Chapter 697: Bravely championing the three armies, unparalleled in the world
The news that young Huo Qubing led his army out of the fortress swept across Chang'an City and beyond like the wind.
When almost everyone heard the news, their first reaction was disbelief.
If Li Yunze hadn't been able to suppress the situation, they would have shouted, "Are you confused?"
A child who is less than 16 years old and has no hair on his mouth actually wants to lead tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Xiongnu. The emperor does not take his own elite soldiers and horses seriously.
Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside Chang'an City. Almost everyone was talking about this matter, and it quickly became the focus of everyone's attention.
"Have you heard all the news on the market?"
In the Qingliang Hall, Li Yunze looked at the heroic Huo Qubing and joked, "Don't you have any ideas?"
Huo Qubing shrugged with an indifferent expression, "He's just incompetent and furious."
This is true, after all, everyone knows that as long as you go out and win, you will definitely be made a marquis after you come back.
With such a great opportunity, if Wei Qing leads the troops into battle, no one will gossip because he has already proven himself.
But Huo Qubing...how can he be so virtuous!
Many people who thought they had a chance to lead troops out of the border were all envious, jealous, and hateful to the point where their eyes turned red.
At this time, it was mostly these people who were spreading the news outside.
Li Yunze then asked, "I heard that there is a novelist who uses you as the protagonist and rushes through the night to write many story books?"
"Been beaten."
Huo Qubing nodded sincerely, "Just bring people to the door and ask them to burn all the scripts with their own hands after the beating."
To be able to be a novelist these days, first of all, you must have received an education, and you must have a higher education of this era. Otherwise, you won't be able to write, so what kind of storybook will you have?
Secondly, if you have money and leisure time, you won’t be able to write if you don’t have money or time.
The last point is more important, that is, having a certain status, only then can you learn all kinds of news and use it as material for creation.
Taking these points together, the final result is that the novelists of the Han Dynasty are basically relatives of the emperor and descendants of nobles.
Before this, when Huo Qubing came to the door, he could just close the door and prevent him from even getting in.
After all, the high-walled courtyard of a wealthy family is not just an illusion, it really has defensive properties.
But things are different now. Huo Qubing was appointed as General Yao by Li Yunze. Although he was just a general with a mixed title, he was also a serious general.
In the Han system, generals have their own subordinate units, usually one-tenth of the troops they lead.
In other words, Huo Qubing could have a tribe of four thousand people.
Just take a few hundred people there and break in easily.
Of course, when the war is over and you return to the court, these pieces will be returned to the court.
What the generals can keep are their own generals.
Li Yunze didn't really care much about Huo Qubing coming to beat someone.
Those novelists who arranged Huo Qubing in various ways in their storybooks, it was only natural that they would be knocked on the door.
Just like if you scolded someone, you deserved a beating.
"His Majesty."
Huo Qubing took a few steps forward and came to Li Yunze's side. He lowered his voice somewhat mysteriously and said, "I heard a piece of news and would like to confirm it with Your Majesty."
His appearance aroused Li Yunze's interest, "Tell me about it."
"Recently, there are rumors circulating in Xincheng that I am your Majesty's illegitimate son. Is it true?"
This rumor version does exist, and many people believe it.
Everyone has the same idea. If there is no such relationship, why would tens of thousands of troops be placed in the hands of a child?
Hearing this, Li Yunze looked at Huo Qubing with a half-smile, "Then do you think it's true or false?"
"Of course I think it's true."
Because Huo Zhongru's status in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was very low and his character was relatively cowardly, even Huo Qubing was dissatisfied.
If his father were the emperor, that would be really...hehehe.
"Stop thinking nonsense."
Li Yunze waved his hand and said, "How could I do such a thing? If it were true, I would have connected you to Weiyang Palace long ago."
Hearing this, Huo Qubing was greatly disappointed.
"You fall in love with your aunt, but why don't you fall in love with your mother?"
Li Yunze waved his hand, indicating not to talk about this topic anymore, "I called you here today because I have something good for you."
After that, he went to the desk and picked up a cylinder half the length of an arm and handed it to Huo Qubing.
This is a cylindrical object, with the openings at the front and rear ends inlaid with colored glass, which looks very strange.
Huo Qubing fiddled with it for a while, then lifted it up and brought it close to his eyes to watch.
"Eh~~~"
Hearing Huo Qubing's surprised cry, Li Yunze said with a smile, "Go outside the hall and take a look."
Huo Qubing ran out in a hurry and came back after a while.
"Your Majesty, what is this? Why can you see things in the distance clearly?"
"This is a telescope." Li Yunze said with a smile, "riding on a horse on a hillside, using this thing for reconnaissance is very effective."
This telescope does not come from later generations, but was made by this world with the technical support provided by Li Yunze.
The most critical thing is naturally glass, and it must be pure glass with no impurities.
Li Yunze provided the technology and taught the people of the Mo family to do the rest.
After spending many years, they finally made a usable glass, which was called colored glaze in this era. Then they kept polishing and polishing it again, and after countless damage, they finally came up with the one with the best quality in Huo Qubing's hands at this time.
Well, the glass workshop is also a state-owned enterprise of the Han Dynasty, and will soon be producing glass products on a large scale, thus adding another source of revenue to the Han Dynasty court.
"Let's fight this battle well."
Li Yunze told him, "When I win the battle and come back, I will make you a marquis."
Full of confidence, Huo Qubing immediately asked, "What name will your Majesty give me?"
"What name do you want?"
"It needs to be majestic." Huo Qubing immediately said, "The kind that stands out from the rest."
"It's not impossible." Li Yunze looked at him and said loudly, "But you have to achieve convincing results."
"Here!"
On Huo Qubing's sixteenth birthday, Li Yunze set up an altar to worship the general and gave Huo Qubing the general's seal, tiger talisman, imperial edict and other items.
Immediately, the young general got on his horse and saluted Li Yunze on the horse, "Your Majesty, I am leaving!"
Li Yunze nodded and waved his hand, "Go!"
The large group of cavalry surged away in a mighty manner, leaving Chang'an City and heading straight to Shanglin Garden to join the soldiers and horses assembled there.
Looking at Huo Qubing's leaving figure, Li Yunze whispered softly, "When you come back victorious, I will make you a champion! You will be unparalleled in the world for being the champion of the three armies!"
"If you don't come back, then I will personally lead the troops and go out to wipe out the bastards and avenge you!"
After years of development and reserves, coupled with the hard work of Dahan people and hard workers from all over the world, Dahan has made great progress in all aspects at this time.
Take cavalry as an example. After years of development and promotion, Mu Ma Jian can provide the army with more than hundreds of thousands of horses.
Moreover, after generations of eugenics and breeding, as well as adequate feeding, these military horses are strong and endurance, and have become an important support for the cavalry.
In terms of weapons and equipment, cavalry has always been regarded as a key training target, and half-body armor has basically been popularized.
Wearing an iron helmet and half-body armor, holding a lance, carrying a crossbow, and hanging on his horse a shield, hammer, axe, chain, flail, saber and other backup weapons, he was undoubtedly fully armed.
The logistical supplies were sufficient enough to make the Huns lose control of their emotions and burst into tears.
After traveling, the feed for the horses was all made from pressed soybean dregs, ground alfalfa and corn, sprinkled with refined salt and eggs, and stirred thoroughly.
In the past, people in Guizhou could not eat this kind of thing during the Chinese New Year.
As for what the cavalry eat, it is closer to the nomadic tribes, mainly cheese and dried meat.
Li Yunze vigorously developed animal husbandry, not only raising horses, but also raising cattle and sheep.
There were more than ten grain bags filled with cheese sweetened with sugar and dried meat cured with salt, and a pack horse was specially used to carry them.
As for morale, needless to say, the Han soldiers have been looking forward to fighting for many years.
Fight, and fight hard, until the earth falls apart.
After years of accumulation of internal strength, it is finally time to explode.
Huo Qubing first joined the Yulin army at Shanglinyuan, and then headed westward to Longxi County.
Tens of thousands of troops under his command had already been dispatched in batches, and Huo Qubing was the last to set off.
After all, although the road transportation system has been greatly improved, it is still not enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops passing through at once.
A march of this scale would proceed in batches, each arriving at the specified place according to the specified time.
The so-called delayed military schedule refers to the failure to arrive on time.
All the counties, counties, markets and towns encountered along the way were passed by without entering, and all the troops were either in a hurry or on their way.
It was Huo Qubing's first time to lead troops into battle, so he naturally needed to establish his authority. Anyone who dared to delay the military term at this time would definitely be used to scare monkeys.
One person and five horses can travel six hundred miles in three days, and a thousand miles in five days.
On the seventh day, Huo Qubing led the Yulin Army to Lingjusai (Lanzhou).
Many horses were lost due to the rapid march along the way.
But it doesn't matter, the Shaofu has the largest horse herding prison in the entire Han Dynasty here in Lingjusai.
There are at least 100,000 horses in many horse farms around Lingju Sai, and tens of thousands of horses can be provided for military use at any time.
Huo Qubing was also unambiguous. After two days of slight repairs, he collected 30,000 horses from various horse farms, distributed them to various ministries, and set off on the journey again.
Beyond Lingjusai lies the Yellow River, where the Han Dynasty built a pontoon bridge across the Yellow River.
Tens of thousands of cavalry and an even larger group of pack horses crossed the Yellow River in a mighty manner.
On the other side of the river, you can see the majestic Qilian Mountains.
At the foot of the mountain, there is endless green grassland.
Herdsmen drove herds of cattle and sheep around leisurely on the grassland.
When the earth began to tremble slightly, the herdsmen saw in panic the Han cavalry coming like a tidal wave!