Under Li Ang's persuasion, Cao Anmin slowed down the Legalist cabinet on the reformulation of the bill, but the abolition of the taxes on the peasants' heads was implemented very quickly, but despite this, Li Ang was still remembered by the Legalist faction, in their eyes, the general of the expedition to the west was undoubtedly classified as a conservative who obstructed their reform, and was the same as those great families all the way, Li Ang himself had no opinion on this, there has always been a distinction between reformers and conservatives in the Great Qin Dynasty, of course, the past thirty years of Confucianism in power are not counted, Now the reactivated Legalist officials are all young Zhuang faction, and there are few experienced patriarchs left of Legalism, so these Legalist young Zhuang factions are inevitably a little radical, they are eager to turn the country that went astray in the hands of Confucianism to the track of the past, so that Great Qin can become a powerful military empire again, as for the Confucian cultivation of virtue to make distant people to subdue, it is simply unrealistic foolish dreams, without strong military force, those countries at both ends of the rat will not obediently submit to the feet of Great Qin, If Confucianism likes to use their mouths, then their Legalists like to use their hands.

Although the influence of Confucianism in the past 30 years has not changed the tradition of the entire country for more than 100 years, the influence is still there, and many people among the people have been bewitched, believing that Great Qin should live in peace with other countries, instead of seizing hegemony and oppressing them. If the Legalists were to make a rash move in policy at this time and offend the families and the big merchants, they would definitely be in trouble, and Li Ang even imagined that in order to curb the Legalists' opposition to their rights and interests in the court, those great families might support Confucianism, and the consequences would be disastrous at that time. The court will become a battlefield for two doctrines. Mixed with the entanglement of interests between the family and the merchants, Li Ang was almost certain that Daqin would fall into internal friction. And this is exactly what he doesn't want to see the most, so he chose to stand on the opposite side of the Legalist land and help those families with vested interests to dissuade Cao Anmin.

Although he was regarded as an enemy by the Legalists, Li Ang was not without gains, at least his reputation was much better in the family *** in Chang'an, and some high-ranking families even considered it. It might have been a good idea to have Li Ang, a general who had great influence on the emperor, one of them, because although they did not like the softness and roundness of the foreign policy of the Confucians, who had been in power for the past thirty years, at least the Confucians would not touch their power, and the Legalists were much more ignorant of the times.

No matter how the undercurrent in Chang'an City surges, at least for a short period of time in the future, Li Ang does not need to be involved, which is probably the most satisfying point for him to fight in the river. Ride on a horse. Looking back at the magnificent Chang'an City, Li Ang instigated his war horses, and on the wide official road was a long dragon winding away, and 200,000 Great Qin soldiers would march through the hurried march. Rushed to the river in two months, and among the 200,000 people. The reinforcements that Li Ang could bring to the Western Front were only 40,000, and after arriving, 30,000 of them would enter Asia along the Silk Road between Upper and Lower Persia and go to the Dragon City of Jerusalem, which was not only to reinforce the army guarding the Qin Tomb of the Dragon City, but also a disguised test to see if the Persians had the courage to take the initiative to attack Daqin. Therefore, Li Ang brought from Chang'an to the Great Qin Military Hall on the Western Front of Hezhong only had 10,000 people, and even if he combined the original 60,000 garrisons on the Western Front, it was only 70,000 people, and if he wanted to fight against the combined army of more than one million in Upper and Lower Persia, he could only rely on Murong Ke and Helian Bobo to bring him enough soldiers.

Wearing black armor, looking at the black legion riding beside him, Contriano's heart was full of awe, only Daqin can do it, even the infantry has horses to travel, so the Daqin legion can fight from the Far East all the way to Rome, thirty years before the heyday of Daqin's hegemony, the Daqin legion stationed in the middle of the river only takes three months to reach the Mediterranean, and now this country that has made the world forget the majesty of the past for too long will re-show his fangs, let them know that the overlord of this world has not changed.

"What is Mr. Chen thinking?" Leon rode to Contriano's side, "Isn't it a good thing to be in a daze while riding?" ”

"Marshal Lee." Hearing Leon's voice, Contriano came back to his senses, he looked at Leon who was looking at him with interest, and then looked at the black army beside him, before he said, "I'm thinking, I'm afraid that in the whole of Greece, only the warriors of Sparta can compare with the soldiers of Great Qin." ”

"Sparta?" Leon muttered to himself, Sparta can be said to be the most powerful nation in the classical era of Greece, a nation that is proud of war, but since losing to the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta has sunk, and after Rome annexed Greece, the Spartans became gladiators for the Romans to amuse, until the Great Qin liberated Greece, Sparta was heavy

In the past, even if they were praised for their battles with the Roman legions, and generals such as Lü Bu and Zhao Yun even recruited Spartan soldiers to serve in the Great Qin Legion, but now, those Spartan soldiers have long been integrated into the blood of the Han people.

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"The marshal seems to admire the Spartans?" Looking at the expression on Leon's face, Contriano asked tentatively, for his ambition, the Spartans were the biggest obstacle on his way to becoming the lord of Greece.

"They're good soldiers." Leon looked at Contriano, "I've also heard that Spartans can be proud to join the Great Qin Legion, right?" ”

"Indeed, every five years in the Dragon City of Jerusalem, the strongest warriors of Sparta rush to the army, and once they can become part of the Tomb Guard, they will become the heroes of Sparta." Contriano looked at Li Ang and answered this question, in the Dragon City of Jerusalem, Daqin's Tomb Guard Legion recruits a group of foreign soldiers every five years, the number is not high, but it is definitely the elite of the warriors of the surrounding countries.

"The Spartans should be a big obstacle for Mr. Chen, right?" Looking at Contriano, whose face was slightly hostile at the mention of the Spartans, Leon smiled and said, "But I can solve this problem for Mr. Chen." ”

"What is the marshal going to do?" Contriano looked at Leon and guessed in his heart the price he had to pay, but no matter what, as long as the general's request in front of him was not too excessive, he would definitely agree, because the Spartans were really a big problem, although the Spartans also hated the current Greek Citizens' Assembly, but they hated being ruled by the Athenians even more, and unfortunately, he was an out-and-out Athenian.

"Mr. Chen knows that I have an edict from His Majesty the Emperor to recruit soldiers, and I think that the Spartans are the soldiers I need." Leon made his own terms, and without the help of Contriano and the native Greek forces behind him, it was undoubtedly very difficult for him to recruit Spartans as his personal soldiers.

"Mr. Chen, as far as I know about Greek history, the Spartans and the Athenians have never been of the same mind, if Mr. Chen wants to be the lord of Greece, the Spartans are the biggest obstacle, although they are the most elite soldiers in Greece, but the trouble they bring I think Mr. Chen should know better than me."

Contriano lowered his head, he was moved by Leon's words, the Spartans would never obey him as an Athenian, they would only hinder him, in this case, it was better to sell them as favors to Leon, the Great Qin general who could give him the greatest help. Thinking of this, Contriano looked at Leon, "With the prestige of the marshal, I think the Spartans will be more than happy to serve under you." ”

"Then Mr. Chen will have to work more on this matter in the future." Leon and Contriano laughed tacitly, Leon needed Spartan soldiers to fight for him, and Contriano wanted to solve Sparta's trouble, and they just took what they needed.

After a month's rapid march, Li Ang and his 200,000 troops marched into Wanzhou, where after a short rest, Li Ang was to break away from the army with 40,000 horses and rush directly to the western front of the river. "Father-in-law, General Murong has been waiting for a long time." In the temporary line, after Li Cunxiao entered the tent, he reported to Li Angyu that soon after the army in Chang'an was opened, Murong Ke, who received Li Ang's order, took the 60,000 soldiers he recruited in the northwest to Wanzhou, and among the 60,000 people, 10,000 were veterans who participated in the battle to destroy Tubo, and they all volunteered to be used under Li Ang's command, and did not return to Chang'an to receive merit. This is the way this world is, there will always be people who will hate you because you can't make everyone like you.

"Got it." Li Ang nodded, and asked Li Cunxiao to bring Murong Ke and them in, and at the same time waved off the other generals in the tent, for him, the army recruited by Murong Ke and Helian Bobo for him is the descendant army that he can rely on in the future, as for the Great Qin Legion, it is better for him to be his cold-faced marshal, after all, those military aristocratic families are very sensitive to this, and there is no difference between developing power in the Great Qin Legion and looking for death.

After entering the account, Murong Ke made a general report to Li Ang on the 60,000 horses currently recruited, among the current 60,000 horses, 10,000 Han veterans are the most brave and good at fighting, followed by Helian Bobo left the 7,000 desert soldiers before going to the grassland, which can be regarded as veterans who can fight, as for the rest of the people and horses are mainly the original Tubo people, of which about 20,000 soldiers can be used after drilling, and the rest of the young and strong can be used as auxiliaries.