How to transform the grassland peoples is a problem that the Han court and the kings of all dynasties have to face.

Now Gongsun Kang needs to face this problem head-on.

After the split of Xianbei in the east, most of the small Xianbei tribes followed Murong Ke to move to the vicinity of the western steppe, and from time to time entered the state to plunder, and repeatedly harvested.

This is also the back hand arranged by Gongsun Kang, Yuan Xi and they entered the state, if they still want to stay honest, they will not fight. The Xianbei man took the initiative to go to their house to loot and see how long Yuan Jun could endure.

The three major tribes of the Murong Division, the Yuwen Division, and the Duan Department began to harass the Youzhou border from time to time, grabbing a handful and running away.

Zhao Yun, who was stationed in Youzhou, assigned the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to various county seats. Every time I receive an alarm, I can always rush to the rescue as soon as possible.

Liaodong's repeating crossbows and Xiangyang iron knives have been effective repeatedly, and they have indeed killed many warriors of the three major tribes.

But Xianbei people are like weeds, they can't be cleaned. Every once in a while, they came to Youzhou again to rob and kill repeatedly.

The time has come when we must go deep into the steppe and deal with these three tribes once and for all.

Gongsun Kang was in Pingyuan County, and gathered his military advisors and generals to discuss how to completely solve or transform the affairs of the grassland peoples.

Jia Xu, a guy who never spoke, actually took the initiative to speak first: "What else to transform, just use a platoon ballista to completely destroy them!" ”

It seems that when he attacked Bohai County, the ballista was very impressive, and he was already worshiped as an artifact.

"Mr. Wenhe, let's talk about it in detail" Guo Jia saw that Jia Xu was so active, and as soon as his eyes rolled, he induced Jia Xu to say a few more words.

Jia Xu didn't know the specific parameters of the ballista, so he even guessed and said: "In order to restrain the Mongolian cavalry, I originally thought that I could design a special large repeater.

It is possible to fire at least 50 arrows at a time, which can be standard or slightly larger, but have a range of at least 25% longer than the Mongol cavalry, which may require combining the large ballistae used to defend the city and replicating the technical construction of the repeater.

This type of repeater could mainly be lined up in formation to cover the front so that it could inflict a lot of casualties on the cavalry.

And the outside can refer to the siege vehicle like the outside to install large armor, the inside with people to push, so that there is no fear of Mongolian cavalry, in the technical conditions at the time, loading crossbow arrows must be very slow, so there should be a movable firing port, when not firing can put down the baffle, so that this is an active fortress, only when the firing is opened, more than ten vehicles at the same time salvo.

This weapon is quite bulky and basically cannot enter the mountains, but considering that the cavalry also mainly fights in the steppe, it can still be used.

Of course, this kind of car is very slow. It is impossible to chase the cavalry, but because you are not afraid of cavalry harassment, you don't have to worry about being worn to death by cavalry (the phalanx infantry can't), this kind of living force is mainly used to force the enemy's tribe and kill and injure the enemy.

In order to reduce the logistical pressure, standardized crossbow arrows need to be used, so that the arrows fired can be picked up and reused after the battle, and even the lower part is not sealed (the armor below is about 30 cm above the ground), so that the arrows can be pulled out on the spot when advancing to the firing point just now in battle.

In addition, it is better to pollute the grassland with poison, such as creating a polluted zone 100 miles deep or even longer, which is better than burning the grassland, because the grass will grow quickly, but unfortunately it still cannot prevent death.

Then there is horse plague, if you can find a strong infectious disease like foot-and-mouth disease to the grassland. It is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the people who rely on horses, cattle and sheep to live, and we can kill the steppe cavalry without doing anything, and even the steppe will be wiped out because of this. Although our cattle and sheep will also die, but the impact on the farming nation is much smaller, the big deal is not to eat meat, use people to plow the fields, we have done it before, haven't we? ”

Everyone gasped when they heard this, and then they understood what a poison is, and they can fight with Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu is now a military advisor in Xuzhou, and he didn't attend this meeting, so he didn't expect the poison Jia Xu to say something similar to him.

As for the ballista that Jia Xu envisioned, the power of the platoon ballista has exceeded his imagination. Moreover, the platoon ballista can clear all obstacles in the line of sight, and there is no need to add protective measures such as armor and baffles at all.

Tian Chou is still a little more benevolent, he said: "I think what is more reliable is economic aggression, while improving our recipes to buy their meat, while providing them with all kinds of luxury goods, and carrying out cultural aggression. ”

This is also what successive generations of Han rulers have been doing, and it is indeed effective, but the cycle is long and requires the efforts of several generations or dozens of generations of Han people. And once the grassland changes owners, it will have to start all over again.

When it comes to cultural aggression, Xu Miao also has a lesson, he said: "To deal with the nomads is also simple, first to import ideology while they are not strong enough, then to strengthen economic ties, then to cultural radiation, and finally to establish an alliance." Of course, all this has to be done when farming is strong, and if there is no internal strife and civil strife, then it is useless to do anything. ”

Gongsun Kang felt that he was about to get close to the substance. This essence is to create gods for the steppe and change their beliefs. Cultivate and rule the new steppe people with faith.

"To rule the razor, professional cavalry. Our Liaodong Iron Cavalry is invincible, and it is completely possible to run rampant in the grassland! Gongsun Gong was young and vigorous, and he also expressed his opinion.

"What the Lord seeks is long-term peace and stability, and our generation can rule the world. A few generations later, do the descendants still have 100,000 Liaodong iron horses? As Gongsun Gong's strategy teacher, Guo Jia could only come forward to teach him.

"The nomads have no financial resources of their own, and must rely on robbing the farming people to maintain the survival of their tribes, and they will starve to death if they do not rob. Therefore, measures should be taken to deal with them and to fight and pull.

On the one hand, they will clear the wilderness, stick to it without fighting, gradually encroach on the opponent's land, occupy it and not leave, squeeze the opponent's living space, and reduce the success rate of their robbery;

On the other hand, the opening of the market allowed the nomads to exchange their furs for gold, weakening their motivation to rob;

Finally, to disseminate the farming culture, promote ethnic integration, and help them enter the farming culture. This suggestion was made by Simbi, and everyone couldn't help but light up and looked up at him.

Guo Jia nodded in agreement, and added: "The tribes of Wuheng and Goguryeo, we have completed the transformation. Their beliefs and way of life are exactly the same as ours. They can be relocated to the grasslands. Divide plots, fix areas, and prevent them from moving. I remember that my lord mentioned the method of digging the green fodder in the cellar for storage. In this way, they can also graze in one area without nomadic herding in winter. They can even build brick houses and no longer need to live in rudimentary tents.

In this way, the nomad becomes a true herder, just like a farmer grows crops. As long as they are fixed, they can build cities, collect taxes, and arrange officials at all levels to manage them. ”

This suggestion is very good, Gongsun Kang nodded in agreement, and asked the confidential secretary to record it as one of the next steps of the grassland policy. And it's not just Wuheng and Goguryeo, Gongsun Kang feels that at least half of the Han people should be mixed in it. After all, the Han people also herd sheep and cattle.

When the time comes, plant some vegetables and crops in front of and behind your house. That is really the implementation of ethnic integration, the transformation of the grassland people into semi-grazing, semi-farming.

(End of chapter)