Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 393

The battle on the front line has become clear, and a very realistic and urgent question appeared in front of Luo Youdu.

Do you want to continue.

The overall situation of Hehuang and Liangzhou in Longyou has been decided, and it took several months faster than expected.

Luo Youdu estimated the time in his mind to be half a year, but with the outstanding performance of the four generals Li Chuyun, Li Qianpu, Murong Yanzhao, and Kang Yanze, they had already taken control of the situation in less than two months.

In the next one or two months at most, the wars in Hehuang and Liangzhou will be completely resolved.

They have sufficient food and grass, the loss of soldiers is not large, and their morale is even stronger, so they are fully capable of continuing to fight.

It is also a question of which side to fight if we want to continue fighting.

Is it going west again, attacking the Uighurs in Ganzhou, or marching into Qinghai Lake in Tubo?Or attack the land of the meander?
These are questions.

Luo Youdu looked at the four of His Highness, and asked with a smile: "Although it is too early to say victory at this time. However, you might as well think about whether our army will stop here after recovering Longyou, Hehuang and Liangzhou, or continue to advance." ? If you continue to march, what should be your goal?"

As soon as he said this, Wei Renpu, Zhao Pu, Pan Mei, and Cao Bin all fell into deep thought.

After a while, Wei Renpu came out of the class and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Longyou and Liangzhou have been occupied for a hundred years, and the people in the territory have not learned or spoken Chinese for a long time. The tribal grazing is the main area in the territory, followed by farming. Your Majesty regained the lost land this time. , Recovering the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the contribution is great. However, it is easy to attack, but difficult to govern."

"Taking Longyou and Liangzhou is just the beginning. If we want the two places to officially become the territory of our new dynasty, we have to completely change the customs of the two places. Cancel all tribes, change animal husbandry to farming, learn Chinese, read Chinese books, all of this All will lead to conflicts. One mistake, there may be another disaster.”

"Back then, the Han and Qiang conflicts continued for hundreds of years, and the rebellion was endless. This is an example."

Wei Renpu said earnestly: "I think it's too late. Your Majesty will now settle Longyou, restore Liangzhou, and be powerful in the northwest. No one will dare to provoke troubles on the commercial roads. Why don't you just stop the army, appease the people, and manage the people's livelihood in the two places. That's it. Let the people of the two places be united, and you can also get the wealth of business and nourish the national treasury."

Luo Youdu nodded slightly: "Wei Xianggong's words can be said to be sophisticated for seeking the country."

Zhao Pu raised objections, saying: "I think Wei Xianggong is too cautious, and the situation in the west is still complicated. Tubo is my feud in the Central Plains. Although the internal turmoil, the hostility to seek me has never stopped. Let him know how powerful it is." , to be able to break their thoughts."

"How did the Tang Dynasty treat Tubo? It can be said that it was extremely honored and favored. The result? It has repeatedly invaded, and the character of the wolf is fully displayed. If you don't hurt them, how can there be peace on the border?"

Luo Youdu couldn't deny it, and listened carefully.

Zhao Pu came to his senses and continued: "There are also the Cao Family Guiyi Army and the Ganzhou Uyghurs. One of them surrendered on the surface, but in fact they harbored evil intentions. They only wanted to occupy land and become kings. But he has the heart to unite with Liangzhou and send troops to help Hehuang."

Speaking of this, he was even more enthusiastic, and his voice raised a few decibels: "Thanks to your majesty's foresight and foresight, he saw through the wolf ambitions of the Uighurs in Ganzhou and the tribes of Liangzhou early, and arranged for Li Chuyun in advance to handle the situation in Liangzhou. , just now has the result of today's victory."

"If it weren't for His Majesty's foresight and foresight, at this moment in the battle of Hehuang, the enemy our army will encounter is not just Hehuang Tubo."

Zhao Pu finally made a conclusion, saying: "Even if you don't send troops, you have to let them understand. Your Majesty's eyes are like a torch, and their little thoughts are under control. It's your majesty's benevolence to not beat them. Let them guide you." Difficult army is a lesson."

Luo Youdu remained calm, but he was secretly satisfied in his heart. Although Zhao Pu's semi-literate words were useless, he was really a roundworm in his stomach.

Luo Youdu's biggest problem is that he has a big heart. Reason tells him that enough is enough, but when he thinks of the Ganzhou Uighur's actions, he feels a little unhappy, and has the urge to destroy it in one go.

But he also knew that fighting the Uighurs in Ganzhou was no different than the Tubo tribes in Liangzhou and Longyou. The opponent was a serious country.

It is able to gather national resources to develop the army, and its strength is not weak.

In history, Xixia repeatedly attacked Ganzhou Uighurs, but they were all repelled. In the end, it was Li Yuanhao who led the Khitan father and combined the strength of the two countries to destroy it.

If you don't pay a certain price, you can't win Ganzhou Uighur.

Luo Youdu set his eyes on Pan Mei and Cao Bin.

Cao Bin first stood up and said: "I think that if we continue to advance westward, we will not gain much. If we really want to fight, it is better to go south to Wuping and regain the Han Kingdom in the south of Lingnan..."

Pan Mei also echoed: "I also thought that the West was looking for stability and turned to attack Wuping and Lingnan Han. It happened to take criminals from the two places to move to Hehuang and Liangzhou, so as to enrich the Han population in the two places."

Luo Youdu couldn't help nodding, the four of them had three different attitudes, exactly corresponding to their identities.

Although Wei Renpu has an outstanding military strategy, he is still a civil servant in essence.

Focusing on governance rather than heavy troops, he is more inclined to use the money from mobilizing troops for local governance than to conquer cities.

Especially the current Longyou and Liangzhou, if they really want to be governed, a lot of money must be invested.

How can there be extra military pay to attack the city and conquer the land, and reward the three armies.

Pan Mei and Cao Bin are the younger generation of military leaders, they are radical and rational.

It is their goal to unify the south and expand the territory with the resources of the whole country.

Whether it is Ganzhou or Shazhou, in their view, if the population is not enough, and if money is not enough, it is better to clean up Wuping, Bashu, Jiangnan, Wuyue and other countries, and then fight vigorously with Khitan. enjoyable.

As for Zhao Pu, this capable minister at the level of a big boss has no ideas of his own at all.

Luo Youdu's thoughts are his thoughts.

Luo Youdu was annoyed at both ends of the Ganzhou Uighur Snake Rat, and immediately expressed his intention to attack Ganzhou, even if the idea was not very good.

In short, where Luo Youdu's eyes are, is the direction Zhao Pu is heading.

Luo Youdu did not make a decision right away, but smiled and said: "Okay, I understand what you mean. The Privy Council can study it, and this matter is not urgent. I just asked casually. You go down, I still have a memorial to ask." Review."

The four of them retired together.

Luo Youdu didn't bother with this matter too much, whether to fight or not, how to fight depends on the battle situation in Hehuang and the situation in Liangzhou.

As soon as Wei Renpu, Zhao Pu and others retreated, the palace servants immediately asked to see them.

"Your Majesty, the sage has made arrangements for Zhe Jieyu and is now in the Hall of Renming to catch up on the old days."

Luo Youdu knew early in the morning that today was the day for Zhe Saihua to enter the palace. He wanted to deal with the memorial earlier and go to meet his own Jieyu, but he didn't want to receive Li Qianpu's battle report and sensed the opponent's strategic intentions. , Zhao Pu, Pan Mei and Cao Bin called to discuss together.

A lot of time wasted.

Now that she has entered the palace, she should no longer corset her chest.

For some reason, this thought flashed through Luo Youdu's mind, he quickly shook his head, and carefully reviewed the memorial.

(End of this chapter)