It is a poor place, it can be said to be a remote place where birds do not shit.
Ten thousand troops led by Ran Liang came all the way from Bhanla and were stationed here at this time.
The eating, drinking and eating of more than 10,000 people is almost a huge pressure on the city of Marakanda, which is full of poor people.
The local Kushan people were secretly full of complaints.
If it weren't for the fact that the Liao army led by Ran Liang had just defeated the Sassanid people and seemed to be so ferocious, these Kushan people would have resisted long ago.
As the coach, Ran Liang naturally knew about this hidden danger.
In an adobe house filled with the smell of poverty, Ran Liang was looking at the account books sent by the army's grain and grass officer.
The shortfall in the number of items made Ran Liang frown.
Now Ran Liang was almost nervous.
If he continues to stay in the poor city of Marakanda, sooner or later his army of ten thousand will turn into a gang of beggars like the local Kushans.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
A thick voice ran in from outside, and a tall and strong man with the style of the Pingxi Army flashed in.
"Bo Ming, what happened?" Ran Liang raised his head and asked.
The man in front of him is named Xiao Boming, and he is Ran Liang's confidant general. He was originally a descendant of the Xiao family in Lanling, the Central Plains. He committed a crime and was exiled to the Western Regions. He was recruited into the army by Ran Liang. Now he is considered Ran Liang's deputy to the marching commander Shi.
"Your Majesty, I just received news that the Kushan people in Lanshi City have rebelled against the Sasanians and called themselves a faction. The Sasanians have suffered another defeat. The opportunity for our army to march westward has come!" Xiao Boming said happily.
In fact, this news is old news from a month ago.
However, in the remote Afghan mountainous area, Ran Liang and the others were already well-informed if they could get the news from a month ago.
"Lan's City? When did the Kushan people there become so capable of fighting? Someone else must have sent reinforcements." Ran Liang said.
When it came to the failure of the Sasanians, Ran Liang couldn't help but start to look forward to it.
All in all, Luoyang had sent an envoy to the west to ally with the Roman Empire, and they had been gone for some time. The next time they came, it would be the time when both parties agreed to attack the Sasanians.
"No, Your Majesty, I got accurate information. Lan's City did not receive any reinforcements. They just raised their troops spontaneously, and then the main force that easily defeated the Sasanians was the Kushan people of Lan's City themselves!" Xiao Boming said .
"What, are you serious about this?" Ran Liang's eyes flashed and he asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true!" Xiao Boming said.
"Great! If this is the case, it means that the Sasanians have been fighting for many years and are tired. In other words, the Sasanians have lost their previous vigor!" Ran Liang stood up and paced back and forth. analyzed.
Regarding the Sassanid Empire, with the Elamites as the main force, Ran Liang now knows these enemies very well.
In the early days of their rise, these Sasanians were willing to endure hardships and were not afraid of death.
They belong to a category of people who can endure hardships among hardships and enjoy blessings among blessings.
They have risen quickly enough, but they are in a place where there are four battles. Once they hit a trough, they will immediately be in danger. .
"Yes, Your Majesty, I think so too. Since the mighty men of Lan City can defeat the Sasanians, what else can we do if we recruit some Kushan people and attack Lan City directly with our ten thousand troops?" Difficult!" Xiao Boming said loudly.
In Xiao Boming's eyes, there is full of longing.
The past few years of being on the run have made him suffer all the hardships he has never had to endure in his life.
Almost everyone among the 'exile' generals of the Pingxi Army, headed by Xiao Boming, wanted to carve out a future and restore their original status as masters, so that they could show off the glory of their powerful family.
However, Ran Liang, who acted cautiously, rejected everyone's proposal to pursue the victory after defeating the Sassanid attack before, and continued to observe the situation.
"It seems like this is the case, but we are already running out of food and armaments. If the army moves westward, it would be easy to win a quick victory. But if it falls into a stalemate and a fierce battle, I am afraid that we will not be able to survive for long, and we will be cut off from food and grass. Yes!" Ran Liang said.
Although the 10,000-strong army led by Ran Liang had a lot of heavy cavalry and other advanced troops, they marched and fought continuously and were really short of supplies. Many of their weapons were broken and worn out, and there were not enough craftsmen and materials to repair them.
In this way, the main armaments under his command are getting worse and worse.
Now Ran Liang only has enough reserves to sustain a large-scale attack.
If they return without success this time, not to mention the wasted army soldiers and baggage, even the Kushan people in the Marakanda area may not be willing to continue to obey their orders.
When Xiao Boming saw Ran Liang, he felt that Ran Liang was too cautious, so he wanted to persuade him.
At this moment, another voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the envoy from the west is back!"
Immediately, a short, fat man ran in.
"Aning, what did you say?" Ran Liang turned around and asked.
This short, fat man with the style of the Western Army was Ran Liang's younger brother and his general Ran Ning.
"Your Majesty, the last envoy from Luoyang is back!" Ran Ning said.
"So fast! Please, please, please!" Ran Liang said.
Ran Ning was about to turn around and leave.
Suddenly, Ran Liang stopped him again.
"Wait!"
"It's better for me to greet him in person, and you should come with me!"
Ran Liang solemnly tidied up his appearance, and then strode out of the tent.
When the envoy arrived, he was greeted with even more grandeur than the last time.
Not only did Wang Ranliang of Pingxi come to welcome him in person, but all the generals also accompanied him.
Especially, when he told Ran Liang about the Roman Empire's plan to form an alliance and attack the Sasanian Empire together, he felt the joy in the eyes of these Pingxi soldiers.
"Your Majesty, the King of Rome said that as long as your Majesty leads his army westward into Sassanid territory, he will send troops to attack the western part of Sassanid." The messenger said.
"Ten thousand cars? Really?" Ran Liang's eyes suddenly lit up.
Ten thousand carts of supplies would immediately enrich Ran Liang.
"Yes, but your army must march quickly, because the Sasanians have already begun to take action. If they ruin the Yunzhou area and cut off the roads, they will not be able to lend you food and grass even if they want to. We've found a way to transport it," Zhang Qian said.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured on this matter. I will immediately prepare to go south to attack Sasan!"
Ran Liang understood that Zhang Qian's words were telling him that if he arrived late and allowed the Sassanid people to defeat the Han army in Yunzhou, then the Han Dynasty King Zhao Ji would abandon it as soon as he got angry.
