The first thousand four hundred and ninety-three cards in the hand
"I'm so impatient..." Holding the piece of information that had just been sent back from Yulinsai in his hand, Liu Che's mouth slightly curved, revealing a sneer: "If God wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy... The ancients sincerely said
Don’t bully me!”
The Northern Huns chose to launch their western expedition at this time. In Liu Che's eyes, this was actually a desperate attempt to make the final gamble.
If the bet is successful, the Huns Empire can still survive or even make a comeback.
And once the bet loses, everything owned by the Huns will be ruined.
From the standpoint of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che naturally hoped that the Huns would not win.
pity……
"Bombs slap in the face, what are the Daxia and Yuezhi people going to do..." Liu Che was not optimistic at all about the great cause of the Central Asian people to resist the invasion of the Huns Empire.
Because, in these years, the Han Dynasty captured a large number of nobles and soldiers from the Xiongnu's Western Expedition, as well as a large number of Daxia, Kangju, and Yuezhi prisoners of war, slaves, and even nobles who were captured by the Huns.
Countless evidences show that whether it is Daxia, Yuezhi or Kangju.
In front of the Huns cavalry, they were as vulnerable as paper.
Especially for the Kingdom of Daxia, a thousand Huns cavalry even defeated the phalanx of three legions in a row!
Compared with the Xiongnu army that had gone through the baptism of the Han-Hungarian War, the Central Asian countries were not only weak in terms of combat effectiveness, but also in terms of equipment, technology and tactics, organization, and deployment, they were all left behind by the Huns by dozens of blocks.
The Greek legions of Bactria are still living in the Alexander era two to three hundred years ago.
They were completely unaware that even in their homeland of Europe, the new Roman legion phalanx had already completely eliminated the Macedonian infantry phalanx.
However, the Daxia people still used the old and slow Macedonian infantry phalanx.
Its bloated square formation was simply a living target in front of the Huns cavalry.
As for the armies of Yuezhi and Kangju, they seemed to be quite large.
But in fact, Daxia's legionary phalanx was better, and they could choose to escape or collapse in front of the Huns.
But that's it.
In the past two western expeditions, the Huns cavalry defeated all enemies in their way, captured the important towns of Daxia, and then returned eastward with countless slaves and wealth.
Today, although the Huns suffered heavy losses in the battle at Yanji, most of their main elite forces were almost lost.
But as long as a backbone of elite cavalry is gathered together, it is completely possible to enter Central Asia as if there is no one in the land.
Unless the Han army can travel thousands of miles to support...
But this is impossible.
Until now, the Han army did not have the ability to conduct expeditions across tens of thousands of miles.
In fact, until now, the Han family has not completely controlled the Munan area.
The actual control area, as of yesterday, was nothing more than hundreds of miles of land outside the Great Wall, as well as strategic key points and main water sources scattered on the vast grasslands.
The rest of the map is still completely black.
Many tribes only openly stated their loyalty to Longcheng and worshiped Chang'an, but in fact they were just local emperors.
The Han Dynasty was already too busy with cooking and controlling Munan, so how could they have the energy to care about the Huns' conquest of Central Asia?
However, Liu Che would feel a little unhappy if the Huns were allowed to enjoy the blood-sucking expedition to the west like this.
In order to make his thoughts clearer, Liu Che thought for a while and ordered: "The minister recorded the edict, passed the edict to the loyal and brave army, Guiyi Shanyu and Loufan army, and ordered them to march from August to September this year.
Cavalry drills started in the Junji Mountain area..."
Junji Mountain is the current territory where the forces of the Han Dynasty, the Western Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu intersect.
None of the three families can completely control this place, and no one is willing to give up this place.
Once the Han army gathers heavy troops around Junji Mountain, I am afraid that both the Western and Northern Huns will be restless and unable to sleep.
Especially the northern Xiongnu's Guli Lake. If he didn't want the Han army to let an eel from Junji Mountain into his chrysanthemum after his Western Expedition, he would have to leave heavy troops in Mubei to guard against the Han army's surprise attack.
After all, it is one thing that the Han army does not have the ability to conduct an expedition across the desert. It is another thing entirely whether the Han army wants to cross the desert for an expedition.
Faced with the mass of 20,000 to 30,000 Han cavalry, the Huns dared not to strengthen their vigilance?
If the Han army really makes a surprise attack along Junji Mountain, they can penetrate the Gonglu River and even reach Shan Yuting in Langjuxu Mountain!
It doesn't take much, just one Han cavalry to climb Langjuxu Mountain, and the remaining power and prestige of the Xiongnu Empire will be gone.
When the time comes - Mo Daohan rides more than a thousand men to provoke rebellion in the Western Regions.
The entire Western Region will begin to get rid of Xiongnu control.
Therefore, the Northern Huns did not dare not leave a heavy force to guard against the Han cavalry heading north from Junji Mountain.
Of course, this approach can only disgust the Huns.
It's just a waste of their energy and resources.
The Xiongnu's Western Expedition is already imminent and must be launched.
Being able to send troops to symbolically contain the power of the Huns, Liu Che felt that he was worthy of the Central Asian people.
For the people of Central Asia, this Xiongnu expedition to the west was probably just the beginning of a disaster.
For them, the hard times have begun.
The Huns will definitely continue to gain population and wealth through western expeditions to maintain their existence and rule.
Therefore, Liu Che mentally mourned the Central Asian Kingdom for a second, and then he stood up and ordered: "Immediately notify everyone in Beijing with two thousand stones, and come to Xuanshi Hall in two hours to participate in the court discussion!"
"No!" The left and right people hurriedly bowed and accepted the order.
Once the Xiongnu's Western Expedition begins, judging from past experience, even if everything goes well, the main force and elite of the Xiongnu will leave Tokugawa for at least a year.
Although the Han army did not have the ability to cross the desert, a hasty expedition was likely to be in vain.
But this does not mean that the Han Dynasty will stand still and wait for the Huns to return from the Western Expedition.
The Xiongnu main force's westward expedition was also unprecedentedly beneficial to the Han Dynasty.
This means that Liu Che and the Han Dynasty can finally clean up the various ministries in the southern part of the country and those half-hearted wallflowers without any scruples or fears.
Seizing the opportunity when the Huns had no time to look south and their strength was unprecedentedly weakened, the entire Munan was completely included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.
Whether it is the establishment of so-called pastoral princely states controlled by princes and nobles, or the support and establishment of settled tribal cities one by one, it will be a contribution to the present and benefit to the future.
It may even be a major event that can change the political structure of Northeast Asia in the next millennium!
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"How many cards do I have in my hand that I can play now?" Liu Che sat on the throne, thinking about the cards in the hands of the Han Dynasty.
After thinking for a while, Liu Che whispered: "I should have two trump cards in my hand now..."
The first one is naturally Xia Yi, the Guiyi Chanyu of Longcheng. This Guiyi Chanyu has a great reputation, has his back to the Han Dynasty, and uses the name of the twin clan clan to deceive people everywhere.
At least on the surface, all tribes in Munan must obey him and his orders.
Of course, these tribes do not need to recognize Xia Yi's status and his authority.
But the question is - since you don't recognize Xia Yi and the Han Dynasty's control over the Munan area, what are you still doing in Munan?
Intending to resist China?
Treason!
This kind of person can directly use the army to cleanse the land, kill or imprison him, and all his tribe members can be captured and sent to dig canals!
Construction of the Weihe and Caohe rivers officially started last month. The contractors in Guanzhong are eager for cheap labor!
Therefore, the puppet Xia Yi is very useful.
The second, of course, is the military.
The Zhongyong Army and the Loufan Army suppressed the entire Mu Nan, and all ethnic groups bowed their heads.
In front of these two capable, brave and loyal Chinese Hu cavalry, the various tribes in Munan were unable to make any splash.
As long as they cannot unite, any resistance by a single or several tribes united will be like an egg hitting a stone, destined to be shattered to pieces.
With these two trump cards, although the situation in the Munan area was complicated and turbulent, the Han Dynasty still firmly controlled the situation.
If he hadn't been afraid that overly eager changes and changes would cause these tribes to vote with their feet, Liu Che would have ordered the land washing long ago.
Now, the Xiongnu main force is marching westward, and all these tribes have lost their last and only support.
They are already lambs to be slaughtered.
They can be manipulated by the Han Dynasty at will, making them unable to control themselves.
But Liu Che knew very well that an iron fist and high-pressure policy could only stabilize things for a while, but not forever.
The greater the pressure, the greater the final rebound force.
If the Han Dynasty can control Munan for a long time, it cannot solve the problem by killing people alone - unless it imitates the Mi Emperor and goes directly to genocide, killing and slaughtering all the tribes.
This is not impossible, and Liu Che has also considered the possibility of doing so.
But after thinking for a long time, he rejected it.
The reason is simple. First of all, this is not the time to queue up and be shot.
The American Empire was able to massacre the Indians with flintlock muskets and cannons.
Even so, in order to exterminate the Indians, the American Empire spent more than a hundred years, and finally solved the problem through a westward movement.
In this era when there were no queues to be shot, wanting to carry out genocide was too much pressure for the Han Dynasty.
If you are not careful, it may completely collapse.
Besides, China and the Xia people have not relied on massacre and genocide to rule the world and dominate the world since ancient times.
Culture and institutions are the greatest advantages of China and Zhuxia.
Ignoring the good ancestral system and trying to imitate the evil beasts of Omi will not only indirectly lower the standard of China, but maybe if the three generations of ancestors knew about this, they would roll in their graves and cry in their graves.
Killing is only a means to solve problems, not a method.
When it comes to the issue of aliens, massacre is not a good solution to all problems.
not to mention……
Chinese scholar-bureaucrats, Chinese people, Chinese soldiers, Chinese nobles, and Chinese generals may not agree or be willing to carry out such a tragic genocide.
The Han Dynasty and Liu Che have been telling the people of the world, especially the soldiers and generals of the Han army, that the Jizhu clan of the Xiongnu is leading the beasts to eat people. I have been ordered by heaven, and heaven has ordered me to protect the Xia.
, punish tyranny, where the three kings prosper...
In general, the defeat of the Huns was for revenge, justice, the Three Kings and Five Emperors, and the enlightenment of the king.
The Zhongyong Army and the Loufan Army, as well as many other tribes that surrendered to the Han Dynasty, also fought for the Han Dynasty under these slogans and concepts.
Once, Liu Che and the Han army started to play in no man's land on the grassland and commit genocide.
What do the soldiers named Zhongyong Army and Lou Fan Army think?
How do people in the world view it?
How do you ask Zhuzi Baijia to comment?
By that time, Biemu Nan had not settled the matter, and internal wars were raging, with endless debates.
So, it’s still the same sentence.
He holds a book of poetry in one hand and a sword in the other.
Those who obey me will prosper, those who go against me will perish!
If you are willing to be Chinese and learn Chinese cultural systems, then give them preferential treatment, give them policies, give them a way out, and make their lives better.
I don’t want to be Chinese.
The vast sea has not been covered, but Langjuxu Mountain is still there.
Go back to Makuhoku!
They don’t want to be Chinese, and they don’t want to go back to Mubei to eat sand.
Then Liu Che can only say that the canal welcomes you.
In the next ten years, the Han Empire would need tens of thousands of laborers to dig canals, build water conservancy, and even build industry.
This is also in line with Chinese values since ancient times and is more in line with universally recognized truth.
The Yi and Di need to be educated, and if they are educated successfully, they will naturally transform into the Xia.
Those who refuse to change despite repeated admonishment and are extremely stubborn are scum that is hopeless and needs humane destruction!
Thinking of this, Liu Che suddenly paused, because he discovered that he seemed to have a third trump card - fertilizer!
As a time traveler, Liu Che knows very well that not only agriculture requires a lot of fertilizers, but also animal husbandry needs a lot of fertilizers if it wants to develop and prosper.
Today, under the leadership of peasant scholars and bureaucrats, the Han Dynasty has entered an era of intensive farming.
Various new technologies, new tools, and brand-new farming methods are constantly being promoted, and grain output per acre is increasing again and again.
But the pastures on the grasslands have not changed much for thousands of years.
Since the first nomads appeared on the earth, these nomadic tribes have lived in pursuit of water and grass, living a precarious life.
They live in a harsh natural environment and have to fight with people, the sky, and themselves.
These characteristics determine the unruly and capricious nature of nomads.
But what if - what if the fodder growing on a piece of pasture is enough for a tribe to not need to migrate for a year?
Lou Fanjun's settlement model has been proven that in this era, technology and new pasture species can be used to achieve the goal of settlement.
Although, this is an achievement achieved on fertile pasture within the Great Wall.
But the problem is - the grassland environment is not immutable.
As long as the grassland pasture soil has sufficient fertility, the growth of forage will naturally be rapid and prosperous.
"Struvite!" Liu Che spit out a term from his mouth.
He was convinced that this was the Han Dynasty's biggest trump card in controlling the grassland, and it was also the biggest guarantee that nomads could no longer threaten China.
As long as there is a sufficient supply of struvite, the nomads on the grassland can settle down, at least within a certain range. They no longer need to live in pursuit of water and grass. Their pastures will continue to grow green grass to supply the needs of their livestock.
If there is no need to migrate and one can have enough food, who would migrate?
