After deciding to march north, Liu Wu also gave instructions regarding matters in Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang exercised the power of the Prime Minister of Chu.

The first priority is the training of seafarers. This war may take several months to complete.

Therefore, there is no need to wait for him to return before sending the navy to sea. As long as the training is completed, they can go directly to the American continent.

After some instructions, Zhou Yu also returned from Qinling Mountains and embarked on the journey to the north with Liu Wu.

……

Youzhou.

A large number of troops gathered from Qingzhou, Jizhou and Yuzhou, and marched northward in a mighty force.

An army of two hundred thousand men gathered at the border of Dai County.

Inside the big account.

Liu Wu sat in the main seat.

Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Dao and other generals all had angry looks on their faces.

On the contrary, Tian Yu and Xian Yu Fu looked ashamed.

“Your Majesty, the Xianbei cavalry, the Wuhuan cavalry, and the descendants of the Yuan family are now in the territory of Dai County. All the people in Youzhou who did not hide in the city have suffered countless casualties.”

Chen Dao reported to Liu Wu the situation in various places in Youzhou.

Tian Yu looked more and more ashamed, and apologized to Liu Wu:
“Your Majesty, it is because Yu is incompetent that he cannot protect the people of Youzhou and they are being trampled upon by foreigners.”

Xian Yufu also hurried forward and said ashamedly:
“I am also willing to accept the king’s punishment.”

Although Liu Wu’s face was heavy, what he wanted more at this moment was to make these foreigners pay for their blood debt with blood.

According to Chen Dao’s report, the Xianbei were even more brutal than the Wuhuan.

Whenever they came across a village, they captured young and strong men and made them slaves, and used women as tools for them to vent their sexual desires, or even as their best stored food. When there was really nothing to eat in the winter, they would kill both the elderly and children.

Such vicious and cruel means made Liu Wu furious.

Moreover, Liu Wu also learned from Zhou Yu that since the Xianbei people rose to power under the leadership of Tan Shihuai, their invasions of the border counties of the Han Dynasty had made every Han person feel angry.

In the autumn of the second year of Yongshou (156 AD), Tan Shihuai led three to four thousand Xianbei cavalry to invade the Yunzhong County of the Han Dynasty.

In the first year of the Yan Xi reign (158), the second year of the Yan Xi reign (159), and the sixth year of the Yan Xi reign (163), the Xianbei invaded the Han borders many times.

In the summer of the ninth year of Yan Xi (166 AD), the Xianbei dispatched tens of thousands of cavalrymen to enter the nine counties along the border of the Han Dynasty, killing and looting officials and civilians.

After the first year of Jianning (168 AD), the Xianbei attacked the border counties of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou every year, resulting in the killing and looting of a large number of Han people.

In the sixth year of Xiping (177 AD), after Tan Shihuai refused the Han Dynasty’s marriage proposal, the Han Dynasty sent three armies to attack the Xianbei. As a result, the Han army was defeated and more than 5 people were killed.

The Xianbei, led by Tan Shihuai, brought tremendous pressure to the Han court through their invasions and plundering.

This was the Xianbei invasion of the Han Dynasty when Tan Shihuai was still alive.

After Tan Shihuai passed away, the Xianbei fought each other. However, when Tan Shihuai was alive, he set up three major tribes in the border counties of the Han Dynasty specifically for looting and invading the Han Dynasty.

From Youbeiping to Liaodong in the east, it connects with more than 20 towns of Fuyu and Yemok as the eastern part.

The central part includes more than ten counties from Youbeiping to Shanggu in the west.

The western part is the area from Shanggu to Dunhuang and Wusun, which includes more than 20 towns.

The Han Dynasty has been in civil war for so many years. One can imagine how much harm the Xianbei people from the three major Xianbei tribes entrenched in the border counties of the Han Dynasty have caused to the people in the border counties of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Wu was sure that the Five Barbarians who invaded the Central Plains in history were mostly from these three Xianbei tribes.

“Alright, I came to Youzhou not to pursue crime, but to support the people of the Han Dynasty and to seek justice for the Han Dynasty.”

“How many enemies are there?”

Liu Wu simply waved his hand to interrupt Tian Yu and Xian Yu Fu’s apology.

Since he employed Tian Yu and Xian Yu Fu, he believed in their abilities.

Now, the most urgent task is to defeat the aliens first and make them pay the price.

Listening to Liu Wu’s words, Xian Yu Fu did not dare to neglect and said hurriedly:
“Replying to the king, because you led the army north, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, Wuhuan, and Xianbei were all shocked and retreated to Dai County. There were about 150,000 troops, including 60,000 Xianbei cavalry, 40,000 Wuhuan cavalry, and 50,000 soldiers and horses from Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.”

Xian Yu Fu quickly told the situation of the enemy.

“Oh, only 150,000 troops.”

Liu Wu couldn’t help but sneer when he heard Xian Yufu’s report. Then he looked at Zhou Yu and asked:

“Gongjin, how do you think we should fight this battle?”

Zhou Yu listened to Liu Wu’s question, and he was prepared in his heart. He did not hesitate and said directly:

“Your Majesty, I think that if we want to achieve our goal in one battle, we should surround the enemy rather than attack them fiercely.”

Seeing the doubts in Liu Wu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Tian Yu, and Xian Yu Fu’s eyes, Zhou Yu explained:

“Among the 150,000 enemy troops, 100,000 are Xianbei and Wuhuan people. In other words, these 100,000 are all nomadic cavalry. They are not good at defending the city, so they can only fight against our army with cavalry.”

“Considering the Xiongnu and Xianbei nomadic cavalry’s characteristics of fighting, they would run away if they couldn’t win. I’m afraid they will feel that our troops are strong, so they will flee and run to the grassland, leaving us helpless. This is their usual tactic.”

“So, I think we should first block the retreat routes of these alien races, and then destroy them in one battle!”

Zhou Yu said it very calmly, but when Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Tian Yu, Xian Yu Fu and others heard it, their eyes lit up.

Liu Wu also smiled and said, “Yes, if that’s the case, then let’s block the retreat routes of these alien races first.”

“Tian Yu, you are familiar with the terrain of Youzhou. If the aliens want to escape into the grassland, where will they go?”

Liu Wu asked Tian Yu.

Tian Yu cheered up, came to the map, pointed to Gaoliu County in the north of Dai County, and said:

“Reporting to the king, if the foreigners are defeated and want to escape, they will definitely go north from Gaoliu County, cross the Great Wall, and enter the grassland. You can set up an ambush in Gaoliu County.”

“Takayanagi County!”

Liu Wu looked to the north of Dai County and found the location of Gaoliu County. Without hesitation, he said:
“Huang Zhong, Xian Yu Fu, you two will lead an army of 30,000 soldiers, hiding during the day and moving at night, sneaking into Gaoliu County and blocking the foreigners’ retreat route.”

Huang Zhong and Xianyu Fu immediately took orders, then assembled their army and went around Gaoliu County to block the aliens’ retreat route.

“Gongjin, I will leave this battle to you for full command.”

Liu Wu did not spend much time commanding this war.

As for Zhou Yu, Liu Wu still wanted to train him more.

Zhou Yu has strong military talent, but he still needs to experience more wars.

“Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!”

Zhou Yu felt warm in his heart and excited.

After Zhou Yu took over the command of the army from Liu Wu, he immediately began to mobilize.

In Dai County.

Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, the leaders of the Xianbei tribes and the Wuhuan leader were living a life of debauchery and eating to their heart’s content.

“Chief Suli, Chief Tatun, I will be relying on you a lot from now on. If you can defeat Liu Wu and help my Yuan family recapture Youzhou and Jizhou, my Yuan family will definitely reward you handsomely.”

At this time, Yuan Shang flattered and fawned on Suli, the leader of the eastern Xianbei, and Tadun, the leader of the Wuhuan.

Suli and Taton looked at each other, grabbed the soft thing in their hands, and laughed:

“Don’t worry, Mu of Jizhou. Our Xianbei cavalry is very powerful. Back then, your Han emperor, oh, the one called Liu Hong, sent out three armies totaling 60,000 troops. As soon as they arrived at the grassland, they were destroyed by us. Don’t worry.”

Suli, the leader of the eastern Xianbei, laughed.

After hearing Suli’s words, Yuan Shang felt relieved. This time, when he led the foreign tribes to the south, he was strongly opposed by Shen Pei, who even wanted to report him to Liu Wu, but was killed by him with great reluctance.

The purpose was to take advantage of the power of the Xianbei and Wuhuan people to help them defeat Liu Wu and regain their territory.

A few days passed quickly.

On the vast plain of Dai County, drums of war thundered, flags covered the sky, and a thrilling battle was about to begin. Zhou Yu, the wise and brave general of the Eastern Wu, led an army of 170,000 infantry and cavalry, which surged forward like an unstoppable torrent. Among them, 70,000 cavalry were as powerful as dragons and tigers, with a magnificent momentum.

These 70,000 cavalrymen were the war horses captured by Liu Wu after he defeated Cao Cao’s 100,000 cavalrymen, as well as the horses obtained from Youzhou, a horse-producing area, making up a total of 70,000 cavalrymen.

Liu Wu’s army of more than 100,000 soldiers came forward in a mighty and overwhelming manner.

Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other tribes were all shocked upon hearing the news and immediately prepared to fight.

According to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang’s idea, they would lead their troops to withdraw into Dai County, attempting to rely on the strong city defense to resist the offensive of Liu Wu’s army.

However, Xianbei and Wuhuan leaders such as Suli and Tadun did not want to defend the city.

In fact, they were all cavalrymen. How could they enter the city and become soldiers defending the city?
I’m afraid they would die defending the city before they could even display their riding skills.

What’s more, Tadun didn’t think that the Dai County city could be defended against Liu Wu’s offensive.

Since we can’t hold it, we might as well fight a field battle with Liu Wu’s army.

After hearing what Tadun meant, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang considered it carefully and finally agreed. They decided not to defend the city but to fight Liu Wu’s army in the field.

After all, they only had 50,000 troops, while the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes had 100,000 cavalry.

A massive field battle unfolded directly on the Dai County plain.

However, after a series of deployments and fierce fighting, the troops began to fight.

Even though the 150,000 troops under the command of Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other tribes were large in number, they immediately seemed somewhat overwhelmed when facing Liu Wu’s elite division.

Even when the number of troops Zhou Yu deployed did not exceed 100,000, the cavalry of the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes became frightened.

The riding skills of the Han people are still terrible and cannot be compared with those of natural born riders!
However, the Han people were able to stand up straight and practice archery and horse riding.

He could even combine man and horse into one, using the horse’s momentum to give them a fierce blow.

Even the weapons of the Han people were better than theirs. After the fight, the weapons in their hands broke directly. The quality of the weapons was also better. The extremely sharp swords, spears, swords and halberds flashed cold light on the battlefield. Every swing was enough to scare the foreigners. In comparison, the weapons of the foreigners seemed much inferior, and they were at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

On the plain, the two armies fought and the war clouds gathered. The cavalry under Liu Wu rode on war horses equipped with the three treasures of horses, held sharp and tough weapons, and wore armor. They were simply not comparable to the Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalry who wore animal skins and crude weapons.

Faced with the fierce offensive, the Xianbei’s 60,000 cavalry, the Wuhuan’s 40,000 cavalry, and Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang’s 50,000 soldiers and horses, the Wuhuan were the first to collapse.

The offensive of the Wuhuan and Xianbei peoples gradually became chaotic, their morale was low, and Tatun and Suli began to think about escaping.

However, Zhou Yu did not give the enemy any chance to breathe. A heavy cavalry clad in iron-red armor was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

The three thousand heavy cavalry, like an iron dragon, swept away and crushed the 50,000 infantry formation of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, stirring up the entire battlefield.

Then they were unstoppable and dealt a heavy blow to the Xianbei cavalry and Wuhuan cavalry.

“Retreat, retreat quickly!”

“Han people, how terrifying! What kind of cavalry is this!”

“Get out!”

The Wuhuan cavalry and Xianbei cavalry were in chaos.

Led by the tribal leaders, they began to flee.

However, at this time, Zhou Yu commanded the army to rush towards the enemy like a tide, blocking the foreign cavalry from the east, west and south.

A large number of ethnic minorities fled northward, trying to escape to the grassland.

But Gaoliu County had been sealed off in advance.

Under Zhou Yu’s careful deployment, the 200,000-strong army was like a sophisticated war machine, pushing more than 100,000 Yuan troops and foreign cavalry into a desperate situation step by step.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were caught when they tried to escape.

In addition, the Xianbei leader Suli and three other Xianbei leaders were captured in the chaos.

However, the Wuhuan leader Tadun was familiar with the terrain of Youzhou and escaped.

In this battle, 40,000 enemies were killed, 50,000 foreigners were captured, and 30,000 Yuan troops were taken prisoner.

At Liu Wu’s command, these captives were made slaves and transported to various states to perform lifelong labor service.

And just when Liu Wu won the decisive battle in Youzhou and defeated Yuan’s descendants and 100,000 foreigners.

It was also in Bingzhou that Cao Cao defeated an army of 30,000 Xianbei soldiers and an army of 50,000 Gaogan soldiers.

However, Gao Gan fled to Jinyang City, where he had been cultivating for many years, and gathered 30,000 defeated troops. Relying on the strong city of Jinyang, Cao’s army was temporarily unable to break through.

Just as the news of the great victories of Liu Wu and Cao Cao’s armies from the east and west spread, causing a sensation in all states of the Han Dynasty.

In Youzhou, Liu Wu decided to split his troops into two groups with Zhou Yu, and while Cao Cao was attacking cities and seizing land in Bingzhou, they respectively attacked the grasslands south of the desert and the Wuhuan’s lair.

Gaoliu County, County Magistrate’s Office.

“Gongjin, I have confirmed with Tian Yu and Xian Yu Fu that you will lead an army of 50,000 to attack from Lulong Pass (now Qian’an County, Hebei Province), cross the Luan River, and then you will be able to reach Bailang Mountain (now Kalaqin Left Banner Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning Province) like a divine army descending from the sky, and finally reach Liucheng (now Chaoyang, Liaoning Province).”

“I will lead an army of more than 100,000 soldiers to attack from Gaoliu County. Taking advantage of the damage done to the Xianbei tribes, I will uproot them completely!”

In order to successfully conquer the Wuhuan, Liu Wu even gave Zhou Yu a road that was opened by Cao Cao in history and led directly to the Wuhuan’s lair.

“Don’t worry, my king. I will definitely take over Liaodong and Liaoxi!”

Zhou Yu bowed and said solemnly.

“send troops!”

Following Liu Wu’s order, the army was divided into two groups, and Zhou Yu led 50,000 troops towards Lulong Pass.

Liu Wu led an army of hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen and marched through Gaoliu County into the Monan grassland.

After Liu Wu won the victory, he divided his troops into two groups, one heading to the Wuhuan’s lair, and the other heading to the south of the desert. When the news spread, it caused a huge sensation in the Han Dynasty. (End of this chapter)