I win the lottery in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 184 A New Journey
Chapter 184 A New Journey
Meng Chen, who returned to Hangu Pass, was not happy because he had won a battle, but fell into deep thought because of Jia Xu's report.

Originally, Meng Chen thought that he knew enough about the Western Regions, but he didn't expect that there would be a Da Yue clan at this time. As for the remaining forces of the Huns, Meng Chen thought it was unlikely.

But it was this Da Yuezhi that made Meng Chen a little puzzled. Why did a country that was wiped out by the Huns appear again at this juncture?
According to Meng Chen's knowledge, it may be more appropriate to call the Da Yuezhi at this time the Guishuang Empire.

And this so-called Guishuang Empire is guarding the key points of the Silk Road.

Meng Chen fell into deep thought. Could it be that the increase in trade volume has made the Guishuang Empire greedy?
In any case, Meng Chen has already made up his mind, since he moved his people, he must make the so-called Da Yue Clan or Guishuang Empire pay the due price.

"Mr. Wenhe, as far as this Marquis knows, the Da Yue clan's westward migration by the Huns has long existed in name only, but one of them, Guishuang, is relatively active."

"What my lord said, my subordinates know very little, so I sent someone to investigate."

"There is no rush for this matter. Li Ru is ordered to act according to circumstances. When this battle is over, the Marquis will go to the Western Regions to handle this matter in person."

"Well, this subordinate will leave."

Looking at Jia Xu's leaving back, Meng Chen suddenly felt that his thinking about the Western Regions might be too idealistic.

The expansion of any empire is based on war.

Since someone in the Western Regions dared to jump out and stroke the beard of a tiger, his blood must be splashed for three steps!
In any case, this economic chain of the Western Regions must not allow others to interfere. Only by mastering the core of this economic chain can Meng Chen have the capital to develop.

It was another sleepless night, when the generals returned happily one after another, Meng Chen sat in front of the map of the Western Regions and fell asleep.

"Master..." Chen Yaojin, who entered the hall, had just opened his mouth when he was hurriedly stopped by Meng Shan at the side.

"Shh!"

Meng Shan raised the index finger of his right hand, made a silence gesture towards Chen Yaojin and the generals behind him, and then waved his right hand to signal everyone to withdraw.

"Come in!"

Just when everyone didn't know what to do, Meng Chen's voice came out.

"Brother Chen, didn't you see my hand gestures? You are the only one who has such a loud voice that you disturb the son to sleep." Meng Shan muttered angrily.

"Uh, I'm not the only one talking loudly, why is it all my old Chen's fault?"

……

When everyone entered the hall again, Meng Chen had already got up and sat back in the main seat, and at the same time signaled the generals to sit down and talk.

After a whole night of fighting, although everyone's faces were full of excitement, they were all human beings, not gods. It would be an absolute lie to say that they were not tired.

"How's the result?" Meng Chen asked loudly.

"I will report to my lord that more than [-] people were beheaded in this battle, and more than [-] people were captured, most of them were from the Jizhou army." Li Cunxiao got up and told the battle report that had been calculated.

"How much was the battle damage?"

"The battle damage is less than [-], and the specific figure is still being counted."

Meng Chen nodded, such a result is acceptable, after all, the war in the era of cold weapons is like this, but in a frontal battle, it is common to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.

"My lord, Mr. Wen He hastily returned to Chang'an, what if something happened?" After reporting the results of the battle, Li Cunxiao keenly discovered the problem.

Meng Chen nodded, then walked to the map of the Western Regions, pointing to places outside the control of the Western Regions Protectorate.

"The caravan of the Penguin Chamber of Commerce was robbed and the members of the caravan were killed. According to the news from the Governor's Office, the remnants of the Xiongnu colluded with the Da Yuezhi Kingdom."

Speaking of this, Meng Chen paused, and then continued: "According to my understanding, the Dayue clan exists in name only, and this matter will never be so simple."

"My lord, you want to go to the Western Regions in person? Then you have to bring me, Old Chen!"

When Chen Yaojin's words came out, everyone immediately aroused their envy.

In the past few years, Chen Yaojin was basically Meng Chen's personal bodyguard, no matter where Meng Chen went, he would follow him.

Meng Chen made a gesture towards Chen Yaojin, and then continued: "The Western Region is a long way away, so we must be fully prepared for this trip. However, the Central Plains is my foundation, and I must not let it go easily."

"My lord, the last general asks to stay behind." Li Cunxiao got up and bowed to Meng Chen.

It has to be said that Li Cunxiao has a strong view of the overall situation, not only does he have no intention of earning merit, but he takes the initiative to help Meng Chen share the pressure.

"With the help of Brother Cunxiao, I have no worries about the future. Although the allied forces of the princes retreated this time, they had to guard against it."

After the voice fell, everyone present began to nod their heads.

Everyone knows the pros and cons of multi-line warfare. However, the Silk Road in the Western Regions is the economic pillar of our lord. If someone gets involved, he will naturally have to pay a heavy price.

"My lord, although the old man can't go on an expedition, he is absolutely unambiguous in defending the city."

It was Zhang Ji who stood up and spoke. Although he was not well-known in this battle, he was able to handle the battlefield with ease, and he was also the one who caught the most prisoners.

"If there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, the Marquis is very pleased to have an old general to help him."

After the words fell, Meng Chen looked around again, and then said loudly: "It is Chen's long-cherished wish to dominate the Central Plains, but the time is not yet ripe, and we still need to develop patiently."

"Given some time, when this Marquis has a strong army and horses, he will be able to sweep the world."

Meng Chen's bold words resonated with the generals.

What's more, this is also the first time Meng Chen confides his heart in front of his subordinates.

"Li Cunxiao, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Ma Chao, Ma Dai listen to the order!"

"The last general is here!" Meng Chen's voice fell, and the five people who were pointed out stood up and agreed.

"Li Cunxiao is the chief general, and Zhang Ji is the deputy general. He leads 15 troops and marches into Luoyang. Together with Zhang Yan's troops in Bingzhou, they monitor Jizhou and Yanzhou. You can decide whether to fight or not."

"Here!"

"Order Meng Yan, continue to monitor the grassland and act according to circumstances! At the same time, I ordered Zhao Yun to hurry back to Chang'an."

After a pause, Mengchen said again: "When the Marquis returns to Chang'an, I will report to His Majesty the achievements of all of you, and then I will reward you."

With the news of the defeat of the allied forces of the princes at Hangu Pass, the entire Han Dynasty was shaken.

Especially Liu Bei, who was defeated and took his life, vomited blood even more after learning about it.

As for Liu Biao, he has already begun to regret at this moment, regretting that he did not follow the advice of his subordinates and befriend Meng Chen.

And Liu Zhang in Yizhou, apart from shouting slogans, did not take any substantive actions.

As for the emperor Liu Xie, he was even more confident after Mengchen defeated the coalition forces of the princes.

First, he sent an imperial edict to scold Yuan Shao, and then he appeased Sikong and Cao Cao.

As for Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou, they even received an edict to go to Beijing to report on their duties.

It's a pity that in this situation, the two of them didn't dare to act rashly.

One month later, another edict came out, and Meng Chen, who had already become a great general, raised [-] troops to attack the Guishuang Empire.

As for where the Guishuang Empire is, everyone is at a loss!

(End of this chapter)