Li Ru opened his mouth and said:

"Third, the geographical location of Longxi, if we want to capture the entire territory of the Western Regions, then Longxi should be the most suitable location as a springboard."

Lu Zhi opened his mouth and asked, "Why is this so?" The Far Western Regions Protectorate is west of Jiuquan County and Dunhuang County. Wouldn't that be more appropriate? ”

Li Ru shook his head when he heard this,

The opening explained:

"The former site of the Western Regions Protectorate has been abandoned for many years at this moment. The two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang alone are now in name only, and the farthest distance that our army can control now is only Zhangye County. And now that the Burning Dangqiang Rebellion is in full swing, most of the capital guards chose to send troops from Longxi, and they must also consider avoiding the Burning Dangqiang rebels. ”

Lu Zhi nodded and said:

"Yes, I just want to avoid the rebellion of Burning Dangqiang, although our army is not afraid of the rebellion of Burning Qiang, but this expedition to the Western Regions is the most important thing, if it is extraneous, it will be unfavorable to the army. And under the command of the lord, the civil ministers and military generals are like clouds, if the lord has a request, there has already been an order, but the lord has not had the slightest order, then it is only clear that he can completely solve the rebellion of burning Dangqiang, and does not want our army to participate too much. ”

"Most of them protect their views, and Confucianism sees it this way."

silently slapped a sycophant,

Li Ru continued:

"Therefore, since our army has chosen to break into the Western Regions from here, there is no need to make a detour to the two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang. And the lord as early as the layout of the Western Regions, sent Zhang Xiu to guard Xiliang, presumably after quelling the Dangdangqiang rebellion, these two counties will definitely be taken in a short time, echoing our expeditionary force. ”

Nodding, Lu Zhi said:

"Wen You coincides with me. And I also have two considerations, the Qiang occupy the west of Jishi Mountain, north of Bayan Kala Mountain, this is a basin, easy to conquer by a large army, and the land is fertile, we can also use this as a horse farm, then when our army attacks the Western Regions, we can replenish a large number of war horses for our army or annexed states. Second, the land occupied by the Qiang people is bounded by the Blue Capital, and the northwest of the Blue Capital is the Yue Clan, which is the purpose of my breakthrough into the Western Regions. ”

When Li Ru heard this, his eyes immediately lit up,

These two considerations of Lu Zhisuo,

He also thought about it in the previous layer,

As for Yue's,

His original idea was to conquer by force,

But listening to the meaning of Lu Zhi's words,

Apparently with other ideas,

I couldn't help but bow my head and fall into deep thought.

Yueshi is an ancient nomadic people who lived in the Hexi Corridor and Qilian Mountains before the rise of the Xiongnu, also known as "Yuezhi" and "Yuzhi". Defeated by the Xiongnu in the second century BC, the Yueshi moved west to the area of the Ili River, and then defeated by Wusun with the support of the Xiongnu, so they attacked Bactria in the west, occupied both sides of the Fushui (Amu Darya) River, and established the Dayue Kingdom.

In the 2nd century B.C., the Yueshi were powerful and coerced the nomadic Xiongnu in the central part of the Mongolian Plateau from two sides with the Donghu in the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau. Xiongnu Toumandan in about 209 BC, sent his son Mao Dun to Yueshi as a hostage, and then Touman attacked Yueshi, Mao Dun took the opportunity to steal Yue's good horse and fled back to the Xiongnu. The Yueshi broke the Wusun country, and the Wusun tribes fled to the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu Shan Yu adopted the son of the king of Wusun, who was born shortly ago.

Mao Dun ascended the throne as Shan Yuhou, and raised troops to attack Yueshi around BC, and Yueshi was defeated. Around 176 BC (the first year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty), he once again sent King Youxian to lead his troops to the west, defeated the Yue clan again, and forced the Yue clan to move westward.

When the Yue clan moved westward to the Ili River and the Chu River, they drove out the Cypriots (i.e., the Scythians in Asia) who lived in the area, forcing the Cypriots to disperse, some of them moving south to the Zobin, and some of them to the west of the Greek dynasty of Bactria to establish the Bactrian kingdom. Later, the Yue clan regained Bactria and finally moved south to the Ganges valley in the 1st century AD to establish the Kushan Dynasty.

In 121 B.C. (the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty), Huo went to the west of the river, and the Yueshi went out of the mountain and lived together with the Han people.

There are seven major species, distributed in Huangzhong and Lingju, called "Huangzhong Yueshi Hu". There are also hundreds of households in Zhangye, called "righteous Conghu".

The Yueshi moved to the south of the Qilian Mountains and lived with the Qiang people of Qinghai (see Qiang) for a long time, also known as the Yueshi Hu in Huangzhong.

In the Han Dynasty, the Yueshi developed the Huangzhong region of Hexi, and migrated to the northeast to live in the area of Lingju in Huangzhong (now Yongdeng, Gansu).

Here they had 17 tribes and more than 9,000 men; There are also hundreds of households in the Zhangye area called Yiconghu.

Most of the generals in Hexi and Jincheng (now Lanzhou, Gansu) had Yueshi soldiers under their subordinates.

Jiuzhiyue's clan has been integrated into the Qiang people, and they are called Qiang by the Han people

And the Yueshi in Lu Zhi's mouth,

It's this tribe,

Although the Yue clan and the big Yue clan belong to the same family,

However, because the Western Han Dynasty moved into the Han land,

Therefore, the sense of belonging to the Han court is still very strong.

If you can contact Shang Yue's family,

Then there is still a great possibility to get the full support of the other party.

Li Ru thought of this, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth,

Stroking his palms and laughing:

"Most of the guards are high-minded, and the lower officials are really not as good as the majority of the guards."

Lu Zhi waved his hand and smiled,

didn't care about Li Ru's Fengchang

"However, now there is no trouble, the Yue clan is now very serious with the Qiang tribes, and it has very close contacts with the Qiang tribes such as Huangniuqiang and Green Qiang, and these two Qiang tribes are closely related to the burning Qiang tribe."

"What do you mean by ......?"

Li Ru asked Lu Zhi with some confusion,

I'm not sure in my heart,

He felt that Lu Zhi was trying to win over the Yue clan,

But what Lu Zhi said just now doesn't seem to be the slightest hint of this.

Lu Zhi smiled and said:

"Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys!"

"Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys!?"

Li Ru repeated suspiciously,

And then the eyes immediately lit up,

He instantly understood what Lu Zhi meant.

Looking back at the topographic map,

The place occupied by the ox and the green ox,

It is the southern plain of the Qilian Mountains,

Adjacent to the land of the original burned Dangqiang,

If you enter Tongde,

Going north is exactly what you can get into the cluster.

Li Ru opened his mouth and said:

"There are more than 40,000 people in the Yellow Ox Qiang and the Green Qiang tribesmen, of which at least 20,000 can be conscripted.

Lu Zhi nodded with satisfaction,

Discussing things with smart people is comfort,

You just need to come up with an idea,

The other party can immediately guess what he thinks next.

And even in this way,

Improve the deficiencies in your own ideas.

Lu Zhi then spoke:

"Our army can then take advantage of the power of the great victory to suppress the Yue Clan, the Yue Clan is not as powerful as before, seeing that our army is so strong, they must be afraid, and their relationship with Bai Ma Qiang is also good, I heard that Ma Teng's father-in-law is the old king of Bai Ma Qiang, this is also a point we can take advantage of."

Li Ru nodded,

Begin to think carefully about the detailed steps of this plan,

Lu Zhi is also contemplative,

Is there anything missing from it.

After the two were silent for a long time,

Li Ru opened his mouth to break the silence and said:

"Most of the capital is protected, and the soldiers are fast."

Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows:

"Divide your forces to attack them?"

"Hahaha, most of them are guarded!"

Li Ru laughed when he heard this,

He sighed in his heart,

This Lu Zhi Lu Zigan can be called a famous general,

Sure enough, he has real talent and real learning,

This is really going to die in the Han Dynasty.

of the Yellow Turban Rebellion,

Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun three generals,

is like the mainstay of the Han court,

Originally, if Emperor Han Ling could trust these three old generals wholeheartedly,

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was able to be extinguished in a short time,

Then at that time, the prestige of the court will be restored to a peak,

Ill-intentioned people from all walks of life,

Surely they will be deterred and will not dare to act rashly.

But on the contrary, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty was in a hurry to make quick profits,

It's just that there is a defeat in the war,

He listened to the slander and destroyed the Great Wall.

The dismissal of the three generals from their posts,

The recall of the recalled, the condemned of the condemned,

Later, he even issued a mediocre order for the powerful to recruit troops on their own to crusade against the rebellion.

Four hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty,

several times to suppress the rebellion by force, and to shock Fanyi externally;

The prestige of the earthquake made the Wan Dynasty come to congratulate.

But at this moment,

Reduced to the need for the wealthy family to recruit volunteers to suppress bandits,

This is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst,

The vigorous Yellow Turban Rebellion was extinguished,

But it also created a chaotic situation of princes supporting troops and self-respect.

Yes, all of this is the fault of Emperor Han Ling.

Although Li Ru is also a member of the fuel,

But without him Li Ru,

There will also be Wang Ru and Zhang Ru,

The principal himself is mediocre,

Passing the buck to any responsibility would pale in comparison.

If Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had unswervingly trusted these three veterans,

Then, the ending will be different.

Remembering the past,

Li Ru couldn't help but sigh again,

Raised his head and looked at Lu Zhidao:

"Most of the protectors, Wen You is willing to obey the dispatch."

Lu Zhi suddenly heard Li Ru say this,

Slightly stunned,

Seeing the emotion and guilt in Li Ru's eyes,

Vaguely seems to understand something,

I sighed in my heart,

Opening:

"You and I work together. The lord intends to recover the Western Regions and restore the glory of my Han Dynasty, which is also the long-cherished wish of the old man. ”

After being polite again,

The two discussed some details of the action plan.

It lasted until the color faded,

The two of them gave up.

The blood phoenix pushed open the curtain door of the tent,

Entered into the tent of Yuji,

In the tent, Yu Ji was meditating cross-legged,

The complexion on his face has recovered a lot more than before,

Migo is still sitting in front of the fire,

seems to be staring at the fire in a silent daze,

Not far away, the ghost Cezi sat cross-legged,

The wide cloak enveloped the whole body as always.

The blood phoenix and the purple void mermaid rushed in,

Feel free to find a place to sit down.

"Senior brother, is the injury good?"

The blood phoenix opened his mouth to ask Yu Jidao.

Yu Ji slowly opened his eyes,

A ray of light flashed in his eyes:

"The injury has improved. There is Senior Brother Lao's concern, thanks to the pills sent by Senior Brother a few days ago. ”

"Senior brother is polite, this is my duty."

The two rao words are polite and affectionate,

A posture of brotherly harmony,

It's just that everyone present is well aware of the actual situation.

It's just that no one is going to break it.

The Blood Phoenix then spoke:

"Now that six have passed, junior brother, I am ready to go again to see what the situation is over there now, if the situation is suitable, I can take action to completely eliminate the other party, just once and for all."

Yu Ji frowned,

Looking at the blood phoenix with some surprise,

He was amazed at why the blood phoenix was suddenly so eager,

I didn't think about it, but I still opened my mouth and said:

"That's just right. That's what I'm trying to propose. ”

The blood phoenix glanced at Yu Ji deeply,

Slightly nodding,

And then nodded to Mi Wu also,

Turned and left the tent again.

The Purple Void Master followed behind the Blood Desolation,

During this period, he did not say a word.

"What do you think?"

When the two of them are far away,

Yu Ji turned his head and asked Ghost Cezi.

The wide cloak shook a little,

Ghost Cezi naturally understood what Yu Ji was asking,

Hesitantly, he said:

"I'm not sure, but it's good for us that he's doing that, isn't it?"

Migo spoke at this time:

"The ghost is a good plan, at least he is willing to do it, which means that he agreed to our previous proposal."

Yu Ji nodded when he heard this,

those requirements were made before,

He was sure that the Blood Phoenix would definitely agree,

But I didn't expect it,

It turned out to be like this,

The wind is light and the clouds are light.

This reaction was a bit beyond his expectations.

The other party didn't even bargain at all,

pondered for a long time,

I didn't figure out what the other party meant.

He's always worried,

Does the other party still have any conspiracy,

But after thinking about it for a long time,

I couldn't come up with a reason for it.

Shaking his head, he put the matter aside,

Opening:

"Then let's get ready to go."

After stepping out of Yu Ji's tent,

The Blood Phoenix and the Purple Void Master walked one after the other towards the outside of the valley,

After a long time,

The Purple Void Master looked at the back of the Blood Desolation and sighed slightly,

The feet of the blood phoenix do not stop,

He asked:

"Senior brother, why do you sigh?"

"Have you really decided?"

The blood phoenix paused, and then continued to walk forward,

"If I don't, what should I do?"

The Venerable Purple Void opened his mouth,

But I don't know how to persuade,

In the end, there can only be silence.