Chapter 198: Plan to Send Troops to Yizhou
After the three of them sat down, Guo Hao said solemnly.
"Xuan De, how much do you know about the situation in the south?"
Liu Bei shook his head. He didn't even understand Xuzhou, let alone Yizhou in the south.
"In that case, I'll review everything for you." Chen Xi nodded, took out the map and hung it on the wall.
Chen Xi pointed to the southwest of Yizhou with some seriousness, "There are hundreds of kingdoms here, and their strength is unknown, but I don't expect any of them to be outstanding, otherwise it wouldn't be a place where so many kingdoms rose together."
Liu Bei nodded in agreement. They must be weak countries like the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions, otherwise how could they allow small countries to develop around them.
When they were not strong enough, the seven major powers of the Warring States Period rose up. When Qin had the strength to annex the six kingdoms, it was not polite at all.
"But here is the Kushan Empire that I mentioned before. I still cannot determine where the border of the Kushan Empire is now. Xuande will have to confirm the specific situation himself."
Liu Bei nodded indifferently. Anyway, there were many kingdoms serving as buffer zones, so he was not panicked at all.
Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if he can't break out, he thinks he will have no problem holding on to it.
This is not surprising. Liu Bei hasn't even taken Yizhou yet. Isn't it ridiculous to talk about something so far away?
Chen Xi gave a few instructions and did not repeat them. After all, Liu Bei was still Emperor Zhaolie of Han. If he sent a few civil officials to assist him, he would not need to worry too much in Yizhou.
"Okay, that's the general direction. There are still a few minor issues in Yizhou that I hope Xuande will pay attention to."
Liu Bei then became serious. Foreign countries were too far away for him now. In comparison, how to command Yizhou was what he cared about most.
"First, they are a noble family from Yizhou. Liu Yan's death is closely related to them. One of the reasons why Liu Zhang agreed to return the governor of Yizhou was that he hoped Xuande could avenge him."
Chen Xi's expression did not change. Unlike Liu Bei, foreign countries were his main concern. He did not take those weak domestic countries seriously at all.
"If someone plots to murder the royal family, I will do my best!" Liu Bei was very serious. Liu Yan was his uncle. Although they had only met a few times, everyone trusted Liu. If it was convenient, it would not be a bad idea to help Liu Zhang get revenge.
"Secondly, there is a barbarian country in the southwest of Yizhou, and its ruler Wutugu. According to Meng Huo, Wuge has 100,000 elite rattan armor soldiers and 200,000 regular soldiers. It is the leader of the three major forces in southern Xinjiang. Xuande must be on guard."
Chen Xi was quite surprised. Although in the novel, Wutugu's men were said to have 100,000 soldiers in rattan armor, Cao Cao also claimed to have a million-strong army at the Battle of Red Cliff in the novel. That was hard to believe.
However, in this world where the population has increased several times, Wutugu might really be able to mobilize an army of one million. After all, the number of barbarians has always been large, and every citizen is a soldier.
Liu Bei's face began to become solemn. He didn't expect that there would be such powerful barbarians in the south. He thought they were all small and medium-sized tribes, but he didn't expect that there would be such a force.
"The third one is the Fire God Tribe. According to Meng Huo, the leader of this tribe is a remarkable woman named Madam Zhurong. She has 100,000 Fire God soldiers under her command and is good at taming beasts. This tribe is one of the three major forces in southern Xinjiang."
Chen Xi thought about it and suddenly remembered Zhang Lu, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. However, his subordinates were too weak and could not even beat the original Liu Zhang, let alone Liu Bei.
"Oh, and there's also Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Xuande, remember to deal with him together."
Liu Bei nodded seriously and asked in confusion: "Of the three major forces in Southern Xinjiang, why did Zichuan only mention two?"
"Oh oh oh, the leader of the remaining force is Meng Huo. He will assist you, Xuande, in pacifying southern Xinjiang." Guo Hao explained. He had forgotten that Liu Bei had not met Meng Huo yet.
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, but still asked the question in his mind: "Pengju sent me to lead the Yizhou counties alone. Isn't he worried that I will become independent like Yuan Benchu?"
"Xuan De, please continue to develop. If Xuan De can conquer Southern Xinjiang, I will ask for merit on his behalf and make him a vassal king. How about that?"
Guo Hao grinned and didn't care about Liu Bei's question at all. By the time Liu Bei and his men conquered the northern and southern countries, the development of the Central Plains was far beyond their reach.
With a population of 1.4 billion or even more, Guo Hao and Chen Xi have the confidence to make the Central Plains take off. What's the harm in making Liu Bei and others princes by then? After all, this world is ruled by strength.
As for what will happen later, we are all descendants of the Chinese nation, so whoever is in charge is the head.
Liu Bei was shocked by Guo Hao's words and had to pick up the tea to hide his embarrassment.
"Okay, that's the general situation. Does Xuande have any requests?" Chen Xi asked with narrowed eyes. He felt that his mental energy consumption was increasing greatly, and it seemed that new territories had recognized the rule of the Han Dynasty.
"West?" Chen Xi silently felt the direction in his heart and had a vague guess in his mind.
Yao Chong wrote to say that Jiang Wei and his men had fled to the Western Regions. I guess they should have conquered the Western Regions, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. In less than half a year, they pacified the Western Regions.
It seems that the Western Region is still a rookie. So there are only a few forces that need to be paid attention to, and there shouldn't be any dark horses emerging.
What Chen Xi didn't know was that it only took one month to conquer the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and most of that time was wasted on the journey.
Li Jue and his men only fought a few battles to conquer Wusun, and the number of casualties was less than 100, which highlighted the huge gap in strength.
Liu Bei thought for a moment, put down his tea and slowly said, "Who do you want to go with me to Yizhou? How many troops do you have?"
Guo Hao could remember the generals, but the data on military strength was difficult for him.
Guo Hao scratched his head. He was not very clear about the data on military strength, so he could only use his eyes to signal Chen Xi to speak.
However, seeing that Chen Xi was in a half-asleep state, he knew that Chen Xi was unreliable, so he started talking based on his feelings.
"As for the generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Yide are your sworn brothers, so they will naturally follow you."
At this point, Guo Hao paused and decided to simply hand over Liu Bei's original team to Liu Bei.
"Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, and Zhao Yun are all generals, and Zilong is proficient in the strategy of farming. They will be of great help in pacifying southern Xinjiang. Let's go with Xuande."
Originally, Guo Hao wanted to gather the Five Tigers to attack, but Ma Chao was leading the Qiang people in Liang Province, so it was not easy to mobilize him, so he stuffed Chen Dao in.
After all, Chen Dao is also a good general. Although his individual strength is average, he is able to train Bai Li soldiers, and he is considered a rare talent.
There are only a few people who can train specific troops. Apart from Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi, there are only two people, Gao Shun and Qu Yi.
