Chapter 66: Wrong Person Beaten

  The Xianbei were one of the largest noble families among the Xiongnu tribes.

  The head of the Xubu clan, has always been the first right virtuous king of the right wing kings. If the right virtuous king is considered as the master of a country, then Bodo is the prime minister of that country!

  Qiangqu was a Chanyu at that time. The Right Wise King was Hu Zhenquan, who was the son of Qiangqu and younger brother of You Lü.

  Now that the Xianbei have overthrown the Duan's rule, Huquan Spring is nothing in the eyes of the Xianbei.

  It can be said that among the various Xiongnu tribes in the west, the Xubu clan was undoubtedly the most powerful and dominant!

  The entire western part of the Ordos plateau was at least nominally under the control of the Xībó.

  However, in the western part of the Hexi Corridor, it was not that the Xianbei family dominated alone, and there were still two powerful Xiongnu tribes to balance with them - Lan and Han!

  Lan and Xu Bu are both aristocratic families that branched out from the royal family of Wang Lan, whereas Han is not.

  Han's clan, passed down from Han Wangxin!

  At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was a descendant of the royal family of the State of Han, one of the Seven Warring States, named Xin. This man helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unify the world and was enfeoffed as King of Han.

  However, the old land of Korea was a strategic location in the Central Plains, and it could not be divided to give to this person. Therefore, its fiefdom was placed north of Pingzhou Taiyuan County, with Yanmen Commandery Maiyi as the capital.

  Later colluded with Xiongnu, was suspected, and then defected to Xiongnu, which triggered the famous White Deer Plateau Siege!

  The Xiongnu Khan, from this came.

  The Khan's residence is just north of Beidi County and east of Baishui River! It is the closest Xiongnu force to Li Jing! And the territory of the Xushe tribe that Li Jing wants to find is to the north of the Han tribe's territory!

  It's no wonder that Li Jing didn't know, and even Xun Yu wasn't clear about it, only knowing that it was the grasslands north of Beidi County in the north, where the Tuyuhun and Sumpa tribes were in charge.

  The Han family, although once prosperous in the early days of the Xiongnu, has been declining year by year and is now no longer valued. However, the power accumulated by the Han family over hundreds of years cannot be underestimated.

  When White Wolf and Zhang Shan led a total of 1,100 cavalrymen into the territory of the Han clan, slaughtering everyone in sight, they didn't realize that they had found the wrong person!

  This thousand and one hundred cavalry, eight hundred light cavalry of the Ming dynasty, slaughtered the Han family's Xiongnu tribe at will. Three hundred mountain wolf cavalry were in secret, silently assisting in the slaughter, and in just one night, they advanced hundreds of miles forward, destroying no less than ten small tribes of the Han family's Xiongnu!

  No captives were taken and no booty was seized, only slaughter. In one night, at least five thousand Huns, directly or indirectly, mysteriously died at their hands!

  Every time they capture prisoners, they only ask where their tribe is located, and then they rush into the central area of the Han territory!

  The next morning, Zhang Shan launched a lightning-fast attack. Although the number of people was not large, relying on their excellent equipment and unexpectedness, they almost stunned the Han family!

  The White Wolf even took advantage of the emptiness and quietly killed into the Han clan's territory!

  In the end, Han's forces, which far outnumbered those of the two men, managed to repel them after suffering heavy losses, but not without being shocked and frightened.

  Such a powerful and fierce Han army is simply unheard of!

  It was just a thousand people, but they almost pushed the Han family, which had stood for hundreds of years, to the brink of extinction! Although they took advantage of the unexpected situation, the contrast in strength between them was fully revealed, showing their powerful side.

  Compared with Han's inexplicable anger and sadness, Bai Lang and Zhang Shan remained silent after bumping into each other upon leaving the Han family territory.

  By this time, they certainly knew they had found the wrong person.

  In the midst of the confrontation, Han naturally had to shout out his identity and ask for the reason. This made both of them feel like crying and laughing at the same time, as they hadn't expected their anger to lead them astray and mistakenly pick a fight with the wrong person - this was simply the most ridiculous thing under heaven!

  "What should I do?"

  The White Wolf was somewhat at a loss and said: "We have made a mistake, for the sake of our lord we have brought about an enemy, how can this be explained?!"

  Zhang Shan couldn't come up with a plan either, so after discussing it for a while, they decided to send a message immediately and inform Li Zheng of the situation. Then, the two of them didn't dare stay in Han's territory any longer, so they turned around and headed north again.

  Although he hit the wrong person, Zhou Lin must be saved, and Xū Bó's family must pay the price!

  Divine Land Pasture

  Li Zuo looked at the letter in his hand and exchanged a glance with Xun Yu.

  "What's going on here?"

  Li Zheng's face was speechless, and he said: "This kind of thing can only be done by these two bastards!"

  It's just scolding, but no blame is attached.

  Now Bai Shui River is as firm as a rock, even if he provokes the Han family, there's nothing they can do about it!

  Xun Yu couldn't help but smile, shaking his head and saying: "This is also the fault of your humble servant. The decline of the Han dynasty has been going on for a long time, and there hasn't been any news from them in many years. It's because I was remiss in my duties."

  Li Zheng shook his head and said, "It's God's will... But it doesn't matter, sooner or later we'll have to deal with the Han clan, this battle has weakened their strength."

  "Although that's the case, it also made Han wary, and in future battles, it will be difficult to catch him off guard." Xun Yu felt a little regretful.

  "Is there anything perfect in this world?" Li Zhēng was nonchalant: "Wait until I become powerful, no matter how the Han family is, they will still be a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

  "My lord is wise."

  "What a pity about the wealth and livestock..." Li Zhēng smacked his lips, his face showing regret: "These two bastards only know how to fight and kill, but they didn't get any benefits!"

  Looking at Li Zhēn's greedy appearance, Xún Yōu couldn't help but laugh and cry. However, in his heart, he also very much agreed that if the two White Wolves could bring back the cattle, sheep, and wealth of the ten or so defeated Hàn clan tribes, it would undoubtedly have a significant promotional effect on Li Zhēn's power.

  "Your Excellency, Zhang Shan and Bai Lang have provoked the Han clan. Should we recall them?" Xun Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "The Han clan will not let this unprovoked disaster go unpunished."

  "It doesn't matter." Li Zhong waved his hand: "Zhang Shan is slightly stable, Bai Lang is clever, relying on the speed of the mountain wolf cavalry and the light horse cavalry, they will not be surrounded. If it's a small-scale encounter, the Xiongnu people can only die! Let them make a fuss, and also intimidate the Xiongnu people, so that these barbarians don't think Li Zhong is easy to bully!"

  Saying that, Li Zhēng's tone suddenly changed, and he said: "Although this battle did not result in any losses, it has exposed a major weakness - we still do not fully understand the enemies around us. Zhou Lin is not doing enough, our intelligence system is not perfect yet."

  Although that's what he said, Li Zhēng knew that this was an unavoidable situation. Since his rise to fame, it had only been less than two years. Within a short period of time, Zhou Lin had achieved something, which was already quite good; there was no need to be overly critical about the rest.

  Xun Yu nodded, but said: "Although he has not been in contact with Zhou Lin for a long time, Yu feels that he is not the best candidate to be in charge of the intelligence system. Zhou Lin is too smooth and has no flaws in his dealings with people, he is good at operating business, but his city is not deep enough, and his heart is not delicate and ruthless."

  Li Zheng nodded in agreement: "I have no one to use under my hands, what can I do? Unless, Mr. Gongda, you take charge of the intelligence?"

  Xun Yu shook his head: "If it's about making plans or governing the people, I would not yield to anyone. But as I said before, I don't have that kind of temperament."

  The two men discussed for a moment and couldn't come up with a result, so they had to put it on hold for the time being and make a decision when a suitable candidate was found.

  Xun Yu changed the subject and said: "Now that our lord has control of White Water River, with a vast area of pastureland and abundant resources, should we consider expanding the breeds of war horses? Moreover, I see that our lord has established a dock and barracks along the banks of the White Water River; is there an intention to develop a naval force?"

  "Huh? You've figured it out?" Li Zheng was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "I had the same idea. What suggestions do you have, Mr. Gongda?"

  "Hmm..." Xun You pondered for a moment, then said: "As for the main war cavalry, the Blue Steel War Cavalry and the Mountain Wolf Cavalry are sufficient for now. However, since resources are abundant, why not synthesize a few more breeds and let them multiply early to form a scale?"

  "These words make sense." Li Zhong nodded his head.

  "If we are to develop the naval forces, should we focus on synthesizing water-based warhorses?" Xun Yu said slowly: "Of course, I think that ships cannot be lacking either. At least in terms of supplies, the role of ships still cannot be replaced."

  Li Zhong's heart was in agreement at the same time, and his face also showed surprise.

  It turns out that Xun Yu had already thought of the aquatic war steed from the dock! A genius is indeed a genius, perhaps due to the limitations of their era, but given a high enough platform, they will burst forth with dazzling wisdom.

  As Xun Yu said, cavalry fighting in the water can't carry dry rations and other supplies on their bodies, this must be done with accompanying ships.

  So, in order to develop hydrofoils, we also need to build a shipyard!

  "On land, there are the Green Dragon Cavalry and the Mountain Wolf Cavalry. In water, if we also have an Aquatic Cavalry, why not create a cavalry that can traverse the skies as well?!" Xun Yu exclaimed, his face slightly flushed with excitement. "At that time, when our three cavalries - land, sea, and air - advance together, who in the world will be able to stop us?!"

  Li Zhong's face showed complete surprise.

  Xun Yu was able to think of the Water Cavalry, which already surprised Li Zong, but he did not expect that even the simultaneous advance of the three cavalry units on land, water and air would have a contingency plan. This kind of strategic awareness is indeed astonishing.

  "Mr. Gongda is absolutely right!"

  Li Zhong sighed: "In the long run, the three armies advancing on land, water and air is a trend. However..." At this point, Li Zhong was slightly helpless.

  In all aspects, Li Zhēng as the master of the system had naturally considered them long ago, but the difficulties within could not be resolved.

  Currently, the Battle Horse system is only at level one. In addition to being able to synthesize only first-level battle horses, there are also restrictions on the number of synthesis types.

  First-order system, can only synthesize ten war riders! Yes, only ten.

  However, Li Zhēn has already synthesized seven kinds of war riders!

  There are two main types of warhorses: the Qingyijia War Horse and the Mountain Wolf War Horse.

  Special War Steeds are Ruby Bird, Thorny Boar, Blue Winged Bird, Giant Beast and Mineral Eating Beast!

  That is to say, at this stage he only has three synthesis quotas for the War Rider left.

  Considering Li Zhong's overall situation, due to the expansion of his territory adjacent to a large river, the synthesis of water cavalry is already inevitable, which occupies one quota.

  And the Sky War Horse is also very important.

  For the war mode of this era, the Sky War Rider has an unparalleled advantage. Whether it's a siege, a raid or a pursuit, the Sky War Rider can be said to be invincible in any situation!

  This takes up another quota.

  The remaining quota needs to be selected.

  Is it synthesized into another earth war ride, or is it used on special war ride synthesis? After thinking for a moment, Li Zhēng still made up his mind and synthesized another earth war ride!