Daqin Engineering Corps

What's more, a cannon only needs a thousand sheep, and if it blows up, just buy another one.

So the ten cannons were transported to Kucha smoothly.

King Kucha ordered the artillery to test fire on the shooting range on the first day, and then took advantage of his power to announce an alliance with the Qin army and then implement reforms.

This naturally made the soldiers and civilians in Kucha burst into cheers.

There is no ordinary person who would not want to reform. After all, the [-]th military merit title system stipulates that ordinary people can be rewarded for military merit, and nobles cannot inherit the title if they do not have military merit... Although it is difficult to really do it, at least it is common people on the surface. Equality with nobles or equal opportunities.

Because of this, the King of Kucha won the support of the people, and the nobles did not dare to act rashly because of the artillery in Kucha's hands and the support of the Qin army... The nobles are not stupid, and their absolute strength is in front of them. One shot to kill the early bird.

So the King of Kucha enacted a new law and implemented the system of prefectures and counties similar to that of the Qin State...Although the aristocrats still regard the aristocrats as the county guards and county lieutenants, they still manage the city under the former aristocratic management, but they no longer have self-control as before. right.

In a few days, King Kucha will transfer these nobles among the various cities, completely forcibly decoupling the nobles from the local forces.

If some of the nobles violated the new law, it would be just right. King Qiuci removed the county guards and lieutenants and replaced them with his own confidants, and the local noble forces were quickly uprooted.

Shen Bing didn't care about these.

On the one hand, it is not easy for Shen Bing to interfere...so as not to cause strong resistance from King Kucha, thinking that Shen Bing is using him as a puppet.

The more sophisticated control is actually the control that on the surface seems to be free for him to choose, but he has no other options to do so.

Such is the case with artillery.

At this time, as long as Shen Bing cut off the supply of the cannon and the medicine package... the remaining noble forces will launch a crazy counterattack against the King of Kucha. Can the King of Kucha not listen to Shen Bing?

Shen Bing just needs to hold on to this point, after all, fists are the last word.

On the other hand, the King of Kucha himself also has some tricks.

To be exact, Princess Wuyou is well-informed, and she knows how to develop and operate in order to achieve as much benefit as possible at the lowest possible cost.

Then, Shen Bing received a good news from Zefa:

"King Kucha agrees to the marriage."

"But we need to wait until after the battle with the Huns before getting married!"

Chapter 463 It's All About Me

Shen Bing knew what King Qiuci was up to. He always had concerns about the coalition's ability to defeat the Huns on the grassland, so he left a way out for himself:

If you are in a hurry to marry Princess Wuyou and Shen Bing at this time, and one day the coalition forces are defeated by the Huns on the grasslands and return to the Western Regions, then King Qiuci will not be cleared by jumping into the Yellow River.

But if Princess Wuyou and Shen Bing are not yet married, King Qiuci can put all the responsibility on Shen Bing, and it can even be said that he organized the coalition under the coercion of Shen Bing.

Conversely, if the coalition forces win and the Xiongnu are driven out of Mobei...Princess Wuyou will marry Shen Bing as a matter of course, which will be beneficial and harmless to the King of Kucha.

Sure enough, the ginger is still old and hot, and this wishful thinking made a "pop" sound.

Shen Bing didn't care about this, and agreed without thinking about it. What he was more concerned about was when King Kucha would organize the cavalry from the Western Regions and hand them over to Shen Bing.

The following series of operations really let Shen Bing know what Old Jiang is.

Shen Bing originally thought that King Qiuci would delay in this regard, but it didn't take long to find out that this was not the case.

In less than half a month, batches of Qiuci cavalry rushed to Gushi one after another, even arriving one step ahead of the Yuezhi cavalry.

To Shen Bing's surprise and delight, these Kucha cavalry not only numbered [-] but most of them were young and strong.

Shen Bing was somewhat puzzled by this.

King Qiuci has only [-] troops and is still busy reforming, how can he hand over [-] elite troops to Shen Bing's command...

After asking, I found out that these were soldiers in the hands of the nobles.

King Kucha used the hands of Shen Bing to reduce the military power of the nobles.

And the nobles had to agree, because if they did not agree, they might face the joint attack of the King of Kucha and the Qin army... In fact, let alone the joint attack, there is no country in the Western Regions that can stop the Qin army's offensive at this time. up.

Once the [-] elites were dispatched, the nobles only had more than [-] available soldiers, and King Kucha's reforms would no longer be under pressure.

Then, King Kucha sent another [-] fine riders from the headquarters to make up [-] riders.

This is not surprising, the King of Kucha has to contribute to whatever he says.

To Shen Bing's surprise, it was Princess Wuyou who led the army.

When Princess Wuyou saw Shen Bing, she said in embarrassment:

"Forgive me, General, the wedding date and coming to lead the army... are not what I want."

Shen Bing knew what Princess Wuyou meant.

Princess Wuyou came to lead the army. In fact, the king of Kucha hoped that Princess Wuyou could control the cavalry in Kucha with her reputation and her status as Shen Bing's fiancée. It is not to return to the hands of the nobles or to be controlled by Shen Bing.

Shen Bing didn't care about it, he smiled and asked:

"Shen Bing just wants to know, does the princess want to get married sooner or later?"

Princess Wuyou didn't expect Shen Bing to say that, she hurriedly glanced around, and said angrily:

"Are you not afraid of being heard?"

Shen Bing replied:

"The marriage between you and me is known all over the world, so what if we hear about it?"

Princess Wuyou only looked at Shen Bing for a while, then turned her head away and sighed:

"The general should know why the father made such an arrangement!"

Shen Bing nodded and replied:

"Of course I know!"

Princess Wuyou said again:

"Even if you know it, why don't you blame Wuyou at all?"

"Worriless for several days without thinking about food and drink, thinking about how to explain to the general, I don't want to..."

Shen Bing interrupted Princess Wuyou's words:

"The princess is worrying too much!"

"The king is the king of a country, and it is only natural to consider Qiuci."

"What's more, the king is the princess' father, so how can Shen Bing blame him even if he has tried his best?"

Princess Wuyou asked back:

"You really think so?"

Shen Bing replied:

"It's true."

"but……"

Princess Wuyou asked:

"But what?"

Shen Bing replied:

"However, as a general of the Qin State, Shen Bing must ignore the personal relationship of his children and consider the interests of the Qin army if life and death are at stake."

"I hope the princess will understand!"

Princess Wuyou nodded and said:

"That's how a man should be."

After thinking about it, Princess Wuyou asked again:

"The general's words, could it be that he thinks that the king's father has hidden schemes and is not at the critical point of life and death?"

Shen Bing shook his head and said with a smile:

"Princess, do you want to say that if the coalition forces fail in battle, the Kucha cavalry army will rebel against the Qin army?"

Princess Wuyou didn't deny it, she hesitated for a while, then replied solemnly:

"Although this is not Wuyou's intention, and Wuyou swears that he will do his best to avoid this matter, even if he sacrifices his life."

"However, there are some things that Wuyou can't control. The general understands what Wuyou thinks?"

Shen Bing nodded.

He seemed to understand why Princess Wuyou had been reluctant to marry General Qin before.

From the very beginning, Princess Wuyou knew that King Qiuci used this marriage as a political bargaining chip.

She doesn't want to be used as a bargaining chip, and she doesn't want to be caught between her father and her husband.

but now……

Under a series of coincidences, Princess Wuyou finally came to this point.

Therefore, the difficulty before her is not a question of ability, but a question of how to choose.

Shen Bing could feel her hard work and unreserved trust in him, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was love, but at the same time, he could also feel her embarrassment.

Shen Bing comforted Princess Wuyou:

"Don't worry, I won't get there!"

"As long as I win this battle there will be no moment."

Before this, Shen Bing hadn't thought about this issue, but now Princess Wuyou mentioned it... He suddenly found that this battle was not as easy as he thought.

Princess Wuyou replied:

"Although the great general fought against countless Qin troops, he was invincible."

"However, this time it is to go to the grassland to conquer the Xiongnu."

"Our army is also a coalition of various countries with their own minds. It is not an exaggeration to say that this battle is at stake."

"How can the general ensure that our army can win?"

Shen Bing was silent.

No one can guarantee victory on the battlefield, not even Shen Bing.

If Qiuci is planning to do this, it means that other countries in the Western Regions are also planning to do so.

This means that if the Qin army wins this battle, it will be fine. If it loses, it is likely that they will not only face the cavalry of the Huns, but also the cavalry of the Western Regions... The cavalry of the Western Regions will probably rebel immediately, and there will be a large number of them. Rebellion is not just Kucha.

It is true that, as Shen Bing said before, handing over the command of the cavalry in the Western Regions to the Shenwu Army can indeed solve part of the problem.

However, freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and short-term intensive training cannot completely tame the cavalry in the Western Regions, let alone uproot their inner forces.

At that time, if they are attacked by the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, how should the Qin army in the grassland respond?

Chapter 464 Stirrups

Shen Bing was silent for a while, and then brought Princess Wuyou to the Shenwu Army barracks.

At this time, the Shenwu Army was organizing training. Horses roared past the school field, and arrows hit the targets one after another.

Princess Wuyou was a little puzzled by Shen Bing's move, but she still complimented her:

"This is the Great Qin Cavalry Army?"

"It is said that this cavalry army is the general's confidant, and seeing it today really deserves its reputation!"

Although Princess Wuyou said so in her mouth, she didn't think so in her heart.

If it is said that the infantry of the Qin army is the best in the world, there is no doubt about it.

However, compared with the Western Regions and the Huns, the cavalry still has some distance.

This is another worry of Princess Wuyou: If the Qin cavalry army is not as good as the cavalry in the Western Regions, how can they obey and command the cavalry in the Western Regions?

Shen Bing smiled and replied:

"Look carefully."