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Chapter 447: Empire Collision and Planning

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    Li Longji thought deeply and said: "The Western Regions have a very large area under their jurisdiction. However, since the Han Dynasty, China has not stationed many troops in the Western Regions. At most, they only numbered in the thousands. Ban Chao used the power of the Western Regions to defend the Western Regions.  , it can be said that we did not use any soldiers of the Eastern Han Dynasty to defend the Western Regions for the Eastern Han Dynasty. Ge Shuhan, you are going to the Western Regions now. Although I will give you more troops, you must learn from Ban Chao and be good at guarding the Western Regions and use the Western Regions as much as possible.  strength."

    Ban Chao¡¯s defense of the Western Regions is a legend. He stayed in the Western Regions for more than thirty years and hardly used any soldiers of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He borrowed the power of the Western Regions to defend the Western Regions.  But when he was old, he longed for his hometown. The Eastern Han Dynasty treated this loyal and dedicated veteran minister very favorably and ordered him to return to the court.  Moreover, he asked his son Ban Yong to take his place and continue to guard the Western Regions.

    Borrowing the power of the Western Regions to defend the Western Regions has been a traditional strategy for thousands of years. What Ban Chao did in the Western Regions was the pinnacle.  There are three main reasons for doing this. First, the Western Region is remote and the road transportation is inconvenient. It is too difficult for the army to reach the Western Region.  Even the Silk Road was marked by camel excrement and bones. It was very difficult to send a large army to such a dangerous place.

    Furthermore, the Western Regions are too poor to support a large army.  Compared with the advanced China, the Western Regions can only be regarded as barbaric. They slash and burn. Even the army in the Western Regions only has simple equipment such as wooden sticks and bronze weapons. The armor is almost leather armor. Compared with the equipment of the Han army, it has  A world of difference.

    In the "Decisive Battle of Mobei" conducted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 100,000 elite cavalry, plus infantry, and people transporting food, totaled hundreds of thousands of troops.  A decisive battle of this unprecedented scale is rare in Chinese history.  During the decisive battle in Mobei, the world was shocked.

    Because the scale of the decisive battle in Mobei was huge, it is understandable that the world was shocked.  However, the same thing happened again soon after. Of course, this time the enemy was not the Huns, but the Ershi City in the Western Regions.  When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked Ershi City, the army led by Li Guangli was only tens of thousands. Compared with the decisive battle in Mobei, the scale was much smaller, but it was still a commotion in the world. The reason was that the roads in the Western Regions were inconvenient and the number of people transporting military supplies was too large.  many.

    In order to solve the transportation problem, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to send all the prisoners up.

    The third reason is that China has not encountered a strong enough opponent in the Western Regions.  Ban Chao's main enemy in the Western Regions was the Huns, but the Huns at that time were already far different from those faced by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

    Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a rare and talented emperor in Chinese history. He was emperor for fifty-four years, but he fought for more than thirty years.  Moreover, almost all of the wars he conducted were against the Huns.  In the face of the Han army's attack, the Xiongnu retreated steadily and had to retreat to Mobei.

    At that time, there were a lot of voices in the court calling for a strike to stop the war and rest with the people.  However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ignored it and mobilized the troops of the whole country to carry out the decisive battle in Mobei. After this heavy blow, the Xiongnu failed to recover and declined ever since.

    Before the decisive battle in Mobei, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty insisted on a big fight, which was acceptable to the officials.  In the decisive battle of Mobei, the Han Dynasty won a decisive victory. The Huns were no longer in danger, and the voice for a strike was rising.  Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still ignored him and continued to fight against the Xiongnu, which was very confusing.

    In fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw farther than anyone else.  He knew very well that although the Xiongnu suffered a heavy blow after the decisive battle in Mobei, they had not lost the conditions to rise again. They must carry out a strategic pursuit and rely on the strong national power of the Han Dynasty to completely defeat the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu would never have a chance to stand up.  .

    Facts have also proved that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty¡¯s decision was correct and should be said to be extremely wise.  It was after more than ten years of strategic pursuit that the Xiongnu never regained their strength and finally split. Only then did the southern Xiongnu surrender during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

    By the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, when Ban Chao was in the Western Regions, the strength of the Xiongnu had declined too much. Although they harassed the Western Regions from time to time, they could not pose a major threat to the Western Regions. It is reasonable that Ban Chao was good at mobilizing the power of the Western Regions to resist the Xiongnu.

    Ge Shuhan said confidently: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I understand! After I arrive in the Western Regions, I will first collect Dabolu. Dabolu is on both ends of the road between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Now that Tubo is gone, I want to  It's time for Da Bolu to make a decision. If Da Bolu dares to make any changes, I will definitely destroy him."

    Li Longji nodded and said: "That's very good! Over the years, things have happened repeatedly in the Western Regions. Tubo and Da Shi have been colluding with each other, which has made the Tang Dynasty somewhat stretched in the Western Regions. Da Bo Lu has two ends. Now, if Da Bo Lu is taken over  , the roads in Congling will be completely safe."

    "Your Majesty!" Ge Shuhan praised, and then expressed his thoughts: "After this, I should take over Tocharo and Kashmir and confront Dashi head-on.

    "Solve the road first, then confront it head-on, a good idea"Chen Wanrong smiled as he could handle it.

    "In the next year's war, the artillery will definitely shine. You have to pay close attention to the artillery. If we can't have troops but no artillery, then I have to ask you." Since the war in Tubo, Li Longji has always paid attention to artillery.  He has his own experience in the use of artillery and knows the importance of artillery in the war in the coming year.

    The atmosphere was good. Chen Wanrong joked: "Your Majesty, if you want the artillery to show its power, you have to let me lead the artillery on the battlefield. Otherwise, I can't guarantee whether there will be troops but no artillery."

    "Well, Chen Wanrong, how dare you threaten me?" Li Longji chuckled.

    A joke made everyone laugh.  Li Longji said amidst laughter: "We will discuss this matter in the coming year. Now, you should do the job at hand well. If you don't do it well, you will not be able to go to the battlefield next year."

    He is really a good student. He is now selling his knowledge and threatening Chen Wanrong. Everyone couldn't help but smile when they thought that Li Longji could be naughty.

    After finishing the joke, Li Longji got to the point: "Yao Chong is right, the Turks and the Dashi are one. The Tang Dynasty will face two opponents this time. We can only fight one at a time. I decided to fight the Turks first, and then the Turks."  Big food. If you want to fight big food, you must have smooth roads. How is the cement issue going now? When will the people from the ordnance supervisor go to Longxi to build workshops? "

    Chen Wanrong replied: "Your Majesty, the skills are almost the same, there is no problem. However, it is winter now and it is colder in Longxi. It is not suitable to build a workshop, right?"

    Li Longji stood up suddenly and raised his voice much louder: "If my prediction is correct, the Great Eclipse will become more ruthless this time, and the Caliph will definitely want to drive the Tang Dynasty out of the Western Regions. If Tibet is here, the Caliph may not become ruthless. Now,  With Tubo gone, he can't help but become ruthless!

    "If the Turks were gone, then the caliphate would be much more ruthless than it is now. Those who come during the Great Eclipse are not good, and those who are good will not come! Ge Shuhan is going to the Western Regions. It will be no problem to resist for three or two years. Three or two years  In the future, whether it will be able to withstand it is a big question. Those who go to Longxi must set out immediately to build workshops despite the severe cold!"

    If the Tubo and Turks are both here, Dashi will not feel too much of a threat.  Once these two allies are gone, Dashi will definitely be in panic and will definitely fight with the Tang Dynasty for the Western Regions. By then, if the army is unable to advance westward, the Tang Dynasty will probably drive Dashi out of the Western Regions.

    "Time waits for no one!" Li Longji finally said.  (To be continued. If you want to know about the funeral, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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