At first glance, Li Li actually gave up military power and sent out hundreds of thousands of troops. Dian Wuxia asked in surprise: "Why do you do this? Are you really not planning to enter the Central Plains and willing to trap a corner of Xiliang?"

Li Li smiled calmly and said, "I can't we know how many princes there are in the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains?"

"What's the difficulty? Most of the eighteen princes who were fighting against Dong Zhuo in the past, who were in the Chenliu League, are still alive. I believe they have already established their own troops and have their own rule." Dian Wuxia responded without hesitation.

Li Li nodded slightly, the smile on his face disappeared, his expression became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "In the past, the Prime Minister Dong dominated the capital and ordered the emperor to be disobedient, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from the governors of various prefectures and counties. In the end, the eighteen princes met with Chenliu and launched troops to attack Dong. It should be noted that the Prime Minister Dong had only occupied Luoyang for a few months, and the alliances of various princes were extremely hasty, almost a temporary intention, and they hurriedly joined the alliance, but the army of princes had as many as 400,000 or 500,000 troops. The two sides fought for several months, and the alliances of the princes finally defeated the Xiliang army, prompting the Prime Minister Dong to be forced to move the capital to Chang'an, and rely on the danger to defend, so that he could live a stable life for two years.

The dilemma faced by our Western Liang army is very similar to that of the former Prime Minister Dong, almost exactly the same. The only difference is that we have pacified the separatist situation of the princes of Xiliang and initially achieved unification of Xiliang. This means that we have no worries, and the strong military force and the number of soldiers are even better than that of the previous Prime Minister Dong.

And this is exactly the situation that the princes in the world do not want to see the least, so they are already wary of our Xiliang army and are always on guard against us. As long as there is a little trouble here, they will know at the first time and form an alliance again to fight against our army. Although there are long gaps between the princes and they have repeatedly attacked and killed each other, they are not fools, one is smarter than the other. They all know that their own strength alone cannot resist the attack of our Xiliang army, and they are not opponents of Li Li; so instead of waiting for our army to defeat them one by one, it is better to unite and destroy our Xiliang army in one go.

This is definitely not an exaggeration or a basis-free idea. As long as they form an alliance again and join forces to Xiliang, our Xiliang army will face a catastrophe and will be in danger of overthrow. In the past Chenliu alliance, they rushed to raise an army of 500,000. After several years of large-scale expansion, if they join forces again, they will definitely have a million troops, or even more. The reason why they did not attack Chang'an and destroy the Xiliang army before was because the rear of Xiliang was unstable and the princes were separatist, and they also wanted to preserve their own strength and were unwilling to fight to the death.

Now that we have unified Xiliang, we have no worries, and it directly poses a huge threat to them, just like a sharp sword hanging over our heads, making them unable to sleep or eat and worry day and night. Faced with such a dangerous situation, if they join forces, how could they repeat the mistakes of the past and give up halfway. Therefore, once they form an alliance, our Xiliang army will either resist them at Hangu Pass and Wu Pass, and it will be difficult to move forward; or we will be wiped out in an entire army, or we will flee far away from the Western Regions and die in the world. Apart from this, there is no third possibility!"

"Ah!" After hearing Li Li's words, Dian Wuxia and He Ying exclaimed in silence, their faces turned pale due to fear.

After calming down a little, Dian Wuxia asked in surprise: "Husband, is it really so serious? These alliances of princes have broken down before, and have attacked and killed each other over the years. They have accumulated deep resentment. Can they really abandon their past grudges and join forces to form an alliance army to attack us?"

Li Li nodded and said, "You said it's right. These princes do have deep grudges, and there are irreconcilable interests. Some even have deep grudges between them. However, compared with the powerful army of our army with more than 300,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry, what is the personal grudge between them? How can deep grudges be compared with the glory, wealth, wealth, and life they have?

The world is full of profit. In the eyes of the princes, they will never do things based on their own likes and dislikes. They only have the benefits they can get, and they only care about their own interests. Compared with their own interests, they are more concerned about their own lives, know how to weigh the pros and cons, and know the pros and cons. These princes are all outstanding people in the world. Otherwise, how can they gain a foothold in troubled times and how can they control the side?

Therefore, if we send troops to the Central Plains at this time, it is very likely to cause a catastrophe, forcing all princes to give up their grudges and join forces to fight against our army for their own interests and their lives. Even the Liu clan, who had not participated in the Chenliu Alliance before, might raise troops to form an alliance in order to destroy our Xiliang army. Especially Liu Yan, Yizhou and Zhang Lu, Hanzhong, their jurisdiction is closest to us, and they do not want our Xiliang army to become stronger. So once someone mediates from it, they will definitely send troops directly from Hanzhong, attack our Xiliang rear and take Chang'an directly!"

Dian Wuxia thought and said, "In this way, wouldn't our Xiliang army have to trap Xiliang and do nothing?"

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed and said, "It's not that serious. What I just said is mainly about sending troops to the Central Plains. If we are now urging troops to the Central Plains, it will definitely force the princes from all sides to be extremely panic, and everyone will be in danger, which will prompt them to join forces to fight against our army. However, if we are not prepared to enter the Central Plains, temporarily cultivate and rest, or to launch troops to the surrounding counties and counties, it will be easy and will not arouse the vigilance of the princes.

For all the princes, as long as we do not take the initiative to attack the Central Plains, they dare not act rashly. After all, we still have the emperor, the queen mother, and many wives, children and families of the princes, and always occupy the name of righteousness, forcing them to be cautious and dare not be against us blatantly. However, even if the vassal forces adjacent to us are willing to join forces to fight against our army, they cannot form an overwhelming advantage of military strength and have no chance of victory at all; and other vassal forces far away from us will not send troops to help, so they are destined to fail. I believe that in no time, these "neighbors" will take the initiative to pay tribute to the court, in fact, they are just to give me some money and food to protect their existing territory and wealth.

In addition, the main reason why I did not send troops to attack the princes of all sides was not only because of the lack of food and grass, but also because there were too many princes of all sides now. If our army sent troops one by one to conquer them, it would be impossible to completely wipe out them in fifty years, and instead worked hard and exhausted. This was like fighting. Our Xiliang army defeated ten, or even fought twenty. This was a loss in fighting like this. Even if we won in the end, it would be a loss.

Therefore, you should not be too hasty in everything. You need to do it slowly or not. If you want to fight, you must win. If you are not sure about winning and even have great dangers, then give up your thoughts as soon as possible, use calmness to control others, and then take action. As long as you give me a few more years, when the people's lives are significantly improved, our army will have a steady supply of food and grass. Only then can we take the initiative to attack and wait for an opportunity to capture the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains. Even if the princes of all parties unite to resist our army, I am not afraid. Even if I cannot defeat them, I can still defend Xiliang; just wait for the opportunity to appear and defeat them one by one!"

After hearing Li Li's words, Dian Wuxia and He Ying agreed with each other, and their eyes looked at Li Li became softer and filled with deep love.

As Li Li said, Xiliang is a place where wars have been plagued by war for a long time. The weeds are all over the sky, and there are hundreds of miles of uninhabited people. The people live in dire straits and are suffering. However, the counties and counties in Xiliang are recovering their vitality bit by bit. The court ordered the reduction of taxes in the two prefectures of Xiliang for two years, vigorously encouraged agriculture, and also granted the people calving ox, livestock and grain seeds. The fields they reclaimed will be registered and will always be their own in the future.

.In the past three months, the number of people in each county has increased day by day. Many people have walked out of the mountains and forests. After registering at the government, they can be divided into temporary residences, and then built houses and farmed land. Not only can the local people in Xiliang rebuild their homes with the help of the county soldiers, but even the refugees who fled to Xiliang were properly resettled. There were even many Qiang people and people in Bingzhou who came to Xiliang to settle down and settle down again.

Although Dian Wuxia and He Ying had never seen these things in person, they often heard the situation of ordinary people from the maids and servants in the mansion. Such new things that have not been encountered in the past century have long been spread throughout the counties and counties of Xiliang. Now, almost everyone in Xiliang, from the emperor and the officials to the newly sensible children, knows them.

Moreover, although this matter was an edict issued by the court, most people kept the name of Li Li, the general of the Western Expedition. Because when they went to the government office to register and collect livestock and food, the government office officials told them that all this was rewarded by the general of the Western Expedition. Now the general is leading troops to eliminate the bandits, and they can live a peaceful life in the future. People who suffer from war use their eyes and ears to verify the words of the officials of the government office. As the counties and counties successively restore order, everything was fulfilled, and the war has gradually moved away from all parts of Xiliang.

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Two days later, Li Li brought Dian Wuxia and He Ying's two daughters back to Guzang City.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Jia Xu coming up quickly with joy and said with a smile: "Report to the lord, the victory of the Western Expedition Army has arrived!"

"Oh?" Li Li was shocked, then laughed happily: "Hahaha! OK, OK, OK, it's so good! Guo Si is indeed well-known and wins the flag. It took him less than two months to win Jiuquan and the second county of Dunhuang. When he comes back, he must reward him with great reward!"

Jia Xu followed Li Li into the lobby with a smile, and handed the brocade presented by the cavalry to Li Li, and said with a smile: "The Qinglong Camp's western expedition lasted for forty-two days, and ran for more than a thousand miles day and night. With lightning speed, he attacked all the cities of Jiuquan County within 20 days. Afterwards, when the Li Dian County Magistrate sent people to take over the city, he quickly rushed westward, and was stubbornly resisted under the Dunhuang City, which was delayed for more than ten days. After Cheng Gongying brought tens of thousands of infantry from Jiuquan County, he immediately captured Dunhuang City. After Dunhuang City fell, the barbarians scattered birds and beasts, and no longer had decent resistance, prompting the Qinglong Camp to quickly recover the entire Dunhuang county and complete the general order issued by the lord in advance!"

"Hahaha!" Li Li walked to the main seat and sat down, laughed: "Guo Si, Pang De and Cheng Gongying all performed well, worked together, and had a good record. Wen He quickly sent a quick horse to Chang'an to send the victory report, and was awarded the title of Guo Si Duting Marquis, with three hundred golds and three hundred silks. Pang De was awarded the title of Guannei Marquis, and Cheng Gongying was officially promoted to the deputy general. The rewards of the two of them were the same as Guo Si. In addition, telling my uncle about my stay in Liangzhou, so that the officials of Chang'an City can rest assured. In addition, we can start the matter we discussed before, and convey my meaning to Li Ru, and believe that he can do these things well!"

Jia Xu smiled and asked for instructions: "Lord, it's better for my subordinates to go to Chang'an to avoid any mistakes."

"That's great, then there's Lao Wenhe to Chang'an. However, you don't have to hurry up and don't get tired of your health. Just return to Liangzhou before the end of the year!" Li Li nodded and said with a smile.

"I hope you will leave first, lord, take care of yourself!" Jia Xu bowed and responded, then left the lobby and left quickly.

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Chapter completed!