"The Marquis of Dingyuan really knows everything about the Western Regions. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Now more than nine hundred years have passed since Ban Chao crisscrossed the Western Regions, and the surrounding cities have long disappeared into the yellow sand, but those majestic mountains have not changed much, so Ban Chao will recognize it at a glance, "It's just that now this is no longer the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty." ”

Then the two sat cross-legged, Li You slowly told about the changes in the Western Regions over the past few hundred years, Ban Chao shook his head and sighed when he heard the dispute in the late Han Dynasty and lost the Western Regions, heard the Tang Dynasty crisscrossing the Western Regions and looked at the Quartet when Ban Chao applauded, and when he heard Zhang Yichao's forbearance for decades and rewarding the Guiyi Army, Ban Chao suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for each other, and finally talked about the situation Li You is facing now, after speaking, Li You bowed deeply, "Please also ask Dingyuan Hou to teach me." ”

"At this time, it is very different from when the old man first came out of the Western Regions, if the Central Plains cannot help the Western Regions, it is difficult to subvert the current situation by himself." Ban Chao suddenly pointed out the crux of the problem, if it was still in the period when the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty was strong, it would still be so difficult, only need to send an envoy into Chang'an for help, and the imperial court would naturally send a strong army to help, but unfortunately the current Great Song Dynasty has just lost to Li Jiqian, and it is necessary to face the attack of the Liao State.

"What the Marquis of Dingyuan said is extremely true." Li You also agreed, of course, if it was at that time, he wouldn't have to summon Ban Chao to help, he knew that Ban Chao would definitely have a way, so he didn't urge and just waited silently.

"But it's not like there's no way out, listening to what the lord just said, the Western Regions are still full of countries, and there are many disagreements between countries, so we can use these to make a fuss." Ban Chao stroked his beard and said.

"However, there are now many forces in the Western Regions, such as Khotan, Qarakhanid, Tubo, Gaochang Uighurs, Ganzhou Uighurs, Liao, and Dangxiangren, among which Khotan has in-laws with me, which is enough to be trusted, but Khotan is facing a great threat from the Qarakhanid, and is not only unable to help us, but also needs our help, the Gaochang Uighurs and Khotanese are both allies and do not need to be afraid for the time being, but the Ganzhou Uighurs are gradually becoming disobedient, and there are many officials in the Guiyi army who have served in the Uighurs, I am afraid it is difficult to trust; The center of the Liao State is in the east, and the party members have just defeated the Great Song Dynasty, and the two can be ignored for the time being, but the Tubo people often come to harass and are very troublesome......" Li You once again explained the positions and forms of the countries in the Western Regions one by one.

"According to the lord, Zhang also has a little understanding of the current form of the Western Regions, but these are far from enough." Ban Chao got up and said, "Please also ask the lord to give me a team of entourage, and I will personally take people to walk around and have a look, so that I can give advice to the lord." ”

"This is a matter of course, the Marquis of Dingyuan will follow me into the city, and I will prepare manpower for the Marquis of Dingyuan after a day or two of rest." Li You understood that the information he had just revealed was not enough, and he had no opinion on Ban Chao's opinion.

"You don't have to rest, you can set off after eating, listen to what the lord just said, the current situation is already precarious, and I am afraid that there is not much time left for the lord, and if you can leave early, you can find out the situation one day earlier, and it is really not appropriate to delay." Ban Chao decisively rejected Li You's proposal, and Li You had no choice but to listen.

"This is the virtuous Mr. Zhongsheng that this king has found, so you will obey Mr. Zhongsheng's orders in the future." Coming down from the mountain, Li You introduced Ban Chao to his personal entourage, Zhongsheng is the word of Ban Chao, the name Ban Chao is too loud in the Western Regions, so as long as this name is used to cover up one or two.

These are all reliable people who have followed Cao Yanlu since childhood, and they can be trusted, Li You told them the purpose of this trip, and then took off his sword and tied it to Ban Chao's waist with his own hands.

Time was in a hurry, and Ban Chao did not plan to go into the city to eat, so he took some dry food from his relatives and padd his stomach and took them in the direction of the Ganzhou Uighurs, he had already agreed with Li You that he would return to the sandbank with these people in a month, and give a feasible strategy.

Watching Ban Chao's figure disappear at the end of the road, Li Youcai returned to Shazhou City with the rest of the people step by step, while dealing with the military and political affairs of the Guiyi Army, while waiting for Ban Chao's return, during this period Mrs. Li had many inquiries, and Cao Yangong's children also had many temptations, but they were all dealt with by Li You one by one.

It wasn't until a month later that the dusty Ban Chao finally returned to the sandbank, Li You hurriedly went out of the city to greet him in person, and from a distance, the number of people in the team was much smaller than when he went, but the remaining people gave people a sense of rebirth, much more refined than when they went, and it seemed that they had been completely conquered by Ban Chao, and the reverence in the eyes of Ban Chao was not much better than Li Youlai.

"You have worked hard all the way, and a banquet has already been prepared in the city, so hurry up and enter the city to wash the dust for you." Entering the sandbank, Ban Chao and these guards participated in the banquet after bathing and changing clothes, and after three rounds of wine, Li You and Ban Chao came to the study.

"My lord, I have traveled a lot of places these days, and I have gained a little from the current situation in the Western Regions." By looking at the map on the wall, Ban Chao said slowly, he was already familiar with the customs, situation, and troops of the countries in the Western Regions, and even some of them knew more thoroughly than Li You.

After talking for an hour, Ban Chao finished speaking, and Li You also felt that he had gained a lot, so far he had no doubts about Ban Chao's skills, and was just waiting for the other party to come up with a strategy to solve the current dilemma.

"The greatest difficulty of the lord now is the internal instability of the Guiyi army, not only the nephews who are jealous of the lord, but also those officials who are only vacillating in the Guiyi army and the Uighurs in Ganzhou." Ban Chao got to the point at once.

"That's true." Li You nodded in agreement, because it was precisely because of the differences between Cao Yanlu and Cao Yangong's children in history and the many unjust cases created in the liquidation of the "pro-Uighur faction" that the strength of the Guiyi army was greatly damaged, and it was finally annexed by Li Yuanhao.

"It's not that hard to solve." Ban Chao said confidently, "Now the strength of the Ganzhou Uighurs is weaker than ours, as long as a large army is dispatched to annex the Ganzhou Uighurs, first, it can cut off the hearts of these people, and second, it can establish the prestige of the lord so that those people dare not have other ideas." ”

Li You was thoughtful when he heard this, those people still had thoughts about the Ganzhou Uighurs because they did have the possibility of a comeback, and Cao Yangong's heirs were not convinced because of their lack of merit, which was indeed a solution. (To be continued.) )