The most arrogant in history

Chapter 732: Famous Kushan general.

Ye Kun shook his head: "Forget it. When our court ships go to the southern continent, half of the personnel will be lost. When encountering a hurricane, the whole army is often wiped out.

From Tianzhu to the west, there are countless lands, countless small countries and small tribes on the east coast of the West Sea, waiting for us to conquer. Don't even think about the other side of the West Sea now."

Ye Kun couldn't even handle the Central Asian region.

Africa and Europe have not been dealt with yet.

Therefore, Ye Kun suspended his plans for the West Sea, North and South Continents and waited a little longer.

Gan Yun was very disappointed and said with a wry smile: "It seems that the mountains of gold and silver overseas have nothing to do with us."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged. Although you can't go to the new continent of the West Sea, you can go to the Persian Gulf and conquer the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea with our army. There are no gold or silver mines there, but there are wealthy and prosperous cities and countless ready-made wealth!"

Find gold and silver mines and then mine them.

It would be great if we could just capture the city directly.

Even if there is no war, with the current productivity and technology of the Han Empire, it can absorb all the wealth in the Mediterranean region through trade.

On the other hand, in the new continent of the West Sea, apart from natural resources, there is no ready-made social wealth.

When you really go to the New World, apart from maintaining a sense of nobility and superiority in front of the local natives, the living conditions are far worse than those in the developed countries around the Mediterranean.

Gan Yun's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, can we also go to the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean?"

"Of course you can go. To the west of the Persian Gulf is a huge peninsula with the most oil. The oil on the peninsula is actually gold. We will need a large number of oil mining workers, refining workers, and transportation workers in the future. Civilian sailing teams can enter this industry and make a lot of money in the future."

Gan Yun grinned and said, "Then our Civilian Navigation Alliance will first send 20 large ships to follow the imperial army to take a look."

Ye Kun nodded, pointed at the map and said:

“On the continent east of the Persian Gulf, there is also the Parthian Empire, which is a huge empire and a powerful empire that has existed for four hundred years.

Moreover, the western section of our Silk Road is within the territory of the Parthian Empire. The Parthian Empire occupied the main trade route between the East and the West and made too much wealth. If we can conquer the Parthian Empire, we can take gold and silver at will!"

It's so pitiful to say.

After so many years of external expansion, Ye Kun had only conquered the Western Regions, the Xiongnu, Goguryeo, Fuso, Izu Island, the Jiaozhi Peninsula, as well as South India and some islands in the South Pacific.

None of the three major overseas empires, Rome, Parthia and Kushan Empire, was conquered!

The truly prosperous and wealthy places were Rome, Parthia and the Kushan Empire.

If we cannot destroy these three empires, the Chinese people's plan to unify the world will ultimately be just a dream.

Gan Yun was full of enthusiasm and patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, if you give me three thousand muskets and cannons, and I recruit some sailors, I can defeat the Parthian Empire!"

"Come on, you are just a fisherman who has never fought a war. How can you take down the huge Parthian Empire with a few thousand people?" Ye Kun laughed loudly and pondered:

"However, you can call on more fellow villagers to join the sailing team and immigrate overseas. We will establish a colonial base in the Parthian Empire."

The Parthian Empire has always respected the Han Empire.

There is nothing you can do if you can't beat them or if you don't respect them.

Moreover, Ye Kun is now concentrating on dealing with the Kushan Empire and the Tamil Dynasty, and does not have more troops to conquer the Parthian Empire.

Hu Gaoyuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you adopt the strategy of driving away the wolves and chasing away the tigers?"

Ye Kun nodded: "I know what you mean, you want to unite with the Parthian Empire and attack the Kushan Empire, right?"

The territory of the Kushan Empire has been repeatedly invaded by Ye Kun, and now he has begun to move westward to encroach on the land of the Parthian Empire.

Therefore, there were constant frictions between the Parthian Empire and the Kushan Empire.

Hu Gaoyuan nodded: "Your Majesty is right, that's what I mean. Join forces with the Parthian Empire to destroy the Kushan Empire first. Then, we will take over the Parthian Empire... hehe!"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Do you think the time is right? Can this plan work?"

"I think the time is ripe, and I am willing to be an envoy to persuade the Parthian Empire!"

"Okay, prepare some gifts, send envoys to visit the Parthian Empire, and attack the Kushan Empire."

Ye Kun finally made up his mind: "Tomorrow I will leave Hanhuang Island and head to Tianzhu. All troops and horses, prepare for war with all your strength!"

The Kushan Empire still has a large territory, but its economy has collapsed and is on the verge of death.

Ye Kun wanted to give him a full-strength attack and end the battle quickly!

As for the diplomatic mission to the Parthian Empire, there is no need for Hu Gaoyuan to go, just send a minister.

The next morning, Ye Kun led his people to leave Hanhuang Island and return to South India.

At the same time, Liu Yuejuan's prince Ye Chan had led 6,000 navy troops, 3,000 craftsmen and technical medical personnel from Tianjin Port to Hanhuang Island.

Among these 6,000 navy soldiers, half are male and half are female.

Once they come, they will live permanently on Hanhuang Island and become Ye Chan's people.

Yuejuan was worried, so she came with her son.

Ye Kun withdrew half of the troops from Hanhuang Island and brought them back to southern Tianzhu. He ordered the entire army to prepare for war and move northward.

The navy and army in India now number about 70,000.

Half use guns and firearms, and the other half use traditional weapons and armor.

In order to ensure the advantage in military strength, Liu Ai selected naturalized natives and formed a Han-assisted army of 70,000 people, with some of them responsible for charging into battle and some for providing support.

But at this time, the Nine Departments sent a telegram: "Your Majesty, you have been in the south for more than four months. It is time to come back."

Ye Kun called back: "I will return after I conquer the Kushan Empire. The nine ministries will be responsible for all the affairs of the court, and the crown prince will be in charge."

Ye Kun was very relieved about the safety of Zhuo County.

The defense forces of Zhuo County are in the hands of Tan Bamao and Jiang Youbao.

Qin Erwu and Guan Yong, each with 5,000 soldiers and horses, were stationed in the remote suburbs of Zhuo County.

In the Science and Technology City, Pang Jia still has two thousand musketeers.

The several forces cooperate with each other and restrain each other, and are as stable as an old dog.

What's more, Crown Prince Ye Feng has grown up and is no longer a negotiator, so he is capable of guarding Zhuo County.

There is Guan Bao in the southeast, Zhuge Hong in the Western Regions, Jiang Laowu in Jingxiang, and all over the Kyushu, from top to bottom, are Ye Kun's people!

Sang Buyi knew Ye Kun's ambition, so he had to call back: "The emperor is personally leading the expedition to Kushan, you must take care of yourself and don't take any risks."

"I have traveled all over the world and have been a veteran in military operations. I can destroy the Kushan Empire in a snap of my fingers. You don't have to worry!"

Ye Kun was nonchalant and continued to lead his troops north to the Ganges River.

The Kushan Empire also built many cities on the Indian Peninsula, but they were far less solid than those in China.

Ye Kun took Xiahou Jun as the vanguard, divided his troops into seven groups, and advanced northward along a battle line of more than 500 miles.

The first battle took place in the city of Bara, on the east side of the Western High Mountains.

There were about 300,000 soldiers and civilians in the city.

The city is surrounded by plains and has no strategic location to defend.

Ye Kun ordered the army to block the seven gates of Bala City and forced the defenders in the city to surrender.

The governor of the city of Bala, Germed, is a famous Kushan general. He sent a letter of challenge to Ye Kun, expressing his willingness to lead the entire city’s military and civilians to fight a decisive battle with the Han Empire!