Shen You immediately discussed with Xun Yun what to do after sending troops.
They were already far away from Kushan and it was difficult to get reinforcements from the Western Regions Protectorate. After advancing westward, there were no other reinforcements to look forward to. If they wanted to win, they could only rely on their existing forces.
Shen You wanted Kebi to suffer a little, but he didn't want Kebi to lose too badly.
The Western Regions Protectorate led by Cheng Gongying was to guard Kushan and be ready to face Anxi's attack at any time, and had no time to look north. Before the emperor personally fought, this was the only force they could use and could not be lost too much.
Shen You hoped that Xun Yun could recognize Ke Bineng's true thoughts, and use his psychology to promptly suggest Ke Bineng to send troops to reinforce.
Xun Yun originally did not agree with the massive advance westward. After learning about Hardy's true identity and knowing that Ke Bineng did not truly surrender, his attitude was naturally different. He took this opportunity to weaken Ke Bineng's strength and at the same time help Shen You seize the military power.
, is the key point he needs to consider.
He agreed to Shen You's proposal immediately.
After talking about the main business, the two talked about Central Plains again.
The latest news received was half a month ago, and was delivered through the imperial post office through the imperial court with a telescope, which was rushing to 600 miles. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for them to receive such timely news, at least in the delay.
It is normal for more than one month or two or three months, and the longest is even more than half a year.
The emperor's implementation of the new policy in Nanyang depends on Nanyang's household registration and a good industrial and commercial foundation. The profits and recovery are beyond imagination. For the military, in addition to telescopes, there is also a major breakthrough: gunpowder.
The emperor said that this is a powerful tool that can truly change the form of war.
Shen You didn't have much contact with the emperor and didn't know the weight of this sentence. However, Xun Yun spent a while with the emperor and he stayed in close contact afterwards, knowing that the emperor was not a person who likes to talk big.
He said that gunpowder can change the form of war, and there must be sufficient reasons.
Xun Yun did not agree with Ke Bieneng's rash attack, and he also had this consideration. Although he did not inform Ke Bieneng of this news that was still top secret, he hoped that Ke Bi could wait a little longer and wait until such a powerful weapon came to be launched.
Attack in order to minimize losses.
But the situation is different now, and he wants to persuade Kebi to launch an attack as soon as possible.
With a powerful weapon like gunpowder, Kebineng's value dropped rapidly. Since he could hardly truly surrender, let him die as much as possible.
Xun Yun also told Shen You that with the peace of the Central Plains and the implementation of the new policy smoothly, the emperor's Western Expedition may be advanced. The Western Regions Protectorate will receive direct reinforcements from the emperor and attack Ai from the front. Their mission is to go to the Black Sea prairie.
, constantly advancing westward, conquering the barbarians they encountered along the way, and taking Rome straight from land.
In addition, Zhou Yu is exploring the road in the north of the desert. If he can arrive in time, he will form a navy in the Black Sea, enter the Mediterranean by water, and provide maritime communication for the north and south roads.
After hearing this, Shen laughed.
"Since that's the case, then we have to wait and see if we move west quickly and compete for the first prize."
Xun Yun deeply agrees.
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Three days later, Ke Bi Neng made up his mind and accepted Shen You's suggestion and sent two thousand cavalry to advance westward to conduct a tentative attack.
After repeated consideration, Ke Bi Neng took his adopted son Hardy as his general and accepted the suggestion of his daughter Tang Suhe, asking Shen You to be the chief minister and give advice to Hardy.
Hardy was just in his early twenties, but he was heroic and deeply loved by Ke Bineng. He was the general, although many Xianbei people were dissatisfied, no one dared to jump out and oppose it.
Of course, I would say a few sarcastically, worrying that Hardy has no combat experience or something like that is inevitable, and Ke Bi Neng doesn't care.
In addition to the two thousand main cavalry, Ke Bieneng also equipped Hardy with two thousand attached cavalry.
These cavalrymen were collected when he advanced westward, including the Xianbei defeated soldiers who were defeated by the Han emperor, as well as the descendants of the remnants of the Xiongnu who were defeated by the Han people and forced to advance westward, and some were local barbarians.
People have poor equipment, but their style is barbaric and familiar with the terrain, so their role should not be underestimated.
Before leaving, Ke Bi Neng took care of Hardy repeatedly and could not take it too high. He thought that he was close to the Han people, and was familiar with the language and writing of the Han people. He was a civilized person and looked down on the barbarians.
In the eyes of the Han people, we are also barbarians.
Now is, and in the future too.
Of course, you must respect Shen You, but you cannot obey Shen You's advice and rely too much on him.
Shen You is a Han Chinese and a scholar. Although he is good at martial arts, he has never led a soldier. Now he is fighting on the grassland, not in the Central Plains of the Han people. It is useless to read the military strategy no matter how familiar it is, it still depends on our Xianbei people's own abilities.
On the grassland, Xianbei people are the real kings, and the Han people were also defeated by our men.
Hardy agreed.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Hardy set off and set off with four thousand infantry and cavalry.
The grass withered in winter, and the nomadic method is not suitable. Livestock have to rely on the stockpiled forage to survive the winter. The physical strength is reduced, which is actually not a good opportunity to send troops. However, the Kebineng Department absorbed the food production methods of the Han people and prepared a large amount of cured meat.
, solved some of the baggage problems and prepared dry food in advance, so that Hardy could move forward lightly without baggage.
Thanks to Shen You's previous inquiries, it was clear where the tribes along the way would spend the winter. Hardy carried out the war-making wars that the Xianbei people were good at, robbing all the way, and heading straight in.
The lifestyle of the nomadic peoples determines that they cannot gather and live together. There are only a few hundred tribes within a radius of a hundred miles. Facing the wolf-like tiger-like Hardy, these scattered tribes are no rivals at all, either they are slaughtered or poked.
He was defeated and could only flee in panic.
Half a month later, Hardy crossed the Atti River (Volga River) and entered the plains.
Compared with the mountains and hilly areas on the east bank of the Atti River, the plains on the west bank of the Atti River are obviously more suitable for living, with a large tribe and more wealth. Hardy gained a lot and was overjoyed. In addition to plundering, his personal desires
It also rose up, and almost every night I had to change the fresh female slaves.
The top and bottom are effective. The centurions under his commanders refused to miss such an opportunity. They robbed around during the day, held celebrations at night, sang and danced around the bonfire, and even got drunk.
Shen You reminded Hardy that it is not the time to celebrate the celebration. The richest place in this grassland is not on both sides of the Atti River, but on both sides of the Diber River. Since the Greeks, they have been on the Baolustenses River (Dnieper River).
) Set up strongholds on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to do business with local barbarians.
We did not bring supplies. If you want to gain a foothold in this grassland, you should take advantage of the fact that the winter snow has not yet melted and the tribes have not received any news, and quickly advance westward and occupy the pastures on both sides of the Baolustensenes River.
Only by conquering the local tribes can we obtain stable supplies.
Hardy agreed, but did his own thing, indulged in killing and enjoying every day.
Although others felt that Shen You was right, they could not resist the temptation of reality. They agreed that Shen You was right, but their bodies followed Hardy to live a drunken life and dreamed of death.
Friend Shen urged him several times, but when he saw that there was no effect, he sent someone to reply to Ke Bineng, asking Ke Bineng to come forward to control Hardy and ordered Hardy to move west quickly.
Ke Bi was able to receive the news, which was a big furious thing.
Xun Yun immediately suggested that Shen You be given some power so that he could effectively control Hardy.