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

Chapter 446 Northwest Crisis
The outcome of this war between the Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions is self-evident. The Han Dynasty is now at the peak of its military strength, and its weapons and equipment are far ahead.

What do the countries in the Western Regions use to fight against the Han?

The result was that the 100,000 troops from the 16 countries in the Western Region were pressed to the ground and rubbed by Li Guangli's 50,000 troops.

Li Guangli was not satisfied with the current results, and he did not negotiate with the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions to ask them to return the armor.

This small victory was naturally not enough for Li Guangli to shine in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

He knew that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was now under pressure, and many senior officials in the court were impeaching him.

Therefore, Li Guangli needs to make greater contributions to silence this group of people.

Li Guangli brazenly led 50,000 troops into the Sixteen Kingdoms and started fighting.

However, the battle to attack the city was destined to be different from the war outside the Great Wall, and the Han army's advantages were also lost.

Moreover, this group of Han troops in the northwest were actually not good at siege warfare and street fighting. Li Guangli spent a lot of effort to invade the cities of the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Western Regions.

However, they suffered heavy losses, and even failed to enter the city one after another.

Li Guangli was already sweating profusely and kept increasing his troops from the northwest.

However, too many troops were transferred from the northwest, and the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions also began to turn from defense to attack, and began to invade the Han's homeland.

The war situation suddenly became uncontrollable.

The northwest towns were attacked, and the people complained, and the news soon spread to Chang'an.

……

Changan.

At today’s meeting, everyone’s expressions were extremely gloomy.

A few days ago, the news of Li Guangli's victory over the Western Region Army came back, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty held a court meeting. Not to mention how high-spirited Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was at that time.

At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the officials if his decision that day was wrong?

The officials did not dare to answer. Li Guangli won the battle in the Western Regions, which showed that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had made the right decision to insist on conquering the Western Regions.

But when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to Qilin Hall today, his face was extremely gloomy.

He looked at the officials and said in a deep voice: "The situation in the Western Region is out of control. The combined armies of the sixteen countries have invaded the northwest towns. What are your countermeasures?"

All the officials remained silent, and no one dared to show off at this time.

Even if they had ideas in their minds, they did not dare to come forward to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw the silence of the officials, he became even more angry and asked, "I am asking you a question!"

"Mute?"

"Master Fuyan! Say it."

The father-in-law clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is arbitrary and has a plan to deal with it. I dare not say nonsense."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stared at his father Yan coldly and said, "I'm asking you!"

Master Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, is it possible to negotiate a peace?"

After Li Guangli won the battle outside the Great Wall, Lord Fuyan suggested negotiating a peace and allowing the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions to return their armor, and the matter was settled.

However, even if peace was negotiated, it would still have a significant impact on the reputation of the Han Dynasty.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not agree.

In fact, Zhu Fuyan and the others did not understand the strategic significance of this war.

There is no economic benefit, and there is no political benefit at all. It was entirely because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that he made such an irrational decision.

This is really not what a politician should have. Your Majesty had nowhere to vent his anger, so he sent tens of thousands of soldiers from the northwest to the battlefield. It was really wanton and reckless, and those soldiers didn't know why they were fighting.

Maybe they still have the strength to attack the sixteen countries in the Western Region, but as the war continues to deepen, they will become more and more confused.

At that time, the combat effectiveness of the Han army will plummet, and this war will enter a stalemate stage.

The financial burden on the Han Dynasty will become heavier and heavier, and most of the economy will be supplied to the Northwest Army. This will undoubtedly cause greater harm to the Han Dynasty.

That's why Zhufu Yancai suggested a peace negotiation. Of course, this kind of peace negotiation did not mean that the Han Dynasty was defeated.

But when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he seemed to feel great humiliation and said: "Peace?"

"Since the Han Dynasty destroyed the Xiongnu, there has been no such word as peace!"

Master Fuyan thought for a while and said, "I think it is necessary to discuss this with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very resourceful and may be able to come up with a perfect plan."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said angrily: "Without the crown prince, wouldn't my Han Dynasty be able to win in Northern Xinjiang?"

Master Fuyan blurted out: "But the Huns were destroyed because of the sky-shattering thunder invented by His Highness the Prince."

"And the big man can have what he has today..."

Halfway through his words, Master Fuyan did not dare to say any more.

Isn't it all because of the crown prince that the great man is what he is today?
If not for him, how could he have so much money to support Li Guangli's chaos in the northwest?
The previous wars waged by the Han against the Xiongnu had reduced the financial resources of the Han to nothing, and the people of Chang'an were already complaining endlessly.

Every war is supported by the efforts of the whole country.

Don't you know what the people's attitude towards you, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was at that time, and what their attitude towards you is now?
On the surface, it seems that the crown prince does not do much, but what kind of thing is not quietly changing the situation of the Han Dynasty?
I know that there may be some conflicts between you father and son, but ask yourself, if it weren't for Weining's existence, the great man would be where he is today. Would you be able to go to Mount Tai to become a Buddhist monk?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at his father Yan with a cold expression and said, "Keep talking, you haven't finished speaking yet."

The father-in-law shook his head and said, "I don't dare. I am old and my mind is no longer flexible. Please ask for help."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said angrily: "He, Sang Hongyang, begged to resign, and you also begged to resign. Are you threatening me like this?"

"Okay! I've approved it for you! If anyone else wants to resign, please stand up and make it clear together!"

"If you don't resign today, if you dare to resign at will in the future, don't blame me for being rude!"

Dong Zhongshu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty..."

"allow!"

"Who else?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stood up and stared at the officials.

Li Ju wanted to go out, but he was stopped by Gongsun He.

Huo Guang also had this intention, but was still stopped by Gongsun He.

This court meeting is destined to yield no results. Li Guangli will continue to fight in the northwest, and the Han Dynasty will continue to give him money and food.

When to end this war depends entirely on the mood of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

After the court meeting, Li Ju and Huo Guang looked at Gongsun He in confusion and asked, "Why don't we resign together?"

Gongsun He said sincerely: "Everyone's resignation is pushing the prince into dire straits."

"Your Majesty will feel that all the people in the court now belong to the prince, so he will be even more afraid of the prince."

"Whether you have this consideration or not, you can't go up and cause trouble anymore."

Huo Guang and Li Ju suddenly realized that after Wei Qing became an official, Gongsun He became the representative of the Wei family in the officialdom. His ability to see this level clearly shows that Gongsun He is not simple.

(End of this chapter)