Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2507 Sui and Tubo allied
Chapter 2503: The alliance between Sui and Tubo
It is useless for Cheng Gongying to agree, Yang Guang must nod.

Cheng Gongying sent the treaty agreement back to Liangzhou through Feige's letter. He thought that the master guild was reluctant to part with the ten counties of Wuwei, but he didn't expect Yang Guang to agree.

Now Cheng Gongying didn't have any luck anymore, after tremblingly pressing the national seal on the national letter, she passed out directly, and it was already a day later when she woke up again.

The first thing Cheng Gongying did when he woke up was to prepare to return home. He wanted to ask the lord Yang Guang why he was so weak?
If Yang Guang had been tougher, Cheng Gongying would not have been so passive, and he was even sure that he would only cut half of Wuwei County.

However, Yang Guang withdrew his troops too quickly, which made Cheng Gongying have no confidence in the negotiations. It is already very good to be able to negotiate like this.

After learning that Yang Guang agreed to cede the land, Ying Hao was naturally very satisfied. After all, although Wuwei County is not very rich, its geographical location is still very important.

Moreover, after obtaining Wuwei County, Daqin will also own the three counties of Beidi, Anding, and Wuwei in Liangzhou, and will be in a state of semi-encirclement to the three counties of Longxi, and it will be easier to plot the three counties of Longxi.

Therefore, if he can obtain important places like Wuwei without spending a single soldier, what is there for Ying Hao to be dissatisfied with?

"I will come to Chang'an, inspect Guanzhong, and order the two battalions of Tiewei and Huwei to escort me." Ying Hao said flatly.

"According to the order."

Ying Hao stayed with Prime Minister Wang Meng to sit in the court and preside over all the affairs of the court, while he himself led Jia Xu, Zhang Liang and other conspirators, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu Dianwei and other fierce generals, in the two battalions of Huwei and Tiewei with [-] elite soldiers. Under the protection of the government, he went to Guanzhong.

It is worth mentioning that Ying Hao only brought one concubine with him on this trip, and that was Li Xiuning.

The emperor of Qin went out in public, and the ostentation was naturally great, so relatively speaking, the process was naturally much more cumbersome, so that Ying Hao only entered Guanzhong, and Cheng Gongying and his party had already arrived in Daye (Jincheng) City.

After Cheng Gongying returned to Daye, without taking any rest, he approached Yang Guang aggressively, asking him why he was so weak, and agreed to cede the ten cities of Wuwei?
Faced with Cheng Gongying who was heartbroken, Yang Guang also felt a little guilty, but asked instead: "Military Master, if there is a war with Daqin, can Wuwei County be able to hold it?"

Cheng Gongying was stunned, and after a little thought, he replied: "The terrain of Wuwei is flat, without stability as a barrier, except for the city, there is almost no danger to defend, and you will lose if you fight for a long time."

"Since you know you can't keep it, but you still stick to it, isn't it stupid?

Without An Ding, the ten cities in the eastern plains of Wuwei were like chicken ribs to us in the Sui Dynasty, tasteless to eat and a pity to discard.

It is better to take the initiative to hand it over and exchange space for time. "Yang Guang talked eloquently.

Wuwei County originally consisted of thirteen counties.

After Yang Guang exterminated the Qiang, more than [-] Qiang people were moved into Liangzhou, and four new cities were established in the west of Wuwei.

So now Wuwei actually has seventeen counties.

Although Yang Guang ceded ten cities in the east of Wuwei to Daqin, he still owned seven cities in the west of Wuwei.

The terrain of the seven cities in the west is relatively dangerous, and they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is obviously much better for the Sui army to fortify here than in the ten cities in the east.

Therefore, from Yang Guang's point of view, it is not too bad to abandon the ten cities in the east, which are like chicken ribs, in exchange for Daqin's retreat. After all, the Sui Kingdom can take advantage of this gap to expand elsewhere.

Yang Guang also had a target, which was Li Tang's three counties in Qiangdi and the three counties in Longxi.

"What? My lord, you want to steal Li Tang's chassis?"

Cheng Gongying looked astonished. After hearing Yang Guang's words just now, he also understood the lord's painstaking efforts, but he still didn't expect that the lord would follow Li Tang at this time.

"No, absolutely not.

Now that Liu Yu's army has entered Hanzhong, after learning the news of Li Shimin's death, he will definitely covet the three counties of Hanzhong.

If our Sui Kingdom also fell into trouble, Li Tang would probably perish, and then in this northwest land, our Great Sui would really have to fight alone.

My lord must not make a big mistake because of a small loss. Just because I lost the ten counties of Wuwei, I took advantage of Li Tang's weakness and asked Li Tang to get it back there. "

Cheng Gongying's attitude is very clear, that is, he opposes Yang Guang's annexation of Longxi and Qiang.

In Cheng Gongying's view, these six counties are not rich places, and even if they get them, they won't get much benefit. Otherwise, they will put themselves in a situation of fighting alone, which is definitely not worth the loss.

Cheng Gongying explained the truth thoroughly, and after persuading him for a long time, Yang Guang didn't have the slightest intention to change his mind.

Cheng Gongying was completely anxious, and said to Ban Gu and Gao Jiong: "My lords, hurry up and persuade my lord, you must not lose the big because of the small."

Hearing this, Ban Gu and Gao Jiong looked at each other, and then Ban Gu stood up and said, "Master Cheng, I am here to persuade the Lord to annex the Qiang land."

Cheng Gongying was startled, pointed at Ban Gu, was speechless angrily, turned to look at Gao Jiong, and said, "Why didn't Mr. Gao persuade him? Your lord is not such a short-sighted person."

Gao Jiong smiled and said, "Brother Cheng, don't worry, the situation in the Northwest has changed, and I will tell you about it."

"Hmph, then I'd like to hear your lord's opinion."

After a cold snort, Cheng Gongying found a chair and sat down, but when she heard what Gao Jiong said later, she stood up in shock.

"What? You said Tubo was unified?"

"That's right, Songtsan Gampo has unified all the ministries in Tubo, and has sent envoys to communicate with us, Tai Sui."

Although Songtsan Gampo was from Tubo, he admired the Central Plains culture very much.

When Li Tang was the overlord of the Northwest, he had proposed to Li Shimin to marry Li Xiunian, but Li Xiuning directly refused.

When the Great Qin Dynasty was founded, Songtsan Gampo not only sent envoys to Luoyang, but also came to watch the ceremony in person disguised as an attendant.

The prosperity and strength of Daqin made Songtsen Gampo yearn for it. After returning to China, he asked Daqin to marry him. He wanted to marry the princess Ying Hongye, but was rejected by Yinghao again.

Songtsen Gampo was deeply ashamed by being rejected twice in a row, so he worked hard to become stronger, and finally unified the tribes of Tubo.

After the unification, Tubo has a population of 300 million and a military strength of 25. It can be regarded as a powerful country in this northwest region.

However, in terms of technology and culture, Tubo was still too backward. Songtsen Gampo wanted to learn the advanced skills of the Central Plains, so he took the initiative to send envoys to contact Sui.

This connection frightened Songtsan Gampo. The Tang State he had looked up to, as well as Tang Wang Li Shimin, died in the war with Daqin, and Daqin's power had already extended into Liangzhou. Tubo is not far away.

Songtsen Gampo believed that Great Qin was a very aggressive country, and he didn't think that the plateau terrain alone could stop the great Qin warriors' iron hooves.

Thinking that Daqin was about to hit the door, Songtsan Gampo was so anxious that he couldn't even sleep. After all, with Tubo's family background, he might not be enough to fight against a giant like Daqin.

At this time, the Sui Kingdom offered to form an alliance and help each other in offense and defense. To Songtsan Gampo, this was tantamount to the sound of nature.

Gao Jiong was born in Tubo himself, and signed an alliance with Songtsen Gampo. With Tubo as an ally, the Sui Kingdom naturally did not need Li Tang.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Guang had the idea of ​​annexing Qiang and Longxi. After all, if the Sui Kingdom was not strong enough, it would not be able to dominate the alliance with Tubo.

Tubo has a population of 300 million and an army of 25.

After encouraging births and plundering population from the Western Regions, the Sui Kingdom now has a population of 260 million.

As for the army, although the Sui Kingdom only had 16, it was to save military expenses and use it to develop internal affairs.

If it really expands the army to the limit, the Sui Kingdom can also expand to 25.

It's just that this time when Qin and Sui fought, the Sui Kingdom lost half of Anding County and the ten cities of Wuwei, at least 20 people.

If the lost part of the population cannot be made up, the Sui Kingdom will naturally have no way to expand its army to that amount, and now the only thing that can be annexed by it is Li Tang's chassis.

Cheng Gongying did not expect so many things to happen during the time he was away. After thinking for a long time, he said: "My lord, it is indeed a good thing to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Tubo, but my subordinates still do not approve of the annexation of Tang Tu. .

Although Li Tang is now very weak, he is still a great help in the fight against Qin. The Great Sui should unite all the forces that can be united. "

"But military adviser, have you ever thought about it? Now that Li Shimin is gone, Li Tang's internal affairs are in chaos, and whether he can save the country is a problem.

Even if I don't make trouble, will the two countries of Qin and Shu not make trouble?

Rather than being swallowed by the Qin and Sui countries, it is better for us, the Sui Dynasty, to strike ahead of time. "

Yang Guang said in a deep voice, his words were full of firmness.

"Ugh……"

Cheng Gongying let out a long sigh and stopped persuading her, because what Yang Guang said was indeed reasonable.

On the same day, Yang Guang gave an order to Yang Su of Wuwei County, ordering him to give up the ten cities of Wuwei little by little, but not too quickly, to buy time for the people behind the Sui army to move.

The ten cities in the eastern part of Wuwei County have a total population of more than 10,000. It is impossible for Yang Guang to throw them completely to Daqin, at least he has to secretly move [-]+.

At the same time, with Yang Suwuwei's side attracting the Qin army's attention, Yang Guang could boldly plot the three counties of Qiangdi and Longxi.

But what Yang Guang didn't know was that he thought that after the Qin army won Guanzhong and the ten cities of Wuwei, they would die and rest and recuperate again, but he didn't expect that Ying Hao would also focus on the three counties of Longxi like him.

The next day, Yang Su withdrew all the defenders from Zuli City, and evacuated all the treasuries at the same time, but did not evacuate the people.

The relocation plan of the Sui State was not from the front, but from the rear.

After all, if the Qin State moved to the first city, after counting the household registration, it will soon be found that the population is not correct, and it will be difficult for the Sui State to move people away.

Therefore, Yang Guang directly moved people from the six counties in the rear, and when Yang Su retreated to the rear one by one, almost all the people who should be moved had already moved.

After Li Jing successfully took over Zuli City from Yang Su, he immediately reported to Ying Hao who had arrived in Chang'an.

After Ying Hao received the news, he ordered Li Jing to lead the army to stay in Wuwei and Meng Tian to fight in Anding County to attract the attention of Yang Su and Yang Guang.

At the same time, Ying Hao also ordered Gongsun Xuanyuan to station [-] troops in Zuli City, Wuwei County, Long Qie to station [-] troops in Wushi City in Anding County, and Wu Qi to lead [-] troops to station in Youfufeng Chencang City.

When the time came, the Qin army marched in three ways. Gongsun Nanxuanyuan attacked Longxi County, Longqie attacked Hanyang County, Wu Qi attacked Wudu County to capture it, and the three armies joined forces to capture the three counties of Longxi County.

As for when the time will come?Naturally, it was time for Liu Yu to attack Hanzhong.

In fact, Ying Hao also thought about taking the opportunity to send troops to take down the three counties of Hanzhong when the Shu and Tang Dynasties broke apart.

However, the three counties of Hanzhong are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Tang army is also strictly defending Daqin. All the main roads and checkpoints are guarded by garrisons, and the loss of a forced attack is too great.

In addition, it is possible to force Li Tang to completely fall to the Kingdom of Shu. If this is the case, the gain will not be worth the loss.

Therefore, Ying Hao decided to take the next best thing, not to fight the three counties of Hanzhong, which were difficult, but to win the three counties of Longxi, which were less difficult to capture.

With the cavalry strength of the Qin army, it was easy to capture the three counties of Longxi.

After obtaining the three counties of Longxi, Daqin will encircle Hanzhong on three sides, and can send troops from Youfufeng, Wudu, and Nanyang respectively, and the difficulty of capturing Hanzhong will also be minimized.

It's nothing more than the case, but once Hanzhong is captured again, will Yizhou be far behind?
In addition, after taking down the three counties in Longxi, Daqin has six counties in Liangzhou.

After another three years of training, even if the grain and grass from Sili are not used, the grain reserves of the six counties should be enough for Daqin to complete the Western Expedition.

Therefore, for Daqin, winning the three counties of Longxi would be of great benefit no matter from which aspect.

(End of this chapter)