Chapter 259 Messenger

On the vast grassland, there were countless cavalrymen at a glance. The two sides were facing each other at a long distance, and they confronted each other for a long time. After a month, there were countless battles, big and small, but in the end no one could do anything to the other.

The Xiongnu and Xianbei came together to fight against a new force that suddenly emerged in the grassland. With 50,000 cavalry, their momentum was huge, but they had no idea where to start when facing the alliance's well-equipped and well-trained infantry and cavalry corps.

The strength of the cavalry has never been in attacking strongholds. Whenever they invaded the Central Plains, they mostly relied on the cavalry's mobility to move freely on the vast plains to contain the enemy, which often made the Central Plains dynasties exhausted in dealing with them.

However, once they deployed their troops for a head-on battle, it would be difficult for them to defeat an infantry formation like the Alliance, especially since the enemy also had a considerable cavalry force that was fully capable of counterattacking them, which made it even more difficult.

Of course, the Alliance couldn't do anything to them either. No matter what happened with the 50,000 cavalrymen, whether they were fighting or retreating, the decision was in their hands. The two sides had been confronting each other for more than a month, and they were both very uncomfortable being stuck here.

In the military tent of the Xiongnu and Xianbei camp, the Xiongnu Chanyu Huhuquan and the Xianbei Kebineng sat opposite each other, both of them with solemn expressions.

Today is still a day for them to discuss the war, and it is still a day without any clue. The allied forces on the opposite side are powerful corps that have undergone long-term training, and their own 50,000 troops are really difficult to deal with.

"It has been more than a month, and the enemy still shows no sign of wavering. I thought we could defeat them with logistics, but now it seems that we were overthinking it. Their logistical support is much more sufficient than we thought." Ke Bineng sighed helplessly.

As the leader of the Xianbei, he was actually not too unfamiliar with this enemy.

Although this enemy is an alliance army, the main combat force is still composed of Xuanxia troops.

Thinking back to the time when he and the Wuhuan people of Dai County supported Liu Yu in resisting the Yellow Turbans, they suffered a great loss at the hands of the enemy, so that there was no place for the Xianbei people in Youzhou anymore. He could only lead his tribe to flee to the outside of the Great Wall in disgrace and occupy space outside Bingzhou.

Fortunately, escaping also brought him opportunities, allowing him to unify many tribes and truly become the leader of the largest Xianbei tribe. As long as he continues to develop, he will sooner or later become the true king of Xianbei.

But he didn't expect that after he had left, the Yellow Turbans came back in another form, and seemed too powerful, so he had to join forces with the Huns to resist.

Huochuquan said in a deep voice: "No matter what, we have to beat them back. If we let them continue to expand like this, I'm afraid our tribe will be completely devoured."

Ke Bineng agreed with this, but he was also more worried. How to repel the enemy was now a big problem.

"Then what should we do next? Continue to stalemate here?" Although Ke Bineng drank the wine, his brows were furrowed even deeper.

Huochuquan snorted coldly and said, "Why not? You and I are leading the tribe behind us. We have no logistical pressure at all. They will definitely not be able to outlast us!"

Ke Bi could only think about it and nodded.

Of course, our situation is not as easy as Huochequan said, but on the grassland, nomadic people do have great advantages.

Compared with the army of the Central Plains dynasty, nomadic peoples did not have fixed cities. They lived by following water and grass. The tribes could drive cattle and sheep to follow the army, so the logistical pressure was much smaller.

Of course, the premise is that their tribe is not discovered. Once the enemy raids the rear, there will be no way to fight the war.

Huochequan and Kebineng are now hiding in the rear and keeping a close eye on the enemy from the front without having to consider this problem. So, they will feel more confident if they continue the confrontation for a long time.

The two men gradually formed a plan in their minds and intended to act accordingly, but at this moment a soldier came with news that an envoy from the allied forces wanted to see them.

This immediately surprised the two men. What was the point of sending an envoy when the war had already reached this point?

They looked at each other, and although they didn't know the intention of the allies, they nodded and agreed.

Not long after, an envoy holding a talisman walked into the tent led by soldiers. This man was tall and strong, and he looked like a first-class hero, which made Huochequan and Kebinen look at him sideways.

This strong man was none other than Taishi Ci, who had emerged from the allied forces in the past year. After Taishi Ci entered the tent, he bowed to the two men in a neither humble nor arrogant manner and said, "I am an envoy of the allied forces, and I am honored to meet you two leaders!"

Huochuquan glanced at Taishi Ci and said calmly, "Our armies have been facing each other for more than a month. Now is the time to decide the winner. Are you sending an envoy at this time to surrender?"

Taishi Ci was slightly startled when he heard this, and found it somewhat amusing: "Where does the idea of ​​victory or defeat come from? I see that your army still has sufficient strength to spare, so why do you feel that you will lose? Although the allied forces are very strong, there is no need to belittle yourself, leader. I believe that your army is still capable."

The veins on Huochequan's forehead jumped, and he suddenly had an urge to kill someone.

Ke Bineng snorted coldly: "The ones who are going to lose are naturally your so-called allies. We have been fighting for more than a month. We can still hold on. Can you?"

Huochuquan also agreed calmly: "If you continue to waste time, you will be the only ones to lose. It is better to surrender or retreat as soon as possible. This grassland is small and cannot accommodate you."

Taishi Ci was such a smart man that he knew what the other person was thinking as soon as he heard what they were saying. However, this idea was a little naive.

Do you really think that if the Allies dare to confront this, they will have no other means?
"If the two leaders want to exhaust us, then they are probably thinking too much. Don't you know that there are merchant caravans behind our allies? The materials they carry are piled higher than the mountains and wider than the sea, which is enough to supply the army for a long time."

Taishi Ci laughed loudly, looking confident. He shook his head and continued, "Not to mention that my alliance has many tribal members who can also serve as the rear of the allied forces. If we really have to fight, it is not certain who can hold out longer."

When he said this, Huochuquan and Kebineng were both shocked.

Although they didn't know whether what Taishi Ci said was true or not, now that they thought about it carefully, the Allied forces had been fighting continuously for a year, and there must be a reason for this.

Looking at Taishi Ci's confident and disdainful expression, they felt that this matter was probably true. If so, then the matter was very different from what they had imagined.

Do we have to continue to fight with the other party?
"Humph, what a joke! If you are really so calm, why bother sending an envoy to negotiate?"

Although he felt something was wrong, Huochequan showed no reaction on the surface, and instead spoke even more harshly.

Taishi Ci did not continue to argue with the other party. He just smiled faintly and then stated his purpose.

"You and I have been at loggerheads for a month, and it is expected that we will continue to be at loggerheads in the future. Instead of this, why don't we have a good talk? After all, there is no grudge between the Allied Forces and you, right?"

Taishi Ci spoke eloquently. Although he was not very good at talking, all these words had been discussed in the Allied meeting. They just needed someone brave enough to volunteer to speak out, so he took the task.

Huochuquan frowned, somewhat disapprovingly: "You have annexed many of my tribes, and you still dare to say that there is no grudge. If you can only confuse right and wrong like this, then go back. I will not kill the envoy, but I am too lazy to listen to your nonsense."

The atmosphere became tense, but Taishi Ci was not afraid at all, and still calmly conveyed the mission: "Why do you say that, Chief? The alliance has never brought occupation and annihilation, but peace. These tribes have only become our allies."

Ke Bineng sneered: "What's the difference?"

Taishi Ci said: "Of course there is. The alliance is for peace. As long as the two leaders put aside their prejudices and join the alliance, it will bring long-term peace to the entire grassland. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could turn hostility into friendship?"

Huochuquan looked indifferent: "If that's all you want to say, you can get out now."

Taishi Ciping took something out of his arms and placed it aside. Then he bowed to the two of them and left with some final words.

"The two leaders have prejudices because they know little about the alliance. Here is a copy of the covenant. You can study it carefully. The door of our alliance is always open."

(End of this chapter)