Chapter five hundred and fifty first accidental discovery
The Secret Service and the Advance Branch also perished. Many times, war is so cruel. In order to prevent the second Shatuo from appearing, we have to eradicate it completely while the disaster is weak.
It's not that Guo Song didn't give them a chance, but they didn't cherish it.
A country that is small but does not feel humble, a country that is small but does not fear the strong, a country that is rude but bullies its big neighbors, a country that is greedy and clumsy in friendship will perish.
Four tribes, Wusun, Lieshan, Jinshan, and Yiwu, participated in this battle of genocide. The Tang army took away half of the cattle and sheep and all property, while the four tribes received the population, pastures, and half of the cattle and sheep.
It can be said that everyone was happy. The chiefs of the four tribes and the Tang army coach Guo Song reached an agreement on the bank of Puleihai Lake. The previous property division clauses continued to be valid. On the sensitive project involving copper and iron, they compromised and accepted Guo Song's overall arrangement.
The inventory of copper and iron was owned by the Tang Army, and the mines were owned by the Four Ministries. They were responsible for mining the ore and then selling the ore to the Tang Army. In return, Guo Song promised that the Beiting Jiedu Mansion would not levy taxes on them for ten years.
Then came the crucial land division. The two parties agreed to maintain the land division that Tianbao had made five years ago, that is, Tingzhou and Xizhou completely belonged to the Tang Dynasty, Yizhou was bounded by Yiwu County, and the south belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
, the large pastures north of Yiwu County belong to the four major tribes.
In addition, in the large area of land to the west of Tingzhou, the Tang army still retained the Shouchuo City built by Beiting Jiedu Mansion, and the other oasis pastures were divided among the four tribes.
The last one is that the four tribes are under the jurisdiction of Beiting Jiedu Mansion. They and the Tang army will join forces to fight against the invasion of Beiting by foreigners.
This was a win-win agreement, and everyone was happy. After signing the agreement, the chiefs of the four major tribes led their armies northward to carve up the population and pasture of the Chuyue tribe at the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain.
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In the past few days, a steady stream of supplies, cattle and sheep have been transported to Tingzhou. The soldiers and civilians of Jinman County have never been so wealthy. Guo Song generously gave them 200,000 sheep and 15,000 war horses, ensuring that every day
Everyone has their own horses, every household has sheep pens full of sheep, grain cabinets full of grain, and sheepskins are spread all over the earthen beds. Not only the people of Tingzhou, but also the people of Xizhou, all the people laugh happily in the abundance.
Guo Song gave everyone another piece of cloth, and the women began to busy tailoring clothes for their families.
Of course, the soldiers of the Tang Army received a heavy reward. Each of them was given ten pieces of cloth, five sheepskins and twenty taels of silver. The fallen soldiers would also receive double the pension. If they wanted, their families could also receive 300 acres of farmland and 300 acres of farmland in Beiting.
Lifetime tax exemption.
In the southeast corner of Jinman County, there was an idle military camp that could accommodate thousands of soldiers. At this time, the military camp became a temporary wounded soldiers camp, treating more than 600 Tang Army soldiers who were injured in the bloody battle in Tingzhou.
In addition to more than two dozen military doctors, the army also hired two hundred local young women to take care of the wounded soldiers' daily meals, clean their wounds and change their dressings.
This has always been the tradition of the Tang Army in Hexi. Young women took care of the soldiers, which seemed to have a magical effect, greatly reducing the mortality rate of the wounded soldiers. As long as their hands and feet were not cut off, the wounded soldiers would be able to return to the battlefield alive and kicking after more than a month.
Of course, marriages can sometimes be facilitated. At least in the wounded barracks, there are already more than thirty couples of men and women who are in love and ready to start a family after recovering from injury. There are also dozens of couples who have a vague trend of development.
One of the biggest shortcomings in Tingzhou is that there are many old and weak people, many women, and few young and strong men. Gaochang also has this problem. The young and strong men either died in battle or were captured to work as miners and never came back.
Therefore, Guo Song considered allowing some soldiers to stay in Beiting to start families and start businesses. Of course, the conditions would be very favorable, and they would also receive hundreds of acres of fertile land and lifelong tax exemptions.
If the Central Plains Dynasty wants to control Beiting and Anxi for a long time, the best way is to migrate a large number of Han people, so that the Han people will become the main body, and with strong force, they will not be afraid of the intrusion of nomads.
In the morning, Guo Song came to the wounded barracks and visited the soldiers who were being treated and recuperated here.
The military camp was busy in various barracks, and medical officer Liu Que accompanied Guo Song to visit the soldiers.
"Is there a shortage of medicines?" Guo Song asked.
"Originally it was a bit lacking, but Zhao Sima sent someone to deliver a batch of seized medicines from Yiwu City a few days ago, and there is basically no shortage."
Guo Song smiled and asked again: "Is the Shatuo people's medicine useful?"
"Some are the same as us, some are different, but each has its own effect, and it must be pretty good."
"Go and see Zhou Langjiang!"
"Your Majesty, please follow me."
Medical officer Liu Que led Guo Song to the other side of the wounded barracks.
Among the injured soldiers, the one with the highest military rank was a cavalry general named Zhou Gan, a native of Gyeongju. He was tall and burly, only in his mid-twenties. He was in the lead and was hit by two arrows and a knife wound in his lower abdomen.
, the injury was relatively serious, and he was lying on the hospital bed unable to move. A young woman was specially assigned to take care of him, and the two gradually began to have feelings for him.
At this time, the two were talking affectionately, and Guo Song walked in accompanied by the medical officer. Zhou Qian was so frightened that he quickly threw away the woman's hand, and the young woman ran away with a blushing face.
Guo Song laughed dumbly and said: "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to survive, but it seems that I was worrying too much."
Zhou Qian said embarrassedly: "I cannot stand up due to my humble position, and I cannot salute the envoy!"
"Military salutes cannot be abolished and will be made up for later!"
Guo Song walked forward with a smile and asked: "How are you doing? When will you recover?"
"This has to be decided by Dr. Liu."
Liu Que laughed at the side and said: "His injury is relatively serious and he will have to recover for at least a month."
"What pain is there now?" Guo Song asked again.
Zhou Qian thought for a moment and said, "The pain is gone. It's just troublesome to go out and I always have diarrhea."
Liu Que glared at him and said, "If I don't give you diarrhea, you won't be able to get rid of it at all, okay?"
Guo Song smiled and said: "Do you still want to eat croton?"
Liu Que shook his head, "It's not Croton, it's a cathartic medicine used by the Shatuo people. It's very effective."
He took a small porcelain bottle from the table next to him and handed it to Guo Song, "This is it. I don't know what kind of oil it is. The Shatuo people call it sesame oil. Taking a little bit can solve the constipation problem of wounded soldiers."
Guo Song took the small porcelain bottle and smelled it. He was stunned for a moment, and then smelled it carefully. He was suddenly surprised and happy. It was really hard to find the castor oil without any effort. He couldn't find the castor oil anywhere.
, unexpectedly found it in the wounded barracks.
"Do you still have this oil?"
"There are quite a few left, do you need to use them?"
"This is an important strategic material. I can't find it anywhere. Where did you get it? I mean, where did the Shatuo people get it?"
"I specifically asked Zhao Sima, and he said it seemed to be brought by the Sogdians from Tocharia."
Guo Song slapped his forehead hard, and he was confused. Ricinus was introduced to the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty, and the biggest channel was of course the Sogdians.
"Is there any more at Yiwu's warehouse?"
"I don't know about this. You have to ask Zhao Sima for details. He seems to be back in a few days."
Guo Song quickly said to Liu Que: "You keep the necessary amount of medicine and give me the rest. This oil is very important to us."
Mix castor oil into black gunpowder to become a homemade nitroglycerin explosive. The explosive power is greatly enhanced, and iron fire thunder can be made.
Once there are iron shell fire mines, the safety of Anxi and Beiting can basically be guaranteed.
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Two days later, Sima Zhao Wei escorted another batch of supplies to Tingzhou. Hearing that Jiedushi had something urgent to look for him, he hurried to the military camp.
"Is there something urgent for you to do to find a humble position?" Zhao Wei walked into the tent and saluted and asked.
Guo Song nodded and took the small porcelain bottle from the table, "How much of this flax oil does Yiwu still have in stock?"
Zhao Wei took out a pamphlet from his arms, flipped through it and said: "This kind of flax oil is in the medicine warehouse. There are three barrels of it, each barrel is twenty-five kilograms. I sent one barrel to the wounded soldier camp in the Yiwu warehouse.
There are two more barrels, ready to be shipped back to Zhangye."
"Who bought this medicine? Is there any record?" Guo Song asked again.
"There is a record!"
Guo Song was immediately overjoyed. He didn't have high hopes, but he didn't expect that there was a record.
Zhao Wei smiled slightly and said: "In fact, all the foreign medicines in Shatuo's warehouse were bought from the Shi family."
"Zhangye historian?" Guo Song was stunned.
Zhao Wei nodded, "Exactly!"
Guo Song felt a little regretful. He should have asked the historian, but the solution was right in front of him, but he turned a blind eye.
"I understand, this flax oil is very important, please protect it carefully and don't use it again."
"I understand the humble position!"
Zhao Wei hesitated for a moment and then said: "There is one more thing. I have to report to the envoy."
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty asked Beizi to pay attention to the crops in the Western Regions, and Beizi discovered a new crop this time."