The city was dilapidated, like a scarred beast lying on the ground. There were dried blood stains everywhere. Countless houses in the city collapsed, and the air was still filled with a faint smell of blood. The army left behind stood guard on the street to welcome the people entering the city.
The people in the city were ordered to stay at home and not go out to prevent anyone from having evil intentions.
Qin Huaidao couldn't bear to look at the battered city, but he didn't show it. He motioned to Xue Rengui to lead the way and went directly to a cemetery. Countless tombs were neatly arranged. A wooden board was erected in front of each one with life engraved on it. The ground was cleaned.
Very clean.
Xue Rengui stepped forward excitedly and asked people to bring livestock, then put Ye Hu Khan's head on it and began to pay tribute.
The generals already knew the brutality of the Battle of Yuegong City, and they respected the defenders. They came forward one after another, led by Qin Huaidao, to salute, bow, and observe silence.
After a simple memorial ceremony, Qin Huaidao gave a speech, highly praising the significance of the battle of Yuegong City and the contribution of the soldiers. Without Yuegong City, it attracted the Turkic army to come over. They fought everywhere and captured every city. I don’t know where.
Only a genius can take down all the Turks.
It can be said that Yuegong City was the bait to catch the big fish of Turks.
Yuegong City is also a trap, killing the Turkic army in one fell swoop.
Without the Turkic army and Yehu Khan, there is nothing left to worry about.
After the memorial ceremony, the generals came to the office.
Qin Huaidao sat down at the top and asked someone to bring a low stool. Everyone realized that something important had happened, and they were not polite. They sat down one after another and cheered up.
Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and saw that there were fierce generals like clouds. Why should the world be worried? He was very pleased and said loudly: "Everyone, the Turks have been defeated. A large area of the Central Plains has been included in our Central Plains. The achievements are greater than those of the previous Han Dynasty. It is gratifying and congratulatory. All of you here are indispensable. I am
The king will definitely discuss his merits and reward them, write a book and explain it to everyone, and it will be passed down through the ages."
Who wouldn’t like it when everyone’s eyes light up and their reputation lasts forever?
Qin Huaidao continued: "But just one Western Region is not enough. There are also Tianzhu, Nanzhao, and Japan. On the top of the South China Sea, there are Luzon, Malacca, Mud Kingdom, Java, Xingzhou, etc. I hope that you will
Continue to support us, let us expand our territory together, and create a glorious and prosperous age for future generations."
When everyone heard this, their eyes became wild.
Duke Wei couldn't help but ask: "Are there really so many countries? Is the world so big?"
"Come here with the charcoal and big paper."
Qin Huaidao shouted, excited in his heart, since the Western Region has been basically won, why not simply expand the territory, expand the territory to a larger and broader area, and lay the foundation for future generations?
Luo Wu quickly brought charcoal and a large piece of paper.
Qin Huaidao took the charcoal, spread out the large paper, and quickly sketched it.
Everyone looked at each other, clearly seeing the excitement and ambition in each other's eyes. As a general, who doesn't want to expand the territory? Who doesn't want to leave a name for the ages?
Not long after, Qin Huaidao sketched out a simple outline of a later Asian map, but the content was the current distribution of countries, and then asked people to stand the map up for everyone to see.
Everyone did not expect that the land under their feet was so distributed. They were very interested. They watched carefully, and combined with the terrain and territory they had mastered to prove it, they were all excited.
As a general, I am very aware of the importance of this territorial map.
Duke Wei was most sensitive to maps. He stepped forward and said excitedly: "This is the Japanese country? There are actually island countries below. It's amazing. I didn't expect that the land we live in is like this. From this point of view, Chang'an is not the center.
Hanzhou Prefecture is the one."
A few words woke everyone up and took a closer look.
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but take a closer look and found that from a geographical point of view, the boundary of Hanzhou was really the center, with grassland to the north, Tang Dynasty to the east, Tubo to the south, and Turks to the west. The distances from Hanzhou's boundary were not much different.
, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he had some other ideas.
Everyone also saw some clues and started talking in low voices.
After a while, everyone looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao suppressed his thoughts for the time being. It was not yet time, and continued: "Everyone, there are still a lot of territories in the southeast, northwest and northwest that have not been captured. We still need to work hard."
"Please give the order, King Han!"
Everyone was so excited that they shouted in unison, wishing they could go to war immediately, expand the territory, conquer a large territory, create peace for eternity, and leave a name for the ages.
I thought that the war would end after the Western Region was captured, and the horses would be released to the Nanshan Mountains, disarmed and return to the fields. I didn't expect that the world would be so vast.
At this moment, everyone's horizons were opened and their passion was rekindled.
Qin Huaidao had a clear view of everyone's expressions and said excitedly: "Everyone, the world is so big, how can we do nothing? Of course, the Hanzhou army has been fighting continuously and needs to rest and recuperate. It can't be done with military force. Therefore, I want to stop the war.
Give it a year to gather strength and then fight again."
Everyone is a person who knows military skills, understands the principle, and has no objection.
It’s only a year, I can afford to wait.
"Xue Wanche, Duoji, Li Yixie!" Qin Huaidao suddenly looked solemn.
"Here!" The three of them quickly stood up and clasped their fists.
"My king intends to divide the Turkic territory into the western war zone, and appoint Xue Wanche as the commander-in-chief of the war zone, Duoji as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Li Yixie as the army commander. The three of you will stabilize the place as soon as possible, defend the border, and organize the Turkic people to clear up wasteland for planting in addition to grazing.
Fruit trees, grain and other items belong to whoever grows them, to mobilize enthusiasm. However, the property rights of the land belong to the Han Dynasty, and the people only have the right to use it. They are tax-free for three years. In addition, if a Turkic prisoner is enslaved and is responsible for quarrying and building roads, I will send someone over.
Burning cement, technical assistance." After Qin Huaidao finished speaking, he picked up the charcoal and sketched it on the map.
When everyone heard that Xue Wanche was promoted to commander-in-chief and left to guard the Western Regions, they were all envious.
Xue Wanche was also very excited. This was a high promotion. The commander-in-chief was responsible for five armies, 150,000 troops, and he was a permanent commander, not a temporary commander. He was equivalent to a prince. How majestic is this? What kind of trust is it.
Duoji didn't expect to be promoted. After all, he was a foreigner and had a sensitive status, so he was full of gratitude.
As for Li Yixie, he never expected that he would have his own affairs, and he was directly promoted from division commander to army commander. He was a little confused for a moment, or did Li Junxian next to him push him and realize that he had been promoted?
This trip is so worth it!
As for staying in the Western Region, it doesn't matter. It's not like there won't be any battles. There's plenty of territory in the west, as shown on the map?
This is also Qin Huaidao's intention in drawing the map. If everyone thinks that there is nothing to do if they stay in the Western Regions, they may suspect that they have been abandoned and have grudges and be unwilling to stay.
Soon, Qin Huaidao drew two lines on the map, one going around the outhouse of the Tarim Basin, including Khotan, Yarkand, Shule, Weitou, Gumo, Qiuci, Liqu, Yanqi, Loulan, Ruo
Qiang, Qiemo and other places are all connected in series, and another line is in the north, running east-west, starting from Suiye, running through Yuegong City, all the way to Xizhou, Tingzhou, Yizhou and other places.
One horizontal line and one circle, like the number 10 lying horizontally, with 0 at the bottom and 1 at the top.
In this way, all the large tribes in the Turkic territory will be connected in series and connected with the three areas of Hanzhou.