Jiazi (the first day of the first lunar month) in the spring of the eighth year of Han Dynasty.
Although it is already spring, Chang'an City still does not feel the breath of spring at all.
There were even snowflakes in the sky this morning.
The air is so cold that it makes people a little scared.
"I'm afraid this spring will come later than in old age..." Liu Che put down the pen in his hand and muttered while looking at the cold rain pattering outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the memorial of Chao Gong, the imperial historian..." A minister hurriedly held a pile of official documents and came to Liu Che and said, "Your Majesty, please read it!"
Liu Che raised his eyes, looked at it, waved his hand and said: "Put it aside for now, I will read it when I have time..."
Liu Che could already guess the contents of the memorial without even reading it.
It's nothing more than showing off, showing off and self-adulation.
The Wei River water transport project under the leadership of Chao Cuo has been progressing rapidly since it started in autumn and September last year.
Sometimes, more than a mile can be dug in one day.
Moreover, the two ends of this canal were excavated separately, so the construction speed was greatly accelerated.
Up to now, one-third of the entire canal project has been completed.
In just over sixty days, Chao Cuo dug a canal dozens of miles long on the earth.
This is indeed a miracle.
but……
This miracle was built on the blood and tears of countless slave workers.
In order to keep up with the progress of the project, Chao Cuo did not give the slave workers any chance to breathe.
Many areas were filled entirely by taking human lives.
In less than sixty days, thousands of slave laborers died.
Therefore, in Liu Che's eyes, this is not something worth making a fuss about.
Any other cat or dog would be as good as Chao Cuo with so much free labor.
And Liu Che's current thoughts are not on the water transport canal project.
He is waiting for the report from Zhidu.
"Logically speaking, Zhidu should have already formulated a combat plan and strategic approach..." Liu Che thought in his mind. Zhidu had been in Longcheng for several months, and he should have a good grasp of the situation in Munan.
But why has his combat plan and strategic deployment not been delivered for so long?
This made Liu Che a little uneasy.
"All the ministries in the southern part of the country should have known the news by now and have lined up their ranks..." Liu Che thought in his heart.
In the final analysis, the Han Dynasty's policy towards Munan this time was actually eight words - change the land and return it to the locals, and organize households to equalize the people.
With such a huge change, the resistance of various tribes in Munan is certain - even if there is a bird's nest in the tree in your yard, and you poke the bird's nest with a stick, the birds in the bird's nest will chirp at you.
Sound, maybe it will pull something on you!
What's more, people? Or the chiefs of various tribes in the southern part of the country who have long occupied the hereditary noble status?
It should be said that the whole of Munan now is full of anger and unity.
Maybe there are many people who have formed an alliance and are ready to fight against the Han army together.
Of course, there should also be many frightened soft-legged crabs who are already preparing to eat pots of slurry to welcome Master Wang.
In Liu Che's eyes, these two types of people need to be distinguished.
I just don’t know, can Zhi even understand this meaning?
Just as he was thinking about this matter, Yan Yi hurriedly came to Liu Che with a volume of memorials in his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to protect the Xiongnu general!"
When Liu Che heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Quick, bring it to me to see!"
"No!" Yan Yi handed the memorial to Liu Che, and then respectfully stepped aside, just like eight years ago.
only……
Yan Yi looked at the figures in the main hall. The people who stood here with him eight years ago have now skyrocketed.
Zhang Tang did very well in Nanyang County and became the future prime minister recognized by the world.
And Ji An has been promoted to the rank of Jiuqing, and is respected as "Ji Gong" by the world.
Even those people who made soy sauce in front of the emperor.
For example, Wei Xin is now a manor owner and whaling ship owner in Cochin, and his life is not too happy.
There is also Gu Zhenrou, who has suddenly emerged and has now reached the rank of Handan Internal History.
Only he is still here.
I can still only be a minister who runs errands and organizes copywriting.
Thinking of this, Yan Yi sighed. He returned to Chang'an last month.
And he escaped in despair.
There is no way, if he doesn't come back, he may not even be able to save his last face.
He was in a difficult situation in Kuaiji County.
He had even been ignored by the bureaucrats below, and no one listened to his orders at all.
This made Yan Yi very confused and emotional.
"Where did I go wrong?" Yan Yi was puzzled.
Obviously, he did everything according to the methods taught by his elders and teachers and in the books.
Why is it like this?
Liu Che just glanced at Yan Yi's appearance slightly. He knew that the young man was very confused now, but Liu Che didn't have time to give Yan Yi psychological counseling classes now.
He took the memorial and sat on the throne to read it. As he read it, he thought.
After turning over the entire memorial and reading it several times, he stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall of the hall, compared the map with the memorial in his hand, thought for a moment, and then he said: "Summon the advisors and ministers immediately
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The position of Chief of Staff was a new official position invented by Liu Che after the Battle of Gaoque.
As the name suggests, they are ministers who serve as his military think tank and provide him with relevant opinions.
Different from the selection of other ministers, the staff ministers are basically selected from the students of Wuyuan.
Therefore, in fact, these so-called staff ministers are senior generals of the Han army currently in service.
In the name of Chief of Staff, they usually stay with Liu Che for one to two years, and then they are assigned to serve as actual generals.
Many people will serve as county captains or captains in border counties.
Naturally, the number of staff ministers will not be too large. Since the establishment of this post, there have never been more than five.
Today, there are four staff ministers in Lantai, one of whom is Xiu Mu, and the remaining three are on duty. They rushed over as soon as they heard the order.
"Your Majesty is here. Quickly prepare me with the contents of the memorial mentioned by Zhi Du and arrange a sand table for me!" As soon as Liu Che saw these three people, he immediately ordered them without being verbose with them.
"Nuo!" The three of them were all front-line officers in the field army. They were very clear and resolute in their work. However, within two hours, a sand table consisting of sand, wood and small bronze figures appeared in front of Liu Che's eyes.
On the west side of the sand table is the Han family's Gaoque-Yunzhong defense line. Heavy troops gather here, and you can choose to go north or west at any time.
Hundreds of miles south from Izumo, deep into the grassland, there is Dragon City, where Zhidu is now.
The advisors and ministers placed the three chess pieces on the Dragon City location.
The total number of the Zhongyong Army, the Loufan Army and some of the infantry of the Juzhu Army was about 33,000.
In fact, this was probably the main force behind the Han Dynasty's attack on Mu Nan.
There is no way, Liu Che can't send the Tiger Guards or Yulin Guards out to deal with a group of rabble, right?
Besides, military spending is also very tight.
However, it is obvious that such a small amount of troops spread over thousands of miles of vast grasslands is simply not enough!
Moreover, all the ministries in Munan have been connected in series.
Judging from the situation reported by Zhidu, these so-called Changlin, Linhu, Zhanghu, Weiwei, and other chaotic tribes can actually produce tens of thousands of cavalry together.
That's not the point.
The point is - Zhidu reported that the scouts discovered that these scum were retreating deep into the grasslands to the north and east.
They headed north, close to the desert, and seemed to have plans to cross the desert and find the Northern Huns.
They headed east, deep into the eastern wilderness, and seemed to have made plans to visit Lake Baikal.
Looking at this situation, Liu Che rubbed his temples. He knew that what he feared most had happened.
"You want to play with me when the enemy advances and we retreat, when the enemy is stationed we harass, and when the enemy retreats we advance?" A sneer escaped from the corner of Liu Che's mouth.
In this era, there is simply no basis for guerrilla warfare.
The Minnan ministries are not the kind of steel organizations with a strong will that can march tens of thousands of miles without breaking up.
Therefore, the posture put forward by the various ministries in the southern part of the country was actually threatening the Han Dynasty and Liu Che.
The message they conveyed is also very simple - stop, otherwise, although we can't defeat you, we can disgust you to death. If that doesn't work, we can run to Mubei. Even if we become slaves to the Northern Huns, we will not let you go.
Have a good time.
Faced with this threat, Liu Che didn't care.
There is no emperor in the Liu family who can be threatened and blackmailed!
"Fei Ge sent a message to the western captain of the Andong Protectorate: I order you Chen Xu to be Fenwei General, command Wu Wan, Xianbei Hu Qi, go north to Rao Leshui, and wipe out all the Hu tribes!" Liu Che calmly issued the order!
Ordered.
Chen Xu, his men and his interest groups may be the most terrifying group in the world right now.
This interest group with the plantation economy as its core, which Liu Che single-handedly supported and created, has been in desperate need of support these years, desperately seeking more cheap labor.
If Liu Che hadn't been chained all the time, I'm afraid this monster would have jumped out and bit someone.
Chen Xu and his interest group are what Liu Che left behind for future generations - a powerful, stubborn and far-reaching conservative.
Just like Midi's Texas rednecks.
And how strong are these red necks from the Han Dynasty in fighting?
You can go and interview the people of all ethnic groups in the Far East who tremble and tremble under their lustful power.
Now, Liu Che has slightly released the seal placed on this monster.
It seemed as if he could already see the prospect of the whole world falling into a bloody whirlpool.
However, we can't blame him, we can only blame the various departments in Munan for not knowing what's interesting!
I want to provoke him!
It just so happens that Anton also needs a new development point.
Now, this monster comes out of the gate, and it will attack the chrysanthemums in various parts of the southern part of the country from the east.
If the chrysanthemum is not saved, the only retreat for the tribes in the southern part of the country is to the north.
And do they dare to go to Mubei? Or are they willing to go?
Liu Che felt that this was impossible.
What can they do if they go to Mubei? Work as slaves for the Huns?
It would be better to stay in Munan and serve as a good citizen of the Han family!
Even if the top management wants to leave, will the middle and lower levels follow?
How many people will they die crossing the desert at this season?
So, the answer is - in the end, most of them will lower their heads.
But there is a prerequisite - the Han army must use a brilliant victory to shock and educate everyone.
Let the various tribes in Munan truly see the combat power and powerful army of the Han army.
Since ancient times, nomads have always surrendered to the strong.
No matter how this strong man wants to manipulate them.
"Let's talk about it, how are Zhidu's tactical assumptions and battle plans?" Liu Che asked, looking at the sand table. After studying in the past few years, Liu Che has learned a lot of common sense about war in the cold weapon era.
But he still insisted not to dictate specific military operations and plans.
The generals are responsible for war matters.
As the emperor, he should not cause trouble.
But in terms of strategy, it can only be formulated by Liu Che.
Just like this incident in Munan, the tone set by Liu Che for Zhidu was: to establish households and equalize the people, just like the Chinese system.
He attempted to solve the problem of nomads once and for all.
This makes the Munan region no longer a threat and weakness to China.
It also breaks the cage of the so-called East Asian monster house.
The ideal is very full, but the reality is very basic.
To realize Liu Che's strategy, we must first suppress and cleanse all resistance and dissatisfaction.
This requires that Zhidu's troops must be just right to deal with the force and hope that Mu Nan relies on.
This difficulty is very high.
Especially now that all units are retreating north or east.
Now that Liu Che has helped Zhi to deal with all the tribes that retreated to the east, Chen Xu and his friends, along with the two big losers Wuwan and Xianbei, will bully and suppress a group of homeless dogs. I think it will be easy to catch them.
However, even so, the problem is difficult.
If the various tribes in the southern part of the country cannot be dealt with quickly, the Northern Xiongnu who will have their hands free and take a breather after returning from the westward expedition at Juli Lake will definitely get involved.
By then, the Munan issue may become long-term and complicated.
Therefore, these tribes must be forced to fight the Han army as soon as possible.
But the ministries are not fools. They will only lead the Han army to hide and seek on the grassland, and will not fight a decisive battle with the Han army.
This is their territory, their home.
They are familiar with all mountains, rivers, vegetation and water sources, and may even know the rhythm of daily temperature changes.
The calculations of various ministries are now very clear. They just want to delay and consume until the Han army is exhausted and the Han army has problems with its food supply.
Then, they forced the Han family to make concessions and still allowed them to continue to dominate and become a local emperor.
In response to this situation, Zhidu made three combat plans.
The first is to send troops to control the main water source in Munan, thereby forcing the various tribes in Munan to fight the Han army.
But the problem is that it is already spring, and the melted snow from glaciers and mountaintops will nourish the entire grassland.
The various tribes in the southern part of the country may not be afraid of this method, unless there is a drought in summer.
The second combat plan was to launch a light cavalry assault, proactively find the main forces of the various departments in Tokugawa, and annihilate them.
The third one was a tactic to lure the enemy. Zhidu planned to store a large amount of grain and grass in Nanchi in a high-profile manner to lure the various tribes in Munan to attack, while he led the main force to ambush on the side.
