Chapter 512: A New Beginning
The arrival of Kurzai and the others naturally attracted the attention of the wolf guard soldiers, and when they came to the wolf guard camp less than a mile away, a wolf guard captain led people towards them.
"If you have any business, please leave immediately if you are okay, this is a military stronghold," the lieutenant shouted to Kurzai with a straight face.
"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, we are on the orders of the queen, no, we are on the orders of Princess Qin, and we will send cattle and sheep to all the soldiers in the camp, as well as fruits," Kurzai said, pointing to the countless cattle and sheep behind him and the fruits on people's backs.
"What, these are for us! You wait, I'll report it" Looking at the dense cattle and sheep in front of him, and many fruits that he had never seen and had never had a chance to eat, his head was a little insufficient, he said to Kurzai, and then ordered his soldiers to keep an eye on these people, and he quickly reported to his superiors.
With the report layer by layer, soon the people in the entire Wolf Guard camp knew that Princess Qin sent people to send cattle, sheep, livestock and fruits to reward the whole army, which made many resting soldiers in the Wolf Guard camp run out to see the excitement.
Li Xu, who waited for the news, didn't think much about it, and directly asked the soldiers to accept the cattle, sheep, livestock, and fruits, and personally thanked Kurzai and them.
After being received by Li Zhen and knowing that Li Zhen was the marshal of the Tang Army, Kurzai and others who were received were very excited, especially Kurzai, who had been in Chang'an.
And Kurzai also expressed to Li Wei that he was willing to let the people of Qiuzi Country behind him help slaughter cattle and sheep.
In this way, the two sides who almost met each other a moment ago launched a unique fusion on this northwest oasis, and it was also this incident that opened the great integration of the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty in the next few years.
In the evening, Li Ji and other generals were invited by Li Tai to the Qiuzi Palace for a banquet.
When the banquet was over, Li Tai left Li Ji behind.
"British duke, what this king wants to say next is what His Majesty and the crown prince have explained, I hope that the British duke will listen carefully" Li Tai took Li Zhen to Natalia's study and said to Li Wei with a serious expression.
"Minister, Li Xu, listen to the hadith" When Li Wei heard this, he hurriedly saluted Li Tai, and also saluted Li Shimin.
"This attack on the countries of the Western Regions, the original intention is to train troops, this British Duke knows, but it may not be able to form a rule after the fight, plus the previous king issued no peace, as long as the order of the captives, so that many countries in the Western Regions are united, this is His Royal Highness the Prince's intention, of course, this is also selfish, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows that the king is going to come to the Western Regions to find the king's wife, but more His Royal Highness the Prince knows that when the countries of the Western Regions face a strong enemy, they will blindly seek peace in exchange for their own existence, After all, this is the way for small countries to survive, but also because they know that they are afraid that those small countries will not be able to play the role of training troops if they do not resist, so they have the previous order"
"His Royal Highness King Qin, if you say that, is it not the current goal that has changed?"
Li Ji is not a stupid person, as soon as he heard Li Tai finish speaking, he understood that the goal of this time had changed.
"That's right, if I didn't find the king's wife this time, after taking Qiuzi, the king would also change the order according to the plan formulated by the prince and His Majesty, accept the surrender, and promise that anyone who takes the initiative to surrender, whether it is an individual or the whole country, will be regarded as the treatment of the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince's tricks are high! Under this fight, taking the countries of the Western Regions is just around the corner, and it has also effectively trained the new army of the Wolf Guard."
As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, Li Ji thought for a while, immediately understood what was going on, and said excitedly.
The same is true for Li Tai, who was just like Li Tai when he first learned of this plan.
After Li Zhen understood the specific plan, Li Tai and Li Zhen discussed there for a long time, formulated several strategies, and also used the people of Qiuzi Country as a means of propaganda.
When the two finished discussing, Li Tai personally sent Li Ji away.
"British Duke, this king will return to Chang'an on the same day, this matter of the Western Regions, please leave it to you, the young brother of this king is also bothering you, take care of it, and Su Dingfang has the talent of a general, you can carry it a lot" At the door, Li Tai solemnly saluted Li Ji and said to him.
"Your Highness, where is this, this should be a matter within the minister's duty, Your Highness must not be like this" Seeing Li Tai saluting himself, Li Ji hurriedly supported Li Tai, but he couldn't resist Li Tai, plus Li Tai was injured, he couldn't use his strength, so he could only accept this salute, and then said to Li Tai.
After that, the two exchanged a few words, and then they separated and went their separate arrangements.
On the way back to the camp, Li Ji was still thinking about the conversation he had just had with Li Tai, and he heard Li Tai several times talk about Li Chengqian's respect from the bottom of his heart, which made him have to be moved.
Returning to the camp, Li Wei gathered all the generals, conveyed the next battle orders one by one, and told them the new combat goals, so that they could be prepared, and at the same time announced Su Dingfang's new official position.
On Li Tai's side, he asked Natalia to find Kurzai and tell him what he wanted him to do.
Kurzai, who received the order, although he was puzzled, still did as Li Tai instructed, and sent nearly 1,000 soldiers to leave Qiuzi overnight and scatter in all directions, going to other countries in the Western Regions that had not yet been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, secretly publicizing the new policies of the Tang Dynasty.
Early the next morning, according to Li Ji's deployment, the wolf guards were divided into nine and headed farther to the northwest, but the wolf guard's camp did not retreat, but only advanced to the direction north of Qiuzi for a hundred miles, where a new city will be cast and become the new political and cultural center of the entire Western Regions in the future, that is, the location of the future Western Regions Governor's Mansion.
Of course, it is still a barren place now, and the new Governor's Mansion will be the location of Qiuzi's national capital according to Li Chengqian's vision, but because of Natalia, Li Tai directly chose the place a hundred miles away from Qiuzi.
In the following days, Li Tai was led by Kurzai to inspect Qiuzi and formulated a series of development plans.
After everything was arranged and explained to Kurzai, a large number of craftsmen were recruited and sent to the new station of the wolf guard, and Kurzai was officially appointed as the county commander of Qiuzi County, and several personal guards who were injured and could not travel far were sent to him as deputies.
Li Tai and Natalia are finally ready to embark on the journey back to Datang and Chang'an.
"What, are you reluctant to leave? Do you want me to stay with you for a few more days" Li Tai pulled Natalia and looked at her reluctant expression, Li Tai gently hugged her and said to her.
"No, you said that we will come back, and when we have a child, you will bring me and the child back" Natalia shook her head at Li Tai, looked at the place where she lived since she was a child, and whispered to Li Tai.