In Chang'an in February, the cold winter is about to end.
The old prime minister had a great time working in the Imperial Army.
After stepping down from the position of prime minister, the old man completely let himself go.
As the middle doctor of the Forbidden Army system, he checks various armaments, material distribution, training tasks of 100,000 Forbidden Army, combat experience of each battalion and other files every day.
All these allowed the old prime minister to feel more clearly and intuitively why and where the Han army was strong.
Currently, there are eighteen generals under the Han army who have reached the realm of heaven and humans.
You must know that military masters are the most difficult among all cultivators to advance to the heaven and human realm. They have to go through all the lower nine realms and there are many obstacles.
Two years ago, the entire Han army did not have so many generals in the Heavenly Realm.
Of course, when marching and fighting, one does not pay too much attention to the cultivation level of individual generals, but pays more attention to the overall combat ability.
But it undoubtedly proves from one aspect how prosperous the Forbidden Army is now.
The old prime minister was in a good mood and looked forward to the upcoming war.
The sun sets late.
The scorching sun outside the window was as red as fire. The old prime minister asked: "When the war starts this time, will Huo Hou go out in person?"
Huo Qubing replied: "Prime Minister, you can rest assured that if I go on an expedition, I will definitely take you with me."
The old prime minister was indeed relieved, walked cheerfully, bowed his back slightly, and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Huo Qubing glanced at the charming Bai Nanyu beside him: "Let's go home too."
"Um."
Bai Nanyu agreed, stood up, saluted, and went back to the Marquis Mansion first.
The two of them usually don't go together, and Bai Nanyu carefully avoids some things.
She was very satisfied to be able to live in the Hou Mansion. After all, she was the only woman who could follow Huo Qubing every time he went on an expedition.
When she was in Chang'an, she would be very restrained and avoid being around Huo Qubing except when she was in the government office.
This became an invisible tacit understanding between her and Liu Qing.
Huo Qubing went to Xiuyi's place to pick up Liu Qing, and the couple took the car back home together.
"Earlier, my grandmother called me over and said that the clan strongly recommended Li Gan to lead troops to Jiaodong to build defenses, hoping to steal my husband's opportunity to use troops.
I endured very hard not to tell the truth that my husband had already arranged that more than one team of the imperial army had gone to the mainland of the island country. "
Liu Qing sat next to Huo Qubing. A section of her jade-white calf poked out from under her skirt and rested on Huo Qubing's lap in a presumptuous manner.
The other leg was slightly bent, and the delicate and delicate feet poked out of the embroidered shoes and rested lightly on Huo Qubing's side, showing a beautiful arch curvature.
Huo Qubing glanced at his wife.
"Is your husband going to war?" Liu Qing's eyebrows were warm.
"Why, you want to seduce your husband and make up for what I missed during the expedition." Huo Qubing teased.
Liu Qing actually nodded and said playfully: "Every time my husband goes on an expedition, I am the only one who knows the feeling of care and worry. Sometimes I envy that charming girl who can go out with my husband on the expedition."
Huo Qubing brought his wife over and said with a smile: "The street is busy with traffic, so it's not suitable."
Liu Qingyan said: "The news from Xiuyi said that in recent days, supplies from all over the Western Region have been converging on Dayuezhi. Is there anything unusual in Parthia?"
"Her Royal Highness, the princess, can deduce what we are doing based on the mobilization of supplies. She is indeed a qualified spy leader."
The couple 'communicated' while talking.
The car drove back home quickly.
When Huo Qubing took the rosy-cheeked Liu Qing out of the car, he saw someone kneeling outside the house, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
But it was Zhuoping who took Liu, and the old Zhang was also there.
Several people were kneeling outside the Hou Mansion from a distance, with desperate eyes.
Zhang and Liu both had disheveled hair.
If I had known this, why would I do it in the first place?
"Tell them that if they come again, they don't have to leave!"
Huo Qubing ordered the imperial guards on duty, and after speaking, he took Liu Qing Shi Ran back to the house.
February 6th, night.
Northern Parthia, plain.
An army, like a nightmare haunting the night, includes eight thousand armored soldiers and twenty-two thousand light cavalry.
There are still 30,000 auxiliary troops following up, responsible for transporting armor and combat preparations and advancing eastward.
Leading the army were two of the most famous Parthian commanders, Utis and Bhutto.
This time, they will fight together.
The Parthians were not convinced by the failure of the last battle with Han.
Their defeat was due to a certain degree of underestimation of the enemy. The Iron Armored Army's perennial leering attitude meant that although they paid great attention to the Han Army before the war began, they lacked sufficient understanding.
The last failure made them cautious.
And the whole army is full of the desire to win again and avenge the previous humiliation.
A few months later, Parthia mobilized its best commanders and elites to raise troops this time.
"The Han people probably didn't expect that I, Parthia, could solve the food supply problem in just four months and be able to fight again."
The speaker was Pluk, Bhutto's capable general transferred from Parthia's western front.
He inherited the height and strength of the Parthian heavy cavalry and was good at using long axes. He commanded the Parthian battle ax team and could provide strong support to the flanks of the heavy cavalry.
"In the past few months, we have carefully collected information about the Han army and generals.
The two Han generals I had contacted before were named Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. They were both outstanding army commanders.
They may not be able to see through our arrangements. "
Bhutto squinted his eyes slightly and glanced northeast.
In that direction, there was Mulu City, the northern important town of Parthia, which the Han army had snatched away from them.
"If we still underestimate the enemy, we will probably lose this battle.
Regardless of whether Han has seen through that we will send troops again, he must treat them as if they have seen through our arrangement. " said Bhutto.
Utis, who was riding alongside him, also said:
"Yes, it is a good thing to have confidence, but we must not underestimate the enemy. The Han army is very powerful, surpassing any opponent we have encountered in the past."
Bhutto was a little surprised and looked at Theus, whose chin was covered by the collar of his armor and only a pair of shining eyes could be seen.
In his impression, Theus was a man who was proud to the core.
Unexpectedly, he would also have such high regard for the commander-in-chief of the Han army.
"A few months ago, when the Han army broke into our Parthia and attacked the capital, Utis, you came back in time to help and fought with the opponent.
You engage in battle with Huo Qubing, the commander-in-chief of the Han army. What will be the outcome?
You issued a strict order afterwards and no one was allowed to mention it, but you lost? "
Theus didn't respond, but the scene of that night flashed through his mind. The Han general who released his power and burned like lightning really impressed him deeply and made his heart palpitate.
"Let's go, bypass Mulu and go eastward. First cut off the Han army's supply line to Mulu, and then get Mulu back."
Pruke said fiercely: "No matter what, your Majesty has issued strict orders for this battle. We can only win but not lose. We must teach the Han army a lesson."
…
At the top of Mulu City at this moment, Wei Qing was also looking at the dark wilderness outside the city.
He and Huo Qubing simultaneously judged that there would be changes in Parthia and the Eastern Islands.
Huo Qubing had arrangements for the island country, while Wei Qing was in charge of the western front.
After analyzing it with Huo Qubing and the emperor that day, he left Chang'an the next day and marched quickly to Dayuezhi, preparing for a war that might break out at any time.
Next to him, Zhang Cigong came from Chang'an.
On the other side stood King Tu, who was already stationed on the northern front, and Borud, the bearded former governor of Beiping County, who was about to become the governor of the Western Region.
Zhang Cigong said: "The general has come to the Western Front, and it seems that Grand Sima is going to take over the war on the Eastern Front.
I thought that Da Sima would be more interested in fighting Parthia. "
"Qubing seems to be fighting against that island country in the east sea. I am very interested in it, and my eyes light up when I mention it.
I had only seen him in this state when he was fighting the Huns before, and he seemed to have had a long-standing grudge against him. "
Wei Qing added: "He chose to deal with the island country over there, and he also had a motive, that is, he wants me, his nephew.
If you fight against Parthia, the scale of the war will be larger. If you win, you will gain more military spirit. He was afraid that he would break through quickly and throw me away, leaving the greater battle situation and luck here to me. "
Zhang Cigong and others all laughed and said:
"That's because the Great Sima has enough trust in the General and believes that the General can deal with any enemy. If it were us, he wouldn't rest assured and would definitely come over in person."
Wei Qing smiled and said: "This battle will not be easy to fight. Not only will the Parthians use all their strength, but there may also be some movement from the Shendu Buddhists."
Not far away from Wei Qing and others, Dao Zun, Lou Guan Dao Zun and Wen Shi Dao Zun were also there.
If the opponent uses the witchcraft from last time to attack the Han army, Dao Zun and others can deal with it nearby.
While the Han army was preparing to fight in two directions, the enemy was also actively adjusting its layout and preparing to attack the Han Dynasty.
The commander of the army somewhere is sending a message to the other side through a simple letter unique to Zonghengdao:
"Han Emperor Liu Che, Huo Qubing and others may have discovered the eastern island country since they have been to the East China Sea."
"If so, based on my judgment on Huo Qubing's use of troops, he will not wait for the island country's troops to attack first and threaten the Han Dynasty."
"You mean he has already taken action, and the Han army has soldiers and horses...landing on the island country?"
Message from the other side: "Can you determine its location?"
"We can only guess the general intention of using troops. The goal is probably to capture a certain city in the core of the island country, but no one can accurately predict his specific marching strategy."
More than half a month ago, Zhao Anji led the team by boat from the Dahan coast to the east, passing through the Kyushu Island and Hiroshima areas of later Japan, continuing eastward, and landing on Honshu Island from the north.
The night is dark.
The stars twinkle.
In the capital city of Yamato in the south of Honshu Island, the King of Yamato, Asuka Tenchi, woke up from his night dream.
Someone sent him a brief message and woke him up.
The person who sent him the message was a contemporary saint whom he respected as his teacher, who single-handedly helped him plan to unify many small countries, stabilize the royal power, and control everything.
The other party sent a message: "There are Han troops from the east and they have landed on the border of Yamato.
There shouldn't be many of them, but they are all elites. Find them and get rid of them. "
Tomorrow Tianzhi stared at the handwriting, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised a cold arc.
On the couch behind him, stretched out an arm of Jishuang Saixue, it was his beloved concubine Fujika Kyou, one of the most beautiful women in Yamato.
Tomorrow Tianzhi gave a low drink, and the wooden door of the dormitory opened silently. Someone knelt outside the hall: "Your Majesty!"
"The saint sent a message saying that there is an enemy attack. Go and find the enemy. At the same time, strengthen your defenses and be prepared to deal with any changes." Tomorrow Tianzhi said coldly.
The subordinate disappeared like a ghost without a trace.
"Your Majesty, is the other party so powerful that the saint will personally deliver the news?"
Tomorrow Tianzhi's cheeks are slender, very long, almost comparable to the longest-faced Ru Bohu in Chang'an.
The look on his long face was cold and confident: "What the saint said is correct, the opponent is a powerful army in the vast land on the west side of the sea.
The art of war and the art of war handed down to us by the saints come from that land called China.
But in the past hundred years, our country, Yamato, has been in war. We fought and annexed many tribes to establish Yamato. The other side is strong, but we are stronger!
I will find them and prove to the saint that my Yamato tribe is the strongest! "
"Your Majesty, please be careful."
Tomorrow Tianzhi poked out a pretty face from behind, stretched out the tip of his tongue and licked his lips, humming.
…
Chang'an.
Early in the morning two days later, Liu Qing was still sleeping on the bed, and the concubine Zhuo Qingke in the other bedroom was also sleeping soundly after the relay race.
Huo Qubing put on his military uniform, went to the small dormitory next door to see his son Huo Shan, and then led his troops out of the house.
On the outskirts of the city, three thousand Imperial Guards were hunkering down, silently launching their march and disappearing like smoke.
Accompanying him were several of his capable captains, as well as Gongsun Hong and Bai Nanyu.
"Huo Hou, let's go east to deal with the island country to the east?" Gongsun Hong was very interested.
"Yeah. Go to sea and fight the Japanese."
"Gui Zi, the other country's country is called Gui Zi Country?" Gongsun Hong asked in surprise.
"The news says it's called Yamato Country."
After Huo Qubing finished speaking, he sent a message to Zhao Anji through Tongxinlianye: "Start the preliminary battle, leave no prisoners, kill without mercy!"
Zhao Anji, who was far away on Honshu Island, saw the summons and stood up slowly: "The Marquis's order is for us to expose our traces and lure the enemy to come to fight without leaving any prisoners.
All departments, prepare for war! "
The war suddenly began.
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