Huo Qubing dropped the leg of mutton and said: "I know, we must beware of the comeback of the Huns at night, I don't know the situation in the east, and we must prevent Hun reinforcements from coming from the east." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info continues to look for Gongsun Aobu, to see people alive and dead to see corpses. Strengthen the security of the large battalion, especially those horses. Command all ministries to be vigilant and take care of rest. Tomorrow, all departments will pursue and suppress according to their deployments. ”

Li Dare arched his hand and said, "Huh." ”

But in fact, no one could sleep well this night, and the Xiongnu were routed everywhere. It's almost time to catch a tight sleep for two hours, and you have to get up quickly to grab someone's head. Not to mention the Huns, still sleeping? The head is almost gone.

Early the next morning, the Han army began a planned and step-by-step carpet sweep of the grasslands between the Qilian Mountains and the Yanzhi Mountains. It lasted three days. Jin Riyan's strategy was originally correct, relying on Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain to block the Han army, but the situation suddenly became like this, the two mountains on the left and the right became an obstacle for the Huns to escape. The headless flies-like Huns were scurrying around, and they couldn't tell when they would bump into the Han army.

After three days of purging, there were basically no Xiongnu routs between the two mountains, but there were still many people, such as the Hun Evil King and the Hutu King, who escaped from the path, the desert, or from the cracks of the Han army, after all, such a big place. The Han army could not control it all.

The army finally met at the banks of the Jinquan River. The various departments summarized the battle reports, and the total loss of the Han army was only 3,000 people, but more than 30,000 heads were captured, and the princes of the Xiongnu tribe were captured, and the princes of the queen clan were 59 people, and more than 2,000 nobles such as the generals of the Xiangguo Commandery, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were captured.

Huo Quzhi stood by the river and said proudly to the generals in front of him and the 30,000 soldiers behind them: "Some people say that this Huo Qubing is just a slave who caught the nepotism of the queen and the general. What about today, what do you say? ”

The three armies fell to their knees and shouted, "The hussar general is mighty. ”

Huo Quzhi said with a look of high spirits: "When I arrived in the Han Army, those veteran generals said that Huo Qubing was just a kid who hadn't read a military book and couldn't fight, just a little luck." What do you say today? ”

The three armies shouted in unison: "The hussar general is mighty." ”

Huo Quzhi exhaled and raised his eyebrows: "Some people say that although Huo Quzhi is a pioneer, he doesn't know how to share weal and woe, although the rewards and punishments are clear, he doesn't understand the feelings of his comrades who bite the horse spoon in a pot, what do you say today." ”

A lieutenant said in a loud voice: "Although the general does not eat with the soldiers, he can lead us to be invincible, as long as we can win the battle, even if we don't eat, we will follow the general." ”

The three armies shouted in unison: "The hussar general is mighty. ”

Huo Quzhi laughed, and was arrogant: "Okay, today, I will share the same taste with you, come, this is the emperor's wine, and it is the purple gold alcohol that Grandpa Gaozu ordered Shaofu to brew." The emperor said that this wine was used to celebrate the victory of our army, and he felt that today was the time to drink it. A person to drink, no sense, come. The three armies drank together. As he spoke, he picked up the jar, patted open the mud, and poured the amber purple gold alcohol into the clear water. Li Dang waited for the general, and then stepped forward, knocked open several other jars, and poured them all into the river.

Huo Quzhi beckoned: "Come on, dry this river." ”

The three armies thundered, plopped and plopped, and all jumped into the water. Drink a river of purple gold alcohol. Since then, this Jinquan River has become a Jiuquan. Through the ages.

Li Dare scooped up a lamp of river water, offered it with both hands, and Huo Quzhi took a sip and drank it dry: "Tsk, it's a little light." ”

When the three armies were frolicking in the river to celebrate, more than 30,000 soldiers under Gongsun Ao arrived in Jiuquan.

Huo Quzhi skimmed the other generals and saw Gongsun Ao by the river, and Gongsun Ao said with a depressed face: "General, congratulations, the court's punishment for me will come soon, and the 30,000 troops will be handed over to you first." ”

Huo Quzhi arched his hand and said: "General......"

Gongsun Ao waved his hand: "What kind of general, missed the time of the meeting, lost the official, deprived of the knight, and executed, it was just a matter of an instant." ”

Huo Quzhi explained: "No matter how big it is, it's just to pay for your sins." It is not a matter of time before the official is reinstated, and there are not many generals available in the DPRK and China. ”

Gongsun Ao laughed miserably: "With you Huo Champion, you are comparable to ten veterans." ”

Huo Quzhi's face blushed a little: "Where and where, the imperial court has not yet issued an order, you are still the commander of this army, how can I take it over rashly." There's a lot of work to be done, so you'll have to hurry. ”

Gongsun Ao was not interested: "Come on, I have made it clear to my subordinates, they will follow your orders, as for me, it is better to lock it up and wait for the emperor to settle it." ”

Huo Quzhi smiled: "Then you have to shut yourself up, don't dare to give an order." I said, big cousin, if you don't have to pay the ransom, I can pay it for you. What a big deal. ”

Gongsun Ao was angry: "I want your money?" Last time, it was the ransom that your uncle paid me, and I returned it to him, and I still want your favor, I don't need it, Lao Tzu has money. With that, he left in a huff.

Huo Qubing didn't care, after all, people's luck was a bit back, it stands to reason that he didn't arrive overdue, the most tragic thing is Huo Quai, but Xiao Huo won the main force of the Huns by himself, so he didn't care.

You don't care, it's useless, the court has a policy. The war report was sent up. Naturally, the Emperor would handle the matter impartially.

Immediately, Huo Qubing integrated the two troops and stationed them in Jiuquan. With this as a base, the main force of the Xiongnu in the west was regrouped and fought back, and at the same time, all the tribes in the entire Hexi Corridor were arrested and sent to Jincheng in one go. Officials from various departments of the imperial court had already led a large number of Han troops, as well as Minzhuang and homeless people, to arrive in Jincheng. He was responsible for the reinforcement of troops in the Hexi Corridor, and the migrants built four counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Dunhuang in Hexi. Began to build the city, the Great Wall was repaired to the west later, until Jiayu Pass, and at the same time built the Yumen Pass, one up and down, completely blocking the passage. Together, at least more than one million military horses were used. It rightfully occupies the entire Hexi.

At the same time, the Huns who rushed over were selected from among them and sent to Beiying under the command of Captain Hu Cai for transformation, which was a new batch of elite Han army. The rest were sent to other counties in the interior and merged with the Han Chinese.

In this way, the entire Hexi was successfully captured by the Han Dynasty, and Huo Qubing also became a great contributor to the opening up of the territory.

Xue Qing followed the displaced people who migrated from the mainland, as well as the officials who went to reward Huo Quai, all the way leisurely through the Hexi Corridor and arrived at Jiuquan County.

Huo Qubing was very happy today, after winning the battle, his wife came to celebrate, and the Han envoy who came with him conveyed the emperor's order. (To be continued.) )