Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1610 A guessing question

   Feiqian sat in the small pavilion in the side courtyard of Chang'an government office, looking at the dozens of bamboos planted in the courtyard, listening to the rustling of bamboo leaves in the wind, but his mood was hard to calm down.

   It is the second century AD.

  The conditions are backward, the traffic is inconvenient, there are basically no roads, and the communication basically depends on roaring.

  So does it mean that the Chinese people should be trapped between the mountains and the sea, and it is absolutely impossible to expand outward in the second century, even if they want to expand, they will not be able to go out?

  The answer is actually no.

  Because in the first century, the people of the Han Dynasty had already extended their tentacles to the Caspian Sea.

  In the first five years of founding, Ban Chao, who served as the general guard in the Western Regions, was supported by Xu Gan from Pingling who led a thousand-man army. In the ninth year, the false Sima He Gong and other four generals were repatriated with eight hundred soldiers. In other words, Ban Chao was in the Western Regions at that time, and he received two support directly from the Han Dynasty, that is, 1,800 people. The rest of the troops were either Han troops recruited and absorbed by Ban Chao himself in the Western Regions for a long time, or General caravan guards, swordsmen, etc., based on the overall ratio, Ban Chao, who is the guard of the Western Regions, should have around four to five thousand troops in his hands.

For the current big Han, the biggest competitor in the Western Regions should be Guishuang, and Guishuang, which emerged at about the same time in Central Asia and the Eastern Han Dynasty, was also eyeing the Western Regions, but in the battle in 90 AD, Guishuang suffered a major setback for a while, which led to many subsequent evolutions.

Just like Emperor Sui Yang's conquest of Korea, Guishuang's conquest of the Western Regions may have some acquaintances, and he wanted to rely on external wars to divert internal conflicts. Frost cannot expand outwards for a long period of time.

  As for Shendu, that is to say, in ancient India, the original Mauryan Dynasty has completely become the dust of history, and soon split into more than a dozen small countries, which is no longer a climate at all.

   To the west of Guishuang is Anxi, and further west of Anxi is Daqin and ancient Rome.

  As for the countries near the Western Regions and the Qiangs on the Tibetan plateau, they are actually relatively scattered and messy countries. New countries are born every day, and old countries die.

  In 90 A.D., the second year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty, Princess Qiushang, king of the Dayue clan, was rejected by Shi Banchao, the chief of the Western Regions. Out of resentment, he sent his deputy king, General Xie, to attack Chao with 70,000 troops.

However, because Ban Chao didn't know much about Guishuang at the time, he still called him Da Yueshi. In fact, Ban Chao didn't know that his opponent at that time was actually the king of Guishuang, Sotel Magus, who was in Guishuang. The great monarch known as the "Savior" in Frost history. Similar to what the Chinese call "one emperor through the ages". Although the emperor of the ages did not directly participate in this battle, it is impossible to dispatch a large army without the emperor's consent, so the deputy king can also roughly reflect the will of King Guishuang .

  It’s like a war between the Huns and the Han people, and Emperor Wu of the Han may not have played in person, but it’s also a struggle between two great powers...

Therefore, in the eyes of the Han Dynasty government, the spark collision between the two great powers of the East and the West around the 1st century AD, the Han Empire and the Guishuang Empire, was not really a big deal, it was just caused by the failure of the marriage proposal. It's just some border conflicts. If the other side didn't have too many soldiers, it wouldn't even be worth recording...

But Indians and Central Asians definitely don’t think so. This war can be said to have influenced the national policy of the Guishuang Empire for hundreds of years. On the other hand, the Guishuang Empire adjusted its military expansion policy to "go west" and "go south". The Guishuang people conquered northwestern India to the south and defeated The Anxi Persian Empire was conquered, and its power reached the Aral Sea area.

The people of Guishuang did not win the Han Dynasty, but they fought the "ancient civilizations" of Central Asia and India with ease. Seeing who will destroy who will inevitably leave people with more room for imagination. If Ban Chao knows At that time, on the high platform of the Western Regions Protector, would he shout loudly to the West: "My defeated will be your king!"

  Of course, some people say that Guishuang's real "one emperor through the ages" is Kanishka.

But this is actually not very important, because the great battle between the Han Dynasty and Guishuang caused the reputation of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions and Central Asia to rise greatly, so that when Gan Ying went all the way west, he did not suffer any trouble, all the way to the Caspian Sea, and then Originally, she wanted to go to Daqin, but the Anxi people said that if she wanted to go to Daqin, she would have to take a boat, and nine out of ten times she would not be able to return by boat. Gan Ying thought twice and decided not to take this risk...

  But in fact Gan Ying was deceived.

  Because Anxi was afraid that after the Han Dynasty and Daqin got in touch with each other, after the two sides exchanged information, they found that Anxi was in the way, so they simply combined and destroyed Anxi...

  So they simply threatened Gan Ying and prevented Gan Ying from moving forward.

  Based on this estimate, the probability that Gan Ying is a landlubber is about 90%...

  At the same time, in fact, the shipbuilding technology in the second century was indeed not very good, but it did not reach the level of narrow escape, otherwise the Great Qin people would not have opened up a route to ancient India one after another.

   Otherwise, how did the ancient Romans come from the south in 166 years?

  There are dangers on the sea road, but it is not impossible, and on land, human walking ability cannot be belittled blindly. That is to say, in the first century, the people of the Han Dynasty had already gone out of the country and traversed the entire Central Asia, so why in later generations, some people insisted that it was impossible for the Chinese people to go out in the second century What about the point of view?

   Could it be that people from a hundred years ago were able to leave, and then the people of the Han Dynasty degenerated a hundred years later and could not leave? The Daqin people were able to reach ancient India from the Mediterranean by boat, but the Chinese people were all landlubbers, and they couldn't jump into the water at all?

However, in history, even though Ban Chao might shout loudly on the high platform of the Western Regions Guard, without the support of the Han Dynasty, it is not easy to defeat the invading enemy, so there is no need to think about advancing westward .

With the death of Ban Chao and the gradual decline of the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, the Guishuang forces re-entered the Western Regions and controlled Kashgar, Shache, Hotan and other places. As a family of nobles who started in Shandong, they were unwilling to abandon themselves The management forces in Shandong, and secondly, did not think from the reports of Ban Chao or Gan Ying that there was anything worth mobilizing in those countries in the far west, so they threw away these materials and ignored them.

  Ban Chao's role in this matter, for the entire Han Dynasty, and even the entire Chinese nation, I don't know whether it should be said to be a good thing or a bad thing.

   It's like Fei Qian introduced the concepts of Daqin, Anxi, Guishuang, Shendu and other countries into the current Han Dynasty. Of course, body poison should be called Baicheng now? As for the dozen or so small countries that split off...

   Who cares what these guys are called?

  Pang Tong wandered around, walked in from the gate of the small courtyard, cupped his hands and said to Fei Qian, "Everything is arranged..."

   "Good." Fei Qian nodded, pointed to the seat beside him, and said, "Sit down."

Although Marcus, the so-called Daqin envoy, is a fake, the things he brings must look real, and you can’t just give some stones and shells to be done. Fortunately, Feiqian has been working with Xiqiang all along. Trade, so I also have some things from the Western Regions on hand. Although they are not really from the Great Qin Dynasty, it is enough to represent the civilizations of the West.

   At least it is very different and different from what Huaxia itself used in the Han Dynasty.

  Pang Tong laughed twice, and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I asked the trousers to recite the origins of all the utensils again. There are no mistakes. This guy is greedy for money, but he is also smart..."

   After finishing speaking, Pang Tong took out a famous card from his sleeve and handed it to Fei Qian. "Also, my lord, look at this, Yang Dezu's..."

  Fei Qian took it and looked at it. It was Yang Xiu's invitation card, which said that tomorrow afternoon, that is, the day before Yang Xiushi left for Luoyang, he planned to hold a banquet in a restaurant and invite Pang Tong to visit Yunyun...

   "Please, what do you think?" Fei Qian returned the famous card to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong put his hand on the famous thorn, and said: "One, Yang Dezu finally had a serious job, so he had to shake twice... Don't worry about this... The second one, this guy probably guessed a bit... Third, this guy is telling me that he guessed it..."

   Fei Qian nodded, and said: "Yang Dezu has always been smart, so it's not surprising that he guessed some things, but I don't know how many he guessed..."

  Pang Tong tapped the famous thorn on the table, and said: "Then, my lord's wish...do you want to tap twice?"

Fei Qian pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need, at most Yang Dezu guessed that we were going to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, as for the others... I'm afraid I may not be able to guess it completely... Just put on a show and it will be fine. Needless to say, let them guess..."

   "Where's Marcus?" Pang Tong asked again, "I'm still a little worried, in case he misses the point in Luoyang..."

   Feiqian laughed and said: "This is the most interesting part. There is truth in the false, and there is false in the true. Let the people in Shandong have a headache!"

Pang Tong also nodded and said, "This guy is also a smart person and a money fanatic. With such benefits, he must work hard to get it done... However, even if this is the case, the guys in Shandong may not be able to relax... Why don't they Add a few points really..."

   "Well..." Fei Qian thought for a while, looked at Pang Tong and said, "You mean to let Marquis Wen do something in the Western Regions?"

Pang Tong chuckled twice, "Your lord, you really agree with someone! How about it? Then we will move part of the cavalry in Chang'an to the Longyou pasture with great fanfare. Anyway, from the Longyou Guanshan pasture to here, that is, one It took two days, but in this way, it will naturally look more real..."

  In the current situation, it is really not good for Fei Qian to enter Shandong immediately, because there are not good choices in several directions.

  Going to the southeast, there is Jingxiang. If Liu Biao can't hold on, there is no need to send troops. Find two people to communicate. It is not too late to send troops. It might be even worse to send troops now.

Going east, although Cao Cao is already in a state of desperation, Fei Qian has no plan to take over Cao Cao's mess for the time being. After all, judging from the situation shown by Fu Dian's visit to Chang'an this time, even if Fei Qian defeats or catches up with him now After running away from Cao Cao, Liu Xie, a hot potato, is not so easy to eat, so here is also considering putting it off...

  Going to the northeast of Jizhou, let alone think about it, since Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are starting to fight, let Cao Cao have a headache, why bother to get involved in this muddy water? Wouldn't it be better to sit back and reap the benefits?

Of course, it is precisely because of this that the people in Shandong will definitely be on guard against Fei Qian becoming a fisherman, and then sitting on the Hangu Pass, waiting for the final kill, repeating the old events of the former Qin Dynasty, so it is very important to express your attitude Yes, it’s like some kind of marketing conference in the later generations. It’s endless. At least the attitude on the stage must be correct, and the slogan must be shouted loudly...

   Therefore, Fei Qian's operation seems necessary and natural. As for whether these Shandong people believe it or not, it is a matter of opinion.

  This is a guessing question that Fei Qian wants to ask everyone in Shandong through this action...

Similarly, Fei Qian doesn't just think about one thing, but is just doing one aspect. On the other aspect, although he will not march to Shandong for the time being, it doesn't mean that the soldiers and generals can relax, and they still have to give these people Set a goal to prevent slack in the army, so establish the concept that there are powerful enemies in the distance, and they may attack at any time. This is also a very important thing for the soldiers and generals under your command, so as to maintain a vigorous posture. Otherwise, if you are free and have no goals, any brave soldiers will become useless after a long time.

   What's more interesting is that Fei Qian can also include some personal goods in this matter, which makes it even more interesting and fun...

  However, the specific efficacy of this patch depends on the specific response from Shandong.

   "How about this..." Fei Qian thought, "Fake ones have more flaws after all, and they don't have so much free time to mend them every day... just play for real..."

  "Really? Is it wrong?" Pang Tong frowned, "Master, if you really enter the Western Regions, you will go too deep... If there is any change in Shandong, you may not be able to respond in time..."

Fei Qian smiled and said: "No, on the contrary, if the people in Shandong hear that we are in chaos in the Western Regions, they must be very happy, and it is even more impossible to disturb Yu in a short time... because Xiaoheng and Emperor Xiaoling are in Xiliang The Qiangs suffered a great loss in the matter, so these people must also think that once we start a war with the Western Regions, we will inevitably be in a quagmire, and they will be unable to take care of themselves, so that they can continue to fight with confidence... But, they would not have thought that, The so-called turmoil in the Western Regions must be dispatched by our army? Do we have to raise swords and guns to do anything?"

"That's true!" Pang Tong immediately nodded and said, "That's right, it's true! Someone's thinking went wrong! The countries in the Western Regions must have a lot of grievances and grievances. Just find one or two and follow the example of Wuhuan back then. The old things are enough... the countries in the Western Regions will definitely be in chaos! Hehehehe!"

   "You just need to know about this matter, what about the specific matter..." Fei Qian also laughed twice, "I think Wen He must be too busy for a while... Let him do it..."

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  Jia Xu, who was dealing with sleep in You Fufeng, suddenly felt a jump in his heart, woke up from his sleep, opened his eyes wide and looked around, a little shocked...

  (end of this chapter)