Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Zhao Dan nodded and said with a smile: "In this case, then the widow signed a treaty with this Perseus and was able to obtain a large area of ​​land in the Western Regions. Isn't it a huge profit? Why do you have this expression again?"

Li Mu was stunned.

After a while, Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, I don't know, this Western Region is a desert. Although there are a few oases in the desert, the terrain is completely different from that of the Central Plains. It is quite difficult to control these places. And because the land in the oasis is limited, even if you migrate from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, the number of immigrants is very limited."

"In this way, our country can neither garrison large-scale troops in the Western Regions nor emigrate to the Western Regions on a large scale. Even if it is temporarily captured, what is the benefit?"

As the northern governor of Zhao State, Li Mu has always been thinking about how to conquer the Western Regions, so he is quite concerned about the collection of information in the Western Regions, so it is not unusual to know the information and analyze it. .

From Li Mu's own point of view, he felt that the Western Regions was only suitable for establishing a small-scale garrison to exercise suzerainty over the countries in the Western Regions, but it was difficult to bring this place under the direct rule of the State of Zhao.

Zhao Dan laughed loudly, shook his head, and said: "Mr. Wu Xiang, Mr. Wu Xiang, I must admit that your statement is actually very reasonable. But have you ever thought that the goal of my widow is not What about the Western Regions?"

Li Mu was stunned again: "What does the king mean?"

At this time, Zhao Dan's carriage stopped in the palace city of Zhao State.

Zhao Dan got off the carriage: "Mr. Wu Xiang, you come with me."

After a while, the two came to the side hall of Longtai, which is where Zhao Dan usually works.

Under Zhao Dan's order, a map was quickly placed on the shelf.

Li Mu looked at the map in front of him, and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "This, this is"

The scene in front of him was absolutely shocking to Li Mu.

The reason for saying this is because the map in front of Li Mu is not a map of the Central Plains, nor a map of Asia, but a map of the world!

Needless to say, this world map was drawn from Zhao Dan's memory.

In fact, there is no need to count on accuracy, but the general terrain, the outlines of continents and continents can all be seen clearly.

Zhao Dan walked up to the map, and turned to look at his confidant general: "Did you see, Mr. Wu Xiang. This is the whole world we are in now!"

Li Mu stared at the map in front of him, and his breathing involuntarily became rapid. After a while, he said, "My lord, this world is so big?"

You must know that according to Li Mu, or according to the understanding of the Chinese people of this era, basically the entire Central Plains, plus the nomads in the north, North Korea in the east, the Western Regions in the west, and Baiyue in the south, this is the whole world in the hearts of the Chinese people.

But now, the world in front of Li Mu is dozens of times bigger than the world Li Mu understood before!

Zhao Dan looked at the shocked Li Mu, with a leisurely smile on his face, then slowly picked up a stick, and clicked on a country marked with a red line on the map: "Look, Governor Look, this is the country of Zhao."

Li Mu carefully observed the country of Zhao marked by Zhao Dan.

There is no doubt that the current Zhao State is definitely a super behemoth.

Its territory stretches from the Korean Peninsula in the east to the end of the Qilian Mountains in the west, the Gobi Desert in the north, and the Yangtze River in the south. Not enough to see.

Looking at it, Li Mu couldn't help feeling a sense of pride in his heart.

This is the most powerful country in the world that I, Li Mu, work for, work hard for, and fight for!

Zhao Dan coughed, drew Li Mu's attention back, then shifted his baton, drew a circle on a large area west of the Qilian Mountains, and continued, "This is the Western Region."

Zhao Dan continued to point the baton westward, tapped the place west of the Western Regions, and said, "This is the Seleucid Kingdom."

Li Mu took a closer look, and his face suddenly became a little surprised: "The territory of the Seleucid Kingdom is so large?"

It can be seen from the map that although the territory of the Seleucid Empire is not as large as that of the current Zhao State, it still occupies almost two-thirds of the current Zhao State's territory. The country is bigger than that.

Zhao Dan nodded, and nodded at a large area in the easternmost part of the Seleucid Empire, on the verge of the Western Regions, and said with a smile: "This is the Bactria region of the Seleucid Kingdom, that Perseus is It was sent by the governor of Bactria."

Li Mu nodded, and recorded the place name deeply in his heart.

When Zhao Dan said this, his face suddenly became serious, and he said to Li Mu in a deep voice: "The request of the widow is very simple, you will lead a cavalry army to the Western Regions, where you will defeat the damned Huns, The Huns once again drove back to Mobei."

"In addition, you have another task, that is, after defeating the damned Huns, you will eliminate the damned governor of Bactria for the widow, and bring this area of ​​Bactria under the widow's rule. !"

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Li Mu was completely stunned.

As a general, it is a natural duty to expand the territory for the king, but even Li Mu himself did not expect that Zhao Dan's appetite is so big!

You must know that from the map, the Western Region alone is already very vast, basically the same as the Qin State before it was destroyed.

So if Zhao Dan's plan is really followed, then Li Mu will not only need to annex the entire Qin country in the first battle, but also annex more land equivalent to a Yan country by the way.

After a brief shock, Li Mu's heart suddenly surged with excitement.

For Li Mu personally, after destroying Qin, he actually didn't have much interest in destroying Chu.

The reason is also very simple. The landforms of Chu State, especially the land of Chu State south of the Yangtze River, are not suitable for cavalry.

For Li Mu, he is more interested in expanding to the west, because that is where the cavalry can be used, and it is Li Mu's favorite battlefield.

As for whether Li Mu himself could conquer such a large territory, he never doubted in his heart.

For a famous general like Li Mu, what he lacks most is incomparable self-confidence.

So Li Mu couldn't wait and said, "My lord, when can we send troops?"

Zhao Dan looked at Li Mu who was full of joy, couldn't help laughing and said, "You have just finished your campaign in Qin, don't you want to take a good rest?"

Li Mu said seriously: "What is the king talking about? I just learned today that the world is so big, and there are so many places waiting to be conquered by the king. I can't wait for the king now. The reason for rest?"

Zhao Dan laughed loudly, and patted Li Mu on the shoulder: "Don't worry. Now that the army is traveling, all aspects of food and grass need to be prepared in advance. At least the war will not start until next spring. Until then, you should stay in Handan."

Perseus was indeed in a very good mood.

Since seeing that "Zheng Zhu" two days ago, Perseus has been freed. Although his subordinates who were taken away still haven't appeared, the general manager Mao Sui has brought Perseus. The news that Erseus wanted.

A cavalry army of [-] Zhao is about to assemble in the northwest of Zhao. Once the assembly is complete, it will go to the Western Regions to conquer the Huns entrenched there.

To be honest, Perseus can't wait now.

Thirty thousand cavalry, in terms of number, is roughly equivalent to the cavalry of the Huns.

Although Perseus didn't know much about the record between Zhao and the Huns, since the Zhao people were able to send such an army, it must have shown that they had enough confidence in it.

This number made Perseus very satisfied. Just 3 people want to win the entire Western Region?You must know that with the vastness of the Western Region, it is impossible to defend it without an army of [-].

Zhao people, after all, don't know the Western Regions yet.

"Ales, do you understand? Before doing anything, we must first understand the essence of the matter. Only after we understand the essence of the matter, can we do things without any disadvantages." Perseus said Walking in front, while educating Ales beside him, he was not without complacency.

Ales naturally nodded in agreement with what Perseus said.