The great man will live forever

Chapter 165

Liu Han was naturally unhappy when he returned to Lanlinghou Mansion. Shu Yuzhu stepped forward and gently held his hand, slowly caressed his face, and asked softly: "How is it? Didn't it succeed?"

"They're so stubborn."

"As you said, this is like the delayed nature of education. People always realize it later. People can't teach others, but they can be taught once. You worked hard, didn't you?"

"Yes."

Liu Han lamented that sometimes knowing too much and being unable to change would be painful. Being ignorant and fearless was not a kind of happiness, but he couldn't reveal too much, otherwise it would be detrimental to future development.

Zhao Ponu set out in high spirits with an army of [-] people. This time, he also brought his son Zhao Anguo with him, hoping to get some credit for him. If he was granted the title of Marquis, his old Zhao family would be prosperous.

Ideals are beautiful, and reality is very skinny.

Zhao Ponu was full of joy and dusty, like a later generation online dating face. His mood was extremely beautiful, as if the air was sweet. But when he came to Junji Mountain, he realized that he was wrong.

In the imagination, Lieutenant Zuo of the Xiongnu killed the Chanyu, and the Xiongnu were in chaos. He chopped melons and vegetables all the way. Maybe he could destroy the Xiongnu and accept the surrender of tens of thousands of Xiongnu again.

But the reality is that Er Chanyu is waiting with an army of [-]. This is basically the main force of the Xiongnu Chanyu. They have tied their pockets and are waiting for him to get inside.

"retreat!"

"retreat!"

"The front army becomes the rear army, delaying the enemy and causing the entire army to retreat."

"Kill!" The Xiongnu army naturally would not let them go and chased them all the way.

Zhao Ponu saw that the situation was not good, so he counterattacked and retreated. When he was about to return to Shoujiang City, his 2 cavalry were surrounded by Er Chanyu's 8 men.

The soldiers of the Han army were thirsty and tired, and the whole army was short of water. They marched in the desert most of the time.

"Anguo, bring your soldiers and follow Aweng to find the water source. I have sent people to ask for help. As long as there is enough water and we hold on for ten and a half days, we will be saved."

"Hey, it seems that Da Sima is very good at predicting things. He really lost this battle."

Zhao Ponu sighed with emotion, but forgot Liu Han's other instructions to stay in the army. As the commander of the first army, he actually left the army at night and took his soldiers and son to search for water sources in person.

Soon, he was discovered by the Huns scouts.

"Run, Aweng, run!" Zhao Anguo shouted. Unfortunately, the Huns were outnumbered and swarmed up. He and his soldiers were unable to stop them and captured Zhao Ponu and Zhao Anguo alive.

At this time, Zhao Ponu thought of something and burst into tears, "I regret not listening to Grand Sima's words."

Knowing that Zhao Ponu had been captured alive, his subordinates who stayed in the army to guard were frightened. Guo Zong in the Han army served as the guard, and King Wei served as the leader of the Xiongnu troops. The two looked at some generals and discussed: "Without the coach, even if we can break through and return to the Han Dynasty, we will still be punished. Why don't we surrender together?"

"You dare?" At this time, Wei Shan stood up.

"Qiang!" He pulled out his sword and killed King Wei on the spot.

"what!"

"Weishan, are you planning to rebel?" Guo Zong shouted fiercely, and for a moment, everyone in the tent felt in danger and drew their swords.

"You are the one who wants to rebel. When I came, Da Sima was afraid of changes and specifically asked me to do things easily. Sure enough, you actually want to surrender and become the dogs of the Huns. Aren't you afraid that my great-grandmother Aweng and my mother will be accused? "

"Then what do you think we should do? Now that the general is gone, we will be questioned if we go back."

"We are not to blame for this matter. It is all the Huns' treachery and General Zhao's fault. I don't think Your Majesty will blame us. After all, we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered, and it is the Xiongnu Chanyu who personally leads the army.

Besides, even if His Majesty blames us, there is Da Sima who intercedes for us. As long as we don’t burn, kill, loot and loot, this defeat is excusable. When will Da Sima blame us for this? "

When Wei Shan said this, the army fell silent. Liu Han governed the army strictly. He was not allowed to rape, plunder, or kill people at will. This was a capital crime. No matter who he was, he would be killed without mercy.But he was also extremely kind to his soldiers, giving him many rewards and being considerate of his subordinates.

"Okay, what do we do now?"

"Find a way to break out of the encirclement, as long as you can break out of the encirclement, the worst is to die on the battlefield."

Many generals nodded, "Okay, we believe in you and Da Sima!"

In addition to Weishan's experience as a general and marquis, who fought in the north and south, Liu Han's prestige was also an important reason for such a wish.

So, that night, [-] troops led by Wei Shan broke out in the dark. The Xiongnu thought that if they captured Zhao Ponu, the Han would collapse, but they were wrong.

"Kill!" "Rush!"

Killing cries, torches, flying arrows, broken limbs...

These intertwined into a cruel breakout battlefield. After fierce battles, Weishan finally broke out with 9000 people and galloped all the way to the surrender city.

The Xiongnu Er Chanyu chased him all the way and sent people to attack Shujiang City. Gongsun Ao was not a vegetarian. He defended tightly and had 9000 Weishan troops to support him. However, Shujiang City was not captured, so the Er Chanyu invaded the border fortress and plundered it. go.

In Chang'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious when he got the news.

"After losing the battle, I still have the nerve to come back. The general was captured alive. Come, I will arrest Wei Shan, Guo Zong and others and put them in jail."

Liu Han quickly knelt down and stopped him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This time it is the Huns who are treacherous. Zhao Ponu only has [-] troops, and there are [-] troops on the opposite side. Shanyu is still the main force. They are waiting in formation. Zhao Ponu is not prepared. Defeat is natural." of.

He dealt with it well later, but he immediately went to find the water source alone and was captured alive by the Xiongnu. This was unexpected. Many people wanted to surrender. Weishan made a decisive decision and killed King Wei and appeased the army. Otherwise, let alone 9000 people who came back. The [-]-strong army was either wiped out or surrendered. "

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was silent. He was smart and naturally knew how powerful they were. "Forget it, let them wait for reinforcements at the border fortress without reward or punishment. Let Wei Shan be the leader of this army and make him General Wei Yang."

After the arrangements were made, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sighed: "Alas, this Zhao Ponu has failed to live up to my expectations."

Zhao Ponu's experience is also a microcosm of this period of the Han Dynasty. The Battle of Mobei has been over for more than ten years, and both Wei Qing and Huo Qubing have passed away.

The war between the Han and the Hungarians reignited. However, the Han Dynasty could no longer find the feeling of victory it had before. In several battles, it either ended in a draw or ended in a disastrous defeat.

These may be because Liu Han did not go to the battlefield. He may or may not be able to change things if he does. The Han Dynasty fought every year, the people were tired, and the soldiers were tired of war.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Liu Han with stern eyes, "You, on the other hand, have foresight. How did you know this was a conspiracy?"

Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was old, his eyes were still bright and clear, and seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

Liu Han was naturally prepared, "How many years have we been fighting against the Xiongnu? There are only a few fools in the Xiongnu Shanyu, how could he be killed by his subordinates so easily? I feel too relaxed, and since Zhao Ponu broke Loulan, He began to be arrogant, relying on the greatness of the country, being proud of the people, and wanting to see power over the enemy. He called those who were arrogant soldiers, and those who were arrogant soldiers were destroyed."

"Those who rely on the greatness of the country, are proud of the people, and want to see power over the enemy are called arrogant soldiers. Those with arrogant soldiers will be destroyed." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pondered the sentence carefully and felt that it was very meaningful. It actually came from Ban Gu's " "Han Shu·Wei Chuan", Ban Gu's grandfather is probably not born yet.

"Where did you see this sentence? What kind of military strategy is it?"

"I've thought about it myself. People shouldn't be proud. When Xiang Yu failed, there was a reason for pride. He was too arrogant."

"Well, you are worthy of being the God of War of my great Han Dynasty and the Qilin'er of my Liu family. Just like Qu Bing, you are born for the battlefield and do not stick to the ancient art of war. That's great!
In this way, you prepare and go to the frontier to stabilize it. The Han Dynasty is newly defeated, and the frontier will inevitably be turbulent. When you are ready, I will send out a large army to completely destroy the Xiongnu for you. "

"promise!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty now had a headache. He had to use Liu Han but also guard against Liu Han. After looking at all the Han generals, except for Liu Han, he didn't like any of them. He originally wanted to introduce Li Guangli, but he was defeated as soon as he went on the expedition.

Another Zhao Ponu was pushed out, but he was captured alive. What kind of thing is this?

"Su Wen." Looking at Liu Han's leaving figure, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that there was not enough talent. Except for Liu Han, none of these people could compare to Huo Qubing and Wei Qing.

Good guy, to have Wei Qing, he is already a blessing, and to have Huo Qubing, he just won the lottery, and he still wants to come, thinking that his family holds a lottery?
"The slave is here."

"When people are asked to ask for virtuous edicts again, if they have extraordinary merits, they must treat extraordinary people. Therefore, horses may gallop to travel thousands of miles, and scholars may be tired of being unworthy of the world and achieve meritorious service. If a man is riding a horse, and a man is slacking, It's just about controlling it. It orders the state, county officials, and people to have talented and talented people who can serve as generals, prime ministers, and destroy the country."

"promise!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always valued and discovered talents and spared no effort to promote talents.He vigorously reformed the employment system and comprehensively implemented comprehensive methods such as inspection, virtuous, petition, and imperial education. Regardless of one's origin, only talents were promoted.

He issued three edicts to seek talents in the first year of Yuanguang (134 BC), the fifth year of Yuanguang (130 BC), and the first year of Yuanshuo (128 BC). This fully reflects his thirst for talents. attitude towards governing the country.

This is the fourth time he has issued an edict to seek talents. Originally, in the fifth year of Yuanfeng's reign, he issued an edict after Wei Qing's death. As soon as Wei Qing died, he felt that there were no talents left. Everyone in the court was a loser, and no one could compare with Wei Qing. , luckily there was Liu Han, so he didn't play.

But he found that if he didn't find some talents to check and balance Liu Han, he would not dare to use them, fearing that the tail would be too big to lose, and the power would overwhelm the master.

Kill him, the empire is in turmoil, and he can barely accept it, but it is completely self-destruction and unnecessary.

Hidden in the snow, there are no other talents, so if such a talent is left unused, he will suffer a lot.

"Fortunately, he has no heirs!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little lucky.

In ancient times, there were many people who usurped power and became emperors, including generals, prime ministers, relatives, and even women could become emperors.What's interesting is that many eunuchs and eunuchs were equally powerful, but no eunuch could become the emperor.

Just because of two words, no queen!
Emperors are inherited by blood. This has been the case since the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It has been almost 2000 years since the Han Dynasty. Hereditary succession has replaced abdication. No one can change this. This is the general trend.

(End of this chapter)