Three Kingdoms: Rebirth of Liu Bei, the Zhaolie

Just as Rilu stood up in anger and began to berate Tuoba Lin, the six confidants behind him also changed color and drew their swords.

Upon seeing this, Tuoba Jiefen also suddenly stood up from his seat, drew his sword with a "whoosh," and stared fiercely at Rilu's six confidants with his two wolf-like eyes, as if he wanted to devour them.

Upon seeing this, Hegu Xun also drew his sword.

The guards following behind Tuoba Jiefen and Hegu Xun also drew their swords.

For a moment, the sounds of swords being drawn, "clang, clang...", filled the air.

The tent was instantly filled with a murderous aura.

Tuoba Lin remained firmly seated in the main seat, displaying an unwavering composure even in the face of imminent collapse.

Mohefu of the Tuoba Ten Tribes, who were relatives and brothers of Tuoba Lin, were also very calm and not in a hurry to draw their swords.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Qian Zhao, Lü Bu, and others remained calm and composed, waiting for the situation to spiral out of control.

Ritsu did not draw his sword.

However, he did not stop the six confidants standing behind him from drawing their swords.

This was, after all, the camp of the Tuoba tribe, the headquarters of Tuoba Lin.

Therefore, Tuoba Lin was as steady as an old dog, but as cunning as a wolf.

He listened quietly to Rilu's roar, and instead of getting angry, he laughed:

"Tan Shihuai certainly never called himself 'Khan,' but he did not object when we called him Khan. He tacitly accepted this supreme title."

"I believe that Tan Shihuai is unworthy of the noble title of 'Khan'. As the supreme leader of the Xianbei tribal alliance, he was an extremely incompetent person who could not even solve the livelihood problem of my Xianbei people. Once the cattle and sheep were in danger, he launched a war against the Han Dynasty."

"In which year did Tan Shihuai not attack the Han Dynasty?!"

"The lessons of history are still fresh! The fate of the Xiongnu people, who were destroyed and exterminated by the Han people, happened not long ago. Tan Shihuai attacked the Han Dynasty year after year, causing the Han people to resent and hate us Xianbei people."

"Do you really think we can defeat the Han people? They have vast lands, countless impregnable cities, and warriors constantly emerging from the land, like snowflakes falling from the sky."

"It took the Han people three hundred years to drive out the Xiongnu. Only then were we able to occupy this land of abundant water and grass. If the Han people are angered, they will not hesitate to fight against us for hundreds of years until they wipe us out."

"He, Tan Shihuai, is the sinner who led us Xianbei people down the path of no return, to the extinction of our race!"

Does he deserve the title of "Khan"?

Rilu was rendered speechless by Tuoba Lin's words.

He wanted to refute it, but he didn't know what to say.

After holding it in for a long time, his whole face turned red.

"You're the one who pushes Yin, so naturally I can't argue with you."

Rilu paused for a moment, then said, "However, I disagree with every word you said. If we hadn't plundered the Han Dynasty, we would have been wiped out on our own, without even waiting for the Han army to attack us. It was precisely because we plundered the Han Dynasty that our people were able to survive."

Tuoba Lin said coldly:

"So, you're saying you're not going to obey my orders?"

Ritsu said angrily:

"Why should I obey your orders, just because you are Tuiyin of the Western Xianbei? I am not appointed by you, Tuoba Lin, but elected by my tribe. I represent the will of my people."

"From this moment forward, you are no longer a Xianbei lord!"

Tuoba Lin said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Ritsu quickly became furious.

He suddenly drew his knife:

"Tuoba Lin, unless you kill me, I will remain a Xianbei chieftain. However, I don't think you have the guts to kill me! Aren't you afraid that Tanshihuai will kill you?"

Tuoba Lin stopped speaking, but gave his son Tuoba Jiefen a wink.

Tuoba Jiefen understood, and immediately sprang up, slashing at Rilu with his sword.

Hegu Xun and his personal guards followed closely behind.

at the same time.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Qian Zhao, Lü Bu, and Gao Shun all drew their swords and attacked Ri Lu at the same time.

The space inside the tent was too cramped to allow for any movement.

Both sides swung their knives wildly.

Although Rilu was extremely fierce, he couldn't withstand the sheer number of people on Tuoba Jiefen's side!

Amidst shouts, a flurry of blades came crashing down.

Ritsu and his six personal guards were all hacked to the ground and died on the spot.

Tuoba Jiefen cut off Rilu's head and carried it out of the tent.

Liu Bei and others followed them out.

On the open ground not far from the main tent, the hundred personal guards that Rilu had brought were still waiting.

They were suddenly startled to see Tuoba Jiefen approaching carrying a bloody human head. The crowd was in an uproar, their eyes filled with fear. They grabbed the swords hanging on their horses, but were unsure whether to draw them.

"Listen up, all of you: Rilu is no longer your tribe's leader. Rilu is no more on the grasslands. This is Rilu's head!"

As he spoke, Tuoba Jiefen raised Rilu's head high so that the hundred personal guards could see it clearly.

"The Tuoba tribe killed the lord!"

All one hundred guards were terrified.

At this moment, they were in the Tuoba tribe's camp and had no idea that the Tuoba people would dare to kill Rilu. Therefore, they were completely unprepared.

Once Ritsu was killed, they were at a loss.

Suddenly, the sound of hooves rang out outside the tent.

Several centurions of the Tuoba tribe's military camp led hundreds of Xianbei cavalrymen to swarm in and surround the entire camp.

Seeing this, Rilu's hundred personal guards dared not make any rash moves.

Tuoba Jiefen immediately said sternly:

"Put down your knives! I'll guarantee your lives!"

Upon hearing this, the hundred guards looked at each other in bewilderment.

If they tried to break through, they would soon be killed by the arrows of the Yazhang army.

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

It started when a Japanese guard dropped his sword.

Immediately afterwards, all one hundred guards threw down their swords.

Only a few of his personal guards refused to surrender. They brandished their swords and charged toward Tuoba Jiefen with loud shouts.

Hegu stepped forward and swung his sword three times, each strike aimed at the throat, instantly killing the guards.

Tuoba Jiefen threw Rilu's head on the ground and said in a deep voice:

"Those who lay down their weapons will be dispersed and incorporated into the armies of the ten Tuoba tribes. From today onwards, you are all people of the Tuoba tribe."

"Hegu Xun! Divide those one hundred men into ten small teams, and then have each of the ten Tuoba tribes send a centurion to take them away."

"Yes."

Hegu Xun obeyed the order and carried it out.

Tuoba Jiefen, Liu Bei, and others returned to their camp.

At this time, the corpses of Ritsu and the others inside the tent had all been cleared out.

In fact, Liu Bei's original plan was to imprison Ri Lu first and then execute him at a suitable opportunity. But he did not expect the situation to develop to this point.

Ri Lü shouted wildly and even drew his sword to threaten them.

Tuoba Lin could not do without killing Ri Lu.

Since Rilu had already been killed, Liu Bei had no choice but to let things take their course.

He immediately told Tuoba Lindao:

"Khan, the Xianbei people who roam around Canhebei have four villages. If each village has 10,000 people, that's 40,000 people. Among them, there are at least 8,000 Xianbei cavalry."

"Now that their leader, Rilu, is dead, and things have come to this point, the only option is to send troops to Canhebei as quickly as possible to control the Mohefu and the clan leaders of the four villages, so that they will not dare to act rashly."

"At the same time, show them kindness. Only by combining kindness and severity can we win their hearts. Stabilize the hearts of the 40,000 people in these four villages. Then, we can slowly integrate them into the ten tribes of Tuoba."

After listening, Tuoba Lin pondered for a moment and said:

"The three thousand troops in the main camp are almost fully trained..."

"Next, I will remain stationed at the Tuoba camp. Tuoba Jiefen will lead two thousand guards, along with two thousand cavalry from the four tribes of Tuoba Hegu, Tuoba Baba, Tuoba Punai, and Tuoba Yilou, for a total of four thousand men. Then, with Rilu's head in hand, we will travel day and night to Canhebei to stabilize those four villages."

"Anyone who dares to disobey will be executed on the spot!"

"Yes, Father."

Tuoba Jiefen responded loudly.

The four veteran generals of the Tuoba tribe, Tuoba Hegu, Tuoba Baba, Tuoba Punai, and Tuoba Yilou, all nodded in agreement.

Tuoba Lin then instructed his four brothers:

"You four, each leave your eldest son behind and lead the remaining two hundred cavalrymen to guard the camp."

"Yes, Khan."

At this moment, Liu Bei shouted:

"Khan, we also wish to follow Tuoba Jiefen to Canhebei to pacify the four villages under Rilü's rule."

"Hmm."

Tuoba Lin was overjoyed. "Xuande, if you and Lü Bu go together, I can stay at the main camp and have even less to worry about. Granted!"

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Each village and hamlet has its own minor leader, and hundreds or thousands of villages and hamlets form their own units.

—From the "Biography of the Wuhuan and Xianbei" in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty