Ili City.

It is said that it is a city, but in fact, it is somewhat reluctant.

After all, this so-called Ili City, in fact, is simply to take some soil and tamp it, and then barely get it to a zhang high, and that's about it.

With a little simple preparation, even the cavalry could easily rush to this so-called "city head".

However, Zhao Kuo is not worried about this at all.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo still has more than 8,000 Zhao cavalry and nearly 20,000 war horses under his command, and such a force in his hands gives Zhao Kuo endless confidence.

It's okay if he doesn't fight others, but he's afraid that others will attack the city?

The city of Ili is located in a vast river valley with an area of hundreds of miles, and not far from the south of the city is a large river, which is naturally named Ili River by Zhao Kuo.

For Zhao Kuo and the 8,000 cavalry of the Zhao State under his command, since I occupy this place, then of course this place must be named according to my preference, there is nothing wrong with it.

"What a place to be!" Zhao Kuo stood on top of the city, looking at the clear water and green mountains around him, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion from his heart.

You can even farm here!

Yes, the fertile and vast land, the wide rivers with huge water flows, and the fertile land with no traces of cultivation at all, are simply the best treasures that the peasants of the Central Plains dream of.

At least two-thirds of the land in this valley is as fertile as Ueda in the Central Plains!

"This place can feed at least 10,000 people, no, 20,000 or 30,000 people are not a problem, General!" Zhao Kuo still remembered the expression on his quartermaster's face when he said these words to himself.

What's even better is that in addition to farming, the area can also be grazed!

In the western half of the Ili Valley, which extends towards the Bactria region, there is a large area of fertile pasture, which extends about a hundred miles to the west, which is also quite large.

After only a few days of cursory understanding, Zhao Kuo made a very certain conclusion in his heart - just with the resources of this place, it is enough to supply a fortress city with at least 50,000 soldiers and civilians, and it can also include 10,000 cavalry!

"This is simply a treasure given to us by the god Taiyi!!" This is not the first time Zhao Kuo has expressed such feelings.

In addition to emotion, there are actually some doubts.

"Speaking of which, it seems that the king has never left the land of Zhao State, how did he know that there is such a place with abundant water and grass in this place thousands of miles away?"

Of course, this place is not something that Zhao Kuo can find casually, in fact, this is the place where Li Mu asked Zhao Kuo to be stationed, and Li Mu told Zhao Kuo at that time that this Ili City is the place that Zhao Dan must take down in this western expedition.

Thinking about it, Zhao Kuo can only attribute this to Hu Yiwei's strength, after all, Zhao Kuo can also be regarded as a "quasi" high-level personnel of Zhao Guo's military, plus his father Zhao Hao's connections, there are still some news channels.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Kuo's heart was a little excited.

"Speaking of which, I really didn't expect that behind this vast desert and towering mountains, there is such a place like a paradise, which is really amazing. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, those ministers in Handan would definitely not have thought that there was such a fertile land comparable to the Central Plains thousands of miles away, right? It seems that the westward expansion strategy mentioned by the king is really not just a waste of money out of thin air. ”

"By the way, the king also spoke of the land of India. It is said that India is at least ten times richer than the Western Regions, and it is not known what the situation of that place should be. ”

Thinking about it, Zhao Kuo suddenly couldn't help laughing: "Why do you think so much?" Anyway, sooner or later, I will have to take and conquer this land of India for the king, won't I know when the time comes? ”

Zhao Kuo jumped up from the low city, and kicked the ass of a Hu captive by the way: "Work hard, don't be lazy!" ”

To build a city, of course, it takes a lot of labor.

Zhao Kuo's head had not been kicked by the horse's hooves, so of course he would not let the 8,000 elite cavalry of the Zhao State under his command go to build a city.

In that case, you can only find it from the outside.

The Ili River valley was home to dozens of nomadic tribes, large and small, who were subordinate to Theodotus, the governor of Bactria in eastern Seleucid Empire, and paid regular tribute every year in exchange for the right to graze their cattle there.

After Zhao Kuo led more than 8,000 heroic and high-spirited cavalry of the Zhao army to this place, this situation naturally changed.

In just a few days, several thousand horsemen sent out by Zhao Kuo swept most of the Ili River Valley like autumn wind sweeping leaves, and defeated at least seventy percent of the Hu nomadic tribes in the Ili River Valley.

Therefore, there are more than 10,000 Hu slaves in the current Ili City who are working hard to contribute to the construction of the Ili City of Zhao State.

Thanks to these tribes, Zhao Kuo's already tight logistics problem has been greatly alleviated.

Zhao Kuo crossed his arms and stood under the city wall for a while to watch the hard work of these people who were like little bees, and his mood became very good unconsciously.

This is a city built by my Zhao Kuo, and it is also a city that can be built without using any manpower from Zhao State!

"General, General!" A shout suddenly came from a distance, and when Zhao Kuo looked up, he just saw his quartermaster walking from a distance with a spring breeze on his face.

"What's the matter?"

"General, it has been counted just now, the people from the major chambers of commerce have already finished bidding, all the prices are here, and please ask the general to look at the seal, and when the general seal is completed, I will ask people to quickly report this seal to the governor and the king."

When Zhao Kuo heard that this was the case, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.

After Zhao Kuo saw the surprising prices on the seal, as well as the amount of money that the defenders of Ili City should share, his mood became even better.

So Zhao Kuo quickly took out a seal from his body, and after dipping it in the seal mud, he covered it hard.

On the red ink are the obvious seven big characters "Ili General Zhao Kuoyin".

Zhao Kuo raised his head with a smile, and was about to say something, when suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves attracted his attention.

A moment later, Zhao Kuo's personal guard captain appeared in front of Zhao Kuo with a high-nosed and deep-eyed Hu man.

"General, I have already contacted the Perseus family, this person is the messenger of the Perseus family, claiming to be able to help our army break through the city of Bactria!"

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