At dusk, the Khitan prisoners had dragged the corpses in the camp into the pit. Just as they were waiting for orders, they found that the Sui army had surrounded them, and locked them with cold arrows; Not far away, there were many women watching.
A ferocious look flashed across the bearded version of Yang Jian's face. He looked at these Khitan prisoners and said solemnly: "Jump in."
"What? You can't do this!" No matter how stupid the Khitan people are, they still understand that the Sui army wants to bury a lot of people!
Many Khitan people roared: "Fight them!"
"Fire arrows!" Yang Jian snorted coldly, and the surrounding Sui troops quickly poured arrows in their hands towards the Khitan prisoners. The Khitan prisoners were already unarmed, and even their furniture had been confiscated, so how could they resist?
Under the dense rain of arrows, they either pushed each other and fell into the large pit with more than half of it left, or were directly devoured by the rain of arrows. Even if someone occasionally broke through the Sui army's rain of arrows, they would be killed by those who had been waiting outside. The state soldiers stabbed him to death with spears.
In less than one stick of incense, more than 7,000 Khitan prisoners died on the ground, and the remaining prisoners who fell into the pit were unable to climb out.
But this killing was just the beginning. Yang Ji and Yang Lun split into two groups the next day. Yang Ji defeated the Xiwandan tribe in one battle and massacred more than 50,000 Khitan men, while Yang Lun was killed and confronted with Li Zixiong. The Khitan Army.
Immediately the three armies united and broke through Huanglong City, massacring all the men in the city, and then destroyed the Fufuyu Tribe, Pijie Tribe, and Tuliuyu Tribe... In just over half a month, the Khitan had More than 200,000 men were killed, 50% to 60% of the population were killed, and the smell of blood filled this rich grassland. The cruelty of their methods was even worse than that of the Turks who conquered the West. The Khitan people who were lucky enough to escape fled to the north to the south of Shiwei, to the west to the Xi tribe, or perhaps to the south to join the Xi tribe.
The Khitan tried to provoke the Sui Dynasty and invaded Yingzhou arrogantly, but what they got in exchange was the Khitan's disaster. More than 200,000 Khitan men were killed, and more than 200,000 Khitan women and children became prisoners of the two armies.
This war that took place in the first year of Daye finally ended in bloodshed and the destruction of Khitan.
After the war, Yang Ji and Ashina Qilifushe met again outside Longshan City to divide and deliver the spoils. Yang Ji did not want the Khitan women and children, and Ashina Lifushu wanted people and property, so more than 200,000 women and children returned to the Turks, while nearly 10 million livestock and wealth belonged to the Sui Dynasty.
It was like this for several days, and then the two sides separated. The Turks returned along the original road, while Yang Ji, Yang Lun and others led their men and the rescued Sui Dynasty women to return nearly 10 million livestock to Yingzhou.
In the first snowfall, Yang Ji stepped into Longshan City; tens of thousands of people in the city beat gongs and drums to welcome the Sui soldiers who wanted to avenge them.
Thousands of women who had lost their homes and relatives, and nearly 10 million cattle were resettled by the government. Yang Ji sympathized with these poor women and specially distributed 400,000 sheep and 100,000 cattle to them. The remaining animals were used as compensation, and part of the compensation was given to families who suffered misfortune.
Then he rewarded the soldiers who had made meritorious service and compensated the soldiers who died in battle, and most of them were left over afterwards; these naturally went to the imperial court.
At the same time, Yingzhou state soldiers and young men entered Khitan, assisted the combat soldiers in collecting corpses, and built a grand temple at the junction of Khitan, Lin, Xi, and Turks in the south; and in the north, Khitan, Goguryeo, and Another Jingguan was built at the junction of Nanshi Wei and Bodu Mohe. Each of them erected a two-foot-high stone tablet with the following inscription: "Those who openly commit crimes against the Sui Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are"!
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In the capital, in the Zhonghua Palace, Yang Guang, dressed in imperial robes, sat on a dragon chair. Below, civil and military officials gathered together. Everyone was waiting for the outcome of the Liaodong War.
Although the Sui Dynasty was not afraid of war, this battle came too suddenly, and the Beijing army was about to reform its military. There were voices of dissatisfaction with the court. It was just because the Khitan invaded Yingzhou brazenly that the internal conflicts turned into opposition to the Khitan. They just share the same hatred and hatred; if they lose in the Liaodong battlefield, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the dignity of the imperial court, and may even cause the backlog of conflicts to explode. So although this battle is small, the outcome is crucial.
In fact, during the period since the imperial court's counterattack, various battle reports have been received, but they are all "small victories" and cannot be inspiring, so they have not been published for the time being. Moreover, the grassland is different from the Sui Dynasty where there are many fortified cities. The expeditionary Sui army can decide the world in one battle, but it is also easy to be defeated by the grassland cavalry.
It stands to reason that the war has been going on by now and the results should have come out. However, after waiting for more than 20 days, there was no news of a great victory. Some people were also a little restless and worried about something unexpected happening. But even if there is an accident, there should be good news!
However, Yang Guang, the Prime Minister, and the ministers were very calm. First, they believed that Yang Lun and Li Zixiong would not be defeated. Second, they knew that the main force in this battle was not Yang Lun and Li Zixiong, but Yang Ji who went to the Turks to borrow troops. However, they did not know how many troops Yang Ji had borrowed. In addition, they were worried that the Turks' troops would be known to the Khitan, so Yang Ji's amazing soldier was not publicized.
Since he was not worried about losing this battle, he naturally held the court meeting as usual and handled daily government affairs at the court meeting.
"Reporting to the saint, good news came from Liaodong!" Just when the emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty were talking about the proposal for the maiden voyage of the canal, General Wei Xiaoze of Zhige walked into the hall. He followed the words and saw that he was holding a tray in his hand. On the plate is a piece of military information.
Yang Guang's eyes narrowed and he ordered in a calm tone: "Send me the battle report!"
"Here!" Yang An quickly walked down the stone steps next to Danbi, took the military information from the tray, turned around, and handed it to Yang Guang.
Yang Guang opened the military information, unfolded the letter and took a look, his eyes lit up, and he laughed and said to the ministers: "King Wei borrowed 40,000 troops from the Turks, and attacked the second prince of the Turks, Ashina Qilifushe. They entered the Khitan territory with great fanfare under the banner of the banner and in the name of supporting the Khitan. The Khitan believed them to be true and received them like distinguished guests. When the army arrived at Chanzhenshui and the Khitan army camp, the Khitan chief Siwandan Zhangke led several Hundreds of generals went to greet him."
Speaking of this, Yang Guang paused deliberately.
The next civil and military officials suddenly realized that Yang Ji had not come out to cause trouble for a long time. They thought that Yang Ji had returned to Liangzhou, but they did not expect that he had gone to the Turks to borrow troops. It was no wonder that Yang Lun and Li Zixiong were making slow progress. Wei Wang Yang Ji and the Turks were the main forces in this battle.
At the same time, they also understood what was going to happen next; if you, Xiwandan Zhangke, led hundreds of generals to greet you, wouldn't you just be beaten by King Wei?
At this time, Yang Guang said again: "King Wei killed Xiwandan Zhangke and other generals in front of the battle, and then led his army to attack the unsuspecting Khitan army camp and annihilated 60,000 to 70,000 Khitan elites. Then, Sui The Qidan army and the Turkic army were divided into two groups. The two armies attacked the headquarters of the eight Khitan tribes with a violent storm and killed all the Khitan men. They also built Beijing temples and established the Ming Dynasty on the borders of the Khitan and other tribes and countries. Those who offend the Sui Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are."
"This battle not only annihilated the Khitan and brought about the glory of the Sui Dynasty, but also had the effect of shocking all the ethnic groups in the Northeast... What a joy!"
Hearing what Yang Guang said, the whole hall was in an uproar, and everyone showed excited expressions.
From the founding of the Sui Dynasty to the present, only in the second year of the founding of the emperor did it suffer losses from the Turkic Khanate. After that, it was invincible and invincible in every battle. Even the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate, Sabolo Khan, had to kneel down and proclaim himself a vassal. The little Khitan dared to provoke the Sui Dynasty and killed more than ten thousand people in the Sui Dynasty. They were really impatient to live.
This time the family was exterminated, it was entirely their own fault, and they deserved to die.
"Sage, but I don't know how many troops our army has lost?" Yang Su came out and bowed and asked.
Yang Guang looked at the battle report, with a strange look on his face, and said with a smile: "When the Turkic army attacked the Khitan camp, they killed more than 4,000 people, and then killed more than 2,000 people. And I The total casualties of the Sui army were no more than 2,600; this also included Li Zixiong's losses in Liaozhou."
The civil and military officials suddenly started discussing fiercely.
"Haha, after destroying the Khitan clan, our army suffered so little damage. It's really satisfying."
"King Wei is really like a god with his troops!"
"..."
"King Wei has made great contributions, but this battle was not fought by King Wei alone... If King Teng and General Li Zixiong hadn't come to the city, forcing Xiwandan Zhangke to gather the young Khitans, King Wei wouldn't have been able to decide in one battle. ." Yang Guang thought for a while and said very fairly: "In the battle of Liaozhou, Li Zixiong led his troops to annihilate more than 30,000 elites led by Da Heduluo, and he deserves the first credit."
"The saint is wise!" Civil and military officials responded loudly.
When the hall became quiet, Yang Guang said: "The Khitan no longer exists. If we withdraw here, this vast and fertile grassland will definitely be occupied by Nan Shiwei, Xi tribe, Lin tribe and Goguryeo!"
"This is what our Sui soldiers killed with their lives. We must not take advantage of the foreign tribes in vain. In my opinion, they should be included in the Sui territory and establish prefectures and counties."
Before Yang Ji went north, Yang Guang's worries irritated Goguryeo, so he asked Yang Ji to cripple the Khitan. But the Khitan was finished, and occupying the Khitan would threaten Goguryeo, so he decided to follow Yang Ji's suggestion. Prefectures and counties were established here.
Moreover, the Khitan has been beaten to pieces. If the Goguryeo turtles stick their heads out of their shells and extend their tentacles into the Khitan, they can use this as a battlefield to wipe out their vitality and lay a solid foundation for the future annihilation of Goguryeo.
"The saint is wise!" Yang Su praised, then raised his hands and asked: "But I don't know if this place will establish its own state, or should it be divided into Liaozhou, Yanzhou, and Yingzhou?"
"During the Han Dynasty, the Khitan was divided into Liaodong County and Liaoxi County in the south, and Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north. However, because the Khitan land was separated by the Yanshan Mountains to the north of the Liaodong Corridor, the Han Dynasty did not have much control over the Khitan. Strong. At that time, it was nominally the territory of the Han Dynasty, but in fact it was successively occupied by Wuhuan and Xianbei." Yang Guang thought for a long time, and then said: "Khitan is surrounded by foreigners. If we divide it according to the way of the Han Dynasty, then this land It will become an area that neither of us cares about, so I decided to incorporate it into Liaozhou and have it under unified management by Liaozhou."
"Da'an County is located to the north of the Ruoluo River, Huanglong County is located to the south of the Ruoluo River and east of the Laizhen River, Chaoyang County is located between the Laizhen River and Tuohechen Water, and Chifeng County is located to the west of the Tuohechen Water; in addition to the original Dongshan County, Liaozhou governs five counties, and the future state government will be Huanglong County."
Having said this, Yang Guang told Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs: "Master Niu, after the dissolution of the dynasty, you should draw up a list of officials. It is best if they are all people who can be civilized and capable of military affairs."
Niu Hong stepped out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "Old minister, I obey."
"Wei Shangshu, there are no people in Khitan, we have to immigrate there." Yang Guang looked at Wei Chong, the white-haired minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and said: "Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou are densely populated, and one hundred thousand people will immigrate from these three states. If the family goes there, they can reclaim the wasteland for farmland and graze cattle there, and the court will provide tax-free support for five years. If other families also voluntarily go north, they will receive the same treatment."
"Old minister, I obey!" Wei Chong responded and suggested: "Sage, that is a brand new area. Now that hundreds of thousands of families have moved there rashly, I am afraid of causing trouble. I suggest sending someone to take care of this matter."
"Yes!" Yang Guang nodded and said to Yang Wensi, Minister of Civil Affairs: "Servant Yang, you are responsible for the immigration and resettlement."
"I obey my orders!" Yang Wensi responded excitedly to Li Ziquan's envy.
The minister, Wei Chong, is old and frail. It is likely that he will not be the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for a long time. Once he retires or gets old, he or Li Ziquan, the left minister, will take over the position of minister.
Compared with Li Ziquan, he has insufficient qualifications and is unlikely to take over as minister. But he didn't expect that Yang Guang would give him such an opportunity. If he could handle the immigration matter well, the gap between the two would be negligible.
"The court is dismissed!" Yang Guang waved his hand and announced the court's dismissal.
The Khitan already belonged to the Sui Dynasty, so he could manage the Northeast and plan for Goguryeo.
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