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Li Mu thought for a while, and said very seriously: "40!"
"40?" Zhao Dan's eyes widened.
Li Mu said with certainty: "40, and all of them must be the standing army. All the central army and side cavalry regiments need to be under the command of the minister."
"" Zhao Dan looked at Li Mu speechlessly.
At this moment, Zhao Dan finally experienced the feeling of Qin Shihuang back then.
What the hell, this is a full 40 standing army, and it also includes the Central Army and the Border Cavalry Corps.
Although Li Mu was given 40, Zhao Dan still has 20 million left in his hands, but the remaining troops are all scum, there is no comparison.
For a moment, Zhao Dan really thought that Li Mu wanted to rebel
If Li Mu really wants to rebel, with the 40 army in hand, who can stop him.
Zhao Dan coughed, decided not to talk about this disappointing topic, and said, "How is the situation in the West Sea and the Hexi Corridor?"
Li Mu replied: "According to your majesty's order, the four cities of Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei and Xining have all started to be built."
"Very good." Zhao Dan warned: "You let the people over there watch over you, pay attention to collecting some information from the Western Regions these days, you must know that you will conquer the Western Regions in the future, you must know yourself and the enemy to be prepared."
The Western Regions must be taken down.
For Zhao Dan, 960 million square kilometers is the most basic requirement. Even if he can't do it in his life, his descendants must do it.
More importantly, if Zhao Dan remembers correctly, the Western Regions are in a chaotic situation at the moment.
The current Western Regions are probably still ruled by the subordinates and descendants of Alexander the Great, and the suzerain of the Western Regions, the third emperor of the Seleucid Empire, Antiochus II, who has the title of "God", has just concluded the second Syrian The war is not long, and it is in a stage of recuperation.
But this stage will not last long, because Antiochus II will foreshadow the civil war because of the divorce incident.
Another civil war in the Seleucid Empire, the Third Syrian War, would break out six years later in 246 BC.
As long as the Zhao State can conquer the Western Regions before then, it will have a great opportunity to attack the eastern part of the Seleucid Empire, which is later called the area of Afghanistan.
After taking down Afghanistan, Zhao Jun can choose whether to go west to the Iranian Plateau or go south to attack the Maurya Dynasty in India.
Zhao Dan is very confident, whether it is the Seleucid Empire in the civil war or the Maurya Dynasty in India, it is impossible for him to be the opponent of Zhao's elite.
Any country established with the military merit system needs continuous wars to expand, which is due to the characteristics of the military merit system itself.
Throughout history, once a country with the military merit system stops its external expansion, the decline of this dynasty will come at an extremely fast speed, whether it is Qin, Han or Tang.
If you want to expand, you must have a direction to expand.
Although the current state of Zhao still has the three countries of Qin, Qi and Chu that have not been conquered, and can go south to conquer Yue and the barbarians in the southwest, but if they want to continue south, they will be blocked by dense jungles.
To the east is the endless sea, to the north is the vast desert and the icy Siberia. If Zhao is to maintain its vitality and continue to grow stronger, then the only way is war, and the only direction of war is the west.
This is the fundamental reason why Zhao Dan attaches so much importance to the Western Regions.
As long as the Western Expedition is fought well, Zhao will be able to maintain its strength for a longer period of time.
The land in the west is too vast. After the fight against Iran, you can still fight Syria, and then enter Africa from Egypt, or enter the Eastern European steppes from Central Asia through the Ural Mountains, and then enter Europe from here.
In general, it is just a word, go west, there is a vast world with great potential!
As for how to rule such a large territory, Zhao Dan's solution is to use the development of productive forces to solve it.
To put it simply, it is to use things such as trains and telegraphs to shorten the distance between countries.
Of course, ships cannot be absent, and a huge sea fleet is also necessary.
Didn't the British Empire rely on these things to maintain its rule for hundreds of years when the sun never set?
We must know that the territory of the British Empire is mostly overseas, which is much more scattered than Zhao's possible future territory, and it is more difficult to rule.
Could it be that Lao Tzu's majestic Chinese royal family and the halo of the time traveler are not as good as those Anglo-Saxons on the British Peninsula who are still shivering under the glory of the Roman Empire?
But obviously, the development of productivity cannot be done in ten or twenty years, it can only be regarded as a long-term plan.
In the short term, there is actually no good way.
But it’s human-made. Didn’t the Mongols lay down a huge territory along this route?
The Mongols can rule, but the widows can't?
The worst is the worst, isn't it just splitting into several smaller empires like the Mongol Empire back then.
That is also ruled by the descendants of widows, and it is not bad as long as the brainwashing is done to make this great unification deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The whole of Asia is unified, tsk tsk tsk, it's so exciting to think about it.
These calculations in Zhao Dan's mind did not tell Li Mu, but Li Mu could still tell from Zhao Dan's expression that Zhao Dan attached great importance to the Western Regions.
Li Mu's heart warmed slightly. After all, everyone knew that Li Mu was in charge of the war in the Western Regions. Zhao Dan's emphasis on the Western Regions was actually tantamount to Li Mu's importance.
Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely let them do these tasks well!"
Zhao Dan nodded and said: "Okay, since you are here, then you should stay in Handan for a while. It will be good for your future to get acquainted with Handan. I know that you may have emotions in your heart, but This time I transferred you back not out of suspicion, but because I feel that you are really overqualified in the north, and I need you to help me conquer the Central Plains, do you understand?"
Li Mu said seriously: "I understand."
Zhao Dan patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said, "You have to study hard for a while, after all, the military strategy of the army and the cavalry are still very different. Next year you will lead the army to the battle, so don't be in a hurry. .”
Li Mu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Your Majesty, is your majesty going to let the minister go out as the main general next year?"
This is the disadvantage of having no contacts. In fact, this news has long been a secret among the high-level officials in Handan, but Li Mu didn't know it until now.
Zhao Dan looked at the favorite general in front of him, nodded and smiled and said: "Yes, you are the main general. I know that you are worried that Yiqu will win them, so don't worry, I know this matter well. You just need to fight well. The war, other things are taken care of by the widow."
Li Mu was excited, stood up and saluted Zhao Dan: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chapter 889 The Next Target (First Change)
When winter is coming, the long-awaited good news finally came to Zhao Dan.
The last stronghold of the Koreans, Wancheng, which was stationed by Han Prince An and the remnants of the Han army, was finally broken by the Zhao army led by Lian Po because of insufficient food.
Even after breaking through the city, Zhao Jun still encountered fierce resistance in the streets and alleys of Wancheng.
This made Lian Po very angry.
In fact, not only Lian Po, but also Zhao Jun has a strong resentment towards this city.
So Wancheng suffered.