On the eve of the expedition, Ren Hong accompanied Yaoguang to practice swords for a night.Because the baby was still swaddling and could not go with him to rescue Wusun, the lady had a great temper, but the next day she still sorted out his armor for him and played a song of Qin pipa to say goodbye.When he yawned and walked out of Shang Guanli, Ren Hong happened to meet Liu Ai, I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if he had been waiting for a while."
When I passed in front of the Xi'an Hou Mansion before, I heard the pipa playing inside, what kind of music was played this time?"
Like Ren Hong, Liu Yi was also dressed in military uniform, with a felt hat on his head, a ring-headed knife hanging on a brocade belt, and Xu Pingjun's carefully prepared clothes and dry food on horseback.There is also a person standing next to him, it is Xu Guanghan's nephew Xu Jia, his appearance is unremarkable, he saw Ren Hong and hurriedly made a move, this battle is very extensive, 150,000 soldiers are out of the fortress, and the people who provide logistics for them will get at least 300,000, so Sanfu will get one ding for every five households, Xu Jia is also recruited, and he will follow Liu Ai as a personal servant.Ren Hong said with a smile: "It's Longxi Xing, which means that when I'm not there, I will be optimistic about my family, just as the so-called healthy woman holds the door, and Yisheng is also a husband" He said so, stretched out his head to look at the direction of the house, and then whispered to Liu Yi: "Wusun women are more arrogant than Longxi women, but in this way they can be optimistic about the family, if the emperor's great-grandson is worried about your wife, you can let her move in with Yaoguang, and there is a good response." ”This is exactly what Liu Yi wanted to say and didn't want to mention, and he was very relieved when he heard the words, so he said: "Although I told Xi'an Hou before that I want to serve the country and be a pawn of the expedition to the west" Hey, what you said after drinking at the beginning was that "the general of the expedition to the west is sick", how did you become a pawn?"
It's a pity that although the general agreed to my request, he designated me to go all the way with General Qilian, and I couldn't go with the Marquis of Xi'an."
Liu Yi still has some regrets about this: "It's Yang Ziyou, who has become the deputy of Xi'an Hou, I really envy him." ”Ren Hong shook his head and said: "Who made him the son of the prime minister, Zhang Chang Zhang Zigao also said before that he wanted to go all the way with me, but he was arranged to follow the Huya general Tian Shun and go out of Wuyuan." ”Liu Yi was also depressed about this: "My friend Zhang Pengzu is with the former general Long Erhou, out of Zhangye Juyan.Du Tuo followed General Fan Minh You, Izumo, this time is good, but it belongs to the five armies, and they can only work hard."
Effort?
I'm afraid I don't have to work hard.Ren Hong didn't say anything in his heart, but he felt that although Huo Guang agreed to Liu Ai's request this time and let him be a grain official to go north with the army, the whole thing was very strange, and he would never be able to prove himself in person as Liu Ai had imagined.In any case, history has changed beyond recognition, and since then, Ren Hong has also lost some of his prophetic prescience and must be more careful.But Ren Hong thought about it, even if history changed and Liu He sat on the throne, it was actually nothing.When Huo Guang was there, Liu He couldn't turn the sky, there was no need to be afraid, Ren Hong had great confidence in this powerful minister.If Huo Guang was gone, Ren Hong would be happy, and said secretly in his heart: "Then I, who else do I need to be afraid of?"
”No, looking at the sons and daughters of the Han family who were sent off by their wives and children one after another in Chang'an, Ren Hong found that he was still afraid.Of course, it's not that I'm afraid of my wife.I was afraid that Su Wu's pale hair that came to the door yesterday to give wine to him as a farewell to himself.In front of the Tomb of Fear, the two generals of Wei Huo faced the tomb in the north.I'm afraid that four years ago, I made an agreement with Fu Jiezi to stand on the jade gate.I am afraid that the old assistant named Song Wan left a "Han" character on the ground after being captured and killed by the Huns.I am even more afraid that the hanging spring will be in the middle, and Xu Fengde and others will sleep at night, just for the Han to communicate a little more efficient to the small officials and small people.He could only tell himself: "Ah Hong, Ah Hong, don't forget where you come from and where you want to go." ”Today is the fifth day of the seventh month, and the generals and colonels of the five armies will take the oath in Beique, and then set off from their respective camps with their non-commissioned officers.Ren Hong, as one of the five departments under Zhao Chongguo, was eligible to participate in the ceremony, Liu Yi had no chance, and after passing the arsenal, he said goodbye to Ren Hong and went to report to Tian Guangming camp outside the city.The North Que Square outside the Xuanwu Gate of Weiyang Palace, but it can accommodate 20,000 or 30,000 people to watch the puppet guard prince knock on the Que, and it is not a matter of displaying tens of thousands of troops here.The upright Jingzhao Yin Zhao Guanghan is a military official, dressed in black, his eyes are staring at the flag shadow and leaking, who dares to be late for the military officials who are watching the oath ceremony today, I am afraid that they will not be able to eat and walk around.After the death of Xiao Zhao, he has been wearing the gold reward of filial piety and is also a captain, and he will be the commander of the Longxi subordinate country, and Ren Hong is now respectful to him and does not dare to underestimate him.Zhao Chongguo's son, Zhao Wei, who always likes to pull people to talk about big secrets, is also a captain, and the shooting battalion that showed his might in the Battle of Xitingsai was handed over to him to command.There are also two captains who did not come, one is Xin Wuxian, who was transferred to the governor of Jiuquan County after the Qiang Rebellion, and Zhao Chongguo does not have to be close to each other, Xin Wuxian does not want to be said to be nepotistic, so he sent Xin Qingji to follow Ren Hong.What Ren Hong didn't expect the most was that it was said that there was another one waiting for them in Dunhuang, and the leader was actually his old boss when he was the chief of the flint, and he rejected his plan to raid the central Dunhuang of Xingxingxia, the governor Kong."
They're all acquaintances."
Ren Hong thought so, and with a few drum beats, the Xuanwu Gate of Weiyang Palace was opened, and Huo Guang, the general of the Great Sima, appeared in front of the five armies wearing an exaggerated uniform, holding an axe, and carrying five soapy yellow flags on the car.It stands to reason that when going out on the expedition, the emperor should summon the generals in the palace, and the edict said: "The order of Sheji is in the general, that is, the country is in trouble, and I am willing to ask the generals to respond to it." ”After the general was ordered, he ordered Shi Taibu to fast for three days, and then went to the high temple together, drilled the spirit turtle, Bu Ji Day, in order to receive the drum flag, and then the emperor awarded the general the drum flag axe in the high temple, holding the head and giving it a handle, saying: "From now on to the heavens, the general will control it."
From now on, those who go down to the abyss will be ruled by generals. ”But today's ceremony is simple, Emperor Liu He is not to the high temple, in front of the front hall in front of the hundred officials, completed the ceremony of awarding the axe, as for whether it is in line with the etiquette system, we don't know, we don't dare to ask.Anyway, when Liu He ascended the throne, he handed over the snake sword to Huo Guang, which means that "all generals are generals" and "conquests are from generals".In short, between the emperor and the five generals, there is Huo Guang, the agent, who is nominally the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian War, but the generals do not have the habit of drawing a good formation and handing it over to the generals, and they still dare to delegate power.Since Huo Guang had already received the axe, he gave the banners with the names of the generals written on them one by one to the five generals, so that they also had the right to specialize in conquest."
General Qilian, General Qiang, General Pu, General Duliao, General Huya."
Huo Guang glanced at the five generals Zhao Chongguo, Han Zeng, Tian Guangming, Tian Shun, and Fan Mingyou, and said loudly: "The country cannot be ruled from outside, and the army cannot be ruled from the middle."
The two hearts can't be the king, the suspicion can't be the enemy, the five generals have the power of the flag, and there is no need to return the invitation from now on.In a decisive battle against the enemy, he did not care about death, and he had no two hearts.Therefore, there is no heaven above, no earth below, no enemy in front, and no master behind; Don't seek fame if you enter, don't avoid crime when you retreat!"
Whether to fight before the battle and how to fight, you all make your own decisions, you don't have to ask the court for everything, just complete the task of going out of the fortress for 2,000 miles, and each of them will be told by Huo Guang.The five generals and all the captains and soldiers behind them bowed towards Huo Guang and Beique: "Respectfully!"
”Then the five generals did two things in unison to cut their nails!
Wear the robes of the dead!
Of course, this is not for Emperor Xiaozhao to go on a campaign, but to show that on the day of the teacher's departure, there is the glory of death and the shame of life.Then he didn't say goodbye to Huo Guang, and the standing car with a solemn expression on the car, turned his back to Beique, which is also exquisite, as the so-called "accept the order without resigning, the enemy is broken and then returned, and the salute is also."
The ceremony is not over, after all, the Han Dynasty worships the ghosts and gods, and there are almost superstitious activities, the Taishi in the Weiyang Palace stands on top of the North Que, praying for the five armies to pray for the Tai One God, praying for him to bless the soldiers, this is the supreme god of the Han people's faith.Today's Taishi Ling has completely lost his elegant appearance, wearing a high crown and holding a spirit flag, which draws the sun, moon, and the Big Dipper with Vitex to climb the dragon, and to image Tai with one or three stars.After a brief prayer ceremony, Tai Shi Ling pointed the flag due north!
That is the direction of the conquered country."
Huns!"
Ren Hong suddenly thought that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went on frequent expeditions, and Sima Qian probably didn't do this work, right?
This spirit flag once pointed to the southeast to East Vietnam and South Vietnam; Pointing to the southwest to Xiqiang, Dian Kingdom, Yelang, Kunming, to the northeast to North Korea, Wuhuan, to the northwest to point to Dawan, to the north aimed at the Xiongnu!
The spirit flag refers to the fact that the soldiers of the Han army have become the heavenly soldiers of the Taiyi God, invincible.They have slaughtered the city of Dawan, walked on the fortress of Wuhuan, explored the wall of Gu, the field of the sister, the Han of Ai Korea, pulled out the flag of the two Yue, close to the battle of the tenth month, far from the labor of the two hours, ploughed their own courts, swept their lu, counties and counties were put on it, and the clouds were swept away, and there was no aftermath after that.Only the Huns did not, they did not rise repeatedly, and they were broken by Han Wuwei Huo and could lick and recover by themselves, and they are still a hundred barbarian powers, and the real enemies of China.Great empires are always mutually fulfilling.The nomadic empire and the farmer's dynasty were mutually reinforcing, and the pressure of the unified Qin Dynasty on the north created a unified country with a bow, and it was the powerful and arrogant Xiongnu who oppressed to the south, creating a great Han who endured humiliation and rose against the trend!
You can hate such an opponent, but you must not take it lightly, and even after defeating him, you must be grateful.But that is the emotion that the victor can only send out when he steps on the corpse of the loser afterwards, and now, this mountain that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has not been able to move has to be bulldozed by descendants."
Swear to sweep the Huns!"
The captains and soldiers on the North Square all drew their ring-headed swords and pointed in the same direction as the spirit flag.The drum beat was played horizontally, all of which were a song on horseback, and the five armies on the Beique Square were drawn one after another, first the main force Qilian General Tian Guangming went out of the city, and then the strong crossbow general, the Du Liao general, and the Pu general ranked fourth."
Let's go."
Ren Hong patted the radish, and in the past four years, the radish has changed from a small radish that is still a little thin to a fat and healthy strong radish, and Ren Hong's beard is also full of chin.He glanced back at Beique, who was still holding the spirit flag: "Since the head of King Qiuzi was taken down, the top of Beique has been empty for a long time!"
It's time to hang a new one!
”Out of Hengmen, Duliao to the east, Qilian and Huya to the north, Liu Ying had already looked back at Chang'an, and pressed his felt hat with his hand.Ren Hong, on the other hand, followed the team of General Qiang and General Pu, heading west with his back to the direction of the rising sun.The sun shone brightly, not only on the soldiers who went out on the expedition, but also on the faces of the seven branch commanders, sons-in-law, businessmen and prisoners who were forced to follow the order, and even the 200,000 people who came out of the 160 Lu outside the city to see the excitement to send off their relatives and friends seemed to be plated with a layer of golden armor by the sun.Unlike the small fights against Xiqiang and Wuhuan, this war against the Xiongnu will be with the participation of the whole people, without bystanders.Whether it is the 160,000 soldiers who braved arrows and stones on the front line to urge the war clouds, the hundreds of thousands of convicts who flew on the road, or the elderly and women who silently prayed for their husbands, children and grandchildren at home, tended to their homes, and even children who learned the appearance of their fathers in the alleys and played around indiscriminately on bamboo horses and wooden sticks, everyone was a warrior."
This is going to the Peerless Domain, just waiting for success, and then facing the north!"
PS: The fifth volume is over, and the second chapter is in the evening.