The king listened to Zhang Qian's words, and was indecisive, Zhang Qian saw him hesitating, and said in his heart: "Hesitation is drama, as long as he does not directly and resolutely oppose it, I have the possibility of persuading him." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "So he continued: "My Xia country has a vast territory, and it is the first big country in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and I attach importance to the people's livelihood on the pilgrimage, and the four industries of Shinong industry and commerce are very developed. Your country is the first majestic state in the Western Regions, if Your Majesty is willing to send troops, the countries of the Western Regions will be frightened, and even hope for the wind to return, and then achieve meritorious deeds in one fell swoop, Your Majesty will definitely be able to go down in history and recite it for the people of Khorezm for all generations. ”

From ancient times to the present, all emperors, are determined to get around the word fame and fortune, this king has been in charge of Khorezm for many years, and what he will never forget in his heart is to become a great emperor who will go down in history and martial arts, and sure enough, he can listen to Zhang Qian's words, this king is very moved. Except for the eunuchs beside the king and Wang Zhen and Wang Yangming beside Zhang Qian, the military officials and the envoys in the audience didn't know what the king and Zhang Qian were talking about, and everyone saw that the king's face was sometimes hesitant and sometimes excited, so they were all curious about what Zhang Qian had said to the king.

When the king saw that the hundreds of military officials in the audience were stretching their necks to listen to him and Zhang Qian, he immediately ordered the eunuch to call the two people with the highest positions among the hundred officials to come up and take a closer look. The highest-ranking military attache is naturally the general of the super-first-rank general, and the head of the civil officials is Harris, the prime minister of Khorezm. The king told Zhang Qian's words to the two officials, Wushu is a soldier, and the soldiers have a fanatical dedication to expanding the territory, and when they heard that there was such a good opportunity, they immediately agreed with both hands. Harris was old, and he asked Zhang Qian: "I wonder how many soldiers your country can mobilize to help us if our country agrees to send troops?"

Zhang Qian said proudly: "I have a standing army of 200,000 in Great Xia, guarding the north, northeast, northwest, southwest and due south, and another 400,000 reserve army, which can be put into battle at any time. If your country agrees to send troops, I will go back to tell the Holy Lord, and seize the time to put things in order, so that when the troops are dispatched, I will be able to mobilize 500,000 troops to march westward in an instant. ”

Harris was very surprised when he heard Zhang Qian say that he could use 500,000 troops, you know, with Khorezm's strong national strength, the limit of the army that can be used is only 200,000, and Daxia sent more than twice as many troops as himself, but he proposed to divide the land obtained by the two countries equally, which can be said to be a cost-effective deal. It's just that he was worried that Zhang Qian deliberately exaggerated the strength of the army that could be mobilized in Great Xia in order to persuade himself and others to agree, so he repeatedly confirmed this matter with Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian swore that "when our dynasty was first founded, the north was plagued by the Huns, and I made a pilgrimage to the general Huo Guang to lead 500,000 troops to the north and beat the Xiongnu Mughal Empire to pieces. At that time, our country was suffering from war, but we were still able to send 500,000 troops, and today I am at peace in the world, let alone a problem. ”

Harris saw that what Zhang Qian said was well-founded, and he believed it in his heart, and then asked: "There are many generals in Great Xia, and 500,000 soldiers can almost sweep across the Western Regions, even if the battle line is too long to annex the Western Regions alone, but it can be gradually encroached upon and taken one by one, why do we have to send troops together with Khorezm? And the conditions proposed are so generous that we don't dare to believe it." ”

Zhang Qian said sincerely: "Although there are many soldiers in our court, the people are mainly engaged in agriculture, and the commercial economy is not developed, but Khorezm is just the opposite, the people of your country are all merchants, but due to the limited land, agriculture is not developed. Therefore, after the war is over, we can compensate you for the grain and grass, and you will supplement us with the corresponding military expenses according to the price of the grain and grass. ”

He put the interests of the two sides on the surface, but made Harris, the old fox, believe it. He nodded, and continued to ask, "I don't know what the quality of these 500,000 troops in your country is, and how does it compare with the troops of the fifteen countries in the Western Regions?"

Zhang Qian said: "I am not a soldier, I can only be regarded as a layman for marching and fighting, I think you raised this question, it is better for the highest military commander in my mission, Wang Yangming, the captain of Liupin Zhaowu, to tell you." After that, he looked at Wang Yangming and waited for him to speak.

Wang Yangming thought that the time had come for him to blow the conch, so he hurriedly stood up and said to Prime Minister Harris: "Our army's horse warfare skills are indeed slightly inferior to those of the soldiers of the northwest countries, but the siege of cities, foot battles, water battles, mountain cross-country battles, surprise raids, etc. are not comparable to the Hu people. I have brought 90 soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army on this trip, and they are the elite of my Northwest Army, and the Prime Minister can take a look. He pointed out to the audience, and Harris saw that there were ninety soldiers standing neatly in the audience, all of them were tigers with bears' waists, and their eyes were fierce, and he said in his heart that this was indeed a rare elite soldier. If all the soldiers of the Xia Dynasty were half as fierce as these soldiers, no, as long as they were one-tenth as fierce, then it would not be a dream to sweep the fifteen countries of the Western Regions.

Seeing that Harris had also been moved by what the Xia Dynasty delegation had said, the king smiled and said, "It seems that this alliance is a big event." ”

Zhang Qian was overjoyed when he heard this, the king of Xindao had already said so, and it seemed that he was about to succeed in this trip.

At this moment, a person came out of the hundred officials, and Zhang Qian saw that the man was tall and thin, but his eyes were bright, and he didn't know what he came from. I only heard that the man Wu Li reported to the king, and the king ordered the eunuch to translate the man's words to Zhang Qian, and the eunuch said: "This is my important general in the court, his name is Ali Buge, the general of the official residence, he wants to ask, Zhang Envoy and Wang Xiaowei just said this, it is not enough to make everyone believe, it is better for us to verify the strength of your army with our own eyes." ”

Wang Yangming was very familiar with the name of Ali Buge, and said strangely: "When I was in Chechi Guozhong, I met a fierce general named Ali Hague, I don't know if it has anything to do with this Ali Buge general?"

The eunuch translated Wang Yangming's words to Brother Ali Buge, and when he saw his face look of surprise, he said: "Ali Hague is my brother, and I don't want Captain Wang to know him." ”

Wang Yangming said with a smile: "Don't you know, this Ali Hague General has become the regent of Che Chi State now, and he is like a brother with Lord Zhang Qian." ”