Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

What will really cause difficulties for the army to conquer is actually the huge remnant of the Changbai Mountains that extends from the east of the Korean Peninsula to Nandu.

But in the mountains of this era, there are actually some savages, and there are almost no traces of civilization. Therefore, it is only necessary to occupy the western plains, which is tantamount to ruling and conquering the Korean peninsula.

Now all the cities of North Korea are basically located in the western plains. To some extent, this is convenient for the army of the Han Dynasty to conquer.

Xiang Yan folded her hands in front of her chest, staring at the city in front of her with a calm expression.

Less than a quarter of an hour had passed since the earth-shattering explosion. While using muskets to suppress the remaining Korean soldiers and horses on the city wall to resist, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty began to pour into the city through the huge gap. among.

Any general of the Han Dynasty who has a little bit of military common sense can come to the same judgment standing here, that is, this war is over.

Xiang Yan opened her mouth and said to Wang Jian beside her: "It's really strange to say that the resistance of these North Koreans is quite fierce. It seems that they have been driven to such a remote place by our Great Zhou Dynasty, but there are still some Some of the temperament of the Great Shang Dynasty in those days are in it. ;

Wang Jian chuckled, and said: "Actually, although these Koreans are said to be descendants of the Shang Dynasty in name, but think about it, general, the merchants were in the Korean country, which was famous for its business, and it has long since passed away." Give up business activities, in other words, they have already abandoned the things of their ancestors. ;

Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "It seems to be true." ;

Here is actually the origin of the Shang Dynasty. Why are people who do business called merchants?This is actually because the people of the Shang Dynasty were very good at doing business back then, so when they met people who did business later, people often habitually called these people businessmen, even though the Shang Dynasty had almost perished. In 1000, this title has not changed.

This also led to the fact that when the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty, the rulers of the Zhou Dynasty believed that the Shang Dynasty was not doing its job properly, and that it would perish if it always did business without taking into account the fundamentals of agriculture. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty's control over commerce It is quite strict, and there are unwritten regulations on scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.

It's just that with the continuous development of society, those vassal states located in the Central Plains, which are very convenient for doing business, gradually expanded their commercial economy again in order to develop their own national strength.

It was the Qin State, which had always been located in a remote place like Guanzhong, where it was inconvenient to do business, implemented the theory of the rulers of the Zhou Dynasty to the extreme, which led to the suppression of business by the Great Qin Dynasty in later generations.

As a descendant of the Shang Dynasty, the current North Korea has actually completely cut off commercial exchanges with the major vassal states in the Central Plains very early on. From this point of view, it has indeed abandoned the business of its ancestors.

Xiang Yan thought of this and said with a smile: "If it is based on this theory, then these Koreans are actually blessed, because as long as they become the instructions of our Han country, they can be in our Han country again." Freedom to do business in the territory. ;

Wang Jian laughed, noncommittal.

The general of the Han Dynasty looked over the city in front of him and looked towards the south.

According to the information sent back by the former scouts of the Han Dynasty, about seventy or eighty miles south of the city, there is the capital of North Korea.

As long as the capital city is breached, the North Korean country can be declared dead.

You must know that it has only been more than half a month since the war started.

In such a short period of time, most of the land of North Korea has been conquered, and it is very likely that North Korea will be completely pacified within a month.

This is a commendable speed even for such a powerful Han country today.

Thinking of this, Wang Jian couldn't help feeling a little dazed. He remembered the meeting with Zhao Kuo several years ago.

At that time, Wang Jian was still the general of Qin State, and Zhao Kuo was still Wu Xinjun of Zhao State at that time, but it was at that time that Zhao Kuo gave Wang Jian a map of the world, telling Wang Jian that the real goal should not be the civil war of the Chinese people , but the sea of ​​stars outside.

From that time on, Wang Jian has actually been slowly moved by Zhao Kuo, and this is how he surrendered to the Han Dynasty and became a member of the Han Dynasty until now.

In fact, when he chose to join the Great Han Kingdom, although Wang Jian said that he believed that the future described by Zhao Kuo would definitely come, he felt that it should be decades away.

But Wang Jian never imagined that only a few years later, the current Great Han Kingdom has expanded its power to Central Asia, and is rushing all the way towards the situation that Zhao Kuo described back then.

Thinking of this, Wang Jian couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty once told me that one day we will conquer this world."I didn't expect that we would have conquered such a vast world so quickly, and we are still advancing rapidly. ;

After Xiang Yan heard Wang Jian's words, she also laughed, nodded and said: "Who said no?"In fact, I never thought that we would become so powerful so quickly.

If you spread out our map of the territory of the Great Han Kingdom now, you will find that whether it was Qin or Chu back then, it is completely insignificant to the vast territory of our current Great Han Kingdom.

You may even feel that the wars between the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period were like children's play games, and now you are completely uninterested. ;

Wang Jian nodded, and said with great agreement: "You are so right, General Xiang Yan, I really have the same idea." ;

In terms of territory, the current Great Han Kingdom is much larger than the sum of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. From the perspective of the Great Han Kingdom, looking at the seven heroes of the Warring States Period fighting for hegemony, there is really a kind of adult watching children fight a feeling of.

Xiang Yan withdrew her thoughts, because at this time there was a burst of cheers from the city wall, and a red flag was slowly rising on the city wall.

This means one thing, that is, the outer wall of this city has completely fallen under the control of the Han team. Considering the scale of this city, it is only at the level of 3 to [-] people, so this It basically means that this city has been completely occupied.

Xiang Yan let out a long breath, and said with a smile to Wang Jian beside him: "Let's quickly occupy this city, and then continue to go south. I heard that His Royal Highness is about to catch up with us, we have to work hard." That's it. ;

Listening to Xiang Yan's words, Wang Jian's eyes flickered slightly.

In fact, from Wang Jian's heart, after all, he has matured a lot over the years, and he has begun to look at problems from a political perspective.

For example, why did His Majesty want to take the prince to come to serve as the supervisor, and why did he serve as the supervisor of Wang Jian and Xiang Yan twice in a row?

Wang Jian thought this might be a signal.

The current Wang Jian and Xiang Yan undoubtedly belong to the powerful faction in the army.It has a great future, but it is still a little short of the top position.

In Zhao Qian's words, as the prince of the Han Dynasty, he is also an identity under one person and above ten thousand people, but Zhao Qian is of course still one Zhao Kuo short of the throne.

From this perspective, if Zhao Qian can establish a good relationship with Wang Jian and Xiang Yan at this time, then after Zhao Qian ascends the throne in the future, Wang Jian and Xiang Yan can be promoted to become the supreme commanders of the next generation of Han generals.

In this way, the unity between the monarch and his ministers and the change in the political arena of the Han Dynasty can be successfully completed.

Thinking that there is Wang Jian here, he secretly made up his mind, maybe in a few days, he should pay a good visit to the young Crown Prince.

Five days later.

Zhao Qian stood at the bow of the boat and watched the surging sea in front of him, his heart was ups and downs.

Living on the boat for more than half a month has actually changed Zhao Qian a lot. His originally fair face is now a little tanned, and his mental outlook is also very different from before.

If the previous Zhao Qian was more like a flower in a greenhouse, then after more than half a month of life on the boat, Zhao Qian began to exude a very firm aura.

Zhao Qian felt that he might have begun to like this kind of life at sea.

Drifting on the sea, free and unrestrained, he can go wherever he wants, this kind of life is definitely a subversive change for Zhao Qian's past life.

It is precisely because of this that the life on the boat is so attractive to Zhao Qian. He didn't mean to simply stay on the boat these days, but took the initiative to go to every corner of the boat to get a detailed understanding of the rest of the boat under his feet. Every step of the operation of the Royal Warship.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Zhao Qian has actually become a relatively qualified warship commander, and what he lacks is only some actual combat experience.

As for Zhao Zheng who was beside Zhao Qian, the feeling was completely opposite.

The reason is actually very simple, mainly because Zhao Zheng has a moderate problem, that is, seasickness.

It was precisely because of this problem that after boarding the ship, Zhao Zheng spent most of his time lying in the room and hardly went out.

This also made Zhao Qian somewhat regretful, after all, he really wanted to take Zhao Zheng by sea to explore the world in the future.

At this time, a naval general of the Han Kingdom walked up to Zhao Qian and said to Zhao Qian respectfully: "Your Highness, we are about to prepare to land soon." ;

After hearing these words, Zhao Qian raised his head subconsciously and stared at the eastern land.

After a few seconds, Zhao Qian said: "Pyongyang City is still some distance from the sea, what should we navy do?" ;

The admiral of the navy obviously already had a plan in mind, and said to Zhao Qian: "We can go upstream along the Datong River, and we don't need to go far to reach Pyongyang City."Moreover, the two generals Xiang Yan and Wang Jian have now controlled the Datong River Estuary, and we can see the manpower they sent to support our fleet soon. ;

Zhao Qian nodded when he heard the words, expressing his approval of this battle plan.In fact, regardless of whether Zhao Qian is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and also the supervisor of the army, he is a very self-aware person. He does not get involved in these military matters at all. to study.

Sure enough, a moment later, when the mighty army arrived at the pier at the mouth of the Datong River, there was indeed an army of the Han Dynasty waiting here.

Afterwards, the fleet left all the Yuhuang warships that were too huge here, and continued to go up the Datong River upstream with other small and medium-sized ships, heading towards Pyongyang City.

Two days later, the navy and army that came to Zhida Han State completed their meeting and completely surrounded Pyongyang City.

After another persuasion to surrender was rejected, Zhao Qian looked at Xiang Yan in front of him and said calmly: "All matters concerning the war can be decided by the general, and there is no need to ask my opinion." ;

What Xiang Yan wanted was Zhao Qian's words, so after getting Zhao Qian's reply, Xiang Yan immediately gave the order.

;The whole army attacked and tried to take down this city within today. ;

Although it is said that more than 3 troops capable of fighting in the entire North Korean country are concentrated in the city of Pyongyang, but this force is obviously not enough in front of the big Han team.

After fighting fiercely for most of the day, with the sound of earth-shattering explosives, the western city gate of Pyongyang City collapsed.

Then countless big Han teams poured into the city of Pyongyang along the gap in the city gate, and the sound of shouting and killing rang out.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhao Qian felt a sense of complacency in his heart.

Although Zhao Qian did not specifically participate in the military plan against North Korea this time, as a military supervisor, he witnessed the whole process of Han State's demise of North Korea.

I have to say that this feeling of conquering other countries is really good.

Chapter 1179 Strategies for the Destruction of Seleucus (No. 11)

For the Korean War, it can be said that it ended in a very short period of time.

This is actually a relatively normal situation. After all, in terms of current national strength, Han and North Korea are not at the same level at all. It is a comparison between elephants and ants.

As an elephant, if you want to trample to death the ants that are close in front of you, you can do it easily without much effort.

On the morning of the second day, Prince Zhao Qian met the terrified King of Joseon in the palace of Pyongyang City.

When he saw Zhao Qian just now, the King of Joseon didn't care about any decency, so he knelt down to Zhao Qian on the spot.

"His Royal Highness, it was Xiao Wang who was deceived by lard before, and tried to fight against the Heavenly Soldiers of the Great Han Kingdom."Now that Xiao Wang has come to his senses, he also asks His Royal Highness to spare Xiao Wang's life. From now on, Xiao Wang will definitely be a loyal subject of the Han Kingdom, and will never rebel! ;

In order to survive, the king of Joseon made all kinds of vows as if he didn't want money.

This is also something that can’t be helped. After all, as the king of North Korea, he has also enjoyed countless glory and wealth. Such a person is often the one who cherishes his life the most, and his bones are also the softest.

Zhao Qian stared at the Joseon King in front of him, feeling a little disdainful in his heart.

In Zhao Qian's view, such a monarch is really sorry for the country.

However, from the perspective of the Great Han Kingdom, Zhao Qian felt that the more monarchs of other countries like the King of Joseon, the better.

Zhao Qian coughed, and said lightly: "King of Joseon, I have already told you that if you try to violate the will of our Great Han Kingdom, that is a dead end!" ;

The King of Joseon became even more flustered when he heard the words, and he kowtowed like garlic: "His Royal Highness, Xiao Wang really knew that he was wrong, please His Royal Highness, please spare Xiao Wang's life!" ;

Zhao Qian snorted, and said lightly: "Don't worry, the emperor has already given the order before going out, you will not die, and neither will your descendants."But from now on, you will go to settle in the imperial capital, and you will never return to this place for the rest of your life, let alone have any contact with this place, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!You, do you understand? ;

This is also the long-standing policy of the Han Dynasty towards other perishing vassal states.

Although Jizi North Korea is a descendant of the Shang Dynasty, it also paid tribute to the Emperor Zhou, so it can barely be regarded as half of the Chinese people, so the treatment of them by the Han Dynasty is quite lenient.

After listening to Zhao Qian's words, the king of Joseon, who was extremely nervous, suddenly expressed his thanks to Zhao Qian as if he had received an amnesty.

Zhao Qian didn't bother to continue talking to the subjugated king, so he was taken away directly.

After taking them away, Zhao Qian glanced at Xiang Yan and Wang Jian beside him, and asked: "You two generals, what should we do next?" ;

Xiang Yan said with a smile: "Back to His Royal Highness, although it is said that Jizi Korea has perished, there are still a large number of barbarian tribes in the southern part of the Korean peninsula that have not been conquered."The goal we received from His Majesty this time is to completely conquer the entire Korean peninsula, so the next thing we have to do is naturally continue to march south! ;

Zhao Qian nodded and said: "That's fine."In that case, I will continue to return to the fleet and lead the fleet all the way south! ;

For Zhao Qian, his time on the ship is not over yet, which makes him very happy!

Just when Zhao Qian was happy because of the victory of North Korea, in the city of Antioch, the capital of the Seleucid Empire thousands of miles away, something closely related to the Han Dynasty was also happening.

Li Jian sat in the room with a calm expression. In front of him was Liu Liang, the envoy of the Great Han Kingdom this time.

;Master Li Jian, this time I return to China to meet His Majesty, do you have anything to convey? ;

In name, Li Jian should be Liu Liang's subordinate, but as a diplomat, Liu Liang actually knew Li Jian's identity, so he was very polite when he spoke.

"Nightingale" is the predecessor of the intelligence department, even today, it is still a very awesome department in the Han Dynasty.

Li Jian smiled and said: "There is really a secret letter that needs to be forwarded by the ambassador to His Majesty." ;

Let's talk about it, but Li Jian didn't take out any letter and hand it to Liu Liang.

Liu Liangliang nodded and said: "Very well, I will go to the palace to attend Antiochus II's farewell banquet, and see you when I leave." ;

Li Jian sent Liu Liang away, and then closed the door. After a long silence, he took out a pen and paper, and wrote a letter.

;The minister Li Jian told His Majesty:

In today's Seleucid, the number of our nightingales has been continuously expanding, and the power within the Seleucid Empire has also been steadily expanding.Out of prudent considerations, I have not revealed Nightingale's true identity and goals to too many people at the moment, but as long as we wait for an opportunity, we should be able to quickly promote the development of our power.

In my opinion, this opportunity should be the internal contradiction of the Seleucid Empire.In today's Seleucid Empire, the eldest prince and the second prince were arguing endlessly for the throne. Although Emperor Antiochus II seemed to attach more importance to the second prince, judging from past experience, it was not without the possibility of repentance.

In the next step, the focus of the minister's work is to focus on the conflict between the two princes of Seleucus in addition to inquiring more information about Seleucus.In the most optimistic case, if Antiochus II can be killed suddenly, then a civil war is likely to break out between the two princes. In this way, the power of the Seleucid Empire will be severely weakened, enough to give Our Dahan Kingdom presents an excellent opportunity.

The Seleucid Empire itself came from the Alexander Empire. Their main body is the Macedonian Greek nation, but most of the people they ruled are the people of the original Persian Empire. The loyalty of these Persians to the Seleucid Empire is quite high. Low, once the time comes, you will be eager to betray the Seleucid Empire, which is another major hidden danger of the Seleucid Empire.

Generally speaking, I believe that according to this situation, it will take one or two years sooner, or three to five years later, the time for our Han Dynasty to easily swallow up the Seleucid Empire will come.

Therefore, I am completely opposed to any plan to conquer the Seleucid Empire by force in the near future, not to say that the Han Kingdom has insufficient military strength, but because when the Seleucid Empire has internal turmoil, their people will hold grudges against the ruler In the heart, it is easier to accept the rule of us foreign liberators over them.

In addition, I also learned of a situation from some Seleucid nobles, that is, "Rome" that His Majesty once told me to inquire about.Rome is now a republic, and it seems that it has been engaged in a war with a country called "Carthage" in recent years, and the outcome of the war is still unknown.But it can be seen that the Seleucids thought they were very powerful and did not really take this Rome seriously.

This is what I have gained in the Seleucid Empire this year. More detailed information will be presented in person when I meet His Majesty in the future. I wish Your Majesty good health and the Han Kingdom will become stronger.

Your Excellency Li Jian. ;

Li Jian finished writing the memorial with hundreds of words in one breath, and then he let out a sigh of relief.

"It's been a long time since I picked up my pen, and I still feel a little tired." ;

As Nightingale's first large-scale overseas operation, Li Jian had a little awareness of "If you don't succeed, you will be a benevolent" in his heart this time, and it was this awareness that supported his enthusiasm for work.