Chapter 49: After the War
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The good news of victory spread all over the world, and in just a few days, with the spies from all sides, with the business travelers, with the martial arts people in the rivers and lakes, from the north of the river to the south of the river, the world was shocked.
This is not as good as the last time the Mongol army attacked Tangzhou, it was by assassinating the Mongol Great Khan, and there was a split within Mongolia and temporarily repelled, this time it was a real siege battle, the two sides fought fiercely under the city of Luoyang, killing rivers of blood, corpses all over the field.
It was a 200,000-strong Mongol army, invincible wherever the soldiers pointed, but they didn't want to be stopped by a city, and they fled in embarrassment by a fire.
According to some merchants who did not have time to escape from Luoyang at that time, and were glad to have seen the fire, the boundless sea of fire burned outside the city for three days, burning the original wilderness to a scorched earth.
No one dares to underestimate this force anymore, and no one thinks that this is just a force that can be destroyed and has no future.
People began to reflect in their hearts that the top leaders of some forces had strange feelings because of this war.
The Mongol army lost more than 100,000 people in the first battle, and less than 70,000 soldiers fled back, which greatly weakened the Mongol power in the north.
It can be said that this battle greatly weakened Mongolia's control over the northern region.
The wind and clouds are surging, the sky is impermanent, and the canopy of this era is disturbed by the white night, and some people who have been shocked by the name of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry Wushuang have begun to think carefully.
They feel that this is a big world, a big world with treacherous changes, since someone is the first to jump out, then can they also compete in this turbulent tide?
Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?
This sentence from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang has a long influence, in a pool of turbid water, many fish are secretly accumulating fangs, waiting for the time when a hundred fish compete and the carp leap into the dragon gate.
However, these have nothing to do with White Night, whose army is expanding in full swing.
In Luoyang City, except for the 2nd Division, which was responsible for garrisoning the city and guarding the Mongol prisoners, the 1st and 3rd Divisions were all sent out to advance northward, and their goal would be to reach Zhangde Mansion in the northernmost part of Henan.
The Fourth Division, which was stationed in Dengzhou, and the Fifth Division, which was stationed in Tangzhou, assembled one after another and swept all the way to the northwest, and their task was to fight all the way to Lanzhou, and then occupy them all with Yan'an, Pingyang, and Luzhou as the boundary.
In other words, this expansion was not large, less than a tenth of the vast territory of Mongolia; For the Southern Song Dynasty, nearly one-tenth to one-eighth of what it looked like; Even for Dali, it is a little smaller.
Such a territory is too small, and although the Guanzhong area is a plain with the ancient capital of Chang'an, it is also the Qinling Mountains, which are majestic and dangerous, and they are no longer as hot as they were back then.
Because the world was shocked by the battle a few days earlier, this move to expand the territory did not meet with much resistance, and almost reached a city, and the Mongol defenders would abandon the city and flee.
Naturally, there are also hard bones among them, relying on the high soldiers of the city, and there are also people who want to compete with the fourth and fifth divisions, such as the defenders of Chang'an City.
Sadly, the general committed suicide in the face of an army that did not attack directly at all, but instead used excavation operations and then used gunpowder to blow down the walls.
Chang'an is worthy of the name of the imperial capital of several dynasties, and the city walls are indeed high and thick, but this is only the amount of gunpowder, and it does not cause much trouble.
In the time of half a moon, Tangzhou City, as the administrative center of the current White Night Forces, has become more prosperous. The merchants who have left have returned, only to find that the preferential policies of the past are gone, while the shops that have stayed here have remained unchanged. New businessmen are setting up shop here, new shops are opening every day, new goods are pouring in, and the place is taking on the appearance of becoming a political and economic center.
The happiest are the locals of Tangzhou City, they are very tall-chested, very similar to the citizens of the national capital, they have an inexplicable pride, a kind of pride, although the White Night Force has not justifiably designated Tangzhou as the future capital, they have acquiesced in their hearts.
However, these people must be disappointed that White Night will not adopt Tangzhou as the future capital, it is only a stopgap measure. In the early years, only Tangzhou was backed by Xiangyang, Xuzhou and Luoyang in front, Dengzhou on the left, and Caizhou on the right, which was just suitable.
In White Night's Heart, he had a very subversive idea, and he decided to set up a mobile capital city. He planned to expand his territory to a sufficient size to a certain extent, and to move the capital every twenty years, as well as the head city of each administrative region.
Such a plan sounds crazy, but it opens up an interesting thing, and that is that the relocation of the capital can lead to regional development, and by the way, eliminate some of the imbalances.
In Bai Ye's view, "let some people get rich first, and then drive others to become prosperous" is pure nonsense.
What he hopes is to give everyone the most balanced space for development, he hopes that people can do their best to their wisdom and ability, and he does not want to have many unfair policies because it is the capital and because it is developed.
This plan will inevitably consume a lot of manpower and material resources, but this backward era is too good for White Night. Once his forces are on the right track and the army is formed, he said that he will be invincible in the world, and he will experiment with this plan without a little burden, anyway, the guys around him are all rookies, and it is impossible to take advantage of Lao Tzu's relocation of the capital and come over to make trouble.
It's just that he hasn't said anything about this plan, and no one knows about it yet.
Tangzhou City receives many representatives of the forces who come here every day, some are merchants, some are martial arts sects, some are local clans, there are also envoys from Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty, and some are people who come here and want to rebel, hoping to get help from the White Night forces.
Bai Ye didn't have time to talk to these people, except for the envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty, the rest were handed over to the administrative staff to send away, and his only request was not to suffer losses, and to show him first after there was a resolution.
The envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty was a man in his thirties, with a black beard, this man did not wear official clothes, nor did he bring any entourage, he was dressed in simple civilian clothes, not like an official visit to the White Night forces, but more like a private contact with the White Night.
As soon as the man entered the door, he saw Bai Ye sitting on the main seat, and he couldn't help but be stunned, as if he was surprised by Bai Ye's youth.
After reacting later, the man didn't dare to hold it up, after all, this is the person in control of the power of one party, and he must have the respect he should have, he bowed down and said: "Zhang Han has seen the king!" ”
"The King?"
Bai Ye was stunned, he was called the king for the first time, and it felt weirder than being called a general.
"I'm not a king, you can change your name."
Bai Ye waved his hand, and the man was stunned again, thought for a moment, and bowed: "Zhang Han has seen the commander!" ”
Bai Ye didn't say anything this time, just raised his hand and motioned for the man to sit down, and the man was not restrained, but sat on the left side of the main seat, and immediately a staff member brought tea.
"Who are you here for?"
Bai Ye asked knowingly, this man was obviously the most powerful person representing the Southern Song Dynasty at this time.
"Zhang is on behalf of Zhou Gong Jiashi, and he came to meet the commander."
The man arched his hand, his expression very respectful.
"Jia Rudao?"
Bai Ye asked, the man's tone was stagnant, his face was not safe, Jia Rudao was a big thigh in the Southern Song Dynasty at this time, even the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was not as powerful as him, this man was obviously a close confidant of Jia Yidao, otherwise he would not have been sent to meet Bai Ye alone.
"This ......"
"Don't be nervous and angry, I'm just asking. What did your adults send you to do? ”
"Wouldn't it be that you want us to be vassals again?"
Bai Ye's eyes narrowed, as if he was smiling, and the words turned sharply, and a murderous aura erupted, pressing on the man, and the man suddenly trembled, and the teacup in his hand almost fell.
Fortunately, the murderous aura came and went quickly, and Bai Ye was just deliberately scaring him.
The man put the glass teacup away, carefully wiped the sweat on his forehead, glanced at Bai Ye, and hurriedly said: "Of course I don't dare to let the commander be a minister, Jia Shi wants to make friends with the commander, and he specially came to congratulate the commander on his victory." ”
"Someone's coming!"
The man roared, and more than a dozen large boxes continued to be carried in outside the door, each of which was heavy, and was carried into the house by more than a dozen strong men.
Counting the boxes, there were sixteen in total, and even if he hadn't seen them, Bai Ye knew what would be inside.
This was not over, the man stood up and clapped his hands, and there seemed to be a fragrant breeze wafting outside the door, and a team of slender and graceful figures came in like willows supporting the wind.
Bai Ye raised his eyes and saw that ten girls no more than sixteen years old were standing in a row, becoming a special scenery in the house.
"Commander, this is a gift from Master Jia to you, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and ten beautiful women."
The man changed his face and whispered to Bai Ye, "Commander, these beauties are all virgins, they play good songs and practice good dances." ”
As he spoke, the man also gave Bai Ye a "you know" look, which made Bai Ye want to slap this guy out.
"Go down! I accepted the gift, I am very satisfied, thank you for me. ”
Bai Ye waved his hand to let the ten delicate beauties go down, and he didn't look at it, which made the man almost look anxious, and then he sat down with a smile when he heard Bai Ye's words.
"In line with the purpose of friendly cooperation and win-win for everyone, I think we can reach some agreements on the basis of friendship."
Bai Ye said very seriously, Jia Rudao is a powerful minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, and cooperating with him is of great strategic significance.
When the man Zhang Han heard this, he frowned, Jia Rudao just sent him to give gifts and make friends, and did not give too much power.
Seeing that Zhang Han was not moved, Bai Ye smiled and said, "Your family seems to be in power and facing inside and out, is there no enemy?" We've gathered some information, and secretly, there are a lot of people who are dissatisfied with your family! ”
Bai Ye pointed out that Jia Yidao looked majestic and powerful, but in fact, there were too many dissatisfied enemies, some were political enemies, and some were purely enemies. These people are now afraid of Jia Rudao's authority and dare not act, but if they catch the opportunity, they will definitely gnaw to death.
Zhang Han listened, he was Jia Rudao's confidant, and naturally knew how many pairs of dark eyes were staring at behind this scenery. His face was cloudy, Jia Rudao was a big tree, he was a parasitic grass, the tree fell, and the grass lost its source of nutrients.
"If you can't make a decision, you can inform your family, and I'll wait for his news."
Bai Ye smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, he just gave Jia Yidao a message through this person, a message that could be cooperated by both parties.
Zhang Han got up, saluted Bai Ye, and walked out of the room with a frown.