New Story of Lv Bu

Just when Tianxiong General Lu Zheng ended his first battle and achieved great victory, the city of Yiwu, the king of Cattle, two thousand miles away from Weixu City, is in the palace hall with strong guards and numerous guard posts. This is going on. An unusually serious meeting. The theme of the meeting was to study and judge the relations between the countries of the Western Regions and the potential military threats that the Han army will face.

The speaker is the newly appointed guardian of the Western Regions, Kangmanty, and attending the meeting are the servant Wang Han, General Long Xiang Xu Rong, Li Lao, Guo Bang, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji, as well as the school lieutenant and false school lieutenant. There were nearly a hundred officers of the higher ranks, and the hall was full. Everyone's face was shining with joy, and they looked at Comote intently, listening attentively. It is the dream of every big Han soldier to make a name for himself in a foreign land, and it is indeed a great honor for them to meet the occasion!

Kang Morty was standing in front of a large wooden sand table, holding a bamboo stick, and was talking. "The so-called Western Regions refer to this large area of ​​Yumen Pass, east of Yangguan, west of Congling, and north of Altai Mountains. The terrain of the Western Regions is very strange. The Northern Mountains (Tianshan) lie across it, the Altai Mountains in the north, and the Kunlun Mountains. In the south, the entire Western Region is divided into two parts, the southern part is slightly larger."

"On the north and south sides of the Beishan Mountain, dotted oasis lies between the long yellow sand. In the middle of the oasis is a freshwater lake, large or small. There are five large lakes, namely Lake Balkhash in the northwest. To the north of Beishan, from east to west, there are the Pulei Sea, Qinhai and Issyk-Kul Lake. To the south of Beishan, there is only the Puchang Sea in the southeast corner. This Puchang Sea was once mistakenly recorded as Pulei Sea in historical records."

"In the early years of this dynasty, there were thirty-six countries in the Western Regions: Loulan (Shanshan), Guqiang, Qiemo, Khotan, Shache, etc., south of Beishan, were often called the'Southern Kingdoms'; north of Beishan there were Gu Shi (the rear is divided into the former and the rear divisions), Yuli, Yanqi, Qiuci, Wensu, Gumo, Shule, etc., are often called the "Northern Kingdoms". In addition, the northern foot of the North Mountain has the front and back cats and the east and west. Wait."

"Now, these 36 countries have become 55 countries. These so-called'countries' are just cities of different sizes. Most of them are built on oasis, and a few are built in valleys and basins. The area is small. The population is small, generally two to three thousand people. The largest Qiuci is 80,000 people, and the small one is only one to two thousand. Under the king, there are officials at all levels, and the army ranges from tens of thousands to a hundred. Above the oasis, you can Growing grains, raising livestock, and producing grapes and alfalfa-this is the best forage."

Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but ask. "Master Kanghou, we old Li can understand! Except for the Western Region wine, this Western Region is a poor place! So poor that rabbits don’t shit, wind and stones run away, the little grain they grow, even their own I can’t fill my stomach. Why does the court always want to reopen the Western Regions in such a broken place? Is there gold here?"

The generals immediately burst into laughter. Although Li Zhonglang's words were vulgar, he uttered the doubts in their hearts. Da Sima has spent so much energy, even his son has been sent out as a pioneer, it can be said that he is determined to win. Before the army was moved, the grain and grass went first. One million shi was prepared for the army ration alone. So laborious, exhausting manpower and material resources, without gold, fools would not believe it!

"A good question from Li Zhonglang! Presumably everyone thinks the same way, right?" Kang Manti pointed to the north and south of Beishan with the wooden staff in his hand. "The importance of the Western Regions lies in its geographic location. Starting from Chang'an, passing through the north and south roads of the Western Regions, you can reach Dawan, from Dawan to the west, passing Kangju, Daxia, Anxi, and north to Daqin. You can reach Egypt to the south."

"From Yumen Pass to the Western Regions, there are two main passages: one passes through Loulan (Shanshan) at the eastern end of the Western Region, turns to the southwest, and goes west along the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountains to Shache. This road is Xiyu South Road. Xiyu South Road is more than green on the west. Ling can reach the Dayuezhi, Daxia, Anxi and other countries in Central Asia; the other one passes through Cheshiqianguo and travels west along the southern foot of Beishan (Tianshan) to Shule. This road is Xiyu Beilu North Road. Xiyu Beilu It is beyond Congling in the west, and can reach the countries of Dawan, Kangju, and Amyan in Central Asia."

"Silk, porcelain, tea and other goods of this dynasty arrived in peace, and the profit could be more than ten times. If they reach Daqin or Egypt, they will have at least fifty times the huge profit. I have walked both of these two roads! More than ten years ago , The Western Regions have no commercial roads. I transported 10,000 silks to Daqin. One silk is worth twenty catties of gold! Do you think the Western Regions are important?"

"Oh! Unexpectedly, this Western Region is so important!" Guo Bang's eyes were already red, and his eyes flashed with golden light. He waved his hands vigorously and shouted loudly. "It's easier than grabbing money! Da Sima is right! The Western Regions must be caught in our own hands! No need to do anything else, just raise a caravan and go back and forth every two years!"

"Good point!" "That's right!" The Xiliang generals immediately yelled, rolling up their arms and sleeves. "Whoever refuses to accept, let's do it! If he kneels to beg for mercy, let's talk about it!" Fan Chou and Zhang Ji's eyes were also red! The Xiliang Army is made up of horse bandits, sand thief, and green forest heroes. Their favorite is gold, but what they lack is the brains of the silver fox ghost army, and they can only speak with the knife in their hands.

"You are not impatient! Shaoan!" Kang Manti yelled loudly, waving his arms, but the Xiliang generals were fascinated by the gold. They were excited, and yelled to Kang. Manti's words were ignored. Snapped! Xu Rong patted the case, his face was full of frost, his eyes wide open, a cold light swept over, and the generals of Xiliang immediately closed their mouths in disbelief.

The situation finally calmed down, Kang Mandy looked at Xu Rong, then looked at Zhujiang, and then went on. "Da Sima meant that this time, I will pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop. In order to achieve this goal, we might as well take a few countries that do not have eyes long and destroy the country! General Tianxiong rushed forward, and Huang Hansheng's Tuqi and us supported him. As a result, the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains has no worries."

"After the Western Regions were settled, Da Sima decided to set up a private organization to monopolize this trade road in the Western Regions-Da Sima called it the Silk Road. Whether it is the ordinary people or the nobles, they can invest money in it. , Settled once a year. In addition to deducting expenditures and expenses, a certain proportion is used by the capital country, even if it is taxed. Others are distributed according to the amount of money."

"Okay! Our old Li pays two hundred gold!" Li Zhang jumped up again. "Huh?" Xu Rong's eyes swept over again, and Li Zhang immediately covered his mouth. Ugh! The Xiliang Army is really a **** poor stick! Li Yu Tangtang, a Chinese general, has only two hundred gold savings! People are poor and have short ambitions, horses are thin and have long hairs. No money is absolutely impossible! The servant Wang Han saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

"What on earth did we conquer the Western Regions for? For you, it is to make a fortune! I won't talk about the rest!" Kangmanty is a big businessman and naturally knows how to arouse the enthusiasm of this group of poor guys. Upon hearing this, the Xiliang generals were immediately extremely excited. Although the lewd prestige taken by Xu Rong did not dare to make a sound, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. His grandma's! In the Xiliang Army, those who have a pound of gold are already big money. How can you not be tempted to hear about the way to make a fortune?

"Masters, the importance of the Western Regions must be understood by everyone. Now let me talk about possible military threats." After successfully stimulating the interest of the Kansai generals to make a fortune, Kangmanty finally switched to Above the topic. "The fifty-five kingdoms of the Western Regions, in my opinion, there will be no difficulties, the second son and Huang Hansheng are enough to deal with. The obedient, allow him to continue to exist, the disobedient, the two ends of the first mouse, dare to destroy the country! Those who commit a strong man will be punishable even if they are far away. The princes said it well, **** it!"

"Among the countries of the Western Regions, the so-called heroes are nothing but Shanshan, Khotan, Shache, Wusun, and Dawan. At most, they have more than 10,000 troops, which is nothing. The one that may go wrong is Kangju. There are three big countries, Daxia, and Guishuang. Daxia is south of Guishui, two thousand miles southwest of Dawan. Its vulgar is aboriginal and has townhouses, which are the same as Dawan. There is no big leader, and often the city has a small one. Its soldiers. Weak and fearful of war. Shanjia City. Later, Daxia was overrun by the Guishuang Empire established by the Dayue clan, and he has since surrendered to the Guishuang Empire."

"Kangju is located in the northwest of Dawan, to the north of Dayueshi, to the west of Wusun, to the east of Amcai, to the south of Dingling and Jiankun. It has a population of 600,000 and has won 120,000 soldiers. It is a large country in Central Asia with Beitian at its center. The city. Subjects migrated to pastures with the change of seasons. In winter, they inhabit the "Leyueyidi" along the Syr River in the south, and in the summer they go north to "Fanneri", and the two places are thousands of miles apart.

"The current situation is that Kangju is declining and Daxia surrenders to Guishuang. Guishuang was at its peak. It had a population of 5 million and more than 200,000 soldiers. It was called together with Dahan, Daqin (Rome), and Anxi. The four powers in the world. The ancestors of Guishuang were the Yue clan. They were first nomads in Dunhuang and Zhangye. They were powerful and were the formidable enemies of the Huns. Later, the Yue clan attacked Wusun and killed his king and took his land. Dundanyu and Lao Shangdanyu defeated Shanyu twice, killing his king and using his head as a drinker."

"After this war, the Yue clan's strength was greatly damaged, and he was forced to move west to avoid the Huns, and came to the Yili River Basin and the Issyk-Kul Lake. The people who remained in the Yue clan's hometown were forced to move south to the Hindu Kush Mountain. To the south, a small number of the remnants who stayed in Dunhuang and Jiuquan mixed with the Qiang people in the Qilian Mountains, known as the Xiaoyue family, and the Yue family who moved westward has since been called the Dayue family."

"Forty years ago, King Wusun grew up arrogantly and avenged his father, so he led his troops to attack the Dayueshi and seize the Yili River Basin and other places. The Dayueshi was once again forced to move south, passing Dawan, Settled on the north bank of the Amu Darya River. Later, the Dayue clan conquered Daxia south of the Amu Darya River. When Wang Mang usurped the Han, the five princes of She Hou, Guishuang, became the dominant one and established the Guishuang Empire."