Vol 6 Chapter 10: Light ride

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Seeing that the emperor’s expression changed drastically, Huo Qubing was a little worried. After all, he was a child who grew up in Hou’s mansion. He had been accustomed to seeing his eyes since he was a child. Although he didn’t dare to deceive the emperor, he could avoid the important things in his words. Not to mention the teacher my mother found for me.
Liu Che asked who wrote the silk book again. After getting the same answer, he suddenly laughed up to the sky and forgot to laugh. The servants heard the sound and whispered to each other. I don’t know why the emperor laughed. Huo Qubing sat on his knees in embarrassment, as if on needles. Last, although he is a relative, Long Yan is moody, who knows if he will turn his face in the next second.
The mother would definitely not hurt herself, and the teacher would not deliberately offend the emperor. The emperor really laughed because of his happiness. The silk book and jade pendant must convey a huge good news. After Huo Qubing's quick analysis, he was determined.
He guessed it was right. Liu Che was really ecstatic. There were many explanations left by the emperor Gaozu in the royal secret files. One of them was about gods. In the battle with Xiang Yu, Liu Bang was defeated and fought repeatedly. Once he lost his helmet and unloaded his armor, and fleeing alone, if it weren't for the help of a god, he would have long been a ghost under the sword of Chu. This world would naturally belong to Xiang Yu. In order to repay the gods for his life-saving grace, Liu Bang gifted him with mutton fat and white jade. After the goddess smiled and engraved the word Kunwu on the white jade, he met with the great ancestor several years later and the descendants held the jade pendant in exchange for a reward.
Liu Che would not pay attention to the award of the district, even if it was Feng Wanhuhou. He was happy that the gods reappeared, and he presented the jade pendant together with the silk book. The meaning is already very clear. With the gods assisting in the battle, this time the Northern Expedition Huns originally had a chance of winning. Only between five and five, now there is a ten% certainty.
"Go to the disease, where is this person, I want to summon him, yes, let Dongfang Shuo come too." 　 Liu Che is still very interested in his mind. Calling Dongfang Shuolai to distinguish the authenticity of gods, there are many warlocks these days.
"According to the decree!" The young Huo Qubing was beaming and rushed out, riding his horse out of Weiyang Palace.
However, the teacher was nowhere to be seen, he was not in the house, and did not leave any address. After searching the north gate of Weiyang Palace and no one was seen, the boy woke up and saw that the teacher’s attire was from the market, so he should go to the shop to find him. So he rode his horse to the market and found a teacher in the crowd who was playing a monkey business.
Huo Qubing felt hot on his face, and the teacher was performing in the public. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to spread it out? He held back his temper abruptly, the blood vessels on his temples jumped and left, turning his horse’s head and walking away, Liu Yan was standing in front of him. The onlookers on the inner and outer third floors had seen his son’s embarrassed and humiliated expression. They didn’t take it seriously. They continued to knock on the small brass gong in their hands. The monkey performed some somersault acrobatics with great effort. , But Zai Huo Qubing sounds like acupuncture.
The young man returned to the Weiyang Palace to reconcile the decree. He only said that the man left without saying goodbye, and he was never found again. The emperor was not furious. He was a real god, and he was a character, and he was not a jester like Dongfang Shuo. He pondered for a moment, then went down. With a decree, Huo Qubing was named Piao Yao Xiaowei and accompanied Wei Qing on an expedition to the Huns.
The expedition to the Huns was decided long ago. The army, horses, and food were already ready. It was only waiting for the good day and auspicious day for the expedition. Originally, there was no plan to let a 17-year-old child like Huo Qubing participate in the war. , And also named him a lieutenant who was only below the general.
Huo Qubing was extremely pleasantly surprised. Thanks again and again, the emperor calmly gave the jade pendant on the case to his nephew.
"Wear this," the emperor said, "I don't need it."
Huo Qubing, confused, returned to the Chen Mansion and told his mother what happened today. Although Wei Shaoer was worried, he still thinks that his younger brother Wei Qing is the leader of the army. No matter how hard he is, he can’t suffer from his nephew. Moreover, the Wei family comes from a humble background and needs military merit to consolidate. Basically, besides, there is still a fairy father covering it.
"Son, you have to listen to your uncle's words in this battle. Just be an inspector of grain." Wei Shaoer doesn't know how to march and fight, only knows that the position of inspector of grain is the safest.
"I want to be a general." Huo Qubing said proudly. He had no father since he was a child. He grew up in a pile of fat powder. He was indulged in lawlessness. Bowing horses are barely skilled, but compared to the Xiongnu who grew up on horseback. People are still not enough to see, this ambition caused deep anxiety in the mother, but the Emperor Jinkouyu said that nothing can be changed.
"That teacher is a liar." Huo Qubing said angrily. "My son saw him doing art in the market."
Wei Shaoer smiled softly, she didn't care, she should let that guy taste the taste of being despised by her son, who would let him leave this girl behind.
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A few days later, Huo Qubing took 200 Qingqi and headed straight for Dingxiang, Hedong from Chang'an. His uncle, the emperor's brother-in-law, general Wei Qing led a hundred thousand troops stationed in Dingxiang, waiting for the imperial decree of the expedition.
Huo Qubing stopped on the hillside and looked at the Dingxiang Han army camp. It stretched for ten miles, with banners fluttering, and the cold wind in February was like a knife. The young man under Diao Qiu was hot and bloody. He took charge of the handsome seal and swept the Xiongnu. His lofty ambitions will become reality. .
But after entering the camp, reality gave him a cruel blow. Life in the army is too hard. Even a general can only live in a tent. In the cold night, he still trembles with the quilt tightly wrapped. General Wei Qing takes good care of this to gild. His nephew arranged for him 20 soldiers to take care of him. In the morning, he didn't need to raise his account or practice.
But Huo Qubing is a stubborn boy. He doesn't want to be seen as a young bird hiding under the wings of his uncle. He takes a group of soldiers to shoot and hunt every day, training hard to kill the enemy, but those veterans still just shook their heads and laughed. .
Wei Qing is only 30 years old this year, but he is already a battle-tested veteran. The military position of the general is not based on the relationship between the emperor’s brother-in-law, but is killed by one shot. As a slave son, he is also a humble illegitimate son. The living environment was extremely bad, and he was treated like a beast. At the age of fifteen, because his sister Wei Zifu was favored by the emperor, she became a servant of the emperor overnight from a horse-raising servant, and she had long since become overwhelmed by other people, causing her death. It was a disaster, but Wei Qing did not forget about it. He still maintained a low-key and cautious style, so he was even more trusted by the emperor. Coupled with his outstanding military merits, it was reasonable to become the highest military commander of the Han Dynasty at a young age.
His nephew Huo Qubing was also the son of a slave and a child born by fornication. But unlike Wei Qing, he was separated from the sea of ​​bitterness by virtue of the relationship of the queen when he was a child. He grew up in clothes and food, so he could not bear hardship at all, so he went out with the army this time. , It's just a bit of experience, and it's just to cover up when he is promoted in the future, so Wei Qing didn't even plan to put him on the battlefield.
A few days later, the army marched out as scheduled. Before the start, Wei Qing ordered Huo Qubing to stay behind and supervise the transportation of grain and grass. Although Huo Qubing was not reconciled, he had to follow the orders.
One hundred thousand Han troops went out for an expedition, and the camp was empty, with only three thousand old and weak staying behind. Huo Qubing was wearing black armor and sulking in the tent. Suddenly, the curtain was picked and someone entered uninvited.
"Bold!" Huo Qubing shouted angrily, and when he took a closer look, it was the "teacher" who came, still wearing a Han army armor, looking like an old man.
Liu Yanzhi came to Dingxiang camp a long time ago to observe the movement of the Han army secretly. The Western Han army in the Han Wudi period was very powerful. First of all, it was the generational difference in weapons. The Han army was generally equipped with steel-made ring-head swords, as well as steel-forged arrowheads. The bones used by the Huns are much sharper, and the horses are relatively sufficient. The only deficiency is the quality of soldiers. After all, the children of the farmers in the Central Plains are not as good as the people on horseback, but the quantity advantage can offset the quality gap.
Unexpectedly, Wei Qing acted conservatively and did not dare to let his nephew commit danger, so Liu Yanzhi had to go out in person to encourage his son to violate military discipline.
"You liar!" Huo Qubing had nowhere to vent his hostility. He drew his sword in his hand and shot his head.
Liu Yan directly flicked his hand, and the sword came out. Huo Qubing covered the cracked tiger’s mouth and was about to call the guard, but he saw the "teacher" pointing to the corner of the central sand table of the camp and said: "The court of the Hun is here. If you leave tonight, you will arrive in about seven days. Here, let them be served before Wei Qing."
Huo Qubing involuntarily walked to the sand table. He was not a blind military blind. Although he had never been on the battlefield, he had heard a lot of allusions and common sense. The long-distance raid mentioned by the teacher was not infeasible, but he would encounter various problems during the implementation. Unexpected difficulties, such as heavy sandstorms, water shortages, lost paths, no suitable guides, and going deep into the desert alone is tantamount to death.
As if guessing what he thought, Liu Yanzhi shuffled the sand table with his hands and rearranged it: "This map is too inaccurate. There are oasis not marked here. This is a quicksand area, and here, the aquatic plants are plump..." He reshaped The sand table is more complex and precise. Every spring and oasis are marked, and even the line of surprise is drawn.
Huo Qubing became excited, don't know why, he believed everything the teacher said, although he still wanted to draw the sword to kill this person a moment ago.
"But I don't have a soldier talisman in my hand~EbookFREE.me~ even if I have it, there is no elite soldier to take." An excited blush appeared on the face of the young school lieutenant.
"The soldier talisman is not a problem. There are still three thousand old soldiers in the camp. Don't underestimate these people. They are experienced and hardworking. You pick out 800 people, each with three horses, no heavy armor, only swords and bows. Each person has three pots of arrows, enough water and dry food, and he is lightly packed and fast, and he will be able to kill the Xiongnu court in seven days."
"Where's the guide?" Huo Qubing was still worried. He didn't care about suffering and suffering, sacrifice and bleeding, but he paid great attention to victory or defeat. Only the sand table had no guide, which was nothing.
Liu Yan smiled straight and said: "How do you think this sand table map came from?" He said that he put the soldier talisman on the case.
"It's done!" After all, it was a seventeen-year-old boy. The blood rushed forward, and he didn't care about it anymore.
It didn't take much time. Three thousand old and weak lined up in the school field. Huo Qubing picked 800 veterans with decent physiques, each equipped with three war horses, set off lightly, and marched north overnight.
The young general was energetic and took the lead. The white feather on his helmet was dyed red by the setting sun.