.Prince Liu Wei

Shortly after moving into Xijin City, news of the Battle of the Persian Gulf reached Xijin City. Liu Xie also got the excuse of sending troops to the Anxi Empire and officially held the first military meeting after coming to the Western Regions.

After everyone took their seats, Liu Xie asked someone to open the Central Asia regional map, and at the same time the relevant simulated sand table was also ready to be improved. Liu Xie stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, looked at the sand table coldly, and asked everyone: "I have three purposes for this time, first of all, Kingsoft. Some people say that there are gold in the 72 valleys of Kingsoft. I am full of expectations for this land. I originally intended to establish a golden state in Jinshan, but after careful consideration, especially after seeing the Jinshan Mountains, I did not plan to establish a separate Jinzhou, but chose to allocate the southern part of Jinshan to the Western Regions Prefecture. The northern and eastern parts of Jinshan are very important summer and autumn pastures in Mobei. I also do not plan to include the scope of Xianbei Prefecture. In fact, Xianbei Prefecture is only a temporary solution, not the last way to deal with the issue of Mobei. I just hope to deal with it step by step."

"The Jinshan area is currently some small tribes of the former Turks and the Xiongnu, and it is not difficult to deal with. What is difficult to deal with is the governance of the entire Jinshan. Jinshan is a summer pasture and cannot be grazed independently, and it must be complementary to the Yili grassland. I mean, I plan to build a Sanghai City by the Sangbo Lake at the foot of Jinshan. At that time, the three cities surrounding the Junggar Basin will form an economic circle, and roads must be connected to each other. There is also a relatively large complementarity between the three cities. Wujin is a city mainly based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and handicrafts. Xijin is based on trade and handicrafts.

The city of industry and animal husbandry is a city with smelting and animal husbandry as the main body. The complementarity between the three is the core part of the Western Regions of the Han Empire. Jinshan goes north to the north and is the vast Hanzhou and the Sibir Plain (the local Tatars meant to be boundless, transliterated into English, which means Siberia). It is also a summer pasture, but it is very cold, so you can try to explore it. In short, Jinshan’s problems can be divided into two. The problems on the south side of the mountain are mainly concentrated in the central Zhiluo Mansion, and there is no problem with the military mansion; while the problems on the north side of the mountain are mainly concentrated in the military mansion, which has little to do with the military mansion."

"The second is the issue of the Silent Empire. I do not intend to occupy the Silent Empire, nor will it be included in the territory of the Han Empire for the time being. What I want is money and the management authority of the entire Tulan Plain, so that the Han merchants and the Privy channels can be linked to the Persian Gulf, and at the same time, through the Caspian Sea and the Roman Empire to achieve direct trade channels. According to the regional map provided by the Roman Empire, as long as you can reach the Caspian Sea and through the Caspian Sea, ships can enter the Black Sea through the Don River, directly reaching the Byzantium, a new city in Rome. You can even directly enter their Mediterranean Sea. In this issue, in addition to the Silent Empire, the Western Huns who remained in the Don River Basin are also a problem."

"The third issue is the issue of the Kushan Empire. It is too early to discuss this issue. I will not discuss it for the time being. However, before I leave Xijin City, I will solve all these three issues, so I have transferred all the main forces of the imperial guards and the Nanli garrison and Xianbei garrisons. They each have 50,000 elite Han army equipped with the cavalry here. I do not intend to waste more time. After all, the national strength is limited, so I must take large-scale operations as much as possible and force Anxi to drag all the main forces out and decide to fight me.

Once the battle to the death, this Western Expedition was sufficient, but I only received 3 billion yuan in war military expenditures from Zhiluo Mansion, and these military expenditures could only be supported for one year. By this time next year, if we have not received the due compensation from the Ali Empire, the problem will become very passive and will greatly affect the domestic economic construction work. So today, I want you to come up with a complete plan to eliminate the main force of Ali in two to three battles as much as possible!”

Xun You and Pang Tong had a complete plan. Just as they were about to speak, Liu Xie reached out to stop him. He looked at Liu Wei with the generals of the Xi Zongji for three years. Today, my father will give you a chance to tell you what you think. The people here are all famous generals and commanders who are experienced in many battles in the Han Empire. You don’t have to worry about it. My father believes that even if you say something wrong, they dare not laugh at you in public. Just be bold and say what you think these days and let them find faults. It will also be good for you!"

Xun You and others smiled faintly and said, "It's okay for the eldest prince to speak out!"

Although the current dispute over the princes in the Han Empire is not as obvious as Liu Xie and Liu Bian back then, it is still undercurrents in private. Liu Wei's mother Cai Yan is deeply loved by the people, and his grandfather Cai Yong is also a famous scholar. The Xun family and the Huangfu family and the Cai family have a close relationship and they all secretly support Liu Wei. Liu Yi is deeply supported by Sun Jian and the Jiangdong faction due to his biological mother Xiao Qiao. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have many cooperation and have a strong relationship, and they also secretly support Liu Yi. The Yang family and the Lu family originally intended to support Liu Zi, but this child is too martial and has long lost the possibility of fighting for the throne. He also turned to support Liu Wei, a more gentleman, to avoid the overly sharp Liu Yi ascended the throne, causing the old school in the capital to fall. After all, once Liu Yi comes to power, the Jiangdong faction will definitely benefit.

What has not made obvious statements yet is Chen Qun and Xu Shu, who have the greatest influence on Liu Xie. Both of them have cautious personalities and know that they have the role of their ministers. Xun initially also clearly supported Liu Wei, and after Liu Xie secretly warned, he also restrained a lot. The three of them fought against the Lufu Mansion, and the influence of the Imperial Mansion and the Military Mansion was only under the emperor Liu Xie. If the three of them jointly supported one side, even Liu Xie would not be able to reverse it.

Xun You, Zhou Yu and others had no scruples, either openly or secretly, and Liu Xie didn't care. Since the Western Regions were mostly within the influence of Xun You, he brought Liu Wei out this time. Last time, because Sun Jian and others were there, he deliberately brought Liu Yi out. What he wanted to do was not intentionally divide the divisions, but to find a broader space for the prince's growth.

With the encouragement of everyone, Liu Wei also stood up and said, "My son thought that the strength of the Ali Empire lies in the eastern region of the Mesopotamia and the Gross Mountains, as well as the Persian Plateau (Iranian Plateau), and the Tulan Plain is equivalent to their vassal state. The Tulan Plain is also an excellent pasture, so we can consider using the method of Nanli Gong and General Zhao Yun to conduct an expedition to the north of the desert, and transfer 200,000 herders to go out with the army to provide various supplies along the way."

"In addition, the main forces of the Expeditionary Force of the Great Han Empire and some cavalry forces of the Anxi Empire are now in a confrontation in the Persian waters. According to General Ling Tong, the largest general of the Anxi Empire led more than 200,000 elite cavalrymen in the Anxi Empire to defend outside the Axi Port, so the country must be empty and can be divided into three groups. Two routes drove straight into the Tulan Plain, and the Dayuan and other countries were decomposed from the Anxi Empire. The second route directly inserted into the Persian plateau and the Expeditionary Force to attack Panelson's main cavalry regiment from north to south. The third route steadily expanded and established strongholds in the Tulan Plain to provide supplies for the two routes directly attacking the attack!"

Liu Xie nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I thought it very carefully, Gongda. Let me tell you what's wrong!"

Xun You coughed dryly and said, "The main cavalry that the Han Empire could mobilize in the Western Jin Dynasty can reach 300,000. If it is divided into three routes, its power may be too dispersed, and it will be easily surrounded and annihilated by the Anxi Empire. Prince Chang can consider it in depth based on this suggestion!"

Pang Tong whispered: "In a year, there are six to eight months to be suitable for cavalry decisive battles!"

When Liu Wei heard the words of the two of them, he felt a little confident in his heart. He pondered for a moment and said, "It is easy to be destroyed by division of troops, so he will be divided into two parts, and the front and back are in vain. The front and rear are directly breaking through the Gross Mountains, pretending to directly penetrate the capital of the Anxi Empire, Taixifeng, and forcing Panelson to rescue him. In fact, the main force of the Han Dynasty and the front army set up ambush left and right on the south bank of the Caspian Sea to encircle and annihilate the main force of Anxi!"

Liu Xie smiled and looked very satisfied, but he still asked: "Will the defenders of the capital of the Anxu Empire join forces with Panelson's main cavalry regiment to encircle the front army?"

Liu Wei replied: "Taixi Feng was only more than 300 miles away from Socrates. The 200,000 expeditionary army marched day and night. It can arrive in three days. Even ordinary marches will only last seven days. (Reading on mobile phones 1 6 k .cn) The defense guards of the capital city will never dare to divide their troops too much. If they send few troops, they will not be afraid!"

Liu Xie smiled again and asked again: "There are more than 2,000 miles from Xijin City to the south bank of the Caspian Sea. It takes at least two months to march. Considering the supply issue, it will take at least three months to arrive. Do you think you can hold the enemy's main force along the way?"

Liu Wei immediately replied: "Panilson received the military information for more than ten days after our army launched a large-scale army, it would take about three months to lead the army to the south bank, and the distance was almost the same. As long as the main force of our army was faster, it would not be difficult to form a pincer attack!"

Liu Xie asked again: "The enemy is marching in his own country, and the supply is easy along the way, but where can our army get the supply?"

Liu Wei was slightly stunned and lowered his head to ponder. Xun You and Pang Tong hurriedly wanted to hint. Liu Xie glared coldly, and the two of them were silent. After thinking for a long time, Liu Wei replied: "Since our army needs money, not land this time, we can use the method of fighting to support the war. The supply army will continue to supply through Xijin and Shule, and the main army can replenish the profits from the local station!"

Liu Xie smiled and said, "Okay!" He asked Xun You and others again, "But what else needs to be added?"

Xun You smiled happily and said, "I am worthy of being Mr. Xi's disciple. In terms of overall situation, I have already gained 70% of Mr. Xi's talent!"

Pang Tong and others also said: "It's enough to be the commander!"

Liu Wei lowered his head and said nothing. Liu Xie looked at him and asked, "What they said is the truth?"

Liu Wei said: "Actually, the emperor's son is ashamed of being a leader. One can control the overall strategy, two can control the tactics of small situations, three can train good generals and elite soldiers, four can carefully dispatch food and grass, five can know people and make good use of them, six can observe the enemy's flaws, and confront the enemy's flaws. There is no one in the emperor's son, and it still takes ten years of training!"

Liu Xie was overjoyed, and then clenched again and laughed a few times, asking the crowd, "Are there any descendants of all men who are better than my eldest son?"

Xun You was also very surprised and said happily: "Congratulations to the emperor, the eldest prince is not surprised when he is hurt, and praises but not arrogant. This is an extraordinary person!"

Liu Xie could not hear the implicit meaning of Xun You's words. If he had given him a cold look on weekdays, Liu Wei's performance today did make his father's face shine, and he was really very happy. He also added confidence in the future of the empire. He leaned on the dragon throne and put one hand on the armrest, smiling calmly.

After everyone was calm, Liu Xie turned his head and said to Liu Wei: "Father is willing to give you ten years. Ten years later, you will not only become a handsome talent, but also a commander, with martial arts in charge of the world and military horses, and literary arts in charge of the country. This is what Father expects you!"

After saying this, Liu Xie gradually pulled away from his joy and returned to his usual dullness. He sighed: "Don't let your father down!"

Liu Wei bowed to the ground and said loudly: "I will never dare to let my father down!"

Liu Xie nodded slightly and said to Pang Tong: "Tomorrow, let several doctors from the Tianjing Academy who accompanied the army concentrate on the five studies of mathematics, geography, physics, agriculture, and engineering of the Prince. I personally teach, manage, organize, business, and finance. Pang Tong Yueyao teaches miscellaneous studies on the day. Everything you learn, astronomy, geography, and leadership in the country, and teaches everything!"

He also said to Xun You and Zhang He: "Gongda serves as the military teacher and the cavalry and shooting martial arts teacher!"

Xun You and the other two were overjoyed. One was happy that they could serve as the prince tutor of Liu Wei. If Liu Wei could really reach the throne, it would be a happy event for him. The other was happy that the four studies of management, organization, business, and finance were the ways to govern the country, and it was also created by the emperor himself. If one is proficient, no one in the Han Dynasty could reach the emperor. The emperor personally taught Liu Wei, which shows that his importance and expectations for Liu Wei have far exceeded other princes.

After explaining these, Liu Xie continued to talk about specific tactical matters with everyone. The General Machinery Academy collected various information about the military aspects of the Sakura Empire to consider, and found the weaknesses of the Sakura Empire's army and city defense, and also conducted a round of detailed considerations on the marching routes and supply situations of the Han Dynasty.

After Liu Wei was praised by Liu Xie, his confidence increased and he repeatedly spoke and participated in these discussions. Although he became more and more likely to make his understanding of the art of military strategy more bookish, Liu Wei also benefited a lot after discussing it overnight. Whenever he said it wrong, Liu Xie would deliberately pause and let Xun You, Pang Tong and others guide him slowly, gradually combining the bookish and theorized art of military strategy in Liu Wei's mind with the actual military strategy, so that he could understand the actual situation of the military battle field little by little.

During the entire discussion on the details of the military trip, Liu Xie often deliberately slowed down the pace. Let Liu Wei, Huangfu Yan and Deng Ai speak one by one. Adjust their shortcomings. Xun You, Pang Tong, Ma Teng, Yan Xing and Zhang He also knew that Liu Xie was interested in using this great battle to complete the training of the third batch of commanders of the Han Empire army, so that they could lead the war independently, and try to speak as little as possible. Let these young people speak, but only make adjustments when they make mistakes because of lack of experience.

After Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi, the first generation of imperial commanders, left the stage of the empire, Xu Shu, Xun You, Zhou Yu, the second generation reached the peak of his life, and Pang De and Lu Su and other second generations began to gain more opportunities, the training of the third generation of commanders, Deng Ai, Ling Tong and Wang Ji, the third generation of commanders, also gradually began to increase. Among more than 100 children, including Jiang Wei, Wen Jin (the second son of Wen Pin), Chen Qian, the fourth generation of commanders, began to take over by Xi Zhicai.

The army of the Han Empire is a machine that can continuously produce blood. It can always achieve the task of normal succession when the previous generation is not old, and the next generation has emerged and begin to gain more opportunities for cultivation and opportunities. This is the foundation for the continuous growth of an empire. These generals who have continued to follow the blood and soul of the empire, and they continue the glory of the empire.

In the country, you cannot seek strength and do not lack ability.

Liu Xie was very clear about the importance of this inheritance and regarded the cultivation of this heir as the foundation of the empire. Whether it was the cultivation of the emperor's successors, the training of the nine generals of the military office, the training of the Sanzhiluogong, the imperial palace or the successors of other institutions, these tasks were very important, and it was necessary to cultivate and support the young successors in the empire. Although this would make many families and some interest groups continue to protect their own interests, from another perspective, this is much better than the lack of talents. Looking back on the situation caused by the lack of talents in the late Three Kingdoms, and when the Five Barbarians invaded China, there was no excellent general able to resist the great country. This was undoubtedly the failure of the empire.

It is also incomplete to just assign the responsibility of the Five Barbarians to the conquest of China by the Three Kingdoms and the natural economy. The kind of nepotism that the Jin Dynasty continued with Sima Yi led to the failure of the Chinese power to cultivate a capable general. This is also a very important reason. In the failure of the Wei Dynasty, people only considered Sima Yi's personal ability and Sima Zhao's personal morality, but did not consider it. Isn't this kind of change of dynasty the inevitable result of the Cao Group's use of the nepotism policy?

History is wonderful. Nothing is greater than one who has made a mistake; no one who has made a mistake is greater than one.

Liu Xie sometimes wonders whether there is a very big consequence and tragedy behind his achievements? Will future generations think back to this history and say that behind his determination to reform the great man, there is a greater historical and national tragedy?

Spain, Portugal, and Britain all went to a world empire, but they eventually failed. The main reason for the failure was not social progress and the independent spirit of other nations. The fundamental reason for the failure was that their own foundation could not achieve the large-scale expansion and expansion of their own nation, and that their civilization lacked a kind of heavy, heavy enough to affect the entire world.
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