Regarding the northern grasslands, Li Xiang has never relaxed his concern for them. Apart from the few forces on the grasslands, Li Xiang was the first person to receive the news about the drastic changes in the grassland situation.
"Nurhachi fell, and Huang Taiji came to power! Unexpectedly, the three heroes of the grassland actually stopped fighting!" Li Xiang said with a chuckle.
There were really not many emperors who died because of going to the battlefield in ancient times, and Nurhaci was one of these few.
Zhang Liang, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Liu Bowen and others were also sad after hearing the news.
Today, there are only a few people who dare to proclaim themselves emperors. Compared to Yuan Shu’s joke, those on the grassland have followed the trend. After proclaiming themselves emperors and founding the country, they have achieved great development in all aspects, showing their dominance. style.
However, none of these heroes are gone today.
However, Zhang Liang, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Liu Bowen and others were not happy about this incident. This matter is not necessarily a good thing! Even, this might be a bad thing!
Although Nurhachi can be regarded as a hero, among the three in the grassland, he is definitely the easiest to deal with.
After becoming emperor, there are not many people who dare to brave rolling trees and flying arrows, ride their horses and lead the crowd forward with swords. Not counting Xiang Yu and Chi You, these two people are not emperors yet. No matter in their previous life or in this life, they have not become emperors yet, let alone the former is already cool!
Going into battle in person can certainly boost morale, but this is a method that can only be used in desperate situations! Take action yourself before reaching a desperate situation. There are a few people who are lucky enough to be able to stay stable! Otherwise, there would be no such thing as walking by the river all the time without getting your shoes wet!
Because, although enemies like Nurhaci can be regarded as formidable enemies, if they seize the opportunity and attack the opponent's weaknesses, they may have a chance to take the opponent away in one wave.
As for Nurhaci's son Huang Taiji, everyone also knows a little bit about him. This is likely to be a more difficult figure to deal with than Nurhachi, with top-level civil and military talents. Nurhaci, among the princes in the world today, is definitely at the forefront in terms of the level of giving birth to sons!
Moreover, the most important thing is that Huang Taiji does not have the habit of going into battle in person like Nurhaci. As the one with the most outstanding military exploits among Nurhaci's sons, his presence was naturally indispensable in Nurhaci's previous battles.
However, Huang Taiji, like most famous generals in the world, basically sits in the army and controls the overall situation, and rarely fights in person.
"My lord, although Huang Taiji is in power, but Dorgon is here, there must be hidden dangers within the Qing Dynasty! We can take advantage of it at the critical moment!" Guan Zhong hit the nail on the head.
Guan Zhong was not Huang Taiji, so it was impossible for him to contact his brothers face to face. Guan Zhong could only understand the internal affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty based on information on paper.
Based solely on the information on paper, although Guan Zhong did not discover the character Xuan Ye, he was keenly aware of the problems Dorgon might cause to the Manchus. As long as Dorgon is around, Manchu Qing's weaknesses will be exposed in front of them.
Therefore, the implication of Guan Zhong is that he can give Dorgon some help appropriately. With Dorgon here, one day in the future, if they want to deal with the Manchus, this may become their trump card.
Moreover, Dorgon was one of the top generals of the Qing Dynasty. If he could provoke a fight between Huang Taiji and Dorgon when necessary, the impact on the Qing Dynasty would only be greater.
"Besides, there are some problems with Temujin's movements!" Guan Zhong continued.
"Temujin is mobilizing his troops to the west! Could it be that he has some ideas about our army?" Li Xiang asked with some confusion.
There is still a lot of space between the two forces of Temujin and Li Xiang. Liangzhou, Hezhou and Bingzhou can all be used as a breakthrough point for Temujin to attack Li Xiang. Comparing these three places, it is more likely that it is indeed Liangzhou.
Firstly, Liangzhou does not have the mountains and checkpoints of Hezhou and Bingzhou, so it is relatively easier to break through. Secondly, there is the importance of Liangzhou’s geographical location.
Although Liangzhou looks poor among all the Han states, it does not mean that its geographical location is unimportant. On the contrary, if the Hu people in the north become stronger, then the position of Liangzhou will become more and more important.
"The most important place in the world, the country's vassal guard", these eight short words by Fu Xie of the Eastern Han Dynasty expressed the important strategic position of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty.
Controversies over whether to abandon Liangzhou arose several times during the Han Dynasty, but the imperial court ultimately made the correct decision to stick to Liangzhou.
This is because Liangzhou during the Han Dynasty was an important passage of the Silk Road, a strategic location to "isolate the Qiang and Hu", a bridgehead fortress for managing the Western Regions, a natural barrier to protect Chang'an, and a wealthy and prosperous place with a developed economy. It is an important station for exchanges between China and the West, and it is also a training base for elite soldiers.
"Book of the Later Han·Biography of the Western Qiang" records: "When Emperor Wu conquered the four barbarians, he opened up a vast territory, defeated the Xiongnu in the north, and drove out the Qiang in the west. He then crossed the river and Huang and built fortresses. At the beginning, he opened the west of the river and established four counties. "The jade gate of the passage isolates the Qiang and Hu, so that the north and the south cannot cross the border."
"Book of the Later Han: Biography of the Western Regions" records, "Then the four counties in Hexi were opened to isolate the Southern Qiang, conquer the thirty-six kingdoms, and cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu."
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Ren Yanzhuan" records: "Yan Shishi was in the fourth year, and he paid homage to the prefect of Wuwei... He served as the Xiongnu in the north of the county, and inoculated the Qiang in the south. The people were afraid of the bandits, and many of their fields were destroyed." "Being the Xiongnu in the north, inoculated with the Qiang in the south." This illustrates the important task of "isolation" Liangzhou shouldered during the Han Dynasty.
Liangzhou was in a crucial position for every "isolation" strategy implemented by the Han Dynasty in the northwest. Liangzhou has become an important implementation place for the implementation of the national strategy of "isolating Qiang and Hu".
Su Dingfang once took action against the Qiang people, and he was even more active in the Qiang cavalry when he attacked Jingbei. However, this does not mean that Li Xiang has recovered the Qiang people. This is a problem that has troubled the Eastern Han Dynasty for 200 years and has not been solved. How could it be so easy for Li Xiang to solve it in a few years!
What Su Dingfang conquered at the beginning was only part of it, mainly the Eastern Qiang, but the problem of the Western Qiang was far from being resolved. If we continue to fight, we will soon reach the places in Tibet and Xinjiang today. Due to the terrain and climate problems, it was only enough at the beginning.
If something happens in Liangzhou, Temujin can communicate with the Xiqiang who are distributed in Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang and other places. In this way, the threat on this frontier will double.
Moreover, if something happens to Liangzhou, the Western Region will be cut off from the Jin army, which will have a huge negative impact on the Jin army.
Moreover, Wang Fu, a political commentator of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also analyzed in "Qian Fu Lun: Saving the Bian": "For this reason, if Liangzhou is lost, then the three auxiliaries will be the border; if the three auxiliaries move in, Hongnong will be the border; if Hongnong moves in, then the border will be Luoyang is the border."
Liangzhou is the gateway and barrier to Chang'an, Kyoto, and is of great geographical significance. If there is a loss in Liangzhou, Guanzhong will also be unstable.
If Temujin really wants to go to war with the Jin army, standing in Temujin's position and attacking Liangzhou is the most effective method Li Xiang can think of.
"No, it shouldn't be Liangzhou!" Guan Zhong retorted at this time.
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