Milan has been fighting on the battlefield since she was young and has rich experience. After sitting on the horse's back and galloping for a moment, he realized the meaning of stirrups.

Especially for heavy cavalry, which mainly uses hand-to-blade impact.

Daxia followed the fighting style of Greek cavalry, and cavalry and shooting were not the focus. The Greeks were famous all over the world for their infantry phalanx and also fought in all directions with infantry phalanx. Their use of infantry reached the extreme, but they never paid much attention to cavalry. It was not that the Greeks did not want to develop cavalry, but that the conditions were limited.

Greece was mountainous and had few horses, so it was born without the foundation for developing cavalry. Only when the Macedonians controlled Greece did the cavalry enter the Greek military array, and were mainly barbarians in the north. Alexander established a partner cavalry, so that these noble children had enough financial resources to buy horses, equip weapons, and were loyal enough to ensure that they would not be as fickle as barbarians.

Since then, cavalry has become the main force of the Greek army. It is precisely for this reason that Greek cavalry likes to charge with spears and decide the outcome, rather than harassing the enemy. The elite forces formed by the children of aristocrats either do not take action, and the enemy is determined by taking action. Who would rather do guerrilla?

Compared with the nomadic peoples who are riding and shooting, heavy cavalry need to sit firmly on the horse's back. Once they fall off the horse's back, there is almost no possibility of retreating, either dead or injuring. The shortcomings of heavy cavalry are also obvious. When confronting the light cavalry of the Yuezhi people, they chase, cannot catch up, and have no confidence in winning. They are often at a disadvantage and gradually decline. This is reasonable.

With stirrups, the situation may be completely different, at least when the frontal collision is striking, the advantages of the heavy cavalry can be exerted.

My daughter Mosuyeye said it right. Liang Xiao is a legendary warrior. He can bring the opportunity to revive the Xia. A simple stirrup solves the long-standing troubles of the heavy cavalry, making people regret why he didn't expect such a simple method to turn decay into magic.

On the horse's back, Milan thought a lot. When she returned to Liang Xiao, the politeness in her smile had disappeared, and she had a little more sincerity.

"It's indeed a good gift." Milan jumped off the horse and threw the reins at Alexander. "I immediately arranged for people to build five hundred mates and equip all the heavy cavalry."

"Then I wish the general in advance his strength and will be invincible."

"Haha, I hope so." Milan pulled Liang Xiao's arm affectionately. "If you can help me, I think this day may not be too long."

"As long as the general doesn't dislike me, I will naturally speak out and say everything."

Milan laughed happily, pulled Liang Xiao on the horse, and walked side by side. Although the two were twice as old as father-in-law and son-in-law, they were both soldiers and fell in love with each other. Especially Liang Xiao knew Greek and learned a lot of etiquette from Mosuyeye, which reduced a lot of communication troubles and made Milan feel very kind.

Milan asked about Mosuyeye's recent situation and felt very sorry for her daughter marrying from east to the Pamir Mountains. For him, this daughter was snatched away by Aliusu, but she was lucky. Aliusu died. She received Aliusu's inheritance and now she married a young warrior like Liang Xiao.

The more Milan looked at Liang Xiao, the happier they were. The two talked about military affairs, geography, and history, from all over the world, from ancient times to the present, without any scruples.

From Milan's story, Liang Xiao also learned a lot of new situations, especially about the Seleucid dynasty west of the Yuezhi, and even some Roman news. However, it was too far away, and a lot of news was old things from many years ago, including the demise of Greece that Liang Xiao already knew. More news was closely related to the Great Xia, such as Antioch VII of Seleucid died in the battle with Parthia last winter, and for example, the war between the Daxia people against the Yuezhi people was unfavorable for years, so they could only develop southward and prepare to enter India, etc.

"Is the war against Tianzhu going smoothly?"

"It's not going well." Milan shook her head repeatedly. "The road is long, and there are many mountains and roads, dense jungles, and transportation is inconvenient. The weather in India is hot and wet, and the soldiers are not suitable. They also have elephant soldiers. When the horses smell the elephants, they will be in chaos. Even if they fight, our cavalry will not be able to play their advantages. The elephants are too big, just like a moving small castle. Our spears cannot reach the people on the elephant's back, and can only stab the elephant. However, the elephant skin is strong and difficult to pierce. Even if it is pierced, it will only hurt the root."

As Liang Xiao listened, a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth. Milan seemed rough and generous, but in fact she should have a lot of thoughts. Before he could ask for help, he complained.

Liang Xiao was not in a hurry. Although he was not as wise as Dongfang Shuo, he was not a brave but unscheming person. Since he dared to borrow troops, how could he be without any preparation? Since Milan wanted to complain, let's talk about it first. Negotiations are not about who said too much, and it is better to say early, and listening may not be a response.

Milan said it was nothing more than that it was difficult to fight in India. Daxia was short of troops and could no longer be sustained. In the final analysis, it was unlikely to borrow troops. At most, it was just a symbolic borrowing.

Liang Xiao didn't say anything, just listened and responded from time to time. Until Milan stopped talking, he said, "So, you are attacking against Tianzhu, but defending against Yuezhi, and the defense effect is not very ideal?"

"Yes, the Yuezhi people have strong troops and many cavalry, so we can't handle it. We are forced to march into India because of helplessness."

"Then why don't you make peace with Yuezhi? Mosuyeye married Aliusu, and you still have a war with Yuezhi?"

Milan sighed: "Aliusu has been east of the Palacio, and the war here is the queen. The queen doesn't seem to like Mosuyeye very much. After the marriage, their offensive became even more fierce. If not, the king wouldn't have transferred me here to fight."

Liang Xiao pondered for a moment. "So, conquering Tianzhu is your only way out."

Milan was speechless for a moment. He exaggerated the crisis of Daxia, and wanted to lay the groundwork before Liang Xiao started to borrow troops so that he would not have too high expectations. But what does Liang Xiao mean by saying this? Is it necessary to destroy the country if Daxia does not conquer India?

Faced with Milan's questions, Liang Xiao was not panicked. "So, Daxia fears the Yuezhi like a tiger, but Yuezhi fears the Huns like a tiger, and the Huns fear me, the Han Dynasty like a tiger. At present, there are some small difficulties in our country, so the Huns can still breathe for a while. In a few years, my Han Dynasty will send troops to fight against the Huns, and the Huns have nowhere to escape, and the only way out is to go west."

Milan was puzzled. When talking about the matter of Daxia, why did it suddenly involve the Han and the Huns?

Liang Xiao jumped off his horse and drew a sketch on the ground, marking the positions of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, Wusun, Dayuan, Yuezhi and Daxia one by one. Thousands of words are worse than a picture. Seeing this schematic diagram, Milan suddenly understood Liang Xiao’s meaning and felt a sudden slap in her heart.

"No wonder the Yuezhi people are so fierce. It turns out that they are just to avoid disaster."

Liang Xiao was a little surprised and sighed at Milan's association ability. However, he did not point it out. Compared to what he told Milan, Milan naturally believed in the results he analyzed.

"Yes, the Yuezhi people are also avoiding disasters." Liang Xiao patted the dust off his hands. "I think instead of killing each other, you should make peace, unite and fight the Huns together, so that the hope of survival may be greater."

Milan touched her knotted beard and said nothing.

"The Yuezhi is in the north and the Daxia is in the south. If the Huns come, the Yuezhi will be the first to be affected. If the Huns can be stopped, the Yuezhi will not suffer much damage, but it will be safe and sound. If the Huns cannot be stopped, the Yuezhi will probably be left and will not pose any threat to the Daxia."

Milan nodded. "With that being said, are the Yuezhi people willing to form an alliance?"

"I think the queen will accept it. When the Yuezhi and Dayuan were fighting endlessly, I rushed to the Yuezhi and persuaded the Queen to form an alliance with Dayuan. The Queen also sent 5,000 cavalry to support Dayuan and fight against the Huns. Facts have proved that only when united can we have strength. If not, the Huns would probably have occupied Dayuan at this moment."

Milan looked at Liang Xiao for a moment. "What if the Yuezhi people refused to form an alliance?"

"Then let's destroy the Yuezhi first." Liang Xiao said lightly: "Although the Yuezhi is strong, there is Daxia in the south and Dayuan in the north. When can he be attacked from both sides? Dayuan and Daxia are of the same origin. You should have no obstacles to forming an alliance."

"There is no obstacle except Yuezhi." Milan thought for a while. "Your suggestion is good. I will discuss it with the king and give you an answer as soon as possible."

"Then please, General." Liang Xiao said with a smile: "If it succeeds, I guarantee that Mosuyeye and her children will have a foothold in the future and have no worries about food and clothing. As long as I have what I eat, I will not be short of her."

Milan looked at Liang Xiao and laughed.

Liang Xiao also smiled. When he was both public and private, Milan could not refuse such temptation at all. The negotiation skills were ever-changing, but in the final analysis, there was only one: coercion, temptation, and interests were always the only basis for decisions. All emotions and other things must be given up in the future.

Liu Ling received an article from Dongfang Shuo and thought about it for a long time before finally delivering the manuscript to Dou Ying.

Dou Ying read the book and fell into deep thought. There was a little hesitation in her eyes, but some fire flashed.

After more than half a year of brewing, many problems are actually coming out, but Dou Ying has never found a suitable solution for who will break the last layer of paper and how to break it. It seems that many people participated in the debate, but in fact, they are mainly Confucian scholars, writing articles and reasoning, and no one is better than Confucian scholars. Most of the articles and works left in history have the foundation of Confucian scholars.

Confucius said: If you speak without writing, you will not be far from doing it. Confucian scholars have the deepest understanding of this teaching of saints.

Dou Ying was also a Confucian scholar, at least he was, but after that prison disaster, he had already been shaken and no longer firmly supported the unified theory of monarchy supremacy. However, he was not confident enough to make him object. The most suitable person to write this article was Dong Zhongshu, but Dong Zhongshu was busy compiling general history recently, and he was determined to continue the great cause of a saint, and he was unwilling to slap himself, so who would break the deadlock became a problem.

Dongfang Shuo's article gave him a chance.

With his literary talent, Dongfang Shuo is a master of contemporary literary philosophies, and even Sima Xiangru may not be able to surpass him. In terms of knowledge, after several years of traveling in the Western Regions, his knowledge is definitely better than those scholars who have not yet appeared in the great man or even Chang'an. Not to mention anything else, the Greek and Roman system he quoted in his articles are not familiar with. Even people like Dou Ying who have some understanding of Greece is not as profound as Dongfang Shuo.

Obviously, Dongfang Shuo has reached the forefront of many people in terms of knowledge, and the articles he wrote are naturally a height that many people cannot reach. If you want to refute him, you must at least have the knowledge that is comparable to him.

Dou Ying did not immediately reply to Liu Ling. He copied a few copies of the article and gave it to Dong Zhongshu in private. Liu An and others circulated it. After waiting for a few days, he brought a manuscript to the palace and asked to see the emperor.

After reading the manuscript, the emperor was also worried. He saw through the essence of this article at a glance. It seemed that he abused punishment against Zhang Tang, but in fact he directly pointed to the key points of the Legalists: using the meaning of the monarch as the law. In other words, Zhang Tang’s biggest crime was not to inadvertently abuse the law, but to guess the superior intention.

The emperor was well-versed in Confucianism and Law, so he naturally knew that this problem hit the nail on the head and had no reason to avoid it. What was even more troublesome was that this article suddenly pushed him into a dilemma.

If the views of this article are recognized and Zhang Tang are punished heavily, then the law enforcement officers will not dare to speculate on the intentions like Zhang Tang and convict them according to his instructions. In this way, the emperor's power to rule over the law will be greatly weakened, and the law will overtake the emperor.

If you do not agree with the views of this article and uphold Zhang Tang, it is equivalent to telling the people of the world that Zhang Tang is the one who is responsible for the decision. What would Dou Ying think? What would Liang Xiao think? Not only that, all the previous cases, such as the Zhou Yafu case, will become the crimes of the court. Even if they understand their crimes very well, the people of the world will think that it is just a crime to be added. If the emperor wants them to die, they can only die.

In this way, who will take the law seriously? Let everyone flatter you.

It sounds beautiful, but when you think about it, it is not beautiful at all. Those who have the opportunity to come into contact with the emperor will regard the emperor's will as the only criterion. What about those who cannot come into contact with the emperor? They will regard law enforcement as the only master. In other words, the county magistrate will become the emperor of a county, and the prefect will become the emperor of a county, and he may be underestimated and has its own characteristics.

No matter how much energy he has, he cannot manage the whole world. If the officials do not follow the rules and only ask the best intentions, who is the best intentions in the end?

What's more, even if he is happy to see it happen, he cannot formally admit that such a system is exactly what he needs.

In an instant, the emperor gritted his teeth with hatred towards Dongfang Shuo. If Dongfang Shuo had spoken more tactfully, he would have room for maneuver. Now Dongfang Shuo said it without any concealment, which made him not retreat at all.

"Does Liang Xiao know this article?"

"From the time point of view, I probably don't know."

"What is Dongfang Shuo now, Liang Xiao's disciple?"

Dou Ying was silent for a moment: "Liang Xiao never recruits his disciples, and Dongfang Shuo can only be considered his friend at most."

"Comrades are friends, comrades are friends. Haha, it turns out that they are like-minded."

To be continued.
Chapter completed!