Qin Mu and Xun Ji, I want to use troops against the Western Regions, in your opinion, how many troops should be dispatched? "Ran Min has been trying to use troops against the Western Regions, but he is a little undecided, so he brought his two confidants and advisers to discuss.

Ran Min extinguished Liang, and the army used before and after was only more than 100,000, but he later recruited 200,000 new troops from Hexi, Hedong and Guanzhong, plus the warriors of the various tribes of the Xiliang Hu people, and the soldiers and horses composed of a full 80,000 soldiers and horses, such a force, not to mention the destruction of the countries of the Western Regions, and then the destruction of a Liang country is more than enough!

However, the way to use troops is not to many.

What's more, the counties and counties of Xiliang that have just been received are unstable, and Ran Min can't be stupid enough to retain the previous Xiliang army, so it is necessary to arrange most of the soldiers and horses to garrison Xiliang, maintaining local law and order is one thing, and more importantly, it is to deter the Hu people and big clans in Xiliang, so that they dare not act rashly!

At the same time, Ran Min can also be fully prepared for the next battle of the eradication!

Xun Ji was very puzzled by this: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Western Regions should not use troops at this time. Although our Wei army has the support of the Xiliang clan, there is no worry about money and food, there are more troops, and the soldiers are strong, but there is really no need to waste money, food, soldiers and horses, this is a big move! ”

"The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, desert, and there is no profit except for a Silk Road. In the past, when Zhang Jun of Xiliang was in power, Shazhou was set up to manage the Western Regions, just like the story of Han, Wei, Jin and the Western Regions, or even closer. If Your Majesty wants to get the Western Regions, you may wish to order the countries of the Western Regions to send envoys to congratulate you, and at the same time set up the Western Regions Protectorate. ”

Ran Min still knows this.

Soon after Zhang Jun succeeded to the throne, except for Shanshan and the former prince of the chariot division who were more deferential to Zhang Jun, the countries of the Western Regions despised Zhang Jun a lot.

In 335 A.D. (the first year of Emperor Xiankang of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Zhang Jun sent the general Yang Xuan to lead the people to the west, crossing the quicksand, and crusading against the country of Qiuci.

Along the way, Shanshan Wang Yuanyu and Yanqi Wang Longxi both surrendered first. The country of Qiuci held on to the city, resisted stubbornly, and was finally conquered by Yang Xuan.

The Western Regions were greatly shaken, and they sent tribute to sweat and blood horses, fire cloth, elephants, peacocks and other rare items.

Shanshan Wang Yuanmeng also dedicated Baiji's daughter to Zhang Jun as a concubine, and Zhang Jun then re-established the Wuji Lieutenant Battalion, the Western Regions Capital Guard Camp, and the Yumen Grand Guard Military Camp, and garrisoned the troops.

With Yang Xuan as the captain of Xihu, the president's third battalion of soldiers, in charge of the countries of the Western Regions.

Soon, Zhang Jun proclaimed himself the Duke of Liang, set up a hundred officials, and formally established the former Liang regime, with the eastern territory as Liangzhou and Hezhou, the three counties of Dunhuang, Jinchang and Gaochang, the three battalions of the Western Regions Protector, Wuji Captain and Yumen Protector as Shazhou, and Yang Xuan as the assassin of Shazhou, and the countries of the Western Regions were directly under the jurisdiction of Shazhou.

"Qin Mu, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Xun Ji said is right. Soldiers, murder weapons, can not be used, the best is not used! Since the countries of the Western Regions can submit to Xiliang, then the Great Wei, which is more powerful than Xiliang, believes that the kings of the Western Regions will not dare to resist. ”

Ran Min bowed slightly: "Since this is the case, then let's send a messenger to carry silk and treasures, and take my will to go." I'm waiting here in Guzang, and if anyone doesn't come, I'll send troops to punish him! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

This is undoubtedly the best option.

Ran Min is efficient, so it is impossible to send only one envoy to the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, which will delay a lot of time. Therefore, Ran Min sent a full thirty-six envoys in one go, asking them to each bring dozens of followers, silk and treasures to the Western Regions to offer condolences.

Among them, it was Suo Yao who was sent to the country of Qiuzi by Ran Min.

There's no way, during the march and battle, there weren't many literati around Ran Min, so he couldn't send out right-hand men like Qin Mu and Xun Ji, right? If he was accidentally killed by a small country that didn't have long eyes, Ran Min would have no place to cry!

And there are a lot of literati in Xiliang, aren't those old officials in Xiliang ready-made?

Of course, Ran Min heard that there were thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, but it was unknown how many there really were.

Turtle City.

Suo Yao was a messenger sent by the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, Ran Min, holding the decree of the Son of Heaven, and also brought a large amount of gold, silver, jade and silk, so King Bochun of Qiuzi naturally did not dare to snub him.

Bo Chun entertained Suo Yao with delicious food and drink, but he didn't see anyone for two days, and finally summoned him that night, and personally set up a banquet to let the ministers accompany the wine, but Bo Chun never asked for it.

Suo Yao couldn't hold back for a while, and couldn't help asking: "King Qiuci, I have come here on the orders of the emperor, and I ask King Qiuci to send an envoy to Guzang to meet our emperor." But King Qiuci shirked like this, and talked about him left and right, which really made Zai Xia have to wonder if King Qiuci had ulterior motives? ”

"Uh......" Bao Chun's hand that originally raised the wine glass paused, and then smiled awkwardly: "Haha, what did the angel say?" Your Majesty has a will, and we will obey it naturally. But Lone didn't understand anything, and asked the angel to give advice. ”

"Please."

"What kind of country is Wei?"

"A strong country, a country of overlords, not inferior to the Han and Jin Dynasty!"

"Haha, the angel laughed." Bo Chun said incredulously: "The strength of the Han and Jin dynasties was not born at that time, so it is not clear, but there are historical records as evidence." The Han and Jin dynasties are all big countries in the world, the central country, the four seas are served, and all the countries come to the dynasty, how can the Wei state be compared? ”

"King Guizi's words are wrong!" Suo Yao said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask King Qiuzi, in your mind, what is a strong country?" What is a great power? ”

"A strong country means a strong army. A big country is a vast land with fertile fields for thousands of miles. ”

"Then can King Qiuzi still say that my Great Wei is not a strong country, not a big country? The territory of my Great Wei is from Boliao in the east, to Gaochang and Yumen in the west, to Yinshan and Shuofang in the north, to Xiangfan in the south, and tens of thousands of miles from east to west, and more than 10,000 miles from north to south! With a population of tens of millions and more than a million armor, it is a war of hundreds of thousands of people at every turn! ”

Suo Yao said loudly: "Ask King Qiuci again, how many people and troops do you have in Qiuci?" ”

"This ......" Bao Chun hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "I have a population of 630,000 and a force of 100,000. ”

"King Guizi, lying is not like you." Suo Yao said with a smile: "There has been no war in the Western Regions in recent years, and there are indeed many people pouring into the Western Regions, and you Qiuci is the strongest and largest country in the Western Regions, but as far as I know, the population of Qiuci should not exceed 400,000, and the number of troops should only be a little more than 50,000, right?" ”

There is another thing Suo Yao didn't say, that is, among the 400,000 people in Qiuzi, some of them are still Hu people who migrated westward!

Bao Chun was directly exposed by Suo Yao, which was quite embarrassing.

Suo Yao said again: "It's not a secret. King Qiuzi, my emperor intends to re-establish the Western Regions Protectorate in the Western Regions to govern the affairs of the Western Regions, just like the story of the Han and Jin Dynasties. ”

"Lord Angel, I heard that Great Wei has destroyed the Liang Kingdom in the East, I don't know if it is or not?"

"Not bad." Suo Yao said: "Now that the Great Wei has just extinguished the cold, there are still more than 400,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the cool land!" King Guizi, please weigh it carefully. ”

Suo Yaohao said that Bo Chun finally agreed to send an envoy to Guzang to meet the Great Wei Emperor Ran Min.

But after agreeing to Suo, Bo Chun said goodbye to him again, walked into a secret room in the palace, and saw a big man with blond hair and blue eyes and bulging muscles.

This person is the younger brother of King Hu, Na Long.

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Chapter 0501: The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions