Longxi gallop road is a little bumpy, the ancient Qin straight road has not been renovated for nearly 20 years, and the traces of war can be seen everywhere according to the railing, which is the gift left by the iron hooves of the Xiongnu right Xianwang Department stepping all over Longxi. √∟

The blue sky is like washing, the distant mountains are like ink, leaving Guanzhong and walking west is like being in a dusk world, the lush vegetation covers the Loess Plateau, Zhuang Zhu ** looked at the mountains and fell into contemplation.

This is the second time he came to Longxi in his life, the last time was to send the team of the general to Longxi as a court envoy, this arid and water-deficient area left a deep impression on him, the court envoy water should also be used according to the share, even take a bath will be told that there is no hot water every month 13579, Zhen Shame and delicious is very sorry is not, Longxi County only corn and rice stewed chicken, stewed mutton and a few other collocations, want to eat good their own go to Guanzhong to find.

There was no fur coat to wear on a cold day, and the attendant of Taishou Li Guangtuo sent two leather robes that exuded a strong atmosphere, which were sternly rejected by Zhuang Zhu, who had a habit of cleanliness, and Zhuang Zhu stayed in Longxi County for five full days, starving and freezing in the dry and cold northwest wind for five days, and the torture almost tortured him to a nervous breakdown, and he almost escaped from Longxi as if he was flying, and he didn't want to stay there for a moment.

After a month and a half, he came to Longxi again, and Zhuang Zhu's heart was like fifteen buckets of water.

The carriage stopped outside the gate of the General's Mansion, the young officer jumped off his horse and walked in quickly, Zhuang Zhu, who was the envoy of the imperial court, shook his head secretly: "Mrs. Wei's younger brother behaves frivolously!" ”

Wei Qing walked very fast, striding through the courtyard, not knowing that the well-talkative uncle behind him was slandering his words and deeds, and he would be sixteen years old after the New Year. He is eight feet tall and has a strong body, and he walks like a lion. Fortunately, his temper is not full of sharp stunned green, and he is usually a good partner who is good at listening and approaching. Even if the other party was an ordinary soldier, he didn't put up a fight.

"Wei Qing meets the general of the chariot."

"Oh, Ah Qing! What's wrong with you? Trotting all the way? Come and sit down and talk. ”

Wei Qing embarrassedly dodged away, and pointed to the imperial envoy who was slowly walking outside the door: "I almost forgot Doctor Zhuang, he came to convey the edict to the general." ”

"Then you shouldn't have gone so fast! Dr. Zhuang's face is not good-looking, he must be angry with your recklessness. ”

"I forgot about it when I thought about seeing my brother-in-law, or I'll apologize to Dr. Zhuang later, I really didn't mean to." Wei Qing hurriedly pretended to scratch his ears and cheeks, shouting that he regretted not paying attention.

Cao Shi shook his head helplessly, Wei Qing's performance has always been very steady. However, after all, he is still a sixteen-year-old young man, and he is far less careful and prudent than an adult, just like the young son of heaven is not yet mature, and he always shows a very humble attitude towards reasonable proposals, and gradually matures and is not as good at listening to advice as before.

Everyone has their own unique mature path, Cao Shi's cultivation of Wei Qing is more to go to Luli to accept the tempering of the harsh environment, from a few years ago to the Kanto to receive cruel special training and then to travel all over the northern border counties of Luli, until last year to follow the Yulin Cavalry deep into the desert grassland to kill the Huns, Wei Qing's short life of 16 years is full of incredible and bizarre changes.

The battle of Yanmen last year brought him great benefits. It's not just that the title is promoted to the level of military merit, but it's more an invisible change in temperament, he is no longer the shy Wei family boy, and the tempering in the blood and fire makes him more calm and confident. Carrying a long knife around his waist, his hands are like a statue that has not changed for thousands of years, calm and heavy, like a boulder standing on the beach, and he still does not move at all when the waves crash on the shore.

Shosuke walked in to greet him. On the spot, he read out the edict issued by the imperial court, ordering the general to lead two cavalry divisions to converge with the national soldiers of Longxi County to attack King Youxian in the north. Contain the main forces of the Xiongnu right land, and force the right Xianwang to stay in the right land of the Xiongnu. Rather than suddenly appearing on the steppes of the Xiongnu Left Land, this edict was not unexpected, and the emperor's edict to Cao Shi was usually given to him to complete a difficult task, and only a few were rewards for meritorious service.

After receiving the edict, the two politely said a few words, and Zhuang Zhu took the initiative to say goodbye, on the grounds that he could not delay because of the emperor's order, and he turned around and left Longxi County almost without stopping.

Wei Qing said quietly: "This person hates Longxi County, I heard him complain several times that the conditions in Longxi County are very poor, and he also said that he hates the windy and dry places, and would rather go to Qianzhong County (Yelang Country) for a year than stay in Longxi County for a month, but I don't think Longxi is very bad, until a few days ago, the court reported that the King of Dian seems to have signs of instability, and Doctor Zhuang may have the opportunity to stay in Qianzhong County for a while." ”

"Oh, you've got a lot of news!"

Wei Qing's face was full of embarrassment: "I don't know much about what I heard when I met the deliberations of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries." ”

Cao Shi didn't continue to ridicule, he was thinking about the changes in Southwest Yi. After several years of diplomatic efforts, the connection of the Dian king in the southwest Yi has made significant progress, more than a dozen large tribes corresponding to the initiative of the Dian king attempted to carve up the territory of the original Yelang Kingdom, and the envoys of the imperial court went to the Bashu border area several times to communicate with the leaders of various tribes, and tried to stabilize the political pattern in the south.

If the Han people are afraid of the difficulty of the Southwest Yi, there will be no chance of the Yelang Kingdom being destroyed in the first battle of the Southwest Yi and being killed by the chickens and monkeys, the combat effectiveness of the various departments of the Southwest Yi is not as terrible as the Huns, it stands to reason that dozens of barbarian tribes are not as big as the Han Empire, but the Han people are fighting against the Huns, a strong neighbor in the north, even if the Han army is extremely strong, it is impossible to deal with two wars at the same time.

After the baptism of military reform in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Han people's understanding and expression of war also reached a new peak, the Great Qin Empire used the process of Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms to show the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Great Corps of Operations, and there were 200,000 defeats in the War of the Unification of the Six Kingdoms and 600,000 troops were raised to defeat Chu, and the Great Qin Empire reached the peak of its military strength when it was established, but the Great Qin Empire could not support two wars at the same time.

After the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, the war to destroy South Vietnam was launched non-stop, and 500,000 Qin troops were sent to the south of Wuling to destroy the South Yue Kingdom, although the South Yue Kingdom was finally destroyed, then the 300,000 Qin army Chen soldiers built the Great Wall of Qin north of the Yellow River There was no strategic or tactical success at all, the Xiongnu did not care about the 300,000 Great Wall Army, the border counties of the Qin Dynasty were too many, and they could break through the defense network of Great Qin by choosing any point, resulting in the Great Wall Army Chen soldiers 300,000 soldiers defending Jiuyuan County became meaningless, Qin II Hu Hai ordered the people of Kwantung to join the Qin army and defend the northern frontier, proving that the Great Wall Army was a very failed strategy.

The two simultaneous wars seriously depleted the vitality of the Great Qin, gave the nobles of the old system in the Kwantung region to turn over, and then pushed the fragile Great Qin Empire into the abyss.

"However, if you don't fight the Southwest Yi to deter the small people, it is not enough to make the arrogant King of Dian completely sober, Your Majesty is very discerning, and he must also see the mystery."

Wei Qing looked at him suspiciously, feeling that his brother-in-law was a little duplicitous, the north and the south were carrying out at the same time to test the logistics ability of the Han family, especially the two completely different directions of the north and the south have a vast strategic depth, and it is very unrealistic to replenish grain and grass, especially in the inaccessible hinterland of the grassland desert, as well as the uninhabited primeval forests in the southwest.

In recent years, Wei Qing has systematically studied the art of war, and he also has his own opinions in his heart: "Southwest Yi is not very easy to fight, I heard that there are many strange barbarians, there are thousands of barbarians and countless barbarians to the south, Prime Minister Dou Ying insisted that there is no brother-in-law, and there is not much chance of winning against Nanxiyi." ”

Cao Shi closed the bookbook: "Do you know the contents of the book? ”

Wei Qing shook his head.

"Your Majesty asked me in a secret letter asking for a recommender, and the five-way army carefully prepared by the Son of Heaven is missing a main general that needs to be filled."

"How can there be less of a master?"

"Shanggu County Taishou Su Xi's injury has not healed, and he took the initiative to resign as the chief general of the Fifth Route Army, the meaning of the Son of Heaven's inquiry is a bit intriguing!"

Wei Qing nodded blankly, Su Xi was the last Longxi Taishou, and the invasion of the Youxian Wangbu was resisted by him alone, he used his life to fight out the classic example of fewer enemies and more enemies, and he also paid the price of being injured and almost dying, the court's evaluation of him was generally positive, although there were mistakes, he did not hide his flaws, and it was also of encouraging significance to make meritorious contributions in Shanggu County.

But Su Xi refused to serve as the chief general of the Fifth Route Army on the grounds that his injuries had not healed, and he had to speculate whether the sudden refusal had other meanings, you must know that the plan of the Fifth Route Army was not the hand of the general, but the plan formulated by Liu Che, the son of heaven, and the emperor believed that the five routes went north to attack the Xiongnu with the greatest certainty, and taking advantage of his illness to kill him at a small price was the core idea of this set of tactics.

"Could it be that Su Xi is not optimistic?" Wei Qing was puzzled.

Cao Shi immediately asked rhetorically: "Who do you think I should recommend to be the vacant general of the Fifth Route Army?" ”

"Flying General Li Guang, Yanmen Taishou Bush, Yunzhong Taishou Cheng doesn't know, or Zhao Junyu of Yulin Cavalry." Wei Qing immediately reported the names of four people, the first three are all well-known and famous generals, Zhao Junyu's identity in Yulin Cavalry is similar to the chief instructor, not only will train the army to cultivate military style, but also has a good battlefield reading and command ability, leading Yulin Cavalry to win many battles and is also a future famous general.

If you don't count the general himself, these four people are recognized as excellent officers.

Cao Shi asked again: "What if Your Majesty's original intention was not to choose these four, but the lieutenant of the Northern Army, Gaihou Wang Xin?" ”

Wei Qing was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do, the feeling of Gaihou Wang Xin leading his troops to fight was like a daydream, as ridiculous as a young scholar who had no power to participate in the Marksman Competition. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)