"These are all the carriages produced by my Zhaodi, because we have less wars in the territory, so the business is prosperous, so now the carriages around the country are selling very hot, and even some car shops specializing in the manufacture of various kinds of carriages, the scale is larger, the recruitment of craftsmen has thousands of people, the daily output of hundreds of carriages, in this process, the process of the carriage has also been improved, whether it is the axle, the modeling, have been greatly improved." Zhang Yuanjing said, pointing to the convoy that had stopped on the side of the road and was waiting for the army to pass.

"Well, it seems that business here is doing well. Either way, it's good news for us. After all, it is the merchants who can make the goods flow north and south and solve the survival needs of the people. Zhao Xun said with a smile.

As the capital of Taiyuan Mansion, the war has passed for a month and a half, and although the people go out less, it is not a big problem for merchants.

After arriving in Jinyang City, Zhao Xun began to inspect the situation in the state. As the state office, Jinyang City naturally has all the human geography data of the state, although the household registration needs to be re-verified, but for the geography, rivers, the general situation of the state capitals under its jurisdiction, and the map of the state, this is very useful.

After the end of the war in Bingzhou, Li Huaiyuan's army was stationed in the southern part of Bingzhou to defend the south. Yang Hu's department is now withdrawing from Jizhou to replace Li Huaiyuan's garrison in Jizhou. Qin Daolin and Xue Qinglan waved their troops to the northwest to fight against Li Chenfeng, who was fighting against Qianghu, and took the Qianghu region equivalent to one-third of the annexed states as quickly as possible. However, judging from the two months since Li Chenfeng arrived in the Qianghu region, the war went relatively smoothly. Some of them surrendered, and the other part had been taken to the state as slaves for the construction of the Chi Road.

"All government affairs are being carried out in an orderly manner, in addition to the basic measurement of the equal distribution of land, it is to bring the displaced people into the country so that they can survive. Down, it is time to form the Eighth Army of the Praetorian Guard. At the end of the year, there should be no major problems with the annexation of the state. After dealing with some government affairs that required Zhao Xun to make a decision personally, Zhao Xun was much more relaxed.

The Eighth Guard Army was composed of eight armies, mainly the Pro-Guard Army and eight cavalry battalions. The amount of the town army is not small, and Zhao Xun decided to form an army equal to the town army in the central government, which has reached the point of mutual checks and balances.

"Lord, how are the arms of the Eighth Praetorian Army divided? All cavalry or? Zhang Yuanjing asked slowly.

"An army of 25,000 men, 10,000 cavalry, and 15,000 foot soldiers. In the land of the state, there are not a few people who can ride horses, especially the northern army of the state. At present, the two armies in the land of the state have reduced more than 200,000 subordinates, except for the 350,000 county soldiers who patrol and inspect, the rest will be slowly selected and incorporated into the Eighth Army of the Praetorian Guard. The soldiers in the northern part of the state have almost been recruited, and now the Eighth Guard Army has reached 15,000 people each. The third and fourth town armies that exchanged soldiers with the Eighth Army of the Praetorian Guards have already followed Qin Daolin, Xue Qinglan and Li Chenfeng, and the rest will be temporarily stationed in the northern part of the state, and will gradually march into the Turkic steppe to retaliate. Come to think of it, these soldiers will not have any complaints. ”

"My lord, in addition to government affairs, we also need to set up an official school here. Now, above the boundary of Youzhou, there are more and more scholars, and our new way of learning should also be developed here, and at the same time, it can also appease the people. After all, after reading a book, people will be able to distinguish between right and wrong, and they can learn from things, and they can be righteous in their hearts. Zhang Yuanjing thought about it and said again.

Zhao Xun patted his forehead and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, it's still the old way, you can let businessmen provide conditions for running schools, and my Education Department will send unified teachers and professors to incorporate these colleges into the government-run system." In addition, it is also necessary to order all counties and towns to handle government schools, and at least one government should fund them. ”

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and said: "In this way, some idle scholars in Youzhou who can't be arranged will have a livelihood, and they can be hired by the county government as a teacher to teach the students in their own county, and ordinary people's children, as long as they are over eight years old, can enter Mongolia." The use of this official learning can still have a part of the businessman's place, which is very good. ”

For the handling of the academy, there is already a relatively complete system in Zhao Junzhidi, and these things are naturally difficult for Zhao Xun and others, all they need is military orders and some corresponding preparations. For this kind of good thing that benefits the country and the people, Zhao Xun will naturally not refuse to handle it.

"By the way, let Youzhou buy a batch of winter clothes from the merchant and sell it at a low price. Winter is coming, and we need to be prepared. We don't need to worry about the people in the south of the state, but we need snacks for the people in the north of the state. After all, they were bullied by the Turks. In addition, there are more than 230,000 people who have been rescued from the Turks, and we have to make arrangements for them one by one. In addition, we must be prepared for the winter when this displaced person enters the country, and there must be no negligence. ”

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The remnant sun is like blood, and the wind and sand are full of sky.

"Purr ......"

The sound of the heavy war horse sounded leisurely, and on the low but endless hills, a ghostly horse, a knight in black armor and red helmet, wearing a red wholesale, wearing a long knife at his waist, a longbow on his shoulder, three or five feathered arrows poked out from behind his shoulder, piercing into the air, and a sharp spear in his hand was raised high.

"Appeal ......"

The knight drank his horse, and stood like a wolf on the hill, staring sharply at the large tribal group in the gentle place ahead. Around the tribe, herdsmen and teenagers learning to ride and shoot were coming.

The knight waved the spear in his hand, and a group of cavalrymen appeared behind him like a shadow, all with spears and horizontal knives in their hands, and the sharp spears and blades reflected the remnant sun of the western slope, and a dazzling cold light rose up. Among the cavalry, a red flame unicorn flag whistled in the wind. This is Li Chenfeng's Great Zhao army to conquer the Qianghu tribes.

"General, this is the Guyue tribe, our people were driven away by them and refused to surrender!"

Among the knights, the central one is a military general who is over thirty years old, and said coldly: "The lord has an order, all the Qianghu tribes, those who obey and rebel will die, and those who do not submit will be exterminated, and those who resist will be killed, and the captives will be taken into the state as slaves!"

"The first town and the first town of the Young Guards are all on the west and south sides of the conquest of the various departments, and they have made a lot of contributions, and the Eight Banners of the Indigo should also show your strength, the first flag, the second flag, charge! Kill me! ”

"Knock...... Knock knock ...... "Thousands of cavalry immediately rushed down the hill to kill.

"Woo woo woo...... "After all, the Guyue tribe is a semi-nomadic Qianghu tribe, and not long after Li Chenfeng commanded the army, the tribe within a radius of dozens of miles immediately sounded the sound of a warning horn.

The entire Guyue tribe immediately made a commotion, and in the various yurts, the knights of the Guyue tribe turned over and got on their horses and faced the Zhao army in the north.

However, when the Zhao army was dispatched in the north, the Guyue tribe was preparing to meet the battle, and the cavalry of the Zhao army appeared in the south and west of the Gule tribe. The sound of horses' hooves shook the whole earth slightly, and the sky was shaken away by the white clouds.

"Whew......"

A feathered arrow swept through the air, coldly piercing the throat of the herdsmen who were driving their cattle and sheep back to their stations.

"Zhao Jun is here...... Zhao Jun has killed ......"

"Boom ......"

To the north, the cavalry of both sides rushed straight together. Unlike the other cavalry of the Zhao army, the Eight Banners were brave and ruthless, and they liked to deal with their opponents in a tough way. For this point, neither Zhao Xun nor Li Chenfeng, who is now in command, deliberately tried to stop it. The Eight Banners of the Stamen should also gradually withdraw from the stage of history......

"Put!"

"Woo Woo ......"

The arrows flew sideways, the swords flashed, ignoring the fact that the soldiers on both sides were cut to the ground and killed by the arrows, and the dry earth was gradually invaded by the red liquid and became muddy.

In the midst of the terrible screams, at the moment when the two armies were engaged, hundreds of cavalry from both sides fell from their horses, fell into the dust, and were quickly trampled into pulp by the cavalry who followed. Among them, the Guyue tribe fell more than twice as many as the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners, which was related to the sharpness of the Zhao army's armor and the Zhao army's surprise attack.

Although the Guyue tribe continued to rush out of the knights to meet the rushing Eight Banners, they could not stop the fierce Eight Banners of the Immortals. In an instant, the cavalry array rushed forward like a frenzy, and rushed away from the thousands of warriors of the Ancient Moon tribe who had been the first to meet them, and arrived in front of the tribe's almost rudimentary fence......

"Boom, boom, boom......"

"Sigh the law ......"

The Eight Banners did not stop, and rushed directly over. The sound of violent crashing and the neighing of the war horses resounded in the sky in an instant, and the rudimentary fence collapsed under the violent collision of the Eight Banners of the Indigo. Although many of the Eight Banners cavalry were injured by the fence, the Guyue tribe had already opened its arms to the Zhao army.

"Kill...... Anyone who has a blade in his hand will be killed! "The flag-bearers gave the order to attack.

At the gap in the fence that was broken open by the Eight Banners of the Eagles, the tribal warriors of the Guyue tribe rushed to the crown in anger, their eyes showed a hideous color, and they slashed the long knife in their hands. He shouted, "Brothers, fight with them...... For the ...... of the ancient moon"

"Spell it...... For the ...... of the ancient moon"

Dozens of young men roared in response, each brandishing their weapons and following behind the leader to meet the surging cavalry formation, and more than a dozen young people who were still underage also held sharp weapons and followed behind the tribal warriors in front......

"Puff puff ......"

The cold light shone brightly, dozens of sharp horizontal knives slashed down at the same time, and dozens of Guyue tribe warriors and teenagers were overwhelmed by the rolling iron horses in an instant, like a small pebble thrown into the raging river, although it also splashed a small wave, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace......

"Peng......

Torches were thrown into the yurts and haystacks, which burned vigorously, and in the flickering firelight, the cavalry scattered and began to kill the counterattackers. Whoever has a sword in his hand, and who violently resists, whether male or female, old or young, shall be killed. The surging iron hooves trampled fiercely through the burning bonfire, splashing sparks all over the sky, and soon, the Guyue tribe within a radius of more than ten miles began to burn.

"How's the situation on the Young Guard's side?" On the hill, Li Chenfeng asked lightly.

"Returning to the general, the Young Guards have now adapted to this kind of killing scene, and under the strict military discipline of our army, there has been no indiscriminate killing. Now, a second batch of officers has been replaced, such as the Young Guards Trial. The clerk beside Li Chenfeng respectfully reported.

Li Chenfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's so good, these young people, I'm afraid that they won't be able to adapt to it, and they will be soft-hearted." But now it seems that the Lord's youth battalion and the teachings of the military academy have made them understand how to deal with foreign tribes. By the way, the Third and Fourth Town armies are now attacking from south to north, how is the situation? It's been more than a month since they reported on it, have there been any surprises? ”

"Originally, the Liangzhou army was still ready to take action under the military orders of the governor of Liangzhou, but after the lord broke down and merged the state and let Situ Lei back down, Liangzhou did not dare to make any changes. The third and fourth towns can be said to be overwhelming, and the lower officials thought, it won't be long before the two of us can meet the city, and the land occupied by Qianghu should also be merged under the rule of our Zhao army. ”

"General Hui, the patriarch and leader of the Guyue tribe are willing to surrender, and the banner lord sent his subordinates to ask, do you accept it?" A horse rushed back from the front line and asked Li Chenfeng.

Li Chenfeng sneered and said, "Surrender? It's late! Pass the order, the Guyue tribe, anyone who holds the position of centurion or above, will be killed. From this day on, the Guyue tribe is a wisp of dust in history. ”

The sky was gradually darkening, the place where the Guyue tribe lived had become ruins, under the ruthless attack of the Zhao army, and when the tribal leaders were all dead, the 50,000 people of the Guyue tribe surrendered. Some of them will remain in place, some will be relocated to the state, and those who are young and strong in the army will only be able to save on the construction site where the road is built. This is the end of going against Zhao Jun. Zhao Xun needs the fastest way to recover this place, even if he slaughters these hundreds of thousands of Qianghu tribes. For Zhao Xun, these Hulu people can be collected, and if they can't, they will be completely eradicated, so as not to leave a legacy.

At the same time, a hundred miles away from the Guyue tribe, one west and one southeast, two large tribes were exterminated, and the first town and the first town of the Young Guards were naturally the action. For hundreds of years, such a scene has been staged, all tribes, all races, are killing each other in this frontier, and now, with the rise of the Zhao army, the Qianghu tribe here will either surrender, leave, or Yi tribe......

The weather is getting colder and colder, but the hearts of the leaders of the various Qianghu tribes in the northwest of this state are even more cold as frost, cold to the heart, and cold to make it difficult to breathe.

The Yishan tribe, the largest tribe in the entire central Qianghu region, occupies the best and most fertile land and pastures. It is said that this Yishan tribe is a remnant tribe of the Huns. Its tribe numbered 150,000 people, and nearly 100,000 warriors. But now, they agreed to be frightened and frightened by Zhao Jun's cold.

"Chief, the Zhao army has captured the promotion department, and now, north of the promotion department, all of them are under the jurisdiction of the Zhao army, more than 30 departments have surrendered, and the tribal leaders and nobles have been moved to the state to settle down. The various ministries were mixed and mixed, and the households were compiled together with the Han people in the territory and the Han people who moved in. The southern region was also gradually attacked by the Zhao army, either surrendered or exterminated. At present, only more than 20 parts of the central part still survive. However, the Zhao army has marched out from the north and south, and there are already 150,000 troops, and we ......"

"What do you mean? Now there are only three paths before us, surrender, rebellion, and flight. How should we choose Yishanbu, let's talk about our own opinions. Leng Shan Qianhu has already said the general situation before, how do you think we should respond? Hu Cong, the leader of the tribe, said with a solemn face.

"It's impossible to escape, the north and the south are surrounded by the Zhao army, and the Zhao army captures one place, and rules one place, and now, the north and the south are dead. To the east is the annexation of the Zhao army, and to the west is Liangzhou, all of which are Han princes. Run away? No way. Qianhu Bahachi said with a sad face.

In the Yishan Department, there are only a thousand households, that is, the storage zài of the rank of ten thousand masters, and then above it is the chief, that is, the chief. It is also because of the constant disputes among the various tribes around this, but there is no existence of the self-proclaimed king. There are 12,000 households in the Yishan Division, and they each have a population of 35,000 households, that is, about 10,000 to 10,000 people.

"The most damned is the Governor of Liangzhou, what will help us, but now? When the Zhao army arrived, the so-called governor of Liangzhou became a turtle with a shrunken head. Now, either surrender to the Zhao army, like other tribes, we nobles will go to the rule of the Zhao army and become an ordinary rich lord, or we will wave the army to fight with the Zhao army. Want to move your tribe? Where can you move to? On three sides is Zhao Jun's territory. ”

"I knew that we should unite all the tribes and join forces to fight against the Zhao army. Now, alas......" said Hutu in a hateful voice.

"The Zhao army entered the country for nearly two months, and those who surrendered to each department lived, and those who did not surrender all died. Judging from the information we have got, we are not Zhao Jun's opponent yet. The Cangshan tribe, which is not much weaker than our northern tribes, turned out to be conquered by the Zhao army in the first battle, the tribal leaders and nobles were all executed, and the warriors also became slaves of the Zhao army, and it is said that they were sent to build Chidao. The old and weak women and children of the tribe became slaves and concubines of Han soldiers. ”

"Surrender? Are you willing to hand over the power in your hands to Zhao Jun? Are you willing to be an ordinary rich and noble lord, and are you willing to do everything according to Zhao Jun's wishes? Without the right to soldiers and horses, we are lambs to the slaughter. Qianhu Hulie glanced at the leader Hu Cong and shouted loudly. Hu Lie knew very well that whether others wanted to or not, he, the head of the tribe, must be unwilling to hand over the power in his hands.

"Then what you mean is to gather the strength of the whole clan and fight with the Zhao army?"

"What? Are you scared? I've never been as timid as a mouse......"

"It's not hard to decide if we're bold, and if we lose, the horde ......"

"Okay, there is no need to say any more, directly surrendering is definitely not what we should do in Yishanbu. The Metropolitan Governor of Liangzhou is absolutely unwilling to let us be occupied by the Zhao army here, and wants them to ask for help. Our Yishan Department is also a large tribe with more than 100,000 people, and presumably the governor of Liangzhou is happy to have an ally to fight against the Zhao army. The leader Hu Cong said coldly.

"In addition, send someone to contact the rest of the tribes and tell them that if they do not want to be captured by the Zhao army, they will join forces with us against the Zhao army. Let's all go back and prepare, and get our warriors ready for battle. ”

Zhu Qianhu's faces were different, and Hu Cong meant that he had already made up his mind to confront Zhao Jun.