91Chapter 91: Drinking from the vast sea, expedition to the northern desert!
In winter, it snows heavily.
Deep in the frontier grasslands of the northern frontier
"Ouch—"
The sound of horse hooves could be heard, and then a little dust was stirred up not far from the small settlement. The group of soldiers stopped not far from the campfire.
"General."
The leading soldier bowed and saluted with a respectful and solemn look on his face.
Standing in front of him was a child who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, and it was Huo Qubing!
Huo Qubing squinted his eyes, held the sword in his hand, looked up, and looked at the stars hanging on the black velvet through the endless sky and the bright white moonlight.
Use this to determine your location.
There are only two of them here, because their current situation cannot be known to anyone - especially the soldiers.
because...
The soldier looked at Huo Qubing and said, "We haven't received any news from the army yet, and we don't know where we are now."
His voice was dry but with a hint of fear and fatigue. He was the personal soldier chosen by Wei Qing and Chen Qing for Huo Qubing, so he was loyal to the Chen family. Naturally, he had to protect Huo Qubing under such circumstances.
After all, this is Chen Yi's disciple.
And if those soldiers knew that they had no army and were lost in this vast grassland, no one knew what thoughts would emerge in those soldiers.
Huo Qubing just frowned slightly, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't worry."
In fact, Huo Qubing himself did not pay attention to it. After all, at this moment, it seemed that they had already gone deep into the grassland. The vast grassland was endless and it was even difficult to tell the direction. In such a situation, if the army got lost, it would not be a good thing for anyone.
"Let's wait for the other pair of scouts to return."
As they were talking, footsteps were heard in the distance, and then a group of soldiers came with excited looks on their faces.
"General!"
He raised his head, his eyes full of awe and trusting submission. Seeing this look, Huo Qubing's heart moved - they must have discovered something, and the most likely possibility was that, as he thought, they had found the so-called royal city of the Huns!
As expected, the scout soldier said, "General! The Xiongnu camp is ahead! From the looks of it, their escort isn't very large. Our march was... ahem, our march was brilliant. We bypassed the Xiongnu army in front and went straight to the rear!"
"If we attack the king's tent directly from here, we can easily capture the Xiongnu Yanshi and Zuo Xianwang!"
"Even after we capture the king's tent, we can continue forward, join the main army, and attack from both sides to wipe out the Huns in one fell swoop!"
Huo Qubing raised his eyebrows suddenly, and then burst into laughter. His laughter also attracted the attention of the soldiers around him. Many soldiers slowly came to Huo Qubing and looked at his cheek.
They were not fools. They naturally knew that they had lost their way during the march these days, and they could also see it from Huo Qubing's expression.
But they don't want to "rebel" when there is still a way forward, as it will not bring them any benefits.
But as the days passed, they began to worry - they really hoped that Huo Qubing could come up with a solution.
They don't want to die.
When they saw Huo Qubing laughing, hope suddenly emerged in their hearts.
All they heard was Huo Qubing standing beside the horse with a bright smile on his face, telling them everything the scout had just said, and the whole army was immediately excited!
This time he rode at full speed, leading only two thousand cavalrymen to attack, but these two thousand cavalrymen were enough to deal a fatal blow to the Huns!
Huo Qubing immediately ordered his soldiers to bring the wine over.
He held the wine in his arms and had a generous look on his face.
"Everyone!"
"Achievements are just around the corner!"
"Today, I will pour this wine into this spring. You and I will drink this celebratory wine together in advance!"
"After we capture the Xiongnu Yanshi and the two wise kings alive and destroy Longcheng, you and I will return to Chang'an and have a good drink together!"
After saying this, he hung the wine jar upside down, and the wine inside fell into the spring in a trance.
Some soldiers scooped up some spring water with their hands, while others stirred it with their hands.
When the cheers died down, Huo Qubing mounted his horse.
"bass--"
The sword is unsheathed: "Kill!"
The young man's voice sounded with a hint of high spirits, and the soldiers around him immediately responded.
"kill!"
Suddenly, the voices of the Han men resounded throughout the northern desert!
Drink from the vast sea and attack the northern desert!
.... ....
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
Wei Qing and Chen Ding looked at the Xiongnu soldiers in front of them who suddenly became chaotic from behind for some unknown reason, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on their faces.
"Could it be...Huo Qubing?"
Chen Ding's face was filled with admiration: "Hahahahaha, no matter what, this opportunity cannot be missed!"
"I'll go ask for the general's order!"
However, before he could turn around, footsteps were heard behind him.
Zhou Yafu, who is already very old but very energetic, and Chen Qing, who has a slightly old face but is still energetic, stood behind the two of them, both wearing armor.
"Hahahahahahahaha, are we two old guys not as sharp as you two?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly, with a hint of a smile.
"Pass on my military orders!"
"The whole army."
"kill!"
... .....
Wind, strong wind!
Countless strong winds suddenly swept across the vast grassland, and the endless fire instantly swept up along with the clear wind, covering the entire grassland. Everywhere you look is red!
Red burns everything!
War! War!
.... ...
In the sixteenth year of Emperor Wu's reign, in winter, on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Weiyang Palace
"His Majesty--"
"Urgent news!"
The soldier who delivered the message had a look of surprise on his face, and he walked so fast that he didn't even care about etiquette.
"Report from Mobei."
"After circumventing the enemy, General Huo Qubing led over 2,000 soldiers to capture the Xiongnu Chanyu Yanshi and the two wise kings alive, and shattered Longcheng!"
"Marquis Qing, Marquis Tiao, Colonel General Chen Ding, and Wei Qing have crushed the enemy army, beheading over 20,000 Xiongnu leaders and defeating 100,000 enemy troops!"
"A great victory, a great victory, Your Majesty!"
"Bang--"
Emperor Wu suddenly stood up with an excited look on his face. Even with his broad mind and shrewdness, he could not hide his excitement and excitement. He immediately burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha good good good, good good good!"
"My beloved general should be so brave!"
"Pass on my order!"
He waved his hand and said, "Marquis Qing and Marquis Tiao have made great contributions. I will increase their fiefdom by 3,000 and allow them to inherit the title within three generations!"
"Wei Qing has been rewarded with an additional title of Changxin for his meritorious service in defeating the enemy!"
"Huo Qubing is a valiant and brave man, the most powerful among the three armies. He is the leader of the three armies and is granted the title of Champion Marquis!"
"Chen Ding is a brave and valiant man. He brings peace to the country when he is on the battlefield. I bestow upon him the title of Marquis of Lin'an!"