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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 293 The Emperor's Order

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    The Longxi Chi Road is a bit bumpy. The ancient Qinzhi Road has not been repaired in the past twenty years. Traces of war can be seen everywhere when looking from the railing. They are gifts left by the Xiongnu Youxian King's iron hoofs in Longxi.  ¡Ì¨N The blue sky is like wash, and the distant mountains are like ink. Leaving Guanzhong and walking westward, it feels like you are in a twilight world. The lush vegetation covers the loess plateau. Zhuang Zhu looks at the mountains in deep thought.  This is the second time he has come to Longxi in his life. The last time he was sent to Longxi as a royal envoy to send the cavalry general's team. This drought and water shortage area left a deep impression on him. The imperial envoys must also use water according to quotas.  , even when I take a bath, I will be told that there is no hot water on the 13579th of each month. I am sorry that the rare and delicious food is not available. In Longxi County, there are only a few combinations such as corn rice stewed chicken and mutton stew. I want to eat well.  He went to Guanzhong to search on his own.  It was a cold day and there was no fur coat to keep out the cold. The prefect Li Guang asked his attendants to send him two fur robes that exuded a strong smell of odor, but Zhuang Zhu, who had a mysophobia, sternly rejected them. Zhuang Zhu stayed in Longxi County for five days.  He starved and froze in the dry and cold northwest wind for five days. The torture he suffered almost caused him to suffer from neurasthenia. He fled Longxi almost as fast as he could, not wanting to stay there for a moment.  After coming to Longxi again after a month and a half, Zhuangzhu's heart was like 15 buckets fetching water.  The carriage stopped outside the gate of the Cavalry General's Mansion. The young officer jumped off the horse and walked in quickly. As an envoy of the imperial court, Zhuangzhu shook his head secretly: "Mrs. Wei's brother behaves frivolously!" Wei Qing walked very fast, striding across the courtyard,  Little did he know that the talkative uncle behind him was criticizing his words and deeds. He would turn sixteen next year.  He is eight feet tall and has a strong body, and he walks as powerfully as a lion.  Fortunately, his temper is not that of an aggressive young man. He is always a good companion who is good at listening and approachable.  Even if the other party was an ordinary soldier, he didn't put on any airs.  "Wei Qing pays homage to General Chariot and Cavalry." "Oh, Ah Qing! What's wrong with you? Did you run all the way here? Come and sit down and talk." Wei Qing shyly avoided it and pointed at the man walking slowly outside the door.  Court envoy: "I almost forgot about Dr. Zhuang. He is here to convey the order to the general." "Then you shouldn't have left so fast! Dr. Zhuang's face is not good-looking. He must be angry at your recklessness and rudeness."  "I thought I would forget about it because I wanted to see my brother-in-law. I'll apologize to Dr. Zhuang later. I really didn't mean it," Wei Qing pretended to scratch his head and shouted to himself.  I regretted not paying attention.  Cao Shi shook his head helplessly, Wei Qing's performance had always been very stable.  However, after all, he is still a young man of sixteen years old, and his behavior is far less careful and prudent than that of an adult. Just like the young emperor who was immature, he was always very humbly accepting of reasonable suggestions and gradually became mature.  Not as good at listening to advice as before.  Everyone has their own unique way of maturing. Cao Shi trained Wei Qing by going to many villages and being trained in harsh environments. From going to Guandong to receive brutal special training a few years ago, to visiting every village in the border counties of northern Xinjiang.  , until last year when he followed Yu Linqi deep into the desert grassland to kill the Xiongnu, Wei Qing's short sixteen years of life was full of incredible and bizarre changes.  Last year¡¯s Battle of Yanmen brought him huge benefits.  It wasn't just as simple as his title being raised to the level of a military knight, it was also an invisible change in his temperament. He was no longer the shy boy from the Wei family. The training in blood and fire made him more calm and confident.  The long knife on his waist and his hands wrapped around him are like a statue that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. It is as thick and thick as a boulder standing on the beach, and it remains motionless despite the violent waves crashing on the shore.  Zhuangsuke walked in to see the ceremony.  The imperial edict issued by the imperial court was read out on the spot, and the general of chariots and cavalry was ordered to lead two cavalry units to join the Longxi County soldiers to attack King Youxian from the north.  Containing the main forces of the Xiongnu right territory, forcing the Youxian King's troops to stay in the Xiongnu right territory.  Instead of suddenly appearing on the prairie of the Xiongnu left land, this edict was not unexpected. The emperor usually issued edicts to Cao Shi to ask him to complete a difficult task, and only a few were rewards for meritorious service.  After accepting the imperial edict, the two exchanged a few polite words, and then Zhuang Zhu took the initiative to say goodbye. The reason was that he had the emperor's orders and could not delay, so he turned around and left Longxi County without even stopping.  Wei Qing said quietly: "This man hates Longxi County. I heard him complain several times that the conditions in Longxi County are very poor. He also said that he hates windy, sandy and dry places, and would rather go to Qianzhong County (Yelang Kingdom) to stay for a while.  I don't want to stay in Longxi County for a month, but I don't think Longxi is very bad. A few days ago, the court reported that the King of Dian seemed to be unstable, and Dr. Zhuang might have the opportunity to stay in Qianzhong County for a while.  Time." "Oh, you have a lot of news!" Wei Qing looked embarrassed: "I didn't understand what I heard about the meeting between the three gongs and nine ministers." Cao Shi did not continue to tease. He was thinking.Consider the changes in the southwestern Yi.  After several years of diplomatic efforts, the King of Dian made significant progress in connecting with the southwestern barbarians. In response to the King of Dian's initiative, more than a dozen large tribes attempted to carve up the territory of the former Yelang Kingdom. The imperial envoys went to the Bashu border area several times to communicate with various tribes.  The leaders communicated and worked hard to stabilize the political situation in the south.  If the Han people were afraid of the difficulty of the Southwest Barbarians, they would not have had the opportunity to destroy the Yelang Kingdom in one battle and frighten the Southwest Barbarians by killing chickens and terrorizing the monkeys. The combat effectiveness of the various tribes of the Southwest Barbarians was not as terrible as that of the Huns. Logically speaking, dozens of barbarians  Even if they unite, they will definitely not be as powerful as the Han Empire. However, the Han people are at war with their powerful neighbors in the north, the Huns. Even if the Han army is extremely powerful, it will not be able to cope with two wars at the same time.  After experiencing the baptism of military reforms in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Han people's understanding and expression of war also reached a new peak. The Qin Empire used the process of Qin's destruction of the Six Kingdoms to demonstrate the terrifying combat effectiveness of large corps. In the war to unify the Six Kingdoms, 200,000 people attacked Chu.  After failing, he raised 600,000 troops to attack Chu. When the Qin Empire was established, it reached its peak military strength, but the Qin Empire could not support two wars at the same time.  After destroying the Six Kingdoms, the war to destroy South Vietnam was launched non-stop. 500,000 Qin troops were sent to the south of Wuling to destroy South Vietnam. Although the South Vietnam Kingdom was finally destroyed after many twists and turns, then 300,000 Qin troops and Chen troops were sent to build the Qin Great Wall north of the Yellow River.  There was no strategic or tactical success at all. The Huns did not care about the 300,000 Great Wall Army. The Qin Dynasty had too many border counties. You could choose any point to break through the Qin defense network, resulting in the 300,000 Great Wall Army.  Guarding Jiuyuan County became meaningless. Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, ordered the people of Guandong to join the Qin army to guard northern Xinjiang, which proved that the Great Wall Army was a failed strategy.  The two wars that started at the same time seriously consumed the effective strength of the Qin Dynasty, allowing the nobles of the old system in Guandong to stand up and call the shots, and then pushed the fragile Qin Empire into the abyss. Cao Shi once analyzed the related reasons in "On the Death of Qin". He  I feel that the emperor is not the reckless and careless Qin II Hu Hai after all.  "However, if you don't beat the southwestern barbarians to scare the young people, it will not be enough to completely wake up the arrogant King of Dian. Your majesty is very talented and discerning, and he must have seen the mystery." Wei Qing looked at him doubtfully, feeling that his brother-in-law was a little bit.  Duplicity, the simultaneous development of the north and the south is a great test of the Han family's logistical capabilities, especially since the two completely different directions of the north and the south have vast strategic depth, making replenishing food and grass very unrealistic, especially in the inaccessible hinterland of the grasslands, deserts, and the southwestern Yi.  Inhabited virgin forest.  In recent years, Wei Qing has systematically studied the art of war, and he also has his own opinions: "The southwestern barbarians are not easy to fight. I heard that there are many strange barbarians. There are thousands of barbarians and countless barbarians in the south.  Prime Minister Dou Ying insisted that without his brother-in-law, there is little chance of winning against the southwestern Yi." Cao Shi closed the letter and said, "Do you know the contents of the letter?" Wei Qing shook his head.  "Your Majesty sent me a secret letter asking for recommenders. The Emperor's carefully prepared Fifth Route Army is missing a general and needs to be replaced." "How could it be that there is a missing general?" "Su Xi, the prefect of Shanggu County, has not recovered from his injury and has taken the initiative to decline the Fifth Route Army.  "The commander-in-chief, the meaning of the emperor's question is a bit intriguing!" Wei Qing nodded blankly, Su Xi was the previous governor of Longxi, and he resisted the invasion of King Youxian alone.  He also paid the price of being injured all over his body and almost died. The court's evaluation of him was generally positive. Although he made mistakes, his flaws were not concealed. It was also an encouragement to commit crimes in Shanggu County.  However, Su Xi refused to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Route Army on the grounds that he was still injured. People have to guess whether the sudden refusal has other meanings. You must know that the plan of the Fifth Route Army was not made by the general, but by the emperor Liu Che himself.  According to the plan, the emperor believed that the five-pronged attack on the Xiongnu was the most reliable. Killing the Xiongnu while he was sick at a small cost was the core idea of ??this tactic.  "Can it be said that Su Xi is not optimistic about it?" Wei Qing was confused.  Cao Shi immediately asked, "Who do you think I should recommend to serve as the vacant general in the Fifth Route Army?" "Flying General Li Guang, Yanmen Prefect Guan Fu, Yunzhong Prefect Cheng Bushi, or Yulinqi Zhao Junyu."  Wei Qing immediately announced the names of four people. The first three were all well-known generals. Zhao Junyu's status in the Yulin Cavalry was similar to that of a chief instructor. Not only could he train troops and cultivate military style, but he also had excellent battlefield reading and command skills.  With his ability, he can be considered a future star by leading the Yulin Cavalry to victory in many battles.  ??Excluding the cavalry general himself, these four people are recognized as outstanding officers.  Cao Shi asked again: "What if His Majesty's original intention is not to choose these four, but to choose Gaihou Wangxin, the lieutenant of the Northern Army?"  Daydreams are as ridiculous as a young scholar with no physical strength participating in a marksman competition.  (To be continued please contact us)??SoPiao Astronomy, the novels are better and updated faster!
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