As Murong Cheng returned to Yangzhou, the war in Qidi became more and more intense. In particular, the trade between the Tang army, the Yanzhou army, and the Zhao army made the actions of the various princes more intense.

Although all the princes were suspicious of the secret relationship between the Yanzhou army and the Zhao army, there was no substantial evidence and could not explain anything. Of course, at this moment, the chaotic battle is like this, even if the Yanzhou army and the Zhao army have a relationship, they can't do anything more.

The fierce fighting represents the beginning of another round of displaced people. In Yangzhou, Jingzhou and other places, displaced people have entered Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places that have gradually stabilized.

Feng Ziming and the local officials in Yuzhou and Yanzhou also began to get nervous, mobilizing the local government and border garrisons to begin accepting and arranging for the displaced people. As a result of the early estimation and preparation for this, the resettlement of the displaced people has been carried out in an orderly manner.

At this time, Zhao Xun had already left Yanzhou and appeared in Bingzhou.

Back in the state, the scene here is very different from the past. The displaced people who used to survive everywhere are now properly resettled. The fields that were once barren are now green. Seeing the people living a quiet and stable life, Zhao Xun couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

In Jinyang City, Cheng Qingming, the governor of Bingzhou, reported on the current situation in Bingzhou. There is also a further understanding of the merger state. Since Zhao Jun took the state and entered into a trade agreement with Situ Leida, the state began to enter the road of high-speed recovery and development. Countless displaced people have poured into the state from the south and settled in the state.

With the support of the entire Zhao army, the people's livelihood in Bingzhou was quickly restored. And the trade of merchants in Zhao also made the state gradually prosperous. Although it is not as good as other state capitals in Zhaodi, it is much better than the earliest. In this regard, both the original people of the state and the people who migrated from other places are full of hope for the future.

"Looks like you've done a good job here! It's a lot better than it was at the beginning. "The governor of Jinyang City, Yamen, listened to the report of Qingming, Zhao Xun said with a smile.

Cheng Qingming said with a smile on his face: "Speaking of which, there is a huge force behind it, otherwise, it would be so fast." In the beginning, I didn't know how much material I had to transport and how much money it would cost to transport every day. The strong support of the lord is the most important factor in the rapid recovery of the state. ”

Cheng Qingming's words are true, this land of merging states, especially the northern land of Bingzhou, was not governed by Cao Gang in the past, coupled with the disaster of the Turks, the people can be said to be living in dire straits. Later, after recovering this place, Youzhou allocated a huge amount of money and grain to support the infrastructure construction here.

"How's the spring ploughing going? Fields are the foundation of the people's survival, and as long as they have fields and food, there will be no problems, let alone homeless people and mountain bandits. ”

Cheng Qingming said in a deep voice: "All the qiē has been completed, and for the cultivation of the fields, the government has organized a large number of captives to build rivers and water conservancy projects. Now, every few days, a large number of Turkic slaves are escorted back, some of them are distributed in Xia Prefecture, and some of them are assigned to Bingzhou, which are specially responsible for water conservancy and Chi Road construction. ”

In addition, the government also allocated a lot of farm tools and seeds, and gave them to the people in the form of loans for spring ploughing. Now, there is a more favorable condition for this and Xia prefectures, that is, we can obtain livestock from the northern Turkic tribes by means of guò raiding and trade. Among them, the ploughing ox is a very important and advantageous tool. ”

"So are there any displaced people in the south in the near future? Will Yongjun be released? ”

"There are still displaced people recently, but there are many fewer people than a few years ago. Moreover, most of the people entering the country are elderly, weak, women and children. Because the Yongjun army took advantage of the battle between Murong Cheng and the Xuzhou army, the Tang army, and the Yanzhou army this time, and wanted to seize the southwest lands of Qidi. Therefore, not only shifted the center of gravity to Chang'an to the west, but also vigorously recruited young and strong soldiers. Therefore, the young and strong people among the displaced people have been recruited by the Yong army. However, there are many people who have migrated from Liangzhou. In recent months, there have been more than 100,000 displaced people in Liangzhou alone. ”

Zhao Xun frowned slightly, and said, "It seems that this Situ Lei is using us as a shelter here. He took the young and strong as soldiers, but he gave us the old and weak women and children as a drag. He was able to get sergeants, so he could pull us down, and at the same time put pressure on us to keep our thoughts from Chang'an and the rest of Yongzhou. ”

Cheng Qingming said in a deep voice: "Do you want us to stop accepting displaced people?" These old and weak women and children, all of whom are in the prime of life in their families, are Yongjun soldiers, and it is normal for us not to accept them. ”

These shook their heads and said, "No, continue to accept." Since these old and weak women and children have become homeless, it means that they have lost contact with their families. The people are innocent, and if we cut off their way to survive, it will be ......."

"What's going on in Liangzhou? Now that the Yongjun army is in the position of active attack, the number of displaced people should have decreased. As for Liangzhou, it has always been a peaceful situation, why did the number of displaced people suddenly surge? ”

Cheng Qingming frowned and said: "It seems that it is because the countries of the Western Regions attacked Liangzhou, the specific situation, the subordinates are not clear." The land of Liangzhou is originally a large number of Qiang and Hu, and there is a lot of contradiction between Hu and Han. Now the governor of Liangzhou has no time to take care of the people's livelihood, and only thinks about the position of King Yong, and it is normal for the number of displaced people to increase. ”

"Liangzhou...... ......Hearing this, Zhao Xun remembered that Murong Cheng had sent someone to unite with him. At the beginning, he asked the navy to leave a message to the Yangzhou Navy, saying that Zhao Jun was willing to join forces with it to attack Situ Lei. In fact, the original intention was just to give Murong Cheng the confidence to fight back ruthlessly. As for whether to attack Liangzhou, he has not yet sat down and made a final decision. However, now it seems that this Liangzhou really needs to be solved.

"The countries of the Western Regions? These guys who bully the weak and are afraid of the strong, sooner or later clean them up! Zhao Xun whispered coldly.

"In this regard, my subordinates can only express pity for the future of the countries of the Western Regions!" Cheng Qingming said with a smile. For Zhao Xun, he understands it. As the lord, he has always been accustomed to speaking with a tough attitude, and these countries in the Western Regions are only afraid of disasters.

Zhao Xun did not stay long in Bingzhou, and then went to Xiazhou. Xiazhou, the newly established land of a state, was also a newly incorporated territory under the jurisdiction of Zhao Jun. Here, the Qianghu tribe, which used to be huge, has now disappeared. Countless Qianghu tribesmen were either relocated to the states of Zhao or turned into slaves to build cities, galloping roads and water conservancy projects in Xia Prefecture and Bingzhou. A large number of Han people migrated north here and became the new masters of this defense of more than 1,000 miles.

Compared to the state, it is a little dilapidated. However, as countless towns and villages are gradually being built, it will flourish sooner or later. As you walk along the gallop road, the fields on both sides of the road also begin to be rendered green. Some places that are not suitable for planting are also covered with small green trees. This is the place where Zhao Xun ordered the planting of trees.

In Xiazhou, Li Chenfeng led 70,000 Zhao troops from the first, third, and fourth towns, and stationed them here. Together with the four armies of the Eighth Guard Army in the northern part of Bingzhou, they formed the northern defense line of Zhaodi. Of course, at this moment, whether it is Xiazhou or Bingzhou, the border line has been extended to the north for a hundred miles. In the entire northern part of Xiazhou and Bingzhou, sixteen cities have been built, and they are practiced horizontally.

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"Meet the Lord!"

In Xiazhou City, Zhao Xun met with the governor of Xiazhou, the pacification envoy, the tax envoy and Zhang Yuanjing, who coordinated the overall situation in the north.

"Let's all be exempt!" Zhao Xun said lightly, "You have worked hard! ”

"Zhang Yuanjing, you should be the first to resist the Turks and abroad!" After everyone sat down, Zhao Xun smiled and said to Zhang Yuanjing, who was a little dark.

Zhang Yuanjing said respectfully: "Subordinate ......"

"There is no need to excuse yourself, it is yours, it is yours, and no one else can take it away!" Zhao Xun waved his hand to stop what Zhang Yuanjing wanted to say, and then said, "Let's talk about the situation on the Turkic side." ”

After Zhang Yuanjing's story, Zhao Xun also had an understanding of the situation of the Turkic invasion. He also made preparations for the loss of his own side, and recovered more than 100 tribes within hundreds of miles one by one. Three lines of defense were formed, the outermost was the nine tribes, followed by more than 30 tribes under the control of the Zhao army, and the innermost was the Zhao army.

However, the Turks, under the organization of their leader Xue Wei Khan, the two sides are now fighting fiercely. Xue Jian Khan has many generals, and the nine tribes occupy the advantage of armor and equipment, as well as sufficient food. The two sides fought evenly at the beginning, and even, with the increase of Xue Khan's army, the nine tribes began to fall into disadvantage.

"Now, if there is no participation of our army, the nine tribes will not be able to resist the army of Xue Wei Khan?"

"Yes, the Turks have a very wide territory and many tribes, and as time goes by, the more soldiers Xue Jian Khan can recruit, and now, the total strength of the nine tribes is only more than 100,000. And the strength in the hands of Xue Jian Khan has exceeded more than 300,000, and it is estimated that there are about 500,000 including his royal court. These are already on par with my Zhao Jun. Zhang Yuanjing said with a wry smile.

"So much?" Zhao Xun was also taken aback.

"But fortunately, with our support, the nine major tribes of armor and food, far surpassing Xue Jian Khan, will not collapse at the touch of a button. The only pity is that the nine major tribal branches are scattered on the long border line that stretches for more than a thousand miles, and they are not yet the opponents of Xue Jian Khan. Now, Xue Jian Khan has concentrated his forces in the north of the Tumen tribe in the north of the junction of Xia Prefecture and Bingzhou, intending to break this tribe in order to break the interception of the nine major tribes and enter our territory. ”

"The Tumen tribe is the center of the nine tribes, and it is also the tribe that we have full control. On weekdays, all the nine major tribal meetings are held here. Xue Jian Khan knew the importance of this place, so he was ready to take it first. General Li Chenfeng also rushed here in person to guard the place, and the region Xue pinched the Khan. It is also because of this that General Li Chenfeng did not come to meet the lord. ”

"I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly!" Zhao Xun whispered to himself, and then said to Zhang Yuanjing: "In this case, this king will personally rush to the Tumen tribe, I want to see how many casualties this Xue Jian Khan can pay in order to avenge the revenge of the state." ”

Zhao Xun rushed to the Tumen tribe with 20,000 personal guards, and when he arrived, Li Chenfeng had already led the army to attack, went north to the grassland, and went to raid the tribes under the command of Xue Jian Khan.

The Tumen tribe has more than 25,000 tribal warriors, plus 10,000 people stationed in the Zhao army, a total of more than 35,000 people. This time, Li Chenfeng took away more than 15,000 good riders.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that this Xue Jian Khan had sent troops to attack many times recently, and several of them were extremely fierce. This time, Li Chenfeng was preparing to sneak attack the headquarters of these tribes, so that they would also know that if they worked for Xue Jian Khan, there would be no good fruits to eat.

"Uncle Li too, as the commander of the First Army, he still can't calm down!" Knowing the situation, Zhao Xun only muttered to himself lightly. However, he also knew that in the past, Li Chenfeng was a border military captain, and it was common for him to fight in other places.

"Pass the order, raise the banner of this king, and let the other party focus on here!"

"Give the first, third, and fourth town sergeants an order to gather here."

"Give orders to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Guards of the Praetorian Guard in the north of Bingzhou, and let them advance to the steppe and attack freely."

"Give the rest of the eight tribes an order, advance northward, attack the army of Xue Jian Khan from the flank, if there is a harvest, this king will not hesitate to reward!"

Zhao Xun issued several military orders in a row, all of which contained fierce killing intent.

"Lord, what are you?" Zhang Yuanjing said in surprise.

"Since this Xue Jian Khan wants to fight us, then we will fight with him. I, Da Zhao, have been since its inception to this day. Is it appropriate to be afraid? The tribe that we exterminated, I don't know what is going on, and his Turkic tribe will also be one of them. ”

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The Moran tribe is a medium-sized tribe five hundred miles northwest of the Tumen tribe, and has always been famous for its strong combat power.

Its tribe has a population of about 80,000 and claims to have 40,000 men. However, among them, 20,000 warriors were recruited by Xue Jian Khan and appeared in Xue Jian Khan's army.

It was getting dark, and suddenly it was pouring rain. Lightning and thunder roared, and everything was silent. The continuous dripping raindrops added a chill to the grassland. The Moran tribesmen encircled the cattle and horses early, and then got into the tent to make a fire.

At this moment, a group of men and horses slowly walked out of the surrounding weeds, all of them in pitch-black armor.

The war horse under his crotch snorted lightly, and was drowned out by the sound of thunderstorms. Li Chenfeng stretched out his hand and just patted its head. The horse shook his head, shook the rain off his head, and walked forward lightly.

In this operation, he brought 15,000 people, including 10,000 warriors of the Tumen tribe and 5,000 Zhao soldiers, all of whom were fierce and good at riding. All they had to do was to attack the tribe and then quietly turn back.

Seeing that he was about to approach Mo of the Moran tribe, Li Chenfeng raised his hand, and the soldiers who followed behind him drew their swords one after another.

"General Qiyu, all the departments are ready!" Several sergeants came to report to Li Chenfeng.

"Heaven-shattering thunder, fire oil, are you ready?"

"It's all ready to go!"

"Good! Get ready for action! Behind Li Chenfeng's pitch-black hooded helmet, a cold light flashed in his eyes that flashed with cold light. The spear in his hand waved suddenly, and he shouted sharply: "Great Zhao Tieqi!" ”

Li Chenfeng's roar was like a thunderbolt, and in the thunderstorm night, it overwhelmed the thunderstorm and echoed in the sky.

"Unparalleled in the world!"

The five thousand Zhao army iron horsemen roared in unison.

"Great Zhao Tieqi!"

"Unparalleled in the world!"

Including the warriors of the Tumen tribe, they all looked up to the sky, roared violently, and the four hooves under their crotches spread out, and the iron hooves waded through the stagnant water on the ground, splashing a splash.

With the roar of rolling thunder rang out, the Iron Rider rumbled in the rainy night and swept towards the Moran tribe's camping area.

The clattering thunder, the sound of the rain, and the roaring iron hooves formed a unique tone in this dark night......

The roar alarmed the people of the Moran tribe, and someone stepped forward, wanting to check, not wanting to smash into the face of a black object. Immediately, a pungent liquid flowed all over the body. I saw a group of ghostly iron horsemen who seemed to rush out of hell in the legend, rushing into the camp of the Moran tribe at a gallop.

One by one, sheepskin bags filled with fire oil smashed on the tent, and the cut bags continued to flow outward. Among them, black earth-shattering thunder was also thrown into it.

Follow. One by one, the fire folds were lit, and they were still towards the oil of fire. Although the rain was pouring down, the oil was caught on fire. In an instant, the entire camp was spreading, and the horses panicked, their hooves neighing.

"Boom ......"

There was a loud bang, and the tents were blown apart, and the Moran tribesmen among them were all killed on the spot. And more Moran tribesmen were shocked by this sudden scene, and they were stupid on the spot.

"Kill me!" Seeing this, Li Chenfeng would not miss this good opportunity, yelled loudly, and killed with a gun!

Under the leadership of Li Chenfeng, the army rushed into the crowd of the overwhelmed Moran tribesmen, waving spears and flying horizontal knives. A puddle of blood flew and a slashed corpse fell to the ground......

The leader of the Moran tribe heard the noise and immediately gathered his men. Rush out of the tent. The horn of "woo woo woo ......" sounded in the air, and no one expected that the enemy would sneak attack on this rainy night.

The Turks who had gathered in a hurry had not yet had time to wake up from the chaos, and had not yet had time to gain a firm foothold.

I saw a black torrent rushing over like a wave. When he was still twenty paces, the knight on the horse suddenly drew a two-foot spear from his back and threw it with all his might. As soon as some tribal warriors jumped on their horses, they were knocked off the horses by the spears, and in the blink of an eye they were trampled by the horses' hooves. At least 200 people were killed in one round of shooting.

"Boom ......"

The leader of the Moran tribe saw with his own eyes that more than a hundred meters in front of him, there was a sudden loud noise, and within a few feet of the defense, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, blasting more than 100 of his own tribesmen who were gathered together into pieces. What made him panic was that this thunderous thing was thrown from the hands of these enemy soldiers......