhang Shiping's family.

After a month of traveling, he finally stepped into the Xianbei territory, but the welcome he had received before was no longer a thing of the past.

When the Xianbei people knew that Su Shuang had surrendered to them out of desperation, they immediately displayed the ruthlessness inherent in the Hu people to the fullest.

Not only did they only provide Su Shuang with a few dozen of the most ordinary tents to live in, but they also often withheld food, extorted his belongings from him under various pretexts, and often bullied his family.

Several women in his family had already been defiled by the Xianbei people.

However, the Xianbei people are Su Shuang's only chance to turn the tables. Su Shuang has no way to resist and can only swallow his anger and choose to endure.

"It's a pity that Brother Zhang didn't succeed. Now there is no news at all. He must have fallen into the hands of Lu Yi."

"Damn Lu Yi!"

"If you ever fall into my hands, I swear to heaven that I will make sure you die a miserable death!"

When Su Shuang thought of the sad thing, he couldn't help but smash the wine glass in his hand into pieces.

"My Lord, what happened?"

When Su Shuang's loyal servant heard the noise in Su Shuang's tent, he immediately went into the tent to check the situation.

"Nothing, I just accidentally broke a cup!" Su Shuang quickly and skillfully suppressed the negative emotions on his face.

His current situation has reached the lowest point of the lowest point in his life. If he shows his weakness in front of these people who follow him again.

It is very likely to undermine their confidence, cause extremely bad effects, and destroy the stability of their remaining forces.

Therefore, although Su Shuang was deeply distressed and could only numb himself with wine and sex all day long, on the surface he still appeared as calm and unhurried as when he held power before.

"Has Lord Luo Han Yi agreed to meet us?"

After Su Shuang performed a show to calm his loyal servant, he immediately asked him.

Budugen’s level was too high, even Su Shuang had never had the chance to see him before.

Budugen’s younger brother Luo Hanyi was Su Shuang’s previous partner.

Previously, Su Shuang controlled the entire Bingzhou's horse smuggling trade. Although Luo Han had a noble status, he still treated Su Shuang equally.

As long as Su Shuang came to the grassland in person and reached the Xianbei people's territory, he would always be warmly received by Luo Hanyi.

But now, because of the collapse of the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce, Su Shuang was forced to flee far away, and his status has plummeted.

Luo Han was also very realistic and directly left Su Shuang out to dry, hoping to squeeze more benefits from Su Shuang.

Although Su Shuang's Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce is finished.

But if the Xianbei people wanted to continue the horse smuggling trade, they would need such relationships.

Therefore, Su Shuang still has some value. He can become the Xianbei people's running dog again one day in the future and transport the materials and technology that the Xianbei people urgently need to the grassland for them.

But the Xianbei people were obviously more calm and composed than Su Shuang, so Luo Han kept Su Shuang on suspense.

He kept sending messengers to appease Su Shuang with kind words, but he just refused to meet Su Shuang.

This made Su Shuang feel even more desolate, but he had no other options.

"My lord, Luo Han has a very good attitude, but he keeps saying that he is not feeling well and cannot meet you. In my opinion, he is just trying to keep you hanging."

Su Shuang's loyal servant has followed Su Shuang for most of his life. Having traveled far and wide, he has gained quite a bit of experience. He immediately noticed something unusual in Luo Hanyi's behavior.

"Alas, even if you know, what can you do? Living under someone else's roof is not a good life."

After Su Shuang sighed, his eyes suddenly fixed and he made up his mind.

"Then Luo Han is only seeking benefits, so I will contribute all the money I brought to him!"

(End of this chapter)