My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 28 Hard Bones

The eastern part of the Hexi Corridor.

In the gap between two mountain ridges, there is a long and narrow mountain path, which is called Wushaoling. Across Wushaoling, there is a Xiongnu tribe called Anpu.

At this time, the Angpu tribe had long ceased to exist, leaving only a group of the elderly, the weak, women and children, as well as many cattle, sheep and horses.

"Father, the head of King An Pu is here!"

on the hills.

Captain Li Gan galloped over, jumped off his horse excitedly, held up a head that was still dripping with blood, and shouted:
"Father, I killed this official in battle, and I am still checking the other prisoners and spoils."

"it is good!"

Li Guang laughed first, and was about to say something else, but when he realized that there was a deputy general beside him, he immediately frowned and shouted at Li Gan:
"How many times have I told you that on the battlefield, you are called a general!"

Hear the words.

Li Gan glanced at Gongsun Ao who was nearby, but did not say anything. He responded respectfully, said that he would go and capture the prisoners, and then mounted his horse and left.

Wait until he leaves.

Li Guang stroked the hilt of his sword and smiled to his side, "Haha, General Gongsun, don't blame me. My son has always been reckless."

Although those words were clearly meant to be an apology, there was no way to suppress the sense of complacency and boasting coming out of his mouth.

"Eh."

Gongsun Ao smiled and said indifferently: "Captain Li is extremely brave. He defeated the Anpu tribe on his own. How can he be called reckless?"

As a minor general, leading 5,000 troops, Gongsun Ao should have been the vanguard, but Li Guang chose his son Li Gan instead.

That's the case.

Gongsun Ao would not have any dissatisfaction, after all, he was the commander-in-chief and he could make whatever arrangements he wanted.

but.

Aren't you, the father and son of the Li family, too eager to eat? Aren't you the whole of the Tangpu tribe, not leaving any soup or water for others?

Gongsun Ao stopped smiling and asked a man on his right: "How many tribes are under the jurisdiction of Xiutu tribe? Where are they distributed?"

"Get the map!"

He originally wanted the other party to point it out on the map, but the man took a quick glance at the rough map and shook his head.

He dismounted, squatted down, and drew a radial branch on the ground with his scabbard.

"here……"

Tang Yifu pointed to the many forks and said, "These are the tributaries of Gushui River. Many small tribes under the jurisdiction of Xiutu tribe are distributed in this generation."

"Just keep going west and you will definitely run into them!"

When the introduction was being made, Li Guang was also listening attentively. Although he did not like this Hun, he would be a fool not to listen to the information.

He is straightforward, but not stupid.

Tang Yifu didn't care what the two generals' attitudes were. He kept a wooden face and said to himself, "To the northwest, where the tributaries of the valley water converge, is where the Xiutu King City is located."

"I have been to this city with the master of the family. The city defenses once built by the Yuezhi people have been abandoned. Most of the city is now occupied by the nobles of the Xiutu tribe."

The last time Zhang Qian’s delegation was sent to the Western Regions, they were captured by the Xiongnu in Hexi and then sent to the court of the Chanyu, where they were imprisoned for ten years!
Tang Yifu may not be clear about other places, but he still remembers this place clearly.

This end.

Gongsun Ao glanced to the northwest, then looked away, "All the way to the west, which tribes are there?"

Tang Yifu thought for a while, "Qiemo, Dangtian, Tuge, and at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain there are also Zhelan, Luhou and other tribes."

Hear the words.

Gongsun Ao tilted his head to look at Li Guang, and the corner of his mouth curved, "General, what do you think?"

There's no need to look.

Having just won the military victory over a small tribe, Li Guang was in high spirits and gave the order directly: "Move the troops westward, annihilate all the tribes, and then stop slaughtering them!"

The one with the surname Li was eager to make merit, and the one with the surname Gongsun was not willing to be left behind, so the main general and the deputy generals thought of the same thing.

Save the hard bones for last and chew them slowly...

Just like this, 20,000 Han troops marched westward in a mighty force. The small tribes along the way were no match for them and were defeated as soon as they came into contact with them.

Li Gan's vanguard troops were still very brave, far ahead of the main force, and Gongsun Ao either followed behind to eat dust or clean up the battlefield.

There were a lot of prisoners and spoils of war, but they had nothing to do with him!

Li Guang noticed the other side's dissatisfaction, but he didn't care. The vanguard had been winning battles over and over again, so how could they be discouraged?

of course.

This was his statement on the surface. In fact, Li Guang's real thought was: "You, Gongsun Ao, have already been made a marquis. Why are you so anxious?"

The ones who are really anxious are the Li family... no, to be precise, it is Li Guang's lineage!
With the ambition to bring glory to the family and a shameless face, General Li sent a message to his son, telling him to go for it!

Captain Li did not disappoint everyone and succeeded...

Fell into a trap!
Yanzhi Mountain, on the southern foot, is home to the Tuge tribe.

"Gather in a circle, don't panic! Hold on, hold on!" Li Gan was covered in blood and roared with all his might.

The enemies came one after another around them, and the Han army, which was known for its bows and crossbows, was now being tossed around by the densely packed Xiongnu cavalry.

Whoosh whoosh!
Dense arrows poured down like rain, some hit the armor and fell to the ground with a clang, some hit the horses, the horses neighed, and the knights fell down.

If you fall off the horse, there is no chance of survival.

more than this.

The arrow went straight through the gap in the armor and even hit him in the face. He couldn't even utter a single scream and died in the blood.

The Han army, which was originally composed of cavalry, can only hold their ground and wait for reinforcements. It's not that they can't charge again, but they really can't!
The Hun cavalry were everywhere, densely packed, no less than tens of thousands. With only Li Gan's 4,000 vanguards, they would die if they rushed out!

"Captain, the situation is not good, we are trapped!" A military officer came to report loudly with blood all over his face.

Li Gan knew this, but he couldn't let anyone else cause trouble. "Hold your ground, tell the soldiers, reinforcements will be here soon!"

There are indeed reinforcements, but only God knows whether they can survive before they arrive.

All they could see were waving scimitars and all they could hear were the enemy's whistles. The Han army's formation was like a lone boat in the raging waves, and was in imminent danger!

Something must be done now!
next moment.

But Li Gan's face was grim, he tightly grasped the ring-handled sword, shook the reins, and shouted to the guards around him:
"Follow me!"

As he spoke, he actually rushed out of the army formation with dozens of cavalrymen and killed the Huns outside the formation.

See this.

A burst of shouts suddenly broke out from the Han army!

The morale and courage are commendable, but how could the tens of thousands of Huns around them allow the Han army to gain momentum?

"King Tuge, go and kill the Han generals who are heading out to fight!"

Outside the encirclement, on a high ground.

The gloomy-looking Xu Tu Wang Chao gave an order, and then a strong man grinned, "Hey, yes!"

Not long after.

Seeing the Tuge tribe rushing into the battlefield, the Han army's sharply increased morale was suppressed, and King Xiutu's expression finally relaxed a little.

I want to save the hard bones for last and chew them slowly...

But now.

The hard bones are about to break a mouthful of teeth!

……

……

April, the second year of Yuanshou.

Lady Wang gave birth to a prince for the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, but died three days after giving birth.

The emperor was sad.

The second prince was born with congenital deficiencies and there was a possibility that he would die young.

Discussion of the matter was strictly prohibited in the palace, and fifteen palace maids and eunuchs were beaten to death because of this incident.

Although Crown Prince Liu Ju was still worried about the war in Hexi, he could not ignore what was happening around him. He sighed and said, "It is a troubled time..."

(End of this chapter)