The Western Liao reinforcements captured more than 20,000 people. They had their armor collected and then carried the corpses on the battlefield to the desert fifty miles east of Gaochang City for burial.
Wouldn't it be better to burn it on fire?
Sorry, it takes too much firewood.
Firewood is also a valuable resource here.
It's too troublesome to burn, and if you don't handle it, you're afraid of the plague. It's easiest to move it to the desert and bury it.
The nobles of Gaochang who surrendered led their troops to escort the prisoners eastward.
Large pits were dug in the desert, but the number of large pits was obviously wrong. It was just that the prisoners were separated and could not see the overall situation, and there were too many large pits.
The accompanying Gaochang nobles gradually understood, and they all became frightened and inexplicable.
Li Yanxian called the surrendering nobles to him: "The Ming Dynasty has never had the habit of killing prisoners, but this time it is different. The military rations in my hand are limited, and there are local hungry people who need relief. I really can't afford to feed more than 20,000 prisoners. Let me let them go.
No, they are all aliens who believe in the Tianfang Sect, and their hometown is thousands of miles away. Once they are released, they will definitely be burned, killed, looted and returned. Many villages along the way are your territory."
In order to strengthen the walls and clear the country, these nobles robbed the people of Yizhou and Shanshan everywhere.
But they didn't kill many people with their own hands. Now looking at the more than 20,000 prisoners digging holes, some people's hands began to tremble out of fear.
"Everyone, take action!" Li Yanxian urged.
The nobles looked at each other, and soon someone rode back to his unit, drew his sword and shouted: "Kill the prisoners!"
One after another, Gaochang nobles led their troops to kill the prisoners from the Land of Seven Rivers.
Those prisoners thought they could survive, but something unexpected happened and they fled in panic. They were overtaken by the cavalry and fell into pieces.
Li Yanxian and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty looked on with cold eyes. Some of them had expressions of intolerance, but they were just intolerable and could not stand up to stop them.
Blood stained the desert red, and corpses were brought back one after another and thrown into the pit for burial.
A few prisoners fled deep into the desert, but the nobles did not continue to pursue them. There was no water or food in the desert, and it was about to snow. If anyone could survive, he would be lucky.
After struggling here for two whole days, Li Yanxian led everyone back to Gaochang.
He called the surrendered nobles and said:
"The original royal family of Gaochang must go to Luoyang with their whole family."
"In Gaochang, Yizhou, Yanqi, Qiuci, Datun City and Zhangbali City (Urumqi), the nobles who occupy more land must move to Ningxia and Liaoxi. They are all places with vast land and sparsely populated areas. If they go there, they will have the land to thrive.
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"Who has any objection?"
No one dared to speak.
The big nobles feel like they are mourning their heirs, while the small nobles rejoice in their misfortune.
Relocating all the great nobles would naturally make room for the Han people.
And if these nobles in Xinjiang are dispersed and move eastward, they will be like a few drops of water sprinkled on a pan of oil, evaporating without a trace in an instant, and they will definitely end up being assimilated by the nation in the future.
You will definitely no longer be able to enjoy the power you had before, but you can still be a small landowner and you can save your whole family!
Ningxia suffered from successive droughts and war disasters. Even though there were Han immigrants to fill the population, the population was still a bit small. Western Liaoning was even more vast and sparsely populated. If these nobles moved there, they would be scattered and mixed with the Han and Bohai people.
"Since there is no objection, it's settled," Li Yanxian said with a smile: "The nobles will stay in Gaochang City. After the snow melts in spring, I will bring your families over. You will also be allowed to bring a small number of tribesmen or tenants.
, I don’t have to worry about having no one to help me farm when I go to a new place.”
A group of soldiers surrounded them. The nobles were frightened and angry, and they were all quickly taken away under house arrest.
From the moment they were forced to surrender on the battlefield, they had become meat and potatoes on the chopping board, and it was kind enough to allow them to move to a different place and become small landowners.
Li Yanxian then said to the small and medium-sized nobles: "You can lead your troops back to your hometown now. When the Han immigrants divide the land, if they are assigned your land, I will allocate land from other places and replace it with you. If your heirs are eight years old,
Those who are between the age of twenty-five can be sent to Gaochang City next year to study and learn Chinese. These young people can become officials after learning the skills, even in the prosperous Han Dynasty."
"General, be merciful!"
The small and medium-sized nobles knelt down and kowtowed. Compared with the big nobles, they were undoubtedly the lucky ones.
The nobles left one after another, and Xiao Chala Abu walked in.
In order to identify which nobles were big and which were small and medium, in addition to going through the tax rolls in Gaochang City, we also had to thank Xiao Zhala for his help in pointing them out.
"Excuse me, Marshal, what will you do with me?" Xiao Chara asked.
Li Yanxian said: "You stay in Gaochang for the time being and help handle government affairs in various places. By the way, change your name to a Chinese name. Your name is too long and difficult to pronounce."
Xiao Chala Abu said: "Commander, you can call me Xiao Chala."
Xiao Chala's whole family was in Xiliao, and his situation was extremely embarrassing. While he was forced to help Ming Dynasty digest Gaochang, he also wanted to return to Xiliao to reunite with his family.
As the small and medium-sized nobles and the army returned home, the Han people began to divide their fields in Gaochang and Shanshan.
It still hasn't snowed in Gaochang and Shanshan, and people have settled in the suburbs around the city.
Around Gaochang City, 20,000 Han people were resettled.
Around Shanshan, three thousand Han people were resettled.
They were also assigned wives very quickly, and they would first choose from the rescued women and children. They might even buy one, get one free, or buy one, get two free, and get a wife with one or two children at the same time.
Once those women are divided, they will go to local people's homes to marry.
The army helped to arrange the marriage with a matchmaker, and the betrothal gift was naturally grain. I believe that many people were willing to marry their daughters. This was because little of the grain stored in their homes was taken away by Xiao Chala'abu.
As for Yizhou, we will divide the fields and settle down next year. There is already half a foot of snow there, and it will be difficult to transport military rations later.
Of course, the further places such as Qiuci and Yanqi will officially immigrate next year.
The planned total number of Han people who will be left in various parts of Xinjiang is 62,000.
In addition to the civil affairs officers, next year the court will also send agricultural officers and education officers.
The agricultural officer is responsible for teaching immigrants how to farm. In fact, they also need to learn first from locals who are familiar with agriculture. After all, the climate here is very special.
Education officials naturally carry out enlightenment!
In later generations, cultural relics were unearthed in Xinjiang. A child's after-school homework in the Tang Dynasty was all written in Chinese characters. When Qiu Chuji passed by Xinjiang in the Yuan Dynasty, he also discovered that there were Confucian scholars in Xinjiang.
Both the Tang Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty were fine, so why couldn’t the Ming Dynasty promote Confucianism in Xinjiang?
Food is enough for now.
In fact, Li Yanxian was not short of food. The military rations issued by Xiao Chala'abu and Xiao Weili's reinforcements were all confiscated by the Ming army.
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Thousands of elite cavalrymen in Xiliao had no choice but to rob all the way back because they lost their food, grass and baggage.
Among the small and medium-sized nobles who were released by Li Yanxian, many of their territories in the west suffered disaster, and some of their estates were directly looted.
They want to cry but have no tears. What else can they do besides admitting that they are unlucky?
After walking through the snowy mountains and ridges, Xiao Weili finally returned to Husihan'er'er.
Some nobles who are further away have led their troops to gather outside the city, waiting to go to the battlefield next year to reinforce the battlefield.
The battle is over, but reinforcements are still needed.
Some were left behind and sent to defend the pass next spring, while the rest were directly sent home by Xiao Weili.
The news of the defeat of the Western Liao army spread further and further.
The Geluolu people did not rebel. Their annual tribute to Xiliao was not much, and they also needed Xiliao's help to frighten Khwarezm.
Khwarezm was the exact opposite!
King Ajisi of Khwarezm first betrayed Seljuk Sultan Sanjar, and then went back on his word and angered Yelu Dashi. He was beaten by Yelu Dashi into submission, and was beaten again by Sanjar until he returned the treasure.
While this guy was eager to break away from Xiliao and become independent, he also sent assassins to assassinate Sanjar.
Sanjar had a more overall perspective. When he heard that Yelu Dashi was dead, he immediately sent someone to contact Ajisi, hoping to form an alliance with the traitor to attack Xiliao. As a result, Ajisi actually assassinated him, and both assassins were caught and executed.
Sanjar no longer believed in Ajisi.
Now, Sanjar is gathering the Seljuk army, intending to kill Ajisi first.
"Has the Black Khitan really been defeated?" Ajisi asked in surprise.
"Really, only a few thousand cavalry escaped."
Ajisi said with emotion: "Sanjar also sent the prime minister as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty. The prime minister highly praised the Ming Dynasty. Now, the Ming Dynasty has defeated the Black Khitan again. Their army is too powerful. I
We should also send an envoy to contact the Ming Dynasty and make an appointment to attack the Black Khitan together!"
An annual tribute of 30,000 gold coins was given to Xiliao. Although Huarezm could use this money, it also left Huarezm with no financial surplus.
Ajisi doesn't want to pay tribute anymore.
After thinking about it for more than ten days, Ajisi decided to test it first and go to Bukhara next spring.
Bukhara was originally the territory of the Western Kara Khanate. After Yelu Dashi destroyed the Western Kara Khanate, he separated Bukhara and established a separate country and canonized the king.
It is far away from the core area of Xiliao. If Ajisi sends troops to sack Bukhara, Xiliao will definitely not be able to send the main force in time, and can only let the troops of the subordinate countries go to rescue first.
If the troops of Xiliao's vassal country do not rescue, it means that Xiliao has no longer authority!
As for Sanjar, Ajisi didn't take it seriously at all.
He has endured the death of Yelu Dashi, and one day he will be able to endure the death of Sanjar.
If Sanjar really led a large army to attack, Ajisi would not be afraid at all and would just surrender and become his vassal.
I've already called you dad, why the hell do you still want to hit me?
If we really fight, both sides will lose, so I'll give you a step down. Anyway, I don't have any shame, but you have gained face, and we can live in peace with each other from now on.
Several Khwarezmian envoys mixed with the caravan and headed for Gaochang.
Ah Jisi has recognized Sanjar and Yelu Dashi as his father, and he plans to recognize Emperor Zhu as his father again. He will not be itchy if there are too many lice, and he will not worry if he has too many fathers, and he can also be his father-in-law when he gets a chance.
Unlike Ajisi's joy, Xiliao felt that the Empress of Heaven was gloomy and gloomy.
"Is it really impossible to defeat the Ming Dynasty?" Xiao Ta Buyan asked.
The generals knelt down and apologized: "I am incompetent and cannot share the worries of Her Majesty the Queen."
Xiao Ta Buyan said: "The Ming army is really invincible?"
Xiao Weili said: "The weapons of the Ming army are too sharp, and there is no chance of winning in field battles. However... we can also train chariots, improve the firearms, and organize chariot formations. Chen Guan, the Ming army's chariot formations are mainly small cannons, or they can be made
A chariot with a shield. Even if it cannot protect against artillery shells, it can allow soldiers to hide behind the chariot and get as close as possible to the Ming army's chariot array before fighting."
Xiao Tabuyan said: "According to what you said, we must stop the Ming army!"