Over the past 100 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the national policy of the Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers of the previous dynasties has been tempered by thousands of years, and the three major aspects of the use of troops are different: "Anbei is like a long whale sweeping the ground, Anxi is like a spring encroaching on mulberry, and Anton is provoking according to the soldiers, so as to wait for the day, one blow will get two tigers." ”

Because the west was also a densely populated barbarian area, the Anxi military division had long been committed to maintaining the stability of the western border of the empire, so as to facilitate the Xia people's life and reproduction in the river. Strategically, Xia Guo'an never allowed himself to become the target of all kinds of barbarians, but always took advantage of the opportunity of their mutual war to grab the greatest benefits. For a hundred years, every time they got a new land, they would immigrate and reclaim it, until the Xia people had an absolute advantage in both population and customs, and then they expelled the barbarians and expanded the frontier.

Today's Anxi Fifth Army, the Flower Hat Army and the Relief Army are stationed in Xiliuzhou, passing through the entire Khorasan area, and the Anxi Military Division has been making plans to go south along the Kafis River to Haikou. The Aconitum Army monitored the front line of the Wuhu River, and the Heng Array Army and the Yan Ge Army were stationed in the area of Baishui City in Broken Leaf Town, not only to guard the northwest, but also to guard and maintain the main road leading to the river from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. In order to control the vast area, the use of force by the various armies of Anxi has reached the extreme. The three armies of Montenegro, Lu, and Dangfeng, which were directly under the General's Palace, were stationed in the hinterland of the river and served as reserves. In addition, there are also Weiyuan Army and Tiebi Army directly under the General's Mansion stationed in Weiyuan Town and other stone mountain passes, blocking the Rus people from advancing through Shishan Mountain.

After several attempts by the Rus' State to force the Xia State to grant trade privileges by force, and several times of cross-border plunder, the Anxi Military Division has always been extremely dissatisfied with the Rus' army. The Anxi Military Division also invaded the Rus' border and launched several punitive crusades, but never thought of occupying the Rus' country, because it was all Rus' barbarians, whose beliefs and customs were very different from those of the Xia people, and the protracted occupation would become a heavy burden in the river.

Xu Wenhu, the general of the Anxi Military Division, arrived in Dunhuang only last night. The Protectorate actually changed the encroachment strategy that had been insisted on for a hundred years, and prepared to annex Anxi's most important ally, the Lumei Kingdom.

Not all school captains understand the status of the Lumei Kingdom among the Western barbarians, just like the declining Zhou Chamber during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. About twenty years ago, just because the Emperor of Lumei wrote a letter to the West, he invited groups of beggars and outlaws who claimed to be "crusaders" to snatch Jerusalem from the Great Eaters. The sergeant of the Chengying Battalion, who protected the last Xia merchants to evacuate the Holy City, reported on their atrocities. The "Crusader" mob slaughtered civilians regardless of race or creed, from the city gates all the way to Solomon's Temple, and in the temple crowded with refugees, blood on the ground even drenched to the ankles.

Although the Western Barbarian countries do not sell their accounts to the Lumei Kingdom, as long as the Xia Kingdom occupies Lumei, it will definitely become the target of the Western countries. Xu Wenhu can also be sure that when the Xia State was at war with the Western coalition forces, the big cannibals, Turks, and Rus would all come out to make trouble together, and these barbarians who were not of our race had long coveted the riches in the river. From then on, the Anzai military division would be caught in a protracted war, either experiencing a painful defeat or being forced to constantly expand the front, and over time, as the country of Lumei had done in the past, even if it won many wars and occupied the land without being able to conquer the hearts of the people, it still let the long front be dragged down.

Although the first phase of the campaign against the Rus State was presided over by the Anbei Military Division, Xu Wenhu rushed from the river to participate in the court meeting. He believed that it was best to maintain Lu Mei's dependence on the Xia Kingdom, gradually deepen it, and gradually incorporate it into the Xia Kingdom's system. The conquest and occupation of Lu Mei will only turn allies into enemies, and in the long run, it will do more harm than good to the Xia Kingdom.

In the river, Xu Wenhu was constantly thinking about the situation of conflict with the Rus, the Great Cannibals, the Turks, and even the Crusaders. The cavalry of the Anxi army could charge and shoot, and the infantry army advocated heavy armor and strong formations, but maintained the traditional bow and crossbow advantage of the Xia army. This style was highly respected by the successive Lumei emperors, so they hoped that the Xia State would send mercenaries to help defend the capital. But the problem with Lu Mei was not the military, but the aristocracy attached to the body of the empire sucked the blood of the state dry, so that the yeoman soldiers were completely depleted. If you don't solve this problem and rely on mercenaries all the time, Lumei Country will one day be counterattacked by mercenaries and suffer a big loss.

How to turn Lumei into a bridgehead on the western frontier of the Xia Kingdom is an unsolved problem for Xu Wenhu. Decades of experience have led him to form the idea that plans can't keep up with changes.

The victory or defeat of the war depends on the correct and decisive handling of sudden, unforeseen actions of our side and the enemy. And the various plans in advance are just a draft prepared for real battlefield decisions, which can be altered beyond recognition at any time, and then handed over to the marching Sima to write a report.

In order to ensure that the Anxi Military Division can respond to various incidents at any time, Xu Wenhu has tried his best to understand the characteristics of the Anxi military since he served as a general in Anxi. Even though there was no fighting, he continued to patrol every pass and barracks over and over again, always talking to all the generals and lieutenants he met, and using his experience to point out where they were not doing well enough. He had a definite impression of every battalion of the Ansey Army. He knew almost all the important officers, knew their views and factions. Decades of diligence have given this gray-sidedness veteran a high prestige unparalleled in the Anxi army.

The army of the Xia State belonged to the General's Mansion and the Three Military Divisions respectively, and the emperor himself personally led the General's Mansion, but the emperor usually did not personally command the army, and directly belonged to the armies, which was actually coordinated by the marching division and the baggage division.

Zhang Shanfu, the general of the marching division, was a faithful executor of the decisions of the Protectorate and the emperor, and an excellent coordinator of the contradictions between the interests of various armies, and he was also very capable of giving advice. Among all the generals, except for Liu Yi, Zhang Shanfu had the greatest influence on the emperor. Zhang Shanfu led the marching department to draw up various military plans, and convinced the emperor and the lieutenants of the Protectorate of the effectiveness of the plans. He was an excellent general in every sense of the word. But Xu Wenhu still believes that he does not know enough about the situation facing Hezhong, and overestimates the ability of the Xia army to solve problems. Xu Wenhu and many generals from the border army felt that the marching department of the Great General's Mansion and the person who coordinated Cao in the Prime Minister's Mansion had an unrealistic desire to control everything with planning and calculation. And once there is a problem with the plan, it is still necessary for the front-line officers to make a decision on the spot, and at that time, it may be necessary to pay a great price to avoid a greater price for the country.

Xu Wenhu originally wanted to see Zhang Shanfu first, persuade him, and then meet His Majesty. But the marching Sima said that Zhang Shanfu had already gone to see His Majesty, and he had to go directly to the Linquan Palace on the bank of Shouchangze. He was unwilling to delay in Dunhuang City, especially unwilling to be entangled by the captains of the Protectorate Mansion who heard the news.