At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Udun Chanyu has evil ambitions. He has planned this long ago. He wants to occupy Minglan in order to take over the entire Western Regions." King Minglan sighed.

His daughter's disappearance from her marriage to the rumor that she eloped with a prince of a certain country was all planned by Wudun Chanyu as an excuse to conquer the entire Western Regions.

Even if his daughter came back now, she would be sent to Udon Chanyu before being married off.

Wudun Chanyu would use the excuse that Princess Rouyue was not a pure girl or other excuses to attack Minglan in order to take over the entire Western Regions.

As soon as the rumor came out, Prince Minglan realized that the matter was not simple. He immediately ordered the guards to arrest the envoy from the Northern Hu and torture him severely. In the end, it turned out to be as he expected.

He saw through the conspiracy of Udun Chanyu and wanted the neighboring countries to unite and jointly rise up against Udun Chanyu. However, the neighboring countries did not understand the principle of "the lips and teeth are cold" at all, and watched the show with a gloating attitude.

As a last resort, he recruited warriors from everywhere and purchased iron tools on a large scale.

The reason why Wudun Chanyu took a fancy to Minglan was not only because the place was rich in water and grass but also adjacent to the Mobei grassland, making it the best choice for his plan to conquer the Western Regions.

"It is true." Ren Hao nodded secretly.

When he learned from Lin Yi that the news was bought from a northern Hu person, he smelled a simple conspiracy.

Now it seems that Udon Chanyu really has evil intentions.

Faced with King Minglan's request, Xu Qing really couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Not to mention the distance between Minglan and the Central Plains, even the nearest place in Qinxi is more than 3,000 miles away.

He can now help King Minglan repel the 100,000 cavalry of Chanyu Wudun, but what about next time?

"Brother Ren Hao, what should we do?" Xu Qing leaned close to Ren Hao's ear and asked for his advice.

"We must help Minglan repel Wudun Chanyu. If we leave Wudun Chanyu alone now, once he unifies the entire Western Regions, it will not only be a disaster, but a catastrophe." Ren Hao sighed and thought over in his mind several times the consequences of allowing Wudun Chanyu to unify the Western Regions.

If Wudun Chanyu takes over the entire Western Regions, he will definitely attack the areas west of Qin.

Although the land of Qinxi was the vassal state of the King of Qinxi, once it was attacked by Wudun Chanyu, the emperor would certainly not sit idly by and would definitely send troops to help.

By that time, there would be a shortage of troops at the Ares Pass, and the State of Wei would be attacking with a large army, putting the Han Dynasty in danger.

Helping Minglan to fight against Wudun Chanyu now is also helping the Han Dynasty. What's more, as long as Wudun Chanyu is defeated, Minglan will be willing to be loyal to the Han Dynasty forever and become its vassal state.

Although Minglan Kingdom is far away from the Central Plains, it is also possible to consider making Minglan Kingdom the spokesperson of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions. By means of the strategy of forming alliances and making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby countries, the small countries in the Western Regions can unite with Minglan Kingdom to fight against Wudun Chanyu and the Wei Kingdom.

"Okay, then it's up to you." Xu Qing nodded and agreed to King Minglan's conditions.

This made King Minglan so grateful that he swore once again that from now on he would always be loyal to the Han Dynasty and was willing to be its vassal state forever.

King Minglan was like this, and his subjects were all grateful and showed their loyalty, willing to serve the Han Dynasty.

After all, who doesn't want to live?

After everyone stood up, Ren Hao ordered: "King Minglan, use the title of the general envoy to invite all the kings of the surrounding countries."

"Why invite them all here?" Prince Minglan asked without knowing what he meant.

"Form alliances and make friends with distant countries, attack nearby ones." Ren Hao's words were simple and clear, but King Minglan was still confused and didn't understand what he meant. However, he finally followed Ren Hao's instructions and sent envoys to various countries to invite the kings of each country.

"Brother Ren Hao, I don't think we need to unite with other small countries, right?"

"I think with the strength of 5,000 Hanjing light cavalry, plus the more than 25,000 Hu cavalry, it should be enough to deal with Wudun Chanyu's 100,000 cavalry." Xu Qing was full of confidence and did not take Wudun Chanyu's 100,000 cavalry seriously at all.

"But what happens after we leave?" Ren Hao asked back.

"I think after we finish this battle, Wudun Chanyu will be able to stay quiet for at least a few years and won't dare to invade the Western Regions again." Xu Qing said confidently.

"But what about a few years later? You have to know that the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains. Even if we plan to send troops to aid Minglan at that time, by the time our reinforcements arrive, I'm afraid Minglan will have been conquered." Ren Hao continued.

"Ah, this..." Xu Qing was speechless. He had not thought of it so much and so profound.

"so."

"We must take advantage of this moment to unite these small countries. Even if we leave Minglan in the future and Wudun Chanyu attacks again, they will be able to defend against Wudun Chanyu's attack."

Ren Hao thought very thoroughly.

He wanted to use this opportunity not only to unite the surrounding small countries, but also to take this opportunity to destroy several small countries that were unwilling to cooperate, which would also be a good opportunity to demonstrate the power of the Han Dynasty.

……

Two days later.

The envoy of Minglan Kingdom sent out invitations to the surrounding sixteen countries in the name of the general envoy.

In the end, there were only twelve kings who came to Minglan Kingdom. Three of them directly sent envoys to attend the meeting. There was also one king who neither came in person nor sent an envoy. He directly beheaded the envoy of Minglan Kingdom and hung him under the city gate for public display to show his loyalty to Wudun Chanyu.

King Minglan gave great preferential treatment to these kings who came in person in accordance with Ren Hao's instructions. As for those who sent envoys, they were all driven away.

Those who sent envoys were obviously fence-sitters. If Xu Qing and his men drove away Wudun Chanyu, they would directly ally with the Han Dynasty. If they failed to drive Wudun Chanyu away, they would directly submit to him.

As for the last country, Dongzi, which killed the envoy, King Minglan was also very angry and said: "I have long felt that there is something wrong with this King of Dongzi, but I didn't expect that he would actually be loyal to Wudun Chanyu."

"I would like to ask the General to send out the heavenly soldiers to seek justice for my deceased envoy." King Minglan requested Xu Qing.

Xu Qing is not a fool who can agree to something easily.

He immediately asked: "How far is Dongzi Kingdom from Minglan? How many troops does it have?"

"The country of Dongzi is 700 miles away from Minglan. One needs to cross the snow-capped mountains to get there. They have almost 30,000 troops. Dongzi has 5,000 cavalry, 15,000 archers, and two subordinate cities each with more than 5,000 troops stationed." Minglan Wang Menqing said.

The Dongzi Kingdom is considered a hegemon in the Western Regions.