Chapter 235 The Great Victory of Beidi

The soldiers went out to hunt foreigners.

This is Dazhou's biggest feat in recent years.

From the powerful landlords to the noble ministers, many people are always paying attention to the war outside the customs.

It's not because these people care about national affairs, but because they know that this dispatch of troops outside the customs will affect the changes in the entire Zhou Dynasty in the next few years, even decades.

If the Great Zhou wins and really destroys Xirong and Beidi, then the revival of the Great Zhou will be unstoppable.

But if the Great Zhou Dynasty were defeated, then all the efforts made by the emperor would be lost in one fell swoop.

This is not just as simple as affecting the situation of the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Similarly, it also indirectly affects the powerful landowners and the subsequent strategic attitude of the noble ministers towards the court.

On this day, a group of messengers rushed into Luoyang City from the north.

"Eight hundred miles urgent."

"General Lu defeated Beidi, killed Beidi King and Luofengpo, and achieved a great victory in Beidi."

The messenger galloped forward with his horse and whip in full swing, shouting at the same time.

What?

General Lu defeated Beidi and killed the King of Beidi?

As the messenger shouted, many people heard the exciting news.

"So, I, Da Zhou, won?"

"General Lu is really a god. First he put down the rebellion in the four northern states, and now he has destroyed Beidi and killed the king of Beidi. With General Lu here, I, the Zhou Dynasty, will no longer be afraid of any disasters from foreign tribes."

"Yes! After the old master, General Lu is the pillar of our great Zhou Dynasty. I don't know how the war in Xirong is going."

"If General Huo can be like General Lu and defeat Xirong and kill the king of Xirong, then we in Xiliang and Northern Xinjiang of the Great Zhou Dynasty will no longer have to suffer from foreign tribes."

After hearing the news of the great victory in Beidi, many people talked excitedly.

…

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Cao Zhengchun walked into the Yangxin Palace holding the eight-hundred-mile expedited memorial of the great victory that was sent to the palace by messenger.

"Your Majesty, General Lu's victory memorial has been sent back."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Cao Zhengchun presented the victory memorial in his hand to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged and he took the memorial from Cao Zhengchun that Lu Bu had sent back to the victory.

Opened it and looked at it.

Before that, Dongchang had sent back the news of Lu Bu's victory in advance.

Therefore, Zhou Chen's face did not change much when the messenger sent back the memorial of Lu Bu's 800-mile victory.

After reading the contents of the memorial, Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, glanced at Cao Zhengchun and said, "Cao Zhengchun, immediately summon all civil and military officials to the Jinluan Palace to discuss matters."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and left.

…

Jinluan Palace.

The summoned civil and military officials walked into the Golden Palace in order of their official positions.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live the world."

After Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, all the civil and military officials knelt down and saluted.

Zhou Chen was half leaning on the dragon chair, looking down at the civil and military officials below, and said calmly, "Everyone is exempt from courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All civil and military officials stood up.

Zhou Chen glanced at the civil and military officials and said directly, "I think all of you dear friends already know the news about the great victory that has just been expedited for eight hundred miles!"

"General Lu defeated the Beidi army in a battle at Luofengpo and killed the King of Beidi."

"For the specific news, let Cao Zhengchun read it to all your dear friends!"

After speaking, Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun who was standing next to him.

Cao Zhengchun immediately took a step forward, opened the memorial of victory in his hand, and started reading.

When Cao Zhengchun finished reading the victory memorial sent back by Lu Bu, all the civil and military officials looked excited.

"That's great. General Lu defeated Beidi so quickly and killed the King of Beidi. It's really satisfying!"

"Yes! I sent troops outside the pass several times during the Great Zhou Dynasty, but all returned without success. This time I finally destroyed Beidi."

Some ministers said excitedly.

Especially some loyal and veteran generals cried with joy.

It has been long since the Great Sunday, and troops have been sent out several times outside the Pass, hoping to destroy the alien races outside the Pass.

It's a pity that every time, it's all in vain, with more defeats and fewer wins.

This time, Da Zhou finally got what he wanted by sending troops outside the Pass and destroyed Beidi.

How can these loyal veterans be unhappy?

Zhou Chen looked at the excitement of the civil and military officials below, and a hint of gentleness appeared on his face: "My dear friends, you have all heard what General Lu reported."

"We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, destroyed Beidi, but what should we do with the prisoners in Beidi?"

"After the war, how should we arrange the land outside the customs?"

"What suggestions do you have for me, dear sirs?"

Zhou Chen glanced at the civil and military officials below.

The victory memorial sent back by Lu Bu not only reported the victory, but also asked for instructions on the arrangements for the lands outside the pass and the treatment of the prisoners in Beidi.

Although Lu Bu defeated Beidi's army and captured Beidi, he also captured many foreigners from Beidi.

We can't just kill all these captive Beidi aliens!

Therefore, the court must discuss how to deal with these prisoners of Beidi.

"Your Majesty, the Beidi aliens are wolves, tigers and leopards. Over the years, I don't know how many people have died at the hands of the Beidi aliens."

"The old minister suggested that none of these foreign captives from Beidi should be spared, and all of them should be killed."

A veteran stood up and said loudly.

People who have not experienced the cruelty of aliens outside the customs will not know the hatefulness of aliens.

This veteran general had sent troops outside the Pass, experienced battles with the Beidi aliens, and witnessed the ferocity of the Beidi aliens.

Any prisoner who falls into the hands of the Beidi aliens will be killed without mercy.

Therefore, this veteran general now stood up and suggested that these prisoners of the Beidi alien race should be killed.

Treat the person in his own way.

"inappropriate."

As soon as the veteran general finished speaking, a minister stood up and objected and said: "We, Zhou Dynasty, are a country of etiquette and the heaven is above us. How can we do such things as trap and kill prisoners?"

"Besides, killing prisoners in this way is harmful to Tianhe."

"I think that these Beidi prisoners can be used as prisoners and slaves to build roads and open canals for me during the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"This will not only relieve me of Da Zhou's labor, but also save me Da Zhou a lot of expenses."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded; "I have received news from Dongchang. Huo Qubing, with three thousand white horse followers, raided the Xirong King's City like lightning and killed the Xirong King. The Xirong army was also defeated."

"It won't be long before the good news from Xirong will come."

"So, it's not feasible to kill all the prisoners."

"There are prisoners in Beidi, and there are also prisoners in Xirong."

"Next, the Nanman and Dongyi will also have prisoners."

"I, the Great Zhou, can't trap and kill all these prisoners!"

Zhou Chen said.

What?

General Huo raided the Xirong King's city and beheaded the Xirong King. The Xirong army was defeated?

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, the expressions of the civil and military officials below became excited again.

They did not expect that Huo Qubing had also killed the King of Xirong and defeated the Xirong army.

So to put it this way, when Zhou Dynasty sent troops outside the pass and fought on two fronts, it was reported as a great victory.

Not only was Beidi captured, but Xirong was basically a foregone conclusion.
To be continued...