The great man will live forever

Chapter 113: Defeating South Vietnam (Three His Styles)

"Everyone must know that Lu Jia, the prime minister of South Vietnam, launched a rebellion and led troops with his younger brother to attack the palace and killed Zhao Xing, the Queen Mother and our envoys from the Han Dynasty.

He even made Zhao Jiande the King of South Vietnam and wiped out all our Han army of more than 2000 people led by Han Qianqiu and Yu Le.

I originally wanted peace to be the most important thing, but the prince also advised me, saying that destiny is unpredictable and violence cannot be relied on; if you have virtue, you will prosper the country, but if you don't have virtue, you will lose the country. Is it useful?

I want peace to be the most important thing, but South Vietnam does not give me a chance. I am determined to conquer South Vietnam. "

Liu Che was naturally unwilling to be defeated. He looked around at the courtiers and spoke loudly.

"Which general is willing to go to war?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, expecting someone to stand up.

But for a moment, everyone, look at me, look at me, South Vietnam is not easy to fight. Back then, Qin Shihuang took Tu Sui as the commander-in-chief and sent hundreds of thousands of troops to fight against Baiyue. The result was a huge defeat, and the commander-in-chief Tu Sui was also killed. .

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty indeed rewarded those who worked hard, but punished those who used it, because many people would be deprived of their titles if they lost a battle.

The people standing here are basically all princes. It's good to win this battle and get promoted, but what else can a prince be promoted to? Is it rare for you to become a prince?At most, I can give you more land and reward you with some money. They don't lack that money. If you lose, many years of hard work will be lost. I feel that the risks outweigh the benefits.

Liu Han stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Great Zhou Dynasty has said that all the people in the world are not the king's land; and the people who are on the shore of the land are the king's ministers, and I, a big man, should hang my head among the barbarians' houses on the street to show the thousands of miles.

Tell them that those who openly attack the powerful Han will be killed no matter how far away they are. Barbarians from all directions will destroy their country, their species, and their descendants. I invite you to fight. I only need 20 elite troops to destroy South Vietnam. , subjugation of the country, annihilation of the species! "

At this moment, the hall fell silent. Everyone looked sideways at Liu Han, who was in high spirits in the hall. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually had tears in his eyes. He murmured to himself, "Get rid of the disease, get rid of the disease!"

He seemed to have seen again the hussar general who dominated the world, was powerful in the west of the river, rode thousands of miles, defeated the five kingdoms in six days, sealed the wolf with Xu, drank from the vast sea of ​​​​horses, led the counties to Qilian, and returned to the river in the west.

Wei Qing's eyes lit up. He also saw his nephew in a trance. He saw him leading 800 soldiers to capture more than 2000 Huns.

"It's well said. There is a big bird in the country. It has stayed in the king's court for three years. It has not been flying or singing. If this bird does not fly, it will be fine. Once it soars into the sky, it will stop singing. It will make a great noise. If it were not for my physical discomfort, I would also ask for a fight. Cough. cough……"

As he spoke, he started coughing. Over the years, his health had gotten worse and worse, which was all supported by medicine. In addition to the huge psychological blow caused by the death of Huo Qubing, he also had hidden illnesses left over from years of fighting.

Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals. They are not allowed to see white hair in the world. White hair makes a beauty from scratch. It is extremely beautiful and extremely sad!However, since ancient times, beauties have often had a bad life, and famous generals have often died.

God is very fair to everyone, or while bestowing beauty and famous generals with beauty and talent, God also bestows them with a rough fate.

Either they are brilliant for a while, or they are mediocre for a lifetime. Although there are beauties and famous generals who are brilliant for a lifetime, those situations are really rare.

Death in battle, shrouded in horse leather, great achievements, old age and illness, or becoming a victim of power...

These are the problems faced by famous generals. It is rare to die well. Bai Qi, Meng Tian, ​​Li Mu, Han Xin, Zhou Yafu, Huo Qubing, Gao Xi, Yue Fei, Gao Xianzhi, Guan Yu...

Compared to them, even though Wei Qing died of illness in the end, he was still doing pretty well.

"Okay, if you openly attack a strong Han, you will be killed no matter how far away you are. There will be barbarians from all directions. Anyone who dares to attack our strong Han will have their country destroyed, their species exterminated, and their descendants exterminated. I also invite you to fight."

Fulihou Lubode stood up.

"If I weren't already old, I would also like to fight." Gongsun He, who was standing next to the prime minister, also stood up.

"Me too!" Yang Pu, the captain of the lord and captain of the building and ship general, also stood up.

In addition, there are several others, including Zhao Ponu, the Marquis of Zhaoye, Zhao Anji, the Marquis of Changwu (formerly the little king of the Huns), Yi Jixuan, the Marquis of Zhongli (the former little king of the Huns), and Weishan, the Marquis of Yiyang.

They were all generals who followed Huo Qubing and Liu Han to defeat the Huns. After Huo Qubing died, they naturally turned to Liu Han. After all, they had been on the battlefield together.

And some people, such as Qu Zhonghou Puduo (former little king of the Huns) and Duhou Fuluzhi (formerly the little king of the Huns), also died of illness in the past few years.

"Okay, okay, this is my big man's general."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy to see so many generals taking the initiative to ask for battle. At the same time, he felt a little wary in his heart. He felt that Liu Han's appeal was a bit strong, but he had to use it because Wei Qing was old. "By my order, I will confer the title of Marquis Lanling... as General of Hussars. I hope you will become the next champion."

When he said the word "hussar", Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty paused and then said: "I will give you 25 troops. In three months, we will officially attack South Vietnam, destroy its country, destroy its species, and exterminate its descendants!"

Among them, the Han Prime Minister Gaoling Hou Zhao Zhou and the Da Nong Ling Sang Hongyang hesitated several times, but seeing Liu Che like this, they still didn't say anything.

After the meeting, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned General Wei Qing, Cavalry General Liu Han, Prime Minister Zhao Zhou, and Da Nong Ling Sang Hongyang.

"Sang Hongyang, I think you seemed to have something to say just now."

The great farmer ordered Sang Hongyang to speak: "Your Majesty clearly knows that in recent years, there have been constant conquests, especially during the Yuanshou period, with two wars in Hexi and the Battle of Mobei. The national treasury was in great deficit. Fortunately, the waterwheels of Marquis Lanling and Qu The grain production of Yuanli has increased significantly in recent years, otherwise the national treasury will be unsustainable, and now we are going to launch a war to destroy the country, I am afraid that the supply of grain and grass will not be enough."

Prime Minister Zhao Zhou also nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, two 10,000+ troops will be eaten by horses, and the national treasury may not be able to support it."

In fact, he still had some things he didn't say. In recent years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also began to enjoy it. The construction of new palaces, the construction of Maoling, and Huo Qubing's funeral cost a lot of money. But it's hard to say these things, otherwise it would be easy to offend Emperor Wu.

Even though Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very talented and ambitious, he also had flaws. He had a "special hobby" for architecture. Since he came to the throne, he continued to expand the Weiyang area of ​​Chang'an, but it was not enough. He even built the "Linguang Palace" near Beiganquan Mountain in Chunhua County, Shaanxi Province. "Ganquan Palace" was built on the basis of "Ganquan Palace" as his summer palace.

An alchemist named Gongsun Qing told Emperor Wu that "immortals like to live in towers", so Emperor Wu built a Shenming Tower and Jinggan Tower more than 50 feet high. The towers can also be connected to traffic. The Tongtian Tower built by Ganquan can see three hundred people at a glance. Chang'an inside and outside.

He built countless palaces and towers everywhere in order to pray for immortals and offer sacrifices. Liu Che's Maoling Mausoleum is known as the "Pyramid of China" and is the most luxurious among the imperial mausoleums of the Han Dynasty.

For this reason, he moved the country's famous families here, and the population around the mausoleum quickly reached more than 30. Of course, this was more to restrain the powerful and strengthen centralization of power.

War, building mausoleums, and palaces are all things that don't cost money. Even though he carried out many reforms, he made a lot of money and spent a lot of money. The accumulation of Wenjing's rule has been basically consumed by now, and the national treasury has begun to be in deficit. .

"Prime Minister, with an army of 25, the south can basically use less horses. It is estimated that 100 cavalry will be enough. The army's three-month ration is about 9 million dan, plus the logistics and transportation of 180 people, it is estimated that the total cost is 2000 million dan. The imperial court With a yearly income of over [-] million shi, it’s not like you can’t afford it, right?”

Liu Han actually calculated that the current population of the Han Dynasty should be around 2000 million. The exact number is not known, and there is no census done. Many large households like to hide the population.

Calculated based on a family of four, there are about 500 million households. Each household has 45 acres of land. Because the land yield in the Western Han Dynasty was low, now the land is basically vast and sparsely populated. One acre of land can produce 45000 kilograms of grain. A family's annual output is 225 kilograms, and the country's total grain output is about 10 billion kilograms a year. All kinds of exorbitant taxes and corvees add up to an estimated [-]% of the tax.

Calculated in this way, the imperial court's annual tax revenue was 22.5 billion kilograms, and 60 kilograms was one stone. That year's grain income was about 3700 million kilograms.

Of course, this is a rough calculation, ignoring the non-productive nobles, who are estimated to number hundreds of thousands in total, as well as droughts, floods, and the fiefdoms of princes and kings...

Throwing these out would cost an estimated 1500 million dan, which would be more than 2000 million dan.

A soldier eats at least 2 kilograms a day, and an army of 25 eats 50 kilograms a day. For three months, including horses and transportation people, it will cost less than 200 million shi, which is only about 10% of the national treasury at most.

Of course, three months is an optimistic scenario.

Liu Han has become relatively familiar with marching and fighting, how to set up camps, how to calculate rations, and how many people to send for transportation.

As the saying goes, before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass take priority.In ancient wars, no matter how strong an army's fighting ability was, once the food supply was interrupted, it would definitely transform from beasts to sheep.

In history, there are countless battles in which the army was defeated or even destroyed due to lack of food and water, such as the duel between Qin and Zhao Changping, the Hengwen Northern Expedition in the former Qin Dynasty, the Song and Liao Qigou Pass duels, etc.

Even during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the reason why Liu Bi was defeated by Zhou Yafu was not because the food and grass were cut off. If not, maybe the ending would have been different.

In many wars, what is fought is money and food. In history, many generals commanded battles to end as quickly as possible, because no one wanted to delay, and indeed could not afford to delay.

In ancient times, competition was often about the amount of money and food. Whoever had more would have a higher probability of winning.

The amount of money and food is actually a reflection of the country's strength. With a large population, large amounts of land, and good land, the country will naturally be strong.

Of course, that's just a higher probability of victory. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee victory.

But Liu Hanneng, who calls him a time traveler, also has Shu Yuzhu who knows the future.

(End of this chapter)