Horse tramples Wuhuan

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

After a long time, Feng Fengshi, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up and said:

"Lords and princes! I think that both the Parthian Empire and the Kushan Kingdom are challenges that I, the Han Dynasty, need to face."

"If I, a big man, want to advance westward, I will inevitably conflict with Anxi. This is unavoidable..."

"Similarly, if the Han Dynasty wants to expand southward, conflict with the Kushan people will be inevitable..."

"To the west there is the benefit of the Silk Road, and to the south there is the wealth of the body poison. These are things that the Han Dynasty and I, the Protector of the Western Regions, cannot part with..."

"In my opinion, the best choice for the Han Dynasty is to provoke a war between the Kushan Empire and the Parthian Empire, and try to maintain the balance between the two countries..."

After Feng Fengshi finished speaking, Pan Hong stood up and said: "What Mr. Feng said makes sense... The benefits of the Silk Road and the benefits of body poison are things that a big man cannot give up..."

"But if the big man deliberately provokes a war between Kushan and Anxi, I think it is not advisable now..."

"Both Kushan and Anxi are big and powerful countries... I, the Protector of the Western Regions, still need to invest a lot of energy in the Huns..."

"Although our Western Region Protector is strong, we cannot maintain a four-front battle..."

After Pan Hong finished speaking, Guo Kai also expressed his support for Pan Hong's views.

Later, Han Jiang and Geng Shu also expressed their opinions one after another.

Both of them believed that the Protectorate of the Western Regions should not get involved in new wars in the west until the threat from the Xiongnu to the north was eliminated.

Cai Ting then mentioned the incident in Chang'an, "The emperor is getting older. If the emperor fully controls the power, the Western Regions will still have to face problems from Chang'an... Maintaining the status quo is the best choice!"

After seven days of discussion, everyone finally reached a consensus.

"In this way, before the threat of the Huns is resolved, maintaining the status quo of Anxi and Kushan is the best choice for the Han Dynasty."

Zhang Yue finally concluded.

…

After a day's rest, everyone gathered again to discuss the reform of the military system.

As for the last issue of military reform, everyone feels that it should indeed be changed.

In many wars, generals have discovered the inconveniences in today's military system.

The current basic organization of the Han army in the Western Regions is bubu.

Because of several expansions of troops in the Western Region, all the tribes are now in a state of full strength.

A Han army has more than 5,000 people, but a song has only 500 people.

Although there are two commanders and one commander in each department, there are still many inconveniences in conducting coordination.

In fact, the four military governors have long had the idea of ​​changing the military system, but this matter is extremely taboo in any era, so they can only think about it in their hearts.

"It is naturally a good thing to reorganize the army of the princes, but it is not easy to handle it in Chang'an!"

Geng Shu had a solemn look on his face.

Everyone had the same expression when they heard this, obviously they didn't have much confidence in Zhang Yue's ability to convince Chang'an.

Zhang Yue looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "Don't be pessimistic, gentlemen, just leave the matter of persuading Chang'an to someone..."

Although Zhang Yue said so, most people did not have much hope.

"The important events of the country are in the army and in the sacrifice!" The military is extremely important to any country.

The same is true for the military system, which is the most important power of a country.

The military system can be said to be a red line that no one dares to touch easily.

Even during the Pre-Qin and Warring States periods, states would not allow generals or localities to change their military systems on their own.

Most of the time, trying to change the military system is tantamount to treason.

"Your Majesty, please report this matter to Chang'an first!"

Fu Jiezi spoke to persuade him. When Fu Jiezi said this, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

After Fu Jiezi spoke, Geng Shu also said: "What the prince Fu Gong said is true, it is better not to touch the military system!"

Liu Yi said at this time: "Your Majesty and the general have also made some changes to the military system... I thought I could make a plan first and report it to Chang'an!"

Zhao Guanghan touched his beard and said: "What Liu Hou said is true. It would be better to report this matter to Chang'an first!"

After Zhao Guanghan said this, everyone also agreed.

Zhang Yue said with a smile at this time: "What you all said is nothing more than what I thought. If you want to convince the general and the emperor, we can't just talk in vain..."

Liu Yi asked: "Do you intend to find a place to conduct experiments first?"

Zhang Yue looked at Liu Yi with satisfaction: "Yes, the intention is to use the newly established Darobida Kingdom as an experiment..."

"The Dharabitha Kingdom is a newly established country. It has not been canonized by the Han Dynasty. It is just right to implement the new military system to see its effect..."

After hearing this, Zhao Guanghan high-fived and agreed: "Great goodness, the king is wise, this way can not be true to the facts, and can test the new military system... Good... Great goodness..."

Geng Shu heard that the new military system was not implemented directly in the Western Regions, and he also supported it: "This is very good, but the military system of the Darobida Kingdom should not be changed too much..."

Han Jiang directly asked: "What kind of military system does the prince intend to implement in Darabida?"

As soon as Han Jiang said this, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Yue.

At this time, everyone wanted to know what Zhang Yue's new military system looked like.

Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said: "The intention of the princes is to imitate the military system of Zhou Dynasty and restore the "division" system among the tribes!"

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, everyone understood instantly.

Guo Kai nodded and said: "Restoring the division system is a good idea. Adding "divisions" between units can indeed command the army more effectively..."

Geng Shu also said: "If we add "divisions" between the units, it will be more convenient to command in the war..."

Fu Jiezi also agreed at this time: "The king is wise, this is to restore the Zhou system. If this matter is reported back to Chang'an, I think all the virtuous writers will cheer for the king..."

Pan Hong, who had been silent all this time, said at this time: "In Zhou Dynasty, there were five hundred people per brigade, five brigades into one division, and five divisions into one army..."

"A brigade in the Zhou Dynasty is equivalent to a song of the Han Dynasty. How many songs do you want to use as a division?"

Zhang Yuedao said, "A certain person also regards three tunes as one division, and three divisions as one division... What do you think?"

After thinking for a while, Guo Kai said: "The cavalry charge is usually in two lines, front and rear... It would be better to use the four qus as one division, one part as two divisions, and the other two qus as the reserve army..."

Zhao Yi calculated on the paper in front of him and said:

"I think it would be better to have three songs as one division..."

After Zhao Yi spoke out, some people supported Guo Kai, while others supported Zhang Yue and Zhao Yi.

Everyone sitting here is a veteran. Zhang Yue proposed to conduct a war game to see which one has better actual results.

Everyone heard the words and said it was good.

Since everyone had no objections, Zhang Yue immediately sent people the tools for the war game.

In the end, after many deductions, everyone found that a two-division system was more suitable for cavalry operations.

The three-division system is more suitable for joint operations with multiple arms.

After this derivation, everyone finally agreed to implement the system of three songs and one division, and one division and three divisions in the Dharabitha Kingdom.

In the future, if Chang'an agrees to carry out military reform, the three-division system and the two-division system will coexist.

Finally, Fu Jiezi proposed to report to Chang'an in the name of Liu Yi first, and Liu Yi would be responsible for trying out the new military system in the Darobida Kingdom.

After some thought, Zhang Yue agreed to Fu Jiezi's proposal.

Then Fu Jiezi drafted a memorial in the name of Liu Yi...

After discussing these three major events, everyone then discussed and studied various other issues together.

After the meeting, everyone returned to their places.

…

In February of the third year of Yuanfeng, Zhenwu Jiedushi envoy Geng Shu led 30,000 horses out of Yiwu.

Then Hexi Jiedushi Lu Bode led 20,000 horses out of Juyan.

Shuofang Jiedu envoy Zhao Chongguo led 30,000 horses out of Wuyuan.

Three armies with a total of 80,000 riders once again swept through the Mobei grassland.

After learning the news, Xulu Quanqu Shanyu ordered his troops to continue moving north, and at the same time concentrated his troops, preparing to look for opportunities to raid Lubode's headquarters, which was the weakest.

The Han-Hungarian war broke out again, which made Wuhuan Shanyu Luorong feel that his opportunity had come.

On February 24th of the third year of Yuanfeng, Luo Rong led 30,000 cavalry and arrived at the Xianbei Mountains.

"King Servant Xianbei pays homage to the Great Chanyu!"

Although King Zuo Guli despised Luo Rong, he had to bow his head under the eaves.

Luo Rong sat proudly on his horse, watching the originally noble King Zuo Guli prostrating himself in front of his horse, feeling extremely satisfied.
To be continued...