The great man will live forever

Chapter 172 Fate is Impermanent
In the second year of Tianhan (99 BC), Li Guangli was ordered to lead [-] cavalry from Jiuquan to attack King Youxian who was active in the Tianshan area.

At the same time, Li Guang's son Li Gan fell seriously ill, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him to return to Chang'an to recuperate.

When Wei Qing was wounded, after Liu Han begged for mercy, he was not shot and killed by Huo Qubing like in history, but he was also demoted to the frontier, unable to be reused.

The conditions on the frontier were not good, and he was depressed. He was only in his 40s and was already sick, fearing that he would not be able to survive.

On this day, Emperor Wu summoned Li Ling, grandson of Li Guang, and wanted him to transport food and grass for the army. Originally, he wanted to use Li Gan, but Li Gan was seriously ill and Li Ling was high-spirited, so he switched to Li Ling.

As for Liu Han, he didn't dare to use it lightly. He promoted Li Guangli to come to power, just like Wei Qing was not used in the two battles in Hexi. He wanted to get another person like Huo Qubing to divide Liu Han's power.

"Li Ling comes to see His Majesty!"

When Li Ling was young, he served as a minister and a supervisor of Jianzhang.He is good at horseback riding and archery, has a benevolent heart towards others, and is humble and respectful to the corporal, and has a good reputation.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that he had Li Guang's style and ordered him to lead [-] cavalry.Li Ling once penetrated more than [-] miles into the Huns and crossed Juyan to reconnoiter the terrain, but did not encounter the Huns and returned smoothly.

Later he was promoted to Cavalry Captain and led 5000 Danyang Chu warriors to station in Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places to teach archery to defend against the Huns.

He was born around 134 BC, a few years younger than Liu Han. He is currently about 35 years old, about 5 years younger than Sima Qian, and the two are good friends.

"Okay, okay, stop kneeling. I originally wanted your uncle to go, but he was seriously ill, so the burden fell on you. Last time, you led 800 cavalry deep into the hinterland of the Huns and brought back this map. , I was very happy after seeing it.”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at the map in front of him with an expression of joy on his face.

"As expected of a general, he has the same demeanor as my grandfather Li Guang."

"I'm just following the decree."

"Where are your 5000 Jingchu warriors now?"

Probably because of his old age, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's memory was not as good as before. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is now 57 years old.

Of course, he did not remember in detail which armies were stationed where. There were many Han armies, so how could he remember them all?

"Return to Your Majesty and station in Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places."

"I heard that they are all brave and talented swordsmen?"

"That is."

"This time, the Xiongnu detained our envoy again. I have sent Li Guangli to attack. I would like to use your department to take charge of military supplies. Can you do that?"

Li Ling did not hesitate and kowtowed quickly, "Your Majesty, the soldiers on the border led by me are all Jingchu warriors, extraordinary talents, and swordsmen. They can restrain a tiger and hit the target with their shots. I hope they can form an army on their own and go to Langan Mountain." In the south, the troops should be divided according to the number of troops. Please don’t let us just be the transportation team of the General of the Second Division."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty laughed loudly, "I think you are ashamed to be a subordinate! I have sent so many troops, but I have no horses for you. This time the main cavalry was taken away by Li Guangli. Are you sure you can do it?"

Li Ling replied directly: "There is no need to give horses. I am willing to attack more with less. I only use [-] infantry to attack Shanyu Wang's court."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was stunned for a moment. Good guy, 5000 people dared to attack the Xiongnu royal court. This tone was stronger than Huo Qubing's.

Although he was suspected of bragging, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was impressed by his courage and agreed, and ordered the strong slave captain Lu Bode to lead his troops to meet Li Ling's troops on the way.

Before Li Ling left, he met his uncle Li Gan, who was already ill in bed.

"Uncle, I guess my time is running out."

"Uncle, don't say that."

"My own body, I know, is just a matter of death. You have been favored by His Majesty. You must work hard. The future of my Li family depends on you. Also, you must protect yourself, uncle and your grandfather." Even your life is not good. Sometimes it’s not enough if you don’t believe in life. You must never kill or surrender in the future..."

Li Gan talked a lot about his frustration and resentment towards his father Li Guang's death, but he no longer hated Wei Qing. Wei Qing had been dead for six or seven years, so maybe he hated fate even more.

"Your martial arts and military skills are better than my uncle's, and you have achieved success at a young age, but you must not be proud. You have to learn more from Da Sima. He is so powerful, but he has always been very humble..."

"I listen to my uncle. Take a good rest and wait for the good news about my nephew."

Li Ling walked out of Li Gan's room with some heaviness, only to learn that Liu Han wanted to see him.

"Da Sima see me?"

He was a little curious, so he went to see it without stopping. It was still the pavilion outside Chang'an.

"Da Sima!" Li Ling looked carefully at the man known as the Han God of War. He had a long beard and wrinkles on his face, but he didn't know that Liu Han asked Shu Yuzhu to draw these.Liu Han also looked at him. He had met him before, but that was many years ago. Compared with before, Li Ling looked more mature. He was already married and had children.

"Sit down, don't be nervous. I will go out for you today. Last time I did it for Su Wu, but unfortunately he was imprisoned. If you win a big victory this time, he can come back."

Liu Han looked at Li Ling. It would be very dangerous for this man to go. He is very likely to be called the next Huo Qubing. 5000 people resisted the Xiongnu army of tens of thousands.

Back then, Liu Han and Huo Qubing swept through Hexi. Only 3000 people came back from the first battle. They were almost wiped out. King Xiutu and King Hunxie were chasing after them.

If they hadn't had their own thoughts, were on guard against each other, and were busy occupying and annexing the small Xiongnu tribes that were crippled by Liu Han and Huo Qubing, it's really not certain whether Liu Han and Huo Qubing would have come back.

Sometimes luck is really important. As long as he doesn't encounter the Xiongnu Chanyu and has more people, he might be able to break through and come back.

"What did Great Sima do? Is it just for the sake of his humble position?"

"This is the blood of the Xiongnu. I will march for you. The 5000 people are a little short. I will ask your Majesty to send more people to you."

As Liu Han spoke, he poured wine for him, and Li Ling drank it all in one gulp.

"Good wine. Thank you for your kindness, Grand Sima. Your Majesty has agreed to allow General Lu Bode, the commander of the strong slaves, to join forces with me. We have at least 1 troops in both departments, which is enough."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Liu Han didn't know what to say for a while and was filled with emotions. He just drank. He also wrote a letter to ask Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to send him troops this time. Unfortunately, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him to sit in the center, just like Wei Qing back then, except for the Battle of Mobei. , Wei Qing's late glory was overshadowed by Huo Qubing.

If the knife is sharpened too quickly, it can easily hurt others and yourself. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be regarded as protecting Liu Han.

Li Ling and Liu Han said goodbye. Liu Han watched his figure go away, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Lu Bode had served as General Fubo before, and he was considered a great general of the Han Dynasty during his military campaigns in the north and south. His qualifications were very strong, and he first served as the governor of Youbeiping.

Immediately, he followed Huo Qubing and Liu Han to launch the Battle of Mobei, conquered the Huns in the north, made military exploits, and was granted the title of Marquis of Fuli.

In the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC), under the leadership of Liu Han, Weiwei Lu Bode, as General Fubo, and General Yang Pu of Louchuan and others invaded Lingnan, ending the family rule of the local government of Nanyue. Its territories of Lingnan, Jiaozhi and Hainan are divided into nine counties, among which Zhuya and Dan'er counties are in Hainan...

In the first year of Taichu (104 BC), Lu Bode was demoted for dereliction of duty. In the later period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became the norm to be mean and unkind, and a little moody.

In the third year of Taichu (102 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Lu Bode to build the Juyan Fortress in Juyanze. Lu Bode, as a strong crossbow captain, garrisoned Juyan.

Since he was senior, he was naturally ashamed to be Li Ling's backup, so he sent a memorial saying: "Now is the beginning of autumn, when the Xiongnu's horses are fat, and we cannot start a war with them. I hope to keep Li Ling until spring, and he and I will each lead the Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wu forces." Thousands of cavalry attack Junji Mountain in the east and west respectively, and they will surely win."

Emperor Wu was furious when he saw the memorial. He suspected that Li Ling regretted not sending troops and ordered Lu Bode to write a letter. He then sent an edict to Lu Bode: "I wanted to give Li Ling horses, but he said, 'I want to attack the masses with a small number.' Now that the Huns have invaded Xihe, hurry up." Take your troops to Xihe and guard the road to Hook Camp."

An order was also passed to Li Ling: "We should send out troops in September. We should leave the fortress from the dangerous place of Shulu Zhang and go to the Longle River area south of Dongjunji Mountain. We should wander around to observe the enemy's situation. If we don't see anything, we should follow Zhao Ponu, the Marquis of Zhaonye." After passing the route, I surrendered to the city to rest, and reported the situation back to the court on horseback. What did you say to Lubod? Write a letter and make it clear."

Therefore, Li Ling could only quickly lead his 30 infantrymen from Juyan, march north for [-] days, and camp at Junji Mountain.

He drew a map of the mountains and rivers he passed through and sent his cavalryman Chen Bule back to report to the court.

Chen Bule was summoned and Chen said that Li Ling led the troops well and got the soldiers to serve him with all their strength. Emperor Wu was very happy and appointed Chen Bule as Lang Guan.

After receiving the news, Liu Han quickly reported, "Your Majesty, Li Ling's army is going deep alone. If it encounters the main force of the Huns, the whole army may be wiped out. I request you to lead troops to support Li Ling."

"You are my sword, which cannot be unsheathed easily. Besides, since it is dangerous, I cannot let you go."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty naturally rejected him.

"Then we need to send more people to pick him up, right?"

"I understand. I have already sent Lu Bode. Why do you value Li Ling so much? When I heard that he left Chang'an, did you go and practice it?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said, looking directly at Liu Han.

Liu Han nodded naturally, "Well, his style is very similar to Brother Huo back then, so I paid more attention to him."

"Okay, you go down. The important thing is General [-]nd Division. If he can defeat King Youxian, the Huns will be shaken."

Liu Han resigned reluctantly. He had already seen that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was impatient. He was becoming more and more stubborn. That's how people are. The older they get, the more they become like this.

(End of this chapter)