My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 261 Stirring up the situation
Although everyone present had already formed an alliance and agreed to attack Jiang Qu together.

However, everyone here has their own particular interests.

Lu Yi's father-in-law He Xutuo didn't want to bear Jiang Qu's increasingly excessive burdens, and wanted to use the establishment of the alliance to avenge himself, eliminate the Nahaye tribe, and gain larger pastures.

The demands of the other princes and Kasuto were mostly similar, but the enemies they targeted were very different, some of whom were former enemies within the alliance.

The purpose of Zuo Xian Wang was very simple, which was to overthrow Jiang Qu.

As long as Jiang Qu, who showed signs of rebellion against the Han Dynasty, died, he would be credited with conquering the rebels. Not only from the perspective of the legal system and principles within the Southern Xiongnu, but also from the perspective of the subsequent rewards from the Han Dynasty, he could naturally take over Jiang Qu's Khan position and become the next Great Khan of the Southern Xiongnu.

But Lu Yi's purpose was not so simple.

He first had to consolidate the power of his father-in-law Hunye tribe and clear the obstacles and provide escort for his business alliance.

Afterwards, he must also actively eliminate Jiang Qu, who has effectively reached the limit of the Xianbei. If Jiang Qu really unified the grasslands south of the desert, the Han Dynasty would be unable to send troops to attack him given its current weak state and could only allow him to grow stronger.

If the conditions were right, the Hu people would rise very quickly.

Even though the Southern Xiongnu now has a population of only a few hundred thousand, on the grassland people only recognize fists, not blood ties and race.

The wars of annexation between tribes and races were much more brutal and frequent than the future fighting among the princes at the end of the Han Dynasty.

After the princes defeated a powerful enemy, they often tried to divide and win over the captured enemies.

However, in the cruel natural environment, the losers will join the winners without any integrity in order to survive, and the winners don't have to spend any effort to win over the winners.

Therefore, as long as Jiang Qu is allowed to become powerful and allowed to fight wars in the east and the west for two or three years, as long as he can win a few decisive victories, his power will expand rapidly like a snowball, and it will be easy for him to grow to the size of 300,000 people when the Xianbei invaded this year, or even larger.

Don't forget that the Xianbei people's growth was a process that took place during Tan Shihuai's generation, or to be more precise, over the past two or three decades.

Therefore, Lu Yi, who had already made Bingzhou his base and was preparing to establish deep roots, would never allow such a powerful enemy to be at his doorstep.

Whether it is Xianbei or Xiongnu.

For him, a weak, divided, and mutually warring grassland is the best ecology.

Therefore, he had to support this defense alliance that dared to go against Jiang Qu, but he couldn't be too dedicated, lest Zuo Xian Wang and others quickly defeat Jiang Qu and completely replace his power. In this case, Lu Yi would have to face the problem of balancing Zuo Xian Wang and his gang again.

Therefore, Lu Yi not only cannot work too hard, but also has to drag his feet and disrupt the situation at critical moments.

It is necessary to maintain the confrontation and war between Jiang Qu and Zuo Xian Wang, but the victory or defeat between the two sides cannot be decided too quickly.

Moreover, a certain intensity must be maintained, and neither side should be allowed to slack off or play tricks.

Therefore, this would be a great test of Lu Yi's skills in controlling the temperature.

“It’s a little difficult, but not impossible.”

"This first battle of the alliance is a great opportunity!"

"Cough cough..."

After Lu Yi finished his thought, he coughed lightly and slowly stood up.

When everyone noticed Lu Yi's actions, they all quieted down, wanting to see what the Han deputy leader had to say.

"The deputy leader suddenly stood up, but do you have any insights into our plan?"

After all, Zuo Xian Wang was the leader of the Xiongnu who had been immersed in political politics for half his life. Even if the Hu people's political talents were not as good as those of the Han people, he could be considered an old politician after decades of experience.

Yesterday's conflict was just a dispute of pride.

The so-called disputes over personal interests are nothing compared to them.

Now, Lu Yi has become a capable and possibly the most capable general in the alliance he leads. Although Zuo Xian Wang still has resentment towards Lu Yi in his heart, if Lu Yi falls into his hands in the future, he will definitely torture Lu Yi to death with the most vicious torture. However, when he still needs Lu Yi, he has already shown the demeanor of a leader of the alliance and is no longer aggressive towards Lu Yi. Instead, he asks with some expectation, wanting to hear Lu Yi's opinions and suggestions.

"What the leader said is very true. I fully agree with your offensive strategy."

To Zuo Xian Wang's surprise, Lu Yi did not object, but instead praised his decision.

This surprised King Zuo Xian, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little fond of Lu Yi.

"Although this Han man is a bit arrogant, he is still very wise in matters of right and wrong. My decision to raid the Haye tribe is very beneficial to the alliance. If the pro-Han alliance can win, it will naturally benefit him as an official of the Han Dynasty."

"It seems that my ridicule of him yesterday was a bit inappropriate. After dealing with the Haye tribe, I should find an opportunity to reconcile with him."

However, what Zuo Xian Wang did not expect was that the surprises Lu Yi gave him were not over yet.

"Although I am a foreigner, I can be considered one of the Han and Xiongnu because of the hundreds of years of friendship. I have just arrived in Mo Nan and have not done anything yet, but I am already the deputy leader. I feel very uneasy."

Lu Yi stepped out from the crowd, came before Zuo Xian Wang and bowed slightly, his attitude much more respectful than yesterday.

"Therefore, I am willing to lead my troops as the vanguard to raid the Haye tribe and capture Haye alive and present him to the leader of the alliance!"

"But the opportunity for battle is fleeting. Now Jiang Qu and his men don't know that we have secretly formed an alliance. We can take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and attack the Haye tribe in one fell swoop. I will set out to attack them today!"

"it is good!"

Regardless of Lu Yi's action of being the vanguard or his current attitude towards him, Zuo Xian Wang was in a good mood and slammed the table and stood up.

"A few months ago, the deputy leader was able to break into the 300,000-strong Xianbei army in one battle and won the first merit in the Battle of Pingcheng."

"The Haye tribe only has a few thousand soldiers and horses. They are definitely not able to stop the deputy leader's army of the same size. I will wait here for the deputy leader's victory report!"

"Haha, I will not let the leader down!"

After Lu Yi bowed, he led Lu Bu and others out of the alliance tent and headed straight for his own army.

"Brother, why don't we just let these barbarians fight each other? Why do we have to work so hard to be the first to go into battle?"

As Lu Yi led his troops to the central army camp, Lu Bu behind him, although he knew Lu Yi's strategy, still asked with some confusion.

"The two barbarians, Jiang Qu and Zuo Xian Wang, were originally equally strong, so it was a good opportunity for them to fight each other to the point of mutual destruction. But if Zuo Xian Wang's plan succeeds now, the Haye tribe will be hastily conquered by the alliance, and the strength of Jiang Qu's tribe will be greatly damaged. Zuo Xian Wang may be able to win while maintaining a certain level of strength, which is not conducive to our goal."

"Moreover, if Jiang Qu feels that there is no chance of winning and is worried about being wiped out by the alliance, he may lead his people to flee to the northern frontier and seek refuge with the Xianbei people."

Lu Yi couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this and began to explain patiently.

"But aren't the Xiongnu mortal enemies of the Xianbei? How could Jiang Qu surrender to the Xianbei?"

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this.

"There is no eternal hatred in this world, only eternal interests."

"Jiang Qu saw that he had no chance of winning. If he didn't surrender to the Xianbei, he would die and his clan would be exterminated. In the face of the crisis of survival, he had no choice but to bow to the Xianbei."

"Therefore, we must not let this Zuo Xian Wang's plan succeed..."

Lu Yi suddenly smiled and said to Lu Bu and the others with a mysterious expression, "The reason why I want to take on this hard job as the vanguard is for this consideration. You all should listen closely..."

"It turns out that my brother already had a plan in mind..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu and others immediately came over.

"When it comes to playing tricks, this Zuo Xian Wang is still not as good as my brother."

However, after they heard Lu Yi's plan, they couldn't help but smile.

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"We only rested for half the night. Do you still have the strength to fight?"

Early morning of the second day.

On the north side of a high ground twenty miles away from the Haye tribe camp, two hundred miles away from the Hunye tribe.

Lu Yi was making the final pre-war mobilization.

Yesterday during the day, after he obtained the order to be the vanguard from King Zuo Xian, he immediately led all 2,000 equipped cavalry to set off.

They all rode two horses each, and they traveled two hundred miles in one afternoon and night and came to this high ground and set up an ambush.

After arriving, they simply ate some dry food and went to sleep in their clothes. They had only managed to sleep for half the night, which led to Lu Yi's question just now.

In order to maintain mobility, Lu Yi even left the baggage train behind and let them travel slowly, just to send his troops down before the Haye tribe discovered them.

Fortunately, the hard work of this day and night was not in vain.

The spies he sent out just now discovered that the Haye tribe had no idea that there was an enemy force with bad intentions twenty miles away from them. The entire camp was still quiet, most of the tribesmen were asleep, and even the rangers nearby were not deployed. They were completely exposed to Lu Yi's troops, and had no idea that the tribe was in great danger.

"I am willing to die for my lord!"

Although the personnel composition of the two thousand cavalry is relatively complex, they are all Lu Yi's loyal subordinates. Even if we leave aside the Xianzhen Camp, the rest are either Zhang's capable children, Lu Wu's elite auxiliary troops, or veterans who have defended the border for many years. Such a small amount of hardship is naturally not worth mentioning.

"very good!"

Lu Yi couldn't help but smile when he heard this and began to issue formal combat orders.

"Everyone, hurry up and eat some dry food and feed the horses. In half an hour, follow me to attack the Haye tribe."

"The Haye tribe is still unaware of its imminent death. The distance of twenty miles is just a blink of an eye. Our divine soldiers are sent down from the sky. We can definitely defeat the Haye tribe with our intentions. We just need to defeat the Haye tribe next. After breaking through the camp, we must not kill them all. We can let the Haye people flee safely."

"Ok?"

"Only defeat but not kill?"

Lu Yi's words left all the soldiers present confused.

They have been following Lu Yi for quite some time, but this is the first time they have seen Lu Yi give such a strange order.

Killing and arson were normal, but it was the first time that an order was issued to let the enemy leave safely.

However, Lu Yi has led them to victory after victory. They are not only loyal to Lu Yi, but also admire him very much. Therefore, no matter what orders Lu Yi gives, they will execute them unconditionally.

Generals such as Lu Bu and Gao Shun knew Lu Yi's real plan, and they couldn't help but smile wickedly when they heard it.

Inside the tent of the patriarch of the Haye tribe.

The tribe leader Haye was sleeping with two Hu girls in his arms, one on each side.

He fought fiercely until late last night, and just ended the fierce battle at dawn and fell asleep exhausted.

Although Haye was in his prime, he could not withstand the two Hu girls who were also good at fighting. The two sides fought evenly and ended up with both sides suffering losses.

Haye was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by a somewhat familiar vibration.

“An earthquake…?”

Haye was a little confused at first.

But when the vibrations became more intense as they got closer, he sat up in shock as if waking up from a dream.

"not good!"

"There is a large group of cavalry invading!"

"Master, I'm still sleeping for a while..."

The two pretty girls beside Haye were awakened by his actions, and they subconsciously let out two coquettish sounds in their daze.

"You're about to die, why are you still sleeping?"

Upon hearing this, Haye became furious and immediately kicked the two confused people beside him off the bed one by one.

"Here comes someone!"

"There is a powerful enemy invading. Quickly wake up the young and strong people in the tribe and prepare to fight with our chief!"

Haye hurriedly put on his leather armor while shouting orders outside the tent.

Although he was greedy for money and lustful, his years of fighting on the grassland were not in vain. He was quite capable and made the most correct decision immediately.

"Is it the Hunye tribe or the Zuoxianwang tribe?"

"No! I am a capable general under the command of the Great Chanyu. Although the Left Wise King hates me to the core, his power is not adjacent to mine. It seems that it is most likely the old man from the Hunye tribe!"

"He sent an envoy the other day to tell me that I must not betray the Great Chanyu, but I insulted his envoy and threw him back. This old man must be unable to swallow this humiliation and is ready to attack me!"

"Humph! This old guy was just a member of the lowest tribe on the grassland before. Now he relies on his connections in the interior of the country and has sold horses for two years, and he wants to ride on my head and shit on me. He is really tired of living!"

While Haye urgently summoned his men and organized an army to resist the enemy, he kept thinking in his mind.

"Humph! That old man's tribe was only put together in the past few months. He hasn't digested everything yet, but he's already dreaming of annexing my Haye tribe. Isn't he afraid that his appetite will burst? Although my Haye tribe has a similar number of people as the Hunye tribe, the tribesmen are all elderly, and their overall combat power is far superior to that old man's tribe."

"Before, I was still thinking about how to reasonably annex the Hunye tribe, but I didn't expect that this old immortal would come to my door today. It's just right for me to wait for me to defeat his attack and then take the opportunity to counterattack his Hunye tribe and annex his tribe!"

"Anyway, it was this old guy who started it first, so the Great Chanyu can explain it."

Haye, who didn't know the truth, suddenly became excited as he thought about it.

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(End of this chapter)