Chapter 458: Inscribed on Yanran Stone!

At the same time, Su Wen became more and more confused.

He did not know that Wei Qing was suffering from a terminal illness, so he could not understand why Liu Che suddenly wanted to give Wei Qing a "perfect ending" and let Wei Qing, who had been out of action for many years, lead his troops to fight a decisive battle with the Huns.

Besides, didn’t Wei Qing also understand what “his achievements are so great that they frighten the ruler” meant?

In the past, even if Liu Che gave Wei Qing a chance, Wei Qing would always refuse on the grounds of being too old, and then recommend other candidates to Liu Che.

Why didn't he write a letter to decline this time, but instead led the troops cheerfully and attacked the court of the Right King of the Xiongnu directly, winning a victory even greater than the one at Gushi and surpassing his own raid on Gaoque when he was young?

Where is the tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects?
Why did the tacit understanding that lasted for nearly twenty years suddenly break?
And there was Liu Che. Seeing that he couldn't stop shaking his feet at this moment, how could Su Wen, who had served Liu Che for most of his life, not know what this meant?
This is joy and excitement!
Su Wen vaguely remembered that after the surprise attack on Gaoque, Liu Che did not behave like this. If he had to use one word to describe his mood at that time, it should be "mixed joy and sorrow."

But this time, it was pure joy and excitement…

Something is wrong!
Nothing is right!

Whether it was Liu Che or Wei Qing, Su Wen was confused.

Compared with them now, it seems that the most normal person now is Liu Ju, who never plays by the rules. He still participates in national affairs as always, always bringing some surprises to people, making people unable to figure out what he is thinking.

As the Imperial Court Minister, Su Wen always remembered the three messengers that Emperor Liu Che sent to the Western Regions to convey his imperial edict.

One Dongfang Yu, one Zhao Qian, and one Wei Lu.

Dongfang Yu was awarded a title of nobility after he arrived in Yanqi. Now he has been appointed by Emperor Liu Che as an envoy to the Western Regions to continue cooperating with Liu Ju in his diplomatic missions to other countries.

After Zhao Qian went there, he made great contributions in persuading the enemy to surrender, and he was rewarded after returning.

Wei Lu should have arrived by now. I wonder what the situation is like, what kind of achievements he will make, and when he will come back?
What happened...

Su Wen seriously suspected that the contributions of these people were all related to Liu Ju.

After all, Liu Ju is the only one in the Western Regions who can command the emperor's envoys, and only Liu Ju dares to command the emperor's envoys. It is common for this prince to be disobedient and disrespectful.

Even now in the Weiyang Palace, Su Wen's close attendants and envoys were looking forward to being sent to the Western Regions by Emperor Liu Che to convey the imperial edict.

Although the journey is long and arduous, if we can make a contribution like Dongfang Yu and Zhao Qian, all the efforts will be worth it.

Even Su Wen himself was a little moved.

If he wasn't too old, he would really like to go.

Although the Yellow Gate Minister was Liu Che's closest attendant and a position second only to the emperor in the eyes of outsiders, who wouldn't want to go one step further and prove that he was not just a servant?

Of course, he just thought about it.

He knew better than anyone that being a eunuch in the reign of Emperor Liu Che was actually good for serving others, but interfering in military and political affairs was really not a good thing...

……

After the battle, Liu Juxin kept his promise and ordered people to carve the names of all the fallen soldiers on Mount Yanran.

The sky is the dome, the earth is the tomb, and Mount Yanran is the monument.

This was the most glorious funeral for the Han soldiers.

It is also the Han Dynasty’s “I was here” and “since ancient times”. Even if there are no history books, people thousands of years later will always remember that the Han Dynasty once came here, and the blood of the Han people has soaked this land.

Looking at the names on the mountain one by one, Sima Qian's blood boiled in his chest, and he felt that Liu Ju was the greatest historian in the world.

After all, no historian has ever achieved the feat of "using mountains as tablets and souls as books".

And he personally participated in conquering this mountain.

Carve the stone at Yanran!

This incident can be compared with the Battle of Fenglangjuxu, and will surely become a beautiful story and one of the most important chapters in Chinese history... Although one general's success was achieved at the cost of countless lives, Liu Ju was also the first person in the world to personally record the names of all the fallen soldiers.

When I saw these names carved on the rocks.

Sima Qian saw something different in the eyes of the Han soldiers.

Regardless of whether others admit it or not, whether they are willing or not, now this Han army of tens of thousands of people, including those who came with Liu Ju before and those who came with Wei Qing later, have all surrendered to Liu Ju.

Some soldiers were even so fanatical that they were willing to die on the battlefield for Liu Ju, just to leave their names on Mount Yanran!

Liu Che's title of nobility and appointment as a general were rewards.

Wasn’t Liu Ju’s inscription at Yanran a reward?
Even in the hearts of many people, this is more glorious than official position, power and money!

Sima Qian couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If things continue to develop in this way, one day in the future, if Liu Che's edict conflicts with Liu Ju's orders, will the edict still be able to control this army?
If Emperor Wu of Han died and did not pass the throne to Liu Ju, but to some other prince, and if Liu Ju rebelled as a result, would it be possible for him to gain the support of hundreds of people?
or.

For the sake of the stability of the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Liu Che passed away, would he dare not pass the throne to Liu Ju?

Do the remaining princes dare to succeed to the throne? !

……

half year later.

"Damn Han army, is this the only trick they know?!"

The Xiongnu Chanyu Wuwei was so angry that he overturned the table in front of him. Like a powerless and angry lion, his beard was shaking wildly. The waiter beside him and Wei Lu, who had recently stayed in the Chanyu's tent, were so scared that they dared not make a sound.

After completely losing control of the right wing, the Han army continued to advance step by step, and the Huns continued to shrink.

Now the iron hooves of the Han army's "hunting detachment" have stepped into the land of the Chanyu tribe, and even often appear outside the city of Zhao Xin, constantly eroding the Xiongnu's manpower and their sheep.

The tactics of the Han army are still very simple.

When separated, they are a sky full of stars; when combined, they are an arrow of cold light!
The Han light cavalry always roamed in the grasslands and deserts, taking advantage of any opportunity, collecting any benefits, killing any people they saw, slaughtering any sheep they saw, and never fighting to the end, they would kill a wave and then run away, and disperse when they saw they were defeated.

This fighting style is exactly the same as the one used by the Huns when they invaded the Han Dynasty before.

Sometimes in war it really is a case of “one trick is enough to conquer all”.

French Emperor Napoleon only used one move in fighting, and with this one move he conquered most of Europe.

The Yuan and Mongolia were similar, using the same few cavalry tactics over and over again, and with just those few tactics they were able to conquer vast territories across the Eurasian continent.

However, after this period of training through warfare, the tactics of the Han army's "hunting detachment" became more mature, more like the Xiongnu than the Xiongnu, but with extremely strict military discipline, and they followed strict charging and dispersing orders, giving the Xiongnu reinforcements no chance to encircle them.

The most important thing is that the Hun army does not dare to chase now.

Because just two months ago, the Second King Zhao Xin personally led 5,000 elite cavalry to pursue, but because he chased a little too deep, he fell into an ambush set by Wei Qing.

Good guy.

Is General Long Chengfei, who has let loose, really joking with you?
The result is naturally annihilation.

Zhao Xin, the self-proclaimed king who first surrendered to the Han Dynasty and then to the Xiongnu, wanted to surrender to the Han Dynasty again this time as an old general of Wei Qing.

Wei Qing eventually handed him over to Liu Ju.

As a result, Liu Ju didn't even meet him, nor did he torture him for information about the Xiongnu. He just called Guo Zhen out and stabbed him to death with a sword...

He put his previous words into practice with his actions:
"The Xiongnu are too big to surrender."

(End of this chapter)