Zhang Fang's army swept all the way through, directly took the entire Transoxiana region, and stationed in Tocharian (present-day northern Afghanistan), facing Persia across the Amu Darya River. The two sides are temporarily bounded by the Amu Darya River, with the Great Jin Dynasty in the north and east, and Persia in the south and west. Although the Persians were very dissatisfied with the loss of Central Asia, they could only swallow this bitter fruit for the time being, even if they still had to rely on the Great Jin.

This is the first time that the Central Asians have felt the power from the Celestial Empire, and the glorious victory of the Xiang army like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves has given a great shock to the locals. Neither the once powerful Persians, nor their former masters, the Qiang, were no match for the Xiang army.

When the Xiang army entered the river, it was the Persian and Roman Empires that were most affected. Among them, Persia felt like a man's back, in the past, Persia and the Great Jin were separated by thousands of miles, even if the Great Jin was strong, the Persians would not feel it deeply. And this time it was different, after seeing the strength of the Xiang army, the Persians were full of vigilance against the Great Jin.

The Romans, on the other hand, were very excited, and once the Great Jin and Persia turned their faces, they would benefit the most. It's not been a day or two that they covet the ally of Da Jin, but they didn't have a chance before. Therefore, as soon as he was given the opportunity, Emperor Constantine the Great immediately sent an envoy to Tocharo.

Just as Zhang Fang was rectifying the Transoxiana region, an envoy claiming to be from the Roman Empire came to ask for an audience. Zhang Fangwei groaned and agreed to meet the other party, and after a while, a Roman walked in, his face a little pale and dejected, obviously suffering a lot on the way.

"Your envoy has come here from thousands of miles away, and I don't know why he is doing it!?" Zhang Fang opened his mouth first. asked.

The Roman envoy saluted Zhang Fang and said, "Your Excellency, I am an envoy of Emperor Constantine the Roman Empire, and it is a great honor to be personally received by you!" ”

Zhang Fang smiled faintly and said, "Your envoy doesn't need to be polite, it's just that our two countries are still in a state of hostility for the time being, I don't know what happened when your envoy came?" ”

When the Roman envoy heard this, he hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, General, when I come." Passing through the territory of Persia. They were dissatisfied with the general's capture of Tochar, and some of the Persians even clamored for a recapture of the Transoxiana! But after coming to Tocharo, I found that your soldiers were resting, excuse me. Are you ready to hand over Tochar to the Persians? Please forgive me for being rude! ”

Zhang Fang waved his hand. Hearing this, he looked the Roman envoy up and down. Then he smiled and said, "Your envoy's eyes are really sharp, but the envoy is a little too worried." In any case, the Great Jin and Persia are allies, and the other party does not dare to forcibly ask for Tochar no matter what. Again. I'm here to wait, huh? Will Lao Tzu be afraid of the Persians?! ”

"Hehe, of course you won't be afraid, how could the powerful Great Jin Empire be afraid of the little Persians." The Roman envoy deliberately curryed favor and said, "But it is precisely because of this that this envoy has some doubts. Let's ask, why is Dajin so powerful and so restrictive? As far as I know, the cruel barbarian leader of Shile has been defeated by you, and now there is only one enemy left in front of you - the Persian Empire, as long as we join forces, victory is at hand, at this time the army suddenly stopped advancing, is something happening? ”

Zhang Fang knew that the other party was testing him, and said with a smile: "No! Nothing has changed, it's just that the soldiers of the Great Jin Empire have been fighting for too long, and we need to rest instead of continue fighting! As for the Persian Empire, I'm sorry we haven't received an order to go to war with the other side for the time being, so we wouldn't have been able to go to war with the other side at will! ”

When the Roman envoy saw that Zhang Fang seemed to have made up his mind, he was in a hurry, he thought about his mission, forced himself to calm down and said busily: "Your Excellency, General! Your Excellency, General! I think that now we will join forces to fight to destroy the evil Persians and completely conform to the interests of the Great Jin! ”

"Oh! Is it? Tell me about it! Zhang Fang sneered.

The Roman envoy thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency! The Persians are on the main road of communication between the East and the West in the world, her existence has hindered the communication between the East and the West, and more importantly, the Persians are a great threat to Rome and the Great Jin, they are aggressive, and their greed can never be satisfied. Although the Great Jin Dynasty has some advantages at the moment and forces the other party to not dare to make a move, once the Persians recover their strength, when the time comes, they will definitely stretch their evil claws to the Great Jin Empire! Your Excellency, I don't think you want that to happen! ”

Zhang Fang still smiled faintly and said, "Then according to the envoy's meaning, we should unite with the Romans and then go to war against the Persians together?" ”

The Roman envoy nodded, and continued: "Yes, your country has a strong navy and army, and our country also has a strong army, as long as we both act together, the Persians will definitely not be our opponents." ”

The Roman envoy then spoke freely for a long time, and he felt like scolding Fang Xuan, but in Zhang Fang's eyes, it was simply a fart, and it stinked. There is such an opportunity for Persia and Rome to fight each other, why did the Great Jin Dynasty make peace?

If it is really as the Roman envoy said, unless the Great Jin Dynasty completes the construction of roads in the newly recovered areas such as Hezhong and the Western Regions, and the economy of these places is also restored. Otherwise, with the strength of the Great Jin Dynasty, it would not be long before it would be consumed by the Persians.

Zhang Fang had been patiently waking up and listening to the other party's fart before he said: "According to what Your Excellency said, there are a few things that you don't understand, I hope Your Excellency can help me answer!" ”

The Roman envoy put his hands behind his back and said quite confidently: "Your Excellency, General, please ask!" ”

"Good! I ask you, your Excellency, Ctesiphon was the capital of Persia, and its status was the same as Rome was to the Roman Empire! It must be heavily defended, if it is to be attacked, it will take hundreds of thousands of troops, I don't know how to solve the problem of grain and grass equipment? Is your country willing to bear the required supplies? Please answer for me! ”

Listening to Zhang Fang's questioning, the Roman envoy was speechless.

Zhang Fang saw that the other party didn't speak, and snorted coldly: "Your envoy can't answer, the general will say it on your behalf, if the Great Jin continues to march westward, it will also need hundreds of thousands of troops, the Great Jin and Shile have been fighting for half a year, and they have long been sleepy and tired, and they can't be driven. In the end, what can I get from the Great Jin, but to help you contain the Persian forces, so that your country can be used on the battlefield on the Western Front! ”

The Roman envoy was overwhelmed by Zhang Fang's words, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, even if you say so, but even so, as long as you can destroy the Persian Empire and open up the trade route between the East and the West, isn't this exactly what we both expect?" ”

Zhang Fang sneered: "No! The destruction of the Persian Empire is only what your country wants to see, and Constantine the Great wants to restore the glory of his ancestors, but this has nothing to do with my great Jin dime. And the Great Jin has fought so far, we have already got what we want, there is no need to continue to sacrifice the lives of soldiers for the sake of others, so take a temporary break, this is the choice in line with the interests of the Great Jin! ”

Seeing that Zhang Fang still insisted on not sending troops, the Roman envoy hurriedly said: "Is it true that the Great Jin only thinks about the immediate interests and does not think about the future at all?" Once the Persians defeat our Rome, they will not allow you to occupy Tocharian any longer! As long as the general sends troops, I, Rome, am willing to sign a new alliance with the Great Jin, and after the destruction of Persia in the future, we can divide its land equally. ”

"Divide Persia equally? Hehe, this is the biggest joke that Ben will ever hear, wait until you defeat the Persians first! Hehe, as long as it is the thing and land that I want in Dajin, I will never fake it to others, we will work hard for it ourselves! If we want Persia in the future, we will succeed even without the Romans! ”

Zhang Fang's words completely shocked the Roman envoys, and he suddenly realized that this world war might have been a ruse of the Jin people from the beginning. The people who were allied with Rome before were more like a dog released by the Great Jin Dynasty, and it was the other party that broke the equilibrium between Persia and Rome and triggered this great war that swept the world.

After the outbreak of the Great War, the Jin army swept all the way through the Qian, and then successfully conquered a large territory. Only the two countries, Rome and Persia, are like fools, fighting to the death for the slightest contradiction. Look at the Jin, who quietly withdrew from the war and plundered the wealth of Rome and Persia through the arms trade.

Fooled!

Definitely fooled!

After the Roman envoy figured it out, he wanted to reprimand loudly, but found that he had nothing to blame, everything that the Great Jin did did did not have any handle in the hands of other countries, and it seemed that what the Jin people did was reasonable.

The Xiang army will not turn against Persia for the time being, because that is not in the interests of the Great Jin!

The Roman envoys could even imagine that in the near future, when Persia and Rome were exhausted, the Jin people had completed the construction of newly conquered places such as Hezhong and the Western Regions, and by that time millions of people in Central Asia had already become the most loyal supporters of the Great Jin Empire!

With this mass foundation, the logistical problems that plagued the Great Jin Dynasty's Western Expedition will be completely solved, and the Great Jin Dynasty will no longer worry about fighting far away from the country! Hundreds of thousands of well-armed van troops will sweep across the entire west like a torrent, and neither Persia nor Rome will be the opponent of the Great Jin!

What a wrong step! In the future world hegemony, there will be no more Romans and Persians, and sooner or later, the iron cavalry of the Great Jin will set foot in the corners of the whole world! (To be continued......)