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"There is nothing to say about diplomacy. A piece of text that has been passed down through the ages, no matter what the reason was at the time, it did affect the development of later generations."

"As soon as the war stopped, the Xiongnu also began to recuperate. At this time, the superiority of farming culture compared to nomadic culture was reflected."

"As we all know, the economic recovery of agricultural civilization was very fast after the war. The Xiongnu is a country rather than a tribal alliance."

"As the saying goes, "There are no permanent friends, only eternal interests." Nomads are prone to splitting after the war."

"Although the Xiongnu continued to negotiate with many ethnic groups in the Western Regions, their methods were basically military threats. As a result, the connection between the Western Regions and the Western Han Dynasty continued to strengthen, and the Xiongnu's living space was endlessly compressed."

"During the same period, the Huns' population and means of production continued to decrease due to wars, territorial losses, and natural disasters. The increasingly difficult situation triggered internal struggles. Chanyus changed frequently and their politics fell into complete chaos."

"In order to consolidate their hegemonic rule, some Chanyus excluded dissidents and favored nepotism. The Xiongnu launched one civil war after another around the struggle for the throne, and the Western Han Dynasty became the "fisherman" of the Xiongnu civil war."

"In 58 BC, the arrogant Xiongnu Empire split into five parts. Huhanxie Chanyu, Tuqi Chanyu, Hujie Chanyu, Cheli Chanyu, and Wuji Chanyu all established themselves. This period was It is called the period of struggle between the Five Chanyus."

"The wars between the major Chanyus continued, and the Xiongnu also changed from the initially unified empire into the Southern and Northern Xiongnu. The unified Xiongnu was extremely powerful, but the divided Xiongnu was very weak. The Southern Xiongnu finally surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Xiongnu also It disappeared into the long river of history during the Five Husties period."

"Although hundreds of years passed from the end of the war between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty to the final disappearance of the Xiongnu, or Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not destroy the Xiongnu, Liu Che was indispensable for the final decline of the Xiongnu. "

“If he hadn’t defeated the backbone of the Xiongnu in four wars, the united Xiongnu would not have had internal conflicts over small gains, let alone split into five or two. They would still be the largest force in East Asia. "

"A butterfly flapping its wings may cause a hurricane. On the road to the destruction of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's iron-blooded methods were the butterfly that caused the destruction of the Xiongnu. Even though it exhausted the national power of the Han Dynasty, it left behind its own Legend, showing the majesty of the Han people."

"Some people say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a man of great talent and strategy, while others say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a tyrant of another kind. He wiped out all the people's livelihood and national strength accumulated during the prosperous period of the Wenjing Dynasty. It's still the right and wrong that everyone can judge!"

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought in all directions throughout his life, expanded his territory, and defeated the Xiongnu. This was an act of great power."

"Conquest will require a lot of finances, and the interests of the people will conflict. There are two reasons: the rise of big countries to expand their territories, and the stability of small countries for the benefit of the people."

“Is territory more important or people’s prosperity more important?”

Cao Cao: Dictators often have the same views, but how many of them look at small countries?

Wu Zetian: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "exclusively respected Confucianism". In fact, his thoughts were Legalist, and his success was due to Legalism, not Confucianism.

Bao Zheng: Qin Shihuang’s burning of books and entrapment of Confucians is essentially the same as Emperor Wu of the Han’s exclusive respect for Confucianism.

Fan Zhongyan: The Queen is right. In essence, both of them are Legalists. But the popularization of Confucianism makes it easier for them to rule and the people are more likely to accept it. Everyone can see the consequences of the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.

"There have been endless evaluations of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty throughout the ages. Everyone has their own opinion. I think he was a wise hero and an emperor throughout the ages. Although he did some wrong things in his later years, no one is perfect. He also issued a decree to sin against himself."

Yongzheng: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty created unprecedented achievements, but the militarism and witchcraft disasters in his later years left a negative stain on him. However, he dared to face his own mistakes later, which can be regarded as a good deed.

"Emperor Hanwu's poor soldiers and Tang Taizong were still a bit different. One was really too arrogant. The other could be said to have its own reasons. Another reason was that no one available." In the process, only the first stage can be said to have completely won the war."

"Since the generals at that time were Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang, and these three people were very capable, it was easy to win the war under the leadership of these three people when fighting the Huns."

"But later, after the Mobei War, Li Guang committed suicide, Huo Qubing died of illness not long after, and Wei Qing could no longer fight on the battlefield because of his old age."

"At that time, the Han Dynasty could be said to have lacked these capable generals, and the military strength of an army without generals would be greatly reduced."

"When the Han Dynasty fought wars with the Huns, none of the generals they appointed were as talented as these three men."

"The gap between army generals is also the reason why the Han Dynasty army was unable to win the war."

"Because these army generals did not have a detailed and clear understanding of the Xiongnu's specific situation and just fought blindly, they themselves were unable to win the war."

"In addition, in his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty repeatedly urged the army generals to launch wars because he did not grasp the form clearly."

"This kind of blind war will only cause more soldiers to die on the battlefield."

"You must know that when the Han Dynasty was at war with the Xiongnu, the leader was actually Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"When there was a war with the Xiongnu, in fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completed the strategic planning and deployment of every war."

"But as more and more wars failed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's self-confidence and judgment also suffered a big blow."

Therefore, in the later period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually no longer had that calm mentality. "

"The judgment will also be weakened a lot, making it impossible to conduct detailed analysis of the battle situation."

"The previous war was to prevent the Huns from harassing the north. After all this is calculated, the Han Dynasty made a profit by fighting the Huns."

"But after that, the Huns no longer have the energy to harass you in the north, but you still have to persist in pursuing the Huns. At this time, the Huns have the right time, place, and people."

"When reports of victory one after another were sent to Chang'an, and when the territory of the Han Dynasty became larger and larger, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to become elated."

"He actually insisted on expanding borders despite the heavy burden brought to the country by successive years of war."

"" After all the family assets left by the emperors of the early Han Dynasty were exhausted, he exploited the people through forceful means. "

"In order to realize their great achievements, the people of the Han Dynasty paid an extremely heavy price."