33. The Xianbei's Conspiracy, the Danger of the Western Regions (Part 2)
"Then what does this have to do with Qian Man's handsome flag appearing on the border of Wuwei?"
This time it was Lu Bu who asked the question. As for Dong Zhuojun, probably because they had known each other before, they just listened quietly to Li Ru's analysis. They neither made any comments on Li Ru's analysis nor helped Li Ru.
Confucianism deduces his analysis.
It can be said that this is completely a personal show by Li Ru against the Bingzhou Army.
Of course, given the strategic level of the other members of the Xiliang Army, if they had not endorsed it in advance, I am afraid it would have caused more chaos.
There is no way, whatever gains there must be losses, it is really difficult to cultivate generals who are good at thinking with the fierce tactics of the Xiliang Army.
"Although after several battles, the Royal Court of Danhan Mountain has suffered huge losses, but as the most elite and largest legion guarding Danhan Mountain, I don't think the opponent will be unable to recover because of this. Maybe they have lost some elites for them.
It is indeed a huge loss, but if you underestimate Danhanshan Gaoliu's army, it will definitely be their enemies who suffer, especially when Kuitou and Qianman have already shaken hands and made peace, and the Royal Court troops will definitely undergo a large-scale reorganization.
Down."
"Does that mean the Xianbei people are planning to invade the east and attack the west?"
"Although we cannot confirm the whereabouts of Gaoliu's army, judging from the fighting situation of the border army's 'death squads', they were able to easily break through the Xianbei army's defense line, but in the end they were killed by Kuitou and his escort troops.
In his hands, it is obvious that this is definitely not the fighting style of the Gaoliu Army. Those troops may just be disguised as some herdsmen under the royal court, even if
They have some fighting skills and excellent horse control skills, but I don't think these people can fight against our Xiliang army. And another news is that although we saw the leader several times and vaguely saw Qianman several times,
However, Kuitou's capable brothers were not seen. Where exactly these people are is a mystery just like Gao Liujun."
Just like when a problem occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and had to be filled with seawater, smart people would immediately think of a question: where did the used water go? Now we have to ask the same question: Danhanshan, which defends Xianbei Chanyu
Where did the elite Gaoliu Army go? Combined with some of the actions of the Xianbei army, the answer is self-evident.
As mentioned before, for an empire as vast as the Central Plains Dynasty, the Western Regions did not have much other economic value besides its high strategic value in terms of terrain - even if it could provide some rare treasures for the emperors of the Central Plains.
, can also bring an extra tax to the emperor and the happy feeling that the tamed attitude of some countries can bring.
But, that's all.
In the eyes of the rulers of the Han Dynasty, everything that can be obtained above is really not worth mentioning except for the last point that can leave a mark in the history books - there may not be even one in Nanyang in the entire Western Region.
In its heyday, the county had a high population, grain output, and total tax revenue, and the amount of money and grain spent to control it would probably be much greater than what was obtained. Not only because of the local water and soil problems, but also because it was far away from the core of the Han Dynasty's rule.
The area is really too far away.
Think about it, how would a country that is planning to give up even Liangzhou feel about a place even further away than Liangzhou?
It's a pity to make it tasteless and throw it away?
Well, in fact, the chicken ribs of KFC chicken nuggets are still very flavorful and delicious~ Now the electric grilled chicken steaks in night markets also taste good.
For an area that needs to be crossed through the vast sea of sands in the four counties of Hexi to reach, on the way there are also worries about the Qiang people and the Xiongnu tribes such as Lu Shui, Xiutu, Yulu, as well as Kunjian, Xiaoyuezhi and other small rebellious tribes.
Large-scale tribes, such as the Jie people that Li Shushi had to face in Xihe, can be said to have been relaxed by the Han Dynasty since the time of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty.
But the significance of the Western Regions to the grassland peoples is completely different. If the Xianbei people can control or even annex Wusun, one of the largest countries in the Western Regions, then they can use this as a platform to gradually control the entire Western Regions, and by then gain enough
The level of danger faced by the Xianbei people in terms of materials and strategic space is obviously incomparable even in the Tanshihuai period.
So from a strategic point of view, although Xianbei's actions this time are not extremely clever, they are still extraordinary.
The stationing of a large army at the border of Wusun will certainly arouse the vigilance of the Wusun people, but just like the aircraft carriers of the empire of a hodgepodge of races in another dimension, the deterrent effect cannot be easily ignored. If Wusun has a strong leader
Or maybe they can ignore this threat, but now at the critical moment when the old king of Wusun is seriously ill and the three sons are fighting secretly for Wang Weiming, Xianbei, a powerful and dangerous external force, may become the last ditch effort for some people to make a comeback.
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If we can really defeat the enemy without fighting, then it will be a good thing for all the Xianbei tribes participating in the war - only a little waste of food and grass can be exchanged for a large amount of predictable materials and wealth. I believe no one will be willing to do this without bloodshed.
War produces complaints.
Even though the Wusun people have extremely high patriotism and refuse the Xianbei people's intervention, as the Xianbei people stationed at the Wusun border for a long time, no matter how strict the monitoring is, it will be relaxed due to domestic disputes.
At that time, as long as Kuitou and Qianman did some small tricks in the Wuwei area and created some
If they want to fight against Dong Zhuo, the Wusun people, who are originally more focused on the country, will definitely step up their domestic struggle even if they do not think that the threat will be temporarily eliminated.
The defense is still very tight, but there will inevitably be some laxity in details.
What's more, normally they would focus on Xianbei. If the famous generals of Xianbei don't move, the Wusun people will feel at ease. After all, unlike the Han people's land where there are many cities, Wusun and other Western countries may rely on nomadic life.
Lord, or
The population is actually so small that it is slightly inferior to some large counties in the Han Dynasty. In a country, except for the capital, which has been built stronger through the ages, there are few cities and even fewer fortified cities. During the entire war, there are often either field battles or capital cities.
Offensive and defensive battles.
"According to our information, although Wusun is known as having tens of thousands of people who control strings, based on your understanding of the Hu people, you naturally know the water among these hundreds of thousands of people, and although Wusun Kunmi unified the originally divided people,
There are two units, the large and small Kunmi, but the small Kunmi still retains a certain amount of troops. Although not much, it still disperses Wusun's available troops. If the Gaoliu soldiers can still have 40,000 elite troops, the strategy of using surprise troops to advance is indeed available.
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The conditions of the Wusun people. As long as the main force of the Wusun people is defeated, the Xianbei army can slowly advance and conquer their capital Chigu City in one fell swoop. As for the surprise attack that eludes the Wusun people's eyes and makes tens of thousands of people silently
Although marching
It's not easy, but it's definitely not impossible. Just choose a road less traveled by and kill everyone you meet. The generals must know more about this than a Confucian scholar like Ru, and I believe the brothers of the leader are the same.
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"The Xianbei people, especially those from eastern Xianbei, are not afraid of the Fuyu people taking advantage of the opportunity. Although the two places are thousands of miles apart, there is no reason that such a big move in Xianbei would not be noticed by King Wei Qiutai of Fuyu for such a long time.
Right. Moreover, Bogu of Goguryeo seems to have had a very unhappy relationship with the Xianbei people in recent years. Will they take any action?"
Jia Xu finally spoke up, but Li Shushi always felt that rather than asking Li Ru, he was more like reminding Li Ru of something he had missed, or did he hope to achieve some other purpose through this method?
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Li Shushi never thought that Jia Xu, an old fox, would make such a substandard move easily.
"At least a section of the Duan tribe that occupies an important position in Xianbei in the east has not moved, so it is not easy for Weiqoutai to take advantage. As for Bo Gu, that old guy can't even resist the private soldiers of Gongsun Xuantu's family in Liaodong now.
How dare you fight the Xianbei people on the grassland. In addition,
If the three major tribal alliances of Yidian, Yilou, Beiwoju and Nanwoju were all mobilized, they could produce about 20,000 soldiers. The Haoqi, Mahan, Chenhan and Bianhan around Lelang County also had 10,000 soldiers.
The fighting strength of about 100,000 people is enough as long as more than three of them unite.
The Fuyu people were restrained. Judging from the performance of this battle, which was completely different from Xianbei's previous style of planning and then taking action, I am afraid that this time the Xianbei people should have united several of the above tribes to jointly deal with the Fuyu people. Although Fuyu was strong
No tribe dared to confront them, but
If the Xianbei people support and secretly help them reach an alliance, these tribes will have the ability to fight against the Fuyu people. In other words, compared to the Fuyu people, the Xianbei people may care more about your Bingzhou Army. You are more important than the Fuyu people.
It can make them feel in danger.”
After explaining, Li Ru glanced at Jia Xu suspiciously, but perhaps because the occasion was wrong, he didn't say anything more.
"Well, it seems that the Xianbei people can indeed sit back and relax in the east, but... what about the west?"
Jia Xu completely ignored Li Ru's complicated eyes and waited until Li Ru finished explaining before continuing to ask slowly.
At this time, all the doubts on Li Ru's face receded, replaced by the same expression. But soon this expression turned into a slightly embarrassed hesitation, because...
"Although there seems to be news that the Frost Kingdom in the west may also take some actions, after all, we have been far away from the Western Regions for many years, and we cannot even fully grasp the news about the Western Regions, let alone a country further west than the Western Regions.
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"No, having this information is already very useful. After all, we won't be taken advantage of by enemies hiding in the dark just because we keep our eyes on one opponent. And if possible, maybe there is something we can use in it.
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"This is all the information we can provide. We hope it can provide some help to Li Zhoumu's trip to the Western Regions."
"No, no, no, we are overjoyed to be able to get so much information, otherwise the Western Region would have turned a blind eye to us."
The two sides were so polite, but obviously a certain kid still underestimated a certain uncle's magnanimity.
"Ah, yes, yes, Sir Xiangguo also gave an order before."
"Is there anything else Mr. Dong needs to learn to complete along the way?" I knew that the other party would not be so kind and provide information for no reason.
"No, no, that's it. Dong Gong felt that Li Zhoumu went to the Western Regions for my great Han Yang Wei, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with emergencies with only 20,000 men, so he was willing to support the Feixiong Army with 10,000 men, and left it to General Ye Xiong
The leadership is ready."
Looking at Li Ru's fake fox-like smile, Li Shushi and Lu Bu looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
PS: Today is the 130th anniversary of the death of Professor Ma, but birthdays are more popular now, so no one seems to mention it. Only those graduate students still keep this ghost troubled. In fact, although the West does not want to admit it, the current social security system in the West has
The mentor and the movements he advocated are really indispensable, just like the French people said during the Revolution.
PS2: On this day half a century ago, China and Vietnam broke out in the Nansha Naval War. I won’t go into details about its significance. Anyway, Gou Jian has endured it for so many years, and he doesn’t care if he endures it for a few more years without any good opportunities. Anyway, that’s it.
Starting a petty fight is not a good choice. If you don't fight, it will be enough. If you fight, you will have to beat it to death with a stick in order to develop the economy with peace of mind.
PS3: Today is also the International Mathematics Day. Unfortunately, we only remember π or something like 3.1415926. I am so ashamed...
PSV: Today I heard the news on March 15 about the shortage of steel bars. We express our deep feelings. The only steel plates of sufficient size are actually ship plates secretly obtained from the shipyard. As expected, the Chinese people are too smart. It’s still Banqiao.
