Chapter 939: Troops Set out to Congling
Grand court meeting.
This time, almost all the core members of the Han Dynasty were present. After all, the battle that was about to take place would definitely go down in history, and none of them wanted to miss this once-in-a-lifetime moment.
"In this battle, three armies will march out from Congling, Baicheng, and Aoyuan respectively. On land, Cao Cao, Marquis of Wei, and Liu Bei, Marquis of Shu, will lead 100,000 elite troops to attack respectively, while Sun Ce, Marquis of Wu, will attack the Kushan navy by water!"
Guo Hao read out the outline of the plan, which was the strategic arrangement, plus the arrangements for personnel deployment. How the war should actually be fought depended on the performance of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
One hundred thousand is just an approximate number. It is certainly impossible to directly disclose specific military intelligence in such a crowded place.
Although the Han Dynasty had absolute confidence in its own people, no one knew whether there would be any undercover spies who would pass the information to the Kushans.
Although the Han Dynasty's actions this time were real and without any tricks, things like the number of troops still had to be kept secret.
"In this battle, our Han Dynasty will surely win!" Guo Hao simply went through the motions and directly announced the start of the suppression of the Kushans.
Although strategically the Kushan Empire was treated as an empire, its imperial nature was directly denied at the diplomatic level, and it was directly identified as the former vassal state of the Yuezhi.
This thing is also to send a message to Parthia, a message that they are really going to take action against Kushan.
However, strategy is strategy. When it comes to the actual tactical level, they are very troubled.
"If we advance from the north, the mountains there will be a very difficult problem to solve!" Cao Cao had a headache.
The same thing happened to Cheng Yu standing by. He had originally proposed a plan, but when he began to conduct field investigations, he immediately gave up this unrealistic idea.
"In fact, apart from the advance towards Yizhou, which has hope, the advances to other places are somewhat unreliable!" Chen Xi spread his hands.
"That's not the case. Our action this time is mainly to make Parthia relax its vigilance. The North is just a feint attack, but the feint attack must also have some effect!" Guo Hao said, pointing to the map.
"Alas, General, it's not as simple as you think!" Cheng Yu was helpless.
To be honest, after Chen Xi agreed to the road construction plan, he started to prepare a field research report and conducted a detailed investigation of the map of the north.
But after he got the research report and the actual map, he was devastated. The geographical advantage of Kushan was so hopeless that it was almost impossible to achieve anything here.
However, after spending a lot of time on research, I finally found a relatively reliable way to get in.
However, it was a mountain pass that could not be bypassed as long as a large army was fighting.
This mountain pass is very close to Peshawar. It can be said that as long as the mountain pass is penetrated, Peshawar can be attacked instantly.
It's easier said than done, but the difficulty can be imagined. Anyway, Cheng Yu doesn't see any hope at all.
Placing the capital in such a place is almost like telling you that there are heavy troops stationed there and the enemy also has a geographical advantage.
"Intelligence shows that the enemy's Military Soul Corps is stationed in that place, and coupled with the fortress built there, it is very difficult to fight!" Cheng Yu sighed.
Everyone sighed as they looked at the map. This was the reason why their army, although clearly quite powerful, was still defined as a feint attack. It was really too difficult to defeat them.
Putting aside whether or not they could reach the mountain pass, as long as the other side deployed a few elite troops to block the mountain pass, a large number of defensive works plus long-range legions would be enough to annihilate all enemies before the mountain pass.
"We deployed three military soul corps to contain some of the enemy's elite troops in the north and create fighting opportunities for the Shu Marquis."
Guo Hao said with a sneer.
"Anyway, we have enough capital and a clear goal. As long as the South can fight again, we can consider relocating the people and completely lock the Kushans on this land."
"A strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!" Cao Cao nodded. He had a clear idea of the positioning of his action this time.
"If we go around Parthia, will the northern Kushans attack Wei to save Zhao? Attack our Pamir Mountains and cut off our retreat?"
Immediately after Cao Cao raised his own question, he was a little worried that if the Kushans did not fight head-on and they were pinned down near the mountain pass, their retreat would most likely be cut off.
After all, from previous battles, we know that the Kushans are no pushovers, especially the Northern Kushans, whose fighting power is not weak and they are not short of such courageous generals.
Once the Han Dynasty's actions are discovered, it is not impossible to launch a campaign of besieging Wei to save Zhao.
There is only one way into Kushan, but there is more than one way out. There are Kushan troops stationed in many places.
After the other side confirmed that the Han army had set out, they divided their forces and then gathered near the Pamir Mountains. It was actually not difficult to attack the Pamir Mountains.
"No problem. Yue Fei will lead his troops to station near the Pamir Mountains and wait for the war between Rome and Parthia. If the Kushans have such an idea, Yue Fei will make them break their heads and bleed!" Guo Ziyi pointed lightly to the Pamir Mountains.
"No, Yue Fei will eventually leave Congling. What if the enemy makes a comeback? As far as I know, that person should be Fu Ward, the camel rider!"
Cao Cao shook his head and retorted that it was not that he did not know military affairs. On the contrary, his ability to command troops was not weak, and he was also a talented general.
"Lu Zhi and Li Ru are still here, and a few infantry and cavalry are enough for defense." Guo Hao waved his hand. This was not a big problem. Lu Zhi and Li Ru were both talented in commanding large armies, and they were more than capable of guarding the Pamir Mountains.
"Don't worry about that. Li Wenyou sent me news that he has already started preparing to deal with the camel cavalry. Even if Yue Fei leads his troops away at that time, he can ensure the safety of Congling." Chen Xi briefly explained the news about Li Ru.
"That's great!" Cao Cao was very satisfied. This way, he had no worries and he only needed to concentrate on dealing with the enemies in the northern part of Kushan.
However, what Chen Xi didn't know was what Li Ru's so-called preparations would look like.
"Hmph, you are shameless!" Li Ru said with a sneer as he looked at the king of one of the thirty-six countries at his feet.
He recruited a group of vassal troops on the spot, but these kings kept making excuses, as if they were tired of living.
The reason why the issue was not resolved properly was to maintain stability. As a result, some people lost sight of the overall situation and actually thought that the Han Dynasty's rule in the Western Regions required them, and they secretly wrangled with Rome, Kushan and Parthia.
Li Ru knew it clearly, so he just kept fishing to see if he could catch one or two big fish.
But now that the two armies are about to start fighting, let's not keep these bastards.
The solid fortress began to collapse from the inside, and Li Ru would not make such a mistake.
"Military Advisor, all the criminals have been captured!" Li Jue walked in covered in blood and reported.
"Kill all the people, move all the stuff away, and then burn it all! Then go to the next house!"
"No, you can't. If you do this, the Western Regions will be in chaos and the court will not let you off!" The king, who was being stepped on, looked at Li Ru in disbelief.
"With bandits rampant, what's the big deal about the death of one or two outdated kings? You don't really think that it's you parasites who are governing the Western Regions, do you?"
Li Ru said with a sneer.
"Okay, die in peace!" Li Ru swung his sword and chopped off the king's head, then kicked the corpse away, skillfully avoiding getting blood on his body.
Sure enough, after hearing the news that there were rampant horse bandits burning, killing and looting in the Western Regions, Li Ru was furious and directly sent a large army to hunt down the horse bandits throughout the Western Regions.
In the end, he discovered that these horse bandits were actually involved with certain kings , so he had no choice but to act righteously and kill all the relevant personnel in order to restore peace to the Western Regions, even those who were close to Li Ru were no exception.
Then Li Ru directly transformed the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, abolished the title of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, replaced it with a series of county-level units, and completely annexed the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions.
This time it was not only actual control, but also thorough incorporation into the Han Dynasty's system.
Li Ru sneered and threw away the newspaper in his hand. Tears? He would not shed tears at all. Even if all those parasites in the 36 countries of the Western Regions died, he would not shed a single tear.
From the day Li Ru arrived in Congling, he had been laying the groundwork for this matter.
This is also the reason why he allowed Lu Zhi to run around in the Western Regions. Only when Lu Zhi could instill the etiquette system into the hearts of the people of the Western Regions could the relationship be more harmonious after the annexation.
However, this matter itself will take a long time. According to Li Ru's estimation, if it is carried out normally, it will take at least ten years.
There are still some hidden dangers in forcibly annexing it now, but they are just hidden dangers.
As for the dangers of forced annexation , they do not exist at all.
The Han army will soon set out from the Pamirs. If they still have other thoughts after witnessing the powerful military might of the Han Dynasty, Li Ru does not recommend playing with such a tough guy.
Let’s see whether these people’s bones are harder or Li Ru’s sword is harder.
"Each county has one thousand to five thousand people. The two largest counties have more than ten thousand people each. This means that there are almost one hundred thousand vassal troops!" Li Ru stared at the intelligence in his hand.
"Notify everyone to wear armor, the armor of regular troops!" Li Ru directly ordered to treat the servant army as regular soldiers. Anyway, a lot of them had been stored in Liangzhou in the Western Regions over the years, so he might as well take them out to clear the inventory and win people's hearts at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
At that time, we can rely on this trick to confuse the enemy and make it impossible for the enemy to determine the true situation of the garrison in Congling. Although these are all small tricks, small tricks are a way to accumulate victory in war.
As long as it can be used, then use it. The Han Dynasty has no shortage of it anyway.
"… allocate a quarter of the people and train them according to the training method of Ruishi!" After pondering for a while, Li Ru chose further measures.
After all, wearing armor is to confuse the opponent and allow these recruited vassal troops to have maximum combat effectiveness. It is better to just get a group of elite soldiers, so that you can have an extra card when the time comes.
Although the Sharp Warriors are as fragile as paper, their lethality is unquestionable. Even a single talent can be a threat to a double talent. It is undoubtedly a good thing to use them to defend the city.
"It's time to meet the Parthian envoy!" After dealing with military issues, Li Ru turned his attention to diplomacy.
As a bridgehead, he has a lot of things to deal with, and paving the way for Cao Cao and his men is his biggest task at present.
Since he received the strategy from Luoyang, he also added a little of his own thinking and made some small designs, and took the opportunity to take over the Western Region directly.
Although he wanted to tear Parthia into pieces in his heart, Li Ru still looked as if he was in spring breeze on the surface.
To be honest, if the people in the Central Plains saw Li Ru's horrible appearance, they would have started preparing to flee long ago. Only the Parthian envoys did not know who Li Ru was.
Nothing is black when you cut it open, but pure evil.
"Ulman, I have a good business to do with you!" Li Ru went straight to the Parthian envoy with the silk.
"Li, why are you here? If you come, why bring a gift?"
The Parthian envoys were very surprised at Li Ru's arrival, and they were even more surprised at the silk that Li Ru brought with him.
Silk, the hard currency on the Eurasian continent, is directly linked to gold. No one can refuse it.
"Li, what kind of business is it that has brought you here?" Ulman touched the silk in his hand, his joy beyond words. As soon as he touched it, he knew that this thing was definitely a treasure.
"Come on, drink, drink!"
"We have decided to send troops to attack the Kushans!" Li Ru said with a smile, holding up his wine glass.
"What!" Ulman was stunned. How could you say such shocking news so calmly?
"So, the Han Dynasty intends to borrow our passage?" Ulman quickly calmed down. Since he was an envoy, he had a lot of experience in certain situations.
"Yes, we, the Han Dynasty, are very sincere!" Li Ru took out a list and put it on the table.
Ulman looked at the list on the table and his pupils suddenly shrank. All those things on the list were what Parthia longed for.
Many of the Han Dynasty's confidential technologies were things they could not figure out. If these things could be taken away, it would be a drastic change for Parthia.
"Is all this for us?" Ullman was incredulous.
"Yes, you should understand the importance of these technologies. There are even recipes for cement and alloys in here. This is our sincerity!"
At this moment, Ullman was really overjoyed. The Han Dynasty was really generous.
They had already discussed this in Parthia. The Han Dynasty gave them so many benefits, and they also understood that the Han Dynasty wanted to let them pass through the country.
Although they did not have the spare energy to fight the Kushans, they had once thought about how to fight the Kushans.
As a result, Fars Sassan studied it for a long time and found that there was only one way, so he gave up directly. If he fought with his head, he might be dragged to death.
So they understood that the Han Dynasty wanted to borrow that road.
Originally they were planning to give this face for the sake of benefits. After all, it was really nice to be an ally of the Han Dynasty. They had been waiting for the Han Dynasty to speak up, but they didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain now.
"We in Parthia have deeply felt the sincerity of the Han Dynasty, so we are naturally willing to allow them to pass through our territory. May our friendship last forever !" Ulman stood up and agreed without hesitation.
Li Ru smiled, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said meaningfully.
“May our friendship last forever!”
