The news that young Huo Qubing led the army out of the fortress swept across Chang'an City and beyond like the wind.
When almost everyone heard the news, their first reaction was disbelief.
If Li Yunze hadn't been able to suppress the situation, they would have shouted, "Are you confused?" '
A child who is less than 16 years old and has no hair on his mouth actually wants to lead tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Xiongnu. The emperor does not take his own elite soldiers and horses seriously.
Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside Chang'an City. Almost everyone was talking about this matter, and it quickly became the focus of everyone's attention.
"Have you heard all the news on the market?"
In the Qingliang Hall, Li Yunze looked at the heroic Huo Qubing and joked, "Don't you have any ideas?"
Huo Qubing shrugged indifferently, "It's just incompetence and rage."
This is true. After all, everyone knows that as long as you go out and win the battle, you will definitely be made a marquis after you come back.
With such a great opportunity, if Wei Qing leads the troops into battle, no one will gossip because he has already proven himself.
But Huo Qubing is so virtuous and capable!
Many people who thought they had a chance to lead troops out of the border were all envious, jealous, and hateful to the point where their eyes turned red.
At this time, most of the people spreading the news outside were these people.
Li Yunze then asked, "I heard that someone wanted you to be the protagonist. Did you rush through the night and write a lot of scripts?"
"Been beaten."
Huo Qubing nodded sincerely, "Just bring people to beat the door. After beating, let them burn all the scripts with their own hands."
To be able to be a writer these days, you must first have received an education, and you must have a higher education of this era. Otherwise, you won’t be able to write, so what kind of storybook will you have?
The second thing is that if you have money and leisure time, you won’t be able to write if you don’t have money or time.
The last point is more important, that is, having a certain status, only then can you learn all kinds of news and use it as material for creation.
Taking these points together, the final result is that the Han family is basically composed of relatives of the emperor and descendants of nobles.
Before, when Huo Qubing came to the door, he could just close the door and prevent him from even getting in.
After all, the high-walled compound of a wealthy family is not just an illusion, it really has defensive properties.
But things are different now. Huo Qubing was appointed as General Yao by Li Yunze. Although he was just a general with a mixed title, he was also a serious general.
In the Han system, generals had their own subordinate units, usually one-tenth of the troops they led.
In other words, Huo Qubing can have a tribe of four thousand people.
Just take a few hundred people there and break in easily.
Of course, when the war is over and you return to the court, these pieces will be returned to the court.
What the generals can keep are their own generals.
Li Yunze didn't care much about Huo Qubing coming to beat someone.
Those writers arranged Huo Qubing in various ways in their own scripts, so it was only natural that someone would knock on their door.
Just like if you scolded someone, you deserved to be beaten.
"His Majesty."
Huo Qubing took a few steps forward and came to Li Yunze's side. He lowered his voice somewhat mysteriously and said, "I heard a piece of news and would like to confirm it with Your Majesty."
His appearance aroused Li Yunze's interest. "Tell me about it."
"Recently there are rumors circulating in Xincheng that I am His Majesty's illegitimate son. Is it true?"
This version of the rumor does exist, and many people believe it.
Everyone has the same idea. If there is no such relationship, why would tens of thousands of troops be placed in the hands of a child?
Hearing this, Li Yunze looked at Huo Qubing with a half-smile, "Then do you think it's true or false?"
"Of course I think it's true."
Because Huo Zhongru's status in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was very low and his character was relatively cowardly, even Huo Qubing was dissatisfied.
If his father were the emperor, that would be really... hehehe.
"Stop thinking nonsense."
Li Yunze waved his hand and said, "How could I do such a thing? If it were true, I would have connected you to Weiyang Palace long ago."
Hearing this, Huo Qubing was greatly disappointed.
"You fall in love with your aunt, why don't you fall in love with your mother?"
Li Yunze waved his hand, indicating not to talk about this topic anymore, "I called you here today because I have something good for you."
After that, he went to the desk and picked up a cylinder half the length of an arm and handed it to Huo Qubing.
This is a cylindrical object, with the openings at the front and rear ends inlaid with colored glass, which looks very strange.
Huo Qubing fiddled with it for a while, then lifted it up and brought it close to his eyes to watch.
"Eh~~~"
Hearing Huo Qubing's surprised cry, Li Yunze said with a smile, "Go outside the hall and take a look."
Huo Qubing ran out in a hurry and came back after a while.
"Your Majesty, what is this? Why can you see things in the distance clearly?"
"This is a telescope." Li Yunze said with a smile, "Riding on a horse on a hillside, using this thing for reconnaissance is very effective."
"This is a telescope." Li Yunze said with a smile, "Riding on a horse on a hillside, using this thing for reconnaissance is very effective."
This telescope did not come from later generations, but was made by this world with the technical support provided by Li Yunze.
The most critical thing is naturally glass, and it must be pure glass with no impurities.
Li Yunze provided the technology, and the rest was taught to the Mo family.
After spending many years, they finally made usable glass, which in this era was called colored glaze. Then he kept polishing and polishing, and after countless damage, he finally came up with the best quality one in Huo Qubing's hands at this time.
Well, the glass workshop is also a state-owned enterprise of the Han Dynasty. It will soon start producing glass products on a large scale, thus adding another source of revenue to the Han Dynasty court.
"Let's fight this battle well."
Li Yunze told him, "When I win the battle and come back, I will make you a marquis."
Full of confidence, Huo Qubing immediately asked, "What title will your Majesty give me?"
"What name do you want?"
"It needs to be majestic." Huo Qubing immediately said, "The kind that stands out from the rest."
"It's not impossible." Li Yunze looked at him and said loudly, "But you have to achieve convincing results."
"Here!"
On Huo Qubing's sixteenth birthday, Li Yunze set up an altar to worship the general and gave Huo Qubing the general's seal, tiger talisman, imperial edict and other items.
Immediately, the young general got on his horse and saluted Li Yunze on the horse, "Your Majesty, I am leaving!"
Li Yunze nodded and waved his hand, "Go!"
The large group of cavalry surged away in a mighty manner, leaving Chang'an City and heading straight to Shanglin Garden to join the soldiers and horses assembled there.
Looking at Huo Qubing's leaving figure, Li Yunze whispered softly, "When you come back victorious, I will make you the champion! You will be the champion of the three armies, unparalleled in the world!"
"If you don't come back, then I will personally lead the troops and go out to wipe out the bastards and avenge you!"
After years of development and reserves, coupled with the hard work of Dahan people and hard workers from all over the world, Dahan has made great progress in all aspects at this time.
Take the cavalry as an example. After years of development and promotion, Mu Ma Jian can provide the army with more than hundreds of thousands of horses.
Moreover, after generations of eugenics and eugenics, as well as adequate feeding, these military horses are strong and endurance, and have become an important support for the cavalry.
In terms of weapons and equipment, cavalry has always been regarded as a key training target, and half-body armor has basically been popularized.
Wearing an iron helmet, wearing half-body armor, holding a lance, carrying a crossbow, a shield, hammer, axe, chain, flail, saber and other backup weapons hung on the horse, there is no doubt that he is fully armed.
The logistical supplies were sufficient enough to make the Huns lose control of their emotions and burst into tears.
After traveling, the feed for the horses was all made from pressed soybean dregs, ground alfalfa and corn mixed with ginseng, sprinkled with refined salt and eggs, and then thoroughly mixed.
In the past, people in Guizhou could not eat this kind of thing during the Chinese New Year.
As for what the cavalry eat, it is infinitely closer to the nomadic tribes, mainly cheese and dried meat.
Li Yunze vigorously develops animal husbandry, not only raising horses, but also raising cattle and sheep.
There were more than ten grain bags filled with sugared cheese and salted dried meat, and a pack horse was specially used to carry them.
As for morale, needless to say, the Han soldiers have been looking forward to fighting for many years.
Fight, and fight hard, until the earth falls apart.
After years of accumulation of internal strength, it was finally time to explode.
Huo Qubing first met up with the Yulin army at Shanglinyuan, and then headed westward to Longxi County.
Tens of thousands of troops under his command had already been dispatched in batches, and Huo Qubing was the last to set off.
After all, although the road transportation system has been greatly improved, it is still not to the extent that it can accommodate tens of thousands of troops passing through at once.
For a march of this scale, they all move forward in batches, each arriving at the specified place according to the specified time.
The so-called delayed military schedule refers to the failure to arrive on time.
All the counties, counties and towns encountered along the way were passed by without entering. All the troops were either in a hurry or on their way.
Huo Qubing led troops to fight for the first time, so he naturally needed to establish his authority. Anyone who dared to delay the military term at this time would definitely be used to scare monkeys.
One person and five horses can travel six hundred miles in three days, and a thousand miles in five days.
On the seventh day, Huo Qubing led the Yulin Army to Lingjusai (Lanzhou).
Many horses were lost due to the rapid march along the way.
But it doesn't matter, the Shaofu has the largest horse herding supervisor in the entire Han Dynasty here in Lingjusai.
There are at least 100,000 horses in many horse farms around Lingju Sai, and tens of thousands of horses can be provided for military use at any time.
Huo Qubing was also unambiguous. After two days of slight repairs, he collected 30,000 horses from various horse farms, distributed them to various ministries, and set off on the journey again.
After passing Lingjusai, there is the Yellow River. The Han Dynasty built a pontoon bridge across the Yellow River here.
Tens of thousands of cavalry and an even larger group of pack horses crossed the Yellow River in a mighty manner.
On the other side of the river, you can see the majestic Qilian Mountains.
At the foot of the mountain, there is endless green grassland.
The herdsmen drove herds of cattle and sheep around leisurely on the grassland.
When the earth began to tremble slightly, the herdsmen saw in panic the Han cavalry coming like a tidal wave!
(End of chapter)
