"I have always rescued the State of Zhao. Who would have thought that this time, I am actually rescuing the State of Wei!"
During this period of time, Ying Zheng was also systematically learning all knowledge, among which learning from history was the most critical.
It seems that Zhao has been beaten among the three Jins since its founding.
When Wei was fighting for hegemony, Qi rescued Zhao; when Qin besieged Handan, other countries rescued Zhao.
Almost all the major events of Zhao State that can be recorded in history books, Zhao State was beaten. Who would have thought that Wei State, which has always regarded itself as the overlord of the Three Jin Dynasties, would be beaten so badly by Zhao State this time.
"I'm afraid that Mr. Cheng will not be able to go to Tunliu!" However, before Ying Zheng could give the order, Liao, a state lieutenant, took out the latest information and handed it to everyone.
"Why?" Lu Buwei and others were a little confused and carefully read the intelligence report sent by Liao.
"Hereby, Loulan rebels and joins forces with Kucha and other countries to attack our Daqin Cheshi County. The general will lead the troops to hold on and wait for backup."
"Something happened in the Western Regions!" Lu Buwei and others were shocked.
The countries in the Western Regions were their newly discovered existence, and the various spices, jade, pasture and other war preparation materials tribute from the Western Regions had a huge impact on the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, the Qin State also intended to take the Western Regions into its hands after the war in the Central Plains. Who would have thought that the Western Regions would suddenly unite to attack Cheshi.
"Why?" Ying Zheng and others were confused.
The Western Regions didn't know how powerful Qin was. It could even be said that the entire Western Regions combined were not enough for Qin to defeat. Why did they suddenly dare to attack Che Shi this time?
"Is there any explanation in the intelligence?" Ying Zheng asked with a frown.
"It has not been stated clearly, and the Qiang ghost military and political envoys are also confused as to why the other party suddenly launched an attack. Even now, the military and political envoys do not know the reason." Xuan shook his head.
This was what confused him the most. There must be a reason for a war, even if it was because whose cow ate whose grass.
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However, the Qiang ghost's urgent military information turned around and asked whether Xianyang killed the protons sent by the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, which led to such a war.
However, Liao asked Dianke Qing Dunxi about the situation of the protons from the Western Regions, and the answer he received was that these protons were actively learning the culture of the Central Plains, having fun with the nobles of the Qin Dynasty, and had not been subjected to any harassment.
Bad treatment.
"Why don't you know how to fight?" Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei and others were even more confused.
As the most outstanding young generation in the Qin Dynasty, Qiang Gui once served as the deputy general of Xiao Xu. His talent is unquestionable. If even Qiang Gui doesn't know the reason, then the problem will not be small.
"Could it be the Xiongnu and Da Yuezhi?" Liao expressed his guess.
On the edge of the Western Region, those who dared to attack Qin were the Xiongnu and Dayue clan who were defeated by Qin and moved westward.
"It's possible!" Wang Jian also agreed with this guess.
Because they really couldn't think of anyone in the known world who would dare to attack Qin except the princes and kings of the Central Plains. Therefore, the only possibility was the Xiongnu and Dayue clan who had enmity with Qin.
"Don't be too afraid in the Western Regions. The most important thing right now is the battle between Zhao and Wei." Lu Buwei pondered for a moment and then spoke again.
In the eyes of the Qin State, the Western Regions are just moss-like existences that can be easily destroyed. The most important thing is the current war and what Qin State can gain from it.
None of the Nine Ministers had any objections, including everyone in the military, who agreed with Lu Buwei's view that the Western Regions could be dispensed with. The worst that could happen was giving up the chariot division and returning to Dunhuang County. The Western Regions would never dare to attack Dunhuang.
"Then send General Xiao Xu to lead an army of 30,000 to respond and temporarily withdraw to Dunhuang County!" Ying Zheng saw that everyone was unanimous, and then issued the order.
In Dunhuang County, Xiao Xu was also very puzzled. The Qiang ghosts had been doing quite well in the Western Regions during this period and were on good terms with the kings of various countries. Why did they suddenly start a fight?
"How many troops do we have?" Xiao Xu looked at his newly appointed deputy general and staff and asked.
"In addition to the new army that was taken away by Xianyang, we still have 60,000 on hand!" the deputy general replied.
The four counties of Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Zhangye, and Jincheng are all military camps, that is, all the people are soldiers, so it is easy to raise a large army.
The number of people reported by the deputy general is still the number of people they can mobilize without affecting the development of the four counties.
"Then do it! In this battle, I want the Western Region to completely become the territory of Great Qin!" Xiao Xu said the most ferocious words.
"But we haven't gotten the tiger talisman and the order from Xianyang yet!" the deputy general hesitated.
It is a serious crime to mobilize troops privately without transfer orders and tiger symbols.
"So you don't understand Xianyang!" Xiao Xu shook his head and sighed. If the Qiang ghosts were here, they would definitely obey directly and then go to gather soldiers and horses.
"What Xianyang wants is stability on the border and peace in the Western Regions, but the reason why the private troops are mobilized is because they are afraid that the border generals will rebel, attack Xianyang, or cause trouble for the empire."
"As long as we win, Xianyang's accountability will come along with the rewards!" Xiao Xu knew exactly what Xianyang wanted.
If he loses, he will be a sinner of the empire, a capital crime! If he wins, he will be a hero of the empire. At most, he will be transferred back to Xianyang and no longer serve as the commander-in-chief of the border army.
And he had long wanted to find an opportunity to return to Xianyang, instead of living in the wind, sun, and dust on this distant border.
"Here!" Seeing that Xiao Xu had made up his mind, the deputy general had no choice but to make arrangements to gather the army.
"But what needs to be done must still be done!" Xiao Xu still wrote a handwritten letter, explaining the reasons for his troop transfer. At the same time, he made the military situation more urgent and did not have time to wait for Xianyang's transfer order.
It really takes that sentence to the extreme.
In Cheshi City, the Qiang ghost was also very confused. This battle made him look confused. A while ago, he was admiring flowers, dancing, drinking and having fun with King Loulan. Why did he suddenly attack him? If he hadn't run so fast.
, ran back to the driver, otherwise he would probably die in Loulan City.
"What went wrong?" Qiang Ghost recalled the entire night banquet carefully, but still couldn't figure out what was wrong.
The scene at that time was:
The heads of the countries in the Western Regions were all present, as were the decision-making ministers of the countries who were not present.
Then for some reason the discussion came to the topic of the strength of each country.
So King Loulan asked: "Qin should be the most powerful country in the world today, right?"
The Qiang ghost maintained the modesty expected of a Central Plains person and replied, "It's passed!"
Then the expressions of the leaders and ministers of the various countries changed a little, and then they asked, "Which country among them is Qin most worried about going to war with?"
Qiang Ghost continued to maintain his humility and said, "Then it depends on luck first. Anyway, anyone can be killed!"
Then the faces of the leaders of the countries changed again, and finally they suddenly broke up unhappy, so they united to attack him.
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"Translate!" Qiang Gui suddenly understood that if there was a problem, then the only problem lay with the translator, because after he finished speaking, the translator's face also changed, and he was wondering whether to translate.
And this translator was not someone else, but the one who originally translated for Jin Yao. Because Jin Yao said that the translator was a good translator, the Qiang ghost also took the translator with him and became his first translator.