Chapter 97: Accompanying the Army

In the spring of the fourth year of the founding of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was crowded with people outside the city, and the Han Emperor Liu Che personally led the ministers to send the soldiers to the door, and they were sent to the city for ten miles before stopping, and took the wine from the tray of the attendants, "I salute all the soldiers today, and I wish you to return victoriously as soon as possible!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Guang led the generals to salute and thank him, and then the 20,000 soldiers of the Han Dynasty shouted in unison, "God bless the Han, sweep away the Huns!" God bless the Han, sweep away the Huns! ”

Then the hussar general Li Guang took the lead and headed west, followed by the cavalry general Wei Qing, the cavalry general Gongsun Ao and other generals, Li You also took Chen Qingzhi, Pan Feng and those soldiers who followed him to the Western Regions and set foot on the road to the west of the river again! Unlike last time, this time there were 20,000 elite men behind them!

At this time, it is early spring, the cold wind has not yet receded, and the snow can still be seen on the mountains in the distance; 20,000 well-armored soldiers, spears in their hands and swords at their waists, marched west with their heads held high and with an indomitable spirit!

This is the majesty of my great man! Looking at Liu Che's expectant eyes, looking at the confident smiles of the Han ministers, looking at the excited expressions of the Han people who came to see them off, and looking at the frightened faces of exotic envoys such as Fu Mi Camel and Hu Weishka, Li You's heart was agitated, and he couldn't help but chant Li Taibai's "Hu No Man" loudly for a while:

"The wind blows and frosts, the seaweed withers, and the muscles are dry and strong.

There were 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general was also the leader of Li Yao.

The meteor white feather is inserted around the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light is out of the box.

The heavenly soldiers shine on the snow under the jade pass, and the captured arrows shoot golden armor like sand.

The clouds, dragons, winds and tigers are all handed back, and the enemy can be destroyed when Taibai enters the moon.

The enemy can be destroyed, the head is destroyed, and the intestines of the beard are involved in the blood.

Hanging Hu in the sky, burying Hu Zi plugged around.

Hu no one, Han Daochang.

His Majesty's life is three thousand frosts.

But the song is flying, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet! ”

"Good!" Sima Xiangru, who was canonized as Lang by Liu Che because of his dedication to "Shanglin Fu", was the first to shout after listening to it! The poem recited by Li You is very similar to the poetry collected by Yuefu, heroic and generous! The strong desire of the Han army to completely eliminate the Xiongnu and other Hu people gushed out! It makes people feel proud when they hear it, and it is difficult to restrain themselves!

"Good!" Liu Che and the ministers of the Han Dynasty also cheered for Li You, "Hu no one, Han Daochang." "It's like they're going to the bottom of their hearts! The Xiongnu had no soldiers to invade, and the Han naturally prospered.

"Good!" The cheers of the people of Chang'an who saw them off shook the sky, the Huns brought them countless sufferings, and today it is finally time for my Han to take revenge, and now the army is going out to completely destroy the Huns. Hang the head of the Huns in the air, bury the corpses of the Huns on the side plugs, and see if they dare to raise troops to invade again?

"The wind blows and frosts, the seaweed withers, and the muscles are dry and strong. There were 300,000 soldiers of the Han family, and the general was also the leader of Li Yao. The meteor white feather is inserted in the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light comes out of the box" Infected by this, more than 20,000 soldiers also sang in unison Li You's poem at the beginning of the year, "Hu no one, Han Daochang." His Majesty's life is three thousand frosts. But the song is flying, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet! ”

The pride in the hearts of more than 20,000 soldiers was aroused by this poem, and they marched westward with their heads held high, but the same thought welled up in the hearts of all who saw this scene - no army could stop their pace, and whoever dared to stand in front of them would be crushed!

Liu Che stood on the high platform for a long time, until the figure of the last soldier disappeared at the end of the road, and then he stepped off the stage! Seeing the heroic and confident appearance of the Han soldiers, he already understood that the victory in this battle belonged to the Han!

After a few days, the army finally came to the border pass, and the general Zhao Guangguo was already waiting here, and he had ordered his subordinates to prepare meals and camps for the western expeditionary army, and brought the latest news of the Xiongnu.

"General Qiyu, the last general found out from the merchants who came from the Western Regions, after King Hutu and King Kun learned that my Han was going to march into Hexi, they hurriedly gathered their troops and rushed back from the Western Regions!" Zhao Guangguo looked at these soldiers who were about to go out to fight against the Huns with envy, he really wanted to join them!

"Oh? How many centaurs are there in the enemy army? Where are you now? Li Guang ordered someone to take out the map and spread it on top of several cases, pointing to the map and asking.

"According to those merchants, the two armies of King Hutu and King Kun have a total of 40,000 troops, and two months ago these 40,000 troops were gathering near the country of Qiuzi to prepare to return to Hexi! It's not clear where it is now! Zhao Guangguo replied respectfully.

"The country of Qiuzi goes to Chang'an for 7,480 miles! The army is moving slowly, and they are definitely not returning to Hexi now! Li You's finger clicked on the location of the Qiuzi Kingdom on the map, and then moved eastward, stopping at the location of Yanzhi Mountain, "In Zhang's opinion, if the marching speed of the two armies does not change significantly, then it is very likely that we will meet the Xiongnu army here in Yanzhi Mountain!" ”

Yanzhi Mountain is located in the middle of Wusheling and Qilian Mountain, this place is rich in red and blue flowers of the raw materials of Xiongnu women rubbing rouge, the wives and concubines of the Hun vassal kings are mostly selected from the beauties in this area, the Xiongnu language says that the wives of the vassal kings are called "Yanshi", Yanzhi Mountain is named because of this.

"This place is about seventy miles long from east to west, and about forty miles wide from north to south, and it is the choke point that guards the east and west!" Without waiting for Li You to continue, Wei Qing, who was familiar with the sand table and map, had already told the situation of Yanzhi Mountain.

"Such a vital place, if the Huns arrived first! Extremely bad for my big man! Li Guang's eyes closed slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Wei Qing, "General Wei!" Do you dare to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to occupy this place first? ”

"The last general commands!" Wei Qing got up and replied angrily, "The last general will definitely be able to capture Yanzhi Mountain, stop the Huns, and wait for the arrival of the army!" ”

"Good! Early tomorrow morning, General Wei will lead an army of 5,000 to go first! Li Guang patted the table and praised, "If General Wei has any other requirements, you can say it!" Ben will do it all! ”

"Please ask the general to allocate the materials and manpower needed for the army to move forward, such as cotton clothes, horseshoe craftsmen, etc.!" Wei Qing then turned his gaze to Li You, "I also ask Doctor Taizhong to arrange for several guides who are familiar with the road to guide the way for the general!" ”

"Okay, I will arrange for Captain Xu Yannian to lead ten guides to guide General Wei!" Li You did not hesitate to send his most capable men.

Early in the morning of the second day, Wei Qing left with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Xu Yannian also bid farewell to Li You to join their team!

After Li You said goodbye to them, he stood on the top of the city wall and watched them go away, this was the first time that the famous general Wei Qing appeared on the stage of the Han-Hungarian War, what kind of performance could he have?