Chapter 1017 The difference between force and culture
The strategies of Kushan and Anxi are actually not wrong, but they both followed the same path, but ended up with very different results.
The Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions serve as the buffer zone between Anxi and the Han Dynasty. Anxi cannot take action. After all, the Xiongnu was actually a top empire. However, it was directly destroyed by the Han Dynasty. As powerful as the Xiongnu was, it was so miserable. Naturally, Anxi would not go.
He was seeking death. Of course, if he had sent it up at that time, he might have been able to gain some advantage.
After all, in the final years of Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty was already miserable enough, but it couldn't stand that the war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu was a bloody battle, not a strategic war, and the blood almost turned the prairie red.
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In this crazy way, An'an directly abandoned the east. The Han envoy was welcomed by more than 20,000 cavalry because An'an was really frightened by the crazy fighting between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty. He was afraid of showing his cowardice and overthrowing the Xiongnu when the Han Dynasty returned.
Over time, they were dealt with too.
Anyone who saw two warriors slashing at each other in the middle of the field, with their swords bleeding, would be red-eyed. Even a man himself would be frightened.
The things that circulated on the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty were worth a thousand dollars to them in the Western Regions. Therefore, in the concept of Parthian, the Han Dynasty was a rich and powerful super empire. Although it is true that a super empire is true, being rich is not necessarily the same.
, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Emperor Wu’s approach was militancy.
This is also the most shocking gift for welcoming envoys in historical records. Twenty thousand cavalry went to greet envoys from other countries...￡...
However, this did frighten Emperor Wu for a moment. In addition, the financial resources of the Han Dynasty were already somewhat stretched at that time, so Emperor Wu could only suppress his inner impulse. The two sides were afraid of each other and left a few envoys to live in peace.
A hundred years later, both sides were in great misfortune. Although Xi'an knew that Han Ting was in bad luck, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Besides, wasn't Han Ting still alive?
So An Anxi went west and annexed many small countries. The national power increased significantly, and when destroying a country became a habit, the country itself could not stop it. After all, the benefits brought by destroying the country were enough to satisfy all the people in the country.
All classes receive huge benefits.
Under this situation, Parthia suddenly discovered that all ways to make a fortune were not as fast as war. War brought them all benefits. The strength of the Parthia Empire allowed them to basically attack small countries at once!
The war gave Parthia land, and the war gave Parthia slaves. The war gave Parthia people everything, and finally the war gave Parthia people a ghost.
In short, if they walked too much at night, they would sooner or later run into ghosts. Anxi kept fighting and fighting all the way to the west. Their unstoppable greed made them endlessly conquer the west, and finally ran into Rome...
The Euphrates and Tigris rivers, that is, the two river basins, Rome and Parthia directly fought for more than a hundred years to compete for that fertile land. Then Rome relied on its superior national power to drag Parthia to death.
But Parthia is an empire after all. Rome, which dragged Parthia to death, has also passed its peak and has been in decline.
As for Kushan, he did the same thing as Anxi, but he couldn't stand up to his quick thinking. As a descendant of the Da Yueshi, the unlucky child who was cleared out by the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty before they took action, knew not to do it randomly. So he did in-depth research before taking action.
investigation.
Being so cautious, Kushan naturally did not encounter any accidents and successfully acquired a lot of fertile land. The population quickly exceeded ten million, and its combat power rushed directly towards Rome.
In the end, the cautious Kushan did not run into a trap of force. But it did hit a pit of culture. The level of cultural inheritance of the Da Yuezhi itself was not very high, let alone a country founded by the descendants of the fugitives, who first ran into Nepal, the birthplace of Buddhism.
land, and then rushed headlong into the pit of India's caste system...
This is the problem of cultural resistance. Kushan, who might have risen in the first place, was directly brainwashed by Buddhism without having any cultural background. Successive generations of monarchs were fanatical believers in Buddhism or believed in Buddhism. The entire country was influenced by Buddhism and Buddhism.
Indians play...
So there are four great empires in this era. In fact, except for the Han Dynasty and Rome, which were fighting powers, the other two were full of troubles internally.
Of course, the Han Dynasty and Rome also had a lot of troubles internally, but at least they still maintained the combat power to intimidate all parties, and they still maintained considerable magnanimity in a dangerous situation surrounded by wolves.
"Robbing." Guo Jia agreed with this concept, "This is indeed a good way to divert conflicts, and it is indeed suitable for us, but robbing a small country is not interesting. Our goal is Anxi. I think if we can conquer an empire
, for the Central Plains, we are unprecedented."
"I think so too. How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed!" Lu Su said forcefully, having wiped away the previous urgency, and with the buffer of ten years, they naturally did not have the slightest fear.
Based on the current situation, in another ten years, they will be able to unify the Central Plains and at the same time build the Central Plains to a height that far exceeds any previous era. In that case, Lu Su is confident that even if there are dozens of empires in the world, they will be in the empire.
Among them, it is definitely equivalent to Chen Xun in the aristocratic family!
"So we still have time. For us now, we need to prepare for our next war before reunification. The war in the Central Plains is just a small fight for us. Don't get involved in such a small fight.
It's embarrassing." Chen Xi said with a smile, making Jia Xu and others clearly feel the pressure.
"We will definitely win, and it will definitely be a perfect victory. A situation like the Battle of Yuan Shao will never happen. Every named person is extremely valuable to us. From now on, I need more resources to invest.
Intelligence system." Jia Xu nodded and said, which was regarded as a guarantee.
"You want to explore Anxi? Well, it's not easy to explore there. I just got a map of the Southern Silk Road and I can give it to you. As for resources, money, etc., other Zijings can just grant it to you directly.
"Chen Xi also knew what Jia Xu wanted to do and did not refuse.
"We have settled the money matter ourselves." Li You waved his hand towards Chen Xi and said. He still had a lot of the billions in money that he had not spent.
"Oh, then it's up to you Wen Ru, Wen Ru, and your intelligence system will try to see if they can penetrate into the enemy's backyard. We don't ask them to pass on any information. We only ask them to protect the enemy's family when necessary. After all, it's like
What you said about them is indeed a treasure from some aspects." Chen Xi once again added a lot of burden to Jia Xu's work.
"Leave this matter to me, and everyone should work hard. Our opponents are no longer Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, but the real overlords of the world." Jia Xu's expression hardly changed, but his voice became more solemn.
(To be continued...)
ps: It seems that the difference is only a few dozen votes. There is really nothing we can do about it. I am going up, and the other party is also going up, so we have no choice...