Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

In Dunhuang, Zhang Liao was gesturing to the map of the Western Regions, when he heard someone report that an envoy from the imperial court had come, Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, and then ordered someone to recruit him.

"The last general, Zhao Yun, refer to the general." Zhao Yun took out the letter from Lu Bu and presented it with both hands, asking Zhang Liao to read it.

Zhang Liao took the letter and scanned it. The letter was Lu Bu's arrangement for Zhao Yun. Let Zhao Yun come here. Lu Bu naturally had his own considerations. Although the Western Region is remote, it is not a barren land. On the contrary, Lu Bu controls the important position of the Silk Road. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a member of the Western Regions who holds military power.

Under normal circumstances, even if he was a confidant of Lu Bu, Lu Bu would think about it carefully, let alone Zhao Yun, a general who was obviously an outsider.

But in the end, Lu Bu chose Zhao Yun.

The reason? One is love of talents. Zhao Yun is good both in character and ability. At least Lu Bu sees it this way. After he has obtained god-level perception and can perceive other people's emotions, Lu Bu is more sure of this. A person who will never look back also has his own moral bottom line.

This is the horror of god-level perception. It is impossible for anyone to lie in front of Lu Bu. This is also the second reason why Lu Bu uses him. Even if he is not subdued by Lu Bu, there is a high probability that he will not stand on his own. Holding Lu Bu's soldiers, receiving Lu Bu's kindness and then coming to fight Lu Bu, this kind of person can be used with confidence even if he is not one of his own.

The third... I have already used it like this, so it is not about Lu Bu's business how others will choose. Sometimes it is not necessary to agree with myself whether to subdue or not.

Of course, it was impossible to write all these messy things in the letter to Zhang Liao. Lu Bu just told Zhang Liao that if Zhao Yun was under him for a year, if he could be made, he would be the candidate to succeed Zhang Liao as the Protector of the Western Regions. If not, After that year expires, let Zhao Yun come back, and Lu Bu will send Hua Xiong to replace Zhang Liao as the new Protectorate.

Now that Lu Bu said so, in Zhang Liao's view, Zhao Yun is naturally his own, so he didn't treat Zhao Yun as an outsider.

"Zilong came just in time. The situation in the Western Regions is not peaceful recently. I was worried that no one would be available. Now that Zilong is here, he has helped a lot." Zhang Liao asked Zhao Yun to sit down, and then sighed.

"When Yunzao was in Chang'an, he had heard about the might of the general. In the Western Regions, what else can be difficult for the general?" Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao with some puzzlement.

"You don't understand." Zhang Liao shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "At the beginning, we were dealing with small countries, even if they were bigger, such as Shule, Xiaowan, and Khotan, with a population of less than 30,000 and soldiers of less than 50. Thousands, and it is difficult to fight with our army together. Our Han army is well-armed and has been battled for a long time. A small country is no match. But now that the Silk Road is open, there are more and more businessmen, and the lord has sent envoys and traders several times. Going to various countries, some big countries are not so easy.”

"A great country in the Western Regions..." Zhao Yun really had no idea about this, and looked at Zhang Liao curiously, "May I ask the general, how big is this great country in the Western Regions?"

"The biggest one is Wusun, with a population of nearly 600,000. There is only one place. If he wants, he can raise an army of 100,000!" Zhang Liao took Zhao Yun to the map, pointed to Mount Altai and said, "This place is called Altai Mountain, to the north is Wusun, which was originally a vassal state of my Han Dynasty, but in recent years, the Protectorate of the Western Regions has been abandoned, and the connection between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions has gradually been broken. Now that the Protectorate of the Western Regions has reopened, I have sent people there several times Wusun, but King Wusun has always been vague and has no intention of re-belonging."

Zhang Liao slid his fingers down, frowned and said, "Under Wusun, there is Kucha. Although it is not as large as Wusun, it still has a population of 100,000 and can send 20,000 troops. There are also Yanqi and Gumo, both of which have three With a population of about 10,000, none of these countries have any desire to belong to me again, and the conflicts were hidden here before."

Zhao Yun looked at the map and frowned, "General, these countries seem to be in the Altai Mountains. Are they united?"

"It should be." Zhang Liao nodded: "Don't look at it as just the four countries, but in terms of national strength, the rest of the small countries may not be able to fight against these four countries. Moreover, before the opening of the Western Regions Protectorate, it was like Shule, Miguo, Jingjue, Khotan and other countries are all under the jurisdiction of these four countries. Now I defeated Shule first, and then Khotan, and then brought the countries of the Western Regions back into our army. confrontation."

"May I ask the general how to confront him?" Zhao Yun asked curiously.

Zhang Liao drew a line on the map: "With this line as the boundary, from the Kunlun Mountains to the Congling Mountains, all countries surrender, but the Tianshan Mountains from the west of Yiwu to Wusun are unwilling to re-enter our Han Dynasty. Now the trade line is convenient. Therefore, along the Kunlun Mountains, if traders pass through the Congling Mountains, enter the Altai Mountains, or enter Dawan from here, most of them will be detained by the other party, and some of them can save their lives. If they are unlucky, they will lose their lives."

Zhang Liao has recently been thinking about whether to find a reason to clean up the other party. After all, if businessmen often disappear here, let alone smoothing the Silk Road, it will also be a great blow to the prestige of the big man. Are these countries that Zhang Liao finally subdued? No one can tell if they will defect.

"The general wants to send troops?" Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Liao and asked.

"That's right, we still have to fight. I've already sent someone to send a letter to inform the lord, but it's too late to wait for the reply. I always feel that something is wrong recently. It is said that Wusun and Dawan have been in close contact recently. The Western Regions Protectorate is now full of plans It's only 8,000 troops, if you can't unite the countries in the Western Regions, it will be difficult to resist foreign enemies." Zhang Liao nodded.

"If the general doesn't give up, the general is willing to open the way for the general!" Zhao Yun said solemnly, he felt a little bit conflicted in helping Lu Bu fight the princes, but since it is to resist foreign enemies, it is duty-bound.

Zhang Liao waited for these words, nodded and smiled: "This battle is quite critical, and I really need someone to scout the way for me, but this trip... is a bit troublesome!"

"General please order." Zhao Yun said solemnly.

"Does Zilong remember how Marquis Dingyuan conquered the Western Regions?" Zhang Liao looked at Zhao Yun and asked.

Zhao Yun nodded. He naturally knew that Ban Chao’s thirty-six riders were riding in the Western Regions, and it was also mentioned in the recent wordless book. I don’t know what Lu Bu’s mentality is. It also added the love and hatred between Marquis Dingyuan and a certain lady from the Western Regions Love and hatred, I don't know if it is true?

After Zhang Liao said this, Zhao Yun understood: "The general wants me to go on a mission?"

Zhang Liao nodded, pointed at the map again and said, "Although the Wusun four countries are powerful countries, they usually exploit other countries. Now the Kunlun Mountains are all under control, but the Tianshan Mountains are only controlled by Yiwu and others." Several small countries are willing to belong to the big Han, so I hope that Zilong can take a trip to the Tianshan Mountains on my behalf, and if he can unite the countries of the Western Regions and force the Wusun four countries, that would be the best."

In fact, Zhang Liao is not worried about how many troops Wusun can bring. Even if he can really bring out a hundred thousand troops, what will he rely on for supplies? By eating soil?

But if Wusun united with other countries to block the Silk Road, it would be a big trouble. Zhang Liao felt that it was necessary to fight a big battle to show his prestige in the Western Regions and make the countries face up to the might of the great Han.

And if you want to fight, naturally you have to fight the biggest one, just as Wusun is not honest, if he really dares to send an army of 100,000 to fight, Zhang Liao will not be afraid, he can completely drag Wusun down.

Zhao Yun nodded when he heard the words, with excitement in his eyes. He didn't expect to encounter a big battle just after arriving in the Western Regions. Then he remembered something, and said to Zhang Liao: "There is one more thing, maybe it will be useful to the general."

"Oh?" Zhang Liao heard the words and looked at Zhao Yun: "What's the matter?"

"In the future, I met a mission from the Western Regions. Among the missions from the Western Regions, there were people from Wusun, as well as envoys from Dawan, Kangju, and Guishuang. I will camp with them overnight. These people don't seem to be from the original Wusun is the leader, but the Guishuang envoy is the leader." Zhao Yun bowed.

"Guishuang?" Zhang Liao was a little puzzled. He naturally knew of Guishuang's existence. In the west, it was a powerful country like the big Han. But since such a powerful country was coming, why didn't it inform him, but just passed through quietly?

At that time Zhang Liao thought it was only Wusun, so in his letter to Lv Bu he only mentioned that it was the mission from the Western Regions and not Guishuang.

He wasn't worried that these people would be bad for Lu Bu in the past, as for those few people, if Zhang Liao really had such an idea, he could only admire his big heart.

However, Wusun, Dawan and Kangju envoys mixed with Guishuang people, whether it has something to do with Wusun's attitude towards the big man.

After all, even if Wusun is a big country in the Western Regions, it is impossible to fight against the big guys. If it forms an alliance with the three countries of Guishuang, Dawan, and Kangju, then it is possible.

After all, these four countries are together, and it is indeed easier for them to unite.

As for why...

Zhang Liao can't figure it out, but it's a possibility. Let's deal with Wusun first, and I want to see if Wusun dares to drag this 100,000 army into the battlefield at once. Whether he dares or not, Zhang Liao has plenty of ways to deal with it. .

"I don't want Zilong to make a great contribution just after he comes!" Zhang Liao smiled at Zhao Yun after thinking for a while.

"It's a chance meeting, so it's good to help the general." Zhao Yun saluted slightly.

Zhang Liao's attitude towards Zhao Yun became more and more pleasing to his eyes, so he didn't mention his abilities, but his attitude was not arrogant at all.

Now, I started discussing with Zhao Yun how to visit the countries in the Tianshan Mountains, which one is easy to accept and which one is not easy to accept. After forming an offensive and defensive alliance, it is best for Zhao Yun to pull up a team there to echo Zhang Liao's north and south. , and finally end with Yanqi. If you can subdue Yanqi, it will save a lot of energy. If you can’t, everyone will start a war with Yanqi. If it is possible to draw Wusun out, that is the best. If you can’t, take Yanqi down. , with Yanqi as the foundation, nailed to the side of Altai Mountain like a nail, if Wusun dares to send troops regardless of Zhao Yun, then Zhao Yun will directly follow him!

Naturally, Zhang Liao couldn't just give Zhao Yun thirty-six horses, but after all, he was going on an envoy, so he couldn't bring too many. In the end, the two discussed the number, and Zhao Yun led a group of people to go to lobby for Zhang Liao's representative to attach to the country.