Daqin: You were asked to build the Great Wall and you destroyed the Huns?

Chapter 353 Yuezhi’s big plan!
Not long after Ying Xuan arrived at Hanhai.

Meng Tian, ​​who was far away in the Western Regions, took most of the area south of the Tianshan Mountains into the Qin Dynasty.

But when they gathered the last thirty-six countries in the southwest, they encountered strong resistance.

Even after several wars.

There are many enemies among them that should not appear according to the intelligence.

Meng Tian sent people to make in-depth inquiries many times.

Finally, I learned that Xiye and Zihe in the southwest have the same roots.

After Xiyebu was stormed by Bai Zhong.

Knowing that they were outmatched, the Zihe tribe took the initiative to surrender to the Xiangxiong dynasty in the south.

The Shang Shung Dynasty is located in the southwest of the Kunlun Mountains (the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau, bordering Kashmir and connected to India and Pakistan.)
It is located on a high ground, with commanding views in all directions, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

King Yuezhi, who had fled westward for a long time, looked solemn.

The war-torn land was now completely unified.

Meng Tian breathed out.

The Shang Shung dynasty also urged Ziheguo to agree to a period of peace between the two sides.

He did not dare to be too greedy for success, otherwise if he was defeated, he would not only be unable to complete the task of occupying the Western Region.

These small countries seemed to be prepared in advance and asked for reinforcements from the Western Kingdom of Bactria (Kingdom of Bactria).

There is also the possibility of provoking powerful enemies when Da Qin's logistics are weak.

No one knows how much strength it has.

In the next few days, after Meng Tian made some arrangements, he sent envoys to make peace with the four countries.

Although the Four Kingdoms and the United Nations had complaints, their thousands of troops were unable to influence the situation of the war.

{The Kingdom of Bactria became independent from the "Tiaozhi Kingdom" (Seleucid Dynasty). It is located in the western Pamir region in the northwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and took over the Afghan area. }
Because of domestic food and grass problems.

The general beside him was still shouting angrily.

Now, the Xiangxiong Dynasty has no intention of continuing to anger the Qin Dynasty. They are also worried about this sudden huge force. Some news came back from the Qiang people in Qinghai some time ago.

"How come a small country like Sesame has so many allies!"

"Even so, we will no longer march westward and return the Kingdom of Xiye to Zihe."

This time heading west, I thought I would just occupy some small countries that were unable to resist.

"Leave 20,000 soldiers to garrison, and the rest of the army will quickly turn back."

If these areas that His Highness had been unable to fight back were occupied again.

"Unless more are sent from China, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat the last four countries."

Let them have a general understanding of the situation in the East.

"The east side of the Three Kingdoms of Xiuxun, Donation of Poison, and Wu Lei will also give way for hundreds of miles."

"Even now, I can't last more than a few days."

"How much food and grass are left?"

When Bai Zhong and others heard this, they sighed helplessly, that was all they could do now.

The general said with a slightly ugly expression.

In the west, the main army led by Meng Tian also encountered resistance when fighting the three kingdoms of Xiuxun, Qiandu, and Wulei.

The more than 300,000 troops under Meng Tian either returned to the country or were stationed in Henan, Yuejun, and the central and eastern parts of the Western Regions.

Their support also made it difficult for Baizhong to advance, and he had to retreat to the Yarkand territory he had captured.

They were not fully prepared and brought a total of 50,000 troops.

"With the seeds brought back by His Highness, the country will definitely be rich in food this year. It will be safe to wait until the army and horses are strong before heading west."

Meng Tian asked.

In the northern area of ​​Daxia, on the border with Dawan.

"We didn't have much before we left. If we hadn't conquered small countries along the way, we would have exhausted them long ago."

And he emphatically promised that "he" would never attack the four countries again within ten years.

If it hadn't been for several reinforcements from the Zhang Shung Dynasty, the Zihe tribe would have been destroyed long ago.

A very decisive order.

Now that the troops are divided everywhere, it is a bit stretched.

It would be embarrassing for me.

Meng Tian frowned and hesitated, because he didn't know the national power of the Xiangxiong Dynasty and the Great Xia Kingdom.

The other three countries in the west are similar.

Meng Tian's 50,000-strong army was as hard to shake as an elephant, and they, the ants, were completely powerless.

"Has the news about Da Qin been informed to the King of Da Xia?"

The veteran who had returned from the capital of Daxia lowered his head.

"I have informed you of everything, and my subordinates have fully demonstrated that they are a weak tribe that has been trapped by the war between the two sides and has nowhere to go."

The Yuezhi King nodded with satisfaction.

But the veteran continued.

"It's just the king. This time I dedicated all the gold to Daxia, but my clan only got a small pasture in exchange for it, which is difficult to maintain for a long time. Is it worth it?"

King Yuezhi didn't answer him.

Instead, he looked towards the Daxia Kingdom in the south and said something a little absent-mindedly.

"How do you know that the only thing you get in exchange is this pasture?"

“Can’t it be the whole of Daxia?”

The general was shocked by King Yuezhi's words.

But then, the Yuezhi King laughed at himself.

"Being driven here by the Qin Dynasty, I have no face to face my ancestors."

"If you can't find a piece of land where your tribe can continue before you die."

"Even if I die, I will never be able to rest in peace!"

The general answered hurriedly.

"The king just fell into the trap of the Xiongnu. He took risks and resorted to whatever means. Sooner or later he will be punished by God."

"We still have nearly a hundred thousand people and tens of thousands of soldiers."

"You can survive wherever you go."

The general paused for two breaths after saying this.

"But the people of the tribe were displaced along the way."

"Finally, we can be stable for a while, and we will immediately launch a war against Daxia."

The general raised his head and looked at King Yuezhi anxiously.

"Are you too anxious?"

"After all, Daxia has a population of hundreds of thousands."

King Yuezhi smiled brightly when he heard this, shook his head and said.

"Are you afraid that I will start another war?"

Then the Yuezhi King sighed.

In his thirties, it seems that all the edges and corners have been worn away.

He said with a calm expression.

"I'm not the fool I used to be."

He turned around, glanced at the densely packed domes behind him, and clenched his right hand behind his back into a fist.

"I bear the lives of 100,000 clan members."

"They are responsible for every decision!"

King Yuezhi closed his eyes.

"Those tribesmen who died because of my ignorance are staring at me every night."

"As long as I make one more mistake, they will drag me to hell."

"Now I just want to find a land for my people to live on."

"What glory, fame, and power are just clouds!"

When the general heard this, his face was filled with relief.

Their king finally grew up.

But then the Yuezhi King took a breath.

Then he raised his head again and looked towards Daxia in the south.

"This is the best ranch ever."

"That means the news of the decline of Great Qin has been informed."

"After some time, you will go to Daxia with half of the horses in the clan."

"Ask the King of Daxia to send troops to the Western Regions."

"Work with us to defeat the Qin Dynasty and take back the Western Regions and Dunhuang!"

The veteran's expression suddenly changed, but the words to stop him hadn't been spoken yet.

King Yuezhi closed his eyes and said something painfully.

"Send people to collect the information and strength of the Western countries and send them to Da Qin."

"Tell the First Emperor that Daxia intends to march eastwards."

The veteran's expression froze, and then he reacted.

"King! You want to drive the tiger away and devour the wolf!"

The face of King Yuezhi was full of helplessness.

"if not?"

"Let the tribesmen fight to the death again?"

"Draining our wealth?"

"I, the Yuezhi, can no longer bear the slightest bit of torture."

"So what if you surrender to the enemy in the sea of ​​blood?"

"As long as I can survive, I am willing to be a dog!"

The words of King Yuezhi made the veteran almost burst into tears.

Their king finally bent down for his people.

His Yuezhi's era has finally come.

……

In the south of Yuezhi, in the capital of Daxia.

King "Eucidemus" is summoning his ministers to discuss.

There are dozens of boxes placed in the middle of the hall. It's full of golden gold.

If Ying Xuan sees him, he will come here no matter what.

Euthydemus rested his chin on one hand, sat on the throne and spoke casually.

"You all heard it too."

"This new member of the Yue clan is really kind-hearted."

"For a small piece of pasture, all the gold in the family was given."

"He also said he was willing to protect us from the threat of Dawan in the north."

"Everyone, tell me what you think!"

Among the ministers below, the prime minister was the first to stand up.

"King, my subordinates just happened to bring some news that you can use to support this matter."

Euthydemus waved his left hand slightly and asked the prime minister to continue.

"The 20,000 soldiers we sent to the east to support us have received good news at this moment."

"Successfully blocked the Qin people who were expanding westward."

"The army was not damaged at all. It only had a slight contact with the Qin people and then retreated."

"They even proactively promised not to start a war for ten years."

After finishing his words, the Prime Minister did not comment and just stood back.

These words made all the ministers in the palace whisper.

Not long after, the minister in charge of finance spoke up.

"Even the Qin people can stop even small countries such as Xiuxun, Qiandu, and Wulei."

"It seems that as Yuezhi said, hundreds of years after the Qin civil war, there was a war with the Xiongnu."

"The country's power has been exhausted."

"I don't dare to provoke powerful enemies anymore."

But the words are not finished yet.

The official in charge of criminal law interrupted him.

"If the Qin people are really fighting fiercely with the Xiongnu, their strength will be exhausted."

"Then how could they destroy thirty-six countries along the way?"

"The driver and Qiuci are not weak either."

"Obviously, this is just a conspiracy."

"It is impossible to say that the Qin people have temporarily suspended the war. It is just a delaying tactic."

The Finance Minister paused and said with some displeasure.

"Then why do you think Yuezhi did this?"

"Even if you buy a larger area, you won't need so much gold."

"Are they fools for doing this?"

Seeing that the two people who were not dealing with each other were about to quarrel again.

The prime minister finally stood up and said something.

"I heard that the Yueshi were involved in the war between the Qin people and the Huns."

"We were robbed of our ancestral land and had no choice but to move westward."

"Moreover, the main reason is because the Xiongnu rose too fast, which seriously threatened the Yuezhi's living space."

"Of course, this is news from the thirty-six countries. Whether it is true or not remains to be verified."

"And the destruction of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms seems to be due to the continuous erosion of the right side of the Xiongnu."

"As a result, their alliance existed in name only, and the Qin people probably took advantage of it."

After the Prime Minister finished speaking, everyone was silent for a few breaths.

Euthydemus raised an eyebrow.

Sit up straight.

"It doesn't matter how strong the Qin people in the east are."

"Our real enemy is Antiochus III."

"The sixth king of the Seleucid dynasty was ambitious at a young age."

"Recruiting knights to train cavalry, constantly testing our bottom line."

"It seems that they are looking for an opportunity to take over the land lost by our ancestors."

"Even if it is true as Yuezhi said, the Eastern Qin people's national power is empty and will collapse at any time due to foreign enemies."

"We have to wait until we have dispelled Antiochus III's ambitions."

"Besides, the nearest Shang Shung dynasty has not moved, so we are even less anxious."

"Withdraw the army and let Dongfang let them go."

Euthydemus' words settled the matter.

After ordering people to move the gold to the treasury, the next issue began.

The prime minister stood up again and said to everyone.

"How to defend against the cavalry of Antiochus III."

"According to the current intelligence, these cavalry are the basis for him to conquer us."

"As long as we block the cavalry, our soldiers will not be afraid of the rest of the army!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, the finance minister stood up and said.

"The only thing that can stop the cavalry is the cavalry!"

"If we can obtain a large number of horses, it will be easy to hold off the Seleucid army."

The Minister of Criminal Law immediately spoke up.

"Okay, then you should find enough horses for the soldiers to ride on!"

"It's all nonsense. If we have war horses, why should we be afraid of them?"

Euthydemus and the prime minister looked at the two people quietly without interrupting.

But the finance minister seemed to be angry, and then said something.

"Then what if I find you?"

"I've found you, do you dare to go to the battlefield?"

The Minister of Criminal Law sneered without any fear.

"Okay!"

"As long as you can be found, what if I go to war with the army and serve the country?"

"Whoever has horses in the surrounding countries is willing to sell them to you."

"Dawan is afraid that we will become stronger and capture them."

"Not to mention Kangju."

"Let me see where you came from!"

The Minister of Criminal Law turned around and scanned the palace officials.

He looked like he was laughing.

But then, the finance minister stood up.

He bowed respectfully to Euthydemus.

"king!"

"Then Yuezhi has a large number of good horses, and they are definitely hundreds of times better than Seleucus's horses."

"Now the Yueshi have something to ask of us. As long as we have a little discussion, we can get enough horses in exchange for it!"

Euthydemus was stunned when he heard this, and his slightly smiling face became serious.

He frowned and sat up straight, leaning forward slightly.

"What you said is true?"

"Is the Yuezhi really willing to sacrifice the horses?"

"That was their last resort."

the chancellor replied hastily.

"I had the foresight a long time ago. When I greeted the Yuezhi envoy, I tentatively asked."

"That Yuezhi person did not explicitly refuse."

"I just feel sorry for their ancestral land."

"He also said that if he could take back his ancestral land, it would be easy to raise more horses."

"But now that their ancestral land is lost, they have one less horse."

"Weichen makes a bold guess, if we are willing to send troops to help them recover their lost territory."

"We will definitely be able to exchange for enough horses, and we can also test the strength of Da Qin."

"Where did the Huns expand?"

"If there is really a chance, I, Bactria, will never be able to continue Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition!"

The finance minister's words made all the ministers in the palace think attentively.

Euthydemus stood up even more.

He paced back and forth, then looked down at the prime minister.

Without saying anything, the prime minister stood up and said in a deep voice.

"This move is indeed feasible, but after all, the Qin people have been in the East for a long time."

"Even if it declines, there should still be some savings, Wei Chen has a prudent view.

"We should get more people."

"For example, the Shang Shung Dynasty."

"If we can march eastward together, even if the worst happens, the Qin people will not decline."

"We can also easily evacuate and let the closer Xiang Xiong block the Qin people's anger!"

"Moreover, we can also agree that as long as we send troops into Da Qin, the Yuezhi will provide us with horses."

"This way, even if we fail, we will definitely make a profit without losing anything."

The prime minister's words made Euthydemus very satisfied.

He looked up and looked outside the hall.

His eyes narrowed with uncontrollable excitement for a moment.

"I have long heard that the East is extremely rich."

"If we can really go east, I, Bactria, can achieve hegemony even if I don't even think about it."

(End of this chapter)