The moon shines with silver and the stars shine.

The crisp sound of horses' hooves knocked on the long street, and Li Dang stopped his horse at the main gate of the Champion Hou's Mansion.

Outside the Hou Mansion, there are guards of the forbidden army on duty day and night.

Li Kang, the subordinate on duty, also knew him, he flipped off his horse and said, "Hou Ye is in the house, right?" ”

On duty at the main gate was Guo Mao, the deputy commander of the Hou Mansion's personal guards, who was a little strange to Li Dang's arrival in the early morning, and responded: "Yes."

Before dawn, the general came to find Hou Ye, there is urgent military affairs, or is there a change at the border pass? ”

"Neither."

Li dared to say: "Your Majesty's decree was originally to let Dong Nei's servants enter the palace to announce the marquis.

Dong Nei went out of the north gate and saw me inspecting the palace gate, and the will fell into my hands, and asked me to call the Hou Ye into the palace.

I walked this way to react, and it was not a good errand to go to the house in the middle of the night to wake up the Hou Ye. Dong Xu didn't want to come, I lacked heart, so I just got up, and the errand fell into my hands. ”

Guo Mao looked at the sky, at the beginning of the day, there was still more than an hour of dawn.

This time for Hou Ye to go to the court, it is really not a good errand, maybe he will have to be trained.

Guo Mao asked the porter to pass it on.

Li Dang immediately entered the Hou Mansion.

He came to the junction of the inner house and the outer house, and didn't see Huo Quai, but there were two of the princess's maids waiting there: "The general is looking for the Hou Ye at this time, but something happened?" ”

The housekeeper of the boss's mansion is also the princess's close attendant, Li Dare didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "No, I just summoned the marquis into the palace." ”

The waitress hesitated slightly: "Master Hou hasn't slept yet...... But it's not easy to communicate. ”

Li Dang said with a smile: "Master Hou is really hard, everything is busy, and he still doesn't sleep at the end of the day." ”

"Since the Hou Ye has not slept, it is just right, I am tired of going to pass it on, and I will say that the last general will ask to see you, and Your Majesty will announce that the Hou Ye has entered the palace."

"Although Master Hou didn't sleep, it was inconvenient to pass it on......" The waitress pursed her lips slightly, and she looked shy and timid.

Sleepless all night, and it is not convenient to communicate...... Li Dang realized, and showed a shocked look, Hou Ye's physical strength ......

Huo Quzhi heard the movement and walked out of the inner house dressed neatly: "What did Your Majesty announce about me?" ”

Li Dang glanced at it secretly, lowered his head and said, "The last general doesn't know." The end is about to die, and you shouldn't come to disturb Lord Hou at this time...... Busy. ”

Huo Quzhi smiled dumbly, raised his foot and kicked Li Dang: "Let's go." ”

The two of them soon came to the inner study in the palace.

But it was the emperor and Dong Zhongshu, Li Cai and others who were studying the drawings for the construction of the Grand Canal and stayed up all night.

Half a month ago, Huo Qubing promised Dong Zhongshu on the edge of the Yellow River to help persuade the emperor to build the Grand Canal.

He came back to think about it, and the next day he played to inform the emperor.

The emperor thought about it for a few days, during which he consulted with Dong Zhongshu, Huo Quzhi, Wei Qing, Li Cai, Da Si Nong, Jiuqing and other important ministers, and also recruited Xu Bo, a water engineer, to inquire.

Xu Bo was a native of Linzi, Qi County, and he was the one who was ordered to dig the Cao Canal in the sixth year of Yuanguang (129 BC).

At that time, he patrolled along the ditch, surveyed the site, erected markers, and employed tens of thousands of workers, and it took three years to finally build the ditch.

The canal starts from Chang'an in the west, leads Weishui along the Zhongnan Mountain, and connects with the Yellow River near Tongguan so far, with a total length of more than 300 miles. The canal was completed, and the transportation time from Kanto to Chang'an was doubled, and the 10,000 hectares of farmland under the canal were irrigated, and the people benefited. (See Historical Records)

This time, Dong Zhongshu proposed that Huo Qubing seconded the proposal and jointly issued an admonition to build a Grand Canal to connect the north and south.

This is a major project related to the country, and after Xu Bo saw the car, he was sent out by the emperor to conduct preliminary field exploration and draw a map of the route project.

To build such a water conservancy project, the cost, time, and labor required must be roughly calculated in advance.

At this moment, it took more than half a month before there were some eyebrows.

Uncle Xu's mood was highly excited, and his heart was throbbing.

If such a grand canal can be built through his hands, it will not only benefit the country and the people, but also will go down in history.

He came back from the survey and reported back to the emperor.

Dong Zhongshu and others were also summoned to the palace to discuss matters, and before they knew it, it was the second half of the night.

The emperor was interested, so he thought of Huo Quai's illness and hurriedly asked people to find it, so there was the scene just now.

The emperor and his ministers talked about state affairs, and it was time for the early dynasty.

Before going to the court, the emperor changed his words: "Go to the sick, Xiuyi just sent the battle situation of Dawan in the Western Regions, saying that your subordinates captured the capital of Dawan in half a night and captured its lord alive."

The embroidered clothes almost thought that there was a mistake in the transmission, and they confirmed it before they dared to send it to me.

Embroidered clothes have been evaluated in the countries around our Han Dynasty, and it has been judged that Dawan is backed by Kangju and Dayue Clan, and it is not easy to attack. Unexpectedly, Lang Zhongling used troops and broke the country in the middle of the night, and even I was surprised. ”

Huo Quzhi said: "Dawan is a small country, and winning a war is not enough to say anything. ”

"Good ......"

The emperor smiled and said, "I am very relieved, I am overjoyed!" ”

Huo Quzhi said: "The minister did not go to battle in person, but he was Dawan with three captains under his command of 5,000 soldiers and horses." Since His Majesty mentioned it, he was about to ask for a reward for them and His Majesty. ”

"Later, I will draw up a will for you, and you can take it and reward it to your subordinates." The emperor agreed.

Huo Quzhi said: "This battle has just begun. The minister has other considerations and awaits subsequent changes. ”

The emperor sighed and asked, "There are other considerations, tell me about them." ”

Dong Zhongshu, Li Cai and others, as well as Xu Bo, a water engineer, all turned their attention to Huo Quzhi.

Xu Bo was in his early fifties, gray-haired, lean and short, with a coarse black complexion and calloused hands, and he was a pragmatic and down-to-earth person.

He was wearing a reddish-brown Han official robe, blinking his eyes and looking at Huo Quai, with a thought rising and falling in his heart: This is my famous Han general, who is rumored to be arrogant and domineering by the outside world, but he uses soldiers like a god...... It's so young.

Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Quai's use of soldiers is equivalent to victory.

Everyone used the champion Hou to boost their mood, because they didn't have to worry about defeat.

At this time, they all showed interested expressions and listened with their ears pricked up.

"After capturing Dawan and capturing the capital of Guishan City, Hexi Zhang Taishou will also lead the army to march from east to west, and echo Zhao Anji, Yao Zhao, Fulu Branch and others who captured Guishan, break the entire territory of Dawan, and station in its territory.

Dawan's geographical location is quite sensitive.

It is located in the westernmost part of the Western Regions, adjacent to the two countries of Bactria and Kangju, which were established by the Dayue clan. ”

Huo Quzhi made a brief analysis of the next strategic intentions and said:

"Kangju and the Dayue clan will not be satisfied with letting Dawan fall into our hands, otherwise the border line of my Han will be pushed to a position adjacent to them, and the two countries will face the threat of our Han at any time.

So they're going to do it later.

But the minister was sure that they didn't dare to start a big war, and they just wanted to test the front of our Han army. ”

"The minister secretly also buried the soldiers and horses of the evil king and the chieftain king in the north of Wusun, to see if he could involve the Xiongnu and fight a blocking battle.

If the Xiongnu and the body poison enter the game, plus the Dayue clan and Kangju, the minister will personally go to the Western Regions to preside over the battle. ”

Huo Quzhi said: "I was about to ask Your Majesty, Kangju and Da Yue, which side should we take first?" ”

Highlight - take!

Dong Zhongshu listened on the side, thinking that the champion Hou Yongbing had never considered that he would be defeated. If he goes to the Western Regions, he wants to defeat the Kangju or Dayue clan in a battle, otherwise he will not use the 'take' of his country to consult His Majesty.

The emperor also noticed Huo Quai's wording:

"Lang Zhongling uses soldiers, I have always been at ease, if the Huns or poison participate in the war, you go to the Western Regions, how to use soldiers can be as you like. I am in Chang'an, waiting for your good news. ”

At the court meeting early in the morning, the emperor officially issued an order to build a grand canal running through the south and north of the river in Shenzhou, control the water and promote business, and enrich the people's livelihood.

At the same time, the emperor also announced that the champion Hou under the command of the army, waved the army to attack Dawan in the northwest and west of the Northwest Pole, broke the enemy overnight, and specially added the title of the champion Hou 7,800 households, gave the general a crown, and a thousand ancient famous swords.

When the battle is over, the generals who command the army will also be rewarded.

In the battle last night, after the lord of Dawan was captured alive, the defenders of Guishan City all laid down their weapons and surrendered.

According to post-war statistics.

Dawan has more than 300 divine horses, more than 7,000 first-class horses, 20,000 second-class war horses, and more horses of other types.

This is Po Dawan's biggest gain.

The additional benefit of blitzing Dawan overnight and breaking the capital of the country is to make the Western Regions more stable and boost the military prestige of the Han Dynasty and the prestige of the country.

The news announced in public at the court meeting spread rapidly in Chang'an.

Roshna's residence, the former Shule, Wensu, and several lords of the head of the country, came to visit.

There were also several powerful people from the former Western Regions, sitting together.

"I expected that Dawan would not be Han's opponent, but I didn't expect to lose so quickly. Dawan is a country, and the lord of the country was captured alive, which took less than one night. ”

"Dawan is delusional to resist the Han, and he is stupid."

“……”

Everyone talking, for some reason, has a schadenfreude flavor.

Dawan was defeated, which made these lords of the Western Regions who surrendered to Han inexplicably happy, and they were more excited than they had won the battle.

Roshna was also quite surprised by Huo Quai's use of troops to break Dawan.

Only sent a captain under his command, led 5,000 troops, and broke through Dawan in one night...... Roshna glanced at the former Western Regions Lords.

She could probably guess a few points of the thoughts of these lords.

They are so excited because they are glad they made the choice.

Previously, the lords of the Western Regions were somewhat reluctant and resistant to joining the Han Dynasty and losing their position as the lords of the country.

But after this time, there is no need to regret it.

What happened to the lord of Dawan proved their choice at that time.

These lords of the country are not laughing at Dawan, but because of Dawan's defeat, they are glad to be able to join Dahan in advance, and even give birth to a sense of superiority and integration with honor.

There is no harm without contrast.

With contrast, these people are comfortable.

People's hearts are delicate and consistent!

Luo Shina thought that she had made an appointment with Liu Qing in the afternoon to meet and go to the Champion Hou Mansion, maybe she could meet the radiant young Hou Ye, and her heartbeat quietly increased a little.

……

Kangjuguo is located in the northwest of "12,000 miles to Chang'an".

Its east boundary is Wusun, the west is up to Xiancai, the south is connected to the Dayue clan, the southeast is adjacent to Dawan, and the king is the city of Khotan.

Kangju is a nomadic area to the north and an agricultural area to the south.

There are many cities in the south, and there are five small kings divided and ruled, which is the center of the territory.

Kangju is a large country adjacent to the Western Regions, with a vast area and many people.

It and the Dayue clan, one south and one north, sandwiched Dawan in the middle.

Han asked Dawan for horses, and the lord of Dawan informed Kangju and Dayue respectively as soon as possible.

Both parties had plans to use Dawan to test Han, so they asked Dawan to refuse Han's request to ask for horses.

The two sides have already made the decision to jointly respond immediately if the Han moves troops.

For them, the location is very important.

There is Dawan, which can be used as a strategic buffer zone to buffer the threat of the strong men to them.

Previously, Huo Qubing carried out a series of operations in the Western Regions, conquering cities and conquering cities, and won 36 countries in the Western Regions in a few months.

Kangju, the Great Moon Clan and the Western Regions are next to each other, seeing that the countries are defeated by the Han one by one, how can they not be afraid!

So they made up their minds to keep Dawan and use it to resist Han's onslaught.

It's just that they didn't expect that they were still waiting for news, and the situation changed suddenly overnight.

The lord of Kangju woke up from sleep, and the minister hurriedly came to report, saying that the kingdom of Dawan had been broken and the lord of the country had been captured alive.

After hearing this, the lord of Kangju was silent for a long time.

Dawan is just gone?

At the end of November, Kangju united with the Dayue clan and sent troops to expel the Han army with slogans and help Dawan restore the orthodoxy of the country.

Until this time, the Xiongnu still did not move.

It seems that the heat is not enough, and it cannot attract the Huns...... Huo Quzhi looked through the news sent back by Da Wan, and thought: Do you want to add another fire?

The door opened, and Zhuo Qingke came in from the outside, and called softly: "Master Hou! ”

(End of chapter)