Chapter 709 Recovering the Grassland (3)
The defeated Xiongnu were everywhere in the mountains, and the Tianlong Army and the Tiger Army were chasing the defeated soldiers, like tigers going down the mountain, and taking advantage of this to regain all the grasslands. These soldiers all had their eyes red, and the entire grassland turned into a blood-stained grassland.
Langshan, the former thieves' shelter, has now been taken over by the Tianlong Army and has become the base camp for the Tang Dynasty to govern the grassland. Tonight, Zhao Gui held a meeting here to mainly discuss the governance and defense issues in the future of the grassland.
It was at night, and the shelter at the foot of Langshan was brightly lit. The current shelter at Langshan has been completely renewed under the transformation of the Tianlong Army. Most of the troops participating in the recovery of the grassland are stationed around Langshan, holding a grand bonfire party to celebrate the victory.
In the central lobby of the refuge, there were twelve senior generals dressed in heavenly armor. They surrounded Zhao Gui like stars arching the moon. Zhao Gui's calm but majestic voice spread throughout the lobby.
"The success of this war is inseparable from your efforts," Zhao Gui said straight to the point: "But tonight, there is another more important issue that needs to be discussed, which is the consolidation and governance of the grassland in the future." After that, Zhao Gui looked around and asked, "You have any opinions and opinions to put forward directly,"
At this time, a middle-aged strong man stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what should I do to manage such a place where birds do not shit? According to my iron cow, kill all the dog-god Huns and burn them down with fire."
Before he could finish his words, everyone burst into laughter and joked: "As you said, just burn the earth with fire, right?" After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
Tieniu scratched his head and said, "It's okay if you don't listen to me, why bother to joke with me?" After that, he sat down angrily.
As soon as he sat down, a thin general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can use Langshan as the base camp and set up an institution dedicated to managing the grasslands, just like the Western Regions Protectorate established in order to manage the desert during the Han Dynasty."
After hearing the man's speech, Zhao Gui nodded in agreement and asked, "What do you think?"
At this time, Sakura Tomb stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, if a special agency is set up, how many troops should be left on the grassland?"
"Let's do this, stay in the grassland with 100,000 regular field troops, divided into two teams, stationed at the left and right 50 kilometers of Langshan. The Tiger Army guards Langshan and sets Langshan as the Shuofang Protectorate and the Cherry Blossom Tomb. Here I'll leave it to you," said Zhao Gui after saying that:
"You have been tired for a day, go out and relax, stay the cherry blossom tomb." Everyone laughed and left the lobby.
"It's hard for you, so I'll leave you in such a place." Zhao Gui said apologetically to Sakura Tomb.
"It's okay, Your Majesty, I'm here to help you consolidate the north." After that, he lay in Zhao Gui's arms.
The next morning, Zhao Gui bid farewell to the cherry blossom tomb and came to the Yin-Yang Tower. In the Yin-Yang Tower, the cultivators who originally practiced here formed the armies of the Heavenly Dragon and the Dragon and the Tiger. Now the ones who practiced here are the younger generations who have just been selected from various places.
At this time, Zhao Gui saw a young man practicing martial arts in the martial arts field. At this time, Zhao Gui slowly walked to the young man and asked kindly: "How old is this year."
"I will be eighteen in two days," the young man replied.
"Then why did you choose to come here to practice?" Zhao Gui asked.
"For my loved ones," the young man gritted his teeth,
"I want to avenge my loved ones! I want to avenge my loved ones!"
"What's going on? Can you tell me?" Zhao Gui asked kindly.
The young man wiped the tears he had fallen and said:
"My hometown is above the largest oasis in the desert. At that time, my hometown was a very rich place, but one day, several foreign races came, which brought nightmares to our hometown.
I remember when I was sixteen years old, a few aliens came to our hometown. At that time, they were on the verge of death.
You know, it is very difficult to travel in the desert, and you may lose your life in the vast desert.
Those foreign races were also very lucky. When they came to our place, they often had such people coming to us. So we warmly received them, and we gave them food, water, and medicine, and pulled them back on the vertex of death.
When they were recuperating from our injuries, they were grateful to us and could not see that they were bad people. When they recovered from injuries, they said they were going home.
So we gave them water, food, medicine, camels, and watched them leave my hometown. At that time, we all thought it was normal, but we didn't expect that it was just the beginning of our nightmare."
At this time, the young man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and continued:
"After about half a year, the aliens returned to my hometown. This time, we thought they came with gifts, but unexpectedly, a large number of troops followed behind them.
They occupied the entire oasis and began. We thought they were just here to reorganize the army and they would leave in two days.
Unexpectedly, not only did they not leave, but also showed their fangs. At first, they just didn't let us go.
Finally, they forcibly gathered us all, snatched the young girls, and then began to massacre those unarmed residents. They killed them for a day and a night, and blood stained the entire oasis..."
At this time, the young man could no longer say anything. He squatted on the ground and held his head and started to whimper. Zhao Gui gently stroked the top of his head with his hand and asked:
"Where are you, how did you escape?"
"At that time, I was knocked unconscious by them. They thought I was dead, so they threw me into the desert. The next day, I woke up and wandered aimlessly. Finally, when I was about to die of thirst, it was the hunter who saved me here."
After saying that, the young man stood up, wiped away the tears on his face, and said firmly:
"I want to take revenge, I want to practice martial arts here, I must kill all the alien races myself!"
Zhao Gui touched his head and said, "I believe you," and then took out a long golden knife from Qiankun bag, handed it to the young man, and said to him:
"I hope that by then, you will use this knife to cut off the head of the alien race yourself."
After saying that, he walked into the depths of the Yin-Yang Tower, leaving behind a young man with a determined face.
After calming down, Zhao Gui sat cross-legged, practiced his practice, quietly recalled the scenes during the battle these days, and slowly experienced the improvements brought by the battle.hf();
Chapter completed!