That is tantamount to admitting the weakness of the imperial court and surrendering to the barbarians. It is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to agree to such a thing. Moreover, Cangxu City has a special location and is an outpost in the west. It has a very important military position.
Once the imperial court prepares to launch a full-scale attack on the western barbarians in the future, this will be a very good frontline post. It will never be allowed to be given up easily.
Not to mention, the imperial court and the barbarians signed a ceasefire agreement and at the beginning of the opening of border trade, Cangxu City was once prosperous and attracted a large number of merchants and civilians because of border trade.
After nearly a hundred years, a lot of people have multiplied there. Many people were born and raised and have settled down. It is absolutely impossible for the court to give up on these people.
So over and over again, the problems in Cangxu City lingered on, and there was still no solution.
Yang Ji heard from people who came back from business there that Cangxu City is still in charge of the captaincy. And even this captain has changed several times.
Now at night, everyone in Cangxu City has their doors tightly closed, and they dare not go out even if they hear the screams.
This situation is simply unbelievable, and it is considered unique among all the frontiers of the Han Dynasty. The small Cangxu City was even placed in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
I have never been able to find the right person to solve the problem.
In Taishangzhou in the west, Cangxu City almost represents the typical dilemma faced by various cities. This is not just a problem of border troubles, but also reflects the policy issues of the imperial court.
On the issue of dealing with the barbarians, the imperial court was always hesitant. It was neither war nor peace. And every time they were held accountable, the nine barbarian tribes passed the blame.
As a result, the entire western border had no good way to face this difficulty. It could only passively defend. But the city was too big, and the barbarians had birds and beasts, and they attacked at night.
The effect of passive defense can be imagined.
"If you want to determine the **, you must first determine the barbarians. If you want to determine the barbarians, you must first determine the Cangxu". This is not just a saying, but the result of Yang Ji's careful consideration.
"One leaf falls to know the mood of autumn." The problem of Cangxu City is not just a city. It involves too many aspects.
It is linked to the overall policy of the imperial court.
Yang Ji kept writing, and the various classics he had read in his life emerged in his mind. As well as the "Martial Arts" and "Martial Arts", all of them were integrated and connected.
In Yang Ji's view, the imperial court's policies, whether war or peace, actually had problems. Including Wang Tai's "Martial Strategy", although he tried his best to state the dangers of barbarians, he also advocated all-out attack and annihilation of barbarians.
But generals are generals after all. They can simply command thousands of armies and kill on the battlefield. But when it comes to specific policies, it is more than just war.
In Yang Ji's view, the strategy for dealing with border shortages includes not only strong troops and strong horses, but also a strong offensive, and also includes post-war business follow-up.
This actually involves post-war agriculture, logistics, rational layout of city buildings, early warning, deployment of defenses, and so on. This is by no means just a battlefield between two armies.
The outcome of the war is important, but the consolidation of the results is even more important!
Wang Tai only focused on offense. Attack, attack, and attack again! The more ferocious the better, but he never thought about consolidating the results. In Yang Ji's view, this was his failure.
To consolidate the fruits of victory, it is far from enough to rely solely on the court and the army.
"The war is a major matter for the country. The way of life and death, the right time, the right location, and the right people must be carefully observed. A simple person thinks that the only thing to fear on the border of barbarians is the jungle. If you want to pacify the barbarians, you must get rid of the jungle. And if you want to get rid of the jungle -
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Yang Ji paused and wrote the most important words:
"Must first——'Tuntian'."
As soon as these two words were spoken, the air above the examination room roared, and a chaotic air flow swept across the place.
"Yuyuyu!——"
In the dark, there seemed to be war horses neighing, drums beating loudly, and armor vibrating. A strong evil aura from the battlefield, accompanied by the smell of blood, swept over the scene.
"Buzz!"
In the Tianzihao room, the Seventh Senior Brother of Paektusan suddenly became confused. He was so disturbed by the overwhelming evil spirit that he couldn't even write an article.
"It's that kid! How could a disciple of his sect write such an article?"
The Seventh Senior Brother of Mount Paektu was shocked.
The articles on martial arts are well done, either like the roar of gold and iron, or like the roar of white tigers. There are few like Yang Ji, where the tragic atmosphere of thousands of troops can be revealed between the lines.
This is the difference between a single man and an army of thousands.
Looking at the world, only the military gods of the imperial court can achieve great results when they are young. For these military gods, the imperial court has only one line of comments:
"The sun and moon are in the eyes, and the universe is hidden in the chest"!
This is a very high praise!
Later, all of these figures held important weapons and reached the point of dominating the national policy of the imperial court.
But Langya County is just a small border area, and it is hard for the Seventh Senior Brother of Paektu Mountain to believe that Yang Ji's article has reached such a level that it can determine the national policy of the imperial court.
The war horses neighed and the drums beat loudly. Yang Ji was not a murderous person, but this article was aimed at the barbarians' centuries-old plan.
"Without the skin, how can the hair be attached?" Without the jungle, the barbarians are like phoenixes with their feathers plucked, and tigers without their claws. No matter how many people there are, they cannot defeat the imperial court.
As long as superior forces are concentrated, a thousand years of worries can be solved after one battle.
Yang Ji's policy was aimed at the endless and tenacious plants in the barbarian jungle.
"A mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and a pond cannot accommodate two dragons." As long as we continue to cut down the forest, we will send farmers to cultivate the land and send troops to guard it.
No matter how powerful the plants in the wild jungle are, all the nutrients are absorbed by the crops, and they can't make waves. One year, two years, three years, as long as they continue to cut down the forest and expand the area of farmland.
The area of the wild jungle will continue to shrink. Without the cover of the jungle, the barbarians are just helpless weeds. If Yang Ji's plan works, it will not only target Cangxu City, but also the nine tribes of barbarians.
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Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years... As long as the plan is followed, not only can a buffer zone be established for the western border, but also the barbarians can be fundamentally eliminated without wasting a single soldier.
Such a plan to exterminate the family, the killing is so brutal, and the evil spirit is so thick, one can imagine death. Once successful, the death will indeed not be hundreds of thousands or millions, but an endless pile of withered bones.
Yang Ji's writing became more and more murderous. Even the handsome young man in black who had the pseudonym "Cao Dian" changed his expression slightly and was suppressed by Yang Ji.
"Buzz!"
Feeling this aura at the south end of the examination room, Wang Taihuo opened his eyes, and a dazzling light burst out from his eyes.
"Little Langya, there is such a person?!"
Wang Tai's eyebrows fluttered like silkworms, and he suddenly looked at where Yang Ji was. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!