Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

[Third place: Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, reigned for 54 years, waged 28 foreign wars, and his civil and military achievements shine through the ages.]

[Wei Qing was dispatched to attack the Xiongnu in the north, wiping them out of their territory; Huo Qubing sealed the wolf's lair and drank from the vast sea.]

[The Han army pacified the Minyue region in the south, expanded eastward to Liaodong, opened up the Western Regions in the west, and drove out the Xiongnu in the north. Wherever the Han army went, the surrounding barbarians submitted.]

Domestically, China revered Confucianism, granted preferential treatment to regional powers, sent envoys to the Western Regions to facilitate trade, opened the Silk Road, and spread the prestige of China far and wide.

[It instilled pride and confidence in the Han people, forging a cultural imprint that has endured for millennia.]

As the light and shadow shifted, Liu Che stood before his ministers in the grand hall, his gaze sharp as a blade, like a tiger lurking in the night.

"This battle must be fought no matter what. I don't care about the gain or loss of a single soldier; it's all about creating momentum!"

"For seventy years, our Han Dynasty has suffered repeated defeats against the Xiongnu, which has led to a decline in morale and a loss of national prestige."

"The purpose of my war is to clearly tell the world and the Xiongnu people, from this day forward!"

The roles of offense and defense have shifted!

"If the enemy can go, so can I!"

As soon as he spoke, a phantom tiger appeared behind Liu Che, its low roar echoing throughout the palace, as if it wanted to devour someone.

"Excellent!!! What a magnificent Emperor Wu of Han! He sealed the wolf's lair and drank from the vast sea!"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but cheer loudly, his words full of appreciation and agreement.

"The way to deal with the Xiongnu is to fight them, to beat them until they are in pain and submit!!!"

Ying Zheng was well aware of the threat posed by the Xiongnu, a foreign tribe.

During the Warring States period, the northern borders of Qin, Yan, and Zhao were repeatedly raided by the Xiongnu from the south, so all three states built the Great Wall to defend against the enemy.

Even during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, when states were constantly at war and their conflicts were sharp, they would temporarily cease hostilities and join forces to resist the Xiongnu once they heard that another state was being invaded by a foreign enemy.

After unifying the six kingdoms, Ying Zheng sent Meng Tian north to attack the Xiongnu, which deterred the Hu people from moving south to graze their horses. It can be said that Ying Zheng's attitude towards resisting foreign tribes was extremely resolute.

"Sealing the wolf's lair and drinking from the vast sea..." Ying Zheng murmured repeatedly. Just from these few words on the sky, Ying Zheng could tell that this must be an extremely difficult feat to achieve.

"Bring the map."

Zhao Gao, the magistrate of CRRC, immediately sent someone to fetch the map.

The map was laid out on the main hall. Ying Zheng stared at it for a moment, "Langjuxu Mountain, I have heard of it. It is a sacred mountain worshipped by the Xiongnu people."

"Your Majesty, Mount Langjuxu is extremely important to the Xiongnu people, its status comparable to Mount Tai in our dynasty."

Li Xin bowed and replied, "As for the Hanhai, I believe it should refer to the North Sea, which is probably in this location."

Meng Yi pointed to a place very far north on the map, almost reaching the edge of the map.

Ying Zheng was startled, not expecting that Ma Hanhai had traveled so far from Langjuxu Mountain.

"It's so far away. How will the army maintain its logistics during this kind of war?"

Ying Zheng was not particularly skilled at battlefield command, but he was top-notch in overall military strategy.

"In my humble opinion, if we truly intend to lead the army to attack these two positions," the veteran general Wang Jian replied after a moment's thought, speaking slowly:

"The only way is to sustain war through war."

"But the journey is long, the grasslands are vast, and we don't know where the Xiongnu tribes are."

"This old minister finds it hard to imagine what kind of extraordinary general could have accurately located the alien tribes all the way, never losing his way, and marching straight to Langjuxu Mountain."

Fusu, standing to the side, hesitated to speak. His father and the generals were all immersed in the great achievements of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, in defeating the Xiongnu in the north and sealing the wolf's lair. They seemed to have overlooked a key sentence that Tianmu mentioned when he spoke of Liu Bang.

A few officials inside the hall also noticed something amiss.

A young official was about to step forward to offer a reminder when he was pulled back by an acquaintance beside him, who gently shook his head in acknowledgment.

In the end, Fusu stepped forward. As the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, he believed that this matter was related to him and that he had an inescapable responsibility.

"Father, when the celestial screen mentioned Liu Bang just now, it seemed to have mentioned something," Fusu hesitated for a moment, noticing that Ying Zheng and the others were all focused on him.

He gritted his teeth and finally managed to squeeze out the words:

"As Tianmu said, Liu Bang quelled the turmoil that had plagued the country since the reign of Qin Er Shi."

After speaking, Fusu immediately knelt down, and the ministers behind him knelt down in unison, like a tidal wave.

Ying Zheng stood frozen in place, as if struck by lightning, speechless for a long time.

Warring States Period

Li Mu stood at the pass, the bleak wind of the grasslands beyond the pass blowing in his face, making his battle robe whistle.

"To strike the Xiongnu in the north, and seal the Wolf-Dwelling Mountain..." Li Mu sighed deeply, his voice filled with melancholy.

"If only Your Majesty could be like Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che."

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Lu

Confucius sighed to his disciples:

"The foreign races have never given up their desire to destroy China, and their descendants still suffer humiliation at the hands of them."

"Emperor Wu of Han can be compared to the Five Emperors of antiquity!"

"Emperor Wu of Han's achievements are comparable to those of Guan Zhong. Without Guan Zhong, we would be like a foreign tribe, with our hair disheveled and our robes fastened on the left."

The disciple beside him wrote furiously: "When the emperor spoke of Emperor Wu of Han, he sighed and said, 'Emperor Wu of Han can be compared to Guan Zhong. Without Guan Zhong, I would be wearing my hair loose and my robes fastened on the left.'"

"You resemble me greatly," and "You also achieved the legendary feat of sealing the wolf's lair when you were eighteen?"

Follow-up comment: Men, take him out and kill him!

Follow-up comment: Get out of here!!

Empress Wei Zifu's "luxurious dowry"!! Her younger brother Wei Qing was one of the Seventy-Two Generals of the Martial Temple, and her nephew Huo Qubing was the strongest military general with the title of "Sealing the Wolf and Dwelling in the Mountain." With these two, the country could be secured.

Follow-up comment: There's also his nephew, Huo Guang, who was an even more politically gifted individual.

Huo Qubing sealed the wolf's lair at eighteen, while I spent my days online and taking off every day at eighteen.

Follow-up comment: Good for you!!!

Follow-up comment: Okay then, if you take off, I'll take off too.

[I can't take it anymore, this is too exciting! Are there any Huns here? Stick your head out so I can capture you!]

Follow-up comment: Who are you trying to capture? IP address: Inner Mongolia

Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all is Han territory!

Four wise rulers of the Xiongnu faced off against seven wise rulers of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of Han faced the Xiongnu at their peak, with over 300,000 armored archers, whom he ruthlessly crippled. The weakened Xiongnu then fled to Europe and utterly annihilated the Xiongnu.

Emperor Wu of Han demonstrated the might of the Han people. Previously, the Han people feared the Xiongnu, but afterwards, they regarded the Xiongnu as mere bandits.

They literally defeated the Xiongnu, making them skilled in singing and dancing.

Follow-up comment: "Losing my Yanzhi Mountain makes my women lose their beauty; losing my Qilian Mountain makes my livestock cease to thrive."

"If Kou can go, so can I. This line is inspiring, right? It's the result of the wealth accumulated by generations of emperors. Even so, Emperor Wu of Han still tried every means to make money during his reign, and the logistics almost couldn't keep up."

Follow-up comment: Wasn't it because Emperor Wu of Han was a spendthrift? His father and grandfather, Emperors Wen and Jing, didn't even bother to change their clothes during the reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing. They built up a huge fortune for him, which he squandered.

Follow-up comment: So you can see how important Huo Guang was. In the later years of Emperor Wu's reign, rebellions broke out in various places, which was exactly like the chaotic scene at the end of the Qin Dynasty. If it weren't for Huo Guang, the Han Dynasty would have perished a few years after Emperor Wu's death.

In his later years, Emperor Wu of Han became extremely senile and suspicious, truly succumbing to a form of swine fever.

Emperor Wu of Han was indeed a man of great talent and ambition, but in his later years he became extravagant and wasteful.

Historical records indicate that whenever Emperor Wu of Han went on inspection tours, he would shower money on the people along the roadside, build luxurious palaces, and seek immortality and enlightenment.

Undeniably, Emperor Wu of Han expanded the territory and became a powerful figure in all directions.

In his later years, he became ambitious, indulged in pleasure, and manipulated power. Had he not issued the "Luntai Edict of Repentance" before his death to reflect on his mistakes, he would have fared much worse.

Then there was Huo Guang, and the two wise rulers, Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan, pulled the Han Dynasty back from the brink of collapse. Liu Che, on the other hand, was inevitably labeled as a ruler who brought about the downfall of his country.

It can be said that Emperor Wu of Han's merits outweighed his demerits; his faults were in his own time, but his merits will be remembered for generations to come.