There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5324 Destroying a country is also a useless effort
Chapter 5324 Destroying a country is also a useless effort
Kumarajiva said with some doubts: "But if Hu Xia captured these big cities in Liangzhou, such as Guzang, Zhangye, and Dunhuang, which are important cities on the Silk Road, wouldn't it allow them to reap the benefits of the Silk Road?
Is this huge income enough to form an army?"
Doupeng shook his head: "It's not that easy. After all, the Hetao grassland in Hu Xia's hometown is thousands of miles away from Liangzhou. If we rely on tribal migration-style expeditions, a few surprises, and a few victories, then we can
It is possible to capture the two big cities, but if they are trapped deep in Liangzhou, they will face the same result as the Qin army's expedition to Hetao or Liangzhou. They will be trapped in the siege of the local tribes and unable to extricate themselves."
"This sweet and cool land has been the nomadic territory of Xiaoyuedi since ancient times. It was also the place where the Xianbei tribe from Mobei settled down after they went south and became Hexi Xianbei. They lived together with the local nomadic tribes such as Xiaoyuedi and Lushuihu. Later, in
During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops out of Hexi, subdued the local Xiongnu tribe, cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu, and established the four counties in Hexi as military fortresses. Their significance is similar to the Lingbiao fortress cities of your Qin State."
Kumarajiva said in a deep voice: "However, hundreds of years have passed from the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty to today. The four counties in Hexi that used to be just small fortresses have developed into large cities with tens of thousands of Han residents.
There are also many barbarian nomadic tribes on the vast grasslands outside the city. For hundreds of years, Liangzhou, as the frontier of the Han Dynasty, has been subject to constant wars."
"But at the same time, the Han and Hu people in Liangzhou were also intensifying their integration. During the Later Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo once led the fierce Liangzhou Army to Beijing, ending the Later Han Dynasty and ushering in an era of feuding princes and chaos in the world. From then on,
To this day, Liangzhou has been caught in the flames of war, and there are only a handful of times of peace. Therefore, the soldiers and civilians of Liangzhou have strong personalities, and can even be said to be barbaric and cruel, which is different from other places. Even the local Han people, such as
The Li family in Xiliang also has habits similar to those of the Hu people, and is far different from the Han people in the Central Plains."
"So I have always advised Yao Xing that for Liangzhou, it is best to leave it to the local powerful families to govern themselves. Now that they have established their own countries, they might as well just collect vassal states and get some cattle tribute from these vassal states every year.
Sheep, especially war horses that Great Qin is in urgent need of, there are a lot of these horses in Liangzhou, and we get about 30,000 of them every year through tribute or purchase, which is enough to make up for the consumption of Great Qin in the war."
"It was after listening to my suggestion that Yao Xing sold Guzang City to Nanliang for a time. Unfortunately, in order to let his second son Yao Bi make meritorious service, he lost his mind again and let Yao Bi lead an army of 30,000 people.
In the name of preventing the Hu Xia army from escaping westward and crossing the river into Nanliang, he led his army to sneak attack Nanliang. Such treacherous actions not only failed to destroy Nanliang and expand the territory, but were severely defeated at the hands of Nanliang, where the monarch and his ministers were united.
Yao Bi ran so fast, I'm afraid the whole army will be sent to Nanliang."
Doupeng nodded with a smile and said: "These are all good things. It can also be seen that the Liangzhou countries are still very united. The army and the people are united, strong and good at fighting. With the support of big cities and fortresses, they can be like this when they are well prepared.
The cities in Lingbiao blocked the Hu Xia army's attack. Once the Hu Xia army failed to attack the city, it was entirely possible to summon reinforcements from all directions, or even under the order of the Later Qin Dynasty, if the Liangzhou countries could temporarily put aside their grudges and join forces to attack the Hu Xia army.
It’s so broken.”
Kumarajiva smiled and waved his hand: "It's not as easy as you think. I know these Liang regimes very well. Their hatred is as deep as the sea. The most they can do is not help Hu Xia when Hu Xia comes to attack, but sit on the mountain and watch the tiger.
Fighting, it is basically impossible for them to rescue each other. And Hu Xia is not a fool. It is more likely that he attacked just after the big battle between them. Once one or two big cities are defeated, he can send troops
They stationed themselves here, and even moved some Hetao tribes here to nomadically and take root here for a long time.”
Doupeng said calmly: "The fighting power of the Hu Xia army may not be stronger than that of the Liangzhou countries. What they are good at is mobility. Once they are allowed to defend themselves in the city and station for a long time, they will lose the cover of the prairie. Then they will have to
In a frontal battle, unless you can say you don't want those big cities that were finally captured, and if a new external force suddenly comes from outside the Liangzhou tribes or countries, then these original countries will briefly achieve
They made a tacit understanding, united against the enemy, and even actively cut off the Silk Road to cut off the tax revenue of the trading city where Hu Xia was located. Even if they lost the tax revenue, they would not let Hu Xia have it and force them to get out and leave."
Kumarajiva nodded with satisfaction and said: "This is a good choice. As the suzerain of the Liang regime, our Great Qin can take the initiative to mediate, persuade peace, and even send troops to promote an anti-Hu Xia military alliance to fight this
If we fight, we can take no money and return the territory to the original regime after we gain it."
Doupeng waved his hand: "In Liangzhou, there is no such thing as the original political power. The strong are respected and power dominates. Whoever defeats them will belong to them. Of course, it is not very good for your Qin State to take these territories. If
If you really can send troops to repel Hu Xia, then collecting some trophies from various countries such as cattle, sheep, and horses, and returning to Guanzhong with the people and prisoners left behind after Hu Xia's defeat is the best choice. Don't act like you are coveting Liangzhou's land.
In fact, judging from the last time you wiped out the Western Qin Dynasty and then restored the country, you should have learned a lesson. The land occupied by these Xianbei tribes is not something that your Qiang government can easily touch."
Kumarajiva sighed: "Yes, when General Yao Shuode led his army to defeat the Western Qin Dynasty, his subordinates who were begging for help were scattered. He himself could only take a few hundred cavalry and fled to Nanliang to seek refuge. The Western Qin Dynasty was destroyed, but
After the victory, our army found that it was completely unable to gain a foothold on the territory of the Xianbei people in Hexi. Many of those Xianbei tribes were entrenched in the deep mountains and formed villages. Sometimes during the year, they would go out of the mountains and go out for nomadic purposes.
The living habit of half-dwelling and half-herding is very troublesome, and it is even more difficult to get people into the mountains to pay taxes."
"In the end, our troops stationed in Western Qin could nominally control some cities, but the people in these cities did not have the ability to pay taxes. Instead, some old and weak people stayed in the cities, waiting for Da Qin to come to support them. Their
Ding Zhuang hid in the mountains and did not serve the Qin Dynasty. After two years, we not only had no profits in the local area, but also had to lose a lot of money and food. In the end, we had to withdraw our troops and sit back and watch the restoration of the Western Qin Dynasty. In view of this, I have always been opposed
What about Yao Xing's plan to expand his territory by sending troops to Liangzhou?" (End of this chapter)