My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 259 The situation is tense
"It's just that I'm too old to stay in Luwu and can't be with my big brother. I'm a little envious of you three idiots!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lian complained angrily.

"Haha, Lvwu is our base camp. All the brothers and soldiers' families are in Lvwu. Cheng Lian, you are responsible for looking after the house. As long as Lvwu is not lost, it will be a great achievement! Why worry about it?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi patted Cheng Lian on the shoulder.

Although he understood Cheng Lian's regret, his hometown was more important, and Lu Yi could only feel at ease if he had a loyal confidant like Cheng Lian who had been proven by history to guard it.

"Don't worry, big brother. With Cheng Lian here, Luwu will be as stable as a rock and will be absolutely safe!"

Cheng Lian was moved to see that Lu Yi valued him so much, and immediately made a promise to Lu Yi.

"very good!"

Lu Yi nodded, and finally looked at his brother-in-law Zhang Xun, who also had a fighting spirit and was eager to join the army.

"A good warrior does not raise an unknown army."

"Although we are here to quell the rebellion for the country, if we do not let the court know, not only will we not gain any merit, but we will also be punished for mobilizing troops without permission."

"Therefore, I need my eldest uncle to take the trouble to go to Luoyang and report this matter to the court."

As the governor of Bingzhou, Zhang Xun was responsible for supervising Bingzhou.

Although the turmoil in the Southern Xiongnu was outside the Great Wall, it was adjacent to Bingzhou, so Zhang Xun could also report it to the court.

Therefore, although Zhang Xun also wanted to follow Lu Yi to fight on the border, because of his position as the governor of Bingzhou, there was no one more suitable than him to report to the court.

Therefore, not only could he not go out of the border with Lu Yi and others, but he had to ride at full speed to Luoyang to report the matter to the court.

"Zhang Xun will definitely live up to his mission. I wish my brother-in-law a successful start!"

Zhang Xun is no longer the simple-minded second-generation rich man who only knew how to fight and be brave. After the experience of the past two years, he has been reborn and can be regarded as a very reliable person with both ability and character. Therefore, when he heard this, he had to suppress the regret in his heart and agreed.

"Leave!"

After Lu Yi arranged all the trivial matters, he finally announced the march of the army.

The 4,000-man army immediately marched towards the south of the desert.

Fortunately, the place where Lu Yi assembled his troops was Lu Bu's Great Wall pass, located at the border.

Therefore, the army's actions did not cause any waves.

Those who knew about it were either Lu Yi's die-hard fans or Han border soldiers who had been fed by Lu Yi.

Not only was Jiang Qu, the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, unaware that such a large army was marching towards him.

Even the imperial court itself was not aware of the existence of such an unofficial private armed force within the country.

Lu Yi has already explained to Zhang Xun.

In Zhang Xun's report to the court, the main force to suppress the rebellion, apart from the official officials such as Lu Yi and Lu Bu, would never include private soldiers, but only thousands of Bingzhou volunteers.

These non-existent righteous people, inspired by Lu Yi and others, risked their lives and took the initiative to join the war.

After the war, the credit that should have belonged to them was given to Lu Yi and others.

The imperial court would not be afraid of such an abnormal militia organization.

It can be said that everyone is happy.

Although Lu Yi had only been in the position of county magistrate for a few months, if he could make some contributions in the war against the Huns, these merits, which would belong entirely to him, would be enough to allow him to make another step forward.

At least it won't be a problem to become the governor of Yanmen County.

The previous governor of Yanmen County, Guo Yu, would rather die than surrender in the face of threats from Tan Shihuai.

Not only was he a loyal and unyielding hero, but he was also the biological father of Guo Huai, a famous general of Cao Wei in history.

He was captured and beheaded by the Xianbei after fighting so hard. Now the position of Yanmen County Governor is still vacant if Lu Yi does not seize the opportunity.

The imperial court is likely to parachute in a county governor.

In this way, Lu Yi's plan is likely to be adversely affected.

After all, with a father riding over your head, you always have to be restrained in doing things. How can you get what you want?
Therefore, Lu Yi has already seized the opportunity.

Even if Jiang Qu did not cause trouble, Lu Yi would try his best to persuade the court to define this matter as a rebellion. In this way, as long as he could gain something, he would have this excuse to spend money to directly buy the position of the governor of Yanmen County.

Time waits for no one. If Lu Yi acts too late, he can still find a position as a county magistrate in other places in the Han Dynasty.

However, if they left Lu Yi's base camp in Bingzhou, it would be like starting from scratch, with many constraints and it would become meaningless.

Now, all that was left between Lu Yi and the position of Yanmen County Magistrate was a victory, which did not have to be a big one.

This is also what Lu Yi's father-in-law Hexutuo and the allies he has won over during this period need.

Therefore, when He Xutuo, who was discussing with the alliance members how to fight against Jiang Qu, heard that Lu Yi was coming in person with his men, he was overjoyed and immediately led the newly formed allies five miles out of the camp to greet them.

"Oh, we have been looking forward to your coming for a long time. Why did you come only now?"

"Come, come, come... It just so happens that the heroes from the grasslands and the Central Plains are all gathered here today. I will introduce them to you."

Hexutuo stepped forward and enthusiastically took Lu Yi's hand, introducing him to the allies of the Hunye tribe one by one.

"This is my old son-in-law, Lü Yi, who is currently the county magistrate of Pingcheng in the Han Dynasty. In the Battle of Pingcheng a few months ago, the Han Dynasty defeated the Xianbei. My son-in-law, Lü Yi, led 3,000 armored cavalrymen to charge into the 300,000-strong Xianbei army and defeated them, winning the first victory. It can be said that the battle decided the outcome."

Hexutuo first introduced Lu Yi to his allies.

Everyone present here knows about the Battle of Pingcheng a few months ago, and the names of the brothers Lu Yi and Lu Bu, who made the greatest contribution in the battle, have long been well-known.

Now, when they suddenly saw the brothers Lu Yi and Lu Bu, they could not help but be greatly shocked.

"what?"

"Are these the Lu brothers who defeated the Xianbei?"

"Haha, with the help of heroes like the Lu brothers, our allies will be even more powerful. That evil Jiang Qu will surely die without a burial place!"

"That's right. Three hundred thousand Xianbei troops were unable to resist the Lu brothers. Jiang Qu only has tens of thousands of soldiers now. How can he defeat our alliance and the two Lu brothers?"

With the joining of Lu Yi, the tribal leaders who were dissatisfied with the Xiongnu Chanyu Jiang Qu and were contacted by Hexutuo became excited and more confident about the upcoming battle with Jiang Qu.

After Hexutuo introduced Lu Yi, he introduced the tribal leaders present to Lu Yi.

Those who had the courage to resist Jiang Qu were all powerful Xiongnu warriors.

The weakest is a medium-sized tribe, which can easily mobilize thousands of soldiers.

After listening to his cheap father-in-law's endless introduction, Lu Yi had a smile on his face, but he recorded everything in his heart.

He intended to control the grassland with the help of Hexutuo's Huye tribe, so these people might have intersections with him in the future. Either they would surrender under his pressure, or they would turn against him and become his enemies like they did today when they resisted Jiang Qu.

Therefore, Lu Yi would naturally not miss this good opportunity to collect intelligence.

After introducing everyone, Hexuto finally stopped in front of a middle-aged Hun man wearing a luxurious mink fur coat.

This man had a noble demeanor and an arrogant attitude, unlike the other tribal leaders who had flattered Lu Yi after hearing about his identity. When he looked at Lu Yi, he slightly raised his chin with some contempt and arrogance.

"This is our Lord Zuo Xian King of Southern Xiongnu." Hexutuo's voice suddenly became louder, and his tone was full of respect.

Zuo Xian Wang was not only the second most powerful leader after Chanyu, but also second only to Chanyu among all the Xiongnu.

His own tribe was also a super tribe among the Southern Xiongnu. The Zuoxian King's tribe alone could easily raise a cavalry of 10,000 people. It was truly powerful and could not be compared with others.

Moreover, according to the Xiongnu custom, after the death of the previous Chanyu, the position of Chanyu should have been succeeded by Zuo Xian Wang.

However, the former Lieutenant General who protected the Xiongnu did not follow the routine and appointed the Right Wise King Jiang Qu, who was of much lower status than him, as the Chanyu.

Not only was Zuo Xian Wang himself dissatisfied with this move, but many Xiongnu tribes also secretly commented on it and made many criticisms.

For example.

If the previous Chanyu was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Then this Zuo Xian Wang should have been the crown prince of the Han Dynasty.

The Right Wise King Jiang Qu was just a local prince.

Now suddenly a powerful foreign general came and found a trivial reason to execute the Han emperor. He also deliberately challenged the authority and power of the Han Dynasty. He ignored the crown prince of the Han emperor and went to the border county to support a vassal king to inherit the throne.

This was clearly a malicious act, intended to stir up conflict among the Huns.

In this way, although Jiang Qu had already become the Chanyu, Zuo Xian Wang, who was the crown prince, also had many supporters in the court and the country.

Now that he has joined the alliance, everyone can send troops under the pretext of overthrowing Jiang Qu and enthroning Zuo Xian Wang as Chanyu.

It was like finding some strong legal support for himself and others to unite against the Xiongnu Khan Jiang Qu.

The originally unjustifiable act of rebellion turned into a loyal act of overthrowing the unjust king and supporting the legitimate ruler.

"It turned out to be the Zuo Xian Wang in person. The foreign official Lu Yi greets His Highness Zuo Xian Wang!"

When Lu Yi heard this, his heart moved, and he bowed to him gently and unnoticeably to show his respect.

Now that the Xiongnu had become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, they were already considered a member of the Han system, and the status of the Xiongnu Chanyu was even higher than that of the princes.

Zuo Xian Wang was the second-in-command of the Xiongnu, and his status was no less than that of the princes. Lu Yi was just the magistrate of a small county, so when he saw Zuo Xian Wang, he should bow to show respect.

However, the above-mentioned status was only to save the face of the first generation of Southern Xiongnu Chanyu who surrendered due to his poor background.

In fact, since the Xiongnu surrendered, their status has been declining. Even their Chanyu was arbitrarily deposed and executed by the General of the Household sent by the Han Dynasty to protect the Xiongnu. He had no status at all.

Therefore, Lu Yi just bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

However, this person is one of Lu Yi's important targets for this trip.

With Lu Yi's current strength, it would be a pipe dream for him to completely defeat the Huns by himself.

Now that the Han Dynasty had experienced the unfavorable wars against the Xianbei in the past two years, and the Hebei area had been devastated by the Xianbei invasion this year, it was basically impossible for it to launch another large-scale war against the Xiongnu.

War is not just about morale and strategy; food and supplies are the primary conditions.

Now the people in Hebei are resorting to cannibalism, and the imperial court doesn't even seem to be able to provide relief, let alone launch a large-scale foreign war!

Lu Yi's food was obtained by selling thousands of war horses to the Zhen family of Zhongshan.

Moreover, because Lu Yi was a guest army invited to fight, he only had to bear the cost of food and fodder for the round trip.

The food and fodder for the war period were naturally supplied by the anti-Chanyu alliance.

Therefore, the only thing Lu Yi can rely on for this battle outside the border is his own military force. So in order to avoid too much loss, he naturally has to find a stronghold to support himself and stand in front for Jiang Qu to strike.

If he wanted to muddy the waters in the Mo Nan grassland, the best way would be to find a character who had an irreconcilable fatal conflict with Jiang Qu, and who had a certain appeal and power so that he would not be killed by Jiang Qu all at once.

The Hunye tribe was just an alternative plan for Lu Yi, and it was the last resort.

The best candidate would have to be the Xiongnu Zuoxian King in front of him.

Yu Gong was the heir of the Xiongnu, but his position as Khan was snatched away by Jiang Qu.

Now a considerable number of tribes on the grassland have come to him for help, and as the Left Wise King, it is his duty-bound duty to confront Jiang Qu.

Personally, the throne that was about to be his was snatched away by a person of lower status than him. Naturally, Zuo Xian Wang was dissatisfied with Jiang Qu and even full of resentment. Naturally, he had a lot of motivation to overthrow Jiang Qu.

Therefore, when Lu Yi saw this person, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

The cheap father-in-law was able to find this person and bring him into the alliance, which saved him a lot of effort.

"Are you the Han Chinese who defeated Budugen?"

"I heard that you also killed Budugen's brother Fuluo Hanyi and stole Tan Shihuai's body."

"I originally thought that he was some extraordinary warrior, but I didn't expect it to be a pretty boy like you. It seems that rumors are just rumors and should not be believed easily!"

King Zuo Xian also knew Lu Yi's reputation, but although the Han man in front of him was tall and mighty, his face was white and clean, more feminine than the women among the Xiongnu.

Therefore, when he thought of the rumors about Lu Yi, he couldn't help but show a look of doubt.

As soon as Zuo Xian Wang said this, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Before Lu Yi could say anything, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Hou Cheng and others behind him all looked angry.

Lu Yi is the big brother who led them to prosperity. Although they have not officially acknowledged him as their master, he is undoubtedly their lord to them.

As the saying goes, if the lord is humiliated, the minister will die. Although Zuo Xian Wang is the king of the Xiongnu, he cannot humiliate Lu Yi like this.

"How arrogant of you, my slave! How dare you humiliate my elder brother?"

"Do you think that we Han people are weak and can be bullied?"

Lu Bu immediately drew his sword and pointed it at the Zuo Xian King.

Naturally, King Zuo Xian could not come alone, and he also brought a large number of guards with him. When they saw Lu Bu and others using their weapons, they also drew their weapons and confronted them.

The alliance, which originally came together for a common goal, became hostile before it could even form an alliance.

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(End of this chapter)