When Ren Hong was surrounded by soldiers and returned to Quli City, he found that the eyes of the Quli people in the city had changed when they looked at him.Although there are also smart people who can see the strangeness of this, most people are amazed by the miracle of the city overnight, only that the Han army is really like a divine help.And when I participated in this matter, I also had a sense of accomplishment, and I forgot about the complaints of being driven by the Han army to move sand and soil in the cold weather.But Ren Hong knew that One Night City, this was a strategy used by Cao Mengde and the monkey, and he was just stealing the wisdom of future generations.As soon as the ice and sand fortress was not dispersed, the Huns and their large armies of the client states could not come out, at least in this winter, the ditch plough was safe.Next, hundreds of foot soldiers and minfu of the Han army will arrive one after another, and with the help of the canal ploughman, it will be enough to build a real iron gate at the pass in a few days!
Do not doubt that the Chinese's infrastructure capabilities, like growing vegetables, are deeply rooted in their genes.When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ran Hexi, the construction team of the Han Dynasty was built wherever it went, and the army was accompanied by craftsmen who were proficient in civil engineering and commerce, and the Great Wall was extended from Lintao to Yumen Pass.The four lieutenants of Dunhuang, the main work on weekdays is to take the soldiers to build the city, build the beacon, build the wall, a small pass, not a light car familiar with the road.Since the sacrifice of his comrades-in-arms, Xi Chongguo, who finally had a bitter face, rarely smiled, and talked about Ren Hong taking his soldiers to urinate in the wind in front of Fu Jiezi and Lai Dan, and felt greatly relieved.Fu Jiezi and Lai Dan also praised Ren Hong, and Fu Jiezi laughed and said: "Hu Lu drinks urine, we drink!"
Tonight they will feast and drink in the city, and feast on the soldiers. ”Lai Dan bowed his head: "There can be no shortage of meat, the city lord of Quli has picked a few good sheep and is roasting!"
”Barbecue!
I'm good at it!
Ren Hong saw the red willow grill erected in the city, and a whole sheep was already skewered on it, and instinctively wanted to operate, but was dragged back by Fu Jiezi: "You son, are you addicted to cooking?"
You are the hero of today, just sit back and enjoy!
”However, after witnessing the "miracle" of the Han army, Karehan, the lord of Quli City, strengthened his determination to join the Han army, and at this moment he enthusiastically performed, personally wrapped his leather skirt, held a big roasting fork, and volunteered: "I am personally outside, burning meat for you!"
”Although it was cold outside, the house in Quli City was as warm as spring, which was also thanks to the fact that the Han army was stationed here in Tuntian for ten years.Except for the city wall, which is the original circular shape of the Western Regions, everything has been transformed, from the wells and hot kang outside the city.Ren Hong and the others had to take off their thick felt coats, kneel on the edge of the charcoal basin and roast the fire, and after a while, they sweated.He drank wine made by the Quli people, and Lai Dan thought it tasted okay."
The land is fertile, and the grapes are good, and they are suitable for growing grains.At that time, Sang Dafu Sang Hongyang wrote to Emperor Xiaowu, believing that Tuntian soldiers should be sent to Luntai, Wulei, and Quli, and Sima three should be separated.Demarcate the area, open a communication canal, and set up a post station between Yumen, Loulan and the canal plough to communicate with each other. ”"After a year of planting, the grain has been saved, and then the people of the inner county are recruited to bring their families here, and 500,000 acres of fertile land can be cultivated!
Millions of stones are collected every year, so that the army of envoys does not have to worry about grain and straw anymore. ”Ren Hong knows that this canal plough is the Korla area of later generations, the terrain is flat, the temperature is suitable, the Peacock River and the Tarim River converge here, the fresh water is abundant, and it is also an important grain and cotton production area in Xinjiang in the future, and it is good as the base camp of the Western Regions of Tuntian of the Han Army.However, the internal situation of the Han Dynasty was so bad that the plan was vetoed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Fortunately, after more than ten years of recuperation, even if Sang Hongyang had been clicked by Huo Guang in the first year of Yuanfeng, his previous strategy was still adopted and implemented.Speaking of this, Fu Jiezi raised the wine cup and said to everyone in the room: "Sang Hongyang and Shangguan Ji, King Yan and others conspired against him, but the general still used his strategy, he is really broad-minded, if there is no general and His Majesty's sage, there will be no return to the Western Regions!"
”"Lao Fu and Lai Dan are both people brought by Huo Guang."
Ren Hong drank wine and muttered silently in his heart, he heard that at the beginning of this year, Liu Fuling, the Son of Heaven, had turned eighteen years old, officially dressed in Canadian dollars, performed a crown ceremony, and was seen in the high temple, so it stands to reason that he can be pro-government.But it is clear that the power of administrative decision-making in the Han Dynasty is still firmly in Huo Guang's hands.Not to mention outside the palace, even in the Weiyang Palace, the Huo family can intervene.Ren Hong listened to King Shanshan from Chang'an tell a palace secret, in order to make the eleven-year-old Huo's granddaughter Shangguan Xiaoem happy, Huo Guang's wife actually ordered Zhan Shi to distribute poor silk to the palace maids, that is, underwear, with more belts.In this way, when the little emperor is a palace maid, it is not as easy as before when he can do things with a skirt.After all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often did this, and when he got out of the mood, he did it in the dressing room.Liu Fuling is also miserable, he can't even control his own sexual happiness, let alone the government.After drinking, the city lord of the ditch plough outside also brought in a portion of the roasted mutton, but saw that large pieces of meat were skewered on the red willow wood, golden in color, and just got off the grill, the mutton fat was still sizzling, exuding a burst of aroma.There is a saying in later generations, Xinjiang is full of cattle and sheep, only Yuli barbecue fragrant, Yuli and Korla's roast sheep are very famous, although there are not so many condiments in later generations, just ordinary sprinkled with a little coarse salt, but the mutton has been very sweet, everyone can't help but stop talking, feasting.After killing a few bunches of mutton and drinking a large cup of wine, Lai Dan let out a satisfied sigh, blushed, and began to discuss next year's plan with Fu Jiezi: "According to the sum of Dahonglu and the canonical country, after the beginning of spring next year, I will take hundreds of soldiers to Luntai!"
”"Wheel?"
Ren Hong was shocked when he heard this, Luntai is three hundred miles away from the west of the canal plow, between Yuli and Qiuzi, it was originally a strong state, but more than 20 years ago, it destroyed itself.After Li Guangli's first attack on Dawan failed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately sent additional troops to carry out a second crusade in order to deter the Western Regions.However, thousands of miles to the west, the supply line was too long, and the Han army needed the support of the oasis countries along the way.But the problem is that based on the defeat of the Han Dynasty's first invasion of Wan, the Western Regions and the small oasis countries have a wait-and-see attitude towards this war, and are unwilling to take the initiative to join the Han army, and are not even willing to provide food and water.In this case, it is necessary to find a country to kill the chickens and monkeys.In the end, this tragic task fell on Luntai, and the consequence of Luntai's closing of the door to the Han army was to slaughter the city and destroy the country!
The effect is very good, after the lesson of Luntai, the next states along the way Qiuzi and other states obediently gave way to supply food, so that tens of thousands of Han troops could reach Dawan unimpeded.After the end of the war, several cities of Luntai were vacant, based on its control of the iron gate in the east, and the northern route of the Silk Road in the west, Luntai became the first Tuntian stronghold of the Han Dynasty.In the Western Regions, as long as Luntai is mentioned, people will think of the ruthless blade of the Han army, this superpower is not only kind to its neighbors, but also ruthless when it is time to show its teeth.Later, with the famous Luntai edict, Luntai also had a symbolic significance in the Han Dynasty, which marked the adjustment of the governing line from "Shanggong" to "Shou" that had been adhered to for 40 years.Now that the domestic industry is revival, the hawks who have been silent for a long time are gradually rearing their heads, and the general Huo Guang wants to continue the cause of the Han Dynasty, and cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu by seizing the Western Regions and returning to Luntai, which is the key link.But the problem is that the current Luntai, as well as the nearby cities such as Wulei, have been occupied by Qiuzi, the largest country in the northern province.Ren Hong put down the skewers in his hand and arched his hand: "Captain Messenger, the Western Regions are far away, the baggage is not easy to transport, there are few Loulan Valleys, and it will take a year for Shanshan and Qu Plough to fill the grain warehouse." ”"Therefore, within a year, the number of troops that the Great Han can invest in the Western Regions is already the upper limit.After the beginning of spring in the next year, the kings of the right side of the Huns will try to break through the iron gate and besiege the ditch plow, and the soldiers of our army are still insufficient to guard the ditch plow, so why rush to divide the troops to go to Luntai after the beginning of spring?
Wouldn't it be better to wait until the autumn ditch plough and Shanshan grain is ripe. ”"What's more, the Han army's rash westward march will inevitably violate the interests of Qiuci, whose population is 80,000 and more than 10,000 victorious soldiers, which is twice the size of Dunhuang County.The return of the Han army to Luntai will make Qiuci hostile to the Han, causing the Han army in the Western Regions to be attacked by Qiuci and the Xiongnu from both sides?
”"Otherwise, it is indeed not easy to divide the troops early, as for the latter, but you are too worried, although Qiuzi has many soldiers, there is no need to be afraid."
What Ren Hong didn't expect was that it was Fu Jiezi who said this.The old man sipped the wine with a smile and said: "When Yuanfeng was in the third year, I killed the Xiongnu envoy in Qiuci, and the king of Qiuci and his ministers did not dare to speak.The envoys of dozens of people did not dare to make things difficult, let alone the hundreds of Han army soldiers?
As long as the Son of Heaven has an edict, plus the army is coming, Qiuzi will give it back. ”Lai Dan also nodded at Ren Hong and said with a smile: "Ren Shilang, you can't just stare at Luntai and Qiuzi, you also have to see the west, and there is a big country that is several times stronger than Qiuci and ten times as wide as the army, Wusun!"
”Speaking of Wusun, Ren Hong thought of the red-haired female savages in the Devil's City, but unlike the poor remnants of Wusun, Wusun had transformed into the most powerful country in the Western Regions after moving west.Wusun initially relied on the support of the Xiongnu to defeat the Dayue clan and occupy the Ili River Valley, the most fertile and rich land in the Western Regions, receiving a large number of Yueshi and Cypriot tribes, and expanding along the Ili River to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in later generations, and now has a population of five or six hundred thousand, known as 100,000!
With this strength, Wusun dared to leave the Xiongnu and fly alone.Lai Dan said: "Back then, Dr.
Sang Hongyang wrote a letter to increase the canal plough and Luntai Tuntian, in addition to allowing the Han army to have more grain and straw in the Western Regions, there was also a purpose.That's the country of Weixi, Fuwusun!
”Back then, although Zhang Qian failed to persuade the Dayue clan to unite with the Han Dynasty, he found a more suitable ally in the Western Regions, Wusun.The Han Dynasty made a lot of efforts to bring Wusun into the gang, and successively married two princesses of the princes surnamed Liu.Wusun also actively moved closer to the Han Dynasty, but still swayed between the Han and the Xiongnu, and at the same time married the princess of the Han and the Xiongnu, and only sent 2,000 troops to watch from afar when the Han attacked Dawan, swaying.Later, with a Luntai edict, the Han army withdrew from the Western Regions, and the Han-Ukrainian alliance collapsed, but the two sides have always been in contact.In recent years, as the right part of the Xiongnu moved westward and increased plundering of the Western Regions, Wusun had a conflict of interest with the Xiongnu north of the Tianshan Mountains, and it was not far from being completely torn apart.And the Han Dynasty also began to return to the Western Regions, and it was imperative to re-pull Wusun into the gang!"
Between Luntai and Wusun, there is only Qiuzi Kucha and Gumo Aksu, go to Luntai Tuntian as soon as possible, let Wusun see the determination of the Han to expel the Xiongnu from the Western Regions, and then send an envoy to Han to re-align the two families!"
Ren Hong knew that the plough and wheel platform of the Tuntian canal were not the end, but the means.Probably because the cost of the expedition to Dawan during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was too great, and now although Huo Guang and the hawks in the DPRK and China want to compete for the Western Regions, they pay more attention to the form of "united front".For the Han Empire, although the stick of military expeditions had to be sacrificed at critical moments, the focus of governing the Western Regions was always on diplomatic means.Sending envoys to the countries of the Western Regions, so that their manpower and resources can be used by the Han Dynasty, so that Hu can govern Hu without labor, so as to achieve the goal without affecting the livelihood of the people at home.This is also the reason why the Han Dynasty's achievements in the Western Regions were mostly diplomatic envoys, rather than generals.So Ren Hong made a look of sudden enlightenment, and said to Fu Jiezi and Lai Dan: "Ren Hong has been taught!"
”The truth is such a truth, but Ren Hong still thinks that it is not good to be too conservative like the central governor, and it is too radical like Fu Jiezi and Lai Dan, and it also makes people feel uneasy.But this is already a policy of the imperial court, and it is difficult to change, Ren Hong can only hold back, and only muttered in his heart while eating barbecue."
It's inflated, Lai Dan and Fu Jiezi, these two guys, they're all inflated!""
Yiyang Hou can't, can't go with me to see the spring color of Luntai, it's a big pity."
Lai Dan didn't drink very well, and soon got drunk, Fu Jiezi asked Xi Chongguo to help him to rest, and only Fu Jiezi and Ren Hong were left in the room.Fu Jiezi threw a piece of firewood into the fire, and suddenly said, "I will leave the canal plow and return to the Yumen Gate in a few days." ”Ren Hong's ears immediately stood up: "The subordinates are walking with Fu Gong?"
”Fu Jiezi didn't seem to hear it, so he only muttered: "I recommended Xi Chongguo to be the Sima of the canal plough and Tuntian." ”Then he looked at Ren Hong and said with a smile: "As for you, you can't go back to Yumen with me, you have to wait for another three months for the time being, and then go to Luntai and Qiuzi with Lai Dan." ”What!
Ren Hong was stunned for a moment, spit out the barbecue in his mouth, and looked at Fu Xinhan with a resentful expression."
It's clear that it's March, March after March, March after March, it's almost October!
If I go to Luntai Tuntian, I'm afraid I will have to stay for another three years!
”Fu Jiezi looked at Ren Hong's appearance, slapped his palms and laughed: "I haven't finished speaking, it's not for you to go to Luntai Tuntian, but there is another errand to do." ”"You have run Shanshan very well, and built a city in the iron gate overnight, all of which have meritorious deeds, and I will make contributions to the court for you after I go back, and increase your rank.If you can complete this errand again, I guarantee that when you return to Chang'an, you will be able to get 600 stones!""
Six hundred stone court officials, this is the height that Chang Hui, Fu Jiezi and Lai Dan only reached in their forties.And Ren Hong has just turned 20."
Fu Gong, what kind of errand is it?"
Ren Hong was full of doubts, the old man deceived him a few times, and the old man's promise was no longer very credible.Don't give him half a lifetime in the Western Regions, and after being away from home for a year, Ren Hong wants to hang the spring a little, and thinks about Xu Qifu and Xia Weng.Besides, he has a plan for the future, and he has to ensure that he returns to Chang'an within two years to catch up with the next trip."
Don't worry, it won't hurt you."
Fu Jiezi patted Ren Hong's shoulder and said mysteriously: "It's very easy, but it can be justified in the errand of going to Chang'an!"
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