Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 952 Planning for Rest 2
After careful discussion among the generals, a preliminary plan was drawn up. Gongsun Yuan led a mission to Guishuang, and Cao Ren led [-] cavalry to patrol the border. At the same time, there are many rumors about the Parthian Kingdom in the Western Regions.

Businessmen traveling from north to south like to sit down and chat for a few minutes after trading, which can not only deepen mutual feelings, but also broaden their knowledge, and teahouses and restaurants are undoubtedly the best places to go. In addition, most of the teahouses and restaurants have performances of various ethnic groups, and those who like to join in the fun will definitely not miss it.

"I heard that Anxi seems to want to cause trouble on the border." In the largest Wan Lai restaurant in Silk City, a businessman dressed as a barbarian said to his companions at the same table: "I saw the cavalry of Anxi chasing the nobles with my own eyes. The caravans in the Frost Country, my caravan was almost in disaster, but fortunately, the followers in my caravan showed the banner of the Han army in time, so that disaster was avoided."

"Big Beard, your life is really big." Another businessman dressed as a Han said: "This Anxi country is too troublesome. They just don't want us to live better than them. There are often incidents of robbery by business travelers on the border. , Most of them were done by the Anxi army, they used the pretext of hunting down the rebels, and tried to steal our things by changing the law."

"That's right, because of this, I heard that many tribal leaders are making trouble." The barbarian said: "They all hope that Marshal Zhao will come forward to negotiate with Anxi, otherwise the tribes on the border will be in danger. "

"Don't tell me, maybe our Marshal Zhao led his army into the country of Anxi when he got angry." Another barbarian businessman said with a smile: "The country of Anxi is too presumptuous, and wants to make trouble, I really hope The commander-in-chief can knock them down."

"Oh, it's not that easy." The oldest Han in the crowd sighed, "Wars cost money. Although the commander does not want us to suffer, this war is not easy to fight. You guys Don't even think about it, the food and grass in the army, the armor of war horses, weapons and supplies, and the salaries and silver rewards of soldiers, these are all money.

Without enough money, it is difficult for the general to fight even if he wants to. Moreover, once the war starts, we merchants will not be the first to suffer, and the general certainly does not want us to suffer. "

"If you want me to say, as long as the general is willing to fight, I will be the first to donate money to support the army..."

"Count me in, bearded man, I also donate money, the soldiers bleed and work hard, creating a good environment for us to do business, I am also willing to donate money to support them,,,,,,"

"Me too, me too,,,,,,"

There is now a wave of opposition to the Parthian state in various parts of the Western Regions. This is mainly initiated by the local people and businessmen traveling from north to south, because the Parthian state has affected their interests, and they cannot tolerate the repeated provocations of the Parthian state.

After the news spread to Anxi, it also caused quite a shock. To be honest, Anxi did not plan to start a big war, at least not now. Two years ago, Gongsun Xu captured and captured the general of Anxi. Some of the elite, after that battle, the vitality of the Anxi country was severely damaged, and more importantly, Gongsun Xu detained all the captives at that time and left them to open up wasteland and mine. The Chinese army has committed too many crimes, and needs the excuse of atonement to prevaricate.

Once, the envoy of the Anxi Kingdom really said that he was in a hurry and angered Gongsun Xu, but he was scared to kneel by Gongsun Xu's cold snort. It was widely rumored in the Western Regions that Gongsun Xu was an absolutely powerful person, whoever dared to provoke him He had to die. That time, after Gongsun Xu got angry, he was about to lead an army of 10,000+ towards Anxi, but it ended with Anxi admitting his mistake. Since then, Anxi never dared to mention the release of prisoners. From time to time, he would insinuate when those soldiers were considered to have completed their atonement, but Gongsun Xu never gave them a letter of approval.

It is impossible for these captives of the Anxi Kingdom to be released back. Gongsun Xu cannot make his enemies stronger at this juncture, but at the same time, he is not willing to bear the reputation of detaining the prisoners. When he came to inquire, Gongsun Xu would always propose a redemption strategy, and the price was quite high.

After Zhao Yun took over the military power of the Western Regions, he continued to adopt this method. The Anxi Kingdom must spend enough money or goods to buy off their soldiers. This is undoubtedly good news for those princes and nobles, or generals with particularly rich families. Before the envoys of the Anxi Kingdom reached an agreement with Zhao Yun, their family members came to discuss with Zhao Yun in private. In the end, all the rich and high-ranking generals among these captives were redeemed, and the rest were poor ghosts. Their family could not afford to redeem them, and even their country, their king, was unwilling to pay such a fee.

With 10,000+ people in hand, it is impossible for Zhao Yun to feed them in vain. Before Gongsun Xu left, he discussed with several military advisers. The construction of the Western Regions is a long-term and huge project. Just the fortresses everywhere require a lot of labor. To build, and just right, these captives can come in handy.

There were no ready-made cities in the Western Regions, so Gongsun Xu had to start from scratch. Fortunately, the craftsman camp at You Beiping had already developed the building materials that Gongsun Xu needed, and they had long been used in military and civilian use.

The production of cement undoubtedly has epoch-making significance. In the past, if one wanted to build a military fortress, the first thing to do was to go to the deep mountains to mine stones, and it was that kind of big stone. Only with this kind of stone could a strong city wall be built, and the stone itself could be mined It is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project. If you add transportation, and then build cities and fortresses, how many years will it take to build the fortresses that Gongsun Xu needs.

With cement, all these problems were solved. All the sites under Gongsun Xu's control are now using cement to build military buildings, and Gao Shun even built forts on the north bank of the Yangtze River.As for the Western Regions, as long as there is enough manpower.Building a city is not difficult.

These prisoners have given up their minds about going back. Even their country will not come to buy them, and who will pay for them. Moreover, it is not hard work to work for the Han army. On the contrary, many prisoners even think it is such a job. Yes, it didn't look like an apology at all.

Gongsun continued to order that the captives be treated generously. As long as the captives are willing to work honestly, their wages will be counted every day. In this way, these captives will not worry about food, drink, life, and can send money to their families. good thing.

Many captives even had people bring messages to their families, asking their families to move to the Western Regions. The prosperity here has surpassed Anxi, and it would be the best thing if they could settle down here. Moreover, most of these prisoners They figured it out, and they didn't plan to go back after the atonement was completed and they were released. It's good to stay here, at least it's better than the previous days.

As everyone knows, all of this is due to Gongsun Xu's strategy. What he needs is not a strong military Anxi country, nor a stable Anxi country. From the very beginning, Gongsun Xu has been calculating Anxi. The country will soon embark on a road of no return.

(End of this chapter)