"I don't want to see the gunpowder bag anymore, put it around, worry about it all day long, afraid that it will explode, and when it comes to use, it will be a lot of impractical, or my big shield, mace, and bright light armor are easy to use!! And now...... I'm so sleepy......" Dai Ling struggled to open his bloodshot eyes, looking tired. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the generals heard this, they burst out laughing.

Yuan Yao said: "Since you all think so, then cancel the use of gunpowder packs and change the remaining gunpowder into gunpowder shells and rocket artillery!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!!" The generals congratulated in unison.

"Your Majesty, about Kunlun jade, the minister has investigated clearly, the main production areas are in the Shache country and Yuzhen country, these jade are very cheap in the local area, but after being transported to the Central Plains, the price has risen nearly twenty times, and the merchants are profiteering, and the local people can only get very little wages for their hard work, and there is often bloodshed and sacrifice between various tribes, so the minister suggested that the regime of my Dazhong be established near here, and garrison troops here, and the jade mine will be under the direct control of the imperial court!" Zhou Cangdao, the general of the expedition to the west.

Kunlun jade, because its jade comes from Kunlun Mountain and got its name, (modern name Hetian jade), Yuan Yao of course is very important, although the countries of the Western Regions nominally belong to the Dazhong Empire, but the imperial decree has not been able to convey to the bottom, these jade mines are actually controlled in the hands of various small kingdoms.

Yuan Yao nodded, this chaos in the Western Regions must be changed.

"Hmmm! I am preparing to establish a new state to unify the Wusun Kingdom and the Western Regions, and appoint a new state pastor to handle this matter with full authority, do you have any suggestions? Yuan Yao said.

As soon as these words came out, Yang Wu, Zhou Cang, Guo Jia and others immediately corrected.

If a new state is to be formed, it is indispensable to choose a new state pastor and rename the new state name, and each will think about the right person.

"The minister recommended Guangling Taishou Huang Yi to be the new state pastor!" Zhou Cang said immediately.

Huang Yi is Yuan Yao's eldest brother-in-law, and among Yuan Yao's relatives, he was the first to be loyal to the Yuan family, but his status was the lowest, and it stands to reason that it should be Huang Yi's turn.

Yuan Yao did not respond, indeed, if there is no more suitable candidate, Huang Yi is a good choice, but Yuan Yao understands the importance of the Western Regions, the Western Regions is at the junction of the East and the West, is the famous Silk Road must pass through, if the whole West is unified in the future, this will become the most important state of Dazhong.

Although Huang Yi's loyalty is not a problem, but his talent makes Yuan Yao hesitate, if Huang Yi is appointed as a state pastor in other less important places, it doesn't matter, if you want to govern the Western Regions well, you must not only have great wisdom and wisdom, but also have excellent military talent.

As long as the Western Regions can play a big enough role, they can better control the Western countries through the Western Regions!!

"The minister recommends Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi!" Guo Jia suddenly said loudly.

When Yuan Yao heard this, his eyes lit up, nodded slightly, and asked, "Fengxiao, what is your reason?" ”

"Chen believes that although the population of the Western Regions is small, it has an irreplaceable geographical location militarily, Your Majesty is in charge of the west, and Xu Yuanzhi is just in charge of the logistics of my million-strong army, so that he can govern the Western Regions, which can better and conveniently transport grain and grass!" Guo Jiadao.

Yuan Yao discussed with the generals again, and finally decided to establish a "and" state, and the word "harmony" not only represents Hetian jade, but also represents peace, and also represents the east and west through Hezhou, harmonious and beautiful!

Hezhou starts from Kunlun Mountain in the south, reaches Kashgar Lake in the north, contains the Green Mountains in the west, and reaches Yangguan and Yumen Pass in the east, which is now the territory of the entire Western Regions and Wusun Kingdom.

Xu Shu was appointed as the governor of Hezhou, and the new state governance was not in any of the existing cities, but according to Yuan Yao's current position in the Zhongjun tent, according to the north mouth of the Zhenhe River and the confluence of the Green Ridge River.

The name of the newly built city is the same as the name of the state, which is Hecheng.

The original Shache Kingdom, Yuzhen Kingdom and other countries and tribes in the Western Regions will become counties or counties, and the specific division will be arranged by Xu Shu according to the actual situation after the logistics troops arrive.

Yuan Yao is very satisfied with the location of the state and the city, which can be said to be the most central place in the whole Hezhou, along the rivers can go to the southeast, northwest and northwest directions of Hezhou, the only drawback is that the defense is too weak, there is no geographical advantage at all.

But this is no longer important to Yuan Yao, as long as the unification of the West, Hezhou will be truly peaceful, and it will also develop rapidly, and the people will get rich because they are on the most favorable transportation arteries, and there is no need to worry about rebellion.

Akaya Castle, a little to the north, will be abandoned.

As for whether to make a detour to the north and advance westward, or to cross the snow mountain and first capture Lanshi City, one of the important cities of the Dayue clan, and use Lanshi City as a stronghold to attack Guishan City occupied by the Huns in the north and Fulousha, the capital of the Dayue clan, in the south.

Guo Jia's suggestion was that Yuan Yao led the main army to make a detour to the north first, and then to the south, and after defeating the Dayue clan, establish a base area, first stabilize the regime, and then march westward.

Before that, you can order Zhiyue to lead an army to cross the snow-capped mountains first and attack the Great Moon Clan.

At the same time, he ordered Sanyuan to lead the army to attack to the west, ignoring some of the Huns who went south!

According to the plan, Yuan Yao summoned Xu Shu to speed up, and officially sent an official document to the capital to calm the public opinion, informing the regent Emperor Yuan Shu.

……

Five days after the breakthrough of Chigu City, Xu Shu's army arrived, Yuan Yao confessed, and Fu led the army north, accompanied by Zhou Cang, Chen Dao, and Sun Ce.

At this time, the three Yuan of the Northern Front had advanced about a thousand miles to the west, and then Yuan Lian, Dong Zhao, and Chang Xuan also basically controlled the land of about a thousand miles.

The branch of the middle road led 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, and finally passed through the hundreds of miles of green mountains, crossed the snow-capped mountains, and went deep into the hinterland of the Dayue clan.

The army marched for seven days and arrived in Kangju, but Yuan Yao was not happy.

Since the defeat of the war, the people of the entire Wusun Kingdom and the Huns have all moved westward, so the living people Yuan Yao saw along the way were all the troops of the Dazhong Empire who stayed behind to deal with the aftermath.

But when he arrived near Kangju Country, Yuan Yao knew how miserable the situation was, according to the news from the generals and scouts of the various armies, there are less than 3,000 aborigines surviving in the entire Kangju Country!!

And Kang Juguo can hardly find any grain except for the wild grass that can't be taken away on the ground!!

When the army of the Dazhong Empire arrived, the 3,000 natives ate weeds and the corpses of the dead every day, and most of them were suffering from serious diseases, and it is estimated that even if they were treated, nearly 1,000 of them would soon die.

Yuan Lian, who was left behind to deal with the aftermath, came to see him and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has found out that not all the people of Kangju Kingdom died in the war, and most of them were looted by the Huns!" ”

Liu Shun also came to report: The Xiongnu and Wusun people are abandoning Guishan City, and holding hundreds of thousands of people in Kangju and Dawan hostage. (To be continued.) )