In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to cast golden horses and sent envoys to Dawan to buy sweat and blood HORSES. Who knows, Dawan not only killed the envoys, but also stole the golden horse. Emperor Wu of Han was furious and sent 400,000 soldiers to fight, and after the entire army was destroyed, 3,000 horses were returned.
Emperor Wudi of Han heard that the distant Dawan produced sweat and blood HORSES, which was the best of the horses, and Emperor Wudi of Han wanted to buy it, so he ordered skilled craftsmen to cast a golden horse, prepared enough gold and silver jewelry to buy a horse, thousands of miles away, full of sincerity, who knew that the Envoys of the Han Dynasty came to Dawan, and when they mentioned buying horses, the King of Dawan immediately changed his face, saying that this was a national treasure of Dawan, and it was impossible to sell anything.
The envoys of the Han Dynasty went through thousands of miles to Dawan, the road was far away, coupled with the heavy gifts, there was no less suffering, who knew that the king of Dawan was so arrogant, so that the envoys were very angry, and in anger, they actually smashed the golden horse on the spot, and the matter was discussed and overturned.
The envoys ordered the people to carry the damaged golden horses and gold and silver treasures to no avail, but the king of Dawan also had a fire in his heart, and you Han Dynasty people came to my territory and gave me a look, so the Han Dynasty envoys did not go far, and they were chased and killed by the Dawan soldiers. The most important thing is that the golden horses and gold and silver treasures brought by the Han Dynasty were also snatched back.
The news reached the ears of Emperor Wu of Han, who was furious with his thunder, and the trade could not be done in benevolence and righteousness, and your little great Wanguo actually killed my envoys and robbed me of my wealth.
In fact, Dawan dared to do this at that time, and it was also expected that Dawan and Luoyang were far apart, and it was impossible to mobilize the masses of troops for this horse. However, King Dawan could not have imagined that he had encountered the most popular loser of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of Han immediately sent Li Guangli to send troops to fight. However, the first time the troops were dispatched, it was always a light enemy. Emperor Wu of Han thought that Dawan was not much in total, and six thousand elite soldiers were enough. In addition, Emperor Wu of Han gathered more than 50,000 prisoners and evil few, and gathered enough 60,000 people to send out to Li Guangli.
60,000 soldiers, vast, but Emperor Wu of Han ignored the fact that the road was long, the grain and grass were insufficient, the city gates of the countries along the way were closed, and Li Guangli's army had no supply, and could only attack one city after another. To put it bluntly, Li Guangli is equivalent to fighting all the way to eat and fight all the way, and the difficulty can be imagined. The loss of soldiers and horses along the way was too great, and before they reached Dawan, there were 10% of the people left.
In the "Book of Jin and The Sixty-Seven Chronicles of The Column", it is recorded that Dawan used to be Luoyang for 135 million miles, south to the Great Moon Clan, north to Kangju, and more than 70 cities in size. Tuyi rice and wheat, there is Pu pottery wine, many good horses, horse sweat blood.
That is to say, Luoyang is twelve thousand miles away from Chang'an, and the Song Dynasty Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Pen Talk" records the transportation capacity at that time. A strong man can carry up to 75 pounds of things a day for up to 80 miles. And consume at least 1 kilogram of grain.
Li Guangli's expedition exceeded this limit by four times.
This battle really could not be fought, and Li Guangli led his troops to turn back, and two years have passed since this turn and return. Li Guangli wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of Han, hoping to be able to fight again after rectification.
But Emperor Wu of Han was furious, and less than 10,000 of the 60,000 people were left, which was simply a waste snack. So he sent troops to garrison the Yumen Pass and issued a death order: As long as one of Li Guangli's people broke through the Yumen Pass, there would be no forgiveness for killing!
Li Guangli did not dare to return to Luoyang, so he had to prepare for another battle.
This time, Emperor Wu of Han drank the blood, and was bound to neutralize the wei in the First World War of Dawan. So li guangli raised 60,000 elite troops, 80,000 local auxiliary troops, and 180,000 soldiers in the vicinity ready for reinforcements. This time Li Guangli fought again, along the way the small countries did not dare to resist anymore, one after another to provide grain and grass, although natural consumption of a lot, but Li Guangli finally arrived at the gate of Dawan City.
The gates of Dawan City were closed and the walls were high, and before Li Guangli could send troops, Dawan Chongchen actually sacrificed the king's head and pulled out the terms of peace.
I know that the Han Dynasty fought twice in order to breathe a breath and come with sweat and blood. So Dawan high-level discussion, as long as you kill the source of the Han King's anger, sacrifice the population of the widowed king, you can be discouraged, in addition, although the sweat and blood BMW is a treasure, but the baby is not important to live, how much you want, talk about money is too hurt feelings, white to give!
At that time, there was another situation, that is, Li Guangli wanted to use a long war to consume Dawan to win, and Dawan's neighboring aid troops were about to arrive, if it really came to that time, there would be a bloody battle, Li Guangli thought to himself, it would be more cost-effective to surrender the soldiers without fighting, so he accepted the negotiated conditions.
Li Guangli carried dozens of high-quality sweat and blood BMWs. Three thousand medium mares returned to the Dynasty. It is only when the matter is settled. Although Li Guangli's large army of men and horses was spared from this battle, they paid a painful price for these horses.
In later generations, many historians strongly criticized Emperor Wu of Han's dispatch. The wheel of history is rolling forward, but there is no shortage of strategies and willfulness towards domineering emperors like Emperor Wu of Han. In his later years, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty recalled many of his life's actions, repented, and even issued a self-condemning edict to the whole world, "Luntai Sin Self-Commandment".
The last sentence of the edict makes people think deeply: "Since the ascension to the throne, the so-called wild rebellion has made the world miserable and unrepentant." So far, the matter has hurt the white elephant, and those who have spent the world have stopped it. ”
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