In 118 B.C., in the autumn of the fifth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, on the official road leading to Chang'an in Shuofang, five knights were galloping on horses, and the young man led by Hou Huo, the champion of the Han Dynasty, was sick.

It is rumored that he shot and killed Li Kang, the Marquis of Guannei, during the autumn hunt more than a month ago, so he was driven by the emperor to Shuofang to guard the border pass, and for some reason he returned to Chang'an after a long time.

Three days later, in the evening, when the gate of Chang'an was about to be closed, Huo Qubing and his party had already appeared on the official road outside the city.

The captain, who had been waiting in the city tower for several days, saw the people who were coming, and quickly ordered the sergeant to reopen the city gate that was about to close, and the five of them rode into the city without the slightest pause and galloped towards the Weiyang Palace.

The guards of the city looked at the back of the disappeared long street and discussed: "Could it be that the Huns have begun to harass my Han border again?" ”

"Impossible, last year, the Great General and the Hussar General not only suffered a great injury to the vitality of the Huns, but even Da Dan Yu was also beheaded in front of the battle, and I heard that they had fled to the far north. Besides, Shuo Fang is a hussar general who personally commanded the army to defend it, how dare the Huns continue to attack the border? ”

"But the hussar general has just entered the city, if it weren't for the military emergency, how could he come back in person?"

"It must have been summoned by His Majesty, do you still need to think about it?"

At the same time that Huo Qu was sick and entered the city, the captain at the head of the city had already lit wolf smoke in a specially prepared small beacon tower.

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Although the main hall of Weiyang Palace is brightly lit, there is no one except Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who is a martial artist, and Liu Che is sitting behind the desk at this time, not knowing what to think, staring at the door of the palace with his eyes.

Suddenly, a yellow gate entered the hall and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the wolf smoke has risen at the city gate, and the hussar general has entered the city." ”

When Emperor Wu heard this, he said: "Chuan Guan Neihou is here to see!" ”

Huangmen said "No" and bowed away.

Not long after, a big man with a whole body draped walked into the hall and knelt down on one knee: "Li dare to knock on Your Majesty!" ”

The person who came turned out to be Guan Neihou Li Dang, who was shot by Huo Qubing a month ago!

Emperor Wu waved his hand and said, "The general doesn't have to be polite, sit down on the side, and wait for the champion to come." ”

As soon as Liu Che's words fell, a rapid sound of horses' hooves had already sounded outside the main hall, and if he could ride a horse in Weiyang Palace, this person's identity must be unusual.

The horses were not reined in until the front of the temple gate, and then a heavy footstep sounded from far and near.

Before anyone entered the hall, the voice had already come in first: "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing is ordered to see you!" Am I late? ”

Before Huo Qubing entered the main hall and gave a salute, Emperor Wu said: "Guannei Houxi went to Kunlun to inquire about the news, and has returned to the dynasty for ten days, have you been prepared there?" ”

"A total of 70,000 people with 30,000 iron horsemen and their families have already been prepared, and now they can set foot in a foreign land just waiting for His Majesty's order.

Liu Che feigned anger and said, "What kind of bastard are you talking about? I not only want you to retrieve the artifact, but also want you to return safely, the Huns are not destroyed, and my great Sima will lead the troops to the battle again! ”

Then Emperor Wu turned his head and said, "General Li, after the artifact is retrieved, the champion Hou will return to Chang'an, and the rest will be left to you." Five years, I will only give you five years, whether the Han can survive for ten thousand years, whether you can be famous through the ages, it depends on whether you can play a bright and prosperous situation in these five years, and then I will personally go to Kunlun Mountain to welcome you in triumph! ”

Three months later, when the Han army, which had routinely changed guards, arrived in Shuofang, they found that it had almost become an empty city.

In addition to the champion Hou "Huo Quai" and a few hundred soldiers in the city, only a small number of people remained, and the rest of the people disappeared without a trace.

In the Weiyang Palace in the summer of the sixth year of Yuanzhen, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was furious: "How can this be? How so? Return to the champion Hou! I'm still sick! I also have a big man! ”

Soon after, Emperor Wu announced to the world: the champion Hou died of plague, and then buried a corpse transported from Shuofang on the side of Maoling, and a generation of famous generals Huo Qubing disappeared in the long river of history.

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kicked over the corpse of the ghost Rong that was pressed on his body, Huo Tong struggled to get up, the battlefield at this time was dead silent, and there seemed to be no one alive except him.

Sweeping the surroundings with his eyes, Huo Tong shouted, "Li Di, where are you bastard pretending to be dead?" Those who said they wanted to live and die with me, get out of here! ”

Not far away, several corpses suddenly rolled, and then a big man struggled to stand up and said: "I'm here, I can't die, didn't I say that I will be named a general in the future, wouldn't it be a loss to die now." ”

Although the big man said very heroically, the injury was too serious, so he fell to the ground as soon as he finished speaking.

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Before dawn, in the Taiping Mountains, under the Luoxia Peak, in front of the Longyin Valley, the war horse that had been dyed green by the blood of the ghost finally exhausted its last strength and fell to the ground with a long neigh.

Although the snow on the horse's back was defenseless, his reaction was unusually fast, and at the moment when the horse fell to the ground, the halberd in his hand slammed into the ground, and the whole person immediately rose into the air, and then landed firmly on the ground.

After piercing the heart of the last ghost Rong halberd that rushed up, Xue Tianqing roared, and threw the corpse out with both hands.

In front of him, under the light of the fire, the corpses of the Great Han soldiers and the most elite warriors of the Ghost Rong were intertwined, layer upon layer.

And less than five hundred meters away from the valley mouth, the army of Oni Rong, who had suffered heavy casualties but still had an endless stretch, waited quietly in the dark, waiting for the final order to attack.

Although the soldiers around him had fallen, there was no wave in Xue Tianqing's eyes, he put the halberd on the ground casually, and then took off the heavy cavalry armor, and stood under the broken "Han" banner with a sword.

A moment later, a person in the Ghost Rong array rode alone, he was not a Ghost Rong, but a person, a Han man of the same origin and species as Xue Tianqing.

When there were still about ten meters away from the snow and the sunny, the person who came grabbed the war horse and arched his hand and said: "General Xue's name has long been heard of in the next place, but unfortunately it has never been seen. After a night of fighting, the army was already exhausted, but even so, it was still able to stop our army here with its own strength. ”

After hearing this, Xue Tianqing still didn't have any expression on her face, and her eyes didn't fluctuate, she just stood there quietly staring at the ghost army in the distance, as if there was no such person in her eyes.

Maybe he didn't expect Xue Tianqing to react like this, the person who came was speechless for a while, and was silent for a while before he spoke again: "The general is not a way of hospitality, although you and I are opponents of each other, but the courtesies on the battlefield are still exchanged, as a Han general, you won't know it, right?" ”

Seeing that Xue Tianqing still didn't have any reaction, the person who came was a little embarrassed and pointed to the black and suppressed Ghost Rong army and said: "The elite led by the general has been wiped out, no matter how brave you are, you can't resist our army." The reason why I came here is because the king of my family cherishes his talents, and knows that the general is a fierce general who is unique in ten thousand, so he wants to join forces with the general to conquer the world and sweep the four seas, and then create an unprecedented holy family prosperity. ”

After a long time, Xue Tianqing finally spoke: "Although I am desperate for today's fate, but the Han has never lacked blood, and the Han still has tens of millions of sons, and it is simply wishful thinking that these aliens want to kill my Tianhan!" ”

When someone heard this, he said: "The general's words are wrong, everything in the world has a beginning and an end, and it is difficult to escape the cycle of rise and fall, the Han Dynasty has been stormy for more than 2,000 years, and now it is time to come to an end." Now that the Holy Clan has swept the Han River and will surely dominate the world, why don't the generals conform to the will of Heaven and persuade the Han people and the Holy Clan to build a strong dynasty and prosperity? ”

Xue Tianqing chuckled: "I am a Han Chinese, and it is my duty to die on the battlefield for my family and country, but it's a pity for Your Excellency, in order to survive in the world, I am willing to be an alien eagle dog." ”

The person who came sighed lightly, and then bowed his hand again: "It seems that the general's heart is determined to die, and it is meaningless for me to say more, but it is a pity that you are such a hero." After saying that, he turned his horse's head and returned to the ghost formation.

At this time, the autumn wind in Taniguchi gradually rose, not only blowing the flag behind the snowy weather, but also blowing the fire outside Taniguchi flickering brightly and darkly.

The flickering firelight not only reflected the angular face of the snowy day, but also reflected his figure more and more tall.

Looking at the approaching army of ghosts, Xue Tianqing pulled out his sword and pointed ahead and shouted: "The Han body is dying, and the Han soul is immortal!" ”