Sweaty horse, produced in Dawan.Legend has it that this horse sweats like blood and can run 500 kilometers a day.In the early days, the sweat horse was discovered by Zhang Qian when he was out of the Western Regions.Later, someone caught a bloody horse and gave it to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty Liu Che.Liu Che found that this sweat horse was taller and mightier than his beloved Wusun horse.Therefore, from then on, the sweat horse was called "Tianma" and regarded as a BMW. The preciousness of a sweat horse is not only due to its noble birth.More importantly, compared with other horses, this horse has the following advantages: fast speed, strong strength and strong endurance.Moreover, his limbs are slender, his skin is thin and capillary, his steps are light, and he runs very handsomely.

In fact, the people of the Han Dynasty were no strangers to sweat and blood horses.Back then, when Liu Bang led an army of 300,000 troops to the north, he was trapped in Pingcheng by Maodun's 300,000 cavalry.At that time, Liu Bang saw that the mount of the Huns was mighty and tall, with great deterrent power.As everyone knows, the mount of the Huns at that time was the legendary sweat horse. Of course, Liu Che hoped that there would be as many sweat horses as possible.The reason is obvious, if the Han Dynasty can also arm the cavalry of the Han Dynasty with bloody horses like Maodun did back then.Excuse me, how strong are the Xiongnu and the size of the Western Regions?

Therefore, looking for sweaty horse blood became a task assigned by Liu Che to the envoys to the Western Regions.In 104 BC, the envoy from the Dawan Kingdom returned.He told Liu Che a frustrating news that Dawan had many hard-earned horses, but they all hid them and refused to give them away. As soon as Liu Che heard it, he understood.Dawan and Han Dynasty are neither relatives nor good friends, so why give you the national treasure for nothing.Since you can't give it away, you can always buy it with money. Of course, the so-called treasures cannot be bought with money.Therefore, Liu Che did not say to buy, but to exchange.What to exchange?The answer is, horse.

Trading horses for horses seems to be a big joke.This is no joke.Because, the good horse that Liu Che prepared is also a special treasure.This horse is not a living horse, but a dead horse.This dead horse is made of gold, so it is also called a golden horse.In addition to the golden horse, add a thousand gold.It should be all right to exchange a horse and a thousand pieces of gold for your hard-earned horse, right? This should work.The Han envoy thought so.Liu Che thought so too. Unfortunately, Dawan people don't think so.When the Han envoy came to Dawan Kingdom with a golden horse and a thousand pieces of gold to explain the transaction intention to the king, King Wan hesitated.King Wan thought for a while, and said haha ​​to the Han envoy, I cannot decide on the matter of exchanging BMWs alone.How about this, I will discuss it with my subordinates later, see what they think, and then reply to you.

The Han envoy had to wait for King Wan to study and discuss.The results that can be discussed far exceeded the expectations of the Han envoys.Their result is, no change. The reason why King Wan didn't want to change horses was because they were confident.First of all, the Han Dynasty was far away from Dawan, and it was separated by a vast swamp and salt land, where there was no water and grass, and it was difficult for soldiers and horses.If the Han Dynasty sends troops to attack, the most convenient way is to fly from outside the sky.If you want to fly, you must first build your wings.

Secondly, the Han Dynasty connected the Western Regions with two roads, the South Road and the North Road.There are thousands of miles of desert in the South Road, lack of water, and difficult for horses to cross.The envoys of the Han Dynasty repeatedly tried to surpass, and more than half of them died.In such a death situation, the dispatch of large troops is tantamount to asking for trouble.If you take the North Road, it is just right for Dawan.Because the North Road is guarded by the Huns, if you want to come to Dawan, you must first break through the sabers of the Huns. Combining the above two points, King Wan finally thought that even if I refused anyway, the Han Dynasty would not do anything to me.

After making up his mind, King Wan summoned the Han envoy and said: "Go back, we decided not to exchange the golden horse with you." Depression or surprise are not enough to describe the heart of the Han envoy.Damn, it's not easy for me and a group of people to travel all the way, it takes several years to go back and forth, and you don't want to change it if you don't want to change it.The face of the Han envoy may not be given, but you don't even give the face of the emperor of the Han Dynasty? Don't change it, just wait and see.At that time, the angry Han envoy jumped up, pointed at King Wan and cursed.To King Wan's surprise, they smashed the golden horse into pieces in front of the people of Wan, and walked away.

Now, there is a good show to watch. Sure enough, as soon as the Han envoy left, someone from Wan country also jumped up and scolded, what, the Han envoy is too arrogant to take our Wan country seriously.Since they can all be so ugly, we simply don't do it, and we don't stop, and we get rid of them. The person who scolded the Han envoy was a nobleman from the state of Wan.They are not just cursing and having a good time.Soon, they suggested to King Wan to send people to intercept the Han envoys halfway and kill them all. King Wan agreed.Therefore, Wan Guo's army quickly dispatched and successfully intercepted the Han Dynasty delegation halfway.In the end, they not only killed all the Han envoys, but even robbed all the property brought by the Han envoys.

This is the first time in the diplomatic history of the Han Dynasty that the delegation of the Han Dynasty has been killed.It happened suddenly, with serious consequences.When the news was sent back to the Han Dynasty, Liu Che was furious. Give you face, you are shameless.Then you have to kick it with your feet.At this time, before Liu Che could speak, someone had already stepped forward and said, "Wan Guo's military strength is very weak. As long as Your Majesty sends me 3,000 cavalry, then there is no need to attack the city, and we can take them all with bows and arrows." The person who said this was Yao Dinghan, an envoy to Dawan Kingdom.Liu Che didn't feel that Yao Dinghan was bragging, on the contrary, he believed it.Because it is not without precedent to take down a country in the Western Regions with a few thousand cavalry.Before, Zhao Ponu, Marquis of Zhuoye, used only 700 soldiers to capture King Loulan alive.So, what is impossible for three thousand soldiers to take Dawan down?

Soon, Liu Che dispatched troops and generals, and sent troops to set off. It is necessary to explain that the number of Liu Che's troops sent this time is not three thousand, but tens of thousands; the general is not Yao Dinghan, but a newcomer.This newcomer is named Li Guangli. Why did Liu Che dispatch a large army?It can be described as intriguing.In my opinion, the ulterior motive does not lie in the wine.Liu Che's goal is not just a small Dawan, but the entire Western Region.There is only one reason why the Western Regions should be settled, and now is the time to make a move.

If you look at the map, you can see that the Southwestern Yi, Nanyue, Minyue, and North Korea have all been taken care of by the Han Dynasty.Even the Huns in the north had to shrink to the north and dare not go south to herd horses.Looking up the world, only the Western Regions did not obey.They dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty, one is that the road is far away, and the other is that they have not tasted the power of the Han Dynasty. To deal with the Western Regions, Liu Che continued to use the trick he used against the Xiongnu.What is Liu Che's trick?We won't go into details, but one thing is clear.That is, to promote relatives and build the Iron Army of the Han Dynasty.Wei Qing and Huo Qubing grew up under his hands. However, Huo Qubing died young, and Wei Qing also died the year before last, in 106 BC.Once the two superb relatives and generals left, there would be no powerful figures in the Han Dynasty.However, the star generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were created by Liu Che.Liu Che believes that what can be made in the past can be made now. Therefore, he locked his relative Li Guangli as the candidate for the next star general.