The fleet dropped anchor a little further from the coast. The tribesmen changed to small boats and boarded sampans to land.
Huo Qubing had military formations crisscrossing at his feet, including everyone on the bow of the ship.
Then formations flashed across the sea surface, and everyone appeared on the shore together.
"Congratulations to Grand Sima for his triumphant return to the court!"
The greetings from the Han troops on the shore came one after another.
Even Xiao Shehu got off his horse, bowed and saluted: "I have seen Da Sima!"
He joined the clan to gain promotion opportunities. But nominally he was still Huo Qubing's subordinate and under his control.
"Xiao Shehu."
"The end will be here."
Xiao Shehu took two steps forward and bowed his head in agreement.
"We need to strengthen the defense here, and we will also add defense along Jiaodong and Kuaiji in the future."
Xiao Shehu secretly asked in surprise: "Will there be an enemy attack?"
"It's not certain at the moment, but it's always good to be cautious."
Huo Qubing glanced in the direction of clan members Liu Ji, Liu Shun and others.
He waited on the shore for a while, and when the horses at the bottom of the cabin were transported to the shore, he and his subordinates, Gongsun Hong and others mounted their horses and prepared to leave.
A little further away, King Jiaodong, King Changshan and others have been paying attention to Huo Qubing and his party.
Liu Shun's eyes were naturally attracted to Bai Nanyu, and he looked at her intently.
Liu Shun, the king of Changshan, was fond of lewdness and absurdity, arrogant and lazy, and repeatedly violated the law... This is what the history books record about him.
And Bai Nanyu is the type of woman who is most attractive to men. Although she is wearing a bronze mask, her pretty face cannot be seen.
But according to Liu Shun's experience with women, just looking at the body shape, he knew that Bai Nanyu must be stunning.
“Our great Sima knows how to enjoy it, and he brings a beauty by his side when fighting.
The woman is naturally charming. Viewed from the side, her upper and lower sides are as round as the moon. She has a light gait. Her legs under the skirt are long and straight and well-proportioned. Her temperament and body are wonderful. She corresponds to the woman described in ancient books as a disaster for the country. "
Liu Shun narrowed his eyes and said, "It is said that women such as Daji and Baosi in ancient times had this appearance."
At this time, Huo Qubing, followed by the imperial army, rode away with Gongsun Hong and others.
The Han troops on the ship landed one after another, and captains such as Yao Zhao and Chen Qing stayed behind to lead the troops back to Chang'an.
Seeing Huo Qubing go away, Liu Shun said: "He clearly saw us, but he didn't even bother to come over to greet us. I knew beforehand that he was arrogant, and it was true."
Liu Ji said calmly: "He relies on His Majesty's trust, hasn't he always done so since he was a child?"
Liu Shun turned around and ordered Liu Chai on his side:
"Go and ask the soldiers and horses under his command, what they did when they went to sea this time, and where they brought back the enemy ships.
In addition, as soon as their men and horses come down, let our people board the ships and seize some of the ships they brought back.
It is too inconvenient to go in and out of the sea without such a big ship. "
Liu Ji said: "Wait.
We have discussed with each branch of the clan not to have a direct conflict with Wei Huo, but you forgot.
We took the boat, and these troops did not dare to resist, but if we went back and told Huo Qubing that if he caused trouble to His Majesty, it would not end well for us. "
"Why does he occupy all these ships?
The seized materials belong to Da Han, and Da Han is my Liu family's Da Han. We are not taking a few ships for personal use. Why not stay on the coast to patrol?
Liu Chai, if you go, take over half of the boat first and leave half for them. "
Liu Chai immediately trotted towards Chen Qing and others.
Along the coast, Xiao Shehu was also asking: "Captain Chen, during this expedition, did the Marquis encounter the enemy at sea and had an encounter with the enemy? What ship was captured?"
Huo Qubing's marching movements were top secret, and only the emperor, Wei Qing, and Ru Bohu knew everything.
The emperor didn't even tell the clan, and no one else heard about it at all.
But now that the fight is over, there is no need to keep it secret. Chen Qing said:
"The Marquis has been on expeditions in the past few years and has fought dozens of battles, large and small. Have you ever seen the Marquis engage in encounters with others?
In this world, any team that dares to confront the Marquis head-on is no more than three or five. The soldiers and horses of the island country are not qualified! "
The champion Hou is arrogant, and the soldiers he brings out are also the same... Liu Chai secretly curled his lips as he approached.
"We went to visit each other's country. They established a country on a large island overseas, which is as big as several counties in my Han Dynasty.
The country has about 50,000 elites and a total of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. We defeated the enemy's elite troops, captured more than half of the territory, and captured their ships before returning. "
Xiao Shehu looked stern after hearing this.
Comparing the two, the fact that they blocked 5,000 enemies and forced them to retreat is nothing to mention.
Liu Chai pretended to be calm on his face, but in fact his heart was turbulent and numb.
He pulled Xiao Shehu aside and whispered the order to board the ship.
Xiao Shehu glanced at the ships in the distance and secretly thought that this was the clan asking us soldiers to submit certificates, clearly offending the champion.
If the champion knew that I had taken possession of the ship, he would never stop.
After Liu Chai finished explaining, he returned to Liu Ji and Liu Shun's position to report.
The latter two had already boarded the carriage. After listening to what Liu Chai said, the car they were riding in was also silent, and they were obviously equally shocked.
After a while, Liu Shun's voice came out from the car:
"He went on an overseas expedition to an unknown location, unknown enemy troops, and all he led were his own soldiers. What he did exactly depends on his family's opinion. How can it be counted?"
"He destroys the country every time he goes to war and treats others as paper."
Although Liu Shun said this, Liu Ji and Liu Chai knew very well that based on Huo Qubing's past achievements, it was impossible for the people under his command to lie about this kind of thing, or even bother to lie.
Huo Qubing's influence in the military was gained through victory after victory, and there was no need to add more battles to cover up his achievements.
Even Liu Shun himself knew it.
Waiting for Chen Qing, Zhao Anji and others to organize their troops on the shore, they also set off.
The Mirage, Black Bird and other ships docked near the shore rolled up a mist before they even docked, and sent the ships southward, disappearing along the coastline. There was no chance for others to get close.
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Northwest, plain.
After Han and Parthia burned Mulu City to the ground, they fought against each other several times in ten months.
On the plain, the troops of the two armies faced each other tit for tat, flags fluttering.
Parthia did not let the heavy cavalry line up to attack this time, but changed its tactics.
Before they had heavy cavalry, the Parthian light cavalry was once at its peak, and they invented the Parthian light cavalry tactics that were ahead of an era.
At this time, they were using Qingqi in front to confront the Han army.
Instead, the heavy cavalry was displayed behind them, becoming an unshakable support and maintaining a deterrent on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, the number of active troops in both armies was around 50,000.
A hundred thousand troops faced off against each other, and everything within a hundred miles was filled with weapons.
The Parthian light cavalry each held a special lance.
They put the gun shaft under their armpits, and when riding, they held the gun with both hands in front of their fingers, creating a strong impact.
Looking at it from a cross section, the scene of thousands of horses galloping and flying horse hooves is shocking, like two high walls, moving rapidly and then colliding together.
Bang - boom!
The air waves caused by the collision exploded in all directions.
The necks of the colliding horses showed strange twists, and they fell over in pieces.
After the first round of collision, both sides unsheathed their swords and guns and started fighting in close combat.
The Han army in the rear commanded the main camp, and Wei Qing stood on the high ground, overlooking the battlefield.
The Han army took the initiative in this battle, and Parthia was forced to choose a head-on battle to determine the trend of the subsequent war.
"Every time two armies confront each other and charge into battle, I always think of the soldiers who have been cured of illness.
His magical marching method, regardless of speed or the strength of the troops gathered, has invincible power to break through the enemy. "Wei Qing observed and spoke at the same time.
Zhang Cigong stood on his left: "Da Sima's military front is indeed unparalleled. However, the troops gathered by the general are thick and stable, and they have their own strengths as Da Sima's military front, so they are not weaker."
He added: "The general will ask for orders to charge and kill for a while."
Wei Qing grunted: "Go ahead, observe the enemy's situation and decide the time to attack on your own, but remember to enter the formation diagonally from the east side to disrupt its formation. I will ask the soldiers and horses of the Hunxie Division to respond to you on the other side."
Zhang Cigong responded and rode down the low hill, flying away like flying away.
In the rear opposite the battlefield, Utis, Bhutto and other generals were also watching the battle.
The armor on the two bodies burst out with dazzling light, and both of them activated their divine power.
In the void behind them, a figure standing in the mist emerged.
It was the image of the god of war believed by the Parthians formed by the divine power blessing the military.
Its figure is illusory, but it can be seen that it holds a giant hammer in one hand and a shield as huge as a mountain in the other hand, corresponding to offense and defense!
He seems to be able to break through the hazy aura around him at any time, come to the world, and participate in the war.
Suddenly, the God of War opened his mouth and spit out a tidal wave of Qi, rushing towards the battlefield.
The Parthian tribesmen were covered in Qi, as if they had entered a state of madness, and their combat power surged.
In the rear formation, Wei Qing's eyebrows glowed, a huge general's order was raised, and the military formation spread out simultaneously.
His natural military strategy is to wait for work.
When he uses military strategies to strengthen the battlefield, his troops are full of energy and high in fighting spirit.
At this time, Zhang Cigong and King Hunxie respectively commanded their troops, forming a pincer shape on the battlefield from both sides, showing an attack posture.
If the Han army is allowed to attack from both wings, the Parthian battle formation will be threatened and unstable and will fall into passivity.
Bhutto and Utis immediately made adjustments, shrinking their formation and maintaining stability.
Wei Qing relied on changes in battle formations to force his opponents to change their formations accordingly, always keeping the initiative in his hands.
On the battlefield, a Parthian cavalryman retreated in defeat. He dragged his spear behind his horse and rode away.
Behind him, the Han army rushed in pursuit, but when they saw their opponent running fast, they suddenly turned around and drew their guns.
The spear pointed towards him.
This is the most common and typical tactic among the world-famous Parthian tactics, the turning spear, which Han called the turning spear.
But he saw the Han pursuer crouching on his horse as if he was well prepared, avoiding the enemy, quickly approaching, and slashing at the opponent's left shoulder with his sword.
The fighting between the two armies continued until the sun set in the west.
After the war, the Han army maintained its advantage, pressed forward step by step, crossed the national boundary between the two sides, and fully penetrated the Parthian border.
Chang'an's study.
The map of the country in front of the emperor shimmered, and the aura circulating inside seemed to increase slightly.
"Your Majesty, Grand Sima is back." Dong Xu reported at the door.
After Huo Qubing landed, he returned to Chang'an in a hurry and the sky was dark.
Footsteps soon sounded outside the study.
One of the footsteps has a constant rhythm, and there is a sharp feeling in the rise and fall of the footsteps. The other's footsteps are a little slow, but very steady.
In the emperor's consciousness, Huo Qubing and Gongsun Hong appeared side by side, one old and the other young.
"I have met Your Majesty."
After the two sat down, the emperor first asked about the war and learned the details of the island war.
"Da Sima has not completely defeated Yamato, but this map shows the entire territory of the island country.
In the past, similar changes only occurred after the enemy country was completely defeated and all its national destiny was taken by our great Han. "
"Judging from the changes on the map, the arrangement left by Da Sima on the island has actually almost led to the country's subjugation. All their remaining military initiative has been controlled by Da Sima?"
Huo Qubing said: "I do have some arrangements. The island country's only remaining military commander has been controlled.
You can know every move on the island at any time. "
Gongsun Hong said in surprise: "I have been with Huo Hou day and night during this period. I don't know what arrangements you have made in the island country?"
Huo Qubing smiled: "After we set up camp at night, I once left the camp alone and went out."
He went out to sneak into the enemy camp, and his target was Hattori's man...
"No wonder Huo Hou mobilized his troops and generals in the next few days and knew the changes in his opponent's march very well."
Gongsun Hong rolled his eyes and said, "I thought it was all Marquis Temple's calculation, but it turns out it's not the case."
Huo Qubing turned to ask, "How is uncle doing?"
"Wei Qing's progress is not as fast as yours, but he can suppress his opponents and win steadily.
In the past ten months, our army has had many battles with Parthia, and Wei Qing's accumulated advantages have continued to expand. The opponent took the initiative to attack from the beginning and entered the Great Yueshi, and now it has shrunk its troops and retreated to the Parthian mainland to defend the entire front. This shows the direction of the situation. "
The emperor said: "As long as Wei Qing wins the battle and the luck gathers, I will gather the luck of the country again and try to enshrine Zen next time.
Counting the time, the day of conferment calculated by Taibu was approaching. "
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