Daqin Engineering Corps

I don't blame him for this. Before, it was because we wanted to unify the minds of the six countries and focus on internal affairs and warfare. Even if we cared about the children, we mainly focused on nurturing Fusu, and let the concubines take care of the others.

However, before Princess Ziyang's departure, Yingzheng came to the house for several days to ask for warmth, and he doted on Princess Ziyang's biological mother, Concubine Ning, so that Princess Ziyang was a little flattered.

But in fact, Shen Bing knew that all that Ying Zheng did was for the "elixir of life"...Princess Ziyang might also unconsciously become Ying Zheng's eyeliner by Shen Bing's side.

Therefore, Shen Bing didn't have much feeling or expectation for this marriage, and everything was arranged by Fusu after busy work.

Shen Bing focused his attention on Pu Leijun.

This is out of previous lessons...

Although there were no problems in the army before, Shen Bing realized that only the Pu Lei army could be truly controlled by him.

Because Shen Bing knew what he was about to face...

One day, if Yingzheng dies, Zhao Gao and Li Si will control the government. The former is responsible for concealing the news of Yingzheng's death and spreading false imperial edicts to the outside world. among.

What if we want to transfer Shenbing's Daliang Army and Shenwu Army?

Shen Bing dare not follow?

Not to follow is treason, and these troops were transferred to remote areas away from Shen Bing's control.

As for the Pu Lei army, its language is not familiar with the Central Plains army, and it cannot be commanded. If Shen Bing is willing to let Zhao Gao and others dare to take it?

The Pu Lei army is all "not my race", so if they let go of the Great Wall and enter the Central Plains, wouldn't that be an internal response?

At that time, the inside and the outside should join forces to break through the Great Wall... Isn't Zhao Gao and others going to steal the chicken or lose the rice?

That's why Shen Bing vigorously developed the Pu Lei Army.

The source of soldiers is very rich:

First of all, the 36 countries in the Western Regions rewarded land in the western part of the grassland for their meritorious service in the joint conquest of the Huns.

Since the west is large enough, the land acquired by each country is not small.

A small country that only sends dozens of troops can get tens of thousands of hectares of land, and these lands are different from the Western Regions... The Western Regions are a small oasis, and some places can even be said to be just a small pond with thousands of people living around them. And so it became a country.

Tens of thousands of hectares of grassland are covered with green grass, and often there is a river next to it, and even if it is not good, there will be a stream... In ancient times, unlike modern times, water pipes can be used to receive water from a distance, so you can live far away from the river. In ancient times, settlements were formed. By the river, or artificially dug canals to divert water.

As a result, the living conditions were much better than those in the Western Regions, and many people from the Western Regions moved eastward to the grasslands.

There may not be many countries in one country, but if all the 36 countries in the Western Regions have moved in, the population will be quite large.

In addition, there is also the Tuge Division under Ge Yuzhi, and the Yuezhi, both of which are the sources of soldiers for the Pu Lei Army, and they are also high-quality soldiers.

So in just over a month, Pu Lei's army expanded to more than [-] people.

Shen Bing discussed with Ji several times and divided the Pu Lei army into two parts: light cavalry and heavy cavalry.

Qingqi 2 people, wearing leather armor, with cavalry and archery as the main sword and shield supplemented.

There are 1 heavy riders, with tall and strong horses, supplemented by heavy armor, mainly with spears and swords...the spears are used for piercing, and the swords are used for chopping.

It goes without saying why this configuration is required.

In the past, because there was no harness, the cavalry were almost all mounted and shot, or rushed to the battlefield and then fought on foot... At this time, it is almost impossible to organize heavy cavalry to directly fight infantry.

But with harness the situation is different.

Horses are more stable because of horseshoes, and their endurance and load-bearing capacity are improved in series. Riders are more stable because of stirrups and saddles, and heavy armored cavalry becomes possible.

If heavy armored cavalry faces enemy infantry, such as archers, sword shields, etc., it is almost equivalent to a modern tank is a crushing battle.

As for the armor, it was produced in the iron workshop located on the sandbar... After Yueshi abandoned the sandbar and moved to Longcheng, the sandbar naturally became Shen Bing's territory.

Chapter 492 Dawan

To the Yueshi, the sandbar is like a chicken rib, it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless to eat.

The reason is that the sandbar is located at the entrance of the Hexi Corridor.

If the Central Plains is strong, it will inevitably attack the sandbars westward from the Hexi Corridor.

If the grasslands are strong, you must first attack the sandbars to enter the Central Plains from the Hexi Corridor.

Therefore, if the Yue clan were on the sandbar, they would be caught between the grassland and the Central Plains, and no matter which one was stronger, they would be beaten.

This is also one of the reasons why the Yuezhi eventually moved to Central Asia in history.

At this time, the entire Yue clan moved to Longcheng... At least for now, it is right, at least Longcheng is still fertile and beautiful.

And when the sandbank is in the hands of Daqin, it means that it has a strategically important place: defend Yangguan and Yumenguan here, and then repair the Great Wall on the high mountains, basically there is no need to worry about the enemy from the western grassland.

So this is a good thing for both Yueshi and Qin.

It's just that no matter where the Yue clan moved, they couldn't escape Shen Bing's control... because just like before, at this time, the Yue clan's king, Qiu Que, even had Qin Jun as his personal guards.

Shen Bing's acquisition of the sandbar is not just as simple as a strategic location.

On the one hand, it was an important node from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, and all caravans had to resupply at the sandbar to and fro.

On the other hand, the sandbar has iron mines and blast furnaces, and it is closer to the grassland, so it is perfect for it to provide iron equipment for the grassland army.

Another place where iron can be smelted is Raoqiang, which was destroyed by Shen Bing before.

Shen Bing asked Qiao to bring ironmaking technology to Rao Qiang, and Rao Qiang could be responsible for the supply of equipment in the Western Regions.

Therefore, the iron armor, long spears, broadswords, and armor for the front of the horses needed by the heavy cavalry were transported to Longcheng in batches to equip the Pu Lei army.

Seeing this, Wang Ben was also a little moved. He stepped forward and asked:

"General, can you build a heavy armored cavalry army for the Shenwu Army?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Of course, it's just..."

"The Shenwu army is all equipped with rattan armor. If they are equipped with heavy armor, they will abandon the rattan armor, but you are willing?"

After saying this, Wang Ben stopped talking.

Rattan armor can be said to be an artifact of this era. Its defense against arrows is not inferior to heavy armor at all, but it is much lighter than heavy armor.

Therefore, the Shenwu Army built with it can be said to be the king of light cavalry... The enemy's arrows cannot hurt the Shenwu Army, but the Shenwu Army can hurt the enemy.

So only a fool would trade heavy armor for rattan armor.

Of course Wang Ben knew this, he was just jealous when he saw the majestic and majestic equipment of the heavy armored cavalry.

As the wedding day drew closer, Dragon City became more and more busy.

On the one hand, Fusu is busy preparing for the new house, banquets and entertaining guests.

In this regard, Shen Bing sometimes feels a little embarrassed... You must know that Fusu's identity is a son, and his other identity is his brother-in-law. How could he need his brother-in-law to get married?

But Fusu didn't take it seriously, he said:

"The general is busy with military affairs, it's too late for Fusu to share the happiness for the general!"

"What's more, Fusu's move is also for the sake of his sister, it should be!"

So Shen Bing followed him.

Another reason for the busyness was that many guests came... These guests were all sent by the Western Regions and Youxian King, and all of them brought gifts.

The reason why I arrive early is that in ancient times, it was not like the modern day where you can arrive on the same day by taking a plane or train.

In ancient times, we had to be on the road for a few days at every turn. If we were delayed by something, we would miss the time. In order to ensure that such an accident would not happen, we usually arrived a few days in advance.

So the board and lodging arrangement is another problem.

Fortunately, life in the grassland is relatively simple. When someone comes, they send out a bunch of tents for them to set up by themselves. For food, they take a few cows and sheep every day and let them kill and roast themselves.

Shen Bing naturally didn't need to worry about these things, Shen Bing just felt a little unrealistic.

To be out of order like this, and she's still a princess...a princess who doesn't seem to be easy to deal with.

Shen Bing didn't know what kind of life would be like in the future.

At this moment, Fusu hurried into the tent, holding a piece of information in his hand, and said:

"General, things have changed."

Speaking of Fusu, he handed the information to Shen Bing.

Shen Bing took the information and saw that it was Ying Zheng who ordered him to send troops to Dawan.

But it turned out that after Yingzheng heard Shen Bing talk about Dawan's bloody horses in Wuyuan, he was eager to love horses and sent envoys to Dawan to buy horses that night with generous gifts.

Ying Zheng was more ambitious. He wanted not just one horse, but two pairs, one male and one female.

Yingzheng had a good idea: one pair for riding and viewing, and the other for breeding.

Since the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions belonged to Daqin at this time, and there were post stations along the way along the grassland silk road, and the envoys were eager to seek merit and rushed all the way, they arrived in Dawan in more than a month.

The envoy originally thought that it would be no problem to buy a few horses, because this is the Great Qin Emperor asking for horses, who would dare not obey?

But Dawan is located in Central Asia, and they have never even heard of the Central Plains, let alone Yingzheng.

What's more, a bloody BMW is still a BMW, so how can it be sold casually?

So he refused without hesitation.

If that’s the case, it’s fine. The envoy became angry because of this. He knocked over the belongings he brought to the ground in court and even cursed... The envoy actually did this out of despising the barbarians in Dawan. The land salinization in Central Asia is also serious It is mainly based on animal husbandry, and in the eyes of the Central Plains envoy, it is a proper barbarian.

Of course, it is a great shame to be looked down upon by the barbarians, so he lost his temper and walked away.

How could King Dawan swallow this breath, and then sent someone to intercept and kill these envoys halfway.

It would be fine if they killed them all, but they missed a few and fled back to the post station in the Western Regions.

The station then released pigeons to report the news to Xianyang.

Ying Zheng couldn't help being furious when he heard this:

"It's fine if you don't sell my bloody horse, how can you intercept and kill my envoy?"

"Does this Dawan regard me as a Daqin with no one?"

There was no hesitation at the moment, and he couldn't even wait for the fast horse to issue an order, so he directly ordered Shen Bing to go to Dawan to grab the bloody horse with a flying pigeon.

Shen Bing couldn't help regretting what he said casually before.

This should have happened to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but now it happened to him.

This is good, I could have lived a quiet life in the grassland, but now I have to fight west again.

But thinking about it, I don't think it's a bad thing.

Because if there is going to be a war, does it mean...

Shen Bing pretended to be distressed and asked Fusu:

"Then this marriage..."

Fusu replied:

"The war is important, and the marriage can only be discussed after conquering Dawan!"

Shen Bing nodded.

Although he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't dare to show it on his face.

But think about it, what's the difference between later and earlier?

Chapter 493 Expeditionary Army

It took Shen Bing two days to organize an expeditionary force.

Considering that it is more than two thousand miles away from Dawan, and the enemy is also a nomad who is good at bow and archery, almost all the troops are cavalry.

The total strength of this army is more than [-] people.

The main force is the [-] Pu Lei Army, the [-] Geyu Tuge Army, the [-] Shenwu Army and the [-] mixed cavalry army composed of the Western Regions, Yuezhi and Youxian Kings.

There is a reason for bringing these troops.

The [-] Pu Lei Army and the [-] Tu each army, the former is because of the new expansion needs training, while the latter is because of the new surrender to the Great Qin, so it needs to be adjusted on the battlefield.