A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

During this northward expedition, Emperor Wu of Han appointed Wei Lu as General Who Conquers the North.

He was given the authority to lead 10 Central Army troops northward, and the 20-strong army on the northern border was also placed under his command.

And then there's the Southern Xiongnu. This time, the Northern Xiongnu gathered so many people to march south. Emperor Wu of Han didn't believe that the Southern Xiongnu hadn't received any news. It seems they also had their own agenda.

After attacking the Northern Xiongnu, they also swept through the Southern Xiongnu.

The Hu people are indeed ungrateful wretches who can never be satisfied.

The Southern Xiongnu and the indigenous people of the Japanese islands should be enslaved and served as slaves for generations to come.

At this time, the Southern Xiongnu indeed wanted to sit back and watch the tigers fight, wanting to see the strength and weakness of the Han Dynasty after Wei Yu's death.

If the Han Dynasty remains powerful, they will send troops to help defeat the Northern Xiongnu.

They will no longer be so ruthless. They will even secretly lend a helping hand.

The saying goes, "When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked." Without enemies, even a watchdog is useless.

They will be the ones who die then.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wei Lu nodded; it was a minor matter.

The next day, Wei Lu led his personal guard and 5000 elite imperial guards north to Yanmen Pass to command the border troops.

Under Li Guang's leadership, the Central Army assembled and headed north together.

Defend first, then attack.

Once the main army marches north, we can switch from defense to offense.

Under Emperor Wu's irritated urging, just days after Wei Lu's departure, the central army had assembled, the Grand Minister of Agriculture had prepared military supplies, and the army began its march towards Yanmen Pass.

But just after the Central Army left, another urgent message arrived in Chang'an.

This urgent message, delivered over 800 li, came from Liangzhou and from Yumen Pass.

Damn it, the Western Xiongnu had already been defeated by King Zhongwu and fled in disarray to the west of the Western Regions, yet they still dared to come back.

Fine, fine, they all think I'm an easy target.

Emperor Wu of Han was so angry his nose almost bent. If he didn't fight back, wouldn't the people of Korea, Nanyue, Wuheng, and Qiang all rebel tomorrow?!

Emperor Wu of Han glanced at the ministers in the court and found that the few capable ones had already gone north.

The remaining group of young generals.

Ultimately, Emperor Wu of Han set his sights on a young man who bore a resemblance to Wei Lu.

Wei happy.

Marquis Wu'an, Wei Yu's second son, was not as brave as Wei Lu, but within the Han Dynasty, no one could rival him except Wei Lu.

However, although Wei happy was not as strong as his brother, he was superior in strategy and command.

One was an unparalleled general, and the other was a commander-in-chief of the three armies.

The two brothers each had their own strengths.

Fu, Lu, Shou, happy – these are the names of the four male members of the third generation of the Wei family.

Wei Fu and Wei Shou were the sons of Wei Qing, the Marquis of the Former Yan. They were not good at martial arts. Wei Fu inherited Wei Qing's talent in civil administration, while Wei Shou followed his interests and became a doctor.

Wei Lu and Wei happy were the sons of Marquis Wu'an, Wei Yu, and inherited some of Wei Yu's bravery.

Now we can only send these young generals.

Noticing the gaze directed at him by Emperor Wu of Han, Wei happy stepped forward and asked the emperor for permission to lead troops to attack the Western Xiongnu.

"Granted."

There are now 200,000 Imperial Guards left in the capital. 50,000 Imperial Guards will be left to defend the capital, and the remaining 150,000 will be taken away by Wei happy.

The border troops in Liangzhou were also under Wei happy's command.

Now, more than half of the Han Dynasty's elite troops are in the hands of the Wei brothers, which shows Emperor Wu of Han's favor towards the Wei family.

After the court session, Emperor Wu of Han summoned Wei happy to the Jiaofang Palace.

There is also a man with a square face here.

This man was Wei Qing, the younger brother of Wei Zifu, the wife whom Emperor Wu of Han had just taken as a concubine.

This is the time when he and Wei Zifu are deeply in love.

Because of his affection for his brother-in-law, he also valued him highly and wanted to groom him.

After consulting with Wei Qing, Emperor Wu of Han decided to groom him to become a great general.

In this respect, no one in the entire Han Dynasty could compare to the Wei family.

Therefore, after consulting Wei Qing, Emperor Wu of Han decided to have Wei Qing study military strategy under Wei happy.

Emperor Wu of Han originally planned to send Wei Qing to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence in the next few days, but this incident happened.

This is a good opportunity for Wei Qing to go directly to the battlefield and see for himself.

As for his safety, with the Wei family protecting him, there shouldn't be any problem.

Both Emperor Wu of Han and Empress Wei Zifu were very reassured about this.

After he told Wei happy about his plan, Wei happy nodded.

It's just bringing one person along, it's nothing.

After all, more than half of the Han army was now in his and his brother's hands. Even if Emperor Wu of Han sent a military supervisor, he would understand and even take the initiative to request to be the supervisor.

It's just sending a young person here to study, so there's naturally no problem. In fact, it would make him feel more at ease.

Moreover, Wei Qing and his eldest nephew were about the same age.

Teaching one person is teaching, and teaching two people is also teaching.

If Wei Qing is a promising talent, it would be a good thing for the Wei family.

This way, the emperor wouldn't rely too much on the Wei family.

With Wei Qing, a relative of the emperor, acting as a check and balance, the emperor could feel more at ease with the Wei family.

Yumen Pass was far away, and in order to prevent the Xiongnu from breaching it, Wei happy chose to do the same thing as his brother Wei Lu.

He led the elite troops to the battlefield first, and then the main army was ready to set off immediately.

Meanwhile, at Yanmen Pass.

Wei Lu had already led the vanguard to Yanmen Pass.

Just then, the Xiongnu's attack ended, and the banner at Yanmen Pass changed to one with the character "Wei" written on it.

The eyes of the Xiongnu army instantly turned red.

Despite being exhausted from the attack, they launched another attack under the leadership of Chanyu Junchen.

The Xiongnu army surged toward Yanmen Pass like a tidal wave, each soldier going mad and trying to scale the city walls.

Unfortunately, the city walls are now reinforced with a number of fresh troops, including the elite Central Imperial Guards.

The corpses were left beneath the city gate.

Driven by hatred, the attack lasted for three hours, until the moon was high in the sky and the whole world was plunged into darkness, at which point the Xiongnu withdrew.

After the Xiongnu withdrew to rest, Wei Lu changed into the armor that his grandfather Wei Ping had left behind.

Back then, Wei Ping wore this armor and repeatedly defeated the Xiongnu army.

He believed that when he wore this armor and led the army built by his grandfather into battle in the Xiongnu camp, he would surely awaken the greatest fear in the hearts of the Xiongnu towards his grandfather.

The gates of Yanmen Pass quietly opened, and Wei Lu led the Wei family army out.

The Wei family soldiers were specially raised by the Wei family, which made up for their lack of trace elements, and each of them could see clearly at night.

This is precisely what gave him the confidence to launch this night raid.

He knew the Xiongnu would be prepared.

Only by defeating a well-prepared Xiongnu can we instill the greatest fear in them, reduce their morale, and minimize future damage.

When Wei Lu, wearing Wei Ping's armor and wielding Wei Ping's weapons, led his troops in a charge, the Xiongnu army was thrown into chaos.

The Xiongnu people of this period all grew up listening to Wei Ping's terrifying stories. They would never forget this figure; he was a nightmare etched deep in their hearts since childhood.

Now this nightmare has stepped out of the illusion and into reality, and the Hun camp has collapsed instantly.

Wei Lu and his 3000 men managed to fight their way in and out of the room three times.

They returned to the city to rest and recuperate, and the loss was less than 500 men.

The Xiongnu people trampled each other to death, and the number of those killed or burned to death by them was estimated to be no less than 1.

lost heavily.

The morale plummeted even more severely, and combat effectiveness dropped by more than 10%.