As the good news came from ahead, the entire Han Dynasty instantly fell into a state of excitement.

Facing the Huns, the Han army could not only win in positional warfare, but also in mobile warfare without fighting.

The military intimidation made the Huns dare not even raise their swords to fight.

There is also a price for being boiling, and people are beginning to look down on the Xiongnu.

In the court, this performance is even more direct.

"Your Majesty, this great victory over the Huns proves that the Huns are nothing more than this. Can the war preparation strategy previously set by the court be changed?"

"Your Majesty, I also think this should be the case."

"Your Majesty, I think we can arm one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand troops first, and then allocate resources to other aspects..."

Wang Buxuan, who was sitting at the top of the hall, couldn't help but be speechless when he heard these remarks.

Also very helpless.

The ideas of the ministers are actually very simple.

The nomadic threat theory advocated by Wang Buxu previously really scared them, so everyone spared no effort to prepare for war.

But now Han Xin fought such a battle, and the results told them that the Huns were really not good.

And their previous preparations seemed a bit exaggerated.

What are the consequences of comprehensive preparations for war?

It is the delay in the progress of agricultural reform and the compression of various administrative orders.

What could have been done in one year now takes three or even five years to complete.

Because there were no resources, all the scarce resources were used to prepare for war.

Therefore, in a battle involving tens of thousands of people, the Han army was able to kill more than 3,000 Xiongnu people, capture more than 5,000 people, and capture more than 90,000 horses and millions of cattle and sheep at the cost of less than a hundred casualties.

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With this kind of result, in whose house can it not float?

But these ministers obviously forgot that the reason why the Han army was able to achieve such a great victory was not because the Huns were too weak.

It was precisely because of the comprehensive war preparations of the Han State and the attention paid by the whole country that the gap with the Huns gradually widened.

The Xiongnu today are not a unified nation, and their fighting power is far from being released.

"Your Majesty, I also think that we can slow down the preparations for war and speed up the reform of agriculture. Long-term preparations for war will make a large number of young people unable to produce, which is not conducive to the development of the country." Xiao He, who was standing at the front, also spoke.

Looking at Xiao He, Wang Buxuan nodded.

Those who laid the groundwork in front were most likely arranged by Xiao He.

Without the authorization of cabinet members, these people would not dare to make such a suggestion at the court meeting.

Nowadays, preparation for war is the main theme for big men.

Although the development of agriculture has slowed down, it has never stopped.

What has been reduced is only the replacement speed of iron farm tools, while things such as water canals that do not require iron materials are still being carried out rapidly.

As for the eliminated bronze weapons, these were all used by the imperial court to prepare coins.

The main theme of the future will still be money, and we cannot always use food as money.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Shizhong's spokesman disagrees. The Huns are now preparing for a decisive battle with the Donghu people. At the beginning of the year, they were severely blackmailed by King Donghu. How dare a big man to despise a tribe with such a heart?

?In ancient times, King Gou Jian of Yue endured humiliation and endured heavy burdens. According to my opinion, although the Maodun Chanyu of the Huns is not King Gou Jian of Yue, his behavior is similar." Chen Ping saluted Wang Buxing.

Then he turned to look at Xiao He and continued: "In the past, the Yueshi were defeated by the Xiongnu and had to move west to avoid disaster. However, they were still chased by the Xiongnu to Jiuyuan. With the character of the grassland people, does Xiao Shizhong think that when the Xiongnu free their hands in the future,

Will you still talk harmoniously with the big man?"

"The Han Dynasty has a long border. The Great Wall defense line has not yet been completed. Stopping preparations for war means that the Great Wall must be rebuilt. Otherwise, a large number of troops will be deployed in unfinished areas. How much can the young and strong save?"

Chen Ping looked at Wang Buxu again, saluted again, and said: "I have the exact opposite opinion as Xiao Shizhong. To kill a snake, you have to hit it seven inches. Facing such an inhumane enemy, you should kill it with a stick. Otherwise,

To give him any chance to counterattack, I feel that the court should speed up preparations for war. If it is feasible, it would be best if the Han soldiers come out of the grassland during the decisive battle between the Xiongnu and Donghu in the coming year and annihilate the Xiongnu and Donghu in one fell swoop..."

Wang Buxu looked at Chen Ping with relief.

He is indeed the person I like, even when he speaks, he is so domineering.

Look, take down two enemies together. Looking at the entire court, who else dares to say this except yourself?

Even if they are scared, fear can scare them half to death, right?

"It can't be destroyed!" Wang Buxu said directly.

"Why can't it be destroyed? There are currently 340,000 war horses on the front line. Even if they are equipped at the highest level, they can also train nearly 120,000 cavalry. The combat effectiveness of the Han army has been verified in this battle. When the time comes, we will

Let the Yueshi send 200,000 troops to jointly attack the Xiongnu and Donghu with the Han army, why can't they be destroyed?" Chen Ping asked rhetorically.

"The Han army has no experience in expeditions, and the grassland is so vast. Without years and decades of experience accumulated, how can it go deep into the desert?" Wang Buxu said directly.

Experience is only one of them. It is too late to mobilize troops to the east now.

The best way is to wait until the spring of next year, then send troops directly from Yunzhong County and maneuver through the grassland to fight in the east.

But this road stretched for thousands of miles. To put it bluntly, although the Han army had a certain number of cavalry, these troops were far from familiar with grassland marching operations and life.

No one knows how tenacious the Huns are better than Wang Buhung.

To deal with the Huns, we can only fight slowly and step by step.

Besides, what Wang Buqi wanted was not just to beat them away.

Historically, the Han Dynasty fought for hundreds of years before finally driving away the Huns, but what happened next?

Then came the Wuhu, the Turks, and the Mongols. What Wang Buxu pursued was a once and for all solution.

But he can only think about these things in his heart, he can't say them out.

After all, that was thousands of years later. Even if it were said now, who would believe it?

"The minister still suggested launching a large-scale battle against the Xiongnu in the spring of next year. The first battle would hurt him and scare him so that he would not dare to invade the border again for decades, so that the big man would have a longer time.

You can prepare and let the troops adapt." Chen Ping continued.

Wang Buxu was stunned for a moment and looked at Chen Ping in surprise.

Damn it, are you in the same group?

Yes, one is to directly suggest slowing down preparations for war.

Another suggestion is to hit it directly, although it looks completely different on the surface.

But the ultimate goal is to slow down the preparations for the next war through this battle next year.

To put it bluntly, Xiao He's words seem to represent the thoughts of some people.

Chen Ping's words also gave those warring factions a step to step down.

If you can't solve it after fighting for a year or two, then why are you occupying resources for a long time?

It's better to scare them first, and then slowly do it. In this way, the military strength will also increase, and the national strength will also increase, killing two birds with one stone.

As the chosen one, Wang Buxian still felt a little overweight.

Although Han Xin fought beautifully in this battle, it was also very frustrating.

But it brought a lot of trouble to myself.

The biggest problem is that the whole country no longer thinks that the Huns are Han's opponents, and they are no longer worthy of being treated with the highest standards by Han.

What Wang Buxu didn't expect even more was the anger he had accumulated with difficulty through deception.

He was actually defeated by Han Xin in this battle.

Of course, as the founding monarch, Wang Buxu still had his prestige.

If he said no at this time, the preparations for the next battle would still be the same as before, and no one would dare to be lazy.

But the problem is that strong-willed melons are not sweet, and one or two can be ignored when everyone has this attitude.

As a monarch, the most important thing you should do is not to use a tough attitude to change other people's minds.

This is unfeasible and doomed to failure.

The correct approach should be to use another method to achieve the goal of saving the country through curves.

Wang Buxu naturally knew the most direct reason for the current situation.

That's because the Siege of Baideng didn't happen, and he himself was never besieged by the Huns.

Therefore, the anger across the country is driven by one's own rhythm, rather than anger coming from the heart.

This kind of anger cannot last long, nor can it be remembered all the time.

Wang Buxu suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, how about pretending to let the Huns surround him?

In an instant, Wang Buhang shook his head fiercely.

What kind of miraculous idea is this from Te Niang?

You would only deliberately let the Huns surround you if you had a headache.

Faced with the opposition of the ministers, Wang Buxu could not continue to insist on his own way. He still had to react as he should, but he could not stop fighting as he should.
Chapter completed!