Inside the Royal Palace.

Lu Jia didn't have time to rest, and directly began his own description.

The audience was all the officials above the fifth grade, and this time the king was not hungry and did not hide it, so he took it out directly.

Obviously, the problem is already in front of us.

It's unrealistic to pretend to be dead and not solve it, let the Huns resurrect?

The king would not agree if he was not hungry, and the ministers, apart from some other factors, would not agree with the thoughts in their hearts.

This time, Lu Jia didn't talk about everything.

Time is limited, if someone wants to learn more about other things, they can check the information they brought back.

Other members of the mission can also help them.

So Lu Jia's purpose was very clear, and he also guessed what answer the emperor wanted.

"Your Majesty, the overall environment of the Western Regions is still relatively optimistic, if external factors are not considered, if the current obstacles are cleared, the imperial court will probably garrison about 30,000 troops to completely control the entire Western Regions." Lu Jia directly gave a definite answer.

And the number of people is also determined to be around 30,000, rather than the vague tens of thousands.

"Chief Lu, according to what you said, the area of the Western Regions is almost larger than the territory north of the Great Han River, and in such a large place, are you sure that 30,000 people are enough?" Chen Ping felt that Lu Jia was a little childish in this regard.

If it's a county, 30,000 people is no problem.

But Lu Jia said that it is almost larger than the territory north of the big river, such a large area, you tell me that 30,000 people is enough?

Is it that Chen Ping has never seen the world?

Or do you Lu Jia treat the court as a fool?

"Chen Shangshu, it's true!" In the face of Lu Jia's questioning, Chen Ping was not angry, but smiled slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty may have also heard that the minister has destroyed the three kingdoms in the Western Regions, although the strength of those three countries is not large, and the population is not large, but the minister must state here that the three countries destroyed by the minister are almost most of the representatives of the southern region of the Western Regions. ”

"The minister divided the Western Regions into two parts, one is the Chengguo kingdoms in the south of the Western Regions, and the other is the three kingdoms of Qiuzi, Wusun, and Dawan in the north."

"There are many cities in its south, there are hundreds, but the largest number of people is only 50,000 people, and the number of troops is only 2,000, even so, he is enough to dominate in the southern part of the Western Regions."

"Most of the cities have a population of about 10,000 people, a strength of about 1,000 people, or even less than 1,000 people, and the equipment is extremely backward."

"Your Majesty has also seen the envoys of Wusun and Qiuzi, and their kind of equipment is extremely luxurious for the cities in the southern part of the Western Regions."

"And Your Majesty may still have some details that are not clear, in the nearly four years since the minister's mission, the members of the mission have lost nearly 400 people, but less than 50 people have really died in battle, and the rest have died due to environmental factors and other factors."

"And most of these brothers stayed in the Bailongdui area, although there are some deserts in the Western Regions, but on the whole, the climate is still good."

"It is precisely because the minister has been walking in the Western Regions for several years and has communicated with every city that he dares to make such a conclusion."

"If the imperial court has this intention, the best way is to choose a place for 500 miles, garrison 1,000, and send envoys to the surrounding cities."

Wang Bu was hungry and kept nodding.

This Lu Jia still has some ability, it seems that the past few years have really not been wasted, and his understanding of the Western Regions is also thorough enough.

Wang Bu is not hungry and has never been to the Western Regions, at least not in this era.

The so-called ancient books are just excuses he made up for himself.

And why does Wang not be hungry and thinks that Lu Jia's words are very reasonable?

Because these are all historical things.

How many garrisons did the Han Dynasty have in the Western Regions in history?

There is no clear statement about this, but the Han Dynasty set up the Western Regions Protectorate here, and it was the first time in history that it was included in the territory of China.

But after several twists and turns, it was interrupted several times, and even by the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court had actually completely lost control of this place.

Although the Jin Dynasty also controlled this place later, the time was too short, and it became a flash in the pan after all.

And the Western Regions once again returned to the Chinese territory, that is, during the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty lost the Western Regions again.

Then to the Ming Dynasty, basically gradually formed a modern territory, although the later Qing ceded a lot, but the overall framework has not changed much.

At present, the only thing that can provide reference value for Wang Buxing is the Western Regions during the Tang Dynasty.

And at that time, the Tang Dynasty adopted the set of plans that Lu Jia said.

The 30,000 Tang troops were scattered all over the Western Regions, and there were only 30,000 Tang troops, but they were so frightened that the entire Western Regions did not dare to make any changes.

Of course, after stabilization, the current Western Regions are far from reaching this step.

"What is the road to the Western Regions? If this problem is not solved, everything is empty talk! Wang Bu was hungry and asked directly.

If you want to rely on the 30,000 Han army to continuously deter the Western Regions, you must first solve several problems.

The first, naturally, was the threat from the Huns.

The second is the problem of the three major countries in the Western Regions.

The third is the passage of the Han army into the Western Regions, if the army also needs to pass through Bailongdui, to be honest, this loss the imperial court cannot afford.

An embassy of more than 1,200 people can leave more than 300 people behind after passing through Bailongdui twice.

What if it is an army of 100,000?

After a white dragon pile, tens of thousands of soldiers were dropped?

"Your Majesty, there is no endless road, and you will definitely find a suitable route." Lu Jia replied with great certainty.

"Peng Yue!" Wang Buxing nodded and asked again.

"Your Majesty, the front-line soldiers are still exploring, but the current effect is not ideal, and a lot of useless work has been done in the early stage...... Peng Yue stood up and reported with some panic.

Since the first batch of guards returned, Peng Yue and Wang Li launched an investigation into the passage into the Western Regions.

At present, the known situation is that the road taken by the mission is not suitable for the army to walk, stretching for hundreds of miles, the harsh environment of Bailongdui, is simply a natural hell Shura field, if you are sure to take this road, countless soldiers will die here every year.

And the way they came back won't work.

Because of their actual situation at that time, before entering the Han Dynasty, they could only choose a small road to take, and whichever road was not easy to take.

Wang Buyu frowned tightly, this situation was really unexpected.

But then I thought that now is not the afterlife, and there is not so much high technology for them to use.

In the future, if they want to figure out this problem, they only need to remotely control the satellites in the sky, and immediately find a road with suitable terrain that can allow them to avoid the cannibalistic terrain of the desert.

No matter how bad it is, you can still drive a plane to go around, and you can still find a suitable road.

But not now, if you want to find a way, you can only run on your legs.

A lot of times I run and run, and I find that I have entered a dead end in front of me, and I have no choice but to scrap the road and find it again.

Although everyone knows that between two points, the straight line is the shortest.

However, in practice, it is difficult to achieve this.

For example, why do highways winding mountains......

"Let people explore along the edge of the white dragon pile, and they can always go around, and they must be explored on both sides!" In desperation, the king was not hungry and had to command.

Faced with this situation, he can't help it.

Strictly speaking, Bailongdui is actually not a desert.

But the fundamental reason why it's dangerous here is that the terrain is so maddening.

Drought, little rain, once entered, it is difficult to get enough water support.

The interior of the white dragon pile is also very complicated, and this complex terrain is suitable for some animals and beasts to inhabit.

There are even some large beasts inside.

And after entering, the road inside is not straight, winding, and if you are not careful, you may get lost, and then the water and food will run out, and you will die of thirst and starvation inside.

If you are lucky, you can be killed by wild beasts before you die, and although it has become food for other people, it can be regarded as less torture.

Therefore, it still takes courage to enter the White Dragon Pile, which is not only a large labyrinth, but also a dangerous adventure treasure land.

"Your Majesty, there is actually another way!" Lu Jia said suddenly.

Although the white dragon pile is dangerous, it is indeed the fastest passage, and then to find a new road, not to mention the waste of time, and in the future, it will have to go further.

Maybe this trip will take an extra month or two because of this detour.

"Oh? What's the solution? "Wang is not hungry, but he is a little curious.

"Your Majesty, this method is actually very simple, when the minister goes, he walks the white dragon pile, and when he comes back, he also walks the white dragon pile, although there are losses in the people who go and come back, but the white dragon pile is indeed the nearest passage."

"And the terrain of the White Dragon Pile, although it seems dangerous, but it is actually very safe, these dangers only come from those fierce beasts and animals, if the Huns want to attack, the minister feels that they probably do not have the courage to enter the inside of the White Dragon Pile."

"And the minister came back this time with a large number of people, many vehicles, little rain in Bailongdui, and the weather was dry, so he left enough traces on the ground."

"In fact, Your Majesty can send people to follow this trail to deepen the mark, and then set up a post station every other section, so that passing troops and caravans can enter and rest at night."

"At the same time, in order to ensure that personnel are not threatened, the military can also be placed for escort!"

Lu Jia's suggestion, Wang Buyu thought about it seriously.

This is indeed a good suggestion, although there will still be dangers, but having an army escort can also minimize the danger.

After all, the army is not a common people, they are combative, and even if they encounter the most difficult wolves, the army can deal with it.

And when escorting caravans, the army can actually charge a fee, how can there be a free lunch in the world?

But the only thing that worries Wang Bu is that what about the water?

The post station is not only used to shelter people from the wind and rain at night and resist fierce beasts, but also to provide protection for people to eat horses and chew.

And the best thing to do is to dig a well, or find an underground river.

But in that place, can it succeed?