Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Fortunately, Perseus didn't seem to be aware of Zhao Guoren's true intentions, or he simply didn't believe that Zhao Guoren could occupy the Western Regions for a long time, so Perseus did not agree with Li Mu's request to write a personal letter. Very generously he agreed.

It seems that Cretas, who has taken refuge in Zhao Guo, seems to have completed the task, but the specifics are still to be verified.

Cretas showed a smile on his face, pointed at the leader of a man who seemed to be a Seleucid nobleman, and said respectfully to Zhao Kuo: "General, this is Your Excellency Attalus , is also His Excellency Perseus' younger brother, this time he came as the plenipotentiary representative of the family, and is responsible for the cooperation with us."

In terms of appearance, this Attalus is indeed somewhat similar to Perseus, but he is only in his 40s, and the whole person looks younger, and at the same time, there is something in his demeanor Aristocratic arrogance.

Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, and then a very enthusiastic smile appeared on his face: "Mr. Attalus, let's go, let's go into the city and chat."

A group of people walked towards Yili City not far away.

The carriage continued to move forward, but Perseus in the carriage suddenly opened his eyes, and a pair of old eyes that were already somewhat cloudy quickly focused.

"No, something is wrong!"

Kneeling next to Perseus, Ales, who was already a little drowsy, opened his eyes suddenly, and became vigilant all of a sudden: "Master, what happened?"

When he said these words, Ales' hand subconsciously touched his waist, where there was a very delicate and sharp dagger ready to be unsheathed at any time.

Perseus shook his head, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his old eyes, and said, "The Zhao people are plotting against me!"

Ales froze for a moment, looking obviously puzzled.

Perseus opened the window of the carriage, looked at the endless green beyond the window, couldn't help but sighed softly: "Li Mu will soon arrive at the Huns' royal court, Do you know what that means, Ales?"

Alis looked bewildered.

Perseus's face suddenly turned a little pale: "Actually, I should have understood when I saw Li Mu's ridiculous auctions in those oases, alas. These damn Zhao people, if they really come I don't want to leave!"

Ales thought for a while, and couldn't help but said: "But Ales remembered what the master said, isn't it impossible for these Zhao people to gain a long-term foothold in the Western Regions?"

Perseus sighed even more heavily.

"Yes, if there is only one Western Region, then there is absolutely no way for Zhao people to station large-scale troops here for a long time. If this is the case, the Western Region will never become the territory of Zhao people. But"

Perseus paused, his old face twitched slightly, and then continued: "If they can take down Bactria, the situation will be different."

What is Bactria?

The Bactria region is a place with a vast territory, capable of accommodating millions of residents, and capable of organizing an army of [-]. In such a place, wanting to support tens of thousands of Zhao's garrisons is not a joke.

Perseus showed a look of frustration on his old face: "I underestimated the ambition and appetite of the Zhao people. This time, they want to swallow the entire Western Region and Bactria together!"

This is where Perseus has been negligent.

In Perseus' view, no matter how powerful the Zhao people are, the Western Regions are still a barren place thousands of miles away. It's a place that doesn't have much value and goes to war.

In fact, this conjecture of Perseus is also the mentality of the monarchs of the Central Plains dynasties in the past. It is precisely because of the barriers of the Western Regions that even in the prosperous period of many Central Plains dynasties in history, only one or two dynasties are willing to cross the Western Regions. Continue westward.

But the problem is that Perseus doesn't know that the current King Zhao is no ordinary king!

Ales rolled his eyes and said comfortingly, "Master, don't worry, no matter how ambitious the Zhao people are, with the [-] cavalry in this area, can they really swallow the huge Western Regions and Bactria? Besides, if the Zhao people really dare to attack Bactria, our King Antiochus III, as the emperor of Seleucid, can't be indifferent, right?"

Until now, Perseus has not really doubted the real number of troops that Zhao Jun dispatched this time. After all, [-] cavalry is also a long dragon with no side to see, and [-] cavalry is still a long dragon with no side to see.

After listening to Ales' comfort, Perseus felt more at ease, and said helplessly, "I hope so. By the way, you should be more prepared for a while. If the situation is not right, We run away immediately."

Ales responded very seriously, and said, "Master, please rest assured, Ales will definitely be ready."

Suddenly, a long horn sounded, and then the sharp chirping sound continued to spread in the air.

"What's going on?" Perseus was startled again.

Ales hurriedly said, "Master, don't panic, I'll go down and have a look first."

Ales ordered the driver to stop the carriage, and then got out of the carriage.

Perseus was waiting in the carriage with some anxiety. The old man who thought he was a wise man suddenly found a loophole in his original perfect plan, which frustrated his self-confidence so much that his mentality Both began to show obvious fluctuations.

After a while, Ales came back in a hurry and told Perseus, "Master, the king's court of the Huns is ahead! The Zhao people are gathering their troops and preparing for a decisive battle with the Huns!"

Chapter 38 An imminent war (second update)

Looking from the sky to the ground, Quhai looks like a long string of clear and transparent pearls hanging above the emerald green earth.

Although it was approaching summer, there was not much scorching heat in the air, on the contrary, it was filled with chill and tension.

The thunderous sound of horseshoes echoed in the woods, and the small animals fled around in the woods in a panic. Even the bigger beasts, who were qualified to be called the overlords of the forest, retracted vigilantly. In the nest, countless frightened birds flew up and scattered in all directions.

Teams of Zhao cavalry passed by the grass next to the woods in an orderly manner, and headed north. At the end of the line of sight, countless camps could be seen, which was the location of the King's Court of the Huns.

And in the King's Court of the Huns, the sound of horns sounded extremely powerful at this moment, and groups of Huns cavalry rushed out of the camp at an extremely fast speed, and began to gather on the south side of the camp, that is, facing the direction of Zhao Jun.

Seeing tens of thousands of cavalry gather together is actually quite an eye-shocking sight. With one glance, there is no end to be seen from left to right, giving people the illusion of seemingly endless.

But for Li Mu, who has been through battles for a long time, this thing obviously can't scare him.

You must know that in these years, the regular army dispatched by Zhao Guo every time is basically more than 20, and even 50 million is not uncommon. Compared with those, the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Huns in front of them are obviously a little childish.

"However, it is really unexpected that the Huns can have more than 4 cavalry." Li Mu couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

You must know that the Xiongnu had no more than tens of thousands of cavalry in the previous heyday. After being attacked by Zhao Guo repeatedly, the Monan Huns surrendered, and then Longcheng had its own civil strife, and fought a war with the Seleucids. There are still more than 4 cavalry, which is indeed very unexpected by Li Mu.

Yiqu Sheng, who was beside Li Mu, couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that these Huns must have gained a lot of benefits in the Western Regions, but that's okay, after this battle, all their benefits will become ours." The spoils!"

When Yi Qusheng said this, his face was full of spirits, and his tone of voice was very natural.

Not only Yiqu Sheng, but also many other generals of the Zhao army around Li Mu who heard this sentence, and even the entire [-] soldiers of the frontier cavalry regiment of the Zhao army from Li Mu, did not feel that there was anything wrong with this sentence.

We Zhao people, don't we just win wherever we go?

The record of complete victories achieved in the face of many powerful enemies for ten consecutive years has already filled Zhao's soldiers with unparalleled self-confidence.

Yi Qusheng said to Li Mu eagerly, "Governor, let me fight as the vanguard?"

Although it is said that he is also a famous and famous nobleman in Zhao State, but Yiqu Sheng obviously does not have this kind of self-awareness.

He seems to enjoy the life of fighting on the battlefield more than staying in his mansion to play with women and the leisurely life of yoyo.

In Yi Qusheng's own words, "If you don't chop off his heads every day, you won't be able to sleep comfortably."

But it's not just Yiqu who wants to fight alone.

As soon as Yi Qusheng finished speaking, the other generals of the Zhao army who surrounded Li Mu were unwilling to show weakness and said, "The governor, the last general also wants to fight!" "The governor, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

At this time, the generals of Zhao Jun can be said to be everyone fighting to be the first, and no one wants to miss this opportunity.

After all, this is the first achievement, and facing a defeated general like the Xiongnu, who wouldn't want to hurry up and get a little more credit?