was put on a clever display by Li Shimin, and began to lead a large army to storm the countries of the Western Regions, which seemed to spread all his anger on their heads.

And under his leadership, Datang's army also seemed to be excited, and its combat effectiveness was bursting.

Whether it was the Chinese army led by Gao Ming and Li Ji, or the left and right armies led by Hou Junji and Ashinadur, almost every time the three armies encountered a battle, they crushed each other in a crushing posture.

Because the speed of attack and occupation was very fast, after the battle was halfway through, the army of the Tang Dynasty did not even have to rely on supplies from the rear, and relied solely on sufficient supplies from the captured countries.

After the conditions for fighting to feed the war were achieved, the speed of the Tang army's attack became sharper.

In less than a year, the army, which was originally divided into three units, successfully met in the Cheshi Country, which also represented that the 36 countries of the Western Regions had come to an end.

In the middle of winter and October, when the first snow fell on northern Xinjiang, the last of the 36 countries also fell under the front and iron hooves of the Tang Dynasty.

At this point, the 36 countries of the Western Regions were completely destroyed and became history.

After destroying the Cheshi Kingdom, the army of the Tang Dynasty also reached the border of the Great Food Country.

In the face of the pressure of the Tang Dynasty's army, although the king of the Great Food Country was very panicked, he did not close the door like the king of Qiuci, and made frequent tricks, but sent envoys.

After seeing Gao Ming, the envoy of the Great Food Country first inquired about the situation, and at the same time said that the Great Food and the Tang Dynasty were friendly friends, and if the Tang Dynasty was in need, the Great Food Country was willing to help.

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling face, plus after this long campaign, the Tang army is also a little tired, and even the copper cannons used for siege are a little unbearable.

Although copper has a very good elongation compared to iron and is not easy to blow up, it will deform over time, resulting in a decrease in accuracy.

The most important thing is that Gao Ming had no intention of going to war with the Great Food Country, so he asked the envoy of the Great Food Country to tell their king that the Tang Dynasty sent troops this time to open up the trade route between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Country, and the two countries would be able to communicate with each other and make progress together in the future.

Gao Ming also gave this military operation a good name, called "One Belt, One Road".

Hearing his words, although the envoy of the Great Food Country had a smile on his face, he had already scolded countless sentences in his heart.

Ma Dan, are you the Belt and Road, you are clearly a dozen all the way

But he didn't dare to say this, not only did he not dare to say it, but he also had to keep a smiling face, saying that he would definitely relay Gao Ming's words and the friendship of the Tang Dynasty to the king of the Great Food Country.

After hearing the other party's words, Gao Ming was also satisfied, and after a few words, he turned around with Li Ji and others with the army and began to return.

Although the army began to turn back, it was impossible to return the place it had fought in vain, so in the process of returning, soldiers had to be arranged.

At this time, the advantage of a large number of troops was once again manifested.

Gao Ming brought a total of more than 2 million soldiers and people this time, so many people, it was easy to control the 36 countries of the Western Regions that were defeated, and incorporated them into the jurisdiction of Longyou Dao, completely dividing this province into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

As for the rest of the sweeping work, it is to let the local people accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and these things are all done by Ashinadur, because this kind of "dirty work" will not be done.

And in a practical sense, the Turkic Ashnadur knows better how to make the people in the ruled jurisdiction "obedient and sensible".

After leaving Ashnadur behind, Gao Ming returned with his troops.

Because he set off from Luoyang, of course, he must return to Luoyang first, and then reward the meritorious soldiers.

As is customary, for a big victory like this, all the officers of the next season are promoted to the ranks, and the soldiers are rewarded with money and land.

Gao Ming couldn't figure out these things himself, so he simply let Li Jiquan be responsible, and he was only responsible for rewarding them according to the list given by Li Ji.

Li Ji has followed Li Shimin to fight in the east and west for many years, and has made countless meritorious contributions, and being able to be named a British prince knows how much he has contributed to the Tang Dynasty.

But despite this, Li Shimin never let him interfere in the rewards of soldiers and low-ranking generals after the war, but handed over the matter to civilian officials.

Obviously, this is the so-called "way of the emperor", Li Ji understands this, so he has always been accustomed to it, and sometimes even takes the initiative to avoid suspicion.

But at this time, Gao Ming handed over the matter of counting the reward list to him, and he didn't worry about him winning the hearts of the people or cultivating party henchmen.

Compared with Li Shimin's suspicions, Gao Ming's delegation of power and trust, Li Ji's heart must be false to say that he is not moved.

In Li Ji's view, Gao Ming has a power that Li Shimin does not have, and this power is called trust

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