The Age of Lords Reborn

Chapter 211 Ban Chao on Guishuang (please subscribe!)

"The baron also knows about this?"

Ban Chao stroked his short beard, nodded with a chuckle: "The mere descendants of the defeated Da Yue Clan in the past have settled down for only a hundred years before being poisoned, and they also want to marry me, the princess of the Tian Family of the Han Dynasty. I don't need to tell the emperor. You can directly reject him."

Mere... descendants of defeated soldiers!
Seeing the disdainful tone of the old man in front of him, and the 'contempt' he almost wrote on his face, Mo Xiaobai believed that Ban Chao really looked down on Da Yuezhi.

Ban Chao, Ban Chao, your old tone is really not ordinary!
The current Guishuang Empire, together with Rome, Persia, and the Great Han, is known as the existence of the four great empires of the world.

If he didn't know Ban Chao's ability, Mo Xiaobai would have to laugh at this old man.But even if Ban Chao was really capable, Mo Xiaobai had to remind him: "Don't worry about the old general. If he bluntly refused that day, he would offend the Da Yuezhi and start a big war against the Western Regions?"

"Enraged?"

When Ban Chao heard this word, he rolled his eyes at Mo Xiaobai in surprise: "It seems like I am a big man, how can I wait for such a trivial matter, and be afraid of offending him Da Yuezhi? How could the Baron think so?"

"Um, old general, I'm not afraid, I mean you're too disrespectful to the Da Yueshi, they will come to retaliate." Mo Xiaobai was a little confused by Ban Chao, so he acted as if he was a soft bone Same, be afraid of this and that.

"Revenge? Heh~ what ability do they have to commit crimes?"

Ban Chao curled his lips again, and sneered a bit when he opened his mouth: "Does the baron know how dangerous Congling is? It is covered by deep snow all year round. If he wants to raise troops to attack me, it must be a large group of cavalry. If you can't cross Congling Ridge, you have to die in it."

"The old man also knows that when I explored the Western Regions, the Da Yue Clan's wings were gradually growing, and they had already controlled Da Wan Yidi, and they ended up winning several times against Shen Pou. But so what, the strength of a country, Prosperous in the foundation, the Da Yue Clan now seems to have a wider layout than the Western Regions, but he has violated the taboo of military strategists by fighting south and north."

Listening to Ban Chao's whispers, it is obvious that he also has a certain understanding of Da Yuezhi, but he still belittled him so much, Mo Xiaobai had no choice but to ask: "The junior is puzzled, and I would like to hear more about it."

"In the eyes of this old man, King Yueshi has no strategy for governing the country. Although military arrogance can flourish for a while, it will not last for a hundred years. And his current prosperous age is nothing more than a dream. Invasion, although the old man is almost sixty years old, he is not afraid of his soldiers."

It seemed that he had a good impression of Mo Xiaobai, so Ban Chao actually explained it to him:

"What's more, now that the baron has defeated the three kingdoms of Kucha, and the Da Yue clan is in the Western Regions, they can't even find one or two allies. In addition to the Yuecongling expedition, the rear supplies will inevitably be in short supply. If there are only two to three thousand people to invade It can be broken in half a year; five or sixty thousand people will be broken within three months; Da Yueshi dared to use the power of half the country to send [-] cavalry into the country, and I can break it in ten months."

"The baron can understand what the old man said?"

do you understand?

If Mo Xiaobai just listened to Ban Chao's explanation, he might not be able to fully understand, but thinking about the process of the old man repelling the Dayue Clan in history, Mo Xiaobai nodded immediately:

"Strengthen the wall and clear the field, you can win without fighting."

"Ruzi can be taught!"

Ban Chao stroked his beard again, and nodded slowly: "These old men have managed the Western Regions these years. Although they have not done their best, they have achieved some results. Counting the four harvest years in Shule and Shache this year. The repair of the city has made Every country has several strong fortresses, which can just gather the people in time of war."

"However, although the old man is not afraid of the Great Yue Clan, the baron's reminder is timely. If the Yue Clan King is really angry, I am afraid that this battle between the two countries will be inevitable. In this case, I still need to rush to Shule as soon as possible. The old man is not on the front line , those servants of the Western Regions might be frightened out of their wits by Yuezhi cavalry."

After Ban Chao finished speaking, Mo Xiaobai suddenly remembered a matter in his previous life with different opinions: "Old general, is it true that our Han army is really scarce in the Western Regions?"

As for how many soldiers and horses Ban Chao used to pacify the Western Regions, this has always been a mystery in China's 2000-year history. The known Han Army in the Western Regions has only 800 prisoners and 1000 followers.But if there are really only [-] Han troops, even if Ban Chao is the God of War, it will be difficult to deal with dozens of large and small states in the Western Regions.

Mo Xiaobai had been curious about this question for a long time, and now that he caught Ban Chao, he naturally wanted to ask him a question.

"If we talk about the allocation of troops by the imperial court, it means that the old man brought 800 criminals and 1000 followers stationed in Shule and Shache respectively."

Originally, Ban Chao wouldn't tell outsiders how many people he had under his command, but Mo Xiaobai was not an 'outsider' from the Western Regions, so the skinny old man told the truth straightforwardly: "In addition to the imperial court dispatching soldiers, the old man also recruited troops from the Western Regions. A group of servants, including servants who came and went to Han merchants, and also descendants of Han people who have lived in the Western Regions for a long time. Counting these Han soldiers together, there are about [-] people."

"For this old man, having three thousand Han soldiers is enough. To manage a place in the Western Regions is not to rely on heavy military defenses, but to communicate with other countries to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road. Too many troops is not good. After all, Han soldiers always You can't rely on the people of the Western Regions to support you, let alone rob the people of the Western Regions for their food. If it weren't for the meritorious service in farming, it may be difficult to maintain these 3000 people."

Three thousand!

Relying on farming in Shule and Shache, Ban Chao raised an army of 3000 people by himself.He didn't take a copper plate of military pay from the big man, and he didn't ask the countries in the Western Regions for any garrison fees. All expenses were settled by Ban Chao himself.

"The old general has worked so hard, and this junior deeply admires him!" After the answer was revealed, the curiosity in Mo Xiaobai's heart had completely subsided, and what remained was only infinite admiration and emotion.

No wonder Ban Dingyuan's reputation in the Western Regions was unmatched for a while. These propositions of his are really not something ordinary people can insist on.

"It's just my duty as a minister, so what admiration is there?" Ban Chao waved his hand, and then asked, "I will go to Shule tomorrow. Does the baron plan to stay in Qiuci?"

"Originally, if nothing else, I wanted to guard against the defeat of the Huns in this generation, but at this moment there is a big battle in the Western Regions, and the last general asked the old general to agree to let me go to Shule." Mo Xiaobai could not tell Ban Chao that he himself It was because of the battle of the Da Yue Clan that he came here, so he could only make such a request tactfully.

"Oh? Baron intends to send troops to help?"

"As fellow officials of the Han Dynasty, how can the last general stand by and watch?"

Mo Xiaobai asked back, Ban Chao didn't refuse, and nodded directly: "That's fine, with the help of thousands of soldiers and horses in the hands of the baron, some things are easier to handle. But the baron doesn't have to go to Shule with me, he can lead the troops there Shache King City is stationed."

Shache Kingdom?
After going through the general distribution of the Western Regions in his mind, Mo Xiaobai immediately stood up and clasped his fists: "Humble post, I respect the orders of the old general!"

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