To put it bluntly, it is the biggest word that everyone wants to watch the Cheshi Kingdom and the Celestial Empire army fight for a lose-lose situation, and then fight for the interests of the Celestial Empire.

But no one thought that the army of the Celestial Empire would be so powerful, and the Cheshi Kingdom would be so useless, and for a while, the countries in the Western Regions were in an uproar.

In fact, not only the countries of the Western Regions, but even Zhang Chao himself did not expect that things would go so smoothly.

He never thought that General Ji Fan would surrender himself; The second did not expect that Lu Bu was so brave that he rushed into the palace of Cheshi Country with three thousand iron horsemen, and forced several times their troops to surrender.

"It is worthy of being the first fierce general of my Celestial Empire, and he has made great contributions to the first." This was the first sentence Zhang Chao said after hearing the victory of the Cheshi country in the military tent.

Now that the problem of Che Shiguo is solved, Zhang Chao will naturally set his sights on Shanshan (Loulan) and Wuqiang in the south. On that side, Zhang Liao's headquarters of the Seventh Army had already led a large army and was ready to attack at any time.

The army of the Celestial Empire has now come to the Western Regions, so solve the problem here once and for all. And if you want to deal with the problem in the shortest possible time, you need thunder means, and this means is to show super strength in Zhang Chao's view.

Although it is said that the destruction of the Cheshi Kingdom has shown the combat power of the Celestial Empire, in Zhang Chao's view, it is far from enough, if you want to surrender without a fight, you need to have enough chips, and you must have the courage to speak yourself, and others will not dare to oppose it. Undoubtedly, if we can capture Shanshan (Loulan) and Wuqiang, then I believe that the deterrent power will reach an unprecedented state.

Zhang Chao decided to send troops to deal with Shanshan and Wuqiang, so he called the military advisor Guo Jia to discuss the matter.

Guo Jia still has different opinions on this. Wuqiang, who is also one of the eight powerful countries in the Western Regions, is not so easy to deal with, just like in the Xiliang region, there are still cavalry belonging to their country.

The predecessor of the Qiang is the Qiang people, they are good at riding and shooting, and there is a saying that many children are born on horseback, and they have taken horseback as their home since childhood, you can imagine how difficult it will be for such a country to destroy it like a charioteer.

Regarding Guo Jia's analysis, Zhang Chao replied with a smile: "I naturally know that Wuqiang is not easy to deal with, otherwise I would have called you Fengxiao to come." Okay, I didn't call you to make it difficult for me, but to find a way, let's say, what is the best way to destroy the country of Wuqiang like destroying the country of Cheshi? ”

Zhang Chao knew that Wuqiang was powerful, but he still wanted to use it, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to make his deterrence play a sufficient role, hoping that in the future, he could use his power to subdue other small countries in the Western Regions.

If you really say that the Wuqiang Kingdom is destroyed, it can make other small countries in the Western Regions fear the Celestial Empire, and even surrender because of it, then it is worth paying a certain price in this battle.

But the problem is that Guo Jia doesn't think that the Qiang Kingdom is so easy to destroy. As far as he knew, Wuqiang had 300,000 cavalry and 200,000 infantry alone, making it a country far more powerful than the Cheshi country. What's more, Wu Qiang has just brought a batch of sharp weapons from Xishu, and after these things are equipped on the cavalry, they will not only raise their combat power to a higher level.

As I said, the Cheshi Kingdom was destroyed, and there was a somewhat careless element in it, plus General Ji Fan's internal and external cooperation, otherwise, even if General Lu Bu was brave, it would be impossible to solve the matter of the Cheshi Kingdom so quickly.

And these advantages, when dealing with the Qiang State, the advantages will no longer exist.

Without these advantages, it is conceivable how easy it is to destroy the Qiang Kingdom. Even if he handed over the problem to Guo Jia, he was still very embarrassed.

The so-called strategy can work, usually under the premise that the strategy can be used. But the problem now is that in order to protect themselves, they will definitely fight back with all their might, and in terms of their familiarity with the terrain, they can only be regarded as a layman, and it is even more difficult to plan to win.

Guo Jia was silent, that is, he didn't say yes or no, this attitude was already telling Zhang Chao how difficult this battle was.

It was precisely because he knew that it was difficult that Zhang Chao found Guo Jia, thinking that the other party would come up with a strange plan, but now it seems that he is still too optimistic.

"Alas, okay, then Feng Xiao will say, if we don't attack, what should we do next?" Zhang Chao finally came out of the victory in the battle to destroy the Cheshi Kingdom, and his thinking began to become calm.

Guo Jia still appreciates Zhang Chao's lack of impulsive behavior, the most commendable thing about a person is that he can control his emotions. Obviously, Zhang Chao has done this, and it is a blessing for the courtiers and the people to have such a king.

It's just that this time, Guo Jia not only disagreed with sending troops, but also wanted to persuade Zhang Chao to withdraw his troops, which is not easy to say. And just when Jia Xu was embarrassed, the chief of the guard Xu Chu outside the tent brought a member of the Tianyan into the tent, and claimed that this person had the latest Western Regions war report in his hand.

"Minister Song Tong visited the emperor, long live the emperor." The Tianyan member who was brought into the tent, after seeing Zhang Chao, knelt on the ground and said very reverently.

"You are Song Tong, Zhang Chun's deputy?" Zhang Chao had heard of this name and knew that this was the chief of guard of Zhang Chun, the head of the Celestial Empire's Zhangjia Trading Company in the Western Regions and the head of Tianyan Intelligence.

"Back to the emperor, it is his subordinates. Lord Zhang Chun went to Dawan with the eldest prince, and the minister stayed here to sort out the information. This is the tip I just received, please take a look at it. As he spoke, Song Tong respectfully handed over a copy of the recital.

Xu Chu stretched out his hand to take it, and then it was passed to Zhang Chao's hands. Then, after Zhang Zhiyuan opened it and read it, his face became dark, and then he snorted coldly and handed the secret report to Guo Jia on the side.

This is a letter about the reaction of the countries of the Western Regions to the Celestial Empire's march to the Cheshi Kingdom, which records that many Western Regions countries have made timely responses because of Emperor Zhang Chao's actions, that is, at least more than two million coalition troops are being assembled, it is conceivable that if there are no measures, I am afraid that these troops will soon appear near Bailongdui, if that is the case, Zhang Chao and his army will be in danger.

It was precisely because the countries of the Western Regions began to act jointly against the Celestial Empire that Zhang Chao snorted coldly in displeasure, in order to express his dissatisfaction.

After Guo Jia read this secret report, he was surprised in his heart at the same time, but also had an idea, he was already worried about how to persuade Zhang Chao not to move lightly, but now that he has this secret report, he naturally wants to know what to say.

"Fengxiao, what do you think of this secret report?" After waving his hand to let Xu Chu and Song Tong exit the big tent, Zhang Chao asked Guo Jia who was standing below.

Guo Jia had already planned, and when he saw Zhang Chao asking, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's wishes, we don't have to do anything next, just rest and rest in Bailongdui, and also, you can order the commander of Lu Bu to stabilize the results of the battle in the Cheshi Country, and at the same time, the Cheshi King Lipi was also sent to Jinyang City, where he arranged a mansion for him to live in for his old age." ”

"Huh? What does Bong-hyo mean to be kind to Lipi and let others know that we are not killing like this, but because someone is not good for us, and we have to fight back, right? Zhang Chao was so smart that he immediately saw what Guo Jia meant.

"Yes, Emperor Shengming." Guo Jia hugged his fists and smiled.

After clarifying Guo Jia's intentions, Zhang Chao did not answer immediately, but pondered for a while and then asked: "Fengxiao, you and I will tell you the truth, do you think that with our current ability, we can't occupy all the Western Regions?" ”

The reason why Zhang Chao appeared in the Western Regions with three legions and an army of 1.5 million was to forcibly occupy the territory here, which made Li the territory of the Celestial Empire. Believing this, Guo Jia, who accompanied him, should be very clear, but now facing a Qiang country, this person retreated, and the intention was self-evident, that is, he was not optimistic about Zhang Chao's idea.

Speaking of which, Guo Jia knew that he had to admit something, in fact, he didn't think that with the current strength of the Celestial Empire, if he wanted to swallow the entire Western Regions, his appetite would not be enough. But the reason why he didn't stop it was because he thought that it was the right thing to do to send troops through the matter of Cheng Leli, the prince of Dawan, at least through this matter, he could enter the land of the Western Regions justifiably, and then gain a firm foothold here through a few tough battles.

But everything is only limited to gaining a firm foothold, Guo Jiake doesn't think that he can really win the entire Western Regions. There are 36 countries in size, millions of troops, and countless civilians.

In the face of such a strong enemy and such a vast territory, just relying on these existing forces, even if they occupy this place for a while, I am afraid it will be difficult to rule for a long time. If the local people gather to oppose it, it will be a bad thing for the Celestial Empire.

To put it bluntly, what Guo Jia is worried about is not that the Celestial Empire can't defeat the countries in the Western Regions, but that he has barely fought and has no ability to occupy here. On the contrary, the lack of troops is likely to make this place even more chaotic, except that it will contain a large number of Celestial Empire soldiers in it, which is not beneficial.

And this is still basically opposed by the people of the Western Regions, once the foreign countries at the end of the Himalayas learn of the changes in the Western Regions and begin to move with heavy troops, the army of the Heavenly Dynasty may not be able to take care of each other, not only is there a possibility of defeat, but even if the whole army is wiped out, it is not impossible to happen. Don't look at the current Celestial Empire is very powerful, but in fact, even Huaxia has a unification? Once the effort paid here is too great, it is more than worth the loss, for the Celestial Empire to destroy the Western Shu and Eastern Wu may be changed, once that is the case, decades of hard work will be in vain, at that time do not say that the Celestial Empire will be passed on for a hundred generations, that is, whether you can hold the current land has to be said.