In February, the chief tyrants from various grasslands who came to the Central Plains to attend the Zhengdan ceremony and the ceremony of worshiping the sky returned one after another.

Although the connection between the grassland and the Central Plains has gradually become closer since the Northern Dynasties, the Xia Dynasty has reached a new height.

The grassland chieftain comes to the Central Plains regularly to attend court meetings. Perhaps the leader himself does not need to come, but he must have a representative.

For the grassland departments, this is the order of the Lifanyuan and the Northern Yamen. Today, it is different from the past. Now it is strictly managed and everything must be ruled. There are court envoys every year in the Han prefectures. The dynasty will present account books, official evaluations, and tributes. The former Tang Dynasty implemented it for three hundred years, and the Xia Dynasty expanded it to the grassland.

In terms of distance, they are not necessarily farther than those in the remote southern prefectures and counties, and they are riding horses very quickly on the grasslands, so there is no reason to be absent.

Ding Zhuang of the grassland formed 20,000 Beiwei Army and marched south for more than one year. This year, more than a thousand most brave and warlike heroes joined the imperial guards.

Those who came out of separatist vassal states were very clear about the rise and decline of the former Tang Shence Army.

This army rose in the war years. By continuously annexing the elite troops of the vassal states and maintaining the infusion of fresh blood, it maintained its combat effectiveness for about 70 years. Its decline began with no longer absorbing the elite troops of the vassal states and recruiting Chang'an City.

The Daxia Imperial Army is not far away from war and its combat effectiveness is still maintained quite well. However, people without long-term plans must have immediate worries. Some rules must be established from the beginning to save the difficulty of making changes in the future.

This huge army must maintain a certain scale of fresh blood injection and cannot become a mixed force with pro-party members, and the father and son are replaced by a son.

A large number of children of grassland nobles also bought houses and settled their homes in Luoyang.

Except for a few people who were rewarded by the imperial court, most of them settled their homes outside Luoyang City.

The imperial court had a plan for the population size of Luoyang City: similar to the previous Tang Dynasty, and no more than 250,000 people lived within the city wall.

But the house outside the city is actually good, the place may be more spacious and the price is much cheaper.

The children of the grassland aristocrats bought a house here, which shows that they agree with the new dynasty, which is a good thing.

During the long-term contact between the Central Plains, the scholars and the people found that the men and women in the grassland were just like that. They carried one head on both shoulders, their mouths were used to drink and eat, and their hands were used to work, and they could also use holes...

With the gradual spread of "Zhizhi Geography", people in the Central Plains have a deeper understanding of the grassland.

They realized more clearly that the grassland surrounded by the Tianshan Mountains and Altai Mountains was like a sharp sword hanging high, pointing to the vast area west of the Tianshan Mountains.

The tribes living on this grassland naturally have a high-level view. Once they can break through west, there is nothing to stop them except the desert, and they can even rush to the prairie in northern Rome.

This is an endless path to conquest, and you can achieve unimaginable achievements, provided that you move your home over.

This is certainly impossible for the scholars of the Central Plains. But it does not prevent them from broadening their horizons and knowing how big the outside world is, what kind of people and regimes there are.

The grasslands on the southern line connected all civilizations and brought benefits to the Silk Trade Road.

The grasslands on the northern line are alternatives to the southern line and are relatively calm at present, but are mostly in revenge and conquest.

This is what they understand.

Actually, it’s good. The overall level of cognition of external geography by Daxia officials was already at the forefront of the classical era, which is also helpful for their subsequent decisions.

*******

On February 20th, Shao Shude arrived in Guangchengze, Ruzhou.

Since the Han Dynasty, this place has been the place where the emperor sheds horses and speaks martial arts, and this dynasty is no exception - no matter how tight the farmland in Ruzhou is, this area composed of forests, pastures, farmlands, hot springs and palaces has not been given up and is still classified as a royal forbidden garden.

Shao Shude inspected Yinanzhi, the imperial guards, and the Beiwei Army, and a total of more than 30,000 horse and infantry soldiers, and also invited tourists from afar.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, and at first there were only dozens of messy horses. Soon, more horse hooves came in, hundreds, thousands...

The surging wave of cavalry was running on the vast field, rushing towards the neatly arranged infantry soldiers.

The soldier held his stairs diagonally, and his mind was relaxed.

Some people also pulled out long axes, wooden slats, and heavy swords, and made a move to shoot down the cavalry that rushed to the front.

The strong crossbowmen quickly stepped forward. They were stabbed and heavy swords on their backs. After firing the crossbow, they would charge head-on against the cavalry and knock the enemy down.

Two or three thousand infantrymen were on the left and right wings, preparing to encircle the circle.

Cavalry attacking infantry may not be able to maneuver on a large scale due to various factors such as battlefield progress or terrain. At this time, they cannot be able to pursue them on the battlefield. Infantry that surrounds cavalry should go home to farm as soon as possible - infantry does not necessarily need to form formations when facing cavalry charges.

Of course, the cavalry would not sit still and wait for death.

They fully utilize their mobility advantages and hold the initiative of fighting and not fighting firmly in their hands.

The forward general carefully observed the flaws of the enemy's deployment, tried to maneuver to the flanks and even attack behind the back, and if he encountered strong resistance, he would retreat immediately.

The military cavalry behind the infantry formation keenly seized the fighter opportunity, took advantage of the favorable opportunity of the enemy cavalry group's retreat, rode a tall horse, and raised the speed to the extreme, holding a thick horse spear, shouting loudly, trying to disrupt the enemy - if the attack was against the low-organized grassland cavalry, they would be defeated just this time, and retreating for dozens of miles would not necessarily bring down the defeated soldiers.

Both sides fought back and forth, and the fight was very exciting - of course, everything was stopped and I couldn't play it.

"What does the messenger think of the scene?" On the high platform, Shao Shude sincerely "asked advice".

Jacob woke up from a dream and bowed to Shao Shude, saying, "It is rare to see such a unit, very elite."

"How about Rome?" After hearing the translator's words, Shao Shude nodded and asked afterwards.

The messenger was suffocated and paused for a while before saying, "It's hard to compare, they are all the same elite."

Shao Shude smiled but said nothing.

Of course he would not be arrogant. Although the Tang people were called "tall" by the Arabs, they were all human beings after all. Even if the Tang people were taller and stronger than the Persians and Arabs, how taller could they be?

But history also gave him unparalleled confidence.

From the Huns, Rouran, to the Turks, Uighurs, to the Khitan, and Mongolia, one after another, the iron cavalry of the grassland followed the northern grasslands called "the endless road to conquest" by later European scholars, and rushed to the west, turning the local area to the earth.

The aristocratic serfdom is really a system that is very suitable for suppressing civil unrest.

When the serf rebelled with a fork, he might have been suppressed by the fully armed knight master in the village with a bunch of servants before he left the village.

But a stable life will inevitably lead to the decline of bravery. The King of Juan, who emerged from the frequent wars in East Asia, once the Western Expedition was enough to make everyone tremble.

The Daxia imperial guards were well-equipped, experienced, and had reasonable infantry and cavalry configurations, and could beat Khitan and Shiwei like dogs. He didn't believe that anyone in the west could resist his invincible army.

Khasa people, that's a big deal!

"If Your Majesty uses this army to fight the west, the people of the Khigas and the Ugus will definitely flee." Achuo, who came back from Linyuan City to report his duties, smiled flatteringly.

More than ten foreign leaders who were also standing on the high platform nodded repeatedly.

In addition to part of the Iron Cavalry Army, the Beiwei Army was the most responsible for the attack.

Most of the members of the Beiwei Army are warriors from various grassland divisions, which is the strongest combat power of the grassland. However, depending on the situation, they cannot shake the Daxia imperial guards who have a very good combination of infantry and cavalry.

The morale of the grassland herders was like that. Once they were caught and beaten by the military cavalry several times, they would disperse. The next one was the people who surrendered, and they led the imperial guards to chase them, with basically no resistance.

"Why is this!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "I am not a murderer, why should I kill everyone?"

After saying that, he looked at the messenger and said, "It is obvious that Joseph Khan of your country can send you to Luoyang, which is obviously very wise. I also like the gifts I bring. I would like to say hello to me and wish him good health."

Jacob was a keen mind. When he heard Shao Shude's blessings as "healthy" rather than anything else, he immediately understood that he knew the grasslands in the west very well and even knew the commonly used blessings there.

"Joseph Khan also wishes His Majesty a hundred years of life," said Jacob.

"Live for a hundred years?" Shao Shude smiled again: "Then I really want to fight the west."

Jacob turned pale and covered up his embarrassment with a smile.

"Just kidding." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "I heard that your country sent a delegation to Baghdad more than fifty years ago, so I would like to invite Baghdad architects, imams and scholars?"

"Yes." Jacob was slightly surprised.

Shao Shude secretly thanked Tam in his heart.

The group of people wanted to leave, but was retained by Shao Shude in the name of waiting for news from Bukhara. Just a few days ago, he specially summoned this person and rewarded a lot of money. The two had a happy conversation, and even had the meaning of getting along with the king and his subjects.

At the request of Shao Shude, Tam compiled a copy of the situation of the tribes and Khanate in the west, summarized them into a book, and presented them.

After reading it, Shao Shude was very impressed because he wrote it in too detailed.

The Khasa people are a big concept. They first believed in Tengger (shamanism) and were widely distributed.

In terms of race, they are Turkic species and are a branch of Western Turkic.

When the Uighur Khanate was in its peak, it ruled many Khasa people. After the Uighurs declined, Khasa was scattered everywhere. To this day, there are still a large number of Khasa Uighurs in the Altai area.

Therefore, the Khasa Khanate can be said to be a Turkic or an Uighur. After all, since the Huns, the grassland empire has not only one race, but also a white race.

The people of the Khasa Khanate moved west very early. As early as the early years of the Tang Dynasty, they were very strong. The leader called himself Khan, whose open position was "Dagan", which was an official position of the Turks or Uighurs, but privately called Khan, meeting with the Eastern Roman emperor Chiraclio.

At that time, Khan Jabir lent the Roman emperor for 40,000 cavalry to help them severely damage Sassanthemum.

With this relationship, Eastern Rome and the Khasa Khanate had been married many times.

Justinian II married Khan's sister, Queen Seodora.

Decades later, Justinian V married the daughter of Khan, Queen Irani.

The two countries have a close relationship and are allies to jointly deal with the Arabs.

This kind of alliance is of course beneficial. Although the Khasa Khanate was a nomadic people, it was the most civilized among the tribes in the west. They were good at trade and became rich through trade. The Romans also sent people to help them build cities and trade strongholds, which made their country's power continue to rise.

The religious situation in this country is quite complicated.

Seventy years ago, the Roman priest Saint Cyril established the first bishop in Cosa.

More than fifty years ago, the Arabs went to preach again, and many people converted to the Creator.

But Judaism is more popular in Khasa.

Just last year, the Roman emperor persecuted the Jews, and countless Jewish merchants and people flocked to the Khazar Khanate and were protected by the upper class of the Khanate.

To this day, the Khasa Khanate is actually on the decline.
To be continued...