Chapter 144: Before the War
September 15.
Patches of beacon fire enveloped the entire Upper Valley County.
The knights, who were in charge of an urgent military situation, rushed for 800 miles day and night, just so that the imperial court could get the news of the border an hour earlier, so that it could respond in time.
Most of the residents of the village near the border wall, or who were completely unprepared, took refuge.
For the fields that have not yet been harvested, the county commanders and county magistrates have also organized the young and strong people in the county to actively harvest the fields under the protection of the officials and some county soldiers.
Juyong Pass is in the north.
The tents of the Huns stretched endlessly, standing on the city walls, with no end in sight.
In addition to the 20,000 Shanggu soldiers in the pass, the more than 10,000 reinforcements led by Li Guang also arrived the day before the lock.
At present, Juyong Pass is completely military officers, and the entrance and exit channels are completely closed.
The few people who did not have time to retreat south were ordered to stay at home and not to move around the city at will, day or night.
Lu Fang was very self-aware and completely entrusted the military to the management of two generals.
He took over the civil affairs with full authority.
The army was in the city, and the county guard was still in the city with everyone, which somewhat alleviated the panic of the people and soldiers.
After Tang Qi and Huo Quai's identities were vacated, the atmosphere of victory in the city reached its peak.
When one of the nine kings of the dynasty, as well as the nephews of the Son of Heaven and the general, are all in this Juyong Pass, what is there to be afraid of?
In particular, Huo Quai's identity gave Juyongguan the military and civilians infinite confidence.
Even more effective than the reinforcements led by Li Guang!
The reason for this, of course, cannot be Huo Quzhi's domineering spirit, nor is it how prosperous Liu Yeboar's prestige in the civilian army is.
Most of it comes down to the word "Wei Qing"!
"The general beat the Huns to the ground, and his old man's nephew must be good!"
"The general can fight nonsense, Captain Huo heard that he has been raised by his old man since he was a child, how can he not let us lose the Yongguan Pass!"
"But if Captain Huo can learn the skills of the great general, Shanggu County will definitely have no worries!"
This is the impact of Wei Qing's victorious record in a hundred battles among the border soldiers at the grassroots level of the Han Dynasty.
It can also be seen that in the hearts of today's Han soldiers, how much weight can Wei Qing's achievements have, and how they make people yearn for it!
Even Chen You, the right lieutenant of Shanggu County, after knowing that Li Guang was Wei Qing's old department, generously expressed his willingness to listen to his jurisdiction!
The reason why it's not Huo Qu's disease is just that this kid is too young and lacks qualifications.
Tang Qi sometimes thinks that if Wei Qing hadn't been picked up by Liu Che when he was young and down, he would have been trained by himself in the Jianzhang camp.
Or Wei Qing's personality is not so light-hearted, and he has a little attachment to power.
You don't need to reach the level of Han Xin, you only need to show a little desire for military power.
In this Han Dynasty, I'm afraid there will be another civil strife!
Don't underestimate Wei Qing's influence in the army!
It's not just as simple as military feats, Wei Qing led a cavalry to run a long distance when he debuted, and he killed in the holy land of the Huns and retreated.
Even if it was only a few hundred.
That was also the first time in the long history of the war against Hungary that the Han took the initiative to attack and won a complete victory!
Especially the leading generals of several other roads, whether in terms of seniority or past merits, they can crush Wei Qing, but they are either completely destroyed or defeated, or they are lost.
Wei Qing's record is like a little firefly in the dark night!
It can be said that if Wei Qing hadn't appeared in time, Liu Che's strategy of turning defense into attack against Hungary and fighting a national war at all costs would definitely be under unparalleled pressure!
It's not impossible to die directly!
In the future, when the Han army faced the Huns, it was likely to fall into the general situation of the Song army in the face of the Jin people in later generations, thinking that the other party was invincible!
Wei Qing not only did not lose a single defeat after several appearances, but also won heartily every time.
It is the backbone of the big man, and it is the strongest steel plate in the world!
At this time, Huo Qu's illness had not yet shown its prominence, and Li Ling and Li Guangli had no way to talk about it.
Wei Qing is the only and unshakable Dinghai Divine Needle of the Great Han!
And later, when Liu Che deliberately weakened his influence, as long as the tacit understanding between the two monarchs and ministers weakened a little, it could cause extremely huge turmoil!
Incredibly, this didn't happen at all!
It was not a strong oppression like the Cutting Order, one side advanced and the other retreated, and both the monarch and the minister maintained an extremely rare balance.
Wei Qing's influence has been weakened, but the status of the empire's second-in-command is unshakable!
Liu Che vigorously reduced Wei Qing's wings, but his love and trust in him never weakened or hidden!
For Huo Quzhi and Wei Yan and others, there is no focus on cultivating without the slightest mustard.
If it weren't for Huo Qu's illness and death too early, the general's lifespan could not be said to be long, and Liu Che was too drifting in the later period, and he would never find an SSR like Wei Huo and the others.
The inexplicable witch case, as well as several major defeats against Hungary that caused the strategy to have to turn 180 degrees, and other major events that consumed the country's capital, are absolutely impossible to happen!
The Han Empire will be safely handed over to the crown prince Liu Ju, and with the assistance of Huo Guang and others, it will usher in a period of recuperation and recuperation.
The Huns will never have a chance to make a comeback!
But now that Tang Qi is here, many things will naturally not happen again!
Back to the present.
The Huns have not yet attacked the city for the time being, and have only set up a position outside the pass.
Tang Qi, Huo Quzhi, Li Guang, and Chen You climbed the city wall to observe the situation of the Huns.
Lu Fang concentrated on pacifying the people and completely letting go of military affairs, so he simply did not show up.
Facing the oppression of more than 50,000 Hun cavalry, the expressions of the four people on the city tower were actually very relaxed.
Tang Qi was plugged in and did not panic at all.
The other three were either experienced in a hundred battles and had dealt with the Huns every year since they were born.
Either they are exposed to it, and in addition to resentment towards the Huns, there is condescending contempt!
I can't get nervous.
Tang Qi even had the heart to joke, asking Huo Quzhi what he thought about the army who only regarded him as Wei Qing's nephew, not Captain Yao, the Han's ticket.
Huo Quzhi's chin raised: "I'm proud!" ”
Tang Qi: "......"
Xiao Huo is obviously full of the arrogance of his children, but he has no rebellious heart that is oppressed and uncomfortable by the children of ordinary famous generals.
It's also really magical.
It can only be explained that Wei Qing is not only loyal to Liu Che, but when facing other people, his personality charm is too explosive.
"Da Nong Ling, the two captains, the Hu people outside seem to be a little different."
Chen You, the right lieutenant, probably didn't want to listen to Xiao Huo show off his uncle, so he bluntly changed the topic.
But after making a start, he really found something.
"Look at the camp of the Huns, are you preparing siege equipment?!"