On the tenth day of the fifth month of the first year of Mingfeng, an auspicious day, Li Yuanxing, Yili Bingge, on this day, in the western suburbs of Taixifeng, Damin once again held a huge military ceremony.

This time the preparation is much more adequate than the last time, in addition to the loyal and brave eight guards that have been sent out as the vanguard army, Li Jie's army that has been on standby in West Asia, King Min Tielin and Guanning Iron Cavalry are also regarded as the main force of this war, and the left and right military guards, left and right guards, left and right leading guards and other legions sent back to Tianzhu to repair have also completed the vacation, as early as the beginning of the year has been marched to West Asia, at this time it is into the expeditionary corps of King Min, expanding the main force to 120,000.

There are also 221 Khorasan 221 Zhichong Prefecture with nearly 200,000 people as the huge baggage troops of the rear army, of course, there are "good things" Li Jie has not forgotten his allies, Tubo was ordered to send 10,000 noble backbone cavalry, Caucasian countries sent 50,000 troops, and many nomadic tribes in the Black Sea area also sent more than 30,000 cavalry.

Rather than letting these main forces of the vassal states make trouble behind their backs, it is better to pull them out and be cannon fodder for themselves!

The hegemony of the King of Min had reached a terrifying level at this time, and no one dared to refuse the order of the King of Min, and these foreign vassal regiments also joined the ranks of the expeditionary force at the troop dispatch ceremony.

The heads of pigs, cows, sheep and sheep were placed in front of the incense case, blood foam was still bubbling from their necks, and the civil officials of the Ministry of Rites were still chanting the long "Edict of Thieves" counting the crimes of Constantine IV to show the justice of the Great Min War. However, Li Jie was obviously impatient with these red tapes, and learned from his father Li Shimin when he was in the Weishui Alliance, and personally carried the Great Min Daxu from the end of the army in formation, and ran wildly to the vanguard of the army.

Along the way, while galloping, Li Jie also held high the dragon coiled by the Great Min Daxu and shouted: "Follow this king!" Build an immortal feat! ”

"Fight for this king! Rip the Ground and Seal the Marquis! ”

Or are these things real, what are the soldiers doing with their heads desperately for, isn't it a bright future? Seeing that the King of Min was galloping in front of him in person, promising himself that wherever Li Jie passed, those soldiers were all waving the spears and lances in their hands, and shouted to the sky with great excitement.

"For the Empire!"

"For Your Majesty!"

With such a fierce shout, Xiao Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who listened to it, simply threw away the second half of the "Edict for Thieves", the purpose of the edict was to inspire the soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy, since the King of Min had a better way, what would they do with their verbosity?

After leading the soldiers to shout for a while, boosting their morale to the limit, and ushering in an auspicious time, Li Jie finally swung the big downward.

"Troops!"

The Damin Legion pulled out a huge marching array of more than forty miles, a small marching phalanx of fifty people was densely packed like scales on the dragon's body, the infantry carried spears and walked extremely neatly left and right with the marching drums, two columns of military formations, and cavalry shuttled and marched.

The newly enlisted Persian aristocratic heavy cavalry wore traditional Persian heavy armor, but the saddle hung a lance from the Great Min, and each one of them worked excitedly to hold their chests high, like a group of marching tin cans in the sun.

The mountain heavy infantry from the Caucasus Mountains walked in a sullen manner with heavy axes and shields, and their beards were thrown off one by one, but as they walked, these barbarian warriors from the mountains still looked at the neat array of the Min Legion marching beside them with unconvinced eyes, and seemed to be very aggrieved to be under the command of these short men.

But in just a moment, their sense of superiority was gone.

In the sound of whirring and panting, a team of tower-shaped Fujian soldiers wearing bright light heavy armor and carrying a long knife more than two meters long on their shoulders ran through sweating like rain, looking at the cold and shining sword light of the two meters strong men led by the team, these barbarians couldn't wait to hide their heads in the crotch of their pants.

That's a real beast! A few days ago, a transport of war elephants did not know why they were fertilized, and ran around in the barracks in a frenzy, trampling to death and injuring many people.

Who of them would dare to say that they are tougher than a rough-skinned war elephant?

A few days ago, Princess Gaoyang pleaded and gave Fang Yiai a chance to make meritorious contributions, and incorporated him into the Modao team, temporarily acting as the Zhonglang general.

In Datang, the Modao team has preferential treatment, and there are special carriages to pull when marching, but in Damin, when marching in the territory, most of the Modao team still needs to use their own feet to walk, Li Jie has the impression that the iron army that liberated China back then relied on both feet to run through the American wheels, so he also carried forward this tradition to his army.

You must know that the armor of the Mo knife hand is equivalent to the weight of the heavy cavalry equipment, not to mention that he also carries a heavy broadsword, but it is this tempering strength that has trained the Great Min Mo Knife Team even beyond the Tang Army Mo Knife Team.

The scale of the Mo knife team is not large, mainly because the physical fitness required by the Mo knife hand is too harsh, and among the hundreds of thousands of Fujian troops, the Mo knife hand does not exceed 10,000 people, but this kind of iron tower-like soldier is always like a banner, and wherever it passes, it can always cause the morale of the huge Min army to be high.

Staring at these tower soldiers, the local residents of West Asia who were watching on both sides of the road felt even more chilled.

Speaking of which, the rule of the Great Min is more hateful than Rome and Arabia, without him, whether it is the Romans or the Arabs, when forming a government, they basically will not destroy the local clans, and a large part of the ruling power in the countryside is still held by the sacrifices of their own clans or the hands of the elders.

But the Great Min has its own set of ruling institutions, after the defeat of the city of Constantinople, the King of Min concentrated on internal affairs, and used the form of Zhichong Mansion to almost tear apart the many and complex ethnic groups in West Asia, the original community is gone, and everyone is replaced by Zhichong Prefecture, and the territory that the West Asian people regarded as their ancestral land was also occupied by the Min immigrants, forcing those locals to live together with the Min people.

Many locals rebelled angrily, but Li Jie didn't say anything about it, and suppressed the resistance, which is called conquest! After more than 300 years of Wuhu Chaohua, Huaxia has also experienced this painful integration process, and now it is the turn of Damin to take the initiative to integrate others!

The tribes were gradually dismantled, and after the resistance was defeated, those clans had no choice but to hide their hatred, but unfortunately this time the troops gave their spirits a head-on blow, looking at the elite lineup of the Great Min Legion, the locals who were half cold once again hid back in their rice fields with their tails between their legs.

They didn't notice that without this kind of tribal separation, all the tribes were much safer, the children could run to a long distance to play with peace of mind, and when people ploughed the fields, they didn't have to worry about other tribes killing and plundering their land, and the wheat grew more and more neatly.

Of course, not everyone is hostile to the entry of Damin, at least a large number of enlightened people of all ethnic groups see this situation in their eyes, whenever the army passes through the town, many West Asians who have made a fortune with Damin shout long live Damin to the Modao team.

However, such a popular Modao team, Li Jie was still a little unhappy when he saw it.

After all, there is already an emperor now, unlike when he first started to fight, not to mention that when he conquered Goguryeo, Li Shimin also went to the battlefield by car, so Li Jie also sat on the carriage with peace of mind this time, because he needed to cross the sea this time, the huge mobile palace was not brought out.

The eldest grandson weaving led a few concubines also followed, and there were many female dependents with the army, the original Chinese army banned women from Li Guang, that is, he was afraid that women would distract the soldiers from killing the enemy, but Li Jie did the opposite, on the one hand, what level can be brought to the army as an honorary reward, on the other hand, the female dependents have also become an incentive for the soldiers to fight bravely.

can't even protect his own woman, what kind of man is he? If you don't want your beloved woman to be frightened, just kill it desperately!

However, at this time, it was not a concubine sitting in front of Li Jie's carriage, but his precious sister Princess Gaoyang, who was also staring at the outside with a pair of beautiful eyes.

Seeing her concerned appearance, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh again and opened his mouth to persuade.

"The Modao team is the most dangerous army, when the battle situation enters a bitter battle, they must go up and resist the enemy cavalry with their bodies, why let him suffer this danger?"

"When I transfer him to Zuo Wuwei and fight a few small battles, I will restore his title of Earl Liang and let him retire, and let him accompany you well when the time comes, okay?"

Listening to Li Jie's painstaking discussion, Gao Yang seemed to be moved, but just for a moment, she shook her head heavily.

"My husband in Gaoyang must be a husband who stands up to the sky! Looking at the way he looks, it is better to let him die in battle! ”

Gao Yang said angry words, but in the end, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh.

"This attack on Constantinople, I will send him as the main force, once he has made a great contribution, the widow promises you, he will be named the Duke of Liang, and he will go to the Pillar Kingdom."

Looking at Princess Gaoyang's uncontrollable surprise, Li Jie waved his hand tiredly: "I'm lonely, go down!"

Seeing Princess Gaoyang leave, Li Jie muttered to himself.

"The penitent husband is looking for a marquis!"

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Before the expedition, all the Min troops had been told that they were going to create an empire with their own hands, and with this magnificent momentum, the Min army went all the way along the Tigris River to Antioch, where it joined the navy, and the soldiers went to Rhodes, which had been built into an outpost of the navy in the Great Min.

At the end of June, when the Mediterranean breeze once again swept through Asia Minor, Li Jie once again climbed the seaside of Caesarea and looked out into the hazy Constantinople across the sea through his telescope.

As long as you take here, the direction of world civilization is in the palm of your hand!