Chapter 408 Liu Che's Grand Plan and Awakening
In Changle Palace, Luo Jing and Luo Wuji paid their respects and then sat at the table. The Empress Wei Zifu, General Wei Qing and Marquis Huo Qubing were all here.
Liu Che asked the maids to serve wine to the two men, and then asked with a smile: "Dong'e Hou, you haven't been to the palace for some time, are you still healthy?
You are an important minister of the late emperor and the pillar of the Han Dynasty. I am very concerned about you."
Luo Jing bowed and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health these days and should still be able to contribute to Your Majesty's country."
Liu Che turned to Luo Wuji and asked, "Marquis Wushuang is a young hero. I love him very much."
After a round of greetings, Liu Che explained the purpose of their visit. Luo Wuji took out the geomancy map from his arms, slowly unfolded it and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am here to present you with the geomancy map of all nations in the Western Regions."
"The Western Regions Geomancy Map of All Nations?"
Liu Che's face was full of confusion. After all, the Western Regions were a mystery to the Han Dynasty. The Han court only knew that there were other countries thousands of miles west of the Han Dynasty, and that some countries that were defeated by the Huns in the past were migrated to the west.
"His Majesty!
My father once led the brave warriors of our family, passed Chang'an, went out of Longxi, crossed the Hexi Corridor, and entered the Western Regions. Five thousand miles west of Chang'an is a land of abundant water and grass, which can support hundreds of thousands of people. "
Liu Che was shocked when he heard this. He stood up from his seat and asked in disbelief, "Hundreds of thousands of people?"
What do hundreds of thousands of people mean?
Many counties and kingdoms in the Central Plains do not have so many people!
This meant that the Han court could establish a complete ruling system there, set up complete counties, and enfeoff kings and princes.
This is the credit for expanding territory!
and.
Liu Che walked to the geomancy map hanging on the wall, which showed the topography between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. He drew a circle on it with a pen and asked, "Marquis Wushuang, is this the Western Region you are talking about?"
Luo Wuzhi gave an affirmative answer, and Liu Che paced back and forth with some excitement on his face. He turned around for a while and then called everyone over.
He pointed at the geomancy map and said with a smile: "I originally planned to launch a war in the west of the desert after sweeping the south of the desert to cut off the connection between the Xiongnu Right Wise King and the land west of the river.
Then, he immediately launched the Hexi War with lightning speed and completely wiped out the Huns who were entrenched in the Hexi area.
On the one hand, the connection between the Xiongnu and the Qiang people was cut off, and on the other hand, the Xiongnu could be attacked from both sides. This was called cutting off their arms and then annihilating them.
But I didn't expect that my generals were so outstanding that they actually finished the Battle of Moxi directly. I had planned to launch the Battle of Hexi next year.
But now that Wushuang Hou has presented me with the Western Regions Geomancy Map, I have a new plan, a bigger plan."
Liu Che was even trembling with excitement while speaking, which made everyone curious. What was the plan that made the emperor so excited?
Liu Che hung the two feng shui maps together and began to explain them to everyone.
"My goal is simple, which is to attack from three directions simultaneously.
Wei Qing left Daijun and Youbeiping and led 100,000 infantry and cavalry to contain the Zuoxian King's troops and the Xiongnu Chanyu's royal court.
Marquis Guanjun led 50,000 elite cavalry to attack the Youxian King's troops, and then Marquis Wushuang led 50,000 elite cavalry out of Longxi to attack the Xiutu King and the Hunxie King in Hexi.
After defeating the two kings, we will directly attack the Western Regions, eliminate the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, and then make a big detour to the east, while the Champion Marquis will go west and annihilate all the Xiongnu west of Zhishang County!"
As soon as Liu Che's plan was announced, everyone was shocked.
He himself was quite proud of himself. The key to this plan was that the commanders in the three directions must be able to stand on their own.
Huo Qubing, who attacked the Right Wise King's army, and Luo Wuzhi, who attacked Hexi, were both good at making thousand-mile raids, but the Han court just happened to have two such generals.
With the support of the excellent commander Wei Qing, Liu Che felt that it was God's will for him to accomplish great things, so naturally he did not back down.
If the court officials were here, they would definitely dissuade his plan because it was too crazy, but the people present were all extraordinary.
Luo Wuji clapped his hands and praised, "Your Majesty is truly gifted. This strategic plan is something that ordinary people dare not think of, and ordinary people dare not do. The Xiongnu people would never have thought of it. I am willing to lead the army to Hexi and will definitely cut off the heads of the Xiongnu kings and present them in front of the Changle Palace."
Huo Qubing smiled and said, "Marquis Wushuang, I said before that I would lend you a helping hand. I guarantee that the Right Wise King will not send a single soldier to Hexi."
Huo Qubing's words were still modest. What he was thinking in his heart was to simply scatter the ashes of the Right Wise King, as the dead are the most peaceful.
Among the four ministers here, only Luo Jing was not a military commander. He said immediately: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, but our Han Dynasty does not have so many cavalry at present. Even if we take back Henan now, it will take a lot of time to train 100,000 cavalry to go out of the border."
If calculated based on three horses for each person, the Han court's current cavalry would not exceed 30,000. They defeated the Huns and seized a lot of horses, but the most important thing was that after regaining Henan, the Han court obtained a piece of land for raising horses. As long as the court was willing to invest resources, the resources in Henan would be enough to raise hundreds of thousands of horses, and the number of war horses would increase exponentially.
However, cavalry is not simply about having war horses. Without long-term training, they are just mounted infantry.
Liu Che has always been an impatient person. He believes that life is short and one should do great things as soon as possible. He has countless great achievements in his mind. Luo Jing understands this point about Liu Che.
But today, Liu Che said in an uncharacteristic way: "I know this is not something that can be done overnight.
So I originally planned to launch the Hexi War next year, but now I have decided to postpone it and give the Xiongnu a heavy blow after making all the necessary preparations. "
Liu Che sighed, and then asked Luo Jing and Luo Wuji: "Marquis Dong'e, Marquis Wushuang, you are the direct descendants of the Luo family, and your family has countless historical books. I believe you know the history best. Since Duke Huan of Qi respected the king and expelled the barbarians, has there been a barbarian country as powerful as the Xiongnu?"
Luo Jing shook his head and said, "It has never happened before. The Xia people are stronger than ever before, and the Hu people are also stronger than ever before. This is something that was unexpected."
Liu Che sighed, "Yes, the Hu people have become stronger than ever before. They are a threat to the entire Chinese state. They are like weeds in a farmland. If we don't remove the weeds, how can the crops grow?
I'm afraid the only ending is withering.
The Hu people can now only roam outside the Great Wall, but decades ago they were still fishbone arrows, but now they have iron armor that is not even inferior to the Han Dynasty's armor.
The Hu people have been constantly learning our advanced systems and civilization. If we let this continue, how powerful will the Hu people become?
Will the Great Wall be breached one day, or even the war spread to my Changle Palace?
If even my Changle Palace could not be saved, the world of Zhu Xia would probably have been trampled by the Huns' cavalry.
After I understood this, I knew that it was necessary to destroy the Huns.
This is something that our generation must do. This generation of the Han Dynasty has me, the great general Changping Hou, the Guanjun Hou, and the Wushuang Hou. If we can't do it, it will be even more difficult for the next generation.
Completely destroying a huge country is a great undertaking that has created the world. No one has ever done it since King Su.
But I also know that there is no such thing as success overnight in this world. Some things really cannot be rushed, just like horsemanship and cavalry, which require time to hone.
I am willing to wait and spend my entire life to serve the Han Dynasty and all the Chinese people to eliminate the Xiongnu, an unprecedentedly powerful barbarian regime.
My Lord Su Wang, you chose me as the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, and I will definitely not let you down."
After experiencing the experience of being granted the reign title as a result of offering sacrifices to heaven, Liu Che had no doubt about the existence of Ji Zhao. After returning from the sacrifices to heaven, Liu Che began to study what Ji Zhao wanted. This kind of research was of course from the classics left by Ji Zhao, as well as the things Ji Zhao did and said.
Then they worked out that the debate between Xia and Yi was more important than Mount Tai, which made Liu Che feel very comfortable. He had always wanted to expand the territory and fight the barbarians. After getting this research result, he thought very happily: He is worthy of being the emperor chosen by me, the Supreme Emperor Su Wang.
After Liu Che made this statement, everyone felt Liu Che's determination.
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There is a saying circulating in non-academic circles, and even in historical circles, that the victory of the Han Dynasty over the Huns was mainly the credit of its ministers, and that Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, did not play a key role in it. This conclusion is simply absurd and ridiculous.
I have a way to refute this fallacy. In order to determine whether an emperor was credited for something during his term of office, we only need to determine three things.
First, whether the emperor holds power, that is, whether he enjoys normal monarchical power.
Where power comes from is a major factor in determining merit. The merits achieved by a minister during his regency should not be attributed to the emperor but to the regent.
Second, whether the emperor firmly supports and invests resources.
Resources are divided into political resources, including political commitment and political asylum, national resources, namely financial and food support, and other resources.
Third, whether the emperor is willing to take responsibility for the failure as the main person responsible.
Of course, there is no merit after failure, so this item is mainly used to calculate the emperor's support level.
If all three points are true, then the emperor should take a leading position in this achievement.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, fully met these three points. He had undisputed power, announced his policies to the world without hesitation, and then firmly supported them without wavering. Defeating the Xiongnu was his achievement, which is beyond doubt! - "History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
(End of this chapter)
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