It is important for people to be self-aware, and Wang Shao is exactly a self-aware person.
By the definition of later generations, Wang Shao was quite accomplished in the fields of diplomacy and military affairs. As Wang Shao said, he was really not good at politics.
It was also because Hehuang was a new territory and many aspects were not fully prepared, but he could still cope with it.
Once the imperial court decides to continue marching westward and places Hehuang in a rear position, Wang Shao may not be able to cope with it.
"Zichun, I don't mince words. You can't deny that these attached tribes recognize you personally. If you ask for orders to advance westward, Hehuang will also be located in the rear. It is the logistics support place for the westward advance, and there is no room for any mistakes."
"Once your departure causes the entire Hehuang to become unstable, the consequences will be huge! Do you have any suggestions?"
"The official family..."
Wang Shao stood up again. He had no choice but to have an affiliated tribe agree with him... Although he understood what the official meant, he had to show a little fear in front of so many cabinet ministers.
"Sit down and talk!"
"Going back to the official house, I have said that I do not deny the recognition of the subordinate tribes towards me. But their recognition of me all stems from the policies given to me by the imperial court."
"In the final analysis, tribes are attached to tribes because they want to survive and live a better life. They need to provide a livelihood for the people of their tribe and be responsible for them."
"It is not the ministers who satisfy the demands of these attached tribes, but the imperial court. For example, the purchase of wool, the guidance of cotton cultivation, the sale of grain and daily ironware, etc. These are all done by the imperial court.
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"What Wei Chen did was just to pull the strings, and the role is not important."
"As for the fear of the subordinate tribes towards my Song Dynasty army, it does not come from the humble ministers, but from the firearms!"
"Therefore, Wei Chen thought that the imperial court could first send capable ministers to serve in Hehuang, and be assisted by Wei Chen. It would not take more than a year. When the imperial court moves westward, it would be the time to stabilize Hehuang."
Look, look!
This is the truth, because so many thoughts come out of a seemingly innocuous word!
When Zhao Xi summoned the cabinet ministers, it was not because there was really something that required the cabinet ministers to be present.
To put it bluntly, this is a very normal confrontation between officials and officials.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Xi still wants to make the overthinking cabinet feel ashamed.
"Tell me about it. What's Zichun's proposal?"
Just let them feel ashamed, and Zhao Xi didn't really want to slap them in the face.
If I really want to slap you in the face, I can stop this confrontation at this time. At least raise this issue and give the cabinet ministers a chance to get down.
"The official who knows Hehuang best is Zichun. The old minister believes that the court can adopt Zichun's opinion and select capable ministers to serve in Hehuang, and be assisted by Zichun, striving to fully take over Hehuang before planning Xixia, and be able to
Assume the responsibilities of the combat rear area."
No one is stupid, and all the officials’ ideas are clear. At this time, the officials’ questioning is to let everyone overturn their own doubts... It is equivalent to slapping oneself in the mouth. So no one
say.
Fu Bi was the Prime Minister, so he couldn't remain silent and just seconded the proposal symbolically.
Zhao Xi looked around again and looked at the expressions of the cabinet ministers.
"Today, Zichun has returned home, and the journey has been dusty. Let's end the discussion here. Tomorrow, all the cabinet ministers, privy envoys, adjutants of the Gongfang City Lord, Shiyi Temple and other yamen chief officials will gather in the Council Hall at Mao o'clock to formally discuss matters concerning Xixia.
Let’s break up!”
It's an embarrassing situation, so I won't let them feel uncomfortable.
To form a strategic encirclement of Xixia, this was what the imperial officials said. Even Wang Shao and Zhao Xi didn't think he really understood that area.
Look at the map, from Linfu, Huanqing, Qinzhou, forming an arc to the border with Xixia, and then looking west, starting from Gaolan, Lanzhou, Miaochuan City, Qingtang City... it's just a general
The entire arc is just expanded and extended.
To form a so-called strategic encirclement, it is not enough to conquer Hehuang and capture Miaochuan. As Fu Bi said, to truly form an encirclement, the former dynasty's jurisdiction over the Anxi area will inevitably be restored.
Zhao Xi compared the map and used the place names of later generations to judge. The territory of Xixia covers Ningxia, northwest Gansu, northeast Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and northern Shaanxi. It extends to the Yellow River in the east, Yumen in the west, and Xiaoguan (today's Tongxin, Ningxia) in the south.
South) and north control the desert, covering an area of more than 20,000 miles.
The northern part of Xixia is connected to the Shangjing Road of Bei Liao, and the northeast is adjacent to the Xijing Road of Bei Liao, which is the Inner Mongolia region in later generations, from Baotou City to the north. It originally included the Yanbei area. In the past few years, the Liao-Xia Allied Forces were invaded by the country.
North Korea was defeated, and Guochao completely recovered the four states of Yunying.
The northwest of Xixia was the Xizhou Uighurs, which later became the Hami area of Xinjiang. The southwest was the Huangtou Uighurs, Caotou Tatars, and the Tubo tribes.
Whether it is the Yellow-headed Uighur or the Xizhou Uighur, the imperial court knows very little about it. Since the previous dynasty lost control of the Anxi Protectorate, the Western Regions have been completely separated from the Central Plains. Of course, this is also because Xixia blocked the country.
Commercial exchanges between North Korea and the Western Regions.
The imperial court planned Xixia and wanted to form a strategic encirclement of Xixia. The Huangtou Uighurs and Xizhou Uighurs could not be bypassed, and even the Tubo tribes were among them.
Zhao Xi does not simply want such a trend, a trend of encirclement. If he does not have the idea of wiping out Xixia and opening up the trade routes in the Western Regions, it is just an encirclement trend, which has little significance for the country.
People in this era were not clear about it, but Zhao Xi was clear about it. From Lanzhou to Qingtang (later Xining), from Qingtang to the west, passing Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake, and then starting from a hundred kilometers north of Lop Nur, crossing a thousand miles of
No man's land... In later generations, there was a place called Delingha in the middle.
After passing through this area and climbing over the top of Yangchangzigou in the Kokxili Mountains, you will arrive directly at the Ancient Yumen Pass.
This road is mostly wasteland and gravel, with few peaks. The highest altitude is less than 4,000 meters.
Judging from various information, Xixia deployed limited troops in the northwest, focusing on the defense of the Song Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty. This also shows that whether it is the Xizhou Uighurs or the Huangtou Uighurs, their combat power is not strong.
If a partial division is sent out from Qingtang, carrying enough supplies, it goes all the way west to break through the areas occupied by Tubo and Huangtou Huihe, and then appears directly behind Xixia, that is, in the Yumen Pass area.
From Yumen Pass to the east, along Dunhuang, Guazhou, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan, Zhangye and other places, directly exposing Xixia to enemies from both sides, and thus conquering Xixia in one fell swoop, this is Zhao Xi's ultimate goal.
The reason why Zhao Xi dared to have such a crazy idea was because of the chariot. In the so-called labor expedition, the physical strength and logistical support of the soldiers were the biggest problems. Because of the chariot, these were solved to a certain extent.
Even the so-called gas epidemic is no longer a problem.
Of course, it is not easy to implement such a grand strategy.