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Winter was about to begin, and he did not delay for a quarter of an hour, and after hastily discussing with the merchants of the city of Marakanda, he braved the north wind to go out of the city the next day, and went to Sussana (the kingdom of Eastern Cao), Tashkent (the kingdom of Shi), and most importantly, to Dawan in the Fergana Basin. Because of the richness of the basin, Dawan has the most livestock horses.

After a winter of rushing in the wind and snow, when the withered grass sprouted again in the second year, he barely raised more than 1,700 sacred horses. As before, these sweaty horses were castrated stallions, and because of their haste, more than 300 were adult horses over the age of ten. In the Hezhong region, this is already a worthless war horse, but in the East, these divine horses that will become old horses in a few years are still called Maxima by the Emperor of the East, and he believes that they can still be sold for a good price.

He worries more about safety than about business. After crossing the Syr Darya, it was about 10,000 miles to reach Yanmen County in the Zhao Kingdom. Although they are all familiar along the way, these 1,700 divine horses have nothing to hide, and they are bound to attract the prairie tribes to peep and rob. After a long period of deliberation, more than 800 Greek cavalry were incorporated into the caravan, and with their familiarity with the Sagurs, this huge caravan finally hit the road in the spring season.

"Everything has to be done with care." More than 800 Greek cavalry were led by the young city keeper Dikeopolis, a close confidant of the governor Etidemus. Before crossing the Syr Darya, he personally led the team and had to be reminded again.

"Where are the Sagurs?" Dikaiopolis asked as he looked across the river, a little wary and a little dazed.

From the time of Alexander's conquest of Sogdiana, the Sags of the steppe were the most formidable enemies of the Greek colonists. Their horses are excellent, as are their riding skills. On one occasion they led the Greek army into the desert, where they kept circling around the phalanx of spears and firing arrows, and if the cavalry attacked, the Saggars did not rush to escape, but deliberately led them into pursuit, and the result was ...... that no one could prevent them from suddenly turning and firing back.

From the beginning of his horseback riding, Dikeopolis was repeatedly taught by his father that if the Saglos fled during the battle, they should never pursue, and even if they did, they should keep a certain distance to prevent them from suddenly turning around and shooting arrows.

The legend of Alexander's battle with the Sagurts, his father's teachings as a child, and hearsay tales made Dikeopolis afraid of meeting the Sagul, and he wanted to meet the Sagul.

Aristotle IV, who was in a carriage, was much more relaxed than him, and he was observing the scenery around the Syr Darya River and asking the accompanying secretary to make some notes. Before he could reply, he said, "If the records are correct, the Sagar people should go to the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River this season, or return to the shores of the Black Sea, as long as there is enough water and grass in those places." ”

"Really?" Dikaiopolis looked at Obarja, who had a serious face and just nodded slowly.

Like sea routes, overland trade routes were a secret. He did not wish to take the Greeks to the East, but the road was long enough, and the tribes along the way were numerous and complex enough, that he was roughly convinced that even if he took them all the way, they would get lost in the steppes.

In the early summer, a caravan of a small army crossed the Syr Darya River and headed far east. In the devastated Zhao State, the Qin army led by the defeated general Yang Duanhe once again left Jinyang and went east to Jingcheng, trying to encircle Handan again strategically, and looking for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Zhao army led by Li Mu.

Last year, the Qin army was defeated, and all the cities east of Jingcheng were recaptured by the Zhao army, and this time the Qin army and the Zhao army faced off at Fanwu (now southeast of Pingshan, Hebei). Li Mu still has the previous policy, no matter how Qin Jun scolds and insults, he just can't stick to it. Fanwu is backed by Hutuo water, opposite is the former Zhongshan country's national capital Lingshou, its south fifty miles is the Jingcheng plug, strangled this position, Qin State or can go east, but the two roads will be cut off by the Zhao army.

And to attack Fanwu, the 150,000 Zhao army has not rested in the past few months, and in the south of Fanwu City, the Zhao army has built three long walls, and the Qin army must attack one wall after another, in order to take Fanwu, a stronghold that curbs its eastward outing. It is estimated that when we wait to take the third long wall and approach the city of Fanwu, winter will come again.

The war went on intermittently for two years, and all the cities that the Qin army could capture had been captured, and the cities that were not captured could only be gnawed little by little, dragging it day by day, and relying on strong national strength to drag down the Zhao State. It's just that the intelligence everywhere has shown that the countries other than Korea are getting closer and closer, although there is no sign of merger militarily, but the coins of the four countries can be exchanged from this year, the train tracks are also changing, and the flying stations of the Chu State are blooming everywhere in the other three countries.

The State of Qin is now alone and can't take care of it, and the whole country is attacking Chu, and the State of Zhao destroyed the State of Yan in one go; The whole country attacked Zhao, and was beaten by the Chu State unprepared, especially the Qi State, after the death of Hou Sheng, the doorman was expelled, and the Qi State was no longer pro-Qin. Whenever he heard and saw the news of how the state of Chu was, Zhao Zheng faintly regretted it, if he didn't attack Zhao two years ago but continued to attack Chu, I'm afraid the situation in the world wouldn't have collapsed, right?

There is no regret medicine in the world. Even if the Qin army was defeated once last year, the Qin State could only continue to attack Zhao and go all the way to the end. If you don't continue to attack Zhao but change to Chu, those captured Zhao cities will definitely be recaptured by Zhao like last year's defeat; If the three-year war against Chu is not successful, the four increasingly powerful Kwantung kingdoms will inevitably one day rebel against the Qin state.

Perhaps it was the revelation of his ancestors, faintly, Zhao Zheng felt in his heart that the overall situation of the world would be decided within three or four years. If Qin did not destroy Zhao within these three or four years, then the four powerful Kwantung kingdoms would soon have destroyed Qin to the west.

When he was a teenager, he lived in the Zhao Guozhi Palace, when he was crowned, Chang Yu launched a rebellion, and six years ago, he ran out of the beam, and he experienced many dangers in his life. As he approached his age, he could more and more realize his mission in this life, and at the same time, he could feel more and more the throbbing of the countries of the world - the state of Chu was rising at an unimaginable speed, and what was even more terrifying was that the state of Chu was conquering the other three countries, this was not a coalition, this was an alliance, an alliance that no one had ever seen.

The coins of the four countries are connected, the flying information of the four countries are connected, the trains and rails of the four countries are connected, and the military systems of the four countries are becoming more and more connected......

The sea boats of the Chu State connected the west of Central Continent, and the envoys of India and Persia arrived in the capital of the Chu State last autumn, and the most terrifying thing was that the Persian Empire presented twelve eight-foot-tall stallions to the King of Chu.

Eight feet! This is a Zhou ruler, which is six feet eight inches when replaced by a Qin ruler, but the horse of the Qin State is only five feet eight inches, which is a full foot taller. There is no doubt about the significance of horses to a country, Zhao Zheng was sullen for three days when he heard the news, and the only thing he was fortunate about was that there were only twelve horses. If the Chu army wanted to ride the descendants of these dragon horses to fight, it would have to be at least ten years later. And Qin also sent an envoy to Persia last year to ask for horses, and the price that Chu can pay, Qin can also pay, and Persia can sacrifice horses to Chu, and naturally can also sacrifice horses to Qin.

"Although the minister hates the Zhao people, he always sighs when he thinks of Handan, I don't know if those playmates are still there now." was sleeping in Qutai Palace, and Yan Dan, who was drinking at the table, couldn't help but talk about Handan. At that time, he and Zhao Zheng both lived in the quality palace, and they were of the same age, and they usually played together, but the difference was that Yan Dan was the son of King Yan, and Zhao Zheng was only the son of the heir of the prince (King Qin Xiaowen) at that time, even if the prince An Guojun was extremely much, he was only the son of the prince. There is a huge difference in identity.

"The Zhao people are treacherous and extravagant," Zhao Zheng, who was born in Handan and has lived in Handan for thirteen years, knows the Zhao people best. "After the widow entered Qin, he never thought about them."

"Have you ever thought about Bai Di Ruoyou of Nulu?" Yan Dan smiled and mentioned a person, "There is also the wife of the restaurant royal, who often bathes on the shore of the water, and the king and the minister have watched it together after knowing about it......"

"Ahem, cough ......" Only the loyal Zhao Gao stood beside him, and when he heard Yan Dan rudely talk about the troubles of his youth, he immediately coughed. Zhao Zheng stopped him and said naturally: "When I was a teenager, I didn't understand the affairs of men and women, it's just strange. Today, there are dozens of widows and concubines, the daughter of Zheng Wei and the excellent of Chu Zhao, although they are not alluring to the country and the city, they are also the best in the world. However, day and night government affairs, there is no rest. ”

The absurdity of my youth, when I grew up, was actually quite ridiculous. Zhao Zheng felt this way now, and after he finished speaking, the topic naturally turned to the purpose of inviting Yan Dan to drink today.

"Last year, the Qin army was defeated, and the general Meng Wu died, killing tens of thousands of people. In this year's re-battle, the north and south of Zhao State built cities, and the Qin army was especially afraid of Wu Anbo and Li Mu. The widow is not sleeping, and the food is not sweet......"

Zhao Zheng looked directly at Yan Dan when he spoke, and he believed that Yan Dan could understand what he meant. If you want to destroy the Zhao State, you must pull out Handan, and south of Handan is the Great Wall, more than 100 years of construction makes the defense line extremely stable, the most important thing is to defend the city is Lian Po, this even the god of war Wu Anjun has to try to get rid of, in front of the Zhao general who is unwilling to fight, Li Xin, who he has high hopes for, is still too tender.

Compared to the South Road, the Jingcheng in the middle road may be the best choice to break the deadlock. There are no strong fortifications like the Great Wall of Zhaonan, and there are only 150,000 Zhao troops under Li Mu's command.

"The king wants to get rid of Li Mu?" Yan Dan smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth and asked.

"Yes, yes." Zhao Zhengdao. He didn't speak after he agreed, just waited for Yan Dan to speak.

"The minister has stabbed Li Mu several times, but it can't be done." Yan Dan told the truth.

"However, the widow has found a brave man." Zhao Zheng smiled. With a 'dang' sound, the wine jue in Yan Dan's hand fell on the case. "The widow eavesdropped. If you want to restore the country, you will punish Li Mu first. If Li Mu is punished, the widow will help the king restore the country. ”

"Really?" Yan Dan couldn't believe it.

"The widow can swear blood with the monarch in front of the ancestral temple." Zhao Zheng said categorically.