The whip in Emperor Han Ming's hand was raised slightly, and the roar immediately disappeared without a trace. Emperor Ming was happy in his heart, and said loudly: "Warriors of the Han Dynasty, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, the time has come to defend the family and the country, today, I don't know who you are, but I am here, waiting for the day of your triumphant return." At that time, I hope that you will use your rich military exploits, the heads and blood of the Xiongnu and the Western Regions to let me know who you are! ”

Flags fly, spears hit the ground. The shouts of the Han army roared like a raging storm. How many years of dreams is this, today, finally set foot on the journey of dreaming and chasing dreams again, this journey, full of confidence, expectation and excitement, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was fierce and passionate, and his blood was boiling, suddenly, the light sun hidden in the clouds, leaving a few rays of light, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty felt a little dazzling, and suddenly the sky was dizzy, shaky, and unsteady on his feet. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty settled down, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, with one hand, there was a ball of blood, as bright as plum blossoms! Emperor Ming was stunned for a moment, then calmed down, he unsheathed his sword, and said in a deep voice: "Dou Gu! ”

"In!"

"I ordered you to be the commander of this Western Expedition, Geng Bing and Liu Zhang are the deputies, and today I will give you a sword, with this sword, you can appoint it yourself if you are meritorious, and you can cut it first and then play if you are guilty! This trip is high and far away, the wind and frost sword, many difficulties, I hope you cherish the horsepower, soothe the soldiers, overcome thorns and thorns, bravely kill the enemy, do not lose my heart! ”

"Command!" Dou Gu was excited, he didn't expect that Emperor Ming would build an altar to seal the generals and give the sword in public. Looking at the Han Dynasty, only Han Xin, when he was ordered to be in danger, Han Gaozu built an altar to seal the general, and other famous generals such as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing did not have such an honor.

"Geng Gong, come here." Emperor Ming smiled and beckoned from afar. Geng Gong's blood is strong, and Emperor Ming's words just now made his blood surge. He recalled again and again the scene of his grandfather Geng Kuang, his uncle Geng Yi, Geng Shu and his father Geng Guang in the years of war, wielding a knife and killing the enemy in blood, Geng Gong couldn't wait to go to the Western Regions immediately, at this time he heard the call of Emperor Ming, took a tiger step, went to the altar, shook his hands, and said: "Ministers Geng Gong knocks to see the emperor." ”

Emperor Ming ignored him, stretched out his hand, faced the crown prince Liu Wei, and said slowly: "Jin'er, this is Geng Gong, his grandfather Geng Kuang, uncle Geng Yi, Geng Shu, and father Geng Guang are all famous generals who have made great contributions to my Han Dynasty!" I am old, Geng Gong, the rising star, will be kept for you to use, you have to treat him like a brush in your hand, treat him well, and use him in your hands to write a brilliant masterpiece. Geng Gong, come here, meet the prince. ”

Of course, Geng Gong knew what Emperor Ming meant, and couldn't help but be grateful, came to the prince, took a deep look, and said, "Meet the prince!" ”

It turned out that the crown prince Liu Wei was good at Confucianism, good at calligraphy, and wrote wildly with one hand like a storm. Today, Emperor Ming's words clearly have the meaning of supporting the orphan, and the prince Liu Wei was anxious, and said in a panic: "My father is in the prime of life, and the dragon is healthy, it is a good time to get rid of the old evils, open up the territory, attack the foreign country, and carry out the story of Emperor Wu, how can you call it old?" ”

Emperor Ming shook his head and was silent, only he knew the secret in his palm. However, the conquest was imminent, and he could not let this distract the morale of the army. The auspicious time has arrived, the war drums sounded, and 10,000 soldiers, under the leadership of Dou Gu, Geng Bing, and Liu Zhang, slowly set off. Emperor Ming looked at the Han soldiers who were walking slowly, and finally turned into countless small black dots, hidden in the vastness of the world. The cold wind was bleak, Emperor Ming did not move for a long time, and the crown prince Liu Wei said in a low voice: "Father, it's cold and winter, let's go back to the palace." Emperor Ming's chest suddenly itched, he desperately suppressed, suppressed, his face swollen red, and finally did not cough. Then with a long sigh, he walked step by step to the depths of the palace.

After a day's march, camp on the spot. Dou Gu, Geng Bing, and Liu Zhang toured around, saw that all departments were in order, entered the account with peace of mind, and prepared to summon Geng Gong to discuss the military situation. Liu Zhang said: "Geng Gong is just a pawn, the military situation is big, why should he be summoned?" ”

Dou Gu looked at Geng Bing, Geng Bing's face was indifferent and he didn't say a word. Dou Gu's broom raised his eyebrows, and said: "Although Geng Gong is a soldier, but Zhiyong is by no means under us, the last time he led the troops to attack Shangyuan, he was without cowardice, and he repeatedly made strange plans, although he was defeated by Ban Chao, but it was also a hero competition, and it was a meaningless victory." The emperor favors him, how can we not uphold the will and reuse it? I am going to make him a lieutenant, and still give him a thousand soldiers to protect the Chinese army. ”

Liu Zhang thought to himself: "How can Geng Gong be reused?" If he gains power, what if one day he will turn over his father's old accounts? Besides, Ma Fang is not easy to explain. Hurriedly stopped: "General Dou must not!" ”

"Why?"

Liu Zhang glanced at Geng Bing, took a step forward, leaned into Dou Gu's ear, and said softly: "General, on the stage, the emperor solemnly entrusts Geng Gong to the prince in front of the lives of 10,000 soldiers, it can be seen that Geng Gong is by no means a vulgar person, if you entrust him with a heavy task now, he will be able to soar into the sky." At that time, Geng Gong would only be grateful to the emperor, how could he miss the prince? Dou Gu suddenly realized: "If it weren't for General Liu's reminder, I almost forgot." Okay, I see, call Geng Gong quickly! ”

Geng Gong entered the account proudly, bowed down and said, "I've seen the general." Dou Gu saw that he was majestic and his head was grand, and he thought: "Liu Zhang is right, in the end, the tiger father has no dog, Geng Gong is indeed not an idle person, but there is no way, so he has to press it." He waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Geng Gong, your family has been a general for generations, and now your brother Geng Bing is the deputy general of this Western Expedition, I wanted to entrust you with a heavy responsibility, but you have no military achievements, and I am afraid that the people will not be convinced! In this way, you will be the military Sima first, lead 300 troops, escort the Chinese army, and sponsor military aircraft at the same time, okay? ”

"General Dou, don't do this!" Liu Zhang's white hair fluttered and shouted again.

"What's wrong again?" Dou Gu was a little tired of Liu Zhang's reliance on the old and selling the old. Liu Zhang grinned and said unhurriedly: "General Dou, Geng Gong is a general, Wen Tao is a martial artist, and he knows people, and the previous attack on Wuyuan can be seen, so wouldn't it be useless to let him protect the Chinese army?" It is better to order him to be the vanguard, open the road in the mountains, build bridges in the water, and plunge into the throat of the enemy like a sharp sword! ”

"Good!" Dou Gu became happy: "General Liu is thoughtful, General Geng, do you think this is good?" Geng Bingying said: "Since my Geng family followed Emperor Guangwu, how could they have fallen behind on the battlefield?" General Dou and General Liu's arrangement is really fulfilling my brother's wish to go into battle to kill the enemy, of course you can! Geng Gong, come and thank the two generals! ”

Compared with guarding the Chinese army, Geng Gong was of course willing to be the vanguard of the march, and said happily: "General Xie Dou, General Liu." Dou Gu laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, then next, let's discuss the military situation." You see, Shanshan and Yu Ning in the Western Regions have been attached to our country, Ban Chao is currently going to Shule due to Liao, the northern line of the Western Regions, there are car divisions, Qiuzi, and Yanqi have not yet attached to our country, among them, the car division is outside, near Yumen Pass, his northwest is the Xiongnu, the northeast is Xianbei, between the three, the Xiongnu is the strongest, the second is Xianbei, the weakest car division, all come to talk, how to fight this battle! As he spoke, Dou Gu opened the map, on which the shape of the northwest of the Han Dynasty was simply outlined by a brush.

Liu Zhang didn't think twice and said: "The Che Division, Xianbei, and the Huns, the weakest is the Che Division, first the weak and then the strong, the first easy and then the difficult, this is the most fundamental criterion for marching and fighting." Moreover, whether it is the Xiongnu or Xianbei, they are all born by water and grass, and they have no fixed place, and it is difficult to find the main force. In the past, when Emperor Wu was in power, he often sent Li Guang, Han Anguo, Cheng Buzhi and others to attack the Xiongnu, but because they could not find the Xiongnu, they worked in vain and wasted military food. Therefore, it is recommended to attack the Che Division first, the Che Division is in danger, and the Huns will inevitably come back to help, and we will gather enough troops to defeat it in one fell swoop. ”

Dou Gu lifted his beard and praised: "After all, General Liu has been on the battlefield for a long time, has experienced a hundred battles, and his words are to the point!" General Geng, what do you think? ”

Geng Bing pondered for a moment and said: "General Liu's words are reasonable, but if the Xiongnu invite Xianbei, Qiuzi and other countries to defend the chariot division, forming a tug-of-war and a war of attrition, our army will come from afar, live in a war for the war, the soldiers will lack food, and they will not be able to advance or retreat at that time, how to deal with this?" ”

Liu Zhang's small eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Then what do you say?" ”

Geng Gong responded: "My brother's meaning is the most obvious, our army is not more than 10,000, not far away, we must not form a confrontation situation, the enemy is outnumbered, how can we win?" Capture the thief first capture the king, the Xiongnu, Xianbei good nomadism, no city on the border, for today's plan, you can detour from Xianbei, go straight into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, look for the main force of the Xiongnu, lightning battle, defeated in one fell swoop. The Xiongnu were defeated, the Western Regions were shaken, and the Cheshi naturally did not attack. ”

Geng Gong said it rightly, and Liu Zhang's old face couldn't hold it anymore, and he said: "It's child's play to march and fight!" Go deep into the enemy's territory, sandwich three breads, such a risk, undefeated is enough, a defeat will be ruined, you little Sima, can you afford this responsibility? Hmph, before the milk smell dries, I came to praise the military aircraft, I really don't know how thick the sky is! ”

Dou Gu waved his hand and said, "General Liu, I just said that Geng Gong can praise the military aircraft." The words of both families have a point. Going deep into the hinterland of the Huns, although it was risky, it was a wonderful move, and the Huns were caught off guard. Storm the Che Division, attract the main forces of the Huns and Xianbei, in case it can't be attacked for a long time, and then be in a dilemma, so how is it good? In addition, Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, the first army is to attack and plan, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and then the next is to attack the city. Dou Gu paused and pondered for a long time. Liu Zhang looked at Dou Gu nervously, in his mind, he remembered that twenty years ago, the Huns in the snow, waving their sabers like wolves, smiling and cutting off the heads of the Han army one after another, Liu Zhang couldn't help but be frightened, he really didn't want to, and confronted the Huns head-on. At this time, Dou Gu's resolute voice came slowly: "I agree with Geng Bing and Geng Gong's opinion, look for the main force of the Huns, fight to the death, the Huns will be defeated, and the chariot division will be peaceful!" ”

Liu Zhang was very sad, but Dou was stubborn, so he naturally didn't want to say anything, so he had to retreat with hatred. Geng Bing and Geng Gong walked out of the tent side by side, and when they were in a place where no one was, they said lightly: "Brother, everything should not be too rigid, and it is easy to break if it is rigid." When discussing the military situation, the younger brother is too anxious, he can speak slowly, explain the pros and cons in detail, and the words can be seven points, General Dou is also experienced in the battlefield, and he will understand. General Liu is not only a relative of the Han family, but also a famous general in a hundred battles, you must not make his heart a gap, you must know that at the moment of the war, the generals will not be in harmony, and the army is not good. ”

Geng Gongxin said: "Fighting is not a dinner invitation, what's the use of harmony?" What should be said must be made clear, otherwise, how will this battle be fought? But he didn't want to contradict his brother, so he pretended to suddenly realize: "What my brother said is that I will pay attention to it in the future!" The two went back to camp.

It was late at night, the camp was quiet, and the Han soldiers on patrol were armed with spears, patrolling back and forth. Geng Gong entered the account, Wu Meng, Li Kang, and Fan Qiang did not sleep, sat with their knees crossed, saw Geng Gong come in, stood up, and said with great joy: "It's very late at night, why did my brother come back at this time?" Geng Gong didn't answer, took the jug, raised his head and drank enough.

Li Dang opened his big mouth and said with a smile: "Brother is really, what does water smell like?" Why don't I go get some wine, let's have enough of it, okay? ”

Geng Gong put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and scolded: "Brother Dare, have you forgotten that when you attacked Uehara last time, you were drunk into mud and almost became a ghost under the knife, and you dared to think about drinking!" Drinking is not allowed in the army, this is a military order, I recognize you as a dare brother, General Dou's knife does not recognize you Li Kang! ”

Li Dang stretched out his tongue and whispered: "If you don't drink, you won't drink, is it possible to say that you can't say it?" Geng Gong ignored him and said, "Discuss the military situation in the evening, and General Dou will appoint me as the military Sima ......."

"Jun Sima? General Dou only ordered his brother to be the military commander? When the altar was built and the sword was awarded, the emperor entrusted his brother to the prince in front of 10,000 soldiers, didn't General Dou see it? Hmph, with his brother's talent, Hugh said that the military Sima is more than enough to make his brother personally lead the whole army! Wu Meng was indignant, and Fan Qiang was also indignant. Only Li Dang was in the clouds, opened his confused eyes, and said, "What kind of thing is Jun Sima?" ”

"China's military attache system is in order of tun chief, military marquis, military commander, military commander, school captain, capital commander, deputy general, left general, right general, and general, like my brother's military commander, which is a very low-level military attaché, which can be regarded as the last stream." Fan Qiang said.

When Li Dare heard this, he was so angry that there was smoke in his five orifices, and he shouted: "I know, it must be the bad made by the white-bearded old ghost, hmph, he looks like a fox, with a pair of thief eyes, it is not a good thing at first glance, wait for me to pull him out, beat him well, and vent my anger for my brother." After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed out with his legs.

"Come back!" Geng Gong's face was full of solemnity, and he shouted loudly.

Li Dang stopped and said: "Brother, why don't we go, not here, like we used to, gather mountains for thieves, be happy and happy, how good, what kind of military Sima you want to do!" Or, we can pull a group of people ourselves, and the same can fight the Huns. ”

Geng Gong's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he roared: "Li Kang! You are now my dignified Han soldier, how can you still be a gangster! If this happens again, I will slash you with one sword, and Hugh blames him for being ruthless and unrighteous as a brother! Geng Gong pulled the sword halfway and thrust it into the scabbard again, and there was a "bang" sound, Li dared to say more, and froze in place in anger.

Geng Gong said slowly: "Brother Meng, Brother Dare, have you forgotten how your relatives were plundered by the Huns?" Have we forgotten our goal of leaving our homeland and traveling thousands of miles? As long as you can go into battle to kill the enemy and avenge the country, even if it is an ordinary soldier, it is enough, why care about the high position? ”

Wu Meng suddenly realized, and said with tears in his eyes: "Yes, my brother is right! As long as he can go into battle with the army, get on the horse to kill the enemy, and avenge the death of his relatives, does he care if he is a general or a soldier? ”

Li Dang tore open his clothes with a "bang", revealing his swarthy chest, and shouted: "Brother, I was wrong, come, you put on a whip and give me a few hard blows in the chest!" ”

Geng Gong said with a straight face: "Wu Meng, Fan Qiang, Li Kang, now I order you to be the marquis, each leading a hundred soldiers, follow me on the horse to kill the enemy, dismount to govern the army, there will be an order, you will obey, if you contradict, you will be beheaded, do you hear?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Meng, Fan Qiang, and Li Dang used all their strength to roar loudly, and their high voices resounded in the sky, these strong warriors will write the most powerful stroke in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty!