June is the time when the grass grows and orioles fly, and the starry sky shines brightly.
After nightfall, the Han army led by Huo Qubing chose a place on the grassland to camp on a low hill.
Ouch!
The howl of wolves came from a distance.
Deep into the grassland, wolves were always looming, and the smell of blood from the team attracted them.
However, with an army of nearly a thousand people gathered together, no wolf pack would attack such a large team with such powerful murderous intent.
The scouts dispersed their warning, and the rest of the soldiers leaned on their horses and slept soundly.
This attack and continuous battles, although ordinary soldiers also have some training, this kind of high-intensity combat has already reached their limit.
Some people can even fall asleep on the back of a galloping horse.
The night is like a curtain, deep and dark.
Huo Qubing sat cross-legged on a low hill, absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Military strategists aim to win, but the greatest practical gain is the promotion of one's own practice.
Leading troops to battle and winning on the battlefield, the morale cultivated can promote the military strategist's practice to advance by leaps and bounds.
This is a very mysterious process.
In this expedition, he repeatedly defeated enemy camps, and almost every time he penetrated the Xiongnu tribe, he could definitely feel that his cultivation was improving.
When he began to attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the military power in his body was like the Yangtze River, flowing and circulating endlessly.
There was a military edge behind him, invisible and insubstantial, but extremely powerful, vaguely pointing to the sky.
The more wonderful changes come from the military symbols and military books of the sea of consciousness.
Among the magical powers of military strategy in the military book, the two items of creation out of nothing and natural beauty strategy have seen the most obvious growth.
The beauty trap was improved because of this attack, the thousands of miles of galloping, and the trust and follow of the tribesmen who depended on each other for life and death, which invisibly matched the attributes of this strategy and was therefore promoted.
Making something out of nothing will improve due to frequent use, understanding of strategies, and increasing proficiency in application.
Huo Qubing could feel that the 'magical power pocket' around him had become bigger because it was created out of nothing.
The previous 'pocket' could hold up to three war guns and a few personal belongings, and was shaped like a 'holster'!
Now that this battle is over, it has expanded at least twice, and it is probably possible to hide troops.
It's no problem to put one of the thinner soldiers in there.
When he returned to Chang'an, Huo Qubing planned to put the big cat in first to try.
Far away in Chang'an, after Huo Qubing left, Big Cat returned to Huo Mansion to look after the house.
At this time, it was preparing to sleep on the rafter. It shivered inexplicably and looked around with its cat eyes alertly, but it always felt like something was wrong.
On the low hill, the night wind blew gently.
In Huo Qubing's consciousness, more changes come from the military symbols!
In the previous chase with Qu Meng on the grassland, Qu Meng used the power of the shaman to push the strong wind, which was swallowed up by the Xuanwu Talisman.
When Huo Qubing led his troops to attack the royal court and pushed Xuanwu to break through the power blocking the royal court, Xuanwu once again penetrated and swallowed the shaman's energy connecting life and death!
Xuanwu masters death and absorbs the power connecting life and death, which is consistent with its attributes.
At this moment, Soaring Snake and Spirit Turtle exhaled a stream of black energy from their mouths in the sea of consciousness. It was the shamanic power absorbed from the royal court of the Huns, and it had the energy to connect life and death.
After absorbing this breath, the soldier symbols merged together on their own and turned into Xuanwu.
This Xuanwu came to the top of the Consciousness Sea War Book and breathed out a breath of life and death like ink.
In an instant, the Book of War in the Sea of Knowledge slowly unfolded, and a new strategic magical power appeared:
"If you have something useful, don't borrow it; if you can't use it, ask for it. Borrow what you can't use and use it..."
This is a tactic widely circulated among military strategists, but few people actually master it.
It means that many things in the world that seem useful are often difficult to control.
Others that seem useless can be useful with the help of it. Just like if I want to "resurrection", I have to rely on the seemingly useless "corpse".
When this strategy is used in the art of war, it means that soldiers must be good at seizing opportunities, strive to take the initiative, and turn disadvantages into advantages.
This military strategy corresponds to Yishu, involving life and death.
When used to transform magical powers, it can connect yin and yang and touch the soul, so it can revive the soul through the corpse.
In addition to bringing the dead back to life, in the book of sea warfare, because this attack on the rear area is in line with the effect of the strategy of concealing the enemy from the sky, this strategy also shines brightly and increases in strength.
The stronger the energy of these military strategies and the more times they are used, the more they can promote the growth of the military strategist's strength.
complement each other.
An hour later, Huo Qubing finished his practice and opened his eyes.
This time of the attack, Shihai's military strategy was continuously launched, it was really a bumper harvest... He raised his head and looked to the south under the night. It had been almost a month since he left Chang'an, and most of his time was spent on the road.
"Huo Yao."
When Huo Qubing was practicing, Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu stayed under the low hill. When they saw him waking up, they both came up to him.
There was a kind of care between life and death in the eyes of the two people, but more of it was fanatical reverence.
"We will go separately next. Zhao Ponu, you take two hundred people, take a detour to the Western Regions, and then return to Chang'an by yourself!" Huo Qubing said.
Zhao Ponu was stunned for a moment and then agreed: "Wei!"
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Huainan.
"Huo Qubing once attacked the Huainan Prince's Mansion at night and injured you?"
Deep in the grand mansion, in the study room, Huainan King Liu An, dressed in royal robes, was looking down at the letter Liu Qian brought back and written to him by Liu Che himself.
After Liu Qian came back, he had read this letter more than once.
"Um."
Liu Qian was still a little sleepy and listless: "My sister said that in Chang'an, if the emperor didn't know about it and borrowed Huo Qubing's courage, he wouldn't have dared to enter the palace at night. Since the emperor knew, it would only be embarrassing to make a fuss, so afterwards we Silently."
He glanced at his father and said, "But I can't swallow this breath. An illegitimate son dares to come and humiliate me."
Liu An put away the letter calmly and asked Liu Qian, "Have you read this letter?"
"I have read it, and it is full of the emperor's close admiration for my father. He has always admired my father's talent and learning, even when he was a child."
Liu Qian said: "Your Majesty has exchanged letters with my father from time to time in recent years, asking for advice on strategies, poems and other matters."
Liu An, the king of Huainan, was a man who became famous for later generations. He was good at reading and playing the piano, and wrote famous works such as Huainanzi and The Story of Lisao. He also invented 'tofu'.
Later generations said that he was an indifferent person, respected Huang Lao, and ruled by doing nothing.
There are different opinions on his subsequent rebellion.
In fact, human nature is complex and cannot be accurately judged by just a few strokes in history books.
A person's decision will be affected by many factors.
Liu Any raised the bamboo slip in his hand and said, "You are only looking at the surface. He wrote this letter to warn me that if I am content with the status quo, he will still care about the clan.
Otherwise...he is no longer the same person he was back then. "
Liu An smiled: "What's the use of talking about this now? He allowed Huo Qu to get sick and hurt my son, how could he care about the family ties?"
The things had already been given to the Xiongnu. If the Han army was defeated in this battle, they had planned to take advantage of the situation, but unexpectedly, the Xiongnu suddenly retreated... Liu An thought.
He also just received the news that the Huns had withdrawn and Wei Qing was still pursuing them.
The two sides faced each other on the battlefield, and what exactly happened is unclear.
"I brought Zhuo Qingke, the daughter of the Zhuo family, back. My father wants the salt and iron from the Zhuo family. What do you plan to do with it? Do you want to meet her..." Liu Qian mentioned Zhuo Qingke and became slightly more energetic.
"Ling'er summoned me and told you that you raped a woman from the Zhuo family. If you accept it, you will accept it, but beware of her. Some women are weak on the surface, but in their hearts... they are more ruthless than men."
Liu Andao: "You have only been back from a long journey, so go and rest."
When Liu Qian left and there was no one in the room, Liu An again took out a blank scroll and wrote:
"The Huns just retreated. Did they have any other preparations? Why not use that thing and waste the opportunity?"
"What else can the Huns do besides retreat?"
The handwriting on the bamboo slips appeared: "The Han army is already victorious, and even using that thing cannot change the situation of the war."
"The success or failure of this war between the two countries was largely affected by Nahuo Qubing."
Huo Qubing had not yet returned to the court, and not many people in Chang'an knew about his itinerary. Liu An didn't know either, so he frowned and wrote: "Huo Qubing?"
"Yes, he dared to attack the Xiongnu rear with less than a thousand men."
The handwriting on the bamboo slip changed: "He broke through the realm of heaven and man, and the increase in power was very large, far beyond the initial realm of ordinary heaven and man. I secretly promoted the power to take action, and he was also discovered by his insight, but returned without success!"
"Have you ever taken action?"
"He has a military talisman that looks like the Four Elephants Xuanwu, which has never been seen before. It can trigger the celestial phenomena and collide with my power without being damaged!
The Han Dynasty has a great general, and his luck is connected with the fate of the country. Huo Qubing has entered heaven and earth, and his luck has been consistent with the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. "
The writing on the bamboo slips continues: "He will be a huge obstacle to whatever you plan to do."
"Do you know what he did when he led thousands of people into the Xiongnu rear?"
Liu An thought for a while and wrote: "Thousands of people went deep into the army alone. They used their troops boldly, but they were also reckless enough. If they were not careful, the entire army would be wiped out.
Attacking alone mainly relies on concealment and pre-war strategic insights to strike at the enemy's empty areas. But among the tribes behind the Xiongnu, which one did not have more than a thousand people living together, what could he do? "
The handwriting on the bamboo slip read slowly: "He used a thousand men to defeat nearly twenty Xiongnu tribes, and defeated them all, with very little damage to himself.
You must also know that Qumeng, King of the Xiongnu Youguli, is a general of the Xiongnu.
He was killed by him and protected by thousands of troops. In addition, at least three people in charge of the Xiongnu army were beheaded by him.
Ji Ruohou Chan, the general of Yi Zhixie's grandfather's generation, was beheaded. Yi Zhixie's uncle Luo Gubi was captured alive by him when he broke into the court of the Huns.
Thousands of troops of the Xiongnu remained behind to pursue and intercept them, but he in turn charged and killed nearly a thousand of them. "
The handwriting on the bamboo slips kept coming, and every time a line appeared, Huainan King Liu An's heart skipped a beat. Unknowingly, the hairs on his arms seemed to stand up, and his heart clenched tighter and tighter.
He had thought highly of Huo Qubing before, thinking that he had the potential to be a famous general, but now he realized that it was obviously not enough, far from it.
Leading thousands of troops to make a surprise attack on the rear of the Xiongnu, defeating the enemy camp, killing Qu Meng, and kidnapping Luo Gubi? !
If it wasn't written by the 'person' behind the bamboo slips, Liu An would really be unbelievable.
His hand holding the pen shook, and a drop of thick ink fell on the bamboo slip.
"Write Huo Qubing's name on the bamboo slips and use the method of observing Qi to see!" The handwriting on the bamboo slips.
Liu An was stunned for a moment, and immediately wrote the three characters Huo Qubing on the slip.
Then I found that these three words came to life as soon as I wrote them, and in the eyes of the aura observer, I could still feel an indescribable aura.
"After this battle, he has been deeply connected with the destiny of the Han Dynasty and the destiny of the country.
This is just like Wei Qing back then, who gradually became the pillar of the army!
If the emperor announces it to the world and everyone knows it, the amount of luck he can get will increase significantly. Huo Qubing's military talent... will never give him room to grow and develop, so I will take action when he breaks through.
But I didn't expect that he would affect the trend of the confrontation between Han and Hungary. You have to look for every opportunity to get rid of him. "
The last line of words on the bamboo slip became as red as blood.
Liu An stared at the bamboo slips silently and remained motionless for a long time.
And somewhere in an unknown place, there was a hand that had just removed its pen tip from the bamboo slip.
The owner of this hand took out another bamboo slip and tried to write Huo Qubing's name on it.
As soon as the words Huo Qubing fell on the newly-taken bamboo slips, not only did the name disappear, but the bamboo slips also cracked and exploded.
"Sure enough, the more deeply connected the person is to the national destiny, the more difficult it is to record his or her name, and the less susceptible he is to external influences..."
The writer pondered for a moment, and then wrote several names including Princess Pingyang, Zhuo Qingke, etc. on the slip.
He thought for a while, then wrote down the names of Wei Shaoer, Chen Zhang, etc. His eyes glanced back and forth on the names of these people.
Chen Zhang is the husband-in-law of Wei Shao'er, Huo Qubing's mother, and the grandson of former prime minister Chen Ping.
"There is no way to directly affect him, unless we kill him. It is also difficult to change his fate, but we can try other methods..."
The person who wrote the pen whispered: "Huo Qubing is only seventeen years old. He has already transcended the established destiny. Is it really so difficult to influence the military spirit? If he has a son, he may use means to share his luck... and pass it on to his heirs. , and then pick it.
His qualifications are so good that he is the most promising person in thousands of years to find out the path for me to enter the void! "
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On June 23, Chang'an was warm and cozy in early summer.
An imperial edict came out from Weiyang Palace, informing the people that the Han and the Xiongnu were fighting fiercely north of Dingxiang County.
In April of this year, Wei Qing led more than 100,000 cavalry to attack the Xiongnu. On the way, they met the main force of Shanyu and annihilated thousands of Xiongnu. Then they returned to Dingxiang, Yunzhong and Yanmen to rest and recuperate.
In June of that year, Wei Qing led his army out of Dingxiang again, attacked the main force of Shanyu, and annihilated the Huns.
During the battle, Huo Qubing, the captain of the Yao School, led nearly a thousand elite cavalry, penetrated deep into the rear of the Xiongnu, and defeated seventeen enemy camps in a row. He killed Qumeng, the king of Youguli, and killed tens of thousands of enemies...
This edict to the people was quickly announced in various places, and the world was shocked when the news came out!
Huo Qubing's name was instantly known all over the world. A thousand troops defeated seventeen enemy camps in a row. What is the concept of killing tens of thousands of enemies? !
Ten times the amount of enemies killed!
Huo Qubing's name instantly spread throughout the counties and counties in Han Dynasty!
For some people, this was a bolt from the blue... but for the common people of the Han Dynasty, they were delighted to hear it and discussed it with great excitement.
Then, His Majesty the Emperor of Chang'an issued a second edict to inform the people.
He granted Huo Qubing the title of Champion Marquis, granted him a settlement of 2,500 households, and awarded him the title of champion of the entire army!
This title will still shine brightly and shine in the long river of history thousands of years later!
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