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    Update time: 2013-06-09

    Lack of supplies of food, grass, weapons and equipment, and the Zhao army's multi-pronged attacks, the Wusun army collapsed thousands of miles away.  Wusun armies from all over the country were transferred to the east. Therefore, the southern army moving north from the Kingdom of Kucha moved very quickly. Wherever it went, the Wusun army, which was pitifully small and had no fighting spirit, was basically wiped out.

    Soon, the Zhao army heading north blocked the retreat channel of the Wusun army in the east.  Originally, the Zhao army could trap the 50,000 to 60,000 Wusun troops until they ran out of food and grass and defeat them in one fell swoop.  But Zhao Xun didn't want to let time drag on for too long to avoid unnecessary complications.  Therefore, armies from all walks of life gathered together to besiege him.

    Because of the help of the residents of Gaochang State, the retreating Wusun army almost fought independently and was separated between four cities.  After using the Zhao army's siege equipment and divine artifacts such as thunder, the Wusun army was quickly defeated.  In the end, only four to five thousand Wusun troops successfully escaped and returned, while the rest were completely wiped out.  Among them, nearly 30,000 were captured by Zhao Jun.  The reason why there are so many is that one is forced by the situation, and the other is that the appearance of Zhentian Lei made the Wusun soldiers lose their will to resist.

    And Zhao Jun also needs such strong slaves, whether it is building cities or running roads and other projects, these labors are needed.

    However, the Zhao army did not stop there. Instead, the army headed west, directly pursuing the territory of Wusun Kingdom, occupying Suye City on the side of Suye River, and using this as the dividing line between Zhao and Wusun Kingdom.  Thirty thousand Wusun troops worked hard day and night and took three months to expand Suye City into an important city that would not rain in the central plains.  The Wusun Kingdom, which suffered heavy losses, could only bear this and did not dare to argue with it.

    Suye City is the Suiye City in Zhao Xun¡¯s memory, the westernmost town among the four towns in Anxi.  The current Western Region is not as desolate as in the memory, nor is it full of yellow sand.  Perhaps, this place has not yet been desertified.  By expanding Suye City into a huge city, Zhao Xun hoped that he could completely integrate the unstable territories in his memory into the Zhao Dynasty and never separate them.

    "Behind Suye City is Atami. We will build two more cities on the side of Suye City to serve as flanks. No matter what, in the future, this will be our western border of Zhao. We can only advance, not retreat!" Zhao Xun pointed out  Looking at the location on the map, he said steadily.

    Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have wiped out more than 70,000 Wusun Kingdom soldiers, which has almost reduced Wusun Kingdom's military strength by half. Now, what Wusun Kingdom should consider is its north and west.  Other countries and nomads will try to take advantage of him instead of rushing for revenge. In addition, the great power of our Zhao soldiers and the defeat of the Wusun army should also spread the power of our Zhao."

    "The 30,000 slaves of the Wusun Army and the young men recruited from the Gaochang Kingdom are now building cities everywhere. In the near future, in the Western Regions, a network with cities as points and lines will be formed, and the nomadic residents outside  And the people living scattered lives are like us Han people, who live centered on the city. "

    Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Very good, but when building every city, a secret door must be left, which will be kept as the highest secret. Although the area occupied by us has gradually stabilized, accidents cannot be avoided.  happened."

    Situ Liang naturally understood what Zhao Xun meant, and nodded in agreement.

    "Zhang Yuanjing, Wei Zilin, you two are accelerating the rectification of Qiuci Kingdom, Gaochang Kingdom and surrounding small countries. If you are really forced to do so, you can only use force to solve the problem, then use force. Only when they are afraid will they know fear.  As for the Suye River Basin and Rehai area that occupies the Wusun Kingdom, the Wusun people must either obey our military orders and move to the eastern Gaochang Kingdom to settle down, or let them withdraw from the Wusun Kingdom. " Zhao Xun's original intention.  It was necessary to deal with them completely, but for ordinary residents, Zhao Xun still gave up the butcher's knife.

    "In addition, it is necessary to weaken the influence of the kings of each country on each country, even weaken and gradually erase the existence of each country, and strengthen and strengthen the existence of each prefecture and county. If the people here can no longer remember the names of each country in their mouths, then reduce the influence of the kings here.  The establishment of a state can be implemented.¡±

    Zhang Yuanjing said with a smile: "Creating a country and establishing a state! Thinking about it makes people excited."

    Zhao Xun also thought that this land in the Western Region would become a desert and Gobi land in the future, and immediately said: "In addition, the local policies for afforestation, grazing and felling of trees in the Western Region must also be maintained. In addition, those who appear  In desertified areas, we must plant trees as the highest standard for evaluating officials' merits. I don't want this area to become a desert in a few years."

    Although Situ Liang and others do not know what will happen here hundreds or thousands of years later, they still know what the desert means.  Furthermore, they have long understood the significance of Zhao Xun's tree planting in northern Xiazhou and Liangzhou, so they will naturally not relax.

    "Okay, everyone, now we have captured half of the Western Region. No, it should beIt's three-fifths of the area.  The rest is not a big problem.  But working slowly and carefully does not mean that we can completely control this place by occupying it.  Next, we need to repair, and so does the army.  Fortunately, the country of Yanqi has begun to integrate with us after several months of hard work, and the cities in various places are almost completed.  However, both the Kucha Kingdom and the Gaochang Kingdom have just begun. Especially the Kucha Kingdom, because it was a peaceful settlement, its original domestic army is still extremely large.  Most of the original officials from various places are also present.  "

    "This is not a good thing for us. However, we cannot be too impatient and take advantage of the opportunity to slowly swallow up these two countries. The Gaochang Kingdom is closer to us and is located in the Yanqi Kingdom.  On the north side, we are surrounded by Suye City on both sides, so Gaochang Kingdom should be the primary target."

    Zhang Yuanjing said in a deep voice: "There is no problem in Gaochang State. Most of Gaochang State's original army and official system died in the battle. Now, the three prefectures and fifteen counties planned in Gaochang State are all newly recruited and integrated from Liangzhou.  The local garrison after the garrison. The officials are also based on the officials left by Gaochang Kingdom, and the officials of Da Zhao are actually included. Including the area around Suye City and Atami, the territory of Gaochang Kingdom has now been planned as four prefectures and nineteen counties.  "

    In the area occupied by Zhao Jun, the area of ??prefectures and counties is much larger than that of the Central Plains.  The most important reason is that there are far fewer residents here than in the Central Plains, and the towns are much smaller and farther apart.

    "After planning, the Qiuci Kingdom will be transformed into a land of three prefectures and seventeen counties. However, it is precisely because the Gaochang Kingdom surrendered, so we have to worry a lot about our actions here, and may have to be much slower.  ¡±

    Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Slow down, it doesn't matter, as long as we are making progress. Those who insist on not cooperating will be eliminated. Rather than leaving them to cause trouble for us, it is better to let them disappear. As for scruples, there is no need to worry.  There are too many worries. Part of the original army of Kucha Kingdom has been absorbed by us. We can break them up and integrate them into the garrison and the young men recruited from Gaochang Kingdom to form a garrison. The remaining ones will become our vanguard heading south.  ¡±

    If it was just to capture this place, Zhao Xun would have followed the example of the Mongolian and Yuan Empire, supported war with war, and used cavalry to sweep through the countries in the Western Regions.  Today's Zhao army is suppressing the Turks in the north, and the various nomadic groups in the northeast have either integrated into the Han people of Zhao, or have not completely wiped out history.  There is no shortage of war horses or people who are good at riding and shooting.  In the Western Region, a region without fortified cities, the tactics of supporting war with war and sweeping with cavalry and archery can still be implemented.  However, what Zhao Xun needs is the stability of this Western Region and its complete integration into Zhao, not just to plunder and enslave this place.

    After preparing for several years and fighting for more than half a year, the Zhao army finally occupied more than half of the Western Region, destroyed the three major northern countries, defeated the Wusun Kingdom in the northwest, and forced it to retreat farther west.  Zhao Jun's actions achieved perfect results.

    While the Zhao army was operating in the Western Regions, the Central Plains was also raging with war.  Whether it is King Murong Cheng of Qi or the current King of Shu who inherited most of the legacy of King Yong, or the King of Tang who occupied Jingzhou and the King of Chu who occupied Xuzhou, they all merged in the Central Plains.  Especially after the Zhao army went to war with the countries in the Western Regions in May, the princes of the Central Plains could no longer calm down.  Between them, they join forces vertically and horizontally, fighting each other.  Suddenly, the entire south began to fall into melee, while the Zhao area in the north remained as calm as a mountain and fell completely silent.

    Although Zhao Xun began to repair in the Western Region, it did not mean that he would withdraw his troops and return to the division.  He is still waiting for the war in the Central Plains to continue, so that they can fight with real fire, create irreparable hatred, and completely cut off the idea of ??their union with each other, so that he can facilitate his final conquest of the Central Plains.

    Zhao Xun established his headquarters in Kucha State, on the one hand, to provide the strongest support for Zhang Yuanjing and others' reforms in Kucha State, and also to frighten everyone in Kucha State.  Of course, there is another purpose. Zhao Xun needs to know the situation south of Qiuci Kingdom so as to facilitate the subsequent conquest of the remaining countries in the Western Region.

    After defeating the Wusun Army, the Zhao Army continued to gather the defeated armies of the princes from various places, formed garrison troops, and marched towards the Western Regions.  In addition, Zhao Xun also gave extremely favorable conditions to Han people who were willing to move to the Western Regions.  Suddenly, on the road to Liangzhou, in addition to the teams transporting grain and grass supplies heading west, there were caravans and people following the caravans, as well as a few people escorted by the town army.

    In the eyes of the southern princes, this shows that Zhao Jun is in the midst of a war with the countries in the Western Regions, and it is a good time for him to destroy other countries and strengthen himself.  However, they did not realize that Zhao Jun was relocating residents and stabilizing the rule of the Western Regions.

    September is the harvest season.  For the people of Zhao, it is indeed the harvest season, but for the people in the southern princes, it is not so easy.  The various princes fought against each other, the money and food needed naturally depend on the people.  Naturally, soldiers for combat also need to be recruited from among the common people.  High taxes and the constant recruitment of young laborers at home made the people in the southern princes begin to become dissatisfied with the princes everywhere.  Many people also began to flee north or south into Qiongzhou Island.

    In September, the news returned from the Western Regions made the people of Zhao cheer in unison and doubled the pressure on the southern princes.  King Zhao personally led an army to conquer the Western Regions. More than 20 countries, large and small, in the northern part of the Western Regions were included in the territory of Zhao, restoring the territory that Yan had lost in the past.

    Especially the people of Liangzhou, since Dayan lost the land in the Western Regions, the lands of Shanshan and Weiliangfu were occupied by the Western Regions**.  After that, the countries in the Western Regions saw the decline of Dayan and plundered Liangzhou one after another, causing countless harm to the people.  In addition, countless businessmen are also unlucky.

    Therefore, after King Zhao regained the land in the Western Regions, opened up trade routes, and established the supreme authority of Zhao, the people of Liangzhou and merchants from all over the country were rejoicing.  Especially the merchants from Zhao were eager to lead their caravans towards the west.  Even if they are escorting the relocating people for free, they can't wait to get the list of the earliest people to trade westward.

    But the merchants of other princes who ruled the land were not in such a good mood. In the past half year, the princes in the south were already in chaos.  Qi King Murong Cheng took the lead in marching north to conquer Chu King Li Chi who was also occupying the fourth government.  Afterwards, Situ Che, the king of Shu, sent his army eastward and took advantage of the Qi army's northward advance to attack the Qi army in Jiangzhou.

    Before King Qi could turn around, Tang Xianze, the king of Tang who occupied Jingzhou, also took advantage of the battle between the Qi army and the Chu army to send his army south to attack Jiangzhou, which had been occupied by the Shu army for less than half.  As a result, before the King of Qi sent out his army to rescue, the King of Shu, Situ Che, who had regarded Jiangzhou as his own, began to mingle with the Tang army. Instead, he left the passively defensive Qi army aside. Who let the Qi army in Jiangzhou  The weakest?

    And the two kings of Luoyang, Situ Hao and Hanzhong King Situ Fei, who both thought they were trapped, actually took action at this moment.  The two joined forces, one went south from Wuguan on the south side of Chang'an, and the other went directly south from Luoyang to attack Nanyang Prefecture in Jingzhou.  The two men joined forces and began to attack the northern part of the Tang Army, which suddenly put the Tang Army in a three-sided attack.

    In view of this, Tang Xian understood his disadvantage and immediately united with Qi King Murong Cheng, willing to join forces with the Qi army to fight against the Situ brothers. Tang Xian even expressed his willingness to make Murong the leader.  Although Murong Cheng also hated Tang Xian for sneaking on him in the past, he was more aware of his current situation.  He immediately agreed to form an alliance with Tang Xian to fight against the Situ brothers.  Therefore, Tang Xian gave up his ambitions for Jiangzhou and began to send his army north to deal with the crusade of the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong.

    In Jiaozhou, an area close to Qiongzhou Island, Zhao Jun¡¯s Third Fleet took advantage of the chaos to occupy Guangzhou Prefecture and several surrounding counties as a place for repairs for Zhao¡¯s maritime merchants.  Although the King of Shu was extremely dissatisfied, he did not dare to offend Zhao Jun too much.  In addition, many natives in Jiaozhou began to oppose the Shu army under the Qi army's plan, making Situ Che's control of the Jiaozhou area even weaker.  Therefore, he had no choice but to hand over Guangzhou Prefecture to the Zhao Navy. Who told him that he had no navy at the moment and had no time to worry about maritime trade?  However, the lost tax revenue made Situ Che hate Zhao Jun.

    Situ Hao, king of Luoyang, and Situ Fei, king of Hanzhong, were invited by the king of Shu, his brother and heir to King Yong, Situ Che, to divide the territory between Tang kings.  The two men originally intended to let the Tang army and the Shu army fight each other, and they seized the territory under the control of the Tang army.  As a result, after hearing the news that the rear was attacked, the King of Tang immediately returned to his troops and retreated. However, the King of Shu did not stop him and allowed him to withdraw, and instead continued to attack Jiangzhou.

    Situ Hao and Situ Fei immediately understood that Situ Che had tricked them again.  Of course, they did not expect that King Tang would withdraw his troops so quickly, and that Situ Che would make it so simple.  As a result, the three parties fought in the north of Jingzhou for more than a month. Finally, the Tang army lost the two prefectures of Nanyang and Danyang in the north, and the war was stopped.  In this battle, all three parties suffered heavy losses.  Situ Hao and Situ Fei also had problems because of the separation of the two places, and they could not continue to cooperate well with each other.  Both of them had gained access to the south, which was considered a successful start.

    Tang Xian did not get any benefits, but lost his territory. He was so willing that he immediately asked the Qi army for help.  And King Murong Cheng of Qi was also under attack from the north and the south. How could he come to his aid?  As a last resort, Tang Xian even asked Zhao Jun in Yuzhou for help, expressing his desire to rely on him.  Zhao Jun, who had received the military order from King Zhao long ago and was sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers, naturally would not send troops to help, nor would he get involved in this quagmire.  He immediately rejected the Tang army on the grounds that Zhao was fighting hard in the Western Regions and had no time to take care of him.

    Zhao Jun¡¯s reply also gave other princes a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhao Jun¡¯s war in the Western Regions was not going well.

    Before September, the entire southern region of the Central Plains was in chaos.  Everyone insists on who is good and who is evil, making it difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between right and wrong.  Only in the north, things are calm and the people are content and happy.??.  At this time, a team of troops was sent to expand the territory and regain the dignity that had been deprived by foreigners in the past.

    The princes in the south ruled the land, and the people were miserable.  But under Zhao Jun's rule, everyone had land, every family had surplus food, and lived a prosperous life.  When all the princes in the world are fighting to the death, in order to expand their territory, regardless of the people's livelihood.  The soldiers and horses of Zhao were opening up and expanding their territory.  He made great military exploits in a foreign land, which not only made the foreign races dare not face him, but also made them bow down and submit to him.

    Who is strong and who is weak, who is good and who is bad?  Justice, evil?  Right or wrong?  Scholars began to think, capable officials under the rule of princes from various places began to think, and even some common people began to think about their own way out.

    It is precisely because of the peace in the north that countless people in the south began to flee north.  The people in Jiaozhou even went directly to Guangzhou Prefecture with their whole families to ask for the protection of Zhao Jun and the navy.  In the areas of Yongzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou that were connected with Da Zhao, countless people moved northward.  After these people are accepted by the Zhao army, many of the stronger ones will be resettled to the Western Regions.

    Zhao Jun¡¯s victory also shocked the southern princes.  However, King Zhao continued to stay in the Western Regions, and Zhao's army continued to stay in the Western Regions. The steady flow of logistical supplies transported westward made the southern princes not only fail to stop the war, but continued to speed up the war.
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