I was also intoxicated for a while, but I saw the dense reeds on the lakeside, the lawn was like a blanket, and the reeds were flying around, like catkins. Herds of horses, cattle and camels can be met everywhere.

The clear waves in the lake are rippling, and the fish are flying at the shallow bottom. I also saw geese soaring in the sky, ducks floating in green waves, clear water and blue sky, trees and green cages, egrets flying, horses neighing geese, embellished like the sound of reeds and grass wind, I really don't know the heavens and the earth.

Juyanhai, now also known as Swan Lake, has such a good name, and the beautiful scenery during it can be imagined.

I couldn't help but take off my shoes and socks and caress the water with my feet. Feeling the wetness of the water, the long journey of more than ten days, the hardships and fatigue of more than ten days, all disappeared at this moment.

Huo Quzhi sat next to me and said to me with a smile: "This is really a good place".

The setting sun shines on the surface of the lake, reflecting a halo of light, which is a bit unreal. I've never felt so close to happiness as I have at this moment.

Huo Qubing led the army to rest in Juyanhai for three days, collecting grain and grass, and preparing to go south along the weak water, but Gongsun Ao's troops still did not come to join the division.

Waiting left and right and waiting for Gongsun Ao to come, so he didn't wait, Huo Qubing decided to lead his troops south alone, and went deep alone.

A few days later, Huo Qubing completed an unprecedented strategic detour, miraculously appearing in the Xiaoyue tribe west of Dunhuang and south of the Qilian Mountains.

The people of the Xiaoyue clan were shocked, this is the rear of the Hexi Corridor, and the front is blocked by the Huns. How could there be a Han army here, and how could a Han army appear here?

Huo Quzhi didn't explain, he only had one word for them, surrender. Surrender is lenient, resistance is strict. Your accomplices are not the first evil, as long as you submit to the Han, it will never be difficult for you.

Those who know the times are Junjie, the big Han Tianwei is far away, how dare the people of the Xiaoyue clan use their mantis arms as a car? As a result, 2,500 people from King Danhuan, King Tu, and Xiangguo and Duwei surrendered to Huo Quai, and were willing to serve as guides to lead the Han army to attack the main force of the King of Hun and Evil in the Zhangye area of Qilian Mountain.

Huo Quzhi's timely political offensive once again achieved great success.

"If you can obey it, you will stop if you know it." This is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's evaluation of Huo Quai's battle.

In the two battles of Hexi, Huo Quzhi adopted the strategy of "giving up and knowing that it is successful". As long as the enemy army expressed its submission to the Han Dynasty, it would release them without attacking them, and if they refused to submit, they would conquer them by force.

Such a stark contrast also has a soothing effect on some tribes.

On this day, another small tribe was subdued by the Han army, and one person muttered that he wanted to see Huo Quai. Huo Quzhi and I were talking in the tent, and when we heard someone making noise outside, Huo Quzhi ordered the noisy person to be brought up.

In a moment, a man was brought in, he was about twenty years old, his clothes were shabby, but he still couldn't hide his heroic spirit.

The man was very excited when he saw Huo Quai, and he stepped forward and bowed down in front of Huo Quai, "Meet Huo Hussar!" ”

Huo Quzhi asked, "Who are you?" Why do you want to see me? ”

The man replied: "The villain's name is Zhao Ponu, and he has been wandering in the Xiongnu region since he was a child, and now his small tribe has just been subdued by the army of the hussar general. I am willing to follow Huo Hu's cavalry, saddle the horse before and after, and serve the general! ”

Huo Quzhi said lightly: "Our army does not accept useless people, what are your skills?" ”

Zhao Ponu replied loudly: "The little one is strong and strong, and he is good at riding and shooting. I am a Huns, and I know the mountains and rivers in the Xiongnu well! ”