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"I heard that Ruoqiang's army is only a few thousand, but it is a small country?"

In a stone building in the capital city of Loulan, Zhang Han casually chatted with Li Xin while looking at the map.

Li Xin walked to the sand table, took down the two stone carvings representing Ruoqiang and Qiemo, and nodded.

"Although there are dozens of countries in the Western Regions, there are very few big ones."

"The reason why Loulan has 100,000 troops seems to be due to the fact that the Huns had driven many tribes over before, but the western countries in the west are not as lucky as Loulan.

"That is, in the Qiuci State, there are rumors that there are more than 100,000 people and nearly 50,000 soldiers, followed by the Yanqi State with 5,000 households and nearly 10,000 soldiers."9

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After hearing Li Xin's words, Zhang Han showed a strange look on his face, whether the more than 100,000 troops of Daqin were too much for these small countries.

Li Xin seemed to know what Zhang Han was thinking, and said with a smile.

"General Zhang Han, don't underestimate the countries in the Western Regions. Although the Prime Ministers of the Western Regions are larger than Qin, they are indeed few in number and few soldiers, but their strength is not weak, and they are more familiar with the desert than our Daqin sergeants."

Zhang Han brushed his hair and nodded. As a desert in the Western Regions, the countries in the Western Regions were indeed more aware of some of the special features of this desert than Da Qin.

After agreeing on the marching route, three days later, the giant wooden gate of Loulan City opened.

The mighty Daqin army left Loulan, among them Li Xin and Zhang Han each led fifty thousand cavalry, and together with the infantry twenty thousand, they began to head towards Ruoqiang and Qimo.

"Oasis is rare in this desert. Where did the giant tree gate in Loulan City come from?"

After leaving Loulan City, the two armies did not separate, because Ruo Qiang and Qi Mo were in the same direction, so Li Xin and Zhang Han also rode side by side.

Hearing Zhang Han's doubts, Li Xin shook his head.

When he saw the giant wooden gate of Loulan, he was also very puzzled. Where did such a big piece of wood come from in this barren land, it must be known that this wooden gate is several zhang high and several zhang wide.

"Perhaps it wasn't a desert before.

Zhao Tuo in Xianyang City received a letter from Ren Xiao from Hexi County a few days ago, knowing that Zhang Han had arrived in Loulan.

"Your Majesty, now it's time for General Li Xin and General Zhang Han to start their westward expedition.

Xiao He, who was following Zhao Tuo, remembered the previous discussions in the main hall and started talking.

Zhao Tuo looked into the distance and nodded.

"According to Ren Xiao's letter, Zhang Han and Li Xin will not delay for too long, thinking about it, they have already started to attack Ruoqiang and Qimo.

In Zhao Tuo's mind, the countries in the Western Regions are the places that Daqin must take, because this is the key position between Daqin and the West. Whether Daqin wants to expand westward, or Daqin wants to send a caravan to the west, it must pass through here.

Of course, the sea road can also lead to the west, but the treasure ship can only go to the coastal countries after all, and the civilization is mostly born in the inland, so the road is the key.

If this place is allowed to be controlled by the countries in the Western Regions, for Da Qin, it is tantamount to handing over the caravans and armies to the countries in the Western Regions. How could the increasingly powerful Da Qin allow others to control his lifeline.

"I ordered the internal envoy to govern Li, transfer the grain and grass from Guanzhong to Longxi County, and escort it to Loulan via Hexi to ensure the supply of Daqin's Western Expedition."

Xiao He nodded when he heard Zhao Tuo's order.

"Here!"

Zhao Tuo still trusts Xiao He's ability to manage logistics. After Xiao He, he has helped the country and the people, and gave salaries.

"The autumn harvest is over, and Da Qin's taxes have also been collected.

Xiao He nodded when he heard the words. Since Zhao Tuo became the second emperor of Daqin, Daqin's annual tax was set after the autumn harvest. First, it was to take care of the people who had no food for spring ploughing, and it was difficult to pay them at the beginning of the year. Second, because at the end of autumn It is the season of great harvest.

"Since His Majesty let the people plant rapeseed and cotton, cotton yarn and oil in Daqin have become popular. This year, a total of one million catties of cotton and ten million catties of rapeseed have been harvested."

"In addition, corn, wheat, barley, millet, rice, hemp, large and small beans, etc., have a total harvest of more than 100,000 shi..."

Xiao He reported Daqin's taxes in detail one by one.

"I have written down the detailed taxes for each county, and I will submit them to Your Majesty in a few days."

Zhao Tuo was very satisfied with Xiao He's meticulousness. Although this matter was mainly in charge of the internal envoy of Zhili, Xiao He was also in charge of Daqin's food and other matters, and it seemed that he did not take it lightly.

In the desert, the 100,000 iron cavalry and 40,000 1.0 infantry led by Zhang Han and Li Xin had been walking for two days.

"We are still a hundred miles away from Ruoqiang, and we will be able to arrive at the oasis where Ruoqiang's capital is located in ten minutes tomorrow night, so we can just rest and replenish.

"Let the army speed up!

After Li Xin's order, a messenger walked backwards with Li Xin's order.

When the clouds on the horizon were gradually dyed into red gold, the Daqin army finally stopped, and immediately after stopping, dozens of teams of a hundred people began to search for stones in the desert.

Then the sergeant used these stones to build a stone stove one by one, and then lit a bonfire.