Updated: 2013-06-28

When Qiulin learned that all the small states around Khotan had been wiped out by the Zhao army, he was dumbfounded for a moment. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. This is different from the previous ten small countries that were swallowed by the Zhao army, and these three countries are very important to the Khotanese state.

It's not that these three countries are stronger, and it's not that Khotan has to rely on them. However, these three countries are in the rear of Khotan.

What does this message mean? It goes without saying that Da Zhao's army has surrounded Khotan on all sides, not only blocking the reinforcement roads of Shule and other countries, but also cutting off the way for Khotan to flee westward. In other words, the current Khotanese country is still a turtle in an urn. As for when he was caught by the fisherman, it depends on Zhao Jun's actions.

"Damn! Oops! After Qiu Lin reacted, he just scolded angrily and began to take emergency measures. You must know that now in the territory of Khotan, in addition to the Khotanese ** team, there are also the alliance armies of these three countries. Qiulin knew very well what trouble these allied forces would bring if they learned that their country had been annexed by the Zhao army.

Qiulin's worries really came true, not because the news spread quickly, but because after the Zhao army 'forced' to surrender the Three Kingdoms, he had already asked the kings of the Three Kingdoms to deliver the news to the ** teams in Khotan, so that they would immediately surrender to the Zhao army.

Before Qiulin made a response, the entire Khotanese country was completely 'chaotic' overnight. The combined forces of these three countries were together with the Khotanese army to resist the invasion of the Zhao army. Now, the tight protective net has suddenly been torn apart, and there are many leaks. The Zhao army took advantage of this opportunity, and the army quickly 'inserted' straight in, tearing the gap that appeared because of the surrender of the Three Kingdoms Alliance Army even more.

Originally in Khotan, although the Zhao army had entered Khotan with the momentum of successive victories, the defenders of Khotan and the surrounding coalition forces still confronted the Zhao army head-on, with a stubborn posture, and fought and retreated. However, after the close Three Kingdoms were broken overnight, the coalition army also collapsed in an instant, so that the frontal defensive front of Khotan was suddenly scattered. The Zhao army and the Khotanese ** team fought each other 'melee' in Khotan, and the Khotanese ** team could no longer organize an effective defense network.

The actions of the Zhao army and the severance of the back roads of Khotan forced Qiulin to re-understand the current situation in Khotan. What Qiulin hated the most was the delay in the arrival of reinforcements from Shule and other countries, which made Khotan fall into the siege of the Zhao army on all sides. Secondly, Qiulin also saw the strength of Zhao Jun. Although he had never been to Zhao, he also knew from the merchants and spies that the strength of the Zhao army in the Western Regions was only one-fifth of that of the Great Zhao, and this was only counting the town army of the Zhao army. The state of Zhao was under the jurisdiction of ten states, and each of the remaining states was more prosperous than the Shang states in the northern part of the Western Regions.

Now that the Kingdom of Khotan is trapped and killed, coupled with the strength of the Zhao army, Qiu Lin understands that this so-called alliance in the southern part of the Western Regions is not the opponent of the Zhao State at all.

After thinking about it, Qiu Lin finally asked Zhao Jun to surrender, and this time, Qiu Lin did not mention any more conditions. However, Zhao Xun ignored it. The current situation, for Zhao Jun, is already a win. The allied army of Shule and its surroundings has been pinned down in the west by Li Chenfeng's troops, and the 50,000 town soldiers and 30,000 garrison troops under Li Chenfeng's troops are slowly advancing, and there is a great tendency to attack in an all-out way.

It is also because of this that Shule Guocai did not dare to send reinforcements easily. Of course, because the small force of the Zhao army was active in the Shule State and its surrounding countries, it intercepted the direct communication between Khotan and the Shule State, and attacked the men and horses sent by the Shule State to inspect the details of the Khotanese State. In other words, the current Shule and other countries are still unclear about the actual situation of the alliance of eastern Khotan and other countries.

In the Western Regions in November, the temperature was already very low, but this did not affect the morale and actions of the Zhao army's officers and soldiers. For the army located in the Western Regions, the Zhao army had already prepared the materials needed for the winter of the army. In Khotan, it is the opposite of Da Zhao. Now the Zhao army is in the city, and it is constantly wreaking havoc in the territory of Khotan, so that the morale of the soldiers of Khotan is about to reach a low point, not to mention, even the food, grass and winter clothes needed by the army are difficult to prepare.

In this case, the Great Zhao army began the final attack on Khotan, counting the coalition forces of various countries that surrendered to the Zhao army and was reorganized, a total of more than 100,000 troops surrounded and killed Khotan from all sides. Suddenly, Khotan fell into the final countdown.

Seven days, it only took seven days for the royal capital of Khotan to be conquered by the Zhao army. Qiulin, the king of Khotan, committed suicide, and the magnates of Khotan, under the deliberate guidance of Zhao Jun, were slaughtered by the surrendered coalition forces.

So far, the eastern part of the Southern Alliance has been conquered by the Zhao army in just a few months. With the fall of Khotan, the death of Khotanese monarch Qiulin brought the war in the eastern region of the Southern Alliance to an end.

In the southern part of the Western Regions, it has generally fallen into the hands of the Zhao army. Although it did not completely win the Southern Alliance, this victory also laid the foundation for victory for the next action.

Next, the Zhao army did not continue westward, but began to send people to take over the place to pacify the people, and at the same time, began to move the people and garrison the tun army.

I have to say that in the northern region of the Western Regions, which is now Shangzhou. In this autumn, it provided great help for the Zhao army to go south to conquer the Southern Alliance of the Western Regions. In the same way, Zhao Xuncai is determined to immediately take control of the places that have been taken, so that they can integrate into Da Zhao and provide assistance to Da Zhao.

Zhao Xun was satisfied with the harvest in Shangzhou, and Zhao Xun absolutely immediately took control of the local area, striving for the 'spring' season of the next year, so that the people in these areas could plant crops and harvest in the autumn.

After the Zhao army took control of the northern part of the Western Regions, after a series of means such as building cities, digging rivers, cultivating fields, and planting trees, the entire northern part finally got a bumper harvest, so that Zhao Xun, who was still worried about the survival of the people in the north, completely disappeared.

Speaking of a bumper harvest, Zhao Xun and others had to be happy about it. This time, the army marched south to the Southern Alliance, and seventy percent of the logistical food supply was provided by Shangzhou. Of course, Shangzhou was exempt from tax for three consecutive years, but this did not prevent the people from selling the grain and livestock they harvested to Zhao Jun. Although these are all purchased by Zhao Jun's Privy Council from the people of Shangzhou, this also shows that the people of Shangzhou are no longer worried about survival. Even the people of the Western Regions in Shangzhou also sold their livestock to Zhao Jun because of the tax exemption policy, and obtained a lot of income.

It's not just a question of income, it's a question of popular support. If the people can sell their surplus food, it means that these people are no longer worried about survival. In other words, the Han people and the local people who migrated from the Zhao army were able to be self-sufficient, and even they could gain something.

You must know that in the land of Shangzhou, the Zhao army used a large number of prisoners from the northern countries in the past, captured slaves and young men who were recruited with 'spending' money to dig up various rivers, so that a large number of fertile fields could be reclaimed. In addition, in order to prevent soil erosion and prevent the river from drying up, the people in the entire Shangzhou are planting trees and afforestation almost in their spare time. The purpose of such a move is not only to give the migrated refugees a chance to survive, but also to allow countless fields to be successfully cultivated.

Although the number of fields and harvests in Shangzhou are far from those in the Central Plains. However, this is too good news for Shangzhou, which is just getting started. Zhao Xun and others firmly believe that it will not be long before this place will be better.

Many people who fled from the southern part of the Central Plains lamented that compared with the "chaotic" and "chaotic" southern states, the Western Regions, which was once considered a bitter cold land, has even become a paradise on earth. It is also because of this that when the Zhao army was at war against the Khotanese and other allied armies, Zhao Xun and Wei Zilin and others paid attention to the people's livelihood in Shangzhou. Zhao Xun has already made up his mind to increase the operation of Tuntian in Shangzhou in the coming year, and increase the survival action of Hermes-Epitek in Shangzhou.

It was also because of Shangzhou's reply that Zhao Xun ordered the Shangzhou officials to be commended. In addition to the rewards on top of money, they also informed the counties of Zhao State of their actions in the Western Regions, and many officials were promoted because of this. It made many other prefecture and county officials who did not regard the land of the Western Regions in their eyes envious.

"It is necessary to speed up the construction of the city in the area already occupied by us in the south, and start the construction of galloping roads and rivers at the same time. The slaves who were 'obtained' from the country of Wusun and the captives after this battle were the best laborers. In addition, Han people were encouraged to migrate here to provide relief for work, so that the people who had fled from the southern part of the Central Plains could survive this winter.

The eastern region of the Southern Alliance, which was captured by the Zhao army, was soon garrisoned by the Zhao army and divided into the land of the Six Prefectures.

When Shule and other countries got the news, it was already the end of the year. At this moment, the Zhao army has begun to build cities and gallops, and the Zhao army's army is also 'pressing' close to the western region of the Southern Alliance. This result immediately shocked the remnants of the entire Southern Alliance, including the Shule State.

In just a few months, Zhao Jun has already taken half of the Southern Alliance's land, making the Southern Alliance less powerful. At this moment, the remnants of the alliance countries began to worry about whether the alliance could withstand Da Zhao. Although the Zhao army did not continue the attack, all the allied countries were worried about whether they would be the next country to be destroyed by the Zhao army.

Of course, Zhao Xun did not continue to attack, after all, the weather is getting colder and colder, even if the army's actions can continue, but the logistics and transportation will become more and more difficult. In addition, the land of the six mansions that had just been occupied was not completely cleaned.

In addition to the land of the six prefectures in Xinna, Zhao Xun was happy, and the two news from the Central Plains also made Zhao Xun happy.

One is about the Battle of Jingzhou, when the Zhao army launched an operation against the Southern Alliance, the war in Jingzhou became more and more intense. The Shu army and the coalition army launched the most 'fierce' battle on the Yangtze River. Although the King of Luoyang, the King of Hanzhong and the Qi army combined, the overall strength was not inferior to that of the Shu army, but neither the King of Hanzhong, the King of Luoyang nor the King of Qi had the ability to mobilize all their forces to meet the battle. Especially the kings of Hanzhong and Luoyang, they also had to bear the pressure of the Zhao army in the north. The King of Qi was unwilling to do his best to defend Jingzhou for the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang, and of course, the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang would not let too many men and horses of the Qi army appear on their own territory.

Therefore, in the war between the two sides, the Shu army is still in the upper hand. Especially after the Shu army built warships, the long line of the Yangtze River could no longer become an obstacle for the Shu army.

Therefore, at the end of October, Jiangling Mansion was finally conquered by the Shu army, allowing the Shu army to officially cross the Yangtze River line and have a foothold north of the Yangtze River.

At this moment, Qi Jun could no longer sit still. To the north of the Yangtze River, in the land of Jingzhou, the Qi army also occupied the land of Jiangxiafu. It is true that the Shu army is above the water division and is far from being the opponent of the Qi army. However, the Shu army could completely launch an attack on Jiangxia Mansion from Lulu. And the loss of Jiangxia Mansion also completely severed the connection between the King of Hanzhong, the King of Luoyang and the Qi army.

The Qi army had to worry that if the Shu army occupied all of Jingzhou, then the Qi army would completely fall into disadvantage. From Jingzhou to the south, Jiangzhou, 'Jiao' Prefecture and other places will become the route of the Shu army's attack. And at that time, the Qi army will undertake the multi-way attack of the Shu army.

Therefore, Murong Cheng launched a 'fierce' counteroffensive. Instead of launching a counterattack against Jiangling from Jiangxia Mansion, the Qi army attacked from Jiangzhou and suddenly stormed the flank of the Shu army. And the kings of Hanzhong and Luoyang, who lost the southern part of Jingzhou, also began to counterattack with all their might. After being attacked on the flanks, especially after the Qi army raided the grain storage area in the rear, the Shu army was finally defeated at Jiangling Province and had to retreat south of the Yangtze River.

This battle caused heavy losses to the Shu army, not only losing more than 40,000 soldiers, but also making a large amount of grain and grass hoarded in the rear come to naught. It was also because these grains and grasses were plundered by the Qi army, forcing the Shu army to stop retaliating and turn to defense. Between the two sides, they once again returned to the original point and defended according to the Yangtze River.

In this battle, whether it was the king of Hanzhong, the king of Luoyang or the king of Shu, they all suffered a lot of losses, but the king of Qi was quite gained. In particular, the grain and grass looted from the rear of the Shu army were enough for 100,000 troops for several months, and they immediately made up for the shortage of food due to the army.

Situ Che, the king of Shu, was angry and scolded him, but he had nothing to do about it, so he could only deepen his resentment against the king of Hanzhong, the king of Luoyang, and the Qi army. Coupled with the onset of winter, the two sides stopped the battle of Jingzhou, which lasted for many days. But Zhao Xun knows that the hatred between them is difficult to resolve.

Second, Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, officially founded the country, and established the state of Qi, known as the inheritance of Dayan, which is orthodox in the world. At this moment, the Great Yan Emperor was in the hands of the King of Luoyang, but because the King of Luoyang needed the King of Qi to join forces with him to fight against the Shu army, he did not issue an edict to oppose it.

In addition, the king of Shu also established his own Shu kingdom and became a country of his own, completely severing relations with the old dynasty Dayan. As for the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang, because they had the Great Yan Emperor in their hands, and many of the Luoyang kings were former ministers of the Great Yan, they failed to establish a country. As for Li Chi, the king of Chu, he has a self-aware person, knows his own strength, and does not have a single independent country, and still calls himself the king of Chu who is divided by the Great Yan Emperor.

As a result, in the entire Central Plains, there were three self-established states, three self-established kings and three Great Yan feudal princes. Although the six kings are all the same kings, the difference is still obvious.

The establishment of the Shu State and the establishment of the Qi State also made Dayan completely history. Although no one claims to be the emperor, everyone in the world understands that Dayan will never come back. However, there is only one country in the entire north, but there are two countries in the south, which also shows that the strength of Zhao is many times stronger than the two countries in the south.

And the Zhao army successively merged the land of the Western Regions into the Great Zhao, which also made the people of the world happy. While the southern princes were still 'chaotic' and unbearable, the Zhao State in the north was expanding its territory. While the people in the southern princes were miserable, the people of the northern Zhao State had enough food and clothing, and they were not even worried about the arrival of war and chaos, and they were not worried about the invasion of foreign enemies. No, it should be that the foreigners are worried about the invasion of the Zhao State.

In a sense, Zhao Guo has been recognized by the vast majority of scholars and people with lofty ideals in the world. Fundamentally speaking, Zhao has won the support of ordinary people all over the world. That's right, Zhao Xun watched the 'melee' war of the southern princes, and also made the people of the south realize the direct difference between the northern and southern countries. When the Zhao army marched south, although he did not dare to say that all the people corresponded. However, as long as these princes and kings were defeated, the Zhao army could quickly gain the support of the local people and quickly take control of the place.

In addition, judging from the news from the place where Feng Ziming came, the Yanzhou army was also officially and fully integrated into the Zhao army, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou were also officially integrated into the Zhao state. Zhao's policies were also fully implemented in Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

On the island of Taiwan, nearly a million people have been settled, and at this moment, Zhao Jun has taken the entire island of Taiwan. Although it cannot be said that the island of Taiwan is 100% of the island of Taiwan, some natives on the island of Taiwan have gradually integrated into the jurisdiction of Dazhao. Rice obtained from countries such as Linyi and Zhenla in the south is also being successfully cultivated on the island of Taiwan. In addition, a large number of sugar cane plantations are also planted on the island of Taiwan. Along the coast, many salt drying plants have also been successfully built.

In the coastal areas of Jiaozhou, with Guangzhou as the center, the Zhao army also began to expand its territory, although it did not occupy a third of the territory, but it was also on a par with the Qi army and the Shu army. In other areas, most of them are occupied by local Turks. However, the land of the three prefectures occupied by Zhao Jun with Guangzhou Mansion as the center is the land of 'Jiao' Prefecture and an extremely prosperous place. Although the Qi army and the Shu army were extremely dissatisfied with this, neither the Qi army nor the Shu army dared to easily take action against the Zhao army, which occupied the southeast of Jiaozhou.

It's not that they are afraid of Zhao Jun, but they are worried that once they make a move against Zhao Jun, this Zhao Jun will help the other side. You must know that in addition to occupying the land of these three prefectures, the Zhao army also occupies the island of Qiongzhou and has a powerful navy.

If Zhao Jun supports one side, it will not be a good thing for the other side. Zhao Jun's materials were continuously transported to the other side through the sea. In addition, whether it is Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, or Situ Che, the king of Shu, they are willing to give Zhao Jun an excuse to make a move because of the situation here. Now that the Zhao army is marching westward, it is already a situation that the southern princes are eager to appear, and they are not willing to have any more accidents and pull the Zhao army back to the Central Plains battlefield. Therefore, in the land of 'Jiao' state, there are still three parties.