A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 416 Huo Qubing

Wang Jing ordered Wei Qing to lead an army of [-] to attack the Huns in the north. He also ordered Zhao Jie, the general who protected the Huns, to draw [-] cavalry from the southern Huns. Then the army went out from Shuo to attack the Huns in the north.

Wei Qing received the order and began to prepare food and fodder for the expedition. At this moment, a rather heroic young man walked in. He looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, and his whole body was filled with a high-spirited temperament. As soon as he walked in, he shouted:
"Uncle, you promised me last time that you would take me with you when you go on another expedition!"

This person is Wei Qing's nephew, Huo Qubing.Huo Qubing has lived with Wei Qing since he was a child. He often heard about his uncle leading an army to defeat the Xiongnu. He regarded Wei Qing as a role model and set his ambition to conquer the Xiongnu since he was a child.

In the past, he repeatedly wanted to follow Wei Qing in the Northern Expedition to the Huns, but was rejected by him because he was not old enough. Later, unable to withstand his entreaties, Wei Qing agreed to take him with him in the next Northern Expedition to the Huns.

When Wei Qing saw that Huo Qubing had the ambition to attack the Xiongnu, he vigorously trained him, thinking of letting him join the army in the future and inherit his connections in the army.

Now that Huo Qubing is 17 years old, he really should go to the battlefield to experience it and see the world. He has now accumulated merit and been promoted to a hussar general, and is only one step away from being promoted to a general.

General Han Xin is already old and is preparing to retire and return home. When the time comes for the expedition, he will definitely be the commander-in-chief of the army. As long as he takes Huo Qubing with him and gives him a scout captain, there will be no danger at all.

So he agreed directly: "In that case, then you will go out with the army, but you must remember that the army is not your home, and you must obey military orders in everything!"

"Here!" Hearing this, Huo Qubing was overjoyed and immediately raised his hands in salute.

Huo Qubing promised well, but in his heart he was thinking that he must do something great this time!
When the army left the fortress, Wei Qing appointed Huo Qubing as the military guard captain, commanding thousands of fine cavalry to accompany the army on the expedition.

After preparing all kinds of logistical equipment, Wei Qing commanded the army to go north. This time the Huns went south, and Wei Qing was ready to give these Huns a big surprise.

Army tent.

Wei Qing began to assign tasks. Tens of thousands of troops were not gathered in one place. Daqian had been pursuing a policy of elite troops over the years, which was passed down from the Huai Kingdom era.

Wei Qing began to assign tasks. First, the generals from all walks of life took orders and assigned tasks.After receiving the mission, the generals left quickly, leaving only Huo Qubing still in the tent.

Seeing that everyone had left and he was the only one left without a mission, Huo Qubing became anxious and stepped forward and said: "Commander, I haven't assigned a mission yet."

Wei Qing originally planned to let him stay in the Chinese army, but seeing his eager eyes, he still felt a little soft-hearted, so he said: "The more than a thousand elite cavalry you lead are elite and suitable for serving as scouts. Then send you to explore the Huns." Check the movements of people, remember not to stray too far from the army, and report the news to the army immediately if you have any news."

According to his idea, he was allowed to move around the army, and after the army started fighting with the Huns, he could just follow him. Basically, he was allowed to follow and earn merits, and he could be promoted when he accumulated enough merits.

Wei Qing is calm with his troops and never takes risks. He commands the army as if he is driving it with his arms. He will definitely achieve great results by following the army.

Huo Qubing was immediately happy and said: "Commander, don't worry, I will definitely detect the traces of the Huns. I will set off right now."

With that said, he turned around and left the tent without mentioning a word about the military order that asked him to be around the army.

Huo Qubing led his army out of the camp and did not stop around the army at all. He directly led a thousand fine cavalry to the north, but in the blink of an eye they disappeared on the vast grassland.

Wei Qing never expected that Huo Qubing would disappear after just a military order.

"General, where are we going?" a guard asked.

"Of course, I'll go straight into the Hun royal court!" Huo Qubing said loudly.

"General, we only have 1000 people. Isn't it too risky to go straight to the Huns' court?"

"The Huns must have thought the same thing. Although our army has a thousand men, the Huns' army focuses all their attention on the main army. We will take the opportunity to give them a hard blow!" Huo Qubing said confidently.

"When the time comes, you will make great achievements, honor your ancestors, and make you your wife and son!"

Everyone looked at each other and immediately bowed their hands to Huo Qubing and said, "Here!"

Huo Qubing led his army directly to the north. It must be said that Huo Qubing was born as if he knew how to fight. He led a thousand fine cavalry in a circle first, dodged the Huns' peripheral cavalry, and continued heading north.

Naturally, such a massive crusade by Daqian could not be hidden from the Huns. After a long period of recuperation, the Huns recovered their strength.A large number of people were plundered from the northwest, and now the country is strong.

After learning about the Northern Expedition of the Daqian people, some Huns subconsciously wanted to escape.It is true that the Huns were defeated so miserably that year that almost three-quarters of their strength was wiped out.

The Xiongnu king was furious and directly ordered the Xiongnu army to prepare to meet the enemy and fight to the death with Da Gan.Huo Qubing led his army to detour thousands of miles and then turned north.The Huns' army was successfully bypassed by taking a detour.The Huns did not send any scouts to the north. After all, the large army was heading north from the south.

What's more, further north on the grassland is the North Sea and forest and snowfields.

However, the King of the Huns never imagined that someone would attack after traveling thousands of miles away.

"charge!"

Huo Qubing arrived very quickly. There were almost no obvious road signs on the vast grassland, but like an old horse knowing the way, he found himself near the royal court of the Huns.

The Thousand Jingqi were extremely fast, and before the Huns could react, the large number of Jingqi had already charged forward.The cavalry rushed into the camp, slashed with long swords, and killed the Huns one after another.

The speeding horses did not give them any time to react, but in the blink of an eye, they rushed in front of them. The next second, the Huns felt a pain in their necks, and the strength in their bodies quickly disappeared, and finally fell into darkness.

The army quickly passed through the camp, and the whole camp was completely one-sided massacre. Huo Qubing quickly killed the surrounding Huns with his large army of fine cavalry.

The sound of fighting gradually disappeared. Corpses were everywhere in the entire camp, and blood penetrated deeply into the earth, making the surrounding land slippery and muddy.The war horse was pacing on the mud, looking a little impatient.

Huo Qubing calmed the war horse, and then took out some bean cakes to feed it. Several soldiers hurried over and said happily: "General, this is a subordinate tribe of the King of the Huns. I just asked clearly. It is only thirty miles away from the court of the King of the Huns. "

"And this tribe is really rich, with no less than [-] cattle and sheep, and lots of gold and silver."

When Huo Qubing heard this, he frowned and quickly looked around. Most of the soldiers were loading their war horses with joy.His face changed slightly, and he immediately shouted: "Immediately send an order to the entire army, gather the team in a quarter of an hour, and set off with only some dry food, leaving all the baggage, cattle and sheep behind!"

When everyone heard this order, they were reluctant, but Daqian's military orders were overwhelming, and even if they were dissatisfied, the soldiers still carried them out.

When Huo Qubing saw the dissatisfaction among the soldiers, he immediately said: "Brothers, we are now deep into the hinterland of the Huns. We are surrounded by Huns tribes. There are many dangers. How can we go with these cattle and sheep baggage? We will be discovered by the Huns soon. When we arrive, Then we will die without a place to die!"

"Besides, we have already touched the side of the Xiongnu royal court. As long as we apply more force, the next step is to seal the wife's shadow. Do you still need me to teach you how to do it?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they almost ruined the big event. What are these gold, silver, cattle and sheep?As long as the royal court of the Xiongnu is conquered and the wife is granted the title of yinzi, what do you want?
Collecting baggage, gold, silver and jewelry here is a complete waste of time.

After Huo Qubing finished speaking, he directly grabbed a piece of barbecue and ate it hungrily. The others immediately discarded the gold and silver on their horses and found the barbecue and water to eat quickly.

The ordering soldiers nearby also hurriedly went to convey the order. Soon the soldiers abandoned their baggage, took out their food and started eating quickly. After a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers had gathered.

Seeing that the soldiers had finished gathering and everyone had discarded their baggage and gold and silver, Huo Qubing nodded slightly, waved his arm, and immediately led the army to continue advancing towards the Xiongnu royal court.

The Daqian cavalry, with high morale, set off again, with the rumble of horse hooves.The raid wiped out a tribe, and the casualties of the Daqian Jingqi were not high.And after taking a short rest and quickly replenishing food and water, morale was high and energy was full.

At the same time, the main force of Daqian had also been in contact with the Xiongnu vanguard. After learning that Daqian's army had been found, the Xiongnu king sent people to fight with Daqian's army, and at the same time sent partial troops, hoping to bypass the rear and divert the logistics of Daqian's army. cut off.

Faced with this situation, Wei Qing was not afraid at all. The army advanced steadily without greed for credit. At the same time, he let the right army go to stop the Huns' partial division.

The Huns and Wei Qing fought several times but did not gain any advantage.Instead, some people were swallowed up by Wei Qing.

Seeing this situation, the Xiongnu King immediately gathered his army and wanted to surround Wei Qing's army.When Wei Qing saw this situation, he immediately led his army to fight against him. The Xiongnu King tried to surround him several times, but Wei Qing repulsed him on both sides.Not only did they not surround Qianjun, but they themselves suffered considerable losses.

And when the Hun King and Wei Qing were fighting, Huo Qubing finally found the location of the Hun King's court.

When Huo Qubing saw that the Hun royal court was not rigorous in its defense, he immediately laughed and said, "What a God-given opportunity!"

"Brothers, it is only now that you have made great achievements and become your wife and your son. Come with me!"

Immediately there was a loud shout, and the thousand cavalry behind them immediately started to move, and the army rushed straight towards them like a torrent of steel.Everyone is extremely excited, and they know exactly what they are facing now.

The army's charge was quickly discovered by the Huns, and the guards of the Huns' royal court rushed over to stop them.As a result, when the two armies were thirty steps away, all the powerful knights turned their hands and took out a strung crossbow.

Then he shot at the Xiongnu who was running towards him. In an instant, there was a dull sound of bowstrings, and a large area of ​​the royal guards fell to the ground.The Dagan Jingqi directly tore open the battle formation and rushed in. What followed was a massacre.

(End of this chapter)