Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 78 East Asian Monster Room

"Are there any enemies around us in the Central Plains?" Liu Ye responded quickly and directly asked the key point.

"Then let me put it bluntly, our place has the potential of at least three empires and several peak kingdoms!" Liu Hua said with a wry smile.Then he pointed to the grasslands in the north, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Western Regions.

"One is called Tubo, which is a 4000-meter-high plateau. We can't fight up to it, but they can come down. The other is the Northern Xiongnu, which is the orthodox after the split of the Huns. The last one is called Tujue, which occupies the land in the Western Region. Now we are probably at war with the Northern Liang Expeditionary Force led by Xu Ji." Liu Hua sneered again and again, the meaning of which could not be clearer.

"There are two powerful kingdoms closer, which are probably weaker than Zhao and have the strength of Wei Yan's hegemony period." Liu Hua added, clicking on a small island to the east and one in the northeast. Goguryeo.

"The Ding Ling and Xianbei we are fighting now can barely be considered as powerful as a kingdom together." Liu Hua's successive bad news made their minds feel like mush.

Liu Hua stopped and let them relax for a while. Such a huge amount of information fell on their heads, which was somewhat unacceptable. Knowing that there were so many powerful enemies next to them, they were unable to accept the amount of information.

"Let's talk about the Northern Huns first. You may think that the opponents easily defeated by the First Emperor may be vulnerable. In fact, I am very responsible to tell you that if we cannot take advantage of the fact that the Huns have not fully recovered, we will not unify the Central Plains. All of you here are sinners through the ages.”

Liu Hua knew very well how troublesome the northern grasslands were. Whether it was the Huns during the Han Dynasty or the Turks and Mongols who would unify the grasslands in the future, they were all lifelong enemies of the Central Plains dynasty. It would have been almost impossible to solve the problem if the Central Plains had not been at its peak.

Kou Xun was the first to suppress the turmoil in his heart and said: "The Xiongnu should not be underestimated. The Qin Dynasty needed 40 elites, and only the Chu State could do it. Even so, the Xiongnu still survived, only losing their limbs to save their lives, which shows that their The level of trouble is such that now that some capital has been restored, Da Qin’s 20-strong army has been nearly wiped out.”

"Now we and the Huns are in a race to see who can unify first." Xun Yu analyzed.

"The second is Tubo, whose predecessor is the ancient Qiang people. Although the actual population may be insufficient, it is more troublesome for the Central Plains than the empire!" Liu Hua pointed to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, "The terrain there is about 4000 meters higher than our Central Plains. Soldiers If you go up there, you will simply become acclimatized and it will be difficult to deploy a large number of soldiers."

"But if they attack us, it won't have any impact. He can directly attack Guanzhong or Shu!" Jushou also saw that for the empire, being able to defeat such a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack has never been a problem. The problem is for the empire. The soldiers can't get through.

"So the strength of Tubo may only be the peak of the kingdom, but for us, it is no different from the empire!" Liu Hua was worried that everyone would underestimate Tubo and reminded him again.

He was quite worried about the rise of Tubo. You must know that Tubo had been entangled with the Tang Dynasty for two centuries, causing the Tang Dynasty to suffer many defeats, two of which were considered major defeats.Once, Xue Rengui defeated Dafeichuan with more than 18 troops; once, Li Jingxuan defeated Qinghai with [-] troops.

"The last Turks were formerly members of the Yueshi clan in the north of Kushan. They later merged with Persia and the Xiongnu to form a nomadic country. I don't know whether they actually have the level of an empire, but in recent years they have annexed countries in the Western Regions. , has been entangled with Northern Liang Hou Xu Ji for half a year, even if it is not an empire, it is still a peak kingdom with empire potential!"

The Turks here are also the ultimate suture monsters. They are constantly picking up leaks. The Gida people who broke away from Guishan and Bei Guizhong were annexed by the rising Turks and some of the Persian remnants. The combination of these guys actually has a deep origin.

Around the fifth century, the Gida people, descendants of Beigui, became the strongest in the world, defeated Sasanian Persia and forced them to pay tribute.By the beginning of the sixth century, they had suppressed the Northern Wei, Western Wei, and Northern Zhou in the Central Plains, and even communicated with Nanliang in an attempt to attack the north. At that time, the descendants of Beigui became famous in world history.

After that, the Turks rose up and joined forces with Sassanid Persia to hack the Gaida people to death. Persia and the Turks also got together because of this deal, and then joined forces to disgust Justinian I, completely ending Rome's last hope of recovering. .

All in all, it's a pretty interesting record.

Although the Turks are far away from Liu Hua and the others, people without long-term concerns must have immediate worries. Someone immediately suggested: "When the decisive battle in the Central Plains is over, why not separate a legion and go to the Western Regions to have a look?" The person who spoke was Wei Qing.Cao Cao's eyes lit up. His biggest wish in this life was to learn from Xu Ji and expand his territory.

"That's no problem. After defeating Ding Ling and Xianbei, we can send a Imperial Guard over to take a look." Liu Hua hesitated and said, "However, the most important thing is actually the direction of our future development!"

"Actually, there are three pieces of land in this ghostly place called the Central Plains that can give birth to an empire." Liu Hua thought for a while and then said it.

"Three pieces?" Zhuge Liang asked: "Where else can it be except Guanzhong in Da Qin?"

"A piece of land is right under our feet. As long as we take 500 million hectares of land in the northeast and develop it, it will have imperial potential." Liu Hua replied, "But we lack the population and need at least one million people to be able to develop it."

"There is another area in Baiyue, but it also needs to be developed!" Liu Hua said. Historically, the south was filled with methane and was difficult to develop. It was not until the Five Hus invaded China and Yiguan migrated south, and then the Northern Song Dynasty fell and the Southern Song Dynasty was established, that the south was developed.

Zhu Yuanzhang could become the only person in Chinese history to unify the world from south to north, which was inseparable from the construction of the south in all dynasties. At that time, soil erosion was serious in the north, but the south was prosperous and powerful. This was because he wanted to unify the country from south to north. Key factor.

"This is too far away for us to consider." Liu Hua paused, turned to Zhang Ning and said, "Ning'er, you can tell General Tiangong all this. I believe he will make the right choice."

Obviously Liu Hua took the bait to seduce the Yellow Turban. He knew very well that the current strength of the Yellow Turban was far from the opponent of Bao Qin, and most of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms were not trustworthy to Zhang Jiao, and Youzhou was almost his only ally.

"I can agree on behalf of my father." Zhang Ning said without any hesitation: "My father already knew what the general said just now, and my father left the spiritual consciousness in me to save my life."

Liu Hua was stunned for a moment and said, "General Tiangong, won't you think about it again?" He didn't expect Zhang Jiao to agree so quickly.

Even the many counselors beside him were a little confused. They saw the shadow of a white-haired veteran slowly appearing behind Zhang Ning.

"No need to think about it. The general has the ambition of Zulong and the kindness that Zulong does not have. I am willing to entrust Huang Jin and Ning'er to the general."

"Dad!" Zhang Ning blushed. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still very embarrassed when he heard it.

Liu Hua looked resolute and said: "I will live up to the general's trust!"

The civil and military personnel nearby also stopped watching the excitement and congratulated together: "Congratulations, general."

At this moment, Zhang Jiao, who was in Julu City, felt his memory in Zhang Ning's body, and murmured to himself: "So is this the catastrophe in the Central Plains that I calculated? I still have two more. With the life span of a month, Liu Hua hopes you can deal with the barbarians quickly, otherwise the Yellow Turbans will not be able to hold on."

(End of this chapter)