Molested Zulong at the beginning

"If the Xiongnu got the Western Regions, they could build a blockade line spanning thousands of miles, forcing our Central Plains back to the south of the Great Wall, making it difficult to go north, cutting off our trade, and forcing us to return to emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. The exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes are quite heavy, and the situation is unbearable for farmers."

"And the Xiongnu can not only act as middlemen, earning the price difference from the Central Plains and the Western Regions to strengthen their strength, but also get a large number of craftsmen, horses, and literate civil servants from the Western Regions to help them establish a northern power that can threaten the security of the Central Plains."

"If we can control the Western Regions, not only will there be fewer middlemen, and we can earn more money in trade taxes, but it will also cut off the connection between the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, stifle their possibility of rising, and make them only a herding agent. Raw nomadic forces."

"Just relying on grazing for a living, no knowledge of smelting, no artisans, lack of resources, and relying entirely on the sky for food. It is impossible to feed a large number of people only on the Mobei grassland. No population means no army. In this way, they There is only one way to rise, and that is to go south and defeat us."

"Take back the fertile Monan Grassland and occupy the land of the Western Regions."

"However, in the face of Daxia's strong bows and crossbows, tiger wolf iron cavalry, they have no chance of winning. In this way, the strong will become stronger and the weak will become weaker. It only takes ten or twenty years for one to ebb and flow. It can drag down the Huns alive."

"Whenever there is a snowstorm on the grassland and the Xiongnu's vitality is seriously injured, they can send a troop to lead the Northern Expedition. In this way, the Huns' troubles can be completely solved with the least cost and logistical pressure."

As soon as he said this, there was a look of surprise in Sister Zheng's phoenix eyes.

Although these are just Bai Su's personal opinions, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that there is much to be done.

After all, the Xiongnu lived by water and grass, without a fixed place, and their grazing production capacity was far inferior to that of farmers and mulberry farmers in the Central Plains. If they wanted to rise in a short period of time, they had no other means except plunder and trade.

But Bai Su focused on diplomatic relations, supplemented by war, and controlled the Western Regions step by step in the hands of the Central Plains, which was equivalent to directly cutting off an arm of the Huns.

A weak old man with a congenital disability, fighting with a vigorous man, is there any need to talk about the result?

Thinking about it this way, the strategic importance of the Western Regions is immediately highlighted.

And the Yuezhi Kingdom, which is the gateway to the Western Regions, naturally needs to be treated with caution.

After all, such an important big blood-boosting package would make anyone greedy, not to mention Da Xia, who has been making a living from farming and fighting for a long time, relying on his military exploits to increase his rank and rank.

Sister Zheng tapped the dragon chair with her finger, looked at Li Si with her phoenix eyes, and asked, "How is this year's autumn harvest?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the immortal rice presented by Lord Bai has been popularized all over the world. Now there are reports of bumper harvests in various places. The yield per mu is as high as 1000 catties. Even in areas with barren land, the yield per mu is more than [-] catties."

"The food is abundant now, enough to meet the needs of the whole country for several years. I heard that there are already many folks who have spontaneously built temples and stone statues for Mr. Bai."

Li Si cupped his hands and replied.

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "This is the grain seed I got from a Shennong family whose surname is Yuan. It is better for the people to worship him. Why build a temple for me?"

There was a smile on Sister Zheng's beautiful face: "You deserve it, why do you need to be so modest, what is the current situation of the trading place?"

Bai Su didn't say much when she heard Sister Zheng asking about business.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Porcelain has already started to be produced in large quantities. The Guanzhong area alone has earned millions of dollars. When the mass sales start all over the world, this number will be multiplied at least several times."

Sister Zheng nodded lightly, and a strange color flashed in her phoenix eyes: "Now that money and food are abundant, it's time to go north. Meng Yi, I ordered you to be the commander of the three armies to go to the Yuezhi Kingdom to put down the rebellion and crusade against the coalition forces in the Western Regions. You What do you think?"

There was a trace of surprise on the faces of the surrounding officials. It is obvious that the great general Wang Jian is here, so why did they send a young general who is still inexperienced?

But after thinking about it for a while, they immediately reacted.

It's not that Wang Jian can't do it, but because her status has come to an end, almost to the point where there is no reward, and making great contributions to improve Pluto is not only a bad thing for her, but it may be a disaster .

Therefore, it is more appropriate to give these opportunities to some young generals.

Wang Jian seemed to be aware of this too, she didn't show any anger on her face, instead she directly stood up and clapped her hands in agreement: "Meng Yi, as Meng Tian's younger sister, was originally a general, and she made great contributions in the Northern Expedition to the Huns. The candidate for this exit couldn’t be more suitable.”

Meng Yi pointed at himself blankly, his black and white eyes were full of confusion.

Suddenly having such a big opportunity, it would be a lie to say that he was not happy, but after being happy, there was a burst of panic.

After all, Bai Su has just said that leading the army into the Western Regions this time is not only about the ownership of the Yuezhi Kingdom, but will also determine the future fate of the Western Regions and the Huns in Mobei.

If the battle is won, it is naturally a great achievement, but if something happens along the way and the war is lost, the consequences will naturally needless to say.

Zheng Jie looked at Meng Yi with her phoenix eyes: "Meng Yi, are you willing to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies?"

Meng Yi hesitated for a moment, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I would like to lead the army to attack Wusun and Loulan, but I hope His Majesty will send someone to help the last general."

Sister Zheng was stunned: "Who is it?"

Meng Yi said without hesitation: "Da Liang made Baisu, and I know very little about the Western Regions in the Central Plains. Since Daliang Zao was able to draw it himself, this map of the Western Regions must be very familiar with the local landforms and environment."

"In addition, Daliang Zao and Princess Yuezhi are acquaintances. If Daliangzao goes on an expedition with the army, with the support of the Yuezhi Kingdom, the general will have more confidence."

"This……"

Everyone is gone.

They never expected that the person Meng Yi wanted was Bai Su.

At this time, everyone looked at Bai Su one after another.

And Bai Su also looked bewildered, he stayed well in the Shaofu, with Ji Liang and Liu Ji around every day, isn't the life of Meiyuxiangche not good?

He raised his brows, and couldn't help but glance at Meng Yi, but seeing her clasping her hands together in a pleading look, the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching.

Sister Zheng also turned her head, looked at the bewildered Bai Su, and asked with a smile, "Bai Su, what do you think?"

Bai Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he really was shooting himself in the foot.

There is no way, who made this plan his own? Now that he has talked about this, what else can he say.

After a long time.

Bai Su held back the twitching eyelids, and said helplessly, "I have no objection."

Sister Zheng smiled and said: "Okay, since that's the case, then this matter is settled. Meng Yi, as the commander of the three armies, will lead an army of [-] to march north, and Bai Su will be responsible for supervising all logistics and diplomatic affairs."

The reason why she entrusted this task to Bai Su had two main ideas.

For one thing, this battle is related to the national destiny of Great Xia, and I don't feel at ease in entrusting it to others, worrying that it will not be done well.

Secondly, it's not that Zhengjie is crazy, but that she really doesn't pay attention to small countries such as Yueshi, Loulan, and Wusun.

After all, Daxia went from more than 200 vassal states in the Central Plains to one of the seven heroes in one step until the world was unified. It can be called a tiger wolf among tigers and wolves.

However, the Western Regions are still full of states and countries, and there is no one worthy of attention. The biggest problem in this thousand-mile expedition is not how to win on the battlefield, but how to avoid getting lost on the road and not straying into the vast desert.

With Bai Sulai personally supervising the logistics, drawing maps, and planning the marching route, with the bravery of the Great Xia tiger and wolf army, fighting a small country in the Western Regions is not the same as beating Sun Tzu.

Chapter 180 How about letting him marry you?

After the court will disperse.

Bai Su scratched his head in distress, and walked out of the hall. A woman in a black skirt was standing at the door.

This person is none other than General Meng Yi.

When she saw Bai Su coming out, a smile appeared on her handsome and heroic face, and she walked over quickly: "My lord."

Bai Su said helplessly: "General Meng, you have done me a disservice."

Originally, I wanted to fish slowly in Xianyang, but suddenly I wanted to go on an expedition outside the pass in a daze.

So depressed.

Seeing that Bai Su was dissatisfied, Meng Yi immediately felt a little embarrassed: "My lord, if it's possible, I certainly don't want to bother you, but there is too little contact between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, almost nothing."

"If the two armies are fighting head-on, I'm naturally not afraid of anything, but I'm mainly worried about repeating the previous crusade against Baiyue, because I didn't understand the local environment, and I paid a painful price."

Hearing this, Bai Su couldn't help but sighed helplessly.

He also had some understanding of the crusade against Baiyue back then. Originally, the political sister asked Tu Sui to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies, ordering 50 troops to go south, and set off a war of three conquests against Baiyue along the way.

However, due to the lack of understanding of the local climate and environment, as well as swamps and miasma, the logistics was accidentally cut off, and the army suffered huge casualties.

Even Tu Sui, as the coach, died under the poisonous arrows of the Baiyue people.

It took another five years until Sister Zheng dispatched another [-] troops to let Zhao Tuo personally lead the army to conquer Baiyue, and finally brought this land of Baiyue under the control of the Central Plains.

One must know that if General Tu Sui was alive, his current status would not be much inferior to that of her elder sister, Meng Tian.

With such a tragic example, it is normal for Meng Yi to be wary of an unknown land in the Western Regions.

Bai Su stroked his chin, pondered for a long time, and said, "Since we have decided to go on an expedition, we must make all the preparations. I will let the Shaofu start work overnight, prepare enough compass, compressed dry food for the army, and clean up. , medicinal materials for bandaging wounds..."

A smile suddenly appeared on Meng Yi's face: "With my lord in charge of the rear, I can attack as much as I want without any worries."

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At the same time, the situation in Yuezhi Kingdom is not optimistic.

The palace of Queen Yuezhi is located in the center of the city. Rows of long stone pillars surround the palace, and a huge [-]-meter stone statue stands on the square, which shows the prosperity of the past.

However, the atmosphere in the palace was extraordinarily dignified, and there was no sign of the cheerfulness of the past for half a day.

"Little Li, you're back!"

Inside the palace, on the throne, Queen Yueshi, who was wearing a thin gauze and a golden crown on her head, was holding her forehead with a sad face, her brows were furrowed, and she saw the girl came back.

She happily stepped down from the throne, and came to the girl in two steps in three steps. The girl who lifted her up and was about to touch her chest and bowed to salute hurriedly held her hand and asked, "Has Xianyang ever agreed?" Rescue me, Yueshi?"

The one month or so since Xiao Li left Yuezhi Kingdom as an envoy was almost the most tormenting period for her.

Due to the shortage of food, domestic profiteers and dignitaries took the opportunity to hoard food and drive up the price. Under the influence of natural disasters and man-made disasters, the disaster is getting worse.

Not only the growing refugee group, but also a large rebel force has formed, consuming her mind.

What made Queen Yuezhi even more physically and mentally exhausted was that the coalition forces of Loulan and Wusun Kingdom sent troops to invade when Yuezhi's border was empty.

Under the internal and external difficulties, in just a month or so, seven cities on the border have been lost one after another, and the domestic rebellion has gradually spread to the royal city of Yuezhi Kingdom.

If this goes on like this, if Daxia's help is still not obtained, then the Yuezhi Kingdom will really be doomed.

Xiao Li looked at his mother, who was usually graceful and generous, with a tired expression and messy hair, and felt a sudden pain in his heart.

Although she didn't know exactly what happened in the Yuezhi Kingdom in the past month or so, she could see the hardships involved by looking at the tired look of her mother.

She hurriedly said: "My lord, I have already persuaded Lord Bai, and he has already persuaded the first emperor to rush to help my Yuezhi Kingdom. It will not be long before the reinforcements will arrive."

"Great, great, my Yuezhi Kingdom is finally saved."

Queen Yuezhi's tense expression immediately eased a lot, and a faint smile appeared on her tired face.

Xiao Li seemed to have thought of something, bit his lower lip hesitantly: "But..."

Seeing her daughter's strange expression, Queen Yuezhi couldn't help but asked in doubt: "But what, could it be... What else do you have that you didn't tell me?"

Xiao Li struggled for a long time, then gritted his teeth tightly and said, "My lord, Xianyang's military assistance is conditional. He asked our Yuezhi Kingdom to be a vassal of Daxia and hand over the command of the army."

"As for our Yuezhi Kingdom, we can only retain basic security personnel. Xianyang will be responsible for all future foreign wars and the stability of the border."

Queen Yueshi's autumn-like eyes froze for a moment: "This...isn't this the same as handing over the fate of our Yuezhi country to the other party? What should we do if Xianyang has a different heart for us?"

Xiao Li shook his head and said: "Master Bai promised me that he will treat the people of the Yue Clan well."

Seeing her daughter's innocent smile, Queen Yueshi couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. There are only interests between the two countries, how can there be any feelings.

The promise at this moment is just a slogan, how can it be taken seriously.

Xiao Li also saw Queen Yueshi's thoughts, bit her lower lip, and said: "Master, if Xianyang really has a different heart for us, then we will form an army and fight to the death."

"Although the Central Plains is strong, they are thousands of miles away. Due to logistical constraints, it is impossible for them to send a large-scale army to station here for a long time."

"Besides, this is already the best condition I have negotiated. The First Emperor refused to summon me, and other officials have also suggested that they want to carve up our Yuezhi Kingdom with Wusun and Loulan."

"The only person who is willing to help me is this Lord Bai."

After hearing about Xiao Li's experience in Xianyang, Queen Yueshi frowned her slender crescent eyebrows and couldn't help sighing.

As the so-called weak country has no diplomacy, today's Yuezhi country is indeed not qualified to negotiate conditions as a fish on the sticky board.

However, while sighing, Mr. Bai, who frequently came out of her daughter's mouth, caught her attention.

She couldn't help asking: "Who is this Lord Bai you mentioned?"

"The name of this person is Bai Su. When I went to Xianyang in the past, he was the one who received him personally. Now this person is a high-ranking person in Xianyang. national policy capabilities."

When Xiao Li heard his mother ask about Bai Su, he couldn't help but talk about Bai Su's deeds.

After hearing Bai Su's deeds, Queen Yueshi was surprised, but couldn't help but look at her daughter again. Seeing her excited face, she asked, "You seem to be very familiar with him. He is privately What kind of person?"

"in private……"

Xiao Li was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but recall the scene where she hid under the table in the past, her pretty face turned red all of a sudden, she gritted her teeth and said, "He's a lecherous, rude, scum..."

Queen Yueshi pondered: "So he likes beautiful women?"

"Yeah, he's a big || pervert."

After Xiao Li finished speaking angrily, he glanced at Queen Yueshi with some doubts: "Mother, why are you asking these things all of a sudden?"

Queen Yuezhi smiled, and said meaningfully: "Naturally, I was thinking about how to win over this person."