Hearing what Zhou Yu said, King Dayuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, since everything is alright, I will wait in the military camp. After you have assembled your troops, you will immediately follow me to the Great Yuezhi battlefield."
Zhou Yu nodded. Now that he had his attitude, he had nothing else to say.
"I have prepared a banquet in the palace. Lord Angel, please come to the table."
Seeing that Zhou Yu was about to leave, King Dayuan was also stunned, and he was ready.
"No, it took me too long to come out. His Majesty must have been impatient with the waiting. I just need to hurry up and have a round with His Majesty."
Zhou Yu shook his head and decisively rejected the other party's invitation. The matter here was resolved and he was now ready to return home.
"In this case, I will tell you to seize the time to gather troops and horses, and I will definitely not delay the angel's march south."
Zhou Yu nodded, left Guishan City under the escort of Yan Liang, and went to wait in the military camp.
The country of Dawan is not big, and the soldiers and horses assembled are all cavalry. The preparations were completed in two days, and after the round with the Nine Thousand Eagles, they rushed to Li Te Province.
"Your Majesty, a telegram from Zhou Yu."
Dian Wei once again came to Yuan Shu with the telegram and handed over Zhou Yu's telegram.
"oh?
It seems Zhou Yu has completed his mission."
Upon hearing that it was Zhou Yu's telegram, Yuan Shu took it directly and began to examine it carefully.
After reading it, Yuan Shu's face was also filled with a satisfied smile.
"How about it?
Has Dawan already expressed his surrender?"
Dian Wei glanced at Yuan Shu. Kang Ju had already sent a telegram to Zhou Yu before. If the telegram comes again this time, it should be that Dawan has been safely handled.
"That's right, last time Kangju sent 50,000 troops south, and this time Dawan also sent 20,000 cavalry. They are going south with Gong Jin and are heading towards Li Te Province."
Yuan Shu nodded to Dian Wei and told Zhou Yu's telegram.
"Haha, I didn't expect that Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin are really capable. He alone has added 60,000 cavalry for us. It's really impressive."
Dian Wei was also very excited. He originally planned to send an envoy, but he didn't expect that the other party could really talk about lotus flowers and forcefully brought over 60,000 fine cavalry, which really impressed him.
"Haha, although Zhou Yu is young, he acts steadily and has the style of a general. If he is well-trained, his achievements over time will definitely be no worse than those of Tian Feng and Jushou."
Yuan Shu glanced at Dian Wei, "Only now can you see that Zhou Yu can do it, but he has already predicted it."
"I don't know whether it is Zhou Yu's good fortune or Zhou Yu's bad luck to be so valued by His Majesty."
Hearing what Yuan Shu said, Dian Wei couldn't help but say this.
"How to say?
What is bad luck?"
Yuan Shu couldn't help but frown, not understanding what Dian Wei meant. Although he had a good relationship with Dian Wei and knew that he didn't have any bad intentions, it was not good to say it like this.
"Your Majesty, you have said that in time Zhou Yu will not be worse than Mr. Jushu and Mr. Tian Feng. Look at the current Mr. Jushu and Mr. Tian Feng. Which one is not running around and working hard for state affairs all day long and spending less time with his family and more separation?
Isn’t it bad luck?”
When Dian Wei saw Yuan Shu frowning, he also knew that he had said the wrong thing just now, but he was a straight man and would say whatever he wanted. Since he had said all the wrong things, he naturally said it to the end.
"Well, you are right. These adults have been with me for so many years, and it has indeed suffered for them, but there is nothing that can be done about it. It is said that those who are able work hard, and people have to bear as much responsibility as they have the ability. Wait for it.
After going to Kushan, it’s time to take a break and give some adults a holiday so that they can spend time with their families.”
When Yuan Shu heard what Dian Wei said, he had nothing to say. It is true that they have been too tired after so many years. It is like a spinning carriage. If the axle rotates too fast, it will break if it takes too long. Combining work and rest is the king.
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"Your Majesty can make your own decision on this, but Dian Wei is as strong as an ox and does not need to rest. Your Majesty will not give me a day off when the time comes."
Although he talks so much, Dian Wei doesn't want to take the vacation off to himself, as he will be depressed by then.
"Let's talk about it then. Yuan Hao should be arriving in Marakanda soon, right?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Dian Wei, "I'm afraid it won't be possible for you to rest even if you don't want to rest by then."
"We can't arrive now. According to the estimated time, it will take at least two days to arrive."
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Dian Wei couldn't help but shook his head after thinking about it. According to the time estimate, it would take at least two days for Tian Feng to arrive.
"Did I remember it wrong?
Maybe."
Yuan Shu also shook his head. What he has been thinking about these days is to seize the opportunity to capture Maracanda. Only by capturing this place can Li Te Province lose its power to resist.
Now it is certain that Khwarezm is in their hands. If they can also capture the province of Lit, they will be able to connect the two provinces together, and their frontline positions will be as solid as a rock.
Even if the opponent organizes a counterattack with superior forces, he will still have enough space and position to deal with the opponent.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Lit Province only has about 100,000 soldiers and horses. This has been confirmed by the surrender of troops in Hamatri.
Now we have wiped out about 50,000 soldiers and horses over there, and only 30,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in Maracanda. Even if he temporarily increases his troops, it will only be about 50,000 troops at most. If he wants to withstand Lord Tian Feng's twelve
With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is simply impossible."
Dian Wei knew that Li Te Province was now very important to China, but he was too impatient to eat hot tofu. He should believe in Tian Feng's ability and win Maracanda. It shouldn't be a problem.
"I hope so. We're reaching Potter City just ahead. Let's capture the army there first and rest for a while."
Yuan Shu also knew that all he could do now was trust Tian Feng and believe that his army could help him defeat the hard nut of Marakanda.
"promise."
Yuan Shu's army finally arrived at Porter City, the first city they encountered outside Hamatri. This small city had only two thousand soldiers and horses. It was impossible to resist the Chinese army. It fell in no time at all.
Depends on China's willingness to attack.
As Dian Wei expected, marching in large armies is no child's play. There are fixed routines for how much to march every day and when to rest. Unless it is a forced march, it will generally not change.
"Prime Minister, we will arrive in Maracanda tomorrow afternoon. Have you decided how to attack the city?"
Jiang Qin glanced at Tian Feng. According to the current speed, he would arrive in Maracanda tomorrow afternoon, and then the most critical battle to decide Li Te Province would begin.
"Send someone to Maracanda immediately. I want to know about any disturbance within three hundred miles of Maracanda."
Tian Feng nodded. Since he knew the importance of Marakanda, he would naturally not relax his vigilance, so he ordered Jiang Qin to send people to detect any disturbance within the three hundred miles surrounding Marakanda.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is it too much to explore the surrounding area for three hundred miles? Do you have any ideas?"
Although the battle of Marakanda is very important, under normal circumstances, the maximum exploration of the surrounding area is fifty miles. The Jizhou Army has always been cautious, but it can only go out for a hundred miles. Now Tian Feng has sent people to explore the surrounding area of three hundred miles.
This is a bit too scary.
A survey of fifty miles around may require hundreds of scouts, and a survey of one hundred miles may require thousands of people. However, if you survey three hundred miles around, and want to monitor closely, you will need at least 5,000 scouts to 8,000 cavalry. If it is not necessary, it will be too much.
What a waste of troops.
"Maracanda is too important, and we can't be too careful. I'm afraid that Daxia Province will send troops to rescue us. If we are attacking Maracanda, and we don't know about the reinforcements coming from the other side, we will be in trouble.
It’s not us but the Chinese Empire.”
Tian Feng shook his head. The reason why he did this was not because he was afraid that he would not be able to capture Maracanda, but because he was afraid that he would be attacked by soldiers and horses from the Daxia Province during the attack, and he would be in trouble by then.
"Then why didn't the Prime Minister let General Zilong's cavalry go south to support this place? Then there would be no need to fear reinforcements from Daxia Province."
Now Jiang Qin was even more confused. Since you were afraid that Daxia Province would receive reinforcements, when you proposed Zhao Yun to reinforce Marakanda, you sent people to Daxia Province instead. Isn't this asking for trouble?
"I just want them to come over. The Kushan Empire will produce elite cavalry from Khwarezm, and the province of Daxia will produce elite soldiers. Even if we take Lit Province, there is still a long Amu Darya River in front of us. If the other party really
We have to rely on the Amu Darya River and have heavy defense. It will not be easy for us to kill them.
That’s why I didn’t let Zilong lead his troops to reinforce us, but crossed the river from Khwarezm.
First of all, Maracanda is too important to the Lit Province. They will not give up easily. If we really gather a large number of troops here, if the other party gives up hope, my wish to lure them out will not be achieved.
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Secondly, even if the other party really wants to abandon Maracanda and Lit Province, and Youzilong goes south first, it won't be difficult for us to win one or two ferries with him after we capture Lit Province.
It can create the necessary conditions for us to send troops to lay ground."
In fact, what Tian Feng was worried about was the decision made by the Kushan Empire. Vesutiva I had already issued an order with Prime Minister Darau in advance that the province of Bactria should be based on the Amu Darya River. It has to be said that Tian Feng had no idea what was going on.
Accurate, nothing better.
"I will immediately arrange for the cavalry to explore the situation within a radius of three hundred miles."
When Jiang Qin heard Tian Feng's explanation, he also understood the other party's good intentions. When he made the move of Li Te Province, he had already started to fight against Daxia Province. This is the so-called "take one step to see two steps".
It is indeed incomparable to myself.
Soon the 10,000 Western Region cavalry set off, leaving the brigade and starting with Maracanda as the center, radiating to the surrounding areas. They wanted to know immediately any disturbance within three hundred miles.
Malacanda was also well prepared. Rijeka originally had 30,000 infantrymen defending it, but when the province of Bactria was preparing the Amu Darya River defense line, it directly sent 30,000 elite troops across the Amu Darya River and rushed to Malakanda.
Lakanda, strengthen the defense here,
Coupled with his newly recruited 20,000 fine soldiers, Malacanda's troops have reached 80,000, which is enough to ensure the city's defense strength.
