Chapter 168: The First Ancient Breakup of Grasslands (Part 2)
Seeing Hongqing's murderous aura flashing, Yuan Cheng's heart moved. When the order was issued, the people in the martial arts lecturer retreated. He spoke, "Master!"
"Oh, Mr. Yuan has something to say, even if it comes to it."
"Master, I don't know how to deal with the prisoners?" Yuan Cheng said.
Fang Xin glanced at him and knew that he had something to say, so he said, "What about your opinion? Don't be restrained, just talk."
"Yes, Lord, it has been unlucky to kill prisoners since ancient times. If you kill too much, Gan Tianhe will be harmful to merit." At this point, he paused, and saw Fang Xin's face was as heavy as water, and he said, "But the lower officials also know that for more than ten years, the barbarians have killed millions of Han, and the soldiers and civilians have suffered from it and have to repay him."
"Well, this is the question. What are you going to do?" Fang Xin asked a little interested.
"The Lord, in fact, even foreign races, there are great differences. Some are the soldiers and generals of the great clan where the Barbarian King is located, some are the dependent tribes, and some are the enslaved people of the Han people. Killing them all will not only damage their merits, but also are not very beneficial." Yuan Cheng knew that after all, he must also use benefits to move them, so he said this: "If you can absorb and control them, there will be hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. This is self-evident for the Lord."
Hearing this, Fang Xin moved his heart. Indeed, this was equivalent to adding a force out of thin air when competing for the world!
"The way since ancient times is to destroy the strong and behead the beheadings and then use them for me. Hundreds of thousands of barbarians are also an important force. If you collect them, you can also take away their energy. Besides, although the barbarians were defeated after this battle, there are still 25,000 soldiers in the city. If you want to capture them, you will have to pay a lot of money. At this time, the Barbarian King's personal soldiers have been defeated. As long as there is a little division, the surrendered tribe will not pursue them and you will be able to obtain the city without fighting."
Speaking of this, Fang Xin has agreed halfway. Indeed, the southwest was originally a dragon energy, but it would be completely destroyed. It might be punished by the plane heaven. If it could annex the dragon energy of the southwest, it would be officially a dragon without relying on the dragon energy of the court. In reality, if it could control hundreds of thousands of barbarians, not only could a large-scale pasture be built, but it could also gain many hands out of thin air, and immediately had the potential to look at the world.
After thinking about it, Fang Xin said, "That's what it means, how can the hearts of the military and civilians!"
"What the lord is worried about, and the lower officials can calm them down if they have a plan to govern the barbarians."
"Oh, He Ce, come on quickly."
"For the senior management of the Manchus, I offered to prisoners of Taimiao, and I have already received the grace of the second generation of the late emperors to be promoted and sent prisoners thousands of miles away. So who doesn't know the power of the master's army? It's spread to the world, and this is the duty of the master to be the minister."
After hearing this, Fang Xin's eyes lit up. This was a political countermeasure and he immediately said, "What else is there?"
"The hearts of the military and civilians must be taken away, and the hearts of the barbarians must be clear. Therefore, all those with more than ten households must be examined. Those who have blood enemies in the military and civilians can be complained about. If the blood enemies in the Han people are killed, they will be killed and hung up to calm the hearts of the military and civilians, and the barbarians will lose their backbone and cannot be united."
This is a bit like a public trial. It captures all the barbarian backbones in one place and cleans up the cruelty. It is also reasonable and has won the praise of the people of the world. It can gain the support of the military and civilians. It can kill three birds with one stone! Fang Xin immediately thought of a few thoughts, and immediately smiled and said, "This strategy is also a great good, what about the subordinates?"
"The people below show their leniency. If the Barbarian King tribe is lost at this time, they will be sentenced to imprisonment and punished as slaves to everyone. It doesn't matter. If the tribes that were originally forced to rely on, they will be divided and military farms will be supervised. The meritorious barbarian leader will be supported by the official salary and will not be contacted by the tribe. If the small tribes annexed by the Barbarian King have blood feuds, they will be restored to their tribe name, leave the grassland, and shepherd sheep and horses for the Lord!"
"Hiss... Very good, very good. Mr. Yuan is indeed a national scholar!" Fang Xin couldn't help but sigh. The ancient people were really not inferior in power struggles.
After this battle, most of the elite soldiers of the Barbarian King were defeated, and the Barbarian King had become empty-handed. When facing 80,000 soldiers, the barbarians were not good at defending the city. They were basically defeated but not victorious, and had no life. Faced with such life-and-death threats, as long as they relaxed a little, the barbarians would tie the barbarian king to surrender.
By further differentiation, it is indeed possible to control the barbarians and form strength in a year, especially the strategy of horse herding. If this is done, there will be a continuous stream of horses in the future.
"Shan, Mr. Yuan, can you draft this for me?" This is equivalent to handing over this matter to him. If he finishes it, it will naturally be a great achievement.
Yuan Chenggongjin said, "Dare you not obeying your order?"
At this moment, the plan was settled. At dusk that day, I shot this ultimatum into the city with a bow and arrow. As for the effect, I naturally had to wait for the city to evolve naturally.
Mengcheng Pass is the last barrier from the grassland, with natural mountains as its gates. Therefore, there are still some trees. Although it is not good to cut down, Fang Xin still ordered the cutting down and the siege equipment was made.
As for the chariot camp, the corpses and wounded soldiers were transported back at this time, and each battalion counted the materials and reorganized the personnel. The slightly injured soldiers also had to bandage and heal. It was so busy that it was dark.
Until the last day of the ultimatum, seven days later, the car camp even came back once.
Eighty thousand troops and five thousand cavalry were all over the pass.
"The superior troops attack the plan, then attack the diplomatic relations, then attack the troops, and then attack the cities below."
The city is thick and the walls are high, and the valleys and rivers are well protected, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack, so they can defeat the more with less. However, the barbarians broke the city last time and burned half of the border, and then kept riding and shooting themselves, and did not repair the city wall, which made the city wall very weak now (and because of the small population), so it was difficult to re-view it.
Fang Xin stared at the city and saw that there was no movement yet, and sneered.
There were still two dragon energy. Fang Xin's yellow dragon had already opened its teeth and claws and ascended to the sky, becoming very fierce, with scales and claws shining with cold light, which was supported by military energy.
On the contrary, the black dragon not only shrank in several times, but also had its turbid energy, which seemed to be unable to be the same heart. The scales were even more bloody and their claws were broken. Although they were roaring, they were actually weak.
Seeing this, Fang Xin waited quietly. He saw that it was almost noon and the city was still alive. Fang Xin gave an order without any movement and said, "Send the stone-populated cart forward."
Such a catapult cart is naturally not suitable for long-term use, but it is enough now.
"Yes!" Suddenly, dozens of simple-made catapults began to push forward, feeling awe-inspiring.
Time passed by little by little, drums began to sound, one after another, the army's orders began to be issued, and the troops began to prepare.
At this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly came from the city, and fire smoke came up.
Fang Xin stopped siege and waited quietly.
A moment later, the city gate opened wide, dozens of cavalry rushed out, holding up the white flag, and naturally the shogunate captain came forward to ask. After a moment, he rode back and knelt to Fang Xin: "Sir, the Barbarian King committed suicide, his son fled from the grassland, and all the remaining troops surrendered!"
"Congratulations!" Hearing this news, everyone around Fang Xin immediately bowed down.
Fang Xin was not happy at first, and a moment later, he sent a guard to the city to prevent fraud.
Everyone looked at the city, but Fang Xin was a little angry at this time. It was obvious that at least the escape of the son of the Barbarian King was a compromise and acquiescence, but this was also human nature, so he had to wait.
In another half an hour, the bathroom had already controlled the city gate and came out to show safety.
Fang Xin then declared the whole army. For a moment, the three armies were happy and cheering, which represented the end of the war in the southwest and also represented the living.
The army began to enter, and it was not until after controlling the entire city that Fang Xin entered the city, and began to count and deliver the household registration and granary, as well as the counting and delivery of soldiers.
Tens of thousands of troops supported him and entered the city, and saw the palace of the Barbarian King, which was still burning.
Fang Xin withdrew his gaze. At this time, the remaining troops loyal to the Barbarian King in the city were still resisting. Fang Xin heard the news and, under the protection of his personal guards, he rode away and observed it.
After observing for a while, I realized that this resistance was just a sporadic resistance, so I ignored it and let the generals deal with it.
The personal soldiers found a very complete residence. This was probably the house of the ministers of the Barbarian King, but now it was naturally occupied by Fang Xin. Although there were endless soldiers outside, there were even a lot of fire and the sound of fighting, the personal soldiers in this garden guarded all the houses and corridors, and for a moment, there was no sound.
Until Fang Xin finished the Chinese food, the sound of fighting in the city went out, and the general came to report that the city had been cleared.
After hearing this, Fang Xin said "Yeah" and said, "This palace fire is isolated. If you want to burn it, burn it. Each battalion must strictly enforce military discipline and not commit any acts of killing. As for those barbarian leaders, they will be summoned together tomorrow!"
"Yes, sir!" When the soldiers came out, Fang Xin looked up straight, but saw a golden light in the city, fierce and powerful. The yellow dragon flew straight up and danced in the sky. After a while, the light pillar rose from the sky. The originally bright stars in this star field were dull and even silent.
Chapter completed!