"Great victory! Great victory! "Ahh

"Great victory in Mud City!"

On the bank of the Yongshui River, Qingji at this time was presiding over the alliance of princes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the alliance began, a dusty junior colonel came on horseback, shouting "great victory" in his mouth, and after passing through the edge of the huge phalanx, he came straight to the square stage.

Gou Jian, who was standing beside Qingji, hurriedly took the lacquered bamboo slip from the hands of the small colonel, and then presented it with both hands and handed it to Qingji to read.

At this time, the soldiers of the kingdom of Heaven and Earth had gathered together and came to Yongdi to assemble.

Even the distant vassal states of Qi, Yan, Lu, and Song inevitably sent troops of several hundred people, or sent a batch of grain and straw to be needed for the allied war.

Because Qingji is the "chief of the princes" and does royal affairs on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he is qualified and obliged to calm the chaos for the Zhou royal family, that is, "respect the king". Diaphragm

Now, although the world is in turmoil, the hegemony that Wu Guoshi has only established for a short time is still unshakable for a while.

The vassal states sent troops to help each other, or subsidized some grain, grass, and military supplies, which was also to give Qingji face, and at the same time to prevent Qingji from finding an excuse to send troops to fight against him......

In countries far away from Qin, the soldiers and horses sent and the subsidized grain and grass are still on the way.

The most recent is none other than the "Six Jins"!

Qingji roughly calculated, this time the princes who responded to the call of the overlord Wu were Xue, Teng, Di, Tan, Ju, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xu, Dun, Cao, Chen, Qin, Qi, Yan, Zhongshan, Zheng, Song, Lu, Wei, Han, Zhao, Wei, Fan, Zhongxing, Zhi, and Shu.

That's 28 countries!

This is already all the vassal states canonized by the Zhou royal family! Diaphragm

The current influence of Wu can also be imagined.

Among these twenty-eight vassal states, there were soldiers who sent troops, and there was money and grain that gave money and food.

Those who sent a large number of troops, such as the Qin State and the Six Jin Dynasty, each had an army of more than 3,000 people (Qingji requirement).

The one who sent the least troops was Qi and Yan, but fortunately, they funded a lot of grain and grass.

This improvised alliance of princes ranged from a few thousand to a few hundred, plus the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the overlord Wu, with a total of more than 70,000 people......

At this moment, the people gathered on the banks of Yongshui are not necessarily the kings of a country, but also the ministers and doctors of various vassal states.

Because this is just over a month, the road is long, and there is no need for the kings of the nations to come in a hurry. Diaphragm

"A great victory in Mud City."

Qingji sat on the main seat of the square platform, looked around, looked at the princes and doctors present, held the good news in his hand, and said with a smile: "The second and third sons, my black husband and son Fan of Wu State, with a division of 5,000 people, defeated the Persians in Huni City, beheaded more than 20,000 people, and captured nearly 10,000!" ”

"He almost captured the king of Persia!"

"Shhh

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but gasp and feel shocked.

The five thousand elite soldiers of the Wu State have captured so many?

Really? Diaphragm

Isn't that a one-sided slaughter?

For such a record, including Qingji, everyone never expected it.

Qingji sent Heifu and Gongzi Fan to lead the army first, originally planning to rush to Humud City to rescue the caravan besieged there, or to postpone the urgent need.

I didn't think that the Persians were so vulnerable!

Even if it is tens of thousands of pigs, tens of thousands of sheep, and only 5,000 Wu Junrui soldiers, I am afraid that they will not be able to cut it all in a day or two!

"Wu Hou."

At this time, Qin Boying Ningpi stood up with a smile and said to Qingji: "The widow thinks that in the battle of Hunicheng, the Persians were almost wiped out. "Ahh

"The threat from the west has been lifted, so why should we be aggressive and continue to send troops to attack the Western Regions and attack Persia?"

Hearing this, Qing Ji said surgingly: "Uncle Qin's words are wrong. This time in the battle of Mud City, our Wu army only won the first battle, but did not achieve the final victory. ”

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"Truth be told, the widow has received definite information. The tens of thousands of people who invaded the countries of the Western Regions were nothing more than an advance army, and the real purpose of their king Darius was to swallow up our Chinese countries! ”

Therefore, tens of thousands of people are far from enough. The Persians still have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and they are on their way to the Western Regions. ”

"I believe that it will not be long before the main army of the Persians will continue to advance eastward!"

"This ......"

Qingji's words made everyone dumbfounded. Diaphragm

"More than 100,000 troops? Really? ”

"It's hard to say. Although I have lived in the Central Plains for a long time, I have also heard from some merchants who have returned from trading with the West that, according to what they have seen and heard, Persia is a powerful and powerful country, and its territory is no less extensive than that of Wu, and its population may be in the tens of millions! ”

"It is not surprising, then, that the Persians were able to fight with an army of more than 100,000 at every turn."

The princes and doctors on the Quartet platform all started to talk.

With the opening of the Silk Road, the Chinese were more or less able to understand the strength of the Persians.

Admittedly, none of them had any contact with the Persians, but that didn't stop them from taking a keen interest in the high-nosed, bearded, and even blond-haired.

As if to enhance the persuasiveness of his words, Qingji waved his hand, and two guards carried up a screen with a sheepskin map hanging from it. Diaphragm

On the map, the general territory of each country and tribe is outlined.

There are Chinese countries such as Wu, Qin, and Shu, as well as Rongdi countries (tribes) such as Lou Fan, Shanrong, and Yiqu, and even the remote Persian state is impressive.

I saw that the kingdom of Persia (Achaemenid Dynasty) on this sheepskin map had a vast territory, more than twice as large as the state of Wu!

"This is the territory of the Persians today!"

Qingji pointed to the territory of the Achaemenid Dynasty marked on the map, looked at the princes and doctors present, and said solemnly: "It is undeniable that the territory of Persia is vast and sparsely populated, but its total population has exceeded 10 million!" ”

"The widow has estimated that the population of Persia is no less than fifteen million!"

"This country is a country that is reckless in military force, a military power!" Diaphragm

"Its standing army has hundreds of thousands of people, and if it is mobilized, I am afraid that the Persian state will be able to send a million people to the east!"

"Shhh

The princes and doctors who heard this couldn't help but inhale the cool air frequently, and their scalps became numb.

There are millions of people, what is this concept?

You must know that now, including Wu State, the standing armies of all the Chinese countries combined, the total number is less than one million!

As for the population of no less than 15 million, it is even more terrifying.

The overlord Wu State, so far, the total population may exceed 10 million, and the mobilization capacity may not be comparable to that of the Persians...... Diaphragm