With the return of the expeditionary force, Hetao once again occupied an absolute military dominance south of the river.
The total strength of the army heading south from Hetao is 650,000. In addition to the 100,000 cavalrymen sent south by Henghui and Liu Zhiya from Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, the total strength is as high as 750,000. Therefore, even after the expeditionary force crossed the sea, the remaining troops remaining behind the river were
The direct line of Hetao in the south also has an army of 400,000.
However, although the total strength of the troops is as high as 400,000, there are still many problems faced by Hetao. First of all, the troops are dispersed. The operation to exterminate the followers of the Paradise Holy Sect has come to an end. The garrison on Yangzhou Road has begun to gradually return to Tiandu Shengjing. However, here
Previously, on Yangzhou Road alone, there were at least 200,000 direct lineage elites from Hetao gathered. At that time, the total strength of the Holy Capital of Heaven was only about 150,000. It was precisely because of this that the Zhang family in Huaishui was a little bold at that time.
Weird idea.
Secondly, there is internal instability. Nine clans of the Song family in Yizhou were exterminated, but Song Junlin and Song Zhengchun's uncle and nephew escaped, and took away most of the treasures accumulated by the Song family for hundreds of years. For Hetao, Song Junlin's uncle and nephew
Although they are talented and ambitious, they are just thorns after all. If they are not dug out, the Song family in Yizhou will never be completely stable.
The Qinchuan Li family was not unaware of the Li family's plans to move the Hetao. However, due to Li Xiaomo's cooperation, the Hetao did not take any drastic actions. Of course, under the constraints of Li Xiaomo, the Qinchuan Li family also became honest.
a lot of.
In fact, south of the entire river, at least Haotian is very wary of the Qinchuan Li family. Although the Li family suffered heavy losses in the battles of Yinfeng Castle and Caiziba, due to Li Xiaomo's awareness of current affairs, Qinchuan Li family
The family still retains a large number of troops, and most of the family members are still alive. If the Li family has evil intentions, there may be some trouble.
Then there is the Zhang family in Huaishui. After Zhang Yuewan returned, he could not help but purge at least hundreds of people in the family in the name of the family head, and most of them were die-hard supporters of Zhang Cangwu's family. Zhang Cangwu was Zhang Cangxiong's
Brother, Zhang Jishi was established as the eldest son of the Zhang family many years ago, so he also has some influence within Huaishui. However, Zhang Yuewan is planning to uproot him this time, thus causing quite a bit of chaos. However,
Fortunately, thanks to the power of the Hetao, there has been no movement from the Zhang family, which made Haotian breathe a sigh of relief.
All in all, what really makes Haotian feel at ease is the Jiangnan Third Road guarded by Ouyang Jingzhong. With many years of prestige, Ouyang Jingzhong has firmly controlled this land in his hands, and the formation of the Dingnan Army is also proceeding in an orderly manner. In order to
To stabilize the situation on Dahu Road, Haotian has transferred Zhulu Legion and Poli Legion to Dahu to prevent Jinhua Mitsukoshi from sneak attack.
Finally, in fact, the biggest trouble in Hetao during this period is mainly due to the departure of a large number of military generals. The expedition to the East Japan was a shame for China for thousands of years. Such glory is naturally what every soldier yearns for. Therefore, anyone who is defeated
The selected generals were all in high spirits.
In this expedition, all the legions going south from Hetao participated, and most of the generals who led the expedition were at the level of legion commanders. Except for the Huben legion, which only had legion commanders, almost all the main generals of the other legions had left.
As a result, the Hetao army did not launch any attacks during this period. The main reason was that the command of the Hetao army was somewhat loose due to the departure of the backbone of the army.
Now that the expeditionary force has returned, the long-planned war in Hetao and the governance south of the river are about to begin.
The empire temporarily has two prime ministers, the left prime minister manages the government and the right prime minister manages the army. The left prime minister is naturally Chu Xiangcheng, and the right prime minister is Luo Xiang. Due to Xuanji's strong refusal, he did not hold any position and was still leading the military adviser.
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Since the world is uncertain, no other institutions have been set up for the time being. Except for the legal affairs, there are Shuai Kangning, who was previously appointed as the Minister of Dali Temple, Ma Dan, the Shaoqing who assisted Shuai Kangning in taking charge of the law, Dai Huang, the chief military judge, and the rest.
Everything is exactly the same as in Loop.
However, the layout of Hetao was still small after all, and the territory of Shenzhou was at least four or five times the size of Hetao 3rd Road. Therefore, under Haotian's permission, in addition to Wei He, Xia Houming and Zheng Chengen assisted Chu Xiangcheng in taking charge of the overall situation
, Tong Xiu and Diao Yuque still serve as Chu Xiangcheng's staff, assisting Chu Xiangcheng in handling related matters.
As for the army, no major adjustments were made. In line with the morale of the army, the five commanders of Xuesha, Dugu, Bian Zhongxing, Fengjing and Xineng were granted the title of Commander-in-Chief. They were given the power to control local areas in case of emergencies.
After the news came out, Zhang Yuewan, who has a keen sense of politics, immediately understood the meaning. In other words, if nothing happens, five new aristocratic families will be killed. In addition, Luo Xiangchu, who enjoys the same rights, will be killed.
With Xuanji and the other three, there are probably more aristocratic families in the Haotian Empire.
Opening a government and setting up an account means that you can independently recruit staff and soldiers. The place where the government is located is usually based on the state, and all taxes are not turned over to the national treasury. As for controlling the place, you can also use your own hands from the army.
Among them, it extends to the local administrative system. The three major Qingfeng aristocratic families at that time all developed through this path. In the end, they became too big and became a serious problem for the Qingfeng Empire.
However, Feng Jing and others are loyal to Haotian, so such problems should not arise.
Zhang Yuewan's concern about this issue is largely due to the Zhang family's own reasons. If the Hetao really allows the existence of aristocratic families, and has added so many potential aristocratic families in one breath, then as long as the Zhang family is careful, it may not be unable to be accommodated in the Hetao.
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Local administrators have also made certain adjustments in the Loop.
Huang Zhiyou, the former prefect of Xizhou on Anxi Road, moved to the prefect of Yangzhou Road; Liu Fu, the prefect of Kuzhou, moved to the prefect of Diannan Road; Chaike of Taizhou moved to the prefect of Hexi Road to replace the vacancy left after Wei He left; Li Ping of Muzhou was promoted to the prefect of Anxi Road to succeed Xiahou
Xiazhou Yanjin moved to Hetaolu as the governor, taking over Zheng Chengen's position. As for the Dahu Road governor, it was Gu Changfeng, Ouyang Jingzhong's former aide.
What made everyone feel strange was that before the South Yunnan Road was recovered, a prefect was actually installed, while Jiangnan Road, where a prefect should have been installed, was idle. However, Haotian did not give any explanation after issuing the order, so everyone just
Can make random guesses.
At this point, more than a dozen local magistrates on the Third Road of Hetao have now become powerful feudal officials. This marks that Hetao has finally emerged from the northwest corner and officially kicked off the rule of China.
In mid-July, the Luoche dynasty surrendered. The price paid was more than 20,000 heads. Although Haotian did not settle the matter with the Luoche dynasty for the sake of the Scarlet clan, it still ordered the Luoche dynasty to contribute its share of the day.
The heads of the 20,000 soldiers who followed the general Tumuchang to attack the Mushan tribe of the Hetao Rock Army in the north, including the great general Tumuchang of the Luoche dynasty. Although it caused a strong backlash from the Luoche dynasty at the time, in the end the Luoche dynasty
The dynasty's compromise was over. In order not to impair the whole relationship, Tumu Shang simply committed suicide.
No one thought that the only capable general of the Luoxue Dynasty would end his life in such a way. Although he could not fight due to his injuries, at the last moment, he showed the tenacity of a passionate man.
Bones and responsibility and love for one's own people.
After Haotian learned about this incident, he remained silent for a long time. He did not order the Scarlet Clan to send the body of the wounded soldiers to Niantian Holy Capital together with the 20,000 killed Luoxue soldiers. Instead, he asked his family to restrain themselves.
However, after that, Hetao did not trouble the Luoche dynasty. Haotian temporarily established Luoche Road. Wubi Cangxiong of the Luoche Kingdom was the prefect of Luoche and was controlled by Qingning Road. More than 100,000 soldiers under his command were reduced to a second-level
The legion, named Snow Wolf, has a maximum strength of 50,000 men, all of whom are cavalry. They are mainly stationed on Luoche Road to prevent Sashan from the west from sneak attacks.
"Next, it should be South Yunnan Road, right?" Zhang Yuewan looked at the list in her hand and said in a deep voice.
"Recovering southern Yunnan is an undoubted issue. However, according to our investigation, there is no sign of the Hetao infantry and cavalry going south immediately after being replenished." Zhang Cangzong said honestly.
Zhang Yuewan remained silent. Hetao would definitely not go south to Jinhua Mitsukoshi at this time. However, even an idiot would understand that Hetao would definitely not let Jinhua Mitsukoshi go. If it was said that before the Dongbo tribe was destroyed, everyone still had some feelings for Hetao.
If there were any doubts, there is no doubt now. The attitude of Hetao has shown that no matter how far apart the distance is, no matter how great the difficulties are, the vows made by Hetao will definitely be fulfilled.
"We won't go south now. It happens to be the rainy season in the Jinhua Mitsukoshi area. The soldiers in Hetao are all northerners and are not adapted to the climate in the south. As for our Yellow Turban Army, Li Xiaomo's Poli Army, Marshal Ouyang's
Although the Dingnan Army Corps is relatively familiar with the climate in the south, they are not so reassured in Hetao." Zhang Yuewan said in a deep voice: "During the rainy season in the southern jungle, not only are there more snakes, insects, rats, and ants, but it is also hotter and humid. Fighting here, the climate is so harmonious.
Natural conditions are the biggest enemy. Hetao has always been very smart, and they will definitely not send troops at this time."
Zhang Cangzong said doubtfully: "However, the cavalry in Hetao are gathering on a large scale. The four pure cavalry regiments of Falcon, Qinglong, Longxiang and Fengwu all gathered near Tiandu Shengjing. The Blood Killing Corps also made changes, and the Navy
The Dragon Legion frequently patrols the Dajiang and Xijiang areas, and the White Tiger, Honor and Panshi, Red Snake and other infantry legions are also undergoing adaptive training in our eastern region of Huai River. This is clearly a harbinger of war."
Zhang Yuewan stubbornly shook her head: "Uncle, don't worry, the Hetao will never go south at this time. The total strength of Jinhua Mitsukoshi is only about 400,000, and the combat effectiveness is quite sparse. Except for one Pu Zhicheng, he can barely be noticed by the Hetao.
The rest are of no use at all. Besides, the cavalry's combat effectiveness in the Jinhua Mitsukoshi area is not great. The cavalry gathered in Hetao is definitely not going south. Uncle, if possible, you should pay more attention to the internal affairs of the territory. As for Fourth Uncle and Ji
You should be more optimistic about the people and the others."
A hint of hesitation appeared on Zhang Cangzong's face. He took a peek at Zhang Yuewan's face and said tentatively: "Yuewan, your fourth uncle did not hold real power within the family before, and the same was true for Jimin. Isn't it too much for us to monitor them like this?"
It’s gone too far.”
Zhang Yuewan glanced at her cousin, and smiled bitterly in her heart. She knew that Zhang Cangzong had great objections to his large-scale purge of family members. In Zhang Cangzong's view, these people were all blood of the Zhang family and members of the Zhang family.
The foundation for ruling Huai River includes many people with outstanding abilities. It would be too much to kill them all just because they were on the wrong team.
Among Zhang Cangxiong's generation, Zhang Cangzheng died young, Zhang Canghao died young, Zhang Cangxiong died in a coup, Zhang Cangwu was killed by Zhang Yuewan, and now only Zhang Cangzong himself and the fourth son Zhang Cang'ao are left. As for Zhang Yuewan's generation, only Zhang Yuewan is left.
, Zhang Jimin, Zhang Jiwei, Zhang Jinan and others. However, Zhang Yuewan was obviously very worried about Zhang Cang'ao and Zhang Jimin. Although they did not kill them because they had not participated in the coup that day, they had been under secret surveillance.
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Zhang Cangzong actually understood what was going on. Zhang Yuewan massacred people who were in the wrong team that day in the territory. The Zhang family members and the generals in the army saw Zhang Yuewan's cold-bloodedness, so they all found Zhang Keliang and Zhang Can'ao, hoping that
The two of them were able to persuade Zhang Yuewan to pay attention to her size. Although both of them were afraid of Zhang Yuewan's power, they still found an opportunity to persuade her. The people in the family who opposed Zhang Yuewan and the unruly generals in the army also
Therefore, they all joined the two men. Therefore, this naturally aroused Zhang Yuewan's vigilance.
Zhang Yuewan sighed: "Uncle Six, I also know that this is very embarrassing for you, but I can't help it. If I was just on the wrong team, I wouldn't do it so cruelly. But, they took over the Huai River in Hetao.
The ruler is quite dissatisfied and is deliberately provoking trouble. Uncle, you should understand the temper of the lord. The people he hates most, besides colluding with foreign tribes to cause chaos in our country, are those who betray his trust. He has always respected the principle of sincerity in dealing with matters.
Nothing is impossible; if you treat others with sincerity, they will not bully you. If someone dares to betray his trust, what awaits him will be bloody killing."
Zhang Cangzong didn't speak, he just looked at his niece quietly, waiting for her next words.
"Uncle, if these people with evil intentions are not completely screened out now, they will definitely stir up trouble after the Hetao army expeditions beyond the Great Wall. By then, the situation will really be out of control. Conspiracy, no matter when, will
They are all killing the Nine Tribes."
Zhang Cangzong was shocked. The reason why Hetao let Huai Shui go so easily was obviously because Huai Shui had given him great help. He Tao had clear grievances, so he did not argue with Huai Shui, but now Huai Shui is already a minister of Hetao.
, no matter what merits a minister has had in the past, once he plots rebellion, he will definitely kill the nine tribes. This is never ambiguous.
Zhang Cangzong only felt that cold sweat was dripping from his vest. Only then did he understand why Zhang Yuewan was so determined to screen out all the restless people in the family. It was not to consolidate his own power. In fact, Zhang Yuewan now did not need to consolidate himself at all.
The power in Huai River. As the imperial concubine of the Haotian Empire, this status is more respected than anything else. Zhang Yuewan truly does this for the future of the Zhang family.
Once these people cause trouble in the future, it will inevitably harm the Zhang family. No matter what reason Hetao has, it is imperative to kill the Zhang family. After Zhang Yuewan killed these people, although the Zhang family was very strong in a short period of time,
Hurt, but as long as Zhang Yuewan is here and under her protection, the Zhang family will soon be able to get back on its feet.
After thinking about this, a smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Cangzong's face: "Don't worry, Yue Wan, your uncle will help you take care of the Fourth Brother and his friends. But you must also pay attention, the future of our Zhang family depends on it. You are."
July and August of 625 were the calmest two months of the year in the mainland of China. The main reason was that Hetao, which had just wiped out the Eastern Japanese, did not take advantage of the high morale of the warriors to launch a foreign war. , but chose to recuperate. The surrounding foreign races were either afraid of the power of the Hetao or wasted no time in accumulating national strength, and did not take the initiative to attack the Hetao. Therefore, everything seemed quite peaceful.
If the Hetao tribe destroyed the Holy Sect of Paradise and dragged all the followers of the Holy Sect, regardless of gender, old and young, to the holy capital of Niantian to build a city, it reflected the cruelty of the Great Heavenly Dynasty when it massacred its own people, then if the Hetao tribe wiped out the Dong Well, the meaning is quite profound.
Since ancient times, during the civil strife in China, various internal forces have carried out brutal massacres. It is not uncommon for people to kill people and leave corpses everywhere, especially in the last years of the dynasty when the princes compete for hegemony and the bones are often exposed in the wild. There is no cockcrow for thousands of miles. In the last years of the Han Empire, wars continued for nearly a hundred years. After the empire was unified, the total population of the entire China was less than 15 million. At the height of the Han Empire, the total population was as high as 7,000 More than ten thousand.
China is a land of hundreds of battles. Whenever China weakens, there will always be aliens invading the Central Plains. With the horseshoes and swords of the aliens, they are often brutal massacres. When the Five Husties invaded China, there were only eight million people left in the entire China. The people retreated to the south of the river. If not for the victory in the Battle of Feishui, China would have been wiped out long ago. However, the area north of the river, which accounts for 90% of the population of the empire, has become a tomb filled with bones. The Shimeng people When they went south, they also killed tens of millions of people. The lonely hills now were the main battlefields where the aliens fought when they went south, so it was often possible to dig out several corpses with just one hoe.
However, no matter how China was massacred by foreigners, no matter how brutal the internal killings were, for thousands of years, China’s army rarely had a precedent of carrying out similar massacres in other countries. Just like the Eastern Japanese, in the past thousand years, China Once they are weak, they will have the courage to come to rob, and when China becomes stronger, they will immediately come to beg for mercy. However, the Shenzhou Empire only verbally punishes them every time. At least the army of the Shenzhou Dynasty, I have never set foot on Dongwa land.
However, the Hetao completely overturned this law. The Hetao army not only landed on the Eastern Japanese, but also literally wiped out the Eastern Japanese. Six million tribesmen barely survived. All the bones were piled on the seaside to build a city, and people died. There will be no rest in the future.
The annihilation of the Eastern Japanese tribe was just the beginning. On the blacklist of the Hetao, the surrounding foreign tribes sadly found that they were also on it. They knew very well that the Hetao had already made its attitude clear, that is, they would never compromise with the surrounding foreign tribes. Resolutely demand blood debt to be repaid with blood. Regardless of whether it is the aliens outside the Great Wall or the Golden Flower Mitsukoshi, each of their hands is stained with the blood of the people of China. Therefore, from Dongbo, they have already foreseen their own future. However, The Loop is now so powerful that it cannot be resisted.