Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2408 A Different Offensive
Hussars coins.

It is extremely exquisite, and it is heavy in the hand, as if it contains some power.

This is the power of wealth.

Some things are beyond the power of words.

A simple and superficial order that can be smoothly accepted by these barbarians was successfully established in the process of trade.

There is Fei Qianzhuyu who educated the case of the Southern Huns in Yinshan. Therefore, the attitude towards the Hu people, at least in the concept of Sanfu in Guanzhong, can be divided and divided, and the concept of teaching and controlling has become the main one. thought patterns.

Simpi's attitude and strategy towards these barbarians naturally also stemmed from this.

The beginning of enlightenment is trade.

This is the simplest and most effective method.

Nothing, anything, can be more effective than commercial infiltration. As long as there is money, these barbarians will do it to themselves...

This is something that has been confirmed from the Southern Huns and Baishiqiang.Even ancient and modern China and foreign countries are the same.

Trade is a move both sides are willing to take.

These barbarians in the desert want almost everything after experiencing disasters.

For the Han people, they also need livestock, oil, and leather products, not only for military use, but also for civilian use. The trade system established by Xin Pi followed Fei Qian’s example, and what he pays is the high price made by the Han people. Value-added things, salt, tea, dry food, linen, silk, and a small amount of white iron that cannot be made into weapons can only be used as farm tools.

Salt iron is to show an attitude.

And these materials are also urgently needed by the barbarians, but it is definitely not possible to sell steel that can be hot-processed again, so selling these cannot be hot-processed again, and it is difficult to cold-process them. At most, they can only be re-cast white iron. It has become a more suitable commodity.

Of course, if white iron continues to be refined, it can become steel.But the problem is that there is no metallurgical technology in the grasslands and deserts, and these white irons are actually in the process of potential steelmaking. Because of the quality of some iron ores or the technical failure to meet the standards, it is difficult to remove impurities and cannot be smelted. Cast iron produced from steel...

In other words, even if these barbarians got these white irons and built some blast furnaces to make steel, they still couldn't make it out of training.

At the same time, according to the relevant trade regulations, in terms of weapons, if Hu people really want to buy them, there are some, but the price is quite touching, and it will make people tremble when they hear it.

The problem of smuggling is unavoidable, but Simpi has only just begun to establish this trade order, and for a while, there will be no smuggling...

After all, this area is now under military control. Ordinary businessmen come in to smuggle, and they probably don't know how to die.

Ugo and some Hu people who surrendered acted as lubricants in it, making the friction between the two sides not so blunt and dry. Of course, Ugo and other Hu people also made part of the profit difference, just like the Southern Huns and Huns back then. Bai Shiqiang did the same thing.

During the whole process, trust cannot be established in a day, and the greed of the Hu people towards the Han people cannot be eliminated in a day, but when these Hu people step into the established trade circle, there are actually many options It looks like there is, but actually...

Among these transactions, coins play an important intermediary role.

Hussars coins.

Relying on the craftsmanship that is almost impossible to imitate in the Han Dynasty, coupled with the strong official endorsement, the hussars coins have a strong advantage, just like the rice yuan at a certain stage in later generations, quickly defeated some Shapeless economic commodity equivalents.

"The Hu land is bitterly cold, and there is no food in stock. If there is heavy snow or plague, the Hu people will have nothing to eat, and they will be in a state of distress...Nowadays, all kinds of industries in the Han Dynasty are flourishing. Salt, tea, iron, silk, cloth, what is there? rich?What can Hu Man do? 』

Simpi spoke slowly to a group of petty officials behind him.

After all, it is impossible for Simpi to sit on the border every day and watch the trade with the Hu people, and ordinary officials are also needed to conduct official duties, so the necessary communication, or teaching, is still very important.

"Therefore, if you want to decide the victory of the Northern Territory, people will win, things will win, and land will win..."

"People win, needless to say, things win, it is convenient for the present, and the land wins...then choose the arable land, and use the crops to secure it, and the uncultivable place, let it graze... As time goes by, Everywhere in the desert is full of Han soil...』

Simpi looked at the little officials around him and nodded, and then added, "Riding in the Yinshan Mountains of the North, educated the Hu people, spoke their language, wrote their articles, and dressed their clothes. Persevere and treat it with justice, it will be transformed soon...』

"Remember, the beginning of enlightenment is not the words of benevolence and righteousness, but profit first..."

Simpi looked around for a while, "If there is a great cause of bad cavalry here, people who are only interested in profit and don't seek long-term... Be careful of the strict military law and hang your head at the gate!" 』

All the little officials even claimed that it was.

This is a relatively long process, and it will definitely not be completed in a short period of time. It may not be possible for Simpi to finish it alone, but at least the beginning must be done well to make the future continuous road smooth.

This will be the main goal of the Northern Territory Protectorate for a period of time, to treat the rebellious Hu people with iron and blood, to treat the surrendered Hu people with tenderness, to promote enlightenment through trade, and to devour the foundation of the Hu people's existence through enlightenment. When these barbarians in the desert became like the Southern Huns, when they became vassal tribes with settlements, farming, herding, and mercenaries, basically as long as they didn't mess around, they could maintain a very long stable situation ...

After careful questioning of some small officials about the corresponding measures and countermeasures for certain issues, etc., it was confirmed that these small officials basically knew what happened and why, and then Simpi began to transfer the matters of border trade. Seeing that these petty officials were injured.

There are still many things that need to be dealt with, such as the transfer of caravans, the relocation of people, and the replenishment of supplies and grass, all of which need to be adjusted and arranged by Simpi.

All of this keeps Simpi busy and happy.

Although the speed of business infiltration and destruction is not as fast as that of a war sword, there is no blood in the murder...

In this world, there is another one that also kills without blood, and that is the plague.

After Cao Cao defeated Changxi, he led the army into Xiapi, reorganized Xiapi's county soldiers and private soldiers, etc., stayed in Xiapi, sent scouts to investigate, and did not immediately continue to march south.

The area where the previous battles were fought was undoubtedly the hardest-hit area of ​​the plague, and the same was true for the place where a large number of people were massacred, but anyway, the plague also needs a host. Like the natural immunity of later generations.

And for Cao Jun, there are still some things other than the military to arrange.

Now that summer is about to enter, all the Zhuanghe that can be replanted have been replanted. Fortunately, although there were wars around the East Sea of ​​Xiapi, they are all close to the water system, and they can also supplement Zhuanghe. As for the autumn harvest, how much can be harvested? Harvest, that is to resign to fate, as much as you have.

On the Jiangdong side, the plague came together, and because of the sudden incident, Sun Quan's hope of a quick victory was completely shattered.Cao Cao stood still in Xiapi and refused to easily set foot in the plague-infected area. For Sun Quan, there was also no way to stay in the plague area, and he could only shrink slightly to the south.

The two sides are like two fighting beasts, cautious, scrutinizing, saving up, waiting for the next fight...

Although the Jiangdong Army has occupied Guangling, Guangling is basically dilapidated and out of shape, and all the plowing fields are abandoned. Zhuang He doesn't even have to think about it. How to do it depends on Sun Quan's attitude.

Inside the camp of Sun Quan's army.

Sun Quan tore the latest information delivered to him to pieces, and the uncontrollable anger made the muscles on his face twitch.

Now the whole Jiangdong is talking about one thing in the open or in the dark, which is to compare Sun Quan with his father Sun Jian and his brother Sun Ce, and then compare them with nose and eyes. As Sun Quan's eyeliner in Jiangdong, from time to time, some The information about this incident was sent to Sun Quan, which made Sun Quan tireless and quite annoyed.

They've been dead for so many years, why are they still talking about it? !

Sun Quan sometimes couldn't help but have some dark thoughts in his heart, thinking that his father and elder brother left early, if his father and elder brother did not die immediately, facing Jiangdong's situation, he might not be able to do what he wanted How better than yourself!
It's not because I'm not smart enough, but because I'm not at the right time...

When he was angry, the guard came again and said, "My lord, Gu Zitan is begging to see you again." 』

Sun Quan said angrily, "I won't see you today!" 』

At present, Sun Quan's resentment towards the Gu family in his heart has reached its limit, and it is almost impossible for him to suppress it.When Sun Quan was preparing to go to the Northern Expedition, Gu's opponent was the one who opposed it.Although Sun Quan suppressed the voice of opposition with a tenacious posture afterwards, Sun Quan also knew that Gu's figure must be indispensable in the behind-the-scenes things.

Now that the Gu family sent people here, they just wanted to persuade Sun Quan to withdraw his troops.

Indeed, from some perspectives, Sun Quan and Cao Cao are in a stalemate at the moment, and there are many practical benefits in reconciliation. It is better to withdraw the troops, but the question is, what will Sun Quan get after the withdrawal is over?
Don't look at Sun Quan's current Northern Expedition, which must be followed by the so-called "labor the people and waste money" preached by a large number of compassionate sons and daughters of the gentry. In addition, Sun Quan came out for a trip, is there any gain?

Yes, but cannot say.

After all, the behind-the-scenes transactions have to wait until the black money has been laundered before it can be displayed in front of everyone, otherwise it will cause trouble.Therefore, at the current time, not only did Sun Quan not have any victories, but he also shielded Zhou Tai's defeat and attracted criticism.

Withdrawing the troops at this time, on the one hand, Sun Quan got nothing, and on the contrary, he could imagine with his feet that once Sun Quan retreated, he would immediately win the "South Vietnam counter-insurgency" victory on the Jiangdong side. The comparison between the two Now, Sun Quan's face will be completely thrown into the gutter.

Sun Quan, who was unwilling to wash in the gutter like this, finally led to the Northern Expedition, would he be willing to just go back like this?
At least Guangling was defeated by Jiangdong. It is more or less the result of the Northern Expedition, but it belongs to Zhu Zhi. Significance is also meaningful in another way.

Now the Gu family sent Gu Hui to come, like flies, buzzing over every day, begging to see him at every turn, and constantly lobbying, which made Sun Quan very disgusted.

And Sun Quan felt that, whether it was because of Gu Hui's remarks or some other reason, Jiangdong's army had no interest in continuing to fight...

Sun Quan understood that he couldn't fight anymore.

However, this is a strategy laid out by him, and if he retreats at this time, isn't that just proving his stupidity?
Zhou Tai was defeated, and Sun Quan understood that Zhou Tai's failure was justifiable.Although there were some problems with Zhou Taiyu, his escape from Zhang Yu led to the leakage of military information, and he was defeated by Man Chong's attack, he was more or less responsible, but the responsibility was not great...

Xie Zan was defeated, and Sun Quan also understood that Xie Zan's failure also had objective reasons.After all, no one can handle the plague.

But the defeat of these two people was indeed on Sun Quan's face, with a slap on the left and another slap on the right!

Withdrawal is indeed good.

Guangling has already achieved good results, which can be regarded as eroding Cao Cao's strength. Sun Quan also knows that it is impossible to push it directly to Xu County in one go. The supply of food and grass is a very big burden for Jiangdong, and this burden will follow. Time is getting heavier and heavier.

But has it really reached the point where it can't go on?

The civil war of the Taishan Army has shown that Cao Cao's rule under his rule is not impeccable, nor is it so powerful that it cannot be resisted, so now, while the wound between Cao Cao and the Taishan Army has not completely healed, it will be bigger. , make it worse, isn't that what Jiangdong should do?
This battle is not only to break Cao, but more importantly, to break the Jiangdong situation!
Only by withdrawing from the outside can there be a way to break the situation in Jiangdong. If it is in Jiangdong, if you are in it, what is the correction and governance?

Sun Quan couldn't help feeling very emotional in his heart, why couldn't Jiangdong work together?Why are these Jiangdong gentry unwilling to forge ahead under the banner of the Sun family?why?

The current situation...

"If Gongjin is here..."

Sun Quan muttered in a low voice, feeling some regret in his heart.If Zhou Yu were here now, Sun Quan would not have to worry about military deployment or attack plans!
Zhou Yu can definitely arrange it properly...

It's just that these words of regret, Sun Quan can only circulate in his own heart, after all, it is difficult to say to others.

He is the monarch, the Lord of Jiangdong.

He is also a monarch under the prestige of his father and brother.

Expansion of territory, bravely crowning the three armies, these two adjectives have nothing to do with Sun Quan...

Because of this, Sun Quan couldn't let go of his face.

Just when Sun Quan was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do, another personal guard came in, presented a letter, and lowered his head to report: "My lord, a letter from Zhou Dudu!" 』

Like a drowning man, Sun Quan grabbed a straw and rushed to grab it. He didn't even have time to check the wax seal, so he opened it immediately.

But after Sun Quan read Zhou Yu's letter, his complexion did not change for the better, but remained silent. After a long while, he slapped the desk angrily, put the letter on the desk, stood up, and Turning around in the big account of the Chinese army.

What Zhou Yu wrote in the letter was not at fault, nor was there any irony towards Sun Quan at the moment. What he said was all about the war in Jiangdong, all about military affairs, and they were all the best suggestions and ideas for what to do in the face of the present. There are a lot, but only one is missing.

There is no way for Sun Quan to protect his face and invade the Jiangdong gentry!
Zhou Yu even expressed the strategy of using war to promote peace in the letter, saying that it is not easy to fight now, so it is better to use this as a threat to negotiate peace with Cao Cao. On the one hand, it can obtain current profits, and on the other hand, it can also promote Sun Quan jobs for...

After all, Sun Quan is just a miscellaneous general in terms of court, and he is not in the top class at all.The so-called Lord of Jiangdong, the so-called Marquis of Wu, are all self-appointed.

Zhou Yu suggested that Emperor Liu Xie has always been controlled by Cao Cao, so he must want to get some foreign aid, so as long as Sun Quan expresses some attitude, he will definitely be accepted by Emperor Liu Xie. As for the future, we will naturally talk about it in the future.

Are these suggestions good?
well.

very good.

But what is the situation now?
It's a pity that Zhou Yu's letter was not delivered before Zhou Tai and Xie Zan were defeated!
Now turning to the peace talks, it is no longer talking about winning a battle, but seeking after losing a battle!
Under the defeat, even if you find the emperor, what can you get?
And if you do this, what do people in the world think?Oh, as soon as you see that you can't win, you immediately ask the emperor to make a peace?Will people in the world, especially Jiangdong's gang, gossip again and trample Sun Quan's face under their feet? !

This is absolutely unacceptable to Sun Quan.

Although it is said that Zhou Yu's letter is indeed seeking the country, but it does not take into account the face of his monarch, how can this be accepted?

After getting angry, Sun Quan sat down again, picked up Zhou Yu's letter and read it again, suddenly thought of something in his heart, couldn't help but raised his head and smiled.

Zhou Yu's letter reminded him.

Withdrew by yourself, if it wasn't because you couldn't fight anymore?

What if the Son of Heaven thinks that Sun Quan is trustworthy, and he doesn't want to see Sun Quan and Cao Cao fighting, so why not ask him to truce with Cao Cao?

Then when the time comes, it's not that he can't beat Cao Cao, but that as a prince of a place, he has to respect the emperor, so he retreats.

It is also a retreat, but it has a completely different meaning.

Although the current situation of the emperor Liu Xie, everyone knew that the emperor no longer had the power to command the princes. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, the emperor was just a tool. Whoever holds it will become what he needs, but Anyway, at least on the bright side, Liu Xie is still the Son of Heaven with supreme authority!

So Cao Cao can use this tool, why can't Sun Quan use it?
In the old days when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought, didn't the emperor issue a truce?

At that time, I can withdraw troops in a fair manner, but also save my face, so that people all over the world will say that he respects the emperor and has the reputation of a loyal minister.

This is truly the best of both worlds!

But the immediate question is, how can we bypass Cao Cao's array in Xiapi and reach the emperor Liu Xie?

(End of this chapter)