But the problem now facing the Han Army was how to find the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu were cunning, and as their influence in the Hexi Corridor waned, they had become even more cautious about showing themselves. Finding them would not be easy.
Wei Qing was assigning tasks to the colonels when Huo Qu Bing stepped forward.
"Easy, Uncle..."
Huo Qu Bing was smiling as he spoke, but Wei Qing's expression turned stern. "General of Cavalry, in the army, you will address me as Great General!"
Huo Qu Bing was still smiling when he heard this. "Yes, Great General!"
It was just a form of address. Huo Qu Bing had never cared about such things.
He explained his idea.
When they heard that Huo Qu Bing wanted to take some men to sweep through the Hexi Corridor, capture Xiongnu, and question them for directions, the colonels looked astonished.
Capture Xiongnu to lead the way?
Who didn't know that?
But wasn't the whole point of their discussion to figure out how to find the Xiongnu?
"Our master taught us that soldiers should come and go like the wind and strike like thunder! Great General, I'm willing to stake my life on a Military Order. Just give me eight hundred men! I guarantee I'll bring back some Xiongnu!"
Huo Qu Bing was brimming with confidence, his expression proud.
Wei Qing glanced back at Verdant Green Maiden, considered it for a moment, then nodded. "Good! Colonel of Cavalry, I'll give you eight hundred men!"
With those eight hundred men, Huo Qu Bing was even more confident. At dawn the next day, he had everyone assemble and prepare to set out.
Verdant Green Maiden stood on the Grassland Hills and sighed softly.
The grasslands were cold and damp with frost and dew. Huo Qu Bing