Chapter 1078: War Is Fought (Page 1/1)

Hearing that Zhang Shuye was willing to take out food, the patriarchs of all the tribes present were all happy, after all, food is a life-saving thing now.

There is a saying that if you have milk, you are a mother, and these people of all ethnic groups who were abandoned by the Western Xia Party members have now received the promise of the Imperial Army, and everyone has discussed it or decided to show it.

"General Zhang, as long as the empire provides enough food for our various departments, we are willing to help you attack the party members!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shuye couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, no need! ”

"The empire wants to help you, not to make you fight to the death, but to make you the subjects of the empire, so you just have to live as usual."

A relatively fresh-minded Tuyuhun patriarch said suspiciously, "Won't the empire have any changes to our ministries?" ”

"Basically, nothing will change much." Zhang Shuye looked around and said to them: "The territory of the empire is much larger than you imagined, and there are still more places to conquer. But rest assured, the Empire will help you in the beginning, but in the end it will be up to you. ”

"General Zhang, what you said is true? How much will our races have to pay at that time? Thinking of the high taxes levied by the people of the Western Xia Party on their own tribe, the Shatuo patriarch hurriedly asked.

"Really?" Representatives of all the clans eagerly confirmed.

"Of course it's true." Zhang Shuye smiled and said: "The empire's taxes are very low, and because you have suffered disasters year after year, you don't need to pay any taxes within three years, and you will also receive support from the empire, including food, clothing, seeds, and various farm tools......

The leaders of these tribes present did not expect that the empire would treat them so well and give them such generous treatment, so they were all shocked.

"The Empire will let you get over as much as possible, but you will also have access to the armed forces of the various ministries, and as for your safety, the Imperial Army will be responsible. And you must keep in mind that we will not only attack hostile countries and forces and protect our own people, but also hunt down the rebels in our country, so I hope you will do your own thing! ”

Given so many good conditions, Zhang Shuye did not forget to warn them, after all, these northwest tribes lack centripetal force and loyalty in addition to their own clan.

It sounds like this request of the Empire is very difficult to do, after all, it is necessary to relieve these tribes of their ability to protect themselves, but the leaders of these tribes present are not too surprised by this request.

When Li Qianshun, the lord of Western Xia, issued an order to clear the wilderness, all the party troops in the southern part of the border were evacuated, and these tribes were completely abandoned, they had no way to live, so now as long as their own people can survive, they are willing to do anything.

"General Zhang, you... Can you take in our tribes instead of the Emperor? ”

"Of course!" Zhang Shuye replied: "His Majesty the Emperor gave our legions the right to freely deal with the enemy's army and civilians before setting out on the expedition. For the Western Xia army that dared to resist, it was naturally all exterminated. And for you tribes who are willing to come to the arms of the Empire, I think His Majesty the Emperor also hopes that you will survive. ”

Zhang Shuye's tone of words was very flat, but the meaning of the words was indeed cold with a strong killing intent, simply put, after these imperial generals came to Western Xia, they could choose to kill or make peace with their own minds.

In fact, it is fortunate that these Western Xia tribes have met Zhang Shuye, a Confucian general, if they meet people with a heavy killing heart such as Kress, then their fate is really difficult to say.

When the chiefs of the Dangxiang, Uighur, Tuyuhun, Tatar, Tibetan, and Shatuo tribes learned of the Empire's attitude, they were not only frightened, but also did not think that the Empire's attitude toward the enemy was wrong.

Over the years, these tribes have also followed the party to go around to raid and plunder, and what they did was much more ruthless than the empire.

The law of the jungle eats the strong, which in their eyes is the normal law of the world, but the empire treats them so favorably, that they can't understand it.

Some people often say that one general can be worth one million soldiers, although this is an exaggerated statement, but Zhang Shuye's move is also similar.

These tribes are already on the verge of life and death, and when hundreds of thousands of people enter this state, it becomes extremely dangerous, and they can do unimaginable things in order to survive.

Now Li Qianshun, the lord of the Western Xia Dynasty, led a large army to fight against the Imperial Northern Route Army in Xingqing Mansion in the north, and in the entire southern part of Western Xia, only the imperial army had food.

If the empire recruited them, these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of various tribes would either storm the imperial army, or rush southwest into the hinterland of the empire, only to seize life-saving food.

And whichever path they choose, it would be an unhelpful disservice to the Empire.

Now, with some of the empire's worthless grain, more than 400,000 people of various tribes have been taken, which is indeed a good deal.

When the Southern Route Army easily surrendered the Western Xia tribes and occupied all the cities, the belated battle in Xingqing Mansion in the north officially began.

In fact, from the very beginning of this war between the two countries, the outcome has been decided.

The Western Xia were very strong, but they were not as strong as the Jin State, so they were nothing special for the imperial army.

Once the Imperial army had muskets, grenades, and artillery, war became simple for them.

No matter which enemy you are dealing with, no matter what kind of troops the opponent is, as long as the Imperial side has enough soldiers, it will immediately use countless bullets and grenades to quickly harvest the enemy's lives.

This is the case in this battle to destroy Xia, the Western Xia monarchs and ministers have used all their strengths, not only to give up all the regions in the south, but also to gather all the soldiers of the whole country together, wanting to eat the empire's northern route army.

In addition to these, the multi-arms cooperation of the Western Xia, the application of rockets in the crossbow army, and the use of slashing soldiers as self-detonating humanoid weapons, made various efforts.

If Western Xia was at war with the Jin State, then the outcome of this battle was really unpredictable, but it was a pity that Li Qianshun's enemy was an empire countless times stronger than the Jin State.

In addition to being full of heritage, the empire also has a level of technology far beyond this era, just like the new steam tank that appeared on the battlefield of Western Xia, it has already shown great power.

The Western Xia country was too small, lacked sufficient depth, and did not have enough material reserves, even if all the people could be soldiers, it would only make the imperial army consume some more ammunition, and they still could not escape the fate of their inevitable defeat.

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