The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"It's hard for all the gentlemen..."

Liu Bei burst into tears, and glanced at the missions wearing new clothes. The new clothes could not conceal the vicissitudes of life on their faces.

"Lead the lone dragon and chase it out."

Afterwards, Liu Bei pulled Chen Zhen into his car, and let all the members of the mission get into the carriages that had been prepared, and entered Luoyang together.

Chen Zhen and other members of the embassy were accepted, and everyone was rewarded heavily. As for those who never came back, they were all recorded by Liu Bei and recorded in the annals of history.

"From the northwest, I entered the countries of the Western Regions. The Western Regions were in chaos. One city and one country conquered each other. The roads were blocked. I believed in Buddhism and was influenced by the Guishuang Empire..."

"Further to the west of the Western Regions is the Guishuang Empire. The surrounding small countries all pay tribute to it. Now the ruler of the country is the ruler of the Dayue Clan. The powerful ministers are eyeing his throne covetously, and he sent envoys and ministers to the big man, intending to ally with the big man, and may propose to His Majesty..."

Speaking of this, Chen Zhen secretly glanced at Liu Bei, and was relieved to see that Liu Bei's expression had not changed. Although marriage is a normal political method, it also depends on who the partner is, and he does not agree with marriage.

Liu Bei did not speak, Chen Zhen continued: "I have sent people to collect the situation of the Guishuang Empire in detail. The size of the territory, population, soldiers and horses are all recorded. It is worth mentioning that the Guishuang Empire believes in Buddhism, and Buddhism is the foundation of the Guishuang Empire. The state religion of the empire, the monks are compared with the nobles...First release

"The Guishuang Empire is currently facing internal and external troubles. In the north, the Northern Huns are in trouble. The Western Sassanid Kingdom is fighting. In the south, the Baicheng Dynasty is hostile. Its soldiers and horses are only more than [-]..."

Afterwards, Chen Zhen told Liu Bei and Chen Ziming the news about the Guishuang Empire he had discovered, and at the same time emphasized: "The monks in the Guishuang Empire have a very high status, owning countless fields, and countless people cultivate them for them, and they don't need to pay taxes."

"Is there a monk coming with you?" Chen Ziming suddenly asked Chen Zhen. Chen Zhen repeatedly mentioned monks. It seemed that he had a big opinion on monks, and this was to remind Liu Bei to beware of monks.

Sure enough, Chen Zhen nodded and said: "Back to the Prime Minister, there are indeed monks and ministers who came back together, but these monks are not from the Guishuang Empire, but from the Baicheng Dynasty in the south of the Guishuang Empire. They claim to be the envoys of the Buddha."

"Hmph!" Liu Bei snorted coldly, not for Chen Zhen of course, but for those monks. According to Chen Zhen, those monks have been separated from the imperial power, even above the imperial power, and can confuse the people. This is a violation of the imperial power. , which is unacceptable to any ruler.

"Tell me about the Sasanian dynasty."

Liu Bei and Chen Ziming still knew about the Frost Empire, and the dark guards had already sent back a lot of information about the Frost Empire, and the big man was already preparing to start trade with the Frost Empire and reopen business routes.

"promise!"

Chen Zhen began to describe the Sasanian Kingdom: "The predecessor of the Sasanian Dynasty was the Parthian Empire, and some people called it the Persian Empire. It can be said that it swept the western countries, but later declined, and the current Sasanian dynasty is still very strong."

Following Chen Zhen's narration, Liu Bei and Chen Ziming gradually understood the strength of the Sasanian Dynasty. They had more than 50 soldiers and horses, and their combat effectiveness was very strong. However, the Sasanian Dynasty also had enemies. Another huge empire in the West was fighting endlessly, and that was the Roman Empire, which was stronger than the Sassanian Dynasty.

According to the map of the Sasanian Dynasty obtained by the Chen Zhen mission, its territory roughly includes Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, the Caucasus region, southwestern Central Asia, parts of Turkey, parts of the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and the Persian Gulf region. , Southwest Pakistan, and even extends to India.

It is definitely a colossus, and its ability to coexist with the Roman Empire shows how powerful he is.

According to Chen Zhen's narration, Chen Ziming probably understands the situation in the world today. The four major empires in the world have absolute status. What is certain is that the Han Empire is definitely the most powerful country in the world. Even the Roman Empire may not be as unified as it is today. After the big man.

Then there is the legendary empire, the Roman Empire, the true European overlord, occupying most of the territory of Europe. After the Roman Empire is the Sassanid Dynasty, which occupies most of the European part of Western Asia, and can be called an empire spanning Asia and Europe. .

As for the Guishuang Empire, its strength is a bit weaker than the three great empires of Han, Rome, and Sassan, but since it can be tied with the other three empires, its strength is not too bad.

If the Sasanian Dynasty is the overlord of West Asia, then the Guishuang Empire is the overlord of Central Asia, and its territory is also very vast, probably Kazakhstan and surrounding areas in later generations. As for the Guishuang Empire, which has only about [-] soldiers and horses, this is a bit unreasonable ah.

Moreover, the interior of the Guishuang Empire was also unstable, surrounded by powerful enemies. Chen Ziming of the Baicheng Dynasty did not understand that it was too far away after all, but the Baicheng Dynasty was India of later generations. Chen Ziming knew this. According to Chen Zhen, the Baicheng Dynasty is a holy place of Buddhism.

But the Baicheng Dynasty was far away in the south of the Guishuang Empire, in Taiyuan, and deviated from their route, so it was a pity that they did not reach the Baicheng Dynasty.

Chapter 656 The World Pattern

But the big man will take over with him sooner or later. After all, in later generations, the two big countries will often fight at the border, and in Chen Ziming's plan, the big man will probably not fight against the Frost Empire for a long time. After all, there are still many places around the big man. take back.

Needless to say, the Western Regions, the northern grasslands will also be on the agenda, and it will be a matter of time before these two places are won, but before that, the national strength of the big man must rise several levels, otherwise it will be difficult to completely control these places.

As for the west of the Han Dynasty, the area of ​​Dizhou is too large, it can be said that there is no one inhabited for hundreds of miles. I don’t know how many people need to be relocated to completely build Dizhou. Now it is not the combat power that hinders the development of the Han Dynasty, but the population.

Dizhou is also the western region of Huaguo in later generations, that is, the Qinghai area, and the Western Regions are probably the Xinjiang area of ​​Huaguo in later generations. Not even big cities exist, very backward places.

Of course, because of the natural barrier of the Himalayas, that blank land is rarely intruded by the Baicheng Dynasty, but it has also been greatly affected. The specific situation is yet to be investigated by the dark guards, because it is too primitive , The road is blocked, which brings great difficulties to the dark guards' investigation.

Until now, the dark guards still haven't finished exploring Dizhou, let alone the more desolate places in the west.

Now there are other regimes in the south of the Han Dynasty, because Sun Quan aggressively attacked Nanyue and other places. It can be said that Nanyue has no secrets in front of the Han Dynasty. As long as the army arrives, it can be merged into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Going further, it is the Kingdom of Funan, a country that has just risen, the specific strength is unknown, but according to Jiangdong's previous investigations, and some information they collected, Funan Kingdom is already the last country in the south, and after that, it is the sea .

In other words, as long as the big man takes Funan, the rooster's feet will be complete.

As for the Chop Country, Chen Ziming has no impression, but it is a place that is bordered by the sea in the south and the blank area of ​​Dizhou in the north, that is, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh and other places in later generations. I know, and Chen Ziming doesn't know anything about the specific situation now, but what is certain is that they will definitely not be able to stop the big man's cavalry.

According to Chen Zhen's report and the information collected by the Dahan Mission, Chen Ziming probably has a clear understanding of the current world situation in his head.

The Guishuang Empire, the Sasanian Dynasty, and the Roman Empire are too far away from the Han Dynasty. With the productivity and transportation capabilities of this era, it is difficult for the Han Dynasty to conflict with them in a short period of time, but trade exchanges are essential.

After understanding the situation clearly, Chen Ziming decided to take down all the southern regions now, that is to say, destroy Funan first.

After taking down Funan, the national strength of the Great Han was greatly improved, and the population was too small compared to the vast country. Chen Ziming was relieved that the war era of the Great Han was no longer there.

In a stable environment, in a peaceful and prosperous age with enough food, the population of the Han Dynasty will usher in a stage of explosive growth.

Chen Ziming plans to spend a few years to unify the southern region and fully integrate it into the big Han. As for the chopping country, Chen Ziming can only let it go temporarily. After he completely controls Dizhou and the blank area in the west, he will not fight again It depends.

"There is too little time..." Chen Ziming suddenly felt that his time was so short, whether it was to digest South Vietnam, Funan and other places, to vigorously develop national power, or to control the west and other places, a lot of time was needed. Especially the population growth, the time needed is even more unimaginable

"Western Region, Grassland..."

Fortunately, there are cities in the Western Regions, and food can also be grown there. As long as the Dahan's policy is feasible and the excess population migrates there, it should not be difficult for the Dahan to completely control the Western Regions.

But the grassland, if you don't nomad, how to feed the grassland people, and nomadic, how to let the big man control them, sooner or later it will be a disaster, if there is no better way to solve the problem of survival, it is too difficult to solve the grassland problem once and for all.

"Your Majesty." While Chen Ziming was thinking about the direction of follow-up development, Chen Zhen's report also reached a paragraph. Many things cannot be understood in a few words. Fortunately, the mission has recorded everything and handed it over to Liu Bei. When they have time, they can take it easy. Just look at it.

At this moment, Chen Zhen was about to leave. He was very tired now, wanted to sleep well, and also missed his family, but his wife and children were in Linzi, and he had to stay to receive the missions from Western countries who came back with him. After all, no one is more suitable for this job than him.

"Be filial piety, it's getting late, go back and have a good rest." Liu Bei stood up, supported Chen Zhen and said, "I have sent people to Linzi to bring your family to Luoyang, and give you a mansion in Luoyang City to house your family." family."

"My lord, thank you Your Majesty!" Chen Zhen was very moved, he couldn't leave for a while, he didn't expect Liu Bei to have thought of this, what else could Chen Zhen say to such a master.

"That's right." Chen Zhen, who was about to leave, suddenly thought of something, and immediately said to Liu Bei, "I have collected a lot of western things all the way west, and the western countries have also asked me to bring a lot of gifts for your majesty."

"Let's talk about it tomorrow." Liu Bei raised his hand to stop Chen Zhen, and then said: "Be filial, go back and rest quickly."

After sending Chen Zhen away, Liu Bei sighed. He didn't expect the mission to suffer so much, encounter so many dangers, and even the deputy envoy Ju Fu died in a foreign country.It is as difficult as going to heaven for future generations to worship.

"Ziming, according to what Xiaoqi said, I'm afraid that the Sasanian Dynasty is not under the Han Dynasty." Liu Bei was not too worried about the Guishuang Empire, but the Sasanian Dynasty did not seem to be weak.

For Liu Bei, who wanted to show the power of the great man to the world, this was a problem that he had to take seriously.

"Brother." Chen Ziming was taken aback after hearing this, and then said in a strange tone: "According to the map drawn by Xiaoqi and others, the Sasanian Dynasty is still in the west of the Guishuang Empire, hundreds of thousands of miles away from the big Han... ..."

Chen Ziming had to remind Liu Bei that if the big man wanted to compete with the Sasanian Dynasty, he might still have a long way to go. At least the big man had to destroy the Guishuang Empire first.

Of course, it is not hopeless. Although the Han Dynasty and the Sasanian Dynasty are far away, they are not too far away. You must know that Alexander, the legendary Roman, led an army to sweep across Europe and Asia, and went directly to the Himalayas before returning to the army.