Jushou frowned and said: "Weichen makes a false test, does your majesty want to make peace with Da Qin?"
"You really are guessing. Since I am a private conquest, how can I give up halfway?" Liu Xin smiled, "You are all intelligent and resourceful people. You should understand the principle of attacking the heart first and attacking the city. Don't let them go. Going back, how do other people know that our army is prestigious. Although our army has won, it has come from a long way. It is not only difficult to supply grain and grass, but also the source of troops. The population of the Daqin Empire is 60 million, and how many soldiers lost can be replenished in time. We can't. In this case, we can only make Daqin people feel scared. No matter how good the treatment of the army is, they dare not join the army."
Suddenly, Jushou suddenly realized, and he smiled with his palms: "Your Majesty really did a trick, but Daqin people are afraid to join the army, so let's kill one and one less, and it will be much easier."
Zhang Fei slapped his thigh excitedly, and said, "So what are you waiting for? Let's get all the people together and go all the way to Rome!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said with a smile: "No, let's wait for them here!"
After annihilating the eight armies of the Da Qin Empire in this battle, Da Qin still has 800,000 horses, which is still twice the number of the Da Han Expeditionary Army. The most important thing is that Liu Xin has not been able to grasp the geographical conditions of Daqin so far. If he rushes forward, he may encounter the ambush of the Qin army. Therefore, he must use his own way to give back his body, and set up ambushes in the provinces of Syria and Asia Minor to wait for work.
Soon, the prisoners of war were escorted to the border of the Syrian provinces. Zhang Xi personally read out Liu Xin's decision to them, telling them that the Han army's formation of troops was to avenge the merchants who were unprovoked slaughter by Karakala. At the same time, it was reiterated that the Han had no intention of annexing Daqin's territory, and it was a helpless move to confront each other. When the real culprit was caught and the merchants were avenged, the Han army would naturally withdraw to the mainland.
In the end, Zhang Xi not only ordered them to be released, but also distributed a coil of forty silver coins. These are the currencies of Daqin's own country. Of course, they were all checked from the homes of wealthy aristocrats in these two provinces, and they are now used for personal affection.
The Daqin prisoners of war who thought they were going to die were quite surprised. It turned out that the Han people were not as brutal as they thought. Although their freedom was regained, these prisoners of war did not have a trace of excitement. Because the Great Qin Empire also has strict laws, after they return to the country, they are likely to be severely punished by Caracalla and Getta.
However, even if they wanted to stay in a prisoner-of-war camp now, the Han soldiers unsheathed their swords and wound their arrows, sending them out of the country as gifts. These prisoners of war had two places to go after they left Syria, one was in the province of Cappadocia and the other was in the province of Pontus. No matter which province they go to, they must report to the local governor. If they want to remain anonymous, once they are caught, not only will they become slaves or gladiators themselves, but also their families will be affected.
Because these people are soldiers, they report to the governor and will still be enrolled in the barracks. When the time comes, they will inevitably tell the truth about their experience in Asia Minor, which will have some influence on other soldiers, so as to achieve Liu Xin's goal of attacking the heart.
After "sending" these prisoners away, Liu Xin began to allocate troops, build fortifications in the provinces of Syria and Asia Minor, arrange troops, and make various meticulous preparations for the upcoming war.
It was said that Liu Yu, Bian Zhang and Gao Lan followed in the caravan of shopkeeper Cui and passed the Uzbeli Fortress smoothly. At this time, the other goods they transported have been exchanged for food in Seoul. Originally, the shopkeeper Cui had already made plans. This time the business did not make a profit. All the profits were exchanged for food and donated to the defenders of the Uzbeli Fortress, but his good intentions were rejected by the defenders. .
It turned out that the granary in the fortress of Uzbeli was already full of grain. Because the transportation from Chang'an to here is very convenient, and Liu Xin started to make preparations a few months ago, what is lacking now is not food, but how to transport food from Uzbeli to the Dahan Concession in Partia. The thousands of miles from Uzbeli to the Dahan Concession has become a bottleneck in the logistics supply of the Han army.
After listening to the explanation of the defenders of Uzbeli, the treasurer Cui felt that there was no way to serve the country. But I heard Gao Lan say: "Treasurer Cui, we now need people and carts and horses. It is better to do good people to the end and send the grain to the concession all the time!"
In fact, looking at this trip to the west, you want to serve in front of the army and show your strengths. If you only go to Uzbeli and go back, then this trip is worthless.
The Han military lieutenant guarding the entrance of the fortress kindly reminded: "Although Dawan is in the Han realm now, the battle ahead is tight and the situation is complicated. You should not go."
Shopkeeper Cui has lived in Hebei for a long time. Knowing Gao Lan's reputation, he is not very worried about the safety of the road. However, he is not alone in the team, and he has to ask the accompanying buddies. All the guys were young people, and many of them wanted to join the army and were unsuccessful for some reason. At this time, all of them were full of enthusiasm and agreed with Gao Lan's proposal.
Gao Lan turned around and glanced at the two teenagers, Liu Yu and Bian Zhang, and said, "The future is dangerous and unpredictable. You two children should not join in the fun."
Liu Yu laughed and said: "I told you earlier that my brothers went to the concession to join in marriage. Is there any reason to give up halfway? Don't worry, you can go this time, life and death will be in peace. If anything goes wrong, absolutely You won’t be blamed!"
All the guys also said in unison: "Well said! I am willing to wait for life and death to live in peace!"
Shopkeeper Cui didn't hesitate anymore, and said loudly: "The old man is already quite old, so I will accompany you to go crazy again!"
The school lieutenant who guarded the gate saw that these ordinary people had this thought of serving the country, and was very touched, and said, "The road ahead is really not peaceful, and other busy things can't help. You are here for a while. Wait, I will ask General Zhang for advice and send you some shields to block bows and arrows on the way."
In addition to food and grass, Uzbeli fortress also stores a large amount of military supplies, armor and equipment, but offensive weapons such as knives, guns, bows and crossbows are strictly forbidden to be scattered among the people. All he can do is give away a few shields.
But Liu Yu repeatedly waved his hand and said, "Thank you for the general's kindness. If we take a shield, the soldiers are not like soldiers, and the people are not like the people. On the contrary, it attracts the attention of the culprits. It is better to dress up as a caravan."
If the caravan really encounters a horse thief, there are several listings used in the army that can indeed play a very good protective role, but Liu Yu is worried that the main general here, Zhang Ren, will come over and see through his travels.
Gao Lan also had the same worry. I wonder if this General Zhang would know him, so he took a lot of words, and said quickly: "Yes! This cart full of food is the best shield. Let's get on the road."
Outside the Uzbeli fortress is the territory of Dawan. Now, the entire Dawan has been under the rule of the Western Regions Protector House, and its status is comparable to that of Shanshan, Shule and other countries, but there is also one difference. Dawan no longer has a king, and becomes a member of the Western Regions Protector House. county. It's just that the imperial court is busy dealing with the war with Daqin, and the local officials of Dawan County have not had time to appoint them.
Along the way, you can see teams working on roads everywhere. These people were originally soldiers from Dawan, but now they are prisoners of war and have been transferred to perform forced labor. It was precisely because these prisoners of war were not very professional and not very motivated that the road from Uzbeli to the concession was so slow to build. However, Liu Xin had no other way. The concession was his first line of defense to prevent the Qin army from going south. A large number of castles and fortifications needed to be built there, so the entire engineering corps was concentrated.
Of course, a large number of transportation teams pass by from time to time, which is also a reason for the slow construction of roads. Now, there is a transportation team in front of Cui's shopkeeper. After Jia Xu's rectification, these guards and transport troops composed of the old army have improved their mental outlook, but because they have not undergone rigorous training, their marching speed is still far inferior to that of the regular army.
Gao Lan couldn't wait, and pointed to a small road next to him and said, "Treasurer Cui, I asked the locals just now that this road can also lead to Guishan City. Anyway, there are not many people, so we can just take a small road. !"
For these caravans engaged in long-distance trafficking, time is money, and short cuts are also commonplace for them. Anyway, this is already the territory of the big man. You can often see black-clad and black-clad Han soldiers going back and forth, even if The danger should be something after entering Kangju, everyone agreed without thinking, so the convoy turned down the path.
The road was relatively quiet, and there were not many pedestrians and vehicles, but when they walked out more than a dozen miles, there was a sound of horses hoofs in front of them, and a large group of cavalry rushed in. There are about five or six hundred cavalrymen in this team, dressed in white, not dressed as a Han army.
Gao Lan suddenly became vigilant and took out the rod. The other guys also clenched their knives and hid behind the grain truck, really using the grain truck as a shield as Gao Lan said.
The cavalry came very quickly, and the treasurer Cui and the others were even able to see each other's faces, with high noses and deep eyes, they were clearly not Han. The leader of them didn't know what Ji Liwa said. The cavalry of the team stopped their horses, bowed their arrows, and shot towards this side.
Choosing this path was Gao Lan’s suggestion. I didn’t want to but met a strong man. He declined the shield that the captain gave. Gao Lan felt a little sorry, so he roared, holding a stick and braving the arrow. Welcomed up.
Although Gao Lan danced his rods like a windmill, and the arrows they shot fell to the ground, the rods and rods were not the long spear he was used to, but he still felt that his shoulders sank. arrow.