June 25th, Ruian 4th year.
After paying homage to the heroic spirits of all the soldiers, the soldiers of the three armies also began to get ready to return to the court.
The Western Expedition, which lasted nearly two years, will finally come to a successful conclusion.
Gumo King Gong Liu Mingzhi rolled up the map in his hand and put it in his bag, and suddenly left, feeling a little reluctant to let go of this feeling of galloping on the battlefield.
"Commander, the statistics are out. Compensation for war losses from various countries totals 7.2 million taels of silver, 100,000 taels of gold, 300,000 war horses, and 250,000 cattle and sheep!"
Song Qing held up a thick account book with unconcealable joy on his face. Dalong had no shortage of things like gold and silver. What made Song Qing happy was the 300,000 war horses. Dalong was really short of high-quality war horses.
Just relying on some sporadic war horses captured by the Turkic invaders simply cannot supply the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Six Guards in Northern Xinjiang.
Now with these 300,000 war horses, the advantage of the Turks galloping across northern Xinjiang to come and go as they please will become a thing of the past.
Liu Mingzhi took the account and looked through it carefully, with a face that was neither sad nor happy: "It's a bit small, but considering that after the war just experienced, countries also need domestic consumption to restore vitality, so 300,000 will be 300,000!"
"Commander, this is not enough. You are too greedy. Do you know how many high-quality war horses the Chief of Staff can get in a year? Seven thousand, and they were purchased at a high price, twice as much as the market price. It’s not enough if you don’t buy it. There is no good place for Dalong to raise good horses. Once these 300,000 war horses are put to use, they can bring about fifty years of peace for Dalong!”
"Fifty years? No, if you want to fight, let's fight once and for all. Fifty years is too little!"
"Is my layout too small or yours is too big? Weihe went out to the north and exhausted the country's material resources, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of men to achieve twenty years of peace for Dalong. At that time, the late Emperor Shengming could only save twenty years in most of his life. Thirty thousand war horses, fifty years is already a lot! You have to eat your food one bite at a time, and walk slowly. If it is too big, it will easily drag the sparrows!"
"Tsk, tsk... I never noticed you talking in the same way before. If I hadn't seen you every day, I would have thought you were possessed by some old doctor from the Imperial College?"
"Go away, I'm just too lazy to use my brain. Otherwise, if I steal the spotlight from you, the generalissimo, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"
"Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. How are the brothers preparing?"
"We went wandering in batches, buying some specialties to bring to my wife, children and children at home. After two years of expedition, I feel guilty. I almost went crazy thinking about my son and daughter. If I hadn't reported the results of the battle, I would have gone out and wandered long ago. Okay, this general has almost been suppressed for more than a year!"
"Okay, let's go to the streets and buy some gifts for our family members. I miss home too, but there are 70,000 brothers who can't go home. I really don't know how to face their families!"
"Don't think about it so much. The brothers have already arranged their funeral arrangements when they left Yumen Pass in the west. No one will die in the war. This is all cause and effect. With 70,000 brothers, we have already conquered the thirty-eight countries in the Western Region. It was a great victory that was rarely seen in the world. When Weihe went out to the north, he lost more than 100,000 soldiers and wounded, but he only won more than 30%. In the end, it was because of... Sigh... Not to mention Forget it, this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly with reason, so just look at it!"
"Okay, look away. Let's go, change into regular clothes and let's go out for a walk. It's been more than a year since I've been in the Western Region and I haven't had a good tour of this exotic customs!"
"Would you like to say hello to your two siblings?"
"No, it's too troublesome for women to pack things. It won't take more than half a day to finish them. Besides, let's tell them how I can go to see the many enchanting orchids on the street!"
"Is it appropriate? We are all married women. Isn't it appropriate to stare at someone else's older girl?"
"Who said you can't be lewd after you get married? If you don't want to go, I'll go do it myself!"
"go!"
Young Master Liu and Young Master Liu put on their regular clothes and walked arm-in-arm towards the outside of the palace. The guards of the palace had already discovered Young Master Liu's traces, and continued to stand guard pretending to turn a blind eye.
They knew very well that the real head of the Gumo Kingdom was not necessarily the newly crowned King of Gumo, Princess Mo Rongrong, but Young Master Liu, who looked like a gangster in bright clothes and an angry horse.
Young Master Liu in armor was completely different from Young Master Liu in regular clothes.
Wearing armor, a discerning person can see that this is a young general who has experienced many battles. The temperament that has been baptized by the flames of war cannot be concealed at all.
After putting on his robe, he looked like a playboy. He almost stood on the street and dragged a decent woman to point at him, telling people that this young master was no longer a serious person.
"Dashuai Liu, wait a minute!"
Liu Mingzhi, Song Qing and others both turned around and saw that Aunt Mo Rongrong was wearing a loose robe and followed by two palace ladies slowly walking towards them.
"Your Majesty the King, I am so polite!"
"Vice-General Song Qing is polite!"
Song Qing's eyes wandered between Miss Liu and Mo Rongrong, and he felt a faint sour smell filling the air.
As for what the sour smell is, Song Qing doesn't know, and we don't dare to ask, because we don't know anything.
"Shuai Liu, you should call me Rongrong. I'm not used to calling His Majesty the King Rongrong!"
"Okay! I have also taken off my armor. King...Rongrong, just call me Liu Mingzhi. Are you leaving the palace for something?"
Gumo Rongrong did not answer, but glanced at the two men in regular clothes: "Mr. Liu, are you two going out?"
"Go for a walk, go for a walk. If something happens to you, Rongrong, we two brothers will go first. You go first!"
"Wait a minute, Mr. Liu and Mr. Song, you don't understand the dialect of the Western Regions. How about Rongrong be your guide and translate for you if you need to buy something?"
"Well...well, Rongrong, if you are not busy, you will be busy!"
"It's okay. The internal affairs are handled by the ministers. I have made arrangements. Please, Rongrong, lead the way for you!"
"Ouch... Third brother, my eldest brother may have eaten something bad. It's convenient to go. You go out with His Majesty the King for a walk, and buy some of the things you bought for your eldest brother." Just say it, I’ll go first, I can’t hold it in anymore!”
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing who was running away, and then glanced at his girl Rongrong who was looking at him slightly shyly but without evading, and scratched her head helplessly.
Isn't this a bit of a mess?
"Well, please, Miss Rongrong, please lead the way!"
Gumo Rongrong handed her loose robe to the two palace maids, revealing her curvy and delicate body wearing only a few clothes. Her slender and strong arms generously dragged Young Master Liu towards the palace gate and trotted away. .
"Hey, hey, hey...Miss Rongrong, isn't this good? There are differences between men and women. I can leave on my own!"
"I'm not afraid of you, so what are you afraid of? It's not like we are doing anything shady!"
"I know, the key is that it's true..."
"What do you think of this jewelry?"
After half a day, Young Master Liu was completely reduced to Gumo Rongrong's coolie. The things he wanted to buy were very few, and all the large and small bags on his body belonged to Gumo Rongrong alone.
The sun was rising high, and the streets outside the palace were bustling with people. There was an endless stream of merchants coming and going, including Hu merchants and Dalong merchants.
Young Master Liu picked out some commemorative things and bought them. After all, he didn't know if he would have the chance to come to the Western Regions again after this trip.
The next day, the sun rises in the east.
The sound of war drums and horns pierced the sky, breaking the tranquility of Gumo King City.
The Western Expeditionary Army, ready to go, officially set off to return to the DPRK.
All the fragmentary items from the Western Expedition were left in the Gumo Kingdom. When the Western Expedition army returned, there were one man and one horse, and the cavalry with superb riding skills was one man and two horses, driving the herds of bullocks and sheep towards the mighty dragon. Rush away.
Liu Mingzhi stood on the horse's back, his scarlet cloak fluttering in the wind.
"Brothers, the teacher has returned to the court!"
"The commander-in-chief has an order! The class teacher returns to the court!"
"The commander-in-chief has an order! The class teacher returns to the court!"
"drive........."
"Hush!"
Gumo Rongrong, dressed in a powerful outfit, galloped towards the phalanx of the Western Expedition Army outside the city, her eyes looking at Liu Mingzhi standing on the horseback with a trace of reluctance.
Liu Mingzhi stared in astonishment at his girl Mo Rongrong, who was standing dozens of steps away from him, and looked at Qi Yun and the two men dressed as soldiers with an expression of resentment.
"Do you believe me when I say I don't know what's going on?"
Murong Shan chuckled and shrugged: "Being together day and night will inevitably lead to falling in love over time. Just because you don't have feelings doesn't mean others don't have any intentions!"
Qi Yun sighed slightly: "Go ahead, this farewell may be the last time we see each other, so I don't mind anything about it!"
"Forehead......."
"Liu Mingzhi, will you come back?"
Before Liu Mingzhi spoke, Mo Rongrong asked first.
"Your Majesty the King, we will meet each other if we are destined to meet each other. It is fate to meet each other. Take care!"
"Will you come back? I'm waiting for you in Gumo!"
"Take care of yourself!"
"The army moves out!"
"Liu Mingzhi, can I go to Tianjing to find you?"
Liu Mingzhi sighed silently and without replying, he led the 320,000 troops away with his horse's belly.
If you can't give others a future, don't leave them with illusions!
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