The vast desert, the Gobi Desert is connected, and the sand and stones are blowing together with the strong wind, which makes people unable to open their eyes. Even though the environment is so harsh, the Xiongnu people are a nomadic tribe who have lived in water and grass for generations, and have long adapted to the desert climate. But in a battle in Hexi, the land of the Hetao with fertile water and grass was lost all of a sudden, which not only made the Xiongnu tribe cry bitterly, but even Yizhi Xianshan Yu was helpless for the successive defeats and retreats of his headquarters.

The night breeze rose, the light of the bonfire was extinguished, and Yi Zhixian in the felt tent had no sleep, and a bag of wine had already been drunk, and he was still sad. The sergeant guarding suddenly entered the tent, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Shan Yu, ask to see him outside the tent of the second king Hu A'er." ”

"Gall?" Yi Zhi slanted to himself, "He has been in the Han army for a long time, could it be that he has a plan to break the enemy?" Thinking of this, Yi Zhi hurriedly said, "Please!" ”

This Hu A'er was originally the little king of the Huns, but later surrendered to the Han Dynasty due to defeat, changed his name to Zhao Xin, and was named the Marquis of Xi. Later, due to the battle, the Xiongnu were defeated, and at this time, the Xiongnu internal Yi Zhixian had already replaced the previous military minister Shan Yu, so Zhao Xin returned to the Xiongnu. Because he has been in the Han army for a long time and is familiar with the military situation in the Han land, Yi Zhishan married his sister to Zhao Xin as his wife, and was named the king, and shared the great cause with him.

At this time, Zhao Xinzheng picked up the tent door and walked in, only to see that after he entered the tent, he knelt on one knee, crossed his arms, and bowed obliquely to Yizhi. Yi Zhi slanted and said, "Since the second king asked to see him late at night, but there is something important to see this king?" ”

Zhao Xin said: "Some time ago, I saw that my king was worried about the Han soldiers, and the minister had a plan to offer to my king. ”

"Oh? This king would like to hear about it! Yi Zhi hurriedly got up and gestured, "Sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, my king!" Zhao Xin sat cross-legged on the felt carpet and talked eloquently: "My king can know that the Spring and Autumn Period "Sun Wu Art of War" is the master of the Central Plains Art of War. The Han army won the battle in Hexi, and naturally became arrogant, thinking that our army was powerless to fight back, so it was better for our army to do the opposite, first disturb the border of the Han army with a small force, and then the army retreated to the north of the desert to lure the enemy to attack, and when the Han army was tired from a long journey, it would attack again, and the Han army would inevitably be killed! ”

Yi Zhixian nodded again and again when he heard it, and couldn't help but praise: "Good plan! Good plan! ”

At night, the wind and sand of the desert swept over the tents, and the sound of whimpering was endless, and Yi Zhixian and Zhao Xin were talking happily, only the bonfire outside the tent crackled.

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In the autumn, Yi Zhixian sent two large armies, each with tens of thousands of horsemen, divided into Youbeiping and Dingxiang, killing and plundering more than 1,000 local people, but they did not love war, and went away.

The battle report soon reached Chang'an, at this time Liu Che was sitting in front of the imperial case to read the pen, heard the report was furious, and waved his hand to throw a hot tea in front of him on the ground. With a snap, the tea splashed, the tea cup was smashed into several pieces, and the little yellow door who was waiting with him was so frightened that he trembled like chaff, and he didn't even dare to breathe when he lay on the ground.

"General Rush, Hussar General, Prime Minister, Imperial Doctor!" After a long time, Xiao Huangmen heard the imperial decree, hurriedly responded to the 'promise', and hurriedly retreated.

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Soon, the imperial court currency system was reformed, and the three-baht coin was reminted instead of half a tael, which deprived the gentry of the currency in disguise, increased the fiscal revenue, and at the same time implemented the monopoly of salt and iron, and carried out monopoly operation. These changes are all for the same purpose, to raise a lot of financial and material resources for the coming war.

The big war is on the verge of breaking out!

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The spring is cold, the ice and snow have not melted, and the 100,000 Han iron riders are ready to go. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led 50,000 cavalry to go deep into Mobei to find and annihilate the main force of the Huns. At the same time, 40,000 spare horses, 100,000 infantry and transporters were activated to transport baggage, grain and grass and ensure logistics.

This battle is determined to win!

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When Zhao Xin learned that the Han army was coming, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "The Han soldiers really hit the plan!" ”

Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu immediately transferred the baggage of all the people and animals to the farther north, and left the elite soldiers to stay in Mobei, waiting for the Han army to come.

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Wei Qing led the army out of Dingxiang, after leaving the fortress, the elite troops rushed forward, and learned the exact location of Yizhi Xian Shan Yu from the captured Xiongnu, so he ordered Li Guang to lead his troops to respond from the east road in a roundabout way, and attack the flank of the Xiongnu army, while he traveled more than 1,000 miles through the desert and engaged Shan Yu in the headquarters who had already been arranged. Wei Qing first surrounded the camp with Wugang chariots, stabilized his position, and then sent 5,000 cavalry to fight, fighting until dusk, when the wind suddenly rose and the sand and stones hit his face, Wei Qing took advantage of the situation to command the cavalry to surround Shan Yu from both wings.

Yi Zhi obliquely saw that the opponent's soldiers were strong and strong, and it was Wei Qing who led the army, so he didn't dare to fight, so he hurriedly rode hundreds of elite horses, and broke through and fled in the northwest direction. Wei Qing got the report and immediately sent light cavalry to pursue him overnight, and he led the main force to follow. In order to flee alone, the Xiongnu naturally collapsed, and in the face of the high-spirited Han army, it was instantly chaotic and scattered, and it was defeated.

Fighting until dawn, the army chased out more than 200 miles, failed to catch up with Yizhi Xiandanyu, annihilated more than 19,000 enemies along the way, marched to Zhaoxincheng, Ningyan Mountain, intercepted a large number of Xiongnu grain, replenished the army. And Li Guangbu was lost and failed to join Wei Qing in Mobei, which led to the failure of the operation to encircle Shan Yu.

Huo Qu's sick troops went out of Dai County and went deep into Mobei for more than 2,000 miles to find the main force of the Xiongnu. Huo Qubing carried a small amount of heavy grain and grass, and drove the captured Huns to open the way for the army as the vanguard. There are obvious advantages to this, firstly, it is convenient to carry a lot of baggage and travel lightly; Second, these Hun warriors will not only not get lost in the vast desert, but also take food from the enemy and save accompanying food and grass; Third, you can know the details of the enemy's camp, know yourself and the enemy, and you can catch the opponent off guard.

The vast desert passed all the way, Huo Qubing captured Shan Yu Chongchen alive and killed the king of Beiche. After a big battle, the Huns army was defeated, and three people including the king of Tuntou and the king of Han were captured, and eighty-three people such as generals, Xiangguo, Danghu, and Duwei were captured. At the cost of losing 10,000 headquarters, a total of more than 70,000 Huns were captured before and after, the elite of Zuo Xian Wang's department was almost lost, Zuo Xian Wang led his cronies to abandon the army and fled, Huo Qu was sick and waved the army to chase and kill, to the wolf Juxu Mountain, held a sacrifice ceremony on the mountain, and sacrificed to the land in Guyan Mountain, and returned with a great victory.

After this battle, the vitality of the Xiongnu was greatly damaged, and only Yizhi was left in the north of the hanging desert, and there was no royal court in the south of the desert.

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The battle report was rushed for 800 miles, and it was reported to Weiyang Palace again and again, and Liu Che was overjoyed. Wei Zifu and Wei Shao'er went out from the army, and they kept a diary about the safety of Wei Qing and Huo Quai, and finally settled down when they learned the battle report.

The army returned triumphantly, Chang'an City was boiling, the people were thundering in the middle of the road, the lights were everywhere, the gongs and drums were noisy, and it was very lively.

At the front door of Weiyang Palace, Liu Che led hundreds of officials to greet him. The flag fluttered, the iron armor returned to the dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were dressed in military uniforms, and they went hand in hand, seeing the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward to kneel and bowed: "Chen Weiqing, Chen Huo is sick, knock to see Your Majesty!" My emperor is happy and happy! ”

"Two Aiqing, get up quickly!" Liu Che personally picked up the two generals with his own hands, with a smile on his face, "Qing and the others live up to my expectations, I am very pleased!" This trip is tiring, and after the handover with Yousi, I will talk about meritorious deeds! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Qing and Huo Qu got up and said respectfully. Tens of thousands of iron horsemen hunting with banners behind him, Liu Che looked at the soldiers defending the land of the Han Dynasty in front of him, his heart was solemn, but a trace of deep meaning gradually appeared in his eyes.

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"Hussar General Huo Quai, in the year of the weak crown, made immortal achievements, plus the great Sima, in charge of state politics, and the power of acting as a captain. Yu Lu and the generals, etc., add 5,800 households to eat! ”

Above the Golden Palace, the Huangmen Shilang continued to read out the holy decree: "The great general Wei Qing, brave and good at fighting, plus the great Sima, in charge of the state government, and the power of the acting captain." However, his troops delayed the fighter plane, resulting in the encirclement of the single in the fall short, I remember that his loyalty is commendable, the merits and demerits are offset, and the benefits cannot be sealed! ”

These two holy decrees made hundreds of officials in the palace look at each other. The great general Wei Qing has always been deeply favored, and he has made many achievements over the years, and the battle of Mobei was also returned with merit, but he only added the title of a great Sima, not only did not have an actual reward, but added a crime of encircling a single failure and delaying the fighter. Looking at the hussar general Huo Quai, he has indeed made outstanding military achievements, plus the big Sima, and the addition of Yulu and food, if there is no comparison of Wei Qing's reward, everything is justified. However, it is said that the merits and demerits of the great generals are offset by each other, so that it seems that the grace of the saint is favored, and there is a great sense of coming from behind.

The issuance of the next decree confirmed the speculation of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military.

Huo Qu's sick department was promoted to Lang Zhongling with the military captain Li Dang, and the internal marquis of the customs was sealed. Right Beiping Taishou Lu Bode went to the north with Huo and was sealed and left the marquis. Even the incorporated Xiongnu generals who made meritorious contributions were rewarded one by one according to their merits. Only Wei Qing, regardless of merit, will lead the army and no one to be a marquis.

At the end of the reading of the will, there was a suppressed silence, but fortunately, Wei Qing's expression changed at all, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, Minister Wei Qing!" ”

Huo Qu saw his uncle kneeling down to thank him, and he also followed, "Chen Huo is sick and thank Your Majesty!" The rest of the people in the temple knelt down and thanked him.

Liu Che sat on the top of the main hall, watching everyone's reactions coldly, and sneered secretly in his heart, the Wei family is really deep in the middle of the court, if he doesn't give grace and power, it will definitely be a disaster in the long run.

"If I reward and punish like this, will the generals have any objections?" Liu Che looked at the ministers, and the Son of Heaven looked not angry but mighty.

"No objection to the ministers!"

"That's good!" Liu Che said in a deep voice: "I have always had clear rewards and punishments, even if I am a great general, I will still be rewarded for meritorious service, and punished if I have a fault." There is no exception in my court, please remember! ”

"Remember, Ministers!"

"The great Sima hussar general Huo Quai, has great courage, seals the wolf Juxu, and comforts me deeply! It is advisable for you to learn from this, and you must not stick to the old ways in combat, but must adapt measures to local conditions, and be flexible and mobile in order to be invincible! ”

Those who can rank in the court are not ordinary people, the emperor's words are so obvious, who else does not know the meaning of respecting Huo and suppressing the guard? Therefore, they all attached: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Wei Qing listened to these words in his ears and remembered them in his heart, following the emperor for more than ten years, how he didn't know what the emperor was afraid of. After many years of expedition and great achievements, he has long looked down on his fame, but because of his own body, his subordinates who followed him in the east and west were implicated, and he failed to be crowned a marquis because of his merits, which is where he feels guilty. It's just that now above the court, the Son of Heaven is determined, and he can no longer fight for the original glory for his subordinates, so he can't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

After getting off the court, the courtiers dispersed in twos and threes, Huo Qubing approached Wei Qing, pursed his lips and hesitated and said: "Uncle, just now in the court, I didn't mean to rob my uncle of the credit, but... It's just..."

Wei Qing interrupted with a smile: "Go to the sick, do you think your uncle is a small person?" Moreover, it was my uncle's desert that got lost and delayed the fighter, how could my uncle be resentful? ”

"Uncle is broad-minded, is he going to get sick?" Huo Quzhi smiled and apologized, and then said: "Uncle, it will be your birthday in a few days, and I got a good treasure when I got sick, and I will send it to my uncle's house in a few days." ”

"Yo! You kid still remember your uncle's birthday! Wei Qing smiled, "What kind of treasure is it that makes the Great Sima Hussar General value it so much?" ”

Huo Quzhi smiled playfully, "Uncle, you have to believe in the vision of the Great Sima Hussar General, and you will know it on your birthday!" ”

"Good!" Wei Qing laughed, and his nephew walked side by side towards the outside of the palace.