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In ancient times, the nomads have always been in constant conflict with us, in the Warring States Period, Zhao had a general Li Mu to resist the Xiongnu, Qin had Meng Tian to resist the Xiongnu, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were beaten and fled far away.
In addition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also sent troops on an expedition of 15,000 kilometers to conquer a war-ready province, which has benefited China to this day.
So as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che has a long-term vision?
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At the beginning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che did not control power, and everything needed to be reported to the Empress Dowager Dou, so when he did all kinds of things, he was tied.
However, during this period, Yan Zhu was still sent as a general to quell the attack of Minyue and let the southeastern frontier be peaceful.
Liu Che also heard that the Xiongnu attacked the Yueshi tribe, and the Yueshi tribe was defeated and could only flee. Liu Che planned to unite with the Yue clan to crusade against the Xiongnu, but he had no choice but to have no power in his hands, so he had to send Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions to investigate the situation and contact the Yue clan first.
If you want to contact Yue, you must pass through the territory of the Xiongnu, so Zhang Qian was accidentally caught by the Xiongnu on the way to the Western Regions.
This seizure is ten years, during which the Huns also let Zhang Qian get married and have children, Zhang Qian took advantage of the Huns to gradually relax their vigilance, led people to take the opportunity to escape, and contacted Yue's to go, but Yue's has not been found, and the group arrived in Dawan first.
Zhang Qian persuaded the people of Dawan that as long as they could help Zhang Qian to Yue's place, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would give Dawan a lot of property.
After that, Zhang Qian traveled all the way, first to Kangju, and then to the Yueshi, but at that time, the Yueshi had already changed kings, and the new king led people to live in a place rich in water and grass.
Because of the stable life and almost no enemies, the Yue clan did not have a clear attitude towards uniting with the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian saw that things were fruitless, and after staying in the Yue clan for a month, he returned to the Han Dynasty.
When passing through the territory of the Xiongnu, Zhang Qian was arrested and imprisoned for more than a year, until the Xiongnu civil strife, he was able to leave and flee back to the Han Dynasty, and told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty about the news heard by the envoy to the Western Regions.
Among them, there is the country of Dawan, where there are abundant good horses, when they run, the sweat of the horses is blood red, and there is wine made from Pu Tao (grapes), rice and wheat are planted in the fields, there are about 70 large and small towns, and the population is hundreds of thousands.
In addition to Dawan, Zhang Qian also learned that there are countries such as Kangju, Wusun, Xiancai, Anxi, Daxia, Tiaozhi, and even heard about the country of poison, which is now India.
In addition to bringing back the customs of these countries, Zhang Qian also wrote down the terrain of the place where the Xiongnu were located, so that the soldiers could replenish food during the march, so that the soldiers would not be trapped all the way.
When Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not idle, and after the death of the Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che returned to power and sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing and others to crusade against the Xiongnu.
First, the Hetao area was recovered, so that the Han Dynasty gradually occupied the initiative in the war with the Xiongnu, and then Huo Qubing led people to open up the Hexi Corridor, captured Qilian Mountain and Yanzhi Mountain, chased and killed the Xiongnu's wolf Juxu Mountain, and held a sacrificial Zen ceremony in Guyan Mountain.
At this point, the Xiongnu were beaten and fled to Mobei, and there was no royal court in Monan, and when Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions again, he no longer had to worry about being imprisoned by the Xiongnu.
Zhang Qian, the second envoy to the Western Regions, successfully completed many tasks to promote the Han Dynasty, Wusun and other countries paid more attention to the Han Dynasty, and gradually began to interact with the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Qian was also called Bowanghou by the countries of the Western Regions.
But then the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Western Regions, but the road was not smooth, and sometimes they were blocked, or some Huns plundered.
Among them, Loulan and Gushi, because they occupied the traffic, attacked the Han Dynasty envoy Wang Hui and others were particularly serious. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the people who blocked the envoys, and sent troops to capture the king of Loulan and capture Gushi.
Later, the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions countries began to deepen gradually, but Dawan had some problems, because these Western Regions countries were particularly close to the places where the Xiongnu lived, and they were afraid of the Xiongnu, while the Han Dynasty was very far away from these countries.
Therefore, as long as the envoys of the Xiongnu came to these countries in the Western Regions, they would not have to spend a penny to eat, drink and Lazar, and they would receive a lot of food, while the envoys of the Han Dynasty had to spend money to buy things if they wanted them.
And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard the envoy say that there are still good horses in Dawan, and they are all in Ershi City, but Dawan said that these horses are hidden and refuse to give them to the Han Dynasty.
However, Han Wu was very fond of horses, so he sent people to bring thousands of gold, as well as horses made of gold, to Dawan to exchange good horses.
However, after the people of Dawan saw the envoy of the Han Dynasty, they did not agree, because they felt that the Han Dynasty was very far away from Dawan, and the natural environment along the way was very poor, so it was impossible to send a large army to come.
The envoy of the Han Dynasty was very angry and threatened to smash the golden horse, but after the envoy of the Han Dynasty left, Dawan sent someone to kill the envoy of the Han Dynasty and robbed the property.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very angry when he learned of this, and appointed Li Guangli as the general of the second division, and gave him 6,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry to attack Dawan and take Dawan's good horses.
When this army passed through Yanzawa, the surrounding small countries were very frightened, so they closed their doors and did not provide any food to the Han army.
The Han army could only attack the city to obtain food along the way, but the speed of the attack was far less than the speed of food consumption, so in the end they could only go back, which came and went for 2 years, and the soldiers who came back were only about 2 percent at that time, and suffered heavy losses.
And he didn't forget to write to the emperor, saying that the road was far away, the food was insufficient, and it was not enough to hit Dawan, so he could only return, and Emperor Wu of Han was very angry after hearing it.
But the arrow is ready to be sent, and if you give up attacking Dawan, then the envoys who will send envoys to other countries in the Western Regions in the future will be more hindered.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent a large army again despite opposition, and made the logistics materials very sufficient, including 100,000 cattle, more than 30,000 horses, and countless other materials.
The leader of the team is still the general of the second division, unlike last time, because there are a lot of soldiers under the leadership, so the countries along the way have taken the initiative to take out food to meet this army, and the journey is very smooth, and by the way, the country of Luntou has been defeated.
After arriving at the royal city of Dawan, the Han army cut off the water source of the royal city, and besieged Dawan for more than 40 days, capturing the main general of Dawan.
The Han army did not have any soldiers to enter Dawan, Dawan was subdued, and the ministers in the city came out with the head of the king of Dawan to surrender, promised to give the Han army a BMW, and supply a part of the food of the Han army, and the battle was over.
In the end, the Han army harvested more than 3,000 horses, and set up the envoy of the Han Dynasty, who had been very good to the Han Dynasty, as the king of Dawan, and withdrew his troops only after signing the covenant.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought wars all his life, and in addition, he especially focused on the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, opening the door of the Han Dynasty and trading with the countries of the Western Regions.
And this trade route, which was later called the Silk Road, this trade route connecting Asia and Europe, we still use this route today.
In addition, after pacifying the Western Regions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also set up the Western Regions Protectorate there, and the Western Regions also became the later Xinjiang.
Today, Xinjiang is the largest province in China, rich in resources, beautiful scenery, and has many neighboring countries, so its strategic location is very important.
Although the life of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very complicated, it cannot be denied that his vision was still very long-term in that era, which not only increased the influence of the Han Dynasty, but also influenced China to this day with many of its policies.
Sources:
"Historical Records: The Biography of Dawan"
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