Chapter nine hundred and eighty sixth victory, great cause
Great victory in Kaesong!
This exciting news quickly spread throughout the city, and everyone in Mayi City heard about it.
Soon, this small border town turned into a sea of cheers, and the excitement seemed to drive away the severe cold of winter.
Less than a month ago, their great emperor Yan Liang led them to the foot of Yin Mountain and wiped out the Xianbei in the west, creating an unparalleled feat.
Only a few days had passed, and the Xianbei Hulu in the east were trampled underfoot. The Xianbei Hulu, who had been entrenched in Monan for decades and were as powerful as the Huns in those days, were annihilated under the iron hoof of Chu.
Such a huge feat, why didn't all the soldiers feel unparalleled excitement?
In addition to being inspired, the soldiers' respect for Yan Liang was also pushed to an almost fanatical peak.
Yan Liang, with his unparalleled courage, extraordinary martial arts, and insights beyond the reach of ordinary people, led them to create such a powerful dynasty.
Yan Lianggong's achievements have already surpassed Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, and he is worthy of being the first emperor throughout the ages.
"Long live--"
"Long live--"
After hearing the good news, the soldiers spontaneously came to the city wall and paid homage to Yan Liangfu to express their admiration.
Yan Liang, who was covered in snow and towering like a mountain, stood at the top of the city, looking down at the overwhelming soldiers kneeling under the city. He listened to the heart-shaking "Long Live" sound, and the pride of hunting was in his chest.
combustion.
I, Yan Liang, a common man from a humble background, have now defeated all the heroes and unified the world. I have also killed all the barbarians outside the region and become frightened, and have wiped out their clans one after another.
With such meritorious deeds, not to mention Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, even those ancient saints cannot compare with me.
Yan Liang looked up at the sky. In the vast sky, it seemed as if the long river of history was flowing before his eyes, and the legendary figures were all paying him admiration.
Yan Liang has never been hypocritical, and his achievements have reached far and wide. Of course, he can confidently and calmly accept the worship of thousands of soldiers and accept the glorious glory offered to him by those generals, instead of being hypocritical and humble.
After thinking for a long time, Yan Liang was full of high spirits and laughed wildly.
The confident and arrogant laughter, flying in the sky above Mayi, merged with the "Long live" sounds one after another, soaring into the sky, making the heaven and earth change color.
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Ten days later, Yan Liang led the army through the snowy fields and arrived in Kaicheng in a mighty manner.
Here, the battle has ended long ago.
With Kaicheng as the center and a radius of dozens of miles, the bodies of Xianbei people were everywhere, and the entire Kaicheng had turned into a snow-red hell.
It can be said that the fate of the Xianbei people in the east was far worse than that of the Xianbei people in the west.
Most of Yan Liang's battles to wipe out the Xianbei army in the west were fought against the Xianbei regular army. Those civilians were also affected during the battle at Yinshan Pass.
Zhang Liao's long-distance attack on Kaicheng was different in this battle. The Xianbei army had no time to resist and was driven into its lair by the Chu army. The Chu army could not tell whether they were soldiers or civilians. In short, they killed everyone on sight.
Under such a killing spree, in addition to more than 30,000 regular troops, tens of thousands of ordinary Xianbei people were killed.
But these are not important. In Yan Liang's view, this is the retribution the Xianbei people deserve. Even if Zhang Liao doesn't kill them, these people will die as hard labor for Da Chu in the future.
When Emperor Yan Liang arrived in Kaicheng, he naturally commended the three generals Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Deng Ai, and also gave a banquet to the generals of the three armies as usual.
The gains from conquering Xianbei in the east and Da Chu were immeasurable.
Although the strength of Xianbei in the east is weaker than that of Xianbei in the west, it is still quite impressive. It has a population of at least 400,000. Except for 50,000 or 60,000 who were killed by Zhang Liao, the remaining 300,000 or so were all reduced to Chu.
of prisoners.
In addition to Dingkou, Zhang Liao and others also seized nearly 500,000 livestock, including more than 60,000 horses, 70,000 cattle, and more than 300,000 sheep.
There is no doubt that this is a huge fortune.
Yan Liang followed the method used when dealing with Xianbei in the west, using war horses for military use, distributing cattle to various states and counties, and collecting sheep into the national treasury in addition to being rewarded to meritorious soldiers.
With the Xianbei route in the east and west destroyed this time, the total number of people captured by the Chu army reached six to seven hundred thousand, and more than one million cattle, sheep and horses. This huge harvest could almost offset the expenses of Yan Liang's eastward and westward expeditions over the years.
Fighting to support war is the most cost-effective war.
The three armies had a grand banquet, and their morale was overwhelming. The entire Kaicheng Fortress was filled with the laughter and laughter of the Chu soldiers.
"Your Majesty, now we have captured another three to four hundred thousand Xianbei people from the east. Do you want to send these people to the Central Plains to build the Grand Canal?" Xu Shu asked with a smile.
Yan Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "To build the Grand Canal, hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people in the west are enough. I want to keep these hundreds of thousands of people in Monan. What other use do they have?"
Any other use?
The ministers were puzzled for a moment. They must know that Xianbei has been destroyed, Monan is an empty pasture, and there are no more barbarians who can threaten Dachu.
Once the army withdraws, the Monan grassland will become an uninhabited land. What is the use of leaving these Xianbei people in the grassland?
"I want to keep these Xianbei people and build cities everywhere on the Monan grassland, and keep them as slaves for the officials and people of Chu who have moved here." Yan Liang said his purpose.
The ministers immediately became curious, just like when they heard that Yan Liang wanted to build the Grand Canal, they were all very confused at first.
Yan Liang drank a glass of wine and said loudly: "I won't seduce you. I have decided to establish a new state in the land thousands of miles south of the desert, called Yinzhou. I will leave these hundreds of thousands of Hulu behind.
I want them to build Yinzhou."
Yinzhou!
Hearing this new word, the ministers present were all surprised.
You must know that the areas outside the Great Wall were mostly used by barbarians in ancient times. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, when the Central Plains was prosperous, troops were sent to attack the barbarians and force these barbarians to surrender. When the Central Plains declined, the barbarians came from
Go south from Monan and plunder the Central Plains.
Such exchanges and favoritism seem to have become an unwritten theorem.
Now that Chu is powerful and Xianbei in Monan has been wiped out, even if Yan Liang wants to run Monan, the most he can do is set up an organization like the "Duhufu" to follow the example of the Changshifu of the Western Regions and rule Monan.
Why build a state specifically for it?
It can be said that Yan Liang's action was a bit too big in the eyes of the ministers.
"In the land of Monan, there have been countless barbarians who have stolen the land since ancient times. From Donghu to Xiongnu, from Xiongnu to Xianbei, these barbarians are like pests that cannot be killed. Once you wipe out one wave, it won't take long for another one to appear.
The wave came down from the Mobei Plateau and settled in Monan again, harassing the Central Plains. My move is precisely to eliminate this harm once and for all."
Yan Liang knew the intentions of the ministers early, and his words revealed his true intention.
The Mobei Plateau covers a vast area of thousands of miles, and there are countless nomads. With the current strength of Da Chu, it is certainly impossible to wipe out all those erratic nomads.
Who knows, there will be a nomadic people from Mobei who will take advantage of the Central Plains to be unprepared and invade the Monan grassland. They will imitate the Xiongnu and Xianbei again and bring disaster to the Central Plains.
Since Yan Liang couldn't destroy all the nomads in Mobei, he simply turned the land of Monan into the first state of Dachu, replacing the two Youbian states, and became the new northern frontier of Dachu.
There are fertile grasslands in Monan, and Chu occupies this state. From now on, training cavalry will not be a problem. As long as there are enough cavalry, it will be enough to hold any Hu tribe in Mobei to the line of Yinshan Mountain.
Moreover, even if Yinzhou is lost in the future, Da Chu will still have the mountains in the north as a second line of defense to prevent the Hulu from going south to herd horses.
"Your Majesty's move is indeed far-sighted. Since the Han Dynasty can open up Jiaozhou, then why not your Majesty, who is far ahead of Emperor Qin and Hanwu, to open up territory and establish Yinzhou." Xu Shu quickly changed his mind and expressed to Yan Liang
support.
Xu Shu had followed Yan Liang for a long time, and he was infected by Yan Liang's "whimsical" character. When he first heard that Yan Liang wanted to build Yinzhou, he was a little surprised. After thinking about it carefully, he naturally turned this corner.
Huaxia is mainly based on farming. Since Yinzhou is to be built, it must be based on farming. The first way for farming civilization to protect itself is naturally to build cities.
Building a city requires a large amount of labor, and these captive Xianbei people are naturally the best coolies.
Yan Liangsui decided to build more than 30 cities in key areas on the land of thousands of miles from Tieshan in the west to Liucheng in the east, and divide it into three counties to rule.
At the same time, Yan Liang also issued an edict to encourage the people of Youzhou to move to Yinzhou for development, and made it clear that all farmers who are willing to settle in Yinzhou as farmers will be exempted from taxes for five years, and each household will be rewarded with an ox.
Two slaves as a reward.
After all, Monan is a bitter and cold place outside the Great Wall. The people in Youbin have nothing to do when they have enough to eat, so why would the good people bother to immigrate outside the Great Wall? In order to attract these Chu immigrants, the government must naturally provide favorable conditions.
In addition to attracting ordinary farmers to immigrate, Yan Liang also decreed that in the future, all prisoners who were exiled would be sent to Yinzhou, so that they could serve their crimes and join the army of building Yinzhou.
Therefore, Yan Liang made various grand arrangements in the banquet and in the military tent.
Of course, Yan Liang's generosity is just the beginning. If he wants to turn Monan into a state of Chu, it can't be done overnight, and it will take enough time.
Yan Liang did not need to wait until the day when Yinzhou was built, all he had to do was to make a good start for future generations.
After everything was settled and he was half drunk, Yan Liang remembered that Murong Hong's old dog had been captured alive by Zhang Liao and he had not dealt with it yet.
"Come here, bring that bitch Murong Hong to me." Yan Liang shouted, smelling of alcohol.
After a while, Murong Hong's broken body was dragged in.
After being stabbed in the crotch, Murong Hong, who had become an eunuch, lay in front of Yan Liang like a dog, not even daring to make a sound.
Yan Liang glanced at it and saw the blood stains on Murong Hong's crotch, and couldn't help but smile: "Wen Yuan, it seems that eunuchs' hobbies can be contagious. When will you get better at it?"
