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At the end of the fifth year of Yuanguang, Qin Cheng led 6,000 soldiers of the hussar battalion and the intelligence team of the Chamber of Commerce to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

The cold wind was cold, and when Qin Cheng stopped at the gate of Chang'an City, in front of him were the officials sent by Liu Che to answer him, and behind him were six thousand red-robed and black-armored hussar battalion soldiers in a neat line.

Looking up and seeing the two strong official characters on the city gate, Qin Cheng's heart was still surging. From the local government to the central government, how many people can't cross this hurdle in a lifetime. And those who have crossed this hurdle not only mean that they can achieve greater ambitions, go to higher positions, and have greater power; It also means facing more complex situations, facing greater risks, and facing stronger opponents.

Chang'an, dragon land, right and wrong.

Whether it is Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, or Yanjing, the political center of the Ming and Qing dynasties, no matter how much the experts and scholars of later generations praise, in front of Chang'an, they have to bow their heads for three points. Since the Han Dynasty, it can even be said that since the Great Qin, which took Xianyang, not far from Chang'an, as its capital, to the Tang Dynasty, it was here that the great kings of China created the most powerful period in the history of Great China, and they were proud of the four seas.

After the Song Dynasty, when the capital of China moved away from Chang'an, the history of China began to decline.

No matter how much later historians whitewash, they can't change the historical fact that there was no Greater China in the Central Plains after the Song Dynasty.

Is this a form of fate?

Qin Cheng asked in his heart.

The one who came to pick up Qin Cheng into the city was a young Lang official who seemed to be out of harmony with Qin Cheng's weight, twenty-four or five years old, with a wisp of mustache, a white face, a thin body, but a pair of eyes that were exceptionally bright.

However, this person is a person next to Liu Che, although his official position is not high, he is also young, and he is also a close minister of Liu Che.

Emperor Wu was a dynasty, and the status of his close ministers was very high. It is no exaggeration to say that the ministers are Liu Chewu's think tank, and Liu Che's countless wise decisions that have been passed down in history were produced in the Jinchen group. Since there was a group of close ministers, many decisions Liu Che made after consulting with his close ministers, and directly issued orders to the foreign ministers to carry out. To a certain extent, the Prime Minister's Imperial Doctor or something is just an executive body, and the Jinchen Group is the decision-making body.

As a result, the cabinet was formed.

Liu Che responded to Qin Cheng with a close minister, and his attitude was also obvious.

"General Qin." The young Lang official saluted Qin Cheng, his voice loud and crisp, "Your Majesty ordered me to wait here to greet you, and the general asked me to follow the lower officials into the city." ”

The hussar battalion was naturally not allowed to enter the city, Qin Cheng entered the city with this Lang official, and asked for the name out of etiquette, only to know that this person was Dongfang Shuo. For singing "Lu sinks in the world, escape the golden horse gate." You can escape the whole body in the palace, why bother under the artemisia in the mountains. Dongfang Shuo Qincheng still has heard of it, knowing that this person is full of talent, humorous and witty, and is called "Zhisheng" by later generations, but Dongfang Shuo's political achievements in his life are not big, and he can be regarded as unwilling, but he left a lot of resignations, and "Answering Guests" is from this person's hand.

For such a historical celebrity, and a positive person, Qin Cheng also intends to make friends, the words are quite cordial, Dongfang Shuo is also very easy-going, and the chat with Qin Cheng is quite speculative, probably everyone is from the cold family.

Qin Cheng entered the city and met Liu Che on the same day.

On the second day, during the court meeting, Qin Cheng and a group of high-ranking generals from the hussar battalion appeared in the hall and received Liu Che's formal reception.

Two days later, Qin Cheng and Nangong Shang were privately summoned by Liu Che.

Serving in the army, settling down in Chang'an, meeting with Wei Qing, Li Guang, Han Anguo and others, Qin Cheng finished many matters, and it was already December.

The formation of the hussar battalion was originally 10,000 people, and more than 4,000 were killed in the battle when they went out, and now there are less than 6,000 left. Liu Che classified the hussar battalion into the Northern Army, and the establishment was still a hussar battalion, and Qin Cheng was a hussar general, commanded by Lieutenant Li Guang.

The number of the northern and southern armies was originally small, and the southern army was only 20,000 people, in recent years, in order to prepare for the war against the Huns, Liu Che began to strengthen the northern army, and now the number is no less than 100,000, each of the six generals leads one, and one or all of them go out in wartime.

Qin Cheng is one of the six generals of the Northern Army, his status can be high or low, and there are not many soldiers under his command, only 6,000 people. On average, 100,000 people, each general has to lead 15,000 or 6,000 troops. It's just that now is not the time for conscription, and the hussar battalion will have to wait until the beginning of spring next year to replenish the new recruits. Of course, if Liu Che was willing, he could directly allocate tens of thousands of troops to Qin Cheng, but Liu Che obviously had no intention of doing so.

Although Qin Cheng is one of the six generals, if he wants to make a name for himself in the army, the important thing depends on whether Liu Che gives him a chance. If Liu Che allows you to go on the expedition, as long as you have the ability, you don't have to worry about not fighting, if Liu Che doesn't use you, you can only fight soy sauce for the rest of your life, mediocre.

What made the soldiers of the hussar camp quite excited was that Liu Che personally came to the camp to inspect it a few years ago. It seems that in the eyes of this young emperor, this Shanggutun army, which has repeatedly defeated the grassland cavalry in unfavorable circumstances over the years, still has some weight.

At the end of the review, Liu Che said: "The achievements over the years have proved that you are one of the few strong soldiers in the Han Dynasty, who have died in nine lives and won many battles, setting an example for the Han army to counterattack the Huns!" In the future war against the Huns, Wanger and others did not disgrace the ancestors and the hussar battalion, the three military numbers that I had high hopes for, defeated the Huns, and Yang Zhen was the prestige of the Han army! ”

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The hussar battalion settled in the Northern Army, as the only "foreign" army, naturally there are many people who are not convinced, and Sun He Li Xi, who is also one of the six generals, has nothing, after all, they have all seen the front of the hussar battalion. Lieutenant Li Guang and Li Xi are even more so, in the final analysis, the foundation of the hussar battalion is still the soldiers they have led in the upper valley. Some people are convinced, and naturally some people are not convinced. If there is disobedience, there will be fighting.

The barracks have the rules of the barracks, and if there is a fight, they will not be ignored, after all, blindly ignoring will only make the contradictions more and more intense, and if they are not ignored, there will only be a positive solution, and the so-called solution is a competition.

Competition, is nothing more than to bring private things to the table to solve, but the benefits of this solution are also obvious, everyone to compete with the slogan of friendship and mutual strength, compare the superior, and act in the future.

The hussar battalions and officers of the other three armies on both sides of the competition were divided into subjects, and there were several people with excellent skills in each subject, and those who won more were stronger.

This is actually similar to all the trials, archery, low angles, hand-to-hand combat, knife skills, etc., to make a decision.

Lieutenant Li Guang, six generals Qin Cheng, Wei Qing, Gongsun He, Zhang Cigong, Zhao Xin, and Su Xin gathered at the campus of the Northern Army on this day, and the sergeants selected by the hussar battalion and the sergeants jointly selected by Zhang Cigong, Su Xin, and Zhao Xin's subordinates prepared to play a game.

Under the stage, the soldiers of the Northern Army stood solemnly, and the halberds flew like red robes.

"Qin Lang, this is a little unfair to you!" On the platform, Li Guang said to Qin Cheng with a smile, "You have 4,000 people out of 500, and they have 40,000 people out of 500, this is not a comparison." ”

"It doesn't matter, everyone in the hussar battalion is elite, how can these recruits who have not even been on the battlefield be compared?" To tell the truth, Qin Cheng was also a little unhappy with the behavior of Zhang Cigong and others, and they made it clear that they wanted to give themselves a horse, and they couldn't help but accept it, after saying this, Qin Cheng saw that Zhang Cigong was quite annoyed, so he said loudly: "What flies out of the chicken nest is always the old hen, and what flies out of the jungle is all goshawks!" ”

"Qin Cheng, don't be too arrogant!" Zhang Cigong said angrily.

Qin Cheng smiled contemptuously, how could he be a person without a temper? responded immediately: "I'm afraid that after the fight, so-and-so will be even more arrogant!" ”

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it!" Li Guang said roundly, "Don't show the jokes to the sergeants below, let's start!" In this first round, the battle formation was tested. ”

After Li Guang finished speaking, he pointed to the distance, where there were two scarecrows in a phalanx.

Zhang Cigong snorted coldly, took a few steps forward, and said loudly to the five hundred soldiers of the Northern Army who were on standby in the audience: "Soldiers, we are the Northern Army, the elite of the Han Dynasty, in front of us, there has never been a battle that cannot be won......" Zhang Cigong issued a pre-war mobilization, pushing the already high-spirited soldiers of the Northern Army to another high point, I have to say that although Zhang Cigong seems to be five big and three coarse, he really has a bit of real talent and learning, just this battle speech, there is a bit of level. "In a word, the Northern Army can only win, not lose!"

After Zhang Cigong finished speaking, not only the 500 soldiers who were preparing to fight, but also the soldiers of the Northern Army who were watching the battle around were also emotional and shouted.

Zhang Cigong nodded, smiled with satisfaction, turned around and gave Qin Cheng a provocative look, and the big horse golden knife took two steps back, signaling that it was your turn.

Qin Cheng just smiled contemptuously, and had no intention of stepping forward.

Li Guang wondered, "Qin Lang, you have nothing to say?" ”

"The last general has nothing to say." Qin Cheng said indifferently, took a step forward, glanced at the six thousand hussar battalions under the stage, and suddenly burst out: "Do you remember what Your Majesty said to you the day before yesterday?" ”

"Hussar battalion, the best in the world!" The soldiers of the hussar battalion raised their heads and roared proudly.

"Good." Qin Chengdao, waved his right hand forward, and shouted: "Hussar battalion!" ”

"Onward!" Six thousand soldiers shouted at the same time, and their voices were uniform.

The morale was unparalleled for a while.

"General, it's time to begin." Qin Cheng turned around and nodded at Li Guang with a smile, ignoring Zhang Cigong, who was pale.

"Let's go!" Li Guangguang waved his hand.

"Whoa!" Li Xi suddenly agreed, strode to the front desk and waved his hand below, and the hundreds of trumpeters who were guarding the stage against the cold wind raised their horns one after another. The next moment, the majestic and loud sound of the horn was already rushing into the sky. Seven or eight miles away, in a sparse bush. Le Yi was leaning against a big tree and squinting in the direction of the school field, biting a small grass in his mouth, although it was noon, the weather was still very cold, and the wind in the forest was even stronger, but Le Yi looked comfortable, and there was no feeling of shrinking his hands and feet. Beside Le Yi were groups of hussar battalion soldiers resting on the spot. Suddenly, a low and majestic trumpet sound came from outside the forest. Le Yi immediately turned over and sat up, a personal soldier had already led his war horse over, Le Yi turned over on the horse, and suddenly pulled out a long knife and raised it high, and suddenly, the hussar battalion soldiers who were originally lying on the ground to rest got up one after another, and turned over on the horse at the fastest speed, and then took out the long knife of Leng Sensen. A faint aura of slaughter suddenly spread through the bushes. In an instant, Le Yi gently urged the war horse under his crotch, and then led the long knife in his hand forward, and the five hundred elite horsemen urged the war horse under the crotch one after another, followed behind Le Yi, and slowly walked out of the poplar forest. On the platform, Li Guang, Qin Cheng and the others raised their heads in unison and looked at the bushes a few miles away on the left.

Also moving were five hundred cavalry in the bushes on the right, who were the elite of the Northern Army. Suddenly, a sturdy knight in full armor appeared from the bushes, followed by the second, third, fourth, and fifth...... The cavalry behind the black-armored knight gathered more and more. The horses' heads were stirring, the iron hooves were churning, and the five hundred cavalry began to charge. There were still a thousand steps to go from the point platform, and the black-armored knight raised his sword again, and the cavalry following behind him suddenly changed formation. The cavalry in front slowed down slightly, but the cavalry in the rear accelerated forward, and the entire cavalry formation began to spread rapidly towards the two wings.

Seeing the subtle knowledge, the momentum of the army can be known with five hundred horsemen.

In the same way, the five hundred cavalry on the right side reached the same distance with the same attitude. ......Seeing the momentum of the five hundred cavalry, the soldiers who stood in line under the counting platform suddenly cheered like a tsunami, and on the counting platform, Zhang Cigong's face couldn't help but show a smile, these five hundred cavalry are the most outstanding in riding skills from the 40,000 troops, but the performance has just begun, and the good show is still to come. Qin Cheng's face did not change. Kankan approached the point platform, and the two knights who were walking opposite each other led the way to raise their swords again. The next moment, the five hundred cavalry returned their swords one after another, and stood upright from their horses with bows in their hands, and then each opened their horned bows against the two piles of scarecrows on the side of the platform, and the horizontal knives in the hands of the leading knights fell, and the five hundred cavalrymen on each side released their bowstrings at the same time. Although it has not yet been counted, almost no arrows have missed.

This is true for both teams. "Whoa......" The next moment, the leading knights of the two teams raised their swords again and roared. The five hundred cavalry quickly recoiled their bows and unsheathed their long knives. Between the lightning and stone fire, the entire cavalry array has quickly rushed into the middle of the towering straw men in front of them, and the next moment, the high long knives have been cut down, and the cold light flickered, the rows of towering straw men fell to the ground one after another, and the cavalry rumbled past, and when Xiang Zhuang and others looked at it again, the five hundred straw men had all been stopped and beheaded! Under the stage, the officers and men of the Northern Army suddenly cheered more and more feverishly. "Haha, well done!" "I finally didn't disgrace our Northern Army, haha!" Zhang Cigong and the others all laughed proudly.

Only 6,000 soldiers from Qincheng and the hussar battalion remained silent.

While everyone was cheering, they were the only ones standing quietly, looking a little out of place.

For the soldiers of the hussar battalion who crawled out of the pile of dead, this level of training and fighting really did not arouse their interest in the slightest.