In fact, if he were not worried about Yuan Meng's power expanding too fast, Li Xiang would not want to start a war at this time.
The princes from all walks of life in Guandong were about to become one pot of porridge. At this time, it was too late for him to stare at Guandong. If it wasn't really impossible, why did he insist on staring at the grassland?
After all, to be honest, the amount of troops Yuanmeng invested in Xizhou was actually limited, just to the extent that Su Dingfang was exhausted and had no energy to intervene in Yuanmeng's other wars.
In other words, if Su Dingfang just wants to defend the territory of Xizhou, he can actually do it!
However, Yuanmeng was better off not taking action against the Western Regions, but once he did, he was like a wild horse that had escaped from stiffness and was out of control.
Su Dingfang conquered 36 countries in the Western Region and established Xizhou. Although the Wusun and other countries to the north and west of Xizhou were big countries in the Western Region, they had a population of hundreds of thousands and even an army of 100,000 at their peak. , but the key is that most of them are delicious.
At the beginning, Temujin's main force was still behind, but Jebetsu and Subotai defeated Wusun to collapse with just two vanguard troops, which was already shown.
Conquering these countries in the Western Regions has an obvious effect on the expansion of strength, and the key is that these people are easy to fight. It is much easier to gnaw than the hard nut of the Jin army. I don’t know how many times easier to gnaw. How could Yuanmeng not know how to choose? ?
Therefore, it was good not to attack the Western Regions, but when Yuan and Meng really opened the Western Regions, it was like discovering a treasure. During the time when the Jin army conquered Shu, they destroyed several countries in a row.
Therefore, Yuanmeng Shang Xia was as red-eyed at this time. There was no need to fight with forces in the grasslands and other places as before, or fight with the Jin army. Instead, they focused on the positions of Central Asia and West Asia.
As for the grassland, originally at this time, they tried their best to promote war between the remaining two countries, causing them to consume each other and destroying the tacit understanding of cooperation between the two parties. After they conquered Central Asia and West Asia and had strong troops, then they would Unify the entire grassland with absolute strength.
Therefore, precisely because Yuan and Meng were expanding their power too quickly, Li Xiang's first focus was not on the princes of Guandong, but on Yuan and Meng in the north.
If Yuan Meng really conquered Central Asia and West Asia, Yuan Meng at this time would even be a greater threat than unifying the entire grassland. Of course, this kind of thing is easy to say. Perhaps it is not difficult for Yuan Meng to realize it if you give them time. But even after it is realized, there are still many problems.
Forcibly integrating such a powerful force, and it contains different ethnic groups and different countries, if it is not digested over time, there will be many hidden dangers within itself!
Historically, the Yuan-Meng Empire eventually fell apart, and this was also a very important reason. In this world, the most difficult thing is never to conquer a piece of land. The real difficulty is how to manage a piece of land. Once the fight is over, but there is no way to control it, chaos will break out sooner or later.
"Okay, where is Huo Qubing!" Looking around at the generals, Li Xiang finally locked his sights on one of them.
The governors of various states should not be moved lightly for the time being. There is no need to send governor-level officers to Su Dingfang. Otherwise, the mutual reporting will be another problem. They are all at the governor level. Whoever orders whom, the rest will not look good.
Moreover, since the cavalry was to attack, Huo Qubing was naturally the most suitable. Huo Qubing's cavalry only went out to fight against the Japanese in the Central Plains, and at most they could only fight a dozen Qiang people. They had not yet attacked the big forces in the northern grasslands, so it was time to attack them this time.
"The general is here!" Huo Qubing said as he stepped out of the queue with his chest raised and his head raised.
Huo Qubing's cavalry came out of the Central Plains and completely defeated the two princes Chi You and Cao Cao, causing them to basically lose the foundation and heritage of conquering the world. Although from a political point of view, this was not smart. But from a military perspective, it is undeniable that Huo Qubing fought well enough.
Huo Qubing was also a general. He only considered war matters, not political matters.
Of course, this kind of thing is wrong. After all, Dou Jiande also got the opportunity to expand.
Therefore, it is undeniable that Huo Qubing's contribution to sending troops to the Central Plains was undeniable. If Li Jing's reinforcements had not arrived in time, the real significance of Huo Qubing's sending troops to the Central Plains would have been realized.
It's a pity that sometimes teammates are too awesome, which is not necessarily a good thing for a few generals!
"Qu Bing, I order you to transfer 30,000 cavalry and soldiers from Si Yong. Kong Xuan and four generals from the Mo family... will accompany you and temporarily serve under Su Dingfang of Xizhou."
Although Huo Qubing is a general in the Central Plains, with Huo Qubing's cavalry fighting ability, how many people can be found in the grassland who can match him?
Sometimes, talent is so unreasonable. No matter how good your natural environment is and you work hard enough, you just can't stand up to others' blessings.
Many of Huo Qubing's tactics are still quite restricted in the Central Plains. It is in the grasslands that Huo Qubing can completely let go.
"Instruct Yue Fei, Meng Tian, and Wei Qing to each send 20,000 troops into the grassland to threaten Yuanmeng's homeland!"
After mobilizing 90,000 cavalry at one time, Li Xiang did not have many cavalry at his disposal. After all, the last war had just ended, and the states' military strength had just begun to recover. Although each battlefield seems to have a small number of mobilizations, it adds up to another terrifying number.
However, fortunately, Li Xiang, the cavalryman of Bing, Liang, and Hezhou, did not intend to provide them with logistics, and allowed their respective generals to perform freely after entering the grassland. In this regard, Li Xiang doesn't have that much psychological burden. In matters like war, it is better to make the other side bear more losses than to let one's side bear the losses, even if the other side bleeds like a river as a result.
Therefore, if we only dispatch troops and do not ignore logistics at all, but only manage logistics to a small extent, this pressure and burden will be reduced all of a sudden.
As for which generals Bing, Liang and Hezhou will select to fight, that is not a matter for Li Xiang to intervene, it is up to them to handle it as appropriate. The governors under him are the worst, and they are also at the pinnacle level. Most of them are god-level commanders, and they are not a group of children. There is no need for these things, and he can still watch them.
"The Manchu and Qing Dynasties were in turmoil, and Tuoba Wei launched a large-scale military campaign against the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. What do you think should be done?" Li Xiang discussed the Manchu and Qing Dynasties again.
Although there are also a lot of problems on the Central Plains side, since the grassland has been discussed first, we will discuss the Central Plains matters after discussing the grassland.
(End of chapter)
