The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 564: Han Army Invasion
Timurid steppe.

Located west of the Wusun Kingdom and north of the Kangju Kingdom, it is the most fertile grassland under the control of the Northern Xiongnu.

In this clear and cool autumn season, the Northern Huns, who should have been grazing leisurely, were actually quite nervous.

Because the Han people invaded.

Yuan Shu led nearly 10,000 of his own direct subordinates and nearly 50,000 cavalry from the Western Regions and charged directly into the grassland without any hesitation, and then scattered to plunder.

It has to be said that when it comes to looting, Yuan Shu is an absolute professional.

Relying on the intelligence obtained in advance from Xu You and the many talented people under his command, Yuan Shu's cavalry was like sharks, always able to keenly capture the enemy's scent and launch fierce attacks.

In just half a month, dozens of small and medium-sized tribes were robbed.

After hearing the news, the Northern Xiongnu Khan Luandi Ule could no longer suppress the anger that had been accumulating in his heart for a long time.

"Insanity!"

It has always been them, the Northern Huns, who have plundered other people. When will it be the turn of others to plunder them, the Northern Huns?
And he did not hide it at all along, not taking them seriously at all.

Even during the heyday of Parthia and Kushan, they were not so rampant.

"Chanyu, I am willing to lead my men to destroy this Han army!" Zuo Xian Wang Hu Yan Moye said without hesitation.

As the military leader of the Northern Huns, he had a hot temper and could not tolerate such provocative behavior.

"Chanyu, Moye, this matter still needs long-term consideration." Upon hearing this, Xubu Tuge hurriedly advised.

After the failure of negotiations with the Kushans and Parthia, Subutuge became increasingly pessimistic about the current situation.

And now that Yuan Shu came directly to his door, he became extremely alert.

"What's the point of long-term planning? The enemy has come to our door, can we still be cowards?" Hu Yan Moyue said angrily.

"Shut up!" Luandi Wule once again suppressed his inner anger and suppressed Hu Yanmoye.

"Tug, keep talking."

Everyone in the tent focused their attention on Xubuduge. Except for Luandi Ule, everyone else's eyes were filled with anger.

Xubuduge, knowing that he was being targeted, still stood up without hesitation.

"Chanyu, the Han people have always been cunning. They are coming with such force this time, there may be a hidden agenda behind this. We are not familiar with this army, so we should not attack rashly. It is better to observe for a while."

Hu Yan Moye looked disdainful and snorted coldly: "Tu Ge, you just think too much. They are just a group of greedy robbers who think we are weak, so they bully us at will."

"We have to hurt them so that they won't dare to attack us."

"If I lead the elite cavalry, I will be able to kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor, and let them know how powerful we, the Northern Huns, are!"

Luandi Wule did not respond immediately, but fell into deep thought.

With a small family and a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he cannot afford to be careless or negligent.

"What Tuge said is correct. It is indeed not advisable to attack rashly without knowing the enemy's situation, but we cannot just let the Han people bully us."

Xubu Tuge said: "Chanyu, I have a plan."

"explain."

"Evacuate the surrounding tribes, lure the enemy deep into our territory, and send light cavalry to harass them. Once we have determined the enemy's strength, we can directly encircle and destroy this Han army!"

As soon as Xubu Tuge's plan came out, everyone in the tent began to whisper to each other.

Huyan Chi Na was the first to support it, saying, "Chan Yu, this is a very good plan. It can not only avoid a hasty confrontation with the Han army whose background we don't know, but also take the opportunity to lure the Han army into a pre-set encirclement and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

However, the Left Wise King Hu Yanmoye was displeased. He snorted heavily and said, "How can we, the Northern Xiongnu warriors, be so timid?" "What if the Han people realize something is wrong and run away? Are we going to be robbed by them for nothing?"

For a moment, everyone in the tent began to argue about Xubu Tuge's strategy.

Luandi Wule raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He pondered for a moment again, weighing the pros and cons of the two plans. In the end, he felt that Xubu Tuge's plan was more reliable.

"We, the Northern Xiongnu, are not afraid of fighting, but we also don't fight a battle we are not sure of. Let's follow Xubuduge's strategy."

"However, you must also be prepared. Once a decisive battle is about to begin, or the Han army is about to flee, you must obey the order and assemble immediately. I will make sure that this Han army will never return!"

"Yes!" everyone said.

The Northern Xiongnu then quickly acted according to Xubuduge's plan. The surrounding tribes began to evacuate in an orderly manner, moving their tents, livestock and property to the rear.

At the same time, groups of light cavalry were sent out, like wolves on the grassland, quietly lurking on the route the Han army must take for looting, waiting for the opportunity to launch harassment attacks.

Although Yuan Shu had reaped a lot of rewards at this time, he did not look happy at all.

Because he knew that he was about to be defeated and flee.

Yuan Shu was really unhappy about being used as bait to lure the Northern Huns, but he had promised his brother before, so he had to do it.

At this time, a horse bandit leader was returning with a load of Northern Xiongnu women, cattle, sheep and other supplies. He happily reported the good news to Yuan Shu and was also preparing to pay tribute.

Yuan Shu kicked him in displeasure and said, "Is it worthwhile to report such a small amount to me?"

"I don't like the sight of you keeping these junk for yourself. Get lost now. Don't forget to arrange some people to transport it back."

The bandit leader who was kicked did not feel ashamed at all. Instead, he was so happy that he kept nodding and bowing.

Where can you find a boss who helps you get rich together, is not greedy or takes advantage of you, and is the first to take the lead when things go wrong?

As an "old man" who had followed Yuan Shu all the way from Mount Tai, he admired Yuan Shu very much.

This time, they didn't even ask for the routine tribute, and all the benefits were kept by themselves and others. They were so happy.

In comparison, what's a kick or a few scoldings?
Is that humiliation? That is love! That is encouragement!

Beating is love, scolding is care. If this kind of thing happens every time, he would like to be beaten and scolded every day.

As a vassal lord, Yuan Shu was very unqualified, but as a bandit leader, he was absolutely perfect.

Be loyal, be able to handle things, and be clear about rewards and punishments.

All the bandit leaders were convinced.

Moreover, Yuan Shu was quite caring towards the bandit leaders under his command.

Although he did not reveal the fact that he had faked defeat in order to avoid any accidents, he still reminded them to transport the spoils back to the base camp in time, stating that he brought them here only to grab some benefits.

If the Northern Huns were ready to take action, they would have to evacuate immediately, and they would not have time to take care of the spoils and baggage.

It can be said that this boss has done his best.

As for whether there would be any problems if he kept it secret and pretended to be defeated and evacuated, Yuan Shu was not worried at all.

joke!

These direct descendants are all his "die-hard fans", and each one is better than the other at escaping, so they don't even need to act.

As for those soldiers from the Western Regions, it all depends on their luck.

Anyway, they are not Han people, so we won’t feel bad if some of them die. We can just recruit some more.

(End of this chapter)