A gust of wind whipped up smoke and dust in the sky, and there was no trace of green in sight, and the earth and the sky seemed to be the same color, showing desolation.

The dry and hard earth was strewn with corpses of various appearances, dried and blackened bloodstains everywhere, broken armor and weapons, scattered arrows stuck in them, and living soldiers tidying up the battlefield.

On the chariot of the Han army, Luo Shi took off his armor and helmet, and sweat soaked his hair and face, and his hair even stuck to his face.

He looked older than Luo Sheng, and his years of continuous life on the horse had caused great wear and tear on his body.

"Have the kills and casualties been calculated?"

The military judge calculated and replied quite excitedly: "Qiyu Daduhu, our army has beheaded a total of 1,324 Xiongnu and their servant army, including 304 Xiongnu elites and 1,000 and 20 miscellaneous Hu.

The Temple Army suffered fifteen casualties, the Han Army in the Western Regions suffered one hundred and three casualties, and the Western Regions Servant Army suffered five hundred and four casualties. ”

It sounds like a big victory, after all, the number of beheadings is almost twice as many casualties, and even during the time of Emperor Xiaowu, this battle loss is very good.

But Luo Shi frowned deeply, he led his army to come here thousands of miles, not for such a small victory.

What he wants is a smooth trade route at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and what he wants is an unimpeded path from Guanzhong to Hexi to Wusun and Dawan, so that the people of the Central Plains can continue to immigrate to the Western Regions.

However, the Huns were too flexible, and when they saw that they were not opponents, they fled away, waited until the Han army withdrew and then killed back, and rarely fought head-on, but more attacked the grain routes and attacked the logistics troops, so that the Han army could not be disturbed.

"Go back to the Dadu Protectorate and reward according to merit!"

Putting aside these worries for the time being, Luo Shi shouted loudly, this time is a victory after all, and the next step is to ask for credit for the soldiers, and all the soldiers cheered loudly.

Meritorious work must be rewarded, reward must be fair, this is the source of Luoshi's prestige.

……

Dadu Protectorate.

An oil lamp flickered in the room, and the light in the room shone on Luo Shi's face, flickering and dimming, just like his mood now.

In terms of combat strength alone, the battle-hardened Western Regions Army is very strong, especially the existence of the Temple Army, which is suitable to deal with a conflict of this scale, but the Han Army in the Western Regions has more than enough self-preservation and insufficient attack.

Luo Shi had to leave the temple army in the Western Regions to guard it back then, and the reason was very complicated.

"Beloved, are you still thinking about the Huns?"

His wife sat beside him and comforted him softly: "Every time the Huns invade, you can win the battle, and you have done your best." ”

Seeing that Luo Shi was still worried about her eyebrows, she straightened up lightly and relaxed the acupoints on Luo Shi's head by pressing on her.

Luo Shi thought for a long time, and then said categorically: "I want to write to the emperor and ask the court to attack the Xiongnu, just like Emperor Xiaowu did, the Xiongnu are recovering rapidly, they must be strangled, otherwise it will become a big disaster." ”

His wife was shocked and said, "Beloved, you have hardly stopped the war all these years, can your body still hold it?" ”

Luo Shi sighed and said: "The Western Regions is the thousand-year-old plan of Zhuxia and the family, and it is the foundation left by my father, and Liu Dan's descendants are also here, so I have to work hard for my husband."

I'll tell you the truth, my health is really not good, but it's not because of illness, and the family artifacts are of little use to me.

How short is this life compared to the majestic mountains and endless rivers.

But how long is it compared to the crooked cicada?

I once heard that there is a kind of flower that takes root for 3,000 years, sprouts for 3,000 years, and blooms for another 3,000 years.

I am an ordinary person who will die after all, so it is better to do more things in this short life, and it will not be in vain in this life. ”

Luo Shi's wife cried when she heard this: "These men of the Luo family are all heroes and heroes, and all the women in the world love you, and so do I.

But I'm really worried, I'm worried that you're going to die on the battlefield.

King Su is a god, but you have shared a bed with me for decades, don't I know?

You are a mortal in the flesh, and you will get sick and die.

The brother who loves me the most is dead, and now you have to fight for that emperor, and I ...... in this life."

She couldn't go any longer, then she stood up, took two steps and turned around, and sobbed, "Aren't you going to write a concerto?" I'll grind it for you. ”

……

"There is a play.

The Xiongnu invaded, isolated from the east and west, in a vain attempt to sever the connection between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, the minister has been in the Western Regions for decades, knowing that if he wants to cut off the strength of the Xiongnu, the Western Regions is fundamentally in the past Emperor Xiaowu controlled the Western Regions, which is for this reason.

Now His Majesty is extremely active, the world is stable, and the Huns are rising again, which is really a big disaster for the Han family, if it is not eradicated as soon as possible, I am afraid that the arrogance of Emperor Xiaowu will be reborn. ”

Luo Shi's recital is very long, carefully analyzing the harm of the reappearance of the Xiongnu to the Han and the possible consequences in the future, from the defense of the frontier territory to the taxation of the central court, the importance of trade routes, and the importance of containing the Hu regime in the north in the Western Regions.

This letter can almost become a paper on the study of the Western Regions, which contains a large number of events that Luo Shi has personally experienced, as well as a large number of data he has obtained over the years, and an excellent emperor may almost understand the situation in the Western Regions in more detail from this concerto.

Liu Xun only read the beginning of the part, he had already made up his mind to attack the Xiongnu, and the most stimulating word for him was "to reproduce the arrogance of Emperor Xiaowu", how strong were the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Xiaowu?

The Han Dynasty almost did its best, coupled with the three top commanders who were not born in the world, and fought more than 100,000 battles in a row, one after another, sweeping away the sixth Yu Lie of the Han Dynasty before completely defeating the Xiongnu.

The cruel war made the Xiongnu dare not appear in the sight of the Han Dynasty for fifty years, even when the Battle of Jingyan was so weak, the Hu people did not dare to appear.

It wasn't until two or even three generations died, and the Xiongnu regained some vitality, that they began to try to go south again, and they chose not the core territory of the Han Dynasty, but the border of the Western Regions, and there may not be no fear in their hearts.

Liu Xun passed on the meaning of the chapter to everyone, and then asked: "What Wushuang Hou Luoshi said, presumably all the secretaries are clear, if you have any ideas, just say it directly." ”

To fight, or not to fight.

If Emperor Liu Dan was not overthrown, it would naturally be fought without hesitation, since Emperor Xiaowu reused military merits, the atmosphere for decades is to do nothing but do it, and there is no other Huairou policy in his mind.

So Emperor Liu Dan subdued Siyi, shattered the world, and gave his life, leaving a mess for Liu Xun to clean up for a long time.

The ministers look at each other, you look at me, I look at you, not many people talk, because they are not sure whether the emperor's thoughts are the same as his own.

The emperor opposed Emperor Liu Dan everywhere, taking Liu Dan as a ring, Liu Dan's favorite thing is martial arts, the emperor criticized many times, saying that he was reckless in military force, so happy with his achievements, and based his achievements on the flesh and blood of the people in the world, he was a tyrant among tyrants.

In the eighteen years since the emperor performed his duties, he learned from Emperor Xiaowen everywhere, and Emperor Xiaowen did not like to fight, so it seems that the emperor should be against the war with the Xiongnu.

A minister bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if he has just settled down today, the people don't want to use swords and soldiers, and now they are making a big move, I am afraid that they will repeat the mistakes of Emperor Liu Dan." ”

These uneventful words were agreed by many people, and they all nodded their heads and said that they agreed.

Liu Xun didn't have any expression on his face, and his thoughts were naturally different.

His goal has always been to become a holy king, but how difficult it is to become a holy king, from the perspective of civil governance, Emperor Xiaowen has reached the peak, from the perspective of martial arts, Emperor Xiaowu has reached the peak, it is too difficult for him to surpass these two ancestors.

Then the only way he can go is to complete both civil and military affairs at the same time, and now he has done a good job in civil governance, if he can also make achievements in martial arts, it may not be possible for future kings to follow suit, or even become a holy king.

At least there must be a place among the temple numbers of the Han Dynasty, and it is one of the most advanced ones.

This is Liu Xun's truest thoughts, this is one of the few opportunities in his life!

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The Xiongnu invaded the border, broke the car division, blocked the east and west, most of the Western Regions protected the unequaled Hou Shi led the army to attack it, the Huns fled far away, and the world said: "Kou is like fire, fast like the wind, can be defeated and indestructible, please send troops to attack it." ”

The edict said: "I flatter the temple with a blinking body, and I have to trust the society."

I only remember that Emperor Huiwen bowed to benevolence and righteousness, and governed the people, so since the establishment of the book, he has strictly practiced leniency and thrift to restore the people's livelihood.

I only remember that Emperor Xiaowu chose to set the border, suppressed the four yi, and the merits were luxuriant, and I could not declare them all, and I admired them very much.

The Xiongnu are in all directions, and the people are hurt by it, and I have pity on it, and it is advisable to save it. ”

In the autumn, the orphans of Yulin in Shangfa Guanzhong, transferred three auxiliary archers, and conquered the Liangjiazi of Longxi, Chengluo, Tianchu, Beidi, Shangjun, and Tianshui, all of whom were knights.

He also selected the brave and martial materials of the county, and transferred the Guandong Rui Soldiers, Zhuhu Knights, and the Knights of Sanhe, Nanyang, and Yingchuan.

Most of the Western Regions protected the armies of the Western Regions and Hexi.

Fan Xuan five generals will ride 150,000 horses and attack the Huns. ——"Hanshu Xiaoxuan Benji"

(End of chapter)