In the dim cabin, Xie An was lying on the bed, dying, as if he was going to die at any moment. This talented and romantic man had been acting cool and calm, but he was not calm at all. He was always worried about the country and the people.
"Congratulations, in the Battle of Feishui, you defeated a million Qin army with 80,000 Beifu soldiers!" Liu Xiu said with a smile.
"Haha, Qin's millions of troops are just bragging by future generations!" Xie An laughed and said: "In this battle, Qin mobilized millions of people, of which 500,000 were responsible for escorting grain and grass, and there were another 100,000 troops.
In Jingzhou, there are still 100,000 troops garrisoned everywhere. In the Battle of Feishui, the Qin State had at most 300,000 troops! They gathered from the north again, worked hard on expeditions, and were extremely exhausted. They could not fight for a long time, and their morale dropped.
Again, the Xianbei army, the Di army, the Qiang army, the Han army, etc. were mixed together, with mixed composition and discord. In that battle, the Beifu soldiers only slightly defeated the enemy's forward, and the Qin army was defeated! Fu Jian was defeated.
, not defeated by me, but defeated by more soldiers!"
As he said that, Xie An coughed a few times.
In ancient times, there were no radio stations, walkie-talkies, or telephones. Military communication relied entirely on shouting, drums, and flags, which led to backward command. If there were only a few thousand people, or 20 to 30,000 people, they could still command flexibly;
But once it reaches more than 100,000, there may be chaos in command; as for 200,000 or 300,000, it is almost a mess.
Only top generals such as Bai Qi and Han Xin can command an army of 300,000 without causing chaos.
It's a pity that Fu Jian is not Bai Qi or Han Xin, but has only moderate qualifications.
The Battle of Feishui was not so much a defeat at the hands of Beifu soldiers as a failure in command chaos.
Xie An said: "The Qin army was defeated. This was the best opportunity for the Northern Expedition to protect the Central Plains, but we still missed it!"
"Does the prince and general Xiang Ning have the guts? We have strong soldiers and strong horses for this!" Liu Xiu said lightly: "If it is the Northern Expedition, whether it is successful or failed, it will inevitably be divided into feudal towns. It will be a constant temperature and the court will not allow it. In addition, there will be no food and grass support.
superior!"
"The key to the victory of the Northern Expedition lies in three points. One is logistical supplies, one is speed, and the other is the annihilation of the enemy's effective strength. As long as there is one mistake, the success will be defeated!"
"Taibai, you are a great talent and your knowledge is much better than mine... When will the Northern Expedition be victorious?" Xie An asked.
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"
Liu Xiu said: "The key to the north is, firstly, to occupy Youzhou to the north and take over the defense line of the Great Wall; to the west, to take over Guanzhong, and at worst, to control Tongguan; secondly, to do this in just two years.
After a long time, the morale of the soldiers was exhausted and the soldiers could no longer hold on!"
"It's too difficult to achieve this step in two years!" Xie An frowned.
"Today's Northern Expedition only occupies Luoyang and the cities along the Yellow River. After all, it will not work! River defense is not as good as mountain defense. If you want to rely on the Yellow River to resist the northern cavalry, most of them will not work. The only way is to occupy the land of Youyun and Yanshan.
, is the sign of victory in the Northern Expedition!"
Liu Xiu said: "If I were to launch the Northern Expedition, I would be open-minded. First, I would establish a navy, occupy the land of Liaodong, and occupy Yanshan Mountain, forming a closed-door and dog-fighting trend. Then I would defend in the south and attack in the north to destroy the powerful enemy..."
This Northern Expedition plan is also recognized by later generations of netizens as the best Northern Expedition plan.
During the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded and Liu Yu was close to success. Their success was all a fluke and they both had too much luck. In a real battle, you must always overestimate the enemy and never expect the enemy to be stupid or make mistakes, let alone
Underestimate the enemy, let alone rely on your own luck.
"Your road is so difficult that you are almost talking in your sleep!" Xie An laughed.
In the tenth year of Taiyuan (385), Xie An died of illness in Jiankang at the age of sixty-six. He was posthumously given the posthumous title of Taifu, "Wen Jing". Because Xie An did not have a private residence, Emperor Xiaowu ordered that the funeral be held in his official residence.
Ceremony. When he was buried, his funeral specifications were the same as those of Huan Wen. Because of his contribution in defeating Fu Jian, he was posthumously named the Duke of Luling County.
Xie An left, not peacefully!
Xie An wanted to expedition to the north and regain the north, but in the end he was unable to do so.
Soon after, Taibai Academy was established on the outskirts of Jiankang City.
It is said that Taibai Academy was established by Taibai laymen who wanted to imitate Confucius, teach without distinction, and educate the world. Regardless of whether they are nobles or poor families, anyone who is destined to be like Taibai Academy can do so.
It is said that Taibai layman was proficient in classics, calligraphy, painting, poetry, history, arithmetic, art of war, various crafts, astronomy, etc. He was proficient in all of them, and he seemed to be proficient in everything.
It is said that eighteen great Confucians discussed Taoism with him, but they all left in defeat, feeling ashamed of themselves.
It is said that the Xie family and the Wang family treated them with the courtesy of their fathers.
There are too many legends, there are too many legends.
Taibai Academy was established, and countless nobles and poor families came to listen to his lectures. Immediately, the reputation of Taibai layman spread in Jiankang.
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"This is a map of mountains and seas, which was constructed by the master over hundreds of years!"
In the western suburbs, on a huge high platform, hung the "Mountain and Sea Map" (i.e. world map), Liu Xiu began to show off, no, he was giving a lecture.
"The ancients said that there are Jiuzhou on the land, and beyond the Jiuzhou are Wufu. Beyond Wufu, there is Tang Valley in the east, quicksand in the west, Yanhuo in the south, and Hanshan in the north. This is the world. However, the world is just flowers.
,Besides the flowers, there is another universe!"
Liu Xiu said calmly: "The map of nine states explains the world; the map of mountains and seas explains the world!"
"Sir, I want to find an immortal!" asked a scholar.
"The so-called Penglai and Yingzhou have no immortals, only savages. They practice slash-and-burn farming and are extremely barbaric. Compared to the Xiongnu and Xianbei, they are even worse!" Liu Xiu said lightly: "This is America. Legend has it that the Yin and Shang Dynasties perished and the Yin people continued to migrate.
Arrived in America!"
"To the north is a land of bitter cold and thousands of miles of grassland, where the Beirong live. To the north of the grassland is an ice field of thousands of miles. At the end of the ice field are endless icebergs. The icebergs are about a hundred feet high and float on the sea. There are seals on them.
polar bear."
Liu Xiu spoke very fast, describing the geographical knowledge of later generations, which immediately stunned everyone present.
"This is the Western Region. Traveling two thousand miles westward, there is the country of Bactria. Going further west for more than five thousand miles, there is the country of Persia. Persia, traveling five thousand miles to the west, is the sea. This sea is surrounded by continents and is called the Mediterranean. The north of the sea
There are countries called Greece, Macedonia, and Rome; there are countries south of the sea called Egypt and Carthage.”
"South of the Mediterranean is Africa; north of the Mediterranean is Europe!"
"The land of Kyushu is only five thousand miles in length and breadth, with a population of only 30 million. Compared with the world, it is just a corner. Now, the world is in chaos, and the wars among the Chinese are fighting, and the land they are fighting for is just a small corner. I only know that the world is