Chapter 4: Find! You must find this Huo Qubing for me!
[In 202 BC, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought a decisive battle. ]

[Finally, Xiang Yu was defeated and felt ashamed to face the elders of Jiangdong, so he chose to commit suicide, ending his glorious and tragic life.]

[A poem in later generations says: "When alive, he should be a hero; when dead, he should be a ghost hero. I still miss Xiang Yu, who refused to cross the Yangtze River." This expresses the nostalgia of people in later generations for him. 】

On the banks of the Wujiang River.

Xiang Yu was wearing armor covered in blood.

There was a gleam of determination and indomitable spirit in his eyes, and the spear in his hand was like a ray of cold light, cutting through the mist on the river surface.

Even though he was defeated, he still stood like a solitary peak, staring at the Han army that had surrounded him.

Perhaps frightened by the mountains of corpses and seas of blood beneath his feet, or perhaps out of admiration for the hero, the Han army led by Guan Ying hesitated to take action.

however.

After seeing that he finally chose to commit suicide on the sky, Xiang Yu couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

A burst of laughter followed.

"Hahaha……"

Xiang Yu looked up at the light curtain, with a desolate look in his eyes. He looked at the enemy troops in all directions and slowly closed his eyes.

"He committed suicide at Wujiang River."

“It seems like a good destination.”

Be able to leave your name in history.

To be remembered by future generations and to be evaluated as having a glorious and tragic life.

Enough is enough.

The head of the Wujiang Pavilion behind him was still anxiously shouting, "My lord, please don't commit suicide."

"Although Jiangdong is small, it covers a thousand miles and has a population of several hundred thousand people, which is enough for a king. I hope the king will cross it quickly. Now I am the only one with a boat, and when the Han army arrives, there will be no way to cross."

Xiang Yu opened his eyes and said sadly: "Heaven has doomed me, what can I do?"

"I and 8,000 Jiangdong men crossed the river to the west, but now no one has returned. Even if the Jiangdong fathers and brothers take pity on me and make me king, how can I face them?"

The eight thousand soldiers from Jiangdong are just a simple record in history books.

When later generations read this, they thought that they were just Xiang Yu's personal soldiers who were willing to die for him at any time. Many people did not understand Xiang Yu and felt sorry for his unwillingness to cross the river and go west.

But in Xiang Yu's eyes, they were Xiao Ming, who used to rob bird nests with him when they were children;
Xiao Wang, who went fishing in the river with us; Xiao Zhang, who climbed trees to rob bird nests with us;
A childhood friend who was arrested for committing a crime, but refused to reveal the other person's name no matter how hard the cruel official beat him...

The villagers gave their children to Xiang Yu, and these people were Xiang Yu's best playmates when he was a child.

Nine out of ten households in Jiangdong had no sons. Xiang Yu felt ashamed to face the people of Jiangdong, and was unwilling to cross the river and bring the war to Jiangdong no matter what.

So, he chose to understand himself.

At this moment, Xiang Yu laughed out loud as he looked at the Han army slowly approaching him from all directions.

"Today, even though I die..."

"But he is still... the Overlord of Western Chu!!!"

After the roar.

Between heaven and earth, a flash of sword light cut through the sky and also cut through Xiang Yu's life.

Blood gushed out, staining his armor and the water of the Wujiang River red.

But a smile appeared on Xiang Yu's face, a smile of relief and pride.

"Yu Ji, Prime Minister, fellow soldiers, I am here to accompany you..."

far away.

Liu Bang looked at the sky and murmured: "Live as a hero, die as a ghost hero."

"What a poem, what a poem."

Then he looked at Xiang Yu, whose blood had all been drained out but who was still standing on the mountain of corpses like a sharp sword.

He sighed and said, "A grand funeral."

Not far away, the water of the Wujiang River is surging.

It seemed as if it was seeing off this hero and telling this tragic history.

……

History will not stop because of one person.

The wheels keep turning.

[In the same year, Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor and named his country Han, becoming Emperor Gaozu of Han, which is known in history as the Western Han Dynasty.]

[In 195 BC, Liu Bang died at the age of 61, having reigned for 8 years.]

[From 180 BC to 141 BC, the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing was the first prosperous period in Chinese history.]

[In 141 BC, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, succeeded to the throne and became the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty.]

[In 140 BC, during the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing was born. ]

[After Empress Dowager Dou died in 135 BC, Emperor Wu of Han officially took control of the real power. ]

[In 129 BC, Wei Qing led his first expedition against the Xiongnu and won a great victory.]

[He led 119 cavalrymen deep into the heart of the Xiongnu, and attacked Longcheng, the Xiongnu's sacred place for heaven worship, and captured 5 people. This was the first victory of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu in a hundred years. ] [In 3 BC, Huo Qubing led 83 cavalrymen deep into the northern desert, defeated the Xiongnu army, captured 7 Xiongnu people including Tuntou King and Han King, generals, prime ministers, doormen, and captains, and annihilated more than enemies, and pursued them to Langjuxu Mountain. ]

[From then on, the Hexi Corridor became the territory of the Han Dynasty. ]

Huo Qubing joined the army at the age of 17, participated in the Hexi Campaign twice, defeated the Xiongnu, captured the Xiongnu's golden man for offering sacrifices to the heaven, and took the Qilian Mountains.

[At the age of 20, he was named Marquis of Guanjun and served as General of Cavalry. In the Battle of Mobei, he defeated the Xiongnu and fought for more than miles. He was named Langjuxu. Since then, there has been no royal court south of the desert.]

[He died of illness at the age of 24. His short but brilliant life was full of bravery and legend, and he became one of the most respected figures in history.]

[His military exploits were illustrious and recorded in history forever. He became a role model for future generations of military strategists and was hailed as the God of War by later generations.]

……

Han Dynasty plane.

During the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.

"Seal the Wolf's Lair. From now on, there will be no royal court south of the desert!"

When the young Liu Che saw the introduction of Huo Qubing on the sky curtain, he suddenly felt a surge of blood in his heart and could no longer suppress the throbbing in his heart.

Pacing back and forth in the hall.

"Okay! Okay!"

now.

The young emperor completely lost his composure.

He had long wanted to deal with the Huns on the Han border.

Now that I know about Huo Qubing's deeds, how can I suppress my excitement?
He stood up suddenly, clenching his hands into fists as if to hold the news tightly in his hands.

The young emperor only felt his heartbeat quickening, his blood boiling in his body, and an unprecedented excitement and exhilaration surged into his heart.

"For 70 years, the Han Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly by the Xiongnu, resulting in the loss of morale and national prestige."

"This situation must be reversed by me!"

"Someone come! Find it for me!"

"Call all the Huo Qubings in the country to me!"

"You must find this Huo Qubing for me!"

"He fought over 2,000 miles, defeated the Xiongnu, and conquered the Wolf's Lair. He was praised as the God of War by later generations."

"This Huo Qubing is simply a divine general sent to me by God!"

Just from a few words from the sky.

Liu Che seemed to have seen the magnificent scene of Huo Qubing bravely killing enemies on the battlefield.

Such a famous general.

How many emperors dreamed of it but could not achieve it.

And these divine generals.

He was born in his time!
"You all go and look for me, everyone go and look for me!"

"I want to meet him in person and see what kind of person this hero who will defeat the Huns in the future is!"

As orders were issued one after another, the palace suddenly became boiling with excitement, and the palace maids and eunuchs under his command also began to take action.

"His Majesty……"

At this time.

An unknown eunuch in the corner said nervously, "I remember that Concubine Wei has a nephew named Huo Qubing."

"What did you say?"

Liu Che came to the young eunuch eagerly.

"Zi Fu's nephew?"

"Are you telling the truth?"

"I dare not lie to you. I once went to Lady Wei to do some work and met this child once."

When Liu Che heard this, his eyes lit up.

He asked hurriedly, "Can you tell me more about the child? How old is he?"

"About... five or six years old."

When Liu Che heard this, a look of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face.

It was as if he was drunk, and his whole body felt a little light-headed.

"Right! Right!"

"According to the information recorded on the light curtain, Huo Qubing is exactly five years old at this time. That's right! That's right!"

Liu Che laughed.

"Great! Great! I never thought that the hero who will help my Han Dynasty expand its territory in the future would be right beside me!"

……

(End of this chapter)