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Chapter 434: The Han people have a strong Hu style!
While the counties and prefectures of Bingzhou were in shock, the Xianbei tribes outside the Great Wall were also affected.

When Dugen first surrendered to Yuan Benchu, he wanted to use Yuan's power to suppress Kebi Neng, so that he could reunite the Xianbei like his grandfather Tan Shihuai.

He took the initiative to trade horses with Yuan's army in order to purchase long arrows and large bows with longer range.

He also wanted to unite with the Xiongnu in Bingzhou and the Wuhuan in the three counties to attack and destroy Kebi Neng in the central part, and then integrate his tribal herdsmen to occupy more pastures with lush grass and water.

As a result, before they could take any action, the Yuan family, which dominated the north, was completely wiped out by the Liu family with a devastating force.

The thousands of miles of land bordering the Xianbei also had a new neighbor, and this neighbor was not easy to deal with at all.

Not only did he make his cavalry suffer in Yanzhou, but now his influence has expanded to near the Great Wall, and he often sends Han scouts into the grasslands to spy on the grazing movements of the Xianbei.

The Han cavalry held light crossbows and hung ring-handled swords on their backs. They shot the Xianbei scouts from a long distance and then left. They rode two horses very fast and in a short while, more than a dozen people disappeared into the horizon.

As the number of sneak attacks and disturbances increased, the Xianbei herdsmen became furious. Thousands of them mounted their horses, taking turns with two horses, and carrying large bows to pursue the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the pursuit led them to an ambush of the Han cavalry. Hundreds of Han soldiers, each riding three horses, rode straight towards them and charged at high speed, stunning the pursuing Xianbei people.

The swiftness of the armored men and unarmored horses penetrated the loose formation of the Xianbei directly. The Han army in the middle even chased the nobles of the Xianbei tribe, attacking and chasing them all the way.

The Xianbei herdsmen didn't even have time to adjust; they instantly collapsed and began to flee.

The hundreds of Han troops immediately divided into small teams of more than 20 people and continued to chase and kill in a cone shape, using sticky tactics. As long as they stick to the enemy, they will defeat the tribe.

Move at the fastest speed and do not give the opponent time to create a gap and adjust.

It seemed that they were using the few to fight the many, but in fact they were using the many to fight the few. They attacked from three directions, making the enemy exhausted. Any herdsmen who slowed down and wanted to adjust their tactics were killed by the Han army from several sides. In this way, even the majority of people could only flee.

Later, some tribes learned their lesson and began to lure out the Han scouts. However, the Han people had better armor and bows and crossbows than the Xianbei people. Their horses were also good ones, and they used the Hu people's water and grass for grazing. They fought when they had an advantage, and retreated when they didn't.

After the Han army launched a surprise attack on the tribe on the left, you thought they would launch a surprise attack on the tribe on the right, but when they reached the grassland, they immediately turned back and headed to the left again. Using this disgusting method, they made many Xianbei tribes that had been divided into grazing areas suffer terribly.

When the news that the Xianbei tribes near Bing and You were counterattacked by the Han people reached Budugen's tent, he could not help but be surprised.

Are they the Han army or the Hu army? Why are the Hu people so popular? Why are the chariot formation tactics that the Central Plains are so proud of no longer used?
Moreover, they were all small-scale conflicts, and the Han army never dispatched thousands of cavalry at the same time.

Even so, the Xianbei tribes close to the Han territory were so frightened that they felt like enemies everywhere and dared not approach to graze their livestock.

Budugen immediately sent people to inquire about the news, only to learn that the Han had reorganized the Youzhou cavalry and combined the Yuan family's Youzhou surrendered soldiers and the White Horse Volunteers into cavalry. The new Wuhuan Captain Yan Rou also accepted the Xianbei and Wuhuan people who could not survive on the grassland.

Using a large number of horses seized from the Yuan family, they formed a cavalry of nearly 7,000 men and horses, which were scattered throughout the Bing and You counties, competing with them for water and grass for grazing.

Not only was he attacked, but so was the Kebinen tribe. These Youzhou cavalry completely abandoned infantry and chariots, and also absorbed the advantages of Han and Hu. Whether it was horse fighting or infantry fighting, horse archery or hand-to-hand combat, they were all very strong.

What's even more terrible is that the other side reiterated military discipline. Not only did the Han people have strong military discipline, but even the Hu people in the cavalry were able to strictly abide by military orders and were not afraid of hard work and death in battle. Even though the Xianbei were numerous, the Hu people in the Han army dared to take the initiative to attack.

After several years, the Han people became less like Han people, and the Hu people became less like Hu people. The Han army even fought to support the war, and in turn competed with them for water and grass for grazing horses.

Now that he heard that the Han emperor was coming to Bingzhou, how could Budugen sit still? Liu Bei was clearly coming for him. He had long heard that Liu Xuande loved the heads of Hu chieftains and liked to use them to claim credit for his achievements. The skull of the Xiongnu Yufuluo was even made into a wine glass. This frightened Huochequan into surrendering without a fight.

Could it be that this time, Liu Bei has set his sights on the head of Tan Shihuai's grandson again?

Inside the ivory tent of the Xianbei Khan, Budugen, a man with dark yellow skin and thick curly beard, was unconsciously wondering what the Han emperor was thinking.

He is usually taciturn and does not like to show off, but he gives people an unfathomable majesty and his style of behavior is cold.

If the old Xianbei nobles saw him, they would be stunned and exclaim that he was very similar to Tan Shihuai.

"Khan, the Han people have repeatedly invaded the grasslands, and now the Han emperor has even mobilized a large army to come. I'm afraid that he is here to inspect Bingzhou in the name of inspection, but in fact he is here to raid the Xianbei!"

Inside the yamen, a stout Xianbei man put down the kumis and spoke anxiously.

The names of the Xiongnu and Xianbei are different. "Khan" originated from the Xianbei tribe and means ruler. It is a respectful title for nobles by the Xianbei people. Later, it gradually became the exclusive title for the highest leader of the tribe, meaning like the Xiongnu "Great Chanyu".

"Khan, the Han people have taken advantage of the conflict between us and Kebi Neng to sow discord among the Xianbei tribes and seize the land with abundant water and grass. I'm afraid they have long been planning to attack us. Why don't we send people to unite with the Xiongnu and each of the two countries send out 30,000 soldiers to attack Bingzhou to intimidate the Han people?"

As soon as the Xianbei leader finished speaking, someone interrupted him and retorted, "Khan, no, the Youzhou cavalry roams outside the Great Wall and is familiar with the hundreds of miles of grassland north of the Great Wall. Our army is not able to attack the county town and wants to retreat to the grassland. The Youzhou cavalry will come around behind us and attack us. Isn't it a danger of great defeat?"

"Besides, Kebi Neng has been eyeing us covetously for many years. When he hears that our army has been defeated, he will most likely take the opportunity to seize the tribal herdsmen. By then, we will be unable to advance or retreat, and our army will be overthrown."

The speaker was a scholar of Han appearance with a goatee, who had been sent by Yuan Shao to Xianbei to monitor Budugen.

Therefore, this person knew a lot about You and Bing states. Not long after Yuan Shao's death, he was directly detained in Xianbei by Budugen. He was not allowed to return to Han territory. He was forced to marry and have children in Xianbei. He also left several guards behind to protect him, but in fact to monitor him.

As time went by, the goat-bearded scholar gradually gave up the idea of ​​going back.

Of course, this was largely due to what he heard, that the clans in Jizhou were completely wiped out by Liu Bei.

Deep down, he resented the surrendered Yuan family and also resented Liu Xuande who was farming in Jizhou. As long as he could make Liu unhappy, what was wrong with working for the Hu people? Besides, his descendants could continue the family line.

(End of this chapter)