A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

That night, apart from Wei Qi, no one knew who else had come here.

All I know is that some kings were full of energy the next day and ate two extra bowls of rice.

After restraining these people, Wei Qi began to prepare his troops for a northern expedition against the Western Xiongnu.

The Western Xiongnu would definitely not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass them by, and would certainly move south.

He had already informed the Han army that Hai Chao would dispatch tens of thousands of elite troops westward from Yumen Pass to contain them on the flank.

However, this time the Han Dynasty could not mobilize as many troops as possible, as the Western Xiongnu were located too far away.

However, the generals deployed by the Han Dynasty this time were extremely powerful.

The commander of the flanking force was General Huo Qubing.

The deputy general was Li Ling of the Li clan of Longxi.

Li Ling was the grandson of Li Guang. Due to the influence of the Wei family, that war in history did not occur.

Li Ling was not captured alive by the Xiongnu, but instead performed outstandingly on the battlefield, becoming one of the top generals of the Han Dynasty.

Many generals were also sent to support Wei Qi, including Wei Zhen and Wei Ming, who was appointed commander of the Imperial Guard by Emperor Zhao of Han.

It seems that Emperor Zhao of Han wanted to make the conflict between the two branches of the Wei family even more obvious.

As a descendant of the Marquis of Wu'an of the Wei family, Wei Yun, who should have been in charge of the war, was left in the capital, while Wei Ming, who should have been in politics, was named a general and sent to the battlefield.

If Wei Ming achieves military merit after this battle, he may even be rewarded with a title of nobility by Emperor Zhao of Han.

Wei Yun, on the other hand, received nothing, which would surely cause him some resentment.

They would feel that Wei Ming had stolen their chance to fight.

Not to mention Wei Zhen, Wei Qi's elder brother and the contemporary Marquis of Wu'an.

Although the two men were in charge of different battlefields, there can only be one general.

Emperor Wu of Han intended for the two of them to discuss the matter amongst themselves, with one person in charge of the Northern Expedition and the other in charge of suppressing the Western Regions.

It seems there's nothing wrong with it. In reality, even though the Wei family has officially split up, they are still united under Wei Ping's leadership. However, no matter who is in charge, the other person is unhappy.

This has nothing to do with anything else; it is the most fundamental expression of a person's inner self.

If Wei Qi were the commander-in-chief, Wei Zhen, as his elder brother and a top-ranking marquis with military merits, would only have Huo Qubing to rival him, but none of them could surpass him.

It would be unpleasant for anyone to be subordinate to his younger brother, who is inferior to him in both merit and age.

However, if Wei Zhen were to be the commander-in-chief, Wei Qi would have worked diligently in the Western Regions for so many years, and just when things were finally about to come to a head, Wei Zhen would have reaped the rewards.

Wei Zhen couldn't accept it either.

Besides the two Wei brothers, there were also famous generals such as Zhao Ponu and Tian Guangming.

After all, the Northern Xiongnu would definitely go all out to march south, and this time they would not have the help of the Western Regions coalition.

Even the Western Regions coalition might be their opponent.

They must pacify the Western Regions as quickly as possible before heading north.

Because after so many years of training, the army of the Western Regions has been trained by them.

Fighting alone might be ineffective, but if you can follow behind the Han army, your morale and fighting strength will soar.

They were well-suited to serve as auxiliary troops in the Han Dynasty.

It was more than a month later when the generals arrived in the Western Regions.

During this period of more than a month, many countries in the Western Regions were dragging their feet, unwilling to have their rights taken away, and even less willing to actually turn their countries into Han territory.

Their troops were also gathering.

Only a few small countries are still observing, half-heartedly promoting the Han Dynasty system while flirting with countries that have already decided to rebel.

The Han army in the Western Regions was not in a hurry. Their target had always been the Western Xiongnu, and the Western Regions were not worth their attention.

They're just trash who can be suppressed with a wave of their hand.

Parthian Empire.

Their men discovered that Rome had an elite force marching in the southern part of their Parthian Empire.

Even without setting foot on the land of their Parthian Empire, they still pose a great threat to them.

Especially after their investigation, they discovered that this elite guard was carrying an extremely large quantity of silk.

This discovery immediately alarmed the highest levels of the Parthian Empire, which earned countless profits from the Roman Empire every year through silk.

Now that this road is going to be cut off, this is something they absolutely cannot accept.

As a result, a new batch of high-quality silk was intercepted by the Parthian Empire en route.

The Roman delegation and its defeated soldiers carefully protected the small amount of silk they had brought back to the Roman Empire.

After arriving in the Roman Empire, they sent their remaining silk to the city of Rome.

He also told the Senate about the Parthian Empire's attack in detail.

The senators of the Senate are representatives of the various noble families, and this batch of silk is intended for them.

Only a small portion was distributed to the general populace, specifically to Roman citizens.

The Parthian Empire stole their silk!

Even the money to buy silk came from their own pockets!

So beautiful and delicate, and she was robbed by that robber?!

It's always been the Roman Empire that's taking things from others, when has it ever been the other way around for others to take things from the Roman Empire?!

The Parthian Empire truly deserves to die.

The senators were going crazy, clamoring for war against the Parthian Empire.

Even Rome's first consul, Lucius, could not suppress it.

Fortunately, they had largely stabilized the internal situation in Rome during this period.

In addition, the biggest source of unrest all demanded an attack on the Parthian Empire.

Even ordinary Roman citizens would have supported the war if they knew that the silk that was supposed to be distributed to them had been stolen by the Parthian Empire.

Therefore, it's not impossible to fight such a battle where everyone is united in purpose.

After persuading the First Consul Lucius, the Senate provided funds and manpower to help Lucius recruit 300,000 elite troops.

Upon learning of the eastward advance of 300,000 elite Roman troops, the Parthian Empire also prepared for war.

The troops stationed in the east, ready to intervene in the war in the Western Regions, were recalled.

The profits from silk were too great, and the Parthian Empire would never allow the Roman Empire and the Han Empire to trade directly.

Therefore, by driving the Han Empire directly back to its homeland, and with the Western Regions acting as a barrier, neither the Parthian Empire nor the Western Xiongnu would allow the Romans to pass through.

They simply did not expect the Roman Empire to act so drastically, launching an attack on them before their own country was even stable.

The risk of waging war against two empires at the same time was too great, and in addition, the Western Xiongnu had significantly more strength than the Han army on the surface.

Therefore, they decided to withdraw their troops to the west to resist the Roman Empire.

After the Han Dynasty generals arrived to provide support, Wei Qi invited them directly to the war room.

"Brother."

Wei Qi greeted Wei Zhen.

"It's alright. The Western Regions are where you've poured so much effort into. Keep up the good work."

Wei Zhen patted Wei Qi on the shoulder, handing over the position of commander-in-chief.

There's no other way; we can't exactly start arguing here in front of outsiders.

What will their father think of them?

What if I get spanked in front of all my elders when I arrive in another world?