In fact, if he wasn't worried about Yuan Meng's power expanding too fast, Li Xiang wouldn't want to start a war at all 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 Yuan and Meng invested in Xizhou was actually limited, just to the extent that Su Dingfang was exhausted and had no energy to intervene in Yuan and Meng's other wars.
In other words, if Su Dingfang just wants to defend the territory of Xizhou, he can actually do it!
However, it was better for Yuanmeng not to take 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 it is easier to gnaw. How could Yuan Meng not know what to choose?
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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 Shangxiaxia was as red-eyed at this time. There was no need to fight with forces in the grasslands and other places as before, or to fight with the Jin army. Instead, they focused on the position 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 strengthened their 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 Guandong princes, but on Yuan and Meng in the north.
If Yuan and Meng really conquered Central Asia and West Asia, Yuan and Meng at this time would be even more threatening than unifying the entire grassland. Of course, this kind of thing is easy to say. Perhaps for Yuan and Meng, give them time to realize it.
It is not difficult to implement. But even after it is implemented, there are 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 disintegrated, and this aspect was also a very important reason. In this world, the most difficult thing has never been to conquer a piece of land. The real difficulty is how to govern a piece of land. Once the battle is won, but
If you are unable to govern, it will be a matter of time before chaos breaks out.
"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, mutual reporting will be another problem. They are all governor-level. Whoever orders whom, the remaining one will
Not pretty.
Moreover, since the cavalry is responsible for the attack, then Huo Qubing is naturally the most suitable. Huo Qubing's cavalry only acted aggressively in the Central Plains and the Japanese country. At most, they could only fight a dozen Qiang people. They had not yet attacked the big forces in the northern grasslands.
This time it’s time to get on it.
"The end 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 matter was not smart. But from a military point of view, it was not smart.
It is undeniable that Huo Qubing fought well enough.
Huo Qubing was also a general, and he only considered war matters, not political matters.
Of course, there are wrong ways to do this kind of thing. 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 made. If Li Jing’s reinforcements had not arrived in time, then 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 powerful, 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 of the Mo family... to accompany you and temporarily join Su Dingfang in Xizhou for deployment."
Although Huo Qubing is a general in the Central Plains, with Huo Qubing's cavalry fighting ability, even in the grassland, there are few people 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 unleash them.
"Instruct Yue Fei, Meng Tian, and Wei Qing to each send 20,000 troops into the grassland to threaten Yuan and Meng's homeland!"
After mobilizing 90,000 cavalry at one time, Li Xiang did not have much cavalry at his disposal. After all, the last war had just passed, and the military strength of the states had just begun to recover. Although every battlefield seemed to be mobilized
It's not much, but it adds up to a terrifying number.
However, fortunately, Li Xiang, the cavalry of Bing, Liang, and Hezhou, did not intend to provide them with logistics. He allowed their respective generals to perform freely after entering the grasslands. In this regard, Li Xiang did not have so much
The psychological burden. In a war, it is better for the other side to bear more losses than for one's own side to bear it, 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, the pressure and burden will be reduced all of a sudden.
As for which generals will be selected by the three states of Bing, Liang, and He to fight, that is not a matter for Li Xiang to intervene. It is up to them to handle it at their own discretion. The governors under him are the worst, and they are also at the pinnacle level. Most of them are
He is a god-level commander, not a group of children. He doesn't need to take care of these things.
"The Manchu and Qing Dynasties are in turmoil, and Tuoba Wei has 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 we have discussed the grassland first, we will discuss the matters in the Central Plains after discussing the grassland.