Everyone knows how difficult it is to go to a land where they are unfamiliar with everything, and there is definitely a large group of hostile aliens around them.

Strangeness is not the key, hostility is not a problem, as long as there is an empire as a backing, there is always a way to solve all troubles. The problem that Fusu was about to face was that once the Empire's westward footsteps stopped in the southern part of the Western Regions and the Wusun Territory, the strength they could draw on on their way to the end would be limited to the place where the Imperial army had stopped, and the help they could get when they crossed the boundary would be limited.

For example, the total number of people in the envoy group is about 60,000 people, and they need to carry at least 150,000 sheep, 25,000 cattle and no less than 100,000 stone of plant food, and because the empire has developed the canning industry, in fact, the envoy carries more than 50,000 tons of canned food.

The envoys loaded more than 4,000 carts just to carry the necessary food supplies, and if you count the goods and the like, it definitely exceeded 7,000 carts, then why there were so many cattle, not to eat beef, but to pull carts!

It is precisely because there are so many supplies they carry that if they pull the team straight, it will never be less than ten miles long from beginning to end, and how can they do it if there are fewer armed men.

The number of Fusu's troops was about ten times that of the legations, and in addition to the soldiers of the two legions, there were close to 400,000 people. The great migration of 500,000 people is estimated to be rare in human history, not to mention what kind of difficulties will be encountered on the way, just according to the transportation of materials is a big trouble.

Using 100,000 soldiers to protect 400,000 people, if it is not very difficult under static conditions, the problem is that Qin Fengguo is in a state of hurry unless he arrives at his destination.

"There are more than 400,000 people, and those who can protect themselves will also carry weapons." Meng Tian seemed to be trying to convince Liu Bang and hesitated. said: "The people who can really participate in the fight are far more than the 100,000 soldiers in the legion. ”

Liu Bang infinitely recognized Meng Tian's words, the Qin people were quite famous in China, and it was only seven or eight years before the Qin State was annexed and became a feudal state, and the Qin State had always maintained the cultivation and warfare system before.

I believe that many people who are willing to follow Fusu to tens of thousands of miles away to take root are mostly people who have received the favor of the Zhao family before the annexation of the Qin State, and they will be very willing to pick up weapons to protect Fusu and defend themselves at the same time.

"Okay......" Liu Bang had agreed in principle to cooperate with Meng Tian, but he still had some doubts, he said: "I need the support of Chen Yu and Han Xin." ”

Meng Tian bowed: "No problem. ”

The number of people who were going to follow Fusu to the fiefdom was about 500,000. The reason why there will be less than 400,000 left is more realistic, that is, everything in the empire itself is developing in a good direction, and not everyone is a thousand years of favor, and they will give up the opportunity to improve themselves in order to repay the favor.

The empire itself is getting better and better, because of a series of expansions, per capita resources are increasing, not to mention how much better the quality of life is, but the increase in available arable land is not a fact.

It takes a lot of courage to give up everything and go tens of thousands of miles away, and there are still 400,000 people left to follow. Not only was the empire surprised, but even Fusu himself was moved to tears.

Fusu's situation was not that there was a lack of armed men who could fight hard, but that they carried too much supplies, which would lead to elongated lines during long journeys.

The people of the Western Regions would not welcome a huge influx of troops totaling around half a million. Even if you just pass by, you won't be welcome, and you can imagine what kind of hostility Fusu's team should encounter.

Suffering hostility in the Western Regions because of the existence of the Western Expeditionary Corps, in fact, the management team of the Qin feudal state, including Fusu, was not so worried, they were worried about once it exceeded the scope of the Western Expeditionary Corps. Falling into a strange environment full of hostility, can the whole team hold on?

Liu Bang was thinking about what Meng Tian meant, and he really suggested that the envoys and Qin Fengguo's team merge to the west. It was still the envoys who made some big things that the empire had to increase to support the army of the Western Regions.

It's not too difficult to want the whole thing at any time, and there is no reason to always create a reason, but Liu Bang has to hesitate a little, is the whole thing good for him, is it more beneficial, or will he suffer unbearable results?

The value and significance of the expedition to the northern corps to attack the Jitu Xiongnu are very great to the empire, the empire has been preparing for two years in order to conquer the Jitu Xiongnu, once the terrain is conquered Junji Mountain, almost even the Wulan Mountain is equivalent to the basic hand, and even the hundreds of miles of the surrounding area will tremble under the imperial soldiers.

If the intended target is taken, the empire will be equivalent to completing the goal of forcing the alien races in Yinshan to migrate without attacking Yinshan. If Junji Mountain is captured by the Empire, those alien races in Yinshan still can't leave, which is actually a real good thing. If the alien races in Yinshan do not leave, the empire will be able to form an encirclement of Yinshan, even if it is not forcibly attacked, but only to harass, there are no rich food resources in the Yinshan area, and the alien races that have been trapped for several years should wait to be starved to death if they do not surrender.

Taking over the entire northern frontier is the basic strategy of the empire for the next ten years, and I heard that in order to achieve this strategic goal, the center of the empire has even completed a long plan that will last more than fifteen years?

"Overall, the war in the North is really a priority." Meng Tian didn't think there was anything to hide, he said: "In this way, the resources obtained by other places will definitely be reduced." ”

"But...... I've heard that the resources in the south have not been reduced but have been increased, like what kind of marine corps has been added to the South Ocean Fleet? Liu Bang's source was Wei Bao, who had been in correspondence, and he also named this point, and then asked, "Is the general ...... I don't know? ”

Meng Tian naturally knew that there was such a thing, and he smiled bitterly: "Not only the Nanyang Fleet, but in fact, the Beiyang Fleet will soon be able to incorporate the troops on the Japanese Islands into its own Marine Corps. ”

Liu Bang didn't understand the sea, but he knew a lot of things, such as the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet, which had always been sending huge and precious resources to the empire. He was speculating according to his own ideas, since the two armies could bring huge benefits to the empire itself, it was natural to be supported, and it made no sense that the collective that had been contributing would not only not be rewarded, but would be suppressed, and the emperor and the center would certainly not be so stupid.

When Meng Tian was appointed as a general of Zhengxi, he had a long conversation with the emperor. The emperor made it clear at the beginning that although he had the name of the Western Expeditionary Corps, the existence of the Western Expeditionary Corps was only to help the troops of the Qin feudal state advance westward more smoothly, and the other was to keep Wusun, a country that was still useful to the empire for the time being.

If there is any other task for the Western Legion, it is to infiltrate the southern part of the Western Regions first. Before the Western Expeditionary Corps officially entered the Western Regions, Li Xin came up with another thing to kill the Loulan King in the Loulan Palace, and the rest of the matter was even more fucked, and the new King of Loulan relied on Li Xin's support to ascend to the throne, which is equivalent to Loulan directly becoming a puppet state.

What Li Xin did caused problems for the empire, but in fact, it was really a bit difficult to distinguish whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. Because of the packaging, the death of Zhi Wu became a victim of Loulan's internal struggle for the throne, and Li Xin and the others were only hired to kill Zhi Wu Another.

The new King of Loulan did not try to break free from control, but when he was about to put his ideas into action, Meng Tian came over with the follow-up troops.

Less than thirty people can mess up the southern part of the Western Regions, isn't that still a powerful empire behind Li Xin and the others? If there were only Li Xin and less than thirty people in Loulan for a long time, the new king of Loulan would dare to turn his face, but Meng Tian came over with more than 50,000 troops, and if he turned his face again, he would have a brain disease.

It has to be said. Li Xin is also a smart person, and after supporting a puppet to become the new king of Loulan, he knew very well that he could not maintain or control it for a long time, so he handed over the follow-up to Meng Tian, the general of Zhengxi. Then he patted his ass and went back to the empire.

Loulan was a somewhat powerful country in the southern part of the Western Regions before, but the southern part of the Western Regions was stronger than Loulan, and there were also mountain countries and Ronglu, and Loulan was similar to Jimo, Qule, Jingjue, and even the more southern one, I don't know if it was a part of the Western Regions, and the Qiang was stronger than the ten Loulans combined.

When the imperial army arrived, they only asked Loulan for supplies. did not show the attitude of destroying the city and destroying the country, and Du Li, who had just become the new king of Loulan, did not want to die, so he could only try his best to meet the needs of the Western Expeditionary Corps.

The Western Expedition Corps did not directly destroy Loulan, who had no ability to resist. It was out of consideration that he did not intend to make the indigenous countries of the Western Regions hostile to the country, but it has to be said that Meng Tian's good intentions were finally disturbed by those mercenaries of the envoy group.

There are too many armed personnel in the envoys, and there is no shortage of people among them who have been to southern Xinjiang before, so one can imagine what kind of concept they will have. In the eyes of many mercenaries who have been to southern Xinjiang, since they can use force to plunder everything they want in southern Xinjiang, it will not be any different if they are transferred to the Western Regions, the difference is that the natives of the Western Regions are more civilized and difficult to deal with than the savages of southern Xinjiang, but compared with the same benefits, as long as they can't do it, it is no different.

Liu Bang smiled awkwardly in an instant, and said: "Out of the border, only the contract signed can bind those mercenaries, and the laws of the empire do not protect non-imperial subjects. ”

Meng Tian understood, it was Liu Bang who was shirking responsibility, after all, if anyone was involved in sabotaging the military's strategic intentions, but it was a big matter, even if Liu Bang was a third-class baron of the empire and the chief envoy of the envoys, he couldn't bear it.

It's not that no one wants to pursue the Western Expeditionary Corps, but as Liu Bang said, the mercenaries are not regular troops, the mercenaries are not robbing the subjects of the empire, and the mercenaries are also trying their best to cooperate with the needs of the envoys, the most important thing is that the mercenaries do not belong to the military system, and the military needs to appeal to the ruling government first, and then the ruling government also needs to transfer the materials to the procuratorate, and finally the second government and the second administration will jointly investigate.

It's enough to get around, right? However, it is the emperor who stipulates it, and it is set in the form of a law, no matter how dull you are, you should understand the emperor's supportive attitude towards the mercenary organization.

Meng Tian actually didn't want to pursue anything, many unreasonable things will become reasonable under the premise of national strategic needs, in the final analysis, the power department of the empire is not perfect, it is estimated that if the imperial system of the imperial system does not exist absolute fairness, because many times the emperor can do what he wants.

"We ......" Meng Tian had just said this, and someone outside the tent reported.

Prince Wusun was embarrassed to come, he arrived in a hurry with less than a hundred horses, he was allowed to enter the tent, wiped his face and said in a astringent voice: "Hu Jie, Ding Ling and the Yue clan have colluded!" ”

In this regard, the imperial side has long been aware of it, and the Taiwei Department has done relevant deliberations and deductions, and Hujie and Ding Ling's attack on Wusun is not smooth and must be looking for help, and the Yue's people have also shown the action of returning eastward, which means that Wusun is the enemy of Hujie, Ding Ling and Yue's at the same time at this stage.

It is very common to unite with a common enemy, so what is the surprise of Ding Lingren, Hujie and Yueshi, the tripartite alliance?

"Last year they attacked unfavorably, and this year they have increased their troops." "What we have detected is that their forces are more than 200,000, and many of them are tribes further north. ”

Nomads, who are herdsmen in peacetime, gather to become cavalry, and it is not difficult to gather 50,000 or 60,000 warriors to gather the population base of this tribe with more than 200,000 people. As for Ding Ling, who has a population base of more than one million, they have already gathered 100,000 herdsmen last year, and it is purely normal to gather more if the offensive does not go well.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Tian asked, "The tribes further north?" ”

"Yes, most of them are still Rong or Di people." Nan Dou gritted his teeth a little: "Actually, many of those tribes have received our help, but they are as shameless as the people of the Xiaoyue clan. ”

As a nomadic tribe, Wusun is actually strange enough, it is estimated that Wusun has been the overlord of the Western Regions for a long time, and he should help the younger brother to a limited extent as the leader of the alliance, and it is not pure nomadic nature in thought. They take in other tribes and keep their names and respect customs, and often help tribes in need. This kind of behavior may get some gratitude, and get the corresponding reward, but it is based on the premise that Wusun is strong, once Wusun becomes weak, no matter whether he is grateful or not, Dade will pounce on and bite.

Meng Tian didn't express any opinions, he glanced at Liu Bang.

Liu Bang was also looking at Meng Tian, and the two of them were probably thinking about the same thing in their hearts, that is: "The emperor is really the one who can see the most clearly, there is no friendship between ethnic groups, and there should be no friendship between countries, and some are at least bloody rules of elimination of advantages and disadvantages." (To be continued.) )