Chapter 2: The Road to Heroes

Fifty thousand Song troops lined up in neat battle formations, and under the leadership of Wu Ji, they poured into the territory of Xixia like a sea of ​​tides.

Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the best route for China to march to the Western Regions has fallen into the hands of the Liao Kingdom. It has not been used by the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. In order to attack the Western Xia, the Song Dynasty had to attack from Shaanxi Province and suffered a lot.

Now, this best route of entry has not only returned to China, but also welcomed the long-lost Chinese army. Its significance is great, and no matter how praise it is, it cannot be an exaggeration!

A fierce light shot out from the soldiers' eyes, and they were extremely proud!

For us modern people, we may not be able to know the importance of this road and its extremely glorious history! For the Song people, they remember it very clearly. Because after more than a hundred years of weakness, he missed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and was always looking forward to it. If the army could appear on this road like the Tang Dynasty, how exciting it would be!

On the war horse, Wu Ji was the first to cross the Song realm and enter the Western Xia realm. His heart was surging, his blood was thrilling, and his heart suddenly became rich. He roared to the sky, shaking the nine heavens, and shouted, "This is the road to heroes! This is a hymn of glory!"

Yes, this best route to march is the heroic path of the Chinese nation and a hymn to the prosperity of the Chinese nation!

I don’t know how many heroes have walked on this road. They have created brilliant war songs, and many legendary stories are still circulating today.

"Yes!" Zhou Wei's voice was a little trembling, and he was extremely excited, and he agreed loudly, saying, "This is the road to heroes, this is the hymn of heroes! This is the road to prosperity in China! Since Huo Qubing led his army to defeat King Xiu Tu and King Hun Xie, there are countless heroes who have embarked on this path."

After a moment of pause, the tone suddenly turned high, and he calculated with his fingers: "Huo Qubing was the first to embark on this road, defeating the 240,000 Huns army with 30,000 elite cavalry, took down the Hexi Corridor, and cut off the right arm of the Huns. At that time, the Huns sang a song sadly, "Lost me in Qilian Mountains, so that my animals would not survivor. Lost me in Yanzhi Mountains, so that my women would be colorless." At that time, the land in Hexi was lost, and the blow to the Huns was very big, and you will know from this song."

Huangfu Song took over the conversation and said, "In fact, it was not Huo Qubing who was the first to embark on this road to fight, but Li Mu. Huo Qubing was the first general to take down the Hexi Corridor. Li Mu attacked Hu and gave it thousands of miles to Henghu, but did not take down the Hexi land and did not belong to the territory of Zhao. Therefore, many later generations thought that Huo Qubing was the first general to embark on this road, but it was actually a mistake!"

Strictly speaking, the first to embark on this path was Li Mu, a general of Zhao State in the Warring States Period. He led the troops to attack Hu, traversing thousands of miles across Hu, and defeated King Xiu Tu and King Hunxie. However, he fought and left, and did not take down the place, and did not incorporate the land of Hexi into the territory of Zhao State. Therefore, not long after, King Xiu Tu and King Hunxie made a comeback and occupied the land again.

It was not until Emperor Wu of Han sent Huo Qubing to attack the Hexi Corridor that the land was incorporated into the territory of China for the first time. Therefore, Huo Qubing's attack on the Hexi land was particularly affected.

He took down the Hexi Corridor, not only cutting off the right arm of the Huns, but also leaving the Huns in the south of the Moon, and Yi Zhixie had to lead the royal court to the north of the Moon.

The most important thing is that the Hexi Corridor is a necessary road connecting the Western Regions in the central area of ​​China. The famous "Silk Road" must pass here, and it is impossible to avoid it anyway.

Since Huo Qubing, there have been many heroes and heroes who have embarked on this path, and their great names have been passed down through the ages!

"Haha!" Qi Dabao let out a long list of laughter and said, "I didn't read much. In order to know the deeds of my predecessors, I invited an old scholar during this period and put in some effort. I know a lot about what happened here. If I say that the first general to attack this land must be Li Mu. Unfortunately, he did not take down this land, which was done by Huo Qubing! After Huo Qubing, Zhao Chongguo was also the first general to launch a large-scale military force against the Western Qiang. He once led his troops to Jishishan in Tubo."

Jishi Mountain is not famous, and not many people know it. If Dayu controls the flood, more people will know it. Jishi Mountain is the source of Dayu's flood control. The terrain there is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was a very rare battle in the Han Dynasty.

"Ban Dingyuan was not angry and made a Confucianism. He abandoned his pen and joined the army. He entered the Western Regions from this road and guarded the Western Regions for decades. What a heroic spirit!" When Qi Dabao said this, he couldn't help but burst into flames on his face: "When we destroy the Western Xia, we will open up the road to march into the Western Regions. At that time, I will invite an army to enter the Western Regions, and guard the Western Regions like Ban Dingyuan!"

Ban Dingyuan is Ban Chao, who abandoned his pen and joined the army, a famous hero.

"In order to understand the heroic deeds of my predecessors, I also invited an old scholar to read some books." Li Mingchu was extremely proud, with his chest raised, his head raised, and he said with a smile: "The Han and Tang Dynasties were prosperous, and the great achievements of the Han Dynasty were closely related to this path, and the previous dynasty was the same. Li Jing once led his troops to defeat Tuyuhun, and Li Daozong even destroyed Tuyuhun. What a feat! Tuyuhun was once powerful and believed that the terrain was dangerous and arrogant. When Li Jing's army arrived, wouldn't it be destroyed by the dust? "

Tuyuhun was mainly in the current generation of Qinghai and Gansu. The terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and was fearless, so it disturbed the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of Tang was furious and sent Li Jing as a general. Li Jing led Li Daozong and other military commanders to fight Tuyuhun, and finally destroyed Tuyuhun. Hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun were beaten to ashes.

The place of war is on the Hexi Corridor, on the road that Wu Ji and the others set out on!

"There are also Geshuhan, Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, and they all walked this path." South Korea was in a big mood and also said: "Although Gao Xianzhi suffered a defeat by Talas, it was with his efforts that the strength of the previous dynasty in the Western Regions increased greatly, and he had been fighting for decades. If it weren't for Talas' defeat, the Tang army would have marched westward. Even if there was a defeat by Talas, if there was no Anshi Rebellion, the previous dynasty would have made great achievements in the Western Regions!"

With the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, even if there were ten Talas defeats, they would recover and would be very fast. The defeat of Talas made Li Longji very dissatisfied and determined to avenge his shame and increase his troops to the Western Regions, which greatly increased the strength of the Western Regions. Without the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty would have learned the lessons of Talas defeat and made a comeback, and the Arab Empire would definitely not be able to defeat it.

The reason why Gao Xianzhi failed in Talas was not that the Tang army was not good at fighting, but that his army was too small. The Battle of Talas lasted for five days. During these five days, the Tang army's combat power was fully utilized, suppressing the Ala Empire. However, Gao Xianzhi had too few troops to achieve the final victory, and the war had to be delayed. Finally, he instigated the Arab Empire to rebel against the traitors, opened up a path, exposed the Tang army, and led to the defeat of the Tang army.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to make a comeback, it only needs to do one thing and increase its troops to the Western Regions. As long as the Western Regions get enough troops, it will not be a problem to eliminate the shame.

"After we destroy the Western Xia and recover the Western Regions, we will deal with Yelu Hongji. There will be no war in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty can continue to use the Great Eat Soldiers to cleanse the Tang Dynasty's shame!" Zhou Wei suddenly screamed, excited, clenched his fists, and a sharp light shot out of his eyes.

"Yes! Yes!" the generals agreed in unison.

When they mentioned the Tang Dynasty, they missed the power of the Tang Dynasty. However, the defeat of Talas made them extremely unhappy. If the Song Dynasty recovered the Western Regions and opened up the road to fight against Dashi, the Song army advanced along the Tang Dynasty's conquest, fought against Dashi again, and cleared the Tang Dynasty's shame, how exciting it would be!

The generals were all excited and their fighting spirit was so fierce that they could not stop!

If I said this in the past, it could only be an illusion and could not be realized. Now, it is different and very likely to be realized. In the past, the Western Xia was on this road, and the Song Dynasty could not even take back the Western Regions, so how could it be fought with Dashi? Now, the Western Xia is about to collapse, and the Western Regions are about to be recovered, and it is not far from the time to face the Great Seal again.

It is really attractive to cleanse the Tang Dynasty and continue its glory. Wu Ji couldn't help but feel excited and sang loudly: "Don't you see, the Han army, the weak crowned enemy will ask for a long tassel! Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, the light cavalry in the Jueland urged the battle against the cloud..."

This song "The Song of Joining the Military" has been widely circulated in later generations, making people excited and once touched many men! And it is coincidentally true that the first two sentences are related to the Hexi Corridor and closely related to the road under Wu Ji and the others.

Wu Ji's singing, Zhou Wei, Huangfu Song, Qi Dabao, Li Mingchu, and the Korean side were greatly infected, and they sang together, "Don't you see, Han army, the weak crowned enemy, please give me a long tassel! Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, the light cavalry in the Jueyu urged the battle against the cloud..."

The singing is heroic, inspiring people to move forward, and it makes people excited. Tens of thousands of Song soldiers heard it, all of them sang loudly: "Don't you see, the Han army is the last army, the weak crowns are the enemy, please give me a long tassel! Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, the light cavalry in the world urges to fight against the clouds..."

Amid the majestic and heroic singing, the army rushed forward and flew across the singing!

Under their feet is the path of Chinese heroes piled up with the bones of alien races. Countless Chinese heroes have taken this path to glory and created countless legends!

Li Mu, Huo Qubing, Zhao Chongguo, Ban Chao, Li Jing, Li Daozong, Geshuhan, Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing... They are just famous representatives of these heroes, and countless unknown heroes!

There are many heroes who have walked on this road! It can be said that there are countless! No one knows how many!

No matter how many they have, their great achievements are the most brilliant page in Chinese history!

The glory of China is closely related to this path!

It can be said that without this glorious heroic path, there would be no prosperity in China!

What kind of glory will Wu Ji lead the Song army on this heroic path?

No matter what the outcome is, the Song army embarked on this path means that the prelude to the Song Dynasty's return to the top has begun!
Chapter completed!