After the political affairs were settled, Touman ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep to reward the three armies.
Ying Zheng and others did not return to the camp, and started drinking heavily along with Tou Man.
Although Touman was ruthless, he was extremely righteous. He never regretted his promises to others, and he also admitted his mistakes.
"Brother Xian, I am a rough man and I don't have much ink in my stomach." Touman raised his wine glass and said to Ying Zheng, "Although we have not met each other for a few times, I can admire him from the bottom of my heart. There are really not many. For this glass of wine, I thank you for not killing me."
Speaking of the past, Ying Zheng laughed loudly and said, "Da Shanyu is greedy for wine. Let's just drink. Why are you mentioning that? I really don't think you owe me anything."
Then, he followed Touman and drank it all in one gulp.
Touman waved his hand and said: "A man is born between heaven and earth, and he should stand upright. If you lose at the beginning, you lose. If it were now, I still can't beat you, so there is no shame."
This is not that Touman is looking for reasons to comfort himself, but that he is truly relieved about the defeat of Yinshan. Because he was convinced by the defeat, he has no resentment towards the defeat of Yinshan.
Looking at the world, how many people can confront Da Qin head-on?
When your mentality is correct, you will naturally feel less aggrieved, otherwise you will always put yourself in hatred.
Touman filled up his wine glass and said, "Since I returned from Yinshan, I have told my tribe to be friends with Da Qin, not to be enemies, and to strictly abide by the covenant, so that all the tribesmen in the buffer zone have moved out."
Although it sounds easy, everyone knows that not everyone can be so willing to give up the territory they have occupied for many years.
Sure enough, I heard him continue: "The territory of King Xiutu was originally along the Yellow River and was a close neighbor of you. I was willing to lose at the beginning, but it does not mean that everyone is convinced. King Xiutu is one of them."
"On the surface, he obeyed my orders, but secretly he was always looking for opportunities. He wanted to make Da Qin suffer a loss, so that he might be able to break the contract. So he colluded with the King of Guishang and wanted to take advantage of it first. Jiayuguan, thereby cutting off the lifeblood of the Silk Road."
"My failure to control my subordinates caused this disaster. I would like to apologize to you."
After saying that, Touman raised his head and drank the second glass of wine.
Ying Zheng also drank a drink, and then said: "The Huns' territory is too vast and there are many tribes. How can you know who has a different intention? It's no wonder that the Great Chanyu has happened. Even if King Xiutu doesn't cause trouble now, It is inevitable that there will be other actions in the future, so don’t worry about it.”
"Hahaha!" Touman said with a smile, "Happily, I knew you wouldn't blame me for this matter."
He poured another glass of wine and said: "With this third glass of wine, I want to thank you for giving the Xiongnu the opportunity to take revenge. Not only did he kill King Kushan, but he also destroyed the Yuezhi Kingdom in one fell swoop."
The Xiongnu and the Yuezhi have always been at odds with each other, and their hatred is getting deeper and deeper. This is something everyone knows.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "It seems that King Xiutu has done a good thing. If King Guishuang hadn't listened to his temptation, he would have just huddled in the city."
Everyone laughed for a while after hearing this.
These three glasses of wine may seem ordinary, but they express the highest respect of the Huns.
At this time, the messenger outside came to report, and Zhang Yong found the King of Xiqiang and others, waiting for orders outside.
Touman ordered the invitation, and Yingzheng rushed directly to the outer gate of the camp to greet him.
After bringing everyone into the camp, Ying Zheng took King Xiqiang back to the banquet.
King Xiqiang joked: "Why, the monarchs of several countries are gathering without me."
Touman laughed: "What did King Xiqiang say? We don't know how far away you are. We can't stay hungry forever."
King Xiqiang also smiled and said: "I have been chasing King Guishuang. How far can I get? I'm going to fill up the wine. I'm greedy all the way." Wu Chan covered his lips with a smile, stood up and said, "I'll take this glass of wine." Full credit to the King of Xiqiang. This time, Xiqiang has made the greatest contribution to defending Jiayuguan."
"That's right." Ying Zheng agreed, "My husband and I should share this glass of wine with the King of Xiqiang."
King Xiqiang waved his hand: "We are all members of our own family, so why are we so polite?"
Ying Zheng took the full wine glass from Wu Chan, handed it to the King of Xiqiang respectfully, and then said seriously: "With this glass of wine from Man Shanyu, I not only want to pay tribute to the King of Xiqiang, but also to the people who are fighting in this battle." The Xiqiang soldiers who were killed in battle!"
The King of Xiqiang was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Then I will also drink a toast in return, to the heroic souls of Daqin, Loulan, the Huns, and Jingjue who died this time!"
Touman and King Loulan also stood up and said at the same time: "Respect the heroic soul!"
The five monarchs drank a glass of heroic soul wine together to comfort the heroic spirits who died in the battle.
This action spread instantly, and the Hun warriors who were closer unconsciously picked up their wine bags and saluted the sky to express their most sincere remembrance of their lost companions.
After a glass of wine, Ying Zheng asked about the war losses of various countries. As expected, Great Qin suffered the most losses, amounting to more than 50,000. Most of them were lost when they defended Jiayuguan. There are no more troops there now.
Loulan and Xiqiang both lost more than 20,000 people, while the Huns lost more than 40,000 in several battles.
That's hundreds of thousands of living lives!
In exchange, the two armies of King Guishang and King Xiutu were annihilated, and the Yueshi were completely defeated.
Although on the surface he was drinking and chatting with several monarchs, Ying Zheng's heart was quite complicated.
Since he succeeded to the throne of Qin, he has never lost so many people in one battle. Thinking about the unification battle that will start next year, more people may die on the battlefield.
Although he felt sad in his heart, it could not shake his determination to unify at all.
Now that the situation in the Western Region has been decided, there will no longer be any factors that will interfere with him, and no tribe will dare to stab Da Qin in the back.
Fortunately, the Yuezhi launched an attack at this time. If he had waited until Ying Zheng attacked the Five Kingdoms before sending troops, Qin would have been really hard to deal with.
King Loulan glanced at King Xiqiang, and they sat on the left and right sides of Touman respectively.
"I'm talking about Great Chanyu. In the past, there were constant frictions between our two countries, which made me hand over the Hexi Corridor to King Qin." King Xiqiang said drunkenly, "After drinking this glass of wine, I hope there will be no more love between us." Friction, okay?"
Touman laughed loudly and said, "Don't underestimate me. Since I promised King Qin not to go south again in my life, I will definitely keep my word."
King Loulan helped King Xiqiang and said, "That's right. Now that the Huns have captured Yueshi and then Wusun, there is no time to think about the south."
The King of Xiqiang was slightly startled: "What, you want to continue fighting to the west?"
Touman nodded: "Wusun is harboring the remnants of the Yuezhi, so they should be taught a lesson."
"If this is the case, then I would like to toast Da Shanyu even more." King Xiqiang said, "I wish you can conquer Wusun again and unify the Northern Desert from now on."
"Okay, do it!"
The three kings were drinking together over there, but the young couple were whispering here.
"Husband, it seems that we have almost finished drinking." Wu Chan said, "Why don't we go back earlier, it's time for the baby to be fed."
"She hasn't stopped breastfeeding yet?"
Wu Chan nodded shyly. Perhaps it was because of the alcohol or something, but his rosy cheeks looked even more charming.
With his heart pounding, Ying Zheng said goodbye to the three drunkards and took Wu Chan back to the Jingjue camp.
Early the next morning, the kings of the four kingdoms said goodbye to Touman Shanyu, and Touman continued westward with his army, heading towards Wusun's territory.
Back in Loulan, King Xiqiang rushed to Jiayuguan with his team to make up for the emptiness in the city.
Ying Zhengze and Wu Chan headed towards Jingjue.
It is said that after experiencing a great war, one will cherish the people in front of him more. Although Ying Zheng is the descendant of the Heavenly Successor, he cannot avoid being unworldly.
He sat in the carriage with Wu Chan, pulling the queen's cattails, and seemed to have endless words to say.
"Husband, you said you gave the black fox to Touman before, why didn't you see it this time?" Wu Chan suddenly asked.
Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "The time was so short that I really didn't have time to ask him. Maybe he cherished the black fox too much and was afraid of hurting the thousand-mile horse, so he didn't ride it this time."
"So, Black Fox shouldn't suffer any grievance." Wu Chan blinked his bright eyes and asked, "What about Maple Leaf? What are you thinking about?"
Ying Zheng's heart tightened and he quickly smiled and said: "Of course Maple Leaf is fat and strong. He eats and drinks well every day. He is so fat that he can hardly run."
"Hehe, that's great." Wu Chan said with a smile, "I can see it if I go back with you this time."
A layer of cold sweat broke out on the back of Ying Zheng's head, so he decided to take action.
"Wuzhan, I need to explain to you about Maple Leaf."
Immediately, he told how he sent Gong Ziyu to Chu as a hostage, and how he gave Maple Leaf to Hu Yu in order to appease her.
"Hu Yu felt better after getting the maple leaf. Now she treats it like her own child without making any mistakes." Ying Zheng said.
After a brief moment of disappointment, Wu Chan laughed again: "When you first said it, you really shocked me. I thought something had happened to Maple Leaf. Since I am still raising him comfortably in your palace, how about sending him to me?" Sister Hu Yu doesn’t care anymore.”
Ying Zheng looked at her in disbelief, then smiled and said: "The queen is worthy of being a queen. She can take everything lightly. I was worried about how to tell you before."
"Queen..." Wu Chan sighed softly, "After leaving Jingjue, I will no longer be a queen. I will only be your wife and a member of your harem. You must promise me that you will never let me go." Those sisters bullied me.”
Ying Zheng laughed and said: "I'm afraid those who have the courage to be rude to the Queen have not yet been born. Look at the 100,000 troops behind us. Who dares to make a mistake?"
Wu Chan covered his mouth and snickered, and whispered: "Let me tell you secretly, half of these 100,000 troops are made up of numbers, and only 50,000 are truly experienced. Jingjue is mainly engaged in trade, and the number of troops It has always been maintained at around 100,000. I sent several groups of your people before, so I temporarily brought some ghost hands and clan members over."
Ying Zheng thought: It's a good thing Jingjue didn't participate in the battle, otherwise there would have been a lot of losses.
As the two of them chatted, the team had already crossed into the windy sand area along the edge of the desert.
"Wuchan, I want to go to the desert and have a look again."
Wu Chan asked in surprise: "Go now?"
Ying Zheng nodded.
"Then I'll go with you."
Ying Zheng shook his head again: "Just wait for me here and let Uncle Thumb take me there. Mainly, I want to see how fast the desert is expanding."
Wu Chan knew that he couldn't resist him, so he said, "Okay, but you must pay attention to safety and go back quickly."
Ying Zheng responded, got out of the carriage and found his thumb.
The two of them rode on the two camels requested by King Guan Loulan and headed towards the mark marked by Jing Jue earlier.
In winter, the desert is no longer so muggy, but the air is still very dry.
Ying Zheng and Thumb looked at the marked point covered by quicksand again, and their mood became heavier.
The speed of expansion of this sand millstone has accelerated several times! !
The quicksand is like a spreading flood, eroding every inch of land and drowning every trace of life.
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