Republic 5 May 1796

On the edge of the desert not far north of the Great Qin King's capital Shattered Leaves, the King of Qin and his important ministers sat on the ground, the guards pulled up a huge curtain around them, and several Guards soldiers stood with their guns against the curtain, vigilantly observing the surroundings.

It was a large-scale hunt that targeted yellow sheep, wild asses, and wild wolves that were active in the vicinity of Broken Leaves.

The little bit of flesh and skin obtained from the hunt was not worth mentioning to Daqin and Qin Jun, but Xu Daixuan still had to convene such activities frequently.

Because there were too many troops in the Qin army, hunting was also an effective training method for these cold weapon troops.

And the cost of this training is relatively small - the prey can be replenished with meat, the fur can be sold domestically, and there is no need to consume gunpowder and other materials that can only be replenished domestically.

During the hunt, Xu Daixuan would also summon the commanders of each battalion to participate in the banquet, during which he would reward and punish the officers of the Fan soldiers to a certain extent to strengthen his authority.

"Sauron's three battalions of Cherg, offer a tiger skin, meritorious, and reward 100 catties of salt and tea!"

A Pals eunuch held a yellow silk and read aloud:

"The first camp of the Mengwu bite the pillar, sacrifice three bison, meritorious, and reward eighty catties of salt and tea!"

"Timle Tuman, the march is unfounded, causing the prey to escape, guilty! Five pommel horses with a penalty! ”

The patriarch of the Tiele tribe who was punished hung his head, five saddle horses were not a large number, but they were definitely not small, not to mention being rewarded and punished, this differential treatment would naturally make people even more unacceptable.

Xu Daixuan looked at him coldly, if he showed a trace of dissatisfaction, more serious punishments would follow.

There is no way, who let the Tiele people be local households, who once took refuge in Pars, and did not form a camp.

Xu Daixuan couldn't believe them.

However, the other Tartars, whether they are Sauron, Mughor or Tibet, are thousands of miles away from their hometowns in Shaye here, surrounded by ethnic groups that are completely different from their culture, living habits, and so on, and the only thing they can rely on is the swords and guns in their hands and the empire behind them.

These people, no matter what deep hatred they had with the empire before, now that they are here, it is absolutely impossible to betray them.

Therefore, Xu Daixuan will often give them a little benefit, and also compare the Tiele people to stimulate the soldiers to perform more actively.

The officers of the Fan soldiers who did not have much knowledge were very knowledgeable, especially Xu Daixuan's rewards were very tangible benefits - salt and tea were considered hard currency in the Western Regions, and they were also very practical necessities for Sauron, Mengwu and Tubo.

Several officers of the Fan soldiers knelt down happily to receive the reward, Xu Daixuan stood up, first gave words of encouragement, and then said loudly:

"Now that the weather has warmed up, the Pars thieves are gathering troops in Riverhouse, preparing to avenge last year's one-shot victory!"

This is considered an enemy briefing.

Just as Xu Daixuan always wanted to bring down the province of Hezhong, the Pars people of course also wanted to recover Barasagon.

Sogdian merchants who traded along the Silk Road had already sold an important piece of information to the Qin state – the emperor of Pars had arrived in what the Han Chinese called Hezhongfu and the Pars called Samarkand.

The troops that came with this king of Central Asia were 200,000!

Xu Daixuan didn't know if this was a real number, or if it was a pure combat unit or a figure after being included in the auxiliaries - he still knew too little about the state of Pars, and could hardly only obtain some second-hand information that he didn't know whether it was true or false through captives, merchants, and Tiele people.

Based on the aggregation of this intelligence, Pars should be a powerful country with a large area and a large population.

In terms of population and area alone, it is roughly equivalent to the empire before the unification of Jiangnan.

If this information is correct, then it is indeed possible that the emperor of Pars personally marched to bring out 200,000 soldiers.

"This king heard that the Pa Thief has 200,000 troops and vows to set foot in Broken Leaf City." Xu Daixuan said with a smile: "There are only 20,000 soldiers under this king, even if you add the soldiers of the Tiele tribe, it is only 30,000, and besides, the mother country of Huaxia also has its own war to fight, so we have no reinforcements." ”

After saying these words, Xu Daixuan carefully observed the officers of the Fan soldiers who were surrounding him.

The eyes of the Tiele nobles have been dodging, and they don't dare to look directly at Xu Daixuan, they seem to be shaken.

When the nobles of the Western Regions heard that there were 200,000 Pars, they let out a series of panicked whispers, and they still seemed to be full of fear of the Pars.

But those who followed the Han army from the east of the Green Ridge to Sauron, Mengwu and Tubo were undisturbed when they heard the news, and seemed to want to laugh a little.

"The King." Chelge, the commander of the third battalion of Sauron, who had just been rewarded, said with a grin: "What 200,000 soldiers, but 200,000 sheep!" ”

"Please take the king to attack Hezhong Mansion! After slaughtering this flock of fat sheep, we will be able to live a good life! ”

The battalion commanders of Sauron, Mughul, and Tubo shouted together.

These barbarians were not unafraid of an enemy army of up to 200,000, but they had more confidence in the Han Chinese, who were the main force of the Qin army.

Although this army is only 5,000 people, the long-term actual combat experience tells them that the Han people are more than 1,000, and it is basically impossible to win head-on, not to mention that now they are 5,000 people!

Xu Daixuan was quite satisfied with the morale of the soldiers, at least the Tartars in Liaodong, the grasslands and the plateau were all highly motivated, as for the ...... of the Western Regions and the Tiele people, hehe, they could only fight a good battle.

Now, even if these people are better equipped than before, they have participated in many big parades and hunts, and their combat skills have also been greatly improved, but the psychological disadvantage brought about by being suppressed by Pars for hundreds of years cannot be recovered in a short period of time.

Of course, as long as the Chinese army achieves a few more hearty victories, at least those young people in the Western Regions who are not so afraid of Pars will probably be in a much better state of mind.

"Battalion Commander Cherg is right, we must fight to Hezhong Mansion."

Xu Daixuan smiled and said:

"But not now, since the Pa thieves have gathered an army of 200,000, they can't always be shrunken turtles in Hezhong Mansion."

The area around Hanaka is probably the most prosperous area in Central Asia, but it is still not enough to feed an army of 200,000 for too long - and even worse, the proportion of cavalry of the Pars is quite high, and it is definitely a burden that Hanzhong Province cannot afford to support so many horses.

"The Pa thieves will definitely come and take the initiative to attack, and they will need to pass through Jishan (Kyrgyz Mountains) in the middle of the river, which is a huge obstacle to the logistics of the thieves."

"We just need to wait for the thief to come and die in Broken Leaves."

Xu Daixuan smiled:

"This king can tell you that although reinforcements from the mother country will not come, we can get other support."

Facing the expectant gaze of his subordinate officers, Xu Daixuan revealed the mystery with a little pride:

"The mother country will soon send us cannons! Twenty doors! ”