Guo Jia actually wanted to suggest tying the Zhangshung Dynasty, because this would best solve the problem of Fulward sending troops to the Qinghai-Tibet region. People have to eat, and the Han Dynasty was considering logistical issues. It was absolutely impossible for Fulard to solve the logistics problem by carrying grain and grass.
At present, in the Qinghai-Tibet region, the only force that can provide food and grass is the Shangshung Dynasty. According to Guo Jia's understanding, the population of this country should be 400,000. Counting the scattered tribes in the Qingxue area that are not under the rule of Shangshung, the population
It can still rise a bit, but the food and grass these forces can provide is definitely limited.
If the Shang Shung Dynasty can be defeated, many problems will actually be solved. However, Guo Jia cannot say this. On the one hand, he is not sure about this, and on the other hand, this behavior is more like forcing the Shang Shung Dynasty to defect to Kushan.
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Once the Zhangzhong dynasty and the Kushans were united, it would be very difficult for the Han Dynasty to annihilate them in Qinghai-Tibet.
"Kong Ming, why are you a little distracted?" Liu Bei looked at the group of civil servants who were discussing. He glanced at Zhuge Liang with his peripheral vision and found that Zhuge Liang, who was usually extremely focused, was a little distracted this time.
"I'm thinking about one thing. We don't have a complete map of the Qinghai-Tibet area. How did Fulward invade Qinghai-Tibet?" Zhuge Liang said slowly, and everyone present couldn't help but be stunned. "Without a map and guide, even if
If the strategy is correct, you will die in a place like that. There are millions of square kilometers of no-man's land, and tens of thousands of troops can enter it without even getting a single blister."
Creatures like guides are very precious to outsiders. In a place like Qinghai-Tibet, if you don’t have a guide and a map, you will only end up dead.
The others also frowned and thought after hearing this. Indeed, Fulward can be regarded as a person who makes plans before taking action. It is impossible to attack Qinghai and Tibet directly without knowing anything about it, but none of them in the Han Dynasty have a guide there.
Where did Fulward come from?
Chen Xi was thoughtful when he heard the words. He had already guessed where the guide from Boward came from. He came from Nepal in later generations and the current Kratid state, because Nepal has been the birthplace of Buddhism since ancient times.
, has considerable appeal to Tibetan Buddhism.
Of course, the influence of this period was still quite slight, and it would take until the Tubo period to truly become popular. However, during this period, the Kratid State had certain exchanges with the Shangshung Dynasty. By the time of the Tubo period, your king would marry my family.
The princess has a pretty good relationship.
Thinking of this, Chen Xi naturally thought of another route, crossing the Himalayas from the Qinghai-Tibet region into the Nepal region, directly hitting Kushan's Achilles' heel.
This tactic sounds very incredible, but if you think about it carefully, this tactic has been implemented and successful in history.
Therefore, Chen Xi listened to Zhuge Liang's narration and began to recall the historical materials that he was not very impressed with. Finally, he finally determined that marching from Qinghai, crossing the snowy area, crossing the Himalayas, crossing Nepal, and directly stabbing Kushan to death was really possible!
Fukang'an did this once in history. During the Battle of Gorkha, Fukang'an personally led a fifty-day forced march across Tibet, defeated the Korkha army, crossed directly over the Himalayas, and besieged Kathmandu in Nepal.
So logically speaking, this is something that humans can do. Although there were only 6,000 people left when tens of thousands of people crossed the Himalayas and entered Kathmandu, it at least proved that there is definitely a way to the other side of the Himalayas.
"Zichuan, Kong Ming is distracted, why are you distracted too?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and asked strangely, but Chen Xi often wandered off, so there is nothing surprising.
"Kong Ming's words reminded me that in addition to the three current roads to attack Kushan, there is another road in Qinghai-Tibet, a road that goes straight to Kushan's vital points." Chen Xi said slowly, "Fuwode's
The guide comes from Nepal, and there has always been communication between that place and the snow area, so there is definitely a road there.”
It is true that that road is difficult to walk, but history has proven that some people have walked that road, so the Han Dynasty can also give it a try.
"Wait a minute, does that mean that Guishan can transport grain to the snowy area from that road?" Jia Xu's face turned even uglier. Your news is worse than before. If the Nepalese region can provide food to the snowy area,
Transporting food would be a big problem.
"Theoretically it's possible, but it's probably not realistic at the moment." Chen Xi thought about thousands of years of history. Even in the Battle of Gorkha, the Gurkhas relied more on food and grass from the snowy areas to fight the Qing Dynasty.
, although a certain amount of grain and grass was transported from the rear, the scale was small and only enough for emergencies. I guess the terrain there was not ordinary.
"Does that mean it's possible?" Li You defaulted to all theoretical bad events as possible. "In this case, if the other party moves troops in this direction, we will be very uncomfortable due to logistics, transportation, plateau climate and other reasons.
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"Well, I thought about it carefully. It seems that there is no need to worry about the other party moving there on a large scale, and it seems unrealistic to transport grain." Chen Xi recalled it for a moment, and then remembered what the problem was. This period was the Little Ice Age, and the Qing Dynasty
Not when .
If he continues to think like this, Chen Xi can also figure out why Tibet was able to penetrate into Nepal. The mountain road that exists in the Himalayas is likely to be difficult to pass because of snow cover and frozen soil.
Recalling the most famous description of the Himalayas, that is, the north side is more steep, while the south side is gentler. When it comes to climate, Chen Xi has actually vaguely guessed the reason. It is most likely because of the Little Ice Age, and the southern slope has abundant rain.
The road is completely closed.
Based on this point of thinking, it is possible to pass from the north slope to the south slope, because the north slope is a plateau and the south slope is a gentle slope. When the snow is thick enough, the north slope is in ski mode. As long as the road is correct, it is possible to pass
It only takes a short time to reach Nepal.
In fact, even if the road is incorrect, as long as the direction is correct, you will definitely be able to reach the opposite side, because it is impossible to go wrong in the general direction when descending from the plateau to the plain.
The only drawback is probably that this road can only be walked once during the Little Ice Age, and if you want to return after it has passed, you can only choose to go around the Ganges Plain through the Wenjia area, cross the Indochina Peninsula, and go north back to the Han Dynasty, or you can just go back to the Han Dynasty.
You can take the Indus River Valley to the north and cross the Hindu Kush Mountains, and then take the Western Region to enter the core area of the Han Dynasty.
For the legion, this is simply an unimaginable point of no return, but as a surprise soldier, Chen Xi has to admit that this is simply a sure kill. As long as it is used at the right time, it is not impossible to stab Kuishang to death in one go.
things.
This is much scarier than attacking Sichuan and Chengdu via the Yinping Trail.
"Are you sure you can't go there?" Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi in confusion. He really felt that Chen Xi's behavior sometimes made people very confused.
"You can't walk." Chen Xi shook his head. As he recalled, many high school geography introductions to the southern and northern slopes of the Himalayas came to mind.
If Chen Xi remembers correctly, the rainfall on the southern slope of the Himalayas can reach a level of 6,000 millimeters. The snow line on the southern slope is 5,200 meters high in normal years. During the Little Ice Age, it might have dropped to about 4,000 meters. Once the snow line is low,
At less than 4,000 meters, it is impossible to enter the Qinghai-Tibet region from the Himalayan mountain road on the south slope.
Because the road is completely blocked by more than ten meters or even tens of meters of snow, in modern times, there might be some way to solve it. In ancient times, there is no need to dream about it, not to mention that the average altitude of the snow area is four thousand meters, and the southern slope
The road is basically closed.
On the contrary, it will be easy to travel in the opposite direction from the north slope snow area, as long as you are not afraid of death.
"In this case, let's not consider the possibility of Kushan transporting grain and grass from this possible mountain road to the snowy area." Liu Ye was also more serious at this time. After all, once the Fulward went to the snowy area, once it was defeated,
After winning the battle, the delay was successful. When the time was almost up, the dead soldiers were mobilized to attack Chang'an. Even if all the dead soldiers were killed in Chang'an, the Han Dynasty's face was also ruined.
Therefore, Liu Ye didn't think of any loopholes. If he could kill Fulward as soon as possible, it would be better to kill him as soon as possible to avoid making a mistake later and losing face.
"Assemble the backbone of Congling and the two grandsons of the Ganges River, go to Qinghai and lead the local Qiang people to hunt, and ask Dahonglu to send envoys to be escorted by the Qiang people to the Shangshung Dynasty to determine the attitude of the Shangshung Dynasty." Li You
He made a complete plan with a calm expression, "Strengthen protection in western Sichuan, Jiangyou, Fucheng, and Mianzhu areas, and the Chang'an garrison will enter Hanzhong, Liangzhou, and Xinzhou for actual military service."
Although Li You is a ruthless person, if Guishang really seizes the opportunity to attack Chang'an with a wave of dead soldiers, even if they are all killed, the face of the Han Dynasty will be almost lost, so Hanzhong must be sealed off.
, absolutely cannot be embarrassed.
Li You doesn't really care about Xinzhou. If Southern Xinjiang is destroyed, reconstruction will be a big deal. Anyway, there are no altars there. Let a group of Liangzhou soldiers fight when they meet there. As long as Fulward is not allowed to seize the opportunity to go to Xinzhou.
Just north of the state.
It doesn't matter if Li You is Li You in Liangzhou. Even though it has the smallest population among the Thirteen Prefectures in the Central Plains, maybe Liangzhou is the most capable of fighting among the Thirteen Prefectures. On the contrary, Hanzhong and Yizhou are a bit empty.
The natural dangers in Hanzhong and Yizhou are basically non-existent for opponents coming down from the snowy areas. Many passes and fortresses even need to be reorganized to defend against enemies on the west. These are big problems. The combat effectiveness of the Yizhou Army relies on mountains and rivers.
It's okay to defend with the power of the mountains and rivers, but without the power of mountains and rivers, we can only rely on ghosts and gods like Zhang Ren. The problem is that the ghosts and gods are not there!
"First determine the attitude of the Zhangzhong dynasty. This is the most important." Chen Xi nodded. If Zhangxiong is willing to go to the Han Dynasty, it is best. If he is not willing to go to the Han Dynasty, he can persuade the other party not to provide food and grass to Fulward. If that doesn't work, it will be fine.
