"We just need funding for materials." Mengsi whispered to Meng Tian.

"I don't understand what you mean? In our understanding, you should have a very good relationship with the Sabbath. At present, you really want to be independent, but I don't understand this situation." Meng Tian shook his head and said.

"The situation is a bit complicated. The Sabbath country does not know what happened. The situation we know may come from trade. Because of your Qin country’s commodities, there is a large country to the west of the Sabbath country. They levy high taxes, and the taxes are imposed on the Sabbath country. A great threat was formed. They believed that the other party was deliberately provoking. In order to suppress the other party, the Parthian nation decided to send troops. The size of the troops sent exceeded 200,000. However, we Tocharians must send 100,000 troops, and all the supplies need our own. To bear it, this is a huge burden for us Tochar, but we are unwilling to go to war with a country like the Sabbath." Mons said.

"Why not be independent?" Meng Tian asked.

"If we are independent, we Tocharians will face the direct military pressure of the Parthian nation. This is a huge blow to us. We cannot bear such pressure. We don't want to face the offensive of the Parthian nation directly. ." Mons said. For the Tocharians, their current strength is still inconsistent. In other words, their biggest opponent, Shah, is a hegemon. They are unable to challenge. The only way is to obey and preserve their strength. They decided to obey the Shah. However, in this way, their losses will be greater. Especially the loss of materials.

"We understand this. This is caused by state diplomacy. But if you do this, you will be very passive. I think you know this very well." Meng Tian said to Mons.

"Yes, but we are not strong, there is no way." Mons said.

"If you are independent, Qin can provide material assistance, not just material assistance, but we will also let you maintain a situational advantage. From the current point of view, I think the loss of your troops will be even greater. In addition to the consumption of your soldiers before, I think that if you continue to send troops, especially if you send troops with the Parthian nation, this situation is very bad." Meng Tian analyzed.

"I don't know what the general thinks?" Mons asked.

"My opinion is that at this time, it's a good time for you Tocharians to become independent. I don't know what happened to the west of the Shabbat. There may be a country that is on par with the Shabbat, or a very weak country, but this The country needs to mobilize more troops to fight. This consumes the nation’s power very much. For example, they will use you as cannon fodder. I guess that’s what I mean.” Meng Tian said.

"Cannon fodder?" Mons asked puzzledly.

"What I mean is, deliberately let you die, and then use your power to consume the other's power, so that the Shah Nation achieves the purpose of control. In this way, they eliminate two enemies, a potential enemy, which is You. The other is your other enemy." Meng Tian said.

"Well. I understand a little bit. But if we are currently independent, the situation is very bad." Mons said.

"As you know, the artillery of the State of Peace has all kinds of weapons, and their strength is far more than us, which makes us very embarrassed. We need safety." Mons said.

"Security is obtained by yourself. I think this is an opportunity. When facing two enemies, I think the power of the Shah Nation will be reduced a lot. Although they will attack, you can get more from Qin. We, the State of Qin, can assist you with a batch of materials. Of course, we want various benefits. You can borrow money to build railways. When you have money in the future and defeat the Shaman, you can get what you want. . All of these are naturally okay." Meng Tian said.

"This." Mons hesitated.

"Of course. You can choose to live through the current situation in peace, but what kind of benefit will this situation have for you? I don't understand. Anyway, this is the way it is. I think this is an opportunity, and you should seize it. Opportunity for independence.” Meng Tian said.

"So, Chief Mongolia, how do we resist the cavalry of the Parthian nation? We Tocharians only have infantry. I heard that you Qin once resisted the attack of the Parthian nation's cavalry?" Mengs turned to ask a technical question. This problem seems very subtle.

"It's very simple. We don't take the initiative to attack, but passive defense. We have barbed wire, their horses, and those light cavalry can't pass through, and they can easily become targets for us to shoot. We have such a defense. , A deep defense in depth, and in this way made the Parthsian cavalry insurmountable. But the Parthsian nation cannot expand further. When it is stagnant, we can send out cavalry to attack them and cause a big attack on them. That's it. "Meng Tian explained.

"This." Mons felt a little unbelievable.

"Trust me, barbed wire. You may have faced such defensive weapons. The cavalry is very disgusted with it, especially the infantry. Our infantry also opposes such weapons, as long as you build a large number of such dense positions. I think the Parthian nation. It is difficult for the cavalry to organize an effective attack, not just this." Meng Tian was at this time.

"The other thing is, you can plant landmines and give out more weapons to your civilians. The muskets are easy to operate, as long as you hide well. I believe it will be difficult for us to enter." Meng Tian said to Mons.

"We need a lot of your consultants. To help us." Mons said.

"This is natural, there is no problem, we can do this completely." Meng Tian said.

"However, these materials need to be booked as quickly as possible by you, and railways are needed for construction. This kind of war requires a lot of resources to be carried out. In the end, I believe that the Sabbath nation will definitely not be able to bear it." Meng Tian said with a smile. .

"I understand." Mons nodded immediately, then left, and he went to telegraph. And Meng Tian sent a telegram to the country.

"Barbed wire, mines, muskets, a lot." The content of the telegram is as simple as that. Wei Liao read the telegram in her hand.

"What do you mean?" Wei Liao asked, looking at the telegram in her hand.

"Sir, the report will be sent later." The receiver explained.

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