Chapter 659 Nothing to worry about
"General, will there be no Xianbei on this grassland in the future?" Wen Chou asked with some unsatisfactory look at the Xianbei who was fleeing in a panic.
"There is no Xianbei, but Wuhuan can fight. After the Wuhuan, there are Goguryeo and Fuyu can fight. Your Majesty has begun to plan the Western Regions two years ago. The Qiang people and Wusun, Yue people and the Southern Barbarians are all within our attack range." Huang Zhong shook his head, "With Your Majesty's meaning, our journey will never end, and the territory of the Han Dynasty is boundless!"
I really thought he couldn't see it, so Wen Chou deliberately let some Xianbei soldiers go. Raising thieves and self-respecting is one of the means by which the generals use self-protection. If there is really no enemy, I am worried that there will be no way to achieve military achievements in the future.
What I am really afraid of is that His Majesty wants to "get the birds away and hide the good bow."
"Emperor Wu was like this at the beginning. The last edict of guilt was over, and everything was over." Wen Chou knew that Huang Zhong was scolding him, but he still couldn't help but refute.
"We are different from the time of Emperor Wu!" Huang Zhong smiled and explained, "We have already taken measures to deal with the severe cold weather, and also found crops that can be planted on the grassland. For us, the grassland is no longer an optional place, and we can survive here."
In the early days of Emperor Wu of Han, many cattle, sheep, horses, and even slaves from the Huns. Later, because the Huns were fewer and fewer, it became increasingly difficult to find, and the consumption of materials and army began to gradually outweigh the harvest.
In addition, it was not suitable for farming here, and winter was much colder than in the Central Plains, so naturally no one was willing to live here. In other words, Emperor Wu’s war against the Huns was pure invasion and plunder, and he had no intention of conquering the other side.
Seeing that there is not much gain, then we naturally have to stop it. At the same time, some Confucian children also believe that invading and looting others are also unkind behaviors. Others have been beaten to the point of being convinced? Then we should promote the king's majesty instead of continuing to be invincible.
But to count, it is essentially because the grassland is not suitable for farming and living.
Now Your Majesty has solved this problem? So since you can expand your territory, why not continue to fight?
Even if those aristocratic families are unwilling to come? As long as they promise to come here, they will give them as many acres of land, then there will naturally be a large number of people willing to take risks. After all, the Chinese people's desire for land is something that other nations cannot understand.
"A place where wind and sand in the Western Regions is rolling? Can it be inhabited even if it can't be planted?" Pang De thought about it.
"Do you remember the drip irrigation that Yunzhong County tried? There are also many oasis in the Western Regions, rivers, and enough reservoirs to build enough water tanks, and even water cellars for rainwater..." Huang Zhong thought for a while, "Anyway, Your Majesty will always have a solution!"
"Yes? Your Majesty is a disciple of the Immortal Family, what can I do?" Wen Chou laughed.
In fact, everyone is really convinced. How many years have they ascended the throne? Not only has the whole world been unified, but the Xianbei problem has almost been solved.
Why is the grassland problem difficult to solve? After all, it is the grassland nation? It comes without a trace? It may suddenly appear anywhere or at any time.
The grassland cannot live in, and it is easy to lose its direction. It is impossible to live in, and it is troublesome to find enemies to fight. Be careful not to get lost. Excessively going into the supply line is easy to be attacked.
In other words, whether it is the Xianbei or other grassland ethnic groups to solve these problems, it is not enough to worry about it.
The combat power of both sides is not at the same level at all, let alone the great man, who has begun to have the ability to ride and shoot. With the scroll, it is just a pure bullying of children.
"Speaking of this, next time we deal with Hu people, don't use scrolls?" Wen Chou asked, "There is no practical feeling, no tension. If you continue, you may become numb to the war."
"The Sky Eye Technique is still necessary. If you are on the road, the Speed Technique is also indispensable... Stone skin and armor techniques are not used, morale can be avoided unless necessary, and despair and weakness can be used." Huang Zhong thought about it. If he continued like this, he would lose the tension and caution he should have about the war.
After all, if you encounter an enemy, just fill the scroll directly and rush over it. It's too easy.
Besides, the strength of the Han army cannot be placed on the scroll. This is better than the magical martial arts of the Han army, the Han emperor's immortal skills. These generals really have no sense of accomplishment.
If His Majesty's immortal magic has no successor and His Majesty will not have a scroll to use after a hundred years, what should the army do after using up the last scroll?
"Until the railway and outpost were established, there was no way to use the Sky Eye Technique and the Divine Speed Technique." Wen Chou and Pang De also agreed with this view.
"Okay, the counting is almost over. It seems that there is no way to continue the march tonight. Let's camp here and rest for one night. Tomorrow, I will go and meet with the other routes." Huang Zhong immediately ordered.
"Here!" The other two generals looked at the sky, and it was indeed not suitable to continue on the road, so they went down to make arrangements immediately.
The news of the great victory on the grassland also reached Luoyang a few days later. The soldiers who reported the victory shouted all the way, making the people along the way unable to believe their ears. Of course, for most people, there is actually little idea about this news.
"Xianbei, is it over?" Only the gentry knew what this meant, "Why is it over so easy?"
"It's normal, right?" Naturally, there are people who understand. "A few years ago, Yuan Shao asked the main Xianbei forces to go south to support, but they all stayed there. The grassland itself has no combat power, and has been constantly plundered by General Anbei and Pingbei in recent years... Even if this time, it is estimated that at most three or five years, it will be almost gone."
"But it can be that simple, why can't I beat the other party before?" Some people couldn't figure it out.
"Idiot, I haven't won any time before? It's useless to win..." He couldn't say anything like Huang Zhong again, and the scholars around him looked like a sudden realization.
The news finally came to Liu Tao's imperial case. When I saw this news, I was a little unbelievable. The huge Mongolian grassland was captured like this? Oh, this period is not called Mongolian grassland... In the future, the city and county were built, there was no need to give another name.
If you think about it carefully, the Xianbei people only began to be known by the Han Dynasty in 45 AD and reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Huan. With some internal friction, how many people can be? Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and it will not exceed tens of millions anyway, but two or three million are possible.
"Slowly, the number of people is wrong..." Liu Tao calculated that he would have to have 300,000 or 500,000 yuan.
"Some of them fled to the east, with a population of about 10,000. In addition, according to the prisoners, there are still 300,000 people, and they went to Wusun." Jian Yong had already done his homework and answered immediately after hearing this.
"Oh... That's right. You can't really fight against us for the decisive battle..." Liu Tao suddenly realized.
Chapter completed!