In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, in late June.

Under the hard work of millions of railway workers.

Starting from Luoyang City as the starting point of the Western Regions Railway, miraculously, it was repaired to Yumen Pass, which is 3,000 miles away, and has the conditions for opening to traffic, and immediately entered the state of trial operation, with 100 carriages, pulling 15,000 heavily armed Qin troops, and thousands of tons of various materials, going straight to Yumen Pass.

Finally, on June 25, they successfully arrived at Yumen Pass and arrived at this important outpost that could enter the Western Regions.

The next step is to transport more personnel and materials, accumulate to a certain extent, have a more sufficient grasp, and then swear to go on an expedition, enter the Western Regions, eliminate all resistance forces, and then develop the resources here, complete the final strategy of colonizing the Western Regions, and transform this huge land into the living place of the Chinese nation, which can be further developed The living space has unlimited potential.

Of course!

As the supreme commander of the Qin army, a man with great ambitions and often comparing himself to Emperor Wu of Wei in private, Hong Chengchou still intends to work steadily and recruit more people, not to go too deep into the Western Regions, but to follow the construction of the Western Regions Railway, and then continue to expand inward, and harvest any resources within a hundred miles along the railway, so as to ensure profitability.

In this process, if he is resisted by the indigenous forces, if anyone dares to block his way to make a fortune, I'm sorry, Hong Chengchou doesn't plan to reason with them, and talk about convincing people with morality, it's just one word: kill, directly learn from the advanced experience of the Western colonial forces, as long as the killing is ruthless, killing more, killing no one, who is the master of this land, naturally there is no dispute, and people will not feel entangled and suspicious in the future.

In the final analysis, Hong Chengchou is actually a ruthless man, although he is also a Confucian scholar, but he is essentially an egoist, and the lower limit of discipline is very low, and through the "Oriental Times", his knowledge and vision have been broadened, and his thinking mode is closer to a realist, naturally, he wants to give full play to the advantages of violence and implement the law of the jungle to the end.

However, just arrived at Yumen Pass on this day.

Hong Chengchou felt that something was not quite right, his eyelids couldn't help but beat wildly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

Someone.

Yumen Pass has already been occupied by a military force, and it is a force that cannot be attacked.

Don Jun.

The Tang Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.

There are 1,000 troops, occupying Yumen Pass, and there is also a medium-sized airport built next to it, and from time to time there are one or two sorties of transport planes up and down, transporting all kinds of personnel and materials, and it seems to be quite busy.

In addition, it also established a force known as the "Western Regions Tang Alliance", which sounds quite powerful, and also took the initiative to invite Qin Jun to join, so that Qin Jun can become a part of the "Western Regions Tang Alliance", occupy a core seat, and take no less than 30% of the shares in the "Western Regions Development Company", and make a fortune together in the future.

Facing the olive branch extended by the messenger.

Hong Chengchou did not agree, but showed a look of disdain, knowing that this was the movement of His Royal Highness the Tang King during this time.

It's just that Hong Chengchou doesn't think that the Tang King Zhu Yujian, the more than 1,000 people and horses led by him, can toss how famous he is in the Western Regions, can stand firm, and not die in the desert, it is already a good performance, and he can enter his eyes, who knows that he actually tossed out a "Western Regions Tang Alliance", hehe, the pig's nose is inserted in the green onion, this is pretending to be in front of him, the so-called active co-optation, it is just to rub the convenience of the Qin army, and follow the profit, how could he Hong Chengchou agree?

Yumen Pass, our Qin army occupies it, the so-called Tang army, just leave a small place, after all, there are many Qin soldiers, and it is not okay to occupy more places.

Refuse.

However, the Qin army was refused.

More than 1,000 defenders in Yumen Pass also entered a state of high alert, took out weapons one after another, wanted to confront, and also sent messengers, saying that now the entire Western Regions is in the hands of the Tang Army, and there are a total of 30,000 elites, with a total strength of 100,000, which is not much weaker than the Qin Army, and has also received investment and support from Xujiazhuang in the south of the Yangtze River.

Hear this.

Hong Chengchou and his staff did not believe it, but ridiculed one after another:

"Hehe, do you know how big the Western Regions are? Do you know how many forces and populations there are in the Western Regions? The more than 1,000 people led by Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, also dared to be called the Tang King of the Western Regions, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue? ”

"Don't make any more trouble, we know that you Tang Wang have taken the city of Yumen Pass, don't dare to go deeper, and want to occupy this necessary place, and then open your mouth with our lion, this idea is really good, our Qin army can also consider taking you, but don't be wishful thinking, quickly let Yumen Pass out, otherwise don't want to get benefits."

"It's almost okay, everyone is a Ming person, you can't fight each other with swords, but you can't extort either, it's almost over, quickly give us the jade gate."

Hong Chengchou also pondered for a moment, made a compromise, and said: "It is very okay to give you 100,000 acres of land for the Tang King, covering as much as 1,000 mu per capita, otherwise we can only take tough measures." ”

Hear these taunts and exhortations.

The envoy of the king of Tang was very helpless, and said: "What I said is obviously the truth, you don't believe me, the king of Tang came to the Western Regions a year earlier, first subdued the king of Turpan, and then took down a number of tribes, this year it was strongly supported by Xujiazhuang, established the Tang army in the Western Regions, and eliminated several small countries that did not want to join, the rest are all passed on, and they have returned to the king of Tang, and it doesn't take much effort at all, you must know that today's Ming is extremely rich and powerful, and there is Xujiazhuang behind the investment of the Tang king, the size of the Western Regions, There are few who want to resist at all, they just want to join the alliance and live a good life of being fed, clothed and warm, and they all want to change their fate through this opportunity, so you are really late, and now the person who is in charge of the Western Regions is our Royal Highness the Tang King, if you don't believe it anymore, you can send a telegram to ask Xu Jiazhuang, and they will give you a reply that makes you believe. ”

Hearing the earnest words of the messenger's face.

Bad.

Hong Chengchou felt a strong sense of discomfort in his heart.

Truncated beard.

Immediately thought of the word truncated hu.

But I also feel unimaginable that Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, has only brought more than 1,000 young people, and it is not a regular military force, so he dares to go on a rampage and miraculously take the Western Regions, is this possible?

Deny.

Hong Chengchou's subconscious made a strong denial, and he didn't want to believe that the huge land of the Western Regions was taken down so easily.

But......

Looking back at the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties in history, we will come to a conclusion that as long as the Central Plains Dynasty is rich and powerful enough, it is not much difficult to take the land of the Western Regions, and it is enough to send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but the difficulty is to take root for a long time and be closely related to national strength.

As long as the Central Plains Dynasty is strong enough, even if it does not send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and only sends a delegation of dozens or hundreds of people, it can stir up the situation in the Western Regions, engage in all kinds of riotous operations, and emerge a lot of Mengren, so as to stabilize its rule over the Western Regions.

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And now the Ming Dynasty is on the rise.

There is also Jiangnan Xujiazhuang, such a demonic businessman force, behind the scenes.

It seems that it is not too difficult to help Tang King Zhu Yujian take the Western Regions within a year, and it is not impossible to be a little more bold and create a miracle in the scattered Western Regions.

Panicked.

Hong Chengchou finally panicked a little.

is also very entangled, several times moved the killing thought, thinking that simply do nothing, two endlessly, first capture the Yumen Pass, and then destroy the Tang King, so as to control the Western Regions in the hands of the Qin army, seize this interest that belongs to you, and must not lose the interest.

But......

The killing intent lasted only a short moment.

After that, Hong Chengchou asked the wireless communication personnel to send a telegram of inquiry to Xujiazhuang, hoping to get a reply as soon as possible, and emphasized on the radio that if Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, deliberately borrowed the name of Xu Jiazhuang and deceived many forces in the Western Regions by deceiving and abducting them, and succeeded by opportunism, then his Qin army would not be polite and directly attack and sweep the Tang army, eliminating this self-defeating but bold Zhu Yujian.

More than an hour later.

Xu Jiazhuang sent a reply, and when he saw the content of the reply, Hong Chengchou's throat was sweet, and he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and then he was dizzy, and he almost fell down on the spot, but fortunately, a few staff members and subordinates supported him in time, otherwise I don't know what would go wrong.

Regret.

And then there's extreme regret.

It took three or four years to build an extremely elite Qin army, and the timing was always very important, but as a result, people beat fast and slow, took advantage of huge loopholes, and after some careful planning, they actually made wedding dresses for others.

Then there's anger and hatred.

Angry at Xu Jiazhuang's change of fortune, he obviously reached a secret cooperation with himself, and at the temporary moment, he bet on Tang Wang again, and supported an opponent who competed against him, a competitor who almost didn't share the sky.

I hate Xu Jiazhuang's frivolous and casual attitude, obviously he Hong Chengchou was the first to set his sights on the Western Regions, regarded this as his own forbidden territory and territory, planned for several years in advance, and risked turning his face with the emperor's court, that is, looking forward to one day becoming the king of the Western Regions, gaining a lot of wealth, having huge power, and it is not impossible to open another country, in short, Hong Chengchou's lifelong wishes and dreams are pinned here.

Who knew that a Tang King was killed halfway?

Not to mention completely ruining his layout, it also made him extremely passive.

Finally, there is the monstrous killing intent and anger.

I can't wait to give an order immediately, attack the defenders of Yumen Pass, take this important pass first, and then sweep all the way, whoever dares to stop must be prepared to be completely wiped out.

Including Xu Jiazhuang, who is also among the targets of retaliation...... Who let Xu Jiazhuang come up with such a disgusting-stirring stick method, suddenly changed his hexagram, did not pay attention to integrity, and deceived people to the point that it was unimaginable.

Beat!

Anyway, I have 50,000 elite Qin troops, even if I am not the opponent of the Ming court, it is impossible to be the opponent of Xujiazhuang, but in the Western Regions where weak chickens are everywhere, the Qin army can block and kill gods, and demons can block and kill demons.

As for Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, among the priority targets, Hong Chengchou was eager to cut off his head and use his skull as a wine glass in the future.

But after all kinds of extreme thoughts popped up in my head.

Hong Chengchou had to force himself to calm down, regain his senses, and realize that it is absolutely impossible to go to extremes, once he leaves the partner of Xujiazhuang, the only fate of the Qin army is defeat and death.

Because the main thing in the war is actually logistics, the Qin army is well-trained, advanced weapons, although it is elite, but the food self-sufficiency rate is low, the living environment is harsh in the Western Regions, if Xujiazhuang breaks the Western Regions railway, can not get supplies from the outside world, then at most three months, the Qin army will collapse without a fight, starve to death a large area, a good situation, will soon collapse.

There is also dependence on weapons and equipment.

Dependence on funding and financing.

Dependence on resource development and utilization.

It can be said that without the partner of Xu Jiazhuang, no matter how good the situation created by the Qin army in the Western Regions, it would end up starving to death and dying of poverty, and it would not last long at all.

You can't turn your face.

Even if you are angry to the extreme, you must not turn your face.

But...... The interests of the land of the Western Regions must not choose to give up, but must strive for it, otherwise his life will be over, and his dream will be completely shattered, which is more uncomfortable than killing him.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou sent a questioning telegram to Xujiazhuang in his own name, asking questions by name, hoping that the owner of Xuzhuang could give him an explanation and answer, and the measures were very severe, even to the extent of a certain gaffe:

"Lord Zhuang, what did I, Hong, do wrong, to be treated so unfairly?"

"Then Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, was originally a nobody, born in a straw bag, and did not have much wealth and capital, why did he favor him and betray me? Is this really appropriate? ”

"Disappointment, tens of thousands of people and I in the Qin army are extremely resentful and dissatisfied with Xujiazhuang, if we don't appease it well, a mutiny is possible, and it is more likely to become an unstable factor, and the entire Western Regions will be a mess......"

"Even if I was betrayed without letting go and understanding, I still hope that I will continue to cooperate and not turn the other cheeks, and not become each other's opponents and enemies, so I ...... I hope that Xu Jiazhuang, who made a big mistake, will immediately change his course and show enough sincerity. ”

"First of all, the land of the Western Regions must belong to the Qin army! This is the biggest dream and goal of our tens of thousands of soldiers, there is no possibility of giving up, of course, we will not eat alone, at most occupy eighty percent of the territory of the Western Regions, and the remaining two percent will be given to the Tang King, or other forces, I know that the owner does not want to see anyone dominant, so we can make certain concessions, but not more than two percent. ”

"This is our bottom line, the bottom line that cannot be compromised! I hope that the owner of the village will think carefully and give us a satisfactory answer as soon as possible, and I also hope that the owner of the village will persuade the king of Tang to let him give up the territory as soon as possible and return it to us. ”