Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 501 This is the last thing I can do in this life!
A gust of wind rolled up the smoke and dust in the sky, and there was no trace of green in the surroundings. The earth and the sky seemed to be the same color, showing desolation.

On the dry and hard ground lay corpses in various shapes, with dried and blackened blood everywhere, broken armor and weapons, scattered arrows stuck on them, and living soldiers tidying up the battlefield.

On the Chinese army chariot of the Han army, Luo Shi took off his visor and helmet, sweat drenched his hair and face, and his hair even stuck to his face.

He seemed to be older than Luo Sheng, and years of continuous life on horseback had caused great wear and tear to his body.

"Have you calculated the kills and casualties?"

The military judge did some calculations and replied very excitedly: "To the Chief Protector, our army beheaded a total of 320 Huns and their servants at four levels, including 20 elite Huns and [-] miscellaneous Huns. .

The Temple Army suffered 15 casualties, the Han Army in the Western Regions suffered [-] casualties, and the Servant Army in the Western Regions suffered [-] casualties. "

It sounds like a big victory. After all, the number of beheadings is almost twice the number of casualties. Even in the period of Emperor Xiaowu, this battle loss is very good.

But Luo Shi frowned deeply. He led his army to travel thousands of miles and came here not for such a small victory.

What he wanted was unimpeded commercial roads at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and unimpeded routes from Guanzhong to Hexi to Wusun and Dawan, so that people from the Central Plains could continue to immigrate to the Western Regions.

However, the Huns were too flexible. When they saw that they were not their opponents, they ran away and waited until the Han army retreated before fighting back.

"Go back to Dadu Protectorate, reward according to merit!"

Putting aside these worries for the time being, Luo Shi shouted loudly, after all, this time is a victory, and next he will ask for credit for the soldiers, and all the soldiers cheered loudly.

Merit must be rewarded, rewards must be public, this is the source of Luoshi's prestige.

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Dadu Protectorate.

An oil lamp in the room flickered, and the light in the room shone on Luo Shi's face, flickering on and off, just like his current mood.

In terms of combat power alone, the battle-hardened Western Region Army is very strong, especially the existence of the Temple Army, which is just right to deal with a conflict of this scale, but the Western Region Han Army has more than enough self-preservation and insufficient offense.

Luo Shi had to leave the temple army in the Western Regions to guard in Jingnan back then, and the reasons for it were very complicated.

"Sir, are you still thinking about the Huns?"

Sitting beside him, his wife comforted him softly, "Every time the Huns invaded, you were able to defeat them. You have done your best."

Seeing that Luo Shi was still worried about his brows, she straightened up slightly, and pressed the acupuncture points on her head to relax for Luo Shi.

Luo Shi thought for a long time, and then said decisively: "I want to write to the emperor, asking the court to attack the Xiongnu, just like what Emperor Xiaowu did, the Huns are recovering rapidly, they must be strangled, otherwise it will be a serious disaster. "

His wife was startled and said, "Sir, you have hardly stopped fighting these years, can your body still hold on?"

Luo Shi let out a long sigh and said, "The Western Regions are the thousand-year-old plan of Zhu Xia and his family, and the inheritance left by his father. Liu Dan's descendants are also here, so they have to work hard for their husband.

To tell you the truth, my health is indeed not very good, but it is not caused by illness, and the fetishes of the family are of no use to me.

Compared with the majestic mountains and endless rivers, a person's life is so short.

But how long is it compared to the mournful cicada?

I once heard that there is a kind of flower that takes root in 3000 years, germinates in 3000 years, and blooms in another 3000 years. It only blooms for a moment, and people who see it can live forever. This is probably the meaning of life.

I am an ordinary person, I am going to die after all, why not do more things in this short life, so that this life is not in vain. "

Luo Shi's wife heard the words and cried: "You guys from the Luo Shi family are all heroes, all women in the world admire you, and so do I.

But I am really worried, worried that you will die on the battlefield.

King Su is a god, but you and I have shared the same bed for decades, don't I still understand?
You are a mortal man with a mortal body, you get sick and you die.

The elder brother who loves me the most is dead, now you are going to fight for that emperor, my whole life..."

She couldn't continue, then stood up, took two steps, turned around and cried, "Aren't you going to write a memorial? I'll grind ink for you."

……

"The minister has played.

The Xiongnu invaded, isolated the east and west, and tried to cut off the connection between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. I have been in the Western Regions for decades, and I know that the Western Regions are the root of the Xiongnu's power. In the past, Emperor Xiaowu controlled the Western Regions. this.

Now that His Majesty is on the throne, the world is stable, but the Huns are rising again, which is really a serious problem for the Han family. If they are not eradicated early, the arrogance of Emperor Xiaowu may reappear. "

Luo Shi’s memorial is very long, carefully analyzing the harm of the Huns’ reappearance to the great Han and the possible consequences in the future, from the defense of the frontier territories to the taxation of the central court, the importance of trade routes, and the Western Regions’ containment of the Northern Hu regime. importance.

This memorial can almost become a thesis on the study of the Western Regions. It contains a lot of events that Luo Shi personally experienced, and a lot of data he has obtained over the years. It is almost possible for an excellent emperor to learn more about the Western Regions from this memorial. Condition.

Liu Xun had only read the first part, and he was determined to attack the Xiongnu. The word that stimulated him the most was "reproduce the arrogance of Emperor Xiaowu". How strong were the Xiongnu during Emperor Xiaowu's time?

The big man almost tried his best, and together with the three top commanders who were not born in the world, they fought consecutive battles with more than 10 people. One after another, they wiped out the survivors of the sixth generation of the big man and completely defeated the Xiongnu .

The cruel war prevented the Xiongnu from appearing in the sight of the big man for 50 years. Even when the Jingnan battle was so weak, the Huns did not dare to appear.

It wasn't until two or even three generations died that the Xiongnu regained some vitality and then started to try to go south again, and what they chose was not the core territory of the Han Dynasty, but the frontiers of the Western Regions. There may not be no fear deep in their hearts.

Liu Xun passed on the meaning of the memorial to everyone, and then asked: "I think all the ministers are aware of what Wushuang Hou Luoshi said, so if you have any thoughts, just say it."

To fight, or not to fight.

If Liu Dan, Emperor Li, had not been overthrown, he would have fought without hesitation. Ever since Emperor Xiaowu used his military exploits, the atmosphere of the past few decades has been to do nothing without saying anything, and there is no other soft policy in his mind.

So Li Emperor Liu Dan subdued Siyi, smashed the world, killed himself, and left a mess for Liu Xun to clean up for a long time.

Among the ministers, you looked at me and I looked at you. Not many people spoke, because they were not sure whether the emperor's thoughts were the same as their own.

The emperor opposed the cruel emperor Liu Dan everywhere, and he took Liu Dan as a warning. Liu Dan's favorite thing is military affairs. The emperor criticized him many times, saying that he was a tyrant who built his achievements on the flesh and blood of the people in the world. tyrant in.

For 18 years, the emperor has learned from Emperor Xiaowen everywhere, and Emperor Xiaowen doesn't like to fight. From this point of view, it seems that the emperor should be against fighting the Huns.

A minister came out and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the world has just been stabilized now, and the people don't want to use weapons rashly to go to war now. I'm afraid they will repeat the mistakes of Emperor Liu Dan."

These words of peace and stability won the approval of many people, and they all nodded in agreement.

There was no expression on Liu Xun's face, so his thoughts were naturally different.

His goal has always been to become a holy king, but it is so difficult to become a holy king. From the point of view of martial arts, Emperor Xiaowen has reached the peak, and from the point of view of martial arts, Emperor Xiaowu has reached the peak. He wants to surpass these two. It's really hard to be an ancestor.

Then the only way he can go is to accomplish both civil and martial arts at the same time. Now that he has done quite well in civil and governance, if he can also achieve the same results in martial arts, it may not be impossible for future kings to follow suit and even become a holy king.

At least there must be a place among the temple names of the big man, and it is also one of the most advanced ones.

This is the truest thought in Liu Xun's heart, this is one of the few opportunities in his life!

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The Xiongnu invaded the frontier, broke the chariot division, and blocked the east and west. The protector of the Western Regions, Marquis Wushuang, led his army to attack it. The Xiongnu fled far away.

The imperial edict said: "I, with my humble body, flatter the ancestral temple and entrust the community.

Suye only thought that Emperor Huiwen practiced benevolence and righteousness, governed and valued the people, so since the establishment of the book, he has strictly practiced generosity and thrift to restore people's livelihood.

Suye only thought that Emperor Xiaowu would choose generals to set the frontier, coercion over the barbarians, and his meritorious deeds were abundant, which cannot be fully announced. I admire him very much.

The people of the four borders of the Xiongnu were hurt by him, I feel sorry for them, and I should save them. "

In autumn, the orphans of Yulin in Guanzhong were dispatched, and the three auxiliary archers were dispatched to conquer the six counties of Longxi, Chengluo, Tianchu, Beidi, Shangjun, and Tianshui, all of whom were knights.

He also selected brave men from the prefectures and countries, transferred Guandong sharp soldiers, Zhu Hu knights, Sanhe, Nanyang, and Yingchuan knights.

The military of the Western Regions and the Hexi Region was protected by Wushuanghou, the general of the Western Regions.

Whoever chooses five generals will ride 15 soldiers and attack the Xiongnu. ——"Hanshu Xiaoxuan Benji"

(End of this chapter)