Chapter 464 Pasture

Outside the Yueshi King's City, the Qin army camped.

"Your Majesty, this is a kind of grass brought back by the Yuezhi people from the Western Regions."

Alfalfa?

Zhao Shuang stared at the things on the desk. Most of them were brought back from the Western Regions when Leonard's army conquered Wusun.

Over the past few days, Zhao Shuang's men have brought back the loot left by Leonard's troops. There are not only seeds and vines of walnuts, carrots, grapes and other plants, but also hundreds of Wusun horses and a dozen Dawan sweat horses.

Seemingly the proceeds of a victory, these horses were not gelded and could be used as stallions.

But what surprised Zhao Shuang the most was the alfalfa in front of him.

Why, with Li Mu's ability, when facing a group of barbarians, he had to endure it again and again, take precautions, let them plunder, and finally wait until the other side dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to deal with it?

Because every barbarian who comes out to rob has a horse, they can run away if they can't be beaten. Zhao Jun's side cavalry is the best in the world, but they can't have a horse for everyone.

Among the seven kingdoms in the world, only Qin and Zhao are equipped with elite cavalry. Although Yan State had horse breeding and horse producing areas, it was unable to organize a large-scale cavalry force.

But even so, Qin and Zhao could not pull out a hundred thousand cavalry troops like the surrounding Yuezhi and Xiongnu.

Not only is it expensive to raise war horses, but it is also useless. Apart from fighting, war horses were of little use for farming.

Most ordinary people raise cattle, pigs, chickens, sheep, and dogs, but few raise horses. And even if there are breeders, it is difficult to meet the requirements of war horses. Therefore, raising war horses and organizing cavalry troops could only rely on the official organizations of the Qin and Zhao imperial courts.

Having a cavalry force of 20,000 to 30,000 is already the limit and is a considerable expense.

But horse politics is very important to a country and is a manifestation of military strength. Therefore, even if it costs money, it cannot be ignored.

If Ma Zheng was not prosperous, he could only hide behind the Great Wall and defend passively. Even if the Great Wall cannot be defended, then we can only rely on iron and blood.

But if alfalfa, a kind of concentrated fodder, could be widely planted, the cost of raising war horses could be reduced, and more cavalry troops could be produced.

In addition, Zhao Shuang's territory now includes horse-producing land and horse-breeding land, which can raise war horses on a large scale.

Zhao Shuang thought about the upcoming war to unify the world and the need for war horses in the war, and he felt somewhat clear in his heart.

There was a huge map on the table in front of him, which was the eastern territory of the Yuezhi, now Zhao Shuang's territory.

In the military tent, a group of people gathered together.

"With Jincheng as the center and as far as the Hunting Palace, twenty horse farms will be built to the west, and the stallions from the Western Regions will be placed there for training. In addition, in this war, many cattle, sheep, and horses were captured, and a cavalry force can be organized. .”

Because of the formal surrender of Leonard's troops, Zhao Shuang received a large number of war horses from there.

"How many people do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Three thousand riders are enough for the time being."

"But where is the Huns?"

"In order to deal with the threat from the Xiongnu, the imperial court has decided to put tens of thousands of heavy armor to guard the border and rename it the Anxi Army."

What?

The people in the camp looked at each other and sent the main force of the Qin army to the border, but pushed it to the edge.

Of course it was not Zhao Shuang who came up with this idea, but it would be helpful to the current situation.

Xin Zhao shook his head. As a cavalry general, he leads a thousand cavalry troops. Now that the army is expanding, he will naturally be the commander.

"The Huns are scattered, but even if the Anxi Army can guard the border city, we are still outside the Great Wall. Now the area to be defended has suddenly become so vast. If the Huns invade, it will not be good with only three thousand cavalry. Handle."

Zhao Shuang nodded.

"Our military strength is not enough yet, so in addition to building the Louque Fortress at the border pass, we also need to pay heavy bribes."

"Bibbing the Huns?"

"The Xiongnu are hungry wolves who will come when they smell blood. Even if you give them money, they will still come. But Donghu is different. Even if they can see it, they can't eat it. Maintaining a good relationship with them can actually contain the Xiongnu. .”

"My subordinate understands."

At this moment, a military report came from outside the military tent.

"Fan Yuqi led an army of 100,000 men, killed General Zhao, and captured Chili and Yi'an."

Zhao Shuang looked serious. Chili and Yi'an, now the only ones Zhao can use immediately are the tens of thousands of border troops under Li Mu's command.

"knew."

The scouts left, and all the generals in the tent looked worried. As Fan Yuqi established military exploits, the power of his relatives expanded, and the family's influence in the military was pushed to the margins.

But Zhao Shuang didn't care at all, and instead focused on territory construction.

"Stabilize the situation and arrange trade routes. I won't be able to go back within a year or two, so don't worry about it for now."

Changping Junfu.

The good news about Zhao Di and the good news about Yuezhi Royal City came one after another, and Lord Changping had mixed feelings in his heart. Even the news from Yuezhi diluted the joy in Lord Changping's heart.

"I didn't expect that Zhao Shuang would really help Princess Yuezhi restore her country."

"Brother, don't worry. While Zhao Shuang was away, those tens of thousands of heavy armored troops were sent to the western border. His influence in the army has shrunk sharply."

There was still a little joy on Chang Wenjun's face. The tens of thousands of heavily armored troops who moved to garrison at the beginning were just a temporary stopgap. However, they pushed the situation along, making it difficult for these tens of thousands of heavily armored troops to return to the conquest of the Six Kingdoms of Kanto. I have to say that it is a big victory for them.

"But Zhao Shuang's strength has doubled all of a sudden. He is now the king and hegemon in the northwest, and we can't stop him."

"Brother, don't worry. For us, the most important thing is the Central Plains."

Lord Changping glanced at Lord Changwen and smiled.

"What you say makes sense. In the world of martial arts, the forces between farmers and Mo are equally matched. Is there any news?"

"Ever since Yan Mo made good friends with the farmers, Qin Mo has been as wary of them as he is of thieves. The cracks within the Mo family have become deeper and deeper. But strangely, the Mo family giants have turned a blind eye to this. Yan Dan even had several The first attempt to infiltrate forces into the land of Qin and Chu in the name of the government city failed."

"The Mohist general who is in charge of Yunmeng is not an easy person to deal with." Changping Jun sighed and then thought of something, "Zhao Shuang has led his army away for so long, but Luo Wang's actions in private have not stopped. Passed. I don’t know what happened?”

Wilderness mountain village.

The two swordsmen fell to the ground, groaning in pain, their eyes almost bulging out. The mask slipped off, revealing a spider tattoo on the side of his neck.

Xuanjian held the sword and turned his head. From the forest on the side, a woman wearing a black silk dress walked out.

"Tidal Banshee!"

Madam Mingzhu looked at the swordsman, who looked like an old farmer in ordinary clothes, and walked out step by step, feeling the murderous intent of the other person.

"How did Xuan Jian, who used to be so powerful in the world, become like this now?"

"It seems that your trip to Yuezhi went smoothly."

Regarding Mrs. Mingzhu, Xuanjian just replied lightly and didn't even pay attention to her question.

"The snares are becoming more and more unscrupulous. But our Lord said that we will stay in the wild land of the west for at least one year to stabilize the situation and let Lord Xuanjian guard it."

"Xuanjian will definitely live up to the Lord's trust."

Xuan Jian said something. Madam Mingzhu seemed to be bored, shook her head, and walked deeper into the jungle.