Chapter 68: I'm Huo Quai
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Among the eight hundred elite cavalry of the Han army riding fast, the flag bearer Zhou Xing's eyes have been staring at the tall figure in front of him, looking at Huo Quai, who has been whipping horses all the way, and Huo Quai, who has been pumping horses all the way without stopping, Zhou Xing's eyes have a little more sorrow and grievance, and the thoughts of most people present are the same, he feels that Huo Qubing is not taking them out to fight, but taking them out to die.
Zhou Xing's idea is not unreasonable, a force of only 800 people, isolated in the vast desert steppe, in case of encountering the main force of the Huns, it must be annihilated, this is not sent to death, what is it?
If the generals of the unified army were Wei Qing, Gongsun He and others, even if it wasn't them, just a deputy general with rich combat experience, Zhou Xing wouldn't be so worried.
But now the commander is just a captain, or a seventeen-year-old child who has just entered the battlefield and has no experience in actual combat and command! How can this not be disheartening.
Zhou Xing and most of the elite riders knew Huo Quzhi's identity, but it was precisely because of this that he couldn't understand Huo Quzhi more and more, and couldn't understand what kind of person he was.
You say that he is a son-in-law who followed his uncle as a general to mix military merits, isn't that right.......
Not long ago, they fought a tough battle with the main force of the Huns, and in that battle, Huo Quzhi's performance has already made people know that he is not an idle and useless Chang'an son, but an iron-blooded general.
But you have to say that he is a brave, resourceful, and talented general...... This is even more wrong, who will do such a stupid thing and take less than a thousand people out to die, isn't this just a stunned young man who rushed to report to the Lord of Yama, or the kind of stunned young man who takes the lives of soldiers seriously.
But what can be done? You can't disobey the military orders of the great general Wei Qing, right?
Disobeying military orders is to die, going out to fight is still going to die, alas...... Forget it, just accept your fate with such a dead captain, it's a big deal to kill a few more Huns before you die, it's enough.
In an instant, the morale of these eight hundred elite horsemen fell into a trough.
Although Huo Qubing has been charging at the forefront, he will look back at the elite horsemen behind him from time to time, looking at their dejected appearance, Huo Qubing knows in his heart, he knows why these soldiers who have not died in a hundred battles have become like this, and he also knows who the person who caused all this to happen, hehe, Huo Quzhi smiled bitterly in his heart, "It can only be his little child." โ
After a short period of thought, Huo Qubing had a solution, and he couldn't help but solve it, if he took such a group of unmorale soldiers out to fight, even if he really met the Huns, these people would only be a group of defeated troops with no fighting spirit and would collapse at the touch of a button, Huo Qubing would never allow this to happen.
But just as he was about to say a few words and boost his morale, Zhou Xing whipped his horse whip fiercely, and came to Huo Quai's side with the Huozi battle flag fluttering in the wind, keeping pace with him.
Zhou Xing couldn't help it, he admitted it to death, but you have to let us rest and rest before we die, let's take care of our energy, we marched for five or six hours in a row, without a moment's rest, although we have war horses to transfer, but horses are not tired, people can be tired.
Zhou Xing, who couldn't bear it, shouted loudly at Huo Qu while riding his horse, and the wind roared into his throat.
"Captain Huo, the brothers have been with you for so long, can you rest for a while."
"Phew." Huo Quzhi directly strangled the reins of the war horse, and between the grass, he was dressed in armor and raised his big hand, "Stop advancing." โ
All the eight hundred elite horsemen stopped their horses at the first time, and the elite horsemen on horseback breathed a sigh of relief, and they were finally able to rest for a while.
Huo Quzhi shook the stiffness of the war horse, and looked at the eight hundred big men who were riding on the war horse safely, looking at the slight resentment in each person's eyes, Huo Quzhi smiled faintly, and whispered to Zhou Xing, who was talking to him before: "Are you all tired?" โ
Zhou Xing nodded.
Huo Quzhi chuckled, shook his head slightly, and sighed, "Are you tired or tired?" โ
Hearing Huo Quai's words, Zhou Xing lowered his head a little helplessly, and the rest of the elite riders were also speechless, not knowing how to answer Huo Quai, because Huo Qubing was right, they were tired, so their bodies were tired, and it was easy to understand that they were tired, who could not be tired when they died.
Huo Quzhi saw their thoughts, but he still sat on his horse and said: "If you are tired, then we can camp here now and repair, when everyone is rested, we are continuing to set off, but ......"
Huo Quzhi's tone slowly lowered, "If you're tired...... Then ......" Huo Quzhi raised his head again, and his tone suddenly increased, "Then tell all the dissatisfaction in your hearts, and I, Huo Quzhi, will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." โ
Huo Quai's words will fall, eight hundred elite horses, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to say, and even if you say it, what can you do, is it possible that you will take us back to the camp? Come on, we know from your satisfactory answer that even if you die in battle, you will not take us back.
At this time, a brave Hun cavalryman, or a more life-loving Hun cavalryman, shouted.
"Captain Huo, we surrendered to the Han because we wanted to serve the Han, not to die for the Han, we are not Han, so we can't do this."
The three hundred big men complained silently in their hearts, "Do you think we want to die?" โ
Looking at the rough Hun cavalry and the default expression on the faces of the rest of the elite cavalry, Huo Quzhi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, what you said is very good, but ......"
Huo Quzhi's eyes gathered, his chin raised, and a heroic spirit burst out from his body, looking directly at the eight hundred elite riders, and roared loudly: "But why do you think that I am taking you to death!" โ
Everyone looked at each other, thinking to themselves that you are not talking nonsense, what else can the situation in front of you be if you go out to die.
Huo Qubing flicked the reins of the war horse, walked back and forth in front of the eight hundred elite horsemen, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, I know what you are worried about now, it's nothing more than that I, a hairy boy who has just entered the battlefield, has no qualifications to lead the army, and it is impossible to lead you to victory, and most of you will end up with a pair of white bones in the desert." โ
"But I want to ask you, ...... you" Huo Quzhi's voice sank, and his solemn gaze swept over the faces of each of the eight hundred elite horsemen, "Do you want to believe me?" โ
"Convinced?" The corners of the eight hundred elite horsemen grinned bitterly.
Huo Quzhi raised his head, raised his arms, and said in a loud voice: "Do you want to believe me, a seventeen-year-old child?" Are you willing to believe me, the nephew of General Wei? Do you want to believe it..... Miracle? โ
"Miracle?" Everyone shook their heads helplessly, do you really want to believe in such an unrealistic thing?
Immediately afterwards, Huo Quzhi pulled out the sharp sword at his waist, and the cold and oppressive long sword pointed directly at the sky from Huo Quzhi's hand.
Between this secluded grassland, only the long-lasting howl of the champion Hou echoed.
"Soldiers, I Huo Qu was born as a slave, grew up in Qiluo, from the moment I was born, I was for the Han, in order to eliminate the Huns and fight, I can tell you, for this day, I Huo Qu was sick and prepared for more than ten years, when I was still a young child who couldn't even walk well, I was ready to go to the battlefield and fight with the Huns."
Huo Quzhi stared at the eight hundred elite horses, and bowed slightly: "You think I am not qualified to command you, yes, what you said is very right, I am indeed not qualified now, and I have no way to guarantee that I will go, all of you can follow me back unharmed, but!" โ
Huo Qubing held his sword to the sky and shouted to the sky: "Born as a man, you should stand between heaven and earth, even if you die on the battlefield, even if you bury your bones in the desert, you have no regrets, just because we are soldiers, we are soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and we are born to protect our families and defend the country." โ
Huo Quzhi put his left hand on his chest, the whole person was sacred and **, and said: "Although I die, I have no regrets!" โ
At this moment, each of the eight hundred elite horsemen unconsciously straightened their backs, Huo Quzhi was right, they are soldiers, and soldiers are born to defend their families and the country, and their blood is spilled on the battlefield.
Huo Quzhi slammed the long sword in his hand into the grass under the horse, and the last question appeared from his mouth.
"I'm asking you one last time, do you want to believe me, a seventeen-year-old child? Do you want to believe that I can lead you to victory? Do you want to believe it..... Miracle? โ
The eight hundred elite horsemen were dumbfounded, and the cold wind blew on everyone's face, but at this moment, the eyes of these eight hundred people all converged on the young general who was in front of him.
"A miracle? Hehe, it's nothing to believe in the last time once in a while, but after all, you are the nephew of the general, what is the difference between you and his son, this time, we believe you! โ
Zhou Xing was the first to speak, and said with a smile: "Captain Huo, then what are you waiting for, let's take your brothers and set off." โ
Everyone shouted on horseback: "Captain Huo, we can't trust others, can't we trust General Wei." โ
"Yes, Captain Huo, the brothers have rested enough, and now they can't wait to fight a good battle."
In the next second, the eight hundred elite riders put their left hand on their chests and shouted, "Although I die, I have no regrets!" โ
Huo Quzhi looked at everyone gratefully, then turned the horse's head, and raised the horsewhip, "Go, drive!" โ
Without any discouragement or hesitation, the eight hundred elite horsemen followed Huo Quzhi tightly and ran wildly to the vast grassland here.
Huo Quzhi's words just now really touched them, not only because he was Wei Qing's nephew, but also because they were impressed by Huo Quzhi's unique personality charm, so they were willing to believe in him and believe that he could lead them to victory and glory.
But at this time, Huo Quai, who led the army to charge at the front, was extremely bitter in his heart, he was a proud person, he was unwilling to use the reputation of others, but today he had to move out of his uncle to comfort these soldiers.
In the past, Huo Quzhi would never have talked about Wei Qing, but today he had to do it, because now he doesn't have any proud achievements worth mentioning.
All he could rely on was Wei Qing, and he could only use his reputation to appease these elite riders.
"I am the nephew of the great general Wei Qing", but I don't know how uncomfortable Huo Quzhi felt in his heart when he said this, this is a humiliation for him, but it doesn't matter, because in the future, this sentence will be completely replaced by another sentence.
"I'm Huo Quai!"