"Please also ask Brother Qin to explain in detail." Dongfang Shuo looked puzzled.

Qin Cheng's footsteps slowed slightly, and his voice was slightly low, "Beacon fires were lit on three sides at the same time, it seems that His Majesty's decision-making miscalculation caused the beacon smoke to rise, but in fact it is not." The reason is very simple, what His Majesty has been doing all his life in addition to dealing with the Xiongnu is to strengthen the centralization of power and expand the territory, which can be glimpsed from the fact that His Majesty issued the Tui En Decree and sent envoys to the southwest to set up counties. Could such a king be unaware of the great upheavals that might arise at home and on his doorstep? Minyue, Huainan Wang, and Wei's Joseon acted at the same time, how could there be no long-term plan in advance? In this case, how could His Majesty not be aware? ”

"Are you saying that Your Majesty intends to appease and nurture adultery in order to make the world go on fire?" Dongfang Shuo was surprised, and felt incredible, "This seems to be unreasonable!" What is the benefit of the Han Dynasty? ”

"Is it really no good?" Qin Cheng asked rhetorically, "If there is no benefit, why are there countless battles in ancient times?" ”

Dongfang Shuo vaguely felt that he was touching a level that he had never thought of on weekdays, so he was a little silent, and said after a long time: "Throughout the ages, although there are many battles, there are only two situations, one is active expansion and aggression, and the other is passive defense and defense of the country. Defending the country is a last resort, and expansion is naturally for the sake of land and population......"

In the end, Dongfang Shuo fell silent and stopped talking. Perhaps as a Confucian student, Dongfang Shuo instinctively did not want to touch this level.

Qin Cheng shook his head, "The nature of the world's conquest is complicated, how can it be concluded with both expansion and defense?" If we really want to put it in a word, it can be said that war is the continuation of politics, and war is always a vassal of politics. After a pause, he said, "I said so, you might have figured it out?" ”

Dongfang Shuo is not a stupid person, when Qin Cheng said this, Dongfang Shuo naturally understood seven or eight points, "Let the Huainan Kingdom and Hengshan Kingdom mobilize troops, presumably in order to completely cut down the domain and quickly control the domain...... As for the Minyue and Korean ilk, if they are not given the opportunity to rebel and send troops, how can Your Majesty openly break their original order and truly control these places? Speaking of which, this war was actually planned by His Majesty, in order to be just an excuse to strengthen the power of the imperial court and expand the territory. Saying that, Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly, "These foreign vassals still think that they can unite other forces and raise troops at the same time to take advantage of how much advantage, but in fact, they just fell into His Majesty's calculations, which is really ridiculous." ”

Dongfang Shuo said it was ridiculous, but he didn't smile at all.

Liu Che's approach, at the cost of the lives of thousands of living beings, used the world as a chessboard, let the people in the world dance under his control, and then there were no bones left to be eaten by himself, which can be said to be extremely black. In this regard, Dou Fei may not feel anything, and even praise His Majesty's good methods. But Dongfang Shuo is different, Dongfang Shuo is a pure Confucian student, and he can't accept such a cruel reality.

"However, if the world is used as a battlefield and smoke is everywhere, Your Majesty is not afraid of lifting a stone and hitting himself in the foot, or if the war is not going well, the gains outweigh the losses? After all, the current situation, the military pressure is indeed strong enough. In the past, just facing the Huns, it required the Han to do his best, but now that the four sides are attacking at the same time, where does Your Majesty get the confidence to win? Dongfang Shuo said the biggest doubt in his heart.

Qin Cheng didn't answer Dongfang Shuo's question, maybe he didn't know this answer himself, or maybe this answer was too simple and worthless to say. Qin Cheng just faced the world and said with a smile: "Huainan Hengshan Fengyan, because of the new law, since I dare to shake out the new law, I am ready to deal with all difficulties and hardships." This time, he went to Yingchuan to meet the king of Huainan and the king of Hengshan, and he will defeat him with one blow. ”

As he spoke, Qin Cheng, who had mountains, water and cities in his eyes at this time, said awe-inspiringly: "If the new law is completed and the new study is prosperous, then my China will be strong forever." Whoever stands in the way of my Han and Qincheng on this road, I will personally mention the Han Xiongshi and kill! ”

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Why did Liu Che dare to let the world be full of smoke, and he was calm and calm, and the eight winds did not move?

The reason couldn't be simpler.

Because of the Han Army.

Because the soldiers of the Han army are strong enough, because the generals of the Han army have fought countless battles and have not tasted defeat.

Let's go a little deeper, because the various preparations made by the Han for the war over the years have reached the time when they can come to an end, whether it is the initial effect of the implementation of the new law, or the construction of the border city is almost completed. These are the sources of Liu Che's confidence.

Why did Liu Che implement the new law? The most important thing is not because the new law can strengthen the country? When the country is strong and the army is strong, the king's eloquence can be displayed.

In Weiyang Palace, Liu Che stood alone on the high pavilion, overlooking the entire Chang'an City. Rao is heart has experienced many major events, and Gu Bo, who has already cultivated, is not shocked, and at this time, Liu Che's heart can't help but surge.

The current game of chess is too big. The embodiment of largesse lies in two aspects, one is risk and the other is benefit. These two things fascinate ambitious men the most, and Liu Che is no exception.

Looking at the huge Chang'an City, Liu Che muttered to himself: "In the past, the rebellion of the Seven Kings of Shandong was huge, and in just ten months, the Liang State was approached, and the father had to kill Chao Cuo to calm the anger of the kings, but after all, he couldn't control the situation, and after all, it was Zhou Yafu who led the army to block the kings' troops. A lesson from the past, the jewel is in front, can I turn a blind eye? But today's Han is no longer the Han of thirty years ago, the Han in my hands, the soldiers are strong and strong, and there are only a few feudal states, but they are just clowns who jump off the beam, and they can be destroyed with their backhand, so why am I afraid of it? ”

"Among the various parties, the Xiongnu are the largest, and although the construction of the border city is not perfect, it is already usable. Today's Xiongnu, I have 150,000 iron cavalry of the Northern Army, countless good generals, and even more left and right generals, border counties Li Guang and Le Yi...... The Huns, who were far away in the desert north, were no longer afraid. ”

"Throughout the 80 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the situation has not been as good as it is now, the country is rich and the army is strong, and the good ministers are on the side, if I don't take this opportunity to settle the world and subdue the states, how long will I stay?"

"Gaozu, Qin Shi Huang...... I was not born in a world of great turmoil, but I was fortunate to stand in the world at a time of great controversy, why can't I surpass the ancients in this life's work? ”

Liu Che looked at the place where the sky and the mountain met in the distance, and the green tendons of the hand behind him burst out, and said word by word: "I, to do that, the first emperor of the ages!" ”

This year, Liu Che was three in his Chinese New Year's Eve.

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Outside the city of Yangyi.

Gongsun Ao, the defender of Yangyi City, sat in Yangyi City for half a month, and fought three battles with the Huainan King Hengshan Wang's coalition army, and there were small battles every day, and the result was evenly divided, and the city was always firmly in the hands of the Han army.

After nightfall that day, Gongsun Ao, who was unwilling to be only a general defending the city, gathered 10,000 elites under his command, led by the first brave general of his henchmen, and launched a night attack on the rebel camp outside the city.

In the wee hours of the morning, the battle began. The Han army, which originally came to sneak attack, fell into the trap of the king of Huainan instead, and the whole army fell into a heavy siege, fighting hard for two hours, after all, it was impossible to break through, the main general was killed, and the soldiers were not eight or nine times out of ten.

The rebels took advantage of the elite of Yangyi City to launch an unprecedented general attack on Yangyi City, Gongsun Ao was defeated, defeated the next morning, and led the remnants of the army to abandon the city and flee, retreating to the next city.

The king of Huainan sent an army to chase thirty miles, beheaded three thousand and returned.

At noon on this day, Liu An, the king of Huainan, accompanied by Liu Ling and Liu Qian, entered the city with Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan.

Before entering the city, Liu An and the others immediately went down to the city, watching the 100,000 troops around him enter the city in an orderly manner, Liu An was full of spirits.

"These days, following the orders of the military advisor, deliberately selling flaws to the Han army, these Han soldiers are really stupid to sneak attack out of the city, it's really ridiculous!" Liu An pointed at the big city in front of him with a horsewhip and said, very proud, "I have the wisdom of a military advisor, can the Han army be undefeated?" ”

The middle-aged man known as the military advisor stroked his beard and smiled, "Speaking of which, the chief general of the Han army is too stupid, I heard that it is Gongsun Ao?" This person has done a good job of resignation, leading the leader, and he is indeed almost on fire. ”

Liu An smiled, pointed to the west with one hand, and asked Liu Ling beside him: "You say, this king has a male division and a military division, can he sit in the seat of Chang'an?" ”

"Sit naturally." Liu Ling said with a smile.

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Huiji County.

More than 100,000 Minyue soldiers crossed the Wulong River in a mighty way, and the troops pointed directly at Wucheng.

Yu Shan on the boat was dressed in bright armor and had a transcendent demeanor, and Yu Rui behind him was a rushan with a graceful demeanor.

"There are only thousands of boatmen, and they also want to take advantage of the fact that our army crosses the river and attack it halfway, it is really an ant shaking the big tree, and I can't do anything about it!" Yu Shan's face was like frost, and he also looked yin in the late spring sun, at this time, he pressed the long knife on his waist with one hand, pointed in the direction of Wu Cheng with the other, and said to Yu Ruizhi: "If you don't spend half a month, Wu Cheng will definitely be able to take it!" ”

"The king's words are very true." Yu Rui's jaw was the first to say.

"This time, Qin Cheng is not in Chang'an, and the only one who comes to Wucheng to deal with us is Wei Qing's guy, right?" Yu Shandao, "Wei Qing has real skills, but it's a pity that the elites of the Han Dynasty are busy dealing with Liu An and Liu Ci, so he has the talent of Sun Wu, and can he only rely on those shrimp soldiers and crabs in Huiji County to win this king?" ”

"Naturally, I can't." The way of Yuyurui.

Yu Shan pointed to Minyue behind him, then to Huiji County in front of him, and then to Chang'an in the northwest, and said proudly: "This time I cleaned up Nanyue early, and my army increased to 150,000. ”

"How about the territory of the territory than entering Chang'an?" Yu Ruizhi's eyes were hot.

"It's not as good as that!" Yu Shan laughed, "Then the king led Minyue Erlang to enter Chang'an once to see how the scenery of the Central Plains is!" ”

"Good!"