Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 471 Chess Player

After Xu Ji got the news from Duan Juan, he asked Li Ru to take Hua Xiong and lead the Flying Bear Army to join the fight. When they hurried to the battlefield, they found that the war was over.

"Have the Turks really been killed?!" Hua Xiong looked at Duan Ji and couldn't help but ask again.

"Commander, look, there are almost 80,000 people behind us, and they are all prisoners of the Turks!"

Duan Yan pointed at the prisoners behind him. Most of these people were downcast, their eyes were dull, and they were full of confusion about the future. They didn't even know where to go if they continued to move forward.

At this moment, the only thing that can identify them is their clothes, which are indeed Turkic style clothes.

Looking at this scene, Hua Xiong was a little confused. He had traveled all the way, and the battle was almost over before it even started.

This made Hua Xiong wonder whether he should continue to move forward or return home.

However, Huo Qubing didn't know what it meant to be polite and said: "General Hua, we didn't bring much food when we came to the Western Regions. These prisoners took a little too much. You can't use the food anyway, so share some with us!"

Huo Qubing didn't know what it meant to be polite. Xiang Ceyu went to his new territory to declare his sovereignty. Naturally, he had to send the population he had finally obtained back to Chang'an. If too many people died of starvation on the way, he would feel very distressed.

Hua Xiong looked at the shameless Huo Qubing and felt really disgusted. He was already disappointed that he had not caught up with this war. But in the end, this guy actually asked for food from him. Is he so uncouth? !

However, when faced with Huo Qubing's request to borrow food, Hua Xiong really couldn't say no.

After all, I didn't catch up with the war against the Turks. I'm afraid I will have to stay in the Ili Valley in the future and live off Liu Hua's Silk Road.

Moreover, he gave them food this time, and Liu Hua would make up for it from other places.

Under such circumstances, Hua Xiong more or less gave 100,000 people enough food to eat for a month.

Of course, it was impossible for the Turkic prisoners to have enough to eat. They had more or less one-half or one-third of the normal food. When they arrived in Longxi and truly entered the border of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing would have enough manpower to provide them with food. Eat their fill.

After this battle, Huo Qubing also felt that this level of war can be a bit of training for people like Xin Qiji and Dou Xian, but for Xiang Ceyu, he and Zhuge Liang, it is ordinary and has no training effect.

In addition, after returning to Longxi and sending these prisoners back, Huo Qubing did not plan to return to the Western Regions. He planned to ask His Majesty to send a few more people there. In the future, unless there is a decisive battle with the Xiongnu, the strength of the Yulin Army will be able to defeat most of the battles. Push through.

At this time, Li Ru, who was accompanying the army as a military advisor, stood up and said, "The Turks were defeated? Did the Huns chase them out?"

"The Huns chased them out with Xiang Ceyu, Tan Daoji and others!" Huo Qubing looked at Li Ru and explained, "Li Guang stayed there to help the Huns communicate. The others planned to go to Beiliang, but I, These prisoners must be sent back to Chang'an first, after all, Your Majesty, this is all you need!"

Hearing Huo Qubing's words, Hua Xiong didn't feel much at all, but Li Ru frowned and said, "The champion, Xiang Ceyu is here too?!"

"The country was preparing for peaceful reunification. His Majesty said that the Central Plains could not accommodate them, but the world could, so he kicked Xiang Ceyu to the Western Regions. It was luck. After defeating the Turks, the Huns gave him Kangju's territory, which counts. We have established a firm foothold in the Western Region!"

Huo Qubing looked calm. In his opinion, apart from the realm of the land, he was of the Central Plains lineage, and it didn't matter if he revealed some information.

Li Ru's expression changed slightly, thinking that there would be a new neighbor in the future, and he didn't know what changes it would bring to the Western Region. The pros and cons needed to be carefully weighed by Beiliang.

Huo Qubing naturally didn't know what Li Ru was thinking. After successfully borrowing food from Li Ru, he naturally led his army to march to Chang'an.

Huo Qubing did the math. He asked for a lot of food from the Huns and a lot of food from Li Ru. The Hexi Corridor was not going to be easy to walk. Even if the food was enough, a lot of people would die. , but it should be much better once we pass through the Hexi Corridor and reach the Longxi area. Even if there are only 50,000 people left by then, Huo Qubing feels that he has made a lot of money.

So when Huo Qu fell ill, he didn't say anything to Li Ru and the others. He borrowed food and turned towards the Han Dynasty.

In fact, this war had little impact on the Han Dynasty.

For Liu Hua, leaving Xiang Ceyu, Ying Ziying and others in the Western Regions was just to let them go to the Western Regions to cause trouble.

It doesn't matter what they are making a fuss about. What is important is that as long as they keep making a fuss, they can contain the Huns' energy.

As long as there are still Central Plains forces in the Western Region, the important corridor of the Hexi Corridor can be preserved.

Because this Silk Road will also become the lifeline of the Central Plains forces in the Western Regions. There is no future in the Western Regions just by farming. Even if they come from China and have many technologies exclusive to China, if they are not big enough, then they will It is destined to only become a branch of the Huaxia system. Want to realize the layout of the entire industry chain? Dream on! If they cannot realize the layout of the entire industry chain, then they will always lack something and need to transport it from China.

Therefore, if they want to survive in the Western Region, they will do their best to protect this lifeline.

For Liu Hua, he did not need to order them anything. As long as they existed, it put pressure on the Xiongnu.

The small size of the Western Regions will quickly cause them to reach a bottleneck. If they want to break through the bottleneck, they have only three ways, one to attack the Xiongnu, one to attack Longxi, and one to attack Central Asia. In fact, by then they will only be able to defeat the Xiongnu. There is only one way.

Because when they reach a bottleneck, the Yongji Canal should be completed, and then Liu Hua will lead them to fight the Huns!

Again, the current strategy is to serve the Yongji Canal.

After the construction of the Yongji Canal was completed and supplies from Luoyang were transported to Yanjing, Liu Hua did not want to take the initiative to attack the Huns.

Only by building this canal and being able to support a long expedition into the desert, Liu Hua would take action against the Huns.

Otherwise, if we fight a war with the Xiongnu, our country will probably be destroyed.

In this regard, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to unscrupulously attack the Xiongnu because of the rich heritage left to him by Wenjing's rule.

But even so, after defeating the Xiongnu, the Han people's livelihood was in decline, and he almost died in this breath.

Liu Hua was the founding emperor. Without the abundant resources accumulated by the previous generation, he could only accumulate them by himself.

So before the canal was built, Liu Hua said that he was a pacifist and just wanted to make friends with the Huns and earn a little money!

Of course, Liu Hua had not received the news at this moment, but Mao Dun, who was on the front line, had already received the news from King Youxian.

Looking at the allies written on King Youxian's notice, Mao Dun didn't suspect anything. He just thought that the Turks were in a hurry, so King Youxian allied with the local Han forces and defeated the Turks. All he could say was that Youxian The king is good at making decisions.

After reading the news about King Youxian, Mao Dun was happy at first, but his expression soon became serious again.

He handed the information in his hand to the Bank of China and said that after reading it, the Bank of China said in confusion: "The Turks will definitely be hurt by such a defeat. They can no longer compete with the Chanyu for the grassland. The unification of the grassland is just around the corner. In this case, the Chanyu Why are you still looking so gloomy? Isn’t this worthy of joy?!”

"It's gratifying that the Turks have been wiped out, but there is a man-eating tiger lying south of us, which worries me!"

Mao Dun sat in his seat, frowned and said, "The strength of the Han army is indeed extraordinary. Regardless of Xiang Ceyu or the Longxi cavalry in the letter, the only one we Xiongnu can fight with steadily is the Demon King Banner.

And if the Han Dynasty can send it to the Western Region, it is obvious that the country has a stronger army. How can I feel at ease in the face of such a powerful enemy? "

Mao Dun's words contained a serious look. It must be said that Mao Dun's vision was indeed quite far away.

Although he also knew that the reunification of the grasslands was something to be thankful for, it did not mean the end. On the contrary, it was only the beginning.

Because after he unifies the grassland, he will inevitably face this behemoth. If he does not want to perish, then his only way to survive is to grow.

He must continue to grow, and he must grow faster than the big man.

To be honest, it was the pressure from the Han Dynasty that forced Maodun to speed up the process of grassland unification.

No matter how this process goes, at least for Moton, the unification of the grasslands has been completed, and this can be regarded as qualified to serve on the table.

"If the king is worried about the Han Dynasty, then the Turks will never be destroyed!" Bank of China said seriously, "The Turks have been operating in the Western Regions for many years. They can be said to be the Turks' sheepfold. If the Turks are destroyed, then all this influence will naturally be lost. No. But if the Turks are alive and have us as their backers, then the Turks will be the best pawn to check and balance the development of the Han people in the Western Regions!

(End of this chapter)