"Secretary-General Cen, let me introduce you to everyone." Zou Yu raised his hand and pressed it, and the hall suddenly became quiet.

"I obey the order. According to the analysis of colleagues in the State Council, it is mainly our trade with Rome that caused panic in Persia.

In recent years, our trade with Rome has made Rome stronger. Constantine has also conquered a large number of tribes from the Western Regions to Rome. This not only puts great pressure on Persia, but Persia has lost three wars and is dead.

Two to three hundred thousand people were killed, and two provinces were lost. This is equivalent to the territory of one Dao in our Datang Dynasty.

Attacking us will cut off our trade with Rome and plunder the Tang Dynasty. After all, the wealth of the Tang Dynasty makes them jealous. Of course! The most important thing is that these young people do not understand the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

." Cen Wenwen introduced with a smile and couldn't help showing a trace of disdain at the end.

The military focus of the Tang Dynasty has been in the south for these years. Here in the Western Regions, there has been no major conflict from the beginning. Therefore, the countries in the Western Regions do not know about muskets and artillery, and Persia certainly does not know about them.

You must know that Zou Yu has a very strong sense of confidentiality. The farthest merchants from the Western Regions are Chang'an, so naturally they cannot find out the secrets of the Tang Dynasty.

According to speculation, there is another reason, that is, the products of the Tang Dynasty have been sold in large quantities to the Western Regions in recent years, which makes the products of Persia and other countries unable to be sold.

Moreover, the products of the Tang Dynasty were all mid-to-high-end products, which took away a lot of wealth from their officials and wealthy people. As a result, they had to increase taxes on the people. As a result, there were naturally complaints in the country.

If they want to divert domestic conflicts, they can only launch wars and plunder others. The wealthy Tang Dynasty naturally became their target.

The Tang Dynasty had never stopped penetrating into the Western Regions over the years, so as soon as Persia started making small moves, they were discovered. Li Shimin, who was in charge of the affairs of the Western Regions, immediately passed the news back and at the same time began to evacuate the merchants and spies from the Central Plains to Yanqi.

"Haha! I really don't know whether to live or die. Your Majesty, please give me an edict! I am willing to be a pioneer!" Cheng Zhijie, who resigned from Yumen Pass, said with a smile.

"Don't take it lightly, Li Shangshu, how many troops can you mobilize now?" Zou Yu asked.

"Your Majesty, I have never let down my guard against the Western Regions. The 50,000 cavalry stationed in Qinghai can be mobilized. The 50,000 infantry stationed in Yumen Pass, Shazhou and Longyou Road can also be mobilized. The people in Shuofang and Dingxiang cannot be moved. Two people can be mobilized in Guanzhong.

Ten thousand people, the southern troops and horses are in Lingnan and Nanyang, it is too time-consuming to go back and forth, the same is true for the people of Maogong Island. Therefore, I propose to recruit troops from the Turks, Xue Yantuo, Tubo Plateau, and Longyou tribes, which should be able to mobilize another 50,000

People." Li Jing introduced.

"Persia, the Turks, and the countries in the Western Regions all have at least more than 500,000 soldiers and horses. 150,000 are too few!" Zou Yu said with a frown.

"Then the only way is to recruit troops! Recruit young men from the entire north, and then mobilize people from Liaodong to go to Yuyang to guard against the Turks in the grassland." Li Jing suggested.

"This time I am going on a personal expedition! The beggar army dispatched 20,000 men, plus 10,000 musketeers, and recruited 30,000 young men from Guanzhong and Gyeonggi areas as civilian husbands.

In addition, the decree was sent to Tubo, Xueyantuo, Turks, Shiwei, Dangxiang, and Uighur tribes! The country will not take any of the spoils from this Western expedition. The small countries in the Western Regions will not leave any. How much they can grab depends on their ability.

"Zou Yu said in a deep voice.

He has not been on the battlefield for several years. To be honest, his hands are just as itchy as those of generals.

As for these tribes, although their lives have become better and have been relatively stable since they surrendered, Zou Yu still wants to consume the first generation of young people who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

They have meritorious deeds and can loot openly and justly, so they can't help but be tempted.

"Your Majesty, it's just a coalition of forces, why bother with you? I guarantee that Persia will never succeed." Li Jing hurriedly persuaded Zou Yu when he heard that Zou Yu wanted to lead the expedition in person.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the journey is far away, and if the emperor marches in person, wouldn't it delay the government affairs?" Fang Xuanling persuaded.

"I have made up my mind! You don't need to persuade me anymore. I am very relieved that the State Council handles political affairs. Moreover, I will come back after the coalition forces are defeated, and I promise not to cross the border of the Western Region." Zou Yu waved his hand and said.

"This..." Zou Yu's attitude was firm, and the others were speechless. Besides, the emperor had already promised not to leave the Western Regions. If he continued to persuade him, he would inevitably be suspected of forcing the emperor to marry him.

"That's it. I'll give it some thought to the generals who will go on the expedition, and I'll make further notice."

"I obey the order!"

Following Zou Yu's order, the Tang Dynasty's war machine was immediately activated with all its strength, and the recruitment order was quickly conveyed to various places.

Nowadays, the equipment manufacturing in the Tang Dynasty was mainly done in Youzhou and Daizhou. A large number of weapons and armors were also moved out of the warehouses and transported to Longyou Road.

I originally thought that with their lives stabilized, the Han people's enthusiasm for recruiting troops might not be high, but unexpectedly, with the recruitment order, the people signed up very enthusiastically, and 30,000 young men and three days were enough.

Those who were farther away did not sign up and pleaded for mercy. After Zou Yu and Li Jing discussed it, they had no choice but to recruit another 50,000 people. In this way, the logistics could be completely left to the civilians.

The roads in the Tang Dynasty are now smooth, and there are many horse-drawn carriages. It is very convenient to transport grain, grass and weapons. At the same time, because the equipment is transported to Longyou Road, the soldiers travel lightly and the speed is naturally very fast.

In this expedition, 20,000 beggars, 10,000 musketeers, 50,000 infantry, and 50,000 cavalry were dispatched. Finally, another 100,000 troops were recruited from various tribes, and these 100,000 were all cavalry.

After more than ten years of development in the Tang Dynasty, there were very many horses. Not to mention that these 100,000 people prepared their own war horses, even if they were all provided by the imperial court, there would be no problem.

The army quickly gathered at Longyou Road, and then began to distribute equipment, including cotton armor to the entire army. This is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

This time there were not only more soldiers and horses, but also more generals, including Li Yuanba, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Luo Cheng, Zhi Losi Si Li, Qi Bi He Li, Huang Jun Han, Gao Kan, Xi Junmai, Liu Rengui, Cheng Zhijie, Xun Xiang

, Yuchi Jingde, Wang Xiaohu, Gao Shixing, Xin Zhuer, Liu Renyuan, Liu Shili, Li Zhengbao, a total of twenty-two generals and more than three hundred partial generals.

Originally, the generals of Qi and the Li family, like Zhang Liang, Qian Jiulong, Xu Shixu and others, had been playing with the Tu people in Nanyang, and Zou Yu did not transfer them back.

Bing Yuanzhen was in charge of Nanyang affairs, and Qin Yong, Liang Shitai, and Feng Ang were in Lingnan, so Zou Yu was still very relieved.
Chapter completed!