Then, Wang Mang named his daughter, the empress of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, as the head of the Yellow Imperial Family, in order to show his intention to break off his marriage with Han. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSince Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the head of the Huang royal family sat in the deep palace all day long, frowning, and often did not go to the court meeting. Wang Mang believes that this is because his daughter has become a widow before she is 20 years old, and she is not tolerant of widowhood. So I thought about marrying another family for my daughter. Sun Jian's son Sun Yu is a young man, should he be good with his daughter? So Wang Mang ordered Sun Yu to dress up carefully and enter the palace to see the head of the Huang royal family in the name of a doctor. The maids in the palace naturally didn't dare to stop them and put Sun Yu in.

The lord of the Yellow royal family was furious and whipped the maids. Wang Mang had no choice but to dispel the previous discussion. Sun Yu knew the difficulty and retreated, and Zhen Feng's son Zhen Xun was whimsical and wanted to marry the head of the Huang royal family.

Zhen Feng was originally one of the three princes, and he was on a par with Liu Xin, Wang Shun and other famous positions. It is Zhen Xun who was also named Mao Dehou, the official residence and Jingzhao Dayin. But when Wang Mang was reinstated by Chan Jianxin and divided the 11 meritorious heroes, Zhen Feng was only named one of the four generals, and Wang Xing, who guarded the city gate, and Wang Sheng, who sold cakes, were alongside. Don't say that it is far from Wang Shun and Liu Xin, who are ranked in the fourth auxiliary, and even his brother Zhen Han is one of the three dukes, and he is also on it. Of course, this will make Zhen Feng's father and son dissatisfied. Zhen Xun thought of turning over by pursuing Wang Mang's daughter, and the way was to make a talisman.

Zhen Xun first made a talisman, saying that the new room should be divided into Shaanxi and set up two uncles: Zhen Feng is the right uncle, and Ping Yan is the left uncle. is like the story of Zhou and Zhao Ergong in the Zhou Dynasty. Wang Mang immediately approved and let Zhen Feng go out of Beijing to take office. Zhen Feng has not yet left, and Zhen Xun's second talisman has been done again, saying that the head of the Huang royal family should be Zhen Xun's wife. But this time it was self-defeating. Wang Mang was furious, "The lord of the Huang royal family is the mother of the world, how can he marry Zhen Xun as his wife"

In December, Wang Mang issued an edict: the Xiongnu Shan Yu was renamed "Surrender to Slave Yu" and at the same time sent troops to conquer the Xiongnu.

Two hundred years ago, when Liu Bang founded the country, he organized 320,000 troops to press into the territory of the Xiongnu, preparing to take Maodun Shan Yu in one fell swoop, but unfortunately failed. Two hundred years later, Wang Mang opened a new dynasty, and he also wanted to have a big scene and completely fight with the Huns. So can Wang Mang, a powerful magician, not repeat the mistakes of Liu Bang back then? One word: hang!

As mentioned earlier, Wang Mang's social reform seems to be full of modern spirit. However, from a military point of view alone, Wang Mang's dispatch of troops to the Xiongnu is more rich in the color of modern statesmen.

We all know that since mankind entered the history of modern civilization, the so-called politicians of various countries have had a trick. That is, once the escalation of domestic contradictions and conflicts reaches a white heat, we must always find ways to create new contradictions and alleviate old contradictions. And this new contradiction they create is often an internal contradiction between the external and the external. Confrontation with the outside world will divert the attention of the domestic public, thereby passing on the crisis. In this way, the energy of internal contradictions will be invisibly dissolved and condensed into a coherent external force...

Two thousand years ago, Wang Mang wanted to turn his face with the Xiongnu at all costs, in fact, it was an attempt to pass on a series of domestic contradictions and conflicts brought about by the New Deal. Previously, Wang Mang wiped out 200,000 rebel troops such as Zhai Yi and Zhao Peng, and suddenly gave himself the confidence to be an emperor. Now Wang Mang is facing the chaotic economic situation at home, if he can take down the Xiongnu, then he has the confidence to continue to be the emperor. Therefore, Wang Mang must fight the Huns, and he must fight beautifully! So in order to win this war that has not been encountered for decades, Wang Mang even took out his old book!

Wang Mang's deployment for this expedition is as follows: 12 generals led by Sun Jian, the founding general of the country, mobilized the whole country, formed many corps, and advanced in six ways: Wuwei General Miao, Hu Ben General Wang Guo, out of Wuyuan County; The disgusted general Chen Qin, the Zhendi general Wang Xun, Izumo Nakagun; Zhenwu general Wang Jia, Pingdi general Wang Meng, out of Dai County; Xiangwei General Li Di and Zhenyuan General Li Weng went out of Xihe County; Yang Jun, the general of the raccoon dog, and Yan You, the general of the court, went out of Yuyang County; Fenwu General Wang Jun, Dinghu General Wang Yan, out of Zhangye County... The above combat corps, with a total of 300,000 people.

War, in the final analysis, is all about logistics. Of course, Wang Mang understands this truth. Therefore, he also paid special attention to logistical support work: The army's leather jackets, weapons, grain, horse grass, and other materials were continuously transported to the north from the Yangtze River and the Huai River.

Wang Mang's general battle plan was as follows: The troops should first be temporarily stationed at the predetermined location, and then enter the troops later. Wait until all the troops have been assembled before the battle begins! The ultimate goal of the battle is two: 1. Pursue and kill the Xiongnu Wuzhu Liuruo Shan Yu, if Shan Yu escapes, he can be chased to the Ding Ling tribe; 2 plans to cut the Xiongnu into pieces, divide them into 15 small countries, and support all the 15 descendants of Huhan Evil Shan Yu who are still alive in the world into a new puppet Shan Yu.

Such a spectacular scene seems to be beautiful. In fact, it's not practical at all...

Wang Mang ordered the currency to be changed for the third time. The general name "treasure goods" is divided into 5 goods, 6 names and 28 products: six money goods, one gold goods, two silver goods, four turtle goods, five shellfish goods, and ten cloth goods. But soon after, it was ordered to cancel turtle goods, shellfish goods, cloth goods, etc., and only use large and small money. In addition, Wang Mang also ordered: Severely punish those who steal money. One family minted money, and five families sat together, and they were not slaves. It was also forbidden for the people to take five baht money privately.

This year, Wang Mang accepted the advice of Chen Chong, and began to be disgusted with the order, so he ordered a ban on it, and ordered Zhao He, the doctor of Shangshu, to be treated. At the same time, he also started to promote the immortals, listened to the flickering of Fang Shi Su Le and others, built the Eight Wind Terrace, and planted five sorghum crops in the palace.

Wang Mang ordered Zhen Xun to be arrested. Zhen Xun fled first, and his father Zhen Feng committed suicide. On the one hand, Wang Mang ordered Zhen Xun to be wanted nationwide, and on the other hand, he ordered to track down Zhen's father and son's comrades: Liu Xin's two sons Liu Di and Liu Yong, the doorman Ding Long, and Wang Yi's brother Wang Qi, all of whom were implicated and imprisoned. Zhen Xun fled into Huashan with a monk, lived in dormancy for more than a year, and finally could not escape the wanted of the world and was arrested to Chang'an. This case involved a wide range of people, including the ministers, relatives, and liehous, and hundreds of people died. After that, Wang Mang imitated the legendary story of Shun's exile of the four murderers, and ordered Liu Di to be exiled to Youzhou, Zhen Xun to be released to Sanwei, and Ding Long to be exiled to Yushan... The three of them had already been killed, but the corpses were loaded into a stagecoach and passed around.

After Zhen Feng committed suicide, Wang Mang appointed Yao Sui as General Ning Shi (General Changshi changed his name)

In the 3rd year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (11), Wang Mang's Northern Expeditionary Army had not yet completed the assembly after a year of scheduling! It's really hard soldiers, the first to come has nothing to do, gnawing the wind and sand all day long; The ones behind are still desperately rushing forward. Wait any longer, will this war still be fought? Anyone who serves as a soldier knows a basic principle of warfare: one blow of strength, then decline, and three exhaustion. Wait until the morale is withered, and you will take a fart!

The reason is reasonable, but the leadership is stubborn. Wang Mang told his generals very clearly: Those who arrive at the front line first, no matter how many people come, must not act rashly, and must wait until the whole army is assembled before starting the war!

Wang Mang thinks that war is a tug-of-war, and more people can win? The generals were speechless and shut up. Of course, Wang Mang is not stubborn enough to turn into a stone. Before the start of the war, he had done some warm-up exercises as planned: 1. He appointed Zhao as the general of Tian He, requisitioned soldiers, and tuntian in the northern false land of Shuofang and Wuyuan counties to help the army with food; 2 sent Zhonglang to lead Lin Bao and Deputy Captain Dai to lead 10,000 horsemen, carry a lot of money to Yunzhong County, and lure Han Xueshan Yu to the 15 sons who are still alive in the world.

Under the so-called heavy money, there will be traitors. Sure enough, Wuzhu Liuruo's half-brother and right plough Wang Xian was lured by the golden silk, and his two sons ascended and helped, and the three of them came to see Lin Bao and Dai Rank. Lin and Dai were named filial piety on the spot, and help was shun, and they were generously rewarded. The sum of the two Shan Yu is called filial piety and Shan Yu, which fully embodies Wang Mang's Confucian spirit...

Lin and Dai made a request at the same time, asking Xiaoshan Yuxian to leave his two sons in Chang'an of the new dynasty as hostages. Xian didn't dare to say no, so he had to return to the Xiongnu alone. When the news came back, Wang Mang was overjoyed and ordered Lin Bao to be the Duke of Xuanwei and the General of Huya; Dai is a general of Yang Weigong and Tiger Ben. But at the same time, Wuzhu Liuruo Yu was on fire, "The first Shan Yu received the great favor of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and he could not bear it." Now this Wang Mang is not the descendant of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun, usurping the Han Dynasty, how can I be falsely ordered by him to "demote Xian to the Marquis of Suzhi (the name of the lowly official of the Xiongnu)." At this time, Shun Shan Yu in Chang'an died of illness, and Wang Mang was again named Shun Shan Yu.

Wuzhu Liuruo Danyu sent the Left Bone Duhou, the Right Yizhi Wang Huluzi, and the Zuoxian Wang Le to attack the Yunzhong Yishou Sai first. The Hun soldiers, who had not fought for many years, still possessed bloodthirsty murderous nature, and they slashed and killed the officials and civilians of the new dynasty, and no one could stop them. Then Wuzhu Liuruo Shan Yu ordered the left and right captains of the Xiongnu and the kings of the borders to attack all the border fortresses of the new dynasty! The results of the battle were brilliant and abnormal, and they successfully killed the Taishou and Duwei of Yanmen and Shuofang two counties, and robbed countless people and livestock. In the face of the frantic attack of the Huns, the new army did not dare to move, watching the Huns roar and kill, pat the horse's buttocks and leave, all silent.

In fact, it was not that the Xiongnu soldiers were too fierce, nor that the new dynasty army was too incompetent. It is none other than Wang Mang, the emperor of the new dynasty who is in Chang'an and controls the army remotely! Wang Mang still said the same thing: Before the army is assembled, no one is allowed to move without my order!

As a result, the troops of the New Dynasty who did not dare to move became innocent spectators of the Xiongnu's murder.

What bullshit emperor? It's just a random command! Finally, among the generals of the new dynasty, some people couldn't help but scold. Of course, swearing won't solve the problem. If you want to be accountable to the country and the people, you must write and propose effective solutions. The person who wanted to write to Wang Mang was Yan You, the general of Yuyang, who was stationed in Yuyang County at the time. It is believed that Yuyang County is also one of the hardest hit areas, so Yan You deeply sympathizes with the Xiongnu military disaster. So he repaired a long letter and quickly spread it to the beautiful city of Chang'an.

Yan You's book is very long, but the views are very clear, and it is organized as follows: Yan You believes that there are three ways to deal with the Xiongnu in history: the Zhou Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty treated the invading Xiongnu by simply driving them out of the country and returning to the court. This method is the best way to do it, but it cannot completely solve the problem, and it is the middle policy; The Qin Dynasty was willing to spend a lot of money to deal with the Xiongnu, and Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 people, but the Xiongnu were more than 700 miles away, and built the Great Wall. The results seem to be brilliant, but they have almost exhausted the country's financial resources, and it can be described as useless; The Han Dynasty also spent a lot of money to deal with the Xiongnu, and the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chased the Xiongnu for 30 years, and the result of the war was to finally beat the Huns fearfully, but at the same time, his own country was also exhausted, and almost caused civil strife. It's a good idea.

So what's the best policy? Yan You first sold a pass, and first analyzed the current military situation of the new dynasty for Wang Mang: the country unfortunately encountered drought and famine for many years, especially in the northwest. Before the internal problems were resolved, 300,000 troops from the country were poured out, and each person had to bring 300 days of dry food. It's been a year now, and the assembly hasn't been completed. It is really not cost-effective to spend this cost to fight the Huns!

The uneconomical points are as follows: 1. The troops who first arrived at the front line were idle and had nothing to do, blowing wind and sand all day long, their morale was already low, and the food supply in the rear could not be supplied, so they could no longer form a combat spirit in terms of momentum; 2. The grain and straw on the major borders are empty, and must be transported from within the country. Far water can't save the near fire, and the grain is transported for a ride and eaten, and when it is transported to the front, it is not enough for the soldiers to eat; 3The northwest region is a desert, and the grain must be transported by cattle. Cattle are meant to graze, and countless cattle have died along the way, and no matter how much food there is, they cannot be sent to the front; 4. There is a serious shortage of water in the desert in Northwest China; 5 marches super slowly... In short, it is very impractical to go to the Huns to fight like this!

Only what is truly practical and cost-saving is a good strategy. So in Yan You's eyes, what is the conspiracy? Yan You believes that now that the troops have been dispatched, it is impossible to retreat. Therefore, the conspiracy was not to wait for the army to be assembled before attacking, but to order the vanguard of the front line to attack the Xiongnu first. Then I led the army into the Huns quickly and dealt them a hard blow!

From the above, it can be seen that General Yan You is the real pragmatist of war. But after his report reached Chang'an, Wang Mang's pedantic nostrils snorted, and he disdained Yan You's recital and ignored it. Wang Mang still said the same thing: We must insist that the army is assembled before we can attack the Xiongnu!

As a result, the soldiers who had nothing to do on the front line had no choice but to continue to gnaw on the wind and sand; Those who were hurrying behind were in the dust, moving slowly forward at snail-like speed. Due to Wang Mang's repeated insistence, the new dynasty army that finally gathered the border counties finally gathered more and more.

However, at this time, the new dynasty was like a vicious snowball, rolling bigger and bigger, and the more unspeakable it became, it had broken away from Wang Mang's control and moved towards a situation he didn't expect!

As more and more troops came to the border counties, the border counties had to continuously provide food, and the pressure was increasing. The troops that came to the border counties were complicated by their members, and many of them took the opportunity to rob, and more and more border people could not bear it anymore and fled one after another. The frontier people in front are running, and the people in the counties in the rear are also fleeing. Because Wang Mang sent people to go door-to-door, arrest strong men, and urge grain taxes. The people were forced to helplessly, and many of them ran to the mountains to set up camp and become robbers...