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The man nodded and smiled: "The tiger power of the Eagle Yang Army, this official has already heard of it. When I saw Captain Wang today, I realized that it was indeed worthy of its name. The handsome can have such a subordinate as Captain Wang, I am really envious. ”

Boyan said to Wang Yangming: "I haven't introduced it to you yet." This is the pillar of our Great Xia Dynasty, Mr. Zhang Qian, the third product Bowanghou. ”

Wang Yangming was secretly shocked in his heart, and said in his heart that this person was actually a marquis, why did such an important minister suddenly come to the Northwest Army?

It turned out that the reward system in Great Xia was very strict, especially for the lord to be rewarded was stingy. The titles of Daxia are divided into five ranks, respectively, the prince and the son, the highest title of the duke, but it is not granted, and no one has been able to title the duke since the founding of the country. The second is Hou, generally a courtier of the first to third grade if he has made a significant contribution to the country, he may be able to be a marquis, even so, there have only been five or six marquis in the past ten years since the founding of the country, and this Bowang Marquis Zhang Qian is one of them.

It is said that in the early years, Zhang Qian followed Emperor Hongwu to raise troops and made many military exploits, but this person's ambition was not in the army, but he had been assisting the emperor as a think tank. The emperor had a very good personal relationship with him, and after the founding of the country, he ordered him to be an official in the court, and gradually rose to the third grade, because of his wisdom and insight, so he was named the Marquis of Bowang, which was already a great favor.

Imagine that Yi Yisheng has such means and merits, but he has not been awarded the lord, and the preciousness of this title can be seen. Of course, San Yisheng is a master in the world, and he doesn't care about the lord, it is said that the emperor once wanted to give the title of the first duke after the founding of the country to San Yisheng, but he politely refused, but this is just a rumor circulating in the market, what is the specific truth, Wang Yangming did not ask San Yisheng for verification.

Wang Yangming hurriedly saluted Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian waved his hand and said, "Captain Wang doesn't have to be polite. ”

Boyan said: "Lord Zhang, do you think this operation can be carried out with this Hundred Eagles Yang Army as your escort?"

Zhang Qian said: "I think it can." The Eagle Yang Army is one by one, and these 100 people are worth a team of 10,000 people!"

Wang Yangming didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the two, and he didn't dare to ask without permission, Boyan saw that he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and said with a smile: "Captain Wang, I haven't told you yet." Lord Zhang came this time by the Holy Decree to lead a delegation to Khorezm to establish diplomatic relations with the king. However, it is a long way to the west, and there are sixteen countries in the Western Regions eyeing each other along the way, so my Northwest Army has to take on the task of guarding Lord Zhang. I studied it with Master Zhang, and I think it's most appropriate for you to take on the task. ”

Wang Yangming was shocked: "Khorezm, that is the closest country to the west of the sixteen countries in the Western Regions, three thousand miles away from Jiayu Pass, and even more so from Chang'an City.

Seeing that what Wang Yangming said had involved military aircraft, Boyan's expression turned serious at the moment, and said, "You two come with me, let's see each other on the map." ”

The two of them followed him to the table, where the map was already laid out. Boyan pointed to a certain place on the map and said: "This is Chang'an, go west through Shaanxi, Gansu, and arrive at my Jiayuguan, the straight-line distance is seven thousand miles, in fact, the middle road is high and long, and it is thousands of miles away."

Go west from my Jiayuguan, along the first line of the Hexi corridor, the north side is Jingjue, Chechi, Yuli, Yanqi, Qiuzi, Wensu, Shule, the south side is Mushroom Qiang, and the end is Khotan, Shache, Gaochang, Dunhuang, Loulan, Gumo, after these 15 countries, we can reach the farthest away from our Great Xia and the largest area and the strongest Khorezm country in the sixteen countries, from my Jiayuguan straight line distance of 3,500 miles, the actual walking distance should be 5,000 miles.

Because of the distance, we know very little about Khorezm, and the two countries occasionally have merchants from afar, but this exchange is too small to be diplomatic. This time, the Holy Lord gave Master Zhang the task of leading a delegation of about 30 people, under the escort of our Northwest Army, through the borders of the fifteen countries of the Western Regions, trekking five thousand miles away, to reach Khorezm, make an alliance with their king, meet the east and west, and conquer the fifteen countries of the Western Regions in one fell swoop. Forgive that the kingdom of Khorezm is only a thousand miles away, and he must be very happy to give him such a large piece of land. This unprecedented diplomatic action of the Holy Governor is called

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He paused for a moment before slowly saying two words: "Chisel hollow." ”

After Boyan finished speaking, he waited for Wang Yangming to speak. Wang Yangming recovered from the initial shock, thought for a while, and said: "This move of the Holy Lord is really groundbreaking, but the middle road is difficult and dangerous, and the fifteen countries along the way have long been eyeing my Great Xia, I don't understand, why do we have to go far and seek the near and far, instead of gradually conquering the closer countries one by one from east to west?"

Boyan shook his head and said: "This truth is also very simple, opening up the western territory is something that I have been planning for a long time in Great Xia, but more than ten years have passed, and we have not advanced an inch at all, not that my Great Xia national strength is not enough, nor that the soldiers of our army are not brave enough, but that the battle line is too long and difficult to achieve." He said this, looking at Zhang Qian, expecting him to continue.

Zhang Qian said with a smile: "General Boyan is going to test the old man." Let me tell you, see if I'm right. My Great Xia territory is 5,000 miles from north to south and 10,000 miles from east to west, and it is the largest country in Dongsheng Shenzhou. However, the size of the territory doubles the manpower and material resources needed to maintain border defense.

The Northwest Army guarded the Northwest Border Pass, and the imperial court spent about 100 million taels of silver every year in order to maintain the normal expenses of the Northwest Army. The Northern Army in the north, the Zhennan Army in the south, and the Duoyan Sanwei in the northeast, the annual expenditure of silver is also about this amount. The military expenditure alone has been unbearable for my Great Xia, not to mention that if the military force is used to open the border, the battle line will be longer, and the cost will be even more immeasurable.

Moreover, among the sixteen countries of the Western Regions, except for Khorezm, most of the other countries are cold-mouthed and huddle with each other, and I think it is really difficult to break through each other. But Khorezm was far to the west, and unlike the other fifteen nations, they were of a different origin or species, and they professed Almighty God Christianity, not ****** religion. If we can say that the king of Khorezm will send troops to the east, and we will send troops to the west, and we will attack from the east and west, we will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, although the countries of the Western Regions are not large in size and cannot grow a large amount of grain due to the limitations of desert conditions, they are good at business and have a very rich treasury. ”

Wang Yangming nodded when he heard this, and his heart was originally hollowed out and used here. Loulan was the closest to Great Xia, and had already blatantly started a war with Great Xia, and although the rest of the Western Regions countries were playing tricks behind their backs, they still maintained peaceful relations with Great Xia on the surface. If Loulan is taken first, not to mention being able to supplement military spending, it will also be a powerful deterrent to other countries, so that they will not dare to act rashly, and then they will encroach one by one, and it will no longer be a dream to expand the territory.

However, he still did not agree with Bo Yan and Zhang Qian's statement, and objected: "But listening to what the marshal and the lord said, you plan to let my Ying Yang army take up the escort work for this trip, and my Ying Yang army is only a hundred people, how can I keep the mission and its party across 5,000 miles? Although there are not many soldiers and generals in the countries of the Western Regions along the way, if they have a crooked mind, as long as they move their little fingers, my 100 people will definitely be in a catastrophe. ”