"A couple of interesting things."

"Tell me."

"The city-states and kingdoms in the southern part of the Western Regions were united by Li Xin by unknown means, and concentrated about 18,000 people and drove to the border of Wan to confront the 20,000 troops of Wan State; The countries in the central part of the Western Regions have accepted the 'kindness' of Zhong Liyi and Shen Tujia of the empire, and the two have initially accepted more than 40,000 central coalition troops, and the city-states and kingdoms have also promised to send nearly 40,000 young men to form two under-formed indigenous legions of the Western Regions. ”

"Li Xin once participated in the destruction of Han, Zhao, and Yan, although he led the army to destroy Chu and failed, but he was a senior general of Qin. He had rightly chosen the king of Loulan as his target, and it was not surprising that he was able to bring the city-states and kingdoms of the southern Western Regions to their knees. ”

"Well, yes. Li Xin also guessed that the Wan Kingdom would intervene and bring those city-states or kingdoms in the south of the Western Regions to their knees in time, and use the natives against the natives, which was in line with some of the empire's strategies. ”

"No one will tell Li Xin, who is in the opposition, about the Empire's arrangement of the Western Regions, but he has also been a high-ranking general, so he should have guessed it himself. What I want to know now is, can Li Xin block Wanguo's soldiers? ”

"Huh. Li Xin took advantage of the situation from the beginning of his entry into the Western Regions, relying on the prestige of the empire to be received by the king of Loulan, and he killed the king of Loulan by surprise in the palace of Loulan. Later, he could make those city-states or kingdoms obedient, still borrowing the prestige of the empire. ”

"O sorrow of the widows of a small country!"

"Zhong Liyi sent a letter, asking whether to directly reorganize the troops of the Central Western Regions Alliance in the same place, or wait for the follow-up troops on our side to pass?"

"When did Zhong Liyi start to learn to play with flower intestines? Didn't he just urge the replacement weapons to be brought over? ”

"Well, the letter is accompanied by Shen Tujia's report. Shen Tujia's suggestion is that instead of indiscriminate reorganization from the beginning, he can take the opportunity of reorganization to drive a wedge between the nobles of the Western Regions and the king of his country, and even find some nobles to support. ”

He Yi pondered for a moment, he knew very well that the empire was only encroaching on the Western Regions at this stage, and the threat to the grassland was not completely lifted. It is impossible for the empire to devote too much energy to the Western Regions, so it can only be taken step by step.

The empire's encroachment on the Western Regions is not entirely land, but also part of the attraction of some indigenous nobles in the Western Regions, mainly to cultivate some local nobles in the Western Regions who stand on the side of the empire, laying the foundation for the empire to occupy the entire Western Regions in the future.

"Supporting the nobles of the Western Regions and letting them give birth to mustard within them, a simple strategy, but the effect will be great." Lu Jia chuckled and said, "According to Shen Tujia's report, Xin Kesu, the leader of the nobles in the south of Qiuzi, is a good candidate. ”

"Sinksu?" He Yi has relevant information about this person. He said: "A great nobleman in the south of Qiuzi who loves Qiuzi but does not think much of the king of Qiuzi. ”

"Yes." Lu Jia nodded and said, "He has seen the powerful side of the empire, and he knows very well that Qiuzi will not be the opponent of the empire, and he understands what the price will pay to anger the empire." It is precisely because of his love for turtles that he can be used by us. ”

He Yi said, "I agree with Shen Tujia's suggestion in principle. It's just that he needs to get an appointment from the Imperial side in order for Sinksu to become the commander of the reorganized servant army. ”

"That's as it should be." Lu Jia changed the subject: "General Zhengxi has already started from Dunhuang County, and it is expected that it will take at least another month to reach the southern part of the Western Regions. Prior to this, considering that the strength of the Wanguo Kingdom in the western part of the Western Regions was not weak, did we divide a part of the army to go south? ”

Li Xin coerced and lured some city-states and kingdoms to gather troops and listen to the dispatch. The improvised patchwork of troops was confronting Wanguo, but neither He Yi nor anyone else thought that the 18,000 miscellaneous soldiers that Li Xin had put together could withstand Wanguo's 20,000 cavalry.

In such a remote place as the Western Regions, Wusun was once the strongest country. However, Wan has always been a regional hegemon in the western part of the Western Regions, and it is at least twice as powerful as the central Qiuzi.

The empire has also found out some things from some relevant channels, and the overall strength of Wanguo has increased in recent years because it has absorbed a large number of refugees who fled from west to east. Other than that. Some intelligence also shows that Wanguo has frequent contacts with Kangju and other countries in the west, and caravans from the west have been entering Wanguo recently, and according to the investigation, Kangju has sent a lot of military supplies to Wanguo.

"There's a shadow from Parthia and Bactria, right?" He Yi nodded. said: "These two countries also have ambitions for the Western Regions, and they really won't watch the Empire's actions in the Western Regions. ”

"We've heard something about the situation from some merchants in the west." Lu Jia paused, walked to the desk next to him, picked up the tea and drank it in a big sip, wiped the water stains on his beard, and said: "Seleucus's energy has been redrawn to Ptolemy's side, and the suppression of Parthia and Bactria has been relaxed for the time being. ”

"It's really interesting that the two countries support Kangjuguo, and then Kangju supports Wanguo!" He Yi really found it interesting, he said: "Send out 10,000 troops and let them go south first." ”

Lu Jia, who was the commander of the Western Regions, immediately wrote the order, handed it to He Yi to seal it with his own hand, and went out to call someone outside the tent.

Within a short while, Cao Shen and Zhang Cang came over.

Cao Shen is already a partial general, Zhang Cang has also become a general, one of them was originally the second mixed corps and the other was the first cavalry corps, and now they are both generals of the Western Regions Dispatch Army.

"You are going south this time, mainly to the south of the Western Regions, and you need to bring a batch of supplies to the troops in Jimi." Lu Jia was writing the relevant warrants while talking, and from time to time he would look up at the two people who were standing straight.

Cao Shen and Zhang Cang calmly responded, "No!" Stand still and remain motionless.

He Yi said: "In the past, in the southern part of the Western Regions, there was no need to interfere with Li Xin's command of the armies of those city-states or kingdoms. ”

This time, Cao Shen and Zhang Cang couldn't help but glance at each other, Zhang Cang seemed to want to say something, but Cao Shen simply replied again, "No!" ”。

Lu Jia had already written the warrant and motioned for Cao Shen to come over and get it. He said: "Observing the situation in the southern part of the Western Regions, you can appropriately select some local indigenous nobles to support, and any conditions that can be issued are in the text of the warrant. ”

He Yi took over the topic and said: "Li Xin should have made any promises to those natives, you will admit it if you think it is beneficial, and don't worry about it if you think it is useless." ”

Cao Shen is still responding to "Promise!" ”。

Zhang Cang was puzzled: "If there is a conflict between us and Li Xin's decision. Who is the subject of? ”

He Yi didn't bother to answer.

Lu Jia chuckled and said, "You are serving officers, and Li Xin is in the opposition." Do you still need to ask this kind of thing? ”

Zhang Cang let out a "uh" and said, "I understand." ”

"You guess you're still confused!" He Yiming reminded clearly: "Judge the situation, know how to judge, observe if you don't understand the situation, and don't jump to conclusions." ”

Zhang Cang smiled awkwardly.

Cao Shen opened his mouth to ask the most critical question: "After the rank goes south, will it return to the Wusun territory after the arrival of the general Zhengxi, or will it be included in the establishment of the general Zhengxi in the same place?" ”

"After General Zhengxi came, there was no Western Regions Dispatch Army." He Yi waved his hand and said, "At that time, all the national defense forces in the Western Regions will be unified and automatically belong to the Western Legion Corps. ”

"Got it." Cao Shen really understands. At that time, they were unified as the Western Expeditionary Corps, so they naturally obeyed Meng Tian's unified dispatch.

Lu Jia made some more explanations, and then asked Cao Shen and Zhang Cang to step down.

"Cao Shen is relatively calm and suitable for facing the complex situation in the southern part of the Western Regions." He Yi touched his forehead and said, "It's just a little stereotypical." Zhang Cang has a flexible brain and thinks a lot of things. The two work together perfectly. ”

Lu Jia just smiled and didn't agree, he knew some things very well, such as the emperor would pay attention to some people, and it was just Cao Shen who was one of the people the emperor paid attention to. He understood some of He Yi's intentions. Although it was to cater to the emperor's intention to cultivate some generals, He Yi did not choose the wrong person when he chose Cao Shen to go to the southern part of the Western Regions.

"Some losses in the battle, 20,000 are divided, and we have a little more than 50,000 troops left." He Yi was still touching his forehead. His eyes looked at the mountains and rivers next to him, as if talking to himself, and said, "The Great Moon Clan, who was once active around our ancestors, has been moving a lot of bereaved dogs recently. ”

Lu Jia didn't answer. The Great Moon Clan seems to have had a complete advantage over the Sakya in recent times, and after successive routs, the Sakya fled further west, and the Yueshi have almost occupied the traditional territory of the Sakya people. This was followed by an intention to return to the east.

The Xiaoyue clan inside Wusun may have been affected by the return of the Dayue clan to the east, and before the imperial army entered the territory of Wusun, there was a lot of commotion, and some Wusun tribes even had the Xiaoyue clan colluding with slaves from other tribes to riot.

"If you want to say, the Wusun people are very good to those Xiaoyue clans?" He Yi lowered his hand from his forehead, crossed his hands on his lower back, and said, "The treatment of the Xiaoyue clan in Wusun is very good, and he can even become a nobleman. They are not grateful to the Wusun people who took them in in times of crisis, but instead fight back when Wusun is in trouble, they are really some white-eyed wolves who can't be raised. ”

Lu Jia's understanding of the situation is similar to what He Yi understands, he said: "Therefore, the policy of the empire is correct, for those who are not of our race, the use is acceptable, and the preferential treatment is exempt. ”

"Truth, truth!" He Yi paced back and forth and said, "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different. A good alien is an enslaved alien, and a good alien is a dead alien. ”

"Maybe we can gradually mobilize our forces and let the Yue people in Wusun make a good fuss?" Lu Jia's face was full of malice, and he said: "Our goodwill towards Wusun is based on interests, and now there is a situation within Wusun, and many Wusun people think that the empire should help them. ”

"Wusun? Hehe! "He Yi actually doesn't think very highly of the white-skinned, hooked-nosed, and blue-eyed Wusun people, and it is only because of the emperor's orders that he will show kindness to Wusun in some things. He chuckled for a while, then stopped, full of interest: "Changshi said it well, what kind of charter should I make." ”

"Huh." Lu Jia was still more measured, and said: "Even if you let Wusun recognize the facts, you won't destroy the empire's strategy for Wusun." There are some things that require the cooperation of the envoys, so we ......"

Putting aside how the two calculated for the time being, the envoys in the Wusun royal court saw that the snow had stopped, and Liu Bang convened the heads of the envoys at all levels to discuss some matters of restarting the journey, and during the period, it was inevitable that some big and small things that had happened in the empire in the near future would be discussed.

"So, did Li Xin really cut off the head of the other in the Loulan Palace?" Liu Bang's face was full of admiration, full of envy: "The husband should be like this!" ”

Chen Yu frowned: "In the wilderness, he disregarded the empire's general strategy and only did such things for his own future." ”

Liu Bang glanced at Chen Yu and said, "Do you really don't know or don't know?" ”

Chen Yu was slightly worried, and said on the matter: "The unofficial identity of the palace to kill the king of a country, although Loulan is a small country, the empire does not need to care about the attitude of a small country at all, but! He paused, glanced around the crowd, and continued, "The countries of the Western Regions, the countries of Central Asia, and even the countries of the West, what should they think of the empire after learning of Li Xin's actions?" We are legaries, and when we go to any country, what will those countries think of us? ”

Liu Bang was stunned.

It seems to be the same thing! Li Xin pretended to be an imperial envoy, and after being received with great honor, he beheaded the king, will other countries think that the empire is too domineering? In fact, the empire is really a bit overbearing, the question is which country will the imperial envoys go to in the future, and how should those countries face the imperial envoys?

Chen Yu said with a displeased face: "Predictable things, wherever we pass, any country will be jealous of us, and will not treat us with kindness." ”

"That's the situation!" Liu Bang rarely agreed with Chen Yu once, he frowned, and said: "Li Xinshuang is cool, and the impact on us will be great." ”

"What we should do now is ......" Chen Yu's tone was very serious: "Show all parties that there is only one envoy group in the empire, and that is us!" He paused, with an unconcealable anger: "Then severely condemn Li Xin's audacity and ask His Majesty to severely punish Li Xin." ”

"That ......" Liu Bang was a little embarrassed, and said: "There is news that Li Xin came to the Western Regions to get His Majesty's acquiescence. I guess Li Xin should also have His Majesty's permission, otherwise he would not be so bold. ”

"That's just rumors! Li Xin was too bold to pretend to be an imperial envoy and dare to kill their king in a royal palace, maybe the things His Majesty acquiesced in were spread by him! Chen Yu almost roared: "The question now is, how can we eliminate the adverse effects of Li Xin and complete the mission of the mission!" (To be continued.) )