On top of the original history, the medieval Hu civilization can definitely be called brilliant, and once it takes root somewhere, it will not go away, that is, the land will eventually fall into the hands of China, and it will be extremely difficult for the Han civilization to squeeze out the Hu civilization again. In Ma Luan's previous life, this was a very deep and intuitive experience.

Because it is powerful, it is terrifying, so it makes Ma Lan jealous. The only enemy that can become a worthy enemy of the Han civilization is this new and fanatical new civilization with infinite possibilities.

Standing on the height of people who came after a thousand years, although the Great Food has now been torn apart, Ma Lan still has the greatest respect and the greatest fear for Hu Da Civilization.

And, of course, the greatest malice.

Therefore, even though there are now three caliphs standing side by side in the Great Eclipse fighting, even though half of the Persian homeland has fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and even the expeditionary force has gained a foothold near Basra, and the forces have invaded the fertile valley of the two rivers, in such a good situation, Ma Lan still does not dare to relax.

The most powerful Anxi New Army can only be used in this direction, not in Tianzhu. Only by completely defeating the Hu civilization, at least driving it far enough away from the Tang Dynasty, can we ensure that the large areas of Central Asia and West Asia can be enveloped by the Han civilization, so that the Han civilization can occupy an advantage in this area and take root.

Therefore, the matter of the southern conquest of Tianzhu is naturally extremely important to the empire of the Tang Dynasty, and from the perspective of Han civilization, it cannot be compared with the matter in the west. The empire will eventually fall, and only civilization can last forever and completely defeat the Hu civilization. The Han civilization will be permanently invincible. And this is for Ma Lan. That's the most important thing.

After the beginning of spring. Naturally, he wanted to return to the river with the new army of Anxi, and the matter of the southern expedition to Tianzhu mainly depended on the Qiang people themselves. Of course, it must be carried out under the command of the Anxi Army, so it is necessary to send a certain size of the Anxi Army. Of course, there is no shortage of troops, the expansion of the army to the west has already been completed, Beiting and Anxi have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the Beiting army participated in the northern expedition to return to Hui, but most of the Han army in the four towns of Anxi have been idle for too long. It's time to go out.

In the main hall of the Zhangxiong Palace, Ma Lan and Du Huan Cen Shen finally decided to send 10,000 elite Han troops from the four towns of Anxi to participate in the southern expedition to Tianzhu. Compared with the Anxi New Army, the ordinary Anxi Army is now also equipped with riding crossbows, fire and thunder short spears and heavenly thunder arrows, and the only difference is the Yuanrong crossbow, and there are not so many Mo Dao knights, but the combat power is not a problem.

The Han army of the four towns is close to Qiuzi, and its equipment is much better than that of the Beiting army, as far as the most important hard crossbow is concerned, among the original standard hard crossbows. In addition to the addition of a large number of new eight-bull crossbows, the Fuyuan crossbow has also been retained. The three types of crossbows, horned crossbows, and single-bow crossbows were all discarded and replaced with steel riding crossbows. Now in the Han army of the four towns, there are only three kinds of hard crossbows: the eight-ox crossbow, the Fuyuan crossbow and the riding crossbow, and the riding crossbow has been done for one person. With such an army, the advantage of long-range firepower is also sufficient, and it is not a problem to conquer Tianzhu.

Of course, Ma Lu values human life, so this army is the mobile force in the southern expedition, and it is naturally the Qiang cavalry that takes the lead. The Xiangxiong people are still much more fierce than the Tianzhu people, and the Tang army will not be put into the battlefield unless necessary.

The matter on Zhangxiong's side was so decided, and as for the other expeditionary force in the Ganges River Valley, it would have to wait until Zhang Xun's reply came.

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When Ma Lan and the others were discussing in the palace of the Zhangxiong King, the leaders of the land of Shidongdai gradually left the surrendered city, went outside the city with their own guards, and left directly.

This time is a big event for the entire Zhangzhung Kingdom, and it is also a fateful moment for the tribe, and the leaders must quickly return to the tribe to prepare for the next expedition.

How many soldiers and horses to send and how many people to stay in the tribe must be summed up. However, most of them are not prepared to hide their secrets, and they all want to send as many troops as possible to reap more benefits in the southern expedition.

The Protector of the God of War Patriarch made it clear that every tribe had to prove itself useful in order to gain benefits in the southern expedition. The dream of no longer starving the clansmen is to be exchanged for a knife and a shot on the battlefield. But this is what should be done, there is nothing in the world that is not rewarded, for for them to fight, and since there is a richer and more fertile territory in the south than the valley of the Logos, then it is necessary to take people to rob it. This time, with the support of the Tang people behind the back, it is certain to win, and how much benefit you can get depends on your own ability.

In general, a guarantee that the clansmen would no longer starve was enough to make them give everything they had. The Qiang people are poor, and the leaders are actually not rich, and most of the leaders have the desire to let the tribesmen be fed and clothed, so at this time, the blood in their hearts is hot.

Before leaving, the leaders took with them a lot of food, which they exchanged for the heads of the Kalun tribe, and of course they did not spend all the rewards, but since there were not many people who came, they were able to bring so much. They were also impressed by the lessons of the Kalun tribe, but when they left the city gate, they saw the temple again, and the leaders had no sympathy. Originally, he was able to take his clan to eat well, but he chose to go against the Tang Dynasty and the ancestor of the Protector of the God of War, this is not looking for death!

Over the next few days, the plan gradually became more refined, and preparations slowly began to be put on the agenda. The Eagle Slave officially set up a stronghold in the surrendered city, and orders were constantly sent from here to Qiuzi, and after receiving the order, the Qiuzi side would begin to complete the preliminary work. The elite of the Han army was transferred from the four towns, and the grain was allocated for the Xinghu merchants to start transporting, and public bidding was conducted for the logistics of the southern expedition...... There are fixed rules for this, and it will be done step by step, and there will be no problems.

The system has been basically established in the western border army, and all kinds of systems have outlines, and what is needed is to gradually improve them in practice, and the establishment of the academy will help the complete solidification of various systems. Over time, the Western Frontier Army will become stronger, not only in terms of weapons and firepower, but also in terms of system and efficiency.

Change is happening imperceptibly, and many things have begun to take root, and one day they will become extremely strong, changing the entire moraine, and even the face of this empire. Of course, this is just a hint at this time, and it is too early to say this.

Now that the Anxi Army is dispatched, the logistics basically no longer rely on Changxingfang, mainly relying on merchants, whether it is the Western Expedition or the Northern Expedition to Hui, Changxingfang is only responsible for transporting ordnance, and the rest are handed over to merchants, so it can be said that the logistics system has been gradually commercialized. Even irrelevant armaments, such as steel arrows and horizontal knives, were handed over to merchants to transport. This has undoubtedly greatly lightened the burden on the armed forces, allowing them to focus on combat. And each time there are not many troops, at most more than 10,000, which also ensures the possibility of eating the enemy, in case the logistics are cut off, relying on ruthless means is enough to ensure the security of the army's supply.

Of course, the changes are not only logistical, but also include all aspects of the army in the western part of the moraine.

A few days passed, and falcons from Anxi continued to fly over the snow-capped mountains and bring the news. The Governor's Mansion of the West is basically based on the original Dadu Protectorate, which has been operating extremely smoothly in recent years, and the orders issued are being implemented in an orderly manner, and everything is in order.

The construction of the two schools is still in full swing, and Master Li Xiu is extremely concerned about this matter, and the things in the workshop are put aside for the time being, mainly to supervise these two things. Ma Luan's henchmen all know his status in Ma Luan's heart, and now he is actually the highest status in Moxi, he is not good at daily affairs, but he is a young prisoner who will be a prisoner, and he is extremely good at construction.

A few days later, the news brought by the falcon included a message from Chang'an. However, it was not Zhang Xun's reply, and the content of the message was not a major event, but it only recorded the death of Princess Yuzhen.

History will still change, and the time when Tang Xuanzong's favorite sister died was more than five years earlier than the original history.

Of course, there is no Tang Xuanzong anymore. According to the law, first bright and then dark Xuan, because history has changed, the Anshi Rebellion did not break out, Li Longji's life is not stained, and the martial arts have reached the extreme, and it has nothing to do with the first light and then the dark, so his temple name is naturally not Xuanzong, but Wuzong.

Princess Yuzhen is said to be Wang Wei's lover, and she also has something to do with Li Bai, of course, these are all barnyard official histories, which may not be credible. However, for Ma Xuan, the 100,000 yuan that Li Juan took to bribe Princess Yuzhen Li Zhiying at the beginning, it was indeed through Li Juan's brother Li Bai.

Li Zhiying accepted 100,000 yuan because she was used to luxury, and made a wish to ask Li Longji to stop her princess Yulu, who was very poor at that time. The name of Ma Luan, a god-given god general, was given by this princess of cultivation, Li Zhiying claimed to have dreamed of his ancestor Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu told her that Ma Lan was sent by him to assist the Tang Dynasty. After receiving the money and doing things, this is the relationship between the two families. Because of this incident, Li Juan also gave Princess Yuzhen tens of thousands of dollars every year in the name of Ma Lan when he was in Chang'an.

Now that Princess Yuzhen is dead, Li Juan is no longer in Chang'an, and the Ma family has gone to Anxi, and there is no one there. There are still many Anxi spies in Chang'an City, but Mi Xue has also returned to Qiuzi. However, this matter still has to be dealt with, and he can't be a real person, after all, what he said at the beginning helped him a lot.

So Ma Xuan also issued an order to ask Li Juan to write a letter to Li Bai, asking him to go to Princess Yuzhen's mansion and bring 100,000 yuan to Princess Yuzhen's family. As for the money, go directly to the Ma family firm to get it, and now although the Ma family has withdrawn from Chang'an, the business in Chang'an has been entrusted to a reliable person, and the 100,000 yuan can be regarded as the end of this matter.

A few days later, Zhang Xun's reply also passed through Anxi and reached the surrendered city.

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