Yiqu City.

Strictly speaking, this place can't really be called a city anymore, after all, it has been completely burned to the ground.

Yi Qusheng stood in front of the city on horseback, and the whole person was stunned.

This used to be the main gate of Yiqu City, and Yiqu Sheng's mind could even recall the scene when he led the Yiqu cavalry with a cart of booty to accept the cheers of all the Yiqu people and return to Yiqu City after breaking through Xianyang.

But with Yiqu City being burned to the ground by Wang Qian, such a scene is no longer possible after all.

As the former king of Yiqu, this result is undoubtedly very difficult for Yiqu Sheng to accept.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and Li Mu rode his horse to Yiqusheng's side.

"What, still thinking about it?"

Yiqu Sheng glanced at Li Mu and squeezed out a wry smile with all his might: "Governor Dadu, this is the former capital of my Yiqu Country, how can I be indifferent to this?" ”

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, this city is actually not without a chance of resurrection. The king's order has been handed down, and as long as this battle is over, you will be canonized as the king of Yiqu. ”

"Really?" Yiqu Shengleng for a moment, obviously not expecting such a result: "But I didn't make any contributions......

Li Mu smiled and said, "No, your existence itself is a credit. ”

Li Mu was telling the truth.

As the leader selected by Zhao Dan to be specifically responsible for Zhao's northward expansion and westward expansion strategy, Li Mu naturally knows Zhao Dan's policies very well.

For these alien races on the steppe, it is useless to kill alone, history has proved that defeating the Xiongnu and the Turks, defeating the Turks and the Mongols, in addition to plunging the Central Plains Dynasty into wars again and again, for thousands of years can not solve the problem at all.

It is necessary to find a way to integrate and assimilate these nomadic peoples of the steppe into the Zhao State, otherwise it will inevitably follow the old path of history in the future.

As for how to integrate, first of all, those who are dissatisfied and want to rebel must all be killed, and then a group of leaders who are willing to accept the culture of the Central Plains must be supported, such as Xianshan and Yiqusheng.

Under such circumstances, Yiqu Sheng admittedly did not make a contribution that was enough for Zhao Guo to make him a king, but he was still able to be awarded this title, because Zhao Dan himself did not value Yiqu Sheng's military exploits, but the halo of the Yiqu King on Yiqu Sheng's head.

The news of this feudal lord undoubtedly made Yiqu Sheng's mood a lot better, after all, no matter what, he was still able to live in this land that had been passed down from generation to generation, which was already a very good result.

Hundreds of years of life have gradually turned the Yiqu people into a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural people, and they have also begun to have the concept of being inseparable from their homeland.

As for this kind of thing as competing with Zhao Guo...... Yiqusheng feels that he is not tired of being alive yet.

The appearance of earth-shattering thunder and grenades made Yi Qusheng clearly know one thing, that is, I am afraid that there is no country in this world that can continue to stop the footsteps of Zhao Guo, whether it is a city or a cavalry.

Yiqu Sheng let out a sigh of relief and said to Li Mu: "Thank you, the king, thank you, the governor." ”

The reason why I want to thank Li Mu is because Yiqusheng knows very well in his heart that if Li Mu didn't speak for himself, then maybe he would be like the previous Aries King, and he would be brought into captivity in Handan City.

Li Mu smiled, and did not pick up Yiqusheng's words, but said: "After you are crowned, you can find a way to rebuild this city." ”

"Rebuild the city?" Yi Qusheng's face showed a look of surprise: "The king really agrees? ”

Li Mu smiled: "This is nature. If there is no big city, how will the officials of Zhao State manage this huge piece of land in the future. ”

Yi Qusheng nodded and said, "This is also ......."

After being silent for a while, Yi Qusheng suddenly said: "Governor, please talk to the king, just talk about this king, let's put it off for a while." ”

"What?" Li Mu was obviously stunned by Yi Qusheng's words, and couldn't help but say, "Why are you doing this?" ”

Yiqu Sheng looked at the ruined Yiqu City in front of him, shook his head slowly, and said, "This city is the former capital of my Yiqu people, but now it has been burned to the ground by the Qin people. If this revenge is not avenged, what face does my Yiqu Sheng have as the king of this Yiqu people? Only when the Qin State is completely eliminated can I accept the position of Yiqu Monarch with peace of mind. ”

Li Mu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said, "Okay." ”

There was another sound of horses' hooves, and the deputy general of the cavalry vanguard of Zhao State, Tu Xian, rode his horse and saluted the two: "Governor Dadu, General Yiqu, the camp has been set up." ”

About three or four miles behind a few people, a large camp large enough to accommodate 50,000 cavalry troops of the Zhao State had just been built.

Li Mu glanced at Tu Xian and said with a smile: "Do the soldiers have any opinions?" ”

Tu Xian laughed twice and said, "There are still some small things that are not convinced, but please rest assured that the general has already taught them a hard lesson." ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "This is actually understandable, after all, to be honest, Handan suddenly sent an order for me to withdraw the army, and my heart is not so comfortable, let alone those who need military merit to fight for themselves and their families." ”

The cavalry army of Zhao led by Li Mu had just arrived here.

A few days ago, a peace agreement was sent to Li Mu.

In this agreement, it was very clear that Xihe County was owned by Qin, and Beidi County was owned by Zhao, and the war between Qin and Zhao was temporarily ended.

Now that the war has ended, Li Mu's stay in Guanzhong is unnecessary, so Li Mu, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to find an opportunity to have a decisive battle with Wang Qian, had to take his troops north and return to Beidi County, which is the hometown of Yiqu State.

Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that there will be some dissatisfaction among the cavalry of the Zhao army.

After all, most of the people didn't catch anything after this big war, which is definitely not convincing.

To put it bluntly, these Frontier Legion guys have long been accustomed to winning one victory after another, and now this kind of thing of going home before they have completely won the battle is really not so pleasant for them.

Fortunately, Li Mu's management of the army has always been extremely strict, so no matter how dissatisfied he is, no one dares to show it in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled and said to Tu Xian: "Tell those guys to stop complaining, their opportunity will come soon." ”

"Oh?" As soon as Tu Xian heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "What kind of opportunity is it, please ask the capital to give me." ”

If there were any people in the frontier cavalry regiment who were most eager to make meritorious contributions, then the Hun cavalry led by Tu Xian was definitely one of them.

After all, these Huns had just surrendered to Zhao, and they definitely needed to prove their loyalty to the new king, and they also needed military exploits to make their families live a better life.

You must know that before the war, Li Mu had already let people spread the reward to the entire army.

Want cattle and sheep? No problem, trade the enemy's head for it.

Want a ranch? No problem, trade the enemy's head for it.

Cattle, sheep and pastures are the life of the grassland people!

Without cattle, sheep and pasture, it is impossible for any grassland person to survive the winter safely.

This is why Tu Xian immediately became energetic when he heard that there was still a chance to fight.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Tu Xianxianshan, these Hun nobles and Li Mu were really not very familiar with each other, they would even want to instigate Li Mu to go west of Yinshan to fight the autumn wind of the Wusun people.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that there are still some Yiqu people who have fled to the West Sea (Qinghai Lake) in the west?" Since the people of the Qin State can't fight this time, then it is also a good thing that we can use these righteous traitors to earn some war exploits. ”

Tu Xian was overjoyed and saluted Li Mu: "The Metropolitan Governor is really wise!" ”

Yiqu Sheng on the side couldn't help but ask, "Will the king agree?" ”

Li Mu smiled: "I'm also opening up territory for Zhao and the king, how could the king disagree?" In a few days, I will lead 30,000 cavalry to the west to pursue those Yiqu people, and by the way, clean up the West Sea, and include the entire West Sea in the territory of Zhao. ”

"The remaining 20,000 people will be led by General Zhao Kuo to guard Beidi County in case the Qin people rebel and make any moves. Yiqu Sheng, you are from Yiqu, and you know the situation in this area very well, so you are responsible for cooperating with General Zhao Kuo to stay behind. ”

Yi Qusheng nodded yes, but he still couldn't help but have a look of disappointment on his face.

Li Mu patted Yi Qusheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Actually, staying here is not a bad thing for you, don't you want to seek revenge from the people of the Qin Kingdom?" That's an opportunity. ”

Yi Qusheng perked up and hurriedly said, "Could it be that the Metropolitan Governor allowed me to lead the cavalry to continue to attack the Qin State in the south?" ”

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Of course it won't work." Now that the king has declared a truce with Qin, how can I, as a courtier of Zhao, go against the king's opinion? ”

"But...... This is the rule that the dead are alive, but the man is alive. Although it is impossible for the cavalry of Zhao to go south, if there are any small groups of Hu herdsmen, such as Yiqu, Linhu, Lou Fu, Xiongnu, etc., go south to fight the autumn wind in the land of Qin, this is also something that has nothing to do with our Zhao State. ”

The more Yi Qu Sheng listened, his eyes brightened, and he hurriedly said: "The Metropolitan Governor thinks that the number of these Hu herdsmen who go south to fight the autumn wind should be maintained?" ”

Li Mu glanced at Yiqu Sheng and said with a smile: "As long as there are no more than a thousand people, and there is nothing on them that can make people feel that they are connected with the border cavalry legion, what these Hu herdsmen want to do, then go and do it." ”

Yiqusheng laughed out loud and bowed deeply to Li Mu: "Thank you for your advice!" The subordinates are going to gather troops, no, go and see those Hu herdsmen! ”