Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 85 Diplomacy

The battle on the northern front, especially the blows suffered by the two northwestern prefectures undoubtedly gave Li Wufeng a slap in the face. When he vowed to promise the people in the northwest that he would do his best to protect their lives and property, such a serious incident occurred. The brilliant victories of the Northern Front War were immediately wiped out by this blow. Although he also agreed with Helianbo and Wen Na that the Maqihans would be the biggest enemy in the future, but in this case, The anger of the people reached its peak and forced the military and political leaders of Western Xinjiang to put the punishment of the Kaman people as the top priority.

Wufeng was a little annoyed. He was paying a heavy price for his arrogance and carelessness in the western border. Originally, when the war in the north came to an end, Bo Jinchen had proposed the need to deploy some troops to strengthen the defense in the direction of Jiayuguan. In particular, it is necessary to prevent the Kamans from taking risks to retaliate against Xijiang. In the early days, the Kamans used Jiayuguan as a breakthrough point and ran thousands of miles to grab food from the tiger's mouth. More than 200,000 troops have launched an attack on the three prefectures of Beiyuan and Kaman's native land, especially the more than 100,000 rangers have turned the entire south of Kaman upside down. Under such circumstances, Wufeng insists that the Kaman people have no more Although he also asked Jin Zecheng stationed on the front line of Taixuan to strengthen his guard, Wufeng did not accept Bo Jinchen's proposal to send a ranger regiment and an ordinary army division to strengthen surveillance outside Jiayuguan. Unexpectedly, Bo Jinchen was unlucky in his opinion, but the third division, which lacked cavalry, was obviously unable to cope with the surprise invasion of the Kaman cavalry. In addition to paying a hasty price to win some time for the people to escape, Jin Jin Then there is only nothing to do.

"Northwest Star News" published a special issue on the day it learned of the news, covering all kinds of atrocities committed by the Kamanians in Yinchuan and Taixuan Prefectures in an all-round way and on a large scale. The criminal acts of the He Empire were listed and described in detail one by one. The and also responded to the news immediately. The public opinion in the entire western Xinjiang region showed a one-sided situation. Public opinion has demanded that the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate respond strongly to the Kaman people’s atrocities against humanitarianism. The military generals who were originally divided into three opinions also unified their opinions under this situation, advocating that the Kaman people should be given first A full-scale attack based on military operations was used as revenge. In addition, the Heathrow people and the Boyin people sent troops at the same time to strive for maximum isolation and attack on the Kaman people. Representatives of the people also held a signature appeal, demanding The recapture of Jiayuguan should be included in the agenda, and the most important pass in the northern part of the empire should be returned to the hands of the people of Xijiang in the shortest possible time.

The Foreign Affairs Bureau of Western Xinjiang also acted urgently, and the special envoys to the Heathrow Empire and the Boyin people also rushed to their respective destinations in the shortest possible time. It is imperative to punish the Kamanians. .

On January 18, 699, Wang Liao, the special envoy of the Protectorate of the Western Xinjiang, and Promilus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Heathrow Empire, issued a joint statement in Nuremberg, an important town in the south of the Heathrow Empire, announcing a joint embargo against the Kaman Empire , from the date of the agreement, the Heathrow Empire and the Tanghe Empire's Western Frontier Protectorate will prohibit all strategic materials from being imported into the Kaman Empire. Go to the Kaman Empire to make all investments. However, the Sithrow Empire did not declare a state of war against the Kaman Empire like the Western Frontier Protectorate. This made Wang Liao a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, the Sithrow Empire can do it This level is already commendable. After all, the Sithrow Empire and the Kaman Empire are of the same family. If it weren't for the rash actions of the Kaman military in the early stage, which angered the Sithrow people and the great interests promised by the Xijiang Dadu Protectorate, I am afraid that the It is impossible to think about reaching the current state.

On January 20th, Tolemy, the great chief of the Doer tribe of the Boyin tribe, told the visiting special envoy of Xijiang that he would launch a winter offensive in the north in conjunction with Xijiang's military operations in the south to contain the forces of the Kamanians. It is also necessary to ask Xijiang for some financial assistance and material needs, and the two sides have basically reached a consensus on this.

But Li Wufeng is not the only one in action, and Gomez is also not idle. The duel between the two sides is no longer a simple military duel, and the outcome of the war is often affected by factors other than the frontal battlefield.

The somewhat bloated body lay quietly in the soft cashmere felt chair, and the glints of light flickering from time to time in a pair of seemingly cloudy eyes proved that the old man in front of him who had held the power of the Luobei clan for decades was not because of He became dizzy with age, and his fat nose became a little red due to long-term drinking, but the alcohol didn't seem to affect his judgment of the current situation.

"My lord, the Kamanian envoy has been here for several days. I wonder if we sent him back first?" The man standing in the big tent was dressed in a traditional Robi robe. The charcoal stove has replaced the dung pile in the past. The warm heat surges in the big tent, and the cold wind outside the tent is howling. It is completely different from the warm spring inside the tent. Feeling a little hot on his body, he couldn't help but untie a button on his chest. I don't know what is the reason for the unease in his heart. He really doesn't adapt to the too warm temperature in the tent. Doni feels that there is always a bad premonition.

"Dony, I heard that Li Wufeng seems to be getting bigger and bigger when we conquer the east. It has far exceeded the original agreement we signed. Is he a little bit too bullying?" No Answering his confidant in charge of internal affairs, the old man in the chair suddenly brought the topic to Zheng Dongfang, who had not been mentioned for a long time.

With a shudder in his heart, Doni's worries were finally confirmed. It seems that the great chief has a new idea. Duni sighed secretly in his heart. There has always been controversy over the maintenance of the current status quo by the Protectorate, and the focus of the controversy is the requisition of the land in the east near the Mot people and the throne of the nomads. Li Wufeng's actions in the east are getting bigger and bigger, which has greatly exceeded the original agreement. , a large number of Tanghe merchants flooded into the demilitarized zone, and because of the loss of the deterrence of military power in that area, the tribesmen became more and more disobedient to the management of their original herdsmen, and the influence of the Tanghe people But it took root and sprouted there, and there is a tendency to replace it. As an official in charge of internal affairs in the clan, Doni is naturally aware of the changes in the situation there. He has also made some reports on these issues to the chief. They all avoid making decisions on this matter with an evasive attitude, and there has never been a special mention like today, which makes Doni a little worried.

There have always been two completely different views on the attitude towards Li Wufeng within the clan. The faction headed by Tu Da has been firmly opposed to maintaining the current situation with Li Wufeng. The power and status of the Mote people, the Tubu people, and the Qiuer people will continue to increase. The status quo of the Mote people, the Tubu people, and the Qiuer people is the Luobei people of tomorrow. They advocate peace talks with the Chidi people. Actively prepare for the war, contact foreign aid, and prepare for a long-term war with Li Wufeng to regain the Luobei people's right to rule on the East Tengger grassland. In the glorious historical memories of Geli Grassland, they are unwilling to accept the reality, and there are many figures who have considerable influence on the chiefs, and they are quite powerful. The other faction is naturally headed by Watt and himself To promote goodwill between Xinjiang and Xinjiang, vigorously develop economic and commercial exchanges between the two sides, properly resolve the remaining issues of the eastern conquest, actively absorb Tanghe's advanced political, economic and cultural concepts, and promote the development of various social undertakings of the ethnic group, so that the Luobei ethnic group can adapt to the mainland in an era of change. Avoid declining because of falling behind the times.

The strengths of the two factions are equal, and the conservative faction has an advantage in the army. However, with the commercial exchanges in western Xinjiang deepening into the depths of the grassland, especially the rise of the wool textile industry, wool river cashmere has become a well-known soft gold. Tanghe merchants swarmed into the grassland step by step from the outside to the inside, causing the prices of wool and cashmere to skyrocket. The auxiliary products used to produce meat in the past suddenly replaced meat as a profitable commodity, making the pastoralists The owners all set their sights on the vast Tanghe market, and the saying that the market decides everything became popular on the grassland. The profit-making herdsmen formed a new force and became an open market headed by Watt and Doni. The strong backing of the faction has made the conservative forces feel more pressure, so that they continue to ask the chiefs Li Wufeng to show a tough performance, demanding to take back the sovereignty of the land and population in the east, re-establish a powerful army to conquer the east, and regain control of the east. The right to rule the Tengger Grassland.

On the surface, this request is extremely provocative, especially to ordinary people who don't understand the price behind it, but in Doni's personal opinion, although Tu Da is in the military No one can match his political ability, but he lacks a clear understanding of the trend of the situation in the mainland, especially the trend of historical development. The era of thinking that he can sweep the world with swords and guns at once is over. If he still can't realize this I'm afraid he can't even be a qualified military commander.