Sun Kewang was stunned, "Withdraw to Jiayuguan?" ”

Yu Yin, who was next to him, also changed his face after hearing this, and his eyes were full of worry, "Since the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has lost control of the Western Regions. Although the Ming Dynasty controlled Hami, the time was very short. At present, the Western Regions and the Hexi Corridor are different from the Central Plains culture and beliefs, and it is difficult for the Central Plains to regain control of the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions. It can be said that it is very difficult for our dynasty to restore the trade routes of the Western Regions and regain control of the Western Regions. Now it is not easy to control Hexi, and the business has just improved, but it has to return to Jiayuguan, and the previous efforts are all nullified! ”

Sun Kewang's face sank, "Not to mention that the previous efforts are nullified, as soon as we retreat, this place will inevitably be occupied by the Mongols and Yarkand again." It is easy to give up, but it is difficult to take it back, and even if we fight back again in the future, the surrounding tribes will lose confidence in my Dajin, thinking that when we encounter a threat, they will abandon Hexi and retreat to Guanzhong. ”

"How can the cabinet give such an order!" Yu Yin was a little angry.

"It is estimated that the imperial court is not strong enough to support us, and I am worried that we will not be able to resist, so I gave this order!" Sun Kewang slowly calmed down, and then said to Zhang Sheng: "Show the order of the cabinet to this king!" ”

Zhang Sheng hurriedly handed over the silk cloth, Sun Kewang took it and unfolded it, and one of the guards immediately brought a torch to illuminate it.

Sun Kewang looked at it, but there was a hint of joy on his face, and he hurriedly closed the silk cloth, "Yu Fantai, the cabinet's opinion is to let us withdraw to Jiayuguan, but it is not fateful, but let me discuss and decide with Yu Fantai and General Liu!" ”

Yu Yin listened, slightly stunned, the cabinet did not make a fate, just let them consider it themselves, he was silent for a while, then shook his head: "I don't agree to evacuate!" Blindly retreating will only make Daikin weaker and weaker the more he fights. ”

"At present, Daikin has become a piece of fat in the eyes of all parties, if you give up Hexi this time and let others see Dajin's weakness, it will inevitably attract more forces to attack in the future, and Daikin will only get weaker and weaker at that time, and finally be trapped in Guanzhong." Sun Kewang nodded, but then the conversation changed, "This king is not in favor of evacuation, but Yu Fantai is a Wenchen, and it is not safe to stay here, so it is better to withdraw to Guanzhong." ”

At that time, the world was divided into three, and Shu was weak, but whether it was Zhuge Liang or Jiang Wei, they insisted on the Northern Expedition, a very important reason was that sitting in Shuzhong would be destroyed by the north sooner or later, and only by attacking and expanding, they had the opportunity to change from weak to strong.

After Sun Kewang established a country in Yunnan, he, as the weakest party, grabbed food, because he was trapped in Yunnan, and when the world was certain, he would inevitably be defeated.

In Sun Kewang's view, the current Jin State is also facing the same problem, once the Jin State shows its weak side, I am afraid that various problems will follow one after another.

The wall is pushed by 10,000 people, and the drum is beaten by 10,000 people, which is the normal state of history.

If the Jin State can hardly withstand the attack of 200,000 people in Zhunger, then whether it is the Ming in the south or the Qing in the east, if they want to fight the idea of the Jin State, they must weigh whether they have a good pair of teeth.

Of course, Sun Kewang didn't want to retreat, in addition to thinking about Jin Guo, he was also for himself, he finally made an appearance in Hexi, and he really didn't want to go back to Chang'an to be angry.

He has been the lord of a country, he is lonely in the south, and he has experienced the taste of being high, so he can't let go of his heart and really be a courtier.

The Hexi Corridor is mixed with people, hundreds of years of fighting, and the strong are respected, which is where heroes come in, Sun Kewang is willing to fight here, and is unwilling to return to Chang'an and be a prince without rights.

Yu Yin listened to Sun Kewang's words, but shook his head, "This official is ordered by the imperial court to pass through Hexi, as the political envoy of Hexi, I have the rules to defend the land, how can I escape back to Guanzhong and sit and watch Hulu ravage Hexi?" Saying that, he bowed his hand to Sun Kewang, "Lord Wang, this official will forgive his fate!" ”

Sun Kewang couldn't help but glance at Yu Yin, under the firelight, this old minister's face was full of determination. Sun Kewang looked at him silently for a moment, a trace of admiration arose in his heart, and solemnly arched his hand: "Yu Fantai, then let's help each other in the same boat!" ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Zhang Sheng and said, "Go, call Mr. Liu, and we will discuss together!" ”

The two of them continued to check in the ironcraft workshop at the moment, but this Liu Jinzhong came relatively slowly.

When Zhang Xianzhong was defeated in Hanzhong, it was this Liu Jinzhong who launched a rebellion and led Haoge into Sichuan.

The Jin court knew that Sun Kewang would definitely not get along with Liu Jinzhong, so it sent him to Hexi to contain Sun Kewang, so as not to betray the Jin State after he developed and grown.

Sun Kewang didn't like this person, so he transferred him to the border of Hami, Liu Jinzhong didn't want to see Sun Kewang, so he stayed in Hami, this time Sun Kewang needed people to defend Guazhou, so he was transferred back.

It was originally the third watch, Sun Kewang inspected for a while, met Yu Yin again in the ironware workshop, and received the order of the Jin Imperial Court, the time was not early, but Liu Jinzhong rushed over when the sky was slightly bright.

Sun Kewang and Yu Yin were in a room in the ironware workshop, drinking charcoal and discussing at the same time.

"The city of Guazhou is seriously weathered, especially the urn city, I have organized the people to repair it day and night, but the degree of solidity still cannot be compared with the city of the Central Plains."

"Don't worry about Yu Fantai, I have dug a few deep trenches outside the city, Jungar is not good at attacking the city, and there is no artillery, so this king is not very worried about the city wall of Guazhou, but the city gate of Guazhou, I'm afraid there are some problems."

"Those city gates have been around for some years, and if you encounter a city collision car, I'm afraid it won't take long for it to be knocked open. The official asked people to make four iron fences and install them in the door hole, what does the prince think? ”

"Feasible!"

The two were talking about this, and the guards outside reported that General Liu had arrived.

Liu Jinzhong was in his forties, and there was also a Liu Jinzhong under the Ming Dynasty rebel general Ma Degong, but he was killed by Wang Yan during the Battle of Zhangquan.

When he came in, Sun Kewang didn't talk to him, and Yu Yin opened his mouth to say the cabinet's instructions, and said his and Sun Kewang's opinions.

After hearing this, Liu Jinzhong glanced at Sun Kewang, who was sitting on the side, and said in a somewhat strange voice: "Since the cabinet has allowed us to withdraw to Jiayuguan, why don't you withdraw?" 200,000 people in Zhungeer went south, how to resist Guazhou, I think the cabinet is thoughtful, we should withdraw and preserve our strength! ”

Sun Kewang had already guessed that Liu Jinzhong would say this, if he had the intention of dying, he would not have seen the defeat of the Western Army at the beginning, so he led Haoge into Sichuan.

When Yu Yin heard him say this, his brows furrowed: "General Liu, the cabinet just made a proposal for us to withdraw to Guanzhong, not explicitly ordered that we must retreat." This shows that the cabinet actually does not want to give up the Hexi Corridor, but it does not know our situation, so it issued such an ambiguous order. The cabinet ordered us to hold on, but it was afraid that we would not be able to hold it at all, but instead lost 20,000 troops, and ordered us to retreat, and was worried that we could actually hold Hexi, and the cabinet could not be sure, so it ordered us to discuss and then make a decision! The princes of the imperial court know the importance of Hexi, and Liu Zongbing is also an important minister of Dajin, and he has eaten the Lu of the imperial court for five years, shouldn't he do his part for the Dajin country? ”

Liu Jinzhong's face was embarrassed, Yu Yin's analysis was very right, the cabinet may be this kind of thought, but this has nothing to do with him, "Yu Fantai, the cabinet let us make a decision after judging the situation and sizing up the situation, and it was precisely because of the disparity in strength that we chose to retreat to Guanzhong!" ”

(End of chapter)