The area and population of the Cangbei Grassland are far less than those of the Yinshan Prairie, the core area of the Jin Kingdom, but there are also many small and medium-sized tribes and scattered herdsmen living on it.
The overlord of the grasslands, the Jin Kingdom, suffered a disastrous defeat and lost its prestige in a short period of time. In addition, coupled with the Jin army's previous actions of plundering thousands of miles for food and logistics, many small tribes naturally chose to surrender to the Xia Kingdom.
Located near the border town, the nomadic tribes in Cangbei could see the lives of the five tribes beyond the Great Wall after they surrendered.
The biggest natural enemy living in the grasslands is the climate. In the cold winter, the white hair wind blows and no grass grows. Food is scarce and it is difficult for cattle and sheep to survive.
But even in the extremely torturous winter on the grassland, the five border towns no longer took it seriously. This was the benefit of relying on the Xia Kingdom.
They treated the subordinate tribes as human beings and allowed trade exchanges. The valuable wool and leather on the grasslands could be exchanged for grain and tea.
The silage technology promoted by the Tiangong Institute of the Ministry of Industry in Daxia has been verified and popularized in the five provinces outside the Great Wall. The effect is very good. In the future, there will be no need to worry about livestock fodder in winter, and the production capacity will be greatly increased.
His family was really poor, so he could still survive by helping the government herd animals on the grassland, but the sheep he was driving were not his own.
"There are more and more warriors in the Xia Kingdom, and there is a great demand for meat. You can raise more cattle and sheep. The silage technology passed down by Xiahou will be given to loyal people. In less than five years, you will be able to grow in Cangbei, Buy a piece of land and build a house in the border town so that future generations can live a settled life without worries about food and clothing. It doesn’t matter if you want to continue to stay in the grassland, the immortal masters and gods of Daxia will also take care of the pasture..."
The herdsmen from the five tribes outside the Great Wall who had enjoyed the policy followed each Xia State envoy and used their own personal experiences to persuade the Cangbei grassland tribes.
This is a little preferential treatment given by Zhou Bai to the five tribes outside the Great Wall. They can expand the size of the tribe at this time, as long as they can recruit people.
The population and power of Cangbei Grassland are too fragmented, and Daxia is temporarily unable to manage it, so supporting agents is a good choice.
But while many small tribesmen rushed to Cangbei City with tributes such as leather and lambs, Zhou Bai headed north in the snow.
The gift given by the Jin Kingdom after this defeat was not small. The war horses that were in urgent need were instantly abundant.
So Zhou Bai personally led ten thousand horses, one person and two horses, and went north three thousand miles deep into the grassland to meet Huo Feiguang.
He now regretted giving the order to intercept and kill Hu Yanhe. If something happened, he would have lost a real cavalry general.
Xia's soldiers, who have lived south of Cangshan Mountain for a long time, have difficulty adapting to the cold winter on the grassland.
Even though these ten thousand riders have experienced physical training and their blood can withstand the cold, it will be too much for them after a long time. At this time, even the golden people are huddled around Yinshan Mountain.
On November 20, Zhou Bai had no choice but to order his return after his horse suffered frostbite from freezing.
After that, there was still no news for a month and a half. If it weren't for the Taoist soul blood left in Daolu Division and knowing that the Taoist officials around Huo Feiguang were not killed, Daxia might have made a list of martyrs.
On December 6th, the clouds were overcast, there was no wind or rain, and it looked like it was going to snow again.
The first batch of 30,000 returned county residents have followed the county governor Yan Luo and settled in Cangbei City in the past few days, making the city finally more lively and lively.
With smoke rising from the kitchen stoves, the military and civilians helped repair the houses and city walls. No one complained, and they worked hard because they knew they were building their own home.
After 300,000 people from Cangbei moved south, most of them have become accustomed to the life in Cangnan. Those who are willing to be the first to return to their hometown must love this land deeply.
The county government opened its offices, and officials at all levels were busy coordinating various specific matters such as food distribution, naturalization, housing allocation, etc. The officers went on patrol on the streets, and the district chiefs and village chiefs were quickly selected...
For a time, order was in order, and the Daxia French Open gradually extended to the Cangbei area, and Cangbei County itself also formed a reddish French Open core.
Even though it is gray and white outside the city, formal rule has finally begun to be established, and the dragon and tiger laws have been established in the center of the city.
Many small tribes in the grassland will worship a native shaman in order to find places with abundant water and grass and survive the white and black disasters.
Some of these earth shamans have reached the Taoist level, and some can only use the most superficial "blood methods", but there is no doubt about their high status.
This time Zhou Bai summoned the tribes in Cangbei grassland, and there was a requirement that the worshippers must come together with the chief.
At first, these local shamans were a little dissatisfied, thinking that it was really arrogant for a foreigner to act like this.
But since entering Cangbei City, their pride and self-confidence have been completely destroyed, and the ordinary soldiers on duty actually feel in danger.
Daxia military soldiers? Does the acquired state have the power to fight?
The local shamans know very well that this is not an exaggeration. If there is no cover from their subordinates, they may be killed in an instant.
The pressure of Da Xia Fadu's targeting them was far beyond their ability to bear, as if they would be targeted and suppressed for any dark actions.
Also, if they read correctly, more than one Daxia official possesses magic power, and such strict laws can actually accommodate officials to practice.
On the Cangbei grassland, the shamans put down all their pride and pride and pulled the chiefs to surrender.
He doesn't seek anything else, he just wants to be recognized by the Great Xia, preferably to get an official position and have a share of dragon and tiger luck.
In the center of Cangbei City, in a properly restored official residence, Zhou Bai once again met with the chiefs and shamans of the Cangbei tribe.
Even though a group of people were gathered to receive each meeting, the same meeting was still held more than ten times.
This shows how fragmented Cangbei's forces are. There is almost no medium or large tribe with more than ten thousand people.
Of course, this is related to acting as a buffer zone. No matter how weak Daxu was before, it never allowed the Jin Kingdom to completely control the Cangbei Grassland.
"I will not recruit you to attack the Jin Kingdom, nor will I annex your warriors... As long as you regard Daxia as your kingdom and provide cattle and mutton on a regular basis, you will be able to enjoy trade, silage technology, and assistance to survive." Disasters and other rights and interests.”
Originally, the five tribes beyond the Great Wall had already mentioned these benefits, but when Zhou Bai gave them the Iron Order and the Bronze Order, and immediately organized the first trade, these chiefs felt completely at ease.
Groups of lambs were exchanged for salt, iron pots, tea, and large quantities of rice and wheat grains.
You must know that although these things have been to Cangbei Grassland before, most of them were taken away directly by the Jin Kingdom, so how could it be their turn easily.
The chiefs dare not say what will happen next, but what is certain is that in the winter of the second year of Tongzhi, many members of the tribe will die.
Some people will say that the Jin Kingdom is the grassland government, but so what? Can the Jin Kingdom's court allow the Cangbei tribe to survive the White Disaster safely and have a few full meals?
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Bai summoned a group of earth shamans alone. He could tell at a glance that many of them were pseudo-supernatural and had not yet officially entered the Tao.
But Zhou Bai still made a promise. As long as he completes a series of tasks and helps Daxia slowly take root in the grassland, he will be named Daolu Division and be given luck to help him practice.
In the afternoon, heavy snow fell, and one by one the chiefs and shamans bid farewell to Zhou Bai sincerely and left Cangbei City.
After today, except for a few tribes that are too far away, all others who have not come to visit have been included in the scope of attack.
If you want to conquer the world, it is extremely important to form a sufficient number of excellent cavalry. In this way, regaining Cangbei and controlling the grassland is an inevitable step for Daxia.
If he wants the grassland nomads to stop invading southward and implement actual management of them, Zhou Bai believes that there is actually a way.
One of them is to develop the wool textile industry and animal husbandry, exchange wool, leather, and meat from the grasslands for materials from the Central Plains, and achieve effective and sustainable trade.
As long as they have money and food to survive starvation, the grassland people really want to fight every day. However, ordinary herdsmen also want to live a stable life.
The second is the promotion of feed silage storage technology and planting feed, which has caused the nomadic production model to semi-disappear or even completely disappear.
After the herdsmen gained a settled life, and the shamans cooperated with the intervention of Daxia immortals and gods, they were able to resist most disasters such as the white and black disasters. Why couldn't they be managed as farmers?
Farmers do not dare to mess around because the land is there, and herdsmen will not dare to mess around in the future because the divided pastures will not be easily changed.
After the current national victory, most of the Cangbei tribe is willing to obey the arrangements and carry out Zhou Bai's two-step planned transformation, but there are still a few who are stubborn.
They either don't trust the Central Plains government, or they are subtly influenced and controlled by the Kingdom of Jin, but no matter what the reason, they have to bear the consequences.
To conquer the grassland, in addition to favor and the correct system, thunderous means are also indispensable.
Zhou Bai had always wanted to leave the matter of cleaning up the Cangbei grassland to Huo Feiguang. His successive achievements had given Huo Feiguang a high reputation on the grassland.
Daxia needs a god of war to make the barbarians frightened.
But now he has to return to the court with his master, and there is no news about Huo Feiguang, so he can only arrange other generals.
"Jiao Tu, Chu Kai, Gao Hu... it would be almost boring for anyone to go."
Just when Zhou Bai was frowning and confused, the Taoist official responsible for contacting Huo Feiguang finally received the news.
"Your Majesty, Captain Yao and his troops have arrived at the northern boundary of Cangbei County. They should be able to arrive in the evening!"
Zhou Bai took the jade slip and looked at the detailed information inside, and couldn't help but smile on his face.
No wonder he didn't dare to use magic to send messages from a distance. Huo Feiguang actually attacked Huyanhe seven times along the way. Finally, he chased him to the foot of Yinshan Mountain and carved a message on the big bluestone as a souvenir.
Six big characters: King Jin fled here.
Then during the process of returning south, he made a big announcement along the way, saying that he had left a monument to the escape of the Golden King, which caused many nobles and herdsmen to look at the bluestone and found that it was indeed the case.
Hu Yanhe learned that he was promptly destroyed, but after he returned in defeat, another embarrassing story spread completely.
In the end, I thought about what would happen to Hu Yanhe and the entire Jin Kingdom. No less than a hundred thousand Jin soldiers were dispatched to pursue them. Most of them were private soldiers of nobles with big surnames, because Huo Feiguang slapped the entire Jin Kingdom in the face.
If Huo Feiguang hadn't led his pursuers on the boundless grassland and made several rounds before returning, there might have been a risk of the second Jinxia War breaking out again.
At midnight, Zhou Bai went ten miles out of the city and met him in the snow.
There were only 2,000 of the 3,500 horses left during the expedition, and nearly a hundred of the precious dragon horses were lost. It can be described as a heavy loss.
Everyone's face was covered with frost, and dark red frozen blood condensed all over their bodies. These were indelible proofs of their achievements.
"The general was incompetent and let King Jin run away." Huo Feiguang knelt down on one knee and confessed to Zhou Bai in great frustration.
Zhou Bai glanced at the tired cavalry soldiers and patted Huo Feiguang hard on the shoulder: "You have done a good job. The people of Daxia are proud of you. This time it is just humiliating Hu Yanhe, next time it will be a real stranglehold." record merits."
Zhou Bai didn't understand that Huo Feiguang's behavior was influenced by him. During the time he was with him, he told the deeds of a famous general of a certain big man more than once.
Xian then climbed Yanran Mountain and marched more than three thousand miles to fortress, carving stones to commemorate Han's achievements and his mighty virtues.
On December 8, Zhou Baijia named Huo Feiguang the fifth-rank Polu general, responsible for the cleanup of Cangbei grassland.
The people's livelihood in Cangbei County is dominated by the county governor Yan Luo, who is responsible for subsequent resettlement, farming, and trade.
In terms of overall military affairs, Zhou Baijia named Jiao Tu the governor of Cangbei and gave an overview of gold matters.
The troops remaining in Cangbei County and the grassland are 10,000 forbidden troops, 10,000 cavalry, and 30,000 garrison troops, which are completely enough to deal with large-scale battles. What's more, Hu Yanhe is now too busy to take care of himself, so how can he dare to invade Daxia again.
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On December 10, Zhou Bai led his army to return to the court in victory.
The warm winter sun hangs high in the sky of the capital, reflecting on the beaming faces of the people of Daxia, welcoming the warriors from the expedition as they return in triumph.
The people were beating gongs and drums and singing joyfully all over the city. They were extremely proud because the majestic division in front of them was the soldiers of Daxia.
The noble captives of the Jin Kingdom can only be treated like monkeys now.
On Central Street, cheers like waves resounded through the sky. People held brocades in their hands and took out drinks to welcome the returning heroes. Flags of various colors fluttering and the endless carnival rhythm has already pushed the city's passion to the extreme.
Dingzhou is located on the northern border. In the past hundred years since the country's power was weak, it has been harassed many times by barbarians outside the Great Wall, especially the powerful Jin Kingdom. It can be said to be a nightmare and shame in the hearts of Dingzhou people.
However, today, their monarch washed away all this with a complete victory.
From then on, even if Jin was a kingdom, he would not dare to insult Daxia, who was just a prince.
"Xiahou! Xiahou! Xiahou!"
"I, Daxia, are mighty! My Daxia military army is invincible!"
However, in this fanatical atmosphere, Zhou Bai went to the Temple of Heroes first. The victory was not only his credit, but also the credit of all the soldiers.
The eulogy was sad and tragic. Zhou Bai paid homage in person, just to fulfill his promise, those who sacrificed their lives for the country should be admitted to the blessed land of Daxia.
Zhongji Hall is the meeting place for victory, gathering merits, discussing rewards, and at the same time summarizing.
"In this battle, 5,806 people were killed by the Forbidden Army and 725 people were killed by the Demon-Suppressing Army... Thirty-three thousand enemies were wiped out and more than 42,000 people were captured... A total of three qualified war horses were seized. More than 12,000 horses..."
"I decreed that Huo Feiguang be promoted to the rank of second-class Longbei male... I sent an order to expand the army and reorganize it. The forbidden army was increased to 20,000, the garrison was increased to 200,000, and the horse army was increased to 20,000..."
In March of the third year of Tongzhi, the Spring Enke Conference was held in Daxia, and a total of more than 200 candidates were admitted.
During the summer floods in July, the Ningjiang Navy of Daxia launched an all-out offensive against Dingxi, annihilating more than 30 large and small ships and destroying five ports.
In August, the second call-up was suddenly cancelled, with no reason given by heaven.
In September, the star meteor phenomenon occurred again. Thousands of meteors streaked across the sky, and blood rain continued for seven days and seven nights. Major changes occurred in the battlefield pattern outside the territory.
(End of chapter)
