Chapter 4 Competing in the World
If the northern border of Jin, that is, the two gates of Yunzhou City or Jimenguan, fall, then the Xianbei tribe can step on the Central Plains, at least there will be no obstacles in the north of the Yangtze River. At that time, the hometown of the Northern Zhou Dynasty that Ye Sheng had spent eight years to lay down will be trampled by the Xianbei tribe again.
Of course, the current Xianbei tribe is far less powerful than the Northern Zhou Dynasty when it entered the pass. Even if Yuwen Zhao unified the Xianbei tribes, the population would not exceed one million. Even if he was forced to put together, it would be only 100,000 to 200,000 horses at most. However, everyone in the Xianbei tribes could ride horses, and there was no shortage of horses in the tribe. One hundred thousand people was 100,000 riders, and two hundred thousand people were 200,000 riders.
In comparison, the cavalry on the side of the Jin Dynasty were much smaller. The imperial guards in the capital were almost all tribes. The Zhenbei Army at Jimen Pass had less than 10,000 cavalry, and it was slowly raised by the two generations of the Ye family.
The family of Zhongjia in Yunzhou is more solid, but the cavalry is only 15,000, which are all cultivated at a high price.
The only advantage of the Great Jin side is that the Xianbei tribe was driven out by Ye Sheng. They escaped from Jimen Pass in a very embarrassing way and took away a few craftsmen. In addition to the lack of ore in the north, their equipment was extremely lagging behind in decades. Except for bows and crossbows, they still had the advantage, and their armor and swords and guns in close combat were extremely backward.
If the Xianbei tribes break through the northern border, even though they are still no match for the Great Jin, they can enter the pass and plunder enough iron tools, and attract most of the energy of the Great Jin court. At that time, the southwest, which has been confronted with the imperial court for several years, will be able to take a good breath and usher in a huge opportunity.
That's why Zhao Jia said that it's not a bad thing.
Li Xin frowned slightly: "If Yuwen Zhao wanted to enter the pass, he would probably not go to the Zong family, but instead attack Jimen Pass, which was slightly weaker. They did have to peel off a layer of skin after breaking Jimen Pass, but the Ye family's decades of family's family's family's family's family's financial resources were all gone."
From a long-term perspective, the Yuwen Department in the north will almost certainly knock on the door.
The reason is very simple. The resources in the north are not enough for a group to grow. Nomads survive by herding horses and sheeping. The population limit is about one million, but between two million. If there are more, they will not be able to survive. Only by entering the pass and relying on a large amount of resources and arable land in the pass can the ethnic group be reproduced on a large scale.
More than three years have passed, Yuwen Zhao has digested the Horan tribe. In the next few years, the population of Yuwen tribe will usher in a rapid increase. When the children born in these years grow up, the food may not be enough.
This is also one of the main reasons for the Northern Xinjiang War in all dynasties.
Zhao Jia sighed: "The court was so defensive that it missed the opportunity. At the beginning of the ninth year of Taikang, Mr. Ye and the Zhenbei Army defeated the Yuwen tribes. At that time, the court should make up their minds to destroy or hurt the Yuwen tribe in one go, rather than watching them grow stronger together."
"Even three years ago, the court had the opportunity to attack the northern border, but they had conferred the title of King of Yan to Yuwen Zhao. In this way, even if the Zhenbei Army and the Zhong Family Army wanted to attack the Yuwen army, they would have no reason."
"Forget it, let's not talk about the matter in Northern Xinjiang, let's talk about it when the fight really starts."
Marquis Jing'an narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "The question now is whether I want to go to Beijing."
"Definitely not."
Zhao Jia said decisively: "In the past few years, the marquis is the marquis who knows the best of what the court has been in the southwest. Now there are not only the garrisons of the imperial court in Hanzhong. General Pei Jin recruited another 50,000 people in Ankang. Now he has almost been trained and has a tendency to enter Jianmen Pass at any time. Moreover, in the past few years, the court has sent many people to sneak into Jincheng and uses all the best to collect news about Tianlei."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Xin and continued, "The Marquis sent General Manager Chen to Jincheng to supervise the pharmaceutical industry. His subordinates and Mu Ying also paid great attention to General Manager Chen's safety. They have protected him well in the past few years. Those who have not been able to contact General Manager Chen, so they want to contact those who are real pharmaceuticals."
Because Jincheng has been preparing for war in recent years, it is necessary to stockpile a large amount of thunder. In recent years, several workshops have been built in the mountains to produce thunder.
The method of workmanship is to use assembly line operations, where everyone is responsible for one of the processes and does not know what others are doing, so that it can be roughly confidential.
But even so, these workers were still contacted by the people of the court. They either threatened or tempted them, and tried all kinds of ways to get the key prescription.
Speaking of this, Zhao Jia paused and continued, "In the eyes of his subordinates, if this continues, the court will sooner or later get a similar prescription. The people in the capital have clearly regarded the southwest as a bandit, and they also regard you as a bandit. If the Marquis enters the capital at this time, there will definitely be big problems."
Zhao Jia's face was solemn.
"The emperor is not the young man who just ascended the throne three or four years ago. He has been in power for three years. Whether it is the imperial guards or the imperial guards, they are already in the hands of the emperor. After the marquis enters the capital, if he really wants to attack the marquis, the marquis will most likely not be able to escape."
Zhao Jia said it right. The emperor is no longer the young man who was forced to cry by several assistant ministers three or four years ago. That position is the most important thing to hone a person's mind and distort a person's personality. After three years, no one knows what he looks like now.
It's too risky to enter Beijing at this time.
Li Xin frowned and slowly let out a breath.
"Then I'll wait in Jincheng. After the news comes to the capital, I'll consider the next move."
Zhao Jia sat down and looked up at Li Xin.
He asked, "Did the Marquis have no other thoughts?"
Li Xin smiled silently: "Brother You'an has anything to say, you and I are old friends for more than ten years, so just say whatever you should say."
Zhao Jia was silent for a while and said silently: "Marty, the Xianbei tribe once entered the Central Plains, and only two generations have passed since then. As long as they recover their vitality, they will definitely not be willing to stay outside the pass. When Yuwen Zhao has accumulated a certain amount of capital, he will definitely find a way to knock on the pass."
"As soon as the war in the northern border occurs, my chance to the southwest will come."
The scholar in white clothes looked up at Li Xin again and asked slowly.
"I have known each other for more than ten years, and my subordinates know that the Marquis is not a peaceful person. Once the war in the northern border begins, most of the energy of the imperial court will be attracted to the northern border, and even the imperial guards in the capital will send some support to the northern border, and the capital will become very weak at that time."
"The Marquis doesn't want to take the opportunity to lead troops out of Shu and compete for the world?"
Chapter completed!