Water Margin people

Xijin Mansion became very lively, and many people came here because of the emperor's stay, just hoping to see Tianyan.

However, Sun Lei didn't give everyone this chance. He lived in seclusion these days and stayed in the palace. At most, he went to the side hall to see the injured soldiers.

"Your Majesty, most of the soldiers' injuries have recovered. How will these people be accommodated?"

Zhu Wu looked at Sun Lei hesitantly. Although the war was victorious, the most troublesome things had only begun now. This battle was the most casualty battle in Qi. More than 7,000 people were killed and nearly 100,000 were injured, including the disabled. There are more than 10,000 people who are no longer suitable to serve in the army.

Fortunately for the deceased, the State of Qi has never been generous with their compensation. The families of these soldiers will receive generous financial subsidies, ensuring that the family will have enough food and clothing for twenty years.

But the situation is different for disabled soldiers. Although money can subsidize them, there is no way to help them with physical disabilities. They may not be able to integrate into their new life.

The disabled soldiers are sighing these days, not knowing what the future holds.

"There are many vacancies in the local area, let them fill them, try to arrange them in their place of origin, and set up a new yamen to be responsible for the affairs of these retired soldiers!"

Sun Lei thought for a while, there was no combat syndrome in this era, and the soldiers were not that fragile. They were just worried about the future after being physically disabled, so just dispel their worries.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Wu immediately recorded it in the notebook in his hand. Next, he would count the disabled soldiers one by one and make detailed arrangements. He knew that Sun Lei would definitely ask about it later.

"Have those merchants left?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Wu and asked.

"The rest have all left. Only Shanxi merchants remain in Xijin Mansion. They hope to continue doing business in the Central Plains and grasslands."

Zhu Wu said.

"Continue to do business on the grassland?"

Sun Lei touched his chin and started thinking.

"This group of people is so greedy that they want to get involved in everything! They really love money as much as their lives!"

Sun Lei said with a smile that people like maritime merchants want to intervene, but now the grassland trade is not willing to let go.

"Let them dry for two days now!"

Sun Lei said that he didn't want to see those Shanxi merchants now.

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Kunlun Mountains.

"Taoist Master Gongsun, Li Qianshun should have crossed the mountain through this mountain pass!"

A soldier gasped and reported to Gongsun Sheng. At this time, the soldier's face was red, his lips were chapped, and he was breathing heavily.

"This guy Li Qianshun is really good at running!"

Gongsun Sheng looked at the continuous mountains in the distance. The tops of the mountains were still covered with white snow, and he felt a little unwilling. They chased all the way west to the westernmost Shazhou of Xixia and entered the territory of Huangtou Huihe.

Huangtou Huihe hid, and Li Qianshun ran to Tubo and directly entered the Kunlun Mountains.

After entering the Kunlun Mountains, the mountains rose instantly. Fortunately, Gongsun Sheng was able to withstand the Qi plague.

But the soldiers can't do it. The further they go up the mountain, the worse their condition becomes. Now many soldiers have fallen ill.

"Many people have died on Li Qianshun's side, and now there are only a few defeated soldiers left."

The soldiers looked at Gongsun Sheng and said, their soldiers couldn't stand the Qi plague, and if they pursued him forcefully, there would be an accident.

"This is already the territory of the Tubo people!"

The soldier lowered his voice and said that the Tubo people were not affected by the Qi epidemic.

"Withdraw your troops and tell others to withdraw!"

Gongsun Sheng ordered, knowing that he could no longer pursue him.

The armies from all walks of life quickly descended from Kunlun Mountain.

"Mr. Gongsun, there is a problem with Sun Li."

Hao Siwen hurried from the east with his troops and horses.

"what's the situation?"

Gongsun Sheng asked immediately. He had just come down from Kunlun Mountain and was not clear about the situation down the mountain.

"It's the Xizhou Uighurs. They met Sun Li!"

Hao Siwen said. "Xizhou Uighurs? Weren't they all defeated by Yelu Dashi? Now they have been merged into Xiliao!"

Although Gongsun Sheng was confused, he quickly led his troops to the west.

The army galloped for half a day and finally arrived at the battlefield. At this time, among the corpses on the wasteland, only the horses were still standing on the battlefield.

"It looks like Sun Li won!"

Gongsun Sheng looked at the corpses on the ground. They were all from foreign races, and no trace of Qi soldiers was found.

Not long after, the sound of galloping horses was heard, and Sun Li returned from the west with his army.

"what's the situation?"

Gongsun Sheng looked at Sun Li and asked.

"When I came down from the mountain, I happened to encounter a group of Xizhou Uighurs who had finished their plunder. These people were also brave and dared to attack our army. I killed them easily and captured some alive, ready to go back for interrogation. "

Sun Li spoke and pointed at the captive tied to the horse.

"They all have identities!"

Sun Li said with a smile that the identity of foreigners is easy to confirm. These people are very poor, and there is a clear difference between the clothes of nobles and ordinary people.

"Are you Xizhou Uighurs?"

Gongsun Sheng asked the soldiers to take off the rags from the mouths of those people and asked.

Gongsun Sheng was responded with a burst of incomprehensible bird sounds.

"Kill this one!"

Gongsun Sheng pointed at the alien who spoke the loudest.

Without any hesitation, the soldier stepped forward and chopped off the alien's head with a knife. Blood spurted all over the floor and splashed on the faces of other aliens.

"You live here, so close to the Central Plains. It is impossible for you not to understand the Central Plains dialect. Let me ask again, are you Xizhou Uighurs?"

Gongsun Sheng asked coldly.

"Yes, we are the Xizhou Uighurs, the former Gaochang Uighurs!"

A bearded foreigner quickly spoke in Guanzhong dialect.

The Gaochang Uighurs have occupied the Western Regions for many years. When the Tang Dynasty controlled the Western Regions, the Gaochang people surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. For this reason, many Uighurs can speak Guanzhong accent.

"Hmph! I have to kill someone who is honest!"

Gongsun Sheng snorted coldly.

"Who asked you to come here?"

Gongsun Sheng continued to ask.

"Yelü Dashi, he said that most of the Qi army in Xixia has withdrawn. We can come and plunder, and everything we rob will belong to us!"

The alien replied.

"Fuck, you still dare to attack me? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Sun Li kicked the alien and knocked him to the ground.

"There are few of you..."

The foreigner lay on the ground and wailed, saying that they came with more than 3,000 horses this time, but at that time they saw only 500 enemies. Seeing the sophisticated equipment of the Qi army, they became greedy.

"There are few of us?"

Sun Li was furious and kicked him hard several times.

"Yelü Dashi didn't dare to come by himself, so he sent these cannon fodder. It looks like Xiliao needs a beating!"

Gongsun Sheng looked to the west and said, they also have a big feud with the Liao Kingdom. It didn't matter if they didn't border on each other before. Now that they have captured Xixia, the two sides are already bordering each other, and a battle will inevitably follow.

"How about we fight directly? This group of people has extremely poor fighting ability!"

Sun Li said.

"No, this battle has been going on for a long time. The main force has returned to the Central Plains. Our logistics is not guaranteed and we have few soldiers. We cannot take risks!"

Hao Siwen said. (End of chapter)