Celine and Jeanne had the intention of behaving in front of their master, and at the same time they had the idea of competing with the dancing girls in the Kunji Mansion, and they danced very hard. When the music stopped, the two beauties were already slightly damp with cicadas, and their creamy skin revealed a peachy halo, which was even more delicate.

"Good! Good! ”

The guests and hosts in the hall cheered in unison, the two beauties smiled, handed the pipa to the musician in the side compartment, the willow waist swinged, the steps were Shanshan, and walked towards Xia Xun. The two beauties around Xia Xun are also stunning, but the style is three points inferior to these two turtle beauties, and when they saw them coming, they were ashamed of themselves, so they gave way to the position.

The two beauties sat down beside Xia Xun generously, and occupied the position of the two girls, Xia Xun didn't seem to pay attention to the open and secret battles of these girls' families, he raised his wine glass with a smile, and said to Kun Ji, Su Nan and others: "The beauty is delicious, the wonderful dance helps the wine, hahaha, come, let's drink this cup!" ”

Everyone drank with him, Xia Xun put down the wine glass, and sighed: "Everyone, I really didn't expect that in the desolation, this place is like a paradise on earth, no wonder this oasis is known as the south of the Yangtze River in the Western Regions." This place is beautiful and rich, outstanding people, like a paradise in general resort, the prince has just arrived here, he has liked this place, I really hope that I can often have the opportunity to come to Dunhuang in the future, and you drink like this, how happy?

It's just that a strong enemy is coming! That Timur conquered the world, destroyed countless countries, and the soldiers went, except for plunder, only destruction, and all the places that he occupied were like the grass beaten by the autumn frost, a withered and lifeless. If he occupies this place, it will be difficult for us to enjoy such a free life! ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they all knew that Xia Xun was going to talk about business, Kun Ji, Sunan and others immediately pricked up their ears, and the two rammers, Feng Crackyan and Sai Hazhi, ate the "leather cup" and had rouge lips on their faces, but they also sat upright, and their expressions became serious.

Xia Xun was talking and laughing a lot, staring at the dancing beauties without taking his eyes off the show, but in fact, he kept thinking about how to bring the topic out. It's easy to explain your intentions, but it's hard to resonate with these Western Regions tycoons. Follow everyone who eats and drinks spicy food, why do people have to work hard for you?

Fight for whom?

This is the primary issue concerning morale and morale.

This is still the case for his own soldiers, and even more so for these local forces that are only controlled by a policy of restraint, so Xia Xun's entry point is to choose the common interests.

Rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow. These powerful gentry are the kings of freedom in the Western Regions, and they are definitely unwilling to be cannon fodder for Timur, the question is how much confidence they have in the Ming Dynasty? If they believe that the Ming Dynasty Chen Bingjiayu Pass wants to give up the territory outside the pass, or believe that Timur can occupy Middle-earth, then they have no choice but to take refuge in Timur.

Don't look at everyone singing and dancing now, and they look happy, if it is not him Xia Xun but Timur who comes now, the soil emperor in these places will also greet Timur with such treatment or even more solemn and courteous. It doesn't matter if you are loyal, you can't be loyal to them, at least at the current stage of strategy, only interests are fundamental. Therefore, Xia Xun first used their vital interests to resonate with them and attract their attention, and then talked about his own ideas.

"Timur rode 200,000 elite horses, and nearly 500,000 reserve troops, driving a large number of cattle and sheep to the east, I think you all know about this!"

Xia Xun paused, and said: "The imperial court has a heavy army and Hexi, locks the Jiayu Pass and guards it inside, is this to give up the Western Regions?" Otherwise! The Western Regions must not be lost, and must not be lost! This is my Da Ming's attitude! Hexi and Youyan are the two arms of the Central Plains Empire, if one arm is broken, although it will not cause death, but it will also be weak from then on, and can only be beaten passively.

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And if the outside of the pass is owned by the enemy chieftain, can Hexi and Youyan still be able to hold it? From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to this, all the examples tell us that we can't keep it! Therefore, the imperial court guards Youyan and must pass through Liaodong; The imperial court guards the west of the river, and must pass through the Western Regions! If the imperial court will not give up Hexi, it will never give up the Western Regions! ”

Xia Xun's tone was categorical, there was no stupid person present, some words didn't need to be said bluntly, this attitude was enough.

What does it mean that we will never give up on the Western Regions? It means that as long as Timur comes, as long as he occupies this place, we must take it back. This is the place where you were born and grew up, I have never treated you badly, once the war continues here, the most unlucky is you. Join Timur's camp, you local snakes are cannon fodder, you must bear the brunt of the wrath of my Ming army!

Want both ends of the first rat? Okay, you can go right and left, but after this battle is over, it is better to say that Timur wins, and if he loses, he will return to Samarkand, but what about you? Your homeland has been completely destroyed by the war, and you vassal Timur will be punished by my Ming Dynasty, and the consequences will ...... I want to go for myself!

Kunji pondered for a moment, then coughed and said, "What Guogong said is very true, this ...... After a brief passage of Liaodong, the last general also heard about it. It's just ...... that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are all stationed in Jiayu Pass, and they abandon the gate for thousands of miles, which is ...... Where is this Western Regions Liaodong? ”

Xia Xun smiled slightly and said, "It's here!" Dunhuang is Shenyang Wei, Hami is Kaiyuan City, and here is Hexi's Liaodong! General Kunji may have felt that the imperial court did not attach as much importance to Hexi as to Youyan. You see, outside of Youyan, in the land of Liaodong, there are 150,000 officers and soldiers in the garrison, and the government has been established for many years, and it is already impregnable. ”

This is exactly the issue that the officials and gentry present are most concerned about, their original plan was not to offend, the Ming Dynasty came to welcome the Ming Dynasty, and Timur came to welcome Timur, originally! When a strong enemy presses the border, you lock the door and leave us outside, why should we ask us to give you your life?

Xia Xun said: "The reason is very simple, the court can't take care of it now!" ”

Xia Xun withdrew his hand from the round and charming little waists of the two beauties, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the imperial court is sending troops to recruit Tatars, 200,000 troops are out of the fortress, people eat horses and feed, how much is the grain?" This is the north, the south, 400,000 troops into Annan, rising and falling, seeking justice for King Chen of Annan, only these two places, is 600,000 troops!

Speaking of the east, I have a close friend, Baidu Jinyi Night Walking Sticker Bar Huangmen Neipin provides proofreading error-free text updates, speaking of which, he, like you, is also a devout Muslim believer. He was ordered by me to the Son of Heaven, led an army of 100,000 and 1,000 warships, and went to pacify the countries of the South Seas. It can only be said that Timur chose the best time to take advantage of the opportunity for us to use troops everywhere and raise troops to the east. ”

"The ...... of the 700,000 Army"

The leaders present were a little dizzy when they heard it, but they did not suspect that Xia Xun was slightly exaggerated, not much, and secondly, their news was lagging behind, and it was impossible for them to know the detailed information of military operations, they just knew last year that during the Jingjing disaster, the imperial court first sent 500,000 soldiers, and then sent 600,000 soldiers to suppress King Yan.

Xia Xun said again: "Now, the imperial court has 150,000 elite soldiers in Ganliang!" ”

He didn't exaggerate in the slightest about this sentence, because it was impossible for these generals of the Western Regions not to know about the Ganliang troops that were close at hand, and if they exaggerated, it would be self-defeating.

Xia Xun said: "In Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Henan, a large number of people have been gathered, even if the Beijing garrison army is not used, the imperial court can also invest another 300,000 to 400,000 troops in Ganliang at any time!" ”

This number, when he heard it, everyone present was greatly inspired, and Sunan couldn't wait to say: "Guogong, in this way, to ensure that the Western Regions fight, at least 500,000 horses are no problem, this ......, why does the imperial court still collect officers and soldiers and station troops in Jiayu Pass?" ”

Xia Xun glanced at him, his eyes were very flexible, and he said, "Do you know the soldiers?" The five words were interpreted very clearly and clearly, which made Su Nan's old face blush, and he shrank his neck very weakly, but he still didn't understand why he didn't meet the attack since the imperial court could send so many soldiers and horses, at least twice as many as Timur's army.

Xia Xun was very ashamed to see that Sunan, so he explained: "Because, the north and south are using troops, as far as possible to retain some mobile troops in the Central Plains, once something goes wrong in the north and south battlefields, you can only send troops out at any time, don't worry about victory, first think about defeat, now fighting on three sides, how can you spare no effort?" If you fight so recklessly, once you lose, won't you lose everything? ”

"This is just one of the reasons, and there is a more important reason!"

Xia Xun said solemnly: "We must face up to our shortcomings. The Central Plains army, mostly born in farming, could not be like the people of the Northern and Western Regions, who were good at riding and archery since childhood, so they had to undergo rigorous training to become an excellent soldier. It costs a lot of money to train an outstanding cavalryman, and the people in the steppe and desert have already completed this training since they were young, in the process of herding horses and sheep in order to live.

However, the people of the Central Plains also have their own strengths, they are good at manufacturing all kinds of sophisticated weapons, and they are only able to compete with the people of the Western Regions of Saibei to compete in the desert grassland, although they are slightly inferior, but they are better at fighting in a variety of environments, mountains, jungles, river networks, plains, defending cities, and ......, they can all be competent, so why don't we make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses? Do you have to use your own weaknesses to meet the enemy's strengths to be called a hero? In my opinion, that's stupidity! ”

"At the same time, the Central Plains army is mixed in infantry and cavalry, with poor mobility, and is more dependent on the supply of grain and grass, hundreds of thousands of troops need a large amount of grain and grass to replenish when they move, once the grain and grass are insufficient, there will be a big problem, and the Western Regions are not populated for thousands of miles, far less than the environment of the Central Plains ten miles and one city to supply at any time, and put hundreds of thousands of troops in the uninhabited area, isn't it self-exposed?"

Xia Xun said: "You see, the Hexi Passage starts from Wusheling in the east, reaches Yumen Pass in the west, and is between Qilian Mountain and Altun Mountain, Horsehair Mountain, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain in the north and south, the east and west are long and the north and south are narrow, the mountains and mountains are stretched on both sides, between the mountains and ridges, the widest place is only more than 200 miles, and the narrow place is only a few hundred steps.

Timur came from afar, even if he drove millions of cattle and sheep, it was difficult to supply them for a long time, as long as he kept them under the pass, exhausted their grain and grass, and when his soldiers were exhausted, and then sent troops to cover up and kill, wouldn't it be the smallest price in exchange for the greatest victory? ”

Xia Xun looked at the gentry generals present, and said: "Of course, this time, the land outside the gate may have to suffer for a while, but there is no way to do it. First, the imperial court is fighting in the north and south, and many troops have been contained, otherwise, we can make up for the clumsiness of the troops, and we don't have to defend first and then attack;

Second, in the ...... of the Western Regions, there are always some people who are afraid of the imperial court, and have frequently used means to hinder the power of the imperial court from operating westward for so many years. You can't make a soldier make a senseless sacrifice, right? They also have parents, wives and children! ”

Xia Xun smiled faintly, and said to them again: "Of course, it is also a problem for you to bear it alone, if the strong enemy suddenly arrives and cannot be resisted, I think it is okay to avoid its edge for the time being, such as escaping into the desert first, or temporarily moving into the pass, and giving them a strong wall and clear the wilderness......"

Xia Xun's words later, everyone didn't take it too seriously, they were repeatedly chewing on the information revealed by Xia Xun's words: the Ming Dynasty still has sufficient troops, and the purpose of guarding the danger is not to fear Timur's army, nor to give up the Western Regions, but to consider the safety of the third-line operation, and at the same time avoid the consumption of money and food and the senseless sacrifice of soldiers.

In the entire military plan of the Ming army, there was no consideration of how to deal with the loss of the Western Regions and Hexi, but how to consume Timur's troops and how to counterattack. The mastery of this information plays a considerable role in determining their own positions by these heads and brains who actually control all the resources and population of the Western Regions.

They can ignore the momentary offense and defense, strength and weakness, this is their home, the place where they have lived for generations, it was, is, and will be, so they must judge, who will be the ultimate victor? They must cling to the one who has the last laugh in order to guarantee their survival.

Except for a few generals of the guards, all of them were local wealthy families, but in this special place, they were the ones who controlled the local armed forces, local politics and local economy. Xia Xun's words here and now are equivalent to a clear message of his own message to these heads and brains who control Dunhuang and its surrounding areas.

They are all shrewd people, they must now analyze and screen the truth of Xia Xun's words, and when the two heroes confront each other, they will decide their position and make a choice, which is related to their and their family's wealth, future and even survival!

As soon as Xia Xun arrived, he threw them a difficult problem! Baidu brocade clothes night sticker

Thinking about the big question of life and death for their family, everyone stopped eating one after another, and it seemed that the sumptuous wine and food in front of them were not so fragrant

Xia Xun finished speaking, but he was very comfortable, and the girl Xilin, who was waiting on the left, picked up the wine glass, her eyes were rippling, and her expression was coquettish to his lips. As soon as she drank a sip of wine, the girl Jeanne on her right hand had already picked up a knife, carefully cut off a piece of fat lamb, and handed it over diligently. Xia Xun took a sip of wine on his left and a mouthful of meat on his right, and he didn't even have to move his hands.

His hands just rested on the round, sturdy waists of the two girls. Tsk, this feels really good, so Xia Xun's big hands touched it. Rejoice with the people! How approachable is this......