"......Shh The youngest wise man in the empire thinks about such superficial things, and I don't think you're the same. A pariah is a pariah, and if you wear luxurious clothes, you can't become a nobleman. ”

Mamel coldly interrupted Mingbayi's words,

Unceremoniously sarcastic to him,

"I don't want to talk about the road that is hundreds of miles away, but this kind of behavior is undoubtedly showing weakness to the other party. The countries to the north are clearly the grass on the wall, and even if they are intimidated, if we leave, or if the situation reverses, they will still sway again. But if our army can defeat the army of the Han Dynasty, this kind of real achievement will go far beyond the mere deterrence!"

Mingbayi pursed her lips,

The sarcasm of the other party,

Like a sword into his heart,

This contempt makes him ready to speak the analysis,

Swallowed hard into the stomach,

Because he knows very well,

With the character of Mamel,

At this time, I can't listen to his advice at all.

And Mingbayi is also very clear,

This time, an army of 300,000 went on an expedition to the Western Regions,

It's a task that he Mamel has fought so hard for,

He was in the military circles of the Kushan Empire,

Once hailed as a star of hope,

However, it was defeated several times in succession by the Resting Empire.

This time, the Kushan Empire finally raised its eyebrows,

Defeat the Empire of Sabbath,

Although there are many objective factors,

But it was an out-and-out victory,

However, the commander was not Mamel,

It's another younger general,

Because of this, that person was called the 'god of war' of the Kushan Empire

It was even called so by King Udira himself in public,

This title is what Mamel coveted.

The appearance of that person is like a shooting star,

Suddenly in the Kushan Empire rises,

In just a few years,

From a little-known person,

turned into the brightest star of the entire empire,

Originally, his position was one rank lower than Mamel's,

Therefore Mamel, though jealous of the man's rapid growth,

But at least there is some psychological comfort,

After all, at the time,

The entire Kushan Empire,

Except for the old immortal Imperial Marshal,

The most promising person to be called the first person in the imperial military circles,

He was the only one who was Mamel,

However, not long ago,

In the midst of the great battle with the Resting Empire,

That guy doesn't know what shit luck he had,

Unexpectedly, he won an unbelievable victory,

In a decisive battle,

Defeated the opposing army's 500,000 men,

Even more on the battlefield,

directly annihilated the number of enemy troops,

As many as tens of thousands.

In the countless previous head-to-head battles with the Resting Empire,

Even the number of victories is only a handful,

What's more, such a big victory,

Therefore, that kid became famous,

Whether it is a prince or nobleman,

Or the common people,

will be the commander of this battle,

The son of the lowly commoner,

As the hope of the empire,

It is also competing to praise him for the title of 'God of War'.

The title of 'God of War',

In the Kushan Empire,

It's not just as simple as praising a person for winning all battles,

It has a special meaning.

Legend has it that the first 'god of war',

is the nobleman with the Otsuki Dynasty,

Coming to the current location of the Kushan Empire,

Expand their territory,

The man who struck down a vast territory,

Every successive Marshal of the Reich,

Whoever can open up territory for the empire,

Created a man of immortal merit,

to be able to obtain the title of 'God of War',

It is conceivable how difficult it is to obtain this 'god of war',

And it's not just an honorary title.

In terms of rights,

The 'God of War' is above the first person of the empire, the prime minister,

The power is far greater than that of the imperial marshal,

In the Kushan Empire,

It is the existence of one man under ten thousand people in the true sense,

and the glory of being able to sit on an equal footing with His Majesty the King,

Therefore, the title of "God of War" is particularly valuable,

It is also the title that Mamel is bound to get,

However, although that guy has not yet been officially named the 'God of War',

But he has already achieved the position of generalissimo of the empire,

I'm afraid to continue to grow,

It's only a matter of time before he becomes a 'god of war'.

That's why Mamel began to get anxious,

want to pass this crusade,

I was able to make even more amazing achievements.

If it's just the entire Western Regions,

Although it is also a great meritorious achievement,

But in today's situation,

It can only catch up with the opponent's edge a little.

Mamel's ambitions don't stop there,

Before striving for this task,

He had already received accurate information,

Although the Western Regions were completely subdued by the Han Celestial Empire,

However, today's Han Dynasty is no longer what it used to be.

The country is torn apart,

And in the midst of a fierce civil war,

This time, subduing the entire Western Regions,

In fact, it's just one of the more powerful forces.

And, throughout the process,

It doesn't seem to have fought a few hard battles,

Accordingly, Mamel found that

Today's Han Celestial Empire is not as good as before,

At this time,

It's his best chance,

If you can subdue the Western Regions at the same time,

Fight a few big battles with the Han Celestial Empire,

And if you win,

Then his feats are better than that guy's,

If you can go further,

So at the last minute,

Overtook that guy and won the title of 'God of War',

It's not impossible.

After entering the Western Regions,

After a few small battles that weren't even a warm-up,

Mamel was even more sure of the previous intelligence,

Therefore, he was eager to have a hard-fought battle with the Han Celestial Empire.

Preferably the kind of Armageddon,

If not, then as long as the time when the two sides meet can be advanced,

Even if it's just for a day,

That's also excellent,

Therefore, after hearing the proposal of the Minbayi detour,

He is ten thousand reluctant,

Only then did he speak with cynicism.

But I can drink it from the Lega people and keep it after passing it

But to be able to sit in this position today,

Mamel is not a fool of arrogance,

also has a certain strength,

He also knew that Mingbayi's proposal was not wrong,

Comparatively,

In fact, the detour is safer and more secure.

But it is contrary to his purpose,

According to the information received,

The army of the Han Dynasty has entered the Western Regions,

It's just that they seem to be frightened,

The speed of travel is not fast,

Therefore, at this moment, it is very likely that he has not yet reached this Pishan country,

Take ten steps back and say, even if the other party has arrived,

Then it may not be possible in a very short period of time.

Be prepared for anything,

Therefore, there is a great possibility for your side.

But if you give up this opportunity,

Then the convenience can be calmly prepared,

Although with his confidence in himself,

Absolutely believe that you will not be defeated,

But if you want to take advantage of the victory,

Continue to attack the Han Dynasty in the east,

I'm afraid that the best opportunity will be lost.

Mamel's cold eyes swept over the map on the table,

I looked at the full map hanging in the distance again, and it hurt

He pondered the pros and cons in his heart,

I really don't want to delay these few days,

But at the same time, this line of heaven is placed there,

And it's really unreassuring

Fingers tapped on the wooden table,

Mamel spoke again:

"How many of those slaves are there now?"

Hearing this,

Ming Bayi was slightly stunned,

The so-called slaves,

In fact, they are all soldiers in the countries they pass through.

There are even a lot of civilians,

After being captured by Mamel and them, he was taken as a slave,

Among them, there is a large number of people,

Not at all because of the war to be captured,

It's just that they have offended those countries or forces that have taken refuge in the Kushan Empire,

was used by the Kushan Empire to kill chickens and monkeys and became slaves,

Dozens of countries throughout the Western Regions,

The total population is only a million people,

Their army,

Now it's only less than a third of the way through,

There are so many captives for slaves alone,

It is conceivable that this army of the Kushan Empire,

How brutal it is.

"Returning to the general, the number of slaves has now reached more than 53,000."

"More than 53,000 people?"

Mamel's eyes narrowed slightly,

Two fingers playing with the gold medal,

The corners of his mouth are slightly downward,

A little dissatisfied, he said: . .

"It seems like a small number. Have the men who sent out to collect slaves come back today? ”

"Back to the general, there are mostly mountain roads nearby, so the troops have not come back yet."

"Tut-tut, it's really slow enough."

Stretched out his finger and flicked the gold medal,

Listen to the crisp voice echoing,

Mamel thought for a while,

Slowly spoke:

"Send 50,000 troops to make a detour to subdue the surrounding countries, and the rest of the army will follow me to the first line of heaven, and open the way with 30,000 slave soldiers!"

"But general, that ......"

Mingba thought again and again,

or are you ready to continue to advise,

But he was only halfway through his words,

Mamel interrupted him abruptly:

"General Ben is tired, you go out! Tell me to go down and leave early tomorrow morning!"

Mingbayi ate a nail,

opened his mouth, and finally took the order out of the tent,

When the door of the tent was opened,

There was a strong wind blowing outside,

Mingbayi, who has just come out of the warm tent,

couldn't help but shudder,

In the midst of this strong wind,

He seemed to faintly hear some laughter,

It seems to be laughing at his incompetence.

Slowly raised his head,

I saw that the bright moon in the sky was like a hook,

Quietly there,

It seems a little lonely,

Only a few faint stars in the distance,

seems to echo it,

"Whew-".

A long exhalation of turbid air,

Mingbayi is full of spirits,

Strode into the distance.

The next morning,

The glow has just spread over the whole land,

In the vast barracks,

There was a lively noise,

The officer's shouting,

The neighing of war horses.

The sound of weapons colliding,

The sound of the soldier's trumpet,

Converge into a jumble of music,

It makes people feel upset and irritable.

Groups of neat soldiers,

The camp was opened in an orderly manner,

Towards the north,

These 50,000 men were the troops sent by Mamel to make a detour.

Although he did not fully adopt Mingbayi's strategy in the end,

But also sent a force,

Although I don't like this guy from a poor background in my heart,

But I have to admire,

This guy's stratagem,

It's still great most of the time.

The rest of the team is still busy with preparations,

An army of more than 200,000 people was drawn into camp,

But it's not an easy thing to do.

Horses, chariots, grain, baggage, weapons, etc., etc.,

They all need to be arranged in the same way,

Slightly mishandled,

will affect the entire march,

So, it's a very complicated thing.

More than 30,000 slave soldiers walked out of the camp with heavy steps,

They are all yellow-skinned and thin,

It looks like it's in a very decadent state,

He was wearing tattered clothes,

said that he was a soldier, but in fact, he was inferior to a homeless man.

Even if it becomes this miserable picture,

There are still soldiers of the Kushan Empire,

Whip them with a whip to speed them up.

From time to time slaves fall on the side of the road for various reasons,

But it will still be treated roughly by the soldiers,

Until they got up again to keep up with the group,

Or fall there forever.

The slaves are not moving fast,

But they didn't have time to rest.

So, at the end of the day,

The distance is only a lot more than that of the soldiers of the Kushan Empire.

They were sent to search the truth of the heavens,

To put it bluntly, it was sent to make the pathfinding stone,

For this,

Whether it is the generals and soldiers of the Kushan Empire,

Or are they slaves themselves,

have a very clear understanding,

It's just that none of them want to,

Or that no one has the power to change all that.

A day's work in the midst of the slaves' desperate journey,

Finally passed slowly,

Before the sun goes down,

Finally, I can see the outline of the sky from a distance,

If it weren't for the afterglow of the sunset,

Spread on the mountains,

As if dressed in a red garment,

made the blank one of the words particularly eye-catching,

I'm afraid it's hard to tell where the line of heaven is,

The main thing is that the line is too narrow,

Especially at such a long distance,

It lives up to its name.

When you see a glimmer of heaven in the distance,

All the slaves behaved differently,

Many people showed a relaxed look,

Because, at last, I was able to have a good night's rest,

But there are still many people with desperate and sad looks on their faces,

Because, having foreseen the fate after tomorrow,

Even if, even in the midst of this line of heaven,

did not meet the ambush of the other party,

That's probably going to be next time,

Or die in the next battle,

After all, they are slaves,

He has always been cannon fodder in war. ”

Dozens of fast horses galloped in the distance,

They are the horses of the Kushan Empire,

Though Mamel said with arrogance,

But in action,

But he is an extremely cautious fellow,

As early as two days ago,

And he sprinkled scouts in every direction of the army,

It is used to grasp the situation in the vicinity,

Although I will also get news from many locals,

But Mamel for such news,

But he always holds a deep doubt,

This is also the quality of a qualified commander.

"Report ——!"