As soon as the war was over, Qiao Xin explained the whole story in detail.
She told Emperor Wu frankly that in the face of the unprecedented changes in the current situation, Da Jing should not focus on the gains and losses of a pond or a piece of land.
Instead, he looked at the world, seized opportunities, changed his past policy of keeping a low profile, boldly employed the younger generation, and launched an all-out attack.
Why not divide and conquer the tribes in the north, or control their economies directly from the source and assimilate their people's thoughts...
War is not just about face-to-face fighting!
Take this battle for example. If the Northern Rong were completely destroyed, the Qiang people, who used to depend on the Northern Rong for survival, would no longer have any rivals for the Eastern Huan.
They will rise rapidly, and within a few years they will become the next rival of Dajing, and the situation in the north will fall into the vicious circle of the past!
When launching any war, one must consider the cost, and blind bellicosity will inevitably bring down a country.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult to conquer a country, and it is even more difficult to maintain it.
Besides, even if they conquered the entire grassland, they still couldn't defend it with Dajing's current national strength!
So Qiao Xin changed her mind and chose to give the other party a chance to breathe.
There was no need for them to continue fighting against the escaped Northern Rong people. The Qiang, Donghu, and Mohe peoples who had depended on them in the past would never let them go.
Each war consumed the power of various regimes on the grassland!
What they, Dajing, have to do is to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, and take the opportunity to build strong cities in the recaptured Hedong and Hexi areas!
Controlling Hexi is equivalent to cutting off the source of the northern regime's southward movement, laying the foundation for the future recovery of the Western Regions!
Qiao Xin's words implied only one meaning: Dajing was too poor at the moment and could not afford the cost and price of expanding the war.
If we take a closer look at this war against the Northern Rong, we will find that it was all due to ingenious strategies.
If they were to face off head-on with equal forces, Dajing might not have a chance of winning.
Even if they win, it will probably be a narrow victory with huge casualties.
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