Chapter 277: Returning in Victory
Liaoxi County is as fertile as the county seat.
At this time, it was already the second day of Yizhi's oblique death.
At noon, Zhang Yuan asked the county magistrate of Feiru County to prepare a banquet.
Zhang Yuan planned to feast on the Wuhuan people and the Huns, such as the Hun Evil King, Wuhuan Da Shan Yu, Tuwu Gu, and Ajudo.
On the Han side, only Zhang Yuan, Wei Qing and Chu Da were there.
Eating is not the goal, discussing what to do next is the goal.
After all, Wuhuan Da Dan already has an army of 300,000 in his hands.
Wuhuan Da Shan Yu also kept an eye on it, and he decided that Zhang Yuan would agree no matter what he said, even if he gave up all his interests.
After all, the county is full of Han people, and Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing will kill him if they want to.
First please Wei Qing and Zhang Yuan, and then wait until you go back to talk about other things.
As for the Evil King, he almost gave Wei Qing all the military power in his hand now.
Since yesterday when he arrived in Feiru County, the evil king wanted to talk to Zhang Yuanbing at night and talk about the good life in Chang'an City in the future.
It was noon, and the guests were all there.
Wei Qing sat on the main seat, Wuhuan Da Dan Yu and the Hun Evil King sat down on Wei Qing's left and right, then Chu Da and Zhang Yuan, and finally the Wuhuan people and the Huns.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must have known that this meal is not for eating and drinking.
I don't have a lot of time, and there are some things that would be better explained today. ”
Wei Qing drank wine and ate food without saying a word, today is Zhang Yuan's performance alone.
"The hussar general can say whatever he wants, and those sitting here are his own people."
"Yes, my own people."
Zhang Yuan looked at Wuhuan Da Shan Yu and the Evil King and smiled, these two people are really not ashamed.
"Since they are all their own people, hand over the scepter of the Xiongnu Da Danyu, and also take out the head of Yi Zhixie."
The Evil King's face changed, but he quickly nodded.
"I'll have someone give it to the hussar general later."
Ajudo's face also changed, Yi Zhixian was killed by him, what did Zhang Yuan want to do?
"Then the evil king, you will also hand over the military power later, and hand it over to Zhao Xin, the Marquis of the Great Han Dynasty, and Chou Diao."
Houdiao is still chasing those Hun deserters north of the Great Wall, and Gongsun Rongnu also went with 50,000 cavalry.
The Evil King knew that the most important thing for him to come today was to hand over his military power.
This is something that cannot be helped, and it must be compromised by him.
"I'll make it clear to my soldiers in the afternoon."
"Okay, then I'll talk to Wuhuan Da Shan Yu, and then we can eat and drink."
"What did the hussar general tell me?"
Zhang Yuan turned around and looked at Wuhuan Da Shan Yu.
"I promised you something to rebel against you.
It's just that I'm not very satisfied with your behavior later. ”
Zhang Yuan hugged his chest and looked at Wuhuan Da Shan Yu.
Wuhuan Dadan Yu naturally knew what Zhang Yuan was talking about.
He first watched from the wall, and then subdued 100,000 Hun cavalry, all of which touched Zhang Yuan's bottom line.
But he didn't care about what Zhang Yuan told him before, he had 300,000 cavalry and he could destroy Weiman Korea.
The most important thing is that now the Xiongnu have only hundreds of thousands of women and children left, and tens of millions of square miles of grassland and desert are ownerless places, and he still occupies a small Korean Peninsula, isn't that stupid.
"Oh, I don't remember what the hussar general promised.
I just couldn't get used to seeing Yi Zhixian attack the benevolent and righteous Han army, so I woke up. ”
"You don't remember, but I do, I promised to help you overthrow Weiman Korea.
Even if you don't satisfy me, what I've said still counts.
The general will order tomorrow that the Han army in Liaoxi County and Liaodong County will not stop your 300,000 cavalry.
If I don't take back the 100,000 Hun cavalry, it will be a help to you, and you better not let me break my promise. ”
"What do you mean, Hussar General?"
"I don't mean anything, it's just that you'd better not go to the Huns.
If the Han army found nomads west of the city, they would all be treated as Xiongnu.
After all, the gap between you is not very big. ”
It is impossible for the Han Dynasty to occupy such a large grassland, but compared to Xianbei, Zhang Yuan does not want Wuhuan to become bigger.
Xianbei also has a lot of internal problems.
After Xianbei Dadan later took refuge in the Han Dynasty, his status was very low.
Even a dead prince of North Korea can be crowned a liege when he goes to the Han Dynasty.
As a result, Xianbei's Da Dan Yu only had an official position of 1,000 stones.
And he accepted it.
This shows that Xianbei at this time is very weak and weak, and he doesn't even have any ambitions.
Zhang Yuan has already seen the ambition of the Wuhuan people.
So he chose to suppress Wuhuan first, so that the Han would be able to recuperate well in the next few decades.
If you let the Wuhuan people occupy the place of the Huns.
It doesn't take a few decades, it only takes ten years, and there will be another Xiongnu in the north of the Han Dynasty.
"Okay, I'll listen to the hussar general."
Wuhuan Da Shan Yu took a sip of wine and agreed to Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan saw that the matter was also settled, so he sat back in his position.
Wei Qing stood up at this time and began to sing red-faced, raising a glass for everyone to drink.
All of a sudden, the atmosphere at the banquet was very relaxed and pleasant.
After Zhang Yuan got the scepter and Yi Zhixian's head in the afternoon, he immediately found Zhao Xin.
"Xihou, this is your chance.
Go to the city of Dangdang and tell those Huns that the Huns have been defeated and Yi Zhi is dead.
You'll take them to Dahan to find a place where they can graze their cattle in peace.
After these things are done, I will give you a troop of 10,000 cavalry and let you go to the Wolf Juxu Mountain to find your love. ”
Zhao Xin was an orthodox nobleman of the Xiongnu, and he also had the blood of Da Shan Yu.
The Hun Evil Department was originally a nomadic people annexed by the Xiongnu, and the bloodline of the Hun Evil King had nothing to do with Yi Zhixian and the military ministers.
That's why Zhang Yuan wanted Zhao Xin to come forward, not to let the evil king come forward.
"The last general, thank you Hussar General for your great kindness, I will definitely complete this task."
"If you can, you won't kill if you can, and if you have to, you will kill.
You remember that you brought Han cavalry, and they would not be merciful to the Huns. ”
"The last will understand."
Zhao Xin's eyes had a little other color in them.
Zhang Yuan was threatening him.
If you want to return to the arms of the Huns, those Han cavalry will definitely not sit idly by.
Zhao Xin didn't expect to do this, Zhang Yuan still didn't trust him much.
The key is to ignore him if you don't trust him, and every time you give him all the things that need to be done by the people you trust the most.
He really couldn't understand what Zhang Yuan was thinking.
There were still many small groups of Hun cavalry south of the Great Wall, but Gongsun He took 200,000 foot soldiers to deploy along the north side of the Great Wall, and Wei Qing asked Zhao Ponu to return to Yuyang City directly with tens of thousands of cavalry, and then divided into small groups to start sweeping from west to east.
It will take a long time for all this to take, and Zhang Yuan and the others can't collect their troops back now.
At the very least, we will not be able to return to Chang'an City until these border counties are completely safe.
The Great Wall here in Shanhaiguan is the Inner Great Wall, and there is also an Outer Great Wall at the border of Liaodong County and Wuhuan and Weiman Korea.
Wei Qing personally sent 300,000 Wuhuan cavalry out of the Great Wall, and he was relieved.
Chu Da's heart is like an arrow, and Zhang Yuan understands it very well.
So let Xiao Ding escort Chu Da back to Chang'an with 500 cavalry, and tell Liu Che the results of the battle by the way.
Also sent back was the box of ginseng.
Half a month passed quickly, and it took half a month for Zhao Xin to get rid of the Huns who were in the city.
Then with 10,000 Han cavalry, he rushed to Wolf Juxu Mountain without looking back. Let's read books
Yuyang County is really a bit far away from Chang'an, Zhao Xin's side has done it, and Xiao Ding has not returned to Chang'an City.
It's just that the news of the victory of the Great Han has spread to Chang'an City.
"Your Majesty, my big man has won!"
The cavalryman who delivered the letter was sent to Chang'an City by Wei Qing as soon as Yi Zhixian died.
Liu Che couldn't help but tremble, he had been waiting for this news for more than three months.
Ever since Yuyang City was besieged, he was worried that Wei Qing and Zhang Yuan would be defeated.
Then when the news came that the Xiongnu had 900,000 cavalry, it pressed an iron ingot on his heart.
"Tell me what's going on?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the villain doesn't know the current situation.
It's just that the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Yizhixian has died, and when the villain was sent back by the general, the Huns were able to fight less than 50,000 people.
And on our side there are more than half a million cavalry! ”
"More than half a million? Why so many? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the hussar general has rebelled against Wuhuan Da Danyu, and the evil king has also rebelled against the water, and more than 400,000 of the more than 500,000 are the army of the two of them."
"Zhang Yuan was able to plot against Wuhuan Da Danyu? How did he do it? ”
"Your Majesty, the villain doesn't know about the secret and important matters in the army.
The villain only knew that before the decisive battle began, even the villain's general did not know about it.
Changshi Zhang Qian was also tied up for questioning the hussar general in front of 150,000 cavalry, and is now still locked up in Yuyang City. ”
"Alright, you go down.
Reward 100 gold and promote to the 10th class knighthood! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This cavalryman definitely didn't expect to get so many rewards just by sending a message.
"Zhang Yuan is good, good!
Passing on my order, Xiao Ruo, the wife of the Marquis of Xin'an, was named the Marquis of Lantian and 3,000 households.
Zhang Yuan, the general of the hussars, was the great Sima, and Chang'an City began to celebrate on the same day, slaughtering cattle and sheep to celebrate the grand ceremony! ”
Xiao Ruo became the sixth woman in the Han Dynasty to be crowned marquis.
When the news spread throughout Chang'an City and even to Lantian Mountain, everyone knew that Zhang Yuan had succeeded in the battle!
The war in Yuyang County has finally come to an end.
Then every day, there was a battle report from Yuyang County to Chang'an City.
Without exception, there is good news.
Half a month later, Xiao Ding led 500 cavalry to escort Chu Da into Chang'an City.
Liu Che personally went to the gate of Chang'an City to greet Chu Da.
to show guilt for Chu Da.
"Your Majesty, the minister is back!"
Chu Da saw Liu Che at the city gate, as if he had never left Chang'an City.
Chu Da hated Liu Che before, but now there is absolutely no hatred in his heart.
"Gong Chu, I'm sorry for you!"
Liu Che took Chu Da's hand and pointed in the direction of Du County.
"Can Gong Chu remember the name of the city over there?"
"Chen remembers, it's Du County.
If it hadn't been for the minister who went to Du County and waited for the hussar general for a few days, I'm afraid that the minister would have died in the Huns. ”
Chu Da said it on purpose, in order to make Liu Che feel more guilty.
Liu Che will not kill him, and from now on, as long as Chu Da does not rebel, Liu Che will not kill him.
"I also remember that from now on, you will be Du Hou, and you will be a feudal household!
From now on, the Han will protect your Chu family for generations of glory and wealth! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Let's go, go to Lantian Mountain and see your family."
Liu Che was particularly approachable at this time.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chu Da kowtowed to Liu Che, then led a horse from Xiao Ding and headed straight for Lantian Mountain.
"You're that kid from the Xiao family."
"Back to Your Majesty, the last will be Xiao Ding."
"Let's go, go to Jianzhang Palace, and explain the war in the north to me clearly."
"Whoa!"
Xiao Ding didn't get the opportunity to go home like Chu Da.
He chatted with Liu Che all night before telling Liu Che everything he saw from Zhang Yuan's side.
"You think your brother-in-law is a big hero?"
"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that the general and the hussar general are both heroes of the Han Dynasty."
"Not only are they, but so are you.
From now on, you will stay by my side and take charge of the guards of Jianzhang Palace. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
A week later, Wei Qing said that the war in the northeast had been completely settled, and that the 600,000 women and children of the Xiongnu had agreed to surrender to the Han, and then asked Liu Che for permission to lead the army back to Chang'an.
Liu Che frowned, hundreds of thousands of Hun women and children, this person is a bit much.
But I still allowed it, and I will talk about it when I get to Chang'an City.
There is a solution.
Summer is about to pass again, and autumn is approaching.
When Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing rode past Wei County, they saw the farmland on both sides of the road and understood that this year's harvest was not very good.
"The Han may not be able to support so many Huns."
Wei Qing said suddenly.
"You don't need to raise them, millions of cattle and sheep are ours.
Let's talk about whether these Huns are dead or alive, and I think that the women of the Huns are also very strong and can be used to farm. ”
Zhang Yuan, on the contrary, felt that these people could be used as labor.
Over the years, the population of the Han Dynasty has decreased by several million, and this time it has been added to 600,000, and there are still hundreds of thousands of clansmen on the side of the Evil King.
These millions of Huns are all free labor.
"The Huns don't know how to farm, so it's more appropriate for them to herd cattle and sheep."
"Won't you just teach them, you were born to fight?"
"I was born to do it!"
Awesome, Wei Qing said so, what else can Zhang Yuan say.
Awesome people are awesome at whatever they say.
The speed of the army back to Chang'an was very slow.
After all, this time it was 600,000 women and children, as well as millions of cattle and sheep.
But it's slow, it's slow, and the food is quite refreshing.
There is no accurate number of these millions of cattle and sheep, and one sheep is enough for twenty or thirty people to eat for a day.
The Huns gave them even less to eat, and a sheep gave them a hundred people to eat for a day.
When I saw the outline of Chang'an City, I didn't consume a million sheep.
These cows, even if Zhang Yuan wanted to eat them, Wei Qing would not let him eat them.
For Wei Qing, these cattle are the biggest harvest.
One million head of cattle is divided into two households and one head, which can also benefit 10 million people in Dahan.
"Let these Huns wait thirty miles outside the city with the army, and they can't get close to the city anymore!"
Zhang Yuan said to Wei Qing.
"I understand."
Liu Che is an insecure person, and he has not unloaded Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing's military power until now, and he has reached his limit.
Zhang Yuan couldn't take the initiative to test Liu Che's lower limit.