Liu Zheng ordered the entire army to reorganize for three days.
In this battle, the Yinzhou Army only lost almost 3,000 soldiers, because the defensive strength of the Che Division had no effect at all.
But in exchange for five thousand slaves...
Liu Zheng didn't waste any time and directly handed over these five thousand slaves to Qin Changfeng.
Of course, a large army cannot only have fighting strength. There are also many logistical supplies, such as those responsible for transporting baggage, transporting grain and grass, and there are more than 10,000 miscellaneous people. Qin Changfeng dispersed the five thousand slaves, and then transferred the logistics personnel to the combat troops.
At the beginning, Liu Zheng was still worried about what conflicts would arise if these slaves could not bear to be exploited. But obviously, he still underestimated the extent of oppression of the people at the bottom of this era. At first, these slaves had other ideas. But after being imprisoned for a few days, they found the Yinzhou Army. What did Dundu give them to eat?
The ferocious general said to them fiercely: "My young master has a good life, so I let you work in this car division. You must cherish your good thoughts, work hard, and don't have disobedient thoughts. Otherwise, you will only be given to me every day." You eat white rice!”
The charioteer slaves were shocked when they heard this.
What kind of punishment is this?
White rice every day?
A group of people went crazy, their eyes were brighter than the golden palace of the Cheshi King, and they started to scramble.
"Sir, come and punish me!"
"I want to eat white rice!"
"Eat every day?"
"Sir, what should I do so that I can eat white rice every day!"
In fact, the language used by the driver was Yanqi. The Yinzhou general could not understand it at first, but someone volunteered to translate for him. His expression suddenly darkened.
As everyone knows, although the Cheshi people have been farming for thirty years, there is no soil suitable for rice cultivation in the Western Regions. Most of the farming here is coarse grains. In addition, Jiao Zhe is extravagant and has extremely heavy taxes. These farmers Every day from sunrise to sunset, we can only eat some naan bread, and we have to soak it in water to eat...
Who has ever seen white rice every day?
Wouldn't that be a magical day?
The slaves suddenly felt that the life they lived before turned out to be worse than the slaves of the Longyan Dynasty! Okay, we obey, we want to be slaves! We want to be an excellent slave!
…
Jiao Zhe was in great embarrassment. As he ran away, he angrily shouted: "Then Governor of Qiuci, what do you mean? I sent seven orders for help in a row, but you ignored my driver!"
The generals were as silent as a cicada, not knowing how to answer.
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be.
The Commander-in-Chief of Qiuci has now surrendered to Xie Xuan, and is the Commander-in-Chief of the Dawan Kingdom. Once Cheshi's family is lost, the Northern Western Region will be in danger.
"My king, look! Over there!"
Suddenly at this time, a soldier pointed forward with a livid face.
Everyone looked around after hearing the sound, especially Jiao Zhe, and saw that there was a barbecue grill in front of them that had not been extinguished. Next to it were the skins and bones of the vultures they had raised. Only the flesh and blood was empty.
Jiao Zhe was furious: "My vulture, my vulture...who did this, who did this!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Ahead, ahead..."
"It seems to be the Loulan Army!"
…
"Sir, this Yanqi is difficult to attack."
Qingyang Shuo and others were studying the sand table together at this time.
Liu Zheng nodded.
If we talk about the center of the North Western Region, it is Yanqi. Yanqi once had a glorious period in the Western Regions, and annexed many small countries in the Western Regions. Only then did Yanqi, a large country in the Western Regions, emerge. The Yanqi language later became the official language and became popular in many places.
In addition, Yanqi City has an advantageous geographical location and is in the center of the Western Regions. Later, when the Han Dynasty conquered the Western Regions, the Protectorate was set up in Yanqi to achieve the purpose of commanding the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
Except for the ghost city they created, the Che Masters had almost no danger to defend, but this was different.
It is recorded in the "Book of Wei" that the Yanqi Kingdom was located southwest of Cheshi, Duyuan Qucheng, and seventy miles south of Baishan Mountain. It was also the old country in the Han Dynasty. Go and travel 1200 miles. The capital city is two miles square, and there are nine cities in the country. The country is small and the people are poor, and there are no laws and regulations. Soldiers have bows, swords, and armor. Marriage is similar to that of China. Those who died were burned and then buried, and they were removed after being kept in uniform for seven days. The husband also cut his hair and used it as jewelry. The writing is the same as Brahman.
He serves gods and worships Buddhism. Particular emphasis is placed on February 8th and April 8th. On these days, the country strictly adheres to Buddhism and fasts and practices Buddhism. The climate is cold, the soil is fertile, the grains include rice, millet, and wheat, and the livestock include camels and horses. When raising silkworms, we don't care about silk, we just abandon cotton. He enjoys wine and music. More than ten miles south to the sea, there are fish, salt and pampas grass. It goes 900 miles to Gaochang in the east; 900 miles to Qiuci in the west, all of which are sandy moraine; and 2,200 miles to Guazhou in the southeast.
Relying on the dangerous terrain, they robbed the Chinese envoys. The ancestors were angry and ordered the Duke of Zhou to punish him ten thousand times.
In other words, the geographical location of Yanqi is dangerous and can be defended.
After Xie Xuan's rule, Yanqi made great progress, consolidating its city and garrisoning 100,000 troops. It belongs to the most important town in the North Western Region.
"Sir, Yanqi has a great general named Jiulong. This man has followed Xie Xuan for many years and has made great achievements in battle. Xie Xuancai handed over Yanqi to his command and worshiped Yanqi as the commander-in-chief and the general of Dayuan. This man is quite strategic and is good at desert warfare."
Now that we have arrived at Che Division, the intelligence work in the North Western Region has naturally begun.
Things that were very mysterious before are now easy to find out.
"Dove Dragon?"
Liu Zheng nodded.
He knew that the surname Jiu was the surname of Wang in Yanqi. It seems that he is also a descendant of the former King Yanqi.
He chuckled and said, "There's no rush then. Conquering the Western Region will be a protracted battle. Let's wait for a reply from the imperial court and see what kind of reward the emperor will give us."
Everyone laughed.
Old Emperor, aren't you planning to set up a trap for Yinzhou? Now that the game is over, how will you react?
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Jinghua.
The old emperor has not been in court for more than a month.
This also made all the forces in the capital start to get ready to take action.
Some people who should stand in line have already almost stood in line during this period.
"It seems that today is another day without going to court!"
In Jiuqing's room, the civil and military ministers were muttering.
Zhu Zhen, who has been very proud of himself recently, laughed and said: "Everyone, I heard that Ma Yong is already in Yinzhou, searching for many of the Liu Jiedu envoys from the Western Regions who are corrupt, perverting the law, and ignoring the court's evidence!"
Everyone was shocked.
The group of scholar-bureaucrats were immediately happy, and many of them looked at King Qin over there.
King Qin snorted coldly and waved his hand.
He was actually angry in his heart.
After all, although Sikong Jing was stabbed to death, the relationship between Yinzhou and Hanzhong was confirmed. There was no talk about the good relationship between Qin and Jin. Who would have thought that the Liu family father and son would be so unsatisfactory that they would be ordered to investigate by the emperor just after they became Jiedushi? Not only that, he was also sent to conquer the Western Region. Is it possible for ordinary people to come back from this Western Region?
This made the noble suddenly anxious.
Could it be that the Holy One is deliberately targeting their noble side?
"Oh, King Qin, the weather is nice today, why don't we go hunting together?"
Zhu Zhen smiled very arrogantly.
King Qin was about to speak.
At this time, suddenly a soldier on horseback came from the Xuanwu Gate, galloping all the way, saying, "Good news, good news!"
"Good news from the Western Region!"
Everyone was shocked.
Normally, people in the palace are not allowed to come on horseback. Since ancient times, the Longyan Dynasty has only had two situations where it is possible to report on horseback. One is when Beijing is threatened by the enemy. At that time, the emperor is in a critical situation and no longer cares about the rules. . The other is the Longyan Dynasty, which expands its territory and brings good news. Only good news of this level is qualified to report on horseback.
All civil and military forces were in an uproar.
Zhu Zhen's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Could it be that Liu Jiedushi?
"Good news!"
"What good news!"
"My lords!"
"Liu Zhizhou, led by 150,000 Yinzhou troops, broke through the ghost army of chariot divisions, and the chariot divisions have reached a city!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
Zhu Zhen almost stopped: "Wha, what?"
King Qin was immediately overjoyed: "Okay, okay, hurry up, hurry up and report it to the Holy One!"
Suddenly, the entire palace was in alarm.
The emperor woke up.
Hearing the news, he immediately jumped up from the dragon bed.
Immediately he summoned all the civil and military officials to come to see him, and the morning court began.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"Hahahahaha!"
Xie Tianyao took the military report and laughed so hard that he couldn't stop.
Actually won?
The Yinzhou Army actually defeated it? The ghost army that had given him nightmares for thirty-one years was so vulnerable to the Yinzhou Army?
"good!"
"What a great Liu Zhizhou!"
"What a Yinzhou Army!"
Xie Tianyao felt like he was alive again.
All civil and military officials knelt down one after another and called out to the wise saints. Dragon Flame, favored by heaven, has opened up new territories for the first time in hundreds of years. This is the power of the emperor!
The Holy One is worthy of Yao, Shun, and Yu Tang, the first emperor of Long Yan!
Who doesn't like this kind of praise?
The old emperor smiled happily: "Okay, okay, I feel so relieved, I feel so relieved. So, my dear friends, tell me, how should I reward you this time?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Zhu Zhenqiang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although Liu Jiedushi has made outstanding achievements, the Protectorate Palace has not been rebuilt after all. I think it is better not to award the reward for the time being. When the Protectorate Palace is rebuilt, we will discuss the merits and appreciate it again!"
The King of Qin snorted coldly: "Master Zhu, after all, you are also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but the structure is so small! The 150,000 Yinzhou Army traveled a long distance to capture the chariot division, and made an unparalleled feat. The court should reward him with a heavy reward." . Only then can the morale of the soldiers be boosted, and they can plan for the Western Region again!"
For a time, the civil and military forces in North Korea and China were divided into two factions.
The scholar-bureaucrats naturally did not want to see the Liu family and his son receive further official posts.
On the noble side, they must be straightened up.
Xie Tianyao looked at the quarrel among these people coldly.
How could he not know what these people were thinking?
Checks and balances!
There are still checks and balances!
He snorted coldly.
Manager Zhou shouted in a high voice: "Quiet, quiet!"
The whole place was silent.
The old emperor smiled coldly: "As for whether to reward or not, and how much to reward, I don't think there is any need to argue. Because this Liu Zhizhou has already posed a difficult problem for all my dear friends."
Everyone was shocked and started talking.
What problem?
