Chapter 174 Ten Vajras

At this time, Liu Laowu had already begun to consider abdicating, wanting to hand over the throne to Liu Fu so that he could take over, while he himself wanted to retire and spend his time growing vegetables in his jade garden, taking a stroll around, or even traveling the world.

That's not bad either.

But things never keep up with changes. Not long after Liu Laowu had this idea, another foolish fellow suddenly attacked the Later Jin, catching the newly enthroned Second Prince of the Later Jin off guard.

Not long after, the second prince of the Later Jin fled to Liaodong and requested to see Liu Fu.

After all, this was a puppet emperor whom he had supported, who had previously submitted a letter of surrender to the Later Han Dynasty, acknowledging its subservience and paying tribute. Since he had already paid protection money, Liu Fu naturally had to take care of his affairs.

"What exactly happened?"

Liu Fu sat on the throne, looking down at the kneeling new emperor of the Later Jin, and asked.

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. My elder brother and third brother previously fought each other for the throne, causing great damage to the Later Jin. Now, the Red-haired Kingdom further north has suddenly launched a rebellion, invading our Later Jin territory. So far, they have lost 13 cities, killed tens of thousands of our people, and committed all kinds of atrocities, including burning, killing, and looting. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Later Jin."

Liu Fu laughed when he heard this. How many people in the Central Plains did Hou Jian burn, kill, and plunder in the Later Han territory?

How much suffering did the people of the Central Plains endure back then, and how many years did they endure it?

Have they already reached their breaking point after such a short time?

However, these guys from the Red Haired Country are indeed incredibly audacious.

The Red Hair Kingdom is located in the far north, in a bitterly cold region.

The people here are all strong and robust, but also impulsive and easily angered.

They relied on their strong physique and great courage, and often robbed other people of their supplies and equipment when they were in dire straits.

Liu Fu didn't know much about the Red-haired Kingdom, because the language these people spoke was completely different from that of any other country, let alone compared to the Later Han Dynasty.

In the general perception, the people of the Red-haired Kingdom speak a very strange language, and these guys are quick to start fights. In the Central Plains, these people have always been associated with barbarians who eat flesh and blood.

In Liaodong today, people's impression of the barbarians has changed drastically. These people from the Red-haired Kingdom are even worse than the barbarians.

After listening to the new emperor of the Later Jin's tearful account, Liu Fu roughly understood what had happened.

The origin of all this can be traced back to when Liu Fu began his attack on the Later Jin. At that time, Liu Fu repeatedly defeated the Later Jin army, and then directly entered the capital, capturing the Later Jin emperor Wanyan Xi and taking him back to Liaodong.

Because the Later Jin had a small border with the Red Hair Kingdom, there were frequent disputes between the two countries. However, due to the strength of the Later Jin cavalry, the Red Hair Kingdom was always defeated and never gained any advantage from the Later Jin.

Therefore, although the matter always ended in defeat for the Red-haired Kingdom, their hatred only grew deeper.

Now, having heard that Liu Fu decisively defeated the Later Jin and captured its emperor, bringing him back to Liaodong, and with the Later Jin kingdom plagued by internal strife, the Red-haired Kingdom has seized this rare opportunity for revenge, preparing to annihilate the Later Jin in one fell swoop and then divide their resources and the world among themselves.

Liu Fu didn't really want to get involved in this matter, but after all, he had already accepted protection money from them, and now the Later Jin had submitted to the Central Plains.

If this matter is ignored, the Later Jin will surely continue to rebel, and then we will have to spare the resources to deal with it, which will be very troublesome.

Besides, Liu Fu also wanted to see what the red-haired people here looked like and what their abilities were.

He agreed.

This time, Liu Fu did not send out a single soldier; just like when he broke into the Later Jin territory before, he did so alone.

This time, however, since there was no need to send Vajra to help Zhuge Liang repair the reservoir, all ten Vajra in Liu Fu's possession were taken along.

When Liu Fu set foot on the land of Later Jin again, he was stunned. He did not expect that the struggle between the Third Prince and the Crown Prince was so serious. The damaged city, the burned houses, and the tragic scene of corpses everywhere made Liu Fu even think that Later Jin had been burned, killed and looted by the Liao Kingdom.

"What a bunch of beasts! This is their own country, and they've made such a mess of it! They don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all. It's good that these two are dead. If they had become emperors, who knows how many more people would have suffered because of them."

Liu Fu finally understood why the Later Jin Dynasty was being bullied so badly by the Red Hair Kingdom.

The Later Jin had so many troops, but now only a few are still usable; they've been almost completely wiped out. How can they possibly resist the Red-haired Kingdom?

It was at this moment that Liu Fu finally saw what these red-haired people looked like.

These guys were all blond and blue-eyed, very tall, and had very fair skin.

Their men are on average over 1.9 meters tall, and their women are generally over 1.7 meters tall. Although they are not as tall as the barbarians, they are still significantly taller than the people of the Central Plains.

However, because these guys often live in harsh, cold places, their skin is extremely rough and they look very unrestrained.

Their clothing consisted mainly of animal hides and various fur garments, and the weapons they carried were all things that looked extremely violent, such as giant axes weighing dozens of kilograms and iron rods as thick as fists.

These guys somehow got hold of the skeletons of many ancient creatures and used them to make bone armor. It was very lightweight but had strong defensive capabilities.

Meanwhile, under Liu Fu's scrutiny...

These soldiers from the Red Hair Kingdom probably numbered as many as 60,000 to 70,000.

With so many hot-tempered individuals gathered together, each one easily angered and belligerent, they would instantly become a formidable and powerful army, invincible and unstoppable.

Liu Fu finally understood why they could quickly gather their forces and prepare for the next battle after each fierce fight with the Later Jin.

The number of cavalry that followed was as high as four or five hundred thousand. Of course, it would be impossible to use so many in a single battle, but the participation of over one hundred thousand cavalrymen still indicates a considerable scale.

But the Red-haired Kingdom, with only 60,000 to 70,000 men, was able to fight against the Later Jin cavalry.

Although they always suffer some hardships, they can quickly prepare for the next confrontation and retaliation, which shows that they actually suffer very little damage.

They had 60,000 to 70,000 troops to fight against the Later Jin's 100,

Although they were always at a disadvantage, they were able to quickly make a comeback, which shows that the fighting power of the Red Haired People was actually much stronger than that of the Later Jin cavalry.

If Liu Fu were to lead over 100,000 Later Han troops this time, he would likely suffer losses at the hands of these guys.

Fortunately, Liu Fu brought ten Vajra this time, Vajra as tall as mountains!