Chapter 11 Kou Ke Go, I Will Go Again!
Speaking of Zhao Xin, people who are a little familiar with the history of the Western Han Dynasty know that Zhao Xin was originally a small king of the Xiongnu, who was captured in a battle with the Han army, so he surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and was also named the Marquis of Xi and renamed Zhao Xin. However, in the sixth year of Emperor Wu Yuanshuo, when Zhao Xin conquered the Xiongnu as a former general of the Han Dynasty, he was captured by the Xiongnu again. This time, he decisively chose to return to the arms of the Huns.
And Yi Zhi Xian Shan Yu is also worthy of being a generation of heroes, not only did he not pursue Zhao Xin's past when he was once descended to the Han Dynasty, and named him 'the second king', but also married his sister to Zhao Xin. Because Zhao Xin lived in the Han Dynasty for a long time, Yi Zhixian relied on him as a strategist, and this guy made the Han Dynasty suffer a lot of losses.
In the Battle of Mobei, the Wei Qing Legion was defeated by Zhao Xin's plan to wait for work, so it did not achieve the desired results. And if Huo Qubing hadn't dared to go deeper, he met King Zuo Xian after marching for more than 2,000 miles and won a big victory, otherwise it is estimated that the battle of Mobei would have ended hastily.
Huo Qubing analyzed from Huo Guang's words that there were spies in the Han army, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the reason is not difficult to understand. You must know that ancient wars are not like wars in later generations, there are many reconnaissance methods, and the speed of communication transmission in ancient times is extremely slow, the deployment of the Han army is difficult to be known by the Huns, and even if they do, it is difficult to make a response and deployment in a short time. However, this time, from the mouth of the Xiongnu captive, it was learned that Yizhi was moving eastward, which means that the deployment of the Han army was known to the Huns at least a month ago, so the only explanation is that the Xiongnu have spies in the Han army, and the status of this person is not too low!
"Since you mentioned this, tell me what you think." Huo Quzhi didn't delve into this matter, it seemed that he also had his own plans, but then asked Huo Guang very expectantly.
Huo Guang really can't wait to slap himself twice at the moment, why do you have nothing to say so much? Although the person in front of him was his brother, such a showy thing still violated Huo Guang's cautious character. In fact, Huo Guang himself has not discovered that his current character is in line with his original character, not the Huo Guang in history, but Huo Guang's name is too big, so that he, a traverser, unconsciously wants to imitate the original Huo Guang everywhere.
"Since Your Majesty's will is below, in fact, whether this is a conspiracy of the Huns or not, we can only go north. I see that it is better to speed up the march and go deep into Mobei, if Yizhi really moves eastward, then we just have a decisive battle with him, if it is really to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, then the royal court of King Zuo Xian is not on the bank of the Orkhon River, east of Hangai Mountain? If our army can annihilate King Zuo Xian in one fell swoop, we can also protect our Han Northern Xinjiang from now on! Huo Guang has also carefully studied the situation of the Huns in the past few days, which has given him a comprehensive understanding of the Huns, and these understandings have also made Huo Guang understand why there was such an ending as the Battle of Mobei.
As Huo Guang said, the royal court of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu was on the bank of the Orkhon River, east of Hangai Mountain (now the central part of Mongolia). The Xiongnu Zuoxian King is the existence of the Xiongnu second only to Shan Yu, and he is also the first heir of Shan Yu, equal to the crown prince of the Xiongnu. Moreover, King Zuo Xian controlled a large territory of the entire Xiongnu and Zuo, and there were 100,000 soldiers who could fight. If King Zuoxian can be annihilated, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Xiongnu. This is actually the end of the battle of Mobei in history, and the sentence "There is no royal court in Monan" recorded in the history books actually refers to the royal court of King Zuoxian, because according to the habit recorded in the historical books of the Han Dynasty, if it is a single court, it will be directly recorded as "There is no single court in the south of the desert".
"Good, that's what I want!" Huo Quzhi nodded appreciatively and said. It's just a few simple words, but it is an affirmation of Huo Guang. Only then did Huo Guang know that the battle of Mobei in history was not an accidental result. Since then, Huo Guang has also had a further understanding of Huo Qu's disease.
"In fact, any conspiracy is not worth mentioning in the face of great strength. What about the Huns? Thousands of miles of desert, the Huns can go, can't our Han army go? Huo Quzhi's fists tightened, and there was a 'gurgling' sound between the joints.
"Brother is right. Kou can go, I will go back! "Huo Guang also felt a strong self-confidence from Huo Quai, and even Huo Guang was full of confidence in the elite iron cavalry of the Han Dynasty, saying, 'Kou can go, I will go back!' blurted out unconsciously.
"Hey, Ah Guang also knows His Majesty's words?" Huo Quzhi looked at Huo Guang with some surprise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did say this sentence in history, it was said during the imperial meeting, although there are records of historians, but it is impossible for ordinary people to know. Huo Qubing didn't know that Huo Guang's words were heard on TV.
"Uh...... A few days ago, I heard a few generals say something like this, and I wrote it down! Huo Guang really didn't know that Emperor Wu of Han had said this, but thinking that this shouldn't be a secret, he said that there was nothing wrong with what he heard.
Then Huo Quzhi and Huo Guang and the two brothers chatted casually, all of which were inconsequential topics, and then the whole army marched and continued to march north.
It's still in Dahan along the way, but there's nothing to do. However, along the way, Huo Guang learned that although Huo Quai's 50,000 cavalry went out of the fortress, in fact, there were more than 300,000 people participating in this war, plus the logistics and accompanying people, there were more than 100,000 people serving the 50,000 cavalry alone, and the counties along the way were also mobilized, adding up to no less than 300,000 people along the way. If you add the Guardian Youth Corps, at least more than one million people have been mobilized in this war, and you must know that more than one million young people are strong in this period, which can really be said to be the strength of the whole country!
Seven days later, Huo Quai's army finally appeared in front of the Great Wall. Looking at the small flowers blooming all over the mountains, Huo Guangcai realized that he had been away from home for half a month. Although he has not experienced a war in the past half a month, Huo Guang's face has become a little more weathered, but his horseback riding skills have improved a lot.
Beyond the Great Wall is the activity area of the Huns, which is the Inner Mongolia of later generations, after several battles against the Huns, there are few Huns on this grassland. And the army marched on such a vast steppe, and continued to go deeper to the north.
As soon as he entered the grassland, Huo Guang felt that the atmosphere was obviously tense, and countless scout teams began to disperse around the army. And Zhao Ponu's vanguard army has also marched more than 100 miles in advance. Fortunately, Huo Guang only needs to follow Huo Quai's side and listen to the military information passed back one by one, instead of starting from a small soldier like other traversers.
Although Huo Guang had also been to the grassland in his previous life, it was only for tourism. How can you ride a war horse like this and feel it really on the grassland. The ranks of tens of thousands of cavalry were filled with an invisible aura of slaughter, and even the eagles wandering on the grassland avoided it from afar. Under the reflection of the setting sun, where the cavalry passed, in addition to the deafening sound of horses' hooves, it seemed unusually quiet, and there was an indescribable sense of solemnity!
"Marquis Changwu, where is our army now?" In the center of the legion, Huo Qubing and the senior management of the legion were all together. Huo Quzhi looked up at the sunset on the grassland, and asked Zhao Anji, the Marquis of Changwu, who was closely following him.
"Twenty miles from Sunit is Sunit, where there is a river where the army can camp and encamp." Zhao Anji is a general of the Huns and knows more about this area. The Sunit he mentioned was originally a place for the Huns to raise sheep, because the Han and Huns had fought several major wars in recent years, and most of the Huns in this area had gone to the north. This place is a good place to rest for the army.
"Li Kang, servants, ordered the whole army to set up camp in twenty miles, and continue to march early tomorrow morning." Huo Quzhi asked Zhao Anji, which meant to find a place to set up camp. At the moment, he asked the captain Li Dang and the servants to give orders, and this Li Dang Huo Guang is no stranger, he is the second son of the famous 'flying general' Li Guang in the Western Han Dynasty.