Zhuge Liang and others who are currently in Lianghe do not know that Rome is frantically preparing to gather an army to kill Parthia, but even if they know, there is nothing they can do. After all, the second Rome-Piastia battle has been Hard power is a deadlock.
This method in which whenever anything we have appears on the battlefield, the opponent will use at least double or even several times the strength to attack it. It is really too crazy, and there is no way to give the Parthians anything. Way to survive.
Forcibly forcing you to fight king against king, how to fight against generals, how to completely crush them, normal strategies have lost their meaning, and the competition is their own hard power.
Of course, the Han Dynasty doesn't know what happened in West Asia now, but both Jia Xu and Chen Xi are quite relieved about it. After all, the force and intelligence equipped by Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and his party are no joke. If you can't fight, you have to run away. Still no problem.
Now Chen Xi is worried about whether Guishang is mentally retarded in this incident? Although the country of Kushan is indeed quite powerful, compared with the Han Dynasty, there is still a gap in the strength that it can unleash, and there are serious internal conflicts in this country.
To put it bluntly, this country is not so much an empire as it is the re-alliance of two powerful alliances.
Central Asia, the part close to South Asia, can be called the root of Kushan. The people who were once called the Yueshi migrated from there, and there is a complicated culture there.
The South Asian subcontinent, the Indus River and the Ganges Plain can be called the source of Kushan's power. It raises a large number of Kushan people and is also the granary of Kushan. It can be said that Kushan was able to establish a large part of the empire in the end. The reason is this granary that can be harvested twice or even three times a year.
However, the two places are completely different civilizations and cultures, and there are huge conflicts between them. Central Asia and those close to South Asia are the origins of the Kushan elite infantry and cavalry, while the South Asian subcontinent has nurtured the Kushan elite. Frost Navy.
It can be said that the reason for Kushan's perennial division is here. Central Asia in the north, the part close to South Asia and the Indian part are in complete conflict, with conflicts in all aspects from civilization, culture, to military development.
This is also the reason why the Kushans made Peshawar their capital. This is the junction point of the South Asian subcontinent and Central Asia. Only here can they prove their impartiality.
Actually speaking from a practical point of view, if you choose this place, you will choose balance and internal friction. The split of Kushan actually started from the capital of Peshawar. From that moment on, the Kushans with one south and one in the north started endless internal friction. One is orthodoxy, the other is the source of strength.
This is also an important reason why Kuishang is very impressive in all aspects, but cannot perform well.
Without an iron-fisted emperor, Kushan is not so much an empire as a powerful alliance. Although it is indeed infinitely stronger than the normal kingdom in terms of strength, if it really encounters an empire-level attack, once the emperor cannot suppress it The domestic situation can easily be partially dismantled by the other party through direct violence.
To put it simply, the Indian part of southern Kushan is under attack. As for Central Asia in northern Kushan, why should you ask me to help you? What qualifications do you have to ask me to help? vice versa.
Therefore, if Kushan does not have a powerful emperor, then in Chen Xi's opinion, it may be worse than Anxi. Although Vesutiva I is not bad, if it is to completely suppress the many conflicts in Kushan, Chen Xi still Don't believe it.
"What's going on here in Guishuang?" Chen Xi helplessly looked at the information sent by Chang'an, and flirted with the regent princess in the court. Guishuang couldn't hold her anymore.
Jia Xu, who came back from the north and was arrested by Li You to mutter about Ji Xiang, became obviously unhappy with Chen Xi after being released.
There is no way, Jia Xu is also the kind of wise man who takes preventive measures before they happen, so in his opinion, Chen Xi sent him to the northern grasslands at this time to engage in national ranching, horse administration, and appeasement of the family. To put it bluntly, Just to avoid Jia Xu blocking the door.
After all, according to the degree of cooperation between Jia Xu and Li You, if these two guys had been there that day, it would have been Li You who went to chop vegetables, and Jia Xu came to block Chen Xi. And with Jia Xu's methods, Chen Xi would definitely not be able to get out of Yecheng. When Chen Xi arrived, At that time, Li Youba Chengdu eliminated Ji Xiang.
Although Chen Xi also knows that Ji Xiang has prepared some things to defend against Li You, it is not that Chen Xi underestimates Ji Xiang. Li You's will will never be shaken. If he says to kill you, he will kill you, and he will even go back to catch up with someone involved in this matter. Sima Hui, who was responsible for the incident, was also hacked to death.
"Maybe he's having a mental disorder." Jia Xu looked through the information and said calmly.
"Okay, Wen He, don't be angry with Zi Chuan. This is meaningless. There is nothing wrong with Zi Chuan's handling of the matter, and if nothing else, we can get the edict." Guo Jia took the information about Chang'an and brought him He said in a comforting tone.
"We don't need to worry about the Kushan side for now. Let Cao Mengde feel the power of the Kushan Empire for himself. However, the reaction from the Kushan side won't be too fast. They can't start a war with us instantly." Li You said slowly. .
"Well, just dispatching troops is not a simple matter. If Kushan starts a war with us in an instant, it can only be said that Kushan himself has premeditated it, and if this is exposed, it will be very difficult for Kushan. It is possible to encounter a comprehensive attack from the Han Dynasty." Guo Jia said with a smile, "Even if Kuishang is crazy, he will not do such a meaningless thing, even if he wants to show his strength."
"Zichuan, in your impression, what level of power does Guishan have?" Li You asked slowly.
"My impression is that this is a very strange country. There is nothing wrong with the fact that they are a branch of the Da Yuezhi, but you all know that the Da Yuezhi are a nomadic people, right? So you think it was formed with the Da Yuezhi as the core? Empire, what are you most proficient in?" Chen Xi looked up at the sky, Guishuang is indeed a very magical country, well, very magical.
But having said that, as long as any nation enters the Indian part of the South Asian subcontinent, it will become a very magical country. Whether it is the Aryan nation in the past, Bactria, or the Yuezhi now, or India in the future will be particularly magical.
"After all, it is a nomadic nation. The empire built with this as its core must be cavalry in theory. It is similar to the Huns back then. However, Zichuan said that it is a magical capital, so the cavalry is probably not the best at water. Army?" Guo Jia's leaping thinking took over Chen Xi's words and casually answered with a subversive answer.
Chen Xi looked at Guo Jia as if he had seen a ghost. He could guess this, and he was indeed a crow's mouth.
"Really the navy?" Jia Xu and others guessed it when they saw Chen Xi's expression. They looked at Chen Xi in surprise. As a country founded by nomadic people, the country's strongest point is the navy. The cavalry is there. How strong is the naval force when it is absolutely impossible to give up?
"Yes, it is better to be called the navy than the navy." Chen Xi nodded silently and replied. The navigation technology of the Kushan Navy, even in the official history without the spirit of heaven and earth, is comparable to that of the Europeans in the Age of Discovery. A level, an extremely terrifying level of sailing.
Just how weird the country of Kushan is in official history, just the part that Chen Xi knows is enough to make people feel crazy.
The magical Kushans did business in Southeast Asia for a long time. At that time, this country occupied the Ganges Plain. Then they rowed to Southeast Asia and occupied part of the territory of Malaysia and Indonesia. Later, they built supply points in Malaysia and Indonesia.
This navigation distance is calculated from the Bay of Cambay and takes normal sea routes, and the one-way voyage is about 7,400 kilometers.
This level is the level of shipping developed by Guishang around 150 AD in the historical history of Zhengerba.
Of course, if you think this is the ultimate level of the Kushan navy, you are totally wrong. By 180 AD, the Kushan shipping level had made great progress again.
During this period, the Kushan people began to go to the South China Sea to do business with the Chinese, buying luxury goods such as silk at low prices, then rowing to the Arabian Sea, and then the Red Sea, unloading their goods in Egypt, and selling them to the Romans , this one-way voyage by sea is already a standard distance of 10,000 to 15,000 kilometers.
However, the Kushans refused to capsize. They took boats to the South China Sea many times to do business with the Han Dynasty.
This is not the limit of Kushan. The limit of Kushan was established after 200 AD.
After 220 AD, with the rise of Sasanian Persia, Ardashir took advantage of Vesutiva II's inability to suppress the Kushans and plundered the Kushans in Central Asia. The helpless Vesutiva II was forced to go by sea to seek help from the Han. Chao helped coordinate the relationship between Kushan and Sasanian Persia.
Of course, the Han Dynasty was already dead at that time, and the envoy sent by Vesutiva II saw Cao Rui. At this time, Cao Rui definitely did not have the ability to mediate a war of this level. The Sasanian Persia established by Ardashir Hands are empire!
Therefore, I could only give the other party some gifts, give him the title of King of the Dayue clan of Wei, and send him back. The most important thing is that the other party really went back like this.
How far is this round trip? More than 50,000 miles away, Kuishang said that his shipping was so terrible.
This is still an era without the essence of heaven and earth. In the current era where the essence of heaven and earth is everywhere and materials science has been on its knees, Chen Xi said that he really cannot look directly at Kushan's navy.
Maybe the Kushan Navy of this era, placed in another timeline, might be the strongest navy even in the 21st century. God knows how much the essence of heaven and earth will cause this already powerful naval empire to happen. Variety.
Anyway, the strong are stronger, that's for sure. Chen Xi said that he couldn't figure out how strong Guishuang, who was already unparalleled in the navy, would become after being changed by the Demon of Heaven and Earth.
Although Taishi Ci had described Kushan's Thousand Sail Navy in great detail and how the two Kushan fleets defeated them, Chen Xi felt that this was too different from what he had expected.
To put it simply, according to the official history, Kushan's crazy shipbuilding and shipping standards, not to mention the army, at least the navy had a crushing advantage over the Han Dynasty.
Its advantage is huge. To put it more clearly, even if Chen Xi planned in advance, he would only be defeated when facing Kushan. At least before there is a decisive or breakthrough progress, the Han Dynasty will definitely defeat Kushan in naval battles. Nothing can be done.
In the second century, merchant ships could travel 50,000 miles, so I ask you whether you are convinced!
As for the Han Dynasty, is there any breakthrough progress from the third generation ship to the seventh generation ship? Chen Xi asked himself, as a key project, Chen Xi has always been keeping an eye on it. The seventh generation ship is good and can bring the Han Dynasty naval battle and Kushan closer to a great extent. level, but can you win?
To be honest, Chen Xi is not optimistic. If Kushan still retains its great advantage in naval battles under normal circumstances, then even with seventh-generation ships, it can only be said to have shortened the gap between the two sides.
"In short, as far as I know, this is the situation. There is nothing to say about the Kushan army. As long as the Han Dynasty is unified, there is absolutely no country in the world that can surpass the Han Dynasty in terms of army." Chen Xi crossed his hands to support his own said the head.
"What makes you think that Kushan's navy needs to be so strong?" Li You said with a cautious look.
"It's not a question of being strong to that level, but that he is just that strong. Just like our army in the Central Plains, there is no need for a reason to be strong." Chen Xi frowned and explained with a slight headache.
Jia Xu nodded and said after a while, "Actually, no matter how strong the navy is, it won't have much impact on us. We can start by land."
"You're done, come on, come on, I'll give you the map, you teach me how to fight." Chen Xi reached out and handed the world map under his arm to Jia Xu, saying, "I'll give you the map, you teach me how to fight by land." Kushan's human expression.
"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi and spread out Chen Xi's map. After studying it carefully, Jia Xu returned the map to Chen Xi. Without the navy, this battle would not have been possible.
Even if Jia Xu didn't understand what a landing war was, he could still see the long coastline of the Kushan Empire, and with the Han Dynasty marching from the southwest, there were landings and sneak attacks everywhere in the Kushan Empire.
To put it simply, as long as Kushan is willing to wander in the Arabian Sea, the navy in the Bay of Bengal can choose a suitable place on the long coastline to land and attack the Han Dynasty's logistics supply line.
Anyway, Chen Xi didn't believe that Jia Xu had the ability to hold all the long-lasting logistics supply lines, because it was simply impossible. Even if the family was later entrusted to foreign countries, Guishang could easily run behind the Han army.
As long as you are not far from the coastline, Kushan can use troop carriers to carry hundreds of thousands of army troops to outflank you from behind. Of course, this requires the emperor to be strong enough, otherwise the relationship between the south and north of Kushan will make the northern army Get on board? joke!
