Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 389: Divorce the Huns and give favors to merchants! (Please subscribe)

Su Jiao's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he looked at Yao Jia like this. Seeing that Yao Jia was unmoved, he snorted coldly and said: "Fighting opportunities are changing rapidly. If you can't seize this God-given opportunity, you will be in trouble." Recovering the power of the Xiongnu may cause the Xiongnu to rise again. Maodun is no better than Touman, this person is obviously more cunning and more vicious."

“When it changes, it changes.”

"I think the imperial court should change its existing strategy."

"Give up the détente with the Huns."

"Continue to adopt a high-pressure posture against the Xiongnu and continue to weaken and suppress the Xiongnu forces."

Su Jiao paused for a moment.

His face showed some shrewdness and capability.

He said slowly: "I know that the imperial court has its own considerations."

"But when the court made these decisions, it probably did not expect that such changes would occur in the grassland. Now the situation has changed, and the policies originally promulgated by the court are obviously not in line with the current situation."

"I think some adjustments should be made accordingly."

Shejian on the side also said: "I also think that adjustments should be made."

"Times are different."

"If we fail to seize this precious opportunity, after the Xiongnu have finished their cultivation and recuperation, and the court tries to contain the Xiongnu again, or even continues to suppress them for a long time, I am afraid it will pay more price."

"In this case, it's better to end it once and for all and kill him while he's sick!"

"Catch him off guard!"

Wang Li also echoed.

Listening to the impassioned and fighting words of many generals in the camp, Yao Jia just smiled faintly.

He smiled and said: "Generals, please don't be impatient."

"I know that the changes in the grassland are indeed beyond the imperial court's expectations, and have also made the generals' minds wander. Many generals even believe that this is a God-given opportunity. As long as the imperial court can seize the opportunity, it will definitely inflict heavy damage on the Xiongnu."

"I, Yao Jia, am indeed not good at military affairs."

"But in the past, when the world was unified, we also dabbled in it."

"So I still know a little bit about military affairs."

"As the saying goes, before the troops and horses move, food and grass go first."

"In battles, especially such big and tough battles, what matters most is not military strength, but logistical support. After the last expedition, the Xiongnu retreated hundreds of miles. Now, although they have returned, they are still hundreds of miles away from Beiyuan. Miles away."

"Not to mention the time spent sending letters back and forth to get the court to change its mind."

"Even if the imperial court acquiesces to the generals to act expediently at this moment."

"But do you generals have any clues about the food and supplies that came down this way?"

Su Jiao's face darkened.

If the baggage is good, it will be ready for use in the army.

It's just food and grass, which may be difficult to bear in the military camp. It's not that there is no food and grass in the camp, but it's because we have to fight all the way north. I don't know how long the fight will last. If the time lasts for several months, the food and grass supplies may not be affordable.

But Su Jiao will not be exposed.

He hummed: "Don't worry about Dian Ke now."

"The army has its own plans."

Yao Jia laughed and did not try to expose it.

He continued: "In addition to food, grass and baggage, an army must have a direction when moving."

"Now that Mao Dun has killed his father, once this matter spreads, it will definitely cause chaos in the grassland. How could Mo Dun not know this situation? He will definitely not stay where he is, but will choose to find another place, and this departure will No one knows the true whereabouts and whereabouts of Mao Dun, and I don’t know how long it will take for the military to find out the news.”

"And winter is coming soon."

"The winter in Northern Xinjiang is much worse than that in the Central Plains. The weather is so bitter and cold that even many livestock can hardly withstand it, let alone people? Once the army goes north and suddenly encounters all kinds of extreme weather, how should the generals deal with it?"

"And the colder the weather, the greater the consumption of food and grass."

"Can the Great Wall Legion really afford such a high expense?"

"Furthermore."

"While the army was marching, if Mao Dun knew about it and secretly set up an ambush for him to find an opportunity and severely damaged the Qin army, wouldn't it then give Mao Dun a chance to re-establish his prestige among the Huns after killing his father?"

"With so many unknown situations, how can you generals boast so much?"

"Isn't this disregarding the life and death of thousands of soldiers?"

Su Jiao and others were silent.

Yao Jia shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The general is not here now, but I believe that even if the general is in the camp, he probably will not support your idea of ​​rashly sending troops."

"This is basically going to die!"

"And the reason why you are so unanimous is that you don't really agree to attack the Huns. You just want to use this reason to make the court give up the idea of ​​​​easing up with the Huns."

"Such thinking is too simple."

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Su Jiao and others were noncommittal.

He said coldly: "In your opinion, Mr. Yi, we should make peace with the Huns?"

Yao Jia nodded firmly.

He smiled and said: "In my opinion, changes in the grassland are actually more conducive to the reconciliation between the imperial court and the Hu people."

"Why is this?" Su Jiao looked puzzled.

Yao Jia stroked his beard.

There was a shrewdness and sharpness in his eyes.

He smiled and said: "Modun came to power by killing his father, and Touman Shanyu has been in charge of the Huns for a long time. There must be some people who are dissatisfied with Modun, and some may even want to avenge Touman. Therefore, within the Xiongnu, in fact, There are differences and disputes."

"Since there are differences, that means there can be a estrangement."

"According to my understanding of the Xiongnu, there are nobles such as the left and right kings, the left and right kings of Guli, and the left and right captains. In the past, Touman Chanyu preferred the sons of the Yan family. Therefore, there must be many forces in the royal court of the Xiongnu who favor Yan. The son of the clan, now that Mao Dun has killed his father, these forces are worried about being liquidated, so they will definitely oppose Mao Dun's rise to power and will do everything possible to stop him."

"If the imperial court sends someone to calm down at this time."

"What about these tribes?"

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Su Jiao's eyes narrowed.

He was unsure: "Maybe they will turn to the imperial court, but after all, the Xiongnu and the Qin people have blood feud with each other. It is unrealistic to completely turn to the imperial court. They will probably just use each other to use the power of the imperial court to intimidate Maodun."

Yao Jia nodded.

He smiled and said: "Then the imperial court will lend them power."

"To a certain extent, these Xiongnu tribes have to rely on the imperial court to compete with Maodun. The imperial court can benefit from it, but the imperial court will not break with Maodun."

"It's about playing both sides."

"First get close to the forces with which Mao Dun has quarrels to achieve the purpose of easing off, thereby providing them with certain supplies and making their power stronger, and then forcing Mao Dun to bow to the court, and the court can use this to seek more benefits. Many benefits.”

"at the same time."

"Moton almost died in Dayuezhi in his early years."

"He must be holding a grudge."

"When he takes power, he will definitely take revenge on the Da Yueshi. The imperial court can also send people to ease the situation with the Da Yueshi. In this way, almost the entire grassland will have to rely on the Great Qin for its existence. Of course, this is just an appearance."

"It can only last for a while."

"After all, the grassland is too far away from the imperial court. Even if the imperial court is willing to rush to help and maintain the divided state of the grassland, it is probably difficult to do so. In time, the Xiongnu will be unified again, but before that, the imperial court will definitely be able to obtain from the Xiongnu Get very rich rewards.”

"And this is enough."       "The imperial court benefits, and the grassland naturally loses, which also reduces the strength of the grassland."

"If the imperial court can really win over some grassland forces, it might not be possible to split the grasslands again, but this will require a lot of resources and investment, and the imperial court may not have so much energy to do it at the moment."

Yao Jia sighed.

In his heart he really thought this was an opportunity.

A chance to divide the Huns.

It's just that the court really can't spare any time now, and it really doesn't have so much energy. Otherwise, with the current chaos in the grassland, it may not be possible to split the grassland. However, Yao Jia also knows that this idea is not easy to realize.

After Touman unified the northern grasslands, he established a new system.

The location of Shan Yu Ting is often the place with the richest water and grass, and Mao Dun currently occupies it.

As long as he is given time, with Shan Yuting's heritage and resources, Mao Dun's strength will definitely exceed that of other tribes, and the reunification of the grasslands is actually foreseeable.

Unless Qin Ting forces troops to intervene.

But this is not realistic.

Plan for today.

It is to take advantage of the internal conflicts of the Huns and give preferential treatment to some tribes, so that Mao Dun has to be afraid, thus consuming the strength of the Huns. Then, with the step-by-step exchange of materials, Mao Dun has to bow his head, or speed up the crusade against other tribes. .

And this is what the court is happy to see.

Listening to Yao Jia's analysis, Su Jiao and others were thoughtful.

Of course they understood.

Yao Jia's idea is very simple, which is to win over the differences, intensify the conflict within the Xiongnu, and force Maodun to bow to the court or pay more costs to conquer. No matter what Maodun chooses, in the end, in order to quell the internal resentment, Maodun will They all need to bow to the court and pay a certain price in exchange for some resources to win over other tribes.

This method is indeed more ruthless.

He is also more hated by others.

But judging from Mo Dun's act of daring to kill his father in public, how could he swallow this bad breath? They will definitely send people to do evil in secret, or instruct some Huns to go south to plunder.

How can the Northland be stable by then?

But when they thought of what Yao Jia had said before, Su Jiao and other generals became silent.

The court doesn't care about the process.

Only care about the results.

As long as the final result is good, what happens in the middle is not within the scope of the court's consideration. Even though the people of the North may be panicked, the court will not waver in any way.

A bitter bottom!

immediately.

Su Jiao thought of the Military Academy.

Perhaps the imperial court had these in mind, so it specially set up an officer academy, so that low-level officers could quickly grow up in small-scale conflicts and eventually become independent generals.

Just thinking about this series.

A very ridiculous idea came to Su Jiao's mind.

Could it be that the imperial court had already guessed that something would happen to the Xiongnu, so it formulated this series of measures?

Otherwise, if Touman Chanyu were in power, there would be no possibility of relaxation due to the years of fighting between the Xiongnu and the imperial court, and it would be impossible for Touman Chanyu to relax. If he spoke of this, his prestige among the Xiongnu would undoubtedly be greatly damaged.

How could Touman Shanyu do such a thing?

Only when changes occur on the grassland and the grassland is further weakened, will it be possible for the Xiongnu and the court to relax. This is not because the Xiongnu actively relaxed, but because the situation is stronger than others and they have to bow their heads.

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Su Jiao shook his head.

He felt that his idea was too ridiculous.

They only knew that something had happened to the Xiongnu. How could the court, which was hundreds of miles away, know about it sooner than they did? How could it be possible to make arrangements so early in advance?

This is simply not possible.

At this time.

Other generals also thought of the military academy.

Shejian asked: "Is the imperial court setting up an officer academy just to deal with these conflicts?"

Yao Jia nodded.

He smiled and said: "Local conflicts are inevitable."

"The imperial court should also take precautions before they happen."

"Furthermore, the establishment of the Military Academy also facilitates the selection of 'officials' in a better way."

"Now His Highness's ideas are becoming more mature. Many counties in Kanto have also begun to recruit soldiers. When these soldiers are promoted in these conflicts, these policies will be further rooted in the hearts of the people. This is also His Highness's mind."

Su Jiao and other generals bowed quickly.

Wang Li said calmly: "What Dianke means is that the imperial court will speed up the rotation of soldiers? One after another, some Guandong soldiers will be used to replace the original Guanzhong soldiers?"

Yao Jia nodded and said, "The imperial court does have this intention."

"Nowadays, most of the 300,000 troops of the Great Wall Legion are from Guanzhong. They are also veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. They have served the country for many years and have been away from home for many years. How can the imperial court continue to ignore it? Since His Highness implemented the 'non-commissioned officer transfer', The imperial court has also begun planning to allow these veterans to return home one after another."

"It just takes time."

"But according to my estimation, if the number of soldiers from Guandong grows rapidly in the next few years, it may greatly stimulate the people in the Kanto region to think of enlisting in the army. By then, the veterans from Guanzhong will be able to return earlier. "

Speaking of which.

Yao Jia paused deliberately.

Wang Lishang didn't understand.

But Su Jiao and Shejian, two old oil men, understood it clearly.

This is to ask them to pay more attention to the 'talents' from Guandong. As long as they meet the conditions, they will promote them as much as possible, in order to demonstrate the fairness of Great Qin and attract more people from Guandong to join the army.

In this regard.

Su Jiao and Shejian looked at each other.

There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

From the bottom of their hearts, they had some resistance to the soldiers of Guandong, but those veterans on the battlefield had been with the army for too long and it was time for them to retire and go back, and the court's idea was right.

There are 800,000 troops in the southern and northern areas.

Such a huge army all came from Guanzhong.

The consumption of young people in Guanzhong is too great.

It's time to recuperate.

"Then send scouts or officials to contact the various Xiongnu ministries now?" Su Jiao asked curiously.

Yao Jia shook his head.

He sneered and said indifferently: "Sending officials to find the Xiongnu now will probably lead to bad luck. Let's leave this matter to the merchants. The imperial court has known some time ago that many merchants in the north are secretly connected with the Xiongnu tribe. "

"They have channels of communication, so let them go."

"If he dies, he dies."

“If it’s successful, they can get a piece of the pie.”

"This is His Highness's extrajudicial gift to them."

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Su Jiao and others had no objection.

Now that the situation of the Xiongnu is unknown, it is indeed too dangerous to send people directly there. It is obviously more appropriate and easier to achieve the goal to let the merchants explore the way first.

Su Jiao and others all claimed to be good.

(End of this chapter)