Let go of those useless people, and the rest is too much, the eldest prince of the evil king, Du Wei, Xiangguo and other high-ranking officials, looking at the appearance of those Hun nobles kneeling on the ground with gray faces, Huo Quzhi couldn't help laughing, the results of this battle are really rich.

After burning all the things that he couldn't take away, Huo Qubing led his eight thousand iron horsemen to Xicheng, taking those prisoners with a very high net worth.

At noon, the army returned to Xicheng, seeing that Huo Qu was sick and returned victoriously, Li Tian immediately ordered his soldiers to start cooking, and the cattle and sheep in Xicheng did not know how much they were slaughtered, and suddenly the meat was fragrant, and it could be smelled from a distance of more than ten miles.

The soldiers of the Han army who returned to Xicheng had a full meal.

In the king tent of the evil king, Huo Qubing and the generals under his command sat in the tent and had lunch, Zhang Taishu and the servants were more than three rough people, holding a large jar of Xiongnu wine and drinking happily, Zhao Ponu and Huo Qubing were eating food one bite at a time.

After a while, seeing that Huo Qu was almost out of food, Li Tian refused the wine handed over by Zhang Taishu and spoke.

"General, now our army has achieved great results, you see"

Huo Quzhi chewed the mutton in his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the army, after eating a full meal, everyone go to the tents where the Hun people live to sleep well, and after recuperating their spirits, the army will set off at night and strive to cross the river in the fastest time." ”

"We can go home."

Huo Qubing finally issued a military order for the division to return to the DPRK, and the five generals in the tent couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they were finally able to retreat.

Even Huo Qubing himself breathed a sigh of relief, he finally completed the mission of his trip, no, it was overfulfilled, in fact, after sweeping away the five Xiongnu vassals, Huo Qubing could already withdraw from the army.

However, I don't know how much suffering awaits him on the way home, but for Huo Quzhi, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, he will run through without blinking, just because he has to go back.

He was going back to see the girl who was still waiting for him.

After Li Tian heard the news that Huo Qubing ordered the squad to return to the court, he frowned lightly and said, "General, I don't know where we will return to Dahan?" ”

Huo Quzhi glanced at him and chuckled: "What do you say, apart from crossing Gaolan Mountain, do we have any other way back to Dahan?" ”

Li Tian didn't say anything more, sat in his place, and frowned slightly.

After the meal, Zhao Ponu and the other four generals said hello to Huo Qubing and left the big tent to rest, but Li Tian stayed, obviously, he had something to say to Huo Quzhi.

Huo Quzhi had noticed this for a long time.

In the quiet tent, at this time, seeing Li Tian sitting at his desk with a sad face, Huo Quzhi smiled lightly, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Li Tian no longer hesitated, and immediately said: "General, with all due respect, two days ago, there was not a single Hun chasing soldier behind our army, and the Hugh Tu Wang and others who chased us all the way from Yanzhi Mountain were also missing, and the last general suspected that they were very likely to set up an ambush on Gaolan Mountain, waiting for our army to enter the army, and the number of enemy troops will definitely be several times stronger than our army, in case our army" Li Tian did not say any more.

Huo Qubing shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "In case our army returns to the division along Gaolan Mountain, there is a great possibility that the whole army will be wiped out at the foot of Gaolan Mountain, right?" ”

Li Tian was silent.

Huo Quzhi, who was sitting at the desk, raised his head, stared at the big white tent above his head with illusory eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"But do we have a choice now? If we don't go to Gaolan Mountain, where can we go, is it difficult to go to Mobei? Li Tian, even though we know that the evil king will set up an ambush in Gaolan Mountain, but we must go, go, fight to the death, and still have a glimmer of life, but if we don't go, our final fate can only be annihilated by the Huns in this Hexi land. ”

Li Tian also understood that what Huo Quzhi said was right, so he didn't say these words at the dinner table just now, but after thinking about it for a while, Li Tian asked again.

"General, are you really just for these reasons?"

Huo Quzhi was stunned for a moment, his chin was slightly retracted, and he looked at Li Tian in front of him who asked him with a solemn face, Huo Quzhi smiled, "If I tell you that this tough battle is also what I am looking forward to, will you believe it?" ”

Li Tian nodded with a deep face, "General, if the last general doesn't believe it, how can he ask you." ”

Li Tian paused for a moment and continued: "Although the general in the court does not understand, but I often hear my father mention, at present, don't look at my Han and the Huns have fought so many vicious battles, but many ministers in the court are already unwilling to fight like this, they think that the Huns have a deep foundation, even if the Han has temporarily eaten a little cheap, but in the future, if you are a little careless, there is a great chance to be turned over by the Huns, plus our army has taken the initiative to attack these times, and it is a battle in the territory of the Huns, in case of carelessness, it is not impossible for the whole army to be wiped out." ”

This is the current form of the Han Dynasty, and more than half of the ministers don't want to continue to fight like this, but because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they don't dare to be too tough.

In this regard, Huo Quzhi smiled disdainfully, "Those ministers were all scared by those Huns decades ago, and they don't want to think about it, the current Huns are not the Gaozu period, and that guy Mao Dun has been dead for I don't know how many years, and Yi Zhixie, hum, is simply too far away from Mao Dun." ”

"At present, the reason why we can go on the expedition is completely Your Majesty's strength to override public opinion, you know, many ministers in the court, many of them do not agree to continue to fight with the Huns, many of them think that as long as the Huns no longer attack the border every year, even the annual tribute can be paid."

Speaking of this, Huo Quzhi couldn't help sighing, "The grandson has been pretending to be a grandson for a long time, but he will really become a grandson." ”

Li Tian said tentatively: "So the general wants to fight with all his strength and win another great battle, so as to tell those Wenchen that the Xiongnu are no longer the Xiongnu of the past, and the Han also has the strength to completely annihilate them?" ”

Huo Quzhi said with extreme confidence: "Yes, this battle is not fought for myself, but to let those civil officials who are as timid as rats see clearly, the Han is no longer the Han of a hundred years ago, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing have laid a solid foundation for my Han, whether it is the combat power of the soldiers or the national strength of the Han has reached a peak, the Huns have been fighting more than each other over the years, and the Huns are no longer the opponents of the Han Dynasty, and it is natural to eliminate them at this time." ”

Li Tian was silent, and after a long time, he said with some concern, "But have you ever thought about it, general, in case our army is defeated?"

"Smack." Huo Quzhi slapped the table violently, "I, Huo Quai, never know what defeat is, in this battle, our army will win!" ”

Li Tian's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the heroic young man in front of him, the champion Hou was so confident that he could even be regarded as conceited.

Li Tian didn't know that Huo Quzhi's self-confidence was actually completely forced out by himself, in the current situation, the lone army was thousands of miles deep into the enemy's territory, and there were tens of thousands of Huns not far away, and ordinary people could see that this was a desperate situation, not to mention Huo Quai, in fact, he knew the situation in front of him better than anyone else, but he couldn't afford to lose, so he could only tell himself in his heart over and over again.

He will win, he will win, he must not fall!

At this time, Huo Quzhi seemed to feel that what he had just said was a little too irrational and crazy, so he sat back on the cushion and said with a smile: "Maybe we may not meet the Huns at all, maybe they didn't set up an ambush in Gaolan Mountain, maybe it's just like Xicheng coming now, if that's the case, maybe we can successfully return to Dahan in a few days, okay, if it's okay, you go down and rest first." ”

Li Tian arched his hand with an ugly face, "No." ”

After speaking, Li Tian turned around and was about to leave the big tent, but at this time, Huo Quzhi suddenly stopped him and said a word to him.

"Brother Li, if my army is in danger, will you help me, right?"

Li Tian's footsteps stopped, and after half a ring, he turned around and looked at Huo Quai, who was sitting behind the desk, looking at him helplessly, Li Tian smiled slightly, "The general said that he laughed, I am your subordinate, you just tell me to do it, but" Li Tian turned around and walked towards the tent again.

"I'll be worthy of it, Champion Hou, Brother Li."

Huo Quzhi looked at Li Tian's departing back, nodded gratefully, and whispered in his heart.

"Brother Li, thank you."

Because he is still in the land of Hexi, he may be besieged by the Huns anytime and anywhere, so Huo Qubing did not dare to let the soldiers stay in Hexi for too long, and after the army rested for an afternoon, in the evening, with the burning Xicheng behind him, 10,000 Han troops followed Huo Qubing and embarked on a journey back home.

Gaolan Mountain, Huo Qu's only way back to Chang'an, as long as he can cross this mountain, what will be in front of him will be an endless plain, and the speed of the Han army under his command will not be able to catch up with the Huns.

As long as they cross Gaolan Mountain, as long as they can leave here, then they can return to Dahan and Chang'an safely.

But at this time, the 5,000 iron cavalry led by the Hun Evil King had already rushed to the foot of Gaolan Mountain, and the 25,000 iron cavalry of the three kings of Hutu were combined into an army, quietly waiting for Huo Quai's arrival here.

Gaolan Mountain is about five hundred miles away from Xicheng, which means that Huo Qubing almost needs to lead the army to rush for two and a half days to get there, and in those two and a half days, the Han army is a long-distance attack, and the Huns are resting in their camps.

In the past two and a half days, Huo Qubing did not let the soldiers rest for too long, at most it was time for them to eat, sleep and go to the toilet, because Huo Qubing still had a faint luck in his heart, he guessed that the four kings of Hexi may not have laid an ambush under Gaolan Mountain at the moment, or their reaction was relatively slow, and they had just arrived now, or they had not arrived, and he might be able to cross Gaolan Mountain before they arrived.

Under this kind of luck mentality, Huo Quzhi led the army all the way to the distant mountains and mountains, towering into the clouds, and the peak was snow-capped Gaolan Mountain.

Finally, two and a half days later, that is, at nine o'clock in the morning of the third day, Huo Quzhi took 10,000 Han elite horsemen to the foot of Gaolan Mountain in the deafening sound of horses' hooves.

But at this time, the Hun cavalry, who had been recuperating for a long time and had already sharpened their scimitars in their hands, had been waiting at the foot of Gaolan Mountain for a long time.

The big war is about to break out.