I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 462: Heaven and earth can bear witness to my achievements!
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Liu Che leaned back on the dragon couch, and with a look of satisfaction on his face he took out a scroll from a wooden box beside him that contained more than a dozen scrolls of bamboo slips, unfolded it and carefully examined the words on it.

These are the battle reports that have been sent back one after another since Liu Ju went to the Western Regions.

Among them was a volume of battle reports that were sent back along with a blood letter written by the subjects of Loulan. However, it was placed separately in another wooden box and put away because it was too disgusting.

Even after so much time has passed, the disgusting fishy smell still permeates the bamboo slips and never dissipates.

"It's all good news..."

He had read the contents of the battle report many times, and could even recite some of it word for word, but he still couldn't put it down. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would take it out and read it, so he kept it next to the dragon bed.

"It's even more encouraging than when Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu in the north. This rebellious son has been in the Western Regions for just over a year, and he has already reached this point. There is good news coming in almost every month, and all of them are reports of victory."

"Those small countries in the Western Regions that have joined the Western Alliance have also sent envoys to deliver letters of submission. Now there are nearly 20 countries, which means that half of the Western Regions have been conquered."

"On the contrary, Wusun, which had made peace with the Han Dynasty, has not yet joined the Western Alliance, nor has it sent a letter of credence."

"Perhaps that's why there's been no news about the marriage?"

"It does seem like something this rebellious son would do. This is indeed very much like me. Those who obey will prosper while those who disobey will perish. A king should have such momentum. Otherwise, how can others be in awe of him?"

Thinking of this, Liu Che's feet began to shake unconsciously again.

"Let this rebellious son attack Loulan and Gushi. Not only did he set his sights on the entire Western Regions, he even reached out to the Xiongnu."

"This is perhaps the closest thing to forcing the Xiongnu to surrender since the founding of the Han Dynasty and the Battle of Mobei, right?"

"Rebellious son, give me more strength!"

"Once the Xiongnu submit to the Han Dynasty, and the Western Regions' Western Alliance forms a similar system to the United Protectorate of the Korean Peninsula, then the prerequisite for the Fengshan ceremony proposed by this rebellious son will almost be achieved. The day for me to hold the Fengshan ceremony will also come."

"This is the gift you gave to me. Is this your filial piety?"

"As expected, honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, and filial sons are not necessarily obedient..."

Perhaps because Liu Ju was his son, Liu Che did not have any concerns at this moment about his achievements surpassing his own as he did with Wei Qing.

After all, no matter what Liu Ju did in the Western Regions, he was sent there by the emperor, so his achievements should naturally be attributed to him.

When history books finally wrote about this period of history, although Liu Ju might be highly praised, no matter when it was mentioned, this was something that happened during his reign, and it would always be blamed on him as his father, the emperor.

What's more, Liu Ju was "making meritorious contributions while serving his sentence" this time.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had to be granted the title of marquis in order to win the support of the people, but for his own son, it was enough for him to just reinstate the crown prince. The court officials could not say anything about how he, as a father, treated his son.

Even if the less he gives or the less reward he receives, others will still think he is selfless and not partial to his relatives.

the most important is.

He has reached this age, and although he is still strong, who can say for sure how many years he will live? Even if he ascends to heaven after the Fengshan Ceremony, the fate of the Han Dynasty will still be entrusted to his son.

Therefore, the better Liu Ju performed, the more at ease he felt...

At least that's the case now. I just don't know if his mentality will change if he continues like this and lives to the age of 69 just like in history, and if he will regret this decision.

In addition, Liu Che also had his own psychological expectations for this war.

His best psychological expectation was that the Huns would eventually send envoys to surrender to the Han Dynasty and present a letter of surrender.

At that time, he would ask the Huns to send a hostage, and let all the civil and military officials in the court watch the hostage kneel at his feet, so that those who advocated marriage and were afraid of the Huns could take a good look at who was the emperor destined by heaven!

The Xiongnu Chanyu calls himself "the great Son of Heaven", but he still has to send me a hostage and kneel down to submit to me?!

As for what Liu Ju was thinking, he had not thought about it yet.

They also did not believe that Liu Ju could completely destroy the Xiongnu nation and exterminate them. After all, no matter how weak the Xiongnu was, if all the surrendered tribes were counted, their population was said to be in the millions.

Moreover, Liu Che didn't know that Mobei was further north.

After crossing the North Sea (Lake Baikal), the situation became desperate and unsuitable for the survival of the Huns, who were currently mainly nomadic.

He always felt that the world was so big that even if Liu Ju fought to the North Sea like Huo Qubing did, the Huns would still have a place to flee to. The Han Dynasty did not have the power to govern this area yet. Once the Han army withdrew, the Huns could come back. Therefore, the best result was to force the Huns to surrender and become Han subjects who received the seal of the Han Dynasty and accepted the supervision and control of Han officials.

"Qin Shih Ching ordered Meng Tian to lead his army into the desert twice and defeated the Xiongnu twice, but he never made them surrender."

"If I can achieve this, I will truly surpass Qin Shihuang and will be the greatest emperor in history. My Fengshan will also be the most worthy of the name in history."

"My achievements are witnessed by heaven and earth!"

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There were only four "hunting teams" initially established, each with 300 people, totaling 1,200.

Later, Wei Qing led a large army to arrive. The Han Dynasty's defense force in the Western Regions received a great boost and more iron tools were freed up, so the number of "hunting detachments" increased to eight, totaling two thousand four.

And after the Hun envoy came this time.

Liu Ju simply increased the number of "hunting detachments" to sixteen, totaling four thousand eight hundred, which increased the pressure on the Huns exponentially.

Four thousand eight hundred and more?
Not much at all, Liu Ju still has some energy to spare!
With the invention of double stirrups, the training speed of the Han cavalry has made a qualitative leap.

Even without Wei Qing's reinforcements, Liu Ju was still able to organize such a "hunting detachment". After all, even though he seemed to have only brought a few thousand cavalry when he left Yumen Pass, including the soldiers from the counties and states who were responsible for logistics, his manpower was more than 30,000.

As long as there are enough horses and equipped with double stirrups, even a cook in the army who can't ride a horse can ride a horse for a walk.

There is naturally no shortage of horses nowadays.

Since the capture of the Youxian King's court, the Han army has captured millions of livestock, including tens of thousands of horses, many of which are good horses. Although it cannot be said that there are abundant horses, they are enough for the time being. There is no problem in sending 4,800 troops to carry out harassment.

Of course, this was not Liu Ju's ultimate goal.

His ultimate goal is self-sufficient "independence".

Food, military pay, soldiers, horses, and weapons must all reach the level of self-sufficiency.

In this way, when one day in the future Liu Che realizes that something is wrong and wants to force him to return to Beijing to report by "cutting off his credit card", he will have the confidence to say "no" loudly to Liu Che!

(End of this chapter)