Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 154 Surprised Xiguan overnight【Tickets】

Xiguan Border Town.

It was already daylight.

Prefect Zhang Jun's face was gloomy. He had already sat quietly in the study all night, during which he only took a short nap.

He was worried about the champion Hou and his soldiers who had left the customs.

Zhang Jun was also in charge of the army in his early years, and he knows how important it is to have a good general.

The champion Hou Mingming is extremely qualified and has a promising future, but he is eager to make achievements, and he will go out with three hundred people. Maybe he has some cards, but if he makes a slight mistake, he will lose the whole game. A wise man will not do it.

"Prefect Zhang, do you have any news?" Zhang Qian didn't sleep well, and came in early in the morning to ask.

Zhang Jun shook his head: "I have sent several teams of scouts one after another. There are not many roads to the northwest. I can find clues anyway, and there should be news to send back soon."

Sitting at the side, Zhang Qian sighed comfortingly: "Actually, there is no need to worry too much. I have personally experienced the speed of the champion's march. The two battles he fought against the Huns were also real and tough battles, and he can't do falsehoods."

"You mean that even if the situation is dire, he can break through and come back?" Zhang Jun said.

Zhang Qian hummed: "In the battle when he defeated the Huns' royal court, it was widely rumored in the army that he was unrivaled in bravery. I guess even if the situation outside the West Gate is chaotic and the enemy is outnumbered, at least he will come back without any problem."

Zhang Jun said: "The champion Hou Bing is fast, I have heard it too.

But the Xiongnu and Western Qiang also have the art of marching. This is the reason why the Qiang people can come and go like the wind.If you are encircled, it is not so easy to get out. "

Zhang Qian said: "Champion Hou Xingjun is not the usual fast one. And it is very concealed.

It is not so easy for the opponent to make him fall into a tight siege. I am just worried that there are few others but eager to make meritorious deeds and put myself in danger. "

Zhang Jun shook his head: "Though the people I sent out haven't found any trace of Champion Hou.

But we have been fighting the Xiongnu all the year round, and the Huns are always the ones we are most closely guarded against, so we have scouts who have been keeping an eye on the Xiutu King's Department closest to us in the Western Huns.The news sent back said that soldiers and horses from the Royal Department of Xiutu have also left the camp in the past few days, and their whereabouts have not yet been determined.

At least three or four thousand troops.I have issued an order to strictly prevent the Xiongnu and Qiang from coming to break through the pass. "

Zhang Qian was obviously surprised: "You mean the Xiongnu and the Qiang people are going to work together again?"

In the northwest corner of the Han territory, the Xiongnu, Qiang and Di tribes often colluded and divided their troops, in order to disturb the judgment of the Han army and facilitate their actions.

Zhang Jun said in a deep voice: "I used to think that my big man had General Wei, and the champion Hou Hengkong was born. After a few years, the champion Hou will really grow up and become more proficient in military affairs. Our Han army There is hope that the border troubles will be completely eliminated.

Unexpectedly, it will be like this, meeting is not as good as being famous... The champion Hou Yongbing is not careful, and sooner or later there will be big problems.

For some problems, it may only take one time, and all the previous wins will be lost. "

"You really think highly of him. When he was young, I knew it would be difficult for him to achieve great things in the future."

Zhang Jun was talking with Zhang Qian when another old voice came from outside the door.

The two looked towards the door, and saw a tall, thin old man wearing a brown brocade robe and Hanfu, walking in slowly with a cane in his hand.

"How did the clan elder come to pass here in person?" Zhang Jun got up and said.

The one who came in was Li Yanqing, uncle of the current patriarch of the Li family in Longxi, the great Confucian of the dynasty.

Although he and the old prime minister Gong Sunhong's generation did not become officials, they were invited to teach the young Liu Che, and their status was respected.

Later, when Liu Che was old, he specially taught the clan's children in Chang'an for a long time.

The reason why the Li family in Longxi is so prominent is that his family has spread branches and leaves, and the invisible influence is everywhere.

"That Champion Hou didn't respect his teacher when he was young, and he had a perverse personality. He said that he didn't learn ancient methods. It's really unreasonable. Can he still surpass the sages and saints of the past?"

"I received a message from Chang'an, knowing that when Huo Qubing was in Chang'an, he even brought the silk book inherited from my Li family into the military mansion. I want to see who gave him the courage to take away my Li family's inheritance. .”

Li Yanqing tapped the ground with her crutches, took her seat and continued:
"It's also a lesson for him to go out of Xiguan without authorization, but it's a pity that those soldiers who were brought out by him, if they are with him, it may be more or less auspicious.

Back then when I was teaching in the palace, I said that this son would suffer a lot from his arrogance in the future, what do you think? "

"He was able to defeat the Huns twice, all because of his vigor. He may be brave, but he got a little advantage, so he thinks he is a military saint?"

Zhang Qian was a little shocked when he heard it: this old man is so bold, he is the champion of the dynasty, the husband of the princess, and a good general of the country.I don't know how the champion Hou offended the old Li family.

Li Yanqing's eyes became slightly sharper: "Master Dong is still too gentle. If it were me, I would have to reprimand him face to face.

Back then, I just said a few words about him, but he dug a trap secretly at the door of the teaching room, and even made a disguise on the surface, so he was able to hide it from me.

Unprepared, I stumbled into the trap... The trap was dug exactly in line with my steps, exactly.I made a dented foot, which caused the whole room of students to laugh out loud, and it was a shame. "

"He was only six years old at the time, and you said how lawless he was."

Li Yanqing's old but not cloudy eyes narrowed slightly: "With his character, if he meets a real strong enemy, he only needs to lose once, and all the pride in the past will be stripped away...from then on, he will be useless!"

"I heard that he came to Xiguan... I drove here overnight by car, so I knew he couldn't bear his temper and would go out in a huff. Sure enough, I counted him in, not bad at all."

Zhang Jun hurriedly said: "You always need to be unable to say these things in front of outsiders, and if the Champion Hou comes back later, you will not be able to say that..."

Li Yanqing sneered: "I hope he can come back..."

Before he finished speaking, soldiers hurried in from outside.

Seeing that Zhang Jun was sent out to inquire about the news, he felt a little nervous: "How is the situation? Do you know where the champion is going?"

"No, no trace of Champion Hou was found, but a team of scouts who went out to investigate came back.

They found that tens of miles away from Xiguan, on the edge of our usual inspection area, there were corpses of ancient Qiang and Hun cavalry, and there were not a few of them, obviously fighting. "

Zhang Jun asked: "Do you have the body of my Han army?"

"No Han army was found, and the Qiang tribe had the most casualties. After careful identification, the scouts also found that some of the people wearing our Han army uniforms were actually Qiang people, not our Han army.

There were at least [-] or [-] Qiang people who died, and they were all in the prime of life, so they should be the elite of a certain tribe.

There are also five or six hundred Huns who died! "

Zhang Jun, Zhang Qian, and Li Yanqing looked at each other.

"Explore again and find out the situation as soon as possible."

The scout turned to leave, but a new scout came in outside:
"Report: I went to the northwest for nearly [-] miles, but I didn't find the champion, but I found the camp where the ancient Qiang tribe was located, and a big fire broke out."

"There are scouts approaching to investigate. Not only is the whole village on fire in the ancient Qiang tribe, but there are also Qiang corpses everywhere.

At present, it has been determined that the ancient Qiang tribe was destroyed by the fire, and the members of the tribe were also killed in large numbers.Most of the outer walls of the camp collapsed, as if they were forced into by someone. "

Zhang Jun and Zhang Qian were startled.

The ancient Qiang tribe is one of the most powerful tribes outside Xiguan.

They often joined forces with the Xiongnu to attack the border. If you want to choose the Qiang tribe who has the deepest hatred and hatred for the Han people, the ancient Qiang tribe must be among them.

In one night, the ancient Qiang tribe was destroyed?
"Is there any other news?"

"The scouts stood on the high ground where the ancient Qiang tribe was located and found that there were other fires in the northwest direction.

The scouts searched along the road and learned that every fire started was a Qiang tribe, extending all the way to the northwest, and so far, four Qiang tribes of different sizes have been found, all of which were completely burned by the fire, and the tribes were completely destroyed..."

The scout had a happy face when he first spoke, and he wanted to laugh out loud, but after saying a few words, his voice became a little low.

He has been a scout in Xiguan for three years.

In the past three years, I can't remember how many times I have encountered the Huns and Qiang people at the border. How many fellow soldiers around me died fighting the Qiangs and the Huns, and my memory is gradually blurred, so I dare not say more think.

Only the hatred with these foreigners is deep-rooted!

... When he said a few words, the faces that had fought side by side in his mind reappeared in a trance, vividly in his mind, and he felt depressed.

Zhang Jun and Zhang Qian were thinking at the same time.

The strongholds of the Qiang people were burned, apparently by external force.

Where did the external force come from so fierce that they set fire to the camp overnight and destroyed many Qiang villages?
Champion Hou?
But he only leads a few hundred soldiers, even if he has hidden means, can he defeat the ancient Qiang and other tribes who have caused disasters in the Western Qiang for many years?

The ancient Qiang tribe had nearly [-] fighters, not to mention other tribes were also burned, plus the Xiongnu...

Zhang Jun and Zhang Qian were silent.

Li Yanqing also frowned deeply, trying to analyze the news brought back by the scouts.

It was not until this afternoon that they received further confirmation.

Because the more than [-] frontier soldiers who followed Huo Qubing came back under the leadership of the school lieutenant Xu Jia.

Zhang Jun immediately ordered Xu Jia to come to see him.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jia came to the mansion where Zhang Jun was located.

When Zhang Jun saw Xu Jia from a distance, he had a feeling that Xu Jia seemed to be slightly different from before, but he couldn't say exactly what.

"I've seen the prefect, I've seen Marquis Bowang."

Xu Jia glanced at Li Yanqing, but he didn't recognize him. Seeing him sitting there in a big way, he didn't dare to address him casually.

"Where is the champion?"

"What did Champion Hou do last night?"

"Where is the champion? Why did you come back first?"

"Is it Champion Hou who set fire to the Qiang camp?"

Several people in the room kept asking questions.

A strange brilliance suddenly appeared in Xu Jia's eyes, and he said: "The champion is still in charge of the army and has not returned. I follow the order of the champion and come back to deliver what was seized last night. There are a lot of things, and I really can't carry them.

In addition, you have to bring the words of Master Hou to the prefect! "

While Xu Jia was speaking, he took out a leather scroll from his body, spread it out, and placed it on the low mat in front of Zhang Jun with great care.

"This is……"

Zhang Jun and Zhang Qian, including Li Yanqing on the side, also looked over: "Is this a marching map?"

"Not at all."

Xu Jia's expression was faintly excited: "This is the battle route and pre-war deduction and combat method drawn up by Lord Hou before the battle. Lord Hou asked me to bring it back to show to the eunuch, saying that the eunuch would know his intentions just by looking at it!" "

In the afternoon, the sun shines in from the window, and the light in the house is just right.

Zhang Jun looked at it intently, but saw that the map depicted the terrain around Xiguan.

The map is densely marked, if you are not a marching person, you may feel dizzy if you take a look at it, and you will not understand the meaning at all.

Zhang Jun looked at it for a while, but his expression became solemn, and he pointed to a red line extending from Xiguan: "This is your marching route last night. The first stop after leaving Xiguan is the dangerous pass 150 miles away, Huangkouyi?"

(End of this chapter)