Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 198 The Truth About the Meteorite

"Wang Mang wants the continuation of the new dynasty, it is absolutely whimsical."

"In the land at that time, Liu Xiu was the only one, with strong soldiers and horses, occupying many continents, it was simply invincible."

"Unless Liu Xiu dies unexpectedly and tragically, there is no way to make a comeback."

"Wang Mang's immortality is indeed more difficult than ascending to the sky. There is no way. The old Liu family has a strong man who fell from the sky. There is a talented Liu Xiu. The two of you are not on the same level at all."

"Liu Xiu's literary and martial arts, looking at China for thousands of years, is enough to rank in the top ten, absolutely outstanding."

"I have a suggestion, you should eat and drink, and when the time comes, you will die!"

"Back then, Wang Mang formed an army of 40 troops and marched in a mighty manner. Such a powerful army was still no match for Liu Xiu's [-] to [-] troops. Now the new dynasty can last one more day, and it is regarded as God's mercy."

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As for Wang Mang's desire to make a comeback and continue the new dynasty, the audience after 2000 is not optimistic.

Naturally, Lin Feng is not optimistic. It is true that Wang Mang killed himself, and the "perfect personality" Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was born. Now in this time and space, Liu Xiu is like a bright and dazzling sun, shining all over the world. It means that no one will be able to stop where force comes.

However, Lin Feng still expressed his opinion.

Wang Mang changed the name of the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Yuanshi in the Western Han Dynasty. The dynasty he established was called Xin Dynasty, and the year name was the founding of the country.

These names all show that Wang Mang is actually a person who is eager to innovate.

Later, although his policies were nominally in the name of restoring Zhou rituals, whether it was land reform or the abolition of slavery, they were highly targeted, which shows that Wang Mang actually knew very well what the country's problems were.

The land reform was to reverse the situation of land annexation, and the abolition of slavery was to increase productivity.

At the same time, Wang Mang's reforms also had an idealistic color because the previous generation had little experience for reference.

This has led to the fact that Wang Mang's reforms may not be feasible in reality. In fact, the big ship of the Western Han Dynasty was riddled with holes and would sink anyway.

Wang Mang built his new dynasty on the sinking ship of the Western Han Dynasty, which will surely sink.

Therefore, if Wang Mang wants to survive, he should actually stay away from the political center and go to Hebei to find a place such as Yuyang. He should be a local real power and carry out his reform experiments in this small place.

There are no dignitaries in a small place, so his reforms can be implemented very well, and at the same time, it can be adjusted in time if it is found to be too idealistic during the implementation process.

When the world is in chaos, force needs to be used. The cavalry in Yuyang is still very powerful. Wang Mang can use Yuyang cavalry to unify Hebei first, and follow Liu Xiu's route of founding the country, leaving Liu Xiu with nowhere to go.

In this way, while conquering the world, we will try and make reforms by trial and error, and wait until the world is unified and a new dynasty is established.Once the old world is broken, the new world can be established, so that you can keep yourself alive and continue with the new dynasty.

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This remark actually has another hidden meaning.

If Wang Mang is willing, Lin Feng can give Wang Mang another chance to fight hard through his "myth shaping skills".

"Young man, do you want me to go back more than ten years ago, when I first entered the court, change my route and take another road to the emperor's throne?"

Wang Mang is very smart and sees through the meaning.

Lin Feng said, "Senior, on the other road, even if you succeed, returning to reality will still not change anything."

Wang Mang shook his head and smiled helplessly, "Is it just to make up for the regret in my heart?"

"Yes!"

Lin Feng said again, "It's just that when the world is in chaos, it may be difficult for you and Liu Xiu to rise at the same time, senior."

Wang Mang asked, "How difficult is it?"

Lin Feng said:
"In troubled times, the most important thing is to march and fight, and build a reputation along the way to win the hearts of the people of the world."

"Senior, you have the ability to win the hearts of the people of the world, there is no doubt about it."

"But in terms of marching and fighting, you and Liu Xiu are far behind."

Hearing this, Wang Mang seemed to think of something, the muscles on his face jumped violently, his face became pale and colorless, and he said with emotion;
"Three months ago, I assembled hundreds of thousands of troops, born like an angry dragon, to wipe out all the disasters. However, in the battle of Kunyang, the hundreds of thousands of troops were completely wiped out. This little Liu Xiu, if there is a divine help! ..."

Lin Feng immediately asked, "Senior, it is said that during the battle of Kunyang, a meteorite fell from the sky, is there such a thing?"

In the most critical battle, Liu Xiu was blessed with good luck and God's help. According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "There are meteors falling into the camp at night, and clouds are like bad mountains in the daytime. , Officials and officials are disgusted." In the battle, "there will be a thunderstorm, the roof tiles will fly, and the rain will fall like a beer".

Because of the abnormal celestial phenomena that appeared in the Kunyang Great Victory, many later generations called Liu Xiu "the son of the plane."

So what is the truth?

Wang Mang on the opposite side, "..."

His face was dark now.

Lin Feng asked again, "What happened in the Kunyang battle back then, which led to the defeat of the new dynasty?"

Wang Mang's face turned even darker.

This battle is definitely the last thing in his life that he wants to mention.

The defeat of Kunyang was definitely the greatest shame in life for Wang Mang, and it was still mentioned a hundred years later.

Meteorites from the sky...

In fact, there has always been a lot of controversy in historical research.

The joking saying is...the meteorites fell from the sky helped Liu Xiu, and the "traveler" Wang Mang finally lost to the "son of the plane" Liu Xiu.

According to the records of many classics.

The Battle of Kunyang is a well-known example in Chinese history of winning more with less. It determined the fate of the Xin and Han armies and the fate of the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years in the future. It was a strategic decisive battle with far-reaching influence in Chinese history.

The Battle of Kunyang was famous all over the world in the first battle of Liu Xiu, who was born unknown, and this battle also laid the foundation for Liu Xiu to decide the Central Plains in the future.

In the Battle of Kunyang, the Mang army had a total strength of 42, known as one million. It is said in history: "The banners are heavy, and they are endless....The prosperity of the army since the Qin and Han Dynasties is unprecedented."

And also "drive away all the ferocious beasts, tigers, leopards, rhinoceros, and elephants to help the mighty", and the army went to the city of Kunyang.

"The army is hundreds of miles away, but there is no follower."

Looking back at the Han army, there are only 8 or 9 people in Kunyang City, and people are panicked and morale is low.

Afterwards, Liu Xiu led 13 cavalry to break through the encirclement to ask for help, and the soldiers and horses received from Yan, Dingling and other places were only a few thousand.Only less than one-twentieth of the total strength of the Mang Army.

However, the battle of Kunyang ended with the complete victory of the Han army, and the total collapse of the Mang army directly led to the collapse of the Xinmang regime.

Judging from the historical significance of the Battle of Kunyang, only the Battle of Julu in the late Qin Dynasty and the Battle of Feishui in the Eastern Jin Dynasty can be compared with it.

In the Battle of Kunyang, Xuanhan defeated the Mang army, and the victory was a bit "inconceivable". Since then, Wang Mang has no power to resist, and Liu Xiu has stepped onto the stage of history.

Later generations also had an interesting saying that Wang Mang, the time traveler, met Liu Xiu, the son of the plane.

Thinking that Liu Xiu is the destiny, Wang Mang, the traverser, will come and go wherever he goes.

"Young man...what do you mean...falling from the sky...meteor...stone...?" Wang Mang finally choked out a few words.

Lin Feng said, "In the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu of the Han Army had no chance of winning at all; but there are folk rumors that a meteorite fell on Wang Mang's barracks the night before the war, causing heavy losses to Wang Mang's army. , and after the meteorite fell from the sky, the soldiers were panicked and morale was low, and the final battle came, and they did not play a good role, which led to the failure. Therefore, later generations rumored that the "traveler" would eventually lose to the "son of the plane", and it was God's will !"

"It's just a rumor!"

"There are no meteorites from outside the sky."

"That's just a rumor."

"Liu Xiu is just a conspiracy."

"The truth is, Liu Xiu used a catapult to throw boiling and burning stones into the army camp of the new dynasty, and sent people to spread rumors in the army. Once the situation became chaotic, the rumors would spread falsehoods and eventually lead to a disastrous defeat."

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The more he talked, the more excited he became, Wang Mang was so angry that he lost his gentlemanly demeanor. He slapped the table with his palm, his face flushed, and his eyes showed endless resentment.

This speech almost made the audience who watched the program boil.

Only then did I know.

The so-called extraterrestrial meteorites.

Was it the burning stones thrown from the catapult?

The catapult appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was quickly put into the battlefield. After more than two hundred years of improvement in the Western Han Dynasty, it can indeed explode like a "meteorite from outside the sky".

have to say.

The victory in Kunyang was a key battle for Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty to pacify the world.

Select [-] death squads to attack the enemy camp!Kill thousands of enemies!Fight again, kill Wang Xun!Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy, the whole army concealed the killing and attacked internally and externally, which finally led to a big defeat. The battle of Kunyang was completely won, and countless soldiers, horses, food and grass were captured!

In the army of ten thousand horses, the sound of killing is loud, the banners are like a forest, and the offense and defense are fierce. In such a cruel and complicated battlefield, the attack and retreat, interception and cover-up, and judging the situation, Emperor Guangwu's overall view of the battlefield, tactical sense and command ability It can be called first-class!
Such a genius.

Destined to crush an era!

A dialogue between ancient and modern "City Head Discussion on Rituals" is over.

Wang Mang chose to bow his head.

He comforted himself and said: "After 2000 years, there will still be people in future generations who will remember me, that's enough, even if you die, you will have no regrets..."

The surrounding stone tables and chairs disappeared, and the teapots and cups also turned into air out of thin air, completely missing.

The two stood side by side on the top of the city, looking into the distance.

"Young man, where are you going next?" Wang Mang asked.

"Talk to Liu Xiu."

"Okay, tell Liu Xiu that my head is hanging above my neck, let him come and fetch it at any time." Wang Mang was finally not so decadent.

"Senior, I will give you a gift."

With a swipe of Lin Feng's hand, a box fell from the sky, the box opened, and inside was a Chinese tunic suit, leather shoes, pens, razors...

A modern "vernier caliper" is particularly conspicuous.

Seeing this, the audience felt that Lin Feng was playing a prank.

But everyone knows that this host is a master who is afraid of chaos in the world.

This wave of operations.

It is normal.

Since Wang Mang has always been called a "traveler", these items from modern times are also very suitable...

(End of this chapter)