Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

Vol 3 Chapter 146: The situation in the Western Regions

In Dunhuang, Zhang Liao was pointing at the map of the Western Regions. When he heard someone coming to report that there was an envoy from the imperial court, Zhang Liao was stunned for a while, and then ordered someone to recruit the other party.

"Last General Zhao Yun, see General." Zhao Yun took out the letter from Lv Bu to him, gave it to him, and asked Zhang Liao to take a look.

Zhang Liao took the letter and swept it. The letter was Lv Bu's arrangement for Zhao Yun. For Zhao Yun to come here, Lv Bu naturally had his own considerations. Although the Western Regions were remote, they were not barren. On the contrary, Lv Bu controlled the important position of the Silk Road. The Protector of the Western Regions, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a high-ranking member of the party holding military power.

Under normal circumstances, even if it is Lu Bu's confidant, Lu Bu would consider it carefully, not to mention Zhao Yun, a general who is obviously an outsider.

But in the end, Lu Bu chose Zhao Yun.

The reason? First, love talent. Zhao Yun is good both in character and ability. At least that’s how Lu Bu sees it. After gaining god-level perception and being able to sense other people’s emotions, Lu Bu is even more certain about this. A person who will not look back also has a moral bottom line that belongs to him.

This is the horror of god-level perception. It is impossible for anyone to lie in front of Lu Bu. This is also the second reason why Lu Bu used him. Even if he is not subdued by Lu Bu, there is a high probability that he will not stand on his own or Holding Lu Bu's soldiers, receiving the kindness of Lu Bu's knowledge, and then attacking Lu Bu, this kind of person can be used with confidence even if he is not one of his own.

Thirdly... I have used it myself, so it doesn't matter how others will choose it, and it doesn't matter to Lu Bu. Sometimes it doesn't really need my consent to accept it or not.

Of course, it was impossible to write all these messes in the letter to Zhang Liao. Lu Bu just told Zhang Liao that if Zhao Yun was under him for a year, if he could make it, he would be the candidate to replace Zhang Liao as the Protector of the Western Regions. If not, After that year expires, let Zhao Yun come back, and Lu Bu will send Hua Xiong to replace Zhang Liao as the new Protector.

Since Lu Bu said so, then in Zhang Liao's view, Zhao Yun is naturally his own, so he did not regard Zhao Yun as an outsider.

"Zilong came just right. The situation in the Western Regions is not very peaceful recently. I am worried that there is no one available. Now Zilong is here, but he has helped a lot." Zhang Liao let Zhao Yun sit down and then sighed.

"When Yun was in Chang'an, he heard the general's mighty power. In the Western Regions, what else can make the general difficult?" Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao with some puzzlement.

"You don't understand." Zhang Liao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What I was right at the beginning was all small countries, even if they were bigger, like Shule, Xiaowan, Khotan and these small countries with a population of less than 30,000 and soldiers dissatisfied with five Thousands, and it is also difficult to join hands to fight against our army. Our Han army soldiers are well-armed and have been in battle for a long time. Small countries are no opponents, but now the Silk Road is wide open, and there are more and more exchanges and trades. The lord has sent envoys and traders several times. Going to various countries, some big countries are not so easy."

"The great country in the Western Regions..." Zhao Yun really had no idea about this, and looked at Zhang Liao curiously: "I dare to ask the general, how big is this great country in the Western Regions?"

"The biggest one is Wusun, with a population of nearly 600,000. There is only one place. If he wants to, he can raise an army of 100,000!" Zhang Liao pulled Zhao Yun to the front of the map, pointed to the Altai Mountain and said: "This place is called Altai Mountain, to the north is Wusun, which was originally a vassal of my Han Dynasty, but in recent years, the Western Regions Protectorate has been abandoned, and the connection between the Great Han and the Western Regions has gradually been cut off. Now that the Western Regions Protectorate is reopened, I have sent people several times Wusun, but King Wusun has always been vague and has no intention of re-attributing."

Zhang Liao slid his fingers down, frowned and said, "Below the Wusun, is Qiuci, although it is not as good as the Wusun, it has a population of 100,000, and can send 20,000 troops, as well as Yanqi and Gumo, both of these two countries have three With a population of about 10,000 people, these countries have no desire to belong to me again, and the previous conflicts have also been hidden here."

Zhao Yun frowned at the map and said, "General, these countries seem to be in the Altai Mountains. Are they allied with each other?"

"It should be." Zhang Liao nodded: "Don't think it's just four countries, but in terms of national strength, the rest of the small countries may not be able to compete with these four countries, and before the Western Regions Protectorate was not opened, like Shule, Mi, and Jingjue, Khotan and other countries are all under the jurisdiction of these four countries. Now I first defeat Shule and then Khotan, and then I can re-raise the countries of the Western Regions into the hands of our army. Confrontation."

"Dare to ask the general how to confront each other?" Zhao Yun asked curiously.

Zhang Liao drew a line on the map: "This line is the boundary, the Kunlun Mountains to the Congling Mountains area, all countries surrender, but the Tianshan Mountains from Yiwu to the west of Wusun are unwilling to re-enter my Han, and now the trade line is Therefore, along the Kunlun Mountains, if the merchants pass through the Cong Ridge, enter the Altay Mountains, or enter Dawan from here, most of them will be detained by the other party, and if they are better, they can save their lives, but if they are unlucky, they will lose their lives."

Zhang Liao has recently been thinking about whether to find an excuse to clean up the other party. After all, if there are often businessmen missing here, let alone the smooth Silk Road, it will also be a great blow to the prestige of the big Han. Are these countries that Zhang Liao finally conquered? No one can say for sure.

"The general wants to send troops?" Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao and asked.

"That's right, it's time to fight. I've already sent someone to send a letter to inform the lord, but it's too late to wait for a reply. I always feel that something is wrong with the recent situation. It is said that Wusun and Dawan have been in close contact recently. It’s only 8,000 troops, if you can’t unite the countries in the Western Regions, it will be difficult to defend against foreign enemies.” Zhang Liao nodded.

"If the general does not give up, the general is willing to open the way for the general at the end!" Zhao Yun said solemnly. He was somewhat reluctant to help Lu Bu fight the princes, but since he was defending against foreign enemies, it was his duty.

Zhang Liao was waiting for these words, nodded and smiled: "This battle is quite critical, and I really need someone to find my way, but this trip... a little troublesome!"

"General, please order me." Zhao Yun said solemnly.

"Does Zilong remember how Marquis Dingyuan conquered the Western Regions?" Zhang Liao looked at Zhao Yun and asked.

Zhao Yun nodded, Ban Chao thirty-six rides in the Western Regions he naturally knew, and it was also mentioned in the recent No-Words book, and he didn't know what Lu Bu's mentality was. It also added the love and hatred of Dingyuan Hou and a certain Western Region noblewoman. Love and hatred, I don't know if it's true?

When Zhang Liao said this, Zhao Yun also understood: "The general wants me to go on an envoy?"

Zhang Liao nodded and pointed to the map again: "Although the Wusun Four Kingdoms are powerful countries, they usually exploit other countries. Now all the countries in the Kunlun Mountains are under control, but the Tianshan Mountains are only Yiwu and others. Several small countries are willing to belong to the big Han, so I hope that Zilong can take a trip to the Tianshan Mountains on my behalf, if we can unite the countries in the Western Regions and force the Wusun four countries, that would be the best."

Zhang Liao was actually not worried about how many troops Wusun could take. Even if he could take out a hundred thousand troops, what would he rely on for supplies? By eating soil?

However, if the Wusun united the other countries to block the Silk Road, it would be a big trouble. Zhang Liao felt that it was necessary to fight a big battle to gain power in the Western Regions, and make the countries face up to the power of the Han.

And if we want to fight, we naturally have to fight the biggest one. It just so happens that Wusun is not honest. If he really dares to send an army of 100,000 to fight, Zhang Liao will not be afraid, he can completely drag Wusun down.

Zhao Yun nodded when he heard the words, with a bit of excitement in his eyes. Unexpectedly, he had just arrived in the Western Regions and encountered a big battle. He immediately remembered something, and said to Zhang Liao: "There is one more thing, maybe it will be useful to the general."

"Oh?" Zhang Liao heard the words and looked at Zhao Yun: "What's the matter?"

"At the end of the future, I met the Western Regions envoys. Among these Western Regions envoys, there are people from Wusun, in addition to Dawan, Kangju, and Kushuang envoys, I will camp with them for the night at the end, these people do not seem to be based on Wusun is the leader, but the Kushuang messenger is the leader." Zhao Yun bowed.

"Guishuang?" Zhang Liao was a little puzzled. He naturally knew that Guishuang existed. In the West, it was a powerful country like the Great Han, but if such a powerful country was coming, why didn't he notify himself, but just quietly crossed the border?

At that time, Zhang Liao thought that only Wusun belonged to him, so in his letter to Lu Bu, he only said that it was a mission from the Western Regions and did not mention Guishuang.

He wasn't worried that these people would be disadvantageous to Lu Bu in the past. For those few people, if he really thought about it, Zhang Liao could only admire the other party's big heart.

However, Wusun, Dawan, and the envoys of Kangju mixed with the Kushuang people. Will it have something to do with Wusun's attitude towards the big man~www.readwn.com~ After all, even if Wusun is a big country in the Western Regions, it is impossible to fight against the big man. It would be possible to form an alliance with the three kingdoms of Guishuang, Dawan, and Kangju.

After all, these four countries are together, and they are indeed easier to unite.

As for why...

Zhang Liao couldn't figure it out, but if there is a possibility, it's alright. Let Wusun clean up first, but I want to see if this Wusun dares to pull the 100,000 army into the battlefield at once. No matter whether he dares or not, Zhang Liao has a way to deal with it. .

"I don't want Zilong to come here, so he will make a contribution!" After thinking for a while, Zhang Liao smiled at Zhao Yun.

"By fate, it would be good to be able to help the general." Zhao Yun said with a slight bow.

Zhang Liao is more and more pleasing to Zhao Yun, and he doesn't mention his ability, but his attitude is not said, and he is not arrogant at all.

At the moment, I started to discuss with Zhao Yun how to visit the countries around the Tianshan Mountains, which one is easy to accept and which one is not easy to accept. After forming an offensive and defensive alliance, Zhao Yun had better be able to pull up a team there and echo Zhang Liao’s side from north to south. In the end, it ends with Yanqi. If it is possible to subdue Yanqi, it will save a lot of energy. If not, everyone will start the war with Yanqi. If it is possible to lead Wusun out, it is the best. , with Yanqi as the foundation, like a nail on the side of the Altai Mountains, if Wusun dares to send troops regardless of Zhao Yun, then Zhao Yun will directly copy him!

Naturally, Zhang Liao could not only give Zhao Yun thirty-six cavalry, but after all, he was an envoy, and he could not bring too many. In the end, the two discussed the number of horses. Zhao Yun led a group of horses over, as Zhang Liao's representative, to lobby countries to attach themselves.

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