Chapter 592: It's Really Here (First Update)
"There are some things, the king is afraid that it is longer than I thought, the king's previous request is because after Seleucus, we have a more powerful enemy, right?"
Han Xin could say such things at this time, it was really Yinggao's surprise, he did know where the real powerhouse of this era was, but Han Xin didn't know, just by virtue of what he said that Han Xin must lose within 50,000 people, it was not easy to judge that he would have a strong enemy in the future.
"Yes, but you don't have to think about it for the time being, only when the Seleuc, a somewhat colored enemy, has been eliminated, we are qualified to mention the enemy behind the scenes, if it is very difficult to deal with even a single Seleucus, there is no need to talk about the enemy later."
"What does the king mean is that if we really can't destroy Seleucus at a very small cost and show the extraordinary strength of my Great Qin soldiers, we won't be able to continue to gain a foothold in that land?"
"In that case, our conquest may have to stop at the Mauryan Empire, and outside of the Mauryan Dynasty and the Seleuc, there are actually large areas of undeveloped territory, but if our Great Qin's handsome banner wants to be planted all over the world, we have to face more than just enemies at this level."
Yinggao's words are still said to be covered by clouds and mountains, but Han Xin's heart has confirmed some of his judgments, that is, Yinggao is tabooing some forces, but these forces are definitely not Seleuc, because the previous attack on the Mauryan Dynasty does not explain any problems, so Seleu is the touchstone for the Great Qin army, and if he can gnaw this hard bone smoothly, Great Qin will have the strength to say the rest.
And the reason why Yinggao has always maintained an ally relationship with the Xiongnu, and is very serious about helping the Xiongnu in many aspects, now it seems that it is not because Yinggao wants to coexist peacefully with the Xiongnu all the time, but because Daqin still needs the cavalry of the Xiongnu.
This is enough to show the strength of the enemies that Great Qin may encounter in the future, Han Xin thought of this layer, and couldn't help but cheer up a little more, if there is really a very terrifying force in the distance that is also watching the surroundings of the Peacock Dynasty, then he can only make them feel terrifying in this battle in order to give Great Qin more opportunities for development.
If your sergeant is just like a child in the eyes of others, then they will definitely try to destroy you, even if they are far away from you.
Seeing that Han Xin was really a little lost in thought, Yinggao was still very satisfied, he nodded slightly, and then continued: "As long as Xiang Yu can provide us with some news and roads, even if they are involved, why not let Xiang Yu and Haosheng take a look at the level that my Great Qin has reached?" ”
At this time, Han Xin had completely understood what Yinggao was thinking, so that Han Xin was not so nervous about this war with Seleuc, he knew that what he should have was confidence, because if he couldn't even take this step, what was waiting for him after that could only be defeated.
After more than half a year of preparation, both the military and the people in Daqin are looking forward to this expedition, because they know that after this war, millions of people will become a member of the people of Daqin, and there will be a vast territory that will become the territory of Daqin, so they are proud of being Daqin people, and their country is strong, which has been the vision of the people of this country since ancient times, and this era is naturally no exception.
Han Xin drove to the direction of Bashu with a mighty army, if it was the period of the First Emperor, so much grain and grass needed to send troops would be stretched, but now it is different, almost all the warehouses in Daqin are full of grain and grass, almost every household has surplus grain in their homes, and they don't know how much they overcharged just because of taxes.
After the team arrived in the Western Regions, Fusu was also very surprised by this, because the Western Regions and Bashu are interconnected, so Fusu also heard some rumors during his time in the Western Regions, but he didn't expect that these rumors really became a reality without his knowledge.
For Fusu, of course, Yinggao will not hide anything at this time, and once something unexpected happens to the Peacock Dynasty, the Western Regions where Fusu is located is their only way back, so Fusu must understand what Daqin is doing.
"The general is taking these 200,000 horses this time, plus the hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry of General Meng Tian in the territory of the Peacock Dynasty, it should be nine out of ten, right?"
For this battle, Fusu's concern is naturally the question of victory or defeat, he is not as deep as Yinggao, and he doesn't know what else is on the other side of the continent, what he can do is to cooperate in this section of the Western Regions when there is a problem in the war, so he also has to know how much confidence Han Xin has in this battle.
"Childe doesn't have to care about this battle, if you can't even take a single Seleuc, my soldiers of Daqin might as well all return to the territory of Daqin, Childe rest assured, taking Seleucus is just a step in the king's plan, if there is really something wrong in the Peacock Dynasty, I will definitely let Childe know as soon as possible."
Han Xin said such a set, which made Fusu the same as Han Xin at the beginning, in the clouds, but Fusu still knew Yinggao quite well, and he vaguely felt that his younger brother might be holding back something big, and destroying Seleuc was just the first step in this big event.
After staying in the Western Regions for a while, Han Xin did not hide it at all, and the army of 200,000 went directly out of the customs and passed in the direction of Hua's City.
When they first received the notice from Han Xinxian, Meng Tian and Lu Jia were both confused, and said in their hearts, what are you doing, why don't you say it in advance about such a big matter?
But both of them also knew that their emperor was such a virtuous person, so they hurriedly welcomed Han Xin into Hua's city, and 200,000 troops were stationed outside Hua's city.
"What? With these 200,000 troops to attack the Seleuc? But the general made such a big fuss, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Seleucid monarch will know about it. ”
After listening to what Han Xin wanted to do this time, Lu Jia was a little dissatisfied with Han Xin's recklessness, in his opinion, there were many marching routes that could avoid Seleu's meticulous work, but Han Xin just went directly to Fahrenheit City, and there might be nothing else to do in other places, but when he got here, he would almost definitely let the Seleucians know.
"There is an order from the king, this time is to let the monarch of Seleu know that our cavalry of Great Qin is going to make a move against Seleus, and this war, the king has already given me an order to destroy Seleu, and the loss of my Great Qin sergeant must not exceed 50,000, and from this time on, within five months, Seleu will disappear from this world, and from now on there will only be Great Qin, no Seleuc!"
"The loss can't exceed 50,000, why would the king make such a request, I fought with the Seleucian cavalry, their combat effectiveness is very strong, not comparable to those neglected training warriors in the Peacock Dynasty before, the loss of 50,000 people is really difficult to achieve!"
Even Meng Tian said this, obviously it also proved the strength of the Seleucian cavalry from the other side, and now the 200,000 troops of Great Qin have entered the territory of the Mauryan Dynasty in a grand manner, which is almost equivalent to telling the Seleucians, we are here to attack you, so you must have faced a very tight defense in the past, and it is undoubtedly very difficult to take such a big Seleucus with a loss of 50,000 people, even more difficult than the war before Great Qin to destroy the Six Kingdoms.
"That's true, but the king has an order, since I have taken over the position of the commander of the Seleuc this time, I will naturally follow the king's words, but this time, General Meng Tian will cooperate with me!"
Of course, Meng Tian knew what Han Xin meant by the cooperation of one or two, and Han Xin came over with the edict written by Yinggao himself, and in the edict, he had already given orders to Lu Jia and Meng Tian, that is, Han Xin was the commander of this battle, and what Han Xin asked for, they must cooperate well, and Yinggao specially informed Meng Tian that in this battle, Meng Tian was also within Han Xin's commander.
In other words, what Han Xin said, Meng Tian also wanted to listen, for this matter, Meng Tian did not have any resistance in his heart, after all, he still recognized Han Xin's ability very much, and even if the order to lose 50,000 people was given to him, he might not be able to complete it.
This task is too difficult, what happens on the battlefield, no one can say, once the loss exceeds 50,000, Han Xin is the one who is mainly responsible, in the face of such a situation, of course Meng Tian has to try his best to cooperate with Han Xin, he can't grasp the things well, of course he can't smash other people's jobs, right?
Besides, whether it is him or Han Xin, it is all for Daqin, and their goal is the same, that is, to let Daqin move forward in this world, and finally achieve the long-cherished wish in Yinggao's heart that they all know, that is, hegemony.
The first thing Han Xin did when he arrived here was not to send troops to Seleuche directly, but to write a letter to Xiang Yu, and then sent a fast horse to the city where Xiang Yu was, as for the content of the letter, whether it was Lu Jia or Meng Tian, he did not disclose it.
After the letter was sent, Han Xin did not rush to set off, but rested the army around Fahrenheit City for a while, obviously he was waiting for Xiang Yu's reply, and he didn't seem to care at all about whether Seleucus already knew the news of his arrival.
Indeed, just as Lu Jia and Meng Tian were worried, Antiochus III's meticulous work hurriedly informed Antiochus III of this matter as soon as the 200,000-strong army arrived in Fahrenheit.
"Shhh...... It turned out to be at this time, it seems that the emperor of Great Qin really looks up to our Seleu cavalry, 200,000 troops, plus more than 100,000 cavalry that have been in the territory of the Mauryan Dynasty before, Great Qin can send 300,000 troops, which is far more than the number of our Seleu army. ”
After Antiochus III learned the news, although his tone was quite calm, he was almost nervous to death in his heart, he didn't know what kind of situation this was, anyway, he had never encountered such a situation since he became the monarch of Seleucus.
Antiochus III knew that he must remain calm, and if he had ceased to be calm, then Seleucus would have been defeated before the battle.
"How many soldiers do we have now?"
"Your Majesty, plus the newly recruited sergeants, there are more than 200,000 troops, and if the army guarding the border pass is also included, there will be about 250,000."
"Two hundred and fifty thousand! Good! Great Qin can only send 300,000 troops at most, and they can only attack us from the direction of the Peacock Dynasty, we still have great hope in this battle! ”
Antiochus III said this in his mouth, but his heart was still trembling, because he knew that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command seemed to be inferior to the cavalry of Great Qin, and at his own doorstep, there were also the Xiongnu, the allies of Great Qin, and the Huns didn't say much, even if they sent 100,000 troops, it would be enough for him.
Now Antiochus III can only hastily build fortifications, while hoping that the Huns will not participate in this battle, otherwise he may really not even have the strength to parry.
What Antiochus III thought in his heart was actually really redundant, because at the same time that he knew that Han Xin had led a large army to the land of the Mauryan Empire, Xiang Yu also received a letter from Han Xin in the territory of the Huns not far from Seleuc.
In the letter, Han Xin explained his plan to Xiang Yu, and as an ally, he made a request to Xiang Yu, not to borrow troops, not to borrow generals, but to borrow Dao.
If you want to attack Seleuc from the territory controlled by Great Qin, you must pass through the territory controlled by the Huns, so Han Xin proposed to Xiang Yu to borrow the way, and Daqin's army of two or three hundred thousand may set up camp in the territory controlled by the Huns, Han Xin's meaning is obvious, but it is to inform this matter in advance.
"Great Qin didn't even send troops with us when he attacked Seleuc? Even if there are Han Xin and Meng Tian, plus an army of two or three hundred thousand, do you despise such a large force as Seleuc? ”