Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 885 Tired Teacher
Yanxi five years, May.

"My minister, Du Yu, governor of Hanzhou, is ordered to see you!"

Du Yu, who was recalled from Liaodong and returned to Chang'an to report on his duties, walked in under the guidance of his attendants, walked to the hall, glanced at the big Han emperor who was kneeling on the couch, raised his robe and bowed his knees, and bowed.

"Exemption!" Liu Chan slightly raised his hand and said, "It's neither a court discussion nor a political discussion. It's just you and my son-in-law, so don't be so restrained."

"It's not good for me to defeat the Three Hans, and I owe the kindness entrusted to me by Your Majesty." Du Yu kowtowed and said in apology.

Seeing Du Yu's attitude, Liu Chan smiled and said, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Besides, you are only withdrawing because of food shortages, not a disastrous defeat. There is no need for this. I recruited you to enter the court today just to ask about the difficulties."

"sit!"

"promise!"

Du Wang saw that Liu Chan had a modest attitude, and he let it go with his heart hanging.

Since Du Yu was promoted to the governor of Hanzhou and was responsible for the conquest of Sanhan, the process and results were not satisfactory.It took Hanzhou two years to not only digest the people who migrated from Goguryeo, but also to select the strong and strong soldiers from them.Du Foresaw that the time was right, and after obtaining Liu Chan's consent, he sent [-] troops to fight against Sanhan.

In the early days of the march, the fighting went well.Du Yu led his troops across the Ti River. When they were in Jinchuan's water-mountain area, they encountered the strict guards of Ma and Han soldiers. Du Yu used the strategy of attacking the west from the east to cross the river from the upper reaches and defeat the enemy along the river.

Although he succeeded in defeating the enemy, the big Han also marched towards today's Seoul, but the big Han bumped into the mountain fortress built by Ma Han in the mountainous area north of the Han River.The big Han had to fall into the tough battle again, and Ma Han persuaded Chen Han and Bian Han to send troops to join forces against the Han.

Du Yu had no choice but to stop his advance and look for opportunities to defeat the enemy.Relying on its geographical advantages, Sanhan dispatched troops from the Dongbai area in the northwestern part of North Korea to harass Daifang and Lelang counties and destroy Du Yu's grain roads.

The Han army led by Du Yu was trapped in the Korean mountains for more than a month. Seeing that the food and grass were running low, they withdrew their troops and returned home.After the defeat of Han failed, Du Yu went to the court to apologize and asked for demotion.

The imperial court also had a lot of discussions about this. The minister who disagreed with the Han's attack on Korea stood up again, saying that the Han was resting and recuperating, and he was about to launch a war against Xianbei, so the strategy of attacking Korea should be abandoned.At the same time, Liu Chan was advised not to abuse force and be greedy for foreign lands when the Central Plains was not well governed.

Even Xia Houxuan and Guan Xing, the ministers who supported the invasion of Korea at the beginning, fell silent, and privately suggested to Liu Chan to see if he could postpone the strategy of conquering Korea and annexing the land.

Only Chen Yu, Liao Li, and Huo Yi continued to support the big Han in their campaign against Korea.

Under this situation, Liu Chan did not reply, and at the same time he also realized that he was too optimistic about the attack on Han. After thinking about it for a few days, Liu Chan chose to recall Du Yu and let him report to Chang'an.He needs to have a face-to-face detailed chat with Du Yu before he can determine whether the strategy of conquering Korea will be postponed.

This is also Liu Chan's consistent style of doing things. Anyone's decision-making is made within his limited knowledge.At present, there is a deviation in the implementation of the strategy, and he needs to update the information to support him to make new decisions.

After Du Yu was seated, Liu Chan put down the battle report on the Northern Expedition to Xianbei in his hand, and asked: "Qing must have been in northern Xinjiang for several years, and he also understands the situation in the three Koreas. I wonder if it is necessary to postpone the strategy of conquering Korea and annexing the land?"

"Just answer truthfully!"

Du Yu pondered for a while, and then said in a firm tone: "Your Majesty, I believe that the strategy of conquering Han and annexing the land should be implemented. At the beginning, I defeated Ma Han and was defeated by them and other Dongyi. It is not a good idea. Now I am thinking hard. Afterwards, you will gain something, if you can defeat Han, you will be successful."

Du Yu took a peek at the Son of Heaven and saw that his expression had not changed. He continued, "There are three reasons for the failure of this attack on Korea. First, the two counties of Le Lang and Dai Fang are located in the western plains, but in the mountains of the eastern border I have no idea, most of them live in the Dongbai and Sanhan people. I am a big man..."

Listening to Du Yu's self-examination, Liu Chan probably understood why he failed this time.

First of all, although the Dahan owns the northern part of North Korea, not only occupying Pyongyang City in North Korea today, Pyongan, North and South Second Provinces, etc., but in fact, the Great Han only masters the plains in the west of North Korea. There is no mastery, and a lack of control.

Du Yu led his army to march along the gentle coastal area, and directly took the Han River Plain where Seoul in South Korea is located.When entering the Hanjiang Plain, it was blocked by the mountainous area in the north (now Goyang City, South Korea) and could not go deep.Coupled with the lack of control over the eastern mountainous area, the Sanhan people held on to the mountain city from the front and attacked Du Yu's grain road from the side.When the food was exhausted, Du Yu withdrew his troops.

As for why Ma Han has no shortage of food and grass, it is also very simple. Behind him is the wealthy Han River Plain, and a large amount of food and grass can be sent from the Han River Plain to the front line.

In fact, Du Yu’s failure this time is exactly the same as Goguryeo in the Korean version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the future. The reason why Baekje and Silla can last so long and form a tripartite confrontation with Goguryeo is also due to the wealth of the Han River Basin and the terrain in the northern mountainous area. related.

After a while, Liu Chan asked, "Qing has a plan to defeat the enemy, but what is his strategy?"

Du Yu took out the memorandum from his sleeve and presented it, saying: "Your Majesty, after thinking about it, I think that I, a big man, can use the strategy of weary troops and disturbing the people. Although the three Han countries are small and have few soldiers, they have geographical advantages that cannot be underestimated. It is really difficult to defeat them in a single battle." , it is better to wait for it with a long battle."

"We are a big man, occupying the danger of the water and the sea, and we have the people of Han, Liao, Qing and Xu. No one can fight against the three Hans. Our army is not as simple and elite. We should reduce the number of people to small ones, divide them into surprise soldiers, or cross the sea by boat, or enter the bandits on cavalry. Taking advantage of the emptiness, attacking and harassing the three Koreas, attacking the north when saving the south, and attacking the south when saving the north, so that the enemy will be exhausted and the people will not be able to work safely."

"But my big man cultivated fields in Hanzhou and accumulated grass and grain. It took less than two years. When his teacher was exhausted and his food was exhausted, it would be a battle. At that time, defeating the enemy, driving straight in, pacifying Sanhan, and setting up counties and counties, can be the land of our big man. .”

Liu Chan looked at Du Yu's strategy of admonishment on the memorial, and nodded in satisfaction.

What is talent, this is talent!

After Du Yu learned the lesson from last time, he immediately discovered the weaknesses of San Han and turned their advantages into their disadvantages.

Sanhan is located in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. They are also dominated by mountains and hills. Most of the plains are on the western coast and are divided by hills. Not only is it inconvenient for the big Han to mobilize, but it is also inconvenient for Sanhan itself.

Du Yu started from this and sent cavalry squads from Hanzhou to invade the bandits and plundered the countryside of Sanhan; he also sent Qingxu troops to act as pirates to plunder the coastal cities.

However, it also considered the danger of sending troops across the sea from Qingzhou and Xu Erzhou and the unity of the war. Instead, it suggested that they set up a port in Daifang County, start from the north of North Korea, and plunder Sanhan along the coastline.

As for Sanhan wanting to fight back, it is basically impossible to succeed.First of all, Sanhan lacks shipbuilding technology and cannot control the sea, needless to say the sea route.If you want to enter the bandits by land, you will encounter the fortress arranged by Du Yu and the elite cavalry of the Han army.

Pressing down on the memorial, Liu Chan asked: "I just let go of my heart when I watched you express indifference. You think that if the Han Dynasty destroys the Three Hans, how long will it take to turn the Three Hans into the land of the Han Dynasty?"

Du Yu pondered for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak in vain. If I let my minister speak out, I think it is necessary to set up prefectures and counties on the plains, with mountains and hills as the top priority. First, let good officials teach and educate the people of the plains, so that they can Wealthy and prosperous, he also persuaded the people to go out of the mountains, or set up counties in the meantime. If my big man works hard, after one or 20 years, Sanhan will return to my big man's rule; after a hundred years, Sanhan can be my big man's land."

The essence of the Korean peninsula lies in the coastal plains in the west. The Great Han Dynasty pacified Sanhan to master the rich river plains, relying on the plains to set up prefectures and counties to collect taxes.The big man established a firm foothold in the plains and brought advanced civilization, and those people who ran to the mountains will gradually come out of the mountain, and under the influence of generations, they will completely become the people of the big man.

Liu Chan listened carefully, motioned his attendants to serve tea for Du Yu, and said, "It's not easy for you to think like this. I don't ask you to teach and educate the people of Sanhan for the great Han. After the peace of Sanhan, I will choose the virtuous to govern and educate them." Teach it with talent."

"Promise!" Du Yu took the teacup and replied respectfully, "I will serve you with all my loyalty."

After a pause, Du Yu said: "Your Majesty, since I lived in Hanzhou, I have stolen Hanzhou far from the Central Plains. There are three passages from Youzhou to Hanzhou. The Lulong Road and Liucheng Road are located in Yanshan Mountain. The mountains are deep and the roads are far away. The road is difficult. Although the Binhai Road is short, there is always water in autumn and summer. It is too shallow for carriages and horses, and it is too deep for boats. It is difficult for a long time. Only winter and spring are feasible. If we want to rule Hanzhou deeply, we need to communicate with the waterway. Dao, only then can great governance be achieved.”

Binhai Road is the future Yuguan Road, where Shanhaiguan is located.This road already existed in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the passage time was very awkward, and it could only be passed when it was frozen in winter.The road that passes through all the year round and is short is Lulong Road.

"What do you think?" Liu Chan asked.

"I can renovate the Binhai Road to make it easier for business and traffic. Large armies or people can take the Lulong Road and set up post stations to connect to the mountain road. In addition, it is in Mouping (Yantai) in Donglai County, Qingzhou and Tazhu (Tazhu) in Liaodong County. Lushun) has set up waterway post stations to facilitate the passage of boats and merchants."

Liu Chan found a map of Northeast China, and according to Du Yu's narration, he pointed out: "From Qing's words, let the governor of Youzhou and the governor of Hanzhou discuss the renovation of the Binhai and Lulong roads. You communicate with the governor of Qingzhou about the waterway station, and at the same time A port can be set up here in Daifang County, and it can be named Incheon, which means that the great Han is benevolent to all rivers."

"No!" Du Yu replied

After Du Yu withdrew, Liu Chan ordered his attendants to say, "Let Lu Kang serve as the captain of Pinghan, and go to Qing, Xu, and Yang to select soldiers, transfer them to Daifang County, and return them to Du Yu's account to obey orders."

"promise!"

"I report to Your Majesty that Cao Buxing and Huang Xiang have painted the portraits of the Eighteen Heroes of the Shaoxing Pavilion according to His Majesty's edict. Now I would like to invite Your Majesty to take a look at them," the attendant reported.

Shaoxing Pavilion was written by Qiao Zhou, who praised the great Han Dynasty for his prosperity, and wrote Shaoxing Fu for the great Han Dynasty. Taking the meaning of "Hongxiu of the Shaoyi Dynasty, and Pixu of the Hundred Years of Prosperity" in it, it is possible to name the pavilion where the [-] meritorious officials are placed. Shaoxing Pavilion.

As for Cao Buxing and Huang Xiang.Cao Buxing was the most well-known painter in the Han Dynasty, especially good at figure painting, and was known as the "Four Masters of the Six Dynasties" together with Gu Kaizhi in history.Huang Xiang was good at seal script, official script, and Zhangcao, especially Zhangcao, and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy" at that time.

Liu Chan asked Cao Buxing to paint, and asked Huang Xiang to inscribe poems on the paintings, thinking that he would praise and comment on the eighteen heroes.

"Xuan!"

"promise!"

The door of the palace opened slowly, Cao Buxing and Huang Xiang walked in, followed by attendants holding eighteen portraits behind them.

"open!"

The attendants slowly unrolled the scroll, and the eighteen civil and military ministers were painted vividly on the scarf.Zhuge Liang with a feather fan and scarf, Huang Quan with a Confucian style, Wang Ping who is not arrogant, Jiang Wan with a wat board... Zhao Yun with a silver gun and a white horse....

Liu Chan walked slowly through the scrolls, looking at these lifelike portraits and reading the comments, their faces seemed to appear in his mind again.

(End of this chapter)