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Therefore, after the silk was sold to the Western Regions by the Yuezhi, merchants in the Western Regions would naturally sell the silk to the West in order to obtain higher profits.

After Anxi bought it, its merchants would naturally sell it to Seleucid at a higher price in order to make a profit, and then spread it to Rome... so the price became higher and higher.

Frates I was surprised when he heard this, and said to himself:

"The Central Plains Silk Country... Since it can produce such exquisite and expensive silk, the country must be very rich and powerful."

"A rich and powerful country means that the military is not weak."

"The army is not weak and can take down the Lan family in one battle... Doesn't that mean you want to become the overlord?"

Thinking of this, King Anxi immediately sent envoys to the Lan family.

Of course, the envoy could not speak Chinese, but he spoke a Cypriot language that was not much different from that of the Western Regions... Cypriot language is an Iranian language family, and most of the Central Asian regions were using Cypriot language at this time.

Naturally, there was no shortage of translators who could speak Cypriot on Shen Bing's side, so he spoke to the envoy.

The envoy presented ten horses to Shen Bing and said:

"This is the steed given to the Lord of the Lan clan by King Anxi."

"King Anxi wants to know, what is the plan of the city lord after revenge for King Yuezhi?"

This question is straightforward, just want to know whether Shen Bing wants to stay for a long time or temporarily.

Shen Bing replied:

"To be honest, we are actually here for Dawan."

"His Majesty Qin heard that Dawan had bloody BMWs, so he sent envoys to buy them."

"I don't want Dawan not only not to sell it, but also to kill all my envoys."

"Today, Shen Bing is seeking an explanation for this!"

This should be a secret that has been made public long ago. Dawan should have thought that Shen Bing's occupation of the Lan family was actually aimed at him... If he naively thought that Qin Jun's occupation of the Lan family was really to avenge the Yue family, then Shen Bing would not bother to make a move. up.

After hearing this, Frates I realized that Dawan was to blame.

Phrates I didn't want Central Asia to fight like this, and he didn't want to fight against the silk country from the east... If the vitality of Central Asia was seriously injured, it would be even more impossible for Anxi to break away from the Seleucid Empire.

So Phrates I sent someone to persuade King Dawan.

In fact, this is not a big deal. What is it to sell a few horses?

Even if it is a BMW, if it is not sold, it will face a war and the final result may be empty.

Like Maodun Shanyu, not to mention BMW, even the queen can give it away... That kind of endurance is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But King Dawan didn't think so. He said to Phrates I:

"Even if this country is rich and powerful, it is still a long way from here."

"This time there are only more than [-] soldiers..."

"If I just admit defeat like this, how can I gain a foothold?"

In other words, BMW is indeed not a big problem, but the king of Dawan can't lose face... He was very arrogant to the silk country before and even killed the envoys of others, and even wanted to compromise, so wouldn't he tell the people in the world that the king of Dawan was defeated? ?

Phrates I sighed:

"I have inquired about some news from the businessman these days. Do you know what the General of the Silk Kingdom, Shen Bing, did before he came here?"

King Dawan asked:

"What have you done?"

Phraates I replied:

"He only brought more than [-] national troops to attack the Yuezhi and take the Western Regions, and then used the soldiers from the Western Regions to conquer the Xiongnu and drive the Xiongnu to Mobei."

"Now he has brought [-] troops..."

Dawan's face changed when he heard the words.

There are commercial exchanges between Central Asia and the Western Regions, so of course we know the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

And the 36 countries in the Western Regions were unified by the Qin army with more than [-] soldiers?

So now...

Phrates I went on to persuade:

"So, I don't think we should risk offending Silk Country."

"It's a wise choice for you to send the bloody horse, and then give some property to make amends and send it away."

King Dawan thought for a while and said:

"If this Shen Bing is so powerful, then..."

"Who do you think they will win against Seleucid?"

Frates I couldn't help being taken aback, and asked:

"how do I say this?"

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King Dawan explained:

"If I am willing to pay tribute to Seleucid and bow down to him like rest..."

"The Great General of Si Kingdom came to attack Dawan again. Does that mean he is attacking Seleucid?"

Frates I gave an "oh" and then couldn't stop nodding.

Anxi, Dawan, etc. actually have the same interests.

Anxi is the westernmost barrier in Central Asia. Once Anxi is breached by Seleucid, Dawan will follow.

This is also one of the reasons why Anxi can maintain friendly relations with Dawan, Lan's and others.

The reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold is not only understood by the Central Plains.

At this time, the suggestion put forward by the king of Dawan was also for their common interests...Since there is Seleucid in the west and Silk in the east, and these two countries are very powerful compared to Dawan, why not let them Are they fighting each other?

The more Frates I thinks, the more he is right, so no matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to them:

If Seleucid wins, then the Kingdom of Silk will be driven out of Central Asia.

If Si Kingdom wins, it means that Anxi can become independent from Seleucid.

For Dawan, there is no loss, because anyway, he has to bow his head due to some property losses, so does it make any difference to whom he bows his head?

Even for King Dawan, it was easier to bow down to the Seleucid Empire.

Because everyone knows that Seleucid is powerful, and bowing to him in exchange for peace has always been discussed and hesitated, and now it is just on the agenda again.

And if he bowed his head to Si Guo, he would be slapping himself in the face, and he would go to war for the sake of a few horses, regardless of the lives and deaths of soldiers... This is another matter.

So the two of them stopped hesitating.

The king of Dayuan stabilized Shen Bing and sent people to negotiate, while sending envoys to Seleucid.

At this time the king of the Seleucid Empire was Antiochus III.

Antiochus III was the youngest son of Seleucid II. In order to prove that he was the best monarch among the previous Seleucid kings since Seleucid I, who founded the country, he carried out a veritable conquest.

The east side attacked Central Asia and India, and the west side hit Egypt, Greece and clashed with the Romans.

His mistake was that he overestimated his own strength and thought that he could fight on two fronts... He fought on the west and on the east, but the national power was too depleted and he was driven out of the Mediterranean by the Romans.

At this time Antiochus III heard that Dawan was going to bow his head and become a vassal, so he immediately agreed.

He happily said to General Acaves:

"Look, the Seleucid Empire has added a large territory."

"When I conquer India, we will reach places that even Alexander failed to conquer!"

Akaifus said with some hesitation:

"Your Majesty, Dawan has always been hostile to us."

"They were courting us at this point, probably just trying to take advantage of us."

Antiochus III replied:

"So what?"

"If we don't establish our prestige, how can we make them surrender?"

"What's more... we can't allow that silk country to get involved in Central Asia."

"Ready your spears, my general!"

"Kick them out!"

Acaevus responded, and stepped back to prepare.

Shen Bing didn't notice any changes in the situation outside.

At this time, the outside of the city was already raging like a storm and actively preparing for battle... Dawan sent [-] troops, Anxi sent [-] troops, and Seleucid sent [-] troops.

Seleucid's [-] troops is not a lot, at least they and even Dawan and other countries don't think it is too small.

Because the proud Seleucid Empire thought that their soldiers could stop ten with one, and it would not be a problem to use [-] infantry to deal with several times the nomadic cavalry.

Therefore, sending [-] troops to deal with the [-] cavalrymen of the Silk Kingdom is still giving Zusi Kingdom face. The purpose is to win the battle simply and quickly so as to shock Dawan and other countries and let them understand who is the king of Central Asia.

Shen Bing did not expect that the intricate relationship of interests would lead them to join forces to deal with the Qin army... This is not the case in history. When Li Guangli attacked Dawan, there was no other country to help, only Kang Ju was there. I want to take a bite when I am weak.

How could Shen Bing have thought that the situation at this time was different from that of the Han Dynasty, so the battle situation was completely different.

At this time, Shen Bing was busy building the defense of Lan's City.

As the advance base of the Qin army and the source of water and granaries, Lanshi City must be defended, otherwise one day the army will attack Dawan more than [-] miles away, but the enemy will attack Lanshi... Qin Jun's previous efforts will be wasted.

A few days later, I heard Wang Ben report:

"General, according to reports from scouts, there is a strange army marching towards Lan's City."

Shen Bing asked casually:

"What's so strange?"

Wang Ben replied:

"This army... is mostly infantry, with only a small amount of cavalry."

"Infantry with a shield in one hand and a spear dozens of feet in the other, they look like hedgehogs."

Shen Bing couldn't help being startled, and said:

"Macedonian phalanx?"

Wang Ben replied:

"Macedonia? This subordinate has never heard of it."

"However, it is said that they are indeed arranged in a square formation. It is very appropriate to say that they are in a square formation."