After Yuan Shao lost another battle at Cangting, his already gray hair and beard were now almost completely white, but his energy now looked good.
"Gentlemen, Wuhuan is approaching fiercely, do you have any countermeasures?" Yuan Shao asked, his tone carrying a hint of domineering tone that he had not seen for a long time.
If I can't defeat Cao Cao, can I still defeat you, Wuhuan?
Although I was beaten badly by Lao Cao, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. I, Yuan Benchu, will never be bullied by a Wuhuan like you.
One Han is against five barbarians!
No wonder Yuan Shao despised Wuhuan so much, it's because all Han people now look down on Hu people...
Sadly, half of Youzhou has now become the hunting ground of the Wuhuan people, and countless children of the Han family are suffering all kinds of abuse from the barbarians.
After Yuan Shao learned the news, he immediately sent Yuan Xi, Shen Pei and others to lead an army of 50,000 people back to the north for support.
But everyone present, including Yuan Shao, knew in their hearts that the 50,000 people could only rely on the city's defense and could not expel the 100,000 Wuhuan cavalry.
Yuan Shao's voice asking about strategies had just finished.
After Xun Chen, Tian Feng, and Xu You, Guo Tu, who became the latest generation of Yuan Shao's masterminds, stood up, raised his hands and said: "My lord, Wuhuan is a nomadic people, they will not occupy the city... The weather this year is cold.
Abnormal, I think they just came here to plunder supplies to survive the winter."
Yuan Shao was also very kind to the people under his rule, especially the people of Youzhou. After experiencing Gongsun Zan's tyrannical rule, Yuan Shao's policies could undoubtedly be regarded as a benevolent ruler. The people of Youzhou, Jizhou, were actually very kind to them.
Yuan Shao was quite supportive.
Judging from Guo Tu's tone, it seems that he doesn't care much about Wuhuan's invasion of Youzhou.
Yuan Shao stared at Guo Tu coldly and asked, "What do you want to explain?"
Guo Tu has always been the best at guessing Yuan Shao's thoughts. He said bluntly that if Yuan Shao sticks out his butt, Guo Tu will know what Yuan Shao is going to do.
After hearing the displeasure in Yuan Shao's tone, Guo Tu rolled his eyes and replied: "Wuhuan from the three counties sent troops to Youzhou just because they were worried about a difficult winter. The lord can take advantage of this and defeat the enemy without fighting.
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"What do you mean, let me, the general, take the initiative to send them food and show my kindness to them???" Yuan Shao's tone became even colder, and his eyes gradually became sharper.
"Not only that, my subordinates also suggested that my lord and Wuhuan should get back on good terms..."
Before Guo Tu finished speaking, Yuan Shao immediately slapped the armrest and shouted: "How dare you Guo Tu, how dare you trick me into bowing to Wuhuan?"
"No, no, no!" Guo Tu quickly waved his hands and said, "My lord, please listen to what I have to say!
You are not bowing to the Wuhuan people, but you are just giving them alms because you can't bear to see the Wuhuan people starving and freezing...
Moreover, Cao Cao is now in alliance with Lu Bu. We are alone and we are a bit clumsy after all.
We have re-established good relations with Wuhuan, and they will be a great help to us when we deal with Cao Cao and Lu Bu in the future. Please be careful, my lord!"
After hearing Yuan Shao and Lu Bu, Yuan Shao immediately calmed down.
This bad wolf plus a fierce tiger is indeed quite a deterrent.
But Youzhou is the land of the Han people. Wuhuan slaughtered and plundered wantonly in Youzhou, and he still had to shamelessly send food and supplies, and beg for peace?
After all, Yuan Shao couldn't get over this hurdle!
How could Yuan Shao get over this hurdle!
Standing up slowly, Yuan Shao spoke in a low and resolute tone: "I can lose to Cao Amao, but this is our Han people's family matter after all... Who are the Wuhuan people? Are they worthy of me, Yuan Benchu, taking the initiative to show my kindness?"
Guo Tu thought he was going to suffer. Before Yuan Shao could speak, he immediately changed his compliment and said: "As expected of the lord, my subordinates are far inferior to the lord in terms of ambition and structure! The lord is mighty!"
Lao Guo kept his posture so correct even if he didn't reach out to hit the smiling man, so Yuan Shao let him go for the time being.
In November of the fourth year of Jian'an, it snowed heavily!
The Wuhuan people were imprisoned in Guangyang County by Yuan Xi, who recruited garrison troops and could not go further west.
When Wuhuan master Qiu Liju died, because his son Louban was young, his nephew Tadun was appointed as Shanyu on his behalf, taking charge of the Wuhuan tribe in the three counties on the right.
Tadun was brave and good at fighting and had extraordinary talents. He was regarded by his tribe as the Maodun Chanyu who unified the northern grasslands for the first time during the Qin Dynasty and established the Xiongnu Empire. He was deeply supported and convinced by the tribes, and everyone was willing to obey his orders.
In addition to the fact that the tribe was indeed worried that the winter would be difficult this time, Tadun also had some tentative thoughts in his heart.
It has been more than ten years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Central Plains. The princes are fighting each other and the people are in dire straits.
If the Han Dynasty consumes a lot of internal fighting, wouldn't the Wuhuan people have an opportunity?
So Tadun led a hundred thousand Wuhuan cavalry in a surprise attack and broke through Youzhou Pass, and went straight into the hinterland of Youzhou to burn, kill and loot. At the same time, he also used various methods to test the combat strength of Youzhou's few defenders.
What weighed heavily on Tadun's heart was that even though 60,000 elite troops were taken away from Youzhou, the 20,000 defenders who remained behind, under the leadership of Qian Zhao, made Tadun feel the tenacity and unyieldingness of the Han people.
After more than ten days of violent attack on Guangyang County, Yuan Xi and others arrived.
The Wuhuan people were not good at attacking the city. After a few days of fierce attack again, seeing the weather getting colder and Yuan Jun's reinforcements arriving, Tadun finally made the wise choice to retreat.
The Han people showed their will and fighting power, which made Tadun very worried.
Fearing that Yuan Shao would take revenge on him, Tadun decided to send an envoy to Yecheng with the intention of restoring old friendship with Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao originally wanted to push the Wuhuan envoy out and kill him, but he suddenly remembered what Guo Tu said to him before, "The Wuhuan cavalry is very powerful. If they can send troops to help me deal with Cao Cao and Lu Bu, maybe I can do it again."
It will increase your chances of winning a little bit.”
"Wait a minute!" Thinking of this, Yuan Shao shouted to stop the movement of his guards.
The Wuhuan envoy narrowly escaped death and crawled back in a state of pee. He kept kowtowing and thanked Yuan Shao: "Thank you, General, for not killing! Thank you, General, for not killing!"
"Go back and tell your master that if you want this general to give up his hatred of Youzhou, he must surrender to me and send troops to help me resist Cao Cao!"
The envoy looked embarrassed and said, "I can't make the final decision on this matter. Please allow me, the general, to go back and report it to the Shanyu."
"I'll give you a month. If there is no reply, my army will crush the three counties of Wuhuan next spring!" Yuan Shao was bragging a little, but his words were not without their deterrent effect.
The messenger bowed and retreated, bringing Yuan Shao's words to Tadun.
After some testing in Youzhou, Tadun knew that Yuan Shao still had strong strength. Once he was relieved by Yuan Shao, although he would not be flattened, he would definitely not be able to get better in the future.
After some discussions with the tribesmen, Tadun decided to send an envoy again to express his willingness to surrender to Yuan Shao and form an alliance with him. At the same time, he also proposed marriage to the real Shan Yulouban of Wuhuan in the three counties, with the intention of strengthening the alliance through marriage.
The Wuhuan people's attitude was very low, and Yuan Shao gained face, so he gave Tadun, Nanlou, Su Puyan, Wuyan and others the title of Shanyu and seals in the name of the imperial court.
He also agreed to a marriage with Wuhuan and married his clan's daughter to Lou Ban as his wife, thus reaching the final alliance with Wuhuan in the three counties.