Chapter 483: Fateful Encounter
As Fu Ward and his companions left, the clerk Zhu Helai asked softly.
"Your Majesty, send that general to Central Asia to take over?"
"No, no, let Fuward handle the affairs of Central Asia himself!" Vasudeva I shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty, but..." Zhu Helai wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Vasudeva I.
"No buts. Since Fuward treats me as his monarch, I, Vesuthiva, will certainly not let him down! I believe he will resolve those issues!"
Vasudeva I said with great pride that he did not care about failure, what he cared about was Fuward's loyalty.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Arvind on the side said respectfully.
Vasudeva I's trust in his subjects really touched his heart.
"Arvind, you have stayed in the capital long enough. Get ready and take your guards back to where you should be after the spring!" Vasudeva I said, glancing at Arvind.
"Yes, sir!"
Arvind's expression froze, but looking at the serious Vasudeva I, he could only respond with a bitter face. He really didn't want to go back to the battlefield. Even if he was fighting a group of weaklings, he felt extremely insecure.
He used the excuse that his opponents were weaklings to sneak back to the capital to live his life. Before Vasudeva I, he didn't take them seriously. However, those small countries were too weak and there was no need for Arvind to take action personally.
In addition, Arvind was more or less a member of the royal family, so he turned a blind eye and allowed Arvind to live a carefree life in the capital.
However, the disastrous defeat at Fuwadhi left a shadow on Vasudeva I. He was not afraid of foreign enemies. If he lost, he lost. He was not the kind of perverted monarch who pursued complete victory.
Losing might be a good thing for him. What he is really afraid of is that these things will ignite the war between the North and the South again.
Last time, both Arvind and Rahul were eliminated, and the Army Soul Corps has clearly taken a stand. If the war is ignited again , there will be no way to end it.
So Vasudeva I had no choice but to make things difficult for Arvind, as he did not want his country to be torn apart by internal strife.
"Is this... expanding?"
Listening to the various arrangements made by Vasudeva I, a gloom appeared in Zhu Helai's eyes.
Vasudeva I now seemed to have really become a tyrant, but he said nothing, because what Vasudeva I did could not be said to be the best, but it was not the worst either.
Zhu Helai did not agree with the way Arvind and Fuward were handled, as it was clear that better could have been done.
He was very familiar with Vasudeva I, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was the dragon's follower, so he was very familiar with Vasudeva I. Now Vasudeva I had begun to show signs of becoming arrogant.
Speaking of which, Vasudeva I and Yuan Shao are very similar. Both are emperors who can't help but focus once they feel pressure. With their execution ability and competence, it is no exaggeration to say that they are wise rulers.
In this respect, Vasudeva I is more like a weakened version of Yuan Shao. He is not as powerful as Yuan Shao when the wind is against him, nor as faint as Yuan Shao when the wind is in his favor.
Or he could be said to be an enhanced version of Yuan Shao, because Vasudeva I had only one think tank, Zhu Helai, who could make the right decisions most of the time even when he was sick because he had few choices.
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Let's go back a little bit in time to the time when Fuward broke out of Zhuge Liang's encirclement from the north.
Although more than 3,000 people were lost, it was not a big deal overall.
Although the Xiliang Iron Cavalry headquarters was able to advance like a hot knife through butter before, it was mostly because of Gao Chong as the vanguard. In fact, there was a gap between the two sides, but it was not to the point where they were completely unable to fight.
After all, a fully formed camel cavalry is considered half of the Royal Guards, and if they are in the home desert, they can be considered a powerful branch of the Royal Guards.
Just as Zasali worried, after admitting defeat, Fuward's bonus to camel cavalry was weakened by one level. However, Zasali discovered that the camel cavalry veterans who had been stagnant actually improved their strength a little.
Although it is a very subtle improvement, it is a pleasant surprise that can take camel riding to the next level.
"General, you made the right bet!" Zasali was extremely excited. If this continued, it would be just a matter of time before their camel cavalry would regain its glory.
"Hahaha, Zasali, there is no construction without destruction. We will definitely get back that honor!" Fuward was also very happy.
Even without any special training, the number of soldiers under their command increased visibly. Even the most intensive training could not achieve this in the past.
"I remember there is a small country nearby. Let's go there to get some supplies and then return to our territory!" Fu Ward took out the map and looked at it. He had not paid much attention to the map of the north before, so he really couldn't remember it clearly.
"Ah, it's here. We should be there in another half a day!" After comparing it on the map, Fu Ward successfully found the small country he was looking for.
They were chased away this time and had very few supplies on them. If it weren't for the camels' endurance to starvation that they shared with the soldiers, they might not have been able to run so far.
"Let's go! Reach the destination before dark!" Fuward gave the order. Since there was a city to live in, there was no need to sleep in the wild.
As for whether small countries will refuse their supply requests?
This option never occurred to Fu Ward's mind. If they dared to refuse them, they could just rob them directly. How could a small country possibly stop their camel riders?
The next day.
"What? You said that someone is trying to forcibly seize food and grass from your country, and is now outside your country's door?" Li Que looked at the envoy from the small country in front of him and asked in disbelief?
"Please understand, General. All our food and fodder is supplied to the Han army. How can we have any extra food to provide to these bandits?"
The envoys from the small country knelt on the ground. They really had no choice. In the past, they would just consider themselves unlucky and pay money to buy peace, but this time they really had no extra food and fodder.
They had no other choice, so they turned to Li Que for help.
"Didn't you tell them that we were protecting you?"
Zhang Ji frowned and asked, they left the Han Dynasty flag for this small country.
After all, this small country still provides very good service. The reason why they can stay here for such a long time is inseparable from the offerings of this small country.
Strictly speaking, this small country should now be a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, but they have not signed a letter of credence. Which bandit is so blind as to dare to cause trouble for them?
"Damn it, which family can't sit still again? This time, we'll find them directly and kill them all!" Guo Si said a little irritably.
"It's annoying enough that I made a wasted trip to the north before, and now someone dares to provoke me. I'll just kill them!"
