A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 208 and? war? , Captain Wei
July
After the Central Army returned to Guanzhong, the Mayi plot officially failed, and generals from all parties also came to Chang'an to report on their duties.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was angry and issued an order to Wang Hui, but he escaped from the war he proposed, so he imprisoned Wang Hui and asked the Tingwei Mansion to try him for his crimes. As for the other generals, the Han Emperor neither punished nor rewarded them, and only allowed them to return to their respective posts.

In view of the fact that the leak occurred in the area under the jurisdiction of General Zhenbei, the Han emperor fined General Zhenbei Xiuwuhou 100 households of food as punishment. Lu Qiuwu, the eastern captaincy, was dismissed from his post, and the post of eastern captaincy was held by Wei Qing, the supervisor of Jianzhang.

At the same time, Baize was appointed as the western captain of Liaodong County, and Gongsun Ao was appointed as the central captain of Beidi County...
In order to consolidate the border defense, the Han Emperor appointed five or six captains in addition to the original three captains in each county. In addition, in order to enrich the Langzhong Mansion, he ordered the somewhat brave general Li Xihe to serve in this battle. Some of the outstanding generals were admitted to the Langzhong Mansion and became the Langzhong, and Li Xi was the Zhonglang.

Wang Hui, who was imprisoned, was sentenced to death by the Tingwei Mansion for "waiting and watching in fear of the enemy."

Wang Hui refused to accept it and tried every means to find a way to save himself. Finally, he bribed the Prime Minister Tian Fu and tried to intercede through the Han Emperor's mother, the Queen Mother, but this was still not enough to calm the Han Emperor's anger, because the Han Emperor personally heard and commanded The first strategy against the Huns actually failed. How could it be easily let go?

Wang Hui knew that there was no hope of saving himself, so he committed suicide in prison in despair. What the Tingwei Mansion announced to the outside world was that Wang Hui, the former general, felt that he had failed Tianen and led to the defeat of the war, so he committed suicide in prison to apologize.

After Li Xi, who was training in Shanglinyuan, received the news, he had to sigh at the uncertainty of the world. A month ago, he was still in power, and the person who had the grace to talk and laugh with him died so quietly. He also understood Not everyone can accept Tian En's favor at will.

If you don't have this life and ability, don't get too close to the sky, otherwise the life and death clan will be destroyed. At this moment, he thought of Chao Cuo during the Emperor Jing's period, and felt that Chang'an was not a good place to stay, so he thought about letting him go as soon as possible. It's better to go to the border for safety.

The Mayi plot failed, and there was still a tail to clean up, so the Han Emperor convened a meeting with the top officials of the Han Dynasty to discuss how to deal with the Huns in the future. The meeting was held in the Xuanshi Hall behind the front hall of Weiyang Palace.

The attendees included His Majesty Mr. Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Mr. Tian Fu, the uncle of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Mr. Bai Lun, the first heir of Duke Bai, the imperial censor of the Han Dynasty, Mr. Dou Ying, the younger brother of the late Empress Dowager, the late Lieutenant of the Han Dynasty, and the Emperor His Majesty's personal think tank, Jiu Qing, capable doctors from Imperial College and others all attended the conference.

"Your Majesty, now that the Mayi plot has failed, if we start fighting with the Huns like this, not to mention that we are not ready yet, even the manpower and material resources needed to support northern Xinjiang will be countless.

It is better to continue to make peace with the Huns to confuse the Huns, which will not only maintain the stability of the country, but also prepare for the next battle of our big man. When I, the big man, are really fully prepared, we will break up with the Huns. It’s not too late! "

Zhu Fuyan, the central doctor whom the Han Emperor valued recently, was the first to speak out.

Zhufu Yan was a native of Linyi, Qi State. He learned the art of strategism and became a strategist. He was a famous strategist master in Qi. This year and last year, he was able to enter the Langzhong Mansion through the promotion of talents and uprightness in Qi. The doctor who was in the same group later gained the attention of the Han Emperor with his remarks.

Within a year, he was successively promoted to the rank of Yezhe, Zhonglang, and Zhongdafu, and received an exceptional appointment from the Han Emperor, which made his colleagues in the Langzhong Mansion envious. He was one of the most famous people in front of the Han Emperor. However, because of his aloofness, Therefore, he has always been a loner in the Langzhong Mansion and has a very bad relationship with his colleagues. It can be said that wherever he goes from Qidi to Chang'an, his colleagues hate him, which is also curious.

Although the visitor Yan An hated Zhufuyan very much, he had to say that Zhufuyan's statement was very consistent with his heart, so he also came out to support the marriage and maintain the status quo.

Everyone in the Langzhong Mansion believed that making peace with the Xiongnu was the most correct move for the Han Dynasty at the moment.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was somewhat convinced by their words, but he was really unwilling to give in. At this time, the imperial censor Bai Lun came out and said: "I propose a war!"

Emperor Han was surprised and said: "Oh? Fight? How to fight? Please tell Bai Qing carefully."

Bai Lun analyzed: "Now that our side has begun to take action, and Mayi's plot has been noticed by the other side, the Huns are not fools. They must know that our big men have begun to attack the Huns, and they will definitely be prepared.

Even if we send the princess over for marriage, we will not be able to make them give up their guard. Instead, we will lose the morale of the border soldiers. Otherwise, we will start small-scale battles with the Huns. This will not only accumulate experience for future wars, train soldiers, but also stabilize the situation. Military morale on the front line.

In the past few years, the Huns have invaded one after another, which has become the norm. However, we were not defeated by them. Instead, we blocked them from the Great Wall. This shows that my strength is no longer what it used to be. I already have the strength to compete with the Huns. People fight.

The strategies of Emperor Gao and Emperor Ren are no longer applicable today. It is also said that after the rule of the three emperors Ren, Wen and Jing, the Han people prospered and the economy prospered. The grain in the granary was overflowing, and the money in the money bank was strung with copper coins. The ropes were rotten.

In the past, the Daiguo and the Zhenbei Army were able to hold off the Huns for more than ten years with only a small number of troops and not much food and supplies. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Huns has also declined. This is the best way for me, a big man, to defeat the Huns. Your Majesty, please be aware of the timing. "

"Okay! What Bai Qing said is good! The Huns have suppressed our Han Dynasty for fifty years, and have invaded our Han Dynasty's borders one after another. The people on the border are suffering miserably, and they constantly hope that the imperial court will come forward for them. Now the Han Dynasty has prepared food and armor, and has enough soldiers. , it is time for us to avenge our shame.

I have decided to sever the peace with the Xiongnu, declare to enter war mode with the Xiongnu, and send people to convey my intention to the Xiongnu chanyu. In addition, I have ordered the border generals not to just stick to it, but to attack the Xiongnu more and kill one more Xiongnu. Man, in the future war, the big man will have a better chance of winning.

In addition, Lu An, the magistrate of Mayi County, was appointed as the magistrate of Jinyang, and Bai Lun was appointed as the general of grain and supplies. Jinyang warehouse was set up in Jinyang, Taiyuan County to command the logistics of the northern border of the Han Dynasty. They must ensure that the army's logistics is worry-free! ! "

"Here! I obey your majesty's order. Your majesty will live forever, and the great man will live forever!!!"

The war between Han and Hungarians began.

August
The Xiongnu envoy came to Chang'an and issued a decree to the Xiongnu Great Chanyu and his military minister Chanyu to sever the peace with the Han Dynasty. The Han Emperor happily accepted it.

However, the military minister Chanyu did not cut off the customs market. Because the Xiongnu land was barren and they still relied heavily on the Han Dynasty's supplies, and the Han Dynasty also needed the Xiongnu's furs, war horses and other resources, so the customs markets on both sides were still maintained.

At the same time, the envoys of the Han Dynasty came to the Shanyu court of the Xiongnu, and issued a decree to the military minister Shanyu to sever the alliance between the Han and the Xiongnu. In other words, from now on, both sides do not have to worry about the alliance and can send troops to each other's border at will. . Soon, many small-scale wars broke out on the border between the two sides. Within a month, there were nearly dozens of small-scale battles, and their intensity was increasing to a degree visible to the naked eye.

Han three years

March
"Whoops!" A rain of arrows stuck into the back of a Hun cavalryman, who staggered off his horse.

Several Han knights slowly stepped forward, cut off their heads, and quickly returned to the camp. They were Han cavalry who went out for reconnaissance and were under the command of Wei Qing, the eastern commander of Yanmen County.

"Captain! We have discovered another small Xiongnu tribe." A scout captain said excitedly to Wei Qing.

"Where are they? How many people are there?" Wei Qing quickly unfolded the sheepskin map he carried with him and asked the scout captain to mark it.

"There are about a hundred tents here." The scout captain quickly stepped forward and pointed out the location on the map.

Wei Qing quickly used charcoal to mark it. It can be seen that the small map is already densely packed with Hun tribe marks, some large and some small, as well as roads, mountains and rivers.

This was the result of three months of digging into the grasslands with his men, and he drew five such maps, all of which showed the specific tribal conditions, mountains and terrain of various Huns areas around Yanmen County.

Looking at this map, Wei Qing smiled and said, "Now, as an uncle, I can have gifts to give out."

Everyone around knew that Captain Wei's sister was His Majesty's favorite concubine, and Wei Qing himself was very capable and dignified in the army. His officers and soldiers were very convinced of him, so they were very happy.

"Captain, can this picture really be sent to His Majesty?" one of his subordinates, the commander of the camp, asked cautiously.

"Of course! This will not only be sent to His Majesty for several cases, but will also become an important map for Your Majesty to command the war against the Huns in the future. This is the result of our joint efforts!"

The generals under their command were very excited, because they had been at the border all year round, and too many of their colleagues and relatives had died in the Huns' successive invasions. They were the group of people who hated the Huns the most among the Han people.

"So, Your Majesty will soon launch a war against the Huns?" Another commander said.

Wei Qing looked around at the generals who looked at him expectantly, and said with a smile: "Of course! Your Majesty has severed the alliance with the Huns, which means that I, the Han Dynasty, have officially declared war on the Huns."

"It's great. I can kill the Huns openly and openly. I must wipe out the Huns to avenge my father's murder!" A military prince said with tears in his eyes.

Other generals also expressed their hatred for the Huns and their support for His Majesty's decision to fight against the Huns.

"The military spirit is available!" Wei Qing thought to himself.

"Report~" A sentry rider broke in, "Captain, there is a Huns cavalry coming towards us from the east. There are about two thousand people."

"Send the order, get on your horse immediately and return to Guancheng!!!" Wei Qing immediately ordered.

"Here!"

"Weifu!"

"Captain, I'm here!"

Wei Qing said to his bodyguard: "Get on your horse and go back to Guancheng immediately to tell the general that our troops have encountered a large number of Xiongnu troops, about 2,000 people. We will stand firm at Heze Mountain, fifty miles south of Guancheng." , requesting his support.”

"Order!"

Watching the guards go away, Wei Qing looked at the nearly a thousand knights under his command who had assembled and ordered: "The whole army will march west for thirty miles, then turn south for fifty miles, and He Zeshan will set up a formation."

"Here~"

The large group of knights galloped away behind Wei Qing.

(End of this chapter)