At the end of the first three years of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was calm and calm, and the people in the country lived and worked in peace and contentment. The empire is surrounded by majestic and mighty cavalry soldiers galloping across the frontier to protect safety. Thousands of miles away, the sharp and incomparable soldiers were like bamboos, crossing hundreds of countries along the way through the yellow sand of the Hanhai Sea, and entering the edge of the Western Continent with an invincible attitude.

Along the way, the royal families and people of countless large and small countries have never seen such a powerful army. In the face of such a force, not to mention that the past conquests between them are simply as ridiculous as petty fights. Even the Persians, who were once tyrannical, were far inferior to them at their peak.

What's more, the king of Persia has gone with his army of hundreds of thousands, and has disappeared into the far east.

In fact, when I first heard the news, few of these countries along the route dared to believe that it was true. The strength of the Persian Empire was evident to all, with the Persian king and his vast army of warriors dominating the West, and hundreds of states submitting to him. This is definitely not a false myth, but a bloody fact.

However, such a powerful force is said to be destroyed! After confirming this news, the degree of shock to people's hearts is incomparable. And the process of buffering was not over, and the Han Dynasty army, which was said to have destroyed the Persian legions with absolute strength, appeared in front of everyone.

Needless to say, the psychological fear he felt before, just looking at the boundless appearance of the iron horseman, even the bravest people almost wanted to flee in the wilderness.

The former Persian army was the embodiment of the devil in their eyes. These countries, which have been humiliated and plundered, have never dared to imagine that one day they will see its demise with their own eyes.

The Han Dynasty army, which could bring the Persian legion to a tragic end, must be more terrifying than the devil in the imagination of many people. That's why they can defeat the devil!

Because of the boundless fear that this idea brings, many countries along the way are preparing for the worst. If they pay a price that they can bear, they can exchange it for the tolerance of the Han Dynasty, and they will not hesitate to sacrifice their wealth.

However, it turns out that the royal families of these countries are thinking a little too much. When they came to the horse of the commander of the Han army with trembling and trepidation, they received an unimaginable courtesy.

In fact, regardless of the size of the country, almost every king who took the initiative to show favor was personally received and entertained by Yuan Zhao. Flattered kings, tasting the fine wine and fine food brought from the Han Dynasty, easily received the promise of peace they had coveted in the smile of the young commander. This made them overjoyed, and the rest of their worries were that they were afraid that the Han people would open their mouths, and if the conditions proposed were too harsh, I was afraid that the small national strength would not be able to bear it.

However, until the feast of reception is over, this fear ceases. The commander of the Han Dynasty, who made people feel like a spring breeze in his words, seemed to have seen through their minds a long time ago. He just smiled and said a few words, and all doubts disappeared.

"Our Chinese nation has been a model of peace-loving since ancient times. We never take the initiative to infringe on others, and of course, we will never be polite in responding to unfriendly provocations...... No matter how strong the Han Empire became, it treated other friendly countries equally. Regardless of the size of the country, the strength or weakness, or the distance between relatives or relatives, all of them interact with each other on an equal footing and coexist peacefully...... In the subsequent exchanges, the purpose pursued by the Han Dynasty was to help and develop together. This will be a national policy and will be effective for a long time. So, none of you need to be afraid of the arrival of the Han army, we are not predatory demons, but friendly messengers. I can assure you here that wherever the Han army goes, it will be lit with a flame of light, which will help you drive away hunger, cold, and darkness, and bring help and hope ....... ”

On the journey of thousands of miles, Yuan Zhao's words have been said many times on different occasions. All who listened to his speeches, whether they were kings and nobles or ordinary people, were firmly in their hearts and passed on to the written word. The years have changed, time has passed, and this promise has been implemented and fulfilled with the firmest. And these records have also become the most precious historical documents, which are permanently engraved on this golden road connecting the Eastern and Western worlds, scorching and indelible.

On another occasion, he faced the incomprehension of some officers and men in the army. Yuan Zhao is expressed in another way.

"The knife is used to kill, but also to conquer. But in fact, it has a greater role than this, that is, to choose the right soil and use it to plant the seeds of our Chinese civilization...... Those who are good at fighting, attack the heart first! Remember, though strong force can be subjugated for a while, it can never be completely tamed. Only by using the power of civilization and education, so that people of different cultures and races can gradually integrate and recognize in the edification and gradual progress of our Chinese civilization, until they are completely assimilated, and Chinese characters will spread all over the world...... This is the common mission of our generation! ”

This kind of spiritual encouragement is unprecedented. All the officers and men of the Han Army, who were inspired by the great sense of honor, have truly become an army of faith. They know what they are fighting for, and they know what the outcome of the war will determine in the future. This is undoubtedly very terrifying for any enemy who is about to face this iron army.

The Han army came from the east, and the behavior of the Persian army was very different from that of the Persian army! They did not commit any crimes, and there was no plunder or damage. Moreover, the Han Dynasty merchant groups and a large number of cultural disseminators who followed closely behind the army brought help and well-being to the local people that they had never before.

In the legends of the past, the prosperity and wealth of the Far East were reminiscent. And those exquisite items from China and gorgeous silk, porcelain, etc., are even more lovely, and those who get them will be collected as treasures and are reluctant to use them. Of course, the price is also extremely expensive.

However, this huge Han Dynasty merchant group brought a large number of Han Dynasty goods to the countries and people along the way. From royal luxury utensils such as gold, silver and jade, to various daily necessities such as cloth, silk, ceramics, sugar and wine, and tea, there is almost everything, and there are many quantities and varieties. The most surprising thing is that they are not expensive and can be exchanged for locally produced goods. For the people of these countries who have always envied and liked oriental products, this is simply a blessing from heaven!

The merchants of the Han Dynasty had a kind attitude, and the terms of exchange were reasonable and equal. It seems that the mission they came this time was not to make money, but just to sincerely help the people along the way. Thousands of people have been able to get what they wanted. The price they paid was simply to promise the merchant groups from the Han Dynasty to exploit the output of these lands in the years to come.

Faced with the mountains of goods transported by the Han Dynasty, such conditions made it impossible for the royal families to refuse. Could there be treasure buried in the barren land? If you think about it that way, it's a joke. Since the Han people who have so much money that they have nowhere to spend it want to develop, then let them be.

Moreover, there are also those Han Dynasty cultural communicators who are elegant and polite and have an extraordinary temperament. The truths they tell make people feel "high, big, and high." The books and lectures they brought with them seemed to open the door to a new world. According to their descriptions, the reason why the Han Empire was able to develop to today's level is inseparable from this knowledge. They came here despite the difficulties and hardships to help the friendly country develop better and reach the same level as the Han Dynasty in the future.

What kind of spirit is this! In contrast to the brutality of the Persians, the help from the Han Dynasty made almost all the people of the country and their royal families grateful.

And Xiao Wangzhi and the others, who were entrusted by Yuan Zhao to be in charge of this matter, methodically assigned the cultural missions to stay in various countries, and they all looked at the direction in which the army had continued to move forward, and they all sighed infinitely in their hearts.

"Yuan Gong said that the military is to quell the chaos, and the culture is to prosper the country! Whether this golden road opened up by the soldiers of the Han Dynasty under his leadership can be completely assimilated to the belonging of Chinese civilization depends on us. Vast world, great achievements. In the future, the history will be brilliant and the generations will be ...... Gentlemen, do your best! ”

With military blades and iron hooves as a means of deterrence, and then with cultural and economic power to tame people's hearts. Such a far-sighted strategic plan, even if they are well-informed and well-read history books, they are also admired. If you can't apply what you have learned in your chest and make great achievements under such favorable conditions, then you are really reading the way of the sages in vain.

Covered in dust, it is autumn cool. Yuan Zhao, who had already led the Great Han Iron Cavalry to officially step into the territory of the Western Continent, had no time to think about what was behind him.

"This place is a little different from what I imagined...... Could it be that there will be some shift in the earth's crust after thousands of years? Hehe! ”

Immediately from a high place, you can see the mountains and wilderness in the distance. Yuan Zhao muttered to himself in a low voice, the terrain and landform here were not the impressions he had in the depths of his memory.

The generals who were following closely beside him did not hear what he was saying. However, seeing that his commander was thinking seriously, no one dared to disturb casually.

The vast land in front of him looked very strange to these generals who had experienced a hundred battles and journeys. This is not their familiar homeland, full of desolation and danger. But no one was afraid. As long as the person who leads them is Yuan Zhao, even if there is a sword mountain and a sea of fire in front of them, and a tiger's den in Longtan, they will conquer everything the horse's hooves go!