Dihua, later known as Urumqi, was originally the territory of the Cheshi Kingdom among the 36 countries in the Western Regions. However, after the 36 small countries in the Western Regions were wiped out by Su Dingfang, Xizhou was established, and the original Cheshi Kingdom also
It was made the administrative seat of Xizhou, and Li Xiang personally named it Dihua.
Dihua means "enlightenment". Li Xiang hopes to use this name to maintain his rule, which means to "enlighten the people of the Western Regions in civilized fashion", hoping that the people here will respect the king and obey the king from now on, and will no longer
"Rebellious".
A large part of the reason why the Jin army wanted to use this place as the seat of governance in Xizhou was because this place was relatively close to Liangzhou, and Liangzhou's logistical support could be brought in as soon as possible.
At the same time, it is also because this place is relatively close to Yuanmeng in the north, which is relatively more conducive to fighting Yuanmeng.
Of course, everything has pros and cons. This place is closer to Liangzhou, but it is relatively far away from the big countries in the Western Regions such as Dawan and Kangju to the west of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After all, a wise man will always make mistakes. How could Su Dingfang and the others have thought that Wusun in the north of Xizhou could be so useless? After all, he had more than 100,000 troops, but even the Zhebie and Su sent by Temujin were
The two vanguard armies of Futai were unable to handle it, and were destroyed in a short period of time.
If Wusun had not been destroyed, then the focus of the battle between Su Dingfang and Yuanmeng should be on the north of Xizhou, not the west of Xizhou today.
If the center of the war was to the north of Xizhou, Dihua would be perfect. But now the center of the war was to the west of Xizhou, and Su Dingfang felt constrained by this.
However, it is a foregone conclusion that after Dihua is confirmed as the administrative seat, Su Dingfang will not change it every two days. This thing is like moving the capital. Is this an attempt to accommodate? It is easy to do so.
And people's hearts are in turmoil. What's more, Xizhou has just been conquered, and people's hearts have not yet fully surrendered.
After Huo Qubing's 30,000 cavalry left Liangzhou, they rushed straight towards Dihua. Only after they actually arrived in Xizhou did Huo Qubing truly understand why Su Dingfang had been at a disadvantage in the battle between Yuanmeng and Yuanmeng.
Occasionally I can take advantage, but it's just a small advantage.
Yuan Meng has been expanding his power in the Western Region, but Su Dingfang can only stand on his own feet here.
As far as the eye can see, most of the territory of Xizhou is a desert area, and the cities are basically built in those few oases. In other words, the population is concentrated in fixed places.
In a place like this, the logistical challenges are too severe.
Moreover, infantry would suffer too much compared to cavalry when fighting in this environment.
Without an advantage in all aspects, Su Dingfang would naturally have to continue to suffer losses when facing Yuan Meng.
"Good boy, how are we going to transport food and grass to this poor place?" Huo Qubing's four generals from the Demon family couldn't help but secretly exclaimed.
Even people who don't know much about military affairs can see this after seeing the environment here. Not to mention these battlefield generals, who have been exposed to the battlefield for many years, even if they are not good at it, they at least have a basic understanding of it.
"Hahaha, food and fodder logistics? In that case, then just don't do it at all! When the time comes, we will fight wherever the soldiers run!" Huo Qubing said extremely excitedly at this time.
Although the natural environment here is indeed extremely unfriendly, Huo Qubing is not alone. On the contrary, he is slightly excited. When he was in the Central Plains, many of his tactics had no room to be used, but after coming here
, this world is so big, let his horse’s hooves gallop.
"Second the order, the entire army must speed up and rush to Dihua before dark tonight to join General Su!" Huo Qubing waved his horsewhip and he took the lead and sprinted out.
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plateau!
Tibet!
Songtsen Gampo personally chopped off the head of the last enemy, held the wife of this tribe's pillar in his arms, stepped on the blood-stained crotch, and sat on the opponent's big chair.
Just now, Songtsen Gampo once again wiped out an ancient Tibetan tribe, allowing his Tubo Kingdom to grow and develop again.
Today, Songtsen Gampo's Tubo Kingdom has become the undisputed number one power on the plateau, and one-third of the plateau is already in his hands.
In his early years, Songtsen Gampo traveled in the Han Dynasty for a period of time. It was at that time that he realized the prosperity of the Han Dynasty most deeply. There is no harm without comparison. It was also at that time that he truly understood the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
I saw the backwardness and poverty of the plateau.
It is precisely because of the influence of this experience that after Songtsen Gampo came to power, he was not satisfied with just being the leader of a small tribe on the plateau like his previous generations. He still wanted to unify the plateau and truly establish a
powerful country.
He wanted to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor like the emperors in the Central Plains, so that his Tubo could become as powerful a country as the Han Dynasty.
It was with this ideal in mind that after taking office, Songtsen Gampo recruited talented people and worked hard to govern. After his troops were strong, he officially started the pace of expansion.
Not only the ancient Tibetans, but also the Qiang people live on the plateau in addition to the ancient Tibetans. However, after all, the Qiang people had a lot of exchanges with the Han people and were far more powerful than the ancient Tibetans.
Perhaps the Qiang people originally lived on the plateau and had little interaction with the Han people. However, since the rise of Li Xiang, the gun people below the plateau have become difficult to mix with. They have been beaten to the plateau step by step, and have also given rise to the plateau.
The Qiang people above brought changes.
Because the Qiang people were too powerful, Songtsen Gampo had been avoiding the enemy's edge, but first annexed the ancient Tibetan tribes.
But after today, even if he does not want to conflict with the Qiang people, it is impossible! Songtsen Gampo has developed to this level, and it is impossible for him to keep a low profile under the eyes of the Qiang people.
Fortunately, Songtsen Gampo also had a certain degree of confidence in himself.
Among all the ancient Tibetan tribes, large and small, Songtsen Gampo was the only one who was an outlier. He was not obsessed with enjoyment like others, but instead worked hard to achieve great things.
But it is precisely because Songtsen Gampo is an outlier that basically all the capable talents in the Tibetan Department have been gathered here. This is also the most important reason why he has been unfavorable along the way.
