After hearing this, Geng Bing sighed: "The Huns took away people's wives, and the chariot master still only looked at his horse's head, so afraid of the Xiongnu's obscenity, it is also sad and lamentable." During the time of Emperor Wu, the country was prosperous, and Wanyi came to the dynasty; During Wang Mang's time, the Han Dynasty was gone, civil strife was endless, the army was declining, and the Western Regions were dependent on the Xiongnu, which showed the country's diplomacy, but speaking with national strength, benevolence, righteousness and morality was just an empty word. ”

Geng Gong said: "My brother is very reasonable. Today's Ming Emperor Shengming is wise, the military revolution, the teaching, the persuasion of agriculture and mulberry, the thin conscription, the country is prosperous, the people are solid, there is a great atmosphere of the rule of the cultural scene, and the people are happy. Pingxi Regions, chasing the Huns, is also just around the corner! ”

"The terrain of the car division is dangerous, the wall is thick and the city is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the younger brother only has 300 soldiers, after arriving at the car division, wait for the rear army, do not be brave, attack privately, and then the gains outweigh the losses, but it is not good." Geng Bing then said a few more words, and the two were reluctant to say goodbye in tears.

Geng Gong then led the army south, when it was the beginning of spring, the snow became smaller, the soldiers had just gone through a hundred battles, the morale was high, and saw Geng Gong both wise and brave, affectionate and righteous, since he was deeply convinced by Geng Gong, no second heart, the road was very smooth, occasionally encountered scattered Huns, and was also slashed by Li Dang three knives and two knives, but more than ten days, I saw the car division from afar, and stationed on the spot.

Li dared to see it, and shouted again: "Why does my brother want to stop the army? Let's take advantage of the driver's lack of attention and attack straight in, so that the white-bearded old man can see what we are capable of! Geng Gong shook his hand and said: "Brother Dare, I heard that Cheshi City is strong and sharp, and it is very difficult to attack, so we still wait for the rear army and listen to General Dou's orders." ”

"Why did my brother become less daring? 100,000 Huns, we are not afraid, how can we be afraid of this little charioteer! Wu Meng shouted: "How can my brother be afraid!" Marching and fighting, planning and then moving, especially for generals, when planning the overall situation, how can you be like you, when you see the enemy, you only know how to rush in with a knife, then I don't know how many times you have died! ”

Li Dang still wanted to argue, Geng Gong said: "I'll tell you a story, okay?" Li Dare listened, was angry and happy, and said, "Brother, speak quickly!" I love to listen to stories, but unfortunately there is no wine, if you drink good wine and listen to stories, it is really happy. After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his hands.

Geng Gong laughed and said, "I'll talk about this driver." Cheshi is an ancient nation, formerly known as Gushi, and this name first appeared in Sima Qian's "Historical Records, Dawan Liebiography". The chariot division is in the south of Shanshan, Yu Ning, west of Yanqi, northwest to Wangsun, northeast to the Xiongnu, is an important channel for trade between our Han Dynasty and other countries, and has always been a place where soldiers must fight. When Emperor Wu Yuanfeng, General Zhao Ponu and Zhonglang led Wang Hui to lead the troops to break the Gu Division, changed the name of the country to the Che Division, divided into the kingdom before and after the Che Division and the six countries of Shanbei, however, the Xiongnu invaded from time to time, and soon recaptured the Che Division. When Emperor Xuan, the Xiongnu were singlely killed, the king of the day and the king of the right Xian fought for the throne of Khan, the Xiongnu civil strife broke out repeatedly, soon, the king of the day was defeated, surrendered to our country, Emperor Xuan sent Tuntian captain Zheng Ji to lead 50,000 troops to respond, in one fell swoop to expel the Xiongnu from the Western Regions, since then, the division was controlled by our country, and Emperor Xuan was changed to the former and later kingdoms. But by the time of Emperor Wai, Wang Mang's rebellion, the Xiongnu took the opportunity to attack the Cheshi, and gradually controlled the entire Western Regions with the Cheshi as a stronghold. ”

Wu Meng sighed and said: "Wood rots and insects grow, the country is in turmoil, not from the outside, too much because of internal strife, that is, the disaster Xiao Wall, and then other countries invade, insult it, lose the land and lose the country, this is the eternal truth." ”

Li Dang was puzzled and said, "What kind of bookbag is my brother dropping?" What do these words mean? It's hard work to talk to literati! When I arrived at the gate of the Cheshi today, I must be like Zhao Ponu, Wang Hui, and Zheng Ji, capture the Cheshi, and grab every inch of land in the Western Regions, so that I can see that my Han Dynasty is powerful! ”

Geng Gong sighed and said, "This is easier said than done!" The countries of the Western Regions are numerous and vast, and conquering them is a matter of one day! Recently, I received a letter from Brother Ban Chao, saying that he had entered the Shule country, I wonder if he is doing everything smoothly? After speaking, he froze in place, remembering the happy time of talking about war in Uehara City.

Li Dare urged: "Brother, don't be in a daze, and go on." ”

Geng Gong smiled, very lonely: "The story is over." ”

Li Dang was too dissatisfied, and complained: "Brother, this story is too short, you have to tell it, how did Zhao Ponu, Wang Hui, and Zheng Ji capture the Cheshi?" But Geng Gong's eyes were blank, staring into the distance, Wu Meng knew that Geng Gong was thinking about Ban Chao, so he said: "Brother Dare, don't talk about the eldest brother, the eldest brother has something on his mind." Li dared to see it, and Fang was silent.

Within a few days, Dou Gu, Geng Bing, and Liu Zhang led the army to arrive. That night, in the camp tent, the military aircraft were discussed. Dou Gu sat on the top and said slowly: "The chariot division is on the side, we have no more than 5,000 soldiers, the generals said, how to fight this chariot division?" ”

Liu Zhang responded: "The driver is bounded by the Tianshan Mountains, with the vestibule on the north side and the backyard on the south side. The backyard is known for its danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the weather is cold, now our army is in the vestibule, of course, it is easy first and then difficult, the army advances, captures the vestibule, and then marches into the backyard. ”

The generals thought that if they attacked the rear court first, they would have to bypass Xianbei and march hard, and they had no objection at the moment. Geng Gong disagreed, he was anxious, and looked at Geng Bing several times, but saw Geng Bing's eyes and nose, his mouth and heart, and he didn't make a sound.

Dou Gu was silent, and said for a long time: "General Geng, what do you think?" ”

Geng Bing bowed slightly, and said, "General Liu's words are not unreasonable. But the relationship between the queen and the former king is that of father and son, and if the former king dies, the queen will lose his beloved son, and he will rise up to resist. The backyard is dangerous, if it is defended according to the Tianshan Mountains, it will be difficult to capture it for a while, if the Northern Xiongnu recover their vitality and want to avenge the former and attack from behind, our army will be even more dangerous. ”

Dou Gu was startled, almost fell off the chair, and broke out in a cold sweat. At this time, Geng Gong couldn't hold back any longer, stood up, and raised his voice: "General Dou, of course, attack the back court first, and then attack the back court, and the front court will naturally surrender without a fight, so why hesitate!" ”

(End of chapter)