A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 408: Da Qian, messenger of civilization

Wang Ze and Wang Yu led the army and finally arrived at Tingzhou after crossing thousands of miles of vast sea.

Thousands of miles away, it is natural for brothers to meet each other and reminisce about old times.Especially in the future, when several people establish a country in the Western Region, they will all need to rely on each other.

"Fourth and fifth brothers, the fiefdom my father gave you is in Northern Xinjiang. There are not many good places in Northern Xinjiang now. I have chosen Ili Valley and Suiye City for you."

"These two places have a mild climate, where you can farm and herd horses. They are rare and good places."

"After you go, you can establish a country in these two places. When the time comes, we brothers will support each other and this Western Region will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

Wang Ze and Wang Yu brought a total of 1000 elite cavalry and [-] expedition athletes, plus [-] troops each from Zheng, Wei, and Liang.The total number of troops is [-].

The last expedition to Dawan only had more than 2 people. After a brief discussion, the five people decided to send troops.

Prince Zheng and Wang Xiang had already figured out the situation in Suiye City and the Yili River Valley.Not long ago, spies had sent news that there were some problems between several forces in Broken Leaf City. This was a good opportunity.

Suiye City is almost more than 300 miles away from Tingzhou. It also requires crossing mountains and ridges. It is very difficult to dispatch a large army, but it is not impossible.After all, they fought in the thousands-mile expedition to Dawan.

This time, Wang Xiang, as the commander-in-chief of the army, led Wang Ze and Wang Yu from Tingzhou, first captured the Yili Valley, and then attacked Suiye City. Wang Fu, on the other hand, dispatched in Shule and first came to Gumo. City, then go northwest, cross the Boda Ridge, and then go upstream along the Zhenzhu River, all the way to the southwest, towards Suiye.

Although Wang Fu's road is the closest, only a few hundred kilometers away from Suiye City, it is the most difficult.

Because we need to cross the Tianshan Mountains and Congling, and for the future communication between Suiye and Shule, this road must be opened wider.

The army rested in Tingzhou for almost two months, partly to prepare various supplies, and partly to allow the soldiers in the Central Plains to adapt to the climate here.

Traveling thousands of miles, even if the logistics are guaranteed along the way, is a difficult test for humans.They had to take a rest, otherwise they would continue to Suiye, and countless people would die along the way.

This kind of long-distance march only has a very high number of non-combat attrition.

Tens of thousands of troops set out to fight, not all at once.The vanguard force consists of 500 fine cavalry and [-] light cavalry.

The main task of these light cavalry is not to fight, but to be responsible for the logistics of the five hundred elite cavalry and to provide cover during combat.

The army traveled westward and spent ten days arriving near the Ili River Valley. The Ili River Valley was a vast area, and more than half of it was occupied by the Wusun Kingdom. Their goal this time was a small part of it.

Rumble!
With the dull sound of horse hooves, three thousand cavalry of the vanguard army launched a surprise attack.In the Ili River Valley, tens of thousands of troops are fighting.

The sky was covered by arrow rain, and people were constantly being hit by arrows, falling from their horses, and then being trampled by the horses behind them who were unable to dodge.

The large Ganjing cavalry are all equipped with iron armor. Even the [-] light cavalry used as cover are protected by leather armor, while the equipment of the cavalry on the opposite side is much worse.

More than half of the people had no armor at all, and the rest wore leather armor, and there were even fewer iron armors.

Although these people all have weapons in their hands, the styles are various, and the bows and arrows are soft bows. The arrows they shoot hit the armor and are easily deflected.

The warriors who can come to the Western Regions are all physically strong warriors. Even those light cavalry are elites selected from the surrendered and naturalized Hu people.

The barbarians in the Ili Valley were no match for them.Three thousand cavalry swept past like a strong wind.Five hundred fine cavalry inserted from the somewhat chaotic left wing of the Ili Hu people, followed closely by two thousand and five light cavalry.

The large cavalrymen fired crossbows one after another, and dozens of people on the enemy's left wing immediately fell off their horses.Five hundred elite cavalry put away their bows and crossbows, picked up their horses and rushed forward.

With saddles and stirrups, everyone on the elite cavalry could control the horse with their legs. Coupled with the cover of arrows from the surrounding barbarians' light cavalry, the left defense line was easily torn apart.

Three thousand cavalry were like sharp blades, cutting through the enemy's formation, then making an arc and rushing out from behind on the left wing.Then the army took a short rest and cut in again from the other direction.

If you look at it from the sky, you will find that the three thousand fine cavalry are like a scalpel, cutting off the barbarian army layer by layer.

Each cut can cut off a piece of flesh from the enemy. Although there are many enemy troops, their orders are slow. Every time they want to encircle them, they are broken by Daqian's army.

After a few times, the enemy troops had suffered thousands of casualties, and more importantly, the enemy army formation had been completely stretched apart.

Seeing this situation, Guo Qi, the captain of Zheng Guo Yanling, shouted: "Brothers, if you have made great contributions, you will be granted the title of marquis immediately. Come with me today!"

Five hundred elite cavalry formed a cone formation, and two thousand and five barbarian cavalry guarded the left and right sides. The army rushed towards the enemy's center.

Seeing the front army suddenly attacking the central army, the Ili Hu general's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Quick, surround them on the left and right, and stop them!" In the past several times, the Qian army rushed into the formation, but these bastards couldn't stop them. This time The military formation had already been torn apart, and it was even more difficult to stop them. The three thousand troops directly tore apart the military formation, and the crossbow arrows shot out, and the barbarians in front fell to the ground.

Before the enemy troops behind had time to react, the powerful cavalrymen rushed forward.The swords and horses are passing through, how can those barbarians who don't even have iron armor stop them?

Guo Qi seized the opportunity and directly penetrated the central army of the Ili Hu people. Even the banner of the central army was cut off, and the general was killed by Guo Qi with his horse.

The Chinese army was defeated, and the Ili Hu army could no longer sustain itself. Everyone tried desperately to escape.

"Soldiers, this is fertile land given to us by King Haotianwen. How can we allow others to occupy it? Kill me!"

Guo Qi was riding on a war horse, with a blood-stained head hanging on the horse's pole raised high. The blood dripped on his armor, reflecting the setting sun, making him look like a golden-armored general.

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

The enemy army was defeated, and Guo Qi followed closely behind him, constantly driving and strangulating the enemy army.Thousands of barbarians were chased and cried for their fathers and mothers, only regretting that their parents had given birth to two legs.

Da Gan Jingqi has one person and three horses, and even the naturalized Hu Qingqi has one person and two horses. Those Ili Husbands are no match at all.

Next, Guo Qi began to continuously attack in the East Valley of Ili. The Ili Hu people living here were no match for him at all.One tooth tent after another was breached by it.

There are more than a dozen tribes in the Ili River Valley. The large tribe has 6 to 9000 people, and the small tribe has [-] people.Guo Qi led his army in consecutive battles and defeated all these tribes in a month. King Zheng's army also quickly advanced and sent people to control the surrendered Hu people.

King Zheng and Wang Xiang also led an army to the Ili Valley. Although the Ili Valley is a river valley, it has a vast area, a humid and mild climate, and is extremely suitable for farming and grazing.

After Guo Qi led his army to defeat more than a dozen bastards here, they all were thrown into chaos.Wang Xiang used these more than 20 barbarians to start building cities in the Ili Valley.

With the great craftsmen serving as supervisors and so many barbarian prisoners, Wang Xiang selected strategically important areas with rich water and grass in the Ili Valley to build the city.

These cities built a total of nine cities from east to west. With these nine cities, the logistics along the way from Tingzhou to Suiye City were guaranteed.

It's just that because of the short time, these nine cities are all small cities. The walls are only one foot high and the construction is very rough.But it was barely enough to defend against the barbarians, and it was left to Wang Ze and Wang Yu to build in the future.

Those Hu people who surrendered were also disrupted and scattered around nine cities. Wang Xiang and others had been in the Western Regions for a long time and were very skilled in subduing the Hu people.

First, the tribe was broken up, and then they were converted to worship King Haotianwen, and the women whose husbands had died were married to Daqian soldiers. The remaining ones were selected and promoted to managers, and they were asked to assist in management, and they were encouraged to do so. The Hu people learned the elegant language and changed their customs.

Those who are willing to surrender will be rewarded and their land and pasture will be allocated, and those who are unwilling will be suppressed by the managers.

After Daqian took control of this place, the taxes on herdsmen were much less than before. You must know that in the previous Hu tribe, ordinary herdsmen had almost no property and were all slaves of tribal leaders and nobles.

After being conquered by Daqian, these Hu people not only got rid of their slave status, but also owned their own property. Within a few years, these people became what Wang Xiang wanted.

Among the countries in the Western Regions, the Gan people are the first class, followed closely by the mixed blood of Gan people and Hu people, then the naturalized Hu people who speak Gan sounds and practice Gan customs, and then the surrendered Hu people, and Hu slaves.

Therefore, the Hu people here all want to marry Gan people.

If the naturalized Hu people can speak fluent Qianyin, practice Qian customs, believe in King Haotianwen, join the army, fight bravely, and make great achievements, their status will be upgraded to the level of Ganren.

In order to distinguish their identities, the Protectorate of the Western Regions and King Zheng specially reported to the emperor and rewarded them with silver belts and silver fish bags as a mark of honor.

Different statuses in the Western Regions have completely different taxation, rights, etc.

Just like Ganren, the agricultural tax is [-]%, while the tax for those barbarians is as high as [-]%.Of course, business tax must be calculated separately.

After all, we are located in the Western Region, so commercial tax is the top priority. Commercial tax is usually [-]%, and it is only collected once.The [-]% tax was discussed by the countries in the Western Regions. In the past, commercial taxes in the Western Regions were very chaotic and it was difficult for merchants to do business. In some places, half of the tax was collected, and it was collected multiple times.

After Wang Xiang unified taxation, trade in the Western Regions became more and more prosperous.

If we say that the people in the Western Regions who have the greatest sense of belonging to Daqian, apart from the Ganren, are the naturalized Ganren who wear silver ribbons.

The arrival of Daqian broke the original chaotic slavery system in the Western Regions, brought a more complete system to the Western Regions, promoted the progress of civilization, and can be called the messenger of civilization.

(End of this chapter)