HCB Chapter 703 Jia Daoshi's Thoughts
Chapter 703 Jia Daoshi's Thoughts
Based on the intelligence gathered so far, this Chuluen holds a very high position in the Wolf Tribe.
Such a person was of great value to Jia Daoshi, which is why Jia Daoshi kept him alive instead of killing him.
Of course, another reason is that this guy is also a tough and resolute man.
Chuluen's performance on the battlefield was truly admirable.
At this moment, Zhou Dapeng said with a smug look on his face, "Brother-in-law, I really did a great job this time. That guy was very stubborn and refused to say anything no matter what. I had to kill several barbarians in front of him before he admitted his identity."
If we're talking about killing without blinking an eye, Zhou Dapeng definitely deserves that title.
The massacre completely broke down even the notoriously brutal barbarians!
Zhou Junru said, "According to his confession, this person has a very high prestige in the Kushan Empire, especially in the Wolf Tribe. He is the number one person after Chief Xiao Kaishan. When Queen Hela Sunaza of the Wolf Tribe was choosing a new chief, Chu Luen almost took the position. The 100,000 prisoners outside do not know that Chu Luen has been captured alive by us. If they find out, I'm afraid they will mutini."
"So what I mean is, we should just kill them to prevent future troubles."
Zhou Junru and Zhou Dapeng are not much different.
Normally, Zhou Junru's suggestion would be absolutely correct.
Although Chu Luen and Xiao Kaishan were competitors, on the surface they were still good brothers on the grassland!
Moreover, Chuluen has a high reputation in the Kushan Empire's army. If he were to escape, he could become the next Khan once he returns to the steppe!
In addition, the 100,000 prisoners may also riot because of Chuluen!
Only by killing Chuluen and spreading the news of his death can we completely extinguish the prisoners' hopes and shatter the last bit of will in their hearts!
However, since the eldest prince was still alive, Jia Daoshi did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Wu Ce and asked, "Does the eldest prince think that Chu Luen should be killed or not?"
Wu Ce thought for a moment and said, "Jia Tisi, the reason why these barbarian tribes on the northern grasslands were able to unite and form an army of 500,000 is not mainly due to their chieftains, but to a woman named Hailasunaza. She was the concubine of the previous chieftain of the Wolf Tribe!"
"If we can't get rid of this woman, even if we kill Chuluen, the Kushan Empire will recover quickly, because this time, in addition to the 300,000 barbarian knights killed, 100,000 captured, and 100,000 missing."
Wu Ce meant that the missing 100,000 barbarian cavalry must have already escaped back to the grasslands.
The tribes on the grasslands, due to their physical characteristics, do indeed have a higher fertility rate than the people of the Central Plains.
"So the Crown Prince's idea is to keep Chuluen alive, and then use Chuluen to split the Kushan Empire into two parts," Jia Daoshi thought for a moment and said, "How about we directly make Chuluen the new chieftain of the Wolf Tribe? What does the Crown Prince think?"
Wu Ce was taken aback: "I hadn't thought of that."
Wu Ce simply felt that killing Chu Luen was pointless, and he also admired Chu Luen's courage, so he felt it was a pity to kill him.
Jia Daoshi, on the other hand, thought about the value of Chu Luen.
If Chuluen were to be made the new Great Khan of the Kushan Empire, the steppes would certainly not accept it.
At that time, they will think that Chuluen betrayed the grassland and was a traitor.
This would divide the wolf tribe's strength.
When the wolf tribe fell into chaos, the entire Kushan Empire descended into chaos as well.
However, Jia Daoshi didn't actually care whether the wolf tribe was in chaos or not.
He wanted to see chaos erupt across the entire grassland!
Now, Youzhou Commandery is essentially his fiefdom, and Youzhou Commandery directly faces the northern grasslands.
"Your Highness, I've heard that the imperial court has a regulation that allows the ruler of Youzhou Prefecture to launch wars against the grasslands on his own, right?" Jia Daoshi suddenly asked.
The best defense is offense.
This regulation applies only to generals who guard the frontier.
Upon hearing this, Wu Ce was stunned. He clearly hadn't expected Jia Daoshi to say or think this way.
Although the imperial court had issued this order.
However, almost none of the generals guarding the border cities would take the initiative to attack.
Most of them were fortified and defended the city.
The Jing army would fare somewhat better against the Longwu Dynasty, but it would have little advantage against barbarian cavalry on the grasslands.
Moreover, although the Empress had already issued an edict to bestow Youzhou Prefecture upon Shen Li and to leave the area herself, the imperial envoys had not yet arrived. He only learned of this in advance by receiving a message from a hawk in the capital.
And Jia Daoshi actually found out too.
After a moment of stunned silence, Wu Ce reacted and immediately said, "Jia Tisi, you wouldn't be thinking of pressing your advantage and launching an attack on the grasslands, would you?"
Wu Ce was actually quite surprised by the Empress's decision.
Because it has been a long time since a county was directly designated as a fief.
But what surprised Wu Ce even more was Jia Daoshi's idea!
The entire Kushan Empire was built on the northern steppes, and its territory was extremely vast, larger than the combined land area of the Great Jing and Longwu dynasties!
Moreover, the far west of the Kushan Empire and the Yuezhi is the legendary City of Immortality!
If we really want to send troops to the grasslands, the current military strength of Youzhou County is far from enough!
Jia Daoshi smiled slightly: "The grassland is too big, bigger than the entire Dajing and Longwu combined. My idea is to make the entire grassland a part of Youzhou Prefecture as well."
Wu Ce: "..."
Zhou Dapeng: "..."
Zhou Junru: "..."
Jia Daoshi's words were truly shocking!
The grasslands have always been the territory of the northern barbarians. Even though there were many wars with the Central Plains, no dynasty ever thought of sending troops to occupy them because the grasslands were just too vast!
Moreover, the barbarians there number at least several dozen tribes, and all of them are brave and skilled in battle.
If you hit them, they run away; if you leave, they come back.
How is this played?
Even if you occupy someone else's land, how can you hold onto it?
Are we going to build city walls around the grassland and enclose the entire area?
It is said that the edge of the grassland is still covered by continuous snow-capped mountains!
If you really want to do it this way, it might take hundreds or even thousands of years, right?
Therefore, this idea is very unrealistic!
It took a while for the three people present to recover from their shock!
They were all terrified by Jia Daoshi's ambition.
Zhou Dapeng and Zhou Junru were quite lawless, but they never had any idea of unifying the grasslands!
As the eldest prince, Wu Ce had once thought about becoming emperor, but his greatest ambition was to unify the Great Jing and bring happiness to its people.
They never thought of conquering other dynasties.
Jia Daoshi, having only acquired Youzhou Prefecture, was already thinking of destroying other countries.