"The Khasa people can't do it anymore."

As soon as Zhang Hui met, he told the emperor that the Khasa people, as a branch of the Western Turks, had been considered a brief glory, especially their strategy of alliance with Rome, which allowed them to expand and conquer the Caspian Sea without any worries.

The Romans were also willing to use strategies to join forces with them, initially used to deal with Eastern European barbarians, and later married them to deal with Persia, and later relying on the Kossa against Arabia.

For a long time, Khasa had a close relationship with Rome and the two families were in a marriage alliance.

When the Arabs annexed Persia and defeated Rome in the following years, seized Syria, Armenia, Asia Minor, etc. one after another, and drove Rome to the opposite side of the sea, the Romans could only rely on the Kossa to defend the Caucasus region and prevent the Arabs from crossing the Caucasus from surrounding the north.

It is also a nail placed behind the Arabs.

The Arabs naturally wanted to get rid of this nail and then get it done.

After driving the Romans across the sea, the Arabs finally freed up their hands to deal with the Roman khas. The Arab cavalry did not have a reputation for being a futile person in the Caucasus several battles. The Khasar Light Cavalry, who was able to beat the Persians to run away, lost in front of the Arab cavalry.

After several battles, the energy was severely damaged.

Although the Caucasus region is still in the hands of the Khasa people, it is already very weak. In order to defend the Caucasus line, the rear is empty.

If it weren't for Dahua's support in recent years, the Khassa people would have been driven out of the Caucasus by the Arabs.

This strategic location between the Caspian Sea and the Caspian Sea naturally fell into the hands of the Arabs.

"Your Majesty, the Khasa people are already at the end of the strong oars and are unable to defend the Caucasus anymore. The Caucasus region is very important. I think the Arabs must not be captured. Now we have seized the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea. With the east and northeast coasts of the Caspian Sea that we originally controlled, the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea is still in the hands of the Khasa people."

Zhang Hui suggested to Zhang Chao that he might simply send troops to annex Khasa.

Khasa is at a very weak time now, but they control a large territory and a large population. The Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the plains in the lower reaches of the Volga River.

"The Caucasus region is indeed very important." Zhang Chao also agreed with his son's vision.

The Caucasus region has always been the dividing line between the northern nomadic world and the southern farming world. If we compare it with the Central Plains, the Caucasus region is similar to the Yinshan Mountains between the Central Plains and the northern grasslands.

This is also the dividing line between Western Greek civilization and Eastern Persian civilization. It is also a place where various religions gather, and Judaism, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity are all spread in depth here.

After conquering the Caucasus region, the Turkic Khasa people were gradually influenced and gradually became Western Hu. They were originally ethnic groups on horseback and were known for domesticating camels and good horses. After they moved to the lower reaches of the Volga River, they began to turn to settle down, planting rice, and feeding rice and fish as their main food.

Since Khasa's residence was the place where the Silk Road of the Central Plains and Rome passed by, and it was also the intersection of the slave and fur roads of the northern Slavic tribes to the southern Persian world, the Khasa people had long transformed from nomadic tribes to the Khanate, which was established by merchants.

Three emperors of the Roman Empire married Princess Krassa as their wife.

The Khasa people once believed in shamanism like the Turks, but after they conquered the Caucasus, they were affected and eventually converted to Judaism.

The Khasa people expanded south to the Caucasus and west to Crimea. The alliance strategy with the Romans did indeed allow them to have a period of unscrupulous expansion without worries.

But later they met Dahua, which expanded westwardly, and then they met Arabia, which was Beizhang.

The Khasa people surrendered to Dahua, but they did not accept Arabs. As a result, they were now severely damaged by the Arabs.

The Khasa people sent envoys to the Western Expedition Marshal Zhang Hui several times to ask for help, asking for weapons, food and grass, but Zhang Hui was no longer willing to help the mud.

He felt that instead of supporting the unsaved Khasa Khanate, it would be better to swallow them directly and let Dahua occupy the Caucasus region, and at the same time let Dahua take the opportunity to expand westward to the Black Sea.

Li Gan, the military supervisor of the Western Expedition Army, had different opinions. "Your Majesty, I think that if the troops directly send troops to annex Khasa at the moment, it may cause resistance from the Khasa people. At that time, Arabs take the opportunity to attack the Caucasus, which will trigger a chain reaction. If the Arabs take advantage of the Arabs, wouldn't they regret it?"

Zhang Chao looked at Li Gan. Xu Shiji's little brother is old now. He has been in love with Li Gan for decades and knows that Li Gan is more stable and smart. He also asked him to partner with Zhang Hui to look at Zhang Hui. In the past two years, I heard that Zhang Hui and Li Gan have a bad relationship, and it seems that the rumors are true.

"Li Gan is right. Although the Khasa people are weak, it is not time to be bullied by others. Besides, the Romans have a good relationship with the Khasa people. The two countries are now relying on each other. If we attack the Khasa people at this time, we will join Rome in the west. I am afraid that the Romans will be very frightened. If they make any frightened actions after they make, we will regret it."

With the Krassa and the Romans there, they can still restrain the Arabs. Otherwise, the Arabs would let go of Dahua and try it out, which would be unfavorable to Dahua.

After all, Dahua's real strength in the Arab expedition was probably only 20% or 30%.

On the salty seaside, Zhang Chaodiao was left with only a pair of boxers, picked up a sheepskin balloon and walked into the water.

Throwing the inflatable sheepskin ball in the water, Zhang Chao lay down, basking in the sun, and putting a pair of crystal sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, just right.

The water in the Aral Sea has great buoyancy and can even float directly on the water surface.

Zhang Hun took off his clothes and exposed his bronzed skin. His muscles were well developed, and his muscles were bulging, tall and slender.

Zhang Chao was envious of watching it.

"When I was thirty, I didn't have as good body and muscle as you. Your grandfather had always asked me to practice guns. I have practiced for most of my life and only practiced physically. Although I also developed some muscles, it still tasted a little bit worse. But you, among your brothers, you have the best iron gun and your muscles are the most powerful."

Zhang Hun smiled proudly.

"Our family has the most wars."

"Yes, you have the strongest martial arts skills, you have destroyed the Thirteen Kingdoms one after another, and now you are in charge of the Western Expedition. Not to mention your younger brothers, you are your prince's elder brother, and you are not as good as you in this regard."

"Erlang, your strategy of using Arab troops in the past two years is quite stable and accurate. You are not in a hurry to fight with them in full swing. Instead, you are fighting in pieces and first seize the power of sea control. At the same time, you use your troops to both the Arabian Sea and the Caspian Sea. Taking advantage of our comprehensive advantages at sea, they dare not say anything. Now the Arabs do not dare to go into the sea, which is also a major blow to their economy."

"My sons all learn from His Majesty."

The two ends use troops, and the two sides are restrained. The north and south attack make the Arabs dare not gather troops on one side.

"But Erlang, what Li Gan said makes sense. Khasa and Rome are our allies, and we are not in a hurry to attack the alliance now. As for the importance of the Caucasus you mentioned, I certainly know it. But we can get the Caucasus without having to annex Khasa."

Zhang Chao pulled out the water and floated forward gently.

"The Khasa people are actually too busy to take care of themselves, otherwise they will not keep asking us for help. Don't say that we are using troops to them now, even if we no longer help them, the Khasa people will definitely not be able to hold on in the Caucasus for a year. So, as long as we are willing to talk to the Caucasus and give some compensation, the Khasa people are definitely willing to give us the Caucasus."

The Caucasus is the dividing line between Southern Europe and Western Asia. It is surrounded by mountains and is not a fertile land.

However, being between the East and the West is an important strategic location. No matter how good or the dangerous place is, the Khassa people cannot defend it now. If they keep the Caucasus, they will have to withstand endless attacks from the Arabs.

There will be a bloody place for the Khasa people, and this wound will cause them to bleed and die. If Dahua is willing to take over this place, the Khasa people will be spared from continuing to fight with the Arabs and can retreat to lick the wound.

"The Khasa people are so weak, why not take the opportunity to annex?"

"The time has not come, and you have to pay attention to any time you do." Zhang Chao said slowly.

"If we only look for one Caucasus now, then everything is easy to talk about. If the Khasa people will talk to them, give them some materials, money and food compensation, they will happily give up the Caucasus. We can easily take this important land. Isn't this a good thing for us? And if we seize it by force, the Khasa people are weak now, but they will definitely fight with us. Not to mention anything else, in the harsh environment of the Caucasus, it will be no problem for them to drag us for three or five years. And in these three or five years, will the Arabs get a bargain?"

Zhang Chao told his son Zhang Hun that as long as he can use this gentle means to defeat the Caucasus now, Dahua will also have a stronger initiative towards the Khasa people. When the time is ripe, it will be just a matter of tying troops to destroy Khasa in the blink of an eye.

First take down the Caucasus, let Dahua expand to the Black Sea, and then build a Black Sea fleet to control the Black Sea. The Khasa people on the northern coast of the Black Sea will sooner or later be a dish from Dahua.

"The lion fights the rabbit with all its strength. Our current target is Arabia, so we are focused and don't think about anything else. Focus, just focus on one enemy to fight."

“It’s too cheap.”

"There is nothing cheap or not. If you think it's cheaper, then I will teach you another trick. When you talk to the Khasa people, you can give them more benefits and then hire the Khasa people's army to help you fight."
Chapter completed!