Xichang City, located in the south of Yizhou, is the gathering place of various southern barbarian tribes.

Officials were originally sent by the Han Dynasty to mediate conflicts among the various parties. However, with the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the decline of the Han Dynasty, the various southern barbarian tribes began to aspire to become kings.

After several years of chaos, the barbarian king Meng Huo unified all the tribes in one fell swoop, and began to expand northward step by step.

When Liu Yan was alive, he was able to suppress Meng Huo, but after Liu Yan's death and Liu Zhang took over Yizhou, he could no longer suppress him.

Even many southern barbarians often clamored to break into Chengdu City and capture Liu Zhang alive.

The Barbarian King's Palace is located on the central street of Xichang City.

It was transformed from the Xichang Prefecture Mansion.

In the hall, the Barbarian King Meng Huo sat in the main seat at the top, with his wife Zhu Rong and his brother Meng You sitting on his left and right sides.

After hearing the news coming from Chengdu City below, the three people had different expressions.

Meng You was very excited. He stood up and said seriously, "My lord, our chance has come."

"The Han people are in civil strife and fighting each other. We should take this opportunity to march directly into Chengdu and occupy Yizhou."

"By then, you will not only be the King of the Southern Barbarians, but the King of the entire Bashu."

"Now the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty are in chaos. Perhaps we can achieve hegemony in this chaotic world."

"You are born with noble qualities, and you will definitely succeed."

Meng Huo raised a smile, but he was not proud and complacent. He looked at Zhu Rong on the side and said, "Madam, what do you think?"

Meng Huo still respected his wife very much, because Zhu Rong's several key suggestions played a decisive role in his rise to the position of King of Nanman step by step. Therefore, although he agreed with Meng You's words in his heart, he did not express his opinion, but asked questions instead.

Zhu Rong hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly. "Since the death of the emperor, the Han Dynasty has existed in name only. Ye Feng has emerged as a new force and has swept across the thirteen states. Wherever he goes, everyone surrenders."

"The reason why Liu Bei fled to Yizhou was because of his defeat in Jingxiang."

"Although he is currently hostile to Liu Zhang and fighting for Yizhou, if he is cornered or encounters an invasion by our barbarians, he might directly surrender to Ye Feng."

"In their eyes, we are barbarians. They will never surrender to us even if they die."

"So, although this is a godsend opportunity, we can't act rashly."

The smile on Meng Huo's face froze as he carefully considered Zhu Rong's words.

Meng You couldn't help but say, "Even if we can't occupy Yizhou for a long time, we can still plunder Yizhou, the land of abundance. The food, fodder, gold and silver alone will be enough for us to live a good life for more than ten years."

"If the Han people continue to cause unrest, we can find an opportunity to rob them. If not, we will stay in Xichang."

"You can advance or retreat, what are you afraid of?"

Meng Huo shook his head: "This is a temporary benefit, not a permanent benefit."

"As long as Yizhou is stable, our threat will be there. It will be easy to plunder, but how can we resist the Han people if they attack us?"

"You are looking at the present, and your sister-in-law is looking at the future."

Meng You scratched his head, not quite understanding, and said, "Then what should we do?"

"Just watch the fat slip away?"

"That's too much."

Meng Huo looked at Zhu Rong and said, "Madam, what do you think?"

Zhu Rong said, "We need an excuse to go north." "It would be best if Liu Zhang invites us over."

"Invite us?"

Meng You was stunned: "How is this possible?"

Meng Huo also frowned and did not believe that Liu Zhang would ask them for help.

Zhu Rong smiled and said, "If it was before, they would never ask us for help, but now Ye Feng is the biggest enemy of the Han Dynasty. To fight against a strong enemy, we must unite all our forces. As long as we can stay alive, it is better than anything else."

"There's no need for us to go and rob them ourselves at that time. I'm afraid they will just deliver them to our door."

"And when the time comes, we can send out troops with justification, and we won't be stopped by countless Yizhou people."

Meng Huo's eyes lit up, but he hesitated and asked, "What if Liu Zhang would rather surrender than ask for help?"

"Aren't we just going to sit back and watch others get Yizhou?"

Zhu Rong hesitated and said, "It depends on how important the Han Dynasty is to Liu Zhang."

“It’s beyond our control.”

"But when that time comes, we can only plunder more than ten cities in Jiangnan to weaken the Han people's logistics. It would be best to cut off all official roads to buy time."

"But sooner or later there will be a war between us and the Han people."

"I heard that Ye Feng has even reached the level of a God General, but I don't know if it's true or not."

“Can we stop it?”

Meng You shook his head and said, "The Han people only know how to brag and bluff. It is impossible for them to have the legendary divine generals."

"As for the Heavenly Generals, we also have General Wutugu, who is about to reach the late Heavenly General stage. I don't believe anyone can be his opponent."

"Besides, we also have the Rattan Armor Army, which is invulnerable to swords and spears. With the support of the Rattan Armor Army, a late-stage Earth General can master the power of a Heavenly General, let alone General Wutugu?"

"I'm afraid he can easily master the power of the peak of the late Heavenly General. It's absolutely correct to say that he is invincible in the world."

Meng Huo thought of his number one general Wutugu and nodded with a smile: "I agree with that."

"I don't believe there is anyone braver than Wutugu."

"But for safety's sake, it's right to do as Madam said, sit back and watch the fight, and wait for the situation to change."

“I hope.”

Before he finished speaking, a hurried sound of footsteps was heard: "Your Majesty, Liu Zhang's envoy is here."

"Ok?"

"Liu Zhang?"

Meng Huo's eyes sparkled and he laughed: "Madam, you guessed right!"

"I really need help!"

"Meng You, go prepare a few large oil pans and teach these Han people a lesson. Let them know that not every wimp can stand in front of me."

Meng You chuckled and said, "Don't worry, brother. Scare the Han people first, and everything will be easy afterwards."

As he said this, he bowed and quickly stepped back to prepare. (End of this chapter)