Sweep the World

Liu Yan told more stories outside of "Tianxia", not only about the Asan site, but also about the scattered stories north of the North Sea (Baikal), north of the Western Regions, and north of the grasslands. The only thing he didn't talk about was North America and South America. These two continents have oceans away from the world islands. Even if ships can only cross the oceans, they are not part of their generation in their lifetime.

When talking about Ah San, Liu Yan never lacked some cynicism. The impression he gave to courtiers was that the people on Ah San seemed to be nothing. The obstacle for Han to conquer Ah San was the road. After overcoming the difficulties of the road , The army will surely be able to seize and seize it when it arrives at the Asan site.

In fact, Ah San's combat effectiveness in the cold weapon era was not weak.

Alexander, a Macedonian, fought all his life. In the end, he broke the halberd and settled in the sand on Ahsan's hand.

The Dayue people invaded the Asan area. They first defeated Asan’s cavalry group in the Kashmir area, and then overthrown the War Elephant Group near the Ganges River. The clan used cannibalization to advance gradually, but the Dayue clan failed to completely eliminate Asan's native power. The north belonged to the Dayue clan aristocracy, but the south was still dominated by the Asan native.

The regime adopted by the Guishuang Empire is very similar to a dual system, which is more similar to the structure of the Liao Kingdom with two capitals. The Dayue clan occupied the territory of Asan, but it also fell into the big pit of the Asan surname system and religion. Afterwards, there was an infighting between the North and the South in the Guishuang Empire. The two sides were fighting both sides, but it was the Asan indigenous people in the south that won the final victory, but the Dayue people still left their northern habitat, but the Asan indigenous people were torn apart after the war.

Ah San split into hundreds of states and kingdoms, large and small. After that, he did not unify himself. At present, there is a fairly powerful Gupta dynasty in the northeast, and a Vajdaja dynasty in the middle. The rest are fragmentary. States, especially the small states along the southeast coast.

Of course, Liu Yan didn't know what was going on with Asan, only that there was no big country, and even the northwestern part of Asan was basically a vassal of Sassan.

It should be said that the HNA of the Gupta dynasty was very developed. Their main trading partners involved Eastern Rome, Greek city-states, Persians, and Arabs. Even the Egyptians were also one of the main trading partners, and even the Malacca Strait was discovered early. Existed and had maritime trade with the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It is difficult to say exactly when the Maritime Silk Road began. Some related documents and relics indicate that there were ships passing through the Malacca Strait earlier than the Han Dynasty, that is, in the pre-Qin period.

The official definition of the Maritime Silk Road is that the route of maritime silk became prosperous in the Sui Dynasty, and even the Eastern Romans used sea routes to trade with the Tang people during the Tang Dynasty.

There was the Maritime Silk Road in the Sui Dynasty, but the people on the Central Plains didn't care at all. They even knew that the merchants came from the sea, but didn't care about where they came from or what routes there were on the sea.

In the Song Dynasty, because of the rise of the Arabs, the Arabs actually cut off the trade between the Central Plains dynasty and the Mediterranean countries. This war was about a contest for control of the Silk Road. The Arab navy had an absolute advantage, but the Song people’s maritime trade was forced to stop because of the war.

There is a saying that the death of the Southern Song Dynasty was caused by redundant soldiers. However, the phenomenon of redundant soldiers and officials in the Northern Song Dynasty was already very serious, especially as long as an official was able to hold several “titles” for receiving wages, the dilemma of lack of money was rarely seen until maritime trade was interrupted. It fell into a financial crisis only after it was broken, and eventually caused the Southern Song Dynasty to subdue. (Taxation from maritime trade was an important source of income in the Southern Song Dynasty. It once accounted for more than 20%, and related commercial taxes accounted for 53% of the total income. Maritime trade is cut off, and the corresponding business will definitely be affected, and it is almost a death.)

The current Arabs are either ruled by Eastern Rome or by the Sassanid dynasty. Not only do they have nothing to do on the land of Central Asia, they will also not have their right to speak on the sea. It is certain that the Gupta dynasty is absolutely rich because of the prosperity of maritime trade. Oily.

Liu Yan didn't know that there was maritime trade with the country on the side of Asan as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He waited until the navy reported that it had found an unknown ship, which was sunk earlier, and captured later, to get relevant information.

"According to the captives, Gupta had trade relations with many countries, and the country was extremely wealthy. In the military, there were 600,000 infantrymen, 100,000 cavalry, 30,000 chariot soldiers, and 20,000 war elephants, and more than 500 ships. More than a ship." Ji Chang was a little surprised by the news to tell the truth. He said cautiously: "Gupta has a neighboring country called Vagadoka, and its military strength is only slightly less."

There are 600,000 infantry? Counting other arms can not exceed one million! Liu Yan was also a little confused to be honest. I really didn't know that in addition to the Maurya Dynasty and the Guishuang Empire, there was such a dynasty with so many armies in Asana.

"Captives must exaggerate their strength in order to survive." Liu Yan had to stabilize. On the other hand, he did not believe it at all: "The place has a pleasant climate, suitable for agricultural production, and a large population. Few people do not believe that a country can feed millions of troops for a long time. ."

Even in the Western Han Dynasty, which was once "exploded", when it was the most exaggerated, it recruited a source of troops to build an army of about 700,000. The armies of the past dynasties have been maintained at less than 300,000, and they are basically conscripts. There are professional soldiers. Ten thousand to twenty thousand is even the highest.

There are 13 non-productive standing troops in the Han State, with a total of more than 200,000 people. Behind them, there are more than 300,000 army troops and nearly 400,000 slaves dedicated to food production, but they are all a little bit unsupportable, not counting the support of weapons and equipment.

It’s really unclear how many people Liu Yan had in the Gupta dynasty. Considering that there is too good to grow food there, and based on some data from the Guishuang Empire, there are 20 to 30 million people who should be a reliable guess, but even that With good grain production, why can't we be able to raise a million troops for a long time? !

"My lord, the soldiers are professional..." Ji Chang didn't dare to say that Liu Yan was also scared, but he had to remind: "Organize as many as two hundred thousand corps that do not produce production, you are the only one. ."

In the past, too few dynasties raised professional soldiers.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, there were the Northern Army and the Southern Army. Later, Liu Che started to become a professional army, which was divided into three and eight schools. The three are the attendant army, the period gate army, and the Yu Lin Qi, each of which is actually a system of more than 1,000 people, and the Yu Lin Qi selected by the orphans of the fallen soldiers has 700 people. The Eight Schools are actually the so-called Guards (Central Guards). They are center bases, tun cavalry, infantry, Yueqi, Changshui, Huqi, Shooting, and Huben. Each school has only 700 personnel. Then it can be seen that after Liu Yan gradually became a professional army, the number of professional soldiers who did not produce in the Western Han Dynasty was worth 8,600.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were only five schools, which was to abolish the southern army, which was considered to be ineffective, and integrate the eight northern schools into five battalions: Tunqi, Infantry, Yueqi, Changshui, and Shooting. The organization of each battalion is different. For example, the infantry battalion organized by the Han people has more than 3,000 people, and the battalion composed of Karasuma and Southern Huns such as Changshui and Yueqi has 700 to one. Thousands of people. Due to the frequent changes in the organization of professional soldiers in the Eastern Han Dynasty, sometimes there are still empty numbers and no actual soldiers. It is hard to say how many professional soldiers to raise, but in the end, there will be no less than 10,000 soldiers.

One raise is two hundred thousand professional soldiers who do not produce. It is not only a recount of the previous dynasties, but also the appearance of Huaxia Civilization until modern times. There are too many people who do not understand Liu Yan, if not there are I don’t know how many Hu Hu’s threats are against.

"The Han people only have more than 17 million..." Ji Chang wanted to seize the opportunity to persuade Liu Yan. The Jie people are dead, and Xianbei no longer has such a big threat. It can be said that the surrounding area really cannot give Han Guo. Countries that are under too much pressure should really be downsized. He was halfway through his words, and seeing Liu Yan looking over it unkindly, he swallowed the rest of the sentence and changed the subject: "If this country really has a million troops, it can be seen that it is a country of military and military militants."

In the era of poor productivity, it was a normal ratio for ten households to have one soldier. Ji Chang didn’t believe that the Gupta dynasty had a population of 100 million, but he had to think more about it when the king of his family had a population of one million. If you dare to recruit more than 200,000 soldiers, there will be an example of everything. Then you can only think about the Gupta dynasty, which was a poorly armed country.

"Unfortunately, there is no more information." Ji Chang now wants to know if the Gupta dynasty is at war with which country. If the Gupta dynasty is at war, it may be a real thing to have a million army: "Will they be Fight with that Vajdagarh, and enter the decisive battle stage?"

How did Liu Yan know!

After the collapse of the Guishuang Empire, the division of Asan began to fight each other. The Gupta Dynasty and the Vajadaka dynasty were established by the nobles in the south during the Guishuang Empire. There should be wars against each other, but the relative peace between the big countries is basically Big countries are bullying small countries.

"There is absolutely no army of millions." Liu Yan does not think that every ruler is a lunatic like Shihu, and not everyone can have the courage of Fu Jian: "Regardless of the strength of the mobilization of Jidu, cut half and then Half, it’s too much to have an army of one to two hundred thousand in battle."

At this time, Liu Yan has become a turtle. The Gupta dynasty is really not that stingy. During Chandala Gupta I, there were no less than 300,000 troops waiting to fight. Samadolu Gupta also maintained the corresponding number. During the reign of King Gupta II (King Chaori), the size of an army of one million was really exploded.

The Gupta dynasty is now under the reign of Samadhara Gupta. He did not surpass the day-to-day atmosphere of the sun king, but in order to deal with the threats of the northern Serbian people and the Vajadha dynasty in the southwest, it was also the Gupta dynasty because Prosperous trade is not short of money, plus it occupies the grain-producing area in the Ganges River basin, and feeds 300,000 troops.

"Even if there are only two hundred thousand, how many troops should the big man send out to invade effectively?" Ji Chang thinks about it a little bit. It hurts. That is not to go out of the country to catch and fight, but to sail thousands of miles in the sea. How much will it take? Boat?

Liu Yan was also bitter in his heart. He really wanted to invade Asan's site, and even if it wasn't for food delivery, it would not have much effect. Wanting to send large troops is a severe test of transportation capacity. He asked Cui Zong to find the map, wait for it to spread out, step on it, and make a round of inspections.

"Below this country..." Liu Yan stopped at the border of Burma and Thailand. He pointed to the position on the Andaman Sea named after the generations: "A port must be established here and a place for troops to be opened up."

The alleged coastal area was Burma’s Dawei. Later, Liu Yan shook his head again and pointed to Yangon again: “It depends on the situation. If this area will alarm the Asan countries, then retreat here (Dawei).”

At any rate, Ji Chang has been the prime minister for several years, and his vision has broadened a lot. The country has always been in a state of war, making it difficult for him not to learn strategy and tactics: "It is indeed necessary to have a transfer station."

"Let the Liang family, the Chen family, and even the Sima family mobilize one of them, and concentrate their forces on opening up here. They will complete the military port and military area~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Liu Yan does not care about the colonial army. What's the impact: "Widows allow them to go out and colonize to get big benefits, and the country should do its best to accomplish what it needs! "

As the prime minister, Ji Chang certainly agreed. He even thought that Liu Yan was deliberate, not wanting those families to have time to breathe, let alone not allowing those families to accumulate too much strength to threaten the homeland.

"A soldier of the Dahan can be worth five Huren." Liu Yan recalled, and said: "Once the Da Yueshi, their population of less than 2 million can rule the Asan of 30 or 40 million. It just passed. How many years, did Asan harden one by one after taking divine oil? How can a Han army be worth seven or eight asan!"

The Da Yue clan can rule 20 to 30 million A San. It is because the Da Yue clan fully respects A San’s tradition and religion. As a result, the Da Yue clan also fell into the tiankeng, but the Da Yue clan really completed it. A great cause.

According to the urinary nature of the Central Plains dynasty, whether it is weak or strong, only foreign races have always been used to the customs of the Central Plains. They also tried their best to suppress the religions of the Central Plains. He said to bring advanced civilization to a bunch of guys who are rumored and drinking blood. I really never thought about still following the customs of the locals.

The preconceived Liu Yan really didn’t think much of Ah San. His impression was that anyone could go to Ah San to go wild. In the Cold Weapon Age, Da Yueshi, Persia, and Arabia took turns to bully Ah San. In the Firearm Age, the Spanish and French went first. In colonization, the British actually took advantage of the Spanish and French. However, it is true that 10,000 or 20,000 Westerners can really suppress the tens of millions of Asan.

Anyone can bully Ah San. Liu Yan of course thinks that it is not difficult for Han to bully. Even if he is more cautious, don't do things like sending thousands of people and expect to win, and invest 50,000 troops at a time. Can you press Asan from the southern coast to rub against the ground, right?