Yumen Pass:

Xu Huang, Guo Jia, and Xu Shu led 100,000 Xiakou troops. After six months of attack, they wiped out the Qiang people entrenched halfway up the snow-capped mountains. They escorted a large number of Qiang prisoners back to Yumen Pass and threw the prisoners into civilized schools.

The Qiang people, one of the main ethnic groups who completely solved the Wuhu rebellion in China.

This is definitely good news for the Central Plains region.

On the surface, Wu Huan Hua consists of five grassland races, but this is not the case. There are dozens of races participating.

However, historical records only record the five races that mainly invaded the Central Plains region, and the remaining races have not been recorded.

The five barbarian races are headed by the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang.

For more than three hundred years, the Central Plains race lived in dire straits, and the Central Plains race was almost exterminated.

Those three hundred years were the darkest period for the Central Plains race.

After pacifying the core area of ​​the Central Plains, Qin Qi must lead a large army in the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition. The purpose is to eliminate the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, clan and other races in the grasslands of the North and Western Regions, and the Wu Huan Incident cannot occur.

Ensure that the Central Plains race no longer has to endure more than three hundred years of dark history.

The Central Plains race is a troubled nation. For thousands of years, it has endured numerous invasions, plunders, and robberies by prairie people.

Fortunately, every time a disaster strikes, there are always heroes who stand up and lead the Central Plains race to resist.

Ensure the continuity of the ethnic heritage of the Central Plains.

Never give in, countless heroes have emerged.

The increase in Qiang captives has brought about an increase in the construction speed of roads and water conservancy projects in the Liangzhou area, and fundamental changes have occurred in the entire Liangzhou area.

Under Qin Qi's suggestion, the construction of various projects will no longer be led by the government, but will all be contracted to individual engineering teams.

The government office only needs to conduct quality inspections and pay the fees to individuals in a timely manner according to the progress of the project, which saves trouble and frees up a lot of manpower.

As for the labor required for the construction project, each civilized school is responsible for providing it, and the cost is recalculated.

In this way, the construction speed is greatly improved and the quality is guaranteed.

Now, the road from Chang'an to Yumenguan has been widened, the construction level has been improved, and the roads are all built with cement.

A large amount of military supplies were sent to Yumen Pass from Chang'an and other places for use by the army.

In the main palace of Yumenguan City, the divisions and commanders of the Western Expedition Corps sat together to discuss matters concerning the expedition to the Western Regions.

"Generals, we have basically solved the Qiang people. Now the road from Chang'an to Yumen Pass has been repaired.

All kinds of materials are fully prepared. When our corps sets off to the Western Regions, tell us how we are going to operate?"

Xu Huangdao.

"The journey from Yumenguan to the Western Regions is long and the roads are very bad. In addition, what is the situation in the entire Western Regions?

We are not very aware that dangers can appear anywhere. In addition, there are many bandits on the way from Yumen Pass to the Western Regions.

Horse thieves are entrenched. These bandits and horse thieves seriously affect the safety of our Central Plains merchants and must be eradicated.

We cannot allow them to continue to harm merchants. So we not only have to face the unknown situation in the countries in the Western Regions,

We should also always pay attention to sneak attacks by bandits and horse thieves along the way, so everyone must be vigilant."

Guo Jiadao.

"General Xu, Military Advisor Guo, the most difficult thing about our expedition to the Western Regions is the roads. There are basically no roads after Yumen Pass.

Many areas are in semi-desert conditions, and there are also problems with water sources. Once the army enters desert or semi-desert areas,

The water supply problem for the army must be solved. Although we have a sextant that can tell the direction, we still have to find someone familiar with the situation to lead the way to ensure the safety of the army."

Xu Shu said.

What Xu Shu said is true, water source is an important supply issue.

Although the desert situation is not very serious now, the roads leading to the Western Regions are not all deserts.

Like Lop Nur, there is still a very large freshwater lake - Puchang Sea, which still exists. It is not an endless desert.

Puchanghai is also the capital of Loulan Kingdom, also called Shanshan Kingdom, one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions.

We future generations have never seen Puchanghai, Loulan or Shanshan, we have only seen it in historical records.

"In addition, when the army went on an expedition, the lord said that we should not cut down trees randomly to make fires and make red deer along the way.

Not only must we not cut it, but we must also stop others from cutting it indiscriminately. The Lord said, we do not protect the forests of the Western Region now.

In a few years, the Puchang Sea will dry up and turn into a desert. If you take over an area, encourage the people to plant more trees.

Cut down fewer trees, protect the environment, and manage slowly. In just a few years, those semi-desert areas will turn into oases.

If we don't protect it, those semi-desert areas will completely turn into deserts within a few hundred years.

By then, not to mention survival, there will probably be no human inflammation. All divisions must pay attention to this matter."

Xu Huangdao.

To be honest, Xu Huang didn't understand why Qin Qi gave such an order. He couldn't figure it out, so he could only announce it literally.

During this period, there was no concept of environmental protection, let alone any emphasis on it.

"Yes!"

The generals cupped their fists.

"General Xu, if we don't cut down the trees, how will our army use the fire to cook when we go on an expedition? We can't let the soldiers eat raw food!"

Cao Rendao.

"I also asked my lord this question in my humble position. My lord meant to transport black coal from Yumen Pass to make a fire for cooking.

Although it is very difficult, my lord said that this is to protect future generations, but I can’t explain the details clearly.

In addition, the lord said that when we enter the Western Region, let us accompany the military experts to explore underground resources. If coal mines are discovered,

It can be excavated with prisoners and used by the army, or it can be sold at a low price to the local people."

Xu Huangdao.

The generals were shocked after hearing this.

"Generals, don't worry. Our cavalry division will be sent out tomorrow to clear out the bandits and horse thieves gathered from Yumen Pass to Puchanghai.

Ensure that the engineering team builds the road from Yumen Pass to Puchanghai. Of course, building roads takes time,

Our army cannot stop and wait. The army must go ahead and eliminate bandits and horse thieves along the way.

Then they advanced towards Puchanghai and successfully captured the Loulan Kingdom (Shanshan Kingdom). Our Han Dynasty’s Western Region Changshi Mansion was in the Loulan Kingdom.

That is the Puchanghai area. After taking Loulan, our army used Loulan as a stronghold and began to attack around the Western Region.

Annihilate the other countries and make the entire Western Region become the direct jurisdiction of the Central Plains Empire. We don’t need vassal states this time, we can do it in one step to avoid troubles always happening to the countries in the Western Region."

Guo Jiadao.

"Military advisor, if you want to eliminate the thirty-six countries in the Western Region and bring them under the direct control of the empire, you will need a lot of officials.

In addition, if this happens, the resistance from the countries in the Western Region will be very strong. We only have an army of 100,000, is it really enough?"

Xia Houyuan questioned.

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"Wonderful talent, a hundred thousand troops are not enough. My lord set out to conquer the prairie in the northern region. He faced hundreds of soldiers.

With tens of millions of grassland people, isn't the expedition going smoothly? We are the Xiakou Army, whether we are infantry or infantry,

They are still cavalry, and they have an absolute advantage against the iron cavalry of the countries in the Western Regions. Don't let others' ambitions destroy your own prestige.

In a cavalry duel, one of our divisions can fight against more than three times the prairie cavalry. Even if it is infantry,

As long as we form a good formation, we won't suffer any loss in the decisive battle with the prairie cavalry. Apart from anything else, in terms of equipment, we are definitely ahead of the other countries in the Western Regions."

Guo Jiadao.

"Been taught a lesson."

Xia Houyuan cupped his fists and said.

"During this period, I found some businessmen from the Western Regions in Wuwei City, and we paid them to guide us.

Tomorrow the cavalry division will open the way ahead and conduct detailed reconnaissance of the surrounding areas to nip any danger in the bud.

By the way, those bandits and horse thieves, if they are willing to surrender, you can give them a chance to surrender.

However, we cannot have the blood of our businessmen on our hands, and those who have blood on them, no matter who they are, must be severely punished without mercy."

Xu Huangdao.

"As you command!"
Chapter completed!