After the Qin army occupied Saar, they stopped attacking other places. They did nothing but improve Saar's defense like running a river and waited quietly.
The Qin army can afford to wait, and it is not a problem for the Qin army to feed a total of more than 8,000 Qin troops in the two oases of Jiaohe and Saar.
Not only is it not a problem, it can also be said to be a very nourishing life.
Shen Bing even summoned the people and old troops of his aunt to live in these two places...
After the Xiongnu occupied Gushi, they expelled the soldiers and civilians of Gushi. These people wandered around in neighboring countries and were looked down upon by others.
Of course, Shen Bing knew that using these forces was also a form of public opinion propaganda, and sent people everywhere to win over the soldiers and civilians of his army under the pretext of helping his army to restore the country.
At first, the army and the people did not believe that there could be such a good thing in the world, that someone would help them defeat the Huns and return the country to them.
However, after listening to the news from Loulan again, I knew that it was indeed true.
So they gathered from all directions to Jiaohe and Saar.
Among them, Yan and his Pu Lei Kingdom naturally play a connecting role.
At this time, most countries in the Western Regions spoke the Serbian language (Iranian language), which was a completely new language for the Qin army in the Central Plains and caused communication problems.
If it weren't for you, many things would not be completed smoothly.
Shen Bing even met with several aristocrats: one was the younger brother of the aunt king, and two half-sons of the aunt king: Tong Shanjun and Xiang Shanjun. In addition, there were two ministers: one was the auxiliary country. Hou, a Marquis of Anguo.
Most of the nobles in Gushi were captured by the Huns and put under house arrest in Gushi. These nobles escaped because they either went to their country or were hunting or stationed at the border.
Although the two ministers were soft-spoken, the important point was that they had troops. The Marquis of Fu Guo had one thousand cavalry, and the Marquis of An Guo had eight hundred.
You must know that there are only 5,000 cavalry in the country, so these two "hou" can be said to account for almost half of the country.
These people all have their own power and do not give in to each other. They each ask Shen Bing to help them restore their country.
Yan, who was responsible for translation and lobbying, had a headache.
Because there is a question: which of the five forces should be helped? If one of them is helped, the other four will naturally fall apart and form their own faction.
But Shen Bing agreed without thinking.
Yan asked Shen Bing doubtfully:
"General, there is only one aunt, but there are as many as five forces coming to join us."
"How can we help them all return to the country?"
Shen Bing did not answer but asked:
"How many oases are there besides my aunt?"
He couldn't help but say "oh":
"What does the general mean by letting each of their forces stand alone?"
Shen Bing only nodded.
Yan added:
"Then she must be the aunt-in-law of the auxiliary country!"
It is not surprising that Yan would say this, because the Marquis of Fu State had the largest number of troops, and there were more than 3,000 people following him.
Gushi is the largest oasis and has a city.
Not only could it accommodate more people, but it could also organize defenses as quickly as possible to deal with possible threats from the Huns.
Then Shen Bing shook his head and replied:
"I plan to let Mr. Tongshan be my tutor."
Yan looked at Shen Bing in surprise:
"Tongshanjun? The second prince who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun?"
"Why did the general choose him to serve as his aunt?"
Shen Bing replied calmly:
"Otherwise, wouldn't my master soon unite into one country and become a threat to Great Qin?"
Yan couldn't help but say "Oh" and nodded slightly.
The reason is very simple. A unified and united aunt is obviously not in the interest of Qin.
This set is played with great proficiency in modern Western countries.
For example, India was forcibly divided into India and Pakistan based on religion, and wars between the two countries continued.
Another example is dividing Rwanda into Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups and deliberately intensifying their conflicts... In fact, Hutu and Tutsi in the local language are just herding and farming, and the result was the Rwanda Genocide.
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These are actually artificially created divisions and conflicts for the sake of better control.
Under the influence of Confucianism, China often pays attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality. Even in modern times, it still contributes to the unification and peace of its neighboring countries. The result is often that after the neighboring countries are unified, they immediately turn against each other and become white-eyed wolves.
This does not mean that neighboring countries have no conscience or repay kindness with enmity, but that countries only care about interests and not about human relations.
If the neighboring countries are unified, it means that there are no enemies, and China will naturally become its competitor. If not China, who else can be its enemy?
Shen Bing already knows these bloody lessons, and naturally he will no longer be stupid enough to substitute personal feelings for the national interests.
Therefore, when treating Gu Shi, we must adhere to the principle of "supporting the weak and suppressing the strong" just like we treat the Qiang people.
Otherwise, if the most powerful auxiliary prince is supported, it will not take long for the auxiliary prince to gather other ministries under his own account and form his own faction. At that time, will he have to give Shen Bing something to do or show off his face? ?
Now, Shen Bing intends to support the weak so that the factions are evenly matched and fight with each other. As a result, each faction cannot be strong, and they all need the Qin army to come out to uphold justice... Only then will the Qin army have the right to speak and make strategic plans. Well!
So Shen Bing even thought of the name of the country for them.
In the future, after the recovery of Gushi, it will no longer be called Gushi. The several oases will be called: the Kingdom in front of Cheshi, the Kingdom in the back of Cheshi, the Duwei Kingdom in Cheshi, and the Chang Kingdom in the back of Cheshi...
Although Yan didn't quite understand it yet, he vaguely knew Shen Bing's intention of doing this. He was secretly frightened. He was glad that Pu Lei had surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, otherwise he might have faced the same fate as his uncle.
Of course, this will only happen after the Huns withdraw from Gushi.
But this doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.
Because as Jiaohe and Saar fell into the hands of the Qin army, the "human-land conflict" between the Huns in Gushi further worsened.
This is especially true for Saar. The loss of Saar means that the Xiongnu will not be able to go deep into the desert to attack the Qin army's supply line for a long time, and will have to retreat within a few days.
The result of their retreat was that Wang He's 10,000 reinforcements successfully arrived at Loulan, and they were further supplemented with artillery shells, sheep, crossbows, arrows, etc.
The third batch of reinforcements and supplies is also on the way, and even caravans selling silk have come with the army.
At this time, the Qin army could be said to be rich and powerful. They brought silk from the Central Plains and exchanged many cattle, sheep and horses from the Yueshi.
In fact, it is still not cost-effective to exchange it from Yuezhi. Bringing Loulan here will obviously bring higher value... Things are rarer and more valuable. From Yuezhi to Loulan, it has to cross a desert area of 1,500 miles, and it also takes a long time. Taking the risk of being intercepted by the Xiongnu, of course you have to pay a high price when you go to Loulan.
Loulan may not have so much financial resources, but the countries in the Western Regions do not lack it. When merchants carry silk to various countries, they bring back batches of cattle and sheep.
Therefore, there is almost no need to worry about the supplies of the Qin army in the Western Regions.
On the other hand, the Xiongnu, whose troops were concentrated in Gushi, lived like a year.
Xunxu looked forward to the Qin army's attack every day, but he couldn't see the shadow of the Qin army...