Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 607: Three Northern Hu
Xing Daorong was also surprised when he learned that the Xiongnu and Wuhuan had joined forces.

Although both the Xiongnu and Wuhuan lived in the northern grassland area and had frequent contacts and conflicts with the Central Plains dynasties in history, there were significant differences between them in terms of origin, culture, social structure and historical development.

Besides, their two families have a feud.

Compared with the Xiongnu, the Wuhuan originated relatively late and were a branch of the Donghu tribe.

After the Donghu were defeated by the Xiongnu, they split into the Wuhuan and Xianbei.

The Wuhuan were mainly active in the northeast region, including Liaoning, eastern Inner Mongolia and northern Hebei.

The relationship with the Central Plains dynasty was rather complicated, with both confrontation and cooperation.

The cultures of the two families are also quite different.

The Xiongnu lived as nomads, were good at riding and shooting, and had strong military power. Their social structure was mainly based on tribal alliances, and they advocated the use of force. They often went south to invade the Central Plains and plundered property and people.

Although the Wuhuan were also a nomadic people, their lifestyle was relatively more diverse. In addition to grazing, they also engaged in hunting and simple agriculture.

The social structure is relatively loose and the tribes are relatively independent.

Although there have been alliances before, each army was independent. This is the first time that they have united and sent troops together.

It seems that Sima Yi is behind this...

After Xing Daorong received the news, he immediately went to Yanmen Pass to discuss the matter with everyone.

...

In the meeting hall inside the pass, Xing Daorong, Zhang Liao, Guan Ping, Zhang Bao and others sat together in a solemn atmosphere.

Xing Daorong frowned, holding a secret letter in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The spies reported that the Xiongnu and Wuhuan have secretly united and intend to invade our Central Plains from the south. The enemy is coming fiercely, what good strategies do you have?"

Zhang Liao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He slowly stood up, walked to the map, pointed at the terrain outside Yanmen Pass, and said, "Although the Xiongnu and Wuhuan coalition forces are numerous, they may not be united internally. The Xiongnu are good at riding and shooting, while the Wuhuan are good at fighting in the mountains and forests. The two may not cooperate well."

"Our army can rely on the natural barrier of Yanmen Pass and hold out until their food and grass are exhausted, and then we can seize the opportunity to counterattack."

Guan Ping nodded slightly and continued, "General Zhang is right. However, if the Xiongnu and Wuhuan coalition forces fail to capture the city, they may split up their forces to plunder the surrounding people."

"I suggest sending a group of elite cavalry out at night to harass the enemy's rear and cut off their food supply so that they can't take care of each other."

Zhang Bao heard this and stood up, slamming the table and saying with great pride: "Although Brother Guan Ping's plan is brilliant, the Xiongnu cavalry can move like the wind, and the Wuhuan are familiar with the mountainous terrain, so the harassment may not work."

"Why don't I lead a death squad to charge directly into the enemy camp and kill their leader. The enemy army will be leaderless and in chaos. Then our army will attack across the board and will surely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Xing Daorong listened, pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "All your plans have merits. General Zhang Liao advocates holding on, which is indeed a safe strategy; Guan Ping proposed to harass the enemy's rear, which can disrupt their morale; Zhang Bao is brave and fearless, and directly took the enemy's head, which is a move to boost the morale of the army. However, the enemy is powerful, so we must not underestimate them."

"In my opinion, we can use three strategies at the same time: first, defend the pass to wear down the enemy's morale; then send elite troops to harass their food supply; when the enemy is exhausted, Zhang Bao will lead the death squad to raid the enemy camp and decide the outcome in one fell swoop!"

As he spoke, his eyes were sharp and he said fiercely: "I thought this time we were going to solve the problem of the Southern Xiongnu, but I didn't expect the Wuhuan to come along as well."

"That's fine... let's destroy them all at once!"

Zhang Liao, Guan Ping and Zhang Bao all nodded in agreement when they heard this.

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said, "General Xing has a far-sighted vision. I am willing to lead the army to defend the pass and never let the enemy get beyond the line!"

Guan Ping also stood up and said, "Leave the matter of harassing the enemy's food supply to me!"

Zhang Bao smiled proudly, patted his chest and said: "I am the only one who can lead the death squad. I will make sure that the Xiongnu Chanyu and the Wuhuan leader will never return!"

Xing Daorong felt relieved to see that everyone was full of fighting spirit. He stood up and said solemnly: "In this case, everyone should do their job and work together to defeat the enemy! This battle is related to the safety of the Central Plains and we cannot afford to lose!" Everyone agreed in unison and then prepared to go.

But Xing Daorong knew in his heart that this matter might not end so easily.

Sima Yi, on the Huns' side, began to form alliances.

I’m afraid that not only the Wuhuan people will join, but the Xianbei people will also join.

Fortunately, someone found his way back...

Xing Daorong was able to get the news of the alliance between the Xiongnu and Wuhuan first because of Yu Jin's letter.

Is there any false information in the letter?
Xing Daorong thinks it is absolutely impossible.

Firstly, it would be easy to tell whether this news is true or not with a little investigation, and secondly…

After all, people should have a sense of shame.

Sima Yi was able to stick to his own path to the end, but Xing Daorong didn't believe that Yu Jin would do the same.

Just as Xing Daorong thought, the joining of Wuhuan was only the first step. Later, he received news that the Xianbei people had also joined the coalition forces to fight against the Han people.

...

If the Huns were the enemies before the Central Plains dynasty, then the Xianbei were the enemies afterwards.

The Xianbei people rose up in the Greater Khingan Range deep in the dense forests. They were the first northern ethnic minority to unify the Central Plains and once occupied a prominent historical position in China's ethnic history!
The Xianbei people successively established twelve local regimes: Former Yan, Later Yan, Western Qin, Western Yan, Southern Liang, Southern Yan, Tuyuhun, Dai, Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, and Northern Zhou.

Among them, Tuoba Xianbei once swept across the world, ended the conflict among the Sixteen Kingdoms, unified the vast areas of northern China, and established the Northern Wei regime, which set a precedent for the northern ethnic minorities in China to unify the Yellow River Basin.

It can be said that this powerful nation has left a beautiful figure on the historical stage of China!

However, in Xing Daorong's heart, all beautiful figures were forged in the flesh and blood of the Han nationality.

These Xianbei people... they need to be dealt with more seriously than the Xiongnu!
The current alliance of the Three Barbarians is almost the same as the Five Barbarians' invasion of China in the future.

How could Xing Daorong tolerate this?

Upon hearing the news, Guan Ping's plan to intercept grain and Zhang Bao's "suicide squad" plan were immediately put on hold.

The number of Hu people is increasing, and it is no longer something we can deal with directly.

We need to face it as a decisive battle...

We can't do as we did before and just think that to deal with the Huns, we just have to beat them down.

After all, although the three Hu's combat effectiveness in single combat is not as good as that of the Han army, they are much more powerful when combined.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the number of soldiers and horses is said to be 200,000, which is more than the number of Cao’s soldiers that Xing Daorong faced in the battle to destroy Cao!

The quality is not good, but the quantity is too much.

Xing Daorong had no choice but to gather the troops from various units and asked Bao Long and Ma Chao to return to Yanmen first.

There are too many Hu people. If they are left at large, they will be easily defeated one by one.

If we want to fight against their coalition forces... we have to think of a solution carefully.

(End of this chapter)