Along the repaired post road, the army rolled westward.

The speed of this march was better than the previous movements of the Great Han in the Western Regions.

Even the infantry divisions of the Central Army have pack horses to travel, which has long been a tradition.

What's more, the post road level in the Western Regions is also the highest in the Han Dynasty, and it is the highest level with the Guanzhong Sanfu region around Chang'an.

Many sections of the road were paved with asphalt, and trees were planted on both sides of the post road as much as possible, windbreaks, sandforests, and wells were dug.

This time, the three divisions that entered Liangzhou were already equipped with artillery battalions and grenades, of which six grenades were allocated to each squad.

That is, three people in each class were equipped with two grenades, and grenades were specially distributed for this purpose.

Fortunately, the grenades of the Central Army were already safe, and there would be no accidents on the daily march.

The artillery battalion of the 9th Division will be transferred to the 6th Division, after all, the 6th Division should still try its best to strengthen if it wants to rush to the front.

The 6th Division of Grenades has been reissued, after all, the cost is low and the manufacture is simple.

The arsenal of the Ministry of Military Industry of Guanzhong Sanfu, yes, most of the handicraft workshops of the Central Army have been upgraded and merged into arsenals, which means that the first batch of industrial workers has appeared in the Han Dynasty.

The booming military industry stimulated many private capital to turn their attention to it, and after a frustrated proposal, Lu Bu agreed to allow private capital to invest in part of the military industry under the supervision and management of the government.

It also made these people-owned half-official and half-civilian chaebols become the biggest supporters of Lu Bu's foreign expansion.

Because fighting a war can stimulate military production, consume more military products, and form a cycle, they can make more money, provided that they win more wars.

Because the road was very long, and many soldiers were tired from the continuous rush, Zhang Yang, Guan Hai and others planned to slow down the march slightly, anyway, Lu Bu and Fa Zheng did not have a clear time to march.

However, this proposal was strongly opposed by Sima Yi, Ma Chao, Wen Ping, Wang Quan and others, especially Sima Yi.

He believes that Kangju has never fought with the Han army, and has not had any contact with it in the past hundred years, and their understanding of the Han army is likely to remain at the level of a hundred years ago.

And now that there are such good road conditions, we should fully grasp it, give full play to it, march at the fastest speed, and give the Kangju people a surprise attack with lightning speed.

Sima Yi is the best at working on the map, so he is particularly sensitive to travel and time, and his calculations are also very accurate.

Although Ma Chao is not a theoretician, he most admires blitzkrieg and emphasizes the speed of soldiers.

Zhang Yang and Guan Hai thought that it was too hard to rush continuously, and even if they arrived on the battlefield, I was afraid that the soldiers would have little combat effectiveness.

The two sides were at loggerheads, because before arriving in Dawan, the chief officers of each department were all at the level of division commanders, and everyone was at the same level, and they were not subordinate to each other.

In the end, it was Pound who came forward and diluted the mud, and the third cavalry division and the special operations division could ride three horses in one ride, and they were one step ahead.

The 6th Division and the 7th Cavalry Division marched at a normal pace, and since no one could convince anyone, it was the only way.

Fortunately, all the countries in the Western Regions along the way from Liangzhou to Dawan have been surrendered, and those who dare to stab have been pacified.

Wherever the army went, food, water, and forage were prepared.

Only one Luntai refused to open the city, offering food and water, Sima Yi and Ma Chao gave an order, and the Seventh Brigade blew down the city wall with explosives, and the cavalry entered the city and slaughtered the city.

After that, the Hu and Han people from other countries migrated to the Western Regions here and set up Luntai Military Town, which is a later story.

In addition, there was no delay along the way, and the two divisions arrived at the capital of Dawan at the fastest speed.

It came so quickly that Fa Zheng, who was eager for reinforcements, was very satisfied, and he learned from Pound about the disagreement between the troops coming to help on the way.

I heard that it was the strong insistence of Sima Yi and Ma Chao, so the soldiers were divided into two ways, and after taking the first step, they were also impressed by Sima Yi.

He knows Ma Chao's character best, and it is not unusual for him to make such a decision, but Sima Yi has such an understanding, but Fa Zheng looks sideways.

He called Sima Yi and Ma Chao, as well as Pang De and Wang Quan, to discuss the next battle against Kangju.

Sima Yi looked at the simple map of Kangju in Fa Zheng's tent and frowned, "Lord Fa Zheng, we don't have any other maps?" ”

Fa Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I didn't expect to be able to call here before, so naturally I didn't prepare in advance, and I still paid a high price for the Ministry of Intelligence to buy it from the Kangju merchants." ”

"The Ministry of Intelligence has sent intelligence officers to Kangju, Guishan and other countries, including mappers, but at this stage we only have this map."

Sima Yi looked at the rudimentary map and pinched the tooth flowers, such a map didn't need him to do homework on the map, just look at it.

The northern territory of Kangju is a nomadic pasture, and the southern part is an oasis with cultivated farmland.

The Kangju people are also nomadic people, so they will go to the south to spend the winter in winter.

In particular, the Northern Xiongnu migrated westward and have occupied a large area of grassland north of the Syr Darya River, and the grasslands in the north of Kangju have lost a lot, so they have settled more in the oases in the south.

The king's capital was the city of Khotan, that is, Tashkent. Another royal city, even more famous, is Samarkand.

These two royal cities are the royal capitals of the Kangju people, and Samarkand has become famous all over the world since its conquest by Alexander the Great, but the Chinese do not know much about it.

Fa Zheng found some businessmen in Dawan who often traded with the Kangju people, and he also knew a little about the situation of Kangju.

Kangju has a population of more than one million, and although the nation is not good at fighting, after all, it has a relatively developed civilization and a huge population base, and their standing army still has the strength to fight.

Especially in recent years, he has often fought with the surrounding Kushan, Anxi and Huns, and he can be regarded as experienced.

Sima Yi believed that since the enemy had a strong city, then it should be fought in the field.

In particular, after the Central Army was equipped with mortars and grenades, it had the best experience in dealing with cavalry, and should find ways to lure the enemy's main force out of the city and fight a decisive battle in favorable terrain.

It would be better if an ambush could be formed, which would deplete the enemy's living forces to the maximum.

And if you want to fight, you have to fight as soon as possible, before the enemy finds out the situation of the Han army, you can fight him first, and you don't have to wait for the arrival of the sixth division.

Fa Zheng listened to Sima Yi's story, and kept smiling and nodding, Sima Yi's thoughts were with what he had thought about before.

Fa Zheng constantly brushed his beard, and in order to look old, the young Fa Zheng also grew a long beard.

Although Fa Zheng has not seen the power of mortars with his own eyes like Sima Yi and the others, Fa Zheng has still seen the power of the newly equipped grenades.

He believes that the Kangju people, who are still in the era of cold weapons, still have a blank understanding of firearms, and the combat power of the Han army is still at the level of a hundred years ago.

This is exactly where it can be used, and Ma Chao also put forward his opinion, which can show the enemy's weakness and lure the enemy into battle.

(End of chapter)