With Liu Zhang coming forward to persuade them to surrender, all parts of Yizhou were quickly pacified. Tian Yu collected the armor and weapons of the surrendered soldiers, divided his troops to guard the four sides, and then sent people to send Liu Zhang and his family to Luoyang. When he heard that Yizhou had been pacified, Chen Cheng was very
Happy, he waved his hand and appointed Tian Yu as the pastor of Yizhou, and arranged a mansion in Luoyang for Liu Zhang and his family to live.
The destruction of Liu Zhang's army showed that the old army was completely vulnerable to the new army. In the past ten years, the knight class had just emerged, but before it became an absolute dominant ruler, it was crushed by artillery bombardment.
When Tian Yu went to Yizhou, Chen Cheng ordered Lu Fang of Yuzhou, Xu Rong of Yanzhou, Zhao Yun of Jizhou, Zang Ba of Qingzhou, Liu Bei of Xuzhou, etc. to be on guard. Even Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Sun Ce of Yangzhou,
Shixie of Jiaozhou also sent an edict, asking them to gather troops and horses and prepare food and fodder to prevent anyone with evil intentions.
This kind of operation of the general is full of puzzling points as always. However, during the entire attack on Shu, the princes in the south did not take any action, seeming to pretend that there was no such thing. When the news of Pingdi Shu Kingdom spread
After returning, good news came back from the Western Regions.
Xu Wen, Lu Bu and other generals went on an expedition to Kushan. After several years of fighting, they finally penetrated Afghanistan and entered the Indian Basin. The main army of the Kushan Empire was wiped out in successive years of battles, and rebellions broke out in the rear. Xu Wen was on the front line
He sent a message back saying that the land there was fertile but the people were weak, and he asked the court to send more troops and more arms in order to turn it into a land of China.
Chen Cheng took the letter written by Xu Wen and wondered for a long time. He felt that this matter was not easy to handle. The Kushan Kingdom had actually been bombarded by artillery long ago, but the supplies along the way were really life-threatening. And it was so close.
It was so far away that the generals on the front line couldn't control it at all.
According to the information collected by Wang Yue, Lu Bu and Xu Wen both expanded their armies and recruited several times the number of puppet troops, and they were just short of establishing an independent country. The provincial officials tended to transfer Lu Bu and Xu Wen back.
Then some more generals and soldiers were sent there.
But is that useful? Thousands of miles away, what if the person changes? Wouldn't it become an independent political power one by one? Besides, he is not like the First Emperor and Ming Taizu who have to hold all the power in their hands.
Wouldn't it be a good thing to send all those who like war or have ambitious ambitions to India and Central Asia?
The world over there is vast and the opportunities are endless, just waiting for Chinese heroes to explore. So he ordered Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to go to Luoyang to discuss letting them lead troops to fight abroad.
But before that, all the ministers had already unanimously said, "The Duke of Wei has worked hard and made great achievements, so he should become the king of Wei."
"Are you going to be king so soon?"
Chen Cheng pinched his fingers and asked, "Is it too fast?"
The gray-haired Yan Zhong's face was still rosy. He smiled and said: "Where is it too fast? I still think it is too slow!"
Liu Qian next to her, except that her body has become plumper, her appearance has not changed. She is still the same as when she was a girl. Because her "medical" skills are so strong, every time she does it is just like the first time. She smiled and said authentically: "Zhongshu"
Ling is right, it’s too slow, not too fast!”
The eldest son Liu Sheng is already seven years old, and his father has just become the King of Wei. When will he become the Crown Prince?
"Okay, since you said you want me to be the King of Wei, then I will be the King of Wei."
Chen Cheng didn't show any pretense, he directly became the King of Big Stomach... Ah, no, it was the King of Wei. Although the great ancestor Liu Bang once killed the white horse to make an oath, saying, "Whoever is not the Liu family and is crowned king will be punished by the whole world."
", but that was already four hundred years ago. Four hundred years ago, there were no cannons, right?
Hearing that Chen Cheng was granted the title of King of Wei, Liu Bei was extremely angry and thought that the other party had the intention of arrogance. Chen Cheng did not hide it and said frankly to Liu Bei: "The arrow is on the string and I have to shoot it. At this point, the matter is no longer up to me. If brother wants to
If you scold me, then scold me a few more times.”
"snort!"
Seeing that the other party stopped talking, Chen Cheng continued: "Lu Bu and Xu Wen have already entered India. The land there is fertile, half the size of China, and the local indigenous people are very weak. It is the place God gave to the Chinese.
I plan to establish more than a dozen vassals there, do you intend to become the leader of a country?"
Although he was still angry, after hearing these words, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel his heart beat. But he still hesitated a little. How could he compare to building a country six or seven thousand miles away in China...
While he was thinking, Guan Yu remained silent, but Zhang Fei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, wanting to speak but holding back.
Seeing this, Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Brother, just think about it for a few more days. If you really want to go to India, you will definitely leave a piece of the most fertile land. Brother Guan and Brother Zhang also have opportunities. India is so big, everyone should divide it."
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to pass this sacred land on to future generations?”
After coming out of the palace, Zhang Fei couldn't wait to shout, "Brother, why are you hesitating? Isn't it good to become the leader of a country?"
Liu Bei said: "This matter still needs to be thought about deeply."
Zhang Fei's voice was like a bell, "If you think about it more deeply, others will take care of everything!"
Guan Yu said: "The third brother must not be rude. The eldest brother will naturally have his own thoughts."
That night, Chen Cheng worked hard for a long time. After having so many wives, many people would sleep together, so they would work until very late. Liu Bei also couldn't sleep all night. He tossed and turned in bed thinking for a long time, and finally
Fell asleep in a daze.
Then, he had a dream. When he woke up, he found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said: "In order to prevent Han Zuo from being cut off, I decided..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Fei shouted, "Brother, I wish you could figure it out! How can we be so powerful in Xuzhou? There are troops surrounding us, and Wen Zheng has been guarding us for a long time."
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I know that Wen Zheng has been guarding against us for a long time, but...well, let's just do it. When we get back to Xuzhou, we will start preparations. From now on, we will be very
It’s hard to come back.”
Once Chen Cheng's idea of dividing India and using it to reward meritorious ministers was revealed, it aroused a lot of discussion among the government and the public. Newspapers were already very popular at this time, and various discussions began on them. Some people were in favor of it.
Yes, there are those who oppose it, and many people dream of making a fortune there.
Newspapers have been introducing the climate and geography of India for many days, trying their best to exaggerate the weakness of the indigenous people there, but there is gold everywhere. It is definitely impossible that there is gold everywhere, but the armies of Lu Bu and Xu Wen are indeed there.
A lot of gold was looted there.
This discussion lasted from the eighth year of Jian'an to the ninth year of Jian'an. As caravans and retired soldiers returned from India, they brought back many gold ornaments. It is said that there are many temples there, and the local indigenous people believe in something called Buddha.
False gods often build statues of Buddha several meters high made of pure gold.
These news made the discussion in the government and the public even more heated. After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang shouted in Daze Township, "Princes, generals, ministers, it is better to have the kind", the Chinese people naturally wanted to achieve a great cause. The two Han Dynasties
Over the past four hundred years, this desire for achievement has become more common.
The current situation is very similar to that of more than a thousand years ago, when the Zhou Dynasty was first established. China had roughly completed its unification, and then when I opened my eyes and looked around, I saw that there were barbarians everywhere who needed to be civilized. Moreover, "geography" has already been introduced in China.
It is widely spread that a large globe is difficult to make, but a small one is easy to make.
When I look at the globe, I’m shocked! There are still so many barbarians who need to be civilized?
While China was still discussing, the pastors of the Truth Cult had already entered India with the army and slave-catching teams. They held hammers high and shouted the slogan "For God" as they rampaged across the vast Indian plains. They were equipped with muskets.
After the addition of artillery, the combat effectiveness of the Skitarii has increased significantly. It often only requires two to three hundred people to be in an uninhabited country in the Indian wilderness.
The priests knocked down the statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva, confiscated all the gold, and then used cement to build many statues of gods for Chen Cheng. After receiving Luoyang's acquiescence and indulgent attitude, Lu Bu and Xu Wen also expanded aggressively in India.
, enclosed a lot of land and enslaved many local indigenous people.
It's just that the local people are too lazy to be slaves. If they don't have to be whipped, they will just work as foreigners all day long. The more serious thing is that after defeating the main force of the Kushan people, both Lu Bujun and Xu Wenjun
They are fighting novices. The combat effectiveness of the army has dropped rapidly, almost to the same level as the slave catching team.
Lu Bu didn't care. After entering India, he quickly let himself go. Those high-caste girls in India are of good quality. Lu Fengxian collected dozens of them and whipped them every day. Now he also has "infinite physical strength"
He has a demigod-like quality and is able to work from morning to night, and then from night to morning.
Sometimes, his brother's skin is worn out. But as long as he rests for one night, he will be a good man again the next day.
Compared with Lu Bu's debauchery, Xu Wen has much more self-control, and he just accepted a dozen beauties. Unlike Lu Bu, he doesn't care about anything except his own pleasure. In order to cope with the decline in the combat effectiveness of the army,
Due to the situation, Xu Wenxu proposed the imperial court's method of dividing the land and population around the occupied areas equally among his soldiers, and then let the army manage the local people.
Being organized is better than being unorganized. When the combat effectiveness of Lu Bu's army was declining rapidly, Xu Wen had already established a simple but effective rule in India. If he hadn't heard that the general was planning to establish a vassal state in India, these days would have been terrible.
As much fun as you want.
Not only did the local princes and nobles have little intention of resisting, they lined up to give them money and women. The Han army did not live too comfortably there. Even the most ordinary soldiers had hundreds of soldiers there.
They have acres of land, and dozens or hundreds of slaves work for them. All they have to do is to do some digging every day, and then spend their excess energy on the woman's belly.
