Outside the west gate of Chang'an City, Liu Zhang was bidding farewell to his army on the expedition to the Western Regions.
Now that it is March, it is the best time to send troops.
General Ma Chao, military advisor Fa Zheng, and 10,000 Liangzhou elite cavalry were all assembled.
"Meng Qi, Xiaozhi, one of you is a general and the other is a mastermind, so I won't say any more!"
"The situation in the more than fifty countries in the Western Region is extremely complex, so we must make a decision and act!"
Ma Chao and Ma Chao were both in armor and could not salute, so they could only accept the order with their hands raised.
"I will obey Duke Qin's orders!"
"By the way, no matter how successful you are in the Western Region, remember that the most you can do is fight against the Da Yueshi, and never go further south!"
Fazheng nodded solemnly and took note of Liu Zhang's advice seriously.
Ma Chao was different and looked at Liu Zhang doubtfully.
"Mr. Qin, why can't we go down any further?"
Liu Zhang did not answer, he did not want to say too much.
According to his memory, the current situation in Central Asia is very complicated.
If it were more than ten years ago, even Da Yueshi would not be able to touch it.
The only good news is that the Kushan Empire is currently in a state of disintegration.
However, Liu Zhang's perception is not necessarily the truth, and there may be errors.
Considering that Ma Chao was a fool, and if he didn't explain clearly, he might have to find out personally, Liu Zhang decided to briefly talk about it.
"Meng Qi, there is another Kushan Empire to the west of our Western Region, which is very powerful."
"Kangju, Dayue, Dayuan and other countries actually all belong to the Kushan Empire."
Fazheng couldn't help but have doubts after hearing this.
"Mr. Qin, our mission this time is to open the way to Dawan. What if the Kushan Empire intervenes?"
Fa Zheng is not afraid of fights, but if war breaks out with powerful forces, it is very likely that the war will expand.
Qin's current strength is not enough to increase investment in the Western Regions.
"Don't worry Xiaozhi. Civil strife is currently breaking out in Kushan. If we don't go deep into their hinterland, they won't have time to fight with us."
Liu Zhang was even more worried that Ma Chao was addicted to killing in the Western Regions!
The cavalry came and went without a trace. If they went all the way south, they might be able to hit India!
However, these are meaningless, and Liu Zhang cannot expand outside now.
"In a word, if you don't cause trouble, you won't be afraid of it! No matter who challenges our authority, we will annihilate them unswervingly!"
"If nothing can be done, come back as soon as possible! As long as you two are safe and sound!"
Liu Zhang thought twice and decided to give Ma Chao and Fa Zheng the greatest confidence.
When fighting abroad, it is most taboo to restrain one's hands and feet.
Being afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back will not only fail to show prestige, but will also cause the remaining face to be lost!
Anyway, wouldn't the most that would be possible would be to annihilate the entire army?
Liu Zhang could also afford losses. As long as Ma Chao and Fa Zheng did not die in the Western Regions, it didn't matter if he lost some troops.
After the Han Dynasty is unified, it will not be too late to seek revenge from Guishang!
But Liu Zhang didn't expect how much these last words inspired and moved Ma Chao and Fazheng.
It was at this moment that the two of them vowed to do something great!
Kucha is arrogant and domineering in the Western Regions. If Kucha cannot be defeated, this trip to the west will be completely meaningless.
Ma Chao didn't intend to leave a way out for himself, so he directly said harsh words.
"Thank you so much, Duke Qin. I will definitely annihilate Qiuci and revive the Governor of the Western Regions!"
As the military advisor of the Western Expeditionary Army, Fa Zheng naturally could not lag behind others.
"Qin Gong, I swear I will not return the throne until I break Qiuci!"
If you are timid before fighting or have no determination to win, it will be difficult to achieve much in the end.
I feel even more sorry for such a powerful combination of Ma Chao and Fa Zheng.
The domineering spirit exuded by Ma Chao deeply infected Liu Zhang.
It reminded him of a poem, and he couldn't help but chant it.
"The yellow sand will wear golden armor in a hundred battles, and I will never return it until I break Qiuci!"
"Meng Qi, Xiaozhi, is waiting for your triumphant return in Chang'an!"
Ma Chao and Fazheng secretly savored the poems Liu Zhang blurted out, and their blood boiled all over.
Without further hesitation, the two got on their horses.
"Mr. Qin, take care!"
Ma Chao and Fazheng saluted again, and then galloped away with ten thousand cavalry.
It didn't take long for the smoke and dust to gradually dissipate, and everything returned to its original state.
Liu Zhang was still looking at Ma Chao, who was going in the direction of Fa Zheng. He didn't know when he would see him next time.
"My lord, could it be that you are worried about the two of them?"
At some point, Xun You came to Liu Zhang's side.
"It's Gongda..."
Liu Zhang still looked at the direction in which the army was leaving, and after a long time he gently shook his head.
"Meng Qi is the most powerful general in the world, and Xiao Zhi is full of tricks. If Gu doesn't have confidence in the two of them, who will he have confidence in?" "After Liangzhou Jingqi went out to fight, our Guanzhong troops were really stretched."
"Now let's not talk about coping with the war, but even protecting ourselves... Tsk tsk."
Although a total of four military regions were established after the establishment of the Qin State, in fact, except for the Eastern Army and the Imperial Guard, the other two military regions were in name only.
Especially the Chinese army led by Zhao Yun only had a thousand veterans of the Cavalry Battalion.
The Northern Army was originally based on Wu Feng Camp and Liangzhou Jingqi. After Liangzhou Jingqi left, only the incomplete Wu Feng Camp was left.
At present, almost all the mobile troops and horses in Guanzhong are concentrated in the Imperial Guard.
There are more than 30,000 people, less than 40,000!
If there is really any war now, Liu Zhang will really call the sky and the earth not to respond!
Fortunately, these are elite soldiers with extremely strong combat effectiveness.
It may not be possible to conquer foreign countries, but guarding Guanzhong can still cope with it.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qin. Cao Cao is currently deploying a large number of troops to Hebei. There are only more than 10,000 troops in Sizhou."
"Although Tongguan has not been completed, Zheng Du is already stationed at a strategic location. General Yan Yan has also led his army to Wuguan."
"Although the Hetao Huns are a threat, they have already been beaten to the point of despair!"
"In the next few years, Duke Qin will not have to worry. He can just sit in Chang'an City and watch the world's princes compete for hegemony!"
In fact, Liu Zhang didn't have much worries in his heart, but after hearing Xun You's words of relief, he felt even more relieved.
"Gongda, you came here to find me alone, but what's the emergency?"
Liu Zhang did not arrange for anyone to accompany him on his farewell today, so he had just expressed surprise at Xun You's arrival.
"Mr. Qin, there is news about Jiang Wan from Yizhou."
"oh?"
Liu Zhang suddenly became interested.
"Did you give the war horse to Liu Bei?"
"Not bad, and after some bargaining, Liu Bei also bought two thousand additional war horses!"
Seeing how excited Xun You was, Liu Zhang knew that he would definitely make a lot of money this time.
"How much did it cost?"
When Jiang Wan left, he specifically asked Liu Zhang about the price of selling war horses.
Liu Zhang didn't pay attention at that time and just let Jiang Wan take care of it.
It can't be lower than selling it to Cai Mao, right?
What's more, these war horses are all eliminated and have no use for Liu Zhang except to waste food for feeding.
Although he didn't say anything, Liu Zhang wouldn't say anything even if Jiang Wan sold it to Liu Bei for five hundred shi a piece.
Xun You smiled again, then stretched out his hand to make a six.
