Li Yunze shook the memorial in his hand, smiled at Wei Qing and said, "The paint is still there, but it hasn't been opened. Let's make a bet."
Wei Qing was a little anxious, but he was a minister after all, so he nodded and responded, "Your Majesty, please tell me."
"Let's bet on whether Huo Qubing is defeated or victorious in this memorial." Li Yunze left the memorial on the table. "If I win, then when Huo Qubing comes back, you can lead his horse. If you win,
, how about I go and hold the horse for him?"
Wei Qing's mind moved slightly, and he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I bet that Huo Qubing will win."
"Well..."
When he said this, Li Yunze was immediately stunned, "Are you stealing my lines?"
As the number one soldier in the Han army, Wei Qing naturally knew the combat effectiveness of the Han army.
The reason I was worried before was because I was worried that Huo Qubing would cause trouble. After all, he was just a teenager.
But now that we have seen Huo Qubing's ability, there is nothing more to say.
"You are really not made to be a favorite." Li Yunze shook his head, picked up the memorial and opened it.
If he were a favored minister here, someone like He Shen, who had eight minds, would naturally let the emperor speak first, and then try his best to cover the bottom, and say nothing to make the emperor lose.
Obviously, Wei Qing, who has a calm personality, is not the material.
Opening the memorial, Li Yunze quickly scanned it ten lines at a time.
Wei Qing watched seriously, seeing Li Yunze curling up his lips, the last big stone in his heart finally fell.
As long as you can win, then everything is easy to say.
After reading the memorial, Li Yunze directly greeted Sima Xiangru, "Who is that, come here and read it to the governor."
"...the power of the emperor, the blessing of the ancestors...the Hulu have been descending for many years, attacking cities, slaughtering towns, and driving away livestock. They killed officials and soldiers and were big bandits and robbers. The world deeply hates him...I heard that the puppet king of the right tribe of the Hulu
, gathered troops at the foot of Tianshan Mountain to plot their own secrets..."
"... Lai Sheji's spirit, in accordance with your majesty's clear edict, and compiled the soldiers, strictly enforced their discipline, and raised the wounded soldiers to take advantage of the victorious Huns. With a small number, they attacked the masses, killed their kings, defeated their armies, and destroyed their tribes.
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"...Hulu eats meat, drinks cheese, wears furs, and does not have a city or a farm to live in. They are like birds and animals in the open fields. They stop when the grass is sweet and the water is dry. They move when the grass is gone and the water is exhausted...There is no advantage in attacking the city.
, his people will definitely be exterminated..."
"...With your majesty's kindness, the three armies have served their lives, and those who dare not die will die in service. I will continue to serve, and I will never destroy the enemy chieftain..."
The memorial was very long, and it was obviously ghostwritten by Sima in the army. Sima Xiangru, who was reading the memorial in a cadence, felt his throat go dry.
Fortunately, I finally read the key point: "...Behead the Hulu Youxian Puppet King, the Hunxie Puppet King, the Chief Tu Puppet King, the remaining seven kings, the prime minister, the general, the household, and the captain Yu Baibai...
He also killed five kings including Shan Huan, Che Shi, Pulei, and Nu Qiang..."
"...the formation killed more than 33,700 people and captured more than 71,000 people...More than 130,000 cattle, horses and large livestock...Countless sheep filled the mountains and fields..."
Hearing this, Wei Qing immediately frowned.
This isn't right.
After killing so many kings, it was obvious that they had reached the old camp of the Huns' Royal Court, and they also captured so many cattle, sheep, and horses. It was definitely not a wild decisive battle.
But the formation killed more than 30,000 people, but only captured 70,000 prisoners?
Wei Qing did not believe that the old, weak, sick and disabled in the old camp could escape under the nose of the Han army's cavalry.
If you put it this way, it can only be...
An idea came to mind, but Wei Qing did not say it out loud because he was not a holy mother.
Sure enough, the next thing I heard was Sima Xiangru's slightly trembling voice: "...I heard that the Emperor once said that if you cut the grass without uprooting it, it will grow again with the spring breeze. I deeply believe it."
"...Traveling thousands of miles here should not last long. The journey is difficult and it is impossible to capture all the captives. If you let it go, you are afraid that the barbarians will gather again. I heard that Yue was gathered together in ten years, and ten years taught him lessons. Twenty years away, Wu Qi
It's a swamp! Therefore, I chose the young, strong, old, weak and sick to be trapped..."
The meaning of this is very simple.
This battle is different from the attack on the Hexi Corridor, which is not too far from the Han family, and after the establishment of counties and counties, it will be the land of the Han family.
Huo Qubing's troops made a sudden attack across thousands of miles and went all the way to attack the Huns. After the attack, it was naturally impossible to stay here for a long time, and this land could not support so many Han troops.
The Han Dynasty is unable to set up counties here now, so he can go back after the war.
But with so many captives traveling thousands of miles along the way, it was naturally impossible to take them all away.
If we let them go, these Huns will be reunited and taught lessons for ten years. After twenty years, the Huns will be able to regain their strength and start fighting again.
In order to avoid this situation, Huo Qubing borrowed the emperor's words "cutting the grass without eradicating the root, the spring breeze will grow again", and carried out Bai Qi's method to trap the old, weak and young.
In other words, what they can bring back are basically young women.
Because the threat levels are not at the same level.
Sima Xiangru, who felt his scalp was numb, took a breath and calmed down his emotions.
It’s just that Li Yunze here said ‘huh?’
Sima Xiangru dared not stop, and continued to read hurriedly: "...I have seized countless materials of all kinds, but the only wine vessel is very interesting. Yes, yes..."
"I can't even read the memorial well." Li Yunze snorted dissatisfiedly, "What use do you have?"
Sima Xiangru was sweating like rain. He raised his wide sleeves and touched the beads of sweat on his forehead, and then said, "It was made from the head of King Yuezhi. It is one of the two great treasures of Hu Lu..."
The Huns had two great treasures.
One is the Golden Man who offers sacrifices to the sky. All these things are kept by the Xiutu tribe, because their activity range is in the place where they offer sacrifices to the sky.
The Huns are a nomadic tribe, and even the royal court of the Great Chanyu is constantly nomadic. It is very troublesome for the Jinren to carry the heavy sacrifice to the sky, so they simply leave it to the Xiutu Department for safekeeping, and they will deliver it when it is time to sacrifice to the sky.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, those Jin people are not from the Xiutu tribe, but from the Great Chanyu, and belong to the entire Xiongnu.
This thing had been captured and transported to Chang'an City when Huo Qubing attacked the Hexi Corridor.
Because it is too heavy, it will take some time to reach Chang'an City.
Then there is the wine vessel made from the head of the Yuezhi King.
Before the rise of the Huns, they were just an inconspicuous small tribe on the grasslands.
After defeating Donghu, his power increased greatly.
It's just that they were not the overlords on the grassland at that time, but the Yuezhi tribe.
The Huns fought an extremely cruel war with the Yuezhi tribe, and the Huns suffered great losses. In the end, they relied on enlisting the help of Wusun and other tribes to defeat the Yuezhi and drove them further west to the Western Regions.
Well, the expelled Yuezhi tribe went to the west and established the famous Kushan Dynasty.
Compared with the Han Dynasty, the Yuezhi tribe is the biggest mortal enemy and enemy of the Huns, and they are truly deadly opponents who will never stop fighting.
So when King Yuezhi was beheaded, Maodun Chanyu made his head into a wine vessel according to the rules on the grassland, and it became a treasure alongside the golden man offering sacrifices to the sky.
Just like the golden man offering sacrifices to the sky was given to the Xiutu tribe for safekeeping, this wine vessel has always been kept by King Youxian.
This time Huo Qubing defeated King Youxian's last strength at the foot of Beitian Mountain. Even King Youxian was beheaded on the spot, and the thing was seized as a trophy.
"...I will return in a few days, and I will offer the prisoner to the prison...I, General Yao, Huo is cured of his illness, and I bow my head. The emperor will be here for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years~~~"
Finally finishing reading the memorial, Sima Xiangru took a deep breath.
This memorial is really...hard to describe in words.
It’s a trap, and it’s a drinking vessel. I really don’t know what to say.
If it had been the Song and Ming dynasties, Huo Qubing's actions would have definitely caused countless Confucian saints to attack him, wanting to curse Huo Qubing to death.
'How can you kill the Hulu? You have to use the way of saints to influence them. As long as you can influence the Hulu, even if you win, you have to give people and land, and then give away the coins, and you must make the Hulu satisfied.
Anyone who dares to kill Hulu should die!'
Both Di Qing and Yue Fei perfectly explained how Confucianism followed the path of saints.
Fortunately, here in the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has already become a historical term. As long as the various schools of thought stand on the forum and mention the barbarians, they will always shout about beating and killing.
Because those who wanted to be inspired and be Holy Virgins were all treated in a special group.
The premise for Li Yunze to allow hundreds of schools of thought to exist is that your heart should be towards your own people.
Talk back.
Wei Qing stepped forward and saluted Li Yunze, "I congratulate Your Majesty! The right side of the Xiongnu was severely damaged and will no longer be able to fight for decades. The land of the Western Region is within easy reach."
"not the right time yet."
Li Yunze simply shook his head, "But Shanyu Wangting and the Zuobu are still there, and they are stronger. We will not go to the Western Region until we have completely defeated the Huns."
He thought for a while and then said, "But the early preparations can still be made. Let Zhang Qian get ready before he goes to the countries in the Western Regions."
Taking advantage of the momentum of Huo Qubing's defeat of the right wing of the Western Regions, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions to strengthen the presence and prestige of the powerful man here.
After the Han army finished dealing with the Huns, they would be free to settle down in the Western Regions.
Li Yunze didn't want to become a heavenly khan. He didn't even spare many kings in the country. Naturally, he couldn't tolerate the existence of those small countries in the Western Regions.
The ultimate goal of the Western Regions must be to set up counties and counties, move the people here, and truly control them, instead of being like in history, as long as there is a problem with the Central Plains Dynasty, the Western Regions will be lost immediately.
First let Zhang Qian frighten the countries in the Western Regions. When the army arrives, those who are willing to actively cooperate in setting up counties will naturally be given preferential treatment.
If he is unwilling, then Li Yunze will show off his domineering spirit.
"Huo Qubing never mentioned the specific losses." After arranging Lang Guan to call Zhang Qian, Li Yunze finally began to talk to Wei Qing about things he had been unwilling to talk about before. "How many troops and horses do you think were lost?"
"Now I'm anxious, I know I'm paying attention." Wei Qing was complaining in his heart. After the battle, he started to care about the losses. Before, he was so protective that no one would mention it.
"It's hard to say." Wei Qing muttered briefly, "But the loss of the horses is at least half."
Speaking of this, Wei Qing also had a look of pain on his face.
You should know that if a horse herding supervisor raises a horse that can go on an expedition, even if it is just a horse, the consumption of feed alone is equivalent to the harvest of a family in a year.
At this time, a large Han family had at least five or six people in a family, and could easily have a hundred acres of farmland.
Such a large amount of expenditure, or expenditure for many consecutive years, and large-scale losses on the battlefield, really made him feel distressed.
"I eat and drink well on weekdays, but it's just for this time."
Li Yunze waved his hand indifferently, "If nothing else, the horses captured this time are definitely enough to make up for the losses."
"What really makes me feel sad are those who were killed in the war."