sweeping the world

Chapter 666 All Central Asia and South Asia Are Paying Attention
The Asan Ocean is actually very vast in terms of area, and it also distinguishes various small sea areas, such as the Bay of Bengal.

The frontier base of the Han Dynasty was established in Yangon in the later generations, named Pingman Xiaowei Department, which was hundreds of nautical miles away from the coastal waters of the Gupta Dynasty. With the current speed of ships, it is definitely not possible to travel in a short time.

Cuttack is not the largest coastal city of the Gupta Dynasty. In fact, another coastal city called Visakhapatnam is, but Visakhapatnam is located in the southwestern region, and Visakhapatnam is not It is not suitable as the forward base of the Gupta Dynasty's operations against the Han army.

Ah San has a strong sense of territory. The strength lies in the control of the local nobles in various regions. Whether the Gupta Dynasty should choose Cuttak or Visakhapatnam as the base for the enemy, in fact, it has gone through a very intense internal game. .Since the various ships of the Gupta Dynasty were concentrated in Cuttak, it is obvious that the noble group on Cuttak's side won the final victory in the game.

The earth is a big ball. The area where Captain Pingman’s headquarters is located is in a season of continuous rain, but it is sunny in Cutak including the surrounding sea area. The huge fleet formation is sailing directly away from the coastline.

"Our understanding of the Han Empire is limited to hearsay." Kapil Malik has never shied away from this fact. He stood on the deck of the warship facing the sea breeze, looked at the surrounding friendly ships, and spoke to his deputy and friend Di Rang. Makur said with great emotion: "It can be said that we know almost nothing about the current Han Empire."

No one would ignore the fact that the Gupta Dynasty knew nothing about the new Han state, so they tried to seek peaceful exchanges, but they also knew one fact, exchanges are based on the premise of equal status , that is to say, both sides recognize each other's strength, otherwise who has ever seen a tiger and an elk discuss the possibility of peaceful coexistence.

It was the Han Empire, which was the hegemony achieved by the Western Han Dynasty by defeating the arrogant Xiongnu. After the Xiongnu split, the Northern Xiongnu continued to wreak havoc in the Western Regions in the following decades. Not only did the countries in the Western Regions suffer from it, but they were also not destroyed. Parthia and the powerful Kushan Empire would also be beaten from time to time.

Today, the descendants of the Northern Huns still remain in the west of the countries in the Western Regions and in the east of the Sassanid Dynasty. Those descendants of the Northern Huns mixed with other ethnic groups and established the Yueban Kingdom and the Hunni Kingdom respectively.Another part of the northern Huns who repeatedly moved westward had already arrived in the Ukrainian region of later generations.

There are not many remaining descendants of the Northern Huns in the Yueban Kingdom. The main body is the Heda people, many of them are the Guishuang Dayuezhi people after the subjugation of the country, and there are some ethnic groups that cannot be counted.This country is a living habit of nomadic grazing. From time to time, it will conflict with Wusun and Hunni. They will rise again in the next 200 years, causing great damage to the Persian Sassanid and Asan states. Harm, later gradually formed a Turkic branch.

In fact, the Xiongni Kingdom is also dominated by the Heda people. They have been stubborn with the Persians for 500 years, and they have always been a worry for the Persians in the east.What is more amazing is that the Huns, which had been fighting with the Sasanian Dynasty, negotiated peace with the Persian Sassanians, and then jointly formed a coalition to invade the eastern border of Rome. A prince died in this battle, and the Huns and Sassanians The Shan Dynasty fell out.Later, the Hunni was gradually assimilated by the rising Turks and became a branch of the Turks.

It is precisely because the remaining northern Huns can still ravage one side, which led to the reputation of the former Han Empire. If you want to say something bluntly, there is no one wrong in any place that has been ravaged by the Huns. The Han Empire that can completely defeat the Huns Longing for it, subconsciously thought that the Han Empire must be an extremely powerful empire.

"Whether the current Han Empire is the Han Empire of the past is of course the key." Kapil Malik said quietly: "No one is willing to be an enemy of a powerful empire."

Dijon Makur nodded approvingly, and said, "I didn't find out that the Han Empire had a powerful navy."

"Yes, that's why we went to war." Kapil Malik pointed to the endless warships: "This is an inexplicable friction. We will win and let the Han people know that 'our sea' will always be It is our sea, let them understand that we are not easily conquered."

On the surface of the sea, the warships are arranged in formation to sail under the action of the wind, and it can be seen that there are people on the deck of each ship.

Overseas in Cuttack, the weather was pretty good today. The fleet attracted seagulls, and many people on board were teasing them, but no one did anything like shooting birds.

The Gupta fleet sailed northeast, and as they got further and further away, they were able to see a spectacle in the sky.

That is, the sky seemed to be divided in half, one half was cloudy and the other half was clear sky.In the cloudy half, the clouds in some areas were rolled away, and the sun shone down from the gap, as if God gave the world a ladder that one could walk up, which looked very beautiful.

In fact, it rains more often on the sea than on the land, just whether it will form a storm.The non-storm rain at sea will not increase the height of the waves, and it will affect the navigation of ships, but it will not increase any danger.

The Gupta dynasty's fleet did not continue to approach the cloudy sea rashly. They lowered the main sails one after another under the sound of the bell, lowered their speed and still moved forward, but the speed dropped a lot.

Kapil Malik was summoned by the flagship, gave some instructions to Diran Makul, and arrived at the flagship where Katruk Karp was on the boat that was lowered by the warship.

Katluk Kapu's flagship is an authentic Asan warship. It should be about 60 meters long, 20 meters wide, with a draft of five meters. It has as many as six masts, except for the straight row. In addition to the four large masts located in the center of the hull, the other two masts are arranged on the left and right sides, each mast has a large segmented sail.

Ah San, like the Greeks, likes to arrange various statues on the ship. The difference is that the Greeks basically arrange them in the ramming area, but Ah San arranges them on the top of the bridge behind the bow.

Kapil Malik, who was on a boat crossing the sea, could see the golden statue shining in the sun from a distance. After saluting and praying, he arrived at the battleship. You can get on the boat by grabbing the rope and climbing up.

Now except for the Han Dynasty Navy using mesh climbing nets, other countries really have not used this tool.And the application of the Han Congress is fundamentally because of the existence of Liu Yan.

The Gupta Dynasty dispatched a fleet of [-] ships, and there were small fleets under the large fleet. The number of ships in each formation was not the same. For example, the fleet led by Kapil Malik had fifty ships, but his formation was Not the biggest.The largest formation is as many as a hundred ships, and the few may be less than ten ships. According to Ah San's tradition, each Kshatriya can recruit as many subordinates as he has as much influence or financial resources.

"Apu has already gone to observe." Katruk Karp is the formation commander who received him in the cabin: "I hope there is no storm, otherwise..."

As the flagship of the Gupta Dynasty, it must not only have a large enough hull, but also be perfect in some arrangements as in Asan's customs.Judging from the appearance, its hull is painted with various colors and patterns, and the carvings that should be there are indispensable.For the interior, of course, the floor cannot be just wooden boards, it has to be covered with the precious Sassanian felt, and all the decorations that can be hung on the walls must be hung, and all of them must be glittering with gold.Generally speaking, just two words, that is luxury!

They came here with the purpose of making a surprise attack. If there is a storm on the route, they can't rush forward in a daze. Otherwise, the tragedy of the Persians should be staged.

What happened to the Persians?Didn’t it mean that Darius invaded Greece, and after the leading troops landed, they were competing with the Spartans who were holding on to Thermopylae, but the follow-up fleet broke into the storm zone, and the good invasion troops hadn’t landed yet, but most of them were fed fish.

As the flagship of the Brahmin, it must have the utmost luxury and enjoyment. Katruk Kapuan is sitting on a Roman-style half recliner, which is covered with precious fur. A piece of gold can be seen in some corners, which is obviously a thing that is at least plated with gold.

The gold semi-recliner is only a part, placed on the low table in front of Katruk Karp's body, all the utensils are gold or silver, each utensil has complex patterns, and it is indispensable to be inlaid with gemstones, utensils Holds various types of food.The most exaggerated is a scimitar that is placed horizontally. The handle is obviously ivory, and the scabbard is definitely precious wood with large gemstones inlaid on it. It looks very valuable at first glance, but in fact the knife is also made of wootz steel.

The people who were summoned also had their own semi-recliner chairs, which were not comparable to Katruk Karp's in terms of specifications, such as the value of the fur.There is no obvious difference in the rest of the tools.

The servants of the high caste are indispensable at any time. It is no exaggeration to say that the high caste, even the poop, must have a special servant to wipe their buttocks. Everyone, including Katruk Karp, has the lowest status. Kshatriya, all he needs to do is lie down halfway and wait to be served by servants.

"If it's not a storm, but just raining..." Zaput Warren is the leader of a hundred-ship formation. The Hualun family is also a big family in the southern part of the Gupta Dynasty. He waved an arm exaggeratedly: "Instead It is beneficial for us to approach the garrison of the Han Empire quietly."

The great aristocrat in the south of the Gupta Dynasty, although he is a Kshatriya, but his family is extremely rich, Zan Putt Warren must have some style, he is completely in accordance with Ah San's decoration aesthetics, the armor on his body must be The necklaces hanging around the neck, the earrings on the ears, the pendants on the nose, the wrists and ankles, the places that can be worn besides gold are gemstones of different colors.

Of course, the armor looked golden, with intricate patterns and jewel embellishments, but it wasn't all made of gold.Gold is a kind of soft metal and has no protective power. In fact, it is a kind of steel plated armor, but it is not a willow armor, it is a plate armor style.

It took time to send a ship to investigate. Catrick Karp summoned people here for communication, and it was also a custom for Ah San to call friends and have fun when he seized the opportunity.

Ah San's enjoyment is also indispensable to singing and dancing. They are a group of people who want to sing and dance when they have the opportunity. In the spacious cabin, there is a mixed dance music. Both men and women are dressed in colorful clothes and bouncing around. Men in the jump try their best to express their masculine beauty, while women will continue to make some enchanting and seductive postures with their limbs.

Amidst all the singing and dancing, Ah San's favorite "Stacking Arhats" began. It was also at this time that the people who went to investigate came back and reported that there was no storm ahead.

Katruk Karp watched the "Stacking Arhats" with admiration. The cabin was not high enough for people to step on each other's shoulders. The dancers simply lay down and stacked, and their limbs kept trembling. It was just a bunch of weird objects with trembling hands and feet, but Ah San really liked it.

Since there was no storm ahead, the fleet naturally re-hung the mainsail and moved forward at full speed.They are not sailing together, there must be a small team around them for cruising, guarding and exploring.

From Cuttack to Pingman Captain's Headquarters, if you take the sea route, if the wind is favorable and God gives you face, you can actually reach it in one day.

Since the outer ships did not report the police, and the fleet was still some distance away from the Han Guo Naval Port, the commanders of the various formations did not leave the flagship. Kind of jumping.

"What?" Kartruk Karp was filled with joy when he received the report: "Outer ships discovered the Han Empire's warship formation?"

The Gupta Dynasty went to sea in a mighty way, and it has nothing to do with secrecy at all. They don't seem to want to keep it secret. What they want is to use the fastest speed and rely on a large fleet, even if they are discovered. It will also be pushed uprightly, that is, the sooner it can be discovered, the better.

The Han State is still carrying out the sabotage battle in the Asan Ocean. Usually, three warships form a formation, cruising in various waters of the Asan Ocean and attacking any non-Han ships. Not only the ships of the Gupta Dynasty suffered, but in fact the surrounding area has the ability All the countries that went to sea were devastated.

The Gupta Dynasty, which is confident in its own strength, has not thought about forming a crusade alliance with the victimized countries for the time being. That is also related to the Gupta Dynasty's desire to eliminate the war. Not winning is another matter.

"It's not just the Han Empire?" Katruk Karp's mouth curled up: "Alright, let them witness the power of Gupta!"

The whereabouts were found?There are several formations following the Han Empire, including two Satraps (the country of the Serbians), Calabasas (the westernmost country of the three people), Persian Sassanid and a number of small states. Carter Luke Karp was really not too nervous. As he said, Gupta's sea power is really not ordinary.

(End of this chapter)