"Haha, Murong Xin still resents me in his heart. After he goes to the Western Regions, he will be able to understand my good intentions."
Liu Yu said with a gentle smile.
Gongsun Sheng felt puzzled by this sentence.
It is certain that Murong Xianbei had resentment in his heart, but why did he realize any good intentions after arriving in the Western Regions?
Liu Yu noticed his doubts and explained casually.
"All the countries in the Western Regions are in charge of their own affairs. Even the so-called big countries such as Wusun are just a few princes who separate themselves and support one leader. The real power is still in the hands of these princes."
"However, these countries in the Western Regions have a large number of people after all. Even if Murong Xin can defeat them for a while, it will be difficult to manage the conquered population without a strong support."
"The benefits of Buddhism will be reflected at that time."
Gongsun Sheng still had some understanding of the teachings of Buddhism. Although many of them were exaggerated and false, their essence still guided people to do good, and even advocated the practice of great evil.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then Murong Xianbei will be able to take root in the Western Region, and will it become a serious problem in the Western Frontier in the future?" Gongsun Sheng said worriedly.
"No, once you get to the Western Region, there are weak and rich pigs everywhere. How can you run back?" Liu Yu said with a smile.
Gongsun Sheng's worries are basically impossible to realize.
Historically, as long as we understand the flow of various forces from East Asia to Central Asia, whether it is the Dayuezhi, Wusun and other forces that moved westward from the Hexi Corridor, or the later Western Turks, Western Liao and other forces, they are all entering. After that, Central Asia became unbearable.
Wouldn't it be nice for him to be the king and hegemon in the Western Region, where the sick and weak people everywhere are everywhere?
Why do you have to return to the Central Plains to be cannon fodder?
"However, I will not let Murong stay in the Western Region for a long time."
Liu Yu was now beyond the reach of the Western Regions, so he could only move a number of hidden nomadic tribes westward as much as possible.
The advantage of this is that on the one hand, potential threats such as Murong and Tuyuhun were moved to the Western Regions.
On the other hand, he can also use Shi Mozhi and others to spread Buddhism widely in the Western Regions. After all the people in the Western Regions have become compassionate and good people, Liu Yu will then send Han troops to take over, which will be very easy. .
"Okay, if we send more people, we will follow Murong Xianbei in the name of a business traveler and monitor their movements at any time. If anything happens, we will immediately go to Ran Long and his son to solve it."
Ran Long and Ran Liang now have 60,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the Helan area. Anyone who dares to disturb Xianbei tribes will inevitably suffer disaster.
"I obey!"
Gongsun Sheng immediately agreed.
Liu Yu suddenly thought of it again and asked.
"How is the war in Yizhou going now?"
Two lines of Han troops commanded by Xi Jian and Gou Xi had already entered Yizhou, and Li Xiong, who had just recovered from serious injuries, had to deal with it with all his strength.
"Your Majesty, Baishui and Langzhong have been captured. Li Xiong has gathered his troops and controlled the road ahead. He is now confronting our army. I am afraid that he will not take the initiative for two or three months." Gongsun Sheng said.
Facing the two aggressive Han armies, the Xiqiang recruited by Li Xiong were no match at all.
Even when Pu Hong, Yao Yizhong and other Di Qiang from Qinzhou attacked on behalf of the Han army, these Western Qiang all surrendered and became servants of the Han army.
However, the Ba Di soldiers in Li Xiong's hands were all soldiers who dared to fight, and relying on the dangerous terrain of Yizhou, they temporarily blocked the Han army from the Chengdu Plain.
"Li Xiong relies on the danger to hold on and cannot get out. He is trying to exhaust our army's energy!"
Liu Yu immediately guessed Li Xiong's strategic intention.
Li Xiong had already guessed that it would be extremely difficult for the Han army to transport grain and grass from the Central Plains, otherwise they would not be plundering cattle, horses and vehicles in the Guanzhong area.
As long as the Battle of Yizhou turns into a war of attrition, Li Xiong will be able to drag the war until winter by virtue of the geographical advantage.
"In a while, it will be winter soon. By that time, the Qinling Mountains will be even more difficult to travel, and transporting grain and grass will be even more difficult." Gongsun Sheng was also a little worried.
"Then tell Xi Jian that he is the main force on this road. As long as the food route is ensured, even if the city is not captured, it will be considered a victory." Liu thought about it and said.
"What about Gou Xi's journey?" Gongsun Sheng asked.
Liu Yu touched his chin and said slowly.
"Gou Xi's route passed through the territory of the Diqiang and other tribes, and it has penetrated into Yizhou. It may be impossible to rely on Guanzhong to transport grain and grass."
"Order Gou Xi, if you cannot store enough food and grass before winter, then retreat and guard Yinping, Baishui and other places."
Liu Yu didn't have much worries about the outcome of the Battle of Yizhou.
Now that Li Xiong has lost the support of the people in Yizhou, he cannot recruit more soldiers. He only relies on the Ba Di soldiers in his hands, and he will die sooner or later.
It's just that this process is a war of attrition.
"In the battle of Yizhou, as long as we fight steadily, it will be enough to defeat Li Xiong."
"When Yizhou is captured, there will be no major wars for at least five years."
Liu Yu's only hope after capturing Yizhou was to quickly recover the population lost due to the war.
Now the combined population of all the Central Plains states is less than half of what it was during the Taikang period.
You know, in Dingkou during the Taikang period, there were many slaves and slaves who were not counted in the population.
Liu Yu has now ordered various states to release slaves and slaves as many as five or six times.
Even so, it is still less than half of what it was back then.
"Your Majesty, the civil strife in the Jiangdong Jin Dynasty has ceased. Thieves have emerged in Huainan. Wang Dun and others cannot check and balance at all, and they are already threatening the Huaibei area." Gongsun Sheng said.
As the saying goes, in troubled times, when big wars may still have a break, it will be difficult to stop small wars.
In particular, all kinds of thieves who occupy mountains, rivers and lakes are always suppressed.
"It seems that the method Diao Yi and others thought of is not very effective." Gongsun Sheng said.
After Wang Dun launched an army to attack Diao Xie and Liu Wei, his son Diao Yi suggested that Liu Yu recruit troops from Huainan to flee north.
The current chaos in Huainan is mostly caused by Diao Yi and others.
"It's not that Diao Yi's method doesn't work, the key is to see who uses it." Liu Yu was also a little helpless.
Diao Yi's method is very beautiful, but when implemented, the results are not very satisfactory.
Wang Dun and others also tried their best to win over the various refugee armies in Huainan, especially the powerful commanders of the various refugee armies. They promised a very high degree of autonomy and gave them more than 100 official positions. Diao Yi's specifications.
"If we can recruit soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Huainan, it will only be a matter of time to send troops across the river."
"How could Wang Dun and others not understand this truth?"
Liu Yu was already mentally prepared for this situation.
"Now the refugees from all walks of life in Huainan are in chaos with each other. Especially some of the refugees who gather in the mountains and forests have become outright bandits. They often cross the Huaihe River north to rob, which is very troublesome." Gongsun Sheng said.
Liu Yu frowned slightly. valley
Diao Yi had a good idea to appease the refugees from all walks of life in Huainan. However, his prestige and ability were not enough. Apart from causing chaos on one side, he did not achieve much results.
"It seems that Diao Yi's skills are still a little behind."
"Since Diao Yi can't do it, let's find someone else."
Gongsun Sheng immediately asked, "Who does Your Majesty want to replace?"
Liu Yu said without thinking.
"Diao Yi and Liu Wei came to vote at the same time. Now that Diao Yi can't do it, Liu Wei will naturally be chosen."
He thought for a moment and then said.
"Liu Wei was able to take advantage of the situation and make Murong Xin obediently give up Liaodong. It can be imagined that he is quite capable."
Gongsun Sheng did not agree with this matter.
"Liu Wei and Sima Shao have a close friendship. If Liu Wei takes the opportunity to reconnect with Sima Shao, wouldn't it be like causing trouble?"
Diao Yi did not have much friendship with Sima Rui and his son, and even resented Sima Rui and his son for not trying their best to protect his father Diao Xie, which resulted in Diao Xie's death.
Therefore, Gongsun Sheng felt that there was no problem in putting Diao Yi in charge of the affairs of Huainan refugees.
Liu Wei is smart and capable, has high prestige and skills, and has a good relationship with Sima Shao, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty.
It would be bad if Liu Wei took the opportunity to cause trouble again.
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing."
Liu Yu had already considered this kind of thing.
"Now that Wang Dun is in charge of power, his flames are even greater than before. Sima Rui is just a puppet. Even the Jin crown prince Sima Shao has given up on the Jingkou shogunate. What kind of waves can it cause?"
Liu Yu had known the rumors about Jiangdong for a long time.
Since Wang Dun's "Qing Jun Side" victory, Crown Prince Sima Shao gave up the Jingkou shogunate in name only and returned to Jiankang to continue to be the crown prince honestly.
Moreover, Liu Yu also heard that the Jin general Wang Dun initially intended to depose Sima Shao, but Wang Dao and others tried their best to protect him, so Wang Dun gave up his plan.
"When Sima Rui had some power, he couldn't protect Liu Wei, Diao Xie and others."
"Now that he doesn't even have an inch of power in his hands, is Liu Wei going to give Wang Dun his own head again?"
After this period of contact, he still had some understanding of Liu Wei's ambitions.
Liu Wei had the ambition to make great achievements. Since it would not work in the Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong, as long as Liu Yu gave him a chance, he would definitely not get involved with Sima Shao again.
After all, Liu Wei had a huge grudge against Wang Dun and others, so why would he serve the soft-hearted Sima Rui and his son again?
"It's just that if Liu Wei goes to Huainan, who will be sent to protect Murong Xianbei from Dongping Prefecture?" Gongsun Sheng asked.
A part of Murong Xianbei in Liaodong stayed in Liaodong, and was later moved by Liu Yu to the south of Lelang County, near the Baekje Buyeo people.
Liu Wei is still in Dongping Prefecture, personally supervising these works of Murong Xianbei.
"These Murong Xianbei will no longer need anyone to protect them soon. It's time for them to serve."
The leader of Murong Xianbei who stayed in Dongping Prefecture was Murong Xuan's younger brother Murong Ren.
As the new leader of the Murong tribe, Murong Ren led 50,000 Xianbei tribesmen to move south to Lelang County.
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to make them repay the favor?" Gongsun Sheng asked.
This group of Murong Xianbei has been lacking food and drink in the local area for about half a year.
If the Han army had not been supplying food and grass, they would have starved to death in Lelang County.
"Although Murong is a barbarian, he admires Wang Hua after all. Those Baekje and Samhan barbarians in the south are all unwilling to obey orders honestly." Liu Yu said slowly.
In fact, it was not that the Buyeo people and Samhan barbarians in Baekje were unwilling to obey orders, but that the Han army in Dongping Prefecture was exploiting them more and more.
At the beginning, the governor of Dongpyeong Province only asked King Baekje to present captured slaves and property every year.
In the past two years, Zhang Tong, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, followed Liu Yu's order and began to require King Baekje to pay tribute to young women and slaves every year.
For Baekje, its core tribe is the Buyeo people, and there are no extra women to pay tribute. In the end, they can only attack the barbarians such as Ma Han even more fiercely.
In the end, Baekje was overwhelmed and began to shirk the demands of the Han army.
"Those Buyeo people in Baekje Kingdom have no need to exist now. Let's just wipe them out together with the Mahan people."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Gongsun Sheng also nodded slightly.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Yu's words at all.
For these barbarians, there are only two ways out.
One is to follow the imperial decree honestly, no matter whether it is going up the mountain of swords or going down into the sea of fire, you must do it without hesitation and absolutely without the slightest complaint.
The second way out is to quickly gather troops and prepare for a desperate fight with the Han army.
As for other ways out, they simply don’t exist.
Therefore, the passive and disobedient attitude of the Baekje people has long been classified as the second type.
"It's just that Baekje Country is extremely barren. Even if we conquer it, I'm afraid we won't be able to make back the money and food it consumes."
Gongsun Sheng's only worry is that this war is really not cost-effective.
Because the southern end of the Dongpingzhou Peninsula is really too poor. Except for some sporadic flat lands along the coast, the rest are barren mountainous areas and the roads are extremely inconvenient.
I'm afraid that after a war, the land earned will not be enough to repay the capital.
"Murong Ren is not a heroic leader. If he doesn't have enough money and food, I'm afraid he won't be able to command his tribe."
Naturally, Liu Yu understood this very well.
After all, this was the reason why he left Murong Ren as the leader of Murong Xianbei in the east.
"Although the land of Baekje is a little barren, it is located in an important position. It can be said that it connects the four directions. It must be controlled by us." Liu Yu said without any doubt.
The Xianbei soldiers now led by Murong Ren have no other use than serving as pawns for the Han army.
If they are not allowed to rush forward to kill, will we still have to feed them with food and grass for the rest of their lives?
"I plan to capture Baekje and then let Murong Ren lead his army to continue the eastward expedition."
"Continue to conquer the east? Your Majesty plans to let them conquer Benhan, Chenhan and other countries?"
Gongsun Sheng is quite familiar with these small Korean barbarian countries.
He knew that the southern end of the peninsula was divided into three parts, Mahan in the west, Benhan in the middle, and Chenhan in the east.
"Haha, are the two small countries of Zuer worthy of the title of Dongsheng?" Liu Yu immediately laughed.
