Within a month, the two armies of Zhao Tianlin and Qin Yiyan pushed Youzhou flatly and entered Jianzhou from the east and west.
The territory of Hou Jin was nothing more than two pieces.
The first is Jianzhou, which has a vast territory. The second is part of the area under the jurisdiction of the original Hanhai Protectorate and Anbei Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.
In terms of territory alone, the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty today is far less than that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The former Tang Dynasty was so huge that future generations can hardly imagine it.
"New Book of Tang" contains:
"Guligan is located in the north, north of the vast sea. Two thousand catties live together. The victory is 4,500. The population is more than 10,000. There are many grasses and lilies. The land is famous for horses. The country is connected to the ice sea in the north. The days are long and the evenings are short. The sun disappears.
.The sky is in the middle of the night. Boil a sheep's capsule until it is cooked, but it is already dawn in the east. It is close to the place where the sun rises."
Ps: "cai" connects with "cai".
What is this concept? In fact, I cook meat at night, and the mutton is not cooked yet, and the sky is clear, and the north is connected to the ice sea. After contacting the context, I know what place I am talking about.
In fact, those who understand geography should know very clearly after reading the last sentence. It describes the extreme daylight conditions in the Arctic Circle.
There is a similar record in "Tongdian": "In Zhenguan, Gu Ligan's country offered horses and envoys said that his country was more than 20,000 miles northwest of the capital, and the nights were short and the days were long. When the sky was dim, he cooked the sheep carcasses before they were cooked and turned to the east.
It's already dawn, and it's close to the place where the sun enters."
In the first month of the 21st year of Zhenguan, after Guligan was attached, the Tang Dynasty established a Jisi Prefecture there, called Xuanque Prefecture. This was the northernmost prefecture of the Tang Dynasty. The extreme daylight phenomenon can be seen in Xuanque Prefecture.
And this place was the northern border of the Tang Dynasty.
"Old Book of Tang Dynasty Astronomical Records" also has evidence for this: "In the north, it has no land for more than fifteen degrees. It is lying faintly due west of Hai, and it is seen due east of Chou in the morning. It can be estimated based on the number of miles (li).
, is already north of Huihe and 9,810 miles south of Luoyang, so the day in May is very long and the evening is always bright, but the bones and organs are still in the south."
Ps: "里" connects to "里"
The height of the sun is 15 degrees. It is due west at dusk and due east in the morning. It is estimated that it is 9810 miles away from Luoyang. In May, there is no night.
What it means to have no night is very clear. Only in the Arctic and Antarctic circles can there be polar day and night.
Even if Xuanque Prefecture is not within the Arctic Circle, it is not far away.
However, even if there are clear records in history books, when drawing ancient maps, no one would dare to draw it like this.
But when the prosperous times come, relying on these records, I can confidently say, "The Arctic Ocean has been me since ancient times..."
These are all based on legal basis.
Even so, there are still people on Blue Star who shamelessly advocate the Manchu land theory.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty during the Yongzheng Dynasty was indeed strong and powerful, and Yongzheng could indeed be regarded as a talented and strategic king.
But it would be a bit too much to change the appearance of the canonized official and claim to be the actual controller.
In some places, the Manchus and Qing dynasties never collected a penny of taxes. This is the so-called "territory".
There are also people who claim that it laid the territorial foundation of prosperous China, and there is a thirty-seven-year period of the Republic of China between them.
And by the end of the Qing Dynasty, more than 2 million square kilometers had been ceded by treaty.
The Northeastern region was divided into northern and southern Manchuria after the Russo-Japanese War. Japan's sphere of influence was southern Manchuria, and Tsarist Russia's sphere of influence was northern Manchuria and Inner Qianyuan. The above areas cannot be completely independently and actually controlled.
In the Western Region and the Qianyuan area, the Russian army is almost as familiar with it as their parents' family, and they come here every once in a while to eat and drink.
In the Tubo area, the British forced the local authorities to sign the "Treaty of Lhasa", which became the sphere of influence of Great Britain.
Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan are the sphere of influence of the French.
Taipei and Penghu have been divided by Japan, and Minzhou has also been classified as Japan's sphere of influence.
The Yangtze River Basin is full of British concessions, which can be regarded as the sphere of influence of the British.
Is this how the territory is established?!
Territory lost in war can be recovered by war, but territory lost by treaty cannot be recovered by war.
Fortunately, although the Republic of China was weak, it was still able to achieve its goals. It was victorious in World War I and World War II, thus laying the legal foundation for today's prosperous age.
If they fail to win, do you really think that the great powers will be willing to return these places?!
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The vanguard of Qin Yiyan's army was Yang Guo's Tabai camp.
In Youzhou, after Qi Yuanjing met Yang Guo, he was incorporated into the army by Qin Yiyan. Together with Yang Guo, he served as the vanguard of the army and became Yang Guo's deputy general.
It's not that Qi Yuanjing's abilities are inferior to Yang Guo, but that Yang Qingyuan's position is much higher than Qi Yuanjing's.
Even though Qin Yiyan appreciated Qi Yuanjing's ability and Yang Guo also admired him, he could only let him occupy the position of deputy general.
But after entering Jianzhou, Qi Yuanjing discovered that something was wrong.
There are surprisingly few people in Jianzhou, a huge city.
Yang Guo led his light cavalry and traveled a hundred miles, but he only encountered a few small tribes. No, they were not even tribes, at most they were settlements with many people.
"How is this going?!"
Although Yang Guo had an extremely keen vision of the battlefield, his strategic vision was still far from mature.
Qi Yuanjing also frowned slightly.
"General Xiao Yang, why don't you ask a few people to ask?"
"That's all it can do!"
Immediately, Tabaiying found a settlement again, broke through their resistance, and captured several strong men from Mohe.
The Later Jin Dynasty was different from the Great Zhou Dynasty. In case of war, these young men were the source of troops for the Later Jin Dynasty.
This is also the reason why Hou Jin dared to claim to control millions of strings.
Qi Yuanjing took out the slender sword from his waist and placed it between the neck of a Mohe man.
"If I ask and you answer, you will have a chance to survive."
The threatened Mohe glanced at Qi Yuanjing with disdain.
"Bah! Thief Zhou, sooner or later, you will die in my hands..."
Before the man could finish his words, the light of the sword passed by.
He has no chance in this life!
Ci is not in charge of troops. In the enemy's territory, Qi Yuanjing does not have so many worries.
Then a long knife stained with blood was placed at the second man's throat, "Tell me! Why is there no one in Jianzhou!? Is there an ambush!?"
"I..." This person glanced at the people around him and began to hesitate.
"Zheng!"
As soon as the blade passed by, another corpse fell to the ground.
"I don't think you want to be the third one! Say, where have all the people gone!?"
Yang Guo and Qi Yuanjing had already felt the crisis. There might be a troop hiding in the enemy's territory. This was really too dangerous.
The blood-stained blade was placed at the throat of the third person. The Mohe man with a rat tail could feel the coldness of the blade.
Death has never been so close to him!
This is Qi Yuanjing's common method to create mental pressure when dealing with small groups of Japanese pirates.
Watching life passing away in front of your eyes, and it may be your turn next, this kind of fear, even the fanatical bushido cannot restrain it.
"I said, I said!"
Seeing how ferocious Qi Yuanjing was, the young man Mohe did not dare to hesitate any longer.
"The tribesmen near us have all been kidnapped!"
"Nonsense!" Yang Guo shouted sharply, "Even if the young men are captured, the women, children, old and weak should still be in the tribe! We have come all the way and have never seen a large tribe! Is it possible that all the tribesmen were captured together with them?
People are packed up!?”
"My lord, you are absolutely right!"
"..."
Hearing these words from Moheqing, Qi Yuanjing and Yang Guo looked at each other.
This situation seems to be a little different from what they imagined.
"Please tell me carefully."
Qi Yuanjing withdrew the long knife that was placed between Mohe's young and strong neck.
"About twenty days ago, a group of people came, captured all the people in the tribe, and forced the tribe members to move away. Originally, there should be dozens of tribes of various sizes within a radius of 200 miles.
, but now there is no one left!”
"Are they Hou Jin's men?!" Mohe young man shook his head.
"Is that a military uniform flag like ours?" Mohe young man still shook his head.
Yang and Qi immediately felt that this was strange.
In this era, population is an important part of national strength, and these people from the Mohe tribe can become a powerful cavalry with a little training.
Looting people, cattle, sheep and horses is actually increasing one's own strength.
"Do you still remember how they were dressed?!" Qi Yuanjing asked.
"They dress a bit like Daqian's military uniforms, but the weapons in their hands are different from Daqian's."
"no the same?!"
"Dagan's cavalry mainly uses scimitars and strong bows, but the men and horses who come to rob people, cattle and sheep are not equipped with Dagan's scimitars, but also equipped with lances and crossbows."
"This..." Both of them felt that there was a third party force in the battlefield.
Moreover, this force has big plans and is trying to fish in troubled waters.
In order to confirm this fact, Yang Guo and Qi Yuanjing interrogated the remaining Mohe tribe members separately, and they all got similar answers.
Now it can be confirmed that there is indeed such a group of people in Jianzhou who are robbing people, cattle and sheep everywhere.
"We have to report this matter to General Qin immediately!" Yang Guo, as the commander-in-chief, made a decision immediately, "Brother Qi, you lead a small team back to the camp to report the news. I will continue to patrol the area with Tabai Camp to see if I can find it.
, clues!”
"good!"
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Bizu Town.
This is the largest oasis that Yang Qingyuan and his party encountered when they entered the Gobi.
Still staying at the inn, but Yang Qingyuan did not ask for news about Zhenhu City as usual.
Instead, he gathered the important figures of Dali Temple, as well as Madam Mingzhu, and Zhao Min into his room.
Zhao Min, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to stir up trouble, saw the fierce look in Yang Qingyuan's eyes and knew that he was warning him. He thought of how he felt when Yang Qingyuan sealed his acupuncture points and was unable to speak for a whole day.
Zhao Min took back her little thoughts obediently.
"Brother Yang, you feel it too, right?"
After everyone sat down, Liu Wangshu spoke first.
Yang Qingyuan nodded slightly, "These residents don't seem to welcome us very much!"
This ancestral town is different from the towns I have passed through before.
Although the previous residents of Zhendian were unfamiliar with their foreign caravan at the beginning, they were accustomed to it.
But this ancestral town was completely different. From the moment they entered, the residents of this town were closely guarding them.
This is unreasonable. Although they are outsiders, this oasis town on the Male Desert has been a resting place for traveling caravans since ancient times. It is impossible for them to feel so alienated just because a strange caravan enters.
Ye Jianhan, who had been silent all this time, said, "Snatch?"
Two words, the tone is question, as concise and to the point as ever.
If this town is one of Luo Wen's strongholds, it would make sense. Whether it is Ye Jianhan, Yang Qingyuan or Liu Wangshu, they are definitely celebrities in Luo Wen.
There is probably a very high bounty!
Ji Mingzhu, who knew Luo Wang best, shook her head, "It doesn't look like that!"
Yang Qingyuan also agreed, "It really doesn't look like it. I just observed the movements and customs of the residents around me. They should be the living habits that have been maintained here for a long time. If it is a person who is trapped in a trap, it should not be so realistic! After all, it is impossible to be caught in a trap."
All of them are like Liu Jiahui, the patrol commander of Dali Temple, and have the potential to be movie stars."
Appearances can be disguised and clothes can be changed, but accents and living habits cannot be changed by ordinary people in a short period of time.
"What does Brother Yang mean!?"
Liu Wangshu didn't understand, but the scheming Princess Shaomin already knew what Yang Qingyuan meant.
"Little Master, do you know who Bizu is?!" Zhao Min asked with a bright smile.
But Liu Wangshu didn't hear what Zhao Min said at all. Only the initial title kept echoing in Liu Wangshu's ears!
"Little Master Wife!"
"Little Master Wife!"
"Master's wife!"
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Although his face was still as cold as ice, Liu Wangshu in his heart had turned into a villain, covering his face and rolling around on the ground, not caring what Zhao Min said next!
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Jianzhou, Qin Yiyan's central army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Brother Yuan Jing, why are you back!?"
Qi Yuanjing, as the deputy general of the Pioneer Army, suddenly rushed back with his men, something must have happened!
"General Qin, Mr. Zhu!" Qi Yuanjing saluted Qin Yiyan and Zhu Jianqiu.
"The vanguard army encountered an abnormal situation. General Mo and General Xiao Yang felt that the matter was unusual, so General Mo led his people back and came to report the matter to the army."
Qin Yiyan saw that Qi Yuanjing was covered in dust and his lips were chapped, and he knew that Qi Yuanjing had not stopped in the process of coming.
"General Qi, don't be in a hurry. Take a sip of water first and speak slowly!" He said and handed Qi Yuanjing a water bag.
Qi Yuanjing was not pretentious. He was really thirsty at this time. He took the water bag and drank half of it before letting out a cheerful sound.
"happy!"
After putting down the water bag and touching his mouth, Qi Yuanjing spoke.
"While patrolling and investigating, General Mo and General Yang discovered that there seemed to be a third unknown force on the land of Jianzhou. And this force was not weak. General Mo and General Yang were worried that it would affect the army.
It was a plan to destroy the gold, so I rushed back."
Afterwards, Qi Yuanjing told all the things that he and Yang Guo had just found out.
The camp fell into a brief silence.
"General Qi, what do you and General Xiao Yang think of this matter!?"
Qi Yuanjing didn't show any pretense, "Then let's start with this!"
Although he was a general, Qi Yuanjing did not have that sharp edge in his dealings with others, but had the tact of a politician.
"After discussing with General Xiao Yang, I believe that this mysterious power is just two possibilities!"
"One is the soldiers of Goguryeo who took advantage of Hou Jin's weakness to plunder the population."
"What about the second one?" Zhu Jianqiu's eyes were clear.
"The second one is King Zhao of Yancheng, fishing in troubled waters! To replenish his own strength!"
