The empire has long regarded the Western Regions as a meal on its plate, and even the plan to conquer the Western Regions within ten years has been arranged, but Parthia and Bactria, two countries that do not know the situation, have repeatedly expressed their intention to carve up the Western Regions with the Empire, and it is natural for the Empire to feel amused and unhappy at the same time.

Lu Zhe usually has someone who finds himself unhappy, so let that person really unhappy, and now the empire is a little out of reach of Parthia and Bactria in Central Asia, and it is difficult to have any practical actions that can teach Parthia and Bactria a painful lesson on the surface, so it is reasonable to design a set of conspiracy to target it secretly.

"Parthia and Bactria were separated from Seleucus ~ split, and after independence ~ independence, Parthia and Bactria were naturally the sworn enemies of the Seleucid Empire, so they had a strong room for operation."

"Didn't the intelligence show that the Seleucid Empire had been trying to exterminate Parthia and Bactria? It was only three years of continuous war, and it was clear that the Seleucid Empire did not have a very good way to take Parthia and Bactria. ”

"That's because most of the energy of the Seleucid Empire was dragged to the Ptolemaic side of Egypt, and the Seleucid army that was deployed to deal with the two rebel forces of Parthia and Bactria was basically a rabble of temporary conscription."

"So...... How does it work? ”

Lu Zhe has practical and effective methods to operate, but it is still the same sentence, the empire is really far away from Central Asia, space drags down time, and it is difficult to play effective means in real time.

Usun has been indicating that Parthia and Bactria are gathering large armies to prepare to go east again, and it is clear that this time Parthia and Bactria are prepared and targeted, holding back their strength to avenge the humiliation caused by the last defeat of Usun to the two countries.

Parthia and Bactria were calling friends to prepare for another eastward expedition, but Wusun was caught in the war because of Maudun's escape to the northwest, not only did Maudun lead his army into the territory of Wusun, but Wusun also faced military pressure from the Xiongnu Jituo Department in Junji Mountain and the Gaoche tribal alliance in the north.

It can be said that the historical changes brought by Lu Zhe are really too great, and the storm caused by his butterfly's wings is not only blowing in the land of China. The tornado also blew to the Western Regions and the grasslands, and the "tornado" shattered the original historical process, located in the northwest of the empire, Central Asia in the west, Gaoche tribal alliance in the north, and Wusun of the Xiongnu in the east, she became the first victim under the chain effect.

The geographical location of the country usually determines what kind of events will happen to a group, which is the so-called pan-geopolitical trend, for example: just like the ethnic group located on the (Korean) Peninsula, the "central state" of the Central Plains is strong, and they are naturally the subject states or barriers of the "central country", and the struggle and resistance are futile. Once the "Central State" weakens, the outside world will inevitably snatch the subject state of the "Central State" on the peninsula first. Tearing down the barrier of the "Central Country" is not only to obtain a nearby forward base, but also to have a bridgehead for attack. Polar bears and footpot chickens want to attack the "Central Country", and every time it is not the "Central Country" itself that suffers, but the "Cosmic Overlord" Stick Country, which is a subject country or a barrier.

The geopolitics that Wusun is in now is actually in a similar situation, but Wusun is slightly more awkward and dangerous because of its geographical location. There are too many countries or powers around Wusun's location, and she stands in the way of some countries or forces approaching the Empire, whether others want to approach the Empire amicably or invade the Empire by force. No one can ignore Usun.

It is not without reason to say that Wusun's position is embarrassing, she could have chosen to take sides and stand on the side of the attack on the empire, but due to some historical factors. She has a very bad relationship with the Hu people in Mo Nan and Mo Bei. The bad relations can be remedied, but some countries such as Parthia in Central Asia have been involved, and Wusun, Parthia, and Bactria have entered a state of actual war, which makes Wusun a little unable to choose. Other than that. Maudun led his army to break into the territory of Wusun, which directly brought Wusun and the Xiongnu into a state of war in some aspects. All kinds of phenomena made Wusun deeply understand that it had reached a dangerous moment, so getting closer to the empire had become an option that had no choice.

"We cannot sit idly by and watch Wusun perish. At least Wusun must exist before we can divide the victory or defeat with the Hu people gathered in the grassland," Kuaitong raised his hand, and grasped all of his hands except his index finger, and made a "one" word: "She can threaten the flank of the Hu people when we are engaged with the Hu people." Then he compared the word "two": "Her existence can also provide us with excellent war horses, just less than a year after we have been in contact with them, we have obtained more than 30,000 excellent war horses." These are BMWs that can be trained to be mounted on heavy riders, and they are not too expensive. ”

Wei Han "coughed" twice, didn't let Kuaitong make a "three" gesture, and laughed a few more times with "hehe": "The war horses provided by Wusun have been equipped with a batch of the Fifth Cavalry Legion in advance, and they are indeed very good to use." ”

Wei Han, who interjected with a glance, did not have much dissatisfaction on his expression: "Oh, look, Wusun War Horse has been well received." Saying that, he finally had the opportunity to compare the gesture to "three", glared at a few people who wanted to interject again, and then continued: "We have found quite a lot of countries on the other side of Central Asia, Parthia and Bactria are the first countries to march to the east, and Wusun is not the first target to be attacked, but Wusun is the one relatively close to us. The presence of Usun is able to prevent the Central Asian countries from moving eastward, and this need alone gives us reason to properly support Usun. ”

It is true that Wusun was not the first force to block Parthia and Bactria to the east, and there were many city-states and kingdoms further west of Wusun, but these city-states and kingdoms in the Western Regions were not lightly harmed by the ethnic groups that migrated from west to east, and many city-states and kingdoms were either perishing or on the verge of extinction.

Those city-states and kingdoms in the Western Regions could hardly play a role in blocking Parthia and Bactria from advancing eastward, and Kuaitong said that it was naturally not those city-states and kingdoms, but a relatively distant and close country to Central Asia, which was called Kangjuguo.

Kangjuguo is not very strong, but it can't bear Kangjuguo has a good relationship with several surrounding big tribes, and Kangjuguo is also a long-sleeved and good dancing country, her national strength and military strength are difficult to resist external invasion in many cases, but she can always use diplomatic means to avoid danger.

"I heard what kind of agreement Kangjuguo has reached with Parthia. Secretly, he was communicating with the Yue people. In addition, Kang Juguo also sent envoys to Wusun, sent a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and privately gave a large number of weapons to Wusun. ”

"Huh? Who is the Wusun who is far away on the other side of the fertile field, he has said these things, and also mentioned that some tribes of Cao and Huoxun went to Wusun to help in the war at the invitation of Kangju? ”

"Yes, I mentioned it."

Lu Zhe was actually a little dazed. The Kangju country in his memory should not appear until the Sui and Tang dynasties, although it is recorded as one of the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, but Kangjuguo should be the surname of Zhaowu. Kangju is not a country in the Western Regions, but in terms of geographical location, Kangju is closer to Central Asia, and several small countries such as Dong'an, Bi, Han, and Nasebo are separated from the Western Regions. Very close to the Sabbath.

Oh, the name of the rest of the country is the correct name for Parthia by the Chinese people, and it began to appear in the history books in the late Western Han Dynasty and the early Eastern Han Dynasty, and there was no official contact in the Sui and Tang dynasties and even the Wu and Zhou dynasties. There is still such a thing, it seems that when Wu Zetian had a big birthday, the rest of the country and the Eastern Roman Empire sent envoys to Luoyang?

If it weren't for some "incurr", it was obvious that Kangju State had existed as a country in the pre-Qin era in ancient times, at least Lu Zhe now clearly knew that there was such a country as Kangju Country in the region near Central Asia.

"The weapon that Kang Juguo privately gave to Wusun is bronze quality?"

"Yes, bronze weapons. The shape is shown in the cutlass style. ”

The Chinese ethnic group has always regarded the use of scimitars as Hu people, but it must be noted that in the ancient pre-Qin era and even at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the weapons used by the Hu people on the eastern grassland were also straight styles, rather than the appearance of the Huns roaring and screaming with scimitars in their hands in some film and television works.

In fact. The use of scimitars by the steppe Hu people began with the collapse of the Eastern Han regime, and the abandonment of the war sword was after the two Jin Dynasty, before which the steppe Hu people used weapons borrowed from the Chinese ethnic groups, and because the powerful Huns were pressed to the ground by the powerful Han Empire. The Hu people admired the weapons used by the powerful Han army very much, and worshiped them to the point of superstition, and it was only until the decline of the Chinese ethnic group that the Hu people did not have a sense of worship and fear. Because of low self-esteem and certain factors begin to be treated with total contempt.

"Machete? How big? ”

"The handle begins to bend about twenty centimeters outside, and then the tip of the knife takes on the shape of a sheep's horn."

A scimitar in the shape of a sheep's horn? It was a weapon with a greater bend than the Arabic scimitar, and it was clearly not the traditional knife with a small inward curve.

"Kangjuguo...... Is it a country where cavalry prevails? ”

"Well, it seems to be so."

It is no wonder that the prevalence of cavalry, coupled with the cultural influence of many aspects, is now affecting the Kangju country is the powerful country in Central Asia, and there may also be a cultural factor relationship on the Indian side, and the development of weapons in the Kangju country also tends to be close to Central Asia and India.

It should not be surprising that India has been a region where scimitars have been popular since the beginning, and India is not a unified country, or even a mono-ethnic system. India was briefly unified during the Mauryan Empire, when the land was a chaotic land with numerous city-states and kingdoms.

It may be hard to believe that India was quite powerful during the time of Emperor Ashoka, but the Mauryan Empire was, in some ways, the most powerful empire in the East at some point in history. The "Celestial Empire" and the Mauryan Empire are not comparable in some things, at least "Ah San" also defeated Macedonia, which is extremely powerful in the west, and let Alexander the Great sink in the desolate primeval forest.

The good times usually do not last long, the once powerful Mauryan Empire from prosperity to decline, after the decline and fall of this dynasty, the land of India was divided into ~ eighteen kingdoms, and the subsequent history has never been unified, or until the British colonized India from the colony to become a puppet kingdom dominated by the British with administrative unity. Until Britain unified India, to India becoming a member of the British Commonwealth and then becoming independent~, India became an autonomous country on a colonial basis, but it was also divided into two.

"We already have fleets exploring the strait, as far as where two continents meet." Kuaitong didn't know that it was actually the area of modern Singapore.

Lu Zhe heard the news for the first time: "Really? Did you find Spice Island? ”

"This ......" Kuaitong seemed to have something unspeakable, and after a half-squirming sound, Ai Ai said: "Seventeen landing teams have landed on the discovered islands one after another. Of the three hundred and fifty men, only seven made it back alive. ”

"Ah???h There was a loud cry of surprise, and they looked at each other.

The size of the fleets that went out to sea to explore was large and small, but it was not too bad in terms of equipment, especially some of the non-commissioned officers who could make a landing, and they could be said to be armed to the teeth in some ways.

"There have been encounters with wild people, but wild people are not the biggest threat, the threat comes from not knowing the local natural conditions." Kuaitong said with a bitter face: "Of the survivors who returned to the ship alive, only one of them reported that they were ambushed by the savages, and the rest were basically attacked by nature's poisons and beasts. ”

Lu Zhe just nodded and said nothing, exploration is naturally risky, especially in an unfamiliar environment, exploration can never guarantee safety. He let the topic go for a moment and said, "The strait has been discovered, you can try to set up a stronghold there, then cross the strait and explore northwest along the coastline." ”

Exploring the straits is important, meaning that the sea route from the southern seas of the empire to Central Asia has been found, and the timetable for contact with the Mauryan Empire from the sea is not far away, and even if the Seleucid Empire can be reached from the sea, the desired contact is no longer so far away.

"Yes, it's too far to travel by land from the empire to Central Asia, and HNA is a solution that can be tried."

"We have also proven more than once that HNA can carry goods, and that both supplies and troops can be delivered by HNA for delivery, which has proven to be quite fast and effective since we project troops to Liaodong and the peninsula."

Lu Zhe didn't interject in any way, but his eyes narrowed, as long as he found a route from the sea to Central Asia, then it would be equivalent to the entire world island being unimpeded, but I don't know how long this process will take...... (To be continued......)