However, these countries in the Western Regions are really too wasteful, the soldiers have no combat power, the war is not in order, and even the city defense is a mess, I really don't know how they survived to this day. Cao Cao said.

"The territory of the world is obtained by the virtuous and capable. Although the land of the Western Regions is not fertile, it is located in the core location, and commerce is thriving. These countries in the Western Regions have occupied this place for so long, and they have only developed like this, which is indeed a tyrannical thing, and such a good place has been wasted. This land should be owned by our Han people, not to mention that it is the territory governed by our Han people. Chen Gong said.

Although he left because of Cao Cao's indiscriminate killing and cold-bloodedness, it does not mean that Chen Gong is a Confucian and kind person. Ci is not in charge of the army, he can be a strategist, and there are a few people who are not ruthless.

"Most of the dots on your map are places where horse bandits are rampant. Although these horse bandits have average combat strength, there are too many of them, and they know much more about the terrain than we do, so it will take some effort to clean them up. Cao Cao said.

"The trouble of horse bandits in the Western Regions has never stopped, and basically all countries have soldiers disguised as horse bandits to seek benefits. It's a nuisance, but it's also a good opportunity for us to cut into the forces of the Western Regions. Chen Gong said with a smile.

"How?"

"The horse bandits are just a game secretly played by the countries of the Western Regions by default, since they have acquiesced to this unspoken rule, we don't need to break it, just enter directly. With our strength, dominating the game is a breeze. Chen Gong said.

Although the main force of the Han people is still today's Great Chu, and most of the elites are still in the hands of Han Tu and Yuan Shu, the strength of the Quartet present should not be underestimated.

Moreover, in terms of cavalry alone. The top cavalry, the White Horse Righteous Servant, the Flying Bear Army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and the Overlord Iron Cavalry are now all in the Western Regions.

"Cats have a cat path, dogs have a dog path, and horse bandits are no exception. As long as the fist is big enough, we can master the horse bandits and become the rule-makers. ”

"But after all, horse bandits can't last long. In two or three years at most, once the situation is stabilized, the horse bandits in the Western Regions will disappear without a trace. Cao Cao frowned.

It is not in vain to stay in Jinling for so long, Cao Cao learned to settle accounts from Yuan Shu, understood what the industrial chain is, and knows the gap between killing chickens and eggs and the virtuous cycle.

The existence of bandits like this is purely harmful and not beneficial. In this world, it is easier to destroy than to build, if a horse bandit robs a hundred taels worth of silver, then his actual loss to the caravan may reach hundreds of taels, and for the entire chain of interests, the damage caused will be multiplied, not counting many intangible losses.

Therefore, there is really peace in the Han land now. I don't dare to say that there is not a single bandit or water bandit, but it is definitely very rare, and it is not enough for the local reserves to make credit, so they will destroy one by one.

The existence of horse bandits in the Western Regions does not seem to have much impact, but they rob some caravans or collect some tolls, which is the product of the balance of interests of the countries in the Western Regions. But in reality, the impact is much greater than it seems.

If it weren't for the existence of horse bandits, many people did not dare to take risks, and the profits were exploited a lot, and the number of merchants passing through the Western Regions would have to increase by three or five times, to say the least, what this means is self-evident.

The existence of horse bandits is actually much more harmful to the countries of the Western Regions than their role.

It's like a piece of cake that is shared by a group of people. At the beginning, it was unfair, some people had more, and some people had less. Among them, those who felt that they had less were not happy, and reached out to grab the cake from the hands of those who had more cakes. Pull the whole body, so that everyone began to join the ranks of grabbing the cake.

In the end, depending on the different levels of each person's strength, the cake is temporarily fair. But most of the cake had already fallen to the ground or rubbed on the clothes during the previous scramble, and it was no longer edible to eat.

Although everyone finally balanced themselves and basically reached an agreement, in fact, everyone's share of the cake was much smaller than at the beginning.

"It is indeed a very foolish act for a country to secretly cultivate bandits and formulate such rules. But this is human nature, people who do not have a certain pattern will be swept into this whirlpool even if they know in their hearts, and no one can be immune to it. Chen Gong said.

"The countries of the Western Regions are all small countries in the end, and their horizons are only as big as the Western Regions."

"If it weren't for Yuan Highway to take us out of the Han Territory, Meng De, I'm afraid that you would be almost the same as their thoughts, fifty steps and a hundred steps." Chen Gong teased slightly.

"It may indeed be so, but how can a mere Western Regions be compared to my Huaxia Kyushu? The countries of the Western Regions are frogs at the bottom of the well, and I am at least sitting by the lake under the sky. Cao Cao was squeezed by Chen Gong like this, but he was not annoyed, and said freely.

"Yes, how big the world is is still unknown, we all see too closely. Perhaps this is the reason why Yuan Highway has been able to get to where it is today. His goals may have been different from ours from the beginning. Chen Gong said.

For Yuan Highway, he has some appreciation and admiration in his heart, but he does not regard himself as a subordinate, and he calls him by his name in non-public places.

"How big the world is in front of us depends not only on our vision, but also on our strength. When the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty were martial, it was not that they did not have the intention of fighting out, but that there was no possibility of fighting out, and the population was too small. So much so that we were all limited by our inherent thinking before, forgetting that there was another world beyond the Han land. Cao Cao said.

"The world is so big, where can't it be home? Moreover, wherever the sun and the moon shine and the rivers go, they are all Han land. Chen Gong said lightly.

In the face of the interests of the country and the nation, everything else does not matter, and Confucianism has not completely degenerated at this time.

"Indeed, the world is so big, where can we not build another foundation." Cao Cao laughed and said: "Where the sun and the moon shine and the rivers go, they are all Han land. ”

"Although the matter of the Western Regions will be resolved in two or three years, and our efforts can only play a role in a short period of time, we must also do so. With a little more effort, you can add an extra layer of insurance. After all, the matter of the Western Regions is not the gain or loss of one country or one city, nor is it something that can be solved by victory or defeat. Chen Gong said.

When the pattern is enlarged to such a point, it is no longer simply a problem that can be solved by the level of combat power. Although Great Chu is strong, it is even more ambitious, and its strong strength is enough to make Great Chu an enemy of the whole world, but it cannot make Great Chu annex Guishan and other countries head-on.

The Han people are one, and Cao Cao and others are also very clear about their position. Da Chu is strong, they have the hope of rising, the interests of both sides are the same, the pace is the same, and they will naturally consider each other in each other's position.

"At the end of the day, it's not strong enough. If we and the other four sides have enough strength, why should we be so restrained? Cao Cao sighed.

"There will be that day, and that day is not far off."

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