Knots have different functions in different hands.
In ancient times.
Knots can be used for counting.
But with the creation of words, the role of knot counting has almost disappeared.
And in the hands of witchcraft people.
It is said that the wind can be trapped in the knot and released when needed, thereby achieving the ability to control the wind.
About that.
It is recorded in "The Golden Bough".
But Huo Guang never believed this. Originally, Huo Guang didn't even want to ask about it.
It was Yan Xiao who was deceived.
With Huo Guang’s character.
He has always been a person who "gives up helping others and respects the fate of others."
But Yan Xiao took the knot and showed his courtesy to Huo Guang, saying: "Captain Huo, I got a good thing, specially dedicated to you. When the time comes to fight the Huns, I will definitely use this treasure."
At this time, Huo Guang already knew that Vice Colonel Yan had been deceived through the complaints of Lin Yaoqing and others.
The people below all said that he was deceived.
But Yan Xiao didn't believe what they said.
no way.
History is always so surprisingly similar. There are too few liars and too many fools to fool anyone.
Vice Colonel Yan's situation is like that of a fool who sends money to a scammer.
The kind that can't be brought back no matter how much you try to persuade.
Huo Guang knew that if he said that he had been cheated, this guy wouldn't believe it. Immediately pretending to be nonchalant, he said calmly: "Oh? What kind of treasure? Let's take a look at it?"
Vice Captain Yan immediately took out the knot he bought at a high price, handed it to Huo Guang, and said excitedly: "This is it!"
"Captain Huo, don't you look down on it?"
"I'm telling you, the wind is trapped inside this knot!"
What about sealing the wind?
I think you are crazy!
Huo Guang was amused in his heart, but he suppressed his laughter and continued: "Oh, are there breeze, strong wind and hurricane tied in these three knots?"
Vice Colonel Yan immediately looked like he had seen a ghost and asked, "Colonel Huo, how do you know?"
How did Huo Guang know?
Because liars always lie the same way.
Use small benefits to seduce the desires of fools.
This strong wind is difficult to deal with, and hurricanes are even more difficult.
Breeze, isn’t it easy?
Put a rope under the tree, and when it's time to perform for people, ask your accomplice to gently pull down the rope. The surrounding treetops will shake. Can't it be said that the wind is released?
certainly.
This is Huo Guang's guess.
As for the method the liar used to deceive Yan Xiao, Huo Guang had no way of knowing.
Huo Guang shook his head lightly and said, "No, I'm just talking nonsense. You go on and tell your story. Don't worry about it."
at this time.
Yan Xiao hadn't noticed the smile on the corner of Huo Guang's lips, and continued: "Captain Huo, as you said, the breeze, the strong wind and the hurricane were sealed by the wizards in these three knots."
"Now I dedicate him to Captain Huo."
"When the time comes, Lieutenant Huo can open this knot during battle and use the strong wind to deal with those Huns!"
In fact, Yan Xiao has always been that kind of cunning person.
Such people.
It's normal to be cheated, because he looks smart, but in fact he is the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others.
If you are greedy for petty gains, you will suffer big losses.
It's so normal.
Huo Guang looked at Yan Xiao's appearance and couldn't bear to expose him, so he said lightly: "Vice Colonel Yan, you do have your heart."
However.
This Yan Xiaozhi really shines brightly if given some sunshine.
Huo Guang's casual words made Yan Xiao have his mind set on him. He just heard him say: "Colonel Huo, you see, I spent a lot of money on this knot."
Are you trying to make yourself pay the bill?
Huo Guang frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Yan Xiao, how much did you spend on this knot?"
Yan Xiao smiled and said: "It's not much, it's just half a year's salary for me!"
Half a year’s salary is not much?
I have to be convinced that a broken rope can defraud so much money.
Huo Guang frowned slightly and said: "Since you said that the wind is sealed inside this knot, well, while it is quiet and windless today, you can just show it to me!"
However.
Yan Xiao refused and said, "No, the wizard who sold me the knot said that once used, all three winds will escape and the knot cannot trap it."
There is a kind of behavior called paying for others after being sold.
Seeing Yan Xiao's appearance.
Huo Guang immediately waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, let it run away. Compared with this, I still hope to see it with my own eyes. There really is such a magical thing in the world."
"It's okay, just let it go!"
"If the wind does blow on this calm day, I will pay for your salary for the past six months."
Yan Xiao frowned, thinking that Huo Guang would pay the bill for him, so he said: "Okay, then I will listen to Colonel Huo, but it is not easy to use this thing in the house."
"Captain Huo."
"Can you go with me outside the city?"
You think the room is too small and you want to go outside the city?
Huo Guang raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, let's go outside the city."
Dingxiang City is a border city of Han Dynasty.
In the early years, Dingxiang was particularly dangerous due to the relationship with the Huns.
Even an adult man like Lin Yaoqing must be careful when he is alone outside the city.
But things are different now.
Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent champions to regain the Hetao area and establish four counties, Dingxiang City has become much safer.
but.
Just in case.
Huo Guang still came out with a group of people, including Lin Yaoqing, who had a bad relationship with Yan Xiao.
We arrived at an open area outside the city.
Huo Guang stopped and said, "This place is spacious enough. Vice Colonel Yan, how about you start your performance?"
When Yan Xiao heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, Lieutenant Huo, please wait a moment."
The words fell.
He then took out the knots he had shown Huo Guang for inspection and untied the first knot with great effort.
According to Yan Xiao himself.
The first knot should be Breeze.
But after untying the knot and waiting for a long time, there was no wind.
And this is the case.
Huo Guang had expected it.
Feudal superstition kills people!
As a time traveler, Huo Guang didn't believe in these pretentious things. He immediately pretended to be sullen and said, "Is this the good thing you said? Where is the wind?"
"Captain Huo, me"
Captain Yan was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.
Huo Guang snorted softly and said, "What am I doing? Just untie the remaining two knots and see if there is any wind."
Is there any wind?
There must be no wind!
Needless to say?
Huo Guang just wanted to use the results to slap Yan Xiao in the face, which would save him the effort of persuading him.
No.
After hearing what Huo Guang said, Yan Xiao quickly opened the two knots at the back, but there was still no sign of wind blowing from behind.
Huo Guang snorted lightly and said, "Vice Colonel Yan, you have been fooled!"
Yan Xiao was still imagining the wind coming, so he said, "But I saw the wizard untying the knot in front of me, and there was indeed a wind!"
"Oh, then just wait here slowly!" Huo Guang snorted softly.
Then he led the people back to the city.
In fact, Huo Guang didn't care much about this matter. Anyway, it was Yan Xiao who was deceived, not him.
After returning to the city.
The army was still resting and recuperating, and the order for the second march had not yet been issued, so Huo Guang climbed up to the city gate tower and looked at the distant scenery.
According to calculations, Dingxiang should have belonged to the territory of Zhao State during the Warring States Period.
Zhao Guo led the Hu people closer.
so.
The borders of the Qin Dynasty ended here, and what the Han Dynasty inherited was the legacy of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, in the early Han Dynasty, as big as the Qin Dynasty was, the Han Dynasty was as big as the Han Dynasty.
Even saying that it is only small but not big.
But it was different during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
The military front points are all Han lands.
Early Han Dynasty.
The land occupied by the Huns was even larger than that of the Han Dynasty, but after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became emperor, the Han Dynasty had already taken over Monan, the most fertile land of the Huns.
Don’t they have a poem?
Losing my Yanzhi Mountain makes my women colorless.
Losing our Qilian Mountains will deprive our animals of their ability to thrive.
This is a true portrayal of the time. Of course, don't feel cruel.
Because this is the era when people are eating hair and drinking blood.
You can either be extremely powerful and occupy other people's countries, or you can be weak and be swallowed up by neighboring powerful countries.
The Han Dynasty did not attack the Xiongnu until they became bigger.
Then in turn, it must have been captured by the Huns.
There is no doubt about this!
Huo Guang touched the city wall with his hand, looked at the materials used to make the city wall, and frowned slightly.
This city wall is made entirely of yellow soil, gravel mixed with some straw and the like.
To be honest, it's not sturdy.
If the Huns didn't have powerful siege weapons, they probably wouldn't be able to stop the enemy.
If Huo Guang gets the cement here.
If the city wall is built with cement and masonry, then Dingxiang will definitely become an impregnable city, right?
While Huo Guang was thinking about these things.
Yan Xiao, who already understood that he had been deceived, also walked up and said: "Colonel Huo, I have been deceived!"
"Um."
Huo Guang nodded without saying anything.
It happened that at this time, Lin Yaoqing was beside Huo Guang.
Huo Guang looked at Lin Yaoqing and asked, "Does Uncle Lin have any opinions on the matter of Vice Colonel Yan?"
But Lin Yaoqing shook his head and said: "I don't have any opinion. If I have to say my opinion, my subordinates also want to be the deputy captain. I can take half a year's salary at will, but I'm not that generous."
The military salary of the deputy captain must be higher than that of his uncle.
But this little money.
Huo Guang doesn't like it. In a restaurant in Chang'an, just one day's turnover is comparable to a captain's military salary for a year.
And what Lin Yaoqing said.
When he said it, he was actually deliberately mocking Yan Xiao.
Of course Yan Xiao could hear Lin Yaoqing's sarcasm, and immediately mocked him back with disdain, saying: "Ha, you come to be the deputy captain, what should I do? Why don't I become your uncle!"
However.
When Yan said these words.
Huo Guang's face showed a harmless smile and said: "Do you really want to be Uncle Dub?"
When Yan Xiao heard this, he immediately replied nervously: "No, no, no, Captain Huo, that's not what I meant!"
However.
Huo Guang seemed not to understand and said, "Well, since Vice-Colonel Yan knows that he is not capable enough and voluntarily lowers his status, then I will satisfy your wish."
"Lin Yaoqing, starting from today."
"You can take over Yan Xiao's position as deputy captain!"
Hear the words.
Lin Yaoqing was immediately overjoyed, but there was still a hint of worry on his face as he said: "Colonel Huo, this deputy captain has a very high position. Is it okay to appoint him privately?"
However.
Before Lin Yaoqing finished speaking, Huo Guang smiled and said: "What does it matter? I just go and talk to the general."
"I believe in your intelligence."
"It shouldn't happen that a witchcraft person just picks up a knot and defrauds all the money."
When Lin Yaoqing heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest and said, "Captain Huo, don't worry, my subordinates will definitely not be as stupid as someone else!"
Yan Xiao, who was on the side, couldn't bear it anymore after being so ridiculed, and yelled: "Lin Yaoqing, you dare to insult me? I, the deputy captain, must teach you a lesson!"
However.
Lin Yaoqing shrugged and replied: "Hey, Yan Xiao, please find out your identity. I am the deputy captain now, and you are just a uncle."
"Uncle Yan Du!"
"You dare to be so rude to this deputy captain. It seems that it's time for this deputy captain to teach you a lesson."
After saying that, Lin Yaoqing pressed his fist, making a clicking sound on his fist bones, and then walked towards Yan Xiao.
soon.
From the city wall, Yan Xiao's miserable wail could be heard.
And while they were fighting.
The messenger came over and reported to Huo Guangtong: "Captain Huo, the general has an order to order the army to set off and prepare to go to Mobei."
Will the army continue to move out again?
Huo Guang frowned slightly, and then said to the messenger: "Okay, I understand."
Wait for the messenger to leave.
Huo Guang said to Lin Yaoqing and Yan on the city wall: "Okay, you two, stop fighting and go inform the soldiers below to prepare to leave for Mobei."
"promise."
Yan Xiao and Lin Yaoqing replied in unison.
Ever since.
The Wei Qing Army, which rested for the night in Dingxiang City, once again set foot on the road to Mobei.
Two days later.
The Wei Qing Legion walking on the edge of the desert has never encountered any trace of the enemy.
In order to prevent the army from marching indiscriminately and becoming exhausted and unable to withstand sudden attacks from the enemy, General Wei Qing sent a large number of scout horses to search for the surrounding situation.
Shortly after.
These scouts came back and reported: "General, the Xiongnu Chanyu troops have moved to Mobei to camp. There is no trace of the Xiongnu cavalry here!"
Hear the words.
The general then ordered the army to drive hundreds of miles straight to Mobei.
At the same time, they also called the former general Li Guang and the right general Zhao Shiqi, and ordered: "Two generals, I heard that the Xiongnu Chanyu has not left east, so I am going to lead my elite troops to Mobei."
"The two of you will lead your respective cavalry and support them in a roundabout way from the east."
"how?"
Regarding General Wei Qing's order, the right general Zhao Shiqi frowned slightly, but did not say anything.
Li Guang, on the other hand, said angrily: "General, what do you mean? The east road is long and winding and overgrown with water and grass. How can we deal with this?"
"Since Guang was appointed as a former general, he should sacrifice his life for the country and kill the enemy first."
"Now that the general has ordered us to go out to the east road, I am really disappointed. I would rather die on the battlefield than take a roundabout way on the east road!"
"General Zhao, what do you think?"
After finishing speaking, Li Guang even turned his attention to Zhao Shiqi, the right general on the side.
Although Zhao Shiqi was not willing to take a roundabout route, he had a good relationship with Wei Qing and knew that this was not the time to grab military glory, so he just shook his head and did not answer Li Guang's question.
In terms of military achievements, the forward generals were very important in the Han Dynasty.
Li Guang petitioned like this, naturally thinking that he would be able to become a marquis in his old age.
I even made a petition in front of His Majesty for this.
At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che couldn't stand his kindness and agreed to the old general's request. Only then did Li Guang become the former marching general of the Wei Qing Army.
nowadays.
General Wei Qing actually asked his host to take a roundabout way to support him. Isn't this a naked attempt to deprive him of his place as a forward general?
How could Li Guang be willing to do this!
But at this time, Zhao Shiqi, the right general who was assigned the same order as him, accepted the arrangement of General Wei Qing without any complaints.
This made Li Guang very angry, and then he threw away his hands and left, leading the marching army to set off in dismay.
(End of chapter)
