Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 138 New Expansion
"I have thought about it for three days and three nights, but I still can't figure it out..."

Sui'an, the second king of Xinxia, sat in his seat and was lost in thought.

He frowned and said, "Why did Gandhara come to fight us?"

Prime Minister Zhao Gui cupped his hands and said, "I don't know this either!"

If they could understand the barbarians' thoughts,

Wouldn't that mean we would become barbarians?

This is absolutely impossible!
So Xia Junan continued to wonder, "And they collapsed at the first blow, without any resistance..."

"What have we been on guard against for all these years?"

At this moment, the older generation of gentlemen who founded Xinxia have all died completely.

The country was completely handed over to the second generation heirs.

Xia Jun'an was often worried that the foundation passed down by his father would be damaged in his hands.

And with the foundation of the new summer,
Once the damage is sustained and cannot be restored, the country will soon perish.

After all, it's the ancients' thing.

It gave these future generations lessons and experiences.

Therefore, at the beginning of his reign, Xia Jun'an has been carrying out the will of his predecessor:
"Ten years for gathering, ten years for rest, and ten years for training."

Now ten years have passed,

The population doubled again.
There are more and more children with Zhuxia bloodline.

And next,

It should be the "resting" stage.
Cultivate the next generation well and strengthen their affinity and love for the culture of the Xia Dynasty.

During this period, they also had more exchanges with the surrounding areas, so that the descendants of the Xia people could further deepen their understanding of this vast land.

to this end,

Xinxia specially sent envoys to Gandhara and presented some gifts to show its friendship.

According to the ritual process of Zhuxia,
The next step would be for Gandhara to return the gift, and then the two sides would naturally establish diplomatic relations and trade...

result,

However, the King of Gandhara took Xinxia's kindness as a sign of weakness.

He took the gift sent by Xinxia and boasted to his ministers, "How weak and incompetent the country founded by that foreign race is!"

"Before I even sent troops to attack him, he took the initiative to submit to me!"

According to the strong and confident traditions inherent in this land,
The logic of the Gandhara king is very clear -

You are not afraid of me,

Why are you giving me a gift?
If you are really better than me,

You should come over and beat me up!

So he directly concluded, "Xinxia is weak and not to be feared!"

Moreover, because of Xinxia's initiative to show goodwill, the King of Gandhara decided:
This king will lead the army in person!
Gandhara has been in decline for decades and has never shown any signs of revival.

When they heard that the middle plain of the Sindhu River had been occupied by a group of foreigners who had crossed the mountain pass and established a country, the first reaction of the Gandhara king and his ministers was that they were doomed.

Although the people of Xindu pursue the mysterious, they are not like the gentlemen of other countries who value life and like to record history.

But many stories from the past have been passed down orally.

In the stories told by our ancestors,
The mountain pass that was deliberately opened seemed like a joke from God. Some powerful alien races would emerge from it at any time, causing the land of Xindu to boil and become turbulent.

Until now,
People living in the Sindhu River Basin,
Talking about bloodline,
In fact, it has long been a mixture of foreigners and locals.

So when I first heard about the new summer,

The king hugged his queen and cried, feeling that the country that had existed for hundreds of years was about to be destroyed in his hands.

Who knew the unexpected turn of events would happen?
After the establishment of Xinxia, apart from clearing out the surrounding small tribes, it did not launch a major war against Gandhara.

After the fight,

Because the new summer is mostly based on testing,

Both sides also have victories and defeats.

The king then used his wisdom and felt that this new alien race was not as powerful as the previous ones.

Now the new summer gift is in hand,
This further confirmed the king's point of view.

He planned to carry forward the traditional skill of attacking the weak and use victory to consolidate his rule and prolong the life of Gandhara.

His ministers also applauded in agreement, believing that taking over Xinxia would be a piece of cake!

So Gandhara suddenly sent out troops.

Xinxia hurried to meet the enemy.

after?

There was no after that.

Xia Jun'an led the army in person to resist and captured the Gandhara king who also led the army in person.

Their army collapsed without a fight and surrendered in batches.

When surrendered,

Xia Jun couldn't help but sigh to Xiangguo, "If they were all wild boars, they would be harder to catch than these people!"

Prime Minister Zhao Gui laughed out loud.

After accepting the surrender and reluctantly annexing Gandhara and achieving territorial expansion, Xinxia faced another big problem.

The reason why they did not pursue too much territory before was that they were worried that there would be too many barbarians in the country, so they wanted to "replace the Chinese with the barbarians" from the bottom up.

Now I have no choice but to do this.

How to resettle the Gandhara people does require careful consideration.

Xia Junan was troubled for a long time.

He felt that there was enough arable land in Xinxia and the city had been expanded almost completely, so there was no need for too many slaves.

However, killing prisoners in large numbers is ominous and unfeasible.

But it is absolutely impossible to support these people!

then,

Xia Jun'an supported his chin and expressed the same emotion as Zhao Gui at the beginning.

Zhao Guizhong was worried about his king, and after a while he suggested, "Now that Gandhara has been destroyed, it is a foregone conclusion that Xinxia will unify the whole of Xindu River!"

"In this case, if we want to expand further, we must move eastward and conquer the land of the Ganges!"

For the topography of the land of faith,
Over the past few decades, through the exchanges of merchants and envoys, Xinxia has also gained a basic understanding.

The various states of Xia are located in the south and the north, with large rivers.

Credibility is one in the east and one in the west, like a big river.

The Xindu River is in the west, and its lower reaches are mostly desert, which is difficult to cultivate and sparsely populated.

Therefore, once Xinxia conquered Gandhara, it could declare that it had unified the Sindhu River basin.

"It's too far to attack the barbarians on the other side of the Ganges. The young generation hasn't grown up yet. How dare we absorb so many barbarians at once?"

Besides, weeding takes effort!

When Duke Zhou entered Yan,
It was because the Zhou Dynasty was first established and had the support of many princes that it was able to implement the means of "killing them, arresting their families, and imprisoning their palaces" against the State of Yan.

There are still some shortcomings in the new summer.
Of course you have to be more restrained.

Xia Jun waved his hands, thinking that this matter might not be considered until decades later.

Anyway, the ancients also said that we should abide by the laws of nature and be able to bend and stretch.

Faced with the barbarians who cannot be killed, gentlemen need to be patient no matter how much they despise them.

The most important thing right now is,
It is to digest the newly occupied land, educate the barbarians, and popularize it among the people.

Zhao Gui also smiled and said, "Of course I know this truth."

"I just want to remind you, my king, that Xinxia now has the mountains behind it. Since the countries to the east are not moving forward, they can focus on the back first."

"Have you forgotten where our ancestors got their credibility from?"

Xia Jun thought, "Are you talking about that mountain pass?"

"Not bad!"

Zhao Gui dipped his finger in the wine in the glass and sketched out the approximate territory of Xinxia today on the ground with a few strokes.

The northern part of Xinxia is surrounded by mountains.

Going south along the Sindhu River is the sea, and there are no enemies.

Although the east side is open,
But it is still some distance away from other countries, and it will be difficult for other countries to attack it.

"What's more, the Xindu people are weak and arrogant. In terms of military affairs, they are no match for Xinxia!"

"It is because of its rich literary talent that it has its own merits, so our fathers often emphasize that we must obey the will of heaven and respect our ancestors and take care of our roots."

"Rather than the problems that would result from the entanglement of several generations of descendants, I am more worried that someone will sneak in through this mountain pass and cause damage to my Xinxia!"

Xia Jun also agreed with his words, and then realized what Zhao Gui wanted to do.

"Throw those Gandhara people over there and let them build the wall?"

"Not bad!"

Zhao Guiyi clapped his hands and said excitedly, "The narrowest part of that mountain pass is only two miles!"

"With the national strength of Xinxia, it will be no problem to build a fortress there for defense and blockade!"

Business travel will naturally be smooth.

If there is an external enemy, we can be on guard!
Zhao Gui really couldn't understand why the people of Xindu had never thought of sending people to block the gap over the years, even though they had suffered a lot from the opening of the mountain pass.
Fortunately, Xinxia will not leave a big gap and do nothing.

Now there is an opportunity,
Naturally, we have to find a way to solve it!

After weighing the possible expenses, Xia Jun immediately clapped his hands in agreement, "Okay!"

"That's it!"

"Let those people build a wall to block the mountain pass!"

He waved his hand,
Therefore, most of the Gandhara captives were settled in remote and desolate mountains, where they used local materials to burn bricks to build walls and block the mountain passes.

As for what the pass is called after it is repaired?
After discussing with Prime Minister Zhao Gui, Xia Jun felt that the opening of the mountain pass was a coincidence, as if it were the work of ghosts and gods.

It is believed that the peace of the entire world lies here, just as the line between yin and yang is drawn here.

Therefore, it was named "Yangguan".

With the construction of Yangguan,
In the farther west,
The young monarch assembled his troops and decided to launch an unprecedented action!

He is going to the East.
Go conquer more lands!

　The narrowest part of the Khyber Pass is only 600 meters, but it has never been blocked﹌○﹌
　　About Alexander...

　　〒_〒This, ah...

　　I can't explain it clearly.

　　Let’s follow the official one first.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)