Chapter 239: Fighting with a tiger

Galan thought for a moment and felt that Pei Shiju did not fully understand what he meant, so he carefully reminded him, "The key to whether he can stop the East Invasion of Achae's Legion is not the battlefield in Longxi, but the Western Turkic Teeth Tent."

Pei Shiju frowned and after a long time, he said to Galan, "Shekui Khan is willing to use his son as the main body to maintain the alliance between the two sides, but the condition is that the marriage and Ashinadaman's head."

Galan looked solemn and silent.

At the beginning of the throne, the strategy of the Western Turks was radical and had the idea of ​​a Western Expedition. For this reason, the greedy and warlike Western Turks, Ashinadaman, became the primary target. Pei Shiju used the "dispel wolf and swallowing tigers" strategy to support Tiermohe Khan and the Turkic Khan west of the Pamir Mountain to attack Ashinadaman from the east, which eventually led to the split of the Western Turkic Khan. Ashinadaman was defeated and left Luoman Mountain (Tianshan), led the remaining troops to the east and surrendered to Central China.

However, the evolution of the situation in the West and Turkey was much beyond the expectations of the Middle-earth people. Under the command of the Shekui Khan, the Western Turks took advantage of the split of the Tiel Alliance, and the Tuyuhun people destroyed the country. The countries in the Western Regions fought against each other for the benefit of the Silk Road. When Middle-earth tried their best to expedition to Goguryeo, they swept across the east and west of the Pamir Mountains in a short time and rebuilt the glorious hegemony of the Sedimentary Period.

"Turning the wolf to swallow the tiger" was successful, but the wolf not only replaced the tiger, but also evolved into a powerful lion. What's even more terrifying is that it is eyeing Middle Earth, seriously threatening the safety of Middle Earth. Shekui Khan moved the tent to Sanmi Mountain, which clearly turned the strategic direction toward Middle Earth. This move directly affected the situation in West and Earth. This year, the Tuyuhun people launched the war of restoration under the command of Busabor Khan Murong Fuyun, and the supporter behind it was Shekui Khan.

In this case, Khan of Shekui sent his son to "marriage" and Ashinadaman's head, which was aggressive. He was indeed very confident, but Middle-earth had lost the initiative due to the failure of the Far East war and the rebellious crisis within the empire, and he was helpless and embarrassed to fall into a dilemma of retreating.

After the Khan Ashinadaman of Nijuechu, he advanced eastward to Central Earth and surrendered to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, he was given the title of Hosuna Khan. Soon after, he could congratulate Dun and "marry" and marry Princess Xinyi, a royal family girl. In fact, Ashinadaman is no longer a Khan of the Western Turks, and "marry" is not worthy of his name, but the question is, since even he can marry the princess of Central Earth, why are the Western Turks today not qualified to "marry"?

This is just one of the problems. The second problem is that those tribes who followed Ashinadaman to the eastwardly enter Middle-earth. They believed the promise of the Middle-earth emperor, accepted the arrangement of the Middle-earth emperor, and settled it in Huining County in the northwest. Now they want to "rebellion" and leave Middle-earth and return to the West Land. They probably have learned these secrets, and the ten leaked ones are secret soldiers sent by the Western Turks.

If the emperor wants to stabilize the situation in the northwest, he must first appease these Turks. If he wants to appease these Turks, Ashinadaman's head cannot be cut off. Once Ashinadaman's head is left, it is equivalent to rejecting the peaceful conditions of Shekuen Khan, and the crisis in the northwest becomes more and more serious.

In other words, Galan mistakenly estimated the situation in the northwest. In fact, Middle-earth and Western Turks were facing the danger of war and were getting farther and farther away from peace. As for the Zhaowu Qushu Branch's plan to restore the country, there was no possibility of implementation.

It is no wonder that the emperor controlled the liquidation storm within a certain range. When the Han King Yang Liang rebelled, there were as many as hundreds of thousands of people, and as many as thousands of nobles were destroyed, and the rebellion of Yang Xuangan was only tens of thousands of people, including as many as 18,000 nobles and soldiers from the palace guarding the border, which not only added troops to the northwest battlefield, but also eased the fierce conflict with the conservative forces of the Guanlong noble group.

However, whether it is to increase the Northwest Guard Army or ease the conflicts between domestic aristocratic groups, the empire cannot resolve the Northwest crisis at the minimum cost and stabilize the situation in the Northwest. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it is not difficult to foresee a large-scale war in the Northwest.

Thinking of this, Galan suddenly had a bold idea, a strategy that could prevent or delay the emperor from launching the third eastern expedition, that is, to use the northwest crisis to suppress the central decision-making, forcing the emperor to put aside the third eastern expedition plan indefinitely. Since he could think of this strategy, others could naturally think of it, such as Pei Shiju and Su Wei, who held a cautious stance among the reformists, and the Guanlong Wuchuan faction, which remained politically neutral.

Galan was thinking, and Pei Shiju's low voice came from his ears, "It is rare to find out from the overall situation, regardless of personal life and death, and try every means to curb the expansion of the liquidation storm, but you must be clear that your opponents are all a group of people-eating tigers, struggling with tigers, and are full of dangers."

Jialan thought about this, but Pei Shiju pointed out specifically that the meaning contained in it should be carefully considered.

From the ease of the conflict between the imperial aristocratic groups and the emperor's urgent need to curb and attack conservative forces, even if the emperor wants to drive Li Yuan away from the position of commander of the Northwest Army, he will not be in a hurry at this moment, because the time is wrong. One is that the northwest crisis is full and the war is about to begin, and the other is that the frequent replacement of commander of the Northwest Army will undoubtedly scatter the morale of the Northwest Army and intensify internal conflicts between the Northwest Army. Third, the emperor needs to win over the neutral faction led by the Guanlong Wuchuan faction in politics in order to gain more support from his own reform plan.

However, the main force that determines the situation in the northwest is the Northwest Army. The emperor must have his own armed forces that are absolutely trusted and absolutely loyal to him on the northwest battlefield. At this time, the emperor handed over 18,000 prisoners to the imperial guards Longwei Mansion, in fact, just to directly control an army, which is exactly the same as his intention to establish the Xiaoguo Army on this year's Eastern Expedition battlefield.

But the Xiaoguo Army was ultimately an imperial guard organization and a means for the emperor to try to concentrate military power. Its political significance is greater than its military significance. Therefore, it will inevitably involve the military's complex interests and will inevitably be opposed and boycotted by the military. If it were not for the numerous military leaders who were tragically cleaned after the failure of the first Eastern Expedition, it would probably be difficult to establish it.

It is natural that Longwei Mansion brought ninety regiments into the battlefield in the northwest and fell into a situation surrounded by wolves. In the bitter and cold areas of the northwest, wars are frequent, and the garrison army is severely short of personnel is a difficult problem. Suddenly, ninety regiments of the prisoners were entrusted with prisoners, and they were all the original Dongdu garrison troops. Who wouldn't want to get a share of the pie? The officials of the towns of the Northwest Army were eyeing each other, and they actually represented the forces in the northwest, and behind them was the Guanlong noble group.

Currently, the person who presided over the military of the Northwest is still the Li Yuan left behind in Honghua. Although Pei Shiju is nominally in charge of the military and politics of the Northwest, his main mission is to resolve the crisis in the Northwest. For this reason, he needs to devote all his energy to communicate and compromise with the Guanlong noble group, as well as the local and military forces in the Northwest. It is obvious that the 90 regiments of the prisoners became Pei Shiju's powerful bargaining chip, which is a powerful deterrent to the Huining Turkic tribe, and for all forces in the Northwest, it is a sure "fat meat" that is inevitable.

Jialan figured it out, and she was wasted her efforts. After all, she was still plotted by these traitorous powerful people. She didn't say anything about her hard work, but she also took the risk of devastating her. In the end, she made wedding clothes for others. She was depressed. Jialan was so angry that she couldn't help but sneer, "Even a group of tigers, she would kill one and peel off its skin."

"They don't care about that 'skin'." Pei Shiju said calmly, "If you cooperate and both sides act tacitly, they are even willing to give you enough 'skin'."

Galan slowly narrowed his eyes, showing murderous intent, "Ming Gong, some things cannot be abandoned. Once they are abandoned, what they may lose may be the future of the empire."

Pei Shiju thought for a moment, raised his hand and shook it gently, "The situation is not as bad as you imagined, and of course, it is not optimistic. As for the third Eastern Expedition, considering that Goguryeo is at the end of its power, it is actually not difficult. What Your Majesty needs is not only his own face, but also the authority of the central government."

"Ming Gong, the rise of the East and West Turks and the Tuyuhun people is an indisputable fact. The northwest border is facing a serious crisis. Can't you see it?" Galan suppressed his anger and spoke sincerely, "Ming Gong, the Western Turks still have Persia, a powerful enemy. Although they aim at Middle Earth, they are just bluffing. The real purpose is to use the Tuyuhun people and East Turks to firmly clamp down Middle Earth to stop Middle Earth from advancing westward, and then ensure the stability of the situation east of the Pamirs and lay the foundation for its joint efforts to attack Persia with the Great Qin (Byzantine Empire) attacking Persia with the Byzantine Empire.

Basic. Therefore, the future strategy of garrisoning in the northwest borders should be to first north and then west, and to attack the far and near. As long as we maintain the alliance with the Western Turks, we will be able to use the powerful strength of the Western Turks to curb the Tuguhun people, block the Tuguhun people on the Huang and He lines, and then gather the main force on the Dai and Shuo lines to curb and attack the newly rising East and Turks, and to support the Tielle Alliance to counter the East and Turks. Just like during the late emperors, as long as the East and Turks are contained and weakened, the Western Turks will be unable to support them and will be difficult to pose a threat to Middle Turks."

"The first move is strong, and then the move is disaster. The fighter's opportunity will be fleeting. Once the third Eastern Expedition is launched, the fighter's opportunity will inevitably be lost. In this way, all the opportunities will be lost. The northwest borders will be in crisis at the same time. The empire is shaking under internal and external troubles. What else can His Majesty use to promote the change at that time? How much authority can the central government be left?"

Pei Shiju showed a smile on his face and nodded frequently, as if he admired Jia Lan's words, but in the end he sighed, "If you sit in a certain position, you will know what you see, what you think in your heart and what you do in your hands are completely different."

"Ming Gong, the towns and garrisons in the northwest borders are directly related to the survival of the empire, which is a well-known fact!"

"The situation is not as bad as you imagined." Pei Shiju still said the same thing, still full of confidence, "It's just a group of despicable barbarians, not to worry about it."

Galan was helpless and sighed secretly, not daring to say anything more.

"You put sixty regiments in Jincheng and go to Huangzhong to help General Feng block the Achaelu. I grant you the right to deal with it on the spot and must resolve the crisis in the shortest time. The Achaelu has regained the West Sea, his morale has been discharged, and his horse is scarce. The reason why Fu Yun continued to attack at all costs was to force us to sign an alliance under the city. From the entire situation in the West, we have to accept this shameful fact, but from the situation in the Middle Tower, we cannot make peace with the Achaelu anyway, so it is very difficult. You can find your own strategy."

Jialan smiled bitterly, "Ming Gong, the key is not Achai Lu, not Fu Yun, but Turkic people, Shekui Khan."

"As you said, the Turks had Persian worries, and moving the tent to Sanmi Mountain was just a bluff. Since that's the case, you can bluff. You came from the Eastern Capital with ninety groups. This is the 'momentum', which is enough to intimidate the Turks and force the Khan of Shekui to accept the restoration of the Zhaowu Qushuzhi in exchange for long-term peace with Central Earth."

Pei Shiju shook his hand at Galan, "Escorting Zhaowu Qushu to the Western Turkic Treasure to help him restore the country and then stabilize the situation in the northwest. This is a great contribution. It is not your turn to go, and it will lead too many people. Think about it, Heng'an, Changsun of the Laolang Mansion, will let you go? You are a disciple of a certain person. If you do it, where will his face be put? Can the people in Wuchuan, Guanlong, still control the northwest?"

Galan was speechless.

"Feng Xiaoci arrived in Longxi, Wang Wei went to Helan Mountain, and there were some generals, and the town generals were transferred from the northwest one after another. How do you stay here?" Pei Shiju looked at Jialan with kindness, "Although this is your home, a good man is determined to be in all directions, so why should he stay in a corner? After the northwest incident, he would go back to Dongdu with someone."

Jialan wanted to say something, but when he saw Pei Shiju's haggard face and exhausted expression, he felt sad and nodded sadly.

"Don't forget the expansion of Longwei Mansion." Pei Shiju instructed, "After the Northwest Army adds ninety regiments, there will be a fierce battle within the Northwest Army, and the local forces in the Northwest will be severely hit. So taking this opportunity, you will take away all the people you should take away. Even if it is too much, it doesn't matter. I will help you solve it."

Galan bowed and took the order.

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