Chapter 656: Go south to Taiping Pass for help?
"Originally, the Xianbei tribe united with Shi Le, Fu Jian, and even Yuwen Yong, the heroes of the grasslands, to fight against the three major alliances. This strategy was fine, but... Alas."

He paused slightly and continued, and at the end, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother, how easy is it to unite other tribes on the grassland? The tribes on the grassland have complicated grievances and entanglements. It is extremely difficult to unite them."

Upon hearing this, Murong Chui and Murong Ke looked at each other, a hint of bitterness flashed in their eyes, and Murong Chui shook his head.

"Yes, brother. Some of these tribes have deep blood feuds with each other. How can they easily unite?"

Murong Ke also echoed.

"Second brother, third brother, you are right. It is indeed a difficult road to unite with other tribes, but it is not impossible."

Murong Jun was silent for a moment after hearing this. He knew this truth, but the current situation did not allow them to hesitate any longer.

"Besides, I have another plan."

He paused slightly, then turned and looked towards the south of the grassland. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and he spoke slowly.

"Brother, what's the plan?"

Murong Chui and Murong Ke were cheered up upon hearing this and asked hurriedly.

"We, the Xianbei tribe, can no longer fight alone. We must find allies. Other tribes on the grassland are not an option, but we are not limited to the tribes on the grassland. Other forces are also an option!"

"For example, Cangzhou behind Taiping Pass in the south is our best choice."

Murong Jun looked determined and spoke slowly.

"Cangzhou?"

Murong Chui and Murong Ke looked puzzled when they heard this.

"That's right. I plan to try to unite with other tribes while mobilizing the main force of our Xianbei tribe to move south to the Taiping Pass in the north of Cangzhou."

Murong Jun smiled slightly, with a look of confidence.

"what?"

"Brother, are you crazy? How can we, the Xianbei tribe, go south alone and capture the Taiping Pass?"

"Besides, we Xianbei people no longer have any extra men who can make unnecessary sacrifices at Taiping Pass."

Murong Chui and Murong Ke were shocked when they heard this.

"Second brother, third brother, you misunderstood. I am not asking us to attack Taiping Pass."

Murong Jun glanced at the two of them, smiled slightly, and waved his hand.

"What does that brother mean..."

Murong Ke asked doubtfully.

"Cangzhou is located in the south of the grassland, with rich resources and strong military forces."

"Therefore, I am going to ask Cangzhou behind Taiping Pass for food and even weapons."

Murong Jun looked deep in his eyes and spoke slowly.

"Seeking food? Seeking weapons?"

"Cangzhou has no relationship with us, why would they agree to provide us with these?"

Murong Chui and Murong Ke hesitated for a moment, their faces full of confusion.

"Second brother, third brother, you don't know that although Cangzhou has no direct relationship with us, their interests are consistent with ours."

"The power of the three alliances on the grassland is growing day by day. This is also a huge threat to Cangzhou. They will definitely not sit idly by."

"Therefore, Cangzhou will definitely provide us with food, because Cangzhou will not allow the three major alliances to continue to grow and sit back and watch our Xianbei people be annexed by the three major alliances."

"They will definitely find ways to interfere, and now that we, the Xianbei people, have come to them, they will definitely provide us with food and weapons and support us in fighting against the three major alliances, in order to achieve the goal of weakening the three major alliances indirectly." Murong Jun said confidently.

"Brother, even if Cangzhou is willing to cooperate with us, will they provide us with enough food and weapons?"

"After all, these are their own resources."

However, Murong Ke still said with some concern.

"Third brother, don't worry. Cangzhou will definitely provide us with enough food and weapons, because they know that only when we become strong can we become their right-hand man in fighting against the three major alliances."

"And they will not be stingy with these resources. Cangzhou is rich in products. For them, these resources are only a temporary expense, and the reward they get will be long-term peace and tranquility."

After hearing this, Murong Jun thought about it and decided to go south to try his luck.

Regarding the current grassland situation, Cangzhou will definitely provide support. As for the amount of support in the end, it depends on their respective means.

He believed that as long as he and his people from the Xianbei tribe received support from Cangzhou, they would be able to compete with the three major alliances.

Then more support later is not impossible.

Upon hearing this, Murong Chui and Murong Ke looked at each other, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in their eyes.

After a brief thought, the two of them felt that Murong Jun's plan did seem feasible.

"But, brother..."

"This is a risky plan after all. If we go to Cangzhou for help and Cangzhou is unwilling to help, then aren't we walking into a trap?"

Murong Chui on the side was still a little hesitant.

"Second brother, there is nothing absolutely safe in this world."

"Only if we dare to try can we find a way out. And I believe in my judgment that Cangzhou in the south will not sit idly by and watch the three alliances that are now dominating the prairie."

Murong Jun heard this and said with a firm look.

"Brother is right. Instead of sitting here and waiting to die, we might as well give it a try."

"Perhaps this is really a turning point for our Xianbei people."

Murong Ke thought for a while and nodded.

Seeing this, Murong Jun felt relieved, for he knew that his two younger brothers had almost agreed to this plan.

The next step is to mobilize the entire clan and prepare to move south.

As for the difficulty of leaving one's hometown, that is something that only people in the Central Plains would consider and it has little to do with them.

These nomadic people just go wherever they want, so they don't have much resistance to the entire tribe moving south.

After making the decision, none of them were the type to procrastinate. Murong Jun quickly began to mobilize the main force of the Xianbei tribe and prepared to march south to the outside of Taiping Pass.

At the same time, he also sent envoys to the camps of grassland leaders such as Shi Le, Fu Jian and Yuwen Yong to seek their support and cooperation.

At the same time, the three major alliances are not united.

Although on the surface they formed a joint force to suppress Shi Le, Fu Jian, Murong Jun and others, in secret they were also competing and calculating against each other.

After all, in this chaotic world, who doesn’t want to become the overlord of the grassland?

Although Wanyan Aguda and Nurhaci joined forces to fight against foreign enemies, they had significant differences in the future planning of the grassland.

Wanyan Aguda advocated unifying the grasslands with iron-blooded means and establishing a powerful Jurchen empire, while Nurhaci was more inclined to consolidate the status and influence of the Manchus through marriage and alliance.

Although this disagreement has not yet erupted into an open conflict, it is secretly affecting the decision-making and actions of the two major tribes.

(End of this chapter)