Huchuquan, the leader of the Southern Huns located north of Bingzhou, was completely confused after receiving Yuan Shao's formal alliance invitation.

It was really a surprise that Yuan Shao wanted to formally form an alliance with him without doing anything, and all the areas north of Youzhou were assigned to him. Of course, this was only in name, and Huchuquan didn't care about it, but what happened next

The conditions made Huchuquan extremely excited.

Yuan Shao promised to increase trade with him and provide him with certain material support, including the most scarce food and ironware for the Southern Huns.

One Han serves as five barbarians. Is it really just personal reasons that there is such a huge difference in combat power between the Han army and the barbarians? In fact, if you look at it alone, the physical fitness of the Han people is worse than that of the barbarians. Even if military discipline and other reasons are taken into account, the physical fitness of the Han people is worse than that of the barbarians.

, the combat power gap between the two sides is at most one to two, or one to three. The main reason why there is such a big difference in fighting is the weapon gap.

Among the Southern Xiongnu, an ordinary steel knife is enough to exchange for two horses. Because the Southern Xiongnu basically have no ability to make weapons, they all rely on smuggling from the Han people. They mostly use wooden guns, bone arrows and the like.

The Han people's wariness against foreigners has never disappeared. Even Liu Yu did not relax the restrictions on iron weapons. But he did not expect that this taboo would be broken by Yuan Shao on his own initiative.

"Chanyu, my emperor is sincerely forming an alliance with you, but I don't know what Shanyu wants?" Guo Tu said with a slightly unruly tone.

Hearing this, Hu Chuquan nodded hurriedly and said: "Such a thing that offers the best of both worlds, I have no reason to refuse. Please rest assured, Emperor Zhao, I will definitely try my best to keep an eye on the Chu army in Liaodong. However, our Southern Huns have passed by a few times."

We have been defeated for the first time, and now the situation is very critical. I hope Emperor Zhao can help us vigorously and provide more grain, grass and ordnance."

When Guo Tu heard this, the look of disdain on his face became even worse, and he said with a hint of frivolity: "What Shan Yu said, someone will bring it to my emperor, and I will say goodbye."

After saying this, he bowed briefly and turned around to leave, without giving Hu Chuquan any face.

The many Southern Xiongnu clan chiefs standing on both sides of the tent were filled with anger when they saw Guo Tu's arrogant appearance, but no one dared to stand up. Huchuquan, who was sitting on the main seat, also looked ugly.

Incomparably, he clasped his hands tightly and was speechless, not daring to say a word.

There was no way, after several battles, the Southern Xiongnu finally realized the reality. In front of the Han people, they were nothing at all and could only be at the mercy of the other side. No matter Yuan Shao, who had driven them out of Bingzhou with a little action before,

Whether it was Lang Juxu who directly defeated Gongsun Zan, the Northern Sanhu, in a one-on-three battle, they all made him extremely afraid. Especially in the previous battle at the Jieqiao, they were barely qualified to participate in it, and they were just playing tricks the whole time.

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The reason why they were able to wreak havoc in Bingzhou for so many years in the past was entirely because of the corruption within the Han Dynasty. If it were true, even ten Southern Xiongnu would have been wiped out long ago. The gulf-like gap between the two sides made the Southern Xiongnu completely succumb.

Reality.

Dignity? What is that? Can you eat it? I am so weak, no matter what, it is good to be alive. It is so good to be a grass on the wall. Look at Xianbei in his early days. Now the weeds on the grave are three feet tall.

Look at now, the northern grassland is completely empty. The Southern Huns have easily become the third lord of the grassland after the Northern Huns and Xianbei. Of course, this lord of the grassland is a bit watery. It is completely called monkeys without tigers in the mountains.

Overlord, but this is also an undeniable fact. They relied on their shameless spirit to survive until the end and became the biggest beneficiaries.

"Chanyu, although it is a good thing that Yuan Shao has formed an alliance with us, the Chu army in Liaodong may be difficult to deal with!" After Guo Tu left, a leader of the Southern Huns said.

"That's right! We also fought against the Chu army in the battle of Lang Juxu, and the combat power of the Chu army at that time was definitely not inferior to that of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry." Another leader said with a slight fear.

The other leaders also nodded. Zhang Liao's performance really frightened them at the beginning. They didn't know how special Zhang Liao was at that time, and they thought it was Zhang Liao's normal level.

At the beginning, with tens of thousands of cavalry against an army of hundreds of thousands, such a huge disparity in strength directly caused Zhang Liao to be in super-superior condition and his combat power was soaring. But that kind of state is basically rare. Except for the foreign tribes in the north, where else can such a large and average number be found?

Is there such a thing as having a poor fighting ability? The Jiangdong soldiers under Zha Quan’s command in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin must be better than that.

"I know this. Our current strength is no match for the Chu army, and I don't intend to go head-to-head with the Chu army." Hu Chuquan said in a bachelor's manner. His ambition was no longer a day or two, and no one present knew it.

But it was his conscientiousness that led the Southern Huns all the way to where they are today. Most of the tribal leaders present were people with the same conscientiousness as him. After all, those with backbone had long been wiped out by the previous wars.

, all that is left are the cartilage.

"Then what should we do if Yuan Shao questions us?"

"Send more scouts, and notify Yuan Shao immediately if the situation is discovered. Wouldn't it be great if we also sent more troops to wander around Liaodong, pretending to attack?" Huchuquan said indifferently: "How could Yuan Benchu ​​not know about us?

His strength? Besides, what would happen even if he knew it? Does he dare to fall out with us? "

Huchuquan is extremely confident about this. The Southern Xiongnu are indeed poor in combat power, but they have strong survivability! If they are pressed, they will have to flee to the west or north. Even if Yuan Shao is crazy, he will not catch up. The grassland is very important to the Han people.

It is said that it is not attractive at all, and the cold north is not suitable for the Han people to survive. Without benefits, how could Yuan Shao attack them? This is how the Southern Huns have always survived.

"Seizing the opportunity now, we must try our best to strengthen our own strength. You can also see the situation of the Han people now. Although they are divided, they are still not something we can match. No matter how good we are at observing words and deeds, we still cannot do this.

Lucky for you. Your own strength is the key. During this period of time, you should not cause any conflict with me or with the Han people. You should go all out to buy iron weapons and arm your men." Hu Chuquan warned.

"Yes, Shanyu."

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Now that he had solved his major problem, Yuan Shao focused all his attention on Yuan Shu. A true alliance with the Southern Xiongnu was only the first step. Almost at the same time, two groups of envoys set out from Yecheng to Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

After several interactions, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei quickly reached an agreement and established a close alliance to fight Yuan Shu together.

There was no way, as time went by, some information about Yuan Shu's subordinates was gradually exposed. Da Chu's current strength and combat potential were enough to make Cao Cao and Liu Bei despair, and even Yuan Shao had a huge head. Even if it was a tripartite alliance, they would not

The certainty of defeating Yuan Shu, but the possibility of annihilation is a fantasy. Just a Yangtze River Tiandi is enough to make them despair, and their goal is only to force Yuan Shu back to the south and take back the three northern states.

After Yuan Shu got the news, he felt a little melancholy in his heart. The situation he least wanted to see happened. The three heroes were forced to join forces to deal with him. But now he has an absolute advantage, so despite some

Unhappy, but not much worried.

Step by step, he seized the opportunity and suppressed the general trend until today. The strength of his subordinates has allowed Yuan Shu to ignore any situation. The combination of Yuan Shao and the other three people only made him feel more troubled and did not bring much threat to her.
Chapter completed!