Chapter 6669 Falling apart

Chapter 6669 Falling apart
The situation in Central Asia was actually more chaotic than Liu Yan described. After all, Liu Yan had basically only heard about it from others. In addition, due to his special identity and high status, most people did not dare to tell Liu Yan some true but outrageous news, so a lot of the information Liu Yan received was actually outdated.

Because Jia Xu's mind was not in Central Asia recently, he was not very clear about a lot of information, but Jia Xu had a very strong ability to process and analyze information. Liu Yan gave an introduction, and even if he did not mention those outrageous news, Jia Xu was able to guess it with his own analytical ability.

"The situation has become so chaotic." Jia Xu said with some emotion, "Sure enough, great opportunities will come with great disasters."

In Jia Xu's opinion, although the locust plague that affected the three empires caused considerable losses, it was not entirely a bad thing for the Han family. At least after experiencing this, the Han family and the remaining Parthian nobles who were shouting the slogan of restoring Parthia were both in good shape.

Although the Han family's behavior was also intended to protect themselves, they at least fulfilled their obligations. Even if it was Lao Liu who fled to the Turan grassland, or the three families of Guo Liuyin who abandoned their bases and sought refuge in other places, at least they took the people who had truly surrendered with them with them when they left.

In other words, this stuff, which was of relatively low purity in the eyes of the Central Asian families, at least fulfilled his obligations as a feudal lord, and he had some awareness of shepherding the people on behalf of the heaven. He did not completely abandon the people, but when he realized that he could not support them, he decisively took the people who believed in him and supported him to a place where they could have enough food.

Even though this behavior seems shameful, at least these guys who ran away can say that they have fulfilled their obligations. Moreover, those truly naturalized Parthian people who were taken away, after this incident, seeing the miserable state of Central Asia, have become more determined to follow the Han family of their choice.

Coupled with the amazing performances in Laguerre and Mosul, to be honest, this group of people may be more grateful for the choice they made back then and develop a sense of belonging as naturalized people.

It can be said that after this locust plague, the implicit resistance of the Parthian remnants will be greatly reduced, or even no longer appear. After all, the Parthian nobles' low-level behavior did give the Han family an opportunity. After all, no matter how outrageous the Han family was, they at least retained some bottom line.

"In short, the actions of Raguel and Mosul aroused the anger of the Parthian remnants. I heard that when the two were heading to other places, the Parthian remnants had already begun to lead their troops to block them." Liu Yan thought for a while and said, telling Jia Xu what he knew.

"I'm not leading the troops to stop the enemy. It's just that there's nothing to eat. After seeing the food, I came here to stop the enemy regardless of anything." Jia Xu said calmly. He could fully understand this mentality. After all, the locals had encountered this situation in Liangzhou back then. When they are really hungry, all the talk about benevolence, morality, and persistence is nonsense.

"But it would be foolish for Laguerre and his men to kill them directly." Jia Xu added. In Jia Xu's opinion, because of the lack of food, there would definitely be a conflict between the remnants of the Parthian Empire and the bandits like Laguerre who had food. In this case, it would be too stupid to kill them directly. At least they should find a reason to support such behavior. In Jia Xu's opinion, what Laguerre and his men were doing now was completely destroying the last hope of the Parthian Empire.

However, from the perspective of the Han Dynasty, Jia Xu could only say, well done, the dumber the enemy, the better.

"Come to think of it, when Laguerre and the others left, didn't the Han family try to stop them?" After applauding in his heart, Jia Xu asked with some curiosity. Liu Yan shook his head when he heard that.

"Wait, you either didn't know or didn't stop it. Based on my understanding of those families, even if they have the will but not the ability, they will definitely do something to disgust the other party." Jia Xu looked at Liu Yan strangely and said.

"I don't know." Liu Yan said honestly.

"Oh, I'll send someone to check it out. After all, the situation in Central Asia is quite important right now." Seeing this, Jia Xu didn't make things difficult for Liu Yan. After all, Jia Xu had seen Liu Yan's abilities over the years. He was okay with publicity and human resources management, but not at other things.

Jia Xu took action and obtained a considerable amount of intelligence in a very short period of time. Then, relying on his own analytical ability, he quickly determined what the situation was in Central Asia.

"It was actually instigated by the three families of Han, Bai and Shen. I thought it was done by the Wang family of Taiyuan or the Zhang family of Hanoi." Jia Xu looked at the intelligence sent to him and roughly restored what happened in Central Asia during this period. Laguerre and Mosul were indeed a bit extreme, but this extremism was forced out.

Here we have to talk about the areas where Raguel and Mosul are located. These two things actually occupy a territory in Central Asia that is no less than that of the top giants. There is no way to change this. These two things have both the strength and the support of the local people.

In addition, since Ardashir had escaped, Chen Xi kept the two future kings of Sassanid Persia for the Han family to practice with. However, these two guys were relatively cautious and had never had too many conflicts with the Han family. The Persian Gulf forces headed by the Zhang family of Hanoi, the Wang family of Shanyang, and the Pei family of Wenxi did not want to spend too much energy on these two people, so the two sides had been entangled, but they did not fight to the death.

As time went on, even Jia Xu officially believed that the three families in the Persian Gulf should be the forces targeting the two future Persian kings. However, after reading the intelligence this time, Jia Xu realized that he had underestimated these families that could gain a foothold in Central Asia.

When there are no opportunities, these families will focus on development and don't want to cause trouble, but when there are opportunities, these families really dare to risk their lives to fight for a future.

The Han, Bai and Shen families saw this opportunity and stabbed Laguerre and his men in the back, completely destroying the righteous cause that the Parthian nobles had always upheld.

There was no way. At this point, there was no food. Given the situation in Laguerre and Mosul, they should not have fallen into the trap set by Han Baishen so easily. However, the news had always been that the three families of Han, Baishen were short of food and were about to fight with Laguerre and Mosul. Moreover, their attitude to the outside world was that they were preparing for war and were ready to attack Laguerre and Mosul at any time.

So the two of them had to concentrate the food and grass for the army first. Of course, this behavior was not wrong. After all, the mad dog next door was ready to fight them to the death. There was no problem in protecting the army at this time, and the timing was very good. The Han family suffered a large-scale disaster. It was completely understandable that the three families of Han, Bai and Shen had no food and had to fight with Laguerre and others. After all, it was very realistic.

But just when Laguerre and Mosul had been holding back for a while and were preparing to take action against the three families of Han, Bai and Shen first, they received news that the three families in the Persian Gulf were also preparing for war, waiting for Laguerre and Mosul to march north to attack the three families of Han, Bai and Shen, and then these three families would join forces to raid Laguerre and their lair.

This information sounded very reasonable. After all, no one was out of food now and they had to kill or rob others. Laguerre and Mosul were at least a large family and had sufficient food and grass on hand. After all, with the support of the Kushan Empire, they had accumulated a lot of food and grass in the past two years. This was the reason why the two of them were recruiting young and strong people everywhere to strengthen themselves.

Although Laguerre and Mosul had already considered the reality of the three Persian Gulf forces' deployment, they did not doubt it after receiving the news. They just had to suppress the idea of ​​a quick victory and an outbreak with Han, Bai and Shen.

But in times of famine, time waits for no one. Sometimes, a day or two later, people's originally relatively calm people's hearts may explode directly because of a little spark.

While Laguerre and Mosul were guarding against the three kingdoms in the Persian Gulf, a group of Parthian remnants arrived on their side. Among these people were complaints that Han Baishen had prepared long ago. Of course, these complaints could not arouse resistance from the Parthian remnants in the early stage.

Although Laguerre and Mosul also heard these strange words, they were at most a little unhappy and did not take action in the early stage. They even comforted themselves by saying that it was normal for the people of their homeland to feel a little resentful because of hunger, and that everything would be fine after we lead them to defeat one or two Han families and have food to eat.

However, the riots came too quickly, so quickly that Raguel and Mosul had no time to react, and the people of their homeland who had once supported them exploded against them.

The reason was very simple. While the Parthian survivors who gathered in Laguerre's sphere of influence were eating some turbid and unidentified weed porridge that could only save their lives, the soldiers under Laguerre's command actually had meat to eat.

To be honest, this was not Laguerre's problem. It was purely because the intelligence personnel under Laguerre suddenly received news that the main forces of the three families of Han, Bai and Shen had been dispatched and had entered the sphere of influence of the Parthian bandit army. A war between the two sides was about to break out. Laguerre had to give his soldiers something decent to eat to ensure their combat effectiveness.

As a result, Han Baishen did not come. After all, the news was false from the beginning. The three families made judgments for a long time and determined that the remnants of the Parthian people under the command of the Parthian bandit army were almost unable to hold on and had to surrender to the enemy under the leadership of Laguerre and others in order to survive.

In other words, the remnants of the Parthian people have reached their limit. Laguerre and his companions may have some errors in their judgment of this situation due to their youth or aristocratic birth, but the old Yang family and the two Cuis have truly lived with the Parthian people, so they know very well where the physiological and psychological limits of human beings are, and now is the limit they have judged.

This was the experience Han Baishen gained by exchanging a few bags of rice from the Cui family. According to the Cui family, the remaining Parthians were already starving at this time, and just a spark would be enough to set everyone on fire.

Han Baishen believed Cui's judgment. After all, Cui had really eaten grass, and he had eaten it with the Parthian survivors. He knew their limits. More importantly, Laguerre and others' correct behavior was really unfair during this period.

In Cui's words, at this time everything must be explained clearly to the hungry people, telling them why they should do this and why they should starve. More importantly, they must know that as those at the top, we are actually starving with you.

Cui even used the Yang family as an example. In the first year after the Yang family came, when there was a food shortage, the head of the Yang family was starving to the point of losing his shape, and the people under his rule could tell at a glance that the Yang family was starving with them. So the Yang family stabilized their rule in the second year, and even the remnants of the Parthians were willing to abide by the rules set by the Yang family.

This is also the reason why the Yang family is about to explode with Sima Lang. This move is too good, making the Yang family's population far greater than other families. Naturally, the food loss in these years is also greater than other families. This can really be fatal. If the people under the rule of the Yang family had not experienced this kind of thing, they would also be able to see that the members of the Yang family are hungry and come to ask about their recent situation, asking them to hold on for a while. The first to explode will definitely be the Yang family.

The biggest problem for Laguerre and Mosul in this regard is that they have no experience. It is undoubtedly correct to absorb the remnants of the Parthian Empire. After all, one of their slogans is to recover the Parthian homeland and rebuild the glory of the empire. Therefore, it is necessary to absorb all the remnants of the Parthian Empire who can come to their side. It is also correct to publicize that they will take these people to attack the Wubao of the Han Dynasty.

This idea is the same as Zhao's. It would be best if they could conquer the city, as that would provide them with food. If they could not conquer the city, a large population could be consumed, reducing the number of people eating, allowing others to have food to eat. Moreover, this behavior could more or less unite the people under their command.

However, the biggest problem for Laguerre and Mosul was that their intentions were discovered by Han Baishen too early, so when they wanted to attack, they encountered a crisis from another aspect. By the time they had adjusted themselves, the Parthian remnants, who were already on the verge of their limit, had truly reached their limit. It was only because of the performance of Laguerre and Mosul that the Parthian remnants still held on to some hope.

Later, when Laguerre and Mosul once again mobilized their troops and prepared to attack the three families of Han, Bai and Shen, the remnants of the Parthian people had already reached a certain level of resentment due to hunger. In addition, the rumors spread by Han, Bai and Shen made the remnants of the Parthian people themselves somewhat unstable.

Only because Laguerre and Mosul had begun to organize their troops and prepare for the attack could these people barely suppress their anxiety.

But before Laguerre and Mosul attacked, when the news came that Han Baishen broke through the outer defense line and rushed straight to Laguerre and his men, Laguerre and his men should not have eaten that meal of meat. Although from the perspective of war, this full meal should be eaten, after all, the next step would be to fight against Han Baishen's main force, and the soldiers under his command might die. It was natural to have a good and full meal before setting off.

But after having a good meal in front of countless hungry Parthian survivors, they received news that Han Baishen had broken through the front line and returned, and their other defense lines were attacked. In this situation, Laguerre and his companions, who should have broken camp directly and headed for Han Baishen, could only wait and confirm the intelligence before attacking.

This is correct from the perspective of military strategy. After all, one must plan before taking action. One cannot act recklessly in such a matter of life and death. A slight mistake may lead to one's own death. So when Han Baishen suddenly retreated and other directions of their own army were attacked, Laguerre and Mosul both smelled the scent of conspiracy, so it was completely in line with the military strategy to stop attacking and observe.

The problem is that being in line with military tactics does not necessarily mean being in line with the will of the people. At least, it does not conform to the will of the Parthian survivors who have reached their limit. For the Parthian survivors at this time, they just want to eat. If there is no food, Laguerre can take them to rob food.

But Lagael and his men had eaten their fill, even meat, and repeatedly said they would take them out to rob the Han family, but they never did, instead they had a few meals of full meals before breaking camp. What did this mean? Was this to disgust them or tease them?
Despair and anger accumulated in the chest, and the spark dropped by Han Baishen was ignited at this moment, and then the riot began. Before Laguerre and Mosul could react, they were raided by the remnants of the Parthian Empire in their core area, and then the chaos began.

Raguel and Mosul spent two days struggling to quell the riot, but the heavy losses made them completely lose the ability to lead their troops to attack the surrounding families. Some food was looted by the remnants of the Parthians, and some was burned. In short, looking at the devastated core area, Raguel and Mosul were extremely angry.

A large number of Parthian remnants died in this place. Although Raguel and Mosul still had some ambitions towards the remaining Parthian remnants, they were more filled with anger and despair due to their lack of food and logistics. The conflict naturally broke out again. By the time Raguel and Mosul stopped, there were not many Parthian remnants under their rule. They either died or fled.

At this point, it was meaningless for Raguel and Mosul to say anything. They could only lead their bandit troops to Herat, and then go through the outskirts of Kandahar and join Ardashir. There was no way out for them as they had lost their own way and their ambitions had been extinguished. Even their own soldiers had to undergo waves of purges.

After all, the reason why Laguerre and Mosul were able to gain a foothold in the Parthian mainland was largely due to the slogan of "Recover Parthia" and "The Parthians are one family". But now the remnants of the Parthians have died at their hands, on a large scale. What kind of mentality will the young and strong Parthians who gathered together because of this slogan and became their soldiers have?
Even if they voted for Laguerre and his men just to make a living, as long as they were young people, they all had some passion, and the slogan they had been preaching was the core of their beliefs. But now this core was shattered, and the last light of rest fell apart.

No words, I did send it.