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 lost their lives because of going to the battlefield in ancient times, and Nurhachi was one of these few.
Zhang Liang, Guan Zhong, Wang Meng, Liu Bowen and others were also deeply saddened 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 of the times. After proclaiming themselves emperors and establishing their 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 because of this incident. This incident may not necessarily be a good thing! It may even 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 the emperor, there are not many people who dare to brave rolling trees and flying arrows, ride their horses and lead the crowd with swords. Xiang Yu and Chi You are not included. These two people are not emperors yet, no matter in their previous lives.
In this life, they have not yet become emperors, let alone the former who has become an emperor!
Going into battle to kill yourself can certainly boost morale, but this is a method that can only be used when the situation is desperate! If you do it yourself before you reach the desperate situation, there are a few people who are lucky enough to be able to stay stable! Otherwise, there will be no way in this world.
There is no saying that if you often walk by the river, your shoes will not get wet!
Because, although enemies like Nurhachi 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 Nurhachi's son, Huang Taiji, everyone is somewhat familiar with it. He is probably a more difficult figure to deal with than Nurhachi, with top-notch civil and military talents. Nurhaci, among the princes in the world today, is not as good at giving birth to a son.
, you can definitely be at the forefront!
Moreover, the most important thing is that Huang Taiji does not have Nurhaci's habit of personally going into battle. As the one with the most outstanding military achievements among Nurhaci's sons, his presence is 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.
Just based on the information on paper, although Guan Zhong did not discover the character of Xuan Ye, he was keenly aware of the problems Dorgon might cause to the Manchus. As long as Dorgon was around, the Manchus would have
Weaknesses are exposed before their eyes.
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 a fight between Huang Taiji and Dorgon could be provoked when necessary, the impact on the Qing Dynasty would only be greater.
"Besides, there are some problems with Temujin's behavior!" 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 breakthroughs for Temujin against Li Xiang. In comparison, these three places,
It is indeed more likely that it is Liangzhou.
Firstly, Liangzhou does not have the mountains and checkpoints of Hezhou and Bingzhou, so it is relatively easier to break through. Secondly, it 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 are powerful, then Liangzhou's position will become more and more important.
"The center of 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 stop for exchanges between China and the West, and 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 wide territory, defeated the Xiongnu in the north, and drove out the Qiang in the west. He then crossed the river and Huang, and built a fortress. 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."
"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Ren Yanzhuan" records: "For four years, Yan served as governor 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 destroyed their fields." "Being the Xiongnu in the north and inoculated with the Qiang in the south",
From this, it is revealed that Liangzhou shouldered the important task of "isolation" during the Han Dynasty.
Liangzhou was in a crucial position for every strategy of "isolation" implemented by the Han Dynasty in the northwest. Liangzhou became an important implementation place for the implementation of the national strategy of "isolating the Qiang and Hu".
Su Dingfang once took action against the Qiang people, and was even more active with 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.
It was 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, and the problem of the Western Qiang was far from being solved. If the battle continues, we will soon reach the places in Tibet and Xinjiang today. Due to terrain and climate problems,
At first it was just enough.
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 be doubled.
Moreover, if something happens to Liangzhou, the Western Region will also 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, then 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, the capital, and is of great geographical significance. If Liangzhou is lost, 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.