A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

After the battle report reached Luoyang, the ministers offered their advice. Many ministers submitted memorials urging Emperor Qianming not to expand the army, claiming that if the Great Qian Empire had not expanded its army, there would be no coalition of nations attacking the Great Qian, and the Great Qian would still be that lofty and aloof empire.

Emperor Qianming scoffed at this.

It's impossible for every ruler of the Great Qian Dynasty to be a wise and benevolent ruler. As soon as the dynasty shows any weakness, these countries will surely pounce on it and take a bite, just like the northern barbarians of the past.

What etiquette or morality can there be between nations? It's all about the naked law of the jungle.

Emperor Qianming pretended not to hear anything and took it as nonsense.

The newly recruited 300 million troops are still undergoing training and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the regular army, but they are still capable of defense.

Defense requires far fewer skills from soldiers than offense. With just a little training and a couple of battles, a soldier can become a veteran.

Emperor Qianming thought for a moment and decided to send 300 million of the 100 million troops north to the grasslands, as the grasslands were too vast and required more troops to garrison them.

The army of one million was divided into two parts: 500,000 troops went to southern Yizhou, and 500,000 troops entered the Kunlun Mountains to support the local areas.

Both armies were located in extremely rugged terrain, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Giving them an army of 50 would be enough to stop the enemy.

The remaining 100 million troops, along with the 200 million elite soldiers he had gathered from various places, were sent to Liu Yu.

His large-scale recruitment of soldiers would surely alarm the feudal states, and Emperor Qianming would naturally not wait for these troops to be fully trained.

He had long ago gathered 200 million elite troops from other places, ready to be deployed to the battlefield at any time.

With the addition of 300 million fresh troops, Liu Yu, with his abilities, will surely be able to easily defeat the enemy's 100 million-strong army.

Taking advantage of the fact that various countries have withdrawn a large number of troops, leaving their own countries vulnerable, they are well enough to sweep across half of the Tuzhou.

At that time, only a few countries will remain in the entire Turkmenistan region.

Thinking of these countries, even Emperor Qianming became more serious. These countries were the Xin Dynasty established by Wang Mang, the Liang Kingdom established by Dong Zhuo, the Han Kingdom established by Liu Bei, the Wu Kingdom established by Sun Jian, and the Jin Kingdom established by Yuan Shao.

These countries occupied the core areas of the Parthian Empire and the Kushan Empire, and each country had a population of over ten million.

The Xin Dynasty, the oldest dynasty in history, has absorbed part of the essence of the Roman Empire after so many years of development, and has a population of 4,000 million.

Every country can muster an army of over one million, not including its internal defense forces, but referring to those that can be deployed to fight abroad, which already exceeds one million.

Relying on the mobilization capabilities of Chinese civilization, it is not impossible to raise an army of several million.

These are the real tough nuts to crack.

If the Great Qian Empire weren't so powerful, these countries would have already begun to call themselves the new empire.

They were in no way weaker than the former Parthian and Roman Empires.

Besides, he didn't even take the State of Wei, established by the descendants of Wei Qing, the State of Huo, established by the descendants of Huo Qubing, or the State of Han, established by the descendants of Han Xin, seriously.

These were not countries established by them, but by their descendants, who were separated by countless generations.

The nation's capabilities were inferior to those of its ancestors, and from the very beginning, the country had many flaws. Even if these flaws were later discovered and remedied, they were not so easily overcome.

The principle that ancestral laws cannot be changed is the biggest obstacle they face on their path to rectifying their shortcomings.

Those other countries were different. They were established by Dong Zhuo, Wang Mang, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, who built their bases for conquering the world within their respective countries. From the very beginning, they considered all aspects and established a complete political system.

This is what a mature country should be like, possessing unlimited potential for development.

It is also a major concern for the Great Qian Empire.

What's even more frightening is that these countries are all extremely far from Luoyang, with the closest being tens of thousands of miles away.

Even the Great Qian Dynasty could not possibly cross thousands of miles to attack a powerful nation.

However, the enemy can attack lands that are closer to them, and due to the distance, they have an advantage over the more powerful Daqian.

If the Great Qian tries to defend these areas to the death, it will be bogged down in war and unable to extricate itself.

While he was alive, he was able to shoulder the responsibility of the entire Great Qian Dynasty. But what about after his death?

Is the Crown Prince capable of shouldering the responsibility of ruling the world?

A shadow crossed Emperor Qianming's eyes. Perhaps his appearance had exhausted the fortune of the Great Qian Empire. None of his sons were outstanding; they were all of average appearance.

In this era of great strife, even the most powerful empire, led by a man of average talent, could not maintain the advantages he had built, let alone lead the Great Qian Empire to prosperity.

Emperor Qianming's target was the country where these allied vassal states were located, and coincidentally, several other countries also had their eyes on the country where these allied forces were located.

To guard against the Jin, Han, Wu, Xin, and Liang dynasties, the allied nations stationed considerable troops along their respective borders.

The alliance agreements signed by these countries also stipulated that if any country was attacked, the other countries should provide full assistance.

However, they did not expect that the five states, including the Jin Dynasty, had already reached a tacit understanding that the countries closest to them were their respective meals.

In the world today, apart from the Great Qian Empire, the five strongest nations have launched a simultaneous attack, leaving more than a dozen vassal states utterly powerless to resist.

The army attacking the Great Qian Empire was blocked by the Great Qian Empire, and the homeland was attacked by five countries. The troops at the front line could not be withdrawn at all.

In this situation, the so-called alliance becomes nothing more than a piece of waste paper.

Anyone can see what the five countries are really up to. No one can guarantee that while they are helping other countries, an army won't just come and attack them.

The best course of action is to withdraw the troops from the front lines as soon as possible and focus on defense.

After enduring immense hardship and heavy losses, they finally managed to withdraw their troops from the front lines, only to discover in despair that they were attacked from both sides.

Liu Yu did not give up, but pursued them relentlessly, invading their country from the other side and waging war on two fronts.

They didn't even consider them rivals; their only rivals were each other. The Great Qian Empire was competing with the five nations to see who could conquer their countries faster.

They were like meat on a chopping board, the only difference being whether they would be devoured by the Great Qian Empire or divided among the five kingdoms.

On the battlefield, Liu Yu and the generals of the five kingdoms worked in perfect harmony, avoiding each other when they met, and whoever captured the enemy first would win.

Only after both sides have annexed all these vassal states will they begin their war against each other.