Chapter 97
In the spring of the fourth year of Jianyuan in the Great Han Dynasty, there were crowds of people outside Chang'an City. Emperor Liu Che of the Great Han Dynasty personally led his ministers to deliver the soldiers who went out of the door, and sent them to the prescription for ten miles outside the city before stopping. He took the wine from the tray of the attendant. "I wish you a cup of soldiers today, and I hope you will return as soon as possible!"
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Li Guang led the generals to express his gratitude, and then 20,000 soldiers from the Han Dynasty shouted in unison, "God bless the Han Dynasty, wipe out the Huns! God bless the Han Dynasty, wipe out the Huns!"
Then General Li Guang of the Cavalry took the lead and headed west, followed by General Wei Qing of the Cavalry, General Gongsun Ao and other generals of all sizes. Li You also took Chen Qingzhi, Pan Feng and the soldiers who followed him to the Western Regions to embarked on the road to Hexi again! Unlike the last time, this time there were 20,000 elite Han soldiers following them!
At this time, early spring is coming, and the cold wind has not yet subsided. You can still see white snow on the mountains in the distance. Twenty thousand well-armored soldiers hold spears, wear long swords, and hold their heads high and walk towards the west with an indomitable spirit!
This is the majesty of my great man! Looking at Liu Che's expectant eyes, the confident smiles of the ministers of the great man, the excited expressions of the people of the great man who came to see him off, and the horrified faces of foreign envoys such as Fumituo and Huweishka, Li You was in a state of great excitement, and he couldn't help but recite Li Taibai's "Hu Wuren" loudly:
"The severe wind blows the frost and the seaweed witheres, and the tendons are dry and the flesh is strong and the horse is arrogant.
There are 300,000 soldiers from the Han family, and the general also commands Li Piaoyao.
The meteor's white feathers are inserted between the waist, and the sword flower and autumn lotus are shining out of the box.
The sky-soldiers shine on the snow and the enemy's arrows shoot golden armor like sand.
The clouds, dragons, winds and tigers are all handed back, and Taibai enters the moon and the enemy can be destroyed.
The enemy can be destroyed, the head of the devil is destroyed, and the intestines of the Hu are plagued with the Hu blood.
Hanging Hu Qingtian in the sky, buried beside Hu Zizhai.
Hu Wuren, Han Daochang.
Your Majesty's life is three thousand frosts.
But the song is so great that the storm is flying, how can the brave men guard all directions!"
"Okay!" Sima Xiangru, who was named a man by Liu Che for presenting "Shanglin Fu", was the first to call him good after hearing this! The poem Li You recited was very similar to the poems collected by Yuefu, with a heroic momentum and extraordinary generosity! The strong desire of the Han army to completely eliminate the Hu people such as the Huns gushed out! It made people feel proud when they heard it, and it was hard to suppress themselves!
"Okay!" Liu Che and the ministers of the Han Dynasty also called out for Li You, "Hu Wuren, Han Daochang." This simply means that they are in their hearts! The Huns have no soldiers to invade, so the Han Dynasty will naturally prosper.
"Okay!" The cheers of the people of Chang'an who were seeing off were shocked by the sky. The Huns brought them countless sufferings. Today, it was finally time for our Han Dynasty to take revenge. Now the army is on the expedition to completely eliminate the Huns. Hang the head of the Huns in the air and bury the Huns' corpses on the frontier. Let's see if they dare to launch troops to invade again?
"The strong wind blows the frost and the seaweed wither, the muscles are dry and the strong, the Hu horses are arrogant. The Han soldiers are 300,000, and the generals are also leading Li Piaoyao. The meteor white feathers are inserted between the waist, and the sword flowers and autumn lotus light comes out of the box." Infected by this, more than 20,000 soldiers also sang Li You's poem at the beginning of the year in unison, "The Hu Wu is no one, and the Han Daochang is the longevity of your Majesty. Your Majesty's life is three thousand frost. But the song is great and the wind is flying, how can you get a strong soldier to guard the four directions!"
The heroic spirit in the hearts of more than 20,000 soldiers was inspired by this poem. They held their heads high and walked west with firm steps. Anyone who saw this scene would have the same thoughts in their hearts - no army could stop their pace. No matter who dared to stand in front of them, they would be crushed to pieces!
Liu Che stood on the high platform for a long time until the figure of the last soldier disappeared at the end of the road, and then he stepped down! Seeing the heroic and confident appearance of the Han soldiers, he already understood that the victory of this battle was the Han!
After a few days of travel, the army finally arrived at the border. The general Zhao Guangguo had already been waiting here. He had ordered his subordinates to prepare meals and camps for the Western Expedition Army, and brought the latest news about the Huns.
"Report to General, the last general will find out from the merchants coming from the Western Regions. After King Xiu Tu and King Kunxie learned that our Han was going to march into Hexi, they quickly gathered their troops and rushed back from the Western Regions!" Zhao Guangguo looked at these soldiers who were about to leave the pass and attack the Huns with envy. He really wanted to join their ranks!
"Oh? How many troops are there in the enemy? Where are you now?" Li Guang ordered people to take out the map and lay it on several cases, pointing to the map and asking.
"According to those merchants, the two divisions of King Xiu Tu and King Kun Xie had a total of 40,000 troops. Two months ago, the 40,000 troops were gathering near Kucha Kingdom to prepare to return to Hexi! It is unclear where they are now!" Zhao Guangguo answered respectfully.
"The Kucha Kingdom goes to Chang'an for 7,480 miles! The army is moving slowly, and they have never returned to Hexi now!" Li You pointed to the location of Kucha Kingdom on the map, then moved eastward, and stopped at the location of Yanzhi Mountain. "In Zhang's opinion, if the speed of the two armies does not change significantly, then we are likely to meet the Huns' army here in Yanzhi Mountain!"
Yanzhi Mountain is located between Wushaoling and Qilian Mountains. It is rich in raw red and blue flowers for the Xiongnu women to apply rouge. The wives and concubines of the Huns' vassal kings are mostly selected from the beauties in this area. The Huns say that the wives of the vassal kings are called "Yanshi", which is why Yanzhi Mountain is named.
"This place is about seventy miles long from east to west and about forty miles wide from north to south, and is the key to guarding the throat of the east and west!" Without waiting for Li You to continue speaking, Wei Qing, who was familiar with the sand table and map, had already told the situation of Yanzhi Mountain.
"If the Huns arrived first, it would be extremely unfavorable to our great man!" Li Guang closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly opened his eyes suddenly and looked at Wei Qing, "General Wei! Do you dare to lead five thousand troops to occupy this place first?"
"The last general will receive the order!" Wei Qing stood up and replied with a sigh, "The last general will be able to capture Yanzhi Mountain, stop the Huns, and wait for the arrival of the army!"
"Okay! General Guard will lead 5,000 troops to advance tomorrow morning!" Li Guang slapped the table and praised, "What else does General Guard have to ask? Let me tell you! I will follow you!"
"Please allocate the materials and staff needed for the army to move forward, such as cotton coats, horseshoe craftsmen, etc." Wei Qing then turned his gaze to Li You, "Please also ask the Taizhong Doctor to arrange several guides familiar with the road as the last general to guide the way!"
"Okay, I will arrange for the captain Xu Yannian to lead ten guides to guide the road for the general of the guard!" Li You sent out the most capable personnel under his command without hesitation.
Early the next morning, Wei Qing left with five thousand soldiers first, and Xu Yannian also said goodbye to Li You and joined their team!
After Li You bid farewell to them, he kept standing on the top of the city wall and watching them travel far. This was the first time that the famous general Wei Qing took to the stage of the Han-Hungarian War. What kind of performance could he do?
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Chapter completed!