The news of the war in Xizhou came, and Su Chao, the general who conquered the west, had marched into the Jincheng area. Once Jincheng was lost, there was really not much space left for Tao Mingwen.
Previously, it was said that Tao Mingwen had 200,000 Xizhou soldiers. Now, at a glance, except for the Red Dragon Army, which can fight, the others are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. With some blood, they can bully the ordinary soldiers. Cao Cao
The elite troops under Su's command were all experienced in hundreds of battles, and the so-called elite soldiers and generals under Tao Mingwen's command were simply unstoppable.
After the defeat of the Red Dragon Army, Tao Mingwen lost all courage. The next war in Xizhou will only enter a tug-of-war between being encircled and suppressed and counter-encirclement and suppression.
The war in Xizhou progressed smoothly, and after spring began, Cao Su issued a spring plowing order.
The time for spring plowing is not consistent in each region, but some sacrificial activities are held on spring plowing days. For example, in the Shendu area, the customs of rewarding plowing cattle and sacrificing birds are used to express the importance of spring plowing, thereby stimulating the enthusiasm of farmers for production.
Cao Su's spring plowing order this time brought out the old and brought out the new. On the basis of the original Daozong Dynasty, new policies such as the "equal land system" were added. The main purpose was to temporarily allow manpower to go to the unclaimed lands near the many divine capitals.
Sowing, Cao Su determined the legality and independence of farming in this policy, and the court could not forcibly take back the land in the name of taxation.
The reduction in the cost of farming will further stimulate the enthusiasm for production. Cao Su copied the successful experience in Youzhou and Jizhou and redistributed the original land through various systems such as the "field farming system" and "equalized land system".
If it were the previous divine capital, it might be a little difficult to advance.
However, Shendu is now suffering from great trauma. Many rich people in Shendu have died or been injured. Resources such as the dignitaries and status of Shendu have been readjusted. The common people at the bottom also have the opportunity to obtain land directly and at low cost.
This land was protected by the imperial court, to be precise, it was protected by Cao Su.
There was very little opposition to Cao Su in the court, and Cao Su easily carried out this policy.
A few days later, the time came to late April, and good news suddenly came from both the Situ Mansion and the Sima Mansion. It was said that the daughter of the Situ Mansion, Feng Huan'er, would marry the eldest son of the Sima Mansion on the eighth day of next month.
Wei Sima Changfeng.
Sima Changfeng was married a long time ago, but his wife passed away many years ago, and he has not renewed his marriage in these years.
He is not that old, and he has always been handsome and handsome, so it is easy for people to ignore his age.
But since she is marrying the daughter of the Situ Mansion, it is no small matter.
The reputation of Feng Huan'er, the daughter of the Situ Mansion, was not as great as that of Sima Changfeng, but her reputation soon spread. Some people described Feng Huan'er as being unparalleled, charming, and a first-class beauty.
After Sima Changfeng saw Feng Huan'er, he lost his soul and asked Feng Situ to marry Feng Huan'er.
I heard that Mr. Situ was still hesitant at first. After all, Sima Changfeng was already married, but he couldn't stand Sima Changfeng's pursuit. In addition, the Sima family was now completely established in the court, and Sima Changfeng was
The few captains in the Yulin Army will definitely take the path of General Jinwuwei in the future, so Master Situ also hesitated for a while and agreed to marry his daughter-in-law.
This matter spread quickly in the city, causing quite a stir. There were many people exploring the matter in the streets and alleys.
The news spread to the Shendu Mansion, and Cao Su went to Liu Yiqi to ask about the matter.
Liu Yiqi rolled her eyes at Cao Su angrily, and couldn't help but sneered in her heart, but her face was still full of smiles, but her tone was not very good: "Husband, what do you mean? If you want to know this,
You can ask Master Situ directly for the reason."
"Ask Feng Yuchan? He doesn't share my heart, so why should I go to him?"
Cao Su shook his head and laughed dumbly: "Don't think too much, I just want to know why the two families got together. The Situ family is already considered the top powerful person in the court, and the Sima family is also in the capital of God.
It's deeply rooted, if these two families really become in-laws, I'm afraid."
Cao Su did not continue, but Liu Yiqi was so smart that she already understood what Cao Su meant.
She looked in disbelief: "No way? Since these two families dare to announce this news, they must be aboveboard and want to get married. They should not have any other ideas."
Cao Su was noncommittal: "This is the darkness under the lamp. Everyone thinks this is normal because no one will think about it. But this is also a clever thing. All of you think it is impossible to be so honest.
, so that they develop deeper desires.”
The two of them were sitting in the octagonal pavilion in the courtyard, next to which was a simple courtyard like a small bridge and flowing water.
Liu Yiqi still didn't understand, but she didn't continue to refute Cao Su.
And Cao Su simply asked about this matter. Now that the entire court is under his control, the war in Xizhou is going smoothly, and Anyang has gradually recovered his physical condition. There are only two goals for everything, one is to eradicate
The troubles in the court gave the Cao family a more stable living environment. Another thing is that his personal strength gradually increased to the Xuan realm and accepted the challenge of Tongtian City.
Other things were not important in Cao Su's eyes.
He changed his mind and put the matter behind him.
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More than ten days later, we entered the fifth month of the seventh year of Xuanhe.
The city of God is becoming more and more peaceful, and all businesses are on the right track. The city's wine shops are open, gambling houses, brothels and other entertainment venues have begun to stay open at night. Every day, a large number of literati and sluts embark on their leisurely days seeking pleasure.
In Xizhou, as Tao Mingwen was defeated time and time again by the army led by the Su Dynasty, Tao Mingwen's territory became smaller and smaller, and his troops became smaller and smaller.
On May 17, Tao Mingwen was surrounded by tens of thousands of Soviet troops in the desert north of Jincheng.
At this time, the Su Dynasty had an army of 100,000. Not only did not any of its troops suffer any damage, but it actually gathered a large number of Xizhou soldiers through successive battles and victories. He selected the elite among them, and the strength of the troops gradually increased, forming an encirclement around Tao Mingwen.
momentum.
In this battle on May 17, Tao Mingwen was defeated by the Su Dynasty again.
This time, four generals under the command of the Su Dynasty, Shi Yong, Ma Chao, Luo Yushu, and Miao Hongji, came out together, each leading more than 10,000 cavalry, forming an ambush from all directions, and defeated Tao Mingwen's last remaining army of 30,000 people.
Collapsed on the spot.
This time, the Su Dynasty did not hide in the middle of the army to supervise the battle, but personally brought 18,000 Tiger and Camp cavalry to form a breakthrough from the front.
He has reached the first level of combat prowess and is the person with the highest combat prowess in the imperial army. Holding a soul-breaking spear, he fought all the way from north to south, killing Tao Mingwen's army. Tao Mingwen's more than 30,000 remaining soldiers were defeated, and Su
Chao Ze pursued all the way.
The former arrogant General Chongtian had no way out, and was finally besieged by Su Chao and his subordinates on a small mountain in the desert of Xizhou.
The Su Dynasty issued an order allowing Tao Mingwen to surrender to the court.
But Tao Mingwen just smiled bitterly and was unwilling to surrender to the court.
He said: "The reason why I revolted was because I couldn't stand the corrupt style of the imperial court. Being surrounded and suppressed by General Cao Su today is just the result of what happened back then. Life and death are destiny and wealth is in heaven. This life of a human being is so short and sad.
, throughout his life, he is just helplessly heading towards the inevitable end."
After saying this, Tao Mingwen drew his sword and killed himself on the mountain.
At this point, Xizhou was pacified, and it took the Su Dynasty less than half a year to defeat Tao Mingwen, who had looted several times and threatened the court, and brought all major areas of the three Western States back under the control of the court.
This battle is known as the "Battle of Jincheng" and also known as the "Battle of Xizhou".
Subsequently, Su Chao wrote two battle reports and sent them to the imperial court and the general's palace, but the battle report from the general's palace was faster than the one from the imperial court.
Everyone felt that what Su Chao did was right, and this was the most basic respect for General Cao Su.
However, no one knows that the Su Dynasty is the general Cao Su. Cao Su knows everything that happened in Xizhou, including Tao Mingwen, who was unwilling to surrender. In the end, he took five steps with blood and committed suicide in front of him. He also did the same
It's also clear.
Although no one was there, it was as if it happened in front of our eyes.
As if the news had wings, it quickly passed through Xiguan and arrived in the city of God.
The entire city of God is boiling. Has Xizhou been pacified?
Kou Tao Mingwen, the greatest thief in Xizhou who almost broke through to the capital city, was now put down by the imperial court?
The general didn't even take action personally. He only sent a little-known scholar-general with a hundred thousand soldiers to clean up the mess of Xizhou?
Why did Xizhou lose so quickly? Isn't this too unreasonable?
No one understood it, but those who were thoughtful soon thought of another question.
If Xizhou is pacified, then according to previous inferences, Cao Su now controls nearly eight states, and all the areas north of Luoshui have surrendered to Cao Su. Cao Su's achievements have shaken the mountains and rivers, and his achievements seem to be enough.
king.
Is Cao Su going to be king?
King Yan is reincarnated?
With this flow of thoughts, the atmosphere in the city of God became more subtle.
More and more people came to the General's Mansion to see Cao Su every day, but these days, Cao Su was really not in the General's Mansion, so he did not have time to meet everyone, so he simply stayed behind closed doors, causing even more confusion in the city.
People are panicked.
Occasionally there will be some stubborn old ministers who lament and say: "No matter how great the merits are, they are still ministers of the Qianyuan Dynasty. How can they be kings and hegemons? This way of treating the court as nothing will lead to disaster sooner or later."