Donghu was originally a nomadic people on the desert grasslands. It was adjacent to Yan State in the south and was later defeated by Qin Kai, the general of Yan State. Then it moved to the Laoha River and Xilamulun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Donghu gradually became stronger and once threatened the Huns, but was soon defeated by Maodun, who killed his father and took office, and he never recovered from then on.

After the Donghu was defeated by the Huns, one of them fled to Wuhuan Mountain, which was later Wuhuan, and the other one fled to Xianbei Mountain. This was the later Xianbei people. The Wuhuan was once powerful for a while at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and almost unified the entire north, but was defeated by the Han prime minister Cao Cao. He then integrated into the Han people with the Southern Huns and disappeared into the long river of history.

After the Wuhuan's defeat, the Xianbei took the opportunity to occupy the desert and quickly became stronger. It invaded the south in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, almost blocking the Han bloodline of the Central Plains. This was the darkest and most tragic page in Chinese history - the Five Barbarians invaded China! Among them, the most serious crimes against China in the Central Plains were the Xianbei people.

However, at this time, the Xianbei people were just a small tribe hiding under the Xianbei Mountains. The population was only more than 100,000, and the strong men were less than 30,000, and even worse than a slightly larger Hun tribe.

When the "Hun army" arrived, the Xianbei people fled into the deep mountains and forests early, and even the scouts were dared to send them out.

Therefore, the itinerary of the Chu Army's cavalry was extremely smooth.

When Meng Shi advanced to the south of the desert with great fanfare, the Chu cavalry also protected more than 200,000 women and children. The craftsmen arrived at the territory of the Northern Diao Tribe in the middle of the Liao River and were warmly welcomed by the Northern Diao Tribe.

Since the Warring States Period, the Northern Diao Tribe was a vassal of Yan State. At the end of Qin, the mobs emerged, and the rulers of Yan State also replaced people like a lantern. However, the Northern Diao Tribe always maintained close ties with Yan State. After the Yan State formed an alliance with Chu State, the Northern Diao Tribe and Chu State quickly became closer.

In addition, Zhao Sheqi Mai was there, and the relationship between the Northern Diao Tribe and the State of Chu was even closer. Not to mention anything else. Huyan's Tianlang Army was the Hu people recruited from Liaodong through the Northern Diao Tribe, and there were also spies who had previously invaded the Shanyu Court of Ebony. They also infiltrated the caravans of the Northern Diao Tribe.

The Northern Diao Wang Zhaoshe fell seriously ill and was unable to go out to greet him in person, so he sent Zhaoshe to come to greet him.

Zhao Sheqi Mai also met all the ministers of Chu State. He was very enthusiastic and introduced as he walked: "General, this is the Liaohe River. Our Beidiao tribe has lived here for generations, relying on hunting, fishing and herding to make a living. However, over the years, we have begun to emulate the Central Plains people to cultivate land and farm, and our lives have been much better."

Bi Shu smiled and said, "You Northern Diao people are almost the same as those of the Central Plains."

Qi Mai sighed, "Oh, it would be great if he could really be a Zhongyuan people."

Bi Shu's heart moved slightly, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind. He smiled and said, "Do you really want to be the people of the Central Plains? Or this general has a way to help you realize your wish."

"General, take this seriously?" Qi Mai was overjoyed when he heard this.

Qi Mai has been in Chu for many years, but he has seen the prosperity of the Central Plains and is particularly impressed by the prosperity of the Central Plains. He dreams of becoming a Central Plains man. Every time he returns to the tribe and talks about the Central Plains with his brother. The Northern Diao Wang Zhaoshe is envious and says he must be reincarnated as a Central Plains man in his next life.

For wild tribes like Bei Diao, the Central Plains world is simply a paradise.

Bi Shu smiled faintly and said with a hint: "What I said is naturally true."

Along the way, Bi Shu was thinking about one thing, that is, how to deal with these more than 200,000 women and children, craftsmen? It is naturally impossible to hand it over to Yan State. If you go back to Jiangdong by sea, you will not be able to bear the suffering of the sea. You should know that even strong men will vomit halfway to death when they go out on a boat, let alone weak women and children?

In addition to the navy soldiers who have been walking on the water all year round, even the most elite Chu imperial guards were extremely afraid of taking a boat. This time, when the cavalry returned to Jiangdong, the cavalry would inevitably have to take a long journey of the sea. Bi Shuzheng was very troubled by this.

If it weren't for the suffering of the sea and the fear of being destroyed by storms, Xiangzhuang would have sent elite troops to attack Linzi on the sea.

Therefore, transporting these women and children back to Jiangdong by sea is not a good idea.

Since that's the case, why not leave these women and children in the Northern Diao and then help the Northern Diao establish its country?

Of course, only women and children are absolutely not good, and they have to add strong men from Jiangdong, but this is not a problem. In such a large Chu State, the population is close to tens of millions, and thousands of people violate the law every year. It is possible to send those death row prisoners who should have been beheaded to Liaodong to fill the border. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?

In addition, there are great benefits to helping the Northern Diao establish a country: recruit Hu people such as Mo Bei Diao, Sushen, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo and other Hu people to form cavalry troops nearby. These Hu people have an advantage over the Chu people, that is, their lives are cheap, they do not have to be paid, and they do not have to pay salaries. These Hu people are not afraid of death and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

Of course, this cavalry can only be formed in the name of the Northern Diao Kingdom.

But it is certainly not that simple to accomplish this. Bi Shu said, "But you have to take this matter slowly."

Zhao Sheqi nodded and said, "General, the Wuhuan people and Xianbei people on the way have not made things difficult for you, right?"

"Dare they?" Hu Yan glared at him and said disdainfully, "With their little force, if they dare to provoke our Great Chu cavalry, I must take their nest, hum!"

Bi Shu smiled slightly, suddenly remembered Meng Feng, and said, "I don't know how General Meng and the others are doing now?"

"Old Meng?" Hu Yan curled his lips and said angrily, "This guy is a tough guy. He has given us a lot of trouble in Jiuyuan back then. Even if Zhou Guanfu went there, I am afraid he would not get any advantage."

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The bonfire was burning vigorously, dispelling the chill from the desert. Meng Fengqi held the horizontal knife and leaned against the saddle and slept soundly. Although his handsome snoring could be clearly heard several miles away, not far from Meng Fengqi, Meng Ken curled up and fell asleep soundly. A prairie rat rushed past his face and failed to wake him up.

The young Mengyuan, Meng Liao could not sleep at all. The two brothers stared at each other and stood up from time to time to scan the surroundings vigilantly. However, the surroundings were pitch black and there was nothing at all. But they knew that the Huns and Han troops were spying on each other, and they might pounce on them like wolves at any time. Thinking of this, how could the two brothers sleep?

As the brothers waited nervously and expectantly, time was quietly passing.

It was just the darkest time before dawn, Meng's snoring suddenly stopped abruptly, and then he turned over and sat up from the saddle. Almost at the same time, Meng Keng, who was lying beside the fire, also stood up with a sword in his arms. The two old brothers looked at each other and saw a hint of lust in each other's eyes. The Huns are coming!

"Mengkeng, Mengyuan, Mengliao!" Meng Fengqi turned over and shouted loudly.

"The last general is here!" Meng Keng, Meng Yuan, Meng Liao stepped forward and agreed with a loud voice.

Meng Fengqi pulled out his horizontal knife, pointed to the dark night sky ahead, and said in a deep voice: "Call the army to drive away the Huns, women, children, cattle and sheep to advance quickly to the southeast, hurry!"

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Zhou Guanfu suddenly woke up from his sleep and stood up suddenly.

Zhao Mu, the general of Zhao State who was sleeping soundly, and South Korean general Sun Fen were also awakened. Sun Fen calmed down and asked in a low voice: "Champion Hou, what's wrong?"

"Huns!" Zhou Guanfu said in a deep voice, "Huns are here!"

"Huns?" Zhao Mu frowned, "The Huns did not intercept the women, children, cattle and sheep of the Chu army. Why did we come here? Have they discovered our existence? This is not possible, we are very hidden."

"The Chu army is here too!" Zhou Guanfu said coldly, "It was the Chu army who led the Huns!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a scout team led him to the fire and knelt on one knee to report: "Champion Marquis, the Chu army drove cattle, sheep, women and children to the mountain pass, and there were also Huns chasing them behind!"

Zhao Mu and Sun Fen changed their expressions and turned around and shot Zhou Guanfu with a horrifying glance.

"You don't have to look at me like this. I just thought of it." Zhou Guanfu said, turned around and left.

Zhou Guanfu led Zhao Mu and Sun Fen to the cliff on the left side of the mountain pass. He saw a fire in the north. Because they were too far apart, they could not see the specific situation clearly. They could only vaguely see many people driving cattle and sheep to escape in a hurry. There were also faint crying sounds of women and children, as well as the cry of cattle, sheep and livestock in the wind.

In the further northwest direction, there is a torch that is grounded and connected to the sky.

Zhao Mu's face suddenly changed drastically and he said in a lost voice: "Champion Hou, something is wrong!"

Sun Fen was also extremely surprised and said in a deep voice: "It's true that although the Chu army drove away many women and children, there are not as many as 200,000 to 300,000. The gap between the number of cattle and sheep is even greater. Judging from the situation, there are only 100,000 heads, so where can there be million heads? Champion Hou, don't you make a mistake, right?"

Zhou Guanfu was also confused. Could it be that the Prime Minister was wrong? Or was this just a bait sent by the Chu army?

In just a moment, the flames that surged from the north reached near the mountain pass. With the bright flames, Zhou Guanfu, Zhao Mu and Sun Fen were even more surprised to find that the number of Huns and women, children, cattle and sheep was smaller than they had guessed just now. The marching queues were deliberately lengthened and the number of Chu troops seemed to be only a few thousand cavalry.

"We were cheated!" Sun Fen shouted, "If I had known, I would have sent a scout Ranger to find out!"

"Send a scout? He said lightly. What should I do if the Chu army finds it?" Zhao Mu said angrily, "And there is nothing to say about this now?" After saying this, Zhao Mu said to Zhou Guanfu again, "Campus Hou, should you make an idea quickly, and if you can fight out or not? The Chu army is about to rush across the mountain pass!"

"This..." Zhou Guanfu was also indifferent to what the Prime Minister said, which made him feel a little at a loss, but he still ordered based on his instinct, "Don't hurry, wait first, wait first and see." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!