Through various channels, Liu Xun copied a copy of the materials, archives, and reports about Hexi, Lingju, and Luntai collected by the Yamen of the Yousi Yamen, such as Lantai, Shiquge, Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhijinwu, and Guangluxun, and sent them to himself.

Based on this information, he cooperated with Liu De and others to create a large sand table in Weiyang Palace.

The entire Hexi, Hehuang, and the southern part of the Western Regions were all visible in front of him.

Looking at the completed sand table, Liu Xun was full of emotion.

"It turns out that Lingju is in Yongdeng County, Gansu...... Its side wall is from the snow mountain of Tianzhu County to the Wusheling Ridge, extending to Xiu Tuze, Jiuquan Sai ......" Liu Xun, who has a retrospective, in his mind, compared the map of the later generations of the retrospective, and easily found the place names of the later generations and the mountains and rivers corresponding to the side wall of Lingju and the west of the river.

Of course, two thousand years of vicissitudes of life, now and later generations in terms of geography and landform, in many places have been unrecognizable, the map of later generations can only be referred to, it is really a fool.

However, just by comparing it like this, Liu Xun knows that the key to Lingju is it!

By controlling the choke and ordering the residence, the Han family could strangle all external threats from the western part of Hexi in the Yellow River and the mountains.

On the contrary, if Lingju is lost, not only will the defense system around Lingju fall apart, but foreign enemies can drive straight in, threatening Wuwei, Hutu, and even cutting off the connection between Beidi, Longyou and Hexi.

Therefore, in history, after Lingju was built into the city, it has always been a battleground for all generations of soldiers.

Compared with Lingju, Liu Xun is more interested in the Western Regions and Luntai.

Because, in later generations, with the two diversions of the Tarim River, Lop Nur (Puchanghai) gradually evaporated, and eventually became a desert and Gobi.

Now, there are at least a few hundred years before the Tarim River was first diverted.

In the present, this river of life still follows its old path, panting, bringing water to the dry southern part of the Western Regions.

Its southern tributary is called the South River.

It is currently the largest river system in the Western Regions.

Luntai, located in the middle of the Nanhe River to Puchanghai, was directly nailed under the nose of the Xiongnu servant Duwei.

What makes Liu Xun feel interesting is that the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains at this time should be called Bogda Mountain on the map of later generations.

And it does bear the honor of 'Tianshan'.

Because, behind him, is the Turpan Basin, which is famous even in later generations.

Today's Western Regions is a rich place and a country of abundant products.

"No wonder the general of the second division has always been obsessed with Tuntian Luntai......" Liu Xun smashed his mouth, and he almost laughed: "No wonder in history, Huo Guang and others want to hide from the present day and secretly support Luntai Tuntian......"

"Such a good place, who gives up who 213!"

As a traverser, Liu Xun knew that Bogda Mountain was the geographical dividing line between southern and northern Xinjiang in later generations, and it was also the dividing line between agriculture and animal husbandry.

Beyond this mountain, you will enter the largest, richest, and warmest oasis region in the Western Regions.

As long as it is properly developed, it is enough to reclaim millions of acres of land and feed two or three million people.

Seeing this, Liu Xun couldn't help but ask Liu De and the others: "Xiang Envoy and others are the commanders of the Huns, if you want to take me Luntai, what should you do?" ”

Liu De scratched his head, thought about it carefully, and replied: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that if the last general is the commander of the Huns, the best way at this time is to retreat immediately to avoid the harsh winter!" ”

He said: "Luntai, the fortified city, even if it is besieged with ten times the strength, it is not a city that can be attacked overnight!" ”

"Once dragged by the defenders of Luntai until September, the heavy snow will cover the mountain, and the main force of the Huns will have no escape!"

Liu Xun shook his head when he listened, and said: "The general is too subjective, since the Huns dare to come, they must rely on it!" There must be a certain certainty that you can capture Luntai in a short period of time and avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the Second Division! ”

If it is really a decisive battle for the main force, Zheng Ji and Chang Hui will definitely win!

The answer is very simple - the current opponent of the Han family is only one Xiongnu Richai King.

The main cavalry of the Xiongnu royal court is now licking their wounds in Yuwushui and Mobei, and they have no ability or time to rush to the battlefield.

Therefore, once the main decisive battle appears, there is only one end for the king of the day - to be defeated by the Han army!

As for his tens of thousands of cavalry, he is even less qualified to stuff Zheng Ji's elite legion.

Not to mention, now Zheng Ji's main elite has been replaced with horseshoes and stirrup saddles.

The combat effectiveness soared more than a little bit, and basically the field saw who abused whom.

Therefore, Liu Xun judged from the beginning that the Huns must have made up their minds when they chose to attack Luntai now!

Otherwise, the sage would not have chosen to start a war at this time - to be reasonable, his wisest thing to do is actually to be a pug in the Western Regions, paralyzing the Han family while recuperating and waiting to ascend to the throne......

"Alone on the throne?" Liu Xun raised his head suddenly, looked at Liu De, he clenched his fists, and immediately said, "Quickly recruit the prime minister into the palace!" ”

If the sages were worried about the top, then everything would be explained.

Under the guidance of a strange eunuch, Huo Guang walked all the way in the corridor of this greenhouse hall.

The Son of Heaven moved into the Greenhouse Hall a few days ago at the suggestion of Huo Guang.

For this suggestion, the Son of Heaven naturally followed the advice.

After moving into the greenhouse hall, sure enough, Tianzi slept much more comfortably at night, and he no longer felt cold feet and cold hands.

For this, Huo Guang was rewarded with five hundred gold.

Entering the inner sanctum, the situation is completely different.

A large number of generals walked back and forth in this hall, and these were Wei Weiqing, Zhi Jinwu, Taichangqing and the generals of Dahonglu.

Under the coordination of Shang Shuling Han Zeng, they studied and deduced day and night in response to the information sent back from the front line, combined with the pre-war predictions of the enemy and us.

This is Huo Guang behind his back, suggesting that Han Zeng propose it to the Son of Heaven.

Han Zeng naturally accepted this gladly.

In general, this proposal would give him the opportunity to meddle in military affairs.

There is a greater opportunity to transform Shangshutai from a purely civilian secretarial institution to a cabinet secretariat that integrates civil and military affairs in the future.

Although there has never been a similar institution before, this does not prevent Han Zeng from understanding its future prospects.

However, after this suggestion was submitted to the Son of Heaven and approved, its development quickly fell out of Han Zeng's control.

Because, Han Zeng forgot that there is still a powerful group in Chang'an City-Zhishi Veteran Meritorious Heroes.

These people have already retired or semi-retired.

The main reason is that they are old, and their energy and physical strength are not enough to continue to support them in the career they love.

However, they still always hope to shine for the Han Society and the Son of Heaven.

When Han Zeng summoned a large number of middle and low-level generals, he began to deduce the war and evaluate the war.

These people were immediately interested.

They may not be able to fight a war.

But on paper, educate the younger generations and future generations, one is more enthusiastic than the other.

However, in two or three days, the heroes and nobles of the entire Chang'an ran into the Jianzhang Palace one after another, and in the name of 'offering advice to His Majesty', they pointed fingers at it.

And the Son of Heaven is also happy to see it, after all, these old ministers are still very important!

Their descendants, children, and old people spread throughout the country, and it was helpful to win them over and help the empire to stabilize.

Besides, it's just a matter of talking about the war, researching the war, and providing advice to the imperial court.

So it's up to these old ministers, which will make Han Zeng suffer.

When he saw Huo Guang, his brows were a little furrowed, and he couldn't help complaining: "Prime Minister Zhang, Shangshutai is ruined now......"

Those old ministers, there is no one to deal with.

Moreover, each older is older than the other, and the seniority is older than the other.

Which one with the least qualifications is called Shangguan Xiangfu, so Shaofuqing, so Li Guangli's mentor, is also the person who led Li Guangli from a Chang'an gentleman to the road of the empire's famous generals.

And the one with the highest seniority, who is already eighty-two years old this year, is the old minister of the first emperor, the patriarch of the Dou family's relatives, and Dou Gu, who was the captain of Deyang Palace.

Don't look at Dou's relatives, it is now yesterday's yellow flower, but this Dou Gu is an old minister that the Son of Heaven has always respected, and he has called him the father of the 'boss' many times in private.

And so many old ministers gathered in Shangshutai, not to mention the others, which one of the Shangshutai is not worried? Trembled?

I'm afraid they'll bump into each other in Shangshutai.

These old ministers, who have been in office for many years, finally got a chance to express themselves, brush their faces in front of the Son of Heaven and courtiers, and they are all energetic and energetic.

Han Zeng was already exhausted and out of breath just by serving them all day long.

But......

Huo Guang said with a smile: "Or, Shang Shuling will go back and rest for a few days, and let me take care of the things here?" ”

When Han Zeng heard this, he immediately laughed and didn't mention this matter again.

He's tired now, and he's worried.

But actually, it's fun!

Although the veterans of the empire have long since moved away from politics, their connections, resources, and influence have always existed.

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And these old ministers, after the Zhishi, are very interesting, rarely participate in political affairs, usually at home behind closed doors, and occasionally go out to meet with three or five old friends.

Want to reach them?

Extremely difficult!

Now, with this opportunity, the fool will give up!

Not to mention befriending the family behind them, just these people

Sell well in front of you, perform well, and spread it out, you can leave a good reputation and get a good evaluation.

And this kind of fame and evaluation is impossible for many people to get in a lifetime.

It can benefit you for a lifetime, and even bless your children and grandchildren!

"By the way......" Han Zeng skipped the topic and said, "The prime minister entered the palace this time, but is there something?" ”

"Yes!" Huo Guang nodded and said, "It is related to the Luntai War, Your Majesty summoned me, and I am about to discuss with Your Majesty......"

"What the prime minister said is ......" Han Zeng was silent for a moment and said, "Xiaguan is going to the Son of Heaven for the prime minister!" ”

"There is a ...... of Lao Shangshu's order" Huo Guang bowed slightly, but his heart was full of mixed feelings.

There is no going back to the past.

There is no way, everyone is the leader of the altar with hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people on their shoulders, and the lives of their families.

Private emotions are in this, as light as a feather.

After waiting in the hall for a while, Han Zeng came back and said to Huo Guang with a smile: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty is invited!" ”

"There is a Lao Shang order!" Huo Guang thanked him, followed Han Zeng's footsteps, and stepped forward.

Soon, he arrived at the palace of the Son of Heaven, because of the war, even the dormitory, there were a large number of ministers and military generals.

When Huo Guang walked in, everyone immediately saluted, looking at him nervously and sensitively, this current military general with the highest rank in the empire!

Huo Guang lifted the ribbon, followed Han Zeng, and walked to the Son of Heaven, who was standing in front of a brand-new paper map, studying, and bowed slightly: "Chen Guang respectfully greets Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xun heard Huo Guang's voice, but he didn't look back, his eyes continued to look at the map in front of him.

Since Han Zeng presided over the compilation and drawing of the "Map of the World of the Han Dynasty", the level of mapping and mapping of the Han Empire has been raised to a higher level.

On military maps, complete contour lines, geographical indications, dividing lines, and most importantly, scales are officially presented.

Just like this map, the scale is clear: one to one million.

One of the rulers here, in other words, one foot on the map, converted into reality, is one million feet, ten feet and one zhang in the Han system, one hundred and eighty zhang and one li, which is about five hundred and fifty-five miles.

It coincides with Chongwu of the Han Empire.

Liu Xun naturally likes it very much, and all the future military maps of the empire will adopt similar standards, and the difference is only in the proportion.

And this new map is very readable.

Even a civilian official, as long as he looks at the map, can probably know the general situation on the front line thousands of miles away.

At this moment, Liu Xun was looking at the wheel platform on the map.

"Lingju has already started fighting...... "The Son of Heaven said slowly: "Fan Mingyou, the general of Liao, and Huang Ba, the commander of Wuwei, have all given me a ......."

"The Yue's people are sure it's the opposite!" Speaking of this, Liu Xun's tone suddenly became solemn: "Virtue is soft China, punishment is Weiyidi, Confucius Cheng does not deceive me!" ”

"I seem to have been too merciful to Zhuyi in the past!"

Huo Guang hurriedly lowered his head: "Your Majesty is angry!" ”

"Why am I angry?" Liu Xun smiled, and his laughter was clearly full of hatred: "It's just a slave of the traitor!" ”

Obviously, the Hehuang Yue clan really made this son of heaven hate.

Huo Guang could only sigh in his heart, the people of the Xiaoyue clan were really unwise this time!

It can even be said that there are no brains!

In Huo Guang's view, the actions of the Xiaoyue clan this time are probably equivalent to the anti-rebellion of Mexico suddenly jumping out to create the rice emperor in later generations, and it may even be worse.

It's a death search!

On the contrary, the Liu family of the Han dynasty is one of the most vengeful and smallest dynasties and royal families in Chinese history.

People or forces that are hated by the Liu family, even if they can't help it for a while, the old Liu family will quietly wait for the opportunity.

Ten years is not enough, then twenty years, twenty years is not enough, then a hundred years!

One day, there will be a chance to get back the debts owed with interest!

The Han-Hungarian Hundred Years War is the epitome of Liu's character.

The enmity of Xianggong Fu IX, the Spring and Autumn Period!

Therefore, even if the people of the Xiaoyue clan can escape this time, they will survive and survive.

They are also doomed to have no future.

Lost the trust of the Han court and lost the trust of the Liu family.

This Hehuang force, which has dominated Hehuang for hundreds of years and has been influential for more than 1,000 years in the past, will never have a chance again.

Thinking of this, Huo Guang couldn't help but sigh a little.

Of course, he was still very well-behaved on his lips, and immediately said: "Your Majesty Shengming, Xiaoyue's clan is ungrateful, betraying the lord and betraying the lord, and the people of Chang'an all say: Punishment!" ”