In this world, the East China Sea is not the only place that is ready to stir up trouble.
Who in the Western Region or Southern Xinjiang is not an ambitious person?!
Protectorate of the Western Regions.
Wang Chengsi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Shence Army, was staring at the sand table in the commander's tent. When it came to the emperor's six armies, the one with the highest status was naturally the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Forest Army, which was the bodyguard who protected the Emperor.
Secondly, it was not Tang Shengtan, the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army, nor Li Chengen, the commander-in-chief of the Tiance Army, but Wang Chengsi, the commander-in-chief of the Shence Army.
Wang Chengsi is not only the Grand Governor of the Shence Army, but also the Grand Protector of the Western Region Protectorate.
Its main responsibilities are to guard the territory and stabilize the territory, coordinate conflicts and disputes among countries in the Western Regions, stop the intrusion of external forces, maintain local social order in the Western Regions, and ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the former Han Dynasty, when the Western Regions Protectorate was first established, the Protectorate was an official position with a rank of "two thousand stones", which was equivalent to the "County Captain" in the Han Dynasty. "Jun Duwei" was the deputy position of the prefect, the head of a county.
In charge of the military.
Later, due to the special status of the Western Region, the status of the Great Protector also increased.
When the system was most mature, the Governor of the Western Regions Protectorate was already the highest local governor in the Western Regions, in charge of more than 30 countries east of Dawan and south of Wusun.
, Dalu, Baichang, Qianchang, Duwei, Qiqu, household, generals, ministers, princes, and kings all wear Han seal ribbons." The canonization edict must be stamped with the official seal of the Western Region Protectorate before it can take effect.
In the second year of Yuanshou, Huo Qubing, the general of the Hussars, marched into Hexi twice and defeated the Xiongnu. The Han gained the Hexi Corridor and established four counties in Hexi.
In the fourth year of Yuanshou, Wei and Huo Shuangbi led an army deep into the hinterland of the Xiongnu and fought against Shanyu. "The Xiongnu fled far away, and there was no royal court in Monan." In the same year, Zhang Qian was ordered to go on an envoy to the Western Regions again. He successfully arrived in Wuhan.
Sun Yat-sen also sent deputy envoys to Dayuan, Kangju, Dayuezhi, Daxia, Anxi and other countries.
After that, the Han Dynasty frequently sent envoys to the Western Regions, ranging from more than ten to five or six times a year; each time there were more than a hundred or hundreds of people going there, and there was a saying that "envoys look at each other on the road"
unprecedented event.
At this time, the Huns' influence in the Western Regions was even greater than that of the former Han Dynasty.
In the third year of Taichu, Emperor Wu conquered Dawan. From then on, "the Western Regions were frightened, and envoys were sent to contribute." The former Han Dynasty set up transportation pavilions from Dunhuang to Yanze, and also established transportation stations at Luntai and Quli.
They stationed envoys and lieutenants in the fields to protect the communication channels between the Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions. The area south of the Tianshan Mountains was under the control of the Han Dynasty.
Although the Xiongnu were still entrenched north of the Tianshan Mountains, they could no longer "secure themselves".
After Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, in the second year of Shenjue, the king of the Xiongnu in the west led his troops to surrender to Zheng Ji, the local governor of the Western Han Dynasty. The Tianshan Mountains also belonged to the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty "protected the North Road" and began to set up a "duhu".
The rule in the Western Regions thus ended.
The Protectorate of the Western Regions also stood on the stage of history.
When the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, the scope of the Western Regions Protectorate's control was vast; when the Central Plains Dynasty declined, there was no Western Regions Protectorate.
For hundreds of years after the fall of the former Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions Protectorate was not re-established until Emperor Taizu Gao conquered the Western Regions in three battles.
It's just that the establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions by the Great Zhou was only about forty years ago. The Western Regions were afraid of the power of the Great Zhou and did not appreciate the virtues of the Great Zhou.
Previously, during the dynasty of Taizu and Taizong, the Great Zhou Dynasty conquered the barbarians, and all nations came to court.
The countries in the Western Region naturally did not dare to make any changes.
But now the Great Zhou Dynasty first experienced a war with Hou Jin. Although Hou Jin was finally destroyed and the caves were cleared, his own strength was also greatly damaged.
Originally, the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions still did not dare to act rashly, but as soon as the news of the rebellion of Zhu Kai, the strongest king of the Great Zhou Dynasty, came, it caused an uproar among the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions?
Those weak and small countries among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are naturally grateful to the Great Zhou.
Because of the existence of the Protectorate of the Western Regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one felt the benefits of holding armies to do tyrannical things.
Conflicts between countries were mediated by Da Zhou.
Due to the need for political purposes, when mediating, the Western Region Protectorate will not only not favor strong countries, but will favor weak countries.
This gave the Zhou Dynasty a very high reputation among the small countries of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
But for the big and powerful countries like Yueshi and Anxi, the Protectorate Palace was an eyesore. It not only hindered their expansion, but even eliminated their hegemony in the Western Regions.
A few months ago, both the Yuezhi Kingdom and the Parthian Empire received intelligence that the most powerful vassal king of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Wang Zhu Kai, would rebel.
If the countries in the Western Regions were allowed to resist when the Great Zhou Dynasty was at its strongest, they would definitely not dare to do so. However, if the countries in the Western Regions were to add insult to injury when the Great Zhou Dynasty was weak and weak, then the Yueshi and Anxi countries would be more active than the other.
Especially the Parthian Empire. He was originally the overlord of the Western Regions. After Zhou came, he could only be the younger brother of the Great Zhou. This made the Parthian Empire always resentful.
However, due to the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Parthian Empire had always kept its peace. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty was experiencing internal turmoil, the Parthian Empire felt that its opportunity had come.
"Grand Governor, yesterday evening, a large number of armored troops and camel cavalry from the Parthian Empire moved towards our army stationed in Cheshi Kingdom for unknown purposes!" When speaking, Xi Guoyi, the general under Wang Chengsi's command.
This man was the number one master of the Shence Army. He once led a hundred cavalry to wipe out the largest sand bandit in the Western Region. He possessed extraordinary abilities with a green dragon halberd, and was extremely brave and powerful. He was Wang Chengsi's right-hand man.
Although Wang Chengsi had led the Shence Army for twelve years and conquered the Western Region, he did not dare to underestimate the Parthian Empire.
The fact that he can take the name of the empire shows how powerful his country is.
He just couldn't beat Da Zhou at his peak, so he was not a rookie.
The Parthian cavalry is still a powerful enemy of the Zhou Dynasty even to this day.
The Parthian people are a nation on horseback, and they have cultivated very excellent horse breeds. Although the Parthian horses are not tall, they are strong, fast, and have good endurance. Parthian war horses have been trained to run quickly in small steps since they were young.
It runs fast and steadily, making it an excellent horse breed for light cavalry.
Their heavy cavalry did not use horses, but camels.
Camels are much taller than ordinary war horses. It is not intuitive to compare with data, but there is a popular saying - a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
The impact of the camel cavalry is greater than that of ordinary heavy cavalry.
At that time, Duke Ying fought seven battles and seven victories in the Western Region, and finally defeated the Parthian light and heavy cavalry.
Forty years of rest and recuperation were enough for the Parthian Empire to train new cavalry. Now they took advantage of the civil strife of the Great Zhou to make a comeback again, hoping to challenge the authority of the Great Zhou in the Western Regions.
Wang Chengsi's narrowed red eyes suddenly opened, "These Rongdi people have forgotten the pain of the past. Duke Ying can sweep across the Western Regions. Although I dare not compare with the Duke, I can't deal with him.
There is still no problem in An'an. I have sent word to my general to order Feishaqi under the Shence Army to move towards Cheshi Kingdom. If An'an's country dares to make any changes, they will be annihilated on the spot!"
The Parthian Empire was only stronger than the other countries among the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, not the Great Zhou Dynasty!