Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2705 Iron Prime Minister Bismarck, Lou Lan and Queen Xiliang

Chapter 2701: Iron Prime Minister Bismarck, Lou Lan and Queen Xiliang

Of the fifteen countries in the Western Regions, the strongest are naturally the ten independent countries. As for the five affiliated countries of the Great Qin in the Western Regions, even if the five countries are combined, they cannot compare with the weakest two countries.

However, any force with some strength cannot be willing to act as a vassal state.

Powers like the five major dependent countries cannot rely on their own strength to survive in the fiercely competitive Western Regions. They can only rely on stronger forces and rely on paying tribute to obtain asylum. This is the way for a small country to survive.

Under the leadership of Ji Xiaolan, the anti-Sui coalition forces of the [-] countries in the Western Regions were formed, and then naturally sent troops to fight against the Sui army.

This battle is related to the survival of the fifteen countries in the Western Regions, and the number of [-] Sui troops overwhelmed all the countries in the Western Regions, so the countries in the Western Regions did not dare to hide any more.

Dawan, Daliang, Xiliang, Khotan and other five great powers each dispatched troops ranging from [-] to [-].

The five countries of Loulan, Shule, and Qiuci each sent troops ranging from [-] to [-].

As for the five major vassal states of the Qin Dynasty, the five countries together mobilized a total of [-] troops.

The main reason for this situation is that the Sui Kingdom is separated from the Western Regions and the Great Qin. The Western Regions are thousands of miles away, and the logistics supplies of the Great Qin cannot be transported at all. Therefore, all the supplies of this army depend on the fifteen countries of the Western Regions. support.

Bismarck started business with the fifteen countries in the Western Regions using the goods produced by the factory, and even attracted businessmen from Guishuang, Timur, Seljuk and other countries in Central Asia to purchase the goods, and then shipped them back to their home countries for further development. sell.

Although Wang Ben now holds an army of 25, but facing an army of [-], if they are all elites from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he really dare not confront the opponent head-on. bigger.

Ji Xiaolan felt that the mission of their trip was to balance the forces of all parties in the Western Regions and let them unite to fight against the Sui Kingdom. There was no need to form another army at all.

As the Sui Kingdom, as well as Ji Chang and Li Siyuan, established a firm foothold in the Western Regions, the power of the Han people in the Western Regions became stronger and stronger, and the local forces in the Western Regions did not want Great Qin to also become stronger in the Western Regions.

The equipment that was intercepted was of course cheap for the Sui State, which made Wang Ben feel bad, but the equipment that arrived was barely enough for the Qin army in the Western Regions.

When Bismarck first came to the Western Regions, he was just the younger brother of Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben, but now Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben are mainly Bismarck, and they are obviously completely conquered by Bismarck's various brilliant performances.

I have to say that Bismarck, who had an IQ of 98 and a political score of 102, performed well in Yongliang, but it was not too impressive, but his various performances after coming to the Western Regions were simply amazing.

However, if he only relied on the tribute from the five major dependent countries and the wool obtained from the ten countries in the Western Regions, when the number of troops in Wang Ben's hands exceeded [-], he was already obviously powerless and could not afford it at all.

Due to the limitation of territory and population, if Wang Ben wants to continue to expand his army, he must increase the population and territory, but the surrounding countries in the Western Regions are all allies of Great Qin.

This army can be called the worst army in the Great Qin. First, it does not have the official establishment of the Great Qin, second, it has no military pay and logistics supplies, and third, its weapons and equipment are also very poor. Compared with the regular Qin army, it is even worse than a beggar.

Under the attention of all the people, Wang Ben walked up to the altar, and received the seal symbolizing the commanding power of the coalition forces of the [-] countries from the King of Daliang, who represented the [-] countries.

Bismarck earned a lot of wealth through trade, and purchased food from Central Asian countries to support Wang Ben's army expansion and support, and eventually expanded the number of troops to fifteen thousand.

Don't you Ji Xiaolan have iron teeth and copper teeth? Go and persuade them to call out money and food, and the dependent countries will collect more wool, and the non-dependent countries will collect less.

Bismarck had no way to expand the territory and increase the population, so the expansion of the military would naturally come to an abrupt end, and this also made the countries in the Western Regions secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Under the auspices of Bismarck, a Han-style alliance ceremony of blood for alliance, all the ceremonies were carried out in an orderly manner.

But Wang Ben believed that without an army in his hand, his back would not be strong enough, and he would not have the confidence to speak, and the countries in the Western Regions would only obey their will, so it was imminent to recruit troops on the spot and expand their army.

Lack of money and food?It doesn't matter, the fifteen countries in the Western Regions are owned.

Bismarck stood on the altar and shouted, and the fifteen kings below also shouted in unison: "The Sui army will not fall, and the alliance will not disperse."

In Bismarck's view, Wang Ben seemed to have nothing on the surface, but actually had everything.

Wang Ben understands military affairs and can train soldiers, Ji Xiaolan understands politics and is good at diplomacy, and they are backed by the Great Qin Empire. These are far more important than any material.

Just when Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben were both having headaches and even wanted to give up, Bismarck took the initiative to ask for orders to come to the Western Regions and help Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben solve the biggest problem.

There are three main points of concern for Wang Ben: first, the overall quality of the armies of both sides;

The second point that worries Wang Ben is the lineup of generals on both sides.

Bismarck is in charge of making plans, Wang Ben is in charge of recruiting soldiers and training to suppress bandits, and Ji Xiaolan is in charge of lobbying the countries, using one mouth to gather the wool of the countries in the Western Regions.

The [-] troops were not dispatched from within the Great Qin, but after the seven countries in the Western Regions voluntarily became subordinate states of the Great Qin. , the refugees and young men from the dependent countries, and the new army formed by exterminating bandits and bandits.

Bismarck obviously had expected this long ago. At will, he also recruited refugees in the Western Regions, rebuilt the city at the ruins of the destroyed country, reclaimed the world to resume production, and opened factories such as glass and paper.

Wang Ben wanted to expand his army in the Western Regions, but he had nothing but three hundred fine cavalry guards and the banner of Daqin.

At the beginning, Bismarck asked Li Jing to send him a hundred craftsmen to carry out mining and forging weapons on the spot, but the efficiency was too slow. Only a small number of people could use Daqin equipment, and most of them could only make do with the old Western Regions. equipment.

Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben were shocked when they received Li Jing's reply.

Wang Ben was ready to fight steadily, relying on his strength to fight a war of attrition with the Sui army, but he didn't expect to be defeated as soon as the war started.

Usually Wang Ben and Bismarck led the army to fight bandits and bandits, but if they really attacked any country, the other countries would definitely not ignore it.

So many countries have perished in the Western Regions, and most of them are defeated troops and refugees. Aren't these all ready-made sources of troops?

Later, Bismarck discovered that the armor rate in the army was too low, the number of long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows was too small, and there were no cavalry, which greatly limited the army's combat power.

Armor, bows and other weapons and equipment are not so easy to forge, and it is extremely difficult to obtain war horses.

I am afraid that no general will not envy this resume. Wang Ben is also very proud of it. The only fly in the ointment is that this army is all aliens. It would be perfect if they were all replaced by the Qin army, but they are all Qin troops. If not, it won't be his turn.

If I can help him form an army, and this army will make contributions in the future war in the Western Regions, it will naturally be a great achievement for him.

Bismarck saw the opportunity contained in the situation in the Western Regions.

The Sui army not only has famous generals such as Yang Shuang, Ji Fa, and Yu Wentai, but also strong generals such as Gao Xingzhou, Gao Changgong, and Gao Ang. Even if it is not an all-star lineup, it is already quite luxurious. No problem.

In fact, when this army was first formed, Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben had a dispute.

In just two years, Bismarck almost created out of nothing, helped Wang Ben form an army of 5000 people, and also repaired three abandoned cities, and restored the population of the three cities to [-]. His abilities and methods are so strong that they are rare even in Daqin, and he is worthy of the name of iron-blooded prime minister.

"...The covenant of alliance has been completed. From now on, we should be of one mind and share weal and woe. The Sui army will not fall, and the alliance will not disperse."

You don't give me any support, not even a stone of food and grass, how can I form an army?

Today's Queen Xiliang and Queen Loulan are both women, and both of them are beauties who are overwhelmed by the country, and their arrival also relieved a little tension for this alliance.

In addition, there are [-] Qin troops under Wang Ben's command.

What's more, Wang Ben's habitual task is to unite the countries in the Western Regions to contain the Sui Kingdom, rather than annexing the countries in the Western Regions, so naturally he cannot attack his allies.

So far, the total strength of the anti-Sui coalition forces of the fifteen countries in the Western Regions has reached as many as 24.

This number is quite a lot, even among the ten countries in the Western Regions, it is not considered the bottom, not to mention that the Qin Army in the Western Regions has stronger combat power and equipment.

Wang Ben became the chief general of the Allied Forces of the Fifteen Nations, with an army of 25 in his hands, but facing the [-] Sui army, with a strength advantage of [-] times, he was still not sure of victory, but he was still worried.

The troops under Ji Chang and Li Siyuan were all the elites of the original Tang Dynasty. They had confronted the main force of the Qin army many times, but they were still tenacious and not completely defeated.

In addition, you can encircle and suppress bandits and bandits for training.

In addition to the above two points, the third point that worries Wang Ben is that the fifteen countries in the Western Regions will not obey the command.

The three of them performed their own duties, and under the sincere cooperation, finally three hundred elite cavalry were the backbone, gradually forming a battle-ready army.

The Sui State conquered the Western Regions for the third time, and claimed to have dispatched [-] troops, forcing the fifteen countries of the Western Regions to join forces again and hold an alliance in Tianshan, and the person who presided over the alliance ceremony was Bismarck.

This is a full 25 army. Even in Daqin, few people have commanded so many troops, but now the major general Wang Ben has become the commander of the 25 army.

Among the fifteen countries in the Western Regions, the former kings of Xiliang and Loulan were childless, but they all died in the battle with the Sui Kingdom, so their eldest daughters inherited the throne.

That is to say, the Qin army in the Western Regions formed by Wang Ben is an army that is not officially recognized by the Great Qin. It has neither military salary nor logistical supplies. Solution to solve.

This alliance in the Western Regions was a matter of life and death, and none of the countries dared to be negligent, so all the kings of the fifteen countries were present, including King Daiba of Daliang, King Lingyun of Dawan, and King Khotan...

On the other hand, on the side of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, there is only one local famous general who can win, Ling Xiao, and the only foreign aid on Daqin's side is Wang Ben, Wang Li, his father and son, and Bismarck, a civil official.

Wang Ben's 24 Qin army, plus the 25 anti-Sui coalition forces of the [-] countries in the Western Regions, the total strength of the two sides has reached an astonishing [-].

After Wang Ben's training, the armies of various countries in the Western Regions are stronger, but not much stronger. They are still far behind the Sui army, let alone not only the Sui army, but also Ji Changhe. Li Siyuan's Tang army.

Bismarck had no choice but to ask Li Jing to secretly transport a batch. As a result, two of the five batches were seized by the Sui State.

This time Wang Ben didn't want to make the same mistake again.

Lack of weapons and equipment?No... This is not so easy to solve, after all, the fifteen countries in the Western Regions also lack weapons and equipment.

The army of the Western Regions was already weak in combat strength, and there were no strong generals in command, so the field battle was even more disrespectful.

Shortage of troops?It doesn't matter, the fifteen countries in the Western Regions are owned by them.

As the biggest opponent of the Great Qin before the founding of the country, even if the Tang State lost more than it won in the battle with the Great Qin, even if the country has been destroyed now, its powerful combat power still won the hearts of the people.

The two generals Meng Ben, Ruan Wengzhong, and Wang Xuance who once protected Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben and entered the Western Regions have now been transferred back to the Great Qin to participate in the Great War in the Central Plains. Now there are no strong generals in the Western Regions.

When Yang Su conquered the Western Regions for the second time before, he almost won under Wang Ben's efforts to turn the tide, but in the end, because some countries did not obey the command, the good situation was wasted.

The two reported their views to Li Jing, and after a lot of thinking, Li Jing, although he was partial to Wang Ben, a fellow soldier, knew the difficulty of building an army in the Western Regions, so he agreed without much hope. , It's just that it hasn't been officially compiled.

Although the Queen of Xiliang and the Queen of Loulan are both women, they are soft on the outside and strong on the inside. There is no ambiguity in the two links of dripping blood and drinking blood wine. He drank the blood wine in one gulp.

Daqin has helped so many countries in the Western Regions. Although he didn't ask for compensation, shouldn't you be conscious and pay some protection fees?

What Wang Ben was most worried about happened. The pig teammates in the Western Regions failed to withstand the temptation, and once again disobeyed the command and sent troops without authorization. As a result, the [-] army was defeated by Gao Changgong's [-] Sui army, with nearly [-] casualties.

The loss of nearly [-] teammates was nothing to the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, but it was a very bad start, and the morale of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions, which was already extremely afraid of the Sui Army, became even lower.

When Wang Ben was entangled with Yang Shuangji in the Western Regions, Li Jing, who was far away in Guanzhong, also received the news of the Sui Army's westward expedition and responded immediately.

"Everyone, the time has come to destroy the Sui Dynasty, and it's our Yongliang Army's turn to act."

(End of this chapter)