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    Update time: 2013-04-28

    Subsequently, Xue Nie Khan gathered with the newly appointed former general Chi Xiang and quickly evacuated northward.  Of course, the reason why Xue Nie Khan was so anxious was not only to prevent Zhao Jun from pursuing him, but also to worry about the situation in the north.

    According to what Chi Xiang said, the situation in the north is very bad.  It's not just the Zhao army's attack, but more importantly the internal problems.  Coupled with the defeat of this battle, Xue Nie Khan believed that it would definitely lead to unpredictable consequences.

    The Zhao army only attacked small and medium-sized tribes, but did not attack the large tribes.  Judging from the situation that those large tribes did not send troops to intercept and besiege Zhao Jun, there must be Zhao Jun's conspiracy involved.

    However, when Xue Nie Khan retreated less than fifty miles, he received bad news from the north again. The royal court was once again breached by the Zhao army's cavalry.

    The royal court was lostXue Nie Khan looked at the tired and dusty messenger, and suddenly had an urge to kill him.

    "What did you say? The royal court was lost? How could it be lost?"

    The messenger was a member of Xue Nie Khan's tribe. He immediately knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "The Zhao army was cunning and attracted all my troops who were guarding the royal court to leave the royal court. After that, another force sent troops from behind.  With their sharp weapons and rotating horses, they suddenly fell in and captured the royal court The Great Khan, the royal court was completely destroyed, and all the horses, livestock, people, and property of the clan were plundered by the Zhao army. "

    Xue Nie Khan's face turned red. He stepped forward and kicked the messenger over, "I don't believe it. There are several large tribes around the royal court, both north and south. Where are their men and horses? Didn't they send troops to help? No troops were sent to rescue?"  When Zhao Jun's cavalry appeared in the royal court, they were indifferent? "

    "Reporting to the Great Khan, in the north now, hundreds of thousands of Zhao Jun cavalry and Shiwei tribe cavalry have appeared in various places on the grasslands. Wherever they went, all those who resisted were defeated by Zhao Jun with weapons like thunder and lightning. And  Those who did not resist were all intact. Therefore, all tribes did not dare to fight against the Zhao army."

    "And those wandering tribesmen whose tribes were destroyed by the Zhao army have even become horse thieves in the grassland, wreaking havoc in various places, invading and killing tribes. Now, the big tribes dare not move lightly, and the small and medium-sized tribes have become the targets of the Zhao army's plunder. The Great Khan  , now, the entire northern grassland is in complete chaos"

    "Impossible, I don't believe it! Then what is General Mo Huba doing? Where is the 200,000 troops in his hands?" Xue Nie Khan asked angrily, his red eyes seemed to swallow a person.

    "The 200,000 troops in the hands of General Zuo fought with Zhao Jun several times and were defeated repeatedly. Now only half of them are still alive. Some of them were defeated and killed by Zhao Jun, and some were recruited back by the northern ministries. General Zuo  cannot be stopped. The other part was defeated by the Zhao army and became rogue bandits."

    "How is it possible? How is it possible?" After hearing the messenger's reply, Xue Nie Khan's head was buzzing. He really couldn't understand why things had changed in just ten days.

    Is Zhao Jun really that powerful?  The various tribes dare not confront him?

    "Great Khan, according to General Zuo's report, many large tribes across the grassland have begun to contact the Zhao army, and they seem to be reaching some agreement. There are even rumors that among them, there are tribal leaders who are going to be attacked by the Zhao army.  The army was canonized, and he was named the Great Khan of the three tribes of left, middle and right, and was regarded as a subordinate of the Zhao army" the messenger whispered again.

    "This damn withdraw! Withdraw your troops immediately!"

    After Xue Nie Khan roared, he seemed to have become much older all of a sudden. After being stunned for a while, he said feebly: "Send the order, the army will evacuate the headquarters immediately, immediately! In addition, order Mo Huba to assemble the army and do not leave lightly.  ¡±

    After finishing speaking, Xue Nie Khan looked at the blue sky, feeling furious in his heart.  Suddenly, the dazzling sunlight made him feel like the world was spinning. He suddenly opened his mouth and spurted out a stream of brilliant blood. He pointed to the north, and his body fell straight backwards. He fell off his horse and rolled to the ground.

    Xue Nie Khan returned in defeat and was seriously injured.

    After the news spread to the grassland tribes, people in the grassland tribes were filled with excitement.  Not to mention, even the remaining army of more than 100,000 people under Mo Huba's command began to lose morale.  If it weren't for Xue Nie Khan who could barely support himself to appear in front of the army, I am afraid that the Turkic army gathered by Xue Nie Khan would have disappeared.

    However, out of a total of more than 500,000 troops, there are now only 140,000 left, and no one is surprised by the heavy losses among them.  All the grassland tribes began to think carefully, but they all bowed to the strength of Zhao Jun.

    Without Xue Nie Khan's further orders, all the soldiers under Mo Huba huddled up and allowed the Dingzhou and Bingzhou Zhao troops to wreak havoc and plunder on the grassland.  Although this Turkic army?We serve the people on weekdays, and we serve the army in wartime.  The entire army of three to four hundred thousand soldiers could be wiped out, and these tribes had completely lost the courage to confront Zhao Jun head-on.

    "The Zhao army was operating on the grassland and did not attack and capture larger tribes. The second uncle specifically targeted small and medium-sized tribes, not only plundering their tribes' livestock, war horses and property, but also their population.

    In addition, no matter which tribe they belong to, any Han people in the tribe will be handed over to the Zhao army and compensated with corresponding property.  As a result, every Zhao cavalry unit went out cleanly, and when they turned back, they brought back horses, livestock and property that were several times that of their own army.  In these more than ten days, huge teams came and went

    Faced with this situation, Xue Nie Khan now has no solution.  At this moment, he deeply regretted that for the sake of temporary gain, he did not withdraw immediately after being unable to attack for a long time.

    The town army in Dingzhou and the cavalry of the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard in Bingzhou completely ignored the Turkic army hundreds of miles away in the southeast, and marched into the interior of the Turkic grassland to carry out operations. No one could stand up to them wherever they went.

    The confrontation between the two sides lasted for more than half a year, and finally ended with Zhao Jun's victory.  As for the Turkic army, more than 300,000 of the 500,000 troops summoned by Xue Nie Khan were killed or captured by the Zhao army.  Among them, more than half were captured by Zhao Jun.  The remaining Turkic troops, who were summoned by Xue Nie Khan and formed an effective commander, were already frightened by the Zhao army.  Of course, they alone were unable to challenge Zhao Jun.

    As for those large and powerful tribes, because Xue Nie Khan was weak, they refused to cooperate with Xue Nie Khan to fight against the Zhao army.  Therefore, various Zhao army cavalry can travel freely within the area of ??several thousand miles in the eastern part of the grassland.

    It is also because of this that many small and medium-sized tribes living in the east and south began to migrate to the west and north.  And those excellent grasslands suitable for grazing have become places where Zhao's army traveled freely.

    The governor¡¯s office in Landu Town was filled with joyful laughter all day long.  Since the victory in Landu City, victory documents have been sent to the armies in Bingzhou and Dingzhou, which made the generals and commanders in Landu City rejoice.

    "My lord, the Tumen tribe's garrison envoy and the Dujin tribe's garrison envoy have both submitted letters requesting that they are willing to bring the tribal standing army under the jurisdiction of the lord. Their troops will be responsible for the needs of the army, and they are willing to cooperate with our army to build a city on the grassland. At the same time, they are willing to cooperate with me.  The army will implement new policies in various ministries," Zhang Yuanjing replied with a smile.

    After the war, the Tumen and Dujin tribes who participated in the battle in Landu City were all frightened.  They all saw with their own eyes hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops killed here, and saw with their own eyes the strength of the Zhao army.  They also saw from the treatment and situation of the Landu tribe that what Zhao Jun wanted was real power rule among these nine tribes and the more than 30 surrounding tribes.  If they do not cooperate, then Zhao Jun, who defeated the Turkic army, will be the next to take action.

    Therefore, the nobles of the two tribes¡¯ guardian envoys and tribe leaders immediately put aside the plan secretly made by the leaders of the nine tribes in the past to jointly resist the internal erosion of the Zhao army, and immediately surrendered to Zhao Xun.  And this purpose is what Zhao Xun hopes to see.  That's why Zhang Yuanjing is so happy.

    "Very good, both departments performed very well in this war. Since they asked so, it will avoid difficult handling in the future! Let's start the process according to the scheduled method at this time. In the standing armies of each department, our people will be the official officers  Or the family members of the standing army are also unified into a separate unit, enjoy certain treatment, and are directly under our official jurisdiction. Secondly, each department is responsible for the needs of the army, but they must be handed over to the Logistics Department of our army for unified distribution.  " Zhao Xun said with a smile.

    To be honest, in this battle to defend Landu City, the two warriors and the warriors of the Landu tribe and their tribesmen all contributed a lot.  Among them, it was these three soldiers who suffered heavy casualties.  In addition, after the war, the three guardian envoys and nobles were very sensible and sent cattle and sheep as rewards.

    "Let's do this. The three garrison envoys will be entrusted with the title of earl. What do you think?" After thinking about it, Zhao Xun said again.

    Zhang Yuanjing said in a deep voice: "For the nine major tribes and the Turkic tribes who will join our army in the future, it is indeed very attractive, and it is also convenient for us to attack each tribe. However, the leaders of these tribes all hold the title of earl.  After that day"

    Zhao Xun said in a low voice: "This kind of title will be given to foreigners separately. It is different from my lord, the great hero of Zhao."

    "So, I have no objections!" Zhang Yuanjing responded with a smile.

    "In addition, let the generals in the two cities on the left and the right in the north of Bingzhou secretly remind the five tribes and let them know what they should do." Zhao Xun said coldly.

    "What if they say nothing?"

    "The army is at your side, there is no need to wait, just use the army to destroy it Xue Nie Khanand the Turkic army are no longer a threat, then the king does not need disobedient people to guard the borders of these nine tribes.  "Zhao Xun's cold words contained a sharp chilling air.

    "During this battle, our army also suffered casualties, and these need to be properly arranged. After the city is built here, we will begin to move the refugees in. Now that they are under our command, we cannot let them be lost again. The captured livestock also began to  It should be transported to Bingzhou and Xiazhou for people's farming. The situation should be reported to the Youzhou Administration Department. Have they started to prepare?"

    "The Chief Secretary of Youzhou has begun to make arrangements. Dingzhou, Bingzhou, and Xiazhou have begun to accept refugees migrating from the south. The captured livestock have also begun to be arranged to the counties in need. As for the captives, the number is huge and requires  To prevent them from becoming a disaster, we must completely separate them from each other," Zhang Yuanjing said slowly.

    "In addition, the various armies that sent troops from Dingzhou and Bingzhou have captured a lot of Turks. Now, just settling these trophies in the border counties between the two places is a big trouble."

    Zhao Xun said with a smile: "This is a good thing. In the past, the Turks invaded the border every year and robbed the people of our Yan Empire. Now, it is time for the situation to change, and it is their turn to taste the feeling of being robbed. I  There are many places in need of people in Da Zhao. Now there are these free labors, why not? The more the better, as long as they are provided with food and accommodation, and if they are restless, they will be killed  ¡­¡±

    Zhao Jun's great victory over the Turkic Army spread throughout the world within a few dozen days. Suddenly, the reputations of Zhao Xun and Zhao Jun were the same, and everyone in the world was shocked.

    Zhao Xun now has no time to care about the princes in the south.  After Xue Nie Khan became seriously ill due to anger, the Turkic army began to withdraw from the southeast area and returned to the royal court.  The withdrawal of Xue Nie Khan and his army made Zhao Jun's actions more convenient.  It can be said that the current Zhao army can be described as unscrupulous.  In the north of Landu City and Yike City, in the west of Dingzhou, on the grasslands of these thousands of miles, Zhao Jun has now become the real overlord.

    Every day, Turkic tribes were plundered by the Zhao army, and the entire tribe was packed away by the Zhao army.  After capturing the big tribes, they also began to contact Zhao Jun, hoping to reach a certain agreement.  Zhao Jun's army also received Zhao Xun's secret order and did not attack the large tribes, but specifically selected small and medium-sized tribes to attack.  Especially the tribes of Zhongzhen and Xue Nie Khan were hit by destruction one after another.  As for the offensive operations of these small and medium-sized tribes, Zhao Jun also involved some large tribes with different aspirations for independence.

    In addition, with the "assistance" of these prisoners, with the three cities of Lanxi City, Landu City and Yike City as the central axis, the Zhao army began to attack thousands of miles of grassland from Dingzhou in the winter solstice to the north of Xiazhou in the west.  Gradually build cities, one for tens to one hundred miles, large or small, using beacon fire as a signal to form an interception network.  As if like the Great Wall, a new protective net was formed hundreds of miles north of the original border.

    Under Zhao Jun's hint, and under the secret guidance of the four guardian envoys of Landu, Dujin, Tumen, and Bujia, the remaining five tribes "awoke" and wrote to King Zhao one after another, requesting to sincerely surrender to King Zhao.  I would like to be the dog and horse of King Zhao.  King Zhao also took advantage of the situation and accepted the loyalty of the guardians of each tribe, sent people into each tribe, and began to take over the rights of the tribe step by step and divide the tribe's strength.

    So, three hundred miles to the north of Bingzhou and Xiazhou, there were nine more Guiyi Bos and nine less tribal leaders.

    After this battle, Zhao Jun had the upper hand in terms of military strength and combat power.  If the various tribes cannot gather together, then the Zhao army will have the absolute upper hand. On the entire Turkic grassland, the Zhao army will no longer be afraid of the threat of the Turkic army, but this does not mean that the Zhao army will ignore the north.  Turks.

    Zhao Xun knew very well what harm these northern grassland tribes had brought to the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains.  Therefore, Zhao Jun will not completely allow these Turks to move freely in the north just because of a great victory.

    Zhao Xun sent people to the northwest of Liangzhou in the west, even to the north of the Western Region, and to the west of Dingzhou in the east. This was a radius of nearly ten thousand miles with various tribes, and began to express to each tribe that Zhao Jun had no intention of continuing northward.  However, the Turkic tribes must surrender to the Zhao army, otherwise, their tribes will be exterminated.

    If the Turkic tribes ask the Zhao army to surrender, the Zhao army will start trade with the Turkic tribes and purchase livestock, furs, etc. from the Turkic tribes, while Zhao merchants will sell salt tea, silk, porcelain and other Central Plains products.

    In addition, Zhao Xun also spread the news to the major tribes that King Zhao would grant the title of Turkic Khan and command the Turkic tribes.  Taking the region as the boundary, he granted the title of Khan to the three tribes and commanded the left, middle and right tribes respectively. They were the vassals of the Zhao army and the subjects of the King of Zhao.

    At the beginning, various tribes in the east contacted Zhao Jun one after another, and many tribal leaders hoped to be canonized by King Zhao.  However, the central and western tribes are not willing to do this.Surrender to King Zhao.  Especially in the west, most of those attacked by the Zhao army in this battle were the eastern region, followed by the small and medium-sized tribes in the central region close to the south.  The west was less affected by the war.  Therefore, they were unwilling to bow to King Zhao.

    Although everyone in the Turkic grasslands is preaching about the power of Zhao Jun and that Zhao Jun has a weapon that can be as powerful as thunder and lightning, the tribes in the central and western regions do not think this is true.  Especially the western tribes, they were unwilling to submit to Xue Nie Khan, let alone the Han King Zhao now.

    However, as time passed and Zhao Jun began to cross the tribes that had surrendered to Zhao Jun in the east and entered the central part of the country, the tribes in the central part began to know how powerful Zhao Jun was.  More importantly, because the eastern tribes were severely suppressed by the Zhao army, they now sent troops to the central part. After receiving the permission of King Zhao, these tribes also sent troops to accompany the Zhao army and began to plunder the central tribes.

    On the grasslands, it is a common thing for tribes to conquer and plunder each other.  In addition, the small and medium-sized tribes in the east were either poached by the Zhao army or moved to the central part, resulting in the strength of the large tribes in the east being extremely weak.  Therefore, now he is accompanying the Zhao army to attack and plunder the central tribes.

    Now, the various tribes in the central region also knew how powerful Zhao Jun was.  The Zhao army cooperated with warriors from various eastern Turkic tribes and looted wherever they went.  Use thunder to intimidate the opponent, and then destroy it.  From the north of Lanxi City and Landu City, together with the army from the east to the west, they wreaked havoc in the central area.

    Seeing this, the smart people among the central tribes immediately began to contact Zhao Jun, expressing their surrender and willing to serve as King Zhao's dogs and horses.  Then he participated in the attack, taking the opportunity to strengthen himself, and worked hard to show his strength in front of King Zhao.  Each tribe must hand over part of the looted materials to the Zhao army as the price of accompanying the army.
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