Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 308 Who is Wei Qing?

Han Deguang suddenly raised his head, and he was very excited when he looked at Wei Qing in front of him.

"live!"

"Of course I want to live!"

Wei Qing looked at Han Deguang with a deep gaze: "Then leave all the command to me, and you can just rest in the big tent."

He endured it again and again, but in the end he couldn't help but say those words: "Don't give orders recklessly anymore and cause trouble for others!"

After saying this, Wei Qing turned around and left.

Han Deguang sat in the big tent, his expression suddenly relieved. He looked at Wei Qing's back, without any anger or dissatisfaction in his eyes.

In fact, in Han Deguang's view, this is a great thing.

If Wei Qing failed, then all the charges would be borne by Wei Qing. If he succeeded, even if the greatest credit went to Wei Qing, as the commander-in-chief, he could at least get some credit, right?
The title of Marquis of the Han Dynasty was not so easy to inherit, so even though Han Deguang had no talent in commanding troops, he had no choice but to come here under such circumstances.

He sighed: "I hope that this relative sent by His Majesty is not a waste. I hope he really has the ability to kill the enemy."

Han Deguang had no intention of snatching the credit from Wei Qing. Even if he succeeded, he would not do anything to destroy the bridge after crossing it, suppress Wei Qing, and try to take the credit for himself.

First, Wei Qing has a backer.

He is the younger brother of His Majesty's most beloved wife, Wei Zifu.

Second, Han Deguang would not do such a shameful thing.

After all, he is the descendant of the military genius Han Xin.

Third, he took the credit this time, but what about next time? If His Majesty really thinks he has military talent, what if he lets him command the war alone next time? ? Wouldn't he die?
Han Deguang was very afraid of death, so he chose to listen to Wei Qing and waited for the result in the big tent.

Outside the big tent

Flames shot up into the sky, and countless soldiers stood there, their armor stained with blood, some of their own blood and some of their enemies' blood, and their eyes flickered with anxiety.

Anyone who is reduced to the point of being on the verge of death will look like this.

"General!"

When a soldier saw Wei Qing walk out of the tent, he hurried forward and asked Wei Qing, "What did the Marquis say?"

In fact, if Wei Qing hadn't appeased them before, perhaps the tent would have exploded. Who would have thought that the descendant of the military genius Han Xin would be a mere show-off? He had no real skills at all.

Even in the afternoon, if Wei Qing had not suddenly started to command them to break out of the encirclement, they would all have died there!
Wei Qing looked solemn, but still nodded: "My Lord has agreed."

Military orders are as heavy as a mountain! The emperor's orders are as heavy as a mountain!
For this group of soldiers, if Marquis Huaiyin continues to disagree, then their only option is to die!

What else can we do? Blow up the camp?

Believe it or not, if they blow up the camp today, they will still die when they return to Kyoto!
It may even involve family members.

This is the military order!
Hearing Wei Qing's words, the soldiers present instantly breathed a sigh of relief, with excitement on their faces.

"General!"

The soldiers looked at Wei Qing with excitement in their eyes.

"Please take us alive!"

"Live!"

This is a luxury, but at this moment they all want to survive! Even if at the end of the war, it is not them who survive!
Wei Qing felt this profound trust, and his excitement was evident.

Is this the battlefield?

He is the commander of this army!

He jumped on his horse, his eyes were like torches: "All troops, listen to my orders!"

"From now on, you will be under my command. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"

He looked at the grassland in the distance and said, "We only have one way to go now, fight!"

"Divide the troops into three groups to disrupt the enemy army, then divide the Huns and defeat them one by one."

Wei Qing's expression was very calm: "Among them, the front army is the most dangerous, but the front army is the most important!"

He exhaled and looked at the many soldiers standing there: "I will personally lead the front army! Those who are willing to follow me to kill the enemy, step forward!"

"boom--"

Like thunder in the sky, in an instant, countless soldiers took a step forward, their eyes determined.

"I am willing to follow the general to kill the enemy!"

Wei Qing laughed loudly, then reined in his horse: "Kill!"

Weiyang Palace in Chang'an
"bump--"

Liu Che immediately threw the memorial in his hand to the ground and smashed the vase beside him. He had an extremely angry look on his face: "Good, good, good, what a great Han Deguang!"

"He is even worse than Zhao Kuo back then!"

His eyes seemed to be spitting fire. He originally wanted Wei Qing to gain military merit, but now it was difficult for him to come back alive!
At this time, Wei Zifu, who learned the news, also hurried over, but when she looked at Liu Che's expression, she did not blame Liu Che, nor was she sad or angry. She just comforted Liu Che's emotions.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

She said softly, "The soldiers on the front line fought bravely, and the outcome is yet to be known."

Liu Che walked up to Wei Zifu, held her hand, and said softly, "I am sorry for you."

Wei Zifu shook her head gently: "My brother originally wanted to be loyal to Your Majesty and fight against foreign enemies for the Han Dynasty. Isn't he sober now? What is there to say that he is sorry?"

With Wei Zifu's comfort, Liu Che's anger subsided a lot. He looked at Wei Zifu and said, "Don't worry. Even if we lose this time, Wei Qing and Han Deguang will be fine."

He sneered: "The Huns only want to talk and negotiate with us."

"If we lose this time, the Han Dynasty is already in a weak position and will negotiate. The Khan of the Xiongnu is no fool. He must know the identities of Wei Qing and Han Deguang. We just need to prepare money and goods."

"When the time comes, we can just buy them back."

This was the first thing Liu Che thought of after hearing the news. After all, Han Deguang was a descendant of Han Xin. Could he really watch the grandson of Marquis Huaiyin die at the hands of the Xiongnu? Or suffer humiliation and torture?
He pressed his forehead and said, "But I'm afraid the Xiongnu will become arrogant."

Liu Che closed his eyes and said to the Central Government Officer beside him: "Go and invite the teacher to the palace, and tell him about this on the way."

"Perhaps, we still have to rely on Chen."

An Wangfu
Chen Qiu looked at the intelligence in his hand, his face filled with anger.

Chen Qulu beside him was even more helpless: "I didn't expect that the military immortal didn't pass on his inheritance to my family. I thought that the Marquis of Huaiyin also had the military immortal's military book."

Chen Qiu was silent: "Alas."

"I don't know what the situation is over there."

“It’s really worrying.”

Chen Qulu stood up, looked at Chen Qiu and said, "Don't worry, big brother. No matter how complicated the situation over there is, it's just a small matter. Once the result comes out, if it's a good one, everything will be fine." "If we lose."

He raised his eyebrows and looked towards the direction of the palace: "Do you think our Majesty will give in?"

"Will you negotiate with the Huns? Or will you send troops to fight?"

Chen Qiu frowned slightly, and then said: "I'm afraid there is a high probability that they will send troops to fight, but it should not be this year. After all, if we lose this time, the Han Dynasty may not have the strength to organize such a large army in a short period of time."

He looked at Chen Qulu and said, "More importantly, our Majesty will not allow Marquis Jiang to make another great contribution."

"If Marquis Jiang can subdue the Xiongnu again this time, his military achievements will be truly unstoppable."

"Can your majesty still restrict him?"

Chen Qulu turned around and looked at Chen Qiu: "So, in the heart of our Majesty, power is more important than the world."

Chen Qiu turned around in surprise, looked at Chen Qulu and said, "How could you think that in the emperor's heart, the people of the world are more important than his own rights?"

"If it were an ordinary emperor, or a benevolent emperor, they would definitely think that the people of the world are important. But if it were a treacherous, incompetent, or natural emperor, they would definitely think that the power in their hands is more important."

Chen Qiu said with emotion in the face of Chen Qulu's horrified eyes: "Yes, you heard it right."

"There are often many similarities between an emperor who has lived through the ages and a foolish and treacherous monarch."

"He is overbearing, dotes on those around him, is extremely suspicious, and likes to doubt everyone around him. His desire for power exceeds everything else."

"It's just that the great emperor has more abilities than the incompetent emperor. He can make good use of all the bad things."

Chen Qulu frowned at Chen Qiu and said, "Brother, do you mean that the emperor today has the potential to become a powerful ruler like the First Emperor?"

Chen Qiu nodded: "Yes, he definitely has this ability."

He sneered: "From the treatment of Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, from the recent power struggles in the court, from the so-called neutrals becoming the imperial party, I have already determined that the current emperor's achievements in history books are likely to surpass those of Emperor Gao and Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing."

Chen Qulu couldn't believe it: "Brother, you think so highly of the emperor?"

In fact, there have been only ten emperors from the First Emperor to the present, so even if one is among the top three emperors of ancient and modern times, it is not an achievement. However, it depends on who you are comparing with.

Among the First Emperor, the Second Emperor, Emperor Wulie of Qin, Emperor Gao, and Emperors Wen and Jing, which one's achievements were weaker?

Chen Qiu sighed: "Don't think about these for now."

He closed his eyes: "Now all we can do is wait, wait for news, wait for news from Wei Qing."

"I just hope that the person sent by His Majesty is not an incompetent nepotist. If that happens, the Han Dynasty will probably really suffer humiliation."

The border areas outside the Great Wall are bitterly cold, especially on the grasslands in the northern border.

A group of people marched forward at high speed under the cover of night, and in front of them was the brightly lit tent of the Huns.

At this time, the Huns were already drunk and had lost their guard. In their opinion, the Han army had fallen into a trap and had no strength to struggle.

Of course, more importantly, the Xiongnu general who led the troops this time underestimated the Han army.

Or it can be said that he was "underestimated". After all, based on Han Deguang's original ability, he was not underestimated. At most, he knew his true level.

Therefore, the Xiongnu general felt that the Han army was already doomed and there was no need to make any extra preparations.

but.
The one leading the Han army now is not the fancy Han Deguang, but a truly famous general in the world.

When the ground began to tremble and the stones on the ground bounced, the Hun soldier who was staggering in the big tent had already seen the people in the distance. He suddenly woke up, quickly crawled to the side and blew the horn!

"Woo——"

"Woo——"

"Woo——"

A series of sounds rang out, and the Huns woke up from their drunken stupor. Before anyone could react, the Han army had already arrived!

The men on horseback swung their spears, and countless corpses fell to the ground.

The Xiongnu general who had just gotten up from the big tent looked into the distance in panic. Is this still the Han army that he trapped in the trap?

The Han army before them at this moment was clearly a battle-hardened army with strict military discipline!

What caused them to change so overnight?
When the figure on horseback passed in front of him, the Xiongnu general realized that the Han army had changed its leading general!

Isn’t this the deputy general standing next to Han Deguang?
His pupils dilated.

"You thief, you've fallen into the Han army's trap!"

"This person is Han Deguang!"

"Everything these days is a trap! The purpose is to make me fall into the trap and relax my mind!"

When Wei Qing rode on horseback and held his spear across the Xiongnu general's neck, the Xiongnu general showed disdain on his face.

He glared at Wei Qing and said, "You Han military geniuses are only going to pass on these skills to your descendants? Are you only capable of cheating?"

Wei Qing and the guards around him all looked bewildered.

What do you mean?
What does it mean that the God of War taught these skills to his descendants?

Before Wei Qing could react, the guard beside him reacted instantly. He immediately urged his horse forward and said, "This is my great Han general, Wei Qing!"

"what are you saying?!"

The Xiongnu general also looked confused. He raised his head and looked at Wei Qing, opened his mouth, but asked a question.

"Who is Wei Qing?"

People in Chang'an City also wanted to know who Wei Qing was.

Two days ago, urgent news came from the border.

Everyone felt that it would be a crushing defeat, and everyone was prepared to recover after accepting the defeat. They felt that the big man had the ability to do so.

Even Zhou Yafu thought so, and he felt that the emperor was defeated in the end.

Defeated at his own hands.

Can he just sit back and watch the peace talks with the Huns this time?

Since ancient times, there has never been an emperor who negotiated peace with the Huns! During the reign of Emperor Qin IV, there was no such thing as peace talks with the Huns. If today's emperor dares to negotiate peace with the Huns, it will definitely leave a heavy mark in history!
But here comes the problem.

When the urgent report from eight hundred miles away resounded through the court, everyone was curious.

Who is Wei Qing?

Wei Qing is one of the three heroes of the Han Dynasty, the future Grand Marshal, the Grand Commandant, the pillar of the future Han Empire, and the person who can demote the emperor!
But now, no one knows who Wei Qing is.

Except for Liu Che, who was in the harem, holding Wei Zifu and spinning around a few times, laughing so hard that his eyes couldn't open.

(End of this chapter)