Volume Four, Chapter 1498: Inside and Outside
The Tatar tribes are close to the Han territory, which is an advantage, which also means that they are more susceptible to the influence of the Han people.¢££
In just four or five years, the names of Southern Tatar and Northern Tatar had already appeared within the Tatar tribes. In the long run, the division of the Tatars was almost inevitable.
In fact, such situations have occurred during the Han and Tang dynasties, and there is nothing strange about it.
In Zhao Shi's opinion, this is a stupid idea to drink poison to quench thirst.
However, if it were him who stood on the standpoint of the Tatars, facing a huge empire that was emerging, there should not be many ways to join forces with the grassland tribes to confront each other.
What's more, the Tatars are still under the wings of the Qin Dynasty...
Large-scale intermarriage with the Han people may give the Tatars a little breath, but perhaps it will accelerate the pace of annexation by the Han people. Who knows?
Of course, this is much stronger and more moderate than immigrants. Apart from the most stubborn bloodlines, Daqin has no reason not to agree.
However, the Tatars made this request and another meaning was also very clear.
The Tatar nobles wanted to marry the nobles of the Qin Dynasty to make the alliance stronger and consolidate the Tatars' position in the minds of the Qin Dynasty.
In fact, this is something that the grassland tribes have been working hard after they joined the Qin Dynasty. There is no need to repeat it. However, the Tatars took one step ahead of this.
As for whether the nobles of the Qin Dynasty can look at the local buns on the northern grasslands, it depends on the Tatars' own abilities...
On this, the Qin court's tacit approval was already considered the bottom line of the Qin Dynasty. It would never force noble relatives to intermarry with the grassland tribe.
The Tatars got the promise they wanted. This matter was not difficult for Zhao Shi, but they were not sure what the result would be.
Then, the Krei tribe followed suit.
But their requests need to be much clearer.
Sangkun wants to move eastward.........
Because the Mongolian tribes moved south last year and occupied the vast Liaodong Plain.
As a result, the power of the Mongolian tribes on the Northeast grassland is constantly weakening...
The Mongolian tribes did not mean to give up their hometown, but in fact they were doing this.
Sangkun thought that the time had come for the East-West Krei tribe to merge into one, and planned to lead the tribe to advance eastward and completely occupy the place where the Mongols rose, which was the hometown of the Qiyan tribe and the Krei tribe.
Zhao Shi also hesitated on this matter.
This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to attack the Mongolian tribes, but immediately, he gave up this temptation and sternly warned the people from the Krei tribe not to act rashly.
What he considered was that the Mongolian tribes occupied Liaodong. Although they still had a stable foothold, they had already had a more stable rear.
In terms of strategic space, the Mongolian tribes have some advantages, of course, this is compared to the Krei tribe.
When the Mongolian tribes occupied Liaodong, they could have freed up their hands to launch a long-term war with the Krei tribe.
This is also the tactic that the Mongols are best at. Without the tribe's drag, the Mongols will become particularly terrifying.
When the Krei tribes took the lead in going war, perhaps what awaited them would be a war that they had never expected...
The worst situation is that although the Mongolian tribes were severely damaged, they turned the grassland upside down like wild horses.
If it were ten years ago, Zhao Shi might be very happy to see such a situation.
But now it is not possible. The grassland tribes have joined forces, and the alliance between the Daqin and the grassland tribes is also involved in deeper and deeper, but there is still war in the Central Plains. Therefore, maintaining the stability of the grassland is the interests of the Daqin.
And Sankun of the Krei tribe has never been a guy without ambitions...
Of course, the most important point is that Zhao Shi's strategy was expected to let the Mongols go to the Great Wall, find the right time, and wipe it out in one fell swoop.
When that day comes, he will not give the Mongolians a slight chance.
Now, he is far away in Chang'an...so, he would rather give up such a good opportunity than alert the Mongolian tribes and eventually return to the grassland.
It is easy to suppress the ambition of the Krei tribe. Without the support of the Qin Dynasty, the Tatars, and the Naimans, only the Krei tribe itself could not cause too much storm.
Perhaps, in another time and space, the Krei tribe can still fight against the Mongolian tribes, but today, it will take a long time for the Krei tribe to restore its strongest appearance in that year.
In fact, the Tatars and the Naimans are similar.
Therefore, they yearn for war, because the strength of the grassland tribe is never obtained by resting and recuperation. The best way is to war.
Although the request of the Krei tribe was severely rejected by Zhao Shi, he was warned.
But the feast ended with joy.
Because the request of the Kerry tribe was not so urgent. In fact, they were fighting with the Merkits now. If the Kerry tribe conquered the Merkits, then their strength would be qualitatively improved.
Moreover, the nobles of the Kelie tribe were not so enthusiastic about the pastures in the northeast that were under ice and snow all year round. Only their Khan King Sangkun was still thinking about his Anda at all times.
The two envoys did not stay in Chang'an for too long, and they also needed to rush back as soon as possible to report to the Khan's cause and effect of the upcoming war.
This battle to attack the Western Liao is also the most relaxing battle that the Qin Dynasty has prepared so far.
In addition to preparing some food, supplies and supplies for the northwest units, almost not many people in the Qin Dynasty were affected by the upcoming war.
The order to mobilize troops in the Privy Council is also very simple.
First, General Mu Huali was the first to lead his troops to attack the Western Liao in the autumn of the eighth year of Chengwu.
The other is the Yulin Wang Lan tribe, which will be under Mu Huali's command, and most of the components that assist in the war...
Then, Zhang Yu from Lingzhou Road was ready and walked along the Tianshan line at any time to enter the boundary of Western Liao.
Guo Meng from Liangzhou Road was stationed at Yumen Pass. If the Uighurs had not requested him, he would not have left Yumen Pass. All the people and horses would have killed them. The Uighurs who caused trouble would not be left out of the matter. Moreover, it is very likely that they would be the first tribe to fight against the Khitans.
Although it is divided into several routes, the main force will not have others, but only the grassland tribes led by Mu Huali.
Among the other groups, the one who sent the most troops was Wang Lan's troops, who sent 5,000 troops. Zhang Yu was considered a surprise soldier with only 2,000 troops. Whether he could catch up with the decisive battle is two different things.
As for Guo Meng's army, unless the Uighurs were completely defeated by the Khitans, he would not step out of Yumen Pass here.
In this way, logistics supply will be easier than any more.
In fact, there is no need to worry about the court. All departments can solve the problem on their own. It’s just a reward after the war, which will cause a headache for the court.
After all, after every war, the grassland tribes need to be given certain comfort, food, weapons, armor, etc., and after the Battle of Summer, there is already a precedent.
This time, the reward prepared by Daqin was silver, and what he received was the strategy of rectifying Hu that Li Zhiwen had.
Of course, this was something that happened later, needless to say.
As mentioned before, even though a war was brewing, there was no tension like the Eastern Expedition or the Battle of Xia.
The Privy Council is doing what it should do this year step by step.
The civil officials were relieved at this time. What they feared the most was another huge war to slow down the pace of the Central Plains.
Now it seems that their previous worries are indeed a bit redundant.
Without using Tubo troops, the main force would be the cavalry of the grassland. In this way, the Qin Dynasty led a war without much effort.
This undoubtedly broadened the court officials' horizons. As for the outcome of this war, they didn't think about it. Even if they were defeated, Yu Daqin would be intact. If they won, what else should they say?
The achievements of destroying a country were so easy. Many people couldn't help but lit up their eyes and suddenly felt that it was a wonderful thing to drive the foreign race to use it.
In fact, there were not many such examples during the Han and Tang dynasties, but their personal experiences are clearer and more profound than the rumors.
The civil officials were not idle either. This year is the year of scientific research, so we can no longer cause a big mess like a few years ago.
In addition to this, after a round of personnel appointments and removals, the official system needed to be improved again, the local government needed to appease, and they needed to regroup and get the trust of His Majesty the Emperor again.
We cannot let those military officials surround the emperor without restraint, speak irresponsiblely, and deceive the holy hearing. If this continues, it will lead to a great chaos.
Therefore, the civil officials also need to make some outstanding achievements at this time to show His Majesty the Emperor.
What is a promising political achievement?
For a country, there are only two things: one is political stability and the other is the treasury.
Without further ado, the court officials have been working hard to calm the turmoil arising from the seventh year of Chengwu. From the capital to the local government, every civil servant did not want the accident to continue.
And the abundant treasury is the right way for a country to be strong. There are too many places to do business on this.
Subsequently, the ministers of the Secretariat introduced their opinions and political affairs, and most of them focused on this, and there was great progress in the commercial tax system.........
At this time, the civil and military dispute that began in the sixth year of Chengwu really came to an end.
In the Privy Council, the rest of the people were so busy that they didn't touch the ground, and only the Privy Councilor Zhao Shi was able to take a breath.
Because he had another son, Zhao Shixiu had been bathing for a few days. At this time, he could turn his attention to the National Military Supervision again.
Chapter completed!