Chapter eight hundred and eighty fourth Chaotang's shock
Time moves forward a few days.
After Hu City was captured by Emperor Xin's army, in addition to the surrounding forces, the relevant information finally reached the capital after a few days of twists and turns.
It is not only about the victory of the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force in its first battle, but also its specific performance in the siege battle.
When the details were revealed to the court officials, everyone was shocked.
The immortal army.
His Royal Highness King Yu in Northern Xinjiang actually managed to create such an army without making any noise. No wonder he dared to declare an expedition against the barbarians with an army of 30,000 men.
No, maybe not silent either.
Many people thought of the Turkic War a year and a half ago.
His Royal Highness King Yu had not been in office for a long time in northern Xinjiang, and he had experienced two Turkic invasion plans to the south.
Although he successfully defeated the two Turks' plans to invade the south and protected the northern territory and the safety of the people, King Yu was so angry that he decisively launched a war against the Turks after the beginning of spring.
And the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
His Royal Highness King Yu not only defeated the Turks, but also completely incorporated the grassland into the territory of Dali.
The participating Turkic people have now been divided and moved to different places in Dali. After a year and a half of assimilation, many Turkic people have become accustomed to today's life and no longer think about how to resist.
It was also that battle that completely established the reputation of His Highness Prince Yu.
However, even at the court level, they only knew that King Yu used the tactic of dividing his troops into eight groups when he attacked the Turks, but the specific details have always been vague.
And even if I ask questions, the answers I receive are always unclear.
Opening up new territory and expanding the territory were a feat worthy of being recorded in history. The princes in the court were not willing to question King Yu too much, so the matter was shelved.
This was put on hold for a year and a half.
Now after seeing the battle report from Hu City, they have roughly restored the final battle on the grassland a year and a half ago.
I am afraid that the Turks at that time, like the Goguryeo soldiers in Hucheng, fell into deep despair when facing such an immortal army.
Perhaps the Turkic tribes at that time were even more desperate.
At that time, the northern Xinjiang army fighting on the Turkic side was 10,000 larger than today's expeditionary force.
No one would be so stupid that King Yu's immortal army only has 30,000 people for this expedition.
If it is a military unit that is difficult to replenish, no general would have the luxury to bring it out in a big battle and only fight with this type of unit.
And this was what shocked the court officials even more.
The immortal army is not really immortal, but I don't know what method was used to make them more difficult to kill.
An immortal army of 30,000 people may not be able to resist the barbarian forces, but it is nothing to Dali.
Without him, there are many people.
This can be seen from Northern Xinjiang.
Today, after two years of expansion, Northern Xinjiang already has a garrison of 90,000 people, and this is just a border gate of Dali.
In addition, Dali also has three major border passes in the east, southern Xinjiang, and western regions, as well as internal provinces, and even the heart of Dali, the capital.
Granted, not every place has the same military strength as Northern Xinjiang, but there are still tens of thousands of troops.
Given the vastness of Da Li's territory, the combined military strength of all places has already exceeded one million people.
Even if the basic troops that need to be stationed in various places are excluded, the imperial court can still organize an army of hundreds of thousands of people at any time if it is willing.
Compared with this, Di Xin's 30,000 expeditionary army was nothing at all.
No matter how difficult it is to kill, hundreds of thousands of troops with human lives are enough to consume all of Di Xin's army.
This is the foundation of a great country.
But if the army in Northern Xinjiang were all composed of this kind of immortal army, then its nature would be completely different.
The immortal army of 90,000 people means that if Emperor Xin gives up his garrison in the northern border and rebels, he will definitely set off a huge wave in the Dali territory.
In addition to the separation of military, government and civilians from the imperial court's restrictions on various places in Dali, the 120,000 garrison in the capital was the biggest deterrent.
If someone dares to rebel, even if it is impossible to assemble troops from all over the country for a while, the 120,000 garrison in the capital alone will often be enough to quell the rebellion.
But if King Yu had an army of 90,000 immortals, the capital's military strength would not be enough to contain him.
Just as the emperor would put the greatest power in one person's hands, the princes in the court were also accustomed to having absolute control over every place.
Before King Yu, even King Jing's uncle, the general who was stationed at the border, Wu Chenghou, still had to obey the orders from the court in the capital, even though he had an army of 100,000.
Only King Yu, because he held the power of the military, government and civilians in Northern Xinjiang, and had almost complete autonomy in dispatching troops, he challenged the authority of the imperial court many times in the past two years.
If King Yu's contribution had not been too great and his shortcomings could not be concealed, otherwise, based on his actions in the past two years, I am afraid that he would have been criticized by countless people.
But the premise of all this is that Northern Xinjiang has always been under the control of the imperial court.
As long as the imperial court is sure that Northern Xinjiang will be included in the applause at any time, no matter how happy Emperor Xin is, it will be nothing more than a trivial matter.
Whether Northern Xinjiang can be included in the applause ultimately depends on the comparison of hard power.
A garrison of 90,000 troops was just that in the eyes of the Dali court.
But the ninety thousand immortal army is different.
Faintly, after receiving the intelligence from Hu City, the imperial court discovered that Northern Xinjiang seemed to have the strength to form a separate faction.
However, after analysis, they found that it was too late to take measures to contain it.
It's not that there are no means, but with King Yu's current achievements and reputation, most of the means are not so applicable at this time.
In addition, King Yu is now nominally on an expedition against the barbarians for the stability of the Dali territory. If he uses methods against the northern border at this time, the impact will only be worse.
At that time, it was not just the officials and people in Northern Xinjiang who felt cold.
On the contrary, not only could they not curb the development of Northern Xinjiang, they also had to show their support for King Yu to prevent His Highness from having any unnecessary thoughts.
The momentum of Northern Xinjiang's faint departure from the imperial control will only be dealt with after the end of King Yu's expedition.
At the same time, many officials in the court cast their sights into the depths of the palace.
When King Yu was sent to Northern Xinjiang, he was granted the post of General Zhenguan, and was given great powers to control the military, government and civilians. This matter was the decree of His Majesty the Emperor alone and was not discussed with other ministers.
At that time, no one really took this matter to heart.
After all, the reason why His Royal Highness Prince Yu is not favored by everyone is because he has been bullied for many years as a prince. In addition to his status as mother and concubine, his own abilities are also not favored by others.
Although the uproar in the household department is somewhat inconsistent with Yu Wang's image, it seems a bit reckless.
Such a weak and reckless prince would not be able to make any trouble even if he became a general at the border gate.
The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. The emperor did this just because he was worried that his son would be unnecessarily affected in the battle for the throne, so he released him from the capital as a disguised form of protection.