Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 603 Ending
The integration of barbarians and Han people finally got started with Xing Daorong.

However, it will take some time for it to be fully integrated into the people.

This requires time to ferment, and no one can speed up the process just by working hard.

Now that Yecheng has been pacified and the Cao family has been unified, it is time to do the finishing work.

after all…

Our General Bao Long is almost forgotten by us.

However, we still need to discuss how to deal with this problem.

...

Five days after the wedding, Liu Bei summoned General Xing Daorong to the palace to discuss strategies to deal with the Southern Xiongnu.

The flickering candlelight in the hall illuminated the solemn faces of the two men.

Liu Bei sat on the dragon throne, his brows showing deep thought. He slowly said, "Zi Yu, the Southern Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded our borders, and the people are suffering. I have thought about it for a long time and want to follow the strategy of integrating the barbarians and use gentle means to make them surrender. What do you think?"

Xing Daorong was wearing armor and a long sword at his waist, standing solemnly in the hall.

He paused for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty's benevolence is something I deeply admire. However, the Southern Xiongnu are different from the barbarians."

"They have been in opposition to the Han for many years, and the deep-rooted hostility in their bones cannot be resolved overnight. If we try to be gentle, they may see it as weakness, which will encourage their arrogance."

After a pause, he continued, "Besides, there are Sima Yi and Yu Jin who are obstructing the matter. I'm afraid it will not end well."

Liu Bei nodded slightly after hearing this, thinking that it made sense, and then asked again: "What do you mean...?"

Xing Daorong looked determined and said in a deep voice: "I think that if we want to make the Southern Xiongnu surrender, we need to shock them with thundering means. First, we should use force to crush their spirit, and then use power to force them to surrender."

"When they feel fear in their hearts, we can then slowly adopt a policy of appeasement. Only in this way can we make them truly submit and not dare to have any other thoughts."

After listening to this, Liu Bei pondered for a long time, then nodded slowly and said, "Your words do make sense. However, weapons are dangerous tools, and they should only be used when necessary. Although I do not want to commit more murders, for the sake of the people of the world, I have no choice but to adopt this policy."

Seeing this, Xing Daorong stepped forward and said solemnly: "Your Majesty's kindness is a blessing to all people. However, the Southern Xiongnu are ambitious and if we don't deter them, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles in the future."

"I am willing to lead my elite troops northward and defeat their main force with a thunderous force, so that they dare not invade our border again!"

Liu Bei looked up at Xing Daorong, with a hint of approval in his eyes. He slowly stood up, walked to Xing Daorong, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I am very pleased with your loyalty and bravery. In this case, please lead the army to attack the Southern Xiongnu. Remember, use power to deter and virtue to win people over, and do not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Xing Daorong knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I accept your order! I will live up to your majesty's trust and intimidate the Southern Xiongnu with the force of thunder, so that they will never dare to invade the territory of our great Han Dynasty!"

Liu Bei helped Xing Daorong up, his eyes deep, and he said slowly: "The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unity, and after a long period of unity, there will be division. I am willing to use my benevolent heart to turn hostility into friendship. However, if someone is stubborn and refuses to change his mind, I will not hesitate to use thundering means to protect my Han Dynasty!"

At this moment, Liu Bei already has the aura of a king.

His every word and action is that of an emperor.

As for Xing Daorong, he did not feel any psychological pressure at all when he went to fight against the Southern Xiongnu this time.

Even from the moment he started selecting the new recruits, he was thinking about whether he should train some new people.

Therefore, in this expedition, he focused on employing young people.

Xing Daorong did not miss any of the adult second-generation generals such as Guan Ping, Zhang Bao, Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang.

There are also Jiang Wei, Deng Ai, and Luo Xian, a few underage boys, whom Xing Daorong also selected to be by his side.

There is also someone like Wang Ping, who is still unknown at the moment, but was brought out by Xing Daorong's "third eye".

In short, this time, Xing Daorong is focusing on bringing in fresh blood.

As for whether the veterans would have any objections... For Guan Yu and others, they naturally had no objection to taking their sons with them.

As for the others… they didn’t dare to have too many opinions about the general leading the army. Of course, Xing Daorong couldn’t just lead the “boys” to the battle.

Considering that the battle was against the Southern Xiongnu, Xing Daorong took Ma Chao and Zhang Liao, two masters of cavalry warfare, and led an army of 50,000 to march northward in a mighty manner.

...

To deal with the Southern Xiongnu, we must first find out where the Xiongnu are and who their leader is.

According to military intelligence, the main activity area of ​​the Southern Xiongnu is currently in Dingxiang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan and Shuofang outside the Bingzhou Great Wall.

The leader was Huhuxuan Chanyu, and his son Liu Bao was made the Left Wise King.

This Liu Bao was the one who rose to prominence in the turmoil of the late Western Jin Dynasty. He established the first minority regime of the Sixteen Kingdoms as a member of the Tugu nobles who migrated from the Xiongnu. He started the political unification of the Sixteen Kingdoms period and became the founding emperor of Han Zhao, Emperor Guangwen, and the father of Liu Yuan.

Originally, when Cao Wei was strong, Huochuquan had always been dependent on Cao Wei. In the original history, at least during this period, there was no rebellion.

However, with the rise of Liu Bei and the weakening of Cao Wei, the Southern Xiongnu became active again.

So this matter...Xing Daorong really needs to take care of it personally.

To put it bluntly, the root cause was that they had defeated Cao Wei too badly, which gave the Southern Xiongnu an opportunity to take advantage.

In this way, Xing Daorong's army marched northward and stopped to garrison at Yanmen.

And finally, our General Bao Long finally met the great general he had been thinking about day and night.

...

Speaking of our General Bao Long, he has had a really hard time these days.

Originally, after Cao Pi and Sima Yi ended the war in Hexi, he thought he could come back.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi turned around and did not attack Chang'an or help Cao Pi deal with Liu Bei, but instead went north.

This is really hard for Bao Long.

He kept the general's orders in mind, but he was not given the order to return, so he could only grit his teeth and continue to head north.

As for today...I just met the general I had been thinking about day and night in Yanmen!
The cold wind from the north blew up the snow on the ground and hit my face, causing pain like a knife.

His eyes searched the crowd eagerly until a familiar figure came into view—Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong was standing on the stone steps at the pass. The familiar figure made Bao Long's heart tremble suddenly, and his pace couldn't help but quicken.

He opened his mouth and wanted to shout out the name, but found his throat was dry and his voice was swallowed by the wind and snow.

"General!" He finally called out, with a slight tremor in his voice.

Xing Daorong was stunned when he heard the voice.

Why does it sound like I feel aggrieved?

It seems that our General Bao Long has been really wronged.

Seeing this, Xing Daorong quickly stepped forward, grabbed Bao Long and said, "Old Bao, it's really unfair for you to follow Sima Yi this time!"

With Xing Daorong's words, Bao Long immediately felt that it was enough.

But he said: "Where is the grievance?"

"General, I have to tell you in detail what that villain Sima Yi did..."

As he spoke, Bao Long pulled Xing Daorong towards the big tent, and there was no sense of awkwardness between them.

(End of this chapter)