On the Longyou city wall, Han Xin looked at Mo Daofu, who was following Lin Ze with his head lowered, and couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Master Hou, is this?"
"Prisoner," Lin Ze replied crisply.
Han Xin opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a moment in surprise. Killing a Grandmaster was acceptable, but capturing a Grandmaster would be too outrageous for the Marquis.
Lin Ze glanced at Han Xin, shook his head and said: "Don't think about this. Now that the opponent's grandmaster has been wiped out, it's time to completely put down the chaos in the Western Region. Go prepare and follow me to camp."
Han Xin happily agreed and said: "I will obey your orders."
Seeing this, Modoofu quickly volunteered and said, "Your Excellency, please wait a moment. I may be able to persuade them to surrender on your behalf."
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "I don't need to persuade them to surrender, I just need to completely defeat them."
Seeing Mo Daofu's stunned expression, Lin Ze shook his head without explaining much.
With half a million well-equipped troops, even if you, Mo Daofu, are a saint-level warrior, it is not that easy to persuade them to surrender.
Even if Modoofu had the ability to persuade the army to surrender, this was not the result Lin Ze wanted.
Let 200,000 Qin troops guard 500,000 intact captives. How much effort would Lin Ze have to put into guarding them if his courage and courage were not defeated first?
It's not troublesome to trap him.
Besides, the soldiers of the Qin army risked their lives to get around, and they had to take their heads to claim credit and receive rewards.
As the nominal supreme commander of the army, Lin Ze would be too unkind to destroy his own family's jobs.
Half an hour later, Lin Ze took the lead, leading 200,000 Qin troops and rushed towards the Byzantine military camp fifty miles away.
The Byzantine army noticed the unusual movements in Longyou City and quickly responded. The army was ready and used all kinds of defensive methods.
Unfortunately, all this is destined to be in vain.
Lin Ze took action, tearing apart the defense of the Byzantine military camp like a piece of paper, and then led the Qin army and rushed in with great momentum.
In an instant, the morale of the Byzantine army dropped sharply. Under the pressure of countless officers, they could barely maintain stability.
Lin Ze was not someone who cared about the demeanor of a strong man, and specifically attacked the Byzantine generals who commanded soldiers to resist.
As the commanders died one by one, the Byzantine army gradually became chaotic. Some people wanted to rush forward, while others wanted to retreat and huddle together.
The murderous Qin army showed no courtesy or kindness and simply crushed them.
Destroy and destroy, nothing more than this.
Two quarters of an hour later, the Byzantine commander committed suicide. The 500,000-strong army eliminated the 30,000 who had died in the previous siege. A total of 470,000 people suffered 50,000 casualties. 20,000 escaped and the remaining 400,000 were all taken prisoner.
After tallying the results of the battle, Han Xin found Lin Ze and bowed down to ask for instructions: "May I ask Lord Marquis, how should these prisoners be dealt with?"
Lin Ze thought for a moment: "Keep half of it, don't use the strong ones, just keep some of the weak ones, it's just right to use them as coolies."
Han Xin had no objection to this result. No one with any sense would think of taking such a risk with an army of 200,000 guarding 400,000 prisoners.
Just when Han Xin was about to leave, Lin Ze suddenly said: "By the way, don't rush to deal with this in advance. Let the Grandmaster-level prisoner choose those prisoners first, and keep whatever he chooses."
Since he wanted to use Mo Daofu to seize the magic stone, Lin Ze would of course have to give him more helpers, which would just mean killing less people.
In five days, Han Xin dealt with the matter of the Byzantine army for five days before completely completing it.
After all, it is not an easy task to select the stronger Byzantine soldiers.
Five days later, Han Xin, Li Xin, and Chen Ping each set off with a large army, targeting various countries in the Western Region.
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This time, the Qin army's purge was more fierce than ever before. Every time it conquered a country, it would inevitably kill all its royal families and nobles, leaving only a group of ordinary people.
Then a notice was posted in the city saying that the Qin State would turn the Western Regions into counties and counties. From now on, there would be no countries in the Western Regions, only Qin State's counties and counties.
This news was quickly spread to the ears of various countries by the merchants.
The royal families of various countries were suddenly panicked, not knowing when bad luck would befall them.
Some kings of small countries have already scolded King Loulan. When the Qin State asked all countries to go to Longyou City to plead guilty, he was the one who coerced and lured the countries and refused to bow to the Qin State.
Of course, all countries still have some illusions in their hearts. Whether Qin wins or the Byzantine Empire wins, what they want is real benefits. As long as they pay tribute with peace of mind, they will naturally be safe and sound.
Who would have thought that Qin State would actually take action this time?
The Kingdom of Loulan, which was reviled by all countries, was the first to be subjugated, and it was the first one that Han Xin attacked.
Just because Lin Ze issued a death order, a few of the other countries escaped, that's all. Loulan Kingdom, which is determined to oppose Qin, it is better to die.
This massacre lasted for more than twenty days, and the number of people in the entire Western Region was reduced by nearly one-fifth.
At the same time, there were countless sand bandits in the desert. Among them were Byzantine soldiers, royal families from various countries in the Western Regions, and soldiers from various countries in the Western Regions who fled for their lives after defeat.
For a long time, the existence of these bandits will bring countless troubles to the stability of the Western Region.
But Lin Ze didn't care, it was just some defeated soldiers and generals, so he could just plow it a few more times if he had time.
Of course, not all the royal families were massacred by the Qin army, and three families survived intact.
These three families are naturally the internal agents that Jin Yiwei has already conquered.
After the Western Region was completely pacified, Lin Ze took the map and roughly drew a few strokes to divide the entire Western Region into three counties, named Wuwei, Haixi and Lingsu.
The royal families that the three families have taken refuge in have annexed many armies from other countries. They cannot be kings, but can be more than enough to be governors.
Of course, Lin Ze could not just hand over the Western Region to the hands of the three families. At the same time, he also appointed Li Xin as the general manager of the Western Region, leading an army of 50,000 to garrison Longyou and perform the duties of the Protectorate of the Western Region.
If you want to completely integrate the Western Region into the territory of Qin, these alone are far from enough.
So Lin Ze asked the three new families to implement Qin's language and writing standards in each county.
For this reason, Lin Ze issued a very cruel order. Within three years, anyone over five years old or under fifty years old who could not speak Qin language would be killed without mercy.
This rule also applies to the three companies that have taken refuge.
Lin Ze didn't have much patience to implement Wanghua, so he could only adopt the simplest and crudest methods.
Speaking of which, the most effective method should be to intermarry and let the men of Qin marry those beauties from the Western Regions and leave their bloodline.
A hundred years later, even if there is still a gap, it will be an internal conflict between the brothers.
As a result of all this, Lin Ze set his sights in the direction of Chang'an City.
It's time to go back and take care of some pig teammates.