In the battle of Dawan City, Huang Baifeng almost wiped out all the troops in the Western Regions.
Next, things became much simpler. Huang Baifeng used Dawan as his base and sent troops everywhere to regain the lost territory.
It only took a few months for the entire 36 countries in the Western Region to return to the control of the Central Plains Dynasty.
After coming down from Huangbaifeng, I rushed 800 miles to report to Jia Ke in the capital about the experience of this expedition to the Western Regions, and what should I do next?
Jia Ke was also overjoyed after receiving Huang Baifeng's memorial in Yangxin Hall. From then on, the territory of China was finally complete.
Naturally, Jia Ke would not let the Western Regions return to the control of those vassal states now. Jia Ke issued a decree to Huang Baifeng, ordering the Eight Banners troops to leave 20,000 people stationed in the Western Regions, and the 100,000 people who had passed through Xuanfu Town were also given to Huang Baifeng's control.
At the same time, Huang Baifeng was appointed as the governor of the Western Region Protectorate.
Jia Ke then told Huang Baifeng to use these troops to destroy the remnants of the kingdoms in the Western Regions. He did not want to see the so-called king still exist in the Western Regions.
Xiao Yue returned to the station with 50,000 men from Fenwu Camp and 60,000 cavalry from the Eight Banners.
As for why Jia Ke asked Huang Baifeng to serve as the governor of the Western Region Governor's Office, it was because Huang Baifeng was already old, and after experience and calmness, it was more important for Jia Ke to control the place than those generals who were brave and enterprising. It was more important.
What's more, others would betray Liu Hai, but Huang Baifeng would never do such a thing.
The distance from the capital to Dawan would take Kuai Ma Ye nearly a month to reach. By the time Huang Baifeng received Jia Ke's order, it was almost early autumn.
After receiving Jia Ke's order, Huang Baifeng did not dare to neglect, and immediately reorganized the army, asking Xiao Yue to return with his 50,000 Fenwu camp and 60,000 Eight Banners cavalry, while he himself took the remaining troops
Started sweeping back and forth in the Western Region.
Speaking of Huang Baifeng this time, I would also like to thank the Black-clad Dashi. Due to the Black-clad Dashi's continuous suppression in the Western Region, almost all the nobles with a sense of resistance have been killed, and now all that are left are stragglers.
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Huang Baifeng's army only supervised the surrendered Western Regions troops. These surrendered Western Regions troops fought bravely at the front and quickly killed all the rebellious people.
Next, Huang Baifeng took Dawan City as his base and controlled the entire Western Region.
Besides, Xiao Yue led hundreds of thousands of troops and advanced towards the Central Plains along the way. However, when they reached Yumen Pass, they received an imperial edict from Jia Ke halfway, telling them to temporarily stop their advance and wait for Jia Ke's orders at any time.
It turns out that turmoil broke out in Tibet, which has always been peaceful (everyone knows where it is, so I won’t write it out directly, otherwise it won’t pass the review).
It should be said that Western Tibet has always been a territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, but because the altitude is too high and the distance is too far, it has always been in a semi-independent state. It is jointly controlled by the local chieftains and living Buddhas in Western Tibet, and only symbolically sends some to the Central Plains Dynasty every year.
Forget about gifts.
Unexpectedly, this year for unknown reasons, the living Buddha who controls the Western Region suddenly announced that he would establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth.
Since we want to establish a Buddhist kingdom, we can no longer accept the rule of the Central Plains people. So with this living Buddha's order, the entire Tibet rebelled.
It is strange to say that Tibet has always been controlled by Tibetan Buddhism. They have proclaimed many living Buddhas. This one is the reincarnation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and that one is the incarnation of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
People with certain identities are all incarnations of Buddhas in the heavens.
Therefore, in all Buddhist temples in Tibet, large and small, there is at least one living Buddha in each Buddhist temple, and in Tibet, it is these living Buddhas who actually control the production, life and religious culture of the entire Tibet.
As the Great Living Buddha, Luolong Demba is also the leader of these Living Buddhas. It can almost be said that the Dalai Lama is the uncrowned king of Western Tibet.
This time, it was this living Buddha who wanted to establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth, and so he launched a rebellion and wanted to fight against the Central Plains branch.
No one knows why Luolong Dempa Living Buddha had the idea of fighting against the Central Plains people. They only know that he has already taken action. He has expelled the supervisors sent by the central government to Tibet.
After Jia Ke received the news, he immediately ordered Xiao Yue's army to stop advancing and be ready to enter Tibet at any time to put down the rebellion.
As for why we did not march immediately, it was because Sun Yan, the head of the Military Aircraft Department, believed that we should be polite first and then attack, so that the people of the world would be convinced.
So Jia Ke sent someone from the Ministry of Rites to go to Tibet with his edict of accountability. If the other party could repent, Jia Ke could temporarily endure a semi-independent kingdom.
Because the Central Plains had just fought a battle with the black-clad food. Although it was said to be a decisive victory, it also cost a lot of money and food. Jia Ke thought about waiting until spring next year before marching into Tibet. Otherwise, now
It is the coldest winter in Western Tibet when we march into the country. I am afraid that the soldiers under my command will not be able to adapt to the environment.
However, when the officials here arrived in western Tibet with Jia Ke's imperial edict, they were kicked out without even meeting the Living Buddha Lörong Denba.
This is because the Central Plains Dynasty has been the suzerain state for many years and still has some deterrent effect on Tibet. Otherwise, it may not even be able to save its life.
After the envoy was driven out, he did not follow the route back to Sichuan and then enter Beijing. Instead, he went directly north, crossed the Gobi Desert, and came to Yumen Pass, where he wanted to meet Xiao Yue's army.
Xiao Yue's army was originally stationed outside Yumen Pass. After receiving the order from the envoy, the army immediately set off and returned to Yumen Pass in less than three days.
As soon as Xiao Yue arrived at Yumen Pass, the official from the Ministry of Rites immediately took out a copy of Jia Ke's secret decree and read it out in front of Xiao Yue and the commanders of the Eight Banners.
The general meaning of this edict is: the living Buddha of Lorong Denba in western Tibet does not obey the imperial decree and has irregular intentions. He specially appointed Xiao Yue as the marshal to lead his troops into western Tibet to put down the rebellion. All the monks who judged the rebellion should be punished.
The crime of treason will be punished and severe punishment will not be given.
After receiving the imperial edict, Xiao Yue did not immediately raise troops to enter Tibet because the weather was already cold and the men under his command were still wearing summer clothes, so they had to wait for the supply of supplies from the court before they could march into Tibet.
Naturally, Jia Ke would not let his soldiers go to Tibet to die. He had already ordered the governor of Shaanxi to prepare winter clothes for the army and fodder for the horses.
If so many supplies had to be prepared in the previous court, it would cost a lot of money, and it would take some time for the court to raise all the supplies.
However, since Jia Ke boarded the plane, he implemented the system of dividing taxes and paying grain to all officials and gentry. Coupled with the collection of commercial taxes, the court is now extremely rich.
Let's just say that Shaanxi, which was originally a land of bitter cold, now received Jia Ke's order and it only took more than a month to prepare all the winter clothes and food.
After the Shaanxi governor prepared the supplies, he immediately sent someone to notify Xiao Yue.
After Xiao Yue got the news, he sent 10,000 cavalry there. Why did Xiao Yue send so many troops? It was not because there was already a tense situation with western Tibet, and there were many ethnic minorities here who believed in Tibetan Buddhism. If
These people were causing trouble and the supplies disappeared halfway.
This time, Xiao Yue really hit the target. On the way back to the military camp carrying supplies, 10,000 people actually encountered Tibetan Buddhist believers, who swarmed to rob military supplies.
As a result, these people encountered 10,000 Eight Banners cavalry, and were immediately chased by these cavalry like rabbits, running all over the grassland, but in the end they still could not escape the encirclement and suppression of the Eight Banners cavalry. Along the way, the Eight Banners cavalry swept away more than ten or twenty people.
Villages and small towns, these people were frightened and no longer dared to take advantage of this batch of supplies.
It was already two months later when Xiao Yue received the supplies, and late autumn and early winter were about to enter.
Xiao Yue summoned all his generals and the commanders of the Eight Banners to discuss whether to march now or wait until next spring to march into Tibet.
Naturally, these generals in the Central Plains did not want to fight in a bitter cold place like Tibet in cold weather like winter.
They all silenced Xiao Yue and allowed the army to rest for the time being. After spring comes next year and the flowers bloom, they will send their troops south to conquer western Tibet.
But the Eight Banners cavalry disagreed, because these people originally lived in the north, and the bitter cold was not much worse than in Tibet. They had no objection to fighting in winter.
The representative among them, Jirigela, was Jia Ke’s best confidant. When he saw the Central Plains generals, all of whom were afraid of the cold and refused to go south, he stood up and said: "Since even you think you should rest in winter, spring
Fight again, I think those Tibetan people think the same way, so we just do the opposite and give them a surprise attack in winter. Then we can achieve the greatest results at the smallest cost."
Jirigela's words made the generals in the Central Plains fall silent. Don't they know this simple truth? They are just afraid of the severe cold and don't want to suffer in this winter.
Xiao Yue was sitting on the commander's seat, watching the people below arguing, and he understood what they meant.
"I understand what you mean, but I think what Jirigela said is reasonable. If we wait until next spring, those people who want to come to Tibet will be ready. If we fight again, we will have to fight with them layer by layer.
, even if we win in the end, we will also suffer a lot of losses, so it is better to go south and try to eliminate them at the minimum cost. As for the cold weather that is not conducive to marching, that is also very easy. Those Tibetan people raise many yaks in their homes, etc.
After we capture a place, we will recruit these yaks to transport military supplies. If the soldiers are tired, they can ride south together on the yaks. What do you think?"
Naturally, the Eight Banners generals below had nothing to say, but the Zhongyuan generals saw that the generals had spoken, so they could only bite the bullet and agree.
Everyone agreed with Xiao Yue's opinion and immediately ordered: "The army should rest for three days and put on winter clothes. After three days, the army will immediately set off to march into western Tibet."
After listening to Xiao Yue's order, the generals below all bowed their hands in agreement, then exited the tent and prepared their troops and horses to go.