Chapter 280: The vast northwest has great potential, Zhou Yu stayed! !

Chapter 280: There is a lot to be done in the vast Northwest, so Zhou Yu stayed.

It's already night.

Clusters of torches illuminated the entire city of Wulei, and the ruins that had been silent for many years came alive again.

Wulei is a small city. Although the Han Dynasty invaded the Western Regions with an army of hundreds of thousands, there were only a few thousand people stationed there for a long time after the war.

Hundreds of people are the norm.

However, with just these few hundred people, they were able to control the vast Western Regions...

Most of the soldiers have already set up camp outside the city.

A room was cleared out for Liu Wu in the city. The light illuminated a large map, which was a map of the countries in the Western Regions.

The Western Regions are too large. Even if the nine counties of Jingzhou and the six counties of Jiangdong were added together, they would still not be as vast as the Western Regions.

Big countries are like provinces and counties, and small countries are like pearls on a plate.

Liu Wu and a group of generals sat on a Hu stool, pointing and talking non-stop.

"What do you think, Gongjin?"

Liu Wu spoke and looked at Zhou Yu who had been silent and thinking.

Among the many generals who came with him to the Western Regions this time, all of them were fierce and brave, except for one who was neither fierce nor brave, but was a talented general.

That's Zhou Yu.

Before arriving at Wulei City, Liu Wu divided his troops into three groups, sweeping across more than ten countries in the northern route of the Western Regions like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Among them, Zhou Yu was the general of the northern route. He led 10,000 cavalry from Liangzhou to destroy four countries in ten days and captured their kings. He was the first to join Liu Wu.

Perhaps he was not used to sitting on the stool, Zhou Yu stood up and rubbed his buttocks while saying: "The small countries in the north have been pacified, only Qiuci and its subordinate Gumo are left."

"Although Kucha is a large country with 20,000 soldiers, it cannot stop the Han army anyway."

"But even though we are swift and have already wiped out more than ten countries in the northern route, they should have received the news and would have made preparations in advance and asked Wusun and Dayuan for help."

"Wusun has 100,000 cavalrymen, Dayuan has more than 70 cities, almost the same as one state of our Han Dynasty, and 60,000 victorious soldiers."

"I'm worried that if these two countries send troops to help us when we attack Qiuci, it will be a lot of trouble..."

Chen Dao said, "They won't send all their troops. Each country will only send 10,000 or 20,000 reinforcements at most."

"I have read the Chronicles of the Western Regions. Back then, the Xiongnu bullied the Wusun. The Wusun and the Han Dynasty joined forces to attack the Xiongnu. Even though they were such a powerful enemy, they only sent out half of their troops."

Zhou Yu said, "Of course I know. What I am worried about is that even if our Han army can still win and take Qiuci in the end, there will inevitably be some casualties. If the casualties are greater, I am afraid we will have to stop here and fail to conquer Wusun and Dayuan."

"Dayuan and Wusun are both big countries. If we can't intimidate them with our large military, they may not submit!"

Han and Dayuan,

Han and Wusun,

In fact, there were many wars. Although the Han soldiers could defeat tens of thousands of soldiers with one to five, and thousands of them could defeat tens of thousands of soldiers, they all ended with their surrender. However, the Han came from too far away. Even if it came from Liangzhou, it was still a thousand miles away...

"Gongjin is right. This is what I am worried about." Liu Wu stood up and said, "Gongjin, come with me for a walk."

Zhou Yu did not obey like Taishi Ci, but stood up quietly and followed Liu Wu.

The two of them walked in the city, the north wind whistling: "I have always known that Gongjin has great ambitions."

"In the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Mengde was defeated and his name was known all over the world."

"It's a pity that I later rose to power in Xiling, which suppressed your reputation, Zhou Yu. I married the Princess of Jiangdong and swore a blood oath with the King of Wu, which actually made Jiangdong a slave. In other words, Gongjin will no longer have a place to use his talents. What a pity."

Unlike others,

Zhou Yu has a lover.

Moreover, his master was Liu Wu's ally, so he could neither fight nor recruit him. But it would be a pity to leave such a talented person unused. This was one of the reasons why Liu Wu borrowed Zhou Yu and others.

Zhou Yu: "Is this why the King of Chu brought us here?"

Liu Wu: "It counts as one. Gongjin, what do you think of the Western Regions?"

Zhou Yu paused and said, "The wind in Jiangdong is like the southeast wind, and the wind in the western region is like the northwest wind."

Liu Wu smiled and said, "Yes, there is more water in Jiangdong and less water in the West."

Zhou Gongjin also laughed: "The land of Jiangdong is narrow, while the land of the Western Regions is vast. Jiangdong is a water town for girls, while the Western Regions is a desert where iron hooves crisscross the land."

"Gongjin, there is no place for you in Jiangdong anymore." Liu Wu said seriously, "You have great ambitions, but I am worried about leaving you in Jiangdong."

"Are you willing to stay in Wulei City and be the Protector General who controls thousands of miles of territory and dominates the forty-eight countries in the Western Regions?" Liu Wu finished his words.

Zhou Yu was also stunned...

This,
This was completely beyond his imagination!

He had his own ambitions and wanted to achieve hegemony over Jiangdong, but all of this was completely shattered with the rise of Liu Wu.

However, staying in the Western Regions,
He never thought about...

But based on his understanding of Liu Wu, now that he had said this, then...

Zhou Gongjin's face has changed.
Even though the wind was howling and the weather was freezing cold, he broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

Because he knew that if he served as the Protector-General of the Western Regions for several years, five years, ten years, or twenty years, when Liu Wu had pacified the Central Plains and sat firmly on the throne of the emperor, he would still have the opportunity to go back. No, to return to the court, as the Protector-General of the Western Regions.

If I don't become the Protector General of the Western Regions, let alone returning to Jiangdong, I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter Yumen Pass!
Between the two,

Fallen into silence.

"Gongjin, is this matter worth your consideration for so long?" Liu Wu's voice sounded again, and it was obvious that he was unhappy: "Gongjin, the letter you sent to the King of Wu is useless..."

That letter...

In fact, in a way, it was Sun Quan who was instigated to stab him in the back...

Zhou Gongjin swallowed his saliva. This was the first time in his life that he had been oppressed like this.

For a long time, because of the old acquaintance and the fact that he himself was the Grand Commander of Jiangdong, and the Battle of Red Cliff was famous all over the world, Zhou Yu initially regarded his old friend Liu Wu as a junior. Later, even though Liu Wu rose to prominence, he only looked at him at eye level and never looked up to him.

But now...

Zhou Yu had only seen this kind of majesty from Emperor Liu Xie when he escorted Zhuge Liang to Xuchang.

But Liu Xie was just a fake and could only scare ordinary people.

Liu Wu is real...

"King Chu!"

A voice came,
They saw Taishi Ci coming on horseback with a group of Hu people.

"Huh~" Zhou Yu let out a long breath, finally free.

In a moment,

Taishi Ci dismounted from his horse, and a bunch of Hu people followed him down, and then knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Great King!"

"Meet the King!!"

Guanzhong accent?

When they looked up, Liu Wu realized that they all looked like Han people, but they were wearing Hu clothing, and they were all older. "Who are you?"

"We are all soldiers under the command of the former Western Regions Chief!"

"Yes! We were all the Han army back then!"

"After decades, our Han people are finally back!"

"The Western Regions Chief's Mansion is gone, and we can't go back. In order to survive, we can only rely on the nearby Qiuci..."

……

Liu Wu already understood the situation.

Moreover, these people have been in the Western Regions for a long time and can play an important role in Liu Wu’s next move!

"Everyone, please get up."

"Taishi Ci, take them into the city to settle down and rest first."

Subsequently,

Only Liu Wu and Zhou Yu are left here.

Liu Wu set his sights on Zhou Gongjin again: "Ten years, if you manage the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty for ten years and integrate the various countries, I can give you a royal title at that time."

Snapped! ~
A palm landed on Zhou Yu's shoulder, so powerful that Zhou Yu almost fell down: "The northwest is vast and has a lot to offer. Gongjin, you should stay here."

(End of this chapter)