Chapter 549

The Wuhuan King Tadun was hailed as the "Restoration Lord of the Wuhuan" in the original history.

However, he was simultaneously called the "Sinner of the Wuhuan's Destruction."

Why could one person receive two extreme evaluations?

This has to start from the series of events Tadun carried out.

This Tadun can be described as "Success comes from the Yuan family, and failure comes from the Yuan family."

At the beginning of his reign, relying on the Yuan family's support, he quickly swept away the forces within the Wuhuan that opposed him.

The troops under his command numbered more than two hundred thousand!

This force, compared to the Eastern Xianbei and Southern Southern Xiongnu, was vaguely superior.

Afterward, Tadun continued to expand toward Liaoxi, establishing a not-so-small separatist force.

However.

The external situation was constantly changing.

The Battle of Guandu broke out, and Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao.

The standoff between the Yuan and Cao sides gradually changed.

After Yuan Shao died of illness, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang began to split.

Because Yuan Shang's supporters were the Hebei aristocratic families, his strength was stronger compared to Yuan Tan's.

Plus, Yuan Shang was Yuan Shao's nominal orthodox heir.

Therefore, based on various considerations, Tadun chose to side with Yuan Shang.

But Tadun, being a Wuhuan, would never know how deep the hatred Yuan Tan held for Yuan Shang was!

In order to get rid of Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan even went so far as to join forces with the enemy, Cao Cao.

In the ninth year of Jian'an, Yecheng was broken by Cao Cao.

Yuan Shang, having no other choice, fled to Youzhou to seek refuge with his second brother, Yuan Xi.

Two years later, Cao Cao successfully defeated Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang.

The two brothers of the Yuan family, having nowhere to go, had to send envoys to seek help from Tadun.

Remembering Yuan Shao's past kindness and fearing that Cao Cao would take the opportunity to launch a campaign against the Wuhuan, Tadun decided to strike first.

He led a Wuhuan army of as many as 150,000, marched south from the Wuhuan King's Court, and intended to join the defeated troops of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to intercept Cao Cao near Lieliu City.

However.

Although the Wuhuan were numerous and aggressive.

This also meant that the Wuhuan's individual combat capability was uneven.