Perhaps Yi Quxiao was a little scared because of his repeated losses at the hands of Tang Ao.
Or maybe they suddenly lost so many war horses and couldn't replace them for a while, so they didn't pursue them.
Or maybe it was snowing and the road was difficult to walk. In short, both the Beidi Army and the Huns Army became very honest.
Snowing!
Yes, not long after Tang Ao led the Jizhou Army past Muji City, heavy snow fell like goose feathers. Only then did Tang Ao realize that it was now the end of October, and it was already a harsh winter in the north.
It was only the beginning of September when the troops were sent out, and the grain in the fields had not been harvested. Now it is not known whether the grain has really returned to the warehouse. Compared with the bumper harvest of grain, Tang Ao was more happy with this harvest and captured Shile.
Not to mention the gold and silver obtained by the city, the number of war horses alone was 45,000. Including the war horses captured by defeating the Huns, the number reached more than 50,000. At this time, Tang Ao
, already have the foundation for building a powerful cavalry.
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Jicheng.
The grain had already been put into the state treasury, amounting to one million dan, which was beyond the expectations of Zeng Tong, Han Ce and others.
Speaking of which, they still underestimated the power of black soil. They originally thought that they could only plant one season a year and the output was limited. However, they did not expect that the fertile black soil was not comparable to the loess in the Central Plains and the South, and the yield per mu was 100% higher.
There are as many as twenty or thirty, which greatly solves the embarrassing situation where the state treasury is about to run out of food.
For this matter, Zeng Tong also specially wrote the harvest in the dragon newspaper to let all the people in Jizhou know about it. It is conceivable that in the coming year, more land will be opened up, and the harvest will be less at that time.
It's bigger than it is now.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic when trouble comes.
After having enough food, Zeng Tong and Han Ce were very excited. They could start building Jizhou with confidence. But at this time, something very disturbing happened to them. Daqian and King Zhong's envoys got the news.
Afterwards, they came to Jicheng respectively and asked Jizhou to hand over grain.
Among them, Daqian asked for 300,000 shi, and Liaozhou also asked for 300,000 shi.
If you agree to them, it will be equivalent to taking out 60% of the food at once. In this way, how can it be possible to feed so many people in Jizhou next year? I originally thought of using food as bait to recruit more people.
If you come to Jizhou and agree to them, won't you risk your own life?
Tang Ao was not in Jicheng yet. After Zeng Tong and Han Ce had no one to ask for instructions, they decided to make a fuss about sending envoys from two places first. They only said that King Ji was not there and would wait until King Ji returned to make a decision.
The envoy sent by Emperor Qianwen was Zhou Xuan, who had been promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. This person, who was under the eldest princess's family, was the result of Tang Ao's efforts when he entered the Ministry of Household Affairs. Naturally, he knew who his butt was going to be, so he
He agreed immediately and said that he would live in Jicheng and wait for King Ji's return.
In contrast, General Leming, the envoy of King Zhong, was not so easy to talk to. He left angrily, and soon after, he appeared in hundreds of counties in the south of Jizhou with 10,000 troops, and successively conquered Lincheng, Yuancheng
, Jing County, troops forced Huacheng in the south of Ji County.
After Liaozhou sent troops, Sun Fuhu, who stayed in Jicheng, led the 5,000 Guiyi Army and went straight to Huacheng, where they fought a battle with the Liaozhou Army led by Le Ming.
With the strength of the city, Sun Fuhu won the victory, and Leming returned in defeat. But not long after, the Liaozhou Army sent an additional 10,000 troops to attack Huacheng again. Zeng Tong, Han Ce and the logistics manager
After discussion with General Zhou Qian, who was responsible for training the reservists, Geng Liang sent 10,000 reservists straight to Huacheng to support Sun Fuhu. At the same time, a new round of recruitment work began in Jizhou.
The Jizhou Army's salary was already high, and they had another bumper harvest this year. After the people turned in the grain, there was still a lot left over, and they got a lot of money after selling it to the state treasury. The people's lives have improved, and they want to protect the fruits of victory. He also became more active, making the recruitment work go very smoothly. At this time, news came from the front that King Ji led the main force of the Jizhou Army to defeat the 30,000 Xiongnu army.
Not only that, the main force of the Jizhou Army also attacked the territory of Beidi in one go. They first occupied the border city of Muji City, and then captured Shile City, the capital of the Beidi Kingdom, in just one day, scaring the Beidi King Yiqu Xiao into fleeing.
When the news came back, the whole city was shocked. But soon someone came forward to question the possibility of this matter. In fact, not only the people below did not believe it, but Zeng Tong, Han Ce and others also couldn't believe it.
Shile City was the royal capital of Dadi. I heard that the city there was made of huge rocks and the towers were tall. How could it be so easy to attack? Let alone capture it in one day.
Nineteen years ago, Emperor Qianwen captured that place because he had internal help. It took a lot of effort, and Qian's army also paid a heavy price. Shen Yuntian died in that battle. Such Fortress City was actually captured in one day by Tang Ao's army. This is really ridiculous.
But that's what the intelligence sent back said. Zeng Tong and Han Ce didn't believe that anyone would dare to do something about such a major event or spread false news. So what's going on?
The dragon newspaper did not report this incident because Zeng Tong and Han Ce were cautious. They were afraid that the matter was false and that it was an oolong incident that was meant to make people laugh. It was not until three days later that a horse entered the city. , brought Tang Ao's autographed letter, and the two of them finally believed that the new issue of Dragon News had also seen the news, and began to spread it throughout the world.
Also recorded in the Dragon News is that the Jizhou Army won the battle and captured 30,000 war horses. I did not say 50,000 because I was afraid of scaring some people.
This incident was reported because Tang Ao heard the news that the Liaozhou Army was attacking Huacheng. When the main army did not return for reinforcements, he was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so Tang Ao thought of using this news to scare King Zhong. Maybe he just retreated?
King Zhong did not retreat, but he also stopped attacking the city. Obviously, they were cautious before the news was confirmed. Think about it, if the main force of the Jizhou Army can really capture the capital of Beidi, does that mean that If they want to be enemies with the Liaozhou Army, it will be difficult for them to be their opponents?
If this news hadn't been too unbelievable, the Liaozhou Army would have already withdrawn.
What is fake cannot be true, what is true cannot be false! Seven days later, the main force of the Jizhou Army returned to Jicheng, and everyone was riding strong war horses, including countless draft horses and mules. When they appeared in front of all the people in Jicheng , everyone finally knew that the previous news about the Jizhou Army's victory over Beidi and the Xiongnu was not only lacking in water content, but on the contrary, some of the results should have been concealed.
The people in the whole city became agitated. They took the initiative to gather on both sides of the road and shouted slogans: Long live the Jizhou Army and Long Live the Jizhou King.
At this time, taboos were nothing in the eyes of these people. They only knew that the Jizhou Army had won the battle, and someone could protect their victory. They no longer had to worry about whether someone would come to rob their land.
As long as King Ji is here and Jizhou's army is there, who else dares to spy on the fruits of their labor?
The Jizhou Army was victorious, and the defeat of the Beidi Army and the Xiongnu Army seemed to have grown wings and flew away. The result was that the Liaozhou Army quickly retreated under Huacheng, including the previously occupied Jingxian and Songcheng.
He and Lincheng and other places also vomited it out. At the same time, they also sent a large army to the border between the two states and put up a defensive posture.
There is no other way. The Jizhou Army even claimed that Beidi and the Xiongnu were invincible, and even defeated their royal capital. If they did not take precautions, I am afraid that the Jizhou Army would march into Liaozhou and reach Ning in the next moment.
Let's go under the city.
Tang Ao entered the city, but did not return to the already built Prince Ji's Mansion immediately. Instead, he led his army to the Monument to the People's Heroes and buried the 3,500 martyrs who died in the battle there.
Those who died in battle, those who died of injuries, and even those who were bitten by poisonous insects in the dense forest, but no matter what the process is, as long as those who died in battle can enjoy the honor of being enshrined in a monument and being remembered by future generations.
treatment.
Not only that, all those who died in the battle were fully compensated. Two hundred taels of silver per person began to be distributed the next day.
The soldiers who survived were rewarded for their military merits. This time they captured Shile City and gained a lot, so the rewards for the soldiers were also very generous. For many, the rewards reached three to four hundred taels of silver, even if they got the smallest
The soldiers also entered the account with a hundred taels of silver.
These actions deeply stimulated the young and strong men in Jizhou. After seeing that the income from joining the army was much higher than farming, they rushed to the recruitment office without hesitation, asked to join the army, and made their contribution to the defense of Jizhou.
Naturally, Tang Ao did not need to pay attention to these matters. Under the protection of two hundred Han generals, he arrived at the already built Prince Ji's Mansion, then plunged into it and fell into a deep sleep.
After coming out of Shile City, Tang Ao's nerves were tense, fearing that Beidi and the Huns would catch up with him and fight him. When he arrived at Jizhou, Gao Xuan's heart was not yet relieved when he heard that the Liaozhou army was attacking Hua.
Things in the city were a lot of arrangements and operations. What I was afraid of was that the Liaozhou Army would take advantage of the loophole before the main force came back.
Now that he finally returned home, the Liaozhou Army also retreated. Tang Ao relaxed and became sleepy. He didn't even eat, so he snored loudly. Bai Qiutong and Shen Min came over.
, Oyadan, Xu Qing and the other girls are very distressed.
Xue Fei stood outside the wing and saw the four girls appearing. She yawned and said, "You are all here. I will teach you here. Then my sister can go back and have a good sleep."
The process of the army's return can be said to be non-stop day and night. Although there were war horses to help, they did not get enough rest along the way, and even the iron man couldn't bear it. I didn't feel anything before, but now I feel relaxed.