In April 229, the second year of Anping of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xin, the generalissimo of the expedition to the west, led an army of 130,000 horses to the Rhine Valley, and on this rich plain, he would face a coalition of nearly 300,000 troops from 17 countries, including the powerful Roman Empire. Different from the Battle of the Dhara River, the Han army at this time can be regarded as a lone army, and the long journey also makes the elite soldiers quite tired, such fatigue does not only come from the body, but also from the heart, but it is gratifying that the morale is not depressed, because it is the Han God of War in their minds who leads them!

Speaking of the itinerary of this expedition, it is also thanks to the Han Dynasty merchants who almost traveled all over the Eurasian continent, and they also had a great spirit of exploration on land, and they walked out of a trade road through today's Russia to Romania, and its scope and influence were by no means under the famous Silk Road in later generations! Due to the lack of military protection, most of Europe was still in the barbarian era, and the merchants suffered considerable losses and casualties, so appealing to their own court for help and sending troops became the most effective option for all of them.

Three years after the expedition to Guishuang, Liu Yi put down the burden on his shoulders and let the crown prince Liu Huan succeed to the throne in advance, changed the Yuan to Anping, and later called Emperor Lie, his own country is destined to be inherited in order to continue the glory of the Han Empire as much as possible, this matter should not be delayed. After Liu Huan succeeded to the throne, Liu Yi became the emperor, and he was more to guide and advise his son, which was better than his father Liu Huan in terms of diligence, and the prosperity of talents was more powerful under his rule.

The emergence of Liu Yi changed the status of merchants, with the development of time and the great contribution to the strength of the Han Dynasty, their voice in political power is getting louder and louder, like the Zhao family, the Mi family, the Zhen family, etc., all of whom are in high positions in the court, it is the joint force formed by these people and the accumulation of the dynasty that is more and more sufficient to make Liu Huan make up his mind to carry out this expedition, of course, there is an extremely important reason for this, that is, to keep Liu Xin away from the core of the supreme power.

After the battle of the Dhara River, the Han Empire in Southwest Asia had several famous battles, all of which were victorious, and the person who commanded the battle was Liu Xin, the king of Lu, whether in the army or among the people, he had almost no less prestige than his brother, especially in the army, the Han God of War was the target of all warriors. In this case, although the relationship between the brothers is very deep, Liu Huan still has a trace of jealousy towards this invincible younger brother! Even if Liu Xin himself does not have this intention, but his subordinates are not without this ambition, King Lu is very resolute in this regard, my father and brother are all the masters of the Han Dynasty, it seems that I only want to cross the battlefield to observe the enemy to win, and if I dare to speak, I will commit chaos!

Therefore, in Liu Xin's view, this expedition is also a way to show his heart, he was born to exist for the battlefield, if there is no battle, he will not be able to raise his strength at all, how can he be unwilling to kill two birds with one stone at this time? On June 13 of the first year of Anping of the Han Dynasty, King Bailu, the Son of Heaven, was the generalissimo of the expedition to the west, and led more than 130,000 people of the Ma Bu army to swear to the west, and then open up the frontier for the empire!

After the battle to unify the Han Dynasty, Liu Yi carried out a series of disarmaments, and the war-torn Han Empire should be based on recuperation, when nearly 500,000 soldiers were able to return to their homeland, and they also made indelible contributions to the stable development of the Han Dynasty! In the early years of Anping, the population of the Han Dynasty exceeded 70 million, and there were 900,000 troops in the army all year round, of which 200,000 belonged to Ganning's Flying Tiger Army, and the rest were self-sufficient except for war!

The soldiers can return to their hometowns in fine clothes, but the number of strong brigades like the Longxiang Army, the Tiger Guard Army, the Beiping Army, and the Liaodong Army, which has established countless feats in the pacification of the world, including the eastern, western, southern, and northern wars, will not become. A generation of new people for the old, with the aging of the tiger generals, the commanders of the various armies have also changed a lot, the veterans who followed the Kaiyuan Emperor to lay this splendid river and mountain have passed away one after another at this time, the earliest is to count the Pingnan general Wen Chou.

As the commander of the iron cavalry battalion and the heavy cavalry battalion, whether it is the commander of the army or the brave army, the literary and artistic horizontal is also famous among the Han army with stars, and the Kaiyuan Emperor ascended the throne He was named the Pingnan general Ba County Hou! Han Kaiyuan died of illness in February in the early years of the Han Dynasty, at the age of fifty-eight, Emperor Liu Yi and Emperor Liu Huan of Anping all went to mourn in person, so that his death was extremely glorious, Liu Huan was even more brave and martyred, and his son Wen Yuan succeeded to the position of General Pingnan, and was promoted to the commander of the heavy cavalry battalion of the Iron Cavalry Army, which was more than 3,000 stones!

Wen Yuanzi Tai'an, is the second son of Wen Chou, when he was Chinese New Year's Eve one year old, he was able to take over the position of commander of the heavy cavalry battalion not only by relying on his father's reputation and the mercy of the Son of Heaven, at the age of thirteen, he joined the army from the bottom of the White Horse Battalion as a soldier, successively served as a captain, a chief, a military candidate, a captain, a general, etc., after many battles and countless meritorious contributions to step by step to the position of deputy commander of the White Horse Battalion. Liu Yi boasted about his exploits many times, and said that his courage was not under the workmanship, and his strategy was still to win. coincided with the resignation of the original commander and his father's best friend Yan Liang, and Wen Yuan naturally ascended to the position of the commander of this strong army of the Han Dynasty.

In this expedition, Wen Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the heavy cavalry battalion, the white horse battalion, and the Xiliang battalion, each had 15,000 cavalry commanders-in-chief, accompanied Liu Xin, the king of Lu, on the expedition, and was also one of Liu Xin's most trusted generals. When it came to fighting with Western European countries, the iron cavalry soldiers were invincible and fought bravely, and it was a miracle to establish a miracle.

Zhong Hui, the son of Zhong Xuan, the secretary of the court, Zhao Tong, the son of Zhao Yun, the king of Changshan, Gan Ding, the son of Gan Ning, the king of Jinghai, and Yan Pu, the son of Yan Gang, the general of Pingxi, including Hao Zhao, the first disciple of the Kaiyuan Emperor, countless young heroes have devoted themselves to this, and they will continue the glory of their own families in the fierce battle.

Even with sufficient preparation and experienced guides, this expeditionary road Liu Xin also walked quite arduously, not because of how strong the enemy and the road blocked, but the changing natural conditions and geographical factors are constantly hindering the advance of the expeditionary force, non-combat attrition is inevitable, to the expeditionary force arrived at the edge of Eastern Europe and began to carry out the method of warfare, the number of soldiers at the time of the expedition has fallen in the itinerary, and the king of Houlu also specially described the hardships of this trip.

However, once they met the enemy and started the battle, these Han elite soldiers from thousands of miles away immediately recovered their high morale and strong combat power, and the attack was like destroying the ancient era, and the expeditionary force will have Han Taoist believers along the way to preach everywhere, speaking of which is still the strategy of the Kaiyuan Emperor, which also has a great credit to Liu Xin's father-in-law Zhang Lu, war is also a kind of cultural transmission, and the latter is more able to conquer a nation than the predecessor!

When it comes to this expedition, the Battle of the Rhine River is worth writing about, Liu Xin's reputation has spread all over the world for thousands of years and is still mentioned by future generations often mentioning the contribution of this battle, July 16 of the second year of Anping of the Han Dynasty, two huge armies on the plain on the east bank of the Rhine River have been lined up in a formation far away, and the war is about to break out!