Shen Bing spent two days organizing an expeditionary force.
Considering that it was more than 2,000 miles away from Dawan and the enemies were nomadic people who were good at archery, almost all the troops were cavalry.
The total strength of this army is more than 50,000 people.
The main force is 30,000 Pulei army, 10,000 Geyu Tuge army, 3,000 Shenwu army and 10,000 mixed cavalry army composed of Xiyu, Yuezhi and Youxianwang tribes.
There is a reason why these troops are brought.
The 30,000 Pulei Army and the 10,000 Tuge Army, the former is due to the new expansion and needs to train troops, and the latter is due to the new surrender of the Qin Dynasty, so it needs to be trained on the battlefield.
Three thousand Shenwu troops were brought by Yang Duanhe from Hetao. The two thousand Shenwu troops who originally followed Shen Bing from the Hexi Corridor are still scattered among the Western Regions Army establishment...
As long as these two thousand divine warriors do not disperse, the Western Region Allied Forces will not disperse.
The Allied Forces in the Western Regions are still in dispersion, and their command lies in the hands of Shen Bing, so Shen Bing will certainly not disband them easily.
On the other hand, there are actually many differences among the countries in the Western Regions. In particular, many of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are afraid of the Yuezhi who are stationed in the Dragon City area... The Yuezhi's military strength can definitely be regarded as the best in the Western Regions. It has become a big country, and the whole country has moved to Dragon City. Its strength is undoubtedly the strongest in the grassland at this time.
If it were before, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions would not be afraid of the Yuezhi.
Because as mentioned before, wars in the oasis terrain of the Western Regions are often affected by water sources and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even the strength of the Yuezhi cannot do anything to the other countries in the Western Regions.
But things are different when countries in the Western Regions move to the grasslands.
First of all, the grassland does not lack water and supplies like the western regions.
Not only is there no shortage of water or supplies, but there are pastures everywhere and supplies can be supplied anywhere.
Secondly, it is difficult to find stone or wood for building city walls in the grasslands, so city walls cannot be built like in the Western Regions.
Therefore, although the Western Regions and the grasslands are both nomadic peoples, their strategic patterns are opposite:
The Western Region is easy to defend but difficult to attack, while the grassland is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
In fact, there are almost no troops on the grassland who know how to defend. They always use mobility to attack and then attack again... If you still think about defense and give up the advantage of mobility on the grassland, you are not far from being eliminated.
This pattern makes the countries in the Western Regions very unfamiliar. They are all worried that if the Allied Forces in the Western Regions disperse, it will not be long before the Western Regions' territory in the grassland will be taken away by the Yueshi.
In fact, this was the atmosphere Shen Bing deliberately created... Shen Bing even convened envoys from various countries in the Western Regions to discuss the Allied Forces.
This is what Shen Bing told them:
"The countries in the Western Region formed an alliance to defeat the Xiongnu."
"Now that the Xiongnu have been defeated and their fiefdoms have been rewarded, there is no need to maintain the allies any longer."
"Shen Bing plans to leave the grasslands to various countries to manage on their own, and the Allied Forces will be disbanded. What do you think?"
This was what Shen Bing had promised before forming the alliance, and it was normal for him to say this now. Envoys from various countries nodded in agreement.
At this time, Master Xiang Shanjun stood up and asked:
"The general said... he plans to leave the grassland to each country to take care of itself. Does this include the Yueshi?"
Shen Bing nodded and said:
"Of course it includes the Yuezhi!"
The envoys couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and then started talking with fear on their faces.
Xiang Shanjun waved his hand to the envoys and said:
"In this way, I thought that we could not dissolve our alliance."
"The Yuezhi Kingdom has tens of thousands of soldiers and generals, but the soldiers from various countries in the Western Regions who have moved to the grasslands range from thousands to dozens, and the total number of soldiers is only thirty thousand."
"If these 30,000 people are no longer united and disbanded, how can we resist the Yuezhi army?"
The envoys nodded one after another and said:
"It's exactly what Xiang Shanjun said."
"The countries in the Western Regions still have conflicts with each other. Even if they unite to resist the Yuezhi, they will probably fight each other as soon as they break up the alliance."
"Then the Yueshi will only have to march westward..."
"Wouldn't it be possible for me to wait in the grassland and be driven back to the Western Regions again?"
The envoys nodded in agreement.
Then Xiang Shanjun raised his hands to Shen Bing and said:
"General, I kindly ask the general to continue to maintain the alliance."
"In this way, all countries in the Western Region can gain a foothold in the grassland."
"At least, we should wait until we become stronger before dissolving the alliance."
Shen Bing frowned in confusion and said:
"But... maintaining the alliance means that my two thousand divine warriors cannot escape."
"Everyone knows that this Shenwu Army is not an ordinary cavalry army, and now it is time for us, Great Qin, to use our troops..."
Xiang Shanjun hurriedly suggested:
"General, if this is not the case..."
"The equipment and supplies of these two thousand Shenwu troops will be paid by the countries in the Western Region."
"In addition, we will provide financial resources every year to make up for the loss of the general's troops."
Shen Bing pretended to hesitate again and asked:
"Will your Majesty agree?"
Xiang Shanjun smiled and said:
"It can protect the fertile soil of the grassland and the peace of the Western Region. Your Majesty must be very happy about it. How can you disagree?"
All the envoys also said so.
This does seem to be a very cost-effective deal, but it only costs some property... Doesn't the two thousand divine warriors of Da Qin cost free?
What's more, it's still the Shenwu Army.
As Shen Bing said, these Shenwu Army are not ordinary cavalry troops. They are Shenwu Army equipped with rattan armor that can be said to be almost invulnerable to swords and arrows. In addition, they also have "Thunderbolt Fireball".
The most important thing is... they are Shen Bing's Shenwu Army.
As long as there are these Shenwu troops serving as instructors at the grassroots level in various countries and directing them to fight, they are equivalent to a talisman.
Because in this case, whoever attacks them is attacking these Shenwu troops. Whoever attacks these Shenwu troops is fighting against Shen Bing. If he fights against Shen Bing, isn't that just waiting to die?
So it became that the countries in the Western Region begged Shen Bing not to disband the alliance, and even paid the Shenwu Army to rule, command, and manage them.
After thinking about it, Shen Bing nodded and said:
"In this way, for the sake of the peace of the grassland and the Western Region, Shen Bing reluctantly continued to retain the Allied Forces."
The envoys couldn't help but beam with joy and thanked Shen Bing one after another.
How did they know that the reason why Xiang Shanjun reminded them to think about the Yuezhi at this critical moment was because Shen Bing instructed him to do so.
If these two thousand Shenwu troops could not be retrieved, Shen Bing could only call on another three thousand Shenwu troops.
After all, this expeditionary force is either the Western Region Army or the Xiongnu Army. It is still a bit uneasy without any troops of its own.
As for the armies of Yuezhi and King Youxian... in fact, they are more than they are, but not many if they are less.
But Shen Bing believed that since all the troops were under the management of the Qin army, and the Western Regions had contributions, of course the Yueshi and King Youxian were also indispensable.
Even if you send out a few thousand cavalry to show off, it's okay, because it shows that they can obey your command and dispatch, so the soldiers and civilians in the grassland and the Western Regions know who is the one to talk.
Then some cattle, sheep and food were prepared, and an expeditionary army of 53,000 men was completed.