Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 610 Return to Luoyang
Gao Ming, who was put together by Li Shimin, began to attack the countries in the Western Regions with a large army, and seemed to take all his anger on their heads.

And under his leadership, Datang's army also seemed to be excited, and their combat effectiveness was overwhelming.

Whether it was the central army led by Gao Ming and Li Ji, or the left and right armies led by Hou Junji and Ashnadur, the three armies defeated each other almost every time they encountered a battle.

Because the speed of attack and occupation was very fast, after half of the battle, Datang's army didn't even need to rely on the supplies from the rear, and could get enough supplies from the conquered countries alone.

After the condition of "fighting to support war" is achieved, the speed of Tang Jun's attack becomes sharper.

In less than a year, the army, which was originally divided into three groups, successfully joined forces in the country of Che Shi, and this also represented the end of the 36 countries in the Western Regions.

In mid-winter October, when the first snowfall fell on northern Xinjiang, Che Shi, the last country among the 36 countries, also fell under the soldiers and iron hooves of Datang.

So far, the 36 countries in the Western Regions have completely declared their demise and become history.

After destroying Cheshi Kingdom, Datang's army also reached the border of Dashi Kingdom.

Facing the pressure of the Great Tang's army, although the king of the Great Food Kingdom was very flustered, he did not close his doors like King Kucha and made frequent foolish tricks. Instead, he sent envoys.

After seeing Gao Ming, the envoys of the Great Food Kingdom first asked about the situation, and at the same time said that the Great Food and the Datang Dynasty had a good relationship, and that if Datang needed it, the Great Food Kingdom was willing to provide help.

As the saying goes, don't hit smiling people with your hands, and after this long battle, the Tang army is a little tired, and even the copper cannons used to attack the city are a little unusable.

Although compared with iron, copper has very good ductility and is not easy to explode, but it will deform after a long time, resulting in a decrease in accuracy.

The most important thing is that Gao Ming had no intention of going to war with the Great Food Kingdom, so he asked the envoys of the Great Food Kingdom to tell their king that Datang sent troops this time to open up the trade route between Datang and the Great Food Kingdom , In the future, the two countries will be able to communicate with each other and make progress together.

Gao Ming also gave this military operation a good name, called "One Belt, One Road".

After hearing his words, although the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom had a smile on his face, he had already scolded countless words in his heart.

Ma Dan, are you from the Belt and Road Initiative?You're clearly fighting all the way!
But he didn't dare to say this sentence, not only did he dare not say it, but he also had to keep a smile on his face, expressing that he would definitely convey the words of Gao Ming and the friendship of Datang to the king of the Great Food Kingdom.

After hearing what the other party said, Gao Ming was also satisfied, and after a few words of politeness, he and Li Ji and others turned around with the army and started to return.

Although the army began to turn back, it was impossible to return the land that had been captured in vain, so soldiers had to be stationed during the return process.

At this time, the advantage of the large number of troops was once again reflected.

Gao Ming brought more than 200 million soldiers and civilian husbands this time. With so many people, they easily controlled the 36 countries in the Western Regions that had been defeated, merged them into the jurisdiction of Longyou Road, and completely divided the province Into the territory of Datang.

As for the remaining finishing work, it is to let the local people accept the rule of Datang, and these things are all done by Ashnadur, because this kind of "dirty work" is not good enough to do.

And in a practical sense, Ashnadur, who was born in Turkic, knows better how to make the people in the ruled area "obedient and sensible".

After leaving Ashnadur behind, Gao Ming returned with his troops.

Because he set off from Luoyang, of course he must return to Luoyang first, and then reward the meritorious officers and soldiers.

According to the usual practice, for a big victory like this, all the officers in the next season will be promoted to a higher rank, and the soldiers will be rewarded with money and land.

Gao Ming didn't know these things himself, so he simply let Li Ji take full responsibility, and he was only responsible for rewarding according to the list given by Li Ji.

Li Ji followed Li Shimin to conquer the east and west for many years, and made countless contributions. If he can be granted the title of British Duke, he will know how much he has contributed to the Tang Dynasty.

But despite this, Li Shimin never let him intervene in the post-war rewards for soldiers and low-level generals, but left the matter to the civilian officials.

Obviously, this is the so-called "Emperor's Way". Li Ji understands this, so he has always taken it for granted, and sometimes even takes the initiative to avoid suspicion.

But at this time, Gao Ming entrusted him with the counting of the list of rewards, without worrying at all about him winning people's hearts or cultivating party members.

Compared with Li Shimin's suspicion, Gao Ming's decentralization and trust, Li Ji's heart must be false if he said he was not moved.

In Li Ji's view, Gao Ming has a power that Li Shimin doesn't have. This power is called trust!
With [-]% touch and [-]% gratitude, Li Ji fulfilled Gao Ming's entrustment to him with more heart, and carefully verified the military achievements of each general. He stayed up all night for several days in a row, and lit an oil lamp until dawn.

In contrast, Gao Ming, the "hands-off shopkeeper", is much more relaxed.

He first handed over the matter of securing the occupied territory to Ashnadur, then handed over the matter of counting military achievements to Li Ji, and finally found an excuse to send Hou Junji back to the Liaodong Peninsula. Dressed in casual clothes, he wandered around Luoyang City with Hegan Chengji and several guards.

Luoyang is known as the "Eastern Capital". Not only is the transportation extending in all directions, but also the water and land roads are smooth. There are many merchants and people, and its prosperity is not inferior to Chang'an.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has destroyed 36 countries, the army has returned with a great victory, and the people are full of joy and excitement, as lively as the Lantern Festival.

Gao Ming is a person who likes to be lively, so he would naturally want to come out to have a look around at this time, and at the same time see if there is anything novel, so that he can bring it back to the palace for his precious daughter.

Thinking of his daughter, Gao Ming couldn't help showing a little smile on his face.

And at this moment, a fat figure that was very familiar to him came into his eyes. After seeing this figure, the smile on Gao Ming's face disappeared.

Or because he felt Gao Ming's gaze, that person also turned his head at this time, revealing a slightly dark and fat face.

"hiss……"

Looking at this familiar face, Gao Ming suddenly took a deep breath, then flew into a rage, and then rushed towards the other party.

Shouting while rushing.

"Old thief, how dare you play with me, today you will either die or I will live, eat my trick Foshan Wuyingjiao, ah da da da da da da da..."

Facing Gao Ming who rushed towards him with his teeth and claws outstretched, although the other party was stunned for a moment, his reaction was not slow.

He turned slightly to avoid Gao Ming's flying kick, then tripped with his left leg stretched out, and his right hand grabbed Gao Ming's collar and pressed it casually!
"Pfft!"

"Aww..."

Amidst the dust splashing, Gao Ming who was thrown to the ground suddenly let out a miserable howl, then hugged the opponent's leg, and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Oh? You still have the guts to fight back? It's really unreasonable, then no wonder I used a unique trick, watching me steal peaches with a monkey... Oh, you even managed to dodge this trick. Who the hell are you?"

"……your dad!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)