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The minister Li Song stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I have a different opinion. Mobei is resisting the majority. Although we have the map left over from the previous dynasty as a reference when searching, but more than 20 years have passed, and many tribes in Rouran have changed their residences. Land and grazing land, our soldiers are not familiar with the terrain, so if we rashly expand the search area, we will easily encounter ambushes!

In addition, even the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not reach the area west and north of Zhijushui, which is a completely unfamiliar area for our soldiers and generals, and they are not familiar with all kinds of situations. If you want to expand your power in the direction of Mobei, don't rush it! "

Another minister, Wang Henian, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that we have severely damaged Rouran, and killed Rouran Khan and many accompanying ministers and generals in one fell swoop, it is impossible for Rouran people to re-establish a Khan Court in a short time." , Even if it is barely established, it is impossible to make other tribes surrender, so I will work hard to solve the remaining forces of the Rouran people step by step, and fight steadily, this is the perfect strategy!"

Zhao Junsheng stroked his short beard, looked at Dongfang Chen, "Master, what's your opinion?"

Dongfang Chen stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, at this point in the war, our strategic goal has basically been achieved. Before we set off, we did not make further plans. If the fight continues, our army will be powerless!

To give a simple example, mosquito repellents, healing medicines, hemostatic gauze, oil lamps, etc. have almost been exhausted. Rouran people do not have these things, and they can survive on the grassland without any pressure, but I The army can't!

Also, we seized a large number of livestock this time, but not much grain. People in Rouran can eat meat and drink mare’s milk every day. Most of our soldiers are Han Chinese. Naturally, they want to eat meat every day, but they only eat meat. [-]. Drinking only mare’s milk and not eating food can’t stand it after a long time. If you change it slowly, you may be able to change your living habits. If you change suddenly, it is likely to cause diseases such as acclimatization, and your combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced at that time. The remnants of Rouran seized the opportunity to fight back!

The minister's suggestion is that the main force should be trained as a teacher for the time being, and after making sufficient preparations in the coming year, we will slowly plan it! "

Zhao Junsheng did not make a comment or decision after listening, "I have to think about this matter, let's talk about the second thing, how to deal with those Rouran tribes who have surrendered?"

Minister Lu Xuan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that since those Rouran tribes surrendered to our court, our court should arrange them properly, but we can't let them stay in Mobei to prevent them from rebelling. I suggest that Move them to Monan, divide their grazing pastures for each tribe, and do not cross the border without authorization! For this matter, we can learn from the resettlement of the Southern Huns by the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei!"

Xu Yan immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, I think this is absolutely not the case!"

"Tell me your reason!"

"Your Majesty, colleagues, how many times did they rebel when the Han Dynasty placed the Southern Huns in the Monan area?

There was a small rebellion in three years, and a big rebellion in five years. Every time the Han Dynasty sent troops to quell the rebellion of the Southern Huns, it cost countless food and military resources, and countless soldiers were killed and injured!In the Jin Dynasty, how did those barbarians who moved to Monan treat my Central Plains Dynasty?They are a group of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. These barbarians are rebellious in their bones. They will obediently submit to us if they can't beat us now. Once we are weak, these barbarians will bite back like a tiger!Your Majesty, moving them to Monan is definitely a problem for tigers, please think twice, Your Majesty! "

Chapter 919 Once and for all?

After Xu Yan finished speaking, Zhao Junsheng did not say a word. Xu Yan's words were not unreasonable. If the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, and Jin Dynasty hadn't moved a large number of barbarians inward, it would have been impossible for the later Wuhu and Sixteen Kingdoms to exist. Divide the north and eat it, and there will be no situation where all the barbarians will sing and I will appear on the stage.

Now that what the predecessors have done has caused irreparable losses and learned painful lessons, if we continue to do what the predecessors did, it will not be just a stupid question. Do we want to continue to bring endless troubles to future generations? and ruin?

Therefore, Zhao Junsheng has already made a decision in his heart at this moment. No matter what he does, these barbarians cannot be moved inland, and they cannot repeat the old ways of the past and continue to make mistakes.

Lu Xuan was very upset, and immediately asked: "Mr. Xu is opposed to moving these Rouran tribes who have surrendered to the Monan area, so there must be a way to resettle them. Tell me, how do you resettle these Rouran tribes who surrendered to our court?" Rouran tribe?"

Xu Yan bowed to Zhao Junsheng and said: "Your Majesty, I have not thought of a better way to accommodate these Rouran tribes who have surrendered and surrendered to us!"

In addition to some Rouran tribes that took the initiative to capture and surrender, in various military operations, the Gan army also captured many Rouran tribes. Some tribes were captured collectively, including men, women, old and young, old and weak women and children. It also needs to be resettled, not all of them can be killed.

If these Rouran people are counted, the total number is probably more than [-]. If these people are gathered together and they are not allowed to graze and provide them with food and drink, the daily expenses will not be a small amount.

It was Dongfang Chen who stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to solve this problem!"

"Speak quickly!"

Dongfang Chen slapped Jishou, "Since Your Majesty intends to attack Yanda with Rouran's troops, so that Yanda people dare not cut off the silk road of my grand gantry, why not wait for the soldiers and horses to conquer a piece of land within the Yanda people's sphere of influence?" How about moving these Rouran tribes to the territory? So long as the deployment is done properly, it will not only deter haters, make them fearful, and dare not provoke me, but also solve the survival of these submissive Rouran tribes once and for all. question!"

After hearing this method, the ministers and generals thought carefully, maybe this method can be tried, and it may solve the problem.

Minister Li Song stood up and asked: "National Teacher, there are quite a few Rouran tribes who have surrendered, and there are quite a few of them. There are a total of 10 people. Once they become popular in the west of Congling, they will break away from my Dagan's control." , may attack our Western Regions in turn, and then we will shoot ourselves in the foot?"

Dongfang Chen said: "I have also considered this matter. In order to prevent the Rouran people from rebelling and breaking away from my control, as long as there are males who reach adulthood, they will immediately be incorporated into the army that recruits the hated people. The army will be sent by my Dagan The officers lead the army, and the composition of the generals in the army cannot only be composed of Rouran people, but must also be recruited from countries in the Western Regions, or recruited from Dawan, Xiwanjin and other countries to mix with Rouran soldiers!"

Some people stood up and expressed doubts: "Mixed formation? I'm afraid it will be a problem in terms of combat effectiveness. After all, the soldiers of these mixed formations will not understand the language, and there are big problems in command, order, and tactical execution. !"

Dongfang Chen waved his hand: "As long as there is enough time, the problem of language barrier can be solved. This is why His Majesty uses the Rouran General Huhehan. A Rouran general like Huhehan can stabilize the Rouran army. The role of the military spirit, as long as we control people like Hughhan, we can control the soldiers of various tribes and let them work hard for us!"

Xu Yan said: "If we follow the method of the national teacher, I am afraid that we will not be able to form an army in three to five years. How will we arrange the nearly [-] Rouran people during this period?"

Dongfang Chen said: "It's easy to handle. In order to prevent the Rouran people from rebelling, first, all the young and strong among them will be drawn out and concentrated around the Pulei Sea for training and training, and then all the other Rouran, old, weak, women and children will be moved to the Jin Dynasty. Grazing in the western foothills of Weishan (Altai Mountain) and leaving an army to supervise them, our troops stationed in the Western Regions can also deter them! This move can also deter the Yue people in the west, so that they dare not spread their power to East penetration!"

"However, if all the Rouran people who have surrendered are moved to the western foot of Jinwei Mountain, then Mobei will become a power vacuum. Once our army withdraws, it may take a few years for those who fled to the northwest or north The remnants of Rouran will come back to re-occupy the grassland, or they will be occupied by other barbarians, so we need to make a comparison about this issue, and don’t make wedding clothes for other barbarians, just like the Han Dynasty Defeating the northern Xiongnu made Mobei a power vacuum, and the Han Dynasty did not have a corresponding strategic plan, and within a few years the Mobei grassland was occupied by the Xianbei, and they couldn't be driven away!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "The question mentioned by the national teacher is very important. Once the surrendered Rouran people are moved away, Mobei will become a blank area of ​​power. If there is no corresponding deployment in our court, there will be no Mobei from the Rouran people." The northern grassland will soon be coveted and occupied by the surrounding barbarians, so we have to find a way, how to deal with the Mobei area where there is no power?"

This is a big problem. It is impossible to send troops to station in Mobei all the time. After all, Mobei's territory is too vast. If there are too few soldiers, it will not be able to guard it. If too many troops are deployed, the burden on the court will also increase. It is only in terms of supplies. It's a big problem!

The most important thing is that the people of Mobei in the Central Plains are a barren and bitterly cold place, and no one wants to live there, let alone ordinary people, even the generals of the army don't want to stay for a long time.

The ministers and military generals talked a lot, but no one came forward to propose any good solution.

At this time Zhao Ping stood up and said: "Father, my son has two suggestions. Once the Rouran people are moved away, the court cannot ignore Mobei, which has no power. My son thinks that soldiers and horses should be left to build a city guard in Mobei. But the people of my dynasty are more attached to their hometown. If there is no other way, they are unwilling to live outside for a long time. Therefore, the soldiers staying in Mobei will have to change their defenses every three to five years, so that the soldiers will have hope. For the soldiers stationed in Mobei First, the imperial court can increase their military pay and other treatment to reassure them; secondly, recruit people from the people to go to Mobei to graze, and the imperial court allocates grassland to them. As long as they do not flee or move away, the grassland allocated to them will always belong to them !"

The dry state has been stable for more than [-] years, and the population has more than doubled. The problem of land pressure is still not obvious, but in ten or eight years, the pressure of land shortage will gradually appear. The only way to solve this problem is to A few: First, control population growth, formulate and promulgate family planning decrees, but they can't do it at all; second, find ways to increase productivity and increase food production per unit area of ​​land, so as to improve the current technological level It can't be done at all; third, start a war and expand the territory.On the one hand, some population can be consumed, and on the other hand, a large amount of new land can be obtained by winning the battle, and the excess population can be moved there for actual occupation.

Among these options, only the third option is feasible to implement, but launching a war may not necessarily win, and there are many uncertain factors in it. If the strategic goal is not achieved, it will not only consume the strength of the country , It will also expose all kinds of hidden contradictions. At that time, the headache of the court will not be the problem of soil and population pressure, but the troubles of various internal contradictions.

After Zhao Ping's proposal was announced, several ministers stood up to express their support. Zhao Junsheng also believed that this idea was very practical, and the specifics depended on the implementation process.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a while, and then gave an order to Lu Xuan: "Decree Chang'an, promulgate it in the form of government decrees to recruit people who are willing to go to Mobei to graze, it is best to make a household as a unit, and promise to the people all over the world that as long as they are willing Going to Mobei to graze, each household will get a certain area of ​​pasture and a certain number of livestock, and the specific area of ​​pasture and number of livestock will be discussed by multiple yamen to give a unified standard!"

"promise!"

"Go down, let me rest!"

After the ministers left, Zhao Junsheng closed his eyes, but he was actually thinking about the trade-offs, whether to withdraw the troops and return to the court, or continue to expand the search area.

The area of ​​Mobei and the western plateau is too vast, and it is impossible to search all the places with tens of thousands of people. Neither the map of the previous dynasty nor the map of Mobei drawn by this dynasty is very detailed. There are many locations on the map. It is a blank area, and even the topography of some locations is wrong.

Therefore, Zhao Junsheng would not be surprised if there was a Rouran tribe still hiding in the Mobei area.

Next, if we continue to expand the scope of the search, there will undoubtedly be a problem of too scattered troops, and there may even be only one cavalry squad within a hundred miles. The probability of ambushes and sneak attacks will be greatly increased, and there is also the danger of being defeated one by one.

That night, Zhao Junsheng finally made up his mind.

In the early morning of the next day, he summoned all his ministers again to dissipate the heat, and issued an order in public: "Order the various units of the West Route Army to return to this place one after another within two days and prepare for departure. Two days later, follow me to set off!"

All the ministers looked at each other, they didn't know what Zhao Junsheng's intention was, to set off?where to?

After two days, all the soldiers and horses returned one after another. That night, Zhao Junsheng gave an order: "Su Ji!"

Su Ji stood up and cupped his fists and said, "The minister is here!"

"I will give you 5000 men and horses. Take these soldiers and horses and take all the old and weak women and children of Rouran who were captured before you and surrendered to herd at the western foot of Jinwei Mountain. You will set off within two days!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Junsheng continued: "Chang Kun and Yang Lie led 6000 people, plus Li Bao's 8000 Dragon Guards, a total of [-] people followed me from here to the north to continue searching for the Rouran people; Dongfang Chen and Li Song accompanied me. , the other generals, ministers and the rest of the soldiers and horses are all staying. Your task is to stay and continue to rest, and practice those Rouran soldiers and young men! Those who stay, Wei Jing is the main one, and the others are assistants!

In addition, send an order to Weijuan and Bai Jinguang, let them shrink their forces and return to the original Khan Court and meet us there! "

Chapter 920

In the 18th year of Daqian, on June 25, Zhao Junsheng led an army of [-] troops from Heyun and marched northwest along the west bank of Ganwei River.

After marching fast for three days, Nayan, the captain of the scout battalion, reported: "Your Majesty, there is a river ahead from the east, where it meets the Ganwei River and extends to the northwest. There are living camps and traces of grazing and other activities, but they have moved away for a long time! I guess that after the news that we besieged Heyun and slaughtered the Rouran monarch and ministers came, the Rouran tribe here moved away. The news arrived, so the whole family moved!"