What's more, there is currently only one eldest princess in the Central Plains to support the Han Dynasty. The princes from all over the world are still relying on the eldest princess's regency policy to stick to the banner of the Han Dynasty to ensure that they will not overwhelm each other. The princess is going to marry you Guishang, don’t talk about your shame, will we survive?
Is it possible that the face of your Kushan family is just a face, but the face of our Han Dynasty is not a face? What’s more, this is no longer a matter of face, it is a matter of national continuation. Now you have 200,000 soldiers and fierce generals. When strong soldiers come to fight, the worst thing they can do is to fight a war. Have I, the Han Dynasty, ever been afraid of war?
"Lord, is this information credible?" After reading it, Xun Yu first asked a question. After all, they didn't know much about Guishang.
"The secret report sent from the Western Region has been forwarded to the other three families." Cao Cao directly explained the reason. This answer was enough to prove the authenticity and importance of this secret letter.
"If that's the case, I'm afraid we have underestimated the strength of Yizhou Mu." Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao calmly and said, and the others couldn't help but frown when they heard this.
Everyone present thought of the situation at the beginning of last year when Liu Zhang stood proudly holding the credentials of more than a dozen countries in the southwest. At that time, Liu Zhang made it clear that his subordinates Yan Yan, Zhang Ren and other civil servants and generals would join the Wenjia Dynasty with the Kushan Empire. In the end, he won the battle.
Of course, Liu Zhang did not mention in detail how he won. In addition, Cao Cao did not have a deep understanding of Guishang at that time and did not ask. However, based on this group of people's views of Liu Zhang, although the opponent's character was timid, On the one hand, Liu Zhang disdained lying on this matter.
What's more, Liu Zhang, who holds the credentials of more than a dozen countries, looks arrogant when talking about Guishuang, which is enough to show that Yizhou will definitely win the battle between Yizhou and Guishuang. Even if the two sides are in a test battle, Liu Zhang can use such a light Saying that kind of words in a tone is enough to show that Liu Zhang either has a great victory over the other party, or he also failed to do his best.
"Liu Jiyu can't be stronger than us." Cao Cao looked at the others very solemnly and said.
"At least it will be stronger than we expected. It seems that Liu Jiyu has also transformed a lot." Liu Ba sighed. The others couldn't help but glance at Liu Ba after hearing this, but did not answer.
"Whether Liu Jiyu is strong or not, let's put it aside for now. The purpose of my informing you is how to deal with this matter." After hearing Liu Ba's words, Cao Cao also reacted. This is not the time to talk about these things.
"Send troops to assist." Cheng Yu made a decision immediately.
"Inappropriate." Xun You shook his head and said, "Not to mention the difficulty of advancing troops from Sichuan and Shu. Even if we can enter Sichuan, how should our army assist Liu Jiyu? The military orders of both sides cannot be unified. This battle is different from Northern Xinjiang, let alone Northern Xinjiang. It also took a lot of time to adjust military orders and command."
Cheng Yu couldn't help but curl his lips. He didn't believe that Xun You didn't understand what he meant. This was a great opportunity to set up a bridgehead in the south.
However, Xun You refuted his plan to send troops to assist in such a formal statement, so in Xun You's view, building a bridgehead in the southwest was not worth considering.
Xun You gave Cheng Yu a look. Cheng Yu thought for a while and agreed. This is indeed an opportunity. However, Cao Jun's current situation is that on the one hand, he does not have the ability to divide his troops into two groups, and on the other hand, he does not have the ability to start two groups at the same time. , the background of commanding two wars.
"There is another question. Although the situation in the Han Dynasty is generally stable, Yizhou Mu may not allow us to invade Yizhou." Xun Yu said calmly, "What's more, Yizhou Mu has a record of defeating Guishang. Even if this time The information delivered exceeded Yizhou Mu’s expectations, and I think the other party will not be easily defeated by Guishang.”
"The Southwest Silk Road is not that easy to travel. Even if Yizhou Mu is defeated by the opponent at the beginning, as long as the strategy shrinks, even Guishang will be unsustainable." Chen Qun said coldly, "Thank you for the expedition. Especially when there is no mature road logistics, you should also know how difficult it is."
Chen Qun rarely expressed his opinions on military strategy, so naturally everyone had to think deeply about it.
As for the Labor Expedition, the Han Dynasty had too much experience. It was impossible to defeat everything that could be fought and touched everything that could be touched. Naturally, everyone knew how long the Labor Expedition would be if the road logistics were not solved. difficulty.
In the middle and late stages of Emperor Wu's reign, apart from anything else, if the quality of the individual soldiers was the same, I am afraid that the organizational strength, fighting quality, and fighting will of the legion itself were even worse than what they are now.
In addition, at that time, it was also an era when the mountains had just been overthrown and people had proved their strength and spirit. The middle period of Emperor Wu was almost the era when the Han Empire's fighting will was the most violent.
However, with this fighting power, he actually lost the first time in his expedition to Dawan. This opponent was either an empire or a kingdom, not even a top-level kingdom, and they were defeated.
From this we can know what impact the labor expedition will have on combat effectiveness when road logistics are not solved.
Everyone thought for a moment and then realized that Guishan was indeed very strong based on the paper data, but Liu Zhang was no rookie. After all, he had fought with Guishan before, and he should have won the battle before. This time Even if Guishuang comes with a large army, Liu Zhang can still hold them back if he can't defeat them.
What's more, you can still retreat if you can't defeat them. After shrinking the strategy, you can lengthen the opponent's supply line. Besides, if you can't defeat them, aren't there still Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Liu Bei?
It's not a big problem if Yizhou cannot defeat Guishang. There are also the following twelve states. If it really can't be defeated, there are many people in the Central Plains who are willing to lead troops to resist Liu Zhang.
"I think we should arrange for an envoy to go over and have a good talk with Yizhou Mu. The situation should be explained clearly to Yizhou Mu. The other party may not agree with us sending troops now, but we must be prepared to send troops to let Yizhou Mu. Don't contradict this." After Chen Qun spoke, Sima Lang thought for a while and decided to follow up.
Speaking of which, Sima Lang really didn't believe that other people would not know Liu Zhang's way of thinking.
As a member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhang, a clan member of the Han Dynasty who held the credentials of more than a dozen countries during the great dynasty meeting, accepted the southwestern countries as vassals, and was qualified to join the three major princes, would not fight because on paper the opponent's fighting power was stronger than his own. Just let others into your territory?
Are you kidding me, that is a group of princes, and a group of powerful princes. The paper data we got is still the opponent that the other side has defeated. Do you think the other side will let our army enter Sichuan just because of this?
It's a dream! There were times when Liu Zhang's mind was not online, but the civil servants of Sichuan and Shu were not mentally retarded! What's more, even if Liu Zhang was mentally retarded, Liu Zhang would not agree to such a thing.
For the civil servants and generals of Sichuan and Shu, they would lower their heads and call for reinforcements only if they really couldn't defeat them. Even if everyone knew that the Xia were one and the Han Dynasty was in the same pace, it was a consensus that the enemies in their own defense areas should be dealt with by themselves! If you can't win, it's natural to call your parents. After all, you can't let yourself suffer. But if you can win, you have to solve it yourself. For such a big person, face is also very important!
We haven't even started fighting yet, but you're sending troops to help. What do you mean? A good-tempered person advises you to stay calm and let him solve the problem by himself. A bad-tempered person may fall out with you. Do you look down on our Sichuan and Shu fighting capabilities and want to start a war?
Believe it or not, our Sichuan Army fought with you. Your approach insulted the combat effectiveness of our Sichuan Army. Why do you think that I can't defeat you, but you can win? I haven't lost yet!
Everyone was convinced by Sima Lang's words. Only Liu Ba smiled bitterly. If Liu Zhang was still dawdling in those days and saw this kind of paper data of Guishang, I am afraid he would have sent notices everywhere asking for help. But now Liu Zhang Much more angry than before.
Liu Zhang was shocked at most when this wave of secret reports were sent. What happened next was probably similar to what Sima Lang had guessed. Any prince who wants to have face and has a face would not easily bow his head and admit to such a matter. Not on my own.
Don't say it hasn't been fought yet, even if he really can't defeat Liu Zhang, he will definitely fight against him. As a prince, among other things, he must at least leave enough information for the reinforcements who will come later, so even if he loses, he will still lose. He will do something to leave a foundation for his own people.
What's more, Liu Zhang really doesn't think he will lose now, especially since he has actually fought against the soldiers of the southern Kushan. Yan Yan's record gave Liu Zhang great confidence. Isn't it the Kushan comeback? Fight, I, Liu Zhang, am still afraid of you!
"This is indeed a problem, Boda. It's up to you to go to Yizhou and inform Yizhou in detail about the situation of the herdsmen. Don't make them resist." Cao Cao nodded and felt that what Sima Lang said made sense.
After all, if this matter were placed on Cao Cao himself, would Cao Cao ask for help without fighting? In the past, it might have happened when the other princes were not regarded as one of their own, but now the Han Dynasty is still a complete group, and it would be embarrassing to do such a thing.
"Why don't my lord donate some materials that are difficult to deal with to Yizhou Mu? On the one hand, it will show sincerity and show that we are willing to assist them when the war situation is not good. On the other hand, it can also be considered as a plan for the future." Xun Yu suggested He said that they still have some supplies that are difficult to deal with, mainly because they are too noisy to transport, but it would be a good idea to give them to Liu Zhang.
"That's fine." Cao Cao nodded. Anyway, they are unlikely to use those things now, so giving them to Liu Zhang is not a big problem.
"Should this matter be brought to court tomorrow?" Han Sui, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked. Cao Cao was silent for a while, and then nodded slowly to express that it was indeed necessary to inform everyone in the Han Dynasty. This is not a matter of one family. , someone is going to invade the Han Dynasty, exactly like what the Huns did back then!
"Inform Da Honglu early tomorrow morning, and Da Honglu will speak." Cao Cao thought for a while and said.
