The great man will live forever

Chapter 138 Conquering the Peninsula (I dare not rebel lightly)

Chang'an, inside Weiyang Palace,
"Your Majesty, King Wei Youqu of North Korea did not obey the imperial edict, and he did not agree to go to Beijing to pay homage. I even lowered my request, but he still did not agree. I have shouldered a great responsibility, and I am unworthy of Your Majesty."

She He said with tears streaming down his face. Looking at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frowning, he quickly said: "However, I killed a great general of North Korea. This was a very famous general of North Korea, and I also brought his body back."

Shehe knelt down and offered the North Korean general's head. He knew that if he returned without success, he would definitely be blamed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was hard to say whether he could save his life according to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's temper.

Therefore, in order to save his life, Shehe killed the general who escorted him back to China, and lied to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that he was an important general in North Korea, but he was beheaded by his horse.

Good guy, it was obviously the groom and the guards who killed him, but he insisted on pretending that he killed him.

"Not bad!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy when he saw the head. Although he did not get the result he wanted, Shehe killed a North Korean general without losing face.

"I will make you the captain of the eastern part of Liaodong and guard Liaodong for me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

She He was very happy. He felt that he had escaped. But Liu Han on the side sighed inwardly, "The power of the emperor kills people invisible."

He learned about what might happen through Shu Yuzhu and also knew about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's plans.

Let’s not discuss whether it was very important for Shehe to kill this North Korean general, but Shehe killed North Koreans anyway and made him the captain of Liaodong. Wasn’t this deliberately intensifying the conflict between North Korea and the Han Dynasty?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did this deliberately. He used Shehe as a pawn. It didn't matter whether he actually killed the North Korean general or not. He himself needed the face of the emperor, and Shehe gave him this face.

More importantly, the envoys of the Han Dynasty killed the people sent off by the North Koreans. The North Korean king Wei Youqu was bound to avenge his men, otherwise how could he get away with it?If your own men can't protect you, who will agree with you becoming king?

Since ancient times, Chinese people have always been very face-conscious. Sometimes you can throw away your life, but you can't lose your face.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty promoted He Shehe to the rank of Captain of Liaodong, and simply put him at the door of North Korea. Good guy, they killed your subordinates and came to show off their power at your door. Do you accept it?
You are the boss, your younger brother is fucked, and your enemies come to your door to provoke you, what should you do?
King Wei Youqu of North Korea probably couldn't stand it. Even if he could, if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty secretly sent someone to provoke him, he would not get angry and try to kill Shehe.

Shehe's death, no matter how he died, can be regarded as an assassination by Korean subjects. The Koreans killed the Han Dynasty's feudal officials, thus making the conquest of Korea reasonable.

Everyone knows that no matter who fights a war, he needs a just or high-sounding reason to stand on the moral high ground. This is what the so-called teacher has a reputation for.

Liu Han looked at the happy She He, as if he were looking at a dead person, and he also felt chilled. Under the emperor, all living beings are like ants. In the Han Dynasty, who is not a pawn of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?

Sadly, many people are not even qualified to be chess pieces. Sometimes the emperor is no longer a human being, and his blood is cold enough.

Of course, this is just his guess. Did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty think so? History seems to have given the answer.

Sure enough, when She Hecai went to Liaodong, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the mobilization of prisoners and formed an army, as if he was going to go on an expedition. He said that he wanted to attack the Western Regions and the Xiongnu, but Liu Han knew that he was waiting to attack North Korea.

Things developed as expected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. King Youqu held a grudge against Shehe and sent troops to raid Liaodong and kill Shehe.

"Shu Zi, how dare you kill my Han general?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so angry that he slammed the table and showed great anger. He immediately asked these Confucian doctors to write a crusade against North Korea.

"But North Korea is far away from Liaodong. It rebels frequently and disrupts the discipline of the country. It takes advantage of the opportunity to arrogate titles and steal self-respect. It rebels against justice and abandons etiquette. It refuses to defend the city and lives on the seashore. It gathers in villages and plunders them. The disciples lived in groups in the valleys. They committed robberies and robbed the people without food. They invaded the borders and brutalized the people.

In the past, my great ancestor, Emperor Gaozu, raised up righteous soldiers to suppress riots, bring peace to the world, and establish the foundation of the Han Dynasty.Later, under the rule of Wen and Jing, the country became rich and the people became strong.I have inherited great power, amassed great power in the world, and am rich all over the world. The barbarians pay tribute to me.

North Korea disobeyed the emperor's order, rebelled against the emperor's orders, and killed my general. Since I practiced Zuo, I have been working hard day and night, thinking only of the country.Now I have been ordered to conquer, and I will never look back.I ordered the army to go out of Liaodong to fight against the rebellion.The soldiers were brave and their morale was high.

I know that your officers and men have the strength of a rock and the strength of dragons and tigers.Korea will surely be pacified and the Han Dynasty restored.You officers and men should do your best to accomplish a great cause together.I shall give you a great reward to encourage the soldiers.North Korea's crime of rebellion has been made known to the world.

Your officers and men fought bravely to kill the enemy, and won the title of marquis.I will share the peace of the world with you.When the message arrives, it is best to go quickly.The order of the emperor of Han Dynasty was issued on the third day of April in the second year of Yuanfeng. "

Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not use Liu Han. During this period, North Korea was really easy to fight, or the Han army was too strong. He was just the grandson of Wei Man, the subordinate of King Lu Wan of Yan.

For example, in later generations, Yang Guang failed in his three expeditions to Goguryeo. For example, as powerful as Taizong Li Shimin, he did not defeat Goguryeo, but it was his son who defeated it.

It can be seen that the Han Dynasty is really beating everyone around, and it is worthy of being the most powerful country in the world.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered General Yang Pu of Louchuan to rush to Shandong, recruit death-row prisoners to join the army, and attack across the sea from the Shandong Peninsula. At the same time, he also appointed Wei Qing's general Xun She as the general of the left. After recruiting troops in the lands of Yan and Dai, he left Liaoyang to attack the Wei family by land. The total number of land and water armies is fifty thousand.

In addition to the 60 million troops in the early Western Han Dynasty, from the middle of the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the total number of Western Han troops was between 60 and 80.There may be differences during the reign of each emperor, but the differences are not too big.The army of the Western Han Dynasty was divided into three parts: the border defense army, the local army and the army directly under the imperial court.

The local army is the local army of each county or county. Its combat effectiveness is relatively weak. It is generally used to maintain public security in various places. There are about 30 to 40 in the country.

Then the border guards were mainly stationed in the northern border areas to defend various nomadic regimes in the north. During the Western Han Dynasty, the number of border guards ranged from 10 to 20. They fought all year round and were very powerful.

Finally, there is the direct-controlled army, also called the Central Army, with about 10 troops. This is the most elite, best-equipped, and most powerful force.

The imperial court has military attachés such as Taiwei, Lang Zhongling, Weiwei, and Lieutenants. The Taiwei is the boss of the army, but this boss can lead troops, but cannot mobilize them. All troop deployments are subject to the emperor's final say.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the name was changed. The Taiwei was renamed Da Sima, but he was no longer in charge of affairs directly. The person in charge of the army was the general. Now Wei Qing is the one. When the two are added together, he is called Da Sima General.

Lang Zhongling was responsible for guarding the palace and was renamed Guang Luxun.There are also guards, who are responsible for the security from outside the palace to within the palace walls, and lieutenants, who are responsible for security from outside the palace walls to inside the city walls. Later, they were changed to Zhijinwu.

The men of Lang Zhongling and Weiwei were stationed in Weiyang Palace. Weiyang Palace was located in the south of the city, so it was called the Southern Army; the lieutenant's team was stationed in the north of the city, so it was called the Northern Army.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty added two troops, Qimen and Yulin, to the Southern Army. They had a higher status than ordinary soldiers and were personal soldiers. He added eight lieutenants, including Zhongbao, Tunqi, and Infantry, to the Northern Army, and also added the city commander. Menxiaowei, let the Northern Army not lose to the Southern Army.

The main force of the Han Dynasty had three arms, infantry (material officers) and cavalry (knights). There were also naval forces called Lou Chuanshi.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the sudden emergence of cavalry was divided into two types: light cavalry and heavy cavalry.The light cavalry does not wear armor and runs fast, and its main weapon is a crossbow; the heavy cavalry does not play with speed, wears armor, and holds a long weapon.

Before Liu Han came up with stirrups, many people thought that the heavy cavalry at that time was not easy to use.But as soon as the stirrups came out, the heavy rider became extremely powerful.

The Western Han Dynasty mainly relied on the conscription system, and occasionally recruited soldiers and prisoners as soldiers.Military conscription in the Western Han Dynasty was a rule set by the early Han Dynasty: men aged 23 to 56 had to serve as soldiers for three years.In the first year, he is called a "garrison soldier", guarding the capital or at the border; in the second year, he is called a "zheng soldier", and he serves as a soldier at the door of his home (the county); in the third year, he serves as a "garrison soldier" for another year.

Another point that kept Liu Han from turning back was that, in addition to the prestige of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the army of the Western Han Dynasty was mobilized using the military talisman system.

The so-called military talismans are various animal military talismans produced by the Grand Sima Mansion of the central government. Different animal military talismans represent different military establishments and personnel situations.

These military symbols were divided into two halves, with the left hand in the hands of the emperor and the Grand Sima, and the right hand in the hands of the army commanders.

When officials want to mobilize an army of more than 50 people, they must use the military symbol system. That is, the subordinate army commander must use the half of the military symbols in his hand that match the arms and members of his own army to match the half of the military symbols sent by the emperor or Da Sima. Bingbing talisman.

Only in this way can the commander of this army dare to mobilize his own troops to take action. Otherwise, he will be treason and want to kill the nine tribes.

Moreover, once the war is over, the military power of all combat generals will be immediately relieved and their military symbols will be handed over. Emperors in various periods of the Western Han Dynasty were very concerned about and vigilant about the problem of generals in the court holding heavy troops.

Not only that, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was particularly worried that the army would not obey his command. Therefore, he set up military supervisors in various armies who could only obey the emperor's orders. Most of the emperors and Da Sima mobilized the army not through the army. It was carried out by the generals, but through the military supervisory envoys.

What's even more terrifying is that a few years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty created an organization similar to the Jinyiwei. These people wore embroidered clothes and held staffs and tiger charms. They patrolled and inspected and found that they could act on behalf of the emperor on illegal issues.

For this kind of special power, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named them: "Embroidered Clothes Envoys".

They are actually a type of censor, with a very low official position, and they are not permanent officials. However, these people were specially selected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to handle special projects. They directly obeyed the emperor's orders and were directly responsible to the emperor. They were cold as ice and unreasonable. Face, it can intimidate officials of all sizes.

Therefore, the soldiers were rotated, the troops were mobilized to ask for military symbols, and there were supervisors, and there were embroidered messengers watching at all times. How could Liu Han dare to rebel?

At that time, during the witchcraft disaster, the reason why Prince Liu Ju could not mobilize the Northern Army in the capital for his own use was because the talisman he held did not comply with the army mobilization system at that time, so he was rejected by Ren An, the military supervisor of the Northern Army.

As for forging military symbols, Liu Han once naively thought about it, but later found out that he was really stupid.

Soldier talismans are made of precious gold, silver, copper, or high-quality jade and other raw materials. These materials alone are very difficult to obtain.

Of course, it is not difficult to obtain these with Liu Han's status, but what is difficult is to imitate them.

The production process of the soldier talismans used the highest production technology at the time, and such production processes were controlled by the government's inner workshop and were strictly kept confidential. They were beyond the reach of ordinary civilian processes.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to imitate military symbols. In Chinese history, there has been no case of successful forgery of military symbols.

In addition, the ancients were very smart. Their exclusive seals would have a unique anti-counterfeiting mark on them. Only certain people knew this. The same was true for military symbols. They had specific lines on them, which were very subtle and difficult to detect.

Liu Han could think of a time when the only chance was the disaster caused by witchcraft.

(End of this chapter)