Guo Jia raised his wine glass with a smile, and said to Yelun, Dole and others: "Beautiful and delicious, wonderful dance to help wine, hahaha, come, let's drink this cup full!"

Everyone held a cup and drank with him, Guo Jia put down the wine glass, and sighed: "Everyone, I really didn't expect that in the desolation of the whole place, this place is like a paradise on earth, no wonder this oasis is known as the southern part of the Western Regions." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info this place is beautiful and rich, outstanding people, like a paradise in general resort, this adult has just arrived here, has liked this place, I really hope that I can often have the opportunity to come to Dunhuang in the future, and you drink like this, how happy?

It's just that the strong enemy has arrived! That Timur conquered the world, destroyed countless countries, and the soldiers went wherever they went, except for plunder, only destruction, and all the places that he occupied were like the meadows beaten by the autumn frost, all withered, and there was no life. If he occupies this place, it will be difficult for us to enjoy such a free life!"

When everyone heard this, they all knew that Guo Jia was going to talk about business, and Yelun, Dole and others immediately pricked up their ears and sat upright, looking serious.

Guo Jia was talking and laughing happily, staring at the dancing beauty's wonderful carcass, but in fact, he kept thinking about how to lead the topic out. It's easy to explain your intentions, but it's hard to resonate with these Western Regions tycoons. Follow everyone who eats and drinks spicy food, why do people have to work hard for you?

Fight for whom?

This is the primary issue concerning morale and morale.

This is still the case for his own soldiers, and even more so for these local forces that are only controlled by a policy of restraint, so Guo Jia's entry point is to choose common interests.

Rather for the head of a chicken, not for the tail of a phoenix. These powerful gentry are the kings of freedom in the Western Regions, and they are certainly not willing to be cannon fodder for Timur, the question is how much confidence they have in the Yuan clan? If they believe that Timur can occupy Middle-earth, then they have no choice but to take refuge in Timur.

Don't look at the appearance of everyone singing and dancing and enjoying themselves now, if it is not him Guo Jia who comes now but Timur, the soil emperors in these places will also greet Timur with such treatment or even more solemn and courteous. It doesn't matter if you are loyal, you can't be loyal to them, at least at the current stage of strategy, only interests are fundamental. Therefore, Guo Jia first used their vital interests to resonate with them and attract their attention, and then talked about his own ideas.

"Timur has 300,000 elite horsemen, and nearly 500,000 reserve troops, driving a large number of cattle and sheep to the east, you must have known about this matter!"

Guo Jia paused, and then said: "The empire has a heavy army and Pingliang Pass and guards it inside, is this to give up the Western Regions? Otherwise, the Western Regions must not be lost, and must not be lost! This is the attitude of my Yuan clan! Hexi and Youyan are the two arms of the Central Plains Empire, if one arm is broken, although it will not cause death, but it will also be weak from then on, and can only be passively beaten, and the enemy will attack and defend us, and the enemy will slowly consume the original national strength in the air, and one day it will fall.

And if the outside of the pass is all owned by the enemy chieftains, will Hexi and Youyan still be able to hold on? They will certainly not be able to hold it! Therefore, if the imperial court guards Hexi, it must pass through the Western Regions! If the imperial court does not give up Hexi, it will never give up the Western Regions!"

Guo Jia's tone was categorical, there was no stupid person present, some words didn't need to be said very bluntly, this attitude was enough.

What does it mean that we will never give up the Western Regions? It means that Timur is here, and as long as we occupy this place, we must take it back. This is where you were born and raised, and you are the unlucky one when the war continues. Join Timur's camp, you local snakes are cannon fodder, you must bear the brunt of the wrath of my Yuan army!

Okay, you can be left and right, but after this battle is over, it is better to say that Timur wins, and if you are defeated, you will retreat, and what about you? Your homeland has been completely destroyed in the war, and you vassal Timur will be punished by my Yuan clan, and the consequences will ...... I want to go for myself!

Yelun pondered for a moment, coughed and said, "What the adults said is very true, this ...... The imperial soldiers and horses are all stationed in Pingliang Pass, and they abandon the pass for thousands of miles, which ...... How do you talk about that?"

This is exactly the issue that the officials and gentry present are most concerned about, their original plan was not to offend both, the Yuan clan came to welcome the Yuan clan, and Timur came to welcome Timur, originally! When the strong enemy pressed the border, you locked the door and left us outside, why should we ask us to give you your life?

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "The reason is very simple, the empire is not at ease with you!"

Guo Jia withdrew his hand from the round and charming little waists of the two beauties, and said, "Your Excellency, you also know that the empire now has 3 million soldiers, and now there are 500,000 elite soldiers in Xiliang Pass!"

You, and, Ji, have also gathered a large number of men and horses, even if they don't use the elite Tiangui, Digui and other armies, they can also throw another 500,000 troops into Xiliang at any time!"

Hearing this number, everyone present was greatly relieved, and Dole couldn't wait to say: "My lord, in this way, to ensure that the battle in the Western Regions is at least one million horses, it is no problem, this ...... , why does the imperial court still gather officers and soldiers and station troops in Pingliang Pass?"

Guo Jia glanced at him, his eyes were very flexible, and he interpreted the words "Do you know the soldiers?" very clearly and clearly, which made Dole blush, and shrunk his neck very weakly, but he still didn't understand that since the imperial court could draw so many soldiers and horses, at least twice as many as Timur's army, why didn't he meet it.

Guo Jia was very ashamed to see that Dole, and then explained: "Because, the north is using troops, and we must retain some mobile troops in the Central Plains as much as possible, and once something goes wrong in the northern battlefield, we can only send troops out at any time.

"This is just one of the reasons, and there is a more important reason!"

Guo Jia said solemnly: "We must face up to our shortcomings. The Central Plains army, mostly born in farming, could not be like the people of the Northern and Western Regions, who were good at riding and archery since childhood, so they had to undergo rigorous training to become an excellent soldier. It costs a lot of money to train an outstanding cavalryman, and the people in the steppe and desert have already completed this training since they were young, in the process of herding horses and sheep in order to live.

However, the people of the Central Plains also have their own strengths, they are good at making all kinds of sophisticated weapons, and they are able to compete with the people of the Western Regions of Saibei on the desert steppe, although they are slightly inferior, but they are better at fighting in a variety of environments, such as mountains, jungles, river networks, plains, and defending cities...... They are all up to the task, so why don't we play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses? We have to use our weaknesses to meet the enemy's strengths to be called heroes? In my opinion, that's stupidity!"

"At the same time, the Central Plains army is mixed in infantry and cavalry, with poor mobility, and is more dependent on the supply of grain and grass, hundreds of thousands of troops need a large amount of grain and grass to replenish when they move, once the grain and grass are insufficient, there will be a big problem, and the Western Regions are not populated for thousands of miles, far less than the environment of the Central Plains ten miles and one city to supply at any time, and put hundreds of thousands of troops in the uninhabited area, isn't it self-exposed?"

Guo Jiadao: "You see, the Hexi Passage is long from east to west and narrow from north to south, the mountains on the north and south sides are endless, and between the mountains and ridges, the widest part is only more than 200 miles, and the narrow place is only a few hundred steps.

Timur came from afar, even if he drove millions of cattle and sheep, it would be difficult to supply them for a long time, as long as he kept them under the pass, exhausted their grain and grass, and when his soldiers were exhausted, he sent troops to cover up and kill, wouldn't it be the smallest price in exchange for the greatest victory?"

Guo Jia looked at the gentry generals present, and said: "Of course, this time, the land outside the gate may have to suffer for a while, but there is no way to do it. First, the imperial court is fighting in the north and south, and many troops have been contained, otherwise, we can make up for the clumsiness of the troops, and we don't have to defend first and then attack;

Second, this Western Regions ...... There are always some people who are jealous of the imperial court, and for so many years they have frequently used means to hinder the power of the imperial court from operating westward, and now that a strong enemy is coming, in a hurry, the roads here are not smooth, the grain reserves are insufficient, and the passes are not dangerous, what can the imperial court do?

Guo Jia smiled faintly, and said to them: "Of course, it is also a problem for you to bear it alone, if a strong enemy suddenly arrives and cannot be resisted, I think it is okay to avoid its edge for the time being, such as escaping into the desert first, or temporarily moving into the pass, and giving them a strong wall and clear the wilderness......"

Guo Jia's later words, everyone didn't take it too seriously, they were repeatedly chewing on the information revealed by Guo Jia's words: the Yuan clan has sufficient troops, and the purpose of defending the pass according to the danger is not to fear Timur's army, nor to abandon the Western Regions, but to consider the safety of the battle, and at the same time avoid the consumption of money and food and the senseless sacrifice of soldiers.

In the entire military plan, there is no consideration of how to deal with the loss of the Western Regions and the loss of Hexi, but how to consume Timur's troops and how to plan a counterattack. The mastery of this information plays a considerable role in determining their own positions by these heads and brains who actually control all the resources and population of the Western Regions.

They can ignore the momentary offense and defense, strength and weakness, this is their home, the place where they have lived for generations, it was, is, and will be, so they must judge, who will be the ultimate victor? They must cling to the person who laughs to the end in order to ensure their own survival.

Those present, except for a few cameos, are all local wealthy families, but in this special place, they are the ones who control the local armed forces, local politics and local economy. Guo Jia's words here and now are tantamount to a clear message of his message to these heads and brains who control Dunhuang and its surrounding areas.

They are all shrewd people, they must now analyze and screen the truth of Guo Jia's words, and when the two heroes confront each other, they will decide their position and make a choice, which is related to their and their family's wealth, future and even survival!

As soon as Guo Jia arrived, he threw them a difficult problem!

Thinking about the big question of life and death for their family, everyone stopped eating one after another, and it seemed that the sumptuous wine and food in front of them were not so fragrant

Guo Jia finished speaking, but he was very comfortable, and the girl waiting on the left picked up the wine glass, her eyes were rippling, and her expression was coquettish to his lips. As soon as she drank a sip of wine, the girl on her right had already picked up the knife, carefully cut off a piece of fatty lamb meat, and handed it over diligently. Guo Jia took a sip of wine on his left and a mouthful of meat on his right, and he didn't even have to move his hands.

His hands just rested on the round, sturdy waists of the two girls. Tsk, this feels really good, so Guo Jia's big hands touched it. How approachable is this......