The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 453 Huo Qubing’s Eastern Expedition

In the second year of Yuanfeng, another new year comes.

Weining did not go looking for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty this New Year, but spent it in the East Palace with Qin Ziyu and Xiao Liujin.

But surprisingly, Wei Zifu also came tonight.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Wei Ning sent Wei Zifu back to Weiyang Palace. On the way, Wei Ning asked Wei Zifu, "Auntie, why did you come here tonight?"

"Where is the father?"

Wei Zifu sighed lightly and said, "As for Mrs. Li, he hasn't been to Jiaofang Hall for a long time."

After experiencing the Zhao Jieyu incident, Wei Zifu rarely participated in the harem battles.

And because the relationship between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Ning deteriorated, Wei Zifu did not take the initiative to go to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

She was an intelligent person. She knew Emperor Wu of Han's stubborn and strong character too well. She knew that no matter how she tried to persuade him, it would be useless and might even backfire.

Wei Zifu glanced at Wei Ning and asked, "The relationship between you and your father has not eased yet?"

Wei Ning shook his head and said, "No."

"You two are so similar in temperament, but no one is willing to give in. How could it have deteriorated to this point?"

Weining also thought it was too weird. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not be like this before. They had differences before, but they quickly reconciled.

Now Wei Ning felt that Emperor Wu of Han's temperament had changed a lot and he was getting more and more irritable.

He had always suspected that Gongsun Qing's elixir was responsible, but he could not find any evidence.

"Auntie, we're here."

"I'm back to the East Palace."

Wei Zifu hummed and said, "Go ahead."

……

On the New Year of the second year of Yuanfeng, Huo Qubing also arrived at the northwest military camp to join Li Guangli.

Li Guangli is now the general of the entire Northwest Army, and Huo Qubing is also under Li Guangli's control.

This actually makes no sense, because Huo Qubing must be higher than Li Guangli in terms of seniority, military exploits and title.

But Huo Qubing doesn't care about this. He came to the northwest purely to fight!
After arriving at the northwest camp, Huo Qubing and Li Guangli discussed the spring battle plan.

The plan was that Huo Qubing and Yu Lin would launch a surprise attack on Dawan City in early spring. Li Guangli would push the main force to the vicinity of Loulan, creating the appearance that the army was mainly attacking Loulan, attracting troops from the Sixteen Kingdoms to Loulan, and vacating Dawan City.

Once Huo Qubing took control of the Dawan city, Li Guangli immediately led his army into Dawan, using Dawan as a base to spread to other countries in the Western Region.

This plan was proposed by Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing and Wei Qing have learned a lot over the years. He is not only a general who charges into battle, but also has high attainments in troop formation and military planning.

The plan was almost perfect.

By the end of the first month of spring, Li Guangli caught a spy from the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and he informed the other party of the Han's battle plan.

Yes, by the end of January, the sixteen countries in the Western Regions had fully understood the Han's battle plan for the major offensive in spring and February.

Nearly 50,000 troops were all dormant in Dawan City, waiting for Huo Qubing to arrive.

In the third year of Yuanfeng, in early spring of February, Li Guangli found Huo Qubing in the Chinese army's dental tent and personally bid farewell to Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing brought a small number of troops, only two thousand men, but these two thousand troops were all composed of Yu Lin.

He wanted to wait for Li Guangli's side to attack Loulan, then attract all the troops there, and then make a surprise attack on Dawan City.

Li Guangli looked deeply and asked Huo Qubing: "Master Marquis, do you want more troops for you?"

"Is two thousand troops too few?"

Li Guangli said this in front of all the coaches. Several veterans in the northwest military camp were from Wei Qing and had received instructions from Wei Qing. They all said to Huo Qubing: "Yes, Lord Marquis, let's follow you there."

Huo Qubing shook his head and said, "No need."

Li Guangli said: "These are General Wei's old generals. They are good at fighting. The more people there are, the more protection they have. Everything is about safety."

"Take it with you, that's an order."

Huo Qubing nodded. After all, Li Guangli was the head coach of the First Army, and Huo Qubing couldn't refuse.

Watching Huo Qubing and others leave, Li Guangli's gaze became more and more profound, with a strange smile on his face.

This trip is enough to chop off all of Wei Qing's right and left arms!

Yes, he personally brought Huo Qubing to a dead end. His carefully planned plan to get rid of the Wei family's military forces was completely launched at this moment!
The day His Majesty sent Huo Qubing to the northwest, Li Guangli began to plot to get rid of this group of people.

Everything is going according to Li Guangli's plan!
……

The heavy snow melted under the bright sun, and after a winter of peace in the northwest, war was about to begin again.

Li Guangli's army had already surrounded Loulan. The Sixteen Kingdoms had already detected the movement and transferred all their armies to Loulan.

Dayuan City was peaceful, and the silence was strangely suffocating.

Occasionally, soldiers in twos and threes would be seen patrolling the city with Han knives on their waists and Han spears in hand.

They were wearing the most advanced defensive armor of the Han Dynasty. Although the weapons in their hands were outdated by the Han Dynasty, they were still sufficient.

Huo Qubing and more than 2,000 cavalry were moving forward quickly, stirring up waves of yellow sand.

The sound of cowhide drums suddenly sounded at the top of Dawan City, followed by noisy footsteps.

Huo Qubing raised his arms and shouted to the firearms soldiers: "Blow up their city!"

Whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, overwhelming thunder appeared in the sky.

Then there was a violent explosion at the top of the city.

"Ladder!"

Huo Qubing pointed at Yu Lin behind him, guessing that the opponent's troops were not strong enough, so Huo Qubing fought so arrogantly!

"Crash the city! Get on the siege truck!"

Boom boom boom!
Explosions continued, and there was a chaos in front of Dawan City. The Han soldiers were covered with gunpowder and easily climbed to the top of Dawan City. This attack on the city was easier than expected, and of course it was within Huo Qubing's prediction.

After all, there are not many troops here anymore, and the whole Dawan is like a lamb for slaughter!
The city gate opened, and then Huo Qubing took the lead on his fast horse and said to the left and right: "Charge!"

The sound of horse hooves was like a restless drumbeat, shocking, and the cavalry launched a charge into the city.

There were not many guards around, no more than three to five thousand at most. Huo Qubing didn't pay attention at all. The two sides fought fiercely for less than half an hour, and the group of soldiers retreated steadily.

However, Huo Qubing didn't notice that the city gate was closed at this time.

Then densely packed Western Infantry suddenly appeared all around, trapping the cavalry in a long and narrow area, unable to exert any advantage.

Huo Qubing looked at the group of people in front of him in astonishment, his expression slightly stunned.

Several veterans were also shocked and said to Huo Qubing: "Let's go! Get out of the city! We've fallen into a trap! How did we fall into the trap? How did they know!"

Several veterans' eyes were filled with tears. Someone must have betrayed them.

"Master Huo, let's go!"

"Surround the Marquis. Quick, escort the Marquis Huo out of the city!"

Hysterical cries kept appearing in Huo Qubing's ears.

(End of this chapter)