Except for Huo Qubing, I have been working closely with Xiuyi under the emperor's orders and know the whole process.
Most of the other civil and military officials still don't know what happened.
But when he was called over in the middle of the night, everyone knew something big was going on.
It was so quiet in the study that you could hear each other's breathing.
All the nine ministers are on the list.
Including the highly respected Dong Zhongshu. Although he had no official position, the emperor often discussed national policies with him, so he had a special status.
The emperor said: "Xiu Yi Ling, you tell the matter to all the ministers."
Ru Bohu then briefly and concisely explained the causes and consequences.
In the brightly lit study, no one made a sound for a long time.
So serious!
The remaining troubles in Huainan have not been eliminated, and they are planning to separate the Han Dynasty.
"Is the information accurate?"
Fan Xi swallowed and asked in a solemn voice: "What I mean is that these are inferences from the Xiu Yi Order, or is there already solid evidence?"
The emperor's eyes turned to Fan Xi, his face was majestic and gloomy, and the huge pressure was as unfathomable as the tide.
For a moment, Fan Xi's soul was trembling.
"What's the point of needing evidence for this kind of thing? Can the disobedient be brought to justice? How stupid is your question?"
The emperor has always shown his emotions and anger, but this is the first time he has rebuked his stupidity in public.
Fan Xi remained silent and did not dare to speak easily again.
Everyone knew that the emperor was so ruthless that Fan Xi's position as censor was on the verge of collapse.
"Your Majesty, it is impossible for the rebels to control several counties at once. Even if they are well prepared, they still cannot do it.
In the land of several counties, there are many people who love me as a great Han."
This time it was Prime Minister Gongsun Hong, who said eloquently: "They must use force to solve the final problem. They will first occupy several counties in the northeast of our Han Dynasty. Then they will resolve internal conflicts and get rid of those who disobey them.
autonomy.
Since Xiu Yiling and Huo Hou discovered this matter in advance, there is still a buffer."
He added: "Just now Xiu Yi Ling said that the Xiongnu soldiers and horses were found moving in that area, which should be the force that Huainan wants to introduce.
This shows that their own force is not sufficient and they need external force to control the situation in order to further their plans."
Dong Zhongshu said: "There is another possibility that Huainan and the secret force want to use the Xiongnu to consume the soldiers and horses that my big man will send to deal with them after he reacts.
In this way, it will be a waste for the Xiongnu and our big men, but they themselves can preserve their strength, reduce losses, and prepare for the follow-up.
And use the Xiongnu to suppress and kill with force in the early stage. Huainan will come forward later to reduce the resistance."
Huo Qubing thought that Dong Zhongshu was still capable and looked at problems from a strategic perspective, which was quite impressive.
He has the same view.
The emperor's expression softened slightly: "Both the Master and the Prime Minister are right."
Gongsun Hong pondered briefly and looked at Wei Qing and Huo Qubing: "Can the two generals strategically determine which area the other side should control first in order to contain the enemy's throat and achieve their goals most easily?"
Wei Qing glanced at Huo Qubing, asking him to speak.
This judgment is not difficult for both of them.
Huo Qubing picked it up at his fingertips: "The most ideal one is between Shanggu County and Yuyang County. There are dangerous passes of the Great Wall in between. As long as the passes between the two places are cut off, the situation can be controlled.
Not only is it low in consumption, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the area under control is also the largest.”
Between Shanggu County and Yuyang County, there is a Great Wall pass at the northeastern end of Han Dynasty.
That is to say, the area to the north of the capital city in later generations. Controlling that area is equivalent to controlling all the areas northeast of the capital city in later generations.
During this period, the area was not as vast as that of later generations. The terrain was slender and stretched, roughly equivalent to half of the area of Northeast China in later generations. However, it was already composed of several large counties, with fertile land and the emergence of good warriors.
"If we can't hold on to the ancient junction of Yuyang and Yuyang counties, we have to control the area between Liaoxi and Liaodong counties, and we can also gain access to several counties."
Huo Qubing continued: "Both of these two places are key points. If you can control one place, it will be much more advantageous than Huainan before."
"So we need to use troops as soon as possible to control these two places to feel at ease."
While everyone was discussing, Ru Bohu sensed the situation and took out a jade plaque and looked at it.
This is used for emergency communication of embroidered clothes.
The Dao Sect's messenger ancient jade is similar.
This kind of utensil is easy to use, but the quantity is small and there is a certain distance limit.
Ru Bohu integrated his spiritual thoughts into the jade tablet, and after a moment, he slowly said:
"I just received the news from Beiguan. There are already abnormal signs between the two counties of Yuyang in ancient times. The Huns soldiers led by Zhao Xin started to move towards the two counties of Yuyang in ancient times. It seems that
Lang Zhongling's judgment is correct."
Everyone's hearts sank.
After all, it was still at the level of judgment just now. Just like Fan Xi and others, they may not be lucky.
But now it was confirmed that the situation took a turn for the worse.
In fact, when the traces of the Huns' soldiers and horses were discovered as early as possible, it showed that the other side was already taking action.
Otherwise, the Xiongnu soldiers and horses would not move so close to Beiguan.
Right now it's just a matter of further development.
"There was a rebellion in the border city of Yuyang County. Someone attacked the city gate from inside the city at night, trying to let the Huns into the city." Ru Bohu said again.
This time, even Huo Qubing's heart skipped a beat.
Huainan and the forces in the dark let the two counties fall to the front of the Huns for their own selfish purposes, which is an unpardonable crime.
The coldness and coldness in Liu Che's eyes had accumulated to the extreme.
He looked at Huo Qubing and Wei Qing.
"Which one of you will go to quell the chaos and defeat the enemy for me?"
Huo Qubing stood up solemnly: "My aunt has fainted and has not yet woken up. My uncle is staying in Chang'an to take charge. He has traveled thousands of miles to attack me, so I ask for my order to go."
At this time, his nephew would definitely show sympathy to Wei Qing and act as a pioneer.
The emperor also preferred Huo Qubing because of his fast attack speed.
"Wait a minute, we may need to break the city here. Although the champion is very sharp, he has no experience in breaking the city. The current battle must be won, in order to deter disobedience and benefit the next situation. Don't let it happen.
There was a mistake.”
The speaker was Tai Chang Zhou Ping: "I suggest that in addition to the champion princes, we should use generals who are good at breaking cities as supplements."
This suggestion is quite pertinent, considering that by the time they rushed over, the Xiongnu might have already occupied the Yuyang and Shanggu passes and were defending in danger.
The Han army in turn wanted to attack the city.
Huo Qubing was good at attacking, but he had no experience in attacking cities.
Dong Zhongshu and other civil servants also nodded in agreement: "What Taichang said is not unreasonable."
But the emperor did not accept their suggestion and asked directly: "Has Xiu Yi Ling ever found out how many soldiers and horses the Huns sent out?"
"Between eight thousand and ten thousand people." Ru Bohu said.
"How many people do Lang Zhongling plan to bring?" the emperor asked.
"Three thousand brave men can defeat the enemy."
Huo Qubing glanced at Zhou Ping: "Taichang only saw that I have no experience in breaking the city. It can be seen that the Xiongnu, or in other words, the Huainan troops have no experience in defending the city if they enter the city.
Will they defend the city?"
Zhou Ping was stunned for a moment.
Huo Qubing said again: "That's my big man's place. Let alone the Xiongnu's tens of thousands of troops. Even if there are reinforcements, I am sure to defeat them."
The emperor stretched out his hand to grab it, and a broad-ridged sword flew down from the wall on one side and landed in front of Huo Qubing with a sound of sword clanging.
"I personally bestowed a sword on my great ancestor. If anyone dares to disobey or disrespect me, I will kill him first and then report him."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Huo Qubing bowed and bowed.
"Xin Zhao is flexible and prudent in his military use, but at critical moments he will save his life first and lacks the courage to fight." Wei Qing warned.
Huo Qubing agreed, turned around and left the study.
At this moment, it's okay for civil servants to provide advice from behind, but if you really want to charge into the battle, you have to be a general like the champion, Wei Qing.
He left the study, jumped up, and flew out of the palace like a cannonball.
Every second counts.
While they were in the air, Huo Qubing's voice had already resounded through the guard camp on the outskirts of the city: "The Chang'an Guards listened to the order and selected three thousand elite men, one man with three cavalry. Zhang Cigong led the troops, and took a small amount of necessary baggage. When ready, they set off and ran.
Beiguan Gu, direction of Yuyang County."
The Han army often trained at night, and after hearing Huo Qubing's orders, they woke up late at night, but there was no panic or noise.
The old soldier silently dressed and put on his armor, then took out his saber, made sure that his armor was intact, and then put the saber back into its scabbard.
For a moment, the entire military camp was filled with the sound of swords.
Counting the time for putting on armor, a quarter of an hour later, the entire army was still assembled, mounted, and ready to leave the camp.
Champion House.
In the manger, Jinan kicked out with his hoof and broke the wooden fence of the stable.
Before Huo Qubing came over, it had already rushed out of the stable with excitement, threw off its hooves and almost jumped to the roof, and rushed out of the yard happily.
At the back door of the mansion, the night guard has opened the door.
A small group of eighteen soldiers who lived inside and outside the mansion and served as guards were also wearing armor and armed with weapons. They mounted their horses and left the mansion with Jin'an.
Huo Qubing walked up in the air and landed on the horse.
He glanced deep into the mansion and knew that Liu Qing was watching him silently there.
Huo Qubing gently pinched the horse's belly, and Jin'an rushed out in an instant.
Eighteen mounted guards were divided into two columns, front and rear, surrounding him in the middle.
The horse's hooves thundered like thunder and galloped away.
In a short while, the cavalry rode out of the city, and the three thousand soldiers and horses galloping out of the city merged with the guards like streams flowing into the sea.
The three thousand old soldiers did not need orders and quickly changed their queues to form an arrow formation. With Huo Qubing as the front, the momentum of the entire team changed, like an arrow leaving the string, heading toward the northeast.
Heavy fog rolled up in the night.
The next moment, Huo Qubing and his team had disappeared.
Weiyang Palace.
The emperor stood outside the study with his hands folded, looking out of the city with a hint of purple in his eyes.
"The number of troops led by Lang Zhongling increased again, and he used the marching method to lead the troops into the void. Even I, the leader of the country, am in Chang'an, and I have to rely on the luck of the country to see his position clearly."
The emperor said to Wei Qing beside him.
"When he entered the realm of gods and humans, his cultivation speed increased instead of slowing down, which is related to the sharp edge he developed by shaking the Xiongnu kingdom in two battles." Wei Qing said.
The emperor nodded slightly: "All the ministers have dispersed. Order Xiuyi to pay attention to the cooperation of people to cure the disease, and pass the enemy information to him in a timely manner."
When Ru Bohu agreed, Liu Che had already gone to the palace first.
"The doctor personally led the troops to Beiguan. About tomorrow afternoon, all the ministers will come to my study again." The emperor's voice came back from afar.
There was a lot of noise when the champion left, and the whole city heard it... The plan discussed with him can be started, and we will see who will make any changes... Ru Bohu thought.
This big man's various parties, both light and dark, may have forgotten how many people I ordered to clear out all parties in order to cooperate with His Majesty's ascension to the throne... Ru Bohu smiled gloomily and walked out of the palace.
In the palace of Champion Marquis, the alchemy room in the back house.
The lamp flickers.
Qin Qingyu looked at Liu Qing: "Why don't you go see him off?"
Liu Qing shook his head slightly and whispered worriedly: "Master."
Qin Qingyu sighed: "When you marry a general, you have to learn to adapt. You can't feel sad every time he leaves. You have to believe that he can be invincible and come back safely."
Liu Qing snorted: "Master, will this elixir be released tomorrow? If he comes back and sees that his aunt is fine, he will be happy."
