Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2916 Shebi is guilty, and he is innocent

  In the evening, the news came that the troops of the Western Regions who went to ambush the Han people were indeed defeated.

It is said that the Han people suddenly appeared on their side and rear, and then everyone thought that the Han people's troops were their own and came to support them, and then they realized something was wrong when the Han people got close to them, and were beaten by the Han people, and they were all defeated up.

   When the news came, even the joy of "defeating" the Han army before was reduced by more than half.

  Takesa ordered a meeting to be held, inviting the leaders of all the states in the Western Regions to discuss the matter.

   One step is slow, every step is slow.

   This is already a real problem faced by the coalition forces in the Western Regions.

   It was a good battle, and now it has become like this bear...

  Where is the main problem? Isn't Taxa clear? In fact, he knew it, at least he understood it during the first military camp strategy, otherwise he would not have intentionally expanded the battlefield, letting some people attack the military camp and let others set up an ambush.

  On the surface, it seems that Tagusa is stupid, but in fact it is his helplessness.

   Now that the war has been fought, Tagusa still doesn’t know how many people he has under his command. Others may find it ridiculous, or they may not believe it, but helplessly, this is the actual situation.

  Most of the Han people in China are illiterate, and those who can understand addition and subtraction within ten are already middle-class. And what about the herdsmen in the Western Regions? Maybe it can be better. For example, if you add four sheep to four sheep, the shepherd can know that there are eight sheep. But if you ask the same herdsman what is four plus four, then the shepherd will be caught blind.

  Because herdsmen cannot extract conceptual numbers from concrete things.

   Even in the later generations, if the great men in modern times hadn't eradicated illiteracy across the country with majestic power, there would probably not have been so many keyboard warriors later.

  Thus, Taxa maintained a skeptical attitude towards the figures reported by the various states. He even sent someone to count them himself, and found that most of the generals of the states in the Western Regions were false. For example, that so-called Yaoqiang person obviously made a false report. There were originally only 1,000 people but they reported 3,000!

   This is still easy to check. For example, those who say 8,000 are said to be 10,000, and then there are scattered here and there, can they be cleared? Therefore, Tagusa could only squint his eyes and recognize it wholeheartedly.

At the very beginning, Tagusa didn't think it was a big problem, but after attacking the military stronghold for the first time, he discovered that too many soldiers were concentrated together, and it was impossible to use them effectively at all. , It can't be unfolded at all, causing a lot of power to be wasted in vain.

  The people who go to battle have to eat, so can the guy who is shouting cheers behind him not eat for a day?

  If 10,000 people lined up in a column and marched, generally speaking, how long would it be? Many people have no concept, and Tagusa didn't have it before, because he used to have cavalry, but now most of these are herdsmen with cattle and sheep. In fact, they are equivalent to infantry that have horses but don't usually ride pawn.

   To put it simply, 10,000 people march in a column, and the length of the expansion is about ten miles, because there must be gaps in the queue.

  With 30,000 people, the distance spread out is almost the distance traveled by pawns for three days.

  One hundred thousand people, the deployment distance is basically ten days.

Like when Emperor Sui Yang attacked Goguryeo, with an army of millions, the troops in front had already been defeated and lost, and the troops in the rear may have just set off and walked for a few days. Emperor Sui Yang was beating his chest and gnashing his teeth, I clearly...

  Thus, the reason why Taxa divides his troops is that besides wanting to take power better, it is also to use these troops as soon as possible, instead of shouting cheers and eating food in vain, which is of no use other than **** all over the floor.

  I know where the problem is, but can I solve it right now?

   Let herdsmen know numbers, or let herdsmen become elite immediately?

   Obviously neither is possible.

  Then in the current situation, we can’t say that it’s all the responsibility of the herdsmen, why not turn around and punish the herdsmen?

  The law does not blame the public, right?

  So, who is going to take the blame?

   Facing this heavy, big, black and thick pot, everyone in the big tent was silent.

  Takuza broke the silence.

"You have all seen..." Taxa summoned the generals of the Western Regions, with a serious face and a steady voice, just like Zhang Liao's attack before, but it was just as he expected, "There are many people, but it is ours." advantage, but if our people cannot gather together, we will not be able to exert our due strength when facing Han soldiers! 』

  『Scattered! 』

  『Disorder! 』

  『Never give orders! 』

  『Unresponsive! 』

  Takesa waved his arms, "I have already arranged everything, and it is obvious that the Han people can be wiped out here. Whether it is the Han people in the military camp or the Han people who came to help, they are all in the palm of our hands!" But because we clenched our fists too slowly, those Han people missed out! Lord Buddha! How ridiculous! 』

"first! ”Taksa focused on Shanshan’s Tong Geluojia, “Shanshan King! Why did you dare to retreat without order when the Han people came! Let the Han people rampage and destroy the array of other countries? ! 』

   A pot slammed down in front of Shanshan Tong Ge Luojia.

   Tong Geluojia didn't even think about it, so he kicked the pot and kicked it away, "Nonsense! I followed the general's order to retreat! 』

  Takesa narrowed his eyes, "What is my order?" How can I not remember? 』

Tong Geluojia laughed, "I knew that the general might have too many things to remember, so I kept the general's orderlies. Don't worry, I will provide delicious food and drink... At that time, the general also wanted to concentrate his strength to fight against the Han people." Well, if I don't obey the order and fight randomly, then I will mess up the general's arrangement! 』

  Takesa was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, "No wonder Shanshan is said to be hospitable! good! 』

There is no evidence for empty words, and the coalition forces of the Western Regions have been formed for a short time. There is no so-called complete set of command symbols and flag systems, and they rely more on messengers to communicate, so Taxa said that he did not give the order to retreat, but Tong Geluojia of Shanshan said yes, so the only evidence is the messengers under Taxa.

  Although it is said that Tong Geluojia of Shanshan may not know what trace management of later generations is, but the guy who can reach out and **** the throne of the little prince of Shanshan has two brushes. It is obvious that not everyone in Shanshan was summoned by Takesa’s order. There is no doubt about this, but the problem is that Tong Geluojia must have declared that what he heard was “the whole army gathered”.

  So, can the orderly be confronted?

  This is not advisable, if the orderly is really confronted, then Tagusa is an idiot.

  Because the only way for Taxa to send orders to the states in the Western Regions is the messenger, so he must maintain the "correctness" of the messenger, otherwise it will prove that Shanshan has heard it wrong, so what? Shanshan was punished, but then did the people of the Western Regions still want to command? Next, does every instruction need to be reiterated, reconfirmed, and then some tokens and words to be written?

  If the states in the Western Regions were once unified and had a unified language and writing, then it would be fine.

  Without a unified language, there will be no unified writing, and there will be no unified inheritance, and the fire of civilization will not be ignited. Therefore, when later generations invaded other countries and destroyed civilizations, they started by confusing the opponent's writing and weakening the effectiveness of the writing.

The characters of the Western Regions were initially influenced by some Akkadian characters, a language similar to cuneiform, which may have been introduced into the Western Regions from Central Asia. Later, the Western Regions were also influenced by Chinese hieroglyphics, resulting in the Western Regions It is impossible to form their own characters at all, and they are always wandering among various languages.

  Archaeology has found that there are about ten major language families in the world, and there are four in the Western Regions. The only one that has been handed down for a long time is Chinese.

   Of course, there are seven major language families, or nine major language families, no matter how many are divided, only Chinese has settled down in the Western Regions in the long history of thousands of years.

  As for some guys in later generations who say that the Western Regions should be split because the language and customs are different from the Central Plains, most of them are either stupid or bad, or both. The Western Regions are closely related to the Central Plains, whether it is from a geographical point of view or from a cultural evolution point of view, and anyone who deliberately destroys and severes the relationship is like a well-known publicist who preaches that "exposing" and "emphasizing" are Mistakes in Chinese characters are the same, they are all deceptions with ulterior motives and regardless of historical roots.

However, the current language used by Guishuang is not the same as that of the Western Regions. There are also some characters from ancient India, so it is almost impossible to form a unified text warrant, and the only way to pass orders is to rely on translation. …

  For the time being, this is the only way to solve the issue of commanding soldiers, and only so.

If there are high-level counselors around Tagusa, it may be possible to build a temporary command system that is recognized by the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, but now there are only bald heads around Tagusa, and the bald heads cannot be lined up to shine in the sun. Indicates the change of the array?

  Taking the blame on Shanshan failed, Takesa followed Shanshan's words without saying a word, and threw the blame on Qiuci's head with a bang.

  The Kucha people were immediately angry!

When the Han people came, they were the first to rush. When the Han people ran away, they were the first to chase after them. Among the countries in the Western Regions, they were also the ones who suffered the most damage. Okay, now it has become a mistake. It’s not bad if you don’t feel good, do less and make less mistakes , Doing more is more wrong?

  The people in Kucha jumped up and cursed, danced and beat their chests, but the rest of the Western Regions, as if they didn't see or hear, didn't pay any attention to it.

   It's not like the Western Regions Bangguo and others don't understand what it means to have a dead lips and teeth, and what it means to help each other. Qiuci was very powerful in the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, Qiuci was a great benevolent person in the Western Regions? Are they friendly and helpful to the weaker countries around them, and they depend on each other?

   Therefore, the various states in the Western Regions have not made trouble, and they have been very restrained.

   Qiuci yelled for a while, and then grasped an important point. He asked Takesa, if Takesa charged Qiuci with this crime, who would dare to move forward when the Han people came next time?

Only then did Takesa change his face, and said with a smile that he didn't mean to blame Qiuci, it was just a summary after the war. After all, in war, if you win, you lose, and who can guarantee that you will never Will lose? Then Tagusa took advantage of the situation and set a tone, saying that no one should continue to pursue the responsibility for winning or losing this war, otherwise it would be against the essence of war and the Buddha's will to unite.

Until this moment, some of the clear-eyed generals of the Western Regions, such as Tong Geluojia, could be considered to understand that in fact, Takesa may not have wanted it at all... Well, it may not be that he really didn't want to prove the guilt , but Tagusa wants to take this opportunity to see if he can get rid of one or two people and beat him. If he can get someone to be blamed, then Tagusa will not be guilty first of all, and secondly, he can eat Fat, leave some bones and soup to feed other people, and naturally other people are also laughing.

If the blame is thrown out and the deduction fails, then it doesn't matter, anyway, the blame has already been thrown out, and now Tagusa seems to be magnanimous in expressing that he will not hold everyone accountable, but in fact it means that other people are also the same There is no way to hold Taxa accountable with this.

   Sure enough, he is a veteran of Guishuang!

   The blame has come to an end, but things still need to be resolved.

Tagusa can only be regarded as the "no" in "nothing more than that", because in fact, he can't even command an army of 10,000 people well. There are deficiencies, and these problems become more and more prominent as the war intensifies, and it also makes Tagusa have to focus on how to make changes.

  Then, Tagusa did think of a countermeasure.

It was only at the moment when he first beat the various states by throwing the pot and set the tone, he stated the ultimate purpose of summoning the various states of the Western Regions. He wanted to directly recruit the elite warriors of the Western Regions and return them to Taxa. Under the direct command of the Han people, form an army of all elite warriors, so that they can compete with the Han people and form an effective force on the battlefield.

  Takesa's voice fell, which caused an uproar from the leaders of the Western Regions!

  Suddenly, almost everyone was against it!

  Takesa squinted his eyes, watching with a half-smile, neither angry nor speaking.

   Is this wrong?

  From a military point of view, it is not wrong.

  Takesa’s ability has only reached this limit. Maybe he also realizes that there are some problems, but he can only deal with this now, or he only thought of this method, which is still worth a try.

  He didn't want to be bumped in the face by the Han army for the third time, and he didn't want such a huge army that he managed to gather to be driven away like a herd of cattle and sheep, bleating as soon as they fought.

  Obviously, the Western Regions, no matter which part they belong to, cannot stand alone against the Han cavalry.

Originally, Tagusa thought that under his command, a closed state would be formed, but judging from the front and back of the attack on the army stronghold, it was necessary to cooperate, and if they could not cooperate, they had to cooperate. The person who was allowed to come in and out at will by the Han people was almost sprayed on the face...

  So the only way Taksa can think of now is to recruit elite soldiers and generals to form a central core force, so as to completely change the problem of different leadership and orders!

  Bu Sen, who had been silent all this time, finally sighed and stopped the unnecessary quarrel. He even lost his composure, with red circles under his eyes, and told what happened between him and those ordinary herdsmen, and told the leaders of the Western Regions how many people had died now, and asked them how many more people would die?

  In the end, although the leaders of the states in the Western Regions were reluctant, they reluctantly reached an agreement.

  Because this is indeed a realistic problem before us. Without a unified command, the states in the Western Regions basically cannot form an effective joint force, so that the Han cavalry can come and go at will and trample on them wantonly. Therefore, the states in the Western Regions finally agreed in principle to the proposal to transfer some elite warriors to form the elite central army of Taxa, but immediately quarreled over how many people each state should recruit.

  Because many people in the Western Regions made false reports before, and now they suddenly have to draw people according to the number of false reports...

  As for why I made a false report, part of it is really not clear, and the other part is of course empty pay. Anyway, I have the amount of so many people, even if I deduct 30%, I am still rich. But now what Taxa means is that if you eat too much, you will spit it out, or you have to hold your nose and admit it, or you want to return what you eat and take back. Obviously, the Western Regions are not happy with these two options, so they It was the second round of quarrel that broke out.

Because the second round of questions is deeply related to specific values, it is not comparable to the first round of agreement in principle. The various leaders of the Western Regions cursed each other, accused, and evaded each other, which can be seen in the entire big account. A pile of black pots was flying in the air, being thrown around.

Discussed from dark to dawn, and then from dawn to dark, if it wasn't for Tagusa's forcible order that no one would be allowed to leave the tent if there was no result in the discussion, there might not be any definite result after discussing for a few days .

  The next night, the final result came out.

  Each state dispatched personnel to add to Takesa's direct command, but correspondingly, Takesa will now become the backbone of the battlefield, facing the threat of the Han people.

   The hustle and bustle dissipated.

  Takesa cheerfully praised Busen, saying that what Busen said at the time was just right, whether it was sentences or demeanor, it was simply wonderful...

Busen stared at Tagusa indifferently, and waited until the smile on Tagusa's face melted a little bit before slowly saying: "I didn't say this for you, general... I hope you can do your best." Don't let the Buddha continue to be disappointed...』

   After finishing speaking, Busen walked out without even waiting for Tagusa to say a few perfunctory words.

  『Let it go...』Takesa swallowed what he was going to say, then stared at Busen's back with a slightly cold gaze, clicked his tongue, and turned his head away.

  (end of this chapter)