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Although the chaotic tournament made the teenagers play a basic feeling, the loser is always not too willing, and even the winner like Wu Ze can hardly hide the slightly disappointed feelings. In order to appease these teenagers, Li Shushi had to ask Jia Xu to command Jia Kui and Biqiu Xing and others to design a simulated battlefield, and let Jia Kui and Biqiu Xing, two people who understand, lead the teenagers to do a simulated confrontation.

Well, in fact, even a wise man like Jia Xu didn't know much about such a novel confrontational form, and he didn't fully understand it, so naturally he couldn't form a complete evaluation system, not to mention Jia Kui and Biqiu Xing, who had a shorter contact time.

However, the two of them fooled those Northwest teenagers who had never seen each other before, and it was barely enough for the two of them to fool the teenagers who had never seen them, and if there was any controversy or dispute, it would be enough to collect information, anyway, they just wanted the teenagers to vent their excess energy.

As for the high-level members of the state army, they naturally need to make the final preparations for the trip to the Western Regions in a serious manner.

So, after dinner, the assembly room of the Ban family became the temporary operational staff headquarters of the Bingzhou Army.

Ban Fu, on the other hand, became the main spokesman for the operational forum.

It should be mentioned that in addition to Li Shushi, Jia Xu, Han Hao, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun on the side of the Bingzhou Army, as well as Ban Fu and Zhang Tai, who were determined to take important positions in the future Western Regions Protectorate, a group of uninvited guests came to this combat meeting.

Yes, it was the heads of the Ban family who came to the Ban family during the day, a group of descendants who also had complicated feelings for the Western Regions.

"In this expedition to the west, we have two routes to choose from, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and it can even be said to be one of the most important factors for the success of this trip to Wusun."

"What about those two lines?"

"One of them is the northern route of the two routes that Emperor Wu began to operate when he first opened the Western Regions. The main route is to go west out of Yumen Pass all the way to the west, to reach the capital of Guloulan in the north of Shanshan Kingdom, that is, the northwest of Puchanghai or called Size. There should still be some Tuntian settlements left there by the Western Regions Changshi Mansion at the beginning, although the number of people is not large, it can also provide some help, let us rest for a while. After that, you can go up the Yuma River to the country of Yuli, which is located on the southwestern edge of the Kuruktag Mountain. From the Yuli Kingdom, continue westward along the Beishan Mountains or the river marsh area in the south, you can pass through Wulei City, the earliest place to set up a governance office in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, and then continue westward through the Qiuzi Kingdom and finally reach the Stone City of Gumo Kingdom. In Stone Castle, you can recruit local guides and head north along the river valley to reach Akaya Castle. Of course, you can also continue southwest to Shule, and then take a detour from the Turgat Pass in the north of Shule to Chigu Castle. Although the distance is a little farther, the road is a little easier than that of Gumo. ”

"And what about the other route?"

>After passing Jiaohe City, we will go northwest, cross the Baishui Stream, and reach Dongjimi. After that, you will travel all the way west to the northern border of Wusun. However, Akaya Castle is in the southern part of Karasum, so we need to walk a little further south to reach Akaya Castle. ”

After a pause, Ban Fu continued:

"From Yumen Pass to Yiwu, not only do we have to cross the eastern section of Kuruktag Mountain, although there are some places to resupply, but because we don't have a few people on our side who are familiar with it, we have to take some risks. If the general doesn't like it, you can take the first route I just mentioned, and then continue north after reaching the country of Yuli, and you can enter a canyon about 70 miles long along the Yuma River. The canyon is tortuous and deep, and the shore wall is like a knife and an axe, which is a place where the military must fight. After this canyon, you can reach Nanhe City, which is located in the eastern part of the West Sea, and continue northeast to reach Jiaohe City. Of course, you can also go north from Loulan's hometown and reach Jiaohe City through the mountain country. However, in the end, this route is very mountainous and watery, so I don't recommend it. ”

In view of the map of the Western Regions drawn by the Ban family and gradually improved by the descendants of the Ban family according to various intelligence, combined with Ban Fu's introduction just now, Li Shushi linked the name of Ban Fukou with the route on the map one by one.

"No matter which route it is, it doesn't seem to be a small number of countries to pass through."

"Yes, dozens of countries in the Western Regions, even if some of them have been annexed over the years because of the loss of the binding force of the Han Dynasty on that side, the remaining number is still not small, and how these countries will treat us is also a question that needs to be considered."

"What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two routes, and which route does Pangong prefer?" "The advantage of the southern route is the distance and the roads. From the hometown of Loulan to Gumo, although it can not be said that it is a smooth road, but on the whole there is no big ups and downs, although it is a big desert after the Sihun River, but the area north of the Sihun River and south of Beishan is not only easy to supply, but also has more settlements along the way, and it is easier to replenish. ”

"As I said just now, the disadvantages of the southern front are precisely because the water and grass are still abundant, so the population is relatively large, and there are many large and small countries, even if we want to march secretly, unless we can endure the loss of time, it will be difficult for us not to be discovered. In addition, although you can reach it from Gumo to Chigu Castle as long as you climb over Beishan, the straight-line distance is quite close, but that section is precisely the most difficult part of Beishan to climb, and it is not easy to walk along the river valley. ”

"And what about the Northern Front?"

"There are two biggest drawbacks of the northern route - one is that it takes a lot of time to go around in a big circle compared to the southern route, and we don't have very good guides, which can slow down our march. The second ......" Ban Fu paused, looked around at everyone present for a while, and then said slowly: "This second one may not be called a disadvantage, it should be called a trouble for the general, because this trouble comes from our main enemy this time, the Xianbei people. ”

"Indeed, it is impossible for the Xianbei people to come to Dunhuang and then go west out of Yumen Pass, so it is a matter of course for them to take the northern route, which means that if we choose the northern route, we are afraid that we will encounter the obstruction of the Xianbei people."

"General Zilong is right, back then, Dou Hou led a large army to attack the Northern Xiongnu and took advantage of the situation to take Yiwu can be described as a wonderful pen."

Yes, the city of Yiwulu under Dou Gu's capture officially became the city of Hami later, and the existence of the Tianshan Mountains made the Hami Basin, where Hami is located, an important bridgehead to the west, otherwise it would be necessary to pass through a large area of the Gobi Desert, including the Gurbangut Desert in the northern Junggar Basin, even if the steppe peoples were more able to endure the harsh climate than the Han army, but how much combat power could the war horses have left after passing through these areas? And without the help of war horses, the combat effectiveness of the grassland people is far from being the opponent of the organized and disciplined Han infantry.

Dou Gu not only captured this place, but also set up Yihe Duwei here to be in charge of Tuntian, which not only blocked the route of the Northern Xiongnu's southern invasion of the Western Regions, but also set up an excellent attack base for the Han to enter the hinterland of the Western Regions.

Now it seems that Dou Gu's vision is indeed unique. It can even be said that one of the factors that Ban Chao was able to achieve such great success in the Western Regions was because with Yiwu, the Han army did not have to come from afar to help as before, and could not go to the battlefield at the first time. This allowed the Han to have a more rapid response to the turmoil in the Western Regions, so that the situation could be stabilized within a controllable range.

"But now it's a problem that we have to face." Zhao Yun's face showed a solemn look.

"Although that's right, General Zilong doesn't have to worry, because there are still Pu and Yizhi countries near Yiwu, and they will have to face the front and back of the Cheshi in the future, if the Xianbei people solve Wusun, they may turn around and solve these small countries, but now is the time for the Xianbei people to race against time, and they will not waste time on those countries."

"Hey, hey, hey, after all that, is there any benefit to the northern front, although I don't mind fighting a few more battles......"

"General Feng Xian is right, the northern front is indeed facing no less trouble than the southern front, and the road is longer than the southern line, not to mention the ambush that the Xianbei people may have to lay down. However, this northern line is not without disadvantages. ”

Seeing the curious looks of everyone in front of him, Ban Fu stroked his short beard with great satisfaction, obviously a group of generals and young people with outstanding potential under Li Shushi's command really made this old man who had lived in the Western Regions feel a little pressure, he knew very well where his value was, and in order to make this value more clear, he didn't bother to think about it.

At least for now, it's worth the cost.

"First, although there are also many countries on the northern front, not only are there fewer than those on the southern front, but also with the Xianbei people opening the way in front, as long as we are tougher, those kings of the Western Regions will not have the courage to stop us, whether it is our advance force or the army behind, so that we only need to face the possible obstruction of the Xianbei people."

"The second, and most important, point is...... Suddenly. Although the general's disturbance in Hexi is not small, the Xianbei people may have known that their enemy has chased after them, but the number of soldiers around the general should not attract much attention from them, their main target should still be the tens of thousands of troops behind, suddenly, as long as we can break through the Baishui Stream, we are already very close to Wusun's sphere of influence, and it will be much easier for us to hide at that time. ”

"Suddenly, ......" To be honest, Li Shushi was a little moved, although the consequence of taking the northern line is that the 30,000 troops behind are likely to have to face the Xianbei army, but if their advance team can make some preparations for the troops behind, maybe the pressure will not be too great, especially when the Xianbei people are full of confidence and think that the overall situation has been decided.

It's like the great pioneer of the Western Regions once said: If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger!

"And......" Ban Fu spoke again, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"I communicated with Zhang Tai last night, if we plan to delay a little longer, and consume more of the strength of Wusun and Xianbei, we also have a natural advantage in taking the northern route. After all, it's easy for the Wusun people to roughly guess the amount of time we spend on the road from the time we depart and arrive. As long as there are one or two people of insight, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to gain the sincere gratitude of the Wusun people, but it will lay a very dangerous hidden danger for our plans in the Western Regions. ”

Ban Fu said solemnly, and Zhang Tai didn't seem to object.

In this way, it seems that the answer is already on the horizon.

PS: Today is the day the navigator Magellan was killed, and although he did not complete the feat of circumnavigating the world, his fleet persevered, even if in the end there were not many people left on board.

Of course, we should also see that Magellan's death can be called innocent, after all, as a colonizer and invader, his death is indeed a happy event.

PS2: Today is still the actual executor of the Westernization Movement, known as the "father of national industry" Sheng Xuanhuai passed away, although he could not do more because of the general environment, and his efforts could not save anything in the end, but he dared to compete with foreigners in an industrial way in that era, which was not easy in itself.

ps3: Today is the birthday of Yoshihiro Tomiyasu, the author of Yuyu Hakusho and Hunter, so commemorate it, it's our simple happiness that belongs to the beginning.

By the way, the rich adulterous wife is Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon, and several sister papers are still delicious even today.