"The Baron also knows about this?"

Ban Chao stroked his short beard, nodded lightly: "The descendants of the defeated Dayue clan in the past, who have only been in Xi'an for a hundred years, and also want to marry the princess of the Han Heavenly Family, the old man can directly refuse him without having to show it to the Son of Heaven." {with}{dream} щ{suimеng][lā}"

District...... Descendants of the Defeated!

Looking at the disdainful tone of the old man in front of him, as well as the 'contempt' he almost wrote on his face, Mo Xiaobai believed that Ban Chao really didn't look down on Da Yue's family.

Ban Chao, Ban Chao, your old tone is really not ordinary!

The current Kushan Empire is the existence of the four great empires in the world along with Rome, Persia and the Han Dynasty.

If he didn't know Ban Chao's ability, Mo Xiaobai would have to look at this old man. But even if Ban Chao is indeed very capable, Mo Xiaobai also had to remind: "The old general is not worried, after bluntly refusing that day, he will anger the Dayue clan and launch a big war against the Western Regions?" ”

"Angry?"

When Ban Chao heard this word, he glanced at Mo Xiaobai with some surprise: "I seem to be a big man, how can I be afraid of angering him because of such a trivial matter?" How could the baron have such thoughts? ”

"Well, old general, I'm not afraid, I mean that you don't give the Otsuki clan face by doing this, and they will come to retaliate." Mo Xiaobai was a little confused by Ban Chao, so he made it seem like he was like a soft bone, and he would be afraid of this and that.

"Revenge? Heh~ What are they capable of committing crimes? ”

Ban Chao pursed his lips again, and said with a sneer: "Does the baron know how dangerous the green ridge is?" It is covered with deep snow all the year round, and if he wants to raise an army to attack me, he will have a large force of cavalry to invade the territory, but because the foot soldiers are slow, they will not be able to cross the green ridge at all, and they will have to die inside. ”

"The old man also knows that when I passed through the Western Regions, the Dayue clan was growing in wings, and he had already controlled Dawan in his hands, and he had won several encounters with the body poison. But so what, a country is strong and prosperous, and it is prosperous in the foundation, and the Dayue clan now seems to have a wider territory than the Western Regions, but he has committed a taboo in the south and the north. ”

Listening to Ban Chao's whispering, it was obvious that he also had a certain understanding of the Da Yue clan, but he still belittled the other party so much, Mo Xiaobai had to ask: "The younger generation is puzzled, I would like to hear about it." ”

"In the eyes of the old man, the king of the Yue clan has no strategy for governing the country, and although he can flourish for a while, he is not strong for a hundred years. And his current prosperity is nothing more than a mirror. If the Da Yue clan does not commit the Western Regions, then it is really going to be offended, although the old man is close to the age of six, but he is not afraid of his soldiers and horses. ”

seems to have a good impression of Mo Xiaobai, and Ban Chao really explained it to him:

"What's more, now that the baron has leveled the Three Kingdoms, the Great Moon Clan is in the Western Regions, and even one or two allies can't be found. In addition, the expedition to the Green Ridge will inevitably lead to a shortage of supplies in the rear, and if there are only twenty or thirty thousand people who come to attack, it can be broken in half a year; Fifty or sixty thousand people will be broken within three months; The Da Yue clan dared to raise the strength of half the country, and poured out 100,000 cavalry to enter the country, and the old man could break it in the tenth month. ”

"Can the baron understand, old man?"

Do you understand?

If Mo Xiaobai just listened to Ban Chao's explanation, he might not be able to fully understand, but thinking about the process of the old man repelling the Da Yue clan in history, Mo Xiaobai immediately nodded:

"The walls are clear, and you can win without a fight."

"The children can be taught!"

Ban Chao stroked his beard again and nodded slowly: "These old men have traveled through the Western Regions, although they have not done their best, but they have some results. Tuntian is in Shule and Shache, and there have been four bumper harvest years this year. The repair of the city allowed each country to have several fortified fortresses, just in time to gather the people in time of war. ”

"However, although the old man is not afraid of the Great Yue Clan, the baron's reminder is timely, if the King of the Yue Clan is really annoyed and angry, I am afraid that this war between the two countries is inevitable. In this way, I still need to rush to Shule as soon as possible, the old man is not on the front line, and those servants in the Western Regions may really be frightened by the Yue's iron cavalry. ”

After Ban Chao finished speaking, Mo Xiaobai suddenly remembered a matter of different opinions in his previous life: "Old general, now in the Western Regions, is the number of my Han army really scarce?" ”

It has always been a mystery in the long history of China for 2,000 years of Chinese history, and the known Han army in the Western Regions only has 800 prisoners and 1,000 righteous servants. But if there is really only one thousand and eight Han troops, even if Ban Chao is the god of war, it will be difficult to deal with dozens of large and small states in the Western Regions.

Mo Xiaobai has been curious about this question for a long time, and now that he has caught Ban Chao, he naturally wants to ask it clearly.

"If it is said that the imperial court allocated troops, it is the 800 slack torturers brought by the old man this time, and the 1,000 righteous servants stationed in Shule and Shache respectively."

Originally, how many people there were, Ban Chao would not tell outsiders, but Mo Xiaobai was not an 'outsider' in the Western Regions, and the thin old man told the truth very simply: "In addition to the imperial court to allocate soldiers, the old man also gathered a group of servants in the Western Regions, including slaves who came and went to Han merchants, and Han descendants who lived in the Western Regions for a long time. Counting these Han soldiers together, there are about more than 3,000 people. ”

"For the old man, it is enough to have 3,000 Han soldiers in his hands, and he does not rely on heavy troops to strictly defend the Western Regions, but to communicate with various countries to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road. Too many troops is not good, after all, the Han soldiers can't rely on the people of the Western Regions to feed, let alone rob the people of the Western Regions of food, if it weren't for the merits of Tuntian, I'm afraid that even these 3,000 people would be difficult to maintain. ”

Three thousand!

Relying on the Tuntian in Shule and Shache, Ban Chao raised an army of 3,000 people by himself. didn't take a copper plate of the Han Dynasty's military salary, nor did he ask the countries of the Western Regions for any garrison expenses, and all the expenses were solved by Ban Chao himself.

"The old general has good intentions, and the younger generation deeply admires it!" After the answer was revealed, the curiosity in Mo Xiaobai's heart had completely retreated, and some were just infinitely admired and emotional.

It is no wonder that Ban Dingyuan's reputation in the Western Regions is unique for a while, and his ideas are really not something that ordinary people can insist on.

"It's just a minister's duty, what admiration can there be." Ban Chao waved his hand, and then asked, "I will go to Shule tomorrow, does the baron plan to still camp in Qiuzi?" ”

"Originally, if there was nothing else, I wanted to beware of the defeated Huns in this generation, but at this moment, there happened to be a big battle in the Western Regions, and the last general also asked the old general to approve and allow me to go to Shule together." Mo Xiaobai couldn't tell Ban Chao that he was here for the big battle of the Dayue Clan, so he could only make such a request euphemistically.

"Oh? The Baron is interested in sending troops to help? ”

"The same Han courtier, how can the last general stand by and watch?"

Mo Xiaobai asked rhetorically, Ban Chao did not refuse, and nodded directly: "That's fine, with thousands of soldiers and horses in the baron's hands to help, some things are easier to do." However, the baron does not have to go with me to Shule, but can lead his troops to the city of King Yarkand and station. ”

Shache Country?

After going through the general distribution of the Western Regions in his mind, Mo Xiaobai immediately got up and hugged his fists: "Humble duty, obey the orders of the old general!" ”