"The army of Ah San was completely annihilated, and only a small number of enemy warships were able to escape" Liu Yan only received the battle report from the front line a month after the end of the war, and he was not surprised by such a result, his own side dispatched such a huge fleet, if it were not for the sudden occurrence of a major natural disaster such as a storm, victory was a matter of course, the difference was how much was lost and how much was destroyed.
In the battle report, Huan Wen gave a detailed introduction to the navy's engagement and specifically pointed out that the navy lacked experience in broadside warfare, but Liu Yan knew what the reason was.
The crossbow ships produced by the system are already ranged troops, and the situation would be even worse if it were not for the arrangement of non-system soldiers on board.
There is nothing perfect in everything, Liu Yan already has this kind of golden finger against the sky, he really can't expect more, not to mention that the broadside battle is extremely bad, even if the long-range attack on each other is at a disadvantage, what can be done is to use the number to pile up the opponent, all because the loss can be afforded.
That's why we have to encourage sailing, Liu Yan knows that conquering the sea is not an easy thing, it takes a long time to train sailors, and the training time of the navy needs more: the system ballista cannot be said to be a transition, but the future does not belong to them.
In the two naval battles, 67 ships were directly sunk on the Han side, and nearly 100 ships lost their combat strength and needed to be repaired.
Judging from the scale of the 2,000 warships dispatched, it seems that less than 10% of the battle losses are nothing, but the enemy troops they fought are only less than 300, which is a big problem.
The ships produced by the system have this and that kind of shortcomings, and it is an advantage to be able to sail far away, if there are no ships produced by the system, the Han Kingdom will not be able to send troops to the Sanyang, and even the nearby Indochina Peninsula will not be able to play happily.
No jokes, the production of the system can be said to be cheap and beautiful, a man-made warship, even just a medium-sized warship, usually takes at least three months, and the total labor cost and material cost is about 300,000 yuan.
One or ten ships may seem like nothing, but the more they are numerous, the more they cost, and it is not as much as you want to build, at least there are not enough craftsmen to build them.
The ships produced by the system are different, although it also takes time, but the time is far less than manual manufacturing, and there is no need for labor costs, just the consumption of materials, and it is more against the sky to be self-matched.
Liu Yan has such a fleet and will not be false in the face of any opponent, as long as the resources can keep up, even if he can fight a naval war with all countries in the world, the difference is whether he thinks it is necessary or not.
Obviously, Liu Yan felt that it was unnecessary in the early days, but at this stage, it is necessary.
"The enemy's fleet has been repeatedly frustrated, and it will not dare to take the initiative again."
Xu Zheng was not familiar with naval warfare, and when he read the battle report, he felt that the destruction of the enemy navy was a big victory: "General Zhengnan judged that he could take advantage of the victory to re-blockade the sea frontier, and the minister thought it was feasible." ” In that naval battle, whether it was to eliminate the threat of the barbarian captain's department, or to concentrate on preparing for the enemy army on land, it was natural to make persistent efforts to win victory at sea, but what Huan Wen should do next was to destroy the combined forces of the enemy on land.
The battle report only talked about the land war a little, Huan Wen had already made a detailed report on how to fight the land war before, if the situation did not change, it would be nothing more than luring the enemy to go deep and not achieve direct frontal rigidity.
"The jungle environment is complicated" Xu Zheng paused, as if thinking about something, and after a short while, he continued: "I think that the minister may be able to recruit troops from the Japanese Islands again."
Liu Yan is naturally indispensable, the Han State has a strong control over the Japanese Islands, and the nobles of the countries above are eager to attach themselves, and the bottom is willing to do anything for the possibility of becoming a member of the Han Dynasty.
In line with the psychology of waste utilization, the Han State did not feel that the Japanese should be treated well because they were obedient, and the young and strong Japanese were either transferred out to serve as servant soldiers, or they were transferred to various mines, and basically felt that it was natural for the Japanese to shed blood and sweat for the hegemony of the Han State.
"If it goes well, we will land on the Asan mainland to fight next year."
Liu Yan thought about it for a while, and felt that the step was not small, but he also thought that it should be like this: "From time to time, there are coalition armies of various countries participating in the war, but the territory of Asan is too big, so it is reasonable to mobilize more Japanese people for expeditions." ” The landing on the Asan mainland has long been planned, and at the beginning, I didn't want to invest much in the standing army, and even the county soldiers didn't want to invest too much, because they planned to use the Japanese people to shed blood for the hegemony of the Han State.
Putting down the battle report sent by Huan Wen, Liu Yan picked up another piece of music on the desk, and the topic of discussion changed.
Another piece was written by Li Kuang, describing the events on the way to the Western Regions, and after nearly two months of marching, they had reached a distance of fifty miles from Bailongdui, and temporarily paused to make a necessary rest before the battle.
Along with Li Kuang's recital, envoys from various countries in the Western Regions were sent back to China, and the countries they represented were not unfamiliar to the Han people who knew the general situation of the Western Regions, and strangely enough, those countries that participated in the alliance to resist the Han also sent envoys.
The envoys from the Western Regions who came to Chang'an, after they arrived, did not get Liu Yan's meeting, but were arranged to the post house together.
"The envoys are roughly divided into two kinds, those who dare not resist the king's master, and those who come to take advantage of it."
Lu Yi felt that there was actually no difference, no matter what attitude and goal he came with, the fate of the countries in the Western Regions was already doomed.
He said: "The envoys of Qiuzi have repeatedly asked for an audience, saying that they are coming to reopen the Silk Road. ” The history of the Silk Road is very long, but in fact, Zhuxia, which produced silk, did not make much profit, on the contrary, some countries in the Western Regions and Central Asia made a lot of money as second-hand dealers.
It's not wrong at all, silk may be very valuable, but as the only one who can make silk, Zhu Xia has not made much profit in this trade from the beginning, and obviously occupies the only advantage is to make handmade money.
At the beginning of the Silk Road, it was not Zhuxia that opened, in fact, the Huns brought silk to the Western Regions, and the people of the Western Regions resold it to Central Asian countries, and the Central Asian countries that had contact and trade with the West sold to Western countries.
"In the past years, first the Huns profited, and then Loulan, Shache, and Cheshi took turns to benefit, and it is not surprising that Qiuzi had this idea."
Ji Chang has a say in this regard, he made a special understanding after the reopening of the Maritime Silk Road, and only then did he know that the price of silk rose wildly with the increase of distance: "The Qiuzi people are whimsical" The Han side is a little unfamiliar with the Western Regions, but some things that should be known must be known, including this time the Western Regions formed a coalition to resist the Han people's recovery of the old land, which was led by Qiuci, and the king of Qiuci was also enshrined as the leader of the alliance.
On the way to the envoys from the Western Regions, the court had a discussion about what attitude should be taken, there was no shortage of remarks about wanting to kill the Qiuzi people, and the envoys who participated in the coalition resistance to the royal division should all be killed, but behind it was the ancient traditions of Zhuxia that played a vital role in making those guys still live well.
"The small country of Yuer has not been sealed by the big man."
Xu Zheng's meaning couldn't be simpler: "Because of this, it was only arranged for the post house, and it was not received by the Honglu Pavilion." ” Although Zhuxia has been in the Warring States period to the collapse of etiquette, but some façade projects have never been abandoned, especially in some countries, even if the etiquette may seem strange, but there should still be, such as the reception of foreign envoys to send Honglu Pavilion personnel.
Since the Western Han Dynasty, in addition to the enemy countries, the countries surrounding the Central Plains Dynasty need to get the thorn seal from the Son of Heaven, and any country that has not received the thorn seal of the Son of Heaven will not be recognized, and even belong to the country that must be conquered.
It is a matter of course that the countries of the Western Regions have obtained the thorn seal of the Son of Heaven of the Han family to have a legitimate status, and it is natural since Emperor Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty, otherwise even the people of the Western Regions will not recognize the legitimate identity of the lord.
This practice was maintained until the collapse of the Western Jin Dynasty, and even Cao Wei in the secession remained in order.
After the collapse of the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhuxia no longer had any restraint on the Western Regions, and after the reconstruction of the Han Kingdom, he did not extend his hand to the Western Regions.
Isn't it a matter of course that Zhuxia clearly announced that "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister" This sentence roared bluntly, any inch of land in the world belongs to Zhuxia, as long as it is a person who needs to breathe, it is a subject of Zhuxia, but anyone who opposes this should be eliminated.
Those envoys have not been killed for the time being, because the Han State has begun to pay some attention to it, how can non-mortal enemies maintain the tradition of not killing envoys, and then they feel that those small countries are the objects that can be killed with one finger, and then the enemy countries that feel threatened will consider whether to follow the tradition.
The Western Regions have a history of being ruled by Zhuxia, and the time is not too short, so there is a very interesting phenomenon, such as the many envoys who came from the Western Regions this time, their purpose is to beg for the thorn seal.
"A country of capriciousness has no thorns."
Ji Chang's attitude is very direct: "Except for the country, govern the county and county, and get rid of future troubles forever." ” For people who are a little older, they will not forget how the Western Regions jumped up and down after the Han family lost their national ancestry, and they will not forget how the countries of the Western Regions flattered the Qian people.
Even if it is just because the ancestors of the Qiang people are from the Western Regions, they all think that the people of the Western Regions are unforgivable just because of this, that is why they simply ignore the fawning of some envoys in the Western Regions.
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In addition to the above reasons, didn't the Han Kingdom want to make the people out of the Western Regions, since they all crossed the Western Regions to reduce the pain caused by natural disasters, and then went to seal the countries of the Western Regions, wouldn't they once again regard them as "within the order", how could they play happily?
Ji Chang at least knew that if he recognized the legitimate existence of the Western Regions country, the military would not agree to it first, and whoever dared to open such a mouth would not only have to face the anger of the military, but also those people who rushed to Yangguan to wait for military merit and fortune would also jump to their feet, and when the time came, they would not only hate the military, but also be scolded to death by the people.
"Great good, except for the country, rule it by the county" Whether he felt that it didn't matter, or waited to take a bite, Ji Chang's statement received a warm response.
Xu Zheng even said: "Qiuzi doesn't know the number of days, and he dares to compete with the sun, so he should behead his envoys, and if he encounters the city, his country will be destroyed." ” It is already a great rebellion for the Qiuzi people to gather an alliance to resist the Wang Division, and they even dare to be the leader of the alliance, not only to resist the Han Wang Division, but also to openly form an alliance, and the immortal Qiuzi is simply not a descendant of Zhuxia.
In the past, those people were called overlords, that is, the leaders of the king, and after Qin unified the world, they became a reserve to challenge the status of the Son of Heaven, and he must kill his whole family, if he doesn't kill the whole family, is it possible for cats and dogs to challenge the authority of the Son of Heaven It's not a trivial matter to make the dignified captain shout "Yucheng Kezhi".
In the war of Zhuxia, whenever you encounter "Kecheng", it is the rhythm of razing to the ground after capture, and the practice of not sealing the knife for a few days is absolutely indispensable in the process.
Although Kecheng is not as bloody as the slaughter of the city, it is definitely not much better to be killed by the people of Kecheng, and the fate of becoming a slave is indispensable if you can survive.
Liu Yan also heard another meaning, the Qiuci people are very rich, since it is Kecheng, the process of razing the city to the ground is indispensable to screen the materials, and those riches can be taken for granted as trophies To put it bluntly, Kecheng is blowing the horn of legal robbery, and the people in the city are either killed or become slaves of the victors, and no one can cry out for wrongdoing.
Xu Zheng dared to shout "Kecheng", that was the confidence given by Liu Yan, who let Liu Yan not hide anything from the beginning, since he went to the Western Regions to reduce domestic losses, of course, he would rob whatever he encountered, and if he could grab the property, he could sell it for money.
For the current Han State, to a certain extent, the captivity of talents is the key, the national project is extremely in need of slaves, and the people have also found that the official encourages the enslavement of foreign races, Liu Yan in order to clarify the political concept has restored the old practice of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the "slave official calculation".
The so-called "slave official calculation" was a feature of the Western Han Dynasty, and anyone who had slaves needed to pay taxes.
Liu Che was poor and crazy in the war later, and in addition to the tax increase in various names, he did not let go of the slave tax.
Liu Yan made improvements according to the "slave official calculation" of the Western Han Dynasty, clearly proclaimed the world and formed a law, with the system of "Han five counting, Hu one counting", that is, every tax quarter, Han slaves need to pay 60 yuan, but foreign slaves only have 12 yuan.
Since there is no way to completely eliminate Han people as slaves, then use taxes to increase the cost of people using Han people as slaves, and Liu Yan can only do this at most.
If he completely eliminated the Han people as slaves, the Han people who seemed to be great, but really couldn't survive and couldn't find a livelihood, would they starve to death?
The Han Dynasty had to accept all the wealth, land, and population of the Gupta Dynasty, and was especially eager to get enough slaves.