Jiang Hexing was very strange, why did Li Tong have such a big opinion on Yan You, so he asked: "General Li, what did Yan You say in the imperial court, why are you so angry?" ”

Li Channel: "Heshunhou, why am I angry alone, the emperor and the Chinese military officials of the dynasty are very dissatisfied with Yan You, Wang Yi Dasikong said in private, if it were not for the emperor's face, Yan You would probably not be able to stay in the army." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info You also know that Yan You was a classmate of the emperor back then, so he kept his position. However, for the sake of his ability, let him prepare his men and horses in Yuyang County, and attack the Huns.

I don't remember what he said in the book, but I'll tell you roughly what it means.

Yan You said that since the Zhou Dynasty, the Xiongnu have harmed the border counties for a long time, but there has been no good solution to deal with the Xiongnu. The Zhou Dynasty used the middle strategy, the Han Dynasty used the lower policy, and the Qin Dynasty was simply unplanned. During the Zhou Dynasty, they were driven away and driven out of the border like mosquitoes. The Han Dynasty used the next strategy, especially during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to select elite soldiers and work on expeditions. Although there are victories, it is difficult to eradicate, and the Xiongnu still come to retaliate from time to time. The war lasted for 30 years, the country was greatly damaged, the people were miserable, and the Huns were the same. Qin Shi Huang was unwilling to be invaded by the Xiongnu on the border, and sent the whole country to build the Great Wall. From the east to the west, it stretches for thousands of miles, and almost all the country's strength is consumed on the Great Wall. After the Great Wall was repaired, the country no longer had the strength to deal with internal turmoil, which led to the fall of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was helpless.

Now there is a disaster in the country, there are famines everywhere, and the people are starting to have enough to eat, especially on the northwest border. Now at this time, 300,000 troops are recruited to carry a year's worth of food. From the east to the coastal areas, all along the Jianghuai coast must come to prepare military rations in order to gather the grain.

Yan You believes that there are five major difficulties in the conquest of the Xiongnu:

The first difficulty is that it is difficult to recruit and transfer troops. The soldiers of the border counties have been assembled early, and the soldiers from the rest of the places have gathered from all over the country and from various counties and counties, and the distance is far and near, and it will take a year to complete all the gatherings. The army that arrived first was in the wilderness, and after a long time, it must be exhausted, demoralized, and the weapons and ordnance were rusty and rotten, and there was almost no combat effectiveness to speak of.

The second difficulty is the difficulty of requisitioning and transferring military rations. The border had just been sacked by the Xiongnu, and it was already weak, lacking money and food. It is impossible to collect grain from border counties, and it is equally difficult to collect grain from all parts of the country, and the distance is too long for transportation to be inconvenient. At that time, I am afraid that once the war situation starts, the grain from all over the country will not be able to be transported, and the soldiers who are short of food will be able to fight again?

The third difficulty is the difficulty of transporting grain on the battlefield. To conquer the Huns, each soldier needs a year's food preparation, and each person has to prepare about 500 catties a year on average, right? If you have to use an ox cart to pull it, the cow's forage must also be pulled, right? How much forage does a cow have to eat in a year, at least 600 catties or more? Many places in the Xiongnu are deserts, lacking grass and water. In the past, in less than a hundred days, the cattle were almost dead. But there is still a lot of food left, what should I do? Is it to let the soldiers march with food on their backs?

Fourth, the weather is changeable and the plague is high. The Xiongnu were extremely cold in autumn and winter, and strong winds often blew in spring and summer. In order to cope with the severe cold, you have to bring a large pot of charcoal for the fire, but you have to carry a lot of it, and the burden is too heavy to afford. The army that conquered the Xiongnu had to eat dry food and drink white water all year round, and there was nothing else to eat, and the soldiers were weak and had a high incidence of diseases, and they were prone to plague. In the past, the Xiongnu were rarely attacked for more than 100 days. It's not that I don't want to completely subdue the Xiongnu for a long time, but all kinds of forces are almost exhausted after about 100 days, and I no longer have the strength to fight.

Fifth, it is difficult for me to fight the enemy, and it is easy for the enemy to ambush me. A large amount of food and baggage followed the advance of the army, and a large number of troops were used for transportation, while the cavalry for the elite was necessarily reduced, and the pace of the march was slow. The speed of our army is slow, the speed of the Huns is fast, it will be difficult for us to pursue them, or even catch up, and the Huns will be able to withdraw calmly. Encountering a rugged mountain road, our team may stretch very long in front and back, and if the Huns ambush us in front and back, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In addition, this war recruited too many people, and if it was difficult to obtain military merits, the people were afraid that their hearts would be disturbed.

In the end, Yan You asked himself and the army gathered in the early stage to attack the Xiongnu first and give the Xiongnu a surprise attack, which was a helpless way to teach the Xiongnu a lesson.

And Shunhou, what do you think of what Yan You said? ”

Jiang Hexing leaned back in his chair, his eyes looked at the ceiling, and carefully considered what Yan You said. Go back and carefully consider the process of his conquest of the Xiongnu.

The difficulties of Yan You's conquest of the Xiongnu are real for the Han Dynasty and the new dynasty. For themselves, it is not too much, first of all, the army of Pingzhou is a professional army, and as soon as an order is given, you can set off immediately, and there is no difficulty in recruiting soldiers.

Secondly, to transport grain, Pingzhou's horse-drawn carriages pull a lot of vehicles, and in the army itself, there are special chariots, some of which fight, and some of which pull military rations, and the efficiency is not known how many times higher than that of the new dynasty.

Third, from Lianghu City to Wolf Juxu Mountain, there is a big river, Gonglu water, the main grain, the army is transported by this big river, basically there is not much loss.

Fourth, even if you encounter the Xiongnu ambush soldiers, Pingzhou soldiers, and throw a burst of cloud thunder, not to mention how you can treat the Huns, at least there is no problem in self-preservation.

However, the new dynasty basically did not have these conditions that the Pingzhou army had, and although the country was very large and had a large number of troops, the actual conditions for conquest were very lacking.

After a long time, Jiang Hexing sat up straight and looked at Li Tongdao: "General Li, I don't know what you think, my Pingzhou army is still fighting with the Xiongnu, Yan You is basically right, fighting the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty is not good, and the new dynasty is not good, so we can fight with them in Pingzhou and defeat them." ”

Li Tong's face has changed from red to pig's liver, purple and black. His eyes glared at Jiang Hexing: "Heshunhou, originally the imperial court also wanted your army and the imperial army to go to the border county to fight against the Xiongnu, but you have already started a war with the Xiongnu, so no military order was sent to you." You also have to have a number in your heart, who is the most powerful, don't blame me for not reminding you. If you say something like this, there is no problem in speaking in front of me. But if you mention it in front of those arrogant soldiers in the court, don't blame me for not reminding you, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you at that time. ”

Jiang Hexing didn't know how to stimulate Li Tong, he was unhappy, and pouted: "If you arrogant generals have such an attitude towards Pingzhou, I'm afraid that I won't get a single grain here." Don't know what to do, you really have the ability to fight the Huns in the same way as Pingzhou, scatter the Huns, and turn the Huns' cattle and sheep into my Pingzhou's cattle and sheep. What kind of real skill is it to exert power in front of me, hum! ”

After all, Li Tong is asking for Jiang Hexing, and he is extremely shrewd, knowing that this sentence offends Jiang Hexing. This is also a kind reminder, afraid that Jiang Hexing will enter the DPRK next year, and this will offend the powerful people in the DPRK, but I didn't expect that Jiang Hexing was actually very proud and didn't take the new dynasty in his eyes at all.

Li Tong hurriedly said: "Hewang, you misunderstood what I meant, I just want to tell you that there is now a main battle in the DPRK and China." Many generals thought that the Xiongnu were vulnerable, and when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was in power, the Xiongnu who did not fight back were obedient and did not dare to offend the national prestige of the Han Dynasty. Yan You had been squeezed out in the court, and Dasikong Wangyi was very dissatisfied, claiming that the blood debt owed by the Xiongnu to the border counties must be repaid with the blood of the Xiongnu. He also said that Yan You wanted to make meritorious service by himself, and did not consider other generals in the DPRK and China, after all, generals can only make meritorious contributions by fighting wars and ensure the long-term wealth of their families.

Now that your Pingzhou army has defeated the Xiongnu in many places, the news of your side winning battles one by one has reached Chang'an, and those generals are even more restless, eager to drive the Pingzhou soldiers out of the Xiongnu and bring them to fight.

That's why I said, Heshun can't say this in front of the generals of the DPRK, they think that if you do it, they will be even more easy. ”

Jiang Hexing smiled coldly and said: "I just went to the DPRK and China, and I also ran for business. But the people of the new dynasty, if they don't know the height of the sky, I will have to give them some color when the time comes. ”

Li Tong sighed and said: "Hey, it's all my fault for talking too much, in this way, and Shun Hou, I won't stay here for a long time, recently the military affairs have been busy, I sent someone to buy grain in Xianwu City first, and I also ask you to help, in addition, about the establishment of a grain market in Quanzhou Port, I will report to the imperial court." As for whether the imperial court will allow it, I really can't say. After all, this is somewhat in conflict with the current imperial court's law of five equals and six reels. ”

Jiang Hexing nodded, acknowledging that what Li Tong said also made some sense.

The two chatted for a while, and Li announced his resignation. (To be continued.) )