The smoke of gunpowder has not completely dissipated, but the decisive battle under the Thorn Tower Mountain has come to an end. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWhen the two tigers, Zhao Hu and Xu Chu, entered the core camp of the Thorn Towers, the battle had already been decided. More than a dozen Thorn Tower leaders, without exception, were killed by Zhao Hu and Xu Chu, after losing their respective tribal leaders, the Thorn Tower army, which had little determination to resist, soon collapsed, and the 200,000 army, one-fifth of which was killed by the soldiers of the Yuan Qi Division, and the rest of the people either fled or became prisoners.

With 60,000 soldiers and horses, he defeated 200,000 Thorn Tower cavalry and captured more than tens of thousands of prisoners, Yuan Qi once again created a miracle. Tens of thousands of Thorn Tower people willingly threw away their weapons and surrendered, in addition to the prestige that Yuan Qi had accumulated for a long time, so that they could not have the heart to resist, there were other reasons. Many people are coerced by the tribal leaders, they are not willing to set foot on the battlefield, now the leaders of the various tribes, has been killed, Yuan Qi and treat the captives well, this is a well-known thing, they believe that Yuan Qi will not kill themselves, take the Thorn Tower captives as an example, as long as they are willing to accept the sinicization after surrendering and move to the mainland, Yuan Qi will not only not kill them, but will also give them a settlement fee, so that they can live better in the interior, and be able to say goodbye to the hard nomadic life, which is also one of the reasons for these captives to surrender willingly。 You must know that this winter's snow is relatively heavy, and you can have food to eat, and you will not die, which is enough. Many Thorn Tower people wanted to move to the mainland, but unfortunately they didn't have the opportunity, and this war was not so much about killing as about saving lives.

After a post-war inventory. In this battle, more than 40,000 soldiers were killed in the Thorn Tower, and the three elite troops such as the Tiangui Army relied on their armor to be strong, and there was not much damage, and the total was only a loss of more than 1,000 people. Although Yuan Qi is heartbroken about the deaths of these elites, it is still within the acceptable range. Compared with the elite troops, the recruits led by Zhang Chong and Xu Fang. However, there were large casualties. Although Zhang Chong and Xu Ban are both famous generals in the world, they cannot replace every recruit to fight, under the baptism between war and life and death, 40,000 recruits were killed and wounded as high as more than 15,000 people, which is close to half of the total.

Death is the most expensive price for the transformation of a recruit into a veteran, and after paying the price of blood and life, Yuan Qi believes that the remaining more than 20,000 recruits will soon break out of the cocoon into a butterfly, and under the baptism of blood and fire, complete their own transformation, to veterans, and even to elite soldiers. Every time such a change occurs, a large number of recruits will lose their lives, and they will never be able to stand up again on the battlefield, which cannot be changed even by Yuan Qi.

At the same time as defeating the army of the Thorn Tower, the members of the Qianlong in charge of Li Ru quickly passed the results back to Yanjing, and Jia Yuan and Xun Luo, who were sitting in Yanjing, decided to send Zuo Ci to lead the second recruit army to the Thorn Tower Mountain after discussing with other civil and military forces, and at the same time let Tian Yu, who was advised by Gongsun Ruyun Li, go with the army to take over the work of guarding the Thorn Tower, and Sinicize the people of the Thorn Tower. Tian Yu was originally a subordinate of Gongsun Ruyun, both civil and military, and Li Yan was somewhat similar, whether it was the ability to govern or the archery, horse and marksmanship, he was a first-class talent. At the beginning, before Yuan Qi set out to conquer the Thorn Tower, it had been determined that he would manage the work of the Thorn Tower Captain Department in the future, and take the position of Captain of the Thorn Tower on his behalf.

The captain of the Thorn Tower is a military position, responsible for supervising the people in the Thorn Tower's internal law-abiding, and not fornicating with the Xin barbarians outside. And the Captain Department of the Thorn Tower, its place of supervision is basically the territory of the Thorn Tower, which is equivalent to the status of a state thorn history, and it is a member of the Thousand Stones. Giving such an important job to Tian Yu was decided by Yuan Qi after careful consideration. Tian Yu is Gongsun Ruyun's subordinate, but Gongsun Ruyun strongly recommended Tian Yu to reach the same status as Gongsun Ruyun, which already shows Tian Yu's ability and charm, so that Gongsun Ruyun appreciates it, and does not want to see a talent like Tian Yu buried in the world.

As far as Yuan Qi himself is concerned, he does not have too many candidates in his hands who are qualified for this position. Although there are many capable people under Yuan Qi, with the expansion of the outside world, the territory owned by Yuan Qi is too big now, and it is so big that he is overstretched when he uses talents. In terms of geography alone, Yuan Qi is already the largest prince in the world. As for Zhuge Liang and the others under his command, although they are fully capable of the task of assassinating the history of any state, Yuan Qi does not want to put them in the remote Assassin Tower's lieutenant department, and the place where they can really display their talents should be in the Central Plains! Especially Zhuge Liang, Yuan Qi really wants to give him a bigger stage and let him fully display his talents, and it is impossible for him to manage the affairs of the frontier. And Tian Yu is different, he has lived in Biansai for a long time, is proficient in the languages of many ethnic minorities, and has strong coordination skills, is extremely good at communication, and is the best candidate to deal with the sinicization of ethnic minorities.

So, under the command of Zuo Ci and Tian Yu, another 30,000 new troops embarked on the journey, and they would take over the recruits who had set off earlier and follow Yuan Qi's side. Participate in the next conquest of the Xin Barbarians. They were accompanied by tens of thousands of Han Chinese who volunteered to live in the territory of the Thorn Tower, because they believed that the land on the other side of the Thorn Tower was more fertile and would produce more food. It's a great place to live. When Zuo Ci and Tian Yu rushed to Thorn Tower Mountain and fought with Yuan Qi's army. Half a month has passed. In this half month. Yuan Qi, Zhuge Liang and others visited many Thorn Tower tribes to appease and comfort them, which greatly eliminated the vigilance of the Thorn Tower people against the Han people in the depths of their hearts, and laid a solid foundation for the work that Tian Yu was about to take over.

After Tian Yu officially took office, Yuan Qi was not in a hurry to leave Thorn Tower Mountain. went to recruit xin man, he wanted to see what tian yu's actual work ability was, whether he was outstanding, and at the same time. Yuan Qi was also a little uneasy about the Thorn Tower people who had just been attached, he was afraid that if he led the army to leave, the Thorn Tower people would repeat, in that case, it would be equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the army, and let the army be caught between Xin Man and Thorn Tower, and the situation would become very dangerous. After more than ten days of observation, Tian Yu did not disappoint Yuan Qi, and on the basis of Yanjing Law, he implemented a series of policies to dispel the doubts in the hearts of the Thorn Tower people to the greatest extent, so that they gradually began to accept the ideas and culture of the Han people, and gradually integrated into the life of the Han people.

And those Han people who voluntarily moved to Thorn Tower Mountain, also played a vital role in this process, they used the unique enthusiasm of the Han people, to teach the local Thorn Tower people advanced farming methods, and taught them to use the new farming tools developed by Ma Jun, so that the Thorn Tower people saw the hope of a bumper harvest and could get rid of the backward nomadic life, but the Thorn Tower people pursued the dream of several generations, and now the Han people who have moved here have selflessly opened their minds to them, so that their hearts are full of touch.

After a month of rest and rectification, the edict of the Yuan Association reached the Thorn Tower Mountain. In the edict, Yuan Xie expressed endless joy at Yuan Qi's feat of opening up the territory and expanding the territory again, and praised Yuan Qi greatly, agreed to his proposal, eliminated the thorn protection tower captain department, and renamed it Mingzhou.

The revival of the dawn of light was brought by Yuan Qi, therefore, Yuan Xie, as usual, handed over the management of Mingzhou to Yuan Qi's hands, and all the affairs in Mingzhou were decided by Yuan Qi alone, and only needed to pay taxes on time. Yuan Xie's edict of the Son of Heaven made Yuan Qi the first prince in the world, overseeing the military and political affairs of the four northern states, in terms of territory and the quality of soldiers, no one can match Yuan Qi! The vastness of the secluded region and the northern frontier is not at all comparable to the small state capital of the Central Plains, and it is famous for its abundance of fierce soldiers, not to mention anything else, just talking about the cavalry, the cavalry of the two nationalities of Xianbei and Thorn Tower combined, it is enough to laugh and be proud of the world, and then pass through Gao Shun, The training of Xu Rong and other military trainers, over time, there will be iron cavalry under the command of Yuan Qi who can always dominate the world. Although the north is broader than the south of the Central Plains, and the people are also strong, but economically, it is far behind the places south of the Central Plains.

As before, Yuan Xie did not add an official to Yuan Qi, but this time it was different from last time, last time Yuan Xie was interested in testing Yuan Qi, this time, Yuan Xie was originally going to give Yuan Qi the crown, but under the persuasion of Huang Fuchu, Zhong Xuan, Zhu Huan and other civil and military ministers, he changed his mind. The reason is very simple, the tree is big and the wind is good, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, Huangfu Chu and the others don't want to see Yuan Qi because of the promotion of his reputation, which will lead to the red eyes and jealousy of other princes, and then there will be such a thing as an ambush in Shaxian County.

Therefore, while issuing the edict, Yuan Xie also wrote a private letter to Yuan Qi, explaining clearly the reason why he did not give Yuan Qi the title of king, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstanding between the two brothers. After Yuan Qi carefully read Yuan Xie's private message, he didn't have any dissatisfaction, but said with a smile: "Xiao Xiezi, grow up......"

Three days later, Yuan Qi appointed Tian Yu as the first Mingzhou pastor, with Thorn Tower Mountain as the governing place, and led 50,000 soldiers to guard Mingzhou. Yuan Qi himself, on the other hand, led 55,000 soldiers to continue northward, preparing to conquer Xinman.