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Accepting the propertied as a member? Any country in the world would welcome people who brought their own property to join them, and the more powerful the country, the more they welcomed this kind of behavior by non-nationals, because it was a disguised means of plunder.

Of course, Liu Bang didn't think about it so much, he just received a lot of benefits, in line with the idea of taking people's money to do things for others, with a very irresponsible attitude, he took advantage of his position to write a letter and send it back to the center.

The wars in Central Asia are really quite serious, countries are fighting against each other, tribes and tribes are also fighting, and even wars in the form of families are going on quite fiercely.

If Western history is not wrong, this historical stage should be the first stage of the great exodus of the "middle class", because Rome and Carthage were about to fight the Second Punic War, then the peninsula at the intersection of Europa and Asia (the Turkish Peninsula) fell in love with each other, the Seleucid Empire counterattacked the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, and Parthia and Bactria united against the Seleucid counterattack.

Everywhere is fighting, property and lives are not guaranteed, and because of the war, almost every government ~ government can only exploit in order to get more military spending, so it is natural to flee if it can't stand it.

According to the normal historical development, the flight of the middle class would be concentrated in some countries without war, for example, Carthage, most of the middle class fled to the Kingdom of Numidia, then the middle class of the Greek Peninsula fled to the Kingdom of Bosphorus, and the middle class of the Seleucid Empire, Parthia, and Bactria fled to the Mauryan Empire (India).

However, the history of the East has changed, and it should have been a Chinese ethnic group that would have entered the field of vision of the Central Asian countries only after one or two hundred years. It entered the field of vision of the Central Asian countries one or two hundred years in advance.

More importantly, the strength of the empire is very considerable...... and the so-called considerable strength is only seen by some merchants who have been to the empire itself, they think that they only see a part of the strength of the Eastern Empire, but only seeing a part of the strength is already enviable.

"You don't know, when they knew we had a standing army of three million. The mouth is wide enough to fit a large steamed bun. Liu Bang said happily: "To be honest, I like them very much that they envy our strength and flatter us because of our strength." ”

Xu Zhihan, who had just arrived at the embassy station, looked at Liu Bang with a smile and kept boasting for a while. He brought with him nearly 10,000 cavalry, the same troops that had entered the territory of Wan some time ago and fought with the troops of Mao Dun after the break-off on the plain.

Not only did the envoys include caravans from the empire itself, but in fact, because they were going to Central Asia, some caravans from Central Asia and even farther away followed. In addition to the caravans, the envoys of various countries who were ordered to go to the empire were also there, and they were going to follow the imperial envoys back to the country along the way.

Sixty percent of businessmen asked. Say how to join the empire. Liu Bang was indeed scolding, he waved his arm and said, "Thirty percent of them are eager to join the empire. If you want me to say, their country must be in chaos, or the gold and silver nests are not as good as their own kennels, who wants to leave their homeland, right? ”

Chen Yu wanted to tell Liu Bang that businessmen never paid attention to the concept of not leaving their hometowns. Because businessmen are the most profit-seeking people, businessmen are also the most liquid people. But. There were people from the Wehrmacht present at the scene, and no matter how much he didn't deal with Liu Bang, it was an "internal" contradiction, and outsiders should maintain superficial unity.

"Xu Zhonglang," Chen Yu waited for Liu Bang to stop before seizing the gap, and he asked Xu Zhi: "Come here, ......?" ”

Xu Zhi turned his head to look at Chen Yu. He kept smiling and said, "Oh, it's not a big deal, just stop by and have a look, and I'll let you know." Wanguo and Maodun have merged, and they may gather an army to launch a counterattack or something. ”

"It's not a matter of a day and a half for Wanguo and Maodun to merge, right?" Liu Bang said a little strangely: "During the battle at the source of the Yellow River, Wanguo sent troops to help Mao Dun, and it seems that he also supported Mao Dun a lot of war horses? ”

To say that Wan Guo is helping Mao Dun is true, but to say that Wan Guo provided war horses to Mao Dun free of charge is a news blockage. In fact, there were Wan's troops who participated in the battle of the source of the Yellow River, but that force was an envoy sent by Wanguo to the east to inspect and snoop, and their participation in the war was simply drawn into the war, not sent to participate in the war.

In the battle of the source of the Yellow River, in addition to the envoy team, there were some Wanguo people who joined the Xiongnu, but those Wanguo people belonged to horse thieves and sand thieves who helped fight with money, that is, similar to mercenaries.

In addition, it must be noted that Wanguo did not support the Maotun War Horse for free, in fact, Maotun spent a lot of money to buy it from Wanguo, and the process was not very peaceful.

However, the empire doesn't care about that at all, the empire doesn't pay attention to the process of how Wanguo and Maoton came together, but the fact that Wanguo has formed an alliance with Maoton.

Furthermore, to tell the truth, even if Wan did not form an alliance with Mao Dun, after the empire marched to the Western Regions, would it let Wan Guo go because Wan Guo had not helped Mao Dun? Obviously impossible.

"The army?" Han Xin, who was originally a little out of the world, immediately came back to his senses, and he asked, "How many troops have Wanguo and Mao Dun gathered?" ”

Xu Zhi raised his hand and gestured five fingers: "Mao Dun sent 30,000 troops, and Wanguo sent 20,000 troops." If the intelligence system had not gone wrong, it might actually have increased in number, and the number of participating countries would have increased, such as the Kangju country that also planned to send troops. ”

"Kang Juguo?" Liu Bang knew this country, and he said: "It seems that if we want to go to Central Asia, we must pass through the border of this country? ”

"If you don't want to spend a few years detouring, you really need to go through the border of the country where you live." Xu Zhi nodded: "This country is said to be an ancient country, originally hugged the thigh of the Seleucid Empire, and then Parthia and Bactria became independent ~ one after another, and the Kangju country and the Seleucid Empire lost the connection of the land, and soon they hugged the thigh of Bactria again, and it seems that they have also established a relationship with the Mauryan Empire." ”

"To put it simply. It's a country in the middle, right? Liu Bang blinked his eyes and said: "Kangju Kingdom is now covered by the Bactrian Kingdom, without the permission of the Bactrian Kingdom or instigation, or even persecution, Kangju Kingdom dares to oppose us?" ”

Liu Bang means. Kangju was simply cannon fodder to be pushed out to stand in the way, and it seems that Bactria somewhat did not want the empire to turn its attention to the west, or even to exclude the empire's envoys to Central Asia.

"General Meng wants to know if you need support." Xu Zhi was asking Han Xin.

Han Xin was thinking very seriously, and for a moment he said, "We have too many armed men. ”

"Hey, hey, 50,000 troops, maybe even more!" Liu Bang was anxious when he heard this, and he said to Xu Zhi: "Reinforcements or something, of course it is necessary." ”

"It's a bit much." Xu Zhi looked at Liu Bang and said, "According to speculation." It is estimated that the countries of Central Asia thought that there were too many armed personnel in the envoys, so they were worried about the fact that the empire was invading in the name of envoys. ”

"So when you found that there was no way to surround and annihilate Maudun's headquarters, you kept forcing Maudun to turn west?" Chen Yu stared at Xu Zhi and asked, "The soldiers of the Western Expedition plan to directly enter Central Asia?" ”

"Well...... this" Xu Zhi glanced at Chen Yu, who had found something, with a smile, and did not give a positive answer, but said: "I have received an order to report to the Northern Legion." ”

The corps was only confirmed in the spring of this year, and Ji Bu served as the general of the expedition. It is based on two cavalry regiments that have been in army for more than five years, plus a newly formed cavalry regiment and an existing mixed regiment. The 1st Cavalry Corps, the 13th Cavalry Corps, the 3rd New Cavalry Corps, and the 8th Mixed Regiment are tentatively established.

The 1st Cavalry Regiment was assigned to the Northern Expeditionary Corps. It is equivalent to the need for a new cavalry corps in the conquest corps, which is tentatively replaced by the 20th Cavalry Corps stationed in Longxi County, and then added to an 11th mixed corps.

The Twentieth Cavalry Regiment is the one stationed in Longxi County, most of them are Longxi people, and the original corps commander is a common lieutenant.

The commander of the 11th Mixed Regiment was Zhou Yin, and the regiment was stationed in the Central Plains for a long time. Now the Central Plains obviously did not need a full mixed army, so it was transferred to the Western Regions.

"In other words......" Liu Bang said in a tone full of envy: "Zhou Wen, this kid is going to war?" ”

"Yes, Zhou Wen is the commander of the Zhonglang General of the Third Cavalry Corps, and he must need to participate in the war." Xu Zhi said: "If the sequence of the Northern Expeditionary Corps is not adjusted, it will be the first, third, and thirteenth cavalry corps plus the eighth mixed corps. ”

In fact, the First Cavalry Regiment has been in an unstaffed state during this time. In fact, even the Fifth Cavalry Legion is in a state of incompleteness, so the Fourth Cavalry Legion that has been reorganized is also completely unlucky, Huan Chu has not been happy for long, and the Fourth Cavalry Legion under its establishment has been split and supplemented to the vacant Legion, resulting in Huan Chu not having the opportunity to participate in the war, and it is necessary to wait for a new source of troops to replenish.

Chen Yu saw that Xu Zhi was willing to answer, and asked again: "In addition to the 20th Cavalry Regiment and the 8th Mixed Regiment, which other troops will be transferred?" ”

"The 2nd, 5th, and 20th Cavalry Corps, plus the Eleventh Mixed Legion." Xu Zhi pondered for a moment, and said in an uncertain tone: "If Your Majesty agrees with General Meng Tian's plan, there may be another addition to the establishment of a mixed corps. ”

Chen Yu sighed lowly: "Sure enough! ”

Meng Tian really wanted to help the old master, and it was also because he keenly grasped the effect brought by the envoys, so he seized the opportunity.

As for the present, there is really no example in the world that an envoy will accompany tens of thousands of armed men to the mission, but more than a hundred years later, Parthia will send 20,000 luxury cavalry to welcome the envoy from the Han Empire.

The Parthias would take 20,000 luxury cavalry to meet the Han envoys, which was in a kind of fear of the Han Empire, which at that time had already controlled the Western Regions, and at the same time beat the Xiongnu to flee thousands of miles westward. The Huns, who had fled thousands of miles to the west, ran headlong into Parthia, and after a period of fighting, neither could help anyone. Later, Parthia heard that the Xiongnu were beaten by the Han Empire and fled, and subconsciously feared the Han Empire, and in order to show strength and deterrence, they did the thing of taking 20,000 luxury cavalry to greet the envoys.

"Something inevitable." Xu Zhi teased and said: "Your armed personnel are the number of a legion in the empire, in fact, Brother Han has been training since he arrived in the Western Regions, and you can reorganize those warriors into a combat legion anytime and anywhere." ”

A fighting legion? 50,000 soldiers for a legion is the algorithm of the empire, if you follow the calculation of the Greeks, thousands of people can be regarded as a legion, which is equivalent to all countries that currently occupy the mainstream of Greek thought to look at the envoys, and they are staring at it with the eyes of nearly ten legions.

There are nearly ten legions of warriors in an envoy regiment, can you bluff people more? At least after the various envoys sent the news back to their countries, all the countries that heard that the imperial envoys had nearly 50,000 samurai were stunned, and they all thought like, "There is still such an envoy corps?" "This kind of thought.

Actually, if there were more people, there was really nothing, after all, there were really a lot of merchants accompanying the envoys, and it was understandable that the caravan carried a large number of goods and needed to be guarded. What is the problem? It was an incident that happened when the envoys arrived in the Western Regions, and that incident really frightened the countries.

What's going on? It was the last time the envoy encountered danger, Han Xin gave an order, and the escort of the entire envoy group was reorganized into a legion in less than two days, and then easily defeated the enemy, and the countries that received the news at that time were instantly stunned.

Mercenaries are available in many countries, but they generally do not have any organizational power, and even if they are organized, they are limited, usually only suitable for squad fighting, and if they encounter the regular army, the battle is basically difficult to parry.

Originally, the countries in Central Asia thought that the mercenaries in the East were estimated to be the same thing, so they didn't have much feeling except that there were more of them, but after Han Xin's two days of rectification, the huge number of mercenaries immediately formed an army that could cooperate with each other and the officer echelon was very perfect, which felt extremely bad.

Whether it is in Europa or Central Asia, it is usually a team of envoys with a dozen or so guards, and the number of guards will not exceed the number of "hundreds", and the team with tens of thousands of regular troops, even if there are thousands of merchants in that team, it is indeed a huge amount of goods, but it is really difficult not to be afraid!

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