In Chang'an in late July, it was rainy for days.

In the morning, Zhao Ponu, Fulu Branch, Chen Qing, Zhao Anji and other generals walked into the forbidden army hall under the guidance of the pro-army.

"Lang Zhongling!"

Bai Nanyu was arranged to go out for other things, Wang Yan was sitting on the side wing of the hall, and he was immersed in writing, and the neat Han Li fell on the paper like a cloud.

Huo Quai's tall figure stood at the window, reaching out to catch the raindrops outside the window.

"A few of you make preparations and lead the troops to the northwest battlefield tomorrow.

In the battle with Parthia, our defense line is much longer than that of the other side, and Kangju on the northern front and the entire line west of the Western Regions may become the target of the opponent's attack.

The Southern Army was transferred out and was anxious to make meritorious contributions.

I'm worried that my uncle won't have enough troops at his disposal. You go and listen to your uncle's arrangement. ”

Several people received the order in unison and agreed with a bang.

Huo Quzhi took out several things from the Divine Mansion one after another and pushed them to several people.

Zhao Ponu and the others took a look, but it was a war knife.

The body of the knife is slender, almost vertical, only slightly curved, slightly longer than the ordinary sword, and it is the standard saber of the Han army.

The blade surface is like frost, with dark lines layered like waves after repeated forging, giving people a sense of fine workmanship and ghostly workmanship.

Flick the blade surface, and there will be bursts of knife sounds, which will last for a long time.

"This is the latest forged Han sword, the number is not much, each of you only has three hundred pieces, go to the military mansion to find an inkman to get it. Complete the distribution today.

The handfuls they took were personally beaten by the master craftsmen of the Mo family, and they could be used for their own use. ”

"Xie Da Sima."

Among several people, Chen Qing also got an extra brocade box, and inside was a pair of concentric jade plates.

"There are still some things, Pingxian had someone send them to your house, which is a congratulatory gift for you."

Huo Quzhi refers to the exquisite princess who was brought home by Chen Qing, and Zhao Ponu and others also knew about it.

"Thank you for the generous gift of the Marquis and Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Chen Qing saluted, and then left with the others.

Walking outside the hall, Chen Qing opened the brocade box with a sigh.

A pair of transparent and flawless jade are placed in the box, and the ring-shaped jade pendant seems to seal a pool of turquoise spring water, which is worth a lot of money at a glance.

"You are a dog, you robbed a woman to go home, and you got the reward of the Hou Ye, there is no reason, this pair of jade looks like it can be a family heirloom."

"You can also snatch a woman home, Hou Ye will definitely not favor one over the other."

"I can't do it, my wife is like a tiger at home, biting ......"

Several people joked with each other, and their steps were fast.

After they left, Wang Yan said, "Master Hou."

The news from Shaofu said that there was a batch of armaments, and it would take a few days to send them. ”

Every time an army marches and fights, dispatching soldiers and horses, there must be grain and grass first.

The three of Shaofu, Daxing Order, and Dasi Nong are the various expenditures, the financial and logistics managers of the Han Dynasty, and some important materials need to be jointly issued by the three of them.

Among them, the Shaofu has always been held by people from the clan.

"Why does Shaofu not issue armaments?"

"It's not that I don't send it."

Wang Yan knew the inside story and explained: "They recommended that those generals just went to the battlefield, pressed the armaments on our side, and distributed them a few days later, because they were afraid that Hou Ye would transfer troops and send generals, so they secretly arranged it.

Hold down our armaments, and our men will not be able to go out on battle. ”

Huo Quzhi said dumbly: "I'm afraid I'll rob them of their credit?" ”

Wang Yan said: "Who is not jealous of the military prestige of the Hou Ye now. If Hou Ye sends troops, how can they have anything?

The clan was afraid that as soon as the people they sent passed, the Hou Ye attacked with thunder and defeated Parthia in a battle. His Majesty has faith in Hou Ye again, and their plan has come to naught. ”

"My uncle has won Parthia on the battlefield, but does the clan think anyone who fights Parthia can win?"

Huo Qu was sick and worried that the Parthian ironclad army in this period was one of the most important reasons for the rise of Parthia, and it had the power to sweep through all countries.

Before they met the Han army, they were invincible, and the next war would be when the two powers met.

"How much bad armament?"

"Before, Yulin and Huben moved south, and they have emptied the inventory of our forbidden army.

After returning from the battle of the Xiongnu, the armor was stored and repaired. There are more than 20,000 pieces of armor in total for infantry armor and light riding armor, which is quite a lot. Wang Yan said.

Every time you come back from a battle, the armor will be damaged to a certain extent, such as the thread connecting the armor leaves is cut off, and it must be repaired in time before it can be reused.

It has always been uncommon for the Shaofu to suppress the ban on military armor.

Seeing that Huo Qu was sick and had no follow-up, Wang Yan stopped talking.

The next day, Zhao Ponu, Fulu Branch, Zhao Anji, Chen Qing and others led their troops out of the camp, and soon news was sent to the clan.

"The soldiers and horses of the forbidden army going to the northwest battlefield, some of them only wore close-fitting inner armor. The outer armor was pressed down by the Shaofu, and Huo Qubing still ordered the forbidden army to send troops to the northwest to participate in the war? He really wanted to attack, so eagerly. ”

"Huo Qu is crazy, the army doesn't wear armor to go to the battlefield, how heavy should the damage be?

How did he explain to His Majesty after the war? ”

"Will there be a problem with the Shaofu side withholding the armament and not issuing it?"

"What's the problem, the front-line army is fighting, the forbidden army is resting, and it is not normal for all kinds of materials to be lined up behind, but it will be distributed a few days later, Huo Qubing himself can't wait, he has to send troops at this time, what does it have to do with Shaofu?"

When the clan heard the news, they gathered together to take counsel.

"Don't be in a hurry to make a judgment first, it's hard to see through what Huo Quzhi wants to do in advance, don't be fooled by him, he may have other arrangements.

Let's take a moment and see. ”

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In the northwest battlefield, both the enemy and us are arranging troops and horses, and dispatching them in light and dark.

"General, Parthia sent a letter to the front army."

When Yao Zhao unveiled the tent and walked into the tent, Wei Qing was eating lunch, and the air-dried meat that was common during the march was soaked in hot water.

He eats and chews very carefully, slowly and methodically, unhurriedly.

"What did Parthia say?"

Swallowing the meat in his mouth, Wei Qing asked calmly.

"It's still the same, saying that my Han people snatched the territory of the Dayue clan, and they were invited by the five nobles of the Dayue clan to help the Dayue clan recover the land occupied by our Han people.

If our army retreats, we will avoid the humiliation of defeat...... A human head was also delivered. Yao Zhao said.

Before the war, both sides said that they were on the side of justice, and their divisions were famous, and this has been the case for generations.

Han also sent a letter of state to the Dayue clan, condemning it for taking advantage of the Han-Hungarian war to sneak attack and seize the land of the Dayue clan, and the teacher was not right.

"Whose head?"

"Before the war, the Marquis of Bowang led a team of envoys of my Han Dynasty, and he was visiting Parthia, and it was Lu Ji, the deputy envoy under the command of the Marquis of Bowang, who was sent with his head cut off.

Parthia wanted to warn us that if we did not withdraw our troops, Lu Ji would be our fate.

They also left a message saying that the next time they cut off, it would be Bo Wanghou's head. ”

Wei Qing thought that Zhang Qian was cut down like this, and he was really wronged to die.

But the war between the two countries is on the way, and no one can change it.

Yao Zhao reported the matter, came out of the tent, walked to the side of the barracks, on a slightly higher hill, and looked west.

There was a small lake under the high ground, and Yao Zhao saw a Han army of soldiers and horses fetching water.

It was the newly arrived Southern Army.

The leaders were Liu Chai and Jin Xu.

The two personally commanded their troops, along a small river that flows into the lake, and went upstream to survey the water source.

"You don't have to be so careful, it's common sense that the water source of the station, the upstream and downstream flows, and the exploration in advance. We have probed before you came, and there is no problem. Yao Zhao raised his voice.

Jin Xu once followed Huo Quai, watched Yao Zhao and other captains fight, knew each other, and responded:

"We're going to use troops against Parthia, and it's a military order to survey the water sources."

Yao Zhao: "Parthia's soldiers and horses are not easy to fight, so you better be cautious." ”

Liu Chai raised his head from under the low hill, examined Yao Zhao, and said lightly:

"Wait and see how we can defeat the Parthian army."

……

The Lan city of the Great Moon Clan, and the terracotta battalion of Parthia are located here.

In the main hall of the palace of the original Otsuki clan, more than 20 generals from all walks of life in Parthia stood solemnly.

In addition, there is also the fish that slipped through the net of the Guishan Department left over from the five divisions of the Great Moon Clan, Wan Ruo, and several people under his command.

There were only three people in the hall who had seats, and one was Tutah, the former commander of Parthia in the Great Moon Clan.

The stout general sat on the side.

On the main seat sat a middle-aged man as burly as him, with impressive thick eyebrows and dark brown pupils.

This man's name was Bhutto, and he was one of Parthia's most famous commanders.

In his early years, Tutah was Bhutto's lieutenant general.

He was honest in front of Bhutto, with reverence on his face.

In addition to the two of them, there was a figure dressed in black, whose face was covered under a scarf.

This person's breathing was heavier than that of ordinary people, as if he was seriously ill, but the fluctuations of his scattered power were extremely powerful, and he could stand up to Bhutto.

This man was out of step with the atmosphere in the temple and attracted the observation of many Parthian generals.

"Tutahe, in the process of fighting with the Han people before, you used your troops rashly and were fooled several times, do you know what was wrong?"

Bhutto's voice was gentle, but his face was grim and his gaze was aggressive.

Tutah said ashamedly: "I thought that the ironclad heavy cavalry under my command was invincible in the world, and the Han army would be routed like our past opponents, making the mistake of underestimating the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the Han general was cunning and damaged the precious ironclad army, so please punish the commander. ”

Bhutto sat there, dressed in dark silver armor with an antique glow, and a helmet on his head.

On his armor, dazzling cold silver symbols appeared from time to time, and his back was filled with an aura that was different from that of the Han army, but it was also a soldier's family, layered on top of each other.

In the depths of the breath, a hazy figure manifested, like a god, holding a war spear, and sometimes shooting out arcs of lightning.

"Since the marshal is here, I am willing to be the vanguard of the marshal and defeat the Han army." Tutagh Road.

Bhutto said: "If you can't overcome the impatience of your mentality, you won't be able to achieve the realm of commander in the cultivation of divine power, you can only be a general." ”

"I have seen the process of your confrontation with the Han army, the opposing general is steady and fierce, and he will win, you are not his opponent.

In a war with Han, we don't need to rush to win, but we can lure the other side to attack first, and it doesn't hurt to let them take advantage of it. ”

On the other side, the man dressed in black was the one who had commanded the poisonous soldiers and horses and advanced to the northwest before.

His voice was hoarse, and he said in Parthian, not very proficient:

"Marshal Bhutto is right, in the past few years, the Han has been fighting for many years, and the consumption is extremely high, and the battle line has been lengthened, which is more beneficial to Parthia. What's more, they have factional strife within themselves, and there is no shortage of places to exploit. ”

……

Han and Parthia fought two days later.

The Chinese army did not move.

But Li Kang and Tutah, who were the vanguard, took the lead in the battle.

The two sides faced each other on the plains, using light cavalry.

The battle began in the morning, and after the battle, they fought for half a day, and there were losses to each other.

At this moment, the Southern Army, under the dispatch of the arrogant shooting tiger, commanded the troops in Jin order, and entered the battlefield from the left and right.

The Parthian side immediately dispatched troops and horses to respond.

Subsequently, the two sides were fighting fiercely, but Parthia suddenly sounded the horn of withdrawal.

After the battle, it was learned that it was the arrogance of the tiger to report to Wei Qing, and at the same time, another army of soldiers and horses was arranged as an ambush, with Liu Chai leading 6,000 southern troops to attack the city of Hemo in Parthia and storm its camp.

If successful, it could cut off the Parthian retreat route, posing a great threat to its front army.

Parthia heard the news and retreated, and the Han army pursued and won a small victory.

In the following days, the two sides engaged in several battles, and the Han army had the upper hand.

Under the leadership of the arrogant tiger, the southern army made many achievements, and the news was sent back to Chang'an, and the clan was greatly excited.

On the front line, the tense face of the tiger for days was also slightly soothed.

Liu Chai and Jin Xu led the troops to battle continuously, and the small victories continued, which was also a joyful color.

is not only a victory over the enemy, but the key is that the two have already played with confidence and their morale has completely risen.

"Although there are some discrepancies between the changes in the battle situation and our prior judgment, the results are exactly the same."

In the barracks, several generals of the Southern Army gathered.

Liu Chai was full of energy: "As long as the Chinese armies on both sides enter the battle, I will launch an attack as planned, and I will win a big victory!" ”

Jin Xu agreed: "Your few attacks do have the demeanor of the champion Hou. ”

The corners of Liu Chai's lips were slightly raised: "Champion Hou ......"

The arrogance shot the tiger and said steadily: "The main forces of the two sides have not yet appeared, and they cannot be underestimated, and it is still too early to talk about the victory." ”

Liu Chai and Jin Xu both agreed: "I can save the two of you." ”

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

One evening in the last days of July, Huo Qu returned home and found that the atmosphere at home was a little different.

At the same time, he received news from Zhao Ponu and others: "Da Sima, we have arrived at the battlefield, and the Chinese armies on both sides are about to engage in a full-scale battle. ”

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