Luoyang Imperial Palace, the main hall

The hall is surrounded by screens on all sides, the gold bricks can be seen, the hall is deep, the cabinet ministers have seats, and other officials are standing in front of the throne.

Wang Hongyi silently looked at the map spread out on the desk.

The whole world, except for the grassland and Youzhou, is in his own hands.

The grassland is very large, not a rich land, in the past few decades, can only barely eat and wear, the nomadic tribe can only plunder the border from time to time, very difficult, until the man known as the lord of the khanate is born, under the cavalry he led the slaughter, the nomadic tribe gradually closes, the steppe gradually settles.

This allowed the tribes on the grassland to expand to the extent that they could invade the Central Plains.

In fact, from the perspective of the grassland, the Great Khan also contributed to the grassland and condensed the black dragon, but at present, the vitality of this black dragon has been greatly damaged.

In the Central Plains, the losses were huge, more than 50,000 people before and after, and internally, due to various reasons, there was a civil war, and another 50,000 men were lost.

This was a catastrophe for the Khanate, and even if it ended, the results would be desperate.

For the Dacheng Dynasty, it is even necessary to hope that this civil war will last for a longer time, of course this is impossible, so what needs to be done now is to support Balu and confront the Khanate.

The election of Fan Liuhai, who was selected and merged with the state, still made Wang Hongyi very relieved.

Fan Liuhai is deep and resolute, calm and adaptable, after years of experience, is a first-rate general, mastered 70,000 troops, many are veterans who have been on the battlefield many times, although some new recruits are currently replenished, after a period of training will not be bad, the overall strength is very considerable.

With him, even if the Great Khan comes in person, he may not be able to please him.

After Balu gasped. Whether it is to fight against the Dacheng Dynasty, Wang Hongyi has considered this issue, but the possibility is very low, and these are not the main thing at the moment, and it is Wang Hongyi's primary goal to break up and destroy the khanate first.

As for Balu, in terms of strategy and courage, Balu could not catch up with the Great Khan. Of course, the most important thing is strength and general trend, and in the future, even if this person has a rebellion, it will not help.

"The emperor personally led an army of 100,000 to sit in Luoyang, and there was a town of Dingguo General in Bingzhou, with 70,000 troops. Supplemented by firearms, with the current situation of the Hu people, do you still dare to provoke our court?" Seeing the emperor pondering, Zheng Pingyuan said in a low voice.

"Don't you know that although the Hu people are weak and only occupy one place in Youzhou, they believe that they have a grassland, and our army cannot go deep into it. has no fear, even if he loses, he refuses to stop there, and he has the heart to make a comeback. Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, Zhang Youzhi whispered: "It's not very difficult to recover Youzhou, but I'm afraid that in the future, like the previous dynasty, hundreds of thousands of border troops will be sent to garrison to prevent invasion." ”

More than Zheng Pingyuan frowned when he heard this. Even the few generals and ministers who did not speak frowned.

Because they understand that what Zhang Youzhi said is not false.

From ancient times to the present, how many dynasties and generations, the grassland has never stopped, and the imperial court has sent troops to suppress it dozens of times, but in the end it was all over. The reason is that the grassland is thousands of miles, and when the army arrives here, once it goes deep into the grassland, it will encounter all kinds of troubles and difficulties.

In the end, he was defeated by the steppe people who were familiar with the terrain and lived here, and had to retreat in embarrassment.

Such a place in this era, the people of this world. It is really not worth using a large number of soldiers and finances to pacify the poor countryside that can only be grazed, but it is a fact that the grassland has been a great disaster for generations.

Thinking of this, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Youzhi.

Zhang Youzhi is a cabinet minister who has to accompany the army every time the emperor personally recruits, such a thing, I must know some inside information, how is the emperor going to deal with it?

Zhang Youzhi's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything more, in fact, the policy of the Hu people, whether to go on an expedition, or to use Hu to control Hu, or to directly abandon the grassland, is also constantly pondering.

In the past, most of the books were internal governance and literary affairs, and there was not much to say about the frontier, and there were only a few sentences or two that were directly brought over, and if you dig deeper, it is just a barbarian land, and readers will have a certain contempt.

But when he became an official, a big official, an official and a court document, the documents about the grassland and the frontier accumulated like a small mountain.

Six dynasties, dozens of emperors, thousands of years, countless Ming monarchs, virtuous ministers, brave warriors, and soldiers are all trying to solve this problem, but they all prove that they can only be alleviated for a while, and cannot be cured.

Zhang Youzhi sighed secretly, using the Eight Banners system to restrain the Hu people, I don't know if there will be any mistakes in the implementation of this method.

The war brought by the Hu people is really appalling, and if you let it breathe, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the Dacheng Dynasty in the future.

When Wang Hongyi raised his head, he saw the pensive appearance of these officials and generals.

"Zhang Qing, what you said is indeed reasonable, indeed, although the Hu people were defeated by our army, but when they return to the grassland, they will return to the sea with the dragon, relying on the grassland to advance or retreat, and they will not bow their heads to our dynasty easily!" Wang Hongyi knocked lightly on the table, looked at Zhang Youzhi, and said: "And Hu Khan is also a hero, with a resolute temperament, I am afraid that he will not admit defeat." ”

In his previous life, this was the founding ancestor of the Khanate, a genuine black dragon!

Zhang Youzhi got up and bowed deeply, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still thinks that Hu Ren is absolutely untrustworthy. ”

"What Zhang Qingzhi thinks, I know, but the grassland is so big, can his clan really kill it?"

When the Khanate slaughtered dissidents, there were still many tribes who fled, and when the dynasty wanted to slaughter, these tribes would only migrate far away.

And in terms of possibility, this is impossible, thousands of miles of grassland, there are not only cavalry, but also ordinary herdsmen, if you really kill them all, how many people will you kill?

Moreover, the army of the Cheng Dynasty went deep into the grassland, not to mention how many troubles and difficulties it would encounter, even if it really controlled the grassland, how much energy would it take?

The grassland is vast and cannot be converted into farmland, so it is difficult for the Han people to conquer this land directly unless they evolve to the mechanical age.

The most terrifying thing is that even if he is like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he fights for national fortune, consumes dragon energy, and successfully sweeps the grasslands, but there are new nomads in the far north, and it will be a disaster after a hundred years.

"I can't kill it, I can't raise it, I can only try the Eight Banners system first!" Wang Hongyi had a bottom in his heart. But he sighed and said: "At present, we have to rearm ourselves for war, in case of contingency!"

All those present stood up and bowed.

And the state

"Hu Khan's envoy is here?" Fan Liuhai listened to the silence, and the generals gathered to follow, setting off the prestige of the general, Wu Xingzong followed behind, and suddenly a little discouraged, he was a third-grade general. But neither seniority nor prestige is far inferior to that of a general, and he can only obey orders.

Wu Xingzong breathed a sigh of relief, stubbornly raised his head, and followed.

"How's Baloo doing?"

"With the eight banners in the mountains as the system, every 300 people are a cow record. Every five oxen are recorded as one Jiala, and five Jiala are one flag, and there are 7,000 people, and the reorganization has been completed according to the new system, and it seems that they have recovered some vitality!" replied to the general.

"The women and children have all arranged shelters, and they are in the south of the city, and there are elite soldiers all around, so there is no problem in controlling them. Perhaps there is something subtle about this. This lowered the voice for a moment.

Fan Liuhai's heart was calm, and he said: "Now that everything is ready, then order Balu to wait for battle, and we will meet this messenger!"

So saying, he went up and entered the hall.

"Your Great Khan wants General Ben to hand over Balu?" Ten minutes later, Fan Liuhai sat in the middle of the hall, looking at the envoy standing in the middle with an expressionless face.

On both sides of Fan Liuhai. Separately stood the generals.

Wu Xingzong sat on the left side, watching this envoy speak, and secretly sneered in his heart.

Not only Wu Xingzong, but also the generals didn't think so, is it still the beginning? The Dacheng Dynasty has been established, and it has gathered millions of troops, and it dares to threaten the country?

But the messenger did not see the same expressions as the people. He continued: "Balu is a rebel of the Khanate, who has caused great losses to the Khanate, and is a sinner of our Khanate! ”

"When the Great Khan came, he made it clear that if the Great General would hand over Balu. And compensate for the money, then the Cheng country and the khanate can still make friends between the two countries, otherwise, my Great Khan will lead an army of 200,000 iron horsemen, and he will come to ask for it in person!"

When Fan Liuhai heard this, he laughed angrily.

Yes, the former dynasty, and even the former dynasty, all had the matter of winning and handing over the annual coins to the Hu people, but this was simply impossible in the Dacheng Dynasty!

After following him for almost ten years, Fan Liuhai knew the emperor's temper very well.

The messenger said, "I have come to negotiate with you on the orders of the Great Khan, and although you and I have been at war before, but now that the war has ceased, it should be a good thing for everyone to be able to make peace." ”

"Although our country has suffered some losses due to rebellion in the previous war, but there are grasslands and hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, who can despise it?" said this, the envoy glanced awe-inspiring and sneered.

"When your country was first established, there must be many things to deal with, and you need to recuperate at this time, isn't it? For the sake ......of a Balu, once again provoke a war, ignoring the people, once the army is defeated, then the Central Plains will have more talents, and it is not impossible to produce a few more heroes who take advantage of the situation."

"I'm a rough man, although I know Chinese, I can't speak high-sounding, I can only speak reason, and the general can listen to it, which is a blessing for both parties. ”

As he spoke, he arched his hand upwards and stopped talking, just waiting for Fan Liuhai's reply.

I have to say that this messenger who speaks Chinese and is still stiff is still quite inflammatory and pathetic, which is obviously taught by Han people, otherwise he would not say so.

If the person sitting on it was not Fan Liuhai, and he hadn't received the emperor's will, maybe he was a little moved by what he said.

However, Fan Liuhai, who knows the details and knows the emperor's intentions, will not be easily moved.

However, the 100,000 troops of the Khanate arrived at the city in succession and demanded the surrender of Balu, and if they refused directly, the army might attack the city, which may have the crime of opening the country without permission, so it is better to delay the time first and send troops to send a letter to the imperial court.

Such a major event must be decided by the emperor himself, I have to say that although Fan Liuhai is a military general, he is very sober at this time, and he is not afraid to go into battle to kill the enemy, and this matter must also be decided by the imperial court.

Thinking like this, Fan Liuhai said lightly: "The envoy's words, Ben Jiang understands, but this matter is not trivial, Ben will not be able to reply to you immediately, you go back first, tell you the Great Khan, Rong Ben will think about a few days before replying." ”

"Then I'll go back and report to my family. "Having received this result, he was already somewhat satisfied, and did not linger any longer, and immediately returned to the outside of the city, and reported the matter to the Great Khan.

"General, do you really want to agree to their request?" The generals who saw this scene somewhat understood what Fan Liuhai meant, but they also had a temper and couldn't help it, so they immediately jumped up and asked.