Xun Yu was smart, and the others were not stupid either. After hearing this, they all understood that the expedition to the Western Regions from Liangzhou was already a done deal.
"Your Majesty, all the countries in the Western Regions are people who follow the wind and turn the rudder. They will fall to whichever side is stronger. The situation is unclear now. Kushan and Huaxia are both great empires. It is not easy to invite them to completely fall to us."
Kuai Yue glanced at Yuan Shu, saluted him directly, and expressed his thoughts at the same time.
"Following the wind also has the advantage of turning the rudder with the wind. As long as we show absolute superiority, these people will inevitably turn to us. As long as China does not fall, they will not rebel. When we take over the Kushan Empire, the Western Regions will also
It’s just something in the bag.”
Tian Feng smiled slightly. The grass on the wall had its uses. As long as he could really capture the Kushan Empire, the countries in the Western Regions would not be able to escape being annexed by him.
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Justice, what do you think?"
Yuan Shu also nodded after hearing what Kuai Yue and Tian Feng said. Both of them now understood what they meant. He wanted to see what Cao Cao thought.
"From my point of view, if China wants to continue, the war with Kushan must be fought, and the countries in the Western Region must be severely frightened.
Otherwise, once we enter the Kushan Empire and the countries in the Western Regions do the same thing again, our food route will be in danger of being cut off.
By then, let alone taking down Kushan, whether we can keep the army safe is another matter."
Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shu and directly told the possible situation. After all, from China, even from Liangzhou to Guishang, one has to pass through the vast Western Region.
This supply line is simply too long and too fragile. If you are not careful, your army will be in danger of being destroyed, so you have to guard against it.
"Well, what the Minister of Punishment said hit the nail on the head, do you have any ideas on how to deal with it?"
Yuan Shu nodded to Cao Cao. What he said was right and crucial. If this matter cannot be resolved, the army will always be in danger of being cut off from the food route.
"Your Majesty, we can garrison troops from various countries and ask them to send troops to join us in the crusade against Kushan. However, if there are any rebels who have different intentions, we can annihilate them and establish a new king.
Only in this way will all the countries in the Western Regions, fearing that the Kushan Empire will settle accounts in the future, make concerted efforts to attack with us."
Ju Shou glanced at Yuan Shu. If this was really the problem, he could avoid the risk of food routes being cut off by purging the royal families of the Western Regions and supporting those close to him to become new kings.
"Well, Zezhu is right. If you have any other questions that come to mind, you might as well raise them now so that we can brainstorm and perfect this crusade against the Kushan Empire."
Yuan Shu nodded, that's all he can think of now, but everyone still needs to think about whether there are any other oversights.
"Your Majesty, I think there is another thing to do in this expedition to the Western Regions, which is to recruit more people who can speak the languages of the Western Regions. Otherwise, if we really wait for us to lead our troops and kill them, if the language is blocked, it will cause a lot of trouble.
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Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shu. Now that the overall situation in China has been decided, those ambitious people who jumped out first have been punished. He now only wants to stay in China. As for the uprising, he should wait until Yuan Shu returns to the west to see what happens.
talk later.
If you want to survive until that time, you must also show your own value. Otherwise, if you keep hanging around like this, you will eventually be eliminated by the newcomers.
If he loses his job above the temple, he will be a truly reckless person. Even if something happens to China, it will have nothing to do with him.
Therefore, his current task is to show his abilities as much as possible so that he will not be eliminated in the Chinese court.
"Well, what Meng De said is true, Cai Yong."
Yuan Shu nodded to Cao Cao. Since the Jingzhou Incident was put down, not only the domestic situation has stabilized, but there have also been great changes in the court. The most obvious one is Cao Cao.
This is also what he wants to see. He has kept Cao Cao because he believes in his ability, and now this ability has begun to show.
"I'm here."
When he heard Yuan Shu calling his name, Cai Yong saluted him directly.
"Does the school have such talents?"
He could only ask Cai Yong for these talents. After all, he was in charge of all the schools in China. These were professional talents that could only be found here.
"I have special courses in the school, including Xianbei, Western, Kushan and Parthian. Although there are not many such talents, there are dozens of them."
Cai Yong glanced at Yuan Shu. Fortunately, he adhered to Yuan Shu's teaching philosophy and taught without distinction. He had already started foreign language classes. Although there were not many people applying, there were still dozens of students.
"Well, that's good. There will be more special courses, including Roman and Persian, so that we can make plans in advance for heading west in the future."
Hearing that Cai Yong had made corresponding plans, Yuan Shu was also very excited. If he could think of anything in front of him, these were the ministers he needed, and these were the talents that West China needed.
"As commanded."
Cai Yong wiped the sweat from his head. Fortunately, he had done these things before Yuan Shu, otherwise he would have made a big fool of himself.
"Your Majesty, how many troops are you planning to send this time?
The environment of the Western Region is mostly plains, which is suitable for cavalry attacks. Since we have to move quickly, I suggest that we immediately mobilize the troops and horses from the Xianbei grassland to return."
Guo Jia glanced at Yuan Shu. Now that the small things have been almost solved, it's time to decide on the big things.
"Well, what you said makes sense. I sent a telegram immediately. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the Weilu army, Dangkou army, Wuhuan cavalry, Xiongnu cavalry, and Bingzhou cavalry, with a total of 70,000 cavalry stationed in the Xianbei grassland. The rest of the troops went directly to Liang.
State gathering.”
Yuan Shu nodded to Guo Jia. He was right. Now that the Xianbei grassland has been pacified, there is no need for so many soldiers and horses. It is time for them to move to the Western Regions.
"Your Majesty, cavalry alone is not enough. Infantry must be the main force in siege operations. Since we have decided to start a full-scale war, we must mobilize elite infantry to kill them."
Tian Feng nodded when he heard Yuan Shu's arrangement, but cavalry alone was not enough. Infantry was still needed to conquer the city.
"Well, since we have to mobilize all the main forces in the country to fight, the Huwei Army, Yihu Army, Jianzhong Army, Polu Army, Xianden Army, Zhenxi Army, and Shesheng Army will all go to Liangzhou.
Not only do we need to mobilize troops and food, we also need a lot of food and grass. Conquering the Kushan Empire cannot be accomplished overnight. We must be prepared for a long war. If the war is to be fought, domestic production and economy must also be put on the agenda.
do you understand?"
Yuan Shu naturally knew that he had to send more than just infantry. After all, this was a battle between one empire and another empire. It would take a year and a half to get there.
You must know that in history, the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire fought for nearly a hundred years, and both sides were exhausted before the peace talks ended the war.
He is well prepared for a long-term war, so the domestic ministers must also respond accordingly. The war must be fought, and domestic production and economy must be restored.
"Your Majesty, the main force of the troops you mentioned is nearly 200,000. I think it is unrealistic to transfer all of them to Liangzhou. Jiaozhou has been newly established. The Jianzhong Army needs to guard there and cannot leave without authorization. The soldiers and horses of Yangzhou will be returned.
It is better to enter Guishang from Yizhou and support Jia Xuzhou Mu."
Hearing that Yuan Shu was about to mobilize all the main troops in the country and transfer them all to Liangzhou, this was somewhat inappropriate, so Guo Jia hurriedly proposed to let the Jianzhong Army continue to guard Jiaozhou, and the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou would go to Yizhou via the waterway to support them.
Jia Xu.
"Well, you are right. Then order Zhangzhao to detach 30,000 elite Jianzhong troops. Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou will each send 40,000 troops. A total of 150,000 troops will be transported with grain and grass through the navy, and go to Yizhou to follow
Jia Xu round,
The rest of the main forces immediately went to Liangzhou, and ordered Bingzhou to organize 20,000 cavalry, Wuhuan to send 10,000 cavalry, Xiongnu to send 10,000 cavalry, Xianbei to send 20,000 cavalry, and a total of 60,000 cavalry to Liangzhou.
He ordered Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou to each send out militia groups of 50,000 people, and Sizhou to send out 30,000 troops, each carrying grain and grass to Liangzhou.
Liangzhou must be prepared to start expanding granaries and military camps. My request is to ensure that the army of 500,000 people is needed for half a year."
When Yuan Shu opened his mouth, everyone was shocked.
You must know that at the current war with the Guishan Empire, Yizhou has gathered an army of almost 300,000. If you include the 30,000 Jianzhong Army and the 120,000 Yang, Xu, and Jing Three Prefectures troops, the total is 450,000. This is just
Troops and horses all the way from the south,
Now Yuan Shu is going to open a second battlefield. In addition to the 70,000 cavalry on the Xianbei grassland, the remaining Yingyang Army, Suppression Army, and Xianbei cavalry total 80,000 cavalry. Including the newly recruited 60,000 cavalry, there are 10 cavalry alone.
Forty thousand people,
In terms of infantry, there are 20,000 Huwei troops, 30,000 Winged Tigers, 20,000 Polu troops, 20,000 Zhenxi troops, 20,000 First Assault troops, and 50,000 Shooting troops. The main force alone is 160,000, plus an additional 50,000 troops.
The state militia has 230,000 people,
This already exceeds 500,000 troops. If Liangzhou's headquarters troops are added, the North Route Army's troops may exceed 600,000.
The millions of troops in the north and south are almost the maximum number of people that China can mobilize now. Although there are still some soldiers and horses that have not been mobilized, it can be regarded as a huge mobilization.
"Your Majesty, think again. There are over a million troops in the north and south. This puts too much pressure on logistics."
Now Xun Yu felt like he was going to explode. Jia Xu in Yizhou had already used Yizhou and Jingzhou to supply food and grass. There were only 300,000 troops there, but this time the North Route Army had gathered fifty or sixty
Wan Dajun, you are risking your life.
"Gongda, as the Minister of Household Affairs, your responsibility is to create financial resources for the country. I don't care what method you use, there must be no problems with logistics. Do you understand?"
Yuan Shu knew that Xun Yu would definitely pop up. Who asked him to be in charge of this?
no way.
"Xun Yu obeys the order."
Seeing that Yuan Shu had made up his mind, Xun Yu was also helpless. Every time you opened your mouth, he had to rack his brains to collect money. Why was he crying for his life?
"Okay, do you still have any questions?"
Yuan Shu glanced at the civil and military officials in the audience, hoping that they would ask questions that he had not thought of.
"Since there are no problems, let's retreat from the court for the time being and proceed with the day's affairs as soon as possible."
After waiting for a while, no one responded. Yuan Shu knew that the court meeting was coming to an end, so he stood up and left.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
After the court meeting ended, the five people came to Yuan Shu's palace again as usual.
"Gongda, how's it going?
Are there any problems with money and food?”
Yuan Shu looked at Xun Yu who looked sad and couldn't help but ask him questions.
"Your Majesty, I really have no money. This time you are going to dispatch nearly one million troops. The treasury really has no money."
Xun Yu wanted to maintain his identity in the court hall. Now that it was a private gathering, he was not so reserved. When his eyes turned red, he almost wiped away tears.
"I didn't feel so poor when I was still in the Jizhou Army. Why is it that now that the world is unified, China is so miserable?"
Looking at Xun Yu's appearance, Yuan Shu also frowned slightly. Although he was not rich before, he had never been unable to raise military expenses and supplies for sending troops. Why did it feel so difficult to ask for money from Xun Yu now?
"Your Majesty, it is true that you fought in all directions, but have you ever cared about the livelihood of the people in various states and counties? Not to mention other things, the national highways that crisscross the four directions cost tens of thousands.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry is carrying out water conservancy projects in various places, building dams and embankments, building schools in various places, implementing imperial examinations, and providing subsidies for immigrants to move north. All of these require money.
If I hadn't gotten some money back from selling the salt some time ago, I would have committed suicide."
Hearing what Yuan Shu said, Xun Yu felt even more aggrieved. He was trying his best to restore the economy, increase revenue and reduce expenditure. He wished he could break a dollar in half and spend it. Yuan Shu still didn't understand this.
