Updated: 2013-06-28

When Qiulin learned that all the small countries around the Kingdom of Khotan were destroyed by the Zhao army, he was stunned. This is different from the ten small countries in front being swallowed by the Zhao army. These three countries are extremely important to the Kingdom of Tan.

important.

It does not mean that these three countries are stronger, nor does it mean that the Kingdom of Khotan must rely on these three countries. However, these three countries are at the back of the Kingdom of Khotan.

What does this news mean? It goes without saying that the army of Da Zhao has surrounded the Kingdom of Khotan on all sides, not only blocking the reinforcements of Shule and other countries, but also cutting off the Kingdom of Khotan.

The way to escape west. In other words, the current Kingdom of Khotan is still a turtle in a jar. As for when it will be captured by the fisherman, it depends on the actions of the Zhao army.

"Damn it! Oops!" After Qiu Lin reacted, he just cursed and started to use emergency measures. You should know that in the territory of the Kingdom of Khotan, there are also the alliance troops of the Three Kingdoms in addition to the Khotan team.

.Qiulin knew very well what trouble would be caused if these alliance troops learned that their country had been annexed by the Zhao army.[

Qiu Lin's worries were indeed fulfilled. It was not that the news spread quickly, but that after the Zhao army forced the surrender of the Three Kingdoms, the news had been sent to the various teams in the Kingdom of Khotan, and they immediately asked Zhao.

The army surrendered.

Before Qiulin took the countermeasures, the entire Kingdom of Khotan was completely in chaos overnight. The coalition forces of the three countries were together with the army of Khotan to resist the invasion of the Zhao army. Now, strict protection is provided

The net was suddenly divided and full of loopholes. The Zhao army took this opportunity and the army quickly penetrated, tearing even bigger the gap caused by the surrender of the Three Kingdoms coalition forces.

Originally, although the Zhao army had entered the Kingdom of Khotan with the momentum of winning streaks, the defenders of the Kingdom of Khotan and the surrounding coalition forces were still facing the Zhao army head-on, in a strong position, fighting and retreating.

But after the approaching Three Kingdoms were destroyed overnight, the coalition forces collapsed in an instant, causing the frontal defense front of the Kingdom of Khotan to fall. The Zhao army and the Khotan team fought each other in the territory of Khotan, and Khotan**

* Team, no longer organizes an effective defense network.

The actions of the Zhao army and the cut off of the retreat of the Kingdom of Khotan forced Qiulin to re-recognize the current situation of the Kingdom of Khotan. What Qiulin hated the most was that the reinforcements from Shule and other countries were delayed, which made Yuhotan

The country was trapped in the siege of the Zhao army. Secondly, Qiulin also saw the strength of the Zhao army. Although he had never been to Zhao, he knew from merchants and spies that the Zhao army's troops in the Western Regions were nothing more than

One fifth of the Great Zhao, this is just a count of the Zhao army. The Zhao State has ten prefectures under its jurisdiction, and each other is more prosperous than Shangzhou in the northern part of the Western Regions.

Now that the Kingdom of Khotan is trapped and falls to death, coupled with the strength of the Zhao army, Qiu Lin understands that the so-called alliance in the southern part of the Western Regions is probably not a match for the Kingdom of Zhao at all.

After thinking about it, Qiulin finally asked Zhao's army to surrender. This time, Qiulin never mentioned any conditions. However, Zhao Xun ignored it. The current situation was already a sure victory for Zhao army. Shule Country

The alliance troops around it have been tightly restrained by Li Chenfeng's troops in the west. The 50,000 troops and 30,000 troops stationed by Li Chenfeng's troops are slowly advancing, and they are in a full-scale attack.

It is also because of this that Shule Kingdom did not dare to send reinforcements easily. Of course, because the Zhao army's small teams were active in Shule and its surrounding countries, blocking the direct communication between the Khotan and Shule Kingdoms and harassing Shule.

The people sent by Le Kingdom to investigate the detailed situation of the Kingdom of Khotan. In other words, the current countries such as Shule are still unclear about the actual situation of the alliance between the Eastern Khotan and other countries.

In November, the temperature in the Western Regions was already very low, but this did not affect the morale and actions of the Zhao army soldiers. For the army located in the Western Regions, the Zhao army had already prepared the supplies needed for the army in winter.

The Kingdom of Khotan is the opposite of the Great Zhao. Now that the Zhao army is at the city, it is constantly raging in the territory of Khotan. Not only does it mean that the morale of the soldiers of Khotan are about to reach a low point, it is difficult to prepare the food, grass, materials and winter clothes needed by the army.

Under this situation, the Great Zhao army began its final attack on the Kingdom of Tian. Including the coalition forces of various countries that surrendered to the Zhao army, a total of more than 100,000 troops surrounded and killed the Kingdom of Khotan from all directions. In an instant, the Kingdom of Khotan was in full swing.

Stumbled into the final countdown.

In just seven days, the king of Khotan was captured by the Zhao army. Qiulin, the king of Khotan, committed suicide, and the powerful and powerful of Khotan were also surrendered by the coalition forces under the deliberate guidance of the Zhao army.

Massacre all.

At this point, the eastern part of the Southern Union was completely conquered by the Zhao army in just a few months. With the destruction of the Kingdom of Khotan, the death of the king of the Kingdom of Khotan, Qiulin, brought the war in the eastern part of the Southern Union to an end.

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The southern part of the Western Regions has already fallen into the hands of the Zhao army. Although the Southern Alliance has not been completely captured, this victory also laid the foundation for victory for the subsequent actions.

Next, the Zhao army did not continue to go west, but began to send people to take over the local area and appease the people. At the same time, it began to move the people and station troops.

It has to be said that in the northern part of the Western Regions, which is now Shangzhou, it provided great help to the Zhao army to march south to fight against the Southern Alliance of the Western Regions. This is also the case, Zhao Xuncai was determined to immediately remove the place he had already taken.

, thoroughly control them, let them integrate into Da Zhao and provide support to Da Zhao.

Zhao Xun was satisfied with the harvest in Shangzhou, and Zhao Xun was absolutely in control of the local area immediately and strived to see that the people in these areas could plant crops and gain something in the autumn in the spring of the year.

After the Zhao army took control of the northern part of the Western Regions, after a series of methods such as building cities, digging rivers, reclaiming fields, and planting trees, the entire northern part finally achieved a bumper harvest, which made Zhao Xun's original concern about the survival of the people in the northern part completely disappear.

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Speaking of the bumper harvest, Zhao Xun and others had to be happy about it. This time, the army conquered the Southern Alliance, and 70% of the logistics grain supply were provided by Shangzhou. Of course, Shangzhou was exempted from tax for three consecutive years, but this did not hinder it.

The people sold the food and livestock they harvested to the Zhao army. Although these were all obtained by the Zhao army's Privy Council from the Shangzhou people, this also shows that the people in this Shangzhou area are no longer worried about survival.

The people of the Western Regions of Shangzhou also sold their livestock to Zhao's army because of the tax exemption strategy, and obtained a considerable income.

This is no longer a matter of income, but a matter of people's support. The ability of the people to sell the surplus grain in their hands means that these people are no longer worried about survival issues. In other words, the Zhao army moved here

The Han people and the local people can be self-sufficient, and even they can gain something.

You should know that in Shangzhou, the Zhao army used a large number of prisoners from the former northern countries, captured slaves and young and strong men recruited for money to dig up various rivers, allowing a large number of fertile land to be reclaimed. In addition, in order to achieve the goal of

The people in Shangzhou will not lose soil and water, nor will the rivers be exhausted. The people in Shangzhou will plant trees and forests almost in their spare time. This is not only to give the migrant refugees a chance to survive, but also to give the

The fields were successfully reclaimed.[

Although the number of fields and harvests in Shangzhou are far inferior to those of the Central Plains, this is a very good news for Shangzhou that has just begun. Zhao Xun and others firmly believe that it would not be possible.

How long will it be better here.

Many people who escaped from the southern part of the Central Plains sighed that compared with the chaotic southern states, the Western Regions, which were once considered a bitter and cold place, have become a paradise on earth. This is also because of this,

Therefore, when the Zhao army started war against the alliance forces such as the Kingdom of Tian, ​​Zhao Xun, together with Wei Zilin and others, paid attention to the livelihood situation in Shangzhou. Zhao Xun had made up his mind to increase the military farming operation in Shangzhou and increase the Han people in the coming year.

Survival actions in Shangzhou.

It was also because of the reply from Shangzhou that Zhao Xun ordered the officials of Shangzhou to be praised. In addition to the rewards above money, their actions in the Western Regions were also informed of the prefectures and counties of Zhao State, and many officials were promoted to positions.

Many other prefectures and counties who did not regard the Western Regions as the eyes were envious.

"We must speed up the construction of cities in the south, such as the storm, river and other projects that have been occupied by us. The slaves brought from the Wusun Kingdom and the prisoners after this war are the best labor force. In addition, there are also

The Han people were encouraged to move here and use labor instead of relief, so that the people who fled from the southern part of the Central Plains could pass through this winter.

The eastern part of the Southern Union, captured by the Zhao army, was soon garrisoned by the Zhao army and divided into six prefectures.

It was already the end of the year when Shule and other countries received news. At this moment, the Zhao army had already begun to build cities and roads, and the Zhao army was also "closing" the western region of the Southern Alliance. This result was

The remnants of the Southern Union, including Shule, were immediately shocked.

In just a few months, the Zhao army had already taken half of the Southern Alliance, reducing the Southern Alliance by half. At this moment, the remaining alliance countries began to worry about whether the alliance could resist the Great Zhao.

.Although the Zhao army did not continue to attack, all the alliance countries were worried whether they were the next country to be destroyed by the Zhao army.

Of course, Zhao Xun did not continue the attack. After all, the weather was getting colder and colder. Even if the army could continue, logistics transportation would become more and more difficult. In addition, the six palaces that had just occupied were not completely cleaned up.

In addition to the six palaces in Xinna happy Zhao Xun, the two news from the Central Plains also made Zhao Xun happy.

One of them is about the Battle of Jingzhou. While the Zhao army launched an operation against the Southern Alliance, the war in Jingzhou became more and more fierce. The Shu army and the coalition forces fought the most fierce battle on the front line of the Yangtze River. Although the King of Luoyang,

The Hanzhong King and the Qi army united, and their overall strength was no less than that of the Shu army. However, both Hanzhong King, Luoyang King or Qi King did not have the ability to mobilize all their troops to fight. Especially the Hanzhong King and Luoyang King, they still had to bear the burden on the north.

The pressure of the Zhao army. The King of Qi was unwilling to do his best to defend Jingzhou for the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang. Of course, the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang would not allow too many troops from the Qi army to appear on their own territory.

Therefore, in a war between the two sides, the Shu army was still at the upper hand. Especially after the Shu army built warships, the long front line of the Yangtze River could no longer become a roadblock for the Shu army.

Therefore, at the end of October, Jiangling Prefecture was finally captured by the Shu army, allowing the Shu army to officially cross the front line of the Yangtze River and gain a foothold north of the Yangtze River.

At this moment, the Qi army could no longer sit still. North of the Yangtze River and in Jingzhou, the Qi army still occupied the Jiangxia Prefecture. Of course, the Shu army was far from the opponent of the Qi army above the navy.

The Shu army could have launched an attack on Jiangxia Prefecture from the road and land. The loss of Jiangxia Prefecture also completely cut off the connection between King Hanzhong, King Luoyang and the Qi army.

The Qi army had to worry that if the Shu army occupied all of Jingzhou, then the Qi army would be completely at a disadvantage. From Jingzhou to Nan, Jiangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places, they would all become the routes for the Shu army to attack. At that time, Qi

The army generals undertake multiple attacks from the Shu army.

Therefore, Murong Cheng launched a fierce counterattack. Instead of launching a counterattack from Jiangxia Prefecture to Jiangling Prefecture, the Qi army attacked from Jiangzhou and suddenly attacked the flanks of the Shu army. The King of Hanzhong and Luoyang, who were lost in southern Jingzhou, also began to counterattack with all their strength.

.After the flanks were attacked, especially after the rear where the food was stored was raided by the Qi army, the Shu army was finally defeated in Jiangling Prefecture and had to retreat south of the Yangtze River.

This battle caused heavy losses to the Shu army, not only losing more than 40,000 soldiers, but also causing a large amount of food and grass to be hoarded in the rear to be wiped out. It was also because these food and grass were plundered by the Qi army, forcing the Shu army to stop revenge and turn around.

Defensively. Between the two sides, turn back to the origin again and defend according to the Yangtze River line.

In this battle, whether it was King Hanzhong, King Luoyang or King Shu, they suffered a lot of losses, but King Qi only gained a lot. Especially the food and grass plundered from the rear of the Shu army was enough for a hundred thousand troops for several months, and they were all in one go.

This makes up for the food problem due to the shortage of the army.

King Situ Che of Shu was angry at this, but he could only deepen his resentment towards King Hanzhong, King Luoyang and the Qi army. In addition, with the arrival of winter, the two sides stopped the battle in Jingzhou that lasted for many days.

Zhao Xun knew that the hatred between them would be difficult to resolve.

Secondly, King Murong Cheng of Qi officially established the country, established Qi, claiming to inherit the Great Yan and be the orthodox of the world. At this moment, the Emperor of Da Yan was in control of the King of Luoyang, but because the King of Luoyang needed the King of Qi to join forces with him to fight against the Shu army

, all edicts that did not issue oppose them.

In addition, the King of Shu also established his own country and completely cut off relations with the old dynasty Dayan. As for the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang, because they had the Emperor of Dayan in their hands, and many of them were under the command of the King of Luoyang.

The old minister of Dayan failed to establish a country. As for King Li Chi of Chu, who knew himself, knew his own strength and did not have a single independent country, he claimed to be the King of Chu who was conferred by Emperor Dayan.

Therefore, there were three self-established countries in the entire Central Plains, three self-established kings and three Dayan enfeoffed princes. Although the six kings were all the same, the differences were still obvious.

The establishment of Shu and Qi also made Da Yan completely history. Although no one called himself emperor, everyone in the world understood that Da Yan would never come back. There was only one country in the north, but the south.

The emergence of the two countries also shows that Zhao's strength is many times stronger than the two southern countries.[

The Zhao army successively merged the Western Regions into the Great Zhao, which made the people of the world very happy when they heard this. While the southern princes were still fighting, the Zhao State in the north was expanding its territory. In the southern princes, the people were suffering.

At that time, the people of Zhao in the north had enough food and clothing. They were not even worried about the arrival of war or the invasion of foreign enemies. No, it should be that the foreign tribes were worried about the invasion of Zhao.

In a sense, the State of Zhao has gained the recognition of the vast majority of scholars and aspiring people in the world. Fundamentally, the State of Zhao has gained the support of ordinary people in the world. Yes, Zhao Xun is the princes in the south.

The melee also made the people in the south realize the direct differences between the north and the south. When the Zhao army fought south, although they dared not say that the people were in line. However, as long as these princes and kings were defeated, the Zhao army would quickly gain the support of the local people and soon

Take control of the place.

In addition, judging from the news from Feng Ziming, the Yanzhou army was officially integrated into the Zhao army, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou were also officially integrated into the Zhao State. The various policies of Zhao State were also within Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

, complete implementation.

Nearly one million people have been placed on Taiwan Island, and at this moment, the Zhao army has taken over the entire Taiwan Island. Although it cannot be said that Taiwan Island is 100% higher than Taiwan Island, some natives on Taiwan Island are, but there are still some natives on Taiwan Island.

, it also slowly integrated into the jurisdiction of Da Zhao. The rice obtained from countries such as Linyi and Zhenla in the south was also successfully planted on Taiwan Island. In addition, a large number of sugarcane gardens were also planted on Taiwan Island.

Many salt drying fields were successfully built.

In the coastal areas of Jiaozhou, with Guangzhou Prefecture as the center, the Zhao army also began to expand its territory. Although it did not occupy one-third of the territory, it was also comparable to the Qi army and the Shu army. In some other areas, many

It was occupied by local Tu people and powerful people. However, the three prefectures occupied by the Zhao army with Guangzhou Prefecture as the center was the land of Jiaozhou, an extremely prosperous place. Although the Qi army and the Shu army were extremely dissatisfied with this,

Neither the Qi army nor the Shu army dared to easily attack the Zhao army, which occupied the southeast of Jiaozhou.

It’s not that they are afraid of the Zhao army, but that they are worried that once they attack the Zhao army, the Zhao army will help the other side. You should know that in addition to occupying the land of these three prefectures, the Zhao army also occupying the Qiongzhou Island and has power.

A powerful navy.

If the Zhao army supports one side, it is definitely not a good thing for the other side. The Zhao army's materials are continuously transported through the sea to the other side. In addition, whether it is King Murong Cheng of Qi or King Situ Che of Shu, they all

I am willing to give the Zhao army an excuse to take action because of the situation here. Now the Zhao army's expedition to the west is a situation that the southern princes are reluctant to happen. They are not willing to have any more accidents and bring the Zhao army back to the battlefield in the Central Plains. Therefore, in Jiaozhou

The land still stands with three sides.
Chapter completed!