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Chapter 619 Windfall
After Jia Chongshibao led the [-] Chinese army to go south to Fancheng, he conscripted civilians to build warships, pretending to attack Xiangyang.

Zhou Zhi saw that Zhucheng was heavily defended, fearing that the Jin army would attack Xincheng, he led the troops back.

The morale of the Xiangyang defenders was greatly boosted when they saw reinforcements from outside, and it was even more difficult for Soochow to break through the city.

Shi Ji changed the storm into a long-term siege.

The entanglement between the two sides continued for several months until the eve of the autumn harvest in August.

Ma Xun led his army back from an expedition to the Western Regions.

Ma Xun returned after a great victory, took more than [-] prisoners, and more than [-] horses and livestock. The princes and nobles were sent to Chang'an in a mighty manner.

Starting from the Hexi Corridor, the people cheered loudly, watching along the way, pointing at the captives and laughing.

When we arrived in Chang'an, it was even more crowded.

The [-] Yingyang camp's backs were as straight as spears, and it seemed that even the horses were much stronger than usual.

Even the wounded are valiant.

On the bullock cart in the middle are the ashes of the fallen soldiers...

The captives were all young and strong, and each of them was downcast.

The princes and nobles are not as arrogant as they used to be.

This big victory undoubtedly greatly boosted the hearts and morale of Qin people.

Naturally, Yang Zheng made great efforts to organize this kind of happy event to promote the country's prestige. He built the captive platform early and cleaned the road. Starting from Chen Cang, he was greeted by the Qin King's own soldiers, and banners were planted along the way, allowing the common people to come and visit.

And the enthusiasm of the people was unprecedented. Some people came from Hanzhong more than ten days in advance.

Feng Yi, Longyou, Wuwei, and Xiping also had sons from good families riding horses to watch.

There are crowds of people everywhere outside Chang'an City.

In order to prevent the stampede, Yang Zheng had to send the Chinese army out to maintain order.

"The last general is lucky to live up to his fate!" Ma Xun bowed in front of Yang Zheng in front of tens of thousands of eyes.

Yang Zheng helped him up himself, "The general has worked hard, this battle has greatly increased the prestige of our Great Qin State, and no one dared to move in the Western Regions for ten years! There is Huo Qubing in the Han Dynasty, and General Ma in the lonely country!"

Ma Xun was overjoyed, Huo Qubing was undoubtedly the ceiling of all generals.

Yang Zheng's next words made Ma Xun even more overjoyed, "General Ma Xun, who was promoted to Pingping, was named General Zuo, granted the title of Marquis of Luo Ting, added to the army, and rewarded 300 million yuan."

Two eunuchs brought new armor, bronze seals, official uniforms, general flags, long swords, and carved bows.

Seeing that Ma Xun's armor was tattered, with wounds and bloodstains all over it, Yang Zheng decided to change his armor himself, which was considered flattering to this fierce general.

The new cold-forged armor combined with the style of Tang armor in Yang Zheng's impression, such as pockets, shoulders, shoulders, shoulders, arms, belly, and waist.

A few eunuchs helped to put on the armor of the lower body such as the armor, falcon tail, skirt armor, and mudlin.

Dark red armor, decorated with tiger skin and leopard tail, black cloak.

Powerful and vigorous, it seems to have blended the styles of Middle Earth and Grassland.

"When the general mounts his horse, let him watch alone!" Such a set of armor costs tens of thousands of dollars, and every detail is meticulously polished.

It took more than 100 people in Tiefang three or four months to come up with a set.

Of course, many details cannot reproduce the craftsmanship of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, but there is no doubt that it is much better than the Confucian Armor, Two-Crotch Armor, Tube Sleeve Armor, Black Tie Armor, and Black Light Armor that were popular in the Han and Wei Dynasties.

For decades in the melee of the Three Kingdoms, armor and weapons have been continuously improved. In the period of Wuhuluanhua more than 40 years later, armored armor and heavy armor began to appear.

Ma Xun got on his horse.

In an instant, the originally noisy receiving platform suddenly fell silent.

Under the sunshine in early autumn, Ma Xun shines like a god descending from the earth, with the domineering aura of sweeping away all enemies in his might.

Seeing this piece of armor, this general, you can see the great military might of Daqin behind him!

In an era when war determines everything, this kind of armor undoubtedly gave the general a sense of honor and satisfaction, and also made the people unprecedentedly safe.

"Your Majesty is mighty! Great Qin is invincible!" Ma Xun shouted excitedly.

It was as if a ball of sparks had been thrown into boiling oil, "Your Majesty is mighty! Great Qin is invincible!"

Cries came and went.

The earth trembled, and the clouds in the sky also churned.

This effect was beyond Yang Zheng's expectation.

Give honor to soldiers, and soldiers will also restrain themselves with honor.

In addition to Ma Xun, other meritorious generals were also rewarded one by one, and there were a few more miscellaneous generals in the army, General Yingyanglang.

Yang Zheng suddenly felt that honors and titles were not enough.

The three kingdoms of Qin, Jin, and Wu stand at the same time, and the war to unify the world has not yet begun, and there are already people who can't be sealed.

Lu Zhi and Du Yu have made great contributions, and Zhang Te and Huo Yi have made great military achievements.

Unsealable seal is actually a dangerous signal.

After conferring the reward, Yang Zheng faced the south from the north and scolded the princes and generals of the Western Regions, "How dare you offend my Great Qin without any reason?"

More than 100 people all knelt in front of Yang Zheng. They were frightened by the previous threats, and they all wanted to put their heads in their crotches.

Wan Guo came to court, far less than Wan Guo kneeling in front of him to relieve his anger.

At this moment, Yang Zheng was so ambitious that he suddenly remembered Chen Tang's famous saying: Those who commit crimes against a strong man will be punished no matter how far away they are!

However, there is no unification in the Central Plains, and it is impossible for Qin to invest its power in the distant Western Regions.

But that day is never too far away.

In this era, Jiaozhou and the Western Regions are all the homeland of the Han family.

Yang Zheng has the responsibility and the obligation to take it back, otherwise he will be sorry to the ancestors of the old Yang family and the old Liu family.

In the end, a gray-haired veteran trembled his lips and spoke fluent Chinese: "His Royal Highness, we were forced by the Xianbei people, and we did not mean to offend. Please forgive us!"

Yang Zheng sneered, "Is it forced by Xianbei or bewitched by Sima Zhao?"

Today's Yang Zheng is no longer the hero who killed Luogu back then, but a monarch, an overlord who looked down upon He Xiongzai. There are countless people's dead bones piled up under the throne of Qin. With supreme majesty.

The veteran's lips trembled even more, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Another barbarian with dark brows and high nose cried and said something.

Yang Zheng didn't understand a single word.

However, someone around him translated, "Your Majesty, this man says he is a prince, and he is willing to pay 1 taels of gold and precious stones to buy him back!"

Yang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, no one has trouble with money...

Now that the Tuntian system is in effect, money is used everywhere in Guanzhong, 1 taels of gold and jade, which is a lot.

And there are more than 100 here, wouldn't it be more than 100 million taels of gold thrown at him?

Horses are not fat without night grass, and people are not rich without windfall.

These countries in the Western Regions have been lying on the Silk Road for so many years, and they are all very rich.

"You have committed a serious crime. Originally, you were going to be mutilated into thousands of pieces to pay homage to the fallen heroes of the Great Qin, but Gu has always been kind and spared your life." Yang Zheng said righteously.

"Thank you, King Qin, thank you King Qin!" A group of prisoners kowtowed to Yang Zheng's soothing expression.

"However, capital crimes can be avoided, and living crimes cannot be escaped. Before your motherland redeems you, first guard the cemetery for the lonely soldiers!"

After walking such a long distance and suffering so much, it is not bad.

When they heard that they were only guarding the cemetery, the prisoners were all relieved.

(End of this chapter)