I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 273 General Sima Jun of the Han Dynasty’s Conquest of the West

A poor family does not recognize its ancestors, and an aristocratic family does not recognize its present. These are the embarrassing residents of Sima Jun.

In this turbulent court, he is the kind of person that no one wants to see. Even if he wants to find one or two allies, he can't find them in the end.

And these are not the only things that can really kill him, Sima Jun!

He did two things wrong in this battle, which led to his current embarrassment.

First, he did nothing to save him, and just sat back and watched his subordinates die in battle. The three of them, Feng Zhongguang, Du Hui, the prefect of Anding, and Sheng Bao, the prefect of Beidi, were not just children from poor families or descendants of wealthy families.

They are the backbone of Yongliang in the northwest, and naturally represent a large number of forces behind them.

Moreover, this time he forcibly attacked Ding Xicheng. Although he did win at first, the subsequent defeat was also true.

The most important thing is that not only did You Fufeng Zhongguang, Du Hui, the prefect of Anding, and Sheng Bao, the prefect of Beidi, die directly on the battlefield.

When they had to retreat, another general, Geng Pu, the Jingzhao Huya Captain of the Han Dynasty, also died in the battle in order to cut off the rear and cover the retreat of the army.

In the end, of the generals he brought out, only the half-dead You Fufeng Commander Huangfu Qi remained.

And can't speak for him.

Jingzhao Huya Captain Geng Pu is not just a mere local captain, he is the only son of Geng Gong, the protagonist of Thirteen Heroes Returning to the Jade Gate!

Back then, Geng Gong led thirteen warriors back to Yumen, marking the beginning of the Han Dynasty's loss of the Western Region.

At the same time, Geng Gong was promoted and appointed to a certain extent, but his results were quite miserable.

As the nephew of Jianwei General Geng Yan and the protagonist of Thirteen Heroes Returning to Jade Gate, Geng Gong was not killed on the battlefield and was shrouded in horse leather.

He died of internal strife.

Geng Gong and Ma Fang were responsible for the initial Northwest War. As a result, they had a disagreement with another general, Ma Fang, which eventually led to his impeachment by the people in the court.

Although it is difficult to say much about the talents of the two, Ma Fang was a relative after all, and he had a close relationship with the Dou family later on, so it is understandable that Geng Gong was lonely.

In the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty was sorry for Geng Gong and his soldiers.

In the court, in order to weigh the pros and cons, the Han Dynasty once again abandoned the famous Han Dynasty general Geng Gong.

Once or twice. Now even Geng Gong's only son died in this small Dingxi city. How ironic this is.

Under such circumstances, Sima Jun himself knew that the days ahead would be really difficult for him.

But he really didn't expect that it would turn out like this in the end.

The second thing that ultimately led to this result was actually the military expenditure in the northwest.

Sima Jun, as the Han's general who conquered the west, was also the commander-in-chief of one of the three armies in the northwest.

Although those under his command were dissatisfied with him, they could not deny that his position had reached a certain level.

Therefore, even if you don't want him to know about many things, you probably can't hide them from him.

For example, where did all the military supplies consumed by the imperial court go?
190 million, or even about to exceed 200 million.

What does this mean?
When the Queen Mother took over the government of the Han Dynasty, if she had 200 million yuan, she would not have to scrimp on food and clothing and reduce expenses.

The Queen Mother can just banquet for a month without affecting any situation!
And this was only half a year, or even less than half a year, but the imperial court had spent nearly 200 million yuan.

Each of the 20 troops spent nearly [-] yuan!One hundred thousand dollars. Ordinary people can use it for a lifetime. Even if they are soldiers and horses in the army, even if there are many soldiers and horses on the border, what else can make one of them spend one hundred thousand dollars?
Sima Jun had long discovered that the army was spending money incorrectly, so the conflict between him and his generals never lasted more than a day or two.

Even Sima Jun knew who was relying on these guys.

But he was powerless. He couldn't even sneer at them, and he wouldn't join them even if they were killed.

But it can be said that he was not involved with them.

Sima Jun is not a moral gentleman, but he has his own ideas and goals.

He knew that he was different from those who were favored by the imperial court. If he wanted the Sima family to truly rise, he had to restrain his desires.

However, he never dreamed that his behavior would eventually bury him with the last handful of earth.

They don't worry that they are still alive!

Sima Jun could clearly feel the murderous intention, and he even knew that even if he insisted on making it to the capital alive, it would probably be useless.

What he said would have no effect. Even if the court conducted a thorough investigation in the end, he would not be spared his life.

In the future of the Han Dynasty, the Hanoi Sima clan is just an inconspicuous wave.

Who cares about him?

However, he finally found a career path for his son.

At this time, the only thing Sima Jun wanted was to use the things in his mind and his own life to find a way for his son and his descendants.
With a helpless sigh, and with deep exhaustion, Sima Jun fell into a deep sleep again.

He knew that he would soon be woken up by someone pouring cold water on him. He was a prisoner, not a general who conquered the West.

But he still wanted to seize this little time and have a good rest. He was really too tired.

While half asleep and half awake, Sima Jun seemed to hear the sound of the galloping war horses, which was the sound of horse hooves trampling the ground.

He even felt a slight tremor, like a cavalry charging towards him.

"Haha. I'm so tired. How come you still have such hallucinations after all this time?"

Sima Jun fell into a deep sleep again with bursts of sneers and ridicule at himself.

I don't know how long I slept. When Sima Jun woke up again, he felt pain everywhere in his body.

But I also felt that my always groggy mind had become extra clear.

This extremely contradictory feeling prevented him from reacting immediately. He was no longer in the prison car at this time.

"Squeaky ah~ squeaky ah~"

The sound of the wheels turning came from time to time, and Sima Jun suddenly woke up, feeling the pain in his body and the softness underneath him.

He stood up suddenly to take a look at his surroundings, but because he moved too fast, he injured his own wound, which immediately caused him to grimace in pain.

"what"

"General Zhengxi, you'd better stop moving. I don't have any imperial doctors here. If your body is really broken, I won't have any need to pay attention to you anymore."

(End of this chapter)