Chapter 338 Kushan Empire

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 338 Kushan Empire

This time, the selection of Yi Cong lasted for seven full days before it was completed.

According to the original plan, this time Zhang Yue selected a hundred people from Sanquyi to join the Han army as regular soldiers.

In addition, two hundred people were qualified to register households and become Han people according to Han law!

Zhang Yue felt quite satisfied with the 300 people selected this time.

Both his riding skills and physical fitness are very good. With a little training, he can become an excellent soldier.

In order to boost fighting spirit, Zhang Yue personally awarded armors and weapons to a hundred people selected as regular soldiers of the Han army.

As for the other two hundred people, they were awarded armor by Pan Hong and Ma Han respectively, and were appointed as the commanders of the Yi Cong Shiwu on the spot.

Then the three hundred lucky ones who were selected put on the armor and weapons they had just obtained and accepted Zhang Yue's review.

Looking at these lucky ones wearing new cotton armor, the unsuccessful followers all showed envy.

Everyone was upset in their hearts as to why they couldn't perform better during the assessment.

In fact, Yi Cong, who was not selected, was not bad. His physical fitness was qualified even according to the standards of the Han army, but he just lacked training.

Zhang Yue believed that after rigorous training and sophisticated equipment, this Yi Cong army would become a strong army.

"Do you think this is a common occurrence?"

Zhang Yue, Pan Hong, and Ma Han discussed and decided that a selection would be held every six months in the future, and each time a hundred people would be selected as regular soldiers of the Han army.

When the news was announced, the unsuccessful followers had their hopes rekindled, and everyone was looking forward to the next selection.

In order to integrate these Yicongs into the Han army as quickly as possible, Zhang Yue ordered that all Yiconong must use Han names.

After the order was issued, the followers did not object. It only took three days for the new roster to be handed over to Zhang Yue.

At this time, Pan Hong proposed to Zhang Yue, "Your Majesty, there are about 5,000 aborigines in the land of Ershi. Can we build a new Yi Cong?"

Zhang Yue pondered for a moment and said, "With two divisions of aborigines, the ratio of soldiers and civilians to build a Yiqu is too high!"

Pan Hong nodded and said, "What the prince said is true, but the subordinates are careless!"

Although there are five thousand aborigines gathered by the Second Division now, there are only fifteen hundred people suitable for joining the army.

If three out of three draw one, this ratio is indeed too high and is not conducive to the development of the Second Division area.

At this time, Yang You said from the side: "Why not conduct a nationwide recruitment in Dawan?"

After Zhang Yue heard this, he thought about it and said to Pan Hong, "What does Mr. Pan think?"

Pan Hong said, "Mr. Yang's words are very good! This move will make my great man deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!"

Zhang Yue nodded, "Yang You, do you have anything to add?"

Yang You bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to recruit Qianniu Guards in the land of Dawan and Kangju at the same time!"

After hearing the words, Zhang Yue thought for a moment and agreed, "Yes, but why bother to be limited to Dawan, Kangju, Yancai, An'an, Yueshi, and other countries in Daxia? Everyone can be recruited into the Qianniu Guard!"

Pan Hong also commented at this time, "Your Majesty, now Qianniu Guard has become quite large, we should improve its status!"

Zhang Yue was shocked when he heard this, "He suddenly realized that he had ignored this point.

"Qianniuwei is now spread all over the country, with more than 10,000 core and peripheral members. The existing system is indeed not suitable anymore!"

Zhang Yue said, "What Mr. Pan said is true. Qianniu Guard is an important department in our Western Region. This is indeed an oversight!"

Having said this, Zhang Yue turned to Yang You and said, "Yang You, please expand the Qianniu Guard as planned first, and remember to collect as much intelligence as possible from the Western countries, especially Anxi and Yueshi!"

"What about the Qianniu Guards? Let me think about it again... The Qianniu Guards should at least be the same as the other captains!"

Yang You bowed and said: "No"

Zhang Yue nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Pan Hong:

"Pan Gong should also issue a notice to all places in Dawan to recruit Han army volunteers!"

Pan Hong agreed and asked, "How many people do you think should be used this time?"

Zhang Yue heard this and asked: "How many soldiers can the Second Master support for a long time now?"

Pan Hong had already calculated this, and he immediately replied after hearing this: "It can support an army of 7,000 people!"

After Zhang Yue thought about it in his mind, he continued to ask, "What if we fight with Yu Cheng?"

Pan Hong made some calculations and said, "The Second Division's current storage of food and grass is enough for an army of 7,000 to fight for half a year!"

"Half a year!"

Zhang Yue carefully calculated in his mind and then said

"In this case, we will recruit thousands more loyal followers, build two new songs, and supplement the existing three songs!"

Pan Hong said "Promise" and then continued to ask, "Have you decided to attack Yu Cheng?"

Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "This is not the right time yet!"

Pan Hong thought for a moment and said, "Are you waiting for the Parthians to react?"

Zhang Yue smiled and looked at the map.

Pan Hong followed Zhang Yue's gaze and found that Zhang Yue was staring at Yuezhi.

Pan Hong asked: "Why should the monarch care about the Dayue clan? According to someone's knowledge, the Dayue clan is now parallel to the five princes of Xi, so it should not be a concern!"

Zhang Yue shook his head when he heard this, "Although the Great Yueshi now seems to have the five Xihous side by side, the Guishan Xihous have begun to rise. Judging from some observations, it won't be long before the Guishan Xihous will unify the five Great Yueshi.

department!"

At this point, Zhang Yue asked Yang You, "Now, where is the Marquis of Guishuang?"

Yang You replied, "Yes, Naqiu succeeded to the position of Guishuang Jihou two years ago!"

Yang You answered in his mouth, but in his heart he was guessing where Zhang Yue learned about Guishuang.

The first thing he thought of was naturally Mani. Although Mani had already separated from the Sogdian caravan, his influence among the Sogdian people was even greater.

With the strength of the Sogdian caravan, it is not too difficult to obtain information about Kushan.

Yang You felt a sense of crisis when he thought about this. Qianniuwei was not the only source of intelligence in Zhang Yue's hands.

However, this time he guessed wrong. Zhang Yue's understanding of Kushan did not come from the Sogdians, but from the records of later generations.

According to later records, among the five tribes of the Dayue clan, the Kushan tribe rose rapidly after Xihou Qiujiue succeeded to the throne.

It only took a few years to eliminate other Xihou, unify the five tribes, and establish the Kushan Kingdom.

After Qiujiu established the Kushan Kingdom, he first defeated the Parthian Empire, then went south to attack the Kabul River Basin and the Kashmir region, and later made the capital Gaofu (today's Kabul), initially laying the foundation of the empire.

After Qiu Jüque's death, his son Yan Gaozhen succeeded to the throne and went south to invade the upper reaches of the Ganges River.

After the death of Yan Gaozhen, Kanishaka I succeeded to the throne, continued the southern campaign against Shendu, and moved the capital to Fulusa in the Gandhara region (now Peshawar in Pakistan).

At its most powerful, the Kushan Empire had a population of nearly 14 million and an army of more than 500,000. It became one of the four great empires alongside Han, Rome, and Parthia.

If there are no deviations in historical records, Naqiu Jie will soon launch a war to unify the five tribes of Dayue clan.
Chapter completed!