Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 250 Army Expansion (Please recommend, ask for a monthly pass!)
Liang Xiao stood up and walked to Old Andrew's side.Old Andrew was washing his horse with his sleeves rolled up. Seeing Liang Xiao approaching, he quickly stopped what he was doing and bowed to salute.

"It's really a good horse." Liang Xiao stroked the horse's neck and praised: "Riding on such a horse, you will not be afraid to travel all over the world."

"Haha, my lord is right, it is indeed a good horse. However, a good horse must be served with care, otherwise, it will be wronged."

Liang Xiao frowned.Guo Wenbin rushed over and translated what old Andrew said to Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao nodded repeatedly.He suddenly realized that maybe he should learn some Greek and Latin.In the future, if we have to deal with a large number of Greeks, it is impossible to rely on translation all the time.

"Old Andrew, how many fighters like you do Dawan have?"

Old Andrew pondered for a moment, then counted with his fingers for a while. "Not ten thousand, maybe eight thousand."

"so much?"

"That's not too much. Before the Yuezhi people came, Dawan was a county in Bactria, and there were only a few garrison troops. Most of them were sent to conquer the south by Eucratides I."

"Then how many people can you recruit now?"

Old Andrew's eyes lit up: "How many people does the lord need?" Old Andrew's enthusiasm exceeded Liang Xiao's expectations. It seemed that he wished to recruit all his former comrades-in-arms to serve Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao was a little frightened by him.He quickly stated that he just wanted to recruit more attendants to ensure safety, and he didn't need too many people, at most two hundred would be enough.

Old Andrew was a little disappointed. "If the lord is worried about money, we don't have to pay for the time being, as long as we can fight together. The old country is dead, and we only have these comrades-in-arms with the same blood. If we fight with them, even if we die in battle, we will not alone."

"Don't worry, there will definitely be a chance." Liang Xiao solemnly promised. "As long as you give me a little time."

After all, old Andrew had seen the world, he nodded repeatedly, and immediately went to discuss with other partners, first meeting Liang Xiao's request of 200 people.

Liang Xiao found Guo Wenbin again.What old Andrew said about money is indeed a problem. Even if these Greeks don't want to be paid, basic expenses are also a big problem.It costs a lot of money to feed and drink hundreds of people every day. Without a sufficient financial foundation, he certainly cannot afford it.

"How much of the [-] gold you raised?"

"There are more than 300 more."

Liang Xiao frowned.Excluding the more than 5000 gold for the purchase of silk and silk weaving, the remaining 3000 gold was spent on these four or fifty people. How much would it cost to support 50 people?
After hearing Liang Xiao's idea of ​​expanding enrollment, Guo Wenbin thought about it carefully for a while. "I can handle the cost of 200 people. If there are more, it will be a little difficult. My lord, the expenses of people are limited, and the expenses of horses are the big problem. Dawan horses are very particular about feeding, and they can be grazed in normal times, but they are not in wartime." Concentrated materials must be used. The expenditure of a horse is equivalent to five or six people, and the premium war horses have to be doubled. If the feeding is not in place, these war horses will not be effective."

Liang Xiao nodded.These days, although he didn't have to feed the horses himself, he saw with his own eyes how old Andrew and others served the horses.This team of less than 50 people has more than 70 horses, and the money eaten by the horses every day accounts for most of the money.This is still normal, and there will be more in wartime.If you want to recruit 200 people, you need half and half of the riders, two horses for the knights, and one horse for the pawns, and you need 4000 horses, which is equivalent to the expenditure of three to four thousand people.

It's no wonder that with the 70 years of accumulation of the big man, it was completely spent after just a few battles.

This is simply a bottomless pit.

"This matter needs a long-term plan." Liang Xiao said, "However, if we want to gain a firm foothold here, we can't do without our own strength. If Tuban is dead, the people of Wusun will probably be impatient. If we don't have enough Strength, maybe without Wusun people, Dawan people will kill us."

"What your lord said is true." Guo Wenbin scratched his head. "However, the Wusun people are the vassals of the Huns. Since we have decided to fight the Huns, we will have to face the Wusun people sooner or later. Besides, the purpose of coming here, sir, is not to contain the Wusun people. And then hold back the Huns? Now this goal is about to be achieved, and it is even smoother than we originally expected, so we should be happy."

Liang Xiao laughed out loud.Indeed, at that time he only put his hopes on the Yuezhi people, and now he might bring in Dawan and even Daxia—Bactria, which is simply beyond expectations.

"Well, think of a way to raise as much money as possible. I'll discuss it with Mocai and see if he can support it. I guess he's scratching his head now." Liang Xiao thought for a while, He said again: "You can contact Nie Yi to see if you can send a message back to reassure your family and let the court know that we are still alive."

Guo Wenbin agreed, and turned around to make arrangements.

Liang Xiao watched Guo Wenbin leave, and greeted Tu Niu'er, "Let's go, walk with me by the river, I have to think about something."

Tu Niu'er followed, looked around, and said in a low voice, "Ah Xiao, I have a question."

"what's up?"

"Do you feel that your legs are particularly strong now?"

Liang Xiao blinked. "No, I don't feel that way."

"But...how could you break that horned man's arm with one kick, and you were restrained by him. I tried it later, even if it was me, I might not be able to break it with one kick. I let everyone Hu also tried it, and Da Hu also said it was impossible."

"Really?" Liang Xiao couldn't tell why.At that time, he was too nervous. Although the Wusun man died, the Dawan man was still watching. He just wanted to get back on his horse as soon as possible, so he didn't have time to care about other things.If it was said that his kick was stronger than Tu Niuer and Pang Shuo, even he himself didn't quite believe it.

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Mei Cai has been scratching his head recently.

Liang Xiao killed Tuban and exposed the conspiracy of Chanfeng and Tuban. He won a complete victory in the court and defeated his old enemy Chanfeng in one fell swoop.However, facing the possible attack of the Wusun people, he has no good solution.

Dawan is not Wusun's opponent. This is a well-known reality, and even Mei Cai himself cannot deny it.Therefore, many dignitaries accused him of luring wolves into the house and offending the Wusun people, which may bring disaster to Dawan.

Facing the turbulent public opinion, Mei Cai was not sure.He could only try his best to appease the widow, while rushing out of the city to discuss with Liang Xiao.

The two walked along the river, talking while walking.

After hearing Mocai's worries, Liang Xiao laughed: "Vice King, we Han people have a saying that it is a blessing and not a disaster, and a disaster cannot be avoided. Crisis and crisis have both danger and opportunity, don't you think so?"

Mei Cai looked at Liang Xiao, felt a little relieved for no reason, and then felt a little ashamed.I'm nearly forty years old, and I'm the vice king of Dawan Kingdom. It's really embarrassing for me to ask a Han boy who is not yet twenty for advice on how to protect Dawan Kingdom.

"Mr. Liang has a plan?"

"I have a plan, but I still need the support of the vice king."

"Mr. Liang, please tell me."

"First of all, you need to be strong yourself to strike iron. If you don't even have the courage to resist, you might as well ask the Wusun people to surrender as soon as possible."

"Although Dawan is weak, he is not willing to depend on others. If he can fight, of course he will."

Liang Xiao nodded slightly.Although Mei Cai didn't say it very firmly, it at least showed that he was unwilling to bow his head to the Wusun people.This is a good thing. "Actually, Dawan has the best horses and tens of thousands of warriors. Even if Wusun attacks with all his strength, he may not be able to win. What's more, he has an old enemy watching from the side."

Mei Cai suddenly realized: "Yuezhi?"

"Yes. The Yuezhi once destroyed the kingdom of the Wusun people and killed Lie Jiaomi's father. It is impossible for him to leave the Yuezhi who is close at hand and attack Dawan first. Even if he attacks Dawan first Wan, I am afraid it is also to use Dawan's manpower and material resources to fight against the Yuezhi. Therefore, the Yuezhi people will never want to see Dawan being taken into the pocket of the Wusun people."

Mei Cai nodded again and again, his expression relaxed a lot.

"Vice King, I want to go to the Yue clan and try my best to persuade the Yue clan to join forces with Dawan to fight against Wusun."

"Okay, then Mr. Liang will work hard. I will ask the king for instructions and send someone to escort you. There are often thieves in the desert, and Mr. Liang carries heavy gifts. You can't do without protection."

"But, apart from the vice king, I don't have enough confidence in the nobles in Dawan."

"How about I arrange someone?"

"Vice king, you need someone you can trust more than I do now." Liang Xiao said with a smile, "This brings me to the second question I mentioned. If Tupan is dead, the people of Wusun will become suspicious sooner or later. Regardless of the future Whether it's a battle or a surrender, the deputy king should be prepared. At least he should send someone to control the mountain pass first, don't you think?"

Mei Cai hesitated.He wasn't very enthusiastic about fighting, nor was he very good at it.

"Vice king, don't worry, I can leave two people for the vice king. They all have experience in commanding troops. As long as there are hundreds of elites, it shouldn't be a problem to guard the mountain pass. Vice king, if you can repel the Wusun people and protect Dawan, it will be a credit." Not too small."

Mei Cai was shocked.The cicada has already been defeated, if he makes great achievements in battle, wouldn't his position in the Dawan Kingdom be more secure?

"But Mr. Liang's safety cannot be ignored."

"I want to ask the vice king to give me some military pay and equipment, and I will think of a way to recruit some veterans to protect me as an envoy to the Yuezhi. Once the war breaks out, I will lead them to follow the vice king and serve the vice king. I don't know What does the vice king think?"

Mei Cai turned his head, glanced at Liang Xiao, and laughed. "With the help of a warrior like Mr. Liang, I feel much more at ease. Well, how many people are you going to recruit, is two thousand enough?"

Liang Xiao secretly praised in his heart: My god, this guy is very rich, two thousand at the first opening?In Dahan, 2000 people are one unit, at least one has to be a captain to be qualified to command so many people, maybe he has to be a Zhonglang general.

Liang Xiao quickly thanked him.In order to prevent Mei Cai from worrying about him becoming a master, he offered to recruit 200 people to go to Yuezhi first, and the rest would stay in Dawan to accept orders from Mei Cai. Liang Xiao arranged for two friends to help him direct and train.Mo Cai Daxi agreed without hesitation, and left excitedly.
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