Daqin Engineering Corps

These two thousand martial arts troops are really nothing in the Central Plains, but they are a force not to be underestimated in the Western Regions... The entire city of Kucha has only [-] soldiers and horses, and there are another [-] soldiers and horses in the hands of the nobles. The two thousand cavalry is already one-fifth of it.

Since the Shenwu army didn't know which gate Shen Bing would leave the city through, five hundred were deployed at the south and north gates each, and eight hundred at the east gate.

Just to be on the safe side, two hundred people were also placed at the almost impossible west city gate.

At this time, as soon as Shen Bing left the city gate, the Shenwu Army released the unique sounding arrows of the Qin Army to contact soldiers from other directions.

This kind of sounding arrow is not Ming Dy.

Most of the grassland nomads and even the Western Regions are connected by Mingdi, which is similar in style but slightly different in howling. This kind of loud arrow can easily confuse the information between the enemy and ourselves.

The sounding arrows used by the Qin army are to tie a small medicine bag to the arrowhead, ignite it and shoot it into the air to make a loud noise... This sounding arrow is especially suitable for contacting at night, because friendly troops can see the air even from a long distance away. Exploding flames.

Then, arrows were fired one after another to show that they had received the news, and there were explosions from all directions in Kucha.

Seeing this scene, the King of Kucha couldn't help being startled, secretly thought that it was better to turn to the Qin army at the last moment, otherwise the Qin army would have to attack the city at this time.

Thinking of this, King Qiuci asked Princess Wuyou again with a guilty conscience:

"The princess is sure that the messenger is the general of Qin?"

Princess Wuyou knew what King Qiucha was worried about, so she smiled and replied:

"If you're not convinced, how can your daughter refuse to marry before, but now she is willing to marry?"

The King of Kucha should not be suspicious, but asked:

"If this envoy is the great general, why do you want to refuse the marriage?"

"Princess, don't trust the envoy's words, maybe this is the envoy's plan to slow down the army..."

Princess Carefree explained:

"Father is confused."

"The general got lost with his subordinates in a sandstorm and was taken captive to Kucha."

"He himself is not in the aunt, and all his subordinates say that the general is missing and his life and death are uncertain. How can he agree to a marriage?"

After being told by Princess Wuyou, King Qiuci suddenly realized and then relaxed again.

After recollecting it carefully, King Qiuci sighed:

"It's such a coincidence."

"The princess escaped from marriage because she didn't want to marry the general, but she took the general captive to Kucha to make this marriage possible."

Taking another look at Princess Wuyou who was having fun, King Qiuci laughed again:

"Before, no matter what this king said, you didn't want to marry that general, but now I'm afraid it won't work if you don't!"

Princess Wuyou was so embarrassed for a moment that she wished she could find a hole in the ground and get in.

Shen Bing rushed back to his aunt on the third day. Wang Ben and others were all relieved to see Shen Bing return to camp safely.

When they heard that they were going to marry Qiuci, they came forward to congratulate them one after another:

"Congratulations, General. Before, I was still worrying about Kucha. If the marriage is successful and we form an alliance with Kucha, the allied forces will conquer the Huns!"

"Congratulations, General, it is said that Princess Wuyou is as beautiful as a celestial being and extremely talented. It is really like adding wings to a tiger for the General to have this daughter."

Shen Bing was somewhat interested in this, so he couldn't help asking:

"What kind of talent does this worry-free princess have?"

Kang replied:

"It's normal for the general to not know Princess Wuyou when he first came to the Western Regions."

"Although Princess Wuyou is a princess of a country, she has been fond of traveling to and from various countries for business and trade since she was a child."

"At least half of the wealth in Qiuci comes from the princess. It is not unrelated to the fact that Qiuci can become the largest country in the Western Regions. This is one of the reasons why the king of Qiuci regards it as the jewel in his palm."

"If it weren't for Princess Wuyou's high standards in choosing a spouse, princes from various countries would have come to propose marriage long ago."

When Shen Bing heard this, he was definitely a virtuous wife, and the business dealings in the Western Regions could be entrusted to her in the future.

Just ...

Shen Bing asked worriedly:

"It is said that Princess Wuyou has some skills, I wonder if it is true or not?"

Ke replied:

"The general was joking."

"The princess has been doing business abroad all year round. How can she defend herself if she doesn't know how to ride and shoot?"

This is also true, vehicles like horse-drawn carriages are rarely used in desert areas, the reason is that horse-drawn carriages are not only slow to move in the desert, but also get stuck in the sand when walking... that is purely annoying stuff.

Therefore, even the nobles can only ride horses, and what is more enjoyable is to build a small tent on the camel hump.

But the latter is obviously not conducive to travel.

The target is too obvious and placed at the height of the hump. If you encounter a robber, you will become the target of attack immediately.

Therefore, riding a horse is a must. After knowing how to ride a horse, one must learn archery, and then have some basic self-defense skills.

Thinking of this, Shen Bing couldn't help swallowing his saliva with difficulty. If the couple fights in the future... Maybe Shen Bing is not his opponent?

Don't think about these things for now.

Because at this time it is difficult to ride a tiger, no matter what, we have to get married first.

So Shen Bing didn't think much, and immediately sent Ze to Kucha with gifts, on the one hand to propose marriage, and on the other hand to form an alliance with Kucha.

On the other hand, Shen Bing sent people to Yuezhi, and transferred [-] cavalry from Yuezhi to join the expedition against the Xiongnu.

Shen Bing estimated that countries in the Western Regions, including Kucha, could gather [-] cavalry.

This is an estimate based on half of the total military strength of the 36 countries in the Western Regions... The alliance is an alliance. If they are to surrender their troops and be commanded by the Qin army, even if Qiuci takes the lead and the Qin army is in charge, half of the troops will be considered good. And it is likely to be old and weak soldiers.

Shen Bing was mentally prepared for this.

If you put yourself in the situation, if Shen Bing was a member of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, he would probably do the same in this situation.

[-] cavalry from the Western Regions, [-] cavalry from the Yue clan, plus more than [-] cavalry from the Shenwu Army, Pu Lei Army, and scattered soldiers recruited from various places, there are [-] cavalry.

During the training, Shen Bing will also eliminate some unusable remnants, so they roughly form a cavalry army of about [-].

Cooperate with Li Yan's infantry, maybe they can compete with the Huns.

The reason why "maybe" is used here is because Shen Bing doesn't know whether such a coalition can form combat effectiveness.

In terms of strategy and tactics, although he learned and referred to Huo Qubing who defeated the Xiongnu and sealed off the wolves in Xushan, Huo Qubing led the elite Han army.

However, Shen Bing led a cavalry army patched together in the Western Regions.

But in any case, using the soldiers of the Western Regions against the Xiongnu is still a strategic progress.

Because no matter whether this battle wins or loses, there is not much loss to the Qin army.

Even this conquest of the Huns can deepen the hatred between the Huns and the Western Regions and make it easier for Qin to control the Western Regions.

Chapter 462 Reform

The alliance between Qin Jun and Qiuci went smoothly, but news came from Zena that the alliance had been signed within a few days.

Shen Bing is actually not very concerned about this covenant.

Because even in modern times, there is a popular saying that "a covenant is signed to be torn up".

What's more, it was an era when there were no conventions, treaties, or the United Nations in ancient times.

Shen Bing is very clear that countries only care about interests, and the reason why countries form alliances now is that the existence of interest relations is beneficial to everyone.

So the covenant is nothing more than a piece of paper.

One day in the future, this relationship of interest will disappear, and no matter how you pledge to each other, it will be nothing but falsehood.

Therefore, the first thing Shen Bing did was to order the artillerymen originally located in Loulan to go to Kucha with ten cannons.

Since the Qin army occupied Gushi, Loulan is not so important, so of course the artillery used for the transaction is Loulan.

At the same time, Shen Bing transferred another [-] artillery pieces from Yueshi to Gushi.

The artillery at this time is suitable for siege and defense, and Shen Bing has no plans to expand the scale of the artillery.

The reason why another [-] cannons were brought in was because Shen Bing was worried that the cannons would explode and would need to be replaced with new ones.

In fact, Shen Bing will not wait for the artillery to explode before replacing it.

Soldiers of the Qin Army are precious wealth to Shen Bing, and the explosion of the artillery will not only cause casualties, but also leave a psychological shadow on the artillery... In the future, you must be careful when using artillery on the battlefield, let alone in case the artillery explodes It is difficult to calculate the loss if the chain explosion is caused.

So Shen Bing waited for the new artillery to arrive and then directly melted and recast the old artillery.

As for the artillery traded with Qiuci... they should be blown up.

In this way, an experiment can be done, that is, using Kucha soldiers as mice to record artillery data and various defects.

Otherwise, how would Shen Bing know how long it would take for the iron-core copper cannon to explode?

And how do you know which deficiencies need to be improved?

This set is the most used by the United States. Often domestically produced equipment, such as portable anti-tank missiles, is used to support war-torn countries before their own country has the equipment.

The war-torn countries are very happy to use it, but they don't know that they are being double-used by the United States as a guinea pig.

On the other hand, it is only when the artillery explodes that it needs to be replaced and supplemented, so that Kucha can become dependent on the Qin army.

This is easy to understand.

If the artillery can be used for 100 years, then Kucha's dependence on the Qin army is only ammunition bags... It is not difficult to produce solid shells.

However, now, the ten cannons will explode from time to time, and if one is blown, one will be lost. Kucha can't produce new iron, and of course it can't produce iron-cored copper cannons. The quality of the copper cannons produced by itself is even worse. Frequently, so he could only hug Qin Jun's thigh tightly.

In particular, this cannon can be exchanged for a thousand sheep... This price is actually a small profit, but of course Shen Bing said it was a "jumping price" and a "friendship price" to the outside world.

Of course, Shen Bing asked Ze and King Qiuci to clarify in advance:

"Artillery has its shortcomings, such as inconvenient transportation and difficult operation."

"The blasting of the chamber is especially dangerous..."

King Kucha asked suspiciously:

"What's a blast?"

Ze replied:

"Everything has its lifespan. For example, a house will collapse after a long time, and a sword will be chipped if it is used for a long time."

"A gun explodes at the end of its life."

"Its charge will burst the gun or injure the gunner!"

"If the king is not satisfied, I can tell the general to cancel the artillery deal!"

King Kucha replied without thinking:

"It's not necessary."

"There are no indestructible things in the world. It is common sense that houses will collapse and swords will be breached."

"The bombing of the artillery should not be an exception."

"How can this king not use it because the cannon exploded?"

"What's the difference between this and a sword that can be gaped but not struck?"

Ze hurriedly cupped his hands and replied:

"Your Majesty's words are very reasonable, but the subordinates are speechless."

No wonder King Kucha was so anxious to equip artillery.

You must know that the nobles in Qiuci are opposed to the alliance between Qiuci and the Qin army... an alliance with the Qin army means reform, and reform means that the nobles will be seized of power and land. No noble will be happy except the king.

At this time, the nobles heard that the king of Qiuci had close contacts with the Qin army, and there was even news of an alliance, so the nobles and cities were ready to move.

The King of Kucha needs a strong military force as the backing for reforms. Once any nobleman dares to openly rebel or announces his departure from Kucha, the King of Kucha will kill them as an example to the monkeys and quickly capture them.

These all require artillery.