The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 203 The Furious Emperor Wu of Han

Yunzhong County is an important military town in the northwest. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is planning to start a war against the Huns, and all kinds of weapons are being transported to Yunzhong in full swing.

But at this juncture, a large number of weapons in Yunzhong County were lost, which was undoubtedly a disaster for the entire Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty strictly prohibited the transfer of iron-smelting technology to outsiders, and even private individuals were not allowed to smelt iron.

This technology is all controlled by the imperial court.

The purpose was to implement a weapons blockade against the Huns.

But the Huns are not fools. Since the Wenjing period, the Huns have been raiding the pass, burning, killing and looting.

But they also focus on robbing talents, robbing all kinds of talents, especially those who are proficient in iron smelting.

The Huns were animal husbandry nomads, and handicrafts were of no use to them, but iron smelting was different and could enable them to produce weapons in large quantities.

Although the Huns had simply mastered the iron smelting technology, they did not have so many iron ore resources in their territory.

A large amount of iron ore resources are actually within the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The Huns had a large number of people and they were short of weapons. They did have traditional bronze weapons, but when faced with iron weapons, bronze weapons were obviously at a disadvantage.

This time Yunzhong County lost a large number of weapons, which undoubtedly strengthened the military strength of the Huns.

How could Emperor Wu of Han not be angry?

With a gloomy face, he headed towards Weiyang Palace with his wife in tow.

Wei Ning and Huo Qubing looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's terrifying face as he left, and couldn't help but sigh: "A lot of people are going to die in Yunzhong County!"

Huo Qubing was worried about the war against the Huns next year.

Compared with last year, the Huns' military strength has been strengthened. He is now not sure how many weapons Yunzhong has lost and how many more military personnel can be added to the Huns.

This unknown number cast a shadow over Huo Qubing's heart. He hoped not to lose too much, otherwise it would be even more difficult to fight the Huns next year.

Now the two brothers can't do anything but go to Wei Qing's mansion to wait.

After Wei Qing comes back from the court, he will ask about the specific situation.

It was not until evening that Wei Qing came back from the court tiredly. Seeing that Wei Ning and Huo Qubing had been waiting at his residence for a long time, he said, "Follow me to the study."

"uncle."

Wei Ning and Huo Qubing spoke in unison.

Wei Qing pressed his hands and said, "I think you all know this?"

Wei Ning nodded: "His Majesty met us today when he came out of the palace. We heard about the missing weapons in Yunzhong."

"How much did you lose?"

Wei Qing glanced at Wei Ning and said solemnly: "Thirteen thousand iron knives, five thousand long iron swords, and fifty thousand arrowheads."

Hearing this number, Wei Ning and Huo Qubing couldn't help but gasp.

so much?
Huo Qubing said angrily: "Why are Yunzhong County's weapons lost?"

"Damn them!"

Wei Qing sighed and said, "Why do you think His Majesty held a day-long court meeting today?"

"In Yunzhong, from the governor down, 36 officials were executed."

"All generals with more than [-] generals responsible for transporting weapons were killed."

Weining was not surprised. From the expression on Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's face after he left today, he knew that the officials in Yunzhong were going to be in danger.

He was just curious, how could a good weapon be lost?
Wei Qing said: "There should be some internal support."

"It was revealed that the Han Dynasty would attack the Huns in the spring of next year, and then the Huns entered the city disguised as merchants and hijacked the weapons shipped to Yunzhong."

With so many weapons, at least it can increase the Huns' immediate combat strength by 2 people.Huo Qubing gritted his teeth and said, "Has uncle sent someone to check?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said: "We sent it, but there is a high probability that it will not be found."

"Do you know how many days have passed since the news came back from the cloud?"

"Nothing has been found in Yunzhong for such a long time. What do you expect the imperial court to send people to find?"

"Otherwise His Majesty wouldn't have killed so many people out of anger."

The weapon was literally lost, and now that I can't find it, the big man can only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

But with so many weapons given to the Huns, the war with the Huns next spring will undoubtedly become more uncertain.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had been under control for so long and could not cancel the war against the Huns next year.

It is worth mentioning that the weapons of the Han Dynasty were different from those of the Huns.

It is no exaggeration to say that the iron smelting technology of the Han Dynasty is the pinnacle of the world today, although the Han Dynasty did not fight a war with the Romans.

But in a war 30 years later, the Romans learned about the power of Han weapons through the Persians.

At that time, the Han Dynasty eliminated a batch of iron weapons and arrows and traded with the Persians.

The Persians purchased this batch of weapons.

Then the Romans invaded Persia, and the Persians used the Han's weapons to rub them on the ground. At that time, the Romans knew how terrifying the Han's weapons technology was!
Although the Huns captured some Han people who were proficient in iron-making, they lacked sufficient iron resources, and these craftsmen were also half-skilled. The weapons they produced were still fundamentally different from those produced by the Han Dynasty.

The batch lost now are all sophisticated weapons of the Han Dynasty. They were equipped by the Huns, which can be said to be even more powerful.

"Is your Majesty okay?" Wei Ning asked.

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "How can I get better?"

"There was a court meeting today, and His Majesty didn't eat a morsel of food or drink a drop of water."

He attaches more importance to the war against the Huns next spring than anyone else.

The Han Dynasty wanted to retake the Hexi Corridor, restore trade between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions, and improve the economic level of the Han Dynasty.

This war is crucial. Now that so many weapons have been lost out of thin air, the Huns' military equipment has become stronger again. How can he feel better?

While they were talking, an eunuch came to Wei Qing's mansion and summoned Huo Qubing into the palace.

When Huo Qubing came back, he was dejected. It seemed that he had been scolded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Ning asked Huo Qubing in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Huo Qubing sighed and said, "He is still angry, saying that my Qianlong Secret Guard is useless and can't do anything."

This is really sulking.

It is true that the Qianlong secret guard was the traitor of the Huns in the Han Dynasty.

But after all, it didn't take long to set up, and it was impossible to insert this secret guard into the clouds thousands of miles away so quickly.

If you want to say that something happened here in Gyeonggi, it makes sense that he scolded Huo Qubing's Qianlong secret guard for being useless.

There was no way for the secret guards to infiltrate such a far place, so it was really unreasonable to reprimand Huo Qubing now.

However, Huo Qubing didn't say anything back. He knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was angry, so he could scold him as he pleased. Huo Qubing swallowed all his grievances.

Wei Ning thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the palace."

Wei Qing pulled Wei Ning, shook his head, and said, "Don't touch his brow. You know His Majesty's temper. No one can persuade him."

"We have killed several eunuchs today. There is no point in going there except getting scolded."

Weining shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'll go check on him."

(End of this chapter)