"Does the Zhang family have ambitions?"
Su Fan looked at Zhang Hu and said with a smile, Su Fan also understood the situation in Beidi.
In general, among the major forces in the North, Prince Yuan's Palace is the strongest. Although it is suppressed by the Youzhou Army, in fact, Youzhou itself is full of contradictions, so for Prince Yuan's Palace, the suppression is very small.
tiny.
Prince Yuan's Mansion has kept a low profile for so many years, but the actual hidden strength is probably only known to them.
Who knows how many of the troops in the Sixteen Continents at the border are from Prince Yuan's Palace.
Zhang Hu has also been invited by Prince Yuan's Mansion, but Zhang Hu has not agreed. After all, the Zhang family now has a considerable status, and taking refuge in Prince Yuan's Mansion does not have that many benefits for the Zhang family.
What's more, if Prince Yuan's palace really rebels, there may not be a chance. Although the frontier army is elite, its development potential is still too low compared to the Central Plains.
The Northland is vast and sparsely populated, and its resources are far inferior to those of the Central Plains. One state in the Central Plains is lower than several states and counties in the border area, or even more.
Therefore, Zhang Hu is not optimistic about Prince Yuan's Mansion, and if Prince Yuan's Mansion only relies on itself to protect itself, then taking refuge with him will only bring little benefit to the Zhang family.
In this case, why should he go to Prince Yuan's Mansion? As long as he is here and has 50,000 elite troops at the northern border, the Zhang family will be safe.
Of course, he was unmoved in the face of Prince Yuan's solicitation, but that didn't mean that others were unmoved. There were millions of troops in more than ten border states, and there were also many generals inside. Some were nobles, but some were from poor families, and even some were from poor families.
Common people, for these people, the brand name of Prince Yuan's Mansion is still very attractive.
So Zhang Hu didn't know how many of the millions of border troops were from Prince Yuan's palace. He could guarantee 50,000 elites under his command, but the other 50,000 were jointly constructed by other nobles and built by him. These generals
, will obey his orders when there is a war, but will not obey him at other times.
Prince Yuan's Mansion itself has a very high status in the Northland, and has led the border troops against the grassland aliens many times. Its reputation is also good in the Northland.
Therefore, Prince Yuan's Mansion is truly the number one force.
The government and the court were also at the back, followed by Youzhou Mu, an elite man who controlled 300,000 people in Youzhou.
Youzhou is the richest continent among the sixteen continents on the border, and naturally it has strong soldiers and horses, with nearly 800,000 troops, including nearly 500,000 elites.
Occupying almost one-fifth of the border,
Not every continent in the sixteen border provinces has one hundred thousand elite soldiers. Most of the state herdsmen only have twenty or thirty thousand elite soldiers.
However, Youzhou, Yuanzhou and Bingzhou are close to the grassland and have been fighting with the grassland aliens all year round, so they have so many elite soldiers, and they rely entirely on fighting.
Other border states are not completely bordered by the grasslands. Some border states are blocked by mountains and it is difficult for the grassland aliens to enter and plunder. Therefore, the armies of these state herders are naturally much weaker.
Youzhou Mu has 300,000 elites, and the remaining 200,000 are in counties, large and small, all controlled by local nobles.
They are not completely united with Youzhou Mu, especially now that the Han Dynasty has declined, and they have become farther and farther away from the Youzhou Mu Mansion.
In more than a dozen border states, these two major forces appear to be in harmony on the surface, but in fact, they are at odds behind the scenes. I don’t know how many incidents have occurred.
Especially in the past two hundred years, due to the decline of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court's control over local areas has almost declined to the extreme.
The powerful families on the border were all very aware of the overt and covert struggle between the two sides. However, most of the powerful families did not take sides. They chose neither Prince Yuan's Mansion nor the imperial court, that is, the Prefecture Mufu.
The nobles on the border did not have a good impression of the Liu Han court. After all, for nearly a thousand years, the court had almost ignored the border. Every time there was a large-scale grassland clearing, more than ten states on the border were solely responsible for their own resistance, and no one knew how much blood was shed.
It is conceivable that these nobles were indifferent to the imperial court.
As for Prince Yuan's Mansion, they don't want to join. Who knows whether Prince Yuan's Mansion can succeed. If they join too early, once Prince Yuan's Mansion fails, it will also affect them.
The outcome of failing to fight for the dragon would be miserable.
If these nobles don't choose, they won't be in much danger. After all, it's not yet the time of troubled times and warlords fighting.
The Zhang family of Yanmen, in the border land, has risen in the past hundred years and has become a rare big family. Maybe it is inferior to those long-established first-class noble families in terms of background, but because it controls the army, it is even more powerful.
A little stronger.
Mrs. Zhang is not worried about troubled times at all. As long as she is strong, she will not be afraid of troubled times at all.
And the Zhang family has 50,000 elite soldiers, and two of the family's golden elixirs and one are powerful men comparable to immortals. Even in the era of warlord melee, I am afraid that warlords from all over the country will only win over the Zhang family.
And Zhang really has no idea of competing with the world.
Hearing Su Fan's question, Zhang Hu shook his head.
"This junior only wants to protect the family. Regarding fighting for the dragon, the Zhang family has neither the thought nor the ability."
Zhang Hu said firmly.
"Don't think too much. I didn't force you Zhang family to fight for the dragon. Your family's background is not enough."
Su Fan naturally guessed Zhang Hu's thoughts and said with a smile: "But the lifespan of the Liu Han Dynasty has also come to an end, and the world is about to enter troubled times."
"The Central Plains will also fall into chaos, and the Northland will not be affected either."
Su Fan said.
"Senior, do you want to participate in the dragon fight?"
Zhang Hu couldn't help but ask. He naturally knew that once the world's warlords got into a melee, they would inevitably be affected. However, he was confident in himself. Now that his cultivation had taken a step forward with the methods of his predecessors, he was naturally not afraid.
"I have no interest in that. Even if I unify Kyushu, it will not bring any benefits to me."
"This time I come to Kyushu from the lower realms, it is just for the future of the human race in Kyushu."
"The future of the Kyushu human race?"
Zhang Hu's face was full of doubts.
"You don't understand. Now there will be a major trend in the three realms in the future, which is likely to affect the three realms. By then, the human race's Fire Cloud Cave will not be able to take care of Kyushu."
"If Kyushu had not been banned before, then there might have been the strength to resist, but unfortunately Ying Zheng failed and Kyushu was banned. This is also the reason why you feel that the world is getting less and less clever."
Su Fan didn't hide much from Zhang Hu. Although Zhang Hu was not a historical celebrity, in terms of ability, Zhang Hu was at least much better than the current Zhang Liao.
Moreover, Zhang Hu had an army of 50,000 men, which were elite soldiers. Su Fan could naturally see that. Of course, they were much worse than the Qin army back then.
But compared to the Liu Han Dynasty's army, Zhang Hu's 50,000-strong army was at least first-rate in the world. ()
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