Da Qin’s tentacles are everywhere.

Gushi City.

It is located in a mountainous area in the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains. The terrain here is low-lying, and a cross river flows under the city, forming a small natural oasis.

As the outpost for the Qin State to explore the Tianshan Mountains and even the Congling area, Gushi City has an extremely important position. It is not only an important station on the Northern Silk Road, but also an important chess piece for the Qin State to enter the Western Regions.

Ji Xin has been guarding this city on the westernmost border of the Qin Kingdom for seven years. Back then, the young captain of the Chu Kingdom in front of Hulao Pass gradually lost his naivety and became more mature under the influence of the wind and sand of the years.

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It’s not just Ji Xin who is mature.

The city of Gushi is still growing at a speed that can be seen with the naked eye. After several years of development, the scale of Gushi, an oasis city at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, is much larger than before. From the perspective of the city alone,

In terms of population, the permanent population of Gushi City has grown from less than 5,000 people seven years ago to about 50,000 people today.

The Qin army moved in.

With black clothes and black armor, solemn expressions on their faces, and an invincible reputation, the bandits in the Western Regions would not dare to rob the caravan in Gushi City even if they had ten courages. With this layer of protection,

, no matter where the caravans come from, they regard Gushi as a fulcrum on the Silk Road.

Gu Shi's city is modeled on the structure of Chang'an, with four straight avenues in the east, west, south and north, criss-crossing streets, alleys, and busy markets, all of which indicate Gu Shi's future.

Infinitely bright and brilliant.

Thanks to the rich intelligence and information resources, the abnormal changes within the remnants of the Xiongnu were quickly learned by the Qin army guarding the Western Regions. This sudden change made Qin General Ji Xin in Gushi City immediately alert, and the Qin army

When the Western Expedition was about to begin, the Huns moved there first. It is still unknown what changes this would bring to the Qin Army's Western Expedition.

My aunt's urgent message is eight hundred miles away.

Piles of beacon fires were lighting up non-stop. At the same time, outside Chang'an City, at the Qin Army campus in the Gaoling area, Shenwu Emperor Li Yuan was inspecting the troops, and the Qin Army soldiers recruited from various places were receiving training before the expedition.

During the final review, there were many familiar generals among this army.

Compared with the situation during the Unification War, when the troops were often insufficient and could only rely on the quality of elite troops to win, Li Yuan's troops now can be said to be strong.

In the battle in the North, the role of the cavalry was far greater than that of the infantry. Li Yuan also made great efforts this time and recruited elite cavalry from two large ranches to participate in the battle.

Cao Xin, the Qin general with a muscular beard, led his troops and ranked at the westernmost head with his head held high. He had been promoted to the leader of the Longxi Army and had nearly 50,000 soldiers under his command, including Xiaoyueshi, Di

, Lou Fan and other warriors from various tribes, these tribes who chose to surrender to the Qin State early on were focused on real interests. Now they are benefiting from the rapid development of the Qin State one by one. The strength of their tribe has greatly increased.

Cao Xin carefully selected 15,000 powerful cavalry from the 50,000 Longxi Army as the vanguard. This cavalry team, composed of descendants of the grassland people, will become the vanguard of the Western Expedition.

Given the size of the school grounds, it was already overcrowded after accommodating 50,000 generals. Standing next to Cao Xin's Longxi Army was another vanguard force, the Hexi Army, which was known for its ability to conquer and fight.

Hexi and Longxi are separated by a large river. In terms of origin, they have the same origin. Luo Jia, the general of the Hexi Army, and Cao Xin also have a good relationship, but when it comes to who will be the vanguard of the Western Expedition, Luo Jia and Cao Xin

But they refused to give in. For this western expedition, Luo Jia mobilized nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, including more than 10,000 cavalry. Among this team, a part of the cavalry was particularly eye-catching.

Ghost Fang Aries Tribe.

This long-lost grassland tribe finally gradually regained its vitality after recuperating in the Weushui area for seven years. In the process of continuous integration and growth, the Aries tribe, under the leadership of the female leader Jin Xi, became more open

The posture accommodates people from foreign races. This integration and openness allowed the Aries tribe to gradually evolve from a nomadic nation into a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural nation.

Due to strength, Jin Xi sent a small number of troops this time, about 3,000 cavalry in total. This strength was nothing in the entire Hexi Army, but its importance was irreplaceable.

The Baiyang tribe returned eastward from the Altai Mountains. They experienced many hardships along the way. Among the Qin army's various tribes, no other army was more familiar with the terrain west of Congling. Therefore, the three thousand

The warriors of the Aries tribe will take on the important task of being the most important scout unit in the vanguard.

At that time, Li Yuan's insistence on taking in the remnants of Jin Xi's army was incomprehensible. But today, seven years later, many people who had doubts at the beginning suddenly realized that Li Yuan had had this intention all along.

Thinking of this, many people were even more in awe of Li Yuan.

In addition to the 25,000 cavalry vanguard of the Hexi Army and the Longxi Army, at the east end was a full 50,000 powerful Youyan Qin Cavalry.

It has been nine years since the Qin State destroyed Yan. During these nine years, Han Xin attacked the Qiuli tribe of the Xiongnu in the north, massacred the Korean Peninsula in the east, and raided the Xiongnu lair at the east end of the Hanan River. His strength grew so fast that the rest of the armies were defeated.

Unexpectedly, if Li Yuan did not order the expedition to the west this time, Han Xin's expansion would probably trigger a great change within the Qin State.

Of course, now that the Western Expedition is imminent, Han Xin is also high-spirited and decides to follow Li Yuan's footsteps and start a new journey in unknown places farther west. Under the common ideal, Li Yuan, Han Xin and many Qin people who followed them

The eyes of the military general were full of excitement and fanaticism.

There are more than 70,000 cavalry troops. This is the largest number since Li Yuan founded the country. There are two cavalry troops, one from the west and one from the east. Of course, these cavalry are not all of the Western Expeditionary Army. The rest are located in

The one in the center of the school field is the real main force of the Western Expeditionary Army.

A total of 150,000 infantry and cavalry, soldiers and horses from various counties in the Qin Dynasty, will shoulder the important task of connecting the front line and the rear. Many of them are coming to Chang'an for the first time.

On the way, full of longing, they resolutely bid farewell to their hometown, defected to Li Yuan's command, and plunged into the indomitable Western Expedition.

Huan Chu, a Chu hero in his prime, came from Jiangdong.

Feng Xuan, a famous general of the Qin army who came from Lingnan to conquer the south.
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