Chapter 320 Parthian Empire

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 320 Parthian Empire

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is July of the fourth year of the First Yuan Dynasty.

After several years of work and the lives of more than 4,000 slaves and prisoners of war, the road between Wuji and Ershi City was finally completed.

When the news came, everyone in the Western Region Protectorate was rejoicing.

Zhang Yue even held a grand banquet in his mansion to celebrate this event for the first time.

"Everyone, drink and win!"

Zhang Yue raised his wine glass and encouraged everyone to drink.

"Drink victory!"

After everyone finished drinking the wine, Zhang Yue stood up and asked in public.

"My lords, someone wants to go to Ershi City...what do you think?"

Cai Ting said, "Why don't you wait until the Chi Road is completely penetrated before patrolling the west?"

Zhang Yue sighed after hearing this, "Time waits for us not to wait for us. The Huns have already advanced westward, and a certain big man cannot be left behind for a long time!"

Cai Ting was shocked when he heard this, "Do you want to lead the army to the west?"

Zhang Yue smiled and shook his head: "No, this is not the time for the Western Expedition!"

Only then did Cai Ting let out a long breath.

Zhao Guanghan stood up at this time and said, "If you want to go westward, you must accompany me!"

Zhao Yi stood up after hearing the words and said, "The Marquis of Yunnan has to supervise the affairs of Chidao. He has a heavy responsibility. It is the right thing to accompany the Marquis on his journey to the west!"

Liu Yi walked up to the two of them with a wine glass in his hand, "I am the king's personal guard, how can I trouble the second prince?"

The three people spoke one after another, and they all wanted to accompany Zhang Yue on his journey to the west.

Zhang Yue shook his head at this time and said, "This trip to the west is just to understand the land in the river... and also to inspect the situation of Second Division City... The three of you will do the essential work first..."

After hearing this, the three of them had no choice but to sit down helplessly.

At this time Guo Kaicai asked, "How many people do you want to take with you to the west?"

Zhang Yue thought for a while and then said, "A certain person wants to lead the Han industry, Zhang Zhan and two songs, and five thousand immigrants are heading west. What does Guo Hou think?"

Guo Kaidao said, "The troops are a little weaker, so I thought we should at least add three more songs!"

Cai Ting also said, "The city of Ershi is isolated and outside. The prince is the general in the Western Regions. Thousands of people go there and stand on the dangerous wall. This is not what a gentleman does!"

Han Jiang also agreed, "What Mr. Cai said is true. The king should not take risks easily!"

Yang You also added at this time, "I heard that the king of Yucheng wanted to do harm to the second division. The king should strengthen the defense of the second division during this trip to the west!"

Mani also said, "The day before yesterday, news came from the Sogdian caravan that King Yucheng had expanded his army to 20,000 men and wanted to unite the city-states in eastern Dawan to attack the second division... This matter cannot be ignored!"

Zhang Yue saw that everyone was opposed. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yue followed the good path and said, "That's it, I will add another officer to the three songs and patrol the west with thousands of garrison soldiers. What do you think?"

Guo Kaidao said, "Good, we should prepare more bows, crossbows and chariots!"

Liu Yidao said, "There are many good horses in Ershi's land, so why not dispatch herdsmen from various horse farms to go there..."

Yang You added, "You can also send a group of stallions to improve the horse breed!"

Zhang Yue raised his palm and said, "Good!"

He immediately said to Cai Ting, "Mr. Cai, please leave this matter to me..."

Cai Ting said, "This is a matter of responsibility!"

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Different from the festive atmosphere in Luntai City, the atmosphere in Ershi City has been quite depressing recently.

"In March, Yu Cheng's troops crossed the border twice... In April, Yu Cheng crossed the border four times... In May, horse thieves supported by Yu Cheng attacked the ranch and took away 400 horses... In June, Yu Cheng's troops crossed the border seven times..."

Ma Han talked with Pan Hong seriously about Yucheng's actions since February.

"Can Duke Pan negotiate with King Dayuan?"

Mahan finally asked.

Pan Hong also looked very serious at this time, "I sent people to negotiate with King Dayuan many times, but King Dayuan seems to be unable to restrain King Yucheng..."

Ma Han tapped a few boxes with his fingers, "Could it be that King Yucheng actually wants to imitate what happened in the past in Qiuci Liju!"

Pan Hong said, "I'm afraid I have this intention!"

Mahan asked, "What did the Sogdians discover?"

Pan Hongdao, "The information sent by the Sogdian caravan last time stated that the Governor of the Parthian Empire sent envoys into Yucheng many times!"

Mahan was shocked when he heard this, "Has the Parthian Empire intervened?"

Pan Hong said solemnly, "I'm not completely sure yet, but I'm afraid the Parthians also have ambitions for Dawan!"

Mahan pondered and said, "I heard that the Parthian Empire is now at its peak and has conquered many areas in more than a hundred years?"

Pan Hong sighed, "According to intelligence, this is indeed the case. Its expansion speed is unique among other countries!"

Pan Hong is right, the Parthian Empire in this era is indeed extremely powerful.

The Parthian Empire was actually just a name given to it by the Han Dynasty.

The Western countries, including the original Western Region countries, were originally called the Parthian Empire.

The history of this country is earlier than that of the Han Dynasty.

It was built in 247 BC, and the founding monarch was Arsace.

This was the heyday of the Parthian Empire, which extended from the Euphrates River in southeastern Asia Minor to the east and the Amu Darya River in the east.

The Parthian Empire is located between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty, and is the commercial and trade center of the world today.

Later generations generally ranked the Parthian Empire, the Han Dynasty, Rome, and Kushan as the four great powers in Asia and Europe.

Mahan nodded and said, "Some time ago, I encountered a Parthian caravan. It is said that the Parthian Empire has now completely conquered a kingdom called Armenia!"

Pan Hong said, "Does Mr. Ma know the general situation of the Kingdom of Armenia?"

Mahan shook his head and said, "I don't know very well. It is said that his country is in the northwest of the Parthian Empire and was originally a powerful country..."

Pan Hong sighed, "We still know too little about the Parthian Empire... except that the current king is Gotharzes, the rest is almost blank... This is someone's dereliction of duty!"

Mahan shook his head and said, "Why did Mr. Pan say this...Intelligence investigation is not what the public is good at..."

Pan Hong shook his head when he heard this, "Now that the road between Ershi City and Wuji has been connected, with the ambition of a monarch, I will visit Ershi City in person... Yang You will probably accompany him..."

Ma Han nodded and said, "Professional things need to be done by professional people. Qianniu Guard can investigate and find out the situation of the Anxi Kingdoms!"

Hearing this, Pan Hong said, "I hope so... But during this period, you and I must not slack off... If Yu Cheng provokes us again, we should attack him head-on!"

Ma Han said, "What Pan Gong said is true. Now that the road has been connected, we can recruit 600 garrison soldiers to strengthen the defense... What do you think?"

Pan Hong made some calculations in his mind, "But, I'm afraid this may not be enough... We should build a fort on the pasture to prepare for the invaders..."

Upon hearing this, Ma Han asked, "Is this enough manpower?"

Ma Han asked this question because he was thinking about Xia Bo.

Pan Hongdao, "The top priority is to strengthen the army. Without strong deterrence, these clowns will surely make further progress!"

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King Yucheng has been in a good mood recently. After receiving the support of the Governor of Susia of the Parthian Empire, the number of troops in King Yucheng's hands has been expanded to 23,000.

After uniting several city-states in southern Dawan, King Yucheng was actually the most powerful force in Dawan.

Even King Cicada of Dawan is inferior to him in strength.

The rapid expansion of strength also ignited his ambition.
Chapter completed!