Chapter 724: The Aftermath
"Kacheri, the South has collapsed. Lead the North to fight back! We must win, not lose!" Vasudeva I said to his brothers.
"Your Majesty!" Kacheri looked at Vasudeva I with extreme excitement. He had been dissatisfied with the South for a long time.
But why they failed to defeat the south? On the one hand, it was because the north lacked money, food and supplies. Without logistics, even if they could win for a while, they would be defeated sooner or later. On the other hand, it was also because of the existence of the great god Rahul and Maurya.
Now he can finally fulfill the long-cherished wish of his ancestors and march into the southern Kushan Empire.
"Gavin will lead the royal guard with you. You must defeat the Han Dynasty and recapture the southern cities!" Vasudeva I said calmly, and the Kushans in the north began to cheer.
After decades, this goal was finally achieved.
The generals who came from the South all lowered their heads unconsciously. The dire situation in the South made them heartbroken, and they had no way to maintain their confidence.
Even Rahul lost. It doesn’t matter how he lost, what matters is that he really lost.
The ecological environment in the north is poor due to its natural terrain, but just like Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, that area is the real source of troops for the Kushans.
In the past, the biggest problem between the North and the South was actually logistics. The South and the Song Dynasty actually held the same attitude, spending some money every year to appease the North, just like raising a watchdog.
Anyway, Nangui has no shortage of supplies. Their naval spending is more than twice that of the North. They don't care about that little bit of money. Although they are a little unhappy, they are generally safe.
Now that the North has won a complete victory and the logistics are complete, who knows how many soldiers can be armed.
More importantly, Vasudeva I only sent Gavin, and the rest of the personnel were all gathered by the North. So of course the North would drain its own resources to occupy territory in the South.
This is the time to divide the cake with the tacit approval of Vasudeva I. It can be said that the officers and soldiers of Northern Noble are more concerned about this than Vasudeva I.
"Go down, remember, you only need to win, you can't lose!"
Vasudeva I used interests to drive the northern generals, and the northern generals naturally did their best.
However, Gary gathered a large group of people in the north who had important roles to play and passed on Vesudeva's order. The entire north was in turmoil, and they finally made it.
This is the reason why they have always been a little dissatisfied with Vessantara. They are indignant that those trash in the south can occupy such a rich land, while they, who can fight, can only stay in the bitter and cold north .
Now that Vasudeva I had conquered the Brahmins and distributed the big cake of benefits to everyone, everyone naturally scrambled for it.
You send out 500 Royal Guards, and I send out 500 Scimitar Rangers.
These were basically tacitly approved by emperors of all dynasties. They were considered the royal family's own guard and also the royal family's personal bodyguards.
After all, the five branches of the Great Yuezhi have many small branches under them, and they are all nomadic peoples. If they don’t have strong strength, they will be more or less unstable.
This is also an important criterion for the Kushans to select emperors. If you can't even win over your brothers, how can you be an emperor?
Especially the five largest branches, except for the one represented by Vessudeva, the remaining four, after receiving the news, went all in and put all their resources on the line.
They also understood that what Vasudeva wanted was a statement of support for him to be emperor, and for this he was willing to invest the Brahmin inheritance in them.
As the saying goes, "one good turn is worth another's return." Vasudeva I has now shown both his ability and generosity. Except for not fulfilling his long-cherished wish, he is basically the most outstanding emperor. The four branches were not stingy either and directly handed over all their assets to Vasudeva I.
After the plan of marching north was given to Vasudeva I, he pounded his fists on the throne, which was shocking.
The North did not withdraw a single bit of its troops that were previously used to deal with the South, not even the million-strong army in the deep mountains of the north was withdrawn, and yet they suddenly gathered another 300,000 elite troops out of thin air.
Just gathering these 300,000 elite troops would be enough to defeat Nangui, not to mention the troops that were already stationed in various places in the north.
"Hateful!" Vasudeva I narrowed his eyes and wished he could chop those old guys into pieces.
But he calmed down in a flash. It was okay not to support him before, but now he had spent all his family's wealth to support him. Since everything was his now, he could not let his emotions influence his decision.
"With this group of elite troops from the north, there should be no problem in the south. No matter how powerful the Han Dynasty is, it has only come from afar. Although it has no shortage of logistics because of the Galan God, this is still the territory of the Kushan Empire after all, and the Han Dynasty cannot overthrow it."
"Maybe we should find some allies? Parthia seems to be a good choice? I heard that Great Britain and the Han Dynasty have formed an alliance. Parthia, sandwiched between the two sides, may not feel so at ease!"
As an outstanding diplomatic emperor, when Vasudeva I took a global perspective, he immediately thought of making allies, regardless of whether they could help him or not.
"It seems that the navy has come into contact with people from another continent before. Why not divert the trouble away?" Vasudeva I's thoughts raced.
"Well, we need to test the attitude of the Ceci family first. It's time to clean up the Brahmins in the navy."
As he thought about it, Vasudeva I thought of the navy that the Kushan Empire was proud of.
However, with the old man of the Sethi family in charge, the navy cannot make any big changes. But now everyone is dividing the cake, and naturally the Sethi family cannot be left behind, as they are the other leg of the Kushan Empire.
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"General Guan is so mighty!" After receiving the news from Yizhou, everyone in Luoyang was excited.
The princess conferred the title of Marquis of Han Shou Ting on Guan Yu on the spot, and the rest of the people were also given titles and rewards, but the biggest share went to Guan Yu.
In the first battle, they directly occupied a territory equivalent to about two continents. It would be unreasonable not to reward such a great contribution.
Zhang Song also got the title of Guannei Hou, after all, he was present in every battle.
The impact of the two battles had been sent back to Luoyang, and with a little editing by the Han Dynasty, it immediately became a high-definition blockbuster.
It is still playing on loop in Luoyang, and Chen Xi even opened two cinemas in Luoyang.
What was broadcast was live footage of the war. Anyway, we were all winning, so maybe releasing it could enlighten the people.
The most uncomfortable family here was the Wei family. Although it had been edited, they could tell at a glance that Zhang Song was using the family knowledge passed down by Wei Qing.
Faced with the overwhelming trend, they were really helpless.
The Wei family was very jealous of Zhang Song's capture of Guannei Marquis, but they couldn't blame him for anything.
They themselves were not doing well enough, and the things left by their ancestors were taken away by outsiders. In contrast, they couldn't even go to Zhang Song to cause trouble.
He is tied to Guan Yu, so if he causes trouble for Zhang Song, then he is also causing trouble for Guan Yu.
