When the messenger shouted excitedly in front of many soldiers that Captain Huo had come back with the Huns' chief chanyu in hand, for a moment, everyone's faces showed expressions of surprise.
What is the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu?
He was the highest centralizer of the Huns, equivalent to the emperor of the Han army.
When people go to war, at most the two armies will fight.
It's a good thing that you were captured by the emperor!
That really nailed the Huns to the pillar of shame, and they will be laughed at by the world for hundreds of years to come.
When Wei Qing heard the news, he frowned slightly and asked the messenger, "Where is Captain Huo now?"
"Back to the general, Lieutenant Huo has just entered the city. His hussars are all saying that they have captured the Xiongnu chanyu. For a while, the soldiers are standing around to watch!" the messenger replied.
When the general heard that his little nephew had really captured the great Chanyu of the Huns, his face suddenly lit up with joy.
I originally thought about asking the messenger to ask Lieutenant Huo to escort him over to see him, but I couldn't bear it anymore. I wanted to see what the Xiongnu Great Chanyu, whom I had fought for nearly ten years, looked like, so I walked out directly.
See the general setting off.
The generals and captains who gathered in this room also left one after another.
This is the Great Chanyu of the Huns!
Who doesn’t want to see what it looks like?
So everyone left in one fell swoop, completely forgetting that they were discussing the matter about Generals Li Guang and Zhao Shiqi's mistakes that delayed the fighter plane.
When everyone arrived at the city gate, they found that the place was completely surrounded by soldiers.
The school captain, Gongshu Ao, immediately shouted: "The general is here, why don't you get out of the way?"
The words fell.
All the soldiers consciously made way for them.
In terms of prestige, the general is definitely a unique presence in the military camp!
After the general came over, he looked at the Huns who were being held captive, and then at Huo Guang, who had a head of yellow sand and some chapped skin on his face, and asked: "Good boy, I look very much like your brother as expected. After the battlefield, people are indeed different."
"Is the person being held captive here the Xiongnu Great Chan Yu Yi Zhixie?"
"How did you identify him?"
In ancient times, when marching and fighting, life was inherently difficult and not as comfortable as it was in Chang'an.
This is not like those idol dramas, where you can talk about romance and love after a war, especially after a war, the protagonist is still a pretty boy or something.
War is a life-threatening job!
No matter how fair his face was before the expedition, he had to eat and sleep in the open on the march without even having the conditions to take a shower. After a few days, his body, clothes and face would all be covered in pulp.
In this situation.
Anyone who comes back will look like a savage.
Huo Guang nodded and said, "It shouldn't be wrong. When I arrested this guy, he threw away the golden crown, for fear that I would notice his identity."
The words fell.
Huo Guang handed the golden crown with the blue-headed bird to the general for inspection.
When Wei Qing saw it, he immediately exclaimed: "Is this the Shanyu Crown?"
Huo Guang asked curiously: "Uncle also knows this? My nephew didn't know this thing at first. If Vice Colonel Lin hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have known what it was!"
Even Lin Yaoqing knew this, and it was naturally impossible for General Wei Qing not to know him.
And after seeing the golden crown.
General Wei Qing was naturally sure that the other party was Yizhixie, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, so he said: "This person should be the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu."
"Previously, I only thought that I met the main force of the Shanyu. Unexpectedly, even the great Shanyu himself participated."
"so!"
"Captain Huo, let me ask this big Shanyu a few words and see what this guy says!"
Upon hearing General Wei Qing's request, Huo Guang immediately responded: "General, say hello directly. Oh, by the way, this guy can't understand Chinese. Can I ask Vice Colonel Lin to come over and translate it for you?"
However, the general shook his head slightly at this time and said: "No need."
The words have fallen!
Under Huo Guang's surprised gaze, he directly spoke the language of the Huns and communicated with the great Dan Yu Yi Zhixie.
As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles.
The general has been studying how to deal with the Huns all his life. How could he not come into contact with the language of the Huns?
even.
What he said was much smoother than Lin Yaoqing's awkward feeling.
But here's the thing.
He had never been exposed to Huo Guang. When he came to the world of the Han Dynasty, he finally learned a little bit about Xiaozhuan and the popular culture of the Han Dynasty. He had no time to learn the language of the Huns.
nature.
I couldn't understand what the general was communicating with the Huns.
have no choice!
Huo Guang had no choice but to call Lin Yaoqing over and ordered: "Vice Colonel Lin, come and translate what the general and the Xiongnu chief were discussing."
Said it before.
Lin Yaoqing's Xiongnu language proficiency is as good as a second sword.
Not to mention mastery.
General Wei Qing communicated with the Xiongnu Great Chanyu too quickly, and Lin Yaoqing could only scratch his head while painfully translating: "The general seems to be asking, is he actually the Xiongnu Great Chanyu?"
Huo Guang raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you asking this? Isn't there a golden crown to prove it?"
"Hey, forget it."
"Tell me, what did the Great Chanyu say in reply to the General?"
Lin Yaoqing continued to scratch his head and said: "It seems that he is asking the general, is he the legendary Wei Qing of the Han army?"
"He also said that he thought the Han generals had three heads and six arms."
"It turns out that he is just an ordinary Han Dynasty person."
When Huo Guang heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows. He couldn't help complaining to the general and asked, "What are these messy things for?"
Until the general finished asking questions.
Huo Guangcai opened his mouth and said to the general: "General, what were you talking about with this Huns just now?"
The general responded: "I didn't say anything. I just asked him why he knew our army's battle plan, such as changing routes before, such as being accurately ambushed by them on this march route, etc.!"
Is this what you're asking?
Huo Guang suddenly frowned and turned to look at Lin Yaoqing.
Lin Yaoqing immediately turned his head away, pretending that it had nothing to do with him.
Huo Guang originally wanted to teach Lin Yaoqing a lesson for his blind translation, but at this time, the surrounding generals and lieutenants congratulated Huo Guang one after another.
Everyone knows that the general is fair and impartial.
Now that Huo Guang has captured the great Chanyu, Wei Qing, as a general and Huo Guang's uncle who is not related by blood, will naturally not swallow up this great achievement.
And the army of the Han Dynasty.
There has never been a case of catching the Huns' Great Chanyu. Huo Guang caught the Great Chanyu with his own hands. When he returns to Chang'an, he will surely be heavily praised by Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
this point.
This can be known from the fact that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty commended the champion Hou Huo Qubing for his first expedition, he captured Chanyu's grandfather, Ruohou Chan, and captured Chanyu's uncle, Luo Gubi.
Champion!
Bravely champion the three armies!
What's more, this time it was the Xiongnu Great Chanyu himself.
Huo Guang couldn't ignore the compliments from the surrounding generals and captains, so he could only respond politely.
The general also finished asking what he wanted to ask. Although he didn't get the answer he wanted, he ended what he wanted to ask at the moment, so he said to Huo Guang: "By the way, Lieutenant Huo, when we dealt with the main force of the Huns a few days ago, , where’s the armor you borrowed from me?”
armor?
What armor?
Huo Guang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered what had happened before to lure the main force of the Huns into action.
At that time, he borrowed armor from the general.
However, Lin Yaoqing got through and the other party impersonated his assigned tasks without permission. Huo Guang also criticized him for this.
After thinking about this.
Huo Guang then asked Lin Yaoqing: "Vice Colonel Lin, I remember you wore the general's armor. Where is the armor?"
Lin Yaoqing looked at Huo Guang, then at the general Wei Qing who was looking at him, and suddenly said awkwardly: "But Lieutenant Huo, the general's armor is not here. I will return it to you after I complete the mission." !”
"Repaid? Repaid, uncle?" Huo Guang scratched his head, a little confused.
The general snorted softly: "Huh? You ask me?"
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At this moment, because Huo Guang had captured the Xiongnu chief Yu Yizhixie, all the soldiers seemed very excited and chatted happily for a while.
But at this time, there was only one person, whose face was extremely gloomy and very ugly.
this person.
Naturally, it was Li Guang, known as the "Flying General".
General Li has been in the army for many years, and he has indeed made great contributions to guarding the border. But since Emperor Wenjing passed away and Emperor Wu of the Han came to power, the Han army's grand strategy against the Xiongnu was to switch from defense to offense, and the offense and defense changed.
Since then.
Old General Li Guang never made any significant achievements in the military campaign to Mobei.
No merit can be achieved.
Naturally, there is no one who can seal it!
this point.
Not as good as his youngest son Li Gan. At any rate, Li Gan followed the champion Hou Huo after his illness and gained a lot of military merit and became a marquis.
"Why"
Looking at the charming young man, Li Guang, now very old, had no choice but to sigh and leave sadly.
original.
The army originally planned to stay in Zhao Xincheng for two days.
Who knew that Huo Guang would come back with the Xiongnu Chanyu in his arms.
General Wei Qing considered that if word of this incident spread, it might trigger a counterattack by the Huns, so he set off early and returned to the Monan area first.
before.
Monan is also the territory of the Huns.
but.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to fight many times, there were no Huns in Monan, and even if there were, they had been naturalized by the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also sent a large number of people from the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, when the army returns to Monan, it is equivalent to returning to the base camp, and there is no need to worry about the Huns.
In fact, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the problem of land annexation in the Han Dynasty was very serious.
but!
If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's war against the Huns not only reduced the population of the Han Dynasty, but also obtained a large amount of fertile land from the Huns.
The two are superimposed on each other.
As a result, the already serious land annexation situation did not cause any thunder during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
After the Wei Qing Army returned to Monan.
Considering that the soldiers were tired from traveling all night, the general decided to rest in Monan before returning to the court.
At this time.
In the temporary camp, he called Colonel Gongsun Ao and said to him: "Colonel Gongsun, I have always heard that Old General Li Guang loves fine wine. I have two jars of fine wine given by His Majesty, please give them to the Old General!"
The wine His Majesty rewarded was definitely a fine wine.
When marching and fighting, there will also be drinks.
this point.
Huo Qubing's march was recorded in "Historical Records".
It is said that in order to boost morale, the champion prince poured the wine rewarded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty into the stream and drank from the lake with the soldiers.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would give the champion Hou Huo Qubing wine.
The great general Wei Qing is naturally no exception.
When Gongsun Ao heard this, he immediately said incomprehensively: "General, this wine is not as good as giving it to your nephew Captain Huo. After all, he has captured the Huns and returned."
"What is the reward for Li Guang? He has never made any significant achievements."
"And he spoke rudely to you."
General Wei Qing immediately shook his head and said: "I was the one who asked the question the day before yesterday. The old general was eager to make meritorious deeds, but I made him take a roundabout way. Due to emotion and reason, I should apologize to the old general!"
Gongsun Ao immediately said: "But this is His Majesty's order, asking you to wait for an opportunity to transfer Li Guang to prevent him from missing important events due to his old age."
The emperor!
Do the good deeds yourself and leave the bad reputation to others.
Both Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che and later Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty did similar things.
Liu Che promised Li Guang to make him the current general, and then asked Wei Qing to be transferred to Li Guang to prevent things from going wrong. He never showed up from the beginning to the end.
at last.
Even if Li Guang knew the truth, he could only vent his grievances against the general.
When General Wei Qing heard Gongsun Ao's words, he immediately frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I only told you about this. You must not talk nonsense to other people. Otherwise, if word gets out, you and I will both be in trouble!"
Gongsun Ao nodded and said: "Understood."
"Yeah." Wei Qing snorted softly, and then said: "Since you don't want to, then forget it, I will send two soldiers to send him there!"
Said.
General Wei Qing summoned two soldiers and ordered them to deliver two jars of fine wine to the camp of veteran general Li Guang.
When Li Guang receives the wine.
Suddenly his temperament changed drastically. Even though he had not done any great work, the general gave him fine wine!
In his opinion.
This is an insult to him.
"Old General, are we going to put the wine sent by the General here?" Seeing that Li Guang was nervous, the soldiers took the initiative to put the wine in his tent.
At this time, the flying general Li Guang.
Because he is obsessed with making meritorious service and becoming a prince, but because he has lost track of the truth and has no merit of any size, he is wary of inner demons.
Coupled with the fact that Huo Guang caught the big Dan Yu Yizhi and came back, the excitement was too great. At this moment, he actually heard two soldiers say: "Humph, the old man who has not even made a big achievement is also equipped with fine wine. Really It’s not embarrassing!”
In an instant.
Li Guang suddenly got angry and cursed: "You soldiers, how dare you speak ill of this general to my face, I'll see if I don't kill you."
The two soldiers sent by General Wei Qing were shocked by Li Guang's nonsense and said quickly: "Old General, we just said to put the wine here, we didn't say anything rude to you!"
However.
The explanations given by the two soldiers changed their taste in the eyes of Li Guang, who was driven crazy by his obsession.
Li Guang only heard the two soldiers laugh and say: "Hurry up and drink this drink, wash up and go to sleep. At this age, you still imitate young people and go to the battlefield to win military glory. I really don't feel ashamed!"
Suddenly.
Flying General Li Guang drew his sword from his waist and chopped it off with the two soldiers in front of him taunting him.
However.
in real situations.
Li Guang chopped down the two jars of wine, and the surviving soldiers were frightened by Li Guang's behavior and ran out. At the same time, they did not forget to shout: "No, old general Li Guang is crazy!"
As soon as this news came out.
Many soldiers in the army came after hearing the news, including General Wei Qing.
at this time.
After the generals restrained the old general, he regained some clarity.
General Wei Qing asked: "Is General Li feeling better?"
Li Guang nodded and said immediately: "It's better. Soldiers, please let me go."
then.
Li Guang was free.
At this time.
Li Guang picked up a written slip from the tent and said: "The general confronted me before and interrogated me about the injustice. I have written down the detailed process on it. The general can use this to report the military situation to His Majesty."
"The misconduct is my fault and has nothing to do with my subordinates!"
"Since I was young, I have fought against the Huns more than seventy times. Now I have the honor to go out with the general and fight against Shanyu's army."
"But the general sent me to take a circuitous route, but I got lost. This may be God's will!"
"I am almost seventy years old."
"General, generals, I am honored to work with you. I am sorry that I am old and can no longer endure the insults of those swordsmen and pen officials."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old general drew his sword and killed himself. Many soldiers flew forward, but they were always a step too late.
(End of chapter)
