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

Chapter 474 The Road to Longxi

Because the news came that Xiang Ceyu and Huo Qubing had defeated the Turks, at this moment the Xiongnu had completed the unification of the grasslands.

Liu Hua was in a daze when he saw the news at first, but he had no choice. The only thing he could do was to summon Chen Ping and others for discussion. As the Xiongnu entered a unified situation, the situation he faced was about to change!

"The Huns defeated the Turks, but even if the main force is killed, the Huns cannot take over the Turks' territory in a short time if they want to. If so, the Huns should stop for a while to digest the territory!" Zhang Liang said.

"In this way, the trade between us will be more prosperous in the future. From the period of turmoil to peace, the supplies needed by the Xiongnu will increase massively!" Liu Hua couldn't help but say after hearing Zhang Liang's words.

"Then our original plan to kick the princes and kings to the Western Regions has been initially completed!" Chen Ping said,

“With the destruction of the Turks, the overlord of the grasslands, there will naturally be a power vacuum in the Western Regions.

Both Xiang Ceyu and Ying Ziying should be able to find their own place in the Xiongnu.

But the real problem is not to gain a foothold, but after gaining a foothold! "

After hearing Chen Ping's words, Zhang Liang's expression also became serious.

Because Zhang Liang knew very well what Chen Ping was referring to. Although the Turks were the overlords on the grasslands and the Western Regions were his back garden, it was their existence that allowed Ying Ziying and Xiang Ceyu to be together. Development of the Western Regions.

Now that the Turks are gone, that is to say, the buffer between the Xiongnu and the Western Regions is gone. I think that in the future, the Western Regions will have to face the Huns themselves.

"We don't need to worry about them. After all, if we let them go to the Western Regions, it is because we are beyond our reach and cannot control the Western Regions. Under such circumstances, just leave them in the Western Regions to maintain trade routes!" Liu Hua said.

After hearing Liu Hua's words, Chen Ping said: "But after the Huns unified the grasslands, they could not be allowed to survive in the Western Regions.

After all, their existence itself will threaten the Huns. If their problem is not solved, the Huns will not let go and fight with us! "

"Although I left them in the Western Region with the intention of delaying the development of the Xiongnu, I still need to provide support. Otherwise, with their size, it will not be easy to delay the Xiongnu's power!" Liu Hua said.

Chen Ping said: "As long as they wear our skin for one day, the Huns will not attack them before they completely fall out with us. After all, the Huns also need to recuperate! But in the Western Regions, it is not just the Huns, but also the Turks!"

"You mean that the Turks may be conquered by the Huns and used by the Huns!" Zhang Liang said seriously, "No way!"

"We were able to entrust Ying Ziying and reconcile with Xiang Ceyu. It's not surprising that the Huns chose to support the remnants of the Turks instead of directly destroying the Turks.

This kind of proxy war is just to help them do things that are inconvenient for them to do.

After all, at least for now, the Huns still need to recuperate, and there is no way they will fall out with us! "Liu Hua was very calm.

There are too many instances of proxy wars due to practical reasons.

Under such circumstances, Liu Hua reacted as soon as Chen Ping brought it up.

"Proxy war... is a good word."

Chen Ping thought for a while and said, "So in the next time, neither we nor the Huns will take action directly if it is not absolutely necessary.

Because both of us have just experienced the unification war, at least until we can take a breath, both sides will exercise restraint. "

Liu Huadao: “Before the completion of the Yongji Canal, we were basically in the stage of strategic defense.

All that can be done is to increase the development of Longxi and Hetao areas, reduce food transportation, and prepare for future wars. "

"Can't we and the Xiongnu coexist peacefully?" Shusun Tong stood up and asked, "Both of us have experienced war, can't we sit down and conclude a peace alliance together?"

Hearing this, Liu Hua looked at Sun Shutong, who had just joined the group, and felt that Confucianism was still a little bit behind, and it would be better not to let Shusuntong participate next time. However, facing Shu Suntong's words, Liu Huazhuo said calmly, "Because the Huns do not respect etiquette, let alone morality. A peaceful covenant can restrain a gentleman, but it cannot restrain a group of hungry beasts!"

When Shusuntong heard Liu Hua's words, he realized that he had made a mistake and finally closed his mouth.

But Liu Hua knew very well that the actual covenant was simply too unreliable for the Huns. A very important reason was that compared with farming civilization, the ability of grassland civilization to resist natural disasters was much worse than farming civilization.

Needless to say, as long as the snow falls a little heavier one day and a few livestock freeze to death, the people in the grassland civilization can only survive by turning into bandits and robbing people who are richer than themselves and grabbing food there. Come down.

Can you blame the people living on the grassland? They just want to survive.

So people with a farming civilization can only watch helplessly being robbed? Watching your food rations being taken away?

It can be said that, at least when productivity is not high enough to withstand corresponding risks, the conflict between the two parties is irreconcilable.

If possible, Liu Hua also wants to use gentle methods and culture to assimilate them.

But obviously, this is not what Liu Hua can do now, so he still has to be prepared for war.

However, our own war is not the kind of aimless war, but a decisive battle to achieve strategic goals in every war.

Otherwise, let’s defend until the Grand Canal is opened, and then do the liquidation!

Liu Hua looked at the information sent from above and the Turkic prisoners sent by Huo Qubing, tapped his fingers slightly and said,

“Since the Huns are now coexisting peacefully with us, we will naturally make good use of this period of time to develop.

On the other hand, the Turkic prisoners sent over by Huo Qubing already had 20,000 dead by the time they reached Longxi.

When they come to Chang'an, I'm afraid there will be even fewer people. Although I like labor very much, it is a pity to waste people on the road like this! "

"Leave them in Tianshui and let them build roads!" Chen Ping said, stroking his chin.

"Now the roads in Longxi can still be used by merchants and troops, but it is still quite problematic for the people to move.

I didn't think so before, but now that Huo Qubing is taking these prisoners around, it's obvious that we are not ready to relocate the people yet.

If ordinary people took this trip, I'm afraid many people would die! "

"Do our people want to take this path?" Fang Xuanling asked in confusion after hearing this.

Liu Hua said: "Right now, Xiang Ceyu and Ying Ziying are still working hard to find a place to stay, so they don't feel anything yet.

But when they find a place to stay and start building, they will find that they need a large number of people to fill it.

Otherwise, it would be unclear whether they were exiled or enfeoffed!

Therefore, we must provide supporting facilities between Chang'an and the Hexi Corridor, including food, water, dormitories, and transportation.

If people really start to migrate, it can't be like Huo Qubing escorting captives. Half of them are already dead before they arrive! "

"Sneeze!" Huo Qubing sneezed fiercely, "Finally we have reached Tianshui. This journey has been really troublesome!"

Huo Qubing turned his head and looked at the Turkic prisoners behind him who were following the Longxi cavalry with their eyes completely numb.

Along the way, they basically accepted their fate. What could they do if they didn't?

If they escape, the cruel nature will easily take away their lives, but if they join a group to stay warm here, they can at least survive!

(End of this chapter)