Chapter 2799 A leaky house encounters continuous rain, a leaky boat encounters a crooked helmsman
The eighth year of Taixing.
Chun Guliang came, walked closer step by step, and then kicked him in the face.
The snot and tears came down together with a gurgling sound.
If you look over the lofty mountains and rivers, past the mountains and forests, county towns, winding roads, and dilapidated villages, you will see a huge Lu clan flag standing listlessly in front of you.
Under the flag, there seemed to be a huge gray-blue military camp.
This is Lu Bu's army under the walls of Yanqi Yuanqu City.
Yanqi and Yuanqu are actually different transliterations of the same word, so it is also called Wuyi and Agni. Near Yanqi, there is a Daze. It is this Daze that allows people here to make this comparison.
Good living and living conditions.
In spring, it is also difficult to advance here in the Western Region.
Even if Lu Bu has unparalleled martial arts, he can't change the weather, and anger can't make it stop snowing or raining.
Soldiers patrolled, and cars and horses came and went, bringing up water and mud.
The battle flag drooped wetly.
In such weather, most soldiers stayed in their tents, waiting for the rain to stop.
Yan Qi was beaten silly before and has not been able to recover until now. In addition, he is close to Xihai City, so he has always been very humble. No matter what Lu Bu wants, he will give it to him. It even makes people feel that if Lu Bu wants
When King Yanqi's wife and daughter sleep, King Yanqi will also have them washed and delivered to Lu Bu's bedside.
Don’t think that there will be any beauties in Yanqi. In fact, in this era, most of the so-called beauties are actually not very good and do not conform to the aesthetics of later generations...
It's a normal aesthetic.
Because most of the women in these feudal dynasties were either too fat or too thin.
Those who are too thin are ordinary women. Because of long hours of work and insufficient nutritional intake, they are basically black and small. This is basically a common problem in the feudal dynasty. This is why those feudal women
There is a reason why the literati in the dynasty like teenage lolita. Because once they are over twenty years old, women in the feudal dynasty without adequate nutrition and daily maintenance will decline very quickly, and all kinds of wrinkles will appear every day.
Dream.
In addition, those who are too fat are gentry women. Later generations will generally consider them to be pig-type, but in the concept of the feudal dynasty, they are "beautiful and round". Some gentry women are born for marriage, so they must be "good-looking".
Eating more and exercising less will lead to the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, which can produce oil when you pinch it...
Therefore, if there is a time-traveling party that really wants to open a harem in the feudal dynasty, in fact, it will often face a tragic end. If you want to have a Long Aotian type, you must be surrounded by peerless beauties who conform to the aesthetics of later generations.
, and then licked him to death, basically even dreaming is impossible.
On the contrary, if the traveling party performs well, it is possible that they will be favored by the local nobles and natives, and then forcibly capture them as their son-in-law, and let their proud and fat daughter lie down...
It is said that the rich water does not flow to outsiders' fields.
What?
Not willing?
These days, who would care about someone’s thoughts or wishes?
Just like King Yanqi, no one cares whether he wants it or not.
In Yanqi City, he may be a king, but in front of Lu Bu, he is not even as good as a dog. At least the dog can freely enter and exit Lu Bu's tent, but he is not even qualified to enter the tent.
Near noon, there was the sound of water outside the tent, and then Wei Xu opened the curtain and walked in, shaking his raincoat and poncho like a dog, "This damn weather will never end!"
In the center of the large tent, Lu Bu put his hands on the table and looked at the map in front of him.
"My lord!" Wei Xu said carelessly, with some rainwater still on his body, "The driver sent someone to deliver something again, and also sent a letter... I followed the lord's instructions. The things were left behind. I will cut the messenger."
Here it is... the letter is here..."
Wei Xu took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu opened the letter, read it casually, and then threw it on the table, "Another perfunctory deception! Hmph!"
Wei Xu said in amusement, "I think this driver is really clueless! We might as well just go for it!"
Lu Bu's original intention was to let the chariot commander send out troops and march together as vassal soldiers, but it was obvious that the chariot commander would rather apologize and send things over and over again, but he was unwilling to send troops.
Gao Shun coughed twice and said, "The direction is different."
"Ah? What?" Wei Xu didn't hear clearly.
The earth is round, but the Western Region is not round. There is no way for Lu Bu to fight from one place to another without taking any detours along the way. The driver is north and east of Yanqi, although he has sent people before
Heading to Jiaohe City where the driver is, the driver's head is indeed lowered at the front, but the driver still has the rear...
The king in the front of the chariot has surrendered, but it does not mean that the king in the rear of the chariot is also willing to surrender.
"If it's not the same, we'll fight!" Wei Xu waved his arm, "The rear of the chariot division thinks that it is close to Wusun, so it can get Wusun's support. It has never taken us seriously. Now we have twenty
Wan Dajun, if we let them get away with it easily, it will be even harder to deal with in the future!"
Gao Shun fell silent.
What Wei Xu said is also true.
Although 200,000 people are claimed, the number of people sent out is almost the same. After all, the civilians transporting grain and grass back and forth, which adds up to a huge number of people. In fact, there are less than 10,000 people in the field.
Lu Bu's core soldiers and about 10,000 vassal soldiers.
With such a large army, the food consumed every day is staggering.
Yanqi is a node.
To the north is Cheshi Wusun, to the south is Shanshan Shule, and to the west is Qiuci. In the middle is a huge uninhabited basin. All countries rely on the rivers produced by the melting of ice and snow on the north and south mountains.
Survive.
Even if Lu Bu is full of courage, he still has to drink water. He can cross the no-man's land in the Western Region. He can only follow the route of the river. Either take the northern route or the southern route. The north is opposite.
It is said to be better than the one in the south, because there are mountains in the north that block part of the wind and snow, while the environment in the south is relatively harsh.
"Where are the people from Shanshan?" Lu Bu asked in a deep voice, "Has no one come yet?"
Shanshan was beaten by Lu Bu before.
"Here we come..." Wei Xuba smacked his lips, "The one who came over was the little prince from Shanshan. He didn't bring many people with him. He was crying and asking us to help him beat his uncle..."
Lu Bu didn't know what to say for a moment.
The country of the Western Regions itself is like this. No one knows what the relationship is. It is even more confusing than the relationship between princes during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Although Lu Bu is not too clear about what happened inside Shanshan, it is obvious.
There had been quite a bit of conflict between the powerful factions and those in power in Shanshan.
"How come you only know this now?" Lu Bu frowned.
Wei Xu covered it up and said: "This happened not long ago...I will definitely pay attention to collecting this information next time..."
Gao Shun glanced at Wei Xu and said nothing. Obviously, this was Wei Xu's dereliction of duty. If you say big, it's not big. If you say small, it's not small. After all, Shanshan is not like Shule. It is actually far away from the West Sea.
It's not too far.
If we had known about it earlier and dealt with it in advance, whether it was the little prince who supports Shanshan or the little prince and uncle of Shanshan's powerful faction, it would actually be fine. It just depends on how the proceeds are disposed of. But at this moment, we are stuck at this juncture.
Up, it's a bit difficult to handle.
The army is all heading north, and the chariot division must be unstoppable. But if you hit the rear of the chariot division, you can at most attack some Guisun, er, Wusun's territory along the way, and then basically return to the army, like Lu Bu did before
He said that he would attack Chigu again, or even advance into Dawan, but basically don't even think about it.
Back and forth, even if we speed up, it will take at least half a year, maybe a year, and by that time, even if the food and grass can support it, the soldiers may not be able to maintain their high fighting spirit...
Going south can certainly solve the problem of Shanshan on the way, but going south will make the roads more difficult to pass, and the suitable climate will be shorter. In addition, the cities on the southern line are sparse, and there will be less supplies.
, it is impossible to say that they have to be transported thousands of miles from Xihai City. After all, there are 20,000 to 30,000 people, plus the cattle and horses, it will cost hundreds of dan to eat casually for a day.
Lu Bu's original plan was to capture the soldiers of the countries along the way and treat them as vassals to clear the way. In addition, these countries could contribute money and food to supplement consumption, but now they are stuck here in Yanqi, and the Cheshi people are unwilling to come.
The Shanshan people came, but it was of no use.
In fact, the best strategy is to divide your forces.
After all, the problem in Shanshan is not big. Maybe we only need to send Wei Xu and some people to conquer the cities of one or two powerful factions to solve the problem. Or we can simply be more ruthless and let the powerful factions pay a certain amount of benefits.
The little prince finished his work for the real power faction.
In the Cheshi Kingdom on the northern line, attacking with heavy troops would undoubtedly mean using a two-handed sword to kill the chickens, so at most Gao Shun can lead some soldiers to conquer. Gao Shun only needs to capture one or two major nodes in the rear of the Cheshi, and the Cheshi will be defeated.
The rear part of the division will inevitably surrender, and it is unlikely that they will take the Wusun Kingdom with them and bow their heads to admit their mistake.
But in this way, Lu Bu's power was dispersed. At most, he could do what he did last time, and he would be unable to defeat Chigu. He might even be unable to defeat him...
Chigu was originally the base camp of the Kushan people, but was later massacred by Lu Bu. Therefore, the surrounding area can be basically said to be similar to a desert area. It is almost impossible to obtain supplies. There are only cities beyond the Chigu area and further west, and those cities
Basically, they all favored Kushan, and they had to conquer a mountain pass before they could continue to the west. Therefore, whether there were fewer troops or insufficient supplies, Lu Bu could only stop.
Lu Bu looked at the map. He had been looking at it for two days, but he still didn't have any good ideas.
At this moment, he was looking forward to having a decent counselor by his side, and even missed the fear of being dominated by Li Ru. Although Li Ru's coercion made him uncomfortable, he at least used his brain.
, he doesn’t need to do it, and it’s not his turn to do it.
"My lord, now that we have been stationed in Yanqi for many days, the daily expenses are huge. Not only the food for the soldiers, but also the mules and horses that need to be transported and supplied along the way. There is no preparation at all." Gao Shun said slowly.
He said, "My lord, this is the western expedition, why not just return to the army..."
Lu Bu's Western Expedition was extremely hasty in itself. In addition, not long after the expedition, he encountered winter snow and had to stop and garrison. Then came the spring rain, which made it even more chaotic. However, the countries in the Western Regions only
They need to wait for work in their own city. All the facilities on the side walls of the fortress are ready-made, so there is no need to prepare anything in particular. In this comparison, Lu Bu's army actually does not have much advantage.
Lu Bu pondered, his face not very pretty.
Gao Shun was still talking, "Everything is not ready for this war. The land in the Western Regions is too vast and it is difficult to clear it out at once. Many countries in the Western Regions have nomadic customs, and they gather and disperse irregularly. When the lord comes,
It is scattered in the four fields. Even though the lord's soldiers are sharp, it is like drawing a knife to cut off the water. The knife passes through the water without leaving a trace. Even if one is caught, it is just like a wounded finger. There is no serious harm. Wait for the lord's soldiers to attack.
Transiting, regrouping again...』
"It is better to follow the plan step by step, first recruit talented people from neighboring countries, thin out their soldiers, and then gradually educate them. Within a few years, the results will naturally be visible..."
Gao Shun still had some words that were not convenient for him to say.
The finances of the Western Regions already have a big problem. The key is that Lu Bu still brings so many vassal armies. The further west you go, the longer the supply line is and the heavier the burden becomes. At the same time, these vassal armies have many advantages.
Inferior, there are newcomers and experienced ones, which are different in themselves. However, due to the lack of management when paying food and wages, some forms of big pot rice do not form effective grade differences, so that at present, these vassal armies
Many of them work hard but don’t work hard...
The vassal army strategy was originally a highly effective military system implemented by Li Ru in Xiliang. There was originally no problem with this. Because it had to rely entirely on the Han people to control, or even suppress, an area as large as the Western Regions, which was impossible in itself.
affairs, so local people, that is, people from the Western Regions, must be involved to assist the Han people in management.
This is not a problem at all, but the problem is that after Li Ru's death, this originally effective military system, or the Western Region management system, was due to official corruption, lack of management, solidification of models, rigid forms, etc.
Factors, from an effective ruling model, have become a current drag.
In any era and any system, if it is in the competition stage, its activity will be very high. Once it enters the monopoly stage, it will almost be linked to corruption. This is the case in the Western Regions now. The Han civilian officials only want to make money, while the generals and soldiers are not interested in corruption.
This kind of behavior is very contemptuous, but on the other hand, they are so greedy that since the expedition, these soldiers are almost like locusts passing through the border, taking whatever is available and eating as much as there is food!
So much so that the daily consumption is almost several times the normal amount!
The Yanqi area used to be relatively close to the Han people, but now it is full of complaints!
Those who had some wealth, including the royal family members of Yanqi, were almost all in bad luck. Even the ordinary people were wailing. The army was stationed, and the food and clothing expenses almost exhausted everything in the area!
For Lu Bu's soldiers, these were windfalls and plundered food. They were not included in the original expenses. Although they did not increase the amount transported from the rear, their appetites were developed in the process.
, will not be reduced easily. So if we continue to the west, how many countries and cities can withstand such a huge consumption? Or are they willing to provide support?
Moreover, after this incident, it is hard to say how many people in Yanqi are still friendly to the Han people.
All of this made Gao Shun worried.
only……
"I don't think it's appropriate!" Wei Xu said loudly, "Now that my lord is marching in a big way, if he returns in defeat, wouldn't he become a joke to the countries in the Western Regions? How will he rule the Western Regions then, and how will he let Guishang and others rest in peace?
People with different intentions will be frightened? When there are sneaky people on all sides, and beacons are going up in the north and south, what will we do? Why not take advantage of the moment to conquer the Western Region in one fell swoop and completely conquer it!"
Wei Xu's eyes widened and he stared angrily at Gao Shun, "General Gao, what do you mean by repeatedly persuading my lord to return to the army? Is it possible that you really don't want my lord to make great achievements, pacify the Western Regions, and achieve immortal feats?"
!What are your intentions?!』
Of course, if it can really be decided in one fell swoop and completely conquered, that would be great. But no matter how good the slogan is, what about the actual problem? It’s like the Zhuan family said that if they have no money, they can rent out their houses or start Didi to make money.
He ordered some pocket money, and then asked in confusion, "Is there someone who doesn't even have a house or a car?"
No way?
No way?!
You, Gao Shun, want to shake your master's determination and change the course of the army. What are your intentions?
My lord, for the long-term peace and stability of the Western Regions, for everyone's immortal achievements, and for the great reputation of the Han Dynasty, you have come here with such hardship. Now you are good, saying you want to withdraw?
What do you mean?
Wei Xu's eyes were wide open, but he was very short-sighted. What he said seemed to be sincere and sincere, but he didn't have any suggestions on what to do. In other words, in fact, Wei Xu didn't have any ideas.
, but he could pour chicken soup for Lu Bu and calmly say "No way", so what he said was naturally recognized by Lu Bu, and he could still have a place calmly.
"We must march!" Lu Bu slapped his hand on the table, "There is no need to discuss this matter! Boping, I called you here to deal with the charioteer's matter, not to hinder my march!"
Compared with the chaotic Shanshan in the south, the uncooperative and perfunctory attitude of the rear of the chariot division gave Lu Bu an even greater headache. If the rear of the chariot division can just send some things and is unwilling to send soldiers to follow, then how can Lu Bu ensure that he leaves
After Yanqi continues to the west, will the people at the rear of the chariot division take the opportunity to make a sneak attack?
Therefore, the problem of the driver must be solved first before we can continue to set off, and the best candidate is certainly not Wei Xu.
Gao Shun was silent for a moment, "My lord, the spring rain is continuous now, and gunpowder cannot be used. Even if we conquer the chariot division, if they stand firm, it will be difficult to attack..."
Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "I don't want to listen to this. Just ask, how many people do you need? One thousand soldiers plus one thousand vassals, is that enough? If not, add one thousand vassals. A total of three thousand people, is that enough? I don't care about you."
How to fight? Anyway, bring me the head of the king behind the chariot division!』
Gao Shun lowered his head and said, "I accept your order."
