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When Wei Yan and Pang Long arrived at Chigu City, it was already night when they held the lights. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the siege of Guishan City was quite smooth, the next thing to deal with was the aftermath, various matters of security to the people, the arrangement of city defense, and the arrangement of public security curfews. When everything was arranged, it was past noon. The two of them didn't even eat lunch, explained to their subordinates, and hurried to see Liu Zhang with a team of guards.

When the two of them rushed in panting, Liu Zhang was looking at the map casually in the house, looking at the leisurely and calm face from his face, and he couldn't see anything big happening at all.

It's not that I can't see it, it's just fine.

Pang Long Wei Yan was so angry in his heart, this Liu Zhang is getting more and more out of shape, is there such a joke with his subordinates, it's too unusual.

"Lord, I'm tired of old Wei," Wei Yan sat down and complained: "What's so urgent, we have sent several heralds in a row, and we haven't even eaten lunch now." Lord, give me something to eat, we're starving. ”

Wei Yan and Liu Zhang are also used to being casual, and they are not very formal on informal occasions.

"Teacher, I see that you are quite leisurely, why do you toss us. If you wanted us to capture Guishan City as soon as possible, you would have said no, as for tossing us like this. ”

Liu Zhang beckoned and ordered someone to bring food to the two.

"Eat first, and explain to you as you eat." Liu Zhang smiled.

"Lord, Xiao Pang guessed that you want to retire, don't you tell me it's true?" Wei Yan asked while eating.

"Well, this, there are plans for this. If the army is withdrawn, what do you think, is it to maintain a certain military strength in Xizhou, or to retreat all to the Yumen Pass? ”

"Why did you suddenly withdraw from the army?" Pang Long asked.

"I'm just talking to you about it, and I didn't say that I would definitely retire. We are now, the front is too long, from Yizhou Nanzhong, to our side, think about it, how far it will be. Not only is it far away, but the road is not easy to walk. It is so narrow and long, there is no hinterland at all, and all of them have to be guarded by troops, and once something happens, it is completely impossible to respond. ”

"There's no reason to suddenly think of retiring now. We sent troops to the Western Regions, and it was not impulsive, our front was narrow and long, even if we retreated to Liangzhou, the front was still narrow and long. Teacher, you can't hide something from us, right? ”

"Yes. Besides, we've all come here, Xizhou has also been established, and Dawan Wusun has also been destroyed, so we can't throw them all away, right? Wei Yan followed.

Liu Zhang scratched his head and explained, "It's really a bit of a thing. I had to go back to Chengdu soon, and I suddenly remembered that next month was the old lady's 60th birthday, and I had to rush back to Chengdu immediately. I am a little worried about the matter here, so I will consider whether to withdraw to Xizhou or Liangzhou. ”

"The old lady's sixtieth birthday?" Pang Long said with some suspicion.

"Well, time is very tight, since you are not willing to withdraw the troops, I just said that the withdrawal of troops is just my momentary thought, looking for you to come over, the main thing is to arrange what happens after I leave. Since you are not willing to withdraw from the army, let's discuss the next arrangement. Hurry up and eat, I'll have everyone called. With that, Liu Zhang ordered someone to gather everyone to come over and discuss the matter.

Shaoqing, Yang Fu, Zhiqian, Yang Xiu, Yang Qiu, Wang and others were all summoned. Yang Fu came from its Qiancheng.

"I urgently summoned you here, because I have something to inform you. My mother will be 60th birthday next month, and I must rush back to Chengdu immediately, otherwise it will be too late. After I'm gone, we'll need all of you to work together on this side. In that way, I'll now arrange the rest of the matter.

After I left, Pang Long temporarily took charge of the governor of Xizhou, acting as the governor of Xizhou, and Dawan and Wusun were merged into Xizhou and governed together. Zhiqian Yang Xiu served as the chief secretary of the state government, assisted Pang Long's work, and focused on cultural and educational propaganda and education. Yishan stayed in Xizhou for the time being to sort out the immigration matters here. The New First Army stayed in Xizhou, and the key task was to open up the westward trade route.

That's all there is to it, see if you have any problems? If that's all right, let's talk about the issue of opening up the trade route to the west in detail. ”

"Wait a minute," Yang Xiu hurriedly interjected: "I have a problem, Lord Envoy, I am not from your Yizhou, I am from the imperial court, how can you detain me in Xizhou?" ”

"Dezu, what kind of Yizhou of the imperial court, not all of them serve the Han Dynasty. Your court is just a plaything in the hands of a thief, and you really take it seriously. Now it is the time to employ people, Xizhou is where you come into play, this is a cultural desert, and you are in need of outstanding literary talents. Didn't you say that when a man is in the world, he should make a contribution with a three-foot sword, and now there are great rivers and mountains here, thousands of miles of fertile fields, and it is a place where good men make contributions. You have to be grateful to me. Okay, this matter is settled, it doesn't work out that you still want to go back and follow Cao Thief to continue to fight for the tiger. Liu Zhang blocked Yang Xiu back in a few words, anyway, there was no way to leave.

"Teacher, do I need the teacher to think about it again?" Pang Long was suddenly entrusted with a heavy task by Liu Zhang, and he couldn't accept it a little. Although Pang Long has always regarded himself very highly and has always shouldered heavy responsibilities, he really has no confidence to be on the side of the Western Regions like this, and the situation is complicated. He has nothing to fear when he is allowed to go to war, and he really has no confidence in suddenly governing such a large area of the Western Regions, which is almost all foreign races.

"Isn't there still so many people to assist you, what is there to be afraid of. You just need to focus on two things. One thing is literary, and the literati are mainly indoctrinated and vigorously promote indoctrination. If the indoctrination and immigration policies are combined, I believe that in a few years, there will be a difference. The other thing is martial arts, which is to open up the trade route to the west. This matter is said to be martial, but in fact it is not just a martial matter, and only by opening up the trade route to the west can the economy of the Western Regions really improve. Therefore, this martial affairs are in the service of civil affairs. If you want to open up the trade route to the west, you can't do it without a strong show of force. Although we have now defeated Guishan City and Chigu City, there are still Wusun Xiaokunmi in front, as well as Kangju and Dayue Clan, and further west there are Anxi, as well as the Xiongnu, and there are other forces that I don't know, so this force is a guarantee. ”

"Teacher, the westbound trade road you mentioned must have an end point, a destination, it is impossible for our army to fight all the way, even if it goes all the way, it will not be able to hold it, and it will always have to be withdrawn." (To be continued.) )