Outside the city of Quang Ninh City, horses galloped.
The knight's expression on the horse was high, and it could be seen that the man was excited and was rushing to Fucheng as quickly as possible.
"Great victory..."
"Great victory..."
The city gate had been opened in advance, and the man went straight into the city and appeared on the top of the city a minute later.
Kneeling in front of Zhao Yanxun, the scout reported: "To report to the emperor... a great victory on the front line, the Western Barbarian cavalry has been defeated across the board, and all the Forbidden Army units are pursuing it with all their strength!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun showed a smile on his face, but he still looked calm and calm.
The war has lasted for six days. During these six days, scouts have been coming and going, allowing Zhao Yanxun to have a rough grasp of the battle situation.
After fighting hard for several days, it was not too surprising to win a big victory.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on defeating the bandit army!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on defeating the bandit army!"
For a time, all the civil and military officials in the army knelt in front of Zhao Yanxun to pay homage.
Zhao Yanxun smiled slightly and said: "Everyone, please get up and prepare to reward the soldiers!"
News of the great victory on the front line quickly reached the Northwest Governor's Office, triggering another round of celebrations.
"God bless the Jin Dynasty, God bless the Jin Dynasty..." Governor Luo Lun couldn't help but sigh.
He is now even thinner and has a lot more gray hair on his temples. The busy work in the past few months has made him several years older.
Looking at the excited officials in the hall, Luo Lun said: "Immediately pass the news to the cabinet, and then notify the northwest prefectures and counties!"
News of the great victory on the front line naturally had to be spread throughout the country as quickly as possible, not only to share the good news, but also to calm people's minds.
Luo Lun knew that in some southern counties, several groups of people intent on causing rebellion had been killed in recent months. It was obvious that Dajin was not as peaceful as it appeared here.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Lun gave another order: "I am notifying the princes in all prefectures and counties to ship the prepared materials immediately. Don't delay in rewarding the frontline soldiers!"
"As you command!"
The officials are happy and are more enthusiastic about their work.
As for the capital, after the cabinet officials received the good news, they immediately presented it to the two bachelors.
"With this great victory, the world is finally at peace!" Lu Chaowen couldn't help but sigh.
Cheng Wenguang smiled calmly and said: "When the world is at peace, we can start to reform the system and make the country rich and the army strong!"
In the case of elimination in other places, it is natural to carry out reforms at home. There is no doubt about this.
Hearing this, Lu Chaowen was stunned for a moment, and even felt a little heavy in his heart.
Now that the war has just ended, the people of Li are in poverty, the gentry are complaining, and drastic reforms are likely to lead to great chaos.
Lu Chaowen could already imagine that according to the current emperor's temper, there would be a bloody storm in the country.
By that time, not only many wealthy and scholarly families, but also famous families will be destroyed in one fell swoop.
Such a result is not what Lu Chaowen wants to see.
But at this time, he saw Cheng Wenguang who was eager to try. Obviously, this person had different ideas from his.
Lu Chaowen reminded: "Old Cheng Ge, now that the world is in decline, it is important to rest with the people!"
But Cheng Wenguang dusted his sleeves and said, "Mr. Lu Ge... is not incompatible with the people and reforming the system!"
Lu Chaowen was keenly aware that Cheng Wenguang was different at this moment.
Indeed, with the drastic reforms that will follow, it is a foregone conclusion that he will shine brightly and his name will go down in history.
With this kind of mentality, Lu Chaowen's words are not important, not even Lu Chaowen himself is important.
In other words, times have changed.
Cheng Wenguang smiled and then said: "Master Lu, we should spread the news of the great victory on the front line to the world as soon as possible and share the joy of shouting with hundreds of millions of subjects!"
The cabinet had many things to be busy with. After a brief discussion, the two of them immediately issued the order.
About half an hour later, the news of the great victory reached all counties, and another half hour later, the news came from other counties to all prefectures.
As for telephones, most of them are only set up at the government level, and below that, people have to rely on manual communication.
In about two days, the news of the great victory on the northwest front spread to all counties and cities, and it would not take long for it to spread throughout Dajin.
Since last autumn, the imperial court has increased taxes several times to cover military expenses in the northwest, so the people know that there is a big enemy in the northwest.
This time, the field is more difficult to deal with than before. They have an army of 700,000 to 800,000 people, with millions of troops behind them, and they are willing to risk everything to enter the Jin Dynasty. They are even more difficult to deal with than their old enemy, the Huns.
What's even worse is that these barbarians don't just grab a bunch of people and leave, but they want to change the cage and become the masters of the land of China.
Of course, the common people would have such thoughts, and it would be inseparable from the guidance of the government to make them feel the same hatred towards the Western Barbarians.
Therefore, in the past few months, the people have been worried and hope that the imperial army can stop the barbarians.
Now that news of the great victory came, the people naturally cheered and expressed their gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness.
If the current emperor had not brought an end to the troubled times, if the current emperor had not forged an army of tigers and wolves, if the current emperor had not led the troops to face the enemy... I am afraid that the outcome of this war is still unknown.
For a time, the entire land of China was filled with voices praising his virtues, and Zhao Yanxun's prestige reached an unprecedented height.
Besides, in the direction of Tianshan County, defeating the main force of the Western Barbarians does not mean that the war is over.
After all, there are nearly 200,000 troops in the entire Western Barbarians, and there is no possibility of them surrendering.
Even if they surrender, it will be difficult for the Jin court to provide food, drink and diarrhea for 200,000 people.
So the war is still going on, but the scale has dropped, and it is more one-sided.
It is worth mentioning that the war on the grasslands was much more intense.
Yikuosi, with the remaining main force, is fighting a war with the Xiongnu, hoping to kill his brothers to survive.
In any case, the Western Barbarians have a population of millions. Under the instigation of King Yikuoxi, the people who could no longer see hope rushed towards the grasslands.
Of course, these millions of people lacked food and clothing, and many of them died on the road. Even so, it brought huge pressure to the Huns.
There was no other way, the Xiongnu could only mobilize all the people to deal with this racial crisis.
At the same time, Yushan also asked Zhao Yanxun for help, hoping that he could maintain the supply of supplies, and preferably send troops to assist.
To show his gratitude, Yushan professed his vassalage to Zhao Yanxun in his credential and respected him as the Chanyu of Heaven.
In any case, Zhao Yanxun did not want to see the Huns being defeated. He hoped that the two could maintain a balance and weaken each other until they perished. Of course, it would be better.
Therefore, when the Xiongnu was in a weak position, Zhao Yanxun increased his support for him.
The war in Tianshan County continued, and by the time it entered late April, the war had almost come to an end.
Because of the turmoil in the grassland, Zhao Yanxun strengthened the defense in the direction of Tianyu Pass to prevent the Ximanzi people from continuing southward to knock the pass after the Huns were defeated.
Zhao Yanxun himself left the front line in April because he no longer had the need to stay on the front line.
On the contrary, now that the war is coming to an end, the military merit statistics of relevant personnel and the subsequent reward arrangements are the focus of his work now.
So since April, he has been staying in Longyou, living in Yuanyang Palace and handling affairs.
