The camp was littered with corpses.
Chen Mao cleaned up the battlefield, ordered the sergeants to detain the prisoners and clean up the battlefield.
This is Qamdo, the place where Timur failed, and now Oara also failed here.
Li Jun, covered in blood, strode towards Chen Mao: "Some Ora soldiers have fled, what should we do?"
Chen Mao looked up at the vast snow. This was not a good time to pursue. It was easy to lose direction in the heavy snow. Even if they followed the horse's hoof prints to chase, it would probably prevent the army from returning smoothly.
The path we came from was likely to be covered in heavy snow.
"Don't chase the scattered remaining soldiers, just wait here."
Chen Mao made a decision.
wait!
Although the battle was successful this time, Mahamu, Baltupolo and Taiping all ran away. If these people were not captured or killed, then this military operation could only be regarded as a victory, not a great victory.
Killing Wala's thousands of troops is not as intimidating and influential as capturing one of Mahamu and the other three.
The security bureau and scouts observed the horse hoof prints in the snow and led Qu Neng and others in pursuit. The wind and snow hit their faces, making it almost impossible to open their eyes.
The horse's hoof prints began to scatter, running in different directions.
Obviously, Mahamu and others also knew that it was not safe to run together, so they started to escape in separate ways halfway. .z.
Qu Neng was helpless when he saw this scene. He could only distract the sergeants and follow the footsteps to pursue. As for whether the unknown person from Wala or Mahamu and others caught up, it was a matter of luck.
bad luck.
Qu Neng gritted his teeth and looked at the wasteland in the distance.
I have chased them out of the snowy world, but I still haven’t found Mahamu and others!
hateful!
Qu Neng was very unwilling.
This heavy snowfall gave me an excellent opportunity to attack, which led to the destruction of Wala's main force. But it was also because of the heavy snow that the traces of Mahamu and others were covered, allowing them to escape smoothly!
Zhou Hu looked at Qu Neng and said in a deep voice: "It seems that we failed to keep Mahamu. Should we immediately send troops to Hangai Mountain to destroy his lair?"
Qu Neng didn't want to send troops immediately, but it was a cold winter day and heavy snow might block the road at any time.
What's more, once they leave the city and approach Hangai Mountain, the Ming army will have to camp in the wilderness without any shelter. Once there is heavy snow or fog, Nawala is likely to stage a sneak attack again, just like the Ming army sneak attack on Wala .
By then, the Ming army will probably abandon their armor and suffer heavy losses!
"Go back. Someone has already gone to Hangai Mountain. I believe Mahamu will meet this acquaintance and make the right decision."
Qu Neng said seriously, and then led his troops back.
In a hasty attack and killing battle, more than 11,000 Oara sergeants were killed and more than 14,000 were captured. These forces were left in Western Xinjiang. For the Oara tribe, it was a bone-breaking injury. Although it was not Deadly, but painful as hell.
The end of the war in Western Xinjiang and the escape of Mahamu and others made Western Xinjiang peaceful again. Businessmen anxious to deliver goods appeared on the trade routes again, and post messengers began to rush to all parties.
Qu Neng came to Ru Yu with a document and handed it over directly: "You want to assimilate the Wala prisoners and make them farmers in the Ming Dynasty, but the court doesn't think so. This is a document sent by the Governor-General of the Fifth Army. , Mei Yin reminded several times inside that if there are any prisoners, they should report to the court as soon as possible and wait for the court's arrangements."
Ru Yun took the document and looked at it, shaking her head slightly: "The imperial court needs prisoners very much."
Qu Neng lamented: "Since the Daiwang Rebellion, all coal mines in Shanxi have been assigned to the Ministry of Industry and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for mining and management, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office is responsible for care, stability and supervision. You You also know that if you dig too many coal mines, mining disasters will inevitably occur. Your Majesty did not want to sacrifice too many people of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to focus on this prisoner."
Ru Yu frowned: "The imperial court took the captives from other places, but here in Western Xinjiang, the population is too small. There are too many desolate places in such a vast territory. If these captives can be transformed into
The people of the Ming Dynasty can cultivate hundreds of thousands more fertile fields and harvest nearly one million more grains..."
Qu Neng knew that Ru Yu hoped that Western Xinjiang would prosper as soon as possible. As the core area of the Silk Road, it would be difficult to achieve long-term prosperity in Western Xinjiang just by relying on erratic businessmen.
Once the trade routes are cut off due to some reasons, the merchants will leave Western Xinjiang. At that time, Western Xinjiang will still be backward and desolate. What will the years of hard work and management of the Western Xinjiang Chief Envoy bring to the people?
Commerce is important, but farming is fundamental.
Only by vigorously developing farming in Western Xinjiang, the people here will not have to worry about food and clothing. Even if the merchants have left, at least the people in Western Xinjiang will not be hungry, displaced, and move around.
However, because of the remote location of Western Xinjiang and the many wars in Yiliba, the population here is very small, and people from the pass are willing to move here. Even if the imperial court moves the population, it will be towards the granary of the Northeast and Peking. land, it is unlikely to be sent to Western Xinjiang.
People are the foundation of development.
But there are too few people in Western Xinjiang.
Ru Yu thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "I am writing a document to the court, requesting your majesty to allow us to keep a group of prisoners, even if it is only three thousand."
Three thousand people, each person has fifty acres of land, which is more than 100,000 acres of land. One stone and five buckets per acre of land is equivalent to more than 200,000 stone. This food is enough to feed tens of thousands of people for one or two years.
Qu Neng sighed and nodded slightly.
Ru Yu's original intention was good, but she was afraid that the court would not agree. After all, this was Western Xinjiang, and the captives were people from Oara. These people were likely to grab a horse and run away when they went out to farm one day.
It is not easy to chase a few people in the vast grasslands, Gobi, and deserts.
"Have you heard? A businessman brought news that a pure iron road was built in Jinling, which is called a railway."
Qu Neng remembered something and asked.
While grinding, Ru Yu replied: "I heard that the Craftsmanship Institute is researching a new type of steam engine vehicle that can run on the railway. I just don't know when it will appear."
Qu Neng said in a good mood: "In fact, it has already happened. The steam engine vehicle that the emperor rode during the military parade was a prototype. I thought it was just a toy of the emperor's whim, and it was impossible to move it to the railway. According to a letter from Jinling, Once the steel locomotives on the railway are successful, it will be a project far beyond concrete roads."
"Oh, what do you mean?"
Ru Yu became serious.
Qu Neng took out a letter from his arms and said, "This is a letter from my nephew Qu Heng. Take a look."
Ru Yu knew that Qu Heng was the supervisor of the Craftsman Academy.
There was a lot in the letter, so Ru Rui glanced over it and looked at the railway matters.
"In the future, when railways are built, steam locomotives will be expected to travel eight hundred to a thousand miles a day. All the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be connected by railways. The frontiers will no longer be far away. The round trip from Western Xinjiang to Peking will only take half a month..."
"The marching speed will be beyond imagination, and local chaos will no longer be a harm to the imperial court. Chaos in the country will be extinguished in the evening. Traveling thousands of miles, carrying supplies, logistics will be worry-free..."
"Although this vision is far away, we can still get a glimpse of the spectacular scene in the future. The power of the Ming Dynasty is like the sun and the moon, and all people look up to it!"
Ru Yu took a deep breath.
Traveling eight hundred to a thousand miles a day?
No matter how fast a thousand-mile horse is, it is difficult to truly travel a thousand miles in a day! The court's eight hundred-mile rush was often the limit of five hundred miles, and this was done by a very small number of people who risked their lives and lives.
But the emergence of this kind of steam locomotive and railway is likely to change everything, allowing the army to be safe and sound, without sacrificing combat power, not so tired, directly reaching thousands of miles away, and being able to enter the battle in an instant!
If this scene comes true, then the Ming Dynasty’s territory will not be so big.
The transmission of court documents, the arrival of the imperial censor, and the court's supervision and control of peripheral areas will reach an unprecedented level. The land connected by steel will make it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to suffer from local separatism.
"emperor!"
Ru Yu shouted softly.
Qu Neng looked solemn.
Several
Years ago, many officials believed that both Western Xinjiang and Jiaozhi were too marginal places that would only waste the country's resources and drag down the court. Moreover, the distance was too long and difficult to control, and occupation would easily lead to chaos.
But Zhu Yunwen used his wisdom to solve all the problems. Now Jiaozhi has become a big granary, supplying immeasurable food and products to the court every year. Western Xinjiang has also become a cotton planting area in the Ming Dynasty, a major oil production area, a medical gauze manufacturing area, and a silk country. road trade area.
If this is not enough, Zhu Yunwen may have already planned to use railways to connect peripheral places and control thousands of miles away, thereby realizing the Ming Dynasty's effective control of local areas!
No one knows how many years Zhu Yunwen has been planning. Maybe when the steam engine appeared, no, when the craftsmanship academy was set up, he was already planning!
After such a long preparation, he didn't say anything, he just did it.
This extraordinary intelligence, long-term strategy, and top-level layout are far beyond what ordinary people can achieve!
"This is just a vision. If you want to realize it, I'm afraid it will be difficult without a century-old national strength."
Ru Yu returned the letter to Qu Neng.
Qu Neng also knew that the current national strength was indeed not enough to support the railways all over the east, west, north and south borders. However, with the threat of foreign enemies almost disappearing, the Ming Dynasty would usher in a period of heyday of internal governance, and during this period , the imperial court can completely mobilize all forces to accomplish this unprecedented feat!
"If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved! I believe in the emperor, and I also believe in the prince!"
Qu Neng knew that this was a long-term road that might take two or even five generations to complete.
But if you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles. No matter how far the road is, as long as you keep going, you will always reach the end.
Isn't the most terrifying thing about grinding hard?
Over the years, Ming Dynasty has been able to build tens of thousands of miles of concrete roads, and it will also be able to build tens of thousands of miles of railways in the future!
Ru Yu laughed. She was born in a good year and met the light before the prosperous age.
"Leave aside the railway matter, how do you solve the Wala matter?"
Rujun asked.
Qu Neng looked at Ru Yu seriously, took off a writing brush, moistened the ink for him, and handed it over: "Hu Hui went to Hang'ai Mountain. It depends on him whether Wala will surrender to the Ming Dynasty and let the imperial court arrange it, or move away from the grassland. It’s time to do something…”
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