sweeping the world

Chapter 736

The advantage of human beings over other animals is not only in wisdom, but also in more kinds of thinking brought by wisdom, and seeking good fortune and avoiding evil is undoubtedly a skill blessed by wisdom.

The Zhang clan that once ruled the Northwest was taken to Guanzhong by the Han state without running away. Even if the ministers of the Liang state of the Zhang clan were able to escape, if they had no special intentions, they would naturally be able to show up to accept surveillance and control. If you want to do something harmful to Han, you can only hide and do it secretly.

The whole family of the Zhang family was taken away, which meant that there was no banner bearer in the Northwest. Those former important ministers of the Zhang family could serve as banners, but they really couldn't compare with the Zhang family in terms of weight.

It was only nine years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, but within nine years, it not only unified the old lands of Xia, but also expelled and wiped out the Hulu who once ravaged the Central Plains, and even entered the grassland and took Monan.

The most glorious moment of Zhuxia's army was Feng Lang Juxu and Le Shi Yanran.

Today's Langjuxu Mountain no longer has any special political status, but the Han army still occupied Langjuxu Mountain, and commemorated Huo Huoqi there specially.The ceremony was recorded in detail, and the artist drew the whole scene separately.Later, with the permission of the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty, some of the copied text and pictures were conveyed to the whole country, which greatly boosted the morale of the army and the people.

Le Shi Yanran's location is actually Yanran Mountain. Compared with the wider spread of Fenglang Juxu, Le Shi Yanran's deeds were actually deliberately suppressed.The reason is naturally that Dou Xian, who participated in Le Shi Yanran, had a bad reputation in the early days. He was a relative and famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was also a powerful minister. Later, he was positioned as a rebellious minister.How can we promote the greatness and correctness of rebellious officials?Le Shi Yanran was suppressed and weakened by the authorities.

The contemporary Han army has done all the things that the ancestors did, and even the soldiers are sharper than the ancestors. At least the ancestors have never done the business of exterminating a family of millions, but the Han army did not alone. The Jie tribe, together with Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla in the northeast, were all cleaned up, and even expeditions to foreign lands tens of thousands of miles away.

In terms of the sharpness of the soldiers, the Han Dynasty is far superior to the predecessors.

In terms of merits and virtues, the Han people who survived in the Central Plains need to be grateful for saving the Liming people from the hands of the Hulu.

Northwest is only a corner of the land, with a population of nearly one million.Not all of the nearly one million people have to make trouble with the authorities. Those who want to make trouble with the authorities face 600 million people who are more than ten times their own size and are grateful to the authorities.

It is always said that the times make heroes, which is a kind of following the trend and moving with the trend.There is no shortage of examples of heroes creating the situation, but it is infinitely more difficult than the former.There is no shortage of capable people in the Northwest, but their ability is far from being able to create the current situation.

"Those who feel hopeless will surely hibernate." Xie Ai has data to show that since Ran Min appeared in the northwest, things have become less and less.He couldn't judge whether it was good or bad and said: "It is beneficial at present, but it is more difficult to eradicate."

They haven't had nothing to eat in the past few months. In addition to eliminating and arresting a considerable number of rebellious parties, they have confirmed the identities of many leaders of the rebellious parties. In addition to Zhang Dan and Pei Heng, there are also Song Cheng, Suo Fu, Song Qin, etc. An important minister of Xiliang during Zhang Jun's period.

If you know who they are, you can make more targeted arrests. Before Ran Min went to the northwest, Xie Ai and Li Kuang had already arrested Suofu and Zhang Mao under the leadership of Ran Min, and learned about the whereabouts of the rest of the rebellious party leaders. .

"We have reached the final stage of preparations for marching into the Western Regions, and it is not appropriate to expand any further." Xie Ai said as he stepped forward, and said as he walked, "But I don't know how to persuade General Hussars."

In the Han Dynasty, it is easy to get confused when facing Ran Min, and it is not limited to one group. Even colleagues in the same system often find it difficult for Ran Min to communicate.However, compared with other non-military forces, people in the unified system still like Ran Min more than they hate him. That is determined by the same position itself.

Yangguan was named and established in the Western Han Dynasty. Hundreds of years have passed. Although the current Yangguan still retains its original name, its status has changed repeatedly with historical changes. The most obvious thing is that the buildings do not know It has been changed several times.

The Western Han Dynasty expanded to the Western Regions and established Yangguan after observing the terrain and exploring roads.It existed as a grand pass from the very beginning. It was not only built on the mountain, but also not far from a lake. To the west is a flat terrain, and to the east is also a flat terrain, so choose a place with mountains to build The pass is a matter of course.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the terrain around Yangguan has not changed significantly. It should be flat and still flat, but with the change of climate, many differences have taken place. For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, the east and west sides of Yangguan were green grasslands. Up to now, there are too many Gobi deserts.

In the far west of the Western Han Dynasty, not only one Yangguan was built as a pass, but Yumen Pass was built more than a hundred miles north of Yangguan, and both passes were equipped with captains.In addition to the pass, the Western Han Dynasty also recruited manpower to build the Great Wall. Starting from Yumen Pass in the west, the city wall continued to expand eastward, and it stretched for thousands of miles to form a concave fan shape and build it to Juyanze.

The Great Wall is a general term, that is, the endless wall, from Yumenguan to Juyanze, was built at the latest in the Western Han Dynasty.Previously, the Great Wall was built eastward along the Qiang Valley Water. It is an irregular curved route, starting from the Qiang Valley Water and going all the way to Xiutuze.

Judging from the construction time, there is another Great Wall built earlier, that is, the Great Wall built on the border of Xiliang, but it is from Xiutuze to the vicinity of Shenjie Valley.This section of the Great Wall is the shortest.

Not only the pre-Qin countries loved to build the Great Wall, but they were built out of defense needs. The Western Han Dynasty built three Great Walls in the northwest in succession, which is enough to show that each time period faced different threats.However, the importance of these Great Walls in the Northwest has been reduced again and again. Not to mention after 2000, even in the ninth year of Yuanshuo, only some ruins and foundations can be seen, and no large-scale sections of the city wall can be seen. .

By the way, even after 2000, the Great Wall that people saw was actually not the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty, but actually the Great Wall built after the Ming and Qing Dynasties.Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Great Wall was built using rammed earth instead of masonry.

Yangguan is just a single pass. It was definitely not preserved from the Western Han Dynasty to the present. It was built by the Zhang family in the Liang Kingdom, and the rammed earth method was still used.

Zhang's Liangguo not only rebuilt Yangguan, but also repaired Yumenguan, including the original section of the Great Wall. That is, the manpower and material resources of Zhang's Liangguo were not comparable to those of the Western Han Dynasty, and the restoration of the Great Wall was from Yumenguan to Mingze.The purpose of spending manpower and material resources to build and repair the passes and the Great Wall is of course out of necessity, that is, to target the hostile forces in the Western Regions.

Ran Min has long known that there are two military strongholds and sections of the Great Wall in the far northwest, but this is his first time here.He walked through the grasslands and Gobi along the way. The group of people looked extremely dusty. Before approaching Yangguan, they could see a large camp area in the distance.

As many as 17 people gathered at Yangguan. Except for the original [-] garrisons and the [-] soldiers brought by Li Kuang, the rest were people who participated in the march into the Western Regions.The garrison has its own garrison area, and the soldiers brought by Li Kuang are mixed with those who are willing to make contributions.

"There are more people. How many can be used?" Ran Min saw Xie Ai who came to greet him and didn't even exchange greetings. He asked the key and got the answer. He stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It's still very bloody."

Xie Ai didn't have many contacts with Ran Min, but he had some understanding of Ran Min's personality. Before Ran Min could ask, he explained the situation in the most concise language.

In terms of bloodliness, any nation has it, but some nations are weaker, and some nations don’t know whether they will be destroyed and don’t look at the situation. This is because the background brought about by their own history is different, which makes each nation suffer. Respond differently when times are tough.

How much courage a person has, how much will to fight will erupt when encountering difficulties. In fact, what the ancestors have done is very important. A nation with no heroes in history has no role models. A nation with heroes or even many heroes in history will Follow your example.This is why each country or nation has historical importance. It is nothing more than what the ancestors spur the younger generations to take when encountering difficulties.

Zhuxia does not lack the history of being a role model, and each region will have its own living environment, so that how much strength people in each region can burst out when facing difficulties. Difficult people are more resilient.

Northwesterners are definitely not lacking in bloodliness, but most of the time, bloodliness is used in inappropriate places, such as the Xiliang Army in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, or Xixia in the Southern Song Dynasty. Together with compatriots in other regions, they will not hesitate to shed their blood for the defense of the country in difficult times.

"The great men are like the bright and scorching sun. After all, they are only a few who are stubborn and ineffective." Xie Aiyi pointed out: "Today's sages have great ambitions. Who in the world will not follow them?"

Ran Min is not stupid, he just has a straightforward personality, and he heard the meaning of Xie Ai's words, but he pursed his lips and said almost scolding: "You are the minister of the present, the imperial censor of the country, and you should live up to everything. Today, we have high hopes and put power and responsibility first.”

In the final analysis, Ran Min felt that Xie Ai was not good at handling things. There were so many things to pay attention to at special times. There was nothing that couldn't be solved by killing people.

Li Kuang had no choice but to stand up. After saluting respectfully, he said, "General, would you like to enter the camp first?"

Then Ran Min looked at Li Kuang, looked up and down as if examining him, and walked away without saying anything.

"The family's words don't mean anything." Liu Yi 'wiped his ass' for Ran Min as usual, and said to Xie Ai slightly apologetically: "Marquis Xinting, please don't take it to heart."

Xie Ai showed a guilty look, and whispered: "Ai cares about the township party, but there are many dereliction of duty."

"As a son of man, who wouldn't be like this?" Liu Yi was very reasonable and said with a smile: "If this were not the case, why would we send Marquis Xinting to the northwest now?"

In many dynasties, being kind to people in one's hometown was a virtue recognized by everyone from top to bottom. Even if the emperor knew that a courtier favored one's hometown, he would deal with it how he should handle it, but he would still like it very much in terms of senses. It tends to be treated lightly and is more likely to be reused later.

It's very clear, if even the people in my hometown can be ruthless, who would expect someone to be grateful for kindness, and anyone who doesn't understand kindness will be scared when they see it.So it sounds good to say that being stern and selfless, but everyone from the emperor down to the colleagues can't get close, so only the people who are destined to have no relationship will think it is good.

Xie Ai naturally knew what was going on, but since Ran Min was ordered to come later, it meant that he really messed up the matter, otherwise there would be no need for Ran Min to come here again.

Ran Min entered the camp, but he didn't immediately find a comfortable place to rest. Instead, he wandered around the camp to see what was coming.

The population in the Northwest is close to one million. Except for the old and the weak, women and children, the number of young and strong is only 20 million, but the number of young and strong will not exceed 20. Yangguan has gathered more than 15, which can be said to be close to the capital. up?
"General Hui, that's not the case." Li Kuang was in charge of the first batch of marches to the Western Regions, and he always had to grasp the real situation: "15 people, [-] of them are registered in the northwest, and the rest are from all over the country."

Ran Min let out a "huh" and nodded to show that he understood.

"More than half of the [-] people from the northwest were originally from the Liang Army, and [-]% of them had battle experience." Li Kuang was actually the most satisfied with this group of people. They could almost use them after training, unlike those with little experience. People are so troublesome: "For the final selection, those who have been in the battle are given priority, and [-] people have been recruited."

Ran Min didn't care how much Li Kuang collected. He was very interested and asked some non-military people to ask questions.

"Fame can only be obtained from the horse, and there is nothing more sincere and wise." One of Ran Min's words was taken from Liu Yan's "Send Li Fushi to Qixi Official Army" by Cen Shen, a frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty. In line with the thinking of warriors.He seemed to be in a very good mood: "They are all good men, and if they are good men, they should go to battle to gain fame, so as to live up to their dignified body."

Li Kuang brought over 5 soldiers, which meant that at most [-] soldiers were trained, which was the upper limit of ten people per Han army. He not only found a way out for people from the northwest, but also did not restrict people from all over the country.

The Han Dynasty attached great importance to military merit, and whether or not military merit fundamentally determines social status, there is a system of county and county soldiers, but the county and county soldiers are more of a garrison, and it is not so easy to enter the field corps (standing army).This time the authorities opened a gap in the northwest, so why not rush in?

"Xie An's movements in Xiqiang Mountain are a bit slow." Of course, Ran Min was led to the rest place, and he didn't feel the need to show anyone face at all, so he said: "There are many small countries in the Western Regions, but there are no big ones. I can stand it." The impact of the heroes of the Han family?"

Li Kuang didn't dare to mock Xie An, he could only respond with a smile.

(End of this chapter)