Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, Qin has been its most formidable opponent and the most difficult opponent. And the most headache for the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State is that almost every generation of Qin emperors is a master of great talent, and all of them have revenge ambitions to annex the Great Jin.

In addition to economic vulnerability. In all other respects, the Qin state was hardly weaker than the Jin state.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were vertical and horizontal combinations, and in the post-Spring and Autumn Period, there were the same.

Between Qin and Jin, it is the leader who leads the "morning and twilight". The kingdoms were either united with Qin or with Jin, and they were fighting with each other.

In recent decades, due to the demise of many small countries, the world has been divided into four countries, southeast, northwest and northwest, and there is nothing else between them. But this is not to say that the vertical and horizontal technique has lost its original role, it still exists. In many things, you can still see the shadow of vertical and horizontal arts.

For example, the previous states conspired with the Jin, and the wars between the Jin and the Song and Qin states farther away.

In the past twenty or thirty years, due to the development of the Jin State and the existence of the Great Jin Guoshi, the strength of the Jin State has been greatly enhanced, and it has reached the level where it can threaten all sides. In this case, the attitude of the states, especially the Qin state, towards the Jin state became confusing, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and peace was either war. Comparatively speaking, the state of war between Qin and Jin was more than peace.

The Jin Kingdom was attacked on three sides, and it was close to the sea, so it could not get strong support, and it was very passive in the situation. The Jin State has been actively seeking powerful allies since the time of the first emperor, and at first there were intentions for the Song State and the Yan State, but after several divisions and mergers, the Jin people no longer have illusions about them.

Since it was impossible for the surrounding countries, the Jin State set its sights on the distance, that is, outside the Saiwai.

The Xianbei people are further west, the north of the Qin people, and the tribe of the Xi people is located.

The Xi people are the descendants of the Huns and the Persians, who live by water and grass, and live by herding horses and sheep. The living conditions of the Xi people are very harsh, and the climate change is unpredictable, which greatly limits the growth of the Xi population. However, while the harsh natural conditions limit the development of Xi people, they also create an extraordinary physique.

Tall and powerful, powerful, and agile, almost every adult Xi person is an excellent warrior.

Xi's physique is better than that of the Central Plains, the endurance of the war horse is better than that of the Central Plains horse, and he dares to die to be the first, and his combat effectiveness is very strong.

In the hundreds of years of confrontation between the Xi people, the Xianbei people, and the Qin people, although they were often expelled, they never stopped fighting. The Xianbei people and the Qin people are the most able to rely on the absolute superiority of troops to maintain face, but they also have to admit that the tenacity and courage of the Xi people.

Based on the combat effectiveness of the Xi people and the generational grievances with the Qin State and the Xianbei people, the Jin State stretched out its vision here.

The result, of course, is ...... Failed.

Xi people didn't buy it. And it makes a lot of sense.

You Jin people can't beat it, why should I taunt people to fight? You are so weak, how can you be worthy to fight alongside our brave and great warriors?

These words once angered the first emperor of the Jin State and the current emperor. But anger is anger, Emperor Jin is angry, and he can't do anything to ridicule people.

If you can't reach it, you won't necessarily be able to beat it, will you?

Although the wars between the Qin people and the Xi people can almost be won, and the Great Jin and the Qin State also have each other's victories and defeats, with the wisdom of the Jin Emperor, he still does not feel that the Great Jin Dynasty will win against the Xi people.

Therefore, the government and the opposition of the Jin State maintained a deformed attitude towards the Xi people. I don't like the arrogance of the ridicule, but I have a great desire to make friends with it. Although few of these people have seen the real Xi people.

Xie Yi has seen it.

That was more than 20 years ago.

When Uncle Xie, who was proud of the spring breeze, took over the Northwest Army, he once rode into Xianbei with a light horse, and encountered a Xiren cavalry. That battle was one of the few battles in Uncle Xie's life that he could only barely win under absolute superiority.

Xie Yi never said much about this.

Xie Yi turned his face slightly, as if looking into the distance, and Xie Shence sighed slightly in his heart.

He could understand the uncle's feelings.

Such a person, if it is a friend or not an enemy, it is naturally impossible to ask for it, if it is not a friend, then it is better not to be an enemy, if it is not, then it is better to be able to die with other moving people.

There are still people in the court who firmly believe that the Xi people are the first choice when uniting foreign countries, and this voice represents the subconscious views of a large number of people, and even the Jin Emperor did not completely give up the hope of joining forces with the Xi people.

However, as one of the most trusted people of Emperor Jin, Xie Yi never felt so.

The more dangerous a person is, the sooner he should die. It doesn't matter if it's friend or foe.

On the side of the couch there is no room for others to snore. This is the most vivid expression of human self-desire.

Joining forces with the Xi people, even if they finally defeat Xianbei and destroy the Qin State, how will the benefits be distributed? How should we get along in the future? After that, the Jin people and the Xi people, is it war or peace? It's all unknown.

If we extrapolate according to the trajectory of history, the possibility of war between the Jin people and the Xi people in the future is far greater than peace.

Xie Shence knows that the nomadic civilization and agricultural civilization of feudal society have always been a sad song of blood and fire. The Hungarian-Han War was 300 years old, and how many disasters did the Wuhu Chaos cause in the Central Plains? Xie Shence didn't want to think about it.

Therefore, Xie Shence's view of treating Xi Ren is the same as Xie Yi's.

Those who are not of my race will have different hearts—even those of the same race, and there is also a saying that they have different dreams in the same bed.

Xie Shence sighed and said, "Is the Xi people really as terrible as the legend?" ”

Xie Yi nodded.

"Xie Gang and Xie Di's father was originally my attendant, and later my personal guard. Originally, they could all be people like Zhao Qi, but they died on the grassland early. The ...... of that battle It's not tragic, it's tragic. Because of my arrogance, I buried more than half of my robes, which I brought out from the Southern Song Dynasty......"

After speaking, Xie Yi glanced at Xie Shence and said, "Do you know how many people I had at that time?" ”

Xie Shence shook his head.

"Fifteen hundred fine riders. The man is equipped with two horses, and three bags of arrows on his back. ”

"There are only eight hundred people in Xi."

Xie Yi took a deep breath and said: "In that battle, Xi Ren did not survive, and only one-third of the Northwest New Army at that time came back. ”

Xie Shence gasped.

Those who can fight with the elite cavalry brought out by the uncle's men to the death are probably only counted in the world. And what can make the uncle unforgettable to this day is probably only once.

"Xi people's horses are good, Xi people's health is also good, and they are much better than our Central Plains Army. If you encounter it in the future, pay attention. ”

Xie Shence nodded, but his mind drifted to Yangzhou City. In Yangzhou City, Old Man Zuo is already making steel, I don't know if there will be any surprises.