Cao Xian gritted her teeth and said that she was not afraid that the Di people's army would leave Hetao and lose all the Di people's territory to the Xianbei people. She just thought about when she would be able to see Liu Zhang after leading her army into the Western Regions. Maybe she would not be able to see him. Thinking of this,
Cao Xian couldn't help but want to cry.
But Liu Zhang shook his head. Liu Zhang sighed at Cao Xian's thinking. He had already thought that he would go south from the Tianshan Mountains. The Tianshan Mountains from east to west became the northern barrier of the Western Region. Liangzhou was directly connected to Wusun. Going south from the Tianshan Mountains, he could
Directly into the west of Loulan.
But Liu Zhang did not want Cao Xian's troops to pass, that was just the idea of the Loulan envoy.
"Zhelan, I won't use your soldiers and horses. It's not that I don't want to use them, but I know the current situation of the Di people. The Di people have just occupied Hetao, and their foundation is unstable. They have also offended Xie Guini. Now the whole
The large Xianbei tribes such as Xianbei, Kebineng, Suli, and Budugen all looked covetously at the Di people's territory.
If you take away the Di troops now, your foundation in the grassland will be uprooted by the Xianbei people. Your army in the north is of great significance in containing Xianbei. It cannot be wasted like this. I have no intention of using it. I just want you to
Help me secretly transport a group of troops to the foot of Tianshan Mountain."
"Transporting a group of troops?" Cao Xian asked in surprise.
Liu Zhang nodded: "I plan to lead an elite force, including the fierce vine armor army, Su Lan's horse archers, King Mulu's beast army, plus my personal soldiers to form a special force. I believe this will
This army can exert great combat power in the Western Region."
Liu Zhang had already known that the Tengjia army had the secret skill of peach blossom water, which could greatly increase the endurance of the Tengjia soldiers. This was a powerful force for fighting in the barren Western Region.
There are definitely big benefits.
Su Lan's cavalry may consume a lot of energy, but Su Lan's current cavalry does not exceed a thousand people. But it is a very strong striking force. Liu Zhang can guarantee that as long as the five thousand cavalry of Shache Kingdom are not
Heavy cavalry is definitely no match for Su Lan's horse archers.
As for King Mulu, he will not recruit the soldiers from Banadong. King Mulu will be fine as long as he is alone. The consumption of wild beasts is greater than that of war horses, so they will definitely not be able to carry them, but the consumption of snakes and scorpions is much smaller. Still.
You can take it with you.
Liu Zhang always felt that Queen Shache's magic of commanding animals was better than King Mulu, but how would he know without comparing.
Liu Zhang planned to recruit 6,000 Tengjia troops, 1,000 horse archers, and 2,000 of his own soldiers to form an expeditionary force of 10,000 people. The supplies of this army must not be transported, Liu Zhang had already thought about it.
It seems that it is necessary to feed war with war.
Liu Zhang had planned it since he knew that Cao Xian was Zhe Lanying. He had kept his troops to contain Yarkand, and then used the Di Renqi troops to stand out. Now Zhou Buyi finally knew what Liu Zhang's real plan was.
But Xiao Furong, Huang Yue, Qu Lingchen and Liu Xun were stunned for a moment. Huang Yue was the first to react and said to Liu Zhang worriedly: "Husband, you are not in good health..."
"Yue'er." Before Huang Yue could finish speaking, Liu Zhang interrupted Huang Yue's words. Seeing Xiao Furong and Liu Xun trying to persuade him, he stopped her with a gesture: "You don't need to persuade me, I will definitely go on the expedition this time."
Du Wei said that he would stay for half a year to deal with the funeral affairs, and then the funeral affairs must be settled, and now the Sichuan Army has entered into self-cultivation. He has said hello to all senior generals and officials, and Liu Xun has also taken over the government affairs. He has begun to "Prince's Prison"
country".
It can be said that if something unexpected happens to me, the Sichuan military regime can transition peacefully.
For Liu Zhang, the biggest funeral concern was Liu Xun.
Through these few months of observation, Liu Xun's abilities are still very good. He knows the art of imperial control and has the ability to handle government affairs. However, after all, he is still too young and does not have the temperament of a hegemon in troubled times, so Liu Zhang must give Liu Xun a way to adapt.
time.
If I stay in Chang'an, even if I leave the government affairs to Liu Xun, I will definitely not be able to really train Liu Xun. If something big happens, I will still handle it myself. Just like this time when Yarkand rises, I still have to go through myself. So what about Liu Xun?
growing up?
It is better to let Liu Xun grow up in these six months. If he goes to the Western Regions, Liu Xun will handle whatever happens to get rid of his dependence. At the same time, because he is still here, the Sichuan army will not have any big troubles. Liu Zhang believes it.
During these time transitions, Liu Xun was able to take over the Sichuan Army more smoothly.
Another point is that Liu Zhang did not want to stay in Chang'an and died on his bed. Now Liu Zhang can understand the words of General Fubo Ma Yuan. The man died in the battle and his body was returned wrapped in horse leather.
He has been fighting for more than five years, and Liu Zhang didn't want to end up on the sickbed.
Just because he wanted to give Liu Xun some time to train and he didn't want to be in bed, Liu Zhang had decided to lead the army himself.
Everyone knows Liu Zhang's stubbornness, and Liu Zhang didn't say it in front of all the soldiers just now, firstly for the sake of confidentiality, and secondly probably because he didn't want Wu Tian to make noise. Huang Yue and others knew that they could no longer persuade him.
"Husband, Rong'er wants to lead the army." Xiao Furong stood up. Since she couldn't persuade Liu Zhang, Xiao Furong wanted to be with Liu Zhang and said firmly: "Husband, the peaks of the Tianshan Mountains are steep. I'm afraid you have to climb a huge mountain to cross the Tianshan Mountains.
The white-poled soldiers under Rong'er's command can be the pioneers."
Liu Zhang thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's lead a thousand white-armed soldiers to accompany the expedition." There are now three thousand white-armed soldiers, all of whom are elite mountain warfare soldiers, but obviously they cannot be taken with them.
Qu Lingchen also came out and said, "Husband, Yan'er also wants to join the army."
"Yan'er..." Liu Zhang thought for a moment and knew Qu Lingchen's reason. No one knew how good Du Wei's medicine was, and even if it could be managed for half a year to a year as Du Wei said, there was no guarantee that he would not send troops.
Qu Lingchen's piano music could calm Liu Zhang down and reduce a lot of pain.
Seeing that Liu Zhang agreed to Xiao Furong and Qu Lingchen joining the army, Cao Xian immediately stood up and said: "Husband, the Di people under Zhelan also have mountain troops, and Zhelan is willing to join the army."
"Zhelan, the Di people are not stable now. You can't join the army." Liu Zhang rejected Cao Xian. It can be said that it is more cost-effective to leave the Di people in the grassland to contain the Xianbei people than to bring the Di people to the Western Regions.
The Western Regions were far less of a threat to the Central Plains than the Xianbei people, but Liu Zhang remembered that the strongest alien race in the Five Husties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties was the Xianbei.
"I will only lead mountain troops, no more than a thousand people. I will hand over the Hetao to Zhuge Liang to guard it, so that I can stop Xianbei..."
Before Cao Xian finished speaking, Liu Zhang looked at her in surprise. Even Hao Ming, Xiao Furong, and Zhou Buyi looked at Cao Xian in surprise.
"Zhelan, what did you say? Where is Zhuge Liang?" Liu Zhang asked in surprise.
Only then did Cao Xian think that since he saw so many things happening to Liu Zhang, he had never had the opportunity to tell Liu Zhang about the general situation of the Di people. In Cao Xian's current view, his Di people army was already Liu Zhang's army and should be all
Said.
When he thought of Zhuge Liang in the Di Ren camp, Liu Zhang's heart tightened. He had destroyed Liu Bei and ran away from Zhuge Liang alone. This famous monster in the Three Kingdoms said that he was not afraid. It was a lie, but there was no news about Zhuge Liang. Unexpectedly
He was actually under the command of Zhe Lanying.
Since Zhuge Liang is in the Diren camp, he needs to talk to Zhe Lanying about the northern grassland.
The task was also assigned, Xiao Furong, Liu Xun and others withdrew. Huang Yue walked out silently, feeling a little disappointed. Although she was the royal wife, she was only a weak woman and could not accompany Liu Zhang on the expedition. The time she spent with Liu Zhang was so short.
.
What's more, this time Liu Zhang might have gone to the Western Regions and would never come back. Huang Yue felt even more heartbroken. Seeing that both Xiao Furong and Qu Lingchen could go to the Western Regions, and Cao Xian was left alone in the room, Huang Yue felt that he was okay.
use.
Huang Yue really felt like she was following the army in her heart, but she knew that was not possible. Not only was she weak, but she was also the royal wife, and her family responsibilities were greater than those of Xiao Furong, Qu Lingchen and others. Not to mention that she was just a weak woman, even if she was good at martial arts, she would not be able to do it.
Can't get out of the door.
Now that Huang Yue thinks about it, it is really better to be Liu Zhang's concubine. Liu Zhang's attitude and feelings towards his wives and concubines are the same. The only difference between being a concubine and being a wife is the status in front of outsiders, but Huang Yue doesn't care about this, she knows
Xiao Furong, Qu Lingchen, and Cao Xian didn't care.
If possible, Huang Yue also wants to be a concubine. Maybe this time she can stand up and say: "Husband, Yue'er wants to join the army."
After the others went out, Liu Zhang took out the map and looked at it for a while, frowned in thought, and said with bright eyes: "Zhe Lan, your army can play a big role."
Liu Zhang was indeed happy because he could take advantage of Zhuge Liang once. Even if Zhuge Liang was a genius, it would be impossible for him to know that Cao Xian was Zhe Lanying and that Cao Xian was Zhe Lanying's secret. Only a few wives knew about it, and the other soldiers only saw Cao Xian.
Xian was just standing beside me.
Although Cao Cao knew that Cao Xian was Zhe Lanying, both Cao Cao and Cao Junwu felt that Cao Xian hated them deeply.
In this way, Zhe Lanying can play a big role.
Liu Zhang said to Zhe Lanying: "Zhe Lan, you now have 30,000 Di troops under your command, and tens of thousands of grassland troops, right? Although Ke Bi Neng, Bu Du Gen, and Su Li are more powerful than you, after all, they are not
We are really the same force. With Zhuge Liang assisting you, I believe we will be able to stabilize the situation on the grassland.
After you return to the grassland, if you still say that you escaped from Chang'an, I will also make a scene with you, pretending to have a falling out and drive you out of Chang'an. After you return to the Di tribe, you will still remain hostile to the Sichuan army, and then use
Zhuge Liang stabilized the grassland situation.
Later, I will let Zhou Buyi personally command a war and let him lose to you. You let the Di Renjun capture the Sichuan Army soldiers and then recruit them, so that the Sichuan Army can form its own system. In this way, your power will become stronger and you will slowly encroach on the grassland.
, we will definitely bring the northern grasslands into the territory of the Han Dynasty."
Liu Zhang believed that under Zhuge Liang's command, it would be shameful if the Di people could not deal with the Xianbei army. The only thing he and Zhe Lanying had to do was to deceive Zhuge Liang.