Jinyi Night Walk

Sirin and Jeanna wanted to show themselves in front of their masters, but at the same time they also wanted to compete with the dancers in Kunji's mansion, so they danced very hard.When the music stopped, the temples of the two beauties were already slightly wet, and the creamy skin revealed a pink halo, making them even more delicate and charming.

"Good! Good!"

All the guests and hosts cheered in unison, and the two beauties smiled sweetly, and handed the pipa to the musician in the side room. They walked slowly towards Xia Xun.The two beauties beside Xia Xun were also stunning, but compared to the two beauties in Kucha, they were three points inferior in style. When they saw them coming, they felt ashamed and moved away from their seats.

The two beauties sat down next to Xia Xun generously, and occupied the seats of the two girls. Xia Xun seemed to have paid no attention to the strife between these girls' families. He raised his glass with a smile and looked at Kunji, Suonan and others said: "The beauty is delicious, and the wonderful dance helps the wine. Hahaha, come, let's drink this cup to the full!"

Everyone held glasses to drink with him, Xia Xun put down the wine glass, and sighed: "Everyone, I never thought that this place is like a paradise on earth in the midst of desolation, no wonder this oasis on the plug is called Jiangnan in the Western Regions." This place is beautiful and rich, with outstanding people, it is like a paradise-like resort. My father has fallen in love with this place as soon as he arrived here. I really hope that I will have the opportunity to come to Dunhuang often in the future. How happy is it to drink like this with you all?

It's just that a strong enemy is coming!Na Tie Mu'er conquered the world and destroyed countless countries. Wherever his troops came, he only plundered and destroyed. All the places he occupied were like the grass that had been beaten by autumn frost, withered and lifeless.If this place is occupied by him, it will be difficult to enjoy our carefree days! "

When everyone heard this, they all knew that Xia Xun was about to talk about business. Kunji, Suonan and the others immediately pricked up their ears, and Feng Liyan and Sai Hazhi's rouge lips were full of "skin cups" Hong, but also sitting upright, his expression became serious.

Xia Xun was chatting and laughing just now, staring intently at the beautiful dancing beauty, but in fact, she kept thinking about how to bring the topic out.It is easy to explain one's intentions, but it is difficult to arouse the sympathy of these great men of the Western Regions.Follow everyone who eats and drinks spicy food, why do they have to work hard for you?

Who are you fighting for?

This is the primary issue concerning morale and military morale.

This is true for his own soldiers, but it is even more true for these local forces that are only controlled by the restraint policy. Therefore, Xia Xun's starting point is to choose common interests.

I would rather be a chicken head than a queen.These rich and powerful gentry are the Happy Kings in the Western Regions, and they definitely don't want to be cannon fodder for Tie Mu'er. The question is how much confidence do they have in Daming?If they believed that the Ming Dynasty sent soldiers to Jiayuguan and wanted to give up the territory outside the pass, or believed that Timur could occupy the middle land, then they had no choice but to rely on Timur.

Don't look at everyone's singing and dancing, enjoying themselves, if it's not Xia Xun who comes here but Tie Mu'er, the local emperors in these places will also welcome Tie Mu'er with this kind of treatment or even more solemn and courteous reception.Loyalty doesn't matter, asking for loyalty from them is impossible at least at the current stage of economic strategy, only interests are fundamental.Therefore, Xia Xun first used their vital interests to resonate with them and arouse their attention, and then he talked about his own ideas.

"Tie Mu'er has 20 fine riders, and nearly 50 soldiers to drive a large number of cattle and sheep to the east. I think you all know about this!"

Xia Xun paused, and then said: "The imperial court stationed heavy troops and Hexi, locked Jiayuguan and guarded it. Is this to give up the Western Regions? Otherwise! The Western Regions must never be lost, and must not be lost! This is my Daming's attitude! Hexi Youyan and Youyan are the two arms of the Central Plains Empire. If one arm is broken, although it will not kill you, it will be weak from then on, and you can only be passively beaten. , will one day go to ruin

And if everything outside the pass is owned by the enemy chiefs, can Hexi and Youyan still be able to defend it?From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to this, all the examples tell us that we can't keep it!Therefore, if the imperial court guards Youyan, it must pass through Liaodong; if the imperial court guards Hexi, it must pass through the Western Regions!The imperial court will never give up Hexi, and it will never give up the Western Regions! "

Xia Xun's tone was decisive. There was not a single idiot present. Some things don't need to be said so bluntly. This attitude is enough.

What does it mean that we will never give up the Western Regions?It means that as long as Timur comes and occupies this place, we must take it back.This is the place where you were born and raised. I, Da Ming, have never treated you badly. Once the war continues here, you will be the most unlucky.Join Timur's camp, you local snakes are cannon fodder, you must bear the brunt of the wrath of our Ming army!

Want both ends?Okay, you can have both sides, but after this battle is over, it’s okay to say that Timur wins, and if he loses, he will return to Samarkand, and what about you?Your homeland has been completely destroyed by the flames of war, and your vassal Tie Mu'er will be sanctioned by my Ming Dynasty. The consequence... I want to go!

Kunji pondered for a moment, then cleared his throat and said: "What the Duke said is true, this... the matter of the Liaodong, the last general also heard about it. It's just... that the imperial soldiers and horses were all stationed in Jiayu Pass, and they abandoned it thousands of miles away. Regardless of the land, where is this... the Liaodong of the Western Regions?"

Xia Xun smiled slightly and said, "It's right here! Dunhuang is Shenyang Wei, Hami is Kaiyuan City, and here is Hexi's 'Liaodong!' General Kunji may feel that the imperial court does not pay as much attention to Hexi as it does to Youyan. You see, Outside of Youyan, in Liaodong, there are 15 officers and soldiers in the garrison guards, and the government has set up a mansion. After many years, it has become indestructible. The imperial court will never abandon Liaodong. What about the measures?"

This is exactly what the officials and gentry present were most concerned about. Their original plan was to not offend either.When a strong enemy is coming, you lock the door and leave us outside. Why do you ask us to work for you?

Xia Xun said: "The reason is very simple, the court can't take care of it now!"

Xia Xun withdrew his hands from the round and charming waists of the two beauties, and pointed at him: "My lords, the imperial court is now sending troops to conquer the Tatars. 20 troops are going out, and people eat horses. How much food is it? , In the south, 40 troops entered Annan, and the ups and downs continued, seeking justice for King Chen of Annan. Only these two places are 60 troops!

Besides, in the east, I have a close friend, Baidu Jinyi Yexing posted Huangmen Neipin to provide proofreading and error-free text updates. Speaking of it, he is also a devout Muslim just like you.Under the order of my son Chaotian, he led an army of 70 and a thousand warships to preach and appease the countries in Southeast Asia. If you do the math, this is an army of [-].It can only be said that Tie Mu'er picked the best time to send troops to the east while we were using troops everywhere. "

"70 troops..."

The leaders present were a little dizzy, but they didn't doubt it. One was Xia Xun's exaggeration, but not much. Secondly, their news was lagging behind. It was impossible for them to know the detailed information of the military operation. I just learned that during the Jingnan period, the imperial court first sent 50 soldiers and another 60 soldiers to suppress King Yan. Comparing the two, I don't think there is anything wrong with Xia Xun's words.

Xia Xun said again: "Now, the imperial court has 15 elite soldiers in Ganliang!"

In this sentence, he did not exaggerate at all, because it is impossible for these generals in the Western Regions to not understand the military strength of Gan and Liang who are close at hand. If they exaggerate, it will be self-defeating.

Xia Xun said: "In Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Henan, a large number of troops have been assembled. Even if the Beijing camp does not use the garrison troops, the imperial court can invest another 40 to [-] troops in Ganliang at any time!"

Hearing this number immediately excited everyone present, Suo Nan couldn't wait to say: "Duke, in this way, at least 50 horses are no problem in order to ensure the battle in the Western Regions. This...why does the imperial court want to recruit officers and soldiers? What about stationing troops in Jiayuguan?"

Xia Xun glanced at him, his eyes were very flexible, and he interpreted the five words "Do you know soldiers?" , since the imperial court can mobilize so many soldiers and horses, at least twice the army of Timur, why not give him a head-on blow.

Xia Xun saw that Suonan was very ashamed, and then explained: "Because the north and the south are using troops, try to keep some mobile troops in the Central Plains as much as possible. If there is any problem on the north-south battlefield, you can send troops to go out at any time. , Don't think about victory, think about defeat first, now fighting on three sides, how can you spare no effort? If you fight recklessly like this, once you lose, won't you lose everything?"

"This is just one of the reasons, and there is another more important reason!"

Xia Xun said solemnly: "We must face up to our own shortcomings. The Central Plains army is mostly from farming. It is impossible for the people in the northern part of the country and the Western Regions to be good at riding and shooting since childhood. Therefore, they must undergo rigorous training in order to become an excellent soldier. Soldiers. We need to spend a lot of money to train an outstanding cavalryman, but people in the grassland and desert have already completed this training when they were young in the process of herding horses and sheep for their livelihood.

However, the Central Plains people also have their own strengths. They are good at making all kinds of sophisticated weapons. They use them alone to compete with the people from the Northern and Western Regions in the desert. Combat, mountains, jungles, rivers, plains, city defense... They are all capable, so why don't we use our strengths to avoid weaknesses?Do you have to use your own weaknesses to challenge the strengths of the enemy to be called a hero?In my opinion, that's stupid! "

"At the same time, the army in the Central Plains is mixed with infantry and cavalry, and its mobility is poor, and it is more dependent on the supply of food and supplies. When hundreds of thousands of troops move, they need a lot of food and supplies. Once the food and grass are not enough, there will be big problems, and there are no people in the Western Regions. , is far inferior to the environment in the Central Plains where supplies can be supplied at any time within ten miles and one city, and putting hundreds of thousands of troops into an uninhabited area, isn't it self-exposed?"

Xia Xun said: "Look, the Hexi Passage starts from Wushaoling in the east and ends at Yumenguan in the west. The north and south are between Qilian Mountain, Altun Mountain, Mazong Mountain, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain. It is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. Stretching, between the mountains and mountains, the widest point is only more than two hundred miles, and the narrowest point is only a few hundred paces. The ancients said that the land of Hexi is "a single line of road, hanging alone for two thousand miles." This is not an excellent way to beat the enemy Is it a good place?

Tie Mu'er came from far away, even if he drove millions of cattle and sheep, it would be difficult to supply them for a long time. As long as they are blocked under the pass, their food and grass will be exhausted, and when their soldiers are exhausted, they will send troops to cover up and kill them. The price, in exchange for the greatest victory? "

Xia Xun looked at the gentry and generals present, and said, "Of course, this way, the land outside the pass may suffer for a while, but there is no way to do it. For one thing, the imperial court is fighting north and south, which has restrained many Otherwise, we can make up for our shortcomings with a large number of troops, and we don't have to defend first and then attack;

Secondly, in the Western Regions... there are always some people who are afraid of the imperial court. Over the years, they have frequently used means to hinder the imperial court's power to operate westward. With insufficient reserves and unsafe passes, what can the court do?Can't soldiers be asked to make unnecessary sacrifices?They also have parents, wives and children! "

Xia Xun smiled lightly, and said to them again: "Of course, it is also a problem for you to bear it alone. If a strong enemy suddenly arrives and is irresistible, I think it is okay to temporarily avoid its edge, such as escaping into the desert first, or temporarily Move into the customs and give them a solid wall to clear the country..."

Everyone didn't take Xia Xun's words too seriously. They were chewing over the information revealed by Xia Xun's words: Daming still had sufficient troops. It is not to abandon the Western Regions, but to consider the safety of the third-line operations, while avoiding the consumption of money and food and unnecessary sacrifices of soldiers.

In the entire military plan of the Ming army, there is no consideration of how to deal with the fall of the Western Regions and Hexi after the fall of Hexi” but how to consume Tie Mu’er’s troops and how to counterattack. The mastery of this information is crucial for those who actually control all resources in the Western Regions. The heads of the people and the population play a considerable role in determining their positions.

Temporary offense and defense, strength and weakness are completely negligible for them. This is their home, where they have lived for generations. It used to be, it is now, and it will be in the future. So they have to judge, who will be the final victor?They must cling to the last laugher to ensure their own survival.

Those present, except for a few guard generals, were all local wealthy families, but in this special place, they were the ones who controlled the local armed forces, local politics and local economy.Xia Xun's words here and now are tantamount to clearly conveying his own message to the minds who control Dunhuang and its surrounding areas.

They are all shrewd people. Now they have to analyze and discriminate the authenticity of Xia Xun's words. When the two heroes confront each other, they decide their position and make a choice. This is related to their and their family's wealth, future and even survival!

As soon as Xia Xun arrived, he threw them a difficult problem! Baidu brocade night travel stickers

Thinking about the big issue of life and death for their family, everyone stopped their chopsticks one after another, as if the rich food and drink in front of them were not so delicious

After Xia Xun finished speaking, he was very at ease. The girl Xilin who was waiting on the left took up the wine glass, her eyes sparkling, and she brought it to his lips with a charming expression.As soon as she took a sip of the wine, the girl Rangna on the right had already picked up a knife, carefully cut off a piece of fat lamb, and handed it over graciously.Xia Xun took a sip of wine on the left and meat on the right, without even moving his hands.

His hands just rested on the round and strong waists of the two girls.Tsk, this feels really good, so Xia Xun's big hands started to stroke it.Have fun with the people!How peaceful and approachable it is...