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This is of course impossible.

The Huns who surrendered had [-] soldiers and [-] to [-] family members.

No matter how stupid Mao Dun was, he would not kill all [-] to [-] herdsmen in one go.

Therefore, Maodun Shanyu would only blame Ge Yu for all the crimes, saying that the other subordinates surrendered under Ge Yu's order, so that the crime would not be punishable by death, and even welcomed his subordinates to return to the Huns.

Of course, Shen Bing would not place his hopes on this.

But this is not the only way to make the Huns give up their troops. Shen Bing said:

"What if the Qin army defeated the Xiongnu and drove them out of the grassland?"

"At that time, Chief Wan and his subordinates will have nowhere to return even if they want to go back... What will Chief Wan think?"

Ge Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.

What Shen Bing said was reasonable.

In fact, the reason why the Huns surrendered their troops "in Cao Ying and their hearts in Han" was that apart from the issue of living customs, they took it for granted that the grasslands belonged to the Huns.

Then if you want to go back to the grassland, you will naturally have to return to the embrace of the Huns.

But if the grasslands don't even belong to the Xiongnu... what else can they think?

Ge Yu was stunned for a while, then laughed:

"The general thought that the Qin army could go deep into the grasslands and defeat the Xiongnu?"

It’s no wonder that Ge Yu didn’t believe it. Since ancient times, in the battles between northern nomads and southern farming peoples, farming peoples have never penetrated into the grasslands on a large scale, or they have no ability to go deep into the grasslands to expel nomads.The reversal did not occur until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Shen Bing didn't want to talk empty words, but he knew that in order to subdue the surrendered soldiers of the Huns like Ge Yu, he had to extinguish their hopes.

Even if it can't be extinguished, let them realize that there is another possibility, instead of blindly and firmly wanting to return to the grassland.

Shen Bing replied:

"It's not that I think, it's definitely possible."

"The Huns have been doing evil in the Western Regions for many years, and all countries dare to be angry but dare not speak out."

"If I take this opportunity to join forces with the Western Regions and the Qin army to conquer the Xiongnu, what does Commander Wan think?"

Ge Yu couldn't help but change his face when he heard the words.

He knew that what Shen Bing said was completely possible.

Especially after the Qin army used [-] troops to drive the Huns' [-] troops out of the Western Regions...

If the Qin army can defeat 20 Huns with [-], then if there are [-] now, wouldn't it be possible to defeat [-] Huns?

So how dare the countries in the Western Regions disobey the Qin army.

If the Qin army used this power to summon the Western Regions Allied Forces to organize a cavalry army, and at the same time, the main force of the Qin army marched from the Hetao area...

With the cooperation of these two sides attacking one step at a time, where is the Xiongnu's shelter? !

Thinking of this, Ge Yu understood that Qin Jun's visit was not just for "business" as they said.

Chapter 442 Questions

Shen Bing didn't tell Ge Yu more information, after all, Shen Bing knew that although Ge Yu could not go back, his [-] subordinates still wanted to go back.

At the same time, what Shen Bing said was not a castle in the air, because after the Han established the capital and guards in the Western Regions, the countries in the Western Regions had actually become the vassal states of the Han...

In the Western Han Dynasty, all countries in the Western Regions had a seal from the Central Plains, called "Xi", which was the representative of the vassal states.

At that time, if any country among the 36 countries in the Western Regions did not obey the command of the Han, the Han's guardian envoys in the Western Regions had the right to recruit troops from other countries to attack.

For example, Chang Luo Hou Changhui mobilized [-] troops from various countries in the Western Regions to attack Qiuci, which killed the little prince without authorization... Qiuci is the largest country in the Western Regions. In the Western Regions, it often uses its power to overwhelm people and even asks neighboring small countries to send their princes as hostages.

The fact that the Han envoys had such power in the Western Regions actually united all the countries in the Western Regions and unified their command.

What Shen Bing has to do at this time is what has happened in history.

Because it had already happened, Shen Bing was sure it would work.

Ge Yu has only one question:

"If the general thinks that the Xiongnu can be defeated only by the countries of the Western Regions and the Qin army, why do you want to keep my 1 people?"

Ge Yu always thought that Shen Bing wanted to take them down and use them to deal with the Huns, but now it seems that he guessed wrong.

Shen Bing did not answer, but only asked a question:

"Captain Wan thought that Shen Bing's target was only the Huns?"

So Ge Yu understood that the Huns were just one of Shen Bing's targets.

That's what Shen Bing said, and he did the same.

One of the benefits of taking down Gushi is that he has obtained a large piece of fertile land from Gushi.

Among them, only one oasis in Gushi can feed more than [-] people.

In fact, there are far more than [-] people...

This number is only calculated based on the agricultural level of the common people in Gushi.

As I said before, the oasis agriculture in the Western Regions is in a state of half-cultivation and half-grazing, and the main thing is grazing. In terms of farming, it is just digging some primitive things near rivers and lakes with water, and there is basically no technical support. Saying... For them, farming is just digging a small hole and spreading the seeds.

Now that the Qin army came, the ditch and ridge method, the distance between rows and plants, water conservancy facilities and farming solar terms can all be used, so the output immediately increased exponentially.

Especially if the sandy land by the river and lake is not suitable for planting in the eyes of Gushi people, of course it does not grow pasture.

But it's different in the hands of Qin Jun... After digging up river mud and lake mud, it immediately becomes a piece of fertile cultivated land.

It can be said that in terms of farming, no one in any region can compare with the Central Plains.

So it is conceivable that with the increase of the cultivated land area and the improvement of the technical level, the crop yield will soon increase several times, and the number of people who can support it will also increase exponentially.

Of course, at this time, the pastures around Gushi were greatly damaged by the concentration of a large number of Xiongnu troops, so they still need to rest for a period of time, so the population has to increase slowly.

Another advantage of Gu Shi is that it strengthens the connection between the Western Regions and the Yuezhi.

Although Loulan could be used as a stepping stone for the Yuezhi to enter the Western Regions, the southern route is [-] miles long and the road is difficult.

The aunt is only a thousand miles away and the road is relatively straight. It takes less than [-] days for troops and caravans to arrive, which greatly reduces the logistical pressure on the Qin army.

Especially the silk shipped in batches from the Central Plains...Shen Bing only needs to transfer it to various countries in the Western Regions before buying food, and he can store a large amount of military rations and wealth in Gushi in a short period of time.

At this time, Shen Bing was considering the issue of uniting the Western Regions to conquer the Huns.

Among them, Shen Bing's main consideration is Kucha, the largest country in the Western Regions, a country with [-] people and [-] soldiers.

Shen Bing has observed and calculated the 36 countries in the Western Regions, and if he can draw part of the troops from each of these 36 countries, he should be able to form a coalition army of 5 people.

Because people in the Western Regions also graze for a long time, especially in harsh environments, their riding and shooting skills are no worse than those of the Xiongnu.

The problem is that it is difficult and extremely difficult for these 36 countries to unite and cooperate... At that time, the six countries of the Central Plains united to deal with Qin, and they all had their own ideas, let alone the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

Therefore, the attitude of Kucha is particularly important, because the small countries around it are all looking forward to Kucha's leadership. If Kucha nods and agrees, then other small countries will be no problem.

So Shen Bing stabilized the situation in Gushi and the first thing was to send envoys to Kucha with silk and some treasures brought from the Central Plains.

The emissary sent was a lobbyist named Ze.

Shen Bing's subordinates are usually generals who can fight, and there are very few lobbyists who can speak well. This lobbyist named Ze recommended himself to vote for Shen Bing, saying that he wanted to be Shen Bing's diner.

With Shen Bing's title at this time, it is indeed possible to keep diners, but Shen Bing is not very used to doing so, and he also thinks it is meaningless... Even if there are [-] diners, so what?What role can these diners play once they lose their power?

However, it is said that Ze was a businessman before, and Shen Bing just needed someone to take care of the business in the Western Regions, so he stayed.

At this time, because there was no one to send, he was sent to Kucha as an envoy.

The territory of Kucha is very large, from Luntai in the east to Bachu in the west, Tianshan Mountain in the north and Taklamakan Desert in the south.

Shen Bing confessed to Ze that what he said about Qiuci should be from the perspective of interests... If an alliance can be formed to defeat the Xiongnu, it will be of great benefit to the Western Regions, and the Western Regions will no longer be harassed by the Huns.

Ze patted his chest and said that he would fulfill his mission.

However, the news that came more than ten days later was another matter. King Qiuci had no interest in forming an alliance to conquer the Huns.

Ze summed up several issues after communicating with Qiuci:

First, with the Qin army stationed in Gushi, the Western Regions would have no worries about the Huns. If there were no worries about the Huns, they would naturally have no need to conquer the Huns.

Not only was there no demand, but they were even worried that they would annoy the Huns. If the Qin army withdrew from the Western Regions one day, they would not be able to explain to the Huns.

Second, if the Qin army entered the Western Regions and commanded 36 countries, it would also affect the rule of Kucha.

That being the case, Kucha is ruled by the Xiongnu, and it is also ruled by the Qin army. Why should it help the Qin army conquer the Xiongnu in exchange for the Qin army's rule?

Third, there is no guarantee that the Qin army will cross the river and demolish the bridge, first attack the Xiongnu with the allied forces of the Western Regions, and then attack the Western Regions when the Western Regions suffer heavy losses... In this way, the Qin Army will not be reaping the benefits of the fishermen and the countries of the Western Regions will only perish?

When Shen Bing heard this, he thought it was true, but he thought of the coalition forces of the Western Regions in a simple way, thinking that they could be united with the common enemy of the Xiongnu.

Now it seems that it is still very far away from that step.

At least these problems in front of us should be solved one by one.

Chapter 443 The Loulan Mutiny

The first problem is easy to solve.

If there is no threat from the Xiongnu in Kucha, then Shen Bing only needs to give up one or two small oases to serve as a bridgehead for the Xiongnu, such as Qitai or Guyu.

Qiuci and the countries in the Western Regions are definitely not willing to do this for Shen Bing, because it is very easy for the Qin Army, but it will cause great harm to the countries in the Western Regions, so as long as Shen Bing expresses his intentions in this regard... this problem will not be resolved. No more questions.

The second and third points are actually issues of trust.

That is to say, they are worried that the Qin army will lay wool like the Huns.

Although Qin Jun showed that he just wanted to do business with countries in the Western Regions at this time, who knows if it was superficial?

This aspect is more difficult to solve, and Shen Bing believes that this is not just a matter of trust... Letting countries send troops also touches on the interests of the nobles.

For example, how many soldiers will be dispatched?

How much supplies do you need?

How much equipment do you have?

If the nobles of all countries are responsible for these, it will be a considerable amount.

Shen Bing compared the Han Dynasty, and believed that the reason why the Han Dynasty could make the countries in the Western Regions obedient and even sent troops to besiege Qiuci was because Li Guangli marched all the way to Dawan when he expeditioned to Dawan... with [-] soldiers, he marched all the way. All countries want water, food, and livestock, and beat them if they don't give them.

In this way, the countries in the Western Regions can fully appreciate the strength of the Han army, so they can call on the countries to form a coalition army.

So sometimes people can't be too kind, just like the diplomatic methods commonly used by modern Yankees: a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other, if the carrot doesn't work, use the stick.

When Shen Bing was distressed by this, Ren Jin came to report:

"General, Loulan Mutiny."

Shen Bing was startled, and said unexpectedly:

"What a Loulan, how dare you rebel at this time?"

No wonder Shen Bing was surprised.

At this time, the Qin army had just defeated the Xiongnu, and the Qin army still had thousands of troops in Loulan and there was a "Loulan envoy" beside the Loulan king. bomb".

This King Loulan dared to rebel at this time after eating the bear's heart and the leopard's guts.

I didn't want to but explained:

"General, Loulan did not rebel, but rebelled against King Loulan!"

Shen Bing couldn't help but wonder:

"Treason King Loulan?"

Ren nodded and said:

"Exactly."

"The soldiers and civilians of Loulan wanted to join the Qin army, but the nobles of Loulan refused, so the soldiers and civilians rose up and attacked..."

After saying this, Shen Bing understood.