The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 654 Intervention
The construction of Luoyang is in full swing, and the whole Han is peaceful. Although the Han will soon use troops against Jiaozhou and Nanyue, after all, the two places belong to the territory of the Han, and the Han is just taking back the ruling power.

Moreover, only [-] troops were dispatched in total, which seemed like a lot, but compared to the Three Kingdoms War, where a million troops fought in melee, it was much worse, and it did not cause panic among the people.

As for sending troops to the Western Regions, the imperial court did a lot of publicity, not to fight abroad, but to send troops to protect the people of the big man.

The Western Regions have been the territory of the great Han since ancient times. It is normal for the Great Han to send garrisons. Except for the opposition from the leaders of the various tribes in the Western Regions, no one has any intention of opposing it.

Of course, what we are talking about is that there is no opposition from the Han people, and they have not reached the level of confidence that they are qualified to oppose national policies.

The one who opposed was the envoy of the Guishuang Empire. Not long after the news that the big man would send troops into the Western Regions came out, Barrett, the envoy of the Guishuang Empire, brought his deputy envoy Ross to see Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty the Great Han Emperor." Barrett said to Liu Bei with a stern face: "I heard the unfortunate news that the Great Han is going to send troops to attack the Western Regions. My Guishuang Empire expresses dissatisfaction with this kind of behavior of launching a war, and the Western Regions In terms of commercial roads, we should take into account the current state of the Western Regions, so as to ensure the smooth flow of commercial roads."

"Ok?"

Everyone in Liu Bei frowned after hearing this. Barrett spoke calmly, but he seemed to have forgotten something.

Immediately, Chen Ziming said in a cold voice: "Message of the Guishuang Kingdom, I want to remind you that you are interfering in the internal affairs of the Han Empire. The Western Regions have been my Han territory since ancient times. It used to be, it is now, and it will be in the future. Our Han Empire sent troops into it." The Western Regions are a matter within the empire."

"And." Chen Ziming sneered, "It is precisely because the Western Regions are on the commercial roads that the Han Empire decided to send imperial cavalry to clear up the bandits in the Western Regions and keep the commercial roads in the Western Regions unimpeded. How can it be said that the Han Empire's troops are launching a war when they go to their own territory? Could it be that the Guishuang Kingdom wants to interfere in the internal affairs of the great man?"

The Guishuang Empire has long wanted to control the Western Regions, but the Western Regions are the territory of the Han Dynasty. Although the Han Dynasty only established a Changshi Mansion, it has long existed in name only, but rashly attacking the Western Regions may cause the Han Dynasty's dissatisfaction.

Secondly, if the Guishuang Empire wants to attack the Western Regions, it needs to cross the Congling Ridge. In terms of the current transportation capacity of the Guishuang Empire, it is really difficult for the Guishuang Empire to pass such an advanced map as the Congling Ridge.

Their inability to control the Western Regions does not mean that they are willing to see the Han army enter the Western Regions. Although the Western Regions are barren, they are connected to the Guishuang Empire. Once the Han army enters the Western Regions, the Guishuang Empire will not be able to station a large number of troops in the Congling area. The influence of Guishuang Empire is too great.

"No, no, the Guishuang Empire has no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of the Great Han." Barrett waved his hand and said, "It's just that the Western Regions have always been self-reliant, and we should not break such peace. Our country feels that it is best for the Western Regions to maintain their current state. Good for both of us."

Liu Bei rolled his eyes when he heard this, how could Liu Bei not understand Barrett's threatening tone, looked at Barrett coldly and said: "The reason why the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty entered the Western Regions is to clear up the thieves and bandits of the Western Regions and protect the people of the Han Dynasty. Also in order to ensure the safety of the business, it has nothing to do with your Guishuang country, so you can leave."

Liu Bei directly drove Barrett and Ross out. As Chen Ziming said, the current big man is not afraid of any challenge. If the Guishuang Empire dares to intervene in the affairs of the Western Regions, the big man will not hesitate to fight.

"It seems that our weakness has had the opposite effect, making them think that the big man can be bullied." Chen Ziming's face was not good. He didn't expect that a mere envoy from the Guishuang Empire would dare to brazenly interfere in the internal affairs of the big man.

After hearing Chen Ziming's words, Zhuge Liang and the others looked at each other, dumbfounded, but Chen Ziming couldn't be blamed entirely. Look at their current office, not to mention old and simple, it's just a private house, which doesn't fit the image of a powerful empire at all. .

Moreover, under Chen Ziming's intentional or unintentional arrangements, the envoys of all the countries know that the big man has just experienced a massive civil strife, with countless casualties. Even the current capital of the big man has just been defeated. It's not over yet.

The big man wants to send 20 troops to attack the south. There are still thieves and [-] troops. In their view, this is definitely a grand war. Even the Guishuang Empire has only more than [-] soldiers and horses today. An army of one hundred thousand is equivalent to half the strength of the Guishuang Empire.

It can almost be said to be a battle of the whole country. Of course, the envoys of the Guishuang Empire underestimate the current strength of the Han Empire. As for other countries, they are too far away from the Han Empire, and there is the Guishuang Empire in the middle. The strength of the Han Empire has nothing to do with them.

However, there are quite a lot of good things from the Han Dynasty. Porcelain, tea, silk, rice paper, glass, etc. are all luxuries in Western countries, and they are the favorite things of the princes and nobles.

"Tell Wen Yuan that the Guishuang Kingdom dared to send troops to intervene in the affairs of the Western Regions and wiped them out." Liu Bei's words were brought to Zhang Liao intact. thing.

At this time, the army attacking Jiaozhou and Nanyue had assembled, and Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong also set off immediately to join the army.

Gao Lan, Ding Feng, and Zhuge Liang led an army out of Lujin Pass and directly attacked Jiaozhou.

"Jiangdong General Hu Qiong is guarding Jiaozhou. He has average strategy and poor martial arts skills, but he is Sun Quan's confidant. Now he is in Jianning, with [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, scattered all over Jiaozhou." Ding Feng knew the situation in Jiaozhou very well. , this place was defeated by his troops, and it was Jiangdong's base camp for a long time.

Zhuge Liang said: "According to the secret report sent by the dark guards, Hu Qiong has concentrated soldiers and horses in the Jianning area, and recruited a lot of strong men, claiming that there are [-] mercenaries, but in fact there are only more than [-], and they are all soldiers. Qi, a mob that doesn't understand military orders."

Gao Lan nodded slightly after hearing this. He knew all this, and the preliminary preparations were done well: "The army is approaching Jianning, and Jiaozhou will be determined in the first battle."

Afterwards, the army set off and went straight to Jianning. At this time, Jiangdong General Hu Qiong also received the news that the Han soldiers had entered Jiaozhou, and frowned. Although he claimed to have an army of one hundred thousand, he knew the real situation best. The elite men who are like wolves and tigers have no power to fight at all.

What Hu Qiong thinks now is not how to defeat the invading enemy, but how to save his life and at the same time keep the power in his hands. It is the opponent of the behemoth of the big man.

(End of this chapter)