Chapter Five Hundred and Eighth National Memorial Day
This rare war to protect the country since the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty lasted for another two months before it came to an end. With the Jingnan army retreating hundreds of miles as the decomposition point, it was regarded as a complete end.
Because after the withdrawal from Jingnan, the Northern Wei army, which had been attacking for a long time without success, could not bear the losses, and was afraid that the Western Qin Dynasty would directly counterattack their homeland, so they broke away from the contact and returned to their own city.
This is equivalent to a disguised admission that the thirteen captured cities belong to the Western Qin...
When Ma Han saw this, he was even more cowardly. They had no intention of fighting in the first place, but they were coerced by the two "big brothers" and wanted to send troops together.
Now seeing that both of them had withdrawn their troops, the 80,000 people who invaded the Qin territory immediately packed up their belongings and left overnight, returning directly to their own territory.
As for the grassland barbarians in the north...
After Meng Zhi sent 20,000 people into the grassland and massacred five tribes as a warning, he returned to the north to rest and recuperate. This was the end of the entire war in the north of Western Qin.
Anguo Gongan Gewu's battle to enter Shu is still going on... There are no regular troops in Shu, but perhaps to guard against barbarian plunder further south, there are many military fortresses based on family units. This is what we need to fully master
Difficulties in Shu.
Of course, nominally Shuzhong has been completely taken over by the Western Qin Dynasty, but how to conquer these family military fortresses depends on how subsequent rulers operate.
Su Li felt that as long as these families were willing to recognize the rule of Western Qin and were willing to provide grain, grass and other materials every year, Ji Zheng would not do anything to them in a short time.
After all, the current Western Qin can be said to have survived a catastrophe, and re-stabilizing the four directions is the key.
And this vigorous battle to protect the country in Western Qin has come to an end.
Ling Ling Zongzong, six parties invaded, and a total of almost one million troops besieged Western Qin... But Western Qin did not lose even a single pass!
This kind of standing really shocked Dongzhou, making all the countries in Dongzhou astonished by the power of the Qin State that dominated the west...
It was also because of this battle that in the orthodox eyes of Dongzhou, this country, which was just a small country on the frontier, finally rose in status... 'Strengthening Qin', this is how the knowledgeable people in Dongzhou today call Western Qin. It reflects this.
This made them vigilant and wary of this border country.
But it doesn't matter. As long as Ji Zheng's Great Qin recovers, it will naturally develop rapidly and accumulate strength, and then become the enemy of the world...
After the vigorous battle to protect the country, rewards will be given based on merit.
Originally, the generals would always fight over who would take the lead, but this time everyone was exceptionally harmonious.
Because there is no need to compete for the first prize, only their Qin Wangzheng is qualified to win this first prize!
Since the first prize is destined not to be theirs, the generals have nothing to fight for and can just wait for the reward.
Su Li didn't pay much attention to these rewards based on merit. The only thing he was surprised about was that Ji Zheng took the opportunity to transfer Meng Zhi, Song Rui and Liao Wei away from Beidi, and their replacement was Wang Jian.
and Zhang Zhi, the second general.
Needless to say, Wang Jian's ability is not something big that will happen with him in charge.
For Wang Jian, Beidi is the place where Ji Zheng started.
Transferring him here is the greatest affirmation for him. It shows that King Qin uses him as one of his own, and he is very happy.
For Ji Zheng, the most important thing is to bring Liao Wei and Meng Zhi back to his side. These two are the people he can use most easily and reassuringly.
Song Rui, on the other hand, got a noble idle position... The number one general of the Qin Dynasty in Su Li's heart was about to officially get married to his uncle Feixuezi.
It seems to be a happy outcome for everyone.
The only thing that puzzled Su Li was that his title as a national master should have reached the top, right? He actually got the title...
The Most Holy Immortal Protector of the Country.
Listening to it, it feels like it could be hung on the wall, which is very strange.
The national preceptor is just the national preceptor. Why do you have such a long prefix? Isn’t the abbreviation still the national preceptor?
Su Li laughed at Ji Zheng's "superfluity", but at the same time he was very serious about organizing the National Memorial Day.
Just as he promised before, after the War to Protect the Country is over, he will erect monuments to commemorate the soldiers who died in this war!
He is actually not very good at this, but since he agreed, he just has to do it seriously.
Fortunately, Ji Zheng arranged for him to have a ceremony officer to help with the ceremony, so he was able to prepare for what should have been a grand ceremony.
Then on the National Memorial Day, a grand sacrifice was held in the square in front of the Anyang City Palace.
Su Li actually didn't say much during the whole process... Ji Zheng probably also knew that such tedious matters were not Su Li's character, so most of the ritual process was completed by the ceremony officer... It was indeed a grand scene and it looked very grand.
There is such a feeling of divine majesty.
Until the last step, which was to erect monuments for the soldiers who died in the battle, it was Su Li's turn to take action.
His operation was also very simple, which was to raise a huge obelisk from the ground with nearly 30,000 names engraved on it...
This obelisk was definitely made by him on the spot, and even onlookers could see the names appearing on the obelisk.
For a moment, the whole place was silent, watching the obelisk rising from the ground until it stood tall as if admiring a miracle.
At the end of the ceremony, Ji Zheng personally named the stele the "Heroic Spirit Stele" and ordered that from now on, any soldiers who died fighting for the Qin Dynasty would be eligible to have their names engraved on it and be worshiped by future generations.
Just this one decree suddenly changed the entire social structure of Western Qin...
Originally, the Western Qin Dynasty was similar to other countries in the Eastern Continent. The scholar-bureaucrats came first and had the highest level of education.
It's just that the surrounding environment in Western Qin is harsh, so the folk customs are relatively tough.
But now, with the erection of the ‘Heroic Spirit Monument’, becoming a soldier fighting for the country is the most noble profession in this country.
Of course, scholars are also respected, but this does not prevent scholars from becoming soldiers...or soldiers can also read more.
This kind of change cannot be said to be good or bad. Anyway, it will definitely be despised as a reckless man by all the countries in Eastern Continent.
But Su Li knew that this was not really wrong.
At least now Dongzhou's humanity has developed to a position close to its bottleneck. If humanity reaches its peak, it will naturally go downhill.
Such changes in the Western Qin Dynasty seem to have followed the path of the country's reckless men, but they are in order to be able to pick off the 'fruits' of Dongzhou's civilization and completely inherit it.
When the Western Qin army emerged from the east and the sky split, and its military power dominated the world, it was natural that the entire Eastern Continent's civilization should experience a true all-round integration.
As for what will happen after the unification, and whether Da Qin can still continue... Su Li feels that he doesn't have to worry about it, and let's wait until that time first.
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Su Li took Bei Guang, who devoted himself to practicing "Yuanling Sword Dance", to live in seclusion in Guishe Palace. This disciple was already a little dazed, and he practiced hard in the hope of reaching the level of comprehending the world.
It's just that this is a very spiritual swordsmanship, and you can't succeed by practicing hard.
However, Su Li did not stop it, but allowed it to develop.
It would be better to at least turn this set of swordsmanship into Bei Guang's 'muscle memory' first. Maybe he will naturally become enlightened at a certain moment?
They have lived in Guishao Palace for more than two months. In total, they have been staying in Anyang City for half a year.
Su Li could see that Ji Zheng was still in the stage of unifying the national power of Western Qin at this time. This was a stage of accumulation. With the help of Bao Hao's 'Kaishanmen', it was really more useful than anything else.
And this accumulation process may take three to five years or even more than ten years... Su Li felt that he couldn't stay any longer.
"Some people want to visit Central Continent, but it seems that the church won't let them go easily... There must be a reason." Su Li muttered to himself, and he began to rack his brains to 'leave his family'.
Just kidding, if he stays in Dongzhou, he won't need any actual combat experience, right?
Dongzhou is a little too small for the Sword Immortals, and every once in a while the five great Sword Immortals come together to take advantage of it... It makes me feel miserable just thinking about it.
So this time Su Li wanted to go further... In his Golden Elixir drawing, the Central Continent part was still vacant.
Just when he was racking his brains to think of a solution, a voice suddenly came from his mind...it belonged to his master.
"Today, your master has given birth to a child, so hurry up and bring my disciple here to celebrate... Don't forget to bring some gifts. It doesn't have to be too precious. It's best if it can be used by the child."
Su Li felt a twinge of pain when he heard the news... Grandmaster Fairy Hengyu gave birth to a son, so the deputy leader Ji Lian can finally leave seclusion?
This is not the key...the key is that he wants more 'junior uncles'!
This is such a painful thing...but there is no way, being young is such a miserable thing.
Fortunately, there is a younger person here...
Su Li looked at Bei Guang, and his heart suddenly became balanced.
"Let's go, pack up. We will stay in Jianya Sect for a while... I'll go to the palace to say goodbye to Ji Zheng first." Su Li asked Beiguang to pack his things, and at the same time, he also began to think about what to give as a gift.
As a gift?
Beiguang asked unexpectedly: "Master, what happened?"
Su Li replied without looking back: "It's not a bad thing, it's just that your little uncle is about to be born."
"Oh, that's it..." Beiguang nodded clearly, but then he realized... What does it mean that his little uncle is about to be born?
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After Su Li and Ji Zheng said a brief farewell, they returned to Jianya Sect.
Ji Zheng didn't particularly try to persuade him to stay, because he knew that at critical moments, his most holy and protector of the country, the Great Immortal Master, would definitely appear by his side.
In addition, there is indeed nothing important to do during this period of accumulating national strength, so there is no need to waste Su Li's time by letting him stay in Guishe Palace to guard it.
When Master and Disciple Su Li came to Jianya to teach, they found that the place was already decorated with lanterns and decorations as if it was a festival...
There is no way, Jian Ya has taught himself to be a 'native' child and only this one has been born in so many years. The fertility rate is really very low...