Testing

Not surprisingly, the integration of the Western Regions did not go smoothly.

No one wants to give up the knife in their hands these days.

The most important thing is Yang Zheng's reputation, which makes the countries in the Western Regions uneasy.

In the past, their surrender to the Han Dynasty was a long process. During this period, rebellions continued to occur, and the Western Regions had three connections.

It's the same now.

The kings of the Western Regions are not idiots. They know that the Qin Dynasty is still short of a complete rise.

Without solving the other two problems, we cannot focus on the Western Regions.

They adopted a good strategy, drag!

The decrees are promulgated one by one and withheld word by word.

When the two sides were unwilling to compromise, the envoy spoke in poor Chinese and said, "Your Majesty is right, but the Western Regions have their own customs and situations. Your Majesty will wait a moment, and the foreign ministers will report back to our Lord, and then I can reply to Your Majesty."

Come and go, half a year has passed.

They had already anticipated these defensive measures, "Xia Guo has not established a firm foothold, and Gaochang has more than enough defense but not enough offense."

Lu Zhi thought that Wei Guan was advocating an expedition again, so he quickly dissuaded him, saying, "If the Central Plains is solid, the Western Regions will come naturally. Don't abandon the original and seek the end."

Yang Zheng didn't have the intention to go on an expedition, so it would be best if he didn't use the knife.

If you have the energy to expedition to the Western Regions, you might as well launch a unification war.

Qin is in a critical period of accumulating national strength.

Of course, an expedition with laborious troops is impossible.

Lu Zhi was right. If the Central Plains were unified, the Western Regions would jump into the pot.

"Then just grind it out with them." Yang Zheng didn't care. Many of the terms had actually become an established reality.

As long as the Qin Pavilion stands, it is equivalent to the archway standing, and time is on the side of Qin.

As soon as he mentioned the Western Regions, Pang Qing whispered outside the door: "Your Majesty, Hu Yuan has urgent reports from the Xuanyi Order."

To stabilize the Hu family's academic origin, his children are indeed extraordinary. Hu Yuan, Xuanyi Lang who was sent out at the beginning, had the greatest achievements. He was capable of literary and military skills and was flexible in handling affairs. He was the first to propose the Qin Guan.

So it was logical that it was promoted to the Proclamation of Righteousness.

"What happened?"

Pang Qing only had the title of Attendant, and did not have the title of Pingshang Shushi, so he could not participate in the highest-level discussions without Yang Zheng's permission.

Pang Qing pushed open the door and walked in, "Qiuci secretly contacted Dawan, Kangju will besiege Xia Kingdom!"

The Seven Rivers Basin is considered one of the most fertile lands in the Western Region. Even in later generations of more than 1,700 years ago, it was still a land of great wealth.

In the past, because Wusun avoided the harassment of Xianbei in Moxi and developed towards the Tianshan Mountains, it infringed on the interests of Kangju and Dawan, and the three kingdoms fought back and forth.

Now that this fertile land has changed to a stronger owner, the surrounding wild wolves naturally feel sad.

Plus Kucha is connected in series...

Yang Zheng remembered that Bai Huwen was from Qiuci, and the surname Bai was the surname Wang of Qiuci.

Qiucihu have always been the main force of the Hu people moving eastward.

Dawan is in the Fergana region, and Kangju is in the Hezhong region.

The most powerful one is Kangju. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been a big country in the Western Regions with a vast territory and a large population.

After their subordinates controlled the Gida people, they moved westward and defeated the Sassanid Empire, which was in full swing. Then they counterattacked the Western Regions and competed with the Rouran people for Gaochang.

In short, when mixed development develops in the Western Regions, they will generally invade eastward.

The test for Yang Yi has come.

If you want to gain a foothold in the Western Region, where hundreds of tribes abound, a great war is certainly not enough.

Yang Zheng glanced at Lu Zhi and Wei Guan, both of whom had relatively calm eyes.

Rescue will definitely be too late.

Yang Yi has an army of 30,000 to 40,000 men. If he cannot withstand the siege of several countries, it means that the enemy has at least 100,000 troops. It is impossible for Chang'an to send 100,000 troops to rescue Xia.

"Since he is my son, he has to go through this."

Isn’t there a famous saying in later generations about bad things?

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Since he is the King of Xia, he must have the ability to handle crises on his own.

Yang Zheng cannot protect them for a lifetime.

"Your Majesty won't send troops?" Pang Qing was stunned.

"Let Yang Yi and Yin Chun make their own decisions regarding the Western Regions." The 30,000 to 40,000 Qiang cavalry and government troops still have a certain fighting capacity. In addition to the 1,500 elite Longxiang battalion left behind, in cooperation with Yin Chun, they should

Can resist.

Chang'an has to be rescued at every turn, so what was the purpose of establishing the Xia Kingdom in the first place?

Even his own son could not shake the national policy and strategic direction of Qin.

Politics is politics, and father and son are father and son.

From another perspective, just because Yang Yi is threatened, Qin's national power cannot be tilted toward him.

Lu Zhi saluted Yang Zheng.

Wei Guan twisted his beard and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. King Xia has an army of 40,000 people, and secretly the Xuanyi Division and the Zhenfu Division are assisting. The three countries are not united in the first place, so how can they fight to the death? It is nothing more than the alliance of the countries in the Western Regions to the west of Congling.

It's just a test of the power, in order to force His Majesty to make concessions."

Politics is the continuation of war, and war is also the continuation of politics.

Yang Zheng sneered: "How can I give in?"

Da Qin is now also a big country, and its strategic focus is indispensable.

If the Xia Kingdom can be defended, then defend it. If it cannot be defended, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years.

The Han Dynasty was so powerful that it had three connections, let alone the current Qin State?

As long as we don't give up on the Western Regions.

The Qin State is now closely connected with the Western Regions, and it is impossible to abandon the Western Regions.

It was a place full of gold and fruits, and it was also the place where all major civilizations made progress.

If you give up, others will come in and become a huge threat to Middle-earth.

This has always been the case.

"The war power of the countries in the Western Region is low, the Qiang cavalry is powerful, and the government soldiers are brave. They will only bring humiliation to themselves." Lu Zhi said lightly.

Yang Zheng nodded in agreement, "It's just as uncle said."

"This time Lu Kang defeated Yang Hu, which will at least extend the reign of Soochow for ten years. Your Majesty was very fond of Yang Hu back then, but he is nothing more than that." Wei Guan turned the topic to Jingzhou.

"A ruler is long and an inch is short." Yang Zheng smiled bitterly and could only say that each has its own strengths.

Lu Kang was good at military strategy, and Yang Hu was good at governance.

After going through this battle, I don’t know if Yang Hu will be punished by Sima Yan. After all, the 80,000-strong army did not seize this golden opportunity.

Of course, if Lu Kang was defeated, Yang Zheng believed that Du Yu would definitely take action.

Jingzhou can remain in the hands of Soochow, but it cannot be taken by Jin.

Otherwise, Jiangdong would become the turtle in the urn of the Jin Kingdom.

Sima Yan stationed a large number of troops in Xilingtun to guard the Three Gorges, and he could eat Jiangdong one bite at a time.

However, the battle between Jin and Wu was not over.

In return for Jianye's detailed work, Sun Hao wanted to send troops to attack Shouchun, but Zhong Hui dissuaded him.

But with Sun Hao's character, once he has his mind set, he will never give up.

Wu Jin should have a good show behind him.

This year Guanzhong made great efforts, and Tianfu and Tuntiansi collected a total of 6.7 million shi of grain.

This was unimaginable before.

The emptiness of the treasury has been greatly alleviated.

There are also three major ranches that produce nearly 300,000 cattle and sheep.

We have plundered a lot of livestock from Daijun, Henan, and Wusun, and we can finally have a good year this year.

The climate has always been consistent, with severe drought lasting for several years or good weather for several years.

At the end of the first year of Huangwu, a heavy snowfall came as expected.

It also indicates that the situation next year will not be too bad.
Chapter completed!