"Sir, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still look like you!"
Looking at Qin Tian's unchanging appearance, Wei Qing was filled with emotion.
This time the border was settled, he and Huo Qubing divided their forces and returned to the capital from two different directions to receive the reward!
Of course Wei Qing knew that he would not receive any reward when he returned this time, because all of His Majesty's favor was now on Huo Qubing!
He could understand why this happened.
Huo Qubing is young enough and has no foundation. Even if he is given more rewards, he will not affect the rights of the emperor himself.
But Wei Qing is different. He has been running the court for many years. Even though he has been careful enough, there is still a big force surrounding Wei Qing.
This is destined that Liu Che will always be somewhat wary of Wei Qing no matter what!
What's more, Huo Qubing grew up beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!
After this battle, Wei Qing felt that he could almost retire.
After returning, Huo Qubing's military exploits were enough for him to completely replace Wei Qing and take charge of the entire army in Wei Qing's place.
However, Wei Qing also knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not hand over all military power to Huo Qubing alone, because Liu Che would never want to raise another monster to control the entire army.
He will definitely stay in the army and control Huo Qubing.
If Liu Che can find a second person who can replace Wei Qing, I believe he will replace Wei Qing without hesitation.
It's a pity that Liu Che can't find it.
Therefore, Wei Qing could only act like he was at odds with Huo Qubing and seemed to be competing for credit. Only in this way could Liu Che be reassured.
After this time, although he himself was able to stay in the army, he would no longer be in charge of the same power, and he could finally rest.
When he thought of this, Wei Qing felt relaxed and could finally let go of his burden.
He now desperately wished that he would get seriously ill and never get up again.
This would give Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty the best excuse to successfully replace himself.
Because the longer he stays in this position, the more dangerous the Wei family will be.
"Don't you want to live and die?" Qin Tian said with a slight smile.
"I've thought about it a lot in the past few years, so I think I've put it aside." Wei Qing smiled reluctantly.
"Now that the Huns have been driven away, I can finally rest and rest."
"As for seeking death and survival..."
Wei Qing shook his head helplessly.
It's not that he gave up, it's just that he knew that at such an age, a random cold might kill him.
Seeking death and survival is totally unnecessary.
He has been fighting outside for many years, and the hidden wounds on his body are enough for him to drink a pot.
Every time it's cloudy or rainy, the joints all over my body feel like there are bugs crawling into them, itching and hurting!
Wei Qing felt that maybe this was God's punishment for him!
He stared at Qin Tian's waist-length hair in a trance, with a complicated look on his face.
"Sir has always been like this. After all these years of knowing him, he has never had any wrinkles on his face, nor has he seen a single gray hair."
"It's really impressive..."
Wei Qing was in a daze.
"Sir, after living for so many years and seeing so much suffering in the world, wouldn't you feel tired?"
"tired?"
Qin Tian's expression paused slightly.
"All living beings are suffering, how can anyone not be tired?"
Qin Tian shook his head helplessly: "I am often confused and difficult on the road to seeking immortality. I don't know where to go."
"The road ahead is long, which one belongs to me?"
"But if you stop moving forward just because of the hard work, how can you find the great road?"
Wei Qing gradually came back to his senses.
"The last general is not as strong-willed as the master!"
No wonder they are immortals!
This willpower alone, which is unparalleled by ordinary people, is enough to shock the world.
His life lasted only a few decades, but it was filled with killings, violence, and difficulties everywhere.
The immortal has lived for so long, and how much ugliness has he seen in the human world?
"The world is not all dark." Qin Tian seemed to understand what Wei Qing was thinking and said with a slight smile.
"Yang is born from the cathode, and yin is born from the anode. No matter what time, beauty and ugliness always go hand in hand."
"Walking more, seeing more, reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, I don't feel tired anymore."
Qin Tian said with emotion: "I was originally thinking that if the general is still stubborn, I can let the general see the world thousands of years from now with his own eyes. This will not be an insult to the general's military life."
"The world thousands of years from now?"
Wei Qing was a little shocked: "Sir, can you actually let the general see the future?"
"That's not the case." Qin Tian explained: "The way of heaven is chaotic, and no one can predict what will happen in the future."
"My bottom line is that if the general is willing, he can take this elixir and put his body to sleep. When the time is right, the general can come out in person and see the prosperous age thousands of years from now!"
Qin Tian smiled as if he thought of something.
"By the way, Ying Zheng also took this pill before he died."
"Ying Zheng...Qin Shihuang?"
The surprise on Wei Qing's face could no longer be hidden.
"Is this person still alive?"
Qin Tian shook his head and said: "That's not the case. I would rather call it fake death."
"Once you take this pill, it won't be up to you or me to wake up again. Everything will be left to God's will."
Qin Tian pointed at the sky.
"The sky has eyes, and it's not just words!"
"So...there are really gods in the sky?" Wei Qing took a deep breath.
But he clearly remembered that Qin Tian told him before that gods did not exist in this world.
"There is no god or immortal in this world, there is only one..." Qin Tian thought for a moment.
"I would rather call it the way of heaven."
"For another explanation, the God that people often say..."
Wei Qing nodded, seeming to understand.
"Heaven has eyes, but it only has eyes."
Qin Tian said softly: "He can only watch, and will not interfere with the world, nor will he interfere with the operation of everything in the world."
"So...it's quite feasible."
A trace of interest appeared on Wei Qing's face.
…
At the same time, Huo Qubing was a little unhappy.
After such a tragic victory, what would happen even if he was granted a title?
His relationship with his uncle has never been the same.
Huo Qubing has never seen his father since he was a child, and he has always regarded his uncle as his biological father.
Wei Qing was also closer to him than his own son.
Perhaps because he did not have a normal family environment, Huo Qubing became sensible much earlier than his peers.
Therefore, he has known since he was a child that his uncle's strict requirements on him are really very good to him.
Later, his uncle sent him to the palace and gave him a bright future.
But ever since he realized his ideal and shined in the army, his relationship with Wei Qing quickly took a turn for the worse.
Some people say that Wei Qing was jealous of talents and was jealous that he had stolen his limelight and credit.
But Huo Qubing knew that his uncle was definitely not that kind of person!
Although his uncle had not said it himself, Huo Qubing knew that if he really achieved something, his uncle would definitely not mind entrusting the entire Wei family to his hands.
This is a sign of trust in him and a proof of the affection between the two.
But now...
Huo Qubing was very smart, and he could vaguely sense that his uncle was deliberately alienating him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't avoid him every time he comes to visit, and even try his best to reduce the chance of getting along with her in private!
But Huo Qubing couldn't figure out why.
Perhaps his talent was focused on military affairs, which made his political acumen much worse.
If he were forty-two years old, he would definitely not be troubled by this kind of problem, but he was only twenty years old, and without anyone to guide him, Huo Qubing couldn't figure it out.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
A tragic cry came, bringing Huo Qubing's thoughts back to reality.
"How dare they!"
Huo Qubing raised his eyes and his eyes were about to burst.
He never thought that after the Huns were driven out of Monan and Mobei, he would actually be attacked by the Huns in the territory of the Han Dynasty!
He will definitely not bring a large number of troops back to Chang'an City. That is not to go back to receive a title, but to go back to rebel!
So when he returned to Chang'an City this time, he only brought more than a hundred people with him. The necessary entourage, including soldiers and subordinates, was actually only fifty people.
A mere fifty people, facing five hundred Xiongnu, must be in trouble!
Huo Qubing didn't know how these Huns penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Han Dynasty. Are all the soldiers at the border just living on dry food?
But at this time, he no longer bothered to scold those idiots who were just eating their corpses. The top priority was to deal with these attackers.
Looking at his servants, Huo Qubing made a quick decision to abandon them and run away.
Since the enemy was the Huns and they were able to ambush them accurately, there must be an insider who leaked their whereabouts.
Moreover, when the Xiongnu ambushed him, the target must be himself. If he left them alone and let them run away, they might still have a chance to survive.
In addition, since there are traitors, there is a high probability that these traitors will be among these servants.
Huo Qubing is more willing to believe in these soldiers who have followed him through life and death, and believe that they will not betray him.
"Ride your horse and run away." Huo Qubing said calmly: "If you leave us, you might be able to escape!"
The followers were not fools, so they naturally rode away in a hurry on their horses.
As for supplies and stuff, let’s save our lives first.
Seeing his followers leaving, Huo Qubing immediately prepared his army.
Their only advantage now is that they discovered it early enough and were able to form their formation as early as possible to respond to the enemy's attack.
Otherwise, if we really enter the encirclement, it will be said that the sky and the earth are not working!
After seeing those entourage leave, Huo Qubing discovered that more than a hundred people were separated from the five hundred Huns and went to chase those people.
Huo Qubing's heart suddenly sank.
Logically speaking, the Huns' target is themselves, and with fifty versus five hundred, the other party has a decisive advantage, so there is no need to care about those followers.
Even if no one is chasing them, they can't run very far. They just need to fight quickly, and there is no need to worry about these people running out to report the news!
Even if the other party is very afraid of himself, what he should do now is to gather as much strength as possible to suppress him to death, leaving him no chance of survival.
Now that more than a hundred people are sent to chase the dozens of followers, it can only mean one thing.
These people are not allowed to leave anyone alive!
The Huns would definitely not do this!
Because if the Huns were holding a grudge and wanted to take revenge on themselves, they would never make such a move without leaving any survivors alive!
The other party hopes that someone will spread the news that they killed Huo Qubing to show their strength.
Eliminate all impossibilities, and the only remaining result, no matter how unbelievable, is an ironclad fact.
Now the situation is very clear. The other party is not the Huns, at least not all of them.
Otherwise, they would never think of killing people and silencing them!
The only explanation is that there are Han people mixed in here!
It is even said that these Huns were simply disguised as the Huns who were captured in the Han Dynasty!
Huo Qubing didn't know who in the court wanted to deal with him, but now was not the time to think about such things.
"Listen to my orders, line up, and charge!"
With a low roar, Huo Qubing led fifty cavalrymen in a suicidal charge against the enemy.
Of course he wouldn't be so stupid as to directly hit the enemy's gun.
In fact, this was his most common offensive method against the Huns.
The Huns' cavalry was very mobile. They were good at guerrilla warfare, but not good at charging.
As long as their formation is broken up, it will be difficult for the opponent to organize an effective counterattack.
In other words, on the battlefield, the Huns are better at small-scale group battles and not good at group charges.
However, due to their relatively good mobility, they could take advantage of their speed and small number to avoid the charge of the Han cavalry.
When the momentum of the Han heavy cavalry charge dissipated, it was time for them to show off!
Therefore, Huo Qubing often organizes the first feint attack and only charges forward, but does not actually attack.
After the Huns cavalry dispersed as usual, Huo Qubing would immediately stop, slow down, and reorganize the army.
If the enemy is unable to react or even becomes confused, then immediately start a real charge and completely disperse them!
If the enemy general has outstanding abilities and quickly prepares his army after realizing that the Han's cavalry is not a real charge, then Huo Qubing will lead the cavalry to feint a shot and repeat the previous steps.
Then, he would attack again with his cavalry.
Follow the same steps again.
But as the saying goes, if you make a big effort, you will be exhausted again and again. Although Huo Qubing's soldiers are well-trained, their physical strength is limited after all, and they really cannot bear to keep doing this.
Therefore, in the feint attack, within three times, at most the fourth time, and rarely the fifth time, Huo Qubing will definitely launch a real charge!
No matter how good the military organization is, it cannot withstand Huo Qubing's weakness.
If they dispersed every time, I'm afraid that before Huo Qubing's cavalry could get tired, the opponent's hearts would begin to disperse.
This tactic is psychological warfare compared to the enemy.
It depends on whether you dare to bet whether Huo Qubing actually launched an attack!
The initiative to attack is in the hands of Huo Qubing. Whether it is a feint attack, a real attack, or even a retreat, it is all in Huo Qubing's hands.
Therefore, the opponent can only be beaten passively. This tactic has been tried repeatedly on the battlefield!
But the premise of this tactic is that both sides are at least evenly matched!
(End of chapter)
