How big is the army in the north? These soldiers are all truly elite. There are five legions stationed in each of the two places, which means that 50,000 of the most elite soldiers have already gone out.
With 50,000 real elites out, how can we defend the area in northern Kushan where the ecological environment is so bad that it can lead to collapse?
You must know that although the ecological environment in that area is extremely poor due to natural terrain reasons, just like Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou in the Central Plains, that area is the real source of troops for Kushan.
If the three states of Youzhou, Bingzhou and Liangzhou were gone in the Central Plains, although the population and wealth would not drop much, the overall combat effectiveness would probably be reduced by half.
The best sources of soldiers in the Cold Weapon Age will never be found in prosperous places where people live in luxury and luxury, but will only be found in places that are so bad that there is no way to survive unless you fight with your life.
The place in the north of Guishang is just like that. Its living environment is even worse than that of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty!
As a far-sighted emperor, he knew very well that this kind of place cannot be thrown away, even if it has basically no output. But Kushan, who holds the Ganges Plain and the Indus River Plain, cares about output?
The Brahmins were so messy that the food supply in the north was never cut off. Now Vesudeva I took over and was directly preparing to allocate double the amount of supplies to the northern nobles.
One-third of the output of the Kushan Essence Area is given to the northern nobles. Haha, you can believe what the Brahmins say. If the Brahmins really give one-third of it every year, the northern nobles will not jump around every year, or even
Start beating the southern Brahmins.
Let's put it this way, the Ganges and Indus river basins occupied by the Kushans only count the grain output. The annual output can provide prosperity to everyone in the Central Plains. This place is the most fertile plain in the world!
This is why the northern nobles are disgusted with the south, and they want to station themselves in Qunü City and Madara to protect their own food.
Vesudeva I believed that in addition to their apparent military strength, the northern nobles must also have some other hidden strengths, such as one or two uniformed cavalry, a dozen or so 500-man royal guard cavalry, thirty or three
Hundreds of people's chain-mailed scimitar hands.
These are basically the acquiescence of the Kushan emperors in the past dynasties, and they belong to the royal family. Although it is easy for an emperor to know, he usually turns a blind eye. For example, Xun Qi's 500-man armored cavalry belongs to the royal family's imperial guards.
One.
These soldiers are all rotating. Except for the commander who serves as a guard for the heads of the royal sects, the rest of the guards need to be replaced about every three months. They are different from the ordinary guards who protect dandies while walking dogs and fighting cocks.
The position of this group of people is to defend the Kushan royal family, and they are real veterans who have come down from the battlefield. This can be regarded as one of the advantages of Kushan compared to the Han Dynasty and Rome.
This is also the reason why Barkol was safely handed over to Xun Qi. These people are not private soldiers, but elite veterans. They are just rotated in to protect important members of the royal family during the rest period. They are a status symbol.
This part of the army has less than 30,000 people, and among them there are 20,000 truly elite ones. However, these people cannot move. The armored cavalry that has been organized is to protect the entire royal family. There are more than a dozen and 500 troops.
The human royal guard cavalry is used to protect more than a dozen important clans.
The rest are to guard other clans, and this is the overall organization.
In addition to these, Vesudeva I can guarantee that the northern nobles will never have any other power that is beyond what is shown on the surface and is not known to him.
What is the significance of the existence of armed forces unknown to the emperor within the country? Is it rebellion?
Except for the royal family who can overstep in this aspect, if anyone else dares to spy on this aspect, even a favorite will be captured.
Therefore, Vesudeva I knew very well that if 50,000 people were brought here, there would not be many elite backbones left in the north, and the royal family's troops could basically not be moved around.
"Humph, as long as food is released, our northern troops can at least triple! And everyone can fight." Gacholi snorted, thinking of the environment in the north that was a trap for people to die, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but
It's finally over.
"What I want is the elite!" Vesudeva I warned as he punched the handle of the throne. These two places were also his two nails into the southern elite area, ensuring that the Brahmins would never have the strength to counterattack.
"Fifty thousand pairs of talents, we will station 50,000 pairs of talents in these two cities!" Gacholi was also stunned, and then said decisively, occupying these two cities first, then occupying these two cities, their food supply will not be a problem
If the South wants to cut it off, they can still get enough food.
"What will happen to the Han Dynasty in the northern Congling Mountains after taking away fifty thousand pairs of talents?" Vesudev I asked as if he was unaware.
"Just leave it to us here." Zasali stepped forward and said.
"Forward's headquarters?" Vesudeva I looked at Zasali and asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we had another fight with the Xiliang cavalry of the Han Dynasty before. The opponent should be the top elite at the military spirit level, but we have the upper hand in the desert." Zasali assured, patting his chest. In fact, he couldn't say that.
It is an advantage. It can only be said that it has evened out the disadvantage. In fact, facing the Xiliang Iron Cavalry with three talents, there is still nothing the Camel Cavalry can do.
"If the Han army sends out about 100,000 troops to march towards Congling, will you be able to stop them?" Vesudeva I asked rhetorically.
"In this case, we can only defend the pass." Zasali is also experienced and did not say anything nonsense. In the northern part of Kushan, apart from the mountain desert and the Gobi, it is not difficult to defend the pass.
"Not enough, this kind of military strength is not enough." Vesudeva I said indifferently, "I will release food and grass for you, but I will double the size!"
None of what Vesudeva I said were miscellaneous soldiers. His request was to double the number of elites, which meant that the total number of elites from the north and south would be close to, or even 200,000.
"..." Gacholi looked at a loss when he heard this. It's not that they in the north don't like to expand their military strength, but they can't answer such words.
As a military aristocrat, of course he hopes to have as many soldiers as possible and as strong as possible. However, Vesutiva has doubled his numbers since his birth. The problem is that the elite regiments that really belong to the northern aristocrats only number over 60,000.
, if you double it, you will have 120,000 or 30,000. It sounds easy, but some things don’t just double.
If he is the kind of minister who takes over everything and has a perfunctory attitude, he probably should have done it. The question is whether Gacholi is a royal family or a capable royal family. There is no need to dig for himself if his brain is not full of water.
Damn it, you can’t do this. If you can’t do it, you just can’t do it.
"Your Majesty, there is no war, and there is nothing we can do. We can maintain such a large scale of elites only because we fought against the southern Brahmins and fought with Parthia. Without a war, we cannot scale up to this scale. Although we can train troops, we can't do it in the northern desert.
The soldiers of the Gobi are of very good quality, but only by seeing blood and fighting can they become strong soldiers!" Gacholi said bluntly.
"Then go and fight. Go and fight the Parthian War. If you can't fight the Han Dynasty, let me convert all the potential of this country into strength. If the Han family has no princess, then fight until they give birth to a princess!"
Qing, leaned on the backrest and said coldly and arrogantly.
"But this also takes time." Gacholi said tangledly, "Also, we have thought about attacking Congling from the north, but it is too difficult. The legions in Rome have basically no way of opening mountains here.
What practical value?”
Unlike the Zagros Mountains, the mountains in the north of Kushan are covered with mountains. Beyond the mountains is the Gobi desert. It would be extremely difficult to attack the Han Dynasty from here, or let the Han Dynasty attack Kushan from here.
, just the consumption of one piece of food and grass is enough to make people feel distressed to the point of exploding.
In Gacholi's view, this is not the case even if there is plenty of food. It is completely unnecessary.
"Do you want to go south?" Vesudeva I held his hand with one hand and asked with a look that had seen through these guys in the north.
"It used to be to disgust those people, but now, if Your Majesty doesn't allow it, we will always stay in the two places of Qunu City and Madara." Gacholi said with a smile, having already got what they wanted.
If you want it, then there is no need to tease other people's nerves.
"Assemble ten legions, count the number of regular soldiers in the north, arm them, and prepare for war. The Kshatriyas are also preparing to purge the Brahmin legions. If the Han Dynasty wants to fight, then fight them.
One day, Zasali, inform Forward to guard the oases and passes in the desert to prevent the Han army from going south from Congling." Vesutiva I gave the order calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" A kind of Kshatriya, several regiment commanders from the north all stepped forward to report.
"The next thing I don't want to hear is that we started a war in the south, and then someone told me that the Han army went south from Congling, passed through the Gobi Desert, and high mountains." Vesudeva I looked at all the people below, with that kind of
Said with unquestionable majesty.
"Yes!" Zasali, who was still taking a chance, immediately reported back after hearing this, and said that he would definitely inform Fulward of the news and let him prepare for defense.
"Gacholi, let your people guide the inner energy in the south to leave the body, and open up your system. The blessings of the God and Buddha visualization system are weak, and the disadvantages are obvious. There are also problems with the coordination of soldiers. Open up your mental images to try.
Guide their mental images out." Vesudeva I looked at Gachari and ordered directly.
"Ah?" Gacholi was stunned. The most confusing thing in Kushan is the system. There are two systems in which light energy is the main body. One is the southern visualization system and the other is the northern mental image system.
There are many ways to open the latter, such as Fulward's Balance of War, which is a manifestation of the mental system and is a very powerful system.
