Chapter 2702 Yang Guang''s third Western Expedition, Ji Chang and Li Siyuan''s seizure


    Chapter 2699: Yang Guang sent troops to the Western Regions for the third time, Ji Chang and Li Siyuan separating the Western Regions


    Li Jing originally felt that Yang Guang''s vigilance towards the Qin Dynasty would need at least three or four months or even half a year after the war in the Central Plains began to let go of his vigilance.


    After all, only such a long transition will allow the Sui Ting, led by Yang Guang, to believe that the Qin Dynasty will devote all its power to the Central Plains, so that it will relax its vigilance against the Qin Dynasty.


    Li Jing was already ready to wait for three or four months, or even half a year, to send troops to attack the Sui Kingdom.


    But what Li Jing never expected was that just one and a half months after the war in the Central Plains began, Yang Guang could no longer hold on and relaxed his defense against the Qin Dynasty.


    At first, Li Jing was a little doubtful whether Yang Guang was testing himself, but Yang Guang suddenly decided to conquer the Western Regions three times, and the army had already entered the Western Regions. This made Li Jing realize that Yang Guang was not testing, but could not hold back.


    Why did Yang Guang decide to suddenly attack the Western Regions? Naturally, he was frightened by the Qin attack on the Central Plains.


    You should know that after so many years of annexation and competition for hegemony, the former thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty now only had eight countries, namely Qin, Wei, Song, Ming, Shu, Chu, Wu and Sui, and the Sui Kingdom ranked the weakest among these eight countries.


    The Qin Dynasty had nearly one million troops, and the eight major Qin Dynasty came out together to fight against Wei, Song and Wu, three countries that were stronger than Sui, with their own strength, but they still fought against the Three Kingdoms coalition forces retreated step by step.


    Yang Guang used to think that he would not be afraid, but when this day came, he was still stimulated by this cruel reality.


    At present, the Qin Dynasty has won many battles on the Western Front of the Central Plains, and Cao Wei has no intention of blocking the Qin Dynasty''s offensive.


    Once Cao Wei is defeated or even a crushing defeat, the Song and Ming dynasties will be isolated and difficult to support, and it will be only a matter of time before it can be defeated one by one. At that time, the Sui Kingdom in Xiliang will surely become the next target of the Qin Dynasty.


    The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming are both stronger than Sui. Even the three kingdoms can''t stop the Qin Dynasty. How could the Sui Kingdom alone be able to stop the Qin Dynasty?


    The end of the world is approaching, and Yang Guang is also an ordinary person. How can he not be afraid?


    Yang Guang was originally optimistic about the Three Kingdoms Alliance, but the Cao army and the Song army performed too poorly on the battlefield. Although the Ming army performed better, they did not play a decisive role.


    Yang Guang now has no hope for the war in the Central Plains, but he did not have the courage to send troops to attack the rear of the Qin Dynasty during the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Ming dynasties.


    The Qin Dynasty attacked the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains. Although most of the troops were dispatched, the remaining power was still strong.


    If the Sui Kingdom guarded Xiliang, it would be safe, but once it was dispatched to attack Qin, it would really take the initiative to rush forward and give away the heads.


    With the size of the Sui Kingdom, there is no difference between attacking Qin alone and seeking death, but joining other forces to attack Qin together? But no force will send troops.


    Except for Qin, Wei, Song, Wu, Sui and Wu, Wu, Wu, Wu, and Chu were invaded by Chu due to internal strife. Wu and Chu are engaged in national wars, so naturally it is impossible to send troops.


    As for Shu, he had just experienced the great defeat in Hanzhong and lost several counties in southern Shu, but he had not recovered.


    Even if Shu Kingdom forcibly sends troops, it must conquer Hanzhong to threaten Daqin. However, Daqin has left heavy troops and powerful generals in Hanzhong, and with the current strength of Shu Kingdom, it cannot be conquered at all.


    In addition to the eight Central Plains, although foreign countries can also be used, the Yuan and Meng were beaten up by the Qin Dynasty, and the Jin and Manchu countries were still in civil war.


    As for the Tubo Kingdom on the plateau, although the relationship with the Sui Kingdom is the best, the two countries are still allies, Songtsen Gampo is not a fool.


    If the Qin Dynasty wanted to destroy the Sui Kingdom, Tubo could send troops to rescue the Sui Kingdom, because saving the Sui Kingdom was to protect himself, but if he jointly sent troops to attack the Qin Kingdom, Tubo would definitely not have the courage to do so. After all, most of the benefits of winning were from the Sui Kingdom, and if he lost, he would definitely destroy the country.


    The profit is too small and the risk is too large, which is completely disproportionate. How could Songtsen Gampo dare to join forces with Yang Guang to attack Qin?


    In addition to the four countries of Yuan, Jin, Qing and Tubo, there is also a Korean country established by Wang Mang.


    Yang Guang did not take Wang Mang seriously at all, nor did he think that after the three Hans were integrated, they would be able to compete with the Sui Kingdom and threaten the strength of the Qin Dynasty, so he never considered Wang Mang at all.


    Yang Guang looked over and over again the map of Shenzhou, but could not find a force that could jointly send troops. The Sui country sent troops alone to attack Qin and had no chance of winning, so he targeted the countries in the Western Regions. After all, persimmons had to pick the weak ones.


    Yang Guang no longer has hope for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains. Once the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains perish, the Sui Kingdom will surely become the next target of the Qin Dynasty, so he was so eager to expand externally.


    In Yang Guang''s view, once all the three kingdoms of the Central Plains are destroyed, if the Qin army points the finger at the Sui State, it will definitely be difficult to protect itself by relying on the power of the Sui State.


    If we can destroy the Western Regions and occupy all the lands in the Western Regions, we can increase the country''s strength, and also leave a way out for the Sui State.


    Even if Xiliang and Haizhou fall in the future, the Sui Kingdom can retreat into the Western Regions and survive without being completely destroyed.


    As for surrendering to the Qin Dynasty to save wealth and life? Yang Guang never thought about it.


    Among the kings in the world, the four kings of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu were in-laws, so Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Sun Quan could surrender to Ying Hao.


    Even Liu Xiu, the Han clan relative, and Liu Yu, who became emperor, could surrender, and he could still be treated generously.


    Of course it can be one thing, but whether you are willing or not is another.


    Among the kings in the world, only Yang Guang and Zhu Di cannot surrender, because both of them and Daqin both had the hatred of killing their fathers.


    Zhu Di''s father Zhu Yuanzhang died under Ying Hao''s sword, while Yang Guang''s father Yang Jian, although he was not at Ying Hao''s hands, was plotted to death by Jia Xu.


    Yang Guang has thoroughly found out the truth about the Xuanwu Gate Incident.


    Li Shimin did trap Yang Jian, but did not kill him. Instead, he was attacked by the assassins of the Qin Dynasty and threw the blame to Li Shimin, thus provoking the fight between the two major forces of the Sui and Tang dynasties.


    Yang Guang and Daqin also had a grudge against killing their father, so it was naturally impossible for him to surrender to the enemy Daqin.


    The road to surrender was completely blocked, and Yang Guang could not see any hope of revenge, and he did not want the Sui Kingdom to be destroyed by the Qin Dynasty. In order to leave a way out for the Sui Kingdom, he set his sights on the Western Regions. Yang Guang knew very well that once the Qin Dynasty attacked the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Kingdom would not be able to defend Xiliang and Haizhou. Although the environment in the Western Regions was a little bad, the Silk Road was not poor at all, and there was no strong force.


    If the Sui State can destroy all its forces and integrate them, it will also be a considerable force. Even if Xiliang and Haizhou are gone, they will still be a powerful force.


    As for whether the Qin Dynasty will focus on the Western Regions again? That''s what happened next, it''s too early to think about it now.


    Yang Guang was almost unable to care about the things in front of him, so he could not think about the future. He could only take one step at a time.


    The Sui State also had great internal differences on whether to conquer the Western Regions.


    The radical faction led by Yang Shuang believed that if the persimmons could not defeat the Qin Dynasty, the benefits of sending troops to the Western Regions outweighed the disadvantages. As soon as he supported sending troops to attack the Western Regions.


    The conservatives led by Yang Su believed that the previous two expeditions failed to destroy all the countries in the Western Regions, which shows that the Western Regions are not soft persimmons, and the Western Central Plains are the top priority, and the Qin Dynasty may not necessarily devote all its strength to the Central Plains.


    If the troops sent to the Western Regions at this time, if the Central Plains changes, the Sui Kingdom would not have time to participate even if it wanted to participate.


    Therefore, the conservatives led by Yang Su opposed sending troops to the Western Regions again, believing that they should wait and see for a while before they can be safe.


    Although Yang Su led his troops to destroy the nine countries in the Western Regions and established the territory he captured into Tianshan, Yizhou and Gaochang counties, he still did not attach much importance to the foreign lands in the Western Regions.


    Yang Su felt that the East was the center of the world. Once the center of gravity of the Sui Kingdom shifted westward, he might not be able to fight back in his life, so he was extremely opposed to Yang Guang''s expedition to the west at this time.


    The two factions in the Sui Dynasty cannot say who is right or wrong, but can only say that they are two different choices.


    Yang Guang has lost confidence in the fight against the Qin coalition, and he also believes that the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by the Qin Dynasty. There is not much time left for him to prepare, so naturally it is impossible to waste precious time any more.


    Seeing that Yang Su didn''t listen to others'' advice, she insisted on expeditioning the West, and could only agree with the Sui army''s expedition to the Western Regions, but proposed to bring Ji (Ji)chang and Li Siyuan together.


    After hearing this, Yang Guang frowned. He had already regarded the Western Regions as his own pocket, so he naturally didn''t want Ji Chang and Li Siyuan to share their cake.


    Although Ji Chang was forced to surrender to Sui, his identity was the prefect of Longxi, Li Tang, and his subordinates had 30,000 mixed Han and Qiang troops, so Yang Guang was appointed as the prefect of Yizhou after surrendering.


    Yizhou County is the Hami area in later generations. It has a large territory but is sparsely populated, with a total of thirteen counties.


    Although Ji Chang was named the prefect of Yizhou by Yang Guang, he was only nominally. He had only one city under his jurisdiction, and there was not much population, so he was not enough to support the 30,000 army.


    This shows that although Yang Guang accepted Ji Chang on the surface, he never let go of his defense against Ji Chang.


    Yang Guang wanted to wait until Ji Chang entered the Western Regions and use the food and wages of Ji Chang or other political means to force Ji Chang to gradually retreat until he completely gave up his military power and serve his life. However, he did not expect that Ji Chang''s methods were much more clever than he expected.


    Yang Guang''s political attributes were stronger than Sun Ce among the kings. From the fact that he clearly occupied the Silk Road and was able to continuously obtain wealth through this trade route, but he still developed the Sui Kingdom so poorly, it can be seen that his political methods were not very clever.


    Ji Chang''s political attributes are as high as 100 points, and he is a talented country at the golden political level. It is true that Yang Guang wants to play political battles with him, but he is a bit overestimated.


    Yang Guang did not pay Ji Chang food and salary, so Ji Chang led his troops to plunder the Western Regions countries to support his army, and at the same time intensified the conflicts in the Western Regions and asked Yang Guang to take the blame. It was a victory for three birds with one stone.


    As for Yang Guang''s other means of coercion, Ji Chang also cleverly resolved.


    However, Ji Chang was often troubled by Yang Guang and was also wary of the revenge of the countries in the Western Regions. It can be seen that his life in the Western Regions was not easy, and even if he was not walking on thin ice, it would be much worse.


    It was not until Li Siyuan entered the Western Regions that Ji Chang''s life became better.


    Li Siyuan was the King of Longxi enthroned by Shu Han. This identity was not very useful in Shu Han, but it was of great use in Shu Han''s ally Sui Kingdom.


    The Shu Han was the only two forces in Guanxi except Tubo. Li Siyuan led 28,000 troops and 12,000 troops and craftsmen to take refuge, and as an ally of the Sui Kingdom, naturally could not attack it.


    Yang Guang had long guessed that Li Siyuan had bad intentions. After all, Li Siyuan had only 40,000 people, but he asked him for food for 100,000 people. But what Yang Guang never expected was that Li Siyuan would target the Western Regions.


    After Li Siyuan left Haizhou and entered the Western Regions, he refused to leave in the Western Regions. He also took the initiative to contact Ji Chang with Yang Guang on his back.


    The Ji and Li families joined forces to deal with the local forces in the Western Regions, and quickly destroyed two small countries with lightning speed, and thus completely gained a foothold in the Western Regions.


    It was not until this time that Yang Guang realized that the Western Regions, which he had always looked down upon, were actually a treasure land in the eyes of many people.


    There was Ji Chang in front and Li Siyuan in the back, all of whom went to squeeze into the Western Regions one after another.


    This also made Yang Guang realize the importance of the Western Regions, so after he was completely disappointed with the war situation in the Central Plains, he regarded the Western Regions as the retreat of the Sui Kingdom and launched the third Western Expedition.


    But Yang Guang woke up a little late. Because of his laissez-faire, the Ji and Li families had formed a separatist trend in the Western Regions, and the tail was too big to lose.


    Yang Guang has regarded the Western Regions as a forbidden property and wants to suppress the Ji-Li alliance. Naturally, he does not want to share the land and population of the Western Regions with him. However, Yang Su proposed to bring Ji Chang and Li Siyuan to send troops together, which naturally made him very dissatisfied.


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