Yue Rao, Qu Jun, and Song Ran, the three of them not only can ride horses, but they are all conceited and ride well.

So when Huo asked them before he got sick, the three of them happily agreed.

But not long after setting off with the two hundred cavalry led by Huo Quai, Yue Rao and the three of them had doubts about whether they could ride horses.

If you get on the back of the horse, drive the horse to run, and you can adapt to the rhythm of the horse, follow its ups and downs, and sit for a long time without getting tired, even if you can ride, Yue Rao, Qu Jun, and Song Ran must all ride very well.

However, they were much worse than the cavalrymen who fought on horseback and ate and lived with horses, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they could not ride.

As soon as Huo Quzhi and the two hundred elites got on the horse's back, their momentum increased dramatically, and they shot out in an instant, like a gust of wind blowing to the southwest.

After this team left Chang'an, the speed became faster and faster.

Yue Rao and Song Ran followed behind, frantically urging the horses, but they could only watch themselves fall behind and be thrown farther and farther away.

In the 80 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, from the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he realized that if he wanted to fight against the Xiongnu, he must have a fine cavalry that was not weaker than them, otherwise he would have to be on the defensive, unable to attack, and unable to grasp the initiative.

In the pre-Qin period, and even earlier, the Chinese began to fight with the nomadic tribes of the northern steppes.

After hundreds of years of hatred and fighting, by the time of the Han Dynasty, with the strength of the country, more and more attention was paid to the cultivation of cavalry.

After Liu Che ascended the throne, he was ambitious and wanted to make Siyi surrender, and he invested a lot of energy and financial resources in the flexible and mobile cavalry, so that he had a mature cavalry team in front of him.

They climbed on the back of the horses, and the qi and the machine were connected, as if they were one, as if they had used some kind of military formation technique, and they were really galloping like lightning.

Yue Rao, Song Ran and Qu Jun looked at the team in front of them, raising a cloud of smoke and dust, and could only follow behind to eat dirt.

But the three of them were willing, and even felt a stream of hot blood slowly boiling in their bodies.

Is this the Han army defending the territory of the Great Han!

It was such a Han army that bathed in blood on the frontier, so that Chang'an, China, and the people were not disturbed by foreigners.

"Rack!"

Qu Jun roared wildly, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and although he was constantly thrown away by the team in front of him, his heart was full of joy:

"I Qu Jun only found out today that I didn't know how to ride a horse, hahaha!"

Yue Rao and Song Ran looked at each other and smiled.

The cavalry in front of them gave them the feeling that the men and horses were one, and the horses held the people like they had no weight, so they could run faster and faster.

Of course, the equipment of this Han army is also very special.

The hooves of all the horses are engraved with a spell from the Mo family, which is said to be the unique equipment of a secret army from the former Qin Dynasty, and it is also said to come from the ethereal 'immortals', which contain mysterious powers.

This incantation is engraved to make the horse run faster, longer, and truly travel thousands of miles a day.

In order to reduce weight, each of them wore only light armor, but carried a crossbow, and a long sword was inserted diagonally on the horse's back, but a bayonet spear with a slender handle but amazing penetrating power, and even the arm had a shield and a hook lock to twist the opponent's weapon.

Such a Han army, composed of veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, can be imposing, and hundreds of people are as one!

As the horses galloped, Yue Rao's undulating figure was turbulent and extremely magnificent.

At this moment, she saw that one of the cavalrymen in the front of her had noticeably slowed down, waiting for their approach.

In the sound of horses' hooves, the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.

The Han army was only about twenty years old, and he was quite handsome, but his complexion was bronze and his temperament was fierce. Seeing a few people approaching, the Han army said helplessly: "Don't you know how to ride a horse?" Captain Yao asked me to stay and take you with me, so that you wouldn't be lost. ”

Qu Jun and the three of them were surprisingly unanimous: "The three of us are really not very good at riding horses." ”

The Han army couldn't help but say: "You follow me, let's not be in a hurry, let's go slowly." Huo Shizhong and they should stop walking at night and rest, and we will catch up when the time comes. ”

Qu Jun asked, "Where are we going, and how long will this march last?" ”

The Han army was angry and said: "The purpose of the march is secret, how can I say it to you at will?" ”

Song Ran suddenly said: "Do you have a way to contact the former army, I have something important to tell Huo Shizhong." ”

The Han army was puzzled: "What's the matter with you?" ”

Song Ran said: "Huo Shizhong suddenly attacked, but he wanted to raid the vertical and horizontal road? The new news I received was that the vertical and horizontal path was weak on the surface, but in fact, it was secretly gathering people, hiding in the mountains, and everyone knew how to practice, and the number of them was far more than ours, so it was not easy to deal with.

Our 200 cavalry may not be able to take advantage of it.

I hadn't had time to mention this to Huo Shizhong before. ”

The Han army said proudly: "Hugh said that they are some grass robbers, they are elite soldiers, and they are not the opponents of my Han Guard, and it is the same if there are more people." ”

"You just have to keep up."

"They're not grass coles!"

Song Ran said uneasily: "Can you contact Qianjun and let me personally talk to Huo Shizhong." ”

Han Jun shook his head and said: "Spreading the news without permission and hindering the advance of the front army is to eat the whip." ”

"If you delay the delivery of the news, you are not afraid of eating the whip?"

"When the front army rests in the evening, you go and talk to Huo Shizhong."

Song Ran had to say more, the Han army turned the horse's head, ignored her, and urged the horse in front of him, so that they could hurry up.

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In the early morning of the next day, in Lujiang County, thousands of miles southeast of Chang'an, in the mountains, a bird suddenly flew down. In the col between the two mountains, there are a series of buildings.

With one hand, he steadily caught the falling birds.

"There is news from Chang'an, yesterday afternoon, there was a group of about two hundred elite cavalry out of the camp of the Chang'an Guard, the direction is southeast, and we are reminded to be careful."

Two voices of conversation rang out in the room.

Another voice sneered, "Two hundred elite riders? We are secretive, and the other party wants to find out the traces of my vertical and horizontal path, it is difficult to be so fast, and there are only two hundred elite horsemen, what can we do when we come? ”

"It's better to be careful, if the other party unites with local garrisons, I'm afraid it will not be easy to deal with.

I'll report to the sect master that you will be on guard in all departments, and at the speed of fine horsemanship, if you travel quickly, you will be able to reach Lujiang in about three days. ”

"Hmmm......"

Two days went by in a flash.

Chang'an, at noon on this day, the study on the side wing of the front hall.

Liu Che looked at Princess Pingyang, who was sitting behind the right side seat: "Sister come here, but there is something?" ”

Princess Pingyang shook her head slightly: "It's okay, I know you have leisure at noon, so come and sit." ”

The two were talking, so they listened to the report of the chamberlain Dong Xu, and Taichang Zhou Ping and Zhang Xiaoyuan asked to see him.

"Announce him in."

Liu Che glanced at Princess Pingyang.

What is Zhou Ping doing here, he has already greeted him in advance, and it is said that he wants to recommend someone to be a leader.

Before the Qin and Han dynasties, there was no imperial examination system, and the method of recommendation was mostly used to enter the office.

Taixue, founded in the Han Dynasty, was also for the purpose of selecting talents.

In a short time, Taichang Zhou Ping walked in from outside the door under the guidance of Dong Xu, the waiter, and there was a person behind him, it was Zhang Xiaoyuan.

After Zhou Ping and the two saluted, they came to the next place opposite Princess Pingyang and took a seat.

Zhang Xiaoyuan knelt behind Zhou Ping for a while, and was not qualified to attend alone.

Zhou Ping said: "The minister has said to His Majesty before, this is Zhang Xiaoyuan......"

"Yu Shi also mentioned to me before, saying that Zhang Xiaoyuan has real talent, if you can let me keep him by my side.

If you really have it, you can't do it. ”

Liu Che said with a smile: "I always want to take the troops out when I am sick, and if the people you recommend are available, just stay." If he is sick and leads the army to the battle, it is good to leave someone to replace him. ”

Zhang Xiaoyuan's heart was agitated and full of joy.

Liu Che looked over and said, "If you want to stay by my side, what will you do?" ”

Facing the emperor, Zhang Xiaoyuan was full of awe, lowered his head, and still felt that the momentum on the opposite side was surging like mountains and seas, his face couldn't help but turn a little pale, and he forced himself to support himself:

"Please feel free to take the test, the minister has learned Confucianism since he was a child, and he knows a little about military affairs."

"That's right, go sick and lead the troops outside, let's take a look at his marching method together, and I will take the opportunity to test your eyesight."

"Yui!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan's heart was slightly tight, Huo Qu was sick and led the troops out?

At this time, Liu Che took out a picture scroll from the table on one side.

The picture scroll suddenly fluttered, rose into the air, and rolled up the beautiful mountains and rivers, which was the territory map of the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, this is the legendary Sheji map, it is rumored that this picture is an ancient immortal weapon, and you can see thousands of miles of mountains and rivers?" Zhou Ping said.

Liu Che lamented: "It's a pity that this picture has been destroyed, it was heavily damaged when it was obtained in the hands of the previous dynasty, and now its function is not as good as one-twelfth of the heyday, and it is necessary to use the Yin-Yang Mirror to assist in order to see some things." ”

Liu Che stretched out his hand and wiped it, and a small bronze mirror appeared in the picture scroll:

"It is said that Emperor Qin has an ancient treasure bone mirror, and this mirror is made by imitating the bone mirror."

He unfolded the entire scroll, and sure enough, it was badly damaged. The fairy light on the silk scroll flowed, but most of the silk scroll was only a white mist-like scene, and the breath withered, and the specific picture could not be seen.

Liu Che probed his hand and held it openly, and he didn't know where to borrow a qi machine of the five elements of heaven and earth, and the coexistence of yin and yang.

The purple air on the picture was faint, and the mountains and rivers suddenly magnified, and the halo of the mirror coincided, and a team was reflected.

The team on the picture scroll was a little vague at first, but it could be vaguely seen that it was the Han army, which was the cavalry led by Huo Quzhi.

The whole team gradually became clear, like a war gun, sharp.

And the spear in front, on the back of a war horse with azure coat, is Huo Quai, who is in the waiting!