[Han Wu Huo Wei] Yuan hunting seven years

Wei Qing stood on the southeast city wall, his robe was blown by the strong wind, and from here he could overlook the entire terrain of Shuofang.For Wei Qing, this place is both familiar and unfamiliar. He fought two battles here, from the Battle of Heshuo in the second year of Yuanshuo to the Battle of Gaoyu in the fifth year of Yuanshuo, during which he planned for three years.During those three years, he never left the northern border. During this period, he returned to Chang'an for less than a month every year, and he also stayed in this embryonic Shuofang for several months.It can be said that he is familiar with every plant and tree here, and the climate changes, but the Shuofang in front of him has indeed changed a lot. The Great Wall has been built to a considerable scale. The Wubi, Wuhou, Dige and military roads, together with the scattered county fortresses that can be seen among the surrounding lakes, have formed a fairly effective frontier defense system, quietly guarding the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

Su Jian has always been by Wei Qing's side, the general came from afar, this is a top priority for Su Jian, every morning he will diligently report to the Hussar Mansion, and accompany Wei Qing to patrol around during the day, he is in good spirits on happy occasions , Su Jian's old energy was swept away, and the busier he was, the more energetic he became. The soldiers all snickered, saying that the generals of Su Jian were a few years younger.

The winter in Shuofang was cold and long. The wind was blowing from the desert in the west. Wei Qing squinted and stared at the northwest in a daze. Mouth the sand, and tried to persuade him, but Wei Qing replied with a smile.

"Qubing likes this kind of weather the most."

Su Jian was stunned when he heard the words, and suddenly realized that Huo Qubing had been completely absent for the past few days.

Since Weiqing arrived in Shuofang, Huo Qubing seems to be very busy, his excuse is very high-sounding, Huqi is in Shuofang, and he is temporarily acting as the chief minister in Shuofang. Shuofang is an important town in the northern border. Hou Chang, Sui Chang and other positions, and tens of thousands of garrison soldiers, and more than [-] people who have moved over the years in the related area. There are more than ten million things that are controlled by the portal.Not to mention anything else, after a heavy snowfall, just inspecting the pavilions and tunnels will be busy.

Having said that, Huo Qubing was so busy that he often couldn't even speak a few words in a day, and he didn't return home for several days. Su Jian still felt a little strange, but Wei Qing remained calm.

It would be wrong to say that the hussars disrespected the general, but when they heard that the general was coming, it was this person who braved the snow to welcome him a hundred miles away?

On this day, Wei Qing made an appointment with Su Jian to see a horse herding farm dozens of miles outside the city. Although this place is not too far away, the road is snowy and slippery.Su Jian made all kinds of arrangements early in the morning, and Wei Qing also set off with him as scheduled, but halfway through, Wei Qing suddenly laughed and said that he has a bad memory and has forgotten important things, so he will go another day.

Su Jiansu knew that the great general was thoughtful and was slightly confused, but it was not an urgent matter anyway, so the two returned to Shuofang City.Su Jian accompanied Wei Qing all the way back to the Hushi shogunate, but he suddenly saw Huo Qubing, who was on patrol outside, in the study in casual clothes, looking at a huge map on the ground in a daze.For some reason, Su Jian felt guilty for a moment, mixed with a little pride, as if he and the general conspired to block the general Hussars.

Such weird thoughts made Su Jian a little embarrassed, he wanted to explain a few words but didn't know how to word it, and among the three of them, he was obviously the only one who was embarrassed, Wei Qing was very natural, Huo Qubing didn't feel in the slightest when he saw them coming back suddenly, he casually moved his feet The map was kicked out again, and he looked up and said.

"General, I have something to ask at the end."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Wei Qing took off his shoes, walked to his side, looked at the picture with him, and quickly discussed it.When uncle and nephew talked about their official duties, Huo Qubing followed his uncle's rules, and was only addressed as a general. His attitude was as usual, kind and respectful, and he didn't mean to ask Su Jian to avoid him.

Su Jian stood by for a while, and he could understand that Huo Qubing was reviewing the defense plan for arranging pavilions, tunnels and watchtowers in the next spring. The discussion of the perspectives of the two great Sima is naturally brilliant.

But Su Jian stood there for a while, and decided to retreat by himself. For some reason, he just felt that the general was blocking the hussars, and the hussars obviously understood that it seemed that the magnanimity at the moment seemed to be a plan. The tacit understanding is so good, why should I stay here.Thinking this way, he said his goodbyes, turned around, walked a few steps, and heard Huqi seem to say something, the voice was not loud and he couldn't hear clearly.

In fact, if Su Jian heard Huo Qubing's words, he might not know whether to laugh or cry.Huo Qubing seemed to be only looking at the picture from the beginning to the end, but in fact he had seen all kinds of Su Jian's thoughts, and when he walked away, he smiled.

"Su Ziyi is good. It is worthwhile for my uncle to save him."

He was talking about the Battle of Monan in the sixth year of Yuanshuo. Wei Qing heard him suddenly mentioning that long time ago, and he still used such an old-fashioned tone. With a mouthful of snow-white teeth, he looked like he had no city.Wei Qing looked at him, also smiled, did not mention Monan, but said slowly.

"Zi Yi also praised you, saying that after you came, you designed the city defense, and you almost traveled all over Shuofang in person, and you often stayed up for days and nights when you were busy." Wei Qing suddenly changed the subject and said, "You Day and night must be fought, why?"

He turned quickly, and Huo Qubing answered faster, as if he had expected him to ask such a question.He only answered three words.

"I can not."

These words had a deep meaning, Wei Qing's eyes moved slightly, Huo Qubing didn't let him think too much, turned around and rummaged through the desk for a while, and found a dozen or so things.

Those were many pieces of precious white silk, which were neatly cut, but were painted beyond recognition by the owner. There were dots circled on them, as if marking the topography of some rivers and mountains, and some arrows, which seemed to be pointed by soldiers. And some place names.The pictures are half like a map, and half like the deployment of troops for combat, but they are extremely sloppy, and some are even only half drawn, as if they were just Huo Qubing's graffiti.

However, it was just this graffiti-like sketch, Wei Qing just glanced at it, and the expression between his brows froze.He took it, sat down in front of the case, opened it up and looked at each one, his face gradually became serious.

Shuofang, Yunzhong, Yanmen, Shanggu and Youbeiping in the east, and the four prefectures in Hexi in the west, these many pictures put together, Huo Qubing drew a complete defense map of northern Xinjiang.Among the many wars, some have already happened, as early as the pre-Qin period and even the Warring States period, and some have never happened. These are Huo Qubing's various assumptions.

Wei Qing read one by one, and finally stopped on a particularly scribbled picture. In that picture, Hu Qi divided his troops into two groups, and attacked from Yunzhong, Shuofang, and Hexi's Jiuquan and Wuwei, and the soldiers pointed directly at Ganquan. .Four dots are circled on the picture, and the painting is so heavy that the ink seeps into the back of the silk.

The two were silent for a while, and then looked at the picture together. The position of Chang'an is in the middle of the pass, surrounded by majestic passes on three sides, but the Hetao land facing the north is not safe to defend. Point, divide the troops to the east and west, condescend to make a big roundabout outflank, and Chang'an will be in danger.

There are some things that Huo Qubing didn't say clearly, but Wei Qing fully understands that after Mobei, the king's court of the Xiongnu fled far away, and the big Han nation celebrated, but only these two generals knew in their hearts that the battle between Han and Hu was not over, and it was far from over.Regardless of the distance, since the Spring and Autumn Period, the famous generals of Yan, Zhao, and Qin have repeatedly defeated the Hulu, but they have never been able to completely sever the Hu-Han dispute.They, I'm afraid they can't either.

After Mobei, Wei Qing told Huo Qubing alone that within 20 years, the Han and Hu will definitely have another battle. In ten or twenty years, it may not matter if the big Han has their generation, but what about a hundred years from now?Just for this matter, Wei Qing has lost a lot of gray hair in the past few years, and he followed Su Jian to check around these few days, and he also understands that Huo Qubing is practicing his ideas in Shuofang.What the two of them were planning together by coincidence was already a hundred years after the great man.Huo Qubing didn't answer his question just now, Wei Qing also understood what he meant, people without long-term considerations must have near-term worries.

Wei Qing searched for a long time, feeling some unspeakable things churning in his heart. At this moment, he fully understood Huo Qubing's distress. Qubing saw many things, maybe ten or twenty years later, maybe a hundred years later, he thought Relying on one's own strength, design a set of methods for long-term stability.

He wanted to tell Huo Qubing that he used to think the same way, but he gradually realized that it was impossible, fighting all his life might bring back the peace of several generations, but he couldn't end the war between Huo and Han forever. I can do my best.But he didn't say anything, just sat down, took the picture again, looked at it carefully, and added something to it with a pen.

Huo Qubing didn't speak anymore. He was still looking at the pictures at first, but gradually he only looked at Wei Qing in a daze. He liked Wei Qing's current appearance the most. When that person was serious, his eyes would be particularly bright. The more difficult and difficult things he encountered, he The quieter the eyes, Huo Qubing liked Wei Qing like this since he was a child, and he couldn't get enough of it for ten or twenty years.

Seeing Wei Qing's completely forgetful appearance, he silently thought,

I knew that when it comes to big men, you can't take care of me,

Even so, there is indescribable pride and joy in the faint helplessness...

It was night, and the two of them were busy until late at night, and then they slept in the same couch.Wei Qing was tired today, still talking to him, eyes half closed, but Huo Qubing couldn't sleep, since he came to Shuofang, he has been sleeping very little, he saw that Wei Qing was tired, so he stopped answering, just Looking at his side face in a daze.

Lying down side by side like this, we can see everything very clearly.

Wei Qing has worked too hard this year, and has lost a lot of weight, with gray hair on his temples, and when he smiles, fine lines appear at the corners of his eyes.

Huo Qubing's eyes stopped on the fine lines, and he was distressed, angry and helpless, and he remembered the day when he went to pick up someone, the fire in Wei Qing's tent was half-extinguished, and there was no sign of sleeping on the couch, if he If you don't go, this person must be planning to wear the armor that can freeze to support the table in the snowy day and just close your eyes.

He couldn't help stretching out his hand to gently touch the wound on Wei Qing's left arm, and said in a low voice.

"Uncle has lost weight."

This action was not too much given how close the two of them used to be. The injury had healed long ago. Wei Qing just said "Hmm", closed his eyes and patted his hand backhand.

Huo Qubing listened to his breathing, his heart was both peaceful and satisfied but also inexplicably throbbing.However, he didn't ask for much, and after a while, he turned sideways and slowly tucked Wei Qing's quilt carefully, but with this movement, he unconsciously bumped into something beside the pillow, which made it a little uncomfortable, Huo Qubing frowned slightly, and took a look , the whole person was stunned.

It was a pair of exquisite sheep bone kidnappers, it had been tidied and cleaned very clean, but there were only two of them.

In an instant, Huo Qubing's childhood memory suddenly became very clear, as if it was only yesterday.At that time, it was the quiet and inactive Empress Dowager who was in power, and His Majesty was not the same as today. His Jianzhangying was completely different from what it is now, and his status was probably barely comparable to that of soldiers in the field.At that time, Wei Qing already had a lot of salary in name, but he couldn't get it.He and Wei Qing lived in a small house in Jianzhanglu. It was cold in winter, and the house was even colder. One year, the two of them chattered until their teeth chattered from the cold, and they often huddled together on the couch to keep warm.

That winter, for some reason, he pestered Wei Qing to ask for a sheep bone kidnapper to play with. A set of kidnappers needed four sheep knee bones to make up. I remember that year, it seemed that his uncle had just passed away. Wei Qing was very embarrassed, and it would not change for a long time out.In order to teach him to be obedient, the family took Wei Qing as an example, saying that it was not easy for his uncle to be the same age as him. They have always said this before, but Huo Qubing didn't know how difficult it was for his uncle until Mr. taught him the song "" Orphan Row".

Until today, many years later, Huo Qubing is still unable to read the poem "Orphan's Journey". He has never been familiar with poems. Only this poem is in his heart. For him, it is written by Wei Qing.He has been with Wei Qing since he was a child, and his uncle protects him everywhere, treats him well, and has never suffered any grievances.As long as Wei Qing was alone when he was his age, as long as he thought that he could not be by his side at that time, Huo Qubing would feel unspeakably sad. Being able to bear all the sins for him, no matter what, I still feel that there is no way to make up for the guilt he felt for not being with that young Wei Qing back then.

There are some things that cannot be done by human beings, and he can't make up for this matter anyway.

He didn't move much, but Wei Qing had already opened his eyes. Seeing Huo Qubing staring at the out-of-fit sheep bone kidnapper in a daze, he also looked at the small sheep bone, then at Huo Qubing in front of him, and laughed.

It's crazy.But it was just such a dream, which tormented him all the way, even remembering such trivial things as how many years ago he owed him a set of sheep bone kidnappers, and for no reason, he slowly left two dollars on the road, only thinking that it seemed to be enough. If he gave this kidnapper to him, it seemed that Qu Bing would never lose it again.

Qu Bing unexpectedly found this thing, Wei Qing was slightly embarrassed, but more pleased, after all, the person is right in front of his eyes, the warmth on the skin is almost palpable, and he feels very relieved.He couldn't help stretching out his hand to caress Huo Qubing's face, and said softly, half jokingly and half seriously.

"In the past, Qubing was in charge of me asking for this, and I found three incompetent people to fool you, so you blamed me for not loving you, and refused to play tricks again, remember?"

Wei Qing remembered a lot of old things, and there was a hint of a smile in his voice, his tone was very gentle at the moment, Huo Qubing didn't dare to look at him, what's more, he knew what Wei Qing was talking about, but even Wei Qing might not know about it, at this moment, He also didn't want him to know that it was because he read "Orphan's Journey" and thought of Wei Qing in his early years that he suddenly felt sad, and that's why he didn't want to play tricks anymore.

Huo Qubing squeezed the two sheep bones firmly in his palm, but he didn't show any emotion on his face, and replied in a joking tone.

"At that time, you always told me that when my uncle has money, I can do whatever I want, but when my uncle has money to build a mansion, he kicked me out."

Wei Qing really raised his eyebrows, his expression was very calm, but very happy.He thought of everything from his youth to the present, and when he looked at the person in front of him, he really wanted to tell this person, Qubing, it's been 20 years, but Wei Qing didn't open his mouth after all, just said.

"Okay, when you return to Chang'an, you will move back to your uncle's house. From now on, everything will be in front of my eyes."

Huo Qubing just smiled and said nothing, there are some useless things, at this moment, he doesn't want to think about it, Wei Qing has lost weight, but lying next to him is very warm, Huo Qubing simply closes his eyes, and fully feels the unique Wenxi of this person The atmosphere of tolerance, indulge in the imagination of returning to Chang'an one day, going home... There are many things he wants to do...

He thought for a long time, Wei Qing remained silent, and his breathing was steady and long. Huo Qubing thought he was asleep, and didn't want to open his eyes, but saw Wei Qing was still looking at him sideways, his face was as gentle and calm as usual, but there was something in his eyes that couldn't be said Things are extremely complicated.When the two eyes met, Wei Qing smiled reluctantly this time.

"I had a dream and lost you."

Huo Qubing was taken aback for a moment, instinctively wanted to say something, but Wei Qing shook his head, telling him not to speak, he seemed to think of that dream again, silent for a moment, and said slowly to himself.

"It doesn't matter where you go, I will always bring you back."

The tone of his words was extremely serious, and the look in his eyes was indescribable, Huo Qubing was shocked when he heard it, Wei Qing's expression and words made him very uncomfortable, but there was nothing strange in his voice, just said.

"Okay." He quickly added, "Uncle, it's snowing heavily outside."

After all, he didn't wait for Wei Qing's reaction, and didn't discuss this issue any further, he just stretched out his arms very quickly and hugged him lightly. Deliberately shaking it from side to side, this familiar move made Wei Qing laugh again, and really listened to the sound of snow.

It was snowing heavily outside, and there was a rustling sound similar to rain falling, and the room became warmer and warmer.

Having been together for 20 years, Huo Qubing is familiar with every little hobby of Wei Qing, and knows how to treat him best.When Wei Qing was a child, he was driven out to work every rainy day. As time passed, this person liked to fall asleep to the sound of wind and rain.One year, there was a strong wind like blood in Chang'an, and he ran a long way to pick Wei Qing home. After waiting in the wind for a long time, he saw Wei Qing come back on horseback in a hurry, with an anxious expression on his face, and scolded him all the way when he saw him running around.At night, the person who just swore to break up with him during the day put his arms around him and whispered happily, Qubing, there is a strong wind and rain outside, thunder and lightning, it is dark and cold, you and uncle are together, warm and peaceful ...

Huo Qubing's movements were intimate and natural, as if he was very happy, but also as if he was apologizing for the dream that made him unhappy. Wei Qing felt warm all over his body when he hugged him. His eyelids became heavier and heavier this time. , Only after a while, he completely relaxed and really fell asleep.

Before dawn, Huo Qubing climbed up to Shuofang City alone. When the guards saw him, they silently raised their torches to greet him one by one.

In the flickering flames, Huo Qubing walked along the city wall. The city was built according to the terrain, far from the splendor of Chang'an, but Huo Qubing liked it very much. At this moment, it was still pitch black, but when he closed his eyes, he could completely Seeing all of Shuofang City, and even Shuofang County, it was almost like being by Wei Qing's side.

Every time he stands here, Huo Qubing understands the significance of Heshuo's battle better than ever.When Wei Qing first entered Jianzhang, he often took him to the barracks. At night, everyone would light a fire and sit around to listen to the stories told by the veterans who had gone to the battlefield.

At that time, there were not many stories that the Han army could tell. For decades since the founding of the Han Dynasty, since Bai Deng, there has never been a victory against the Xiongnu that is worth boasting about.

One night, the old soldier pointed at Wei Qing who was in his arms and said with a wry smile, don’t think it’s safe to bring the little guy to Chang’an, the land of Henan is in the hands of the Huns, as long as the wolves are willing, the flames of war will be ready in an instant Go straight down to Ganquan.

Huo Qubing remembered it very clearly. He was naturally bold. At that time, he felt that the veteran was threatening him, but he didn't take it seriously. Wei Qing hugged him tightly, which made him uncomfortable, so he turned around and complained. Wei Qing just smiled and teased him. He asked Qu Bing if he was afraid, but his expression was as calm as usual, and his eyes were like lightning for a moment.

Perhaps, as early as that time, that person decided to use his life to end the threat of the Huns and exchange for the peace of several generations.

In the past, the dealings between the Han army and the Huns were only along the Great Wall. It was Wei Qing who proposed and practiced a brand new strategy.

He wants to cross the Great Wall and go deep into the grasslands to destroy the settlements of the Huns and plunder their livestock in large quantities.

In the past, people thought that this was impossible. The Huns were nomads, they had no fixed residence, and their livestock and people could be moved at any time.Stepping into the unknown grassland, let alone looting, it is not easy to find the enemy.

However, Wei Qing did it.

The Huns did have their settlements, at least, temporary fixed settlements for a certain season.The decades of peace on the grassland made the Huns forget that they would also be attacked by surprise.Their livestock might be able to move, but not as quickly as they thought, and if they were attacked by cavalry, it would be difficult for them to escape.

The Han region had the Great Wall as an early warning, but the Xiongnu did not have the manpower or material resources to fortify it with the Great Wall. As a result, once the Han army was really capable of driving straight in, the Huns did not know the existence of danger until they saw this army.

This idea is very bold, and it is even more difficult to practice.

To go deep into the grassland, one must understand the grassland, know the routes available for marching, the distribution of aquatic plants along the way, and be familiar with the life and migration habits of the grassland.All of this relies on a detailed intelligence network, which tests the judgment of a general.

The fighter plane is actually right in front of everyone's eyes. However, it is like a drop of water hidden in the sea. Only Wei Qing discovered this.

Huo Qubing's eyes flickered, he couldn't describe his astonishment, the longer he studied Wei Qing, the more fascinated he was, just like this person.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, Huo Qubing walked to a place where no one was around, stopped, and lightly tossed the half sheep bone kidnapper that he had been holding in his hand, wondering if this child's plaything was too light, he went back and forth a few times, Just dropped one on the ground.Huo Qubing smiled wryly, and slowly bent over to pick it up. His movement was a bit laborious. He knelt on one knee and paused for a moment, closed his eyes, picked up a handful of snow, wiped it on his head, and then got up and walked forward again.

During the day, his words were only half spoken.

For building Shuofang, he did have an unusual enthusiasm for this matter.

One day, when he is gone, when Wei Qing sees Shuofang City, he will definitely understand every last thought of his, understand every intention of him, then maybe it will be like seeing him.

In this way, does it count as keeping a part of him here...

He is not afraid to travel lightly, but he is reluctant and can't let go of one person.

Since he fell hard from his horse, thought that was it...

At that moment, many visions appeared before my eyes,

It seems that when a person is about to die, everything in his life will be reviewed slowly,

So he saw clearly,

Beacon fire, wolf smoke, horse, sword, armor, isolated city, Qiang flute, Hu Yan, eagle, sunset, desert, long river, border town, willow, Hu Tian,

In his whole life, he should have no regrets when he fought against the vast sea and immediately went to the wolf mountain.

All of this finally condensed on a familiar face,

Countless years flow,

The man took his hand, with a gentle face and firm eyes

Qubing, let's fight the Huns together.

No matter how far you run, the boundless yellow sand,

With this man behind him, he dares to go anywhere,

With this person, he has a home,

Only this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back.

Huo Qubing lowered his eyes and smiled softly.

Ask the world, who knows my heart?

Maybe when the flowers bloom next year, his people will disappear one day.

Yi Nuo in the past, accompanied you to chase the wild north, gallop across the desert,

With you and me, cut off the threat of the Huns, in exchange for several generations of peace,

Qubing never failed.

Thousands of years later, when people see Shuofang City, they will still associate our names with each other.

This connection will never be broken.

Also to leave behind what will connect us initially and ultimately...