Chapter 458: Harry's Comeback
Since a year ago, Harry Qisheng has been transferred from the current general of the expedition to the west to the deputy general of the expedition to the east of the general Besang, and after his arrival, Harry Qisheng has performed quite well, whether it is the training of the troops or the routine patrol and inspection, he is also very satisfied with the coach.
However, after more than a year of contact, Besang also found out that Harry Qisheng was very concerned about his neighbor Qin Du, who was defeated in the southeast a few years ago, and had been looking for a chance to meet the other party again.
But at present, the Hun and Hebei high-level have signed a non-aggression treaty and a series of commercial cooperation treaties with Qin Du, and the relationship between the two sides has entered a relatively normal period of development.
Moreover, in the past few years, Qin Duan's power has swelled quite violently, and it is far from being comparable to the past, especially when he won Beiloulan in one fell swoop a year ago, his power has increased greatly.
The economic development of the region under his jurisdiction was also very rapid, and the caravans were dumped into the central and western continents through the northern passage that crossed the entire Tengger steppe, which also brought a considerable amount of customs revenue to the Huns. And that guy also deliberately befriended the upper nobles of his clan, and Tu Da, the general of Zhengxi, mentioned the threat of Liqin Dusk many times at the middle and high-level meetings of the clan, and asked to take necessary countermeasures, but they were resolutely vetoed by many nobles.
Besan did not approve of Tu Da's proposal to limit the expansion of Qin's power, because as far as the current situation was concerned, the Huns were powerless to restrict the development of the other party, unless they took the initiative to provoke a war. But at present, in addition to maintaining a good personal relationship with the high-level of his own clan, the large inflow of goods from the northwest into the Tengger grassland has indeed brought convenience to the people of his own clan, and the income brought by a larger number of commodities and materials to the Central and Western Continent through the northern trade routes has also made the nobles even more reluctant to let go, so the possibility of taking the initiative to attack Qin Duan is simply minimal.
However, Besan does not think that Qin Dui will be a close and reliable ally like those greedy and stupid nobles, he firmly believes this, and Qin Dui will respect you only if you maintain a strong power. Otherwise, once he is full of wings and you do not have the strength to fight him, unless you surrender to his feet, then you will always be careful of his fatal sword, it should be said that he is now watching the growth of this neighbor in the southeast with a vigilant and helpless mood, hoping that this villain can turn his target to the more fertile east, Besan can only comfort himself silently.
I'm thinking about it. But from a distance, he saw a horse galloping over, and it looked like his own soldiers, probably some emergency military report.
"Report! Letter from the Great General, the Great Chief of the City of Barona. A beautiful turned-over dismounted, and his own soldier knelt before Besanne, presenting a sealed letter.
Frowning, Besan took the letter and opened it, reading it carefully, the content of the letter was not long. There was only a piece of paper, which could be seen at a glance, and Besan, who had read the letter, did not have any expression, but flew on his horse and signaled to leave for the station, and then took the lead in galloping away.
Wulan Town is a small market town on the East Tengger Grassland, it is located in the depths of the grassland, more than 300 miles to the south from the northern trade route that crosses the entire Tengger Grassland, and more than 600 miles to the east from the border of the territory of the Mote people.
Since the signing of the peace agreement and trade agreement with Qin Du. The East Tengger Grassland is also becoming more and more lively day by day, and a large number of mercenary Tang traders have traveled thousands of miles into the grassland. They sell a variety of daily necessities for herders, such as tea, salt, cloth, weapons and jewelry, as well as large quantities of furs, leathers, horses and handicrafts of their own people.
Originally a small village with only a few dozen herders, Besan has changed from its usual practice of moving camps to a small lake, Lake Ulan, with abundant water and grass nearby. Led 5,000 elite standing troops stationed here, with these thousands of men and horses stationed, this place suddenly became lively, and the merchants also saw this, carrying all kinds of materials and commodities. Soon it developed into a small market town.
Returning to the station, Besan took off his military uniform, carefully pondered the contents of the letter of the great chief in front of the case, and thought carefully for a while before asking people to notify his lieutenant to come over.
"General, are you looking for me?" Harry Kaisheng was still dressed in a light riding suit, and stepped into the big tent and gave a military salute.
"Well, let's take a look."
Handing the letter to his scrappy deputy, Besan thoughtfully played with the jade paperweight on the table. This is a businessman who often travels to and from the Central Plains of the Great Qin Empire knows that he has always admired the Great Qin culture specially given to him, originally he never accepted gifts from merchants, but this paperweight is indeed delicate and exquisitely crafted, and it is also carved with the eagle-shaped pattern that the Hun people worship the most, and this is just a study object is not a valuable item, after some excuses, he also accepted it.
The Xuanyu paperweight came through the palm of his hand with a burst of coolness, Besang felt that it was very good to keep himself sober and calm, especially when he was thinking about major issues, and he made his mind much more cautious, so when thinking about the problem, he liked to hold this object in his hand and play with it.
Harry Qisheng took the letter and immediately read it carefully, the content of the letter immediately attracted his attention, and he read the letter several times before he handed it back to the manager, raised his head and looked at Bessan: "General, what do you think about this issue?" ”
Laughing, Besang teased: "What, do you have to test Ben Shuai first?" ”
Harry Qisheng's black face turned red, and he hurriedly said, "Your lord's words are serious, the young general just wants to know your lord's opinion on this matter." ”
"Well, let's not talk about my thoughts first, you can tell me what you think about this matter first." Besan smiled and shook his head.
Nodding, Harry Qisheng sorted out the thoughts in his mind for a while, and then said: "The young general thinks that this matter is actually a great thing, since the big chief also agrees, we should naturally follow the above opinion, even if we don't know the support, but we can also secretly tell the other party that they can act according to their own plan, and they don't need to worry about us." ”
Besan was expressionless, noncommittal to Harry's point, only motioning for him to continue.
"The goal of the Western Regions countries to establish a joint army is nothing more than to target us or Qin Dui, since they have taken the initiative to ask us for understanding and help, it means that their target must be Qin Dui. They now feel that the threat from Qin Dusk is increasing, so they insist on the establishment of a joint army to deal with the situation that may change. The young general thought that since the Western Regions countries have this heart, we can promote them, and it is also a constraint on Qin Dui's expansion, and the first general always thinks that Qin Dui's guy will sooner or later conflict with the interests of our Huns, and it is also a good thing to be able to cultivate an enemy for him at this time. Harry Kaisheng was methodical in his analysis, and some of the ideas made sense.
"And the young general is still thinking, maybe the countries of the Western Regions don't just want to take a defensive posture all the time, maybe they also want to change the current passive defense situation when they have the chance." When he said this, Harry Qisheng seemed a little hesitant, probably because he didn't have much confidence and basis.
Besan still didn't speak, the paperweight in his hand turned over and over, but he was obviously thinking about Harry's opinions and opinions, especially the last two sentences of Harry Qisheng, which he was worried about. (To be continued......)