My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 176 Budugen's Ambition
"In my opinion, it is only a matter of time before the Xianbei people fail in their attempt to start a full-scale war against the Han Dynasty. However, our Jiuyuan County is close to the Great Wall, and the Xianbei people will surely come back to wreak havoc when they retreat. Brother, you must strictly check the city defenses every day and be careful of the Xianbei people using scouts to sneak into the city and spread panic."

Lu Yi came this time not to reassure Zhang Xun, but to urge him to continue working hard to defend the city.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. Now the soldiers and civilians in the city are united, and with the assistance of Generals Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu, I will live and die with Jiuyuan County!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xun patted his chest and made assurances.

Now many cities in Bingzhou have been breached by the Xianbei people due to carelessness. Under such a situation, it would be a great achievement as long as the city can be defended without losing the horizontal comparison. Zhang Xun has to try his best to defend the city even for his own career and the future of the Zhang family.

"Then I feel relieved!" Lu Yi nodded when he heard it, and then asked Zhang Xun about the situation of the Zhang family fort in Mayi. After all, the Zhang family is now his greatest support, and Lu Yi does not want the Zhang family fort to be lost.

"How about the defense of Zhang's fortress?"

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. The Zhang family today is completely different from the Zhang family a year ago." Zhang Xun smiled confidently upon hearing this.

"Under the advice of my uncle Zhang Jia and me, my father exchanged all the money he earned this year for food and supplies, and expanded and reinforced the Zhang's Fort. Now it has become a medium-sized fort. Moreover, all the people in my Zhang's Fort are of the same bloodline, so they are united in defending the city. Together with some of the refugees we have taken in, we can gather nearly 2,000 strong men, which is enough to resist the attacks of thousands of enemies for a year."

"Like the Hutuo army before, unless he attacks regardless of casualties, he will never be able to break through Zhangwu!"

"Ah, very good!"

Lu Yi felt relieved after hearing this.

"This year's Xianbei invasion is a major crisis!"

"But crisis, crisis, often means danger and opportunity coexist."

"As long as we can withstand this disaster, the power of Bingzhou will definitely be greatly reshuffled in the coming year. Many long-standing aristocratic families will decline due to the invasion of the Xianbei people, and that will be our chance to show our strength!"

Finally, Lu Yi gave Zhang Xun some encouraging words to arouse the desire in his heart, and then he led his people back to Luwu.

After seeing that Jiuyuan County was temporarily safe.

Lu Yi then focused his attention on the Mayi Great Wall Pass and the Hunye tribe.

The Hunye tribe had already retreated to Xihe County, Bingzhou, along with the Southern Xiongnu royal court.

However, the road is now blocked by the Xianbei people, and Lu Yi has no way to contact his father-in-law for the time being.

But in the current situation, no news is the best news.

Although the Southern Xiongnu royal court was defeated by the Xianbei and suffered 50,000 casualties, its foundation was still there.

More importantly, the Southern Xiongnu themselves were almost starving to death and were even poorer than the Xianbei.

If they had not blocked the Great Wall and the Xianbei people had to repel them, they would not have even bothered to fight the Southern Xiongnu.

What good guns do they have, a bunch of poor people?

If the Southern Xiongnu were pushed into a corner and went crazy, the Xianbei people would not be in a good situation either, so the Southern Xiongnu would not be attacked by the Xianbei people for the time being.

And there shouldn't be any big problems with my father-in-law's Hunye tribe.

If the Hunye tribe could not hold on, his father-in-law should be able to abandon the tribe and bring his brother-in-law to Luwu.

Then the only key left is the Mayi Great Wall Pass.

"Has there been any news from the Mayi Great Wall Pass recently?"

As soon as Lu Yi returned to Luwu, he asked Cheng Lian.

"The Xianbei people failed to break through the Mayi Great Wall Pass before. Now 100,000 Xianbei people are surrounding the passes of the Great Wall. It is difficult to get any news!"

Cheng Lian was also worried. Now that Lu Bu was still at the Mayi Great Wall Pass, he was also very worried about the safety of his good brother.

"My brother is brave and can defeat ten thousand men. Even if the Xianbei break through the Mayi Great Wall, they will not be able to stop my brother."

However, Lu Yi was very confident in Lu Bu.

Historically, if Lu Bu had not been tied up by a traitor, even if Xia Pi City was captured, Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army would never have been able to stop Lu Bu, who had the Red Hare.

"Of course. Fengxian is as brave as anyone I have ever seen in my life. Naturally, he is not afraid of the Xianbei people." Upon hearing this, Cheng Lian nodded in agreement.

Although Lu Bu is still not well-known today, his bravery is still despairing to those who know him.

He is the undisputed number one general in the Three Kingdoms and is not a synonym for unrivaled warrior in vain.

"For now, we can only strengthen the city's defenses and deal with all kinds of changes with the same strategy!"

Lu Yi sighed and once again felt the bitter consequences of being weak.

Although he had worked hard for a whole year, his strength was still too weak and he was still dispensable in a war involving hundreds of thousands of people.

If he had even 10,000 cavalrymen now, he could still leverage the entire war. Even if he could not defeat all the Xianbei people head-on, it would be possible to change the battle situation in a certain area.

Now the only ones he can rely on are Gao Shun and his 800 heavily armored cavalry lurking in the Taihang Mountains. He can only wait for a special moment to win with one strike.

However, Lu Yi also knew that this special moment might not even appear until the end of the entire war.

……

Just when Lu Yi was actively preparing the defense of Luwu City.

Hu Tuo and Su Shuang have caught up with Luo Hanyi who was attacking Jinyang City.

Jinyang is the seat of Bingzhou and also the most prosperous city in Bingzhou.

It can be said to be the essence of Bingzhou.

Therefore, Budugen gave up looting the countryside and directly led a large army to besiege Jinyang.

If we can capture Jinyang, we will not only get the countless money, people and food in Jinyang.

It can also radiate to the surrounding counties and may even bring the entire Bingzhou under the rule of the Xianbei people and plunder Bingzhou from the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The economic significance is significant, and the political significance is even greater.

Although Budugen's grandfather Tan Shihuai clearly warned Budugen at the beginning that looting was the main thing and siege was secondary.

However, the Xianbei's invasion of the south was so successful that Budugen, who controlled the left wing of the Xianbei, developed ambitions that he should not have had.

Although Tan Shihuai is a man of great talent and strategy, he suffered multiple injuries from the high-intensity battles in his early years, and his health has been deteriorating. If nothing unexpected happens, he will not be able to hold on for a few more years.

Tan Shihuai could hide his physical condition from others, but he could not hide it from his own grandson Budugen.

After Tan Shihuai's death, the throne of Xianbei Chanyu remained vacant.

This made it almost impossible for the young but ambitious Budugen to curb the growth of his ambition.

As long as he can capture Jinyang, he can do what the adults in the central and eastern parts of the Xianbei cannot do.

Then it is very likely that the next position of Xianbei Chanyu will fall on his head.

(End of this chapter)