Chapter 4474: Can't see clearly

Bai Hao can be regarded as Hua Xiong's personal guard, but the path Hua Xiong took was not suitable for Bai Hao. In addition, Bai Hao himself also had certain command abilities, so after being in Northern Xinjiang, Bai Hao was transferred to Guan Yu's command. Later, after training , has become the commander of the local garrison.

From a certain point of view, Bai Hao can be regarded as successful, and among the group of personal guards sent out under Hua Xiong's command, Bai Hao is the best.

"You're alive, you're alive, how can you be so dead?" Bai Hao explained with a smile. There are no generals in the Xiliang Cavalry who are not afraid of Li You, although they all know that the group of people represented by Li You are their backers. , but this does not prevent them from actually being quite afraid of Li You.

"What about the fiefdom?" Li You asked indifferently. Facing Bai Hao's cautious look, Li You was not as good as the idiot Wang Ke he met before.

"Yes." After hearing Li You's words, Bai Hao, who had originally planned to go around in circles, stood up straight and slipped away. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Military advisor, what I want to know is actually how should I choose, on the other side of the Ganges River?" The fiefdom there is very good, very good. I have played there for so many years and I know the situation there very well, but the fiefdom over there is so good that I can’t hold it.”

"Whose daughter are you marrying?" Li You looked at Bai Hao and asked.

"The daughter of the Hu family in Anding." Bai Hao replied, "I am from Anding myself. If I have the opportunity to marry the daughter of our big Anding family, I will marry her directly."

"Their family's power cannot reach the Ganges River." Li You gave the answer directly.

In Bai Hao's view, the Andinghu family is a powerful family. After all, it has the records of the ancestors and the bonus of memories. However, in Li You's view, the Andinghu family is a second-rate family that cannot even build an independent country. Basically, It is equivalent to taking refuge in the Wang family.

A family of this level, even if they have ideas about Bai Hao's fiefdom, can't take it. Even if they take some young people from the family out of greed, facing Bai Hao's power in the Ganges, they may have to do it in the end. Bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows.

There is no other way. If you want to play with both hands, if you want both hands to be strong, you must also have enough capital. Ordinary aristocratic families can afford things of this level. The distance between the Ganges River and Central Asia is not to mention a hundred and eighty thousand. A thousand miles is far enough. Even if there are no tricks in the middle, there will be a big barrier in the transmission of information.

"But their power can't reach the Ganges River, and I can't control the Ganges River." Bai Hao sighed and said, "I have reached the fifteenth level of nobility. Even if I don't have any major military exploits in the future, after the fall of Kushan, as long as I If I make no obvious mistakes on the battlefield, I will be promoted to a level, and I will be allocated at least 10,000 square kilometers of fertile land. I can’t play with this standard.”

Li You was thoughtful when he heard the words. For the same thing, some people have ambitions, while others recognize themselves, with different paths and different answers.

"Then what are you going to do?" Li You looked at Bai Hao and asked with interest.

"If you can, military advisor, please help me move to the Tulan Plain." Bai Hao took a deep breath and expressed his request directly.

Li You frowned and looked at Bai Hao for a long time. When Bai Hao's heart was pounding, Li You slowly said, "How do you know?"

"Although there are some distortions in the rumors, they at least expose the fact that General Hua has not arranged to be in the Ganges area." Bai Hao quickly answered, "And considering that Marquis Chiyang and the others have already taken root in Congling, It radiates to the entire Turan Plain, and I speculate that it should have been divided over there as well. Since the Ganges River is like this, why not others?"

"You do have a good mind, but don't you know that there are some things that you shouldn't know?" Li You looked at Bai Hao with an expressionless face. Bai Hao couldn't help but trembled, and then cold sweat ran down his forehead, and he didn't dare to lower his head. Talk a lot.

Liu Bei, Chen Xi, and Li You discussed carefully where to entrust Hua Xiong, and finally gave up enfeoffing Hua Xiong to the Ganges River, and instead entrusted Hua Xiong to the Turan Plain in the north.

The entire Turan Plain is about 1.5 million square kilometers. Although the soil quality and climate are too different from the Ganges River, there is naturally a very good fertile land in such a vast territory. Li You means to allocate this to Hua Xiong never mind.

In this way, with Hua Xiong nominally commanding Li Jue and the others, at least the face will not be too ugly. In addition, the Central Asian disputes that may arise in the future will require the main force to be in charge of both the south and the north, and relatively speaking, the Ganges Far away, Tulan is near.

For the Ganges River, a completely liberalized fiefdom can be implemented, but for the Turan side, a semi-liberal fiefdom is implemented. The supervision intensity of the Han Dynasty will be far better than that of the Ganges River. In addition, the Tulan Plain can be closer to Yuan Dynasty in the north. The family's fiefdom, from a certain perspective, can also be regarded as a restriction.

Considering Congling's subsequent geographical location on the Han Dynasty territory, Tulan must have a gatekeeper, and this gatekeeper can only be one of the five Guan, Zhang, and Zhaohua, because This is both a tremendous gift and a responsibility.

Considering that Guan, Zhang, and Zhao were all in the Ganges River, and Li You had other considerations, Liu Bei finally agreed to this arrangement. Although politically speaking, doing so was very risky—after completing this step, The Liangzhou Clan already controls the gateway to the northwest, and has a solid foundation and a large base that can provide logistics.

However, in view of the fact that the newly emerged Xinzhou has actually split the Liangzhou system into Congling-Tulan and Liangzhou mainland, when the geographical division was made, the political niche also changed slightly, so things Still within control.

This is also the reason why the mistake Sima Lang made at the beginning was really punished as a crime. It was not a problem for Li You to capture Sima Lang directly, but he asked Chen Xi to report it to Sima Lang and let Sima Lang deal with it as soon as possible.

It's not that Li You thinks that Sima Lang still has room for maneuver, but more directly. If Li You wins Sima Lang, judging from the situation at that time, whether it is to move Wang Xiu to take over or mobilize Zhang Ji to take over, A problem will arise next, that is, the Liangzhou Clan completely controls the northwest gateway geographically and politically.

Unlike the situation where the Silk Road did not bring much benefit in the past, the Northwest Portal is now an important channel for transactions between the Han Dynasty and Rome, and also an important channel for almost all the large aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty to communicate with the Han Dynasty itself. This Lu is controlled by a strong political force. When Chen Xi is around, that's it. If Chen Xi is gone, then it's time to start filming.

There was no way, Sima Lang fell and Wang Xiu was selected to take over. Then when Lu Su fell, Wang Xiu had no choice but to seek protection from Li You. After all, in the position of the governor of Xinzhou, Wang Xiu even wanted to worship Sun Qian as his successor. I don’t even have a chance to worship my backer.

As for Zhang, it doesn't matter. He is a natural member of the Liangzhou Clan and is Li You's right-hand man. If Zhang is replaced, it will basically be a blatant expansion of the Liangzhou Clan.

Therefore, Sima Lang cannot fall. Even if Sima Lang makes mistakes, as long as there is room for compensation, he cannot fall.

The biggest backer behind Sima Lang has never been the Sima family, but Chen Xi. Li You knows this very well, and he also knows that if he really gets rid of Sima Lang, it will not be good for anyone if the Liangzhou Clan grows bigger.

On the contrary, Sima Lang has been kept in Xinzhou, and certain things that were originally impossible have been given a chance. Hua Xiong has been arranged in the Tulan Plain. This was something that was impossible to say, let alone do, before. After the development of Xinzhou, this matter is something that can both be said and done.

"Sorry, military advisor, I don't know anything." Bai Hao couldn't help but get excited and gave a direct answer, while Li You looked at Bai Hao and nodded.

"Just go do your thing." Li You sent Bai Hao away.

"Yes, yes, yes." Bai Hao nodded repeatedly and ran away quickly. He already knew everything he wanted to know, and Li You also gave the answer - this is indeed the case. Turan is also a fiefdom, but you shouldn't come. Find me.

Li You should not be approached, so Bai Hao almost knew who to approach. The next thing to do was to find a way to get Hua Xiong to prepare transfer documents for him, and then Gang He would release him.

[Same thing, different ideas, that’s fine. 】 Li You glanced at Bai Hao one last time. In his opinion, this was good. At least, everyone got what they wanted.

In the Political Yuan, Chen Xi was chatting with Qu Gong. After all, everyone was chatting with the generals they were familiar with. If he didn't find a general he was familiar with, wouldn't it be too out of place?

"Congratulations, I heard you have six sons." Chen Xi said with a smile.

"It's eight, it's eight. At the beginning of this year, I gave birth to another set of twins." Qu Gong said proudly. In other aspects, he may not be good at it, but in terms of giving birth to children, he is simply unique. He completely crushed his comrades-in-arms, so much so that most of his comrades-in-arms showed envy when they learned about his achievements in this aspect.

"Hey, this is really awesome. It's not difficult to support a family." Chen Xi said with a smile, and even reached out to touch left and right to see if he could make up for a red envelope or something.

"Although I'm not good at commanding, I still have inner Qi separated from the body. What's the problem of raising a few children?" Qu Gong said with a smile, but then he sighed, "But there are too many children, and Mrs. Xu can't take care of them alone." , we can only hire two servants to help with cooking and taking care of it.”

"Isn't this bad?" Chen Xi asked.

"It's not good or bad, but I'm not used to it. I used to work as a long-term laborer for the Kong family, and I'm a little disgusted with this kind of thing." Qu Gong said with some emotion.

"Then give me more money, and your conscience will feel better." Chen Xi laughed and scolded.

"It's all up to Mrs. Xu to take care of the money and food. How can I, a big old man, know this?" Qu Gongqian said with a smile, "In fact, I haven't taken care of the family much in these years. It's all up to Mrs. Xu. In the early years, Madam Xu took care of me." I took my children back to Xu’s house, but now that there are more children, Madam Xu also goes back to Xu’s house less.”

"Is it because we have more children and fewer children?" Chen Xi said with a bit of ridicule, but it was obvious that Qu Gong didn't hear it.

"Children are difficult to take care of. They are big and small, those who have just gone to school, those who need to be held, and those who are still breastfeeding. It is very tiring to take care of the baby. I feel that Xu Niang is quite tired when I go back several times, but she herself is not I think so." Qu Gong said with a somewhat nostalgic tone. He stayed in Chang'an because he still needed to wait for the Taiwei's signature and seal. After completing the process, he flew to Qingzhou overnight.

Unlike the situation when he flew back from the Ganges without reporting and had to go around various cloud-covered areas, causing him to be unable to get up quickly, this time there was enough time. He had already applied for airspace and was waiting for the process to be completed to fly directly to his hometown in Qingzhou.

"It's not easy, I've seen it too." Chen Xi recalled that it was really not easy for Chen Lan to take care of his children, especially since mothers usually like to take care of them themselves. "There are no other difficulties at home."

"Okay, isn't this much better than before?" Qu Gong said with a smile, saying that he could still find some flaws in other aspects. When it comes to life, compared to the past, it is really a life that I never dared to think about. , "How could it be like this before? The bark of the tree was not enough to eat."

"What do you think about the fiefdom thing?" Chen Xi nodded and said.

"I knew in my heart that it was too much, but I couldn't help wanting it. As the Yellow Turban Qu Commander, I once led tens of thousands of people, and I know how difficult it is to control a population of this size. Tens of thousands of square kilometers of fertile land are given to people like us. , there is absolutely no way to control it." Qu Gong said with a bit of sadness.

As human beings, it is inevitable that sometimes we know we have exceeded our limits, but we cannot restrain our desire to continue to gain.

Qu Gong knew very well that he could not operate even the current fiefdom, but that did not stop him. If given the opportunity, he would try his best to build a larger fiefdom.

"People are like this. If you have this consciousness, you can understand that we people really don't mean to deduct money. It will save them from always saying that we are weak." Chen Xi laughed and cursed, but Qu Gong was silent when he heard this. He knew what Chen Xi said. was the idea of ​​some people before Ganga.

"Chen Hou, in fact, everyone is not resentful, nor do we think you will deduct money." Qu Gong was silent for a while and said.

Chen Xi raised his hand and interrupted Qu Gong's words, "I didn't pursue what they meant by saying this. There has been no movement on our side of Yuanjiafa Land and Sunjiafa Island. It is normal for the soldiers' mentality to be a little turbulent. Under such circumstances, it is normal to say I think it’s normal to say some things that shouldn’t be said.”

Qu Gong was very silent. How could he not know that what Chen Xi said was what really happened? It was just repeated from the mouth of Chen Xi who had done all this and over-delivered. It somewhat made them who had listened to those drunken mantras The guy was a little embarrassed.

Chen Xi didn't ask Qu Gong about the situation before and after the Ganghe side. Even if Chen Xi didn't look up the situation at Guo Jia's side, he still knew the general situation, so sometimes he would end with just a few words of self-deprecation. But this kind of self-deprecation, for It is very uncomfortable for conscientious soldiers.

"Sorry, Chen Hou, they are just anxious." Qu Gong felt a little embarrassed. Not everyone can remember the kindness of others. There are always people who take other people's kindness for granted. Qu Gong at least knew that Chen Xi really didn't owe them anything. these people.

"Just don't be anxious on the battlefield from now on. Notifying them at this time is to stabilize their anxious hearts and avoid being caught by Kushan." Chen Xi looked somewhat helpless, "Qu Gong, with your experience in the Ganges River for so many years, Experience, after announcing this, how much can the state of the general school be restored?"

"Except for some people with complicated thoughts, they should all be back to their peak. Even if they are held back, they still have 80% of their combat effectiveness." Qu Gong assessed his state after receiving the news and gave an answer.

In Qu Gong's opinion, 80% of the combat effectiveness is enough. The foundation of the Han Dynasty is there, and it can be used to 80%. Guishang is just dead, so there is no need to dwell on this.

"That's right." Chen Xi nodded, as he estimated, but he was not as optimistic as Qu Gong, and was even pessimistic in this aspect.

If there is a choice, Chen Xi really hopes to push the fighting power of Ganghe to the limit and push Guishuang sideways in one breath. After that, it doesn't matter whether he is acting badly, is anxious, or has any extra thoughts, at least The meat rots in the pot first, it's just a matter of how much is eaten.

In the current situation, the combat effectiveness is 80%. If you fight well and can hit the horizontal push, there is still hope. What Chen Xi is afraid of is the stalemate. In the past, the Han army did not worry about the stalemate, because the Han army had a better mentality and fewer flaws. If you delay, you can wait until Kuishang's flaw.

But the current situation of the Han army, if it is delayed, its own flaws may be exposed, which is very fatal.

The things arranged by Chen Xi can only be said to be remedial measures, not a solution to the problem at all. But now we can only take one step at a time. At least the roots of the Han army are not rotten, and there is still a group of the most loyal backbones fighting for it. , so that at least the situation can be controlled.

After Qu Gong left, Zhuge Liang, who had been silent for a long time, looked at Chen Xi, "Zichuan, you are still not very optimistic about the situation on the Ganges River, are you?"

"I am optimistic about a quick victory, but I don't see the hope of a quick victory. Oswin's command is not too strong, but Oswin's belief is extremely firm. Even if he faces General Guan, he will not be defeated. This is It's terrible." Chen Xi explained calmly, "In this situation, with a little delay, some unnecessary thoughts will appear."

"Originally, we are standard soldiers. We just have to do our own thing well. But if the interests are too heavy, we will inevitably take risks. I am not saying that taking risks is not good, but it is easy to make mistakes." Chen Xi said with A little tired, he said, "The current method is only temporary."

Chen Xi knew very well that for those generals, his current plan could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If he really wanted to cure the root cause, Guishang would have to give them a hard punch to make them realize that if they didn't risk their lives, they would have promised to Everything is actually just empty words.

Any fiefdom, any single genealogy, or the incense of the ancestral temple, if it cannot crush Guishuang, they are just passing clouds and may dissipate at any time.

Only when you realize this can you return to the state of fighting for your ideals. At most, the ideals have changed.