At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 362: Pursuit of victory and merchants’ ambitions

As the sun rises slowly, the soldiers of the Han army sweep the battlefield.

"Come quickly, get on the stretcher, there is one here who can still breathe." Soldiers shouted from time to time on the battlefield.

At this time, the soldiers carrying the stretcher would immediately rush to the source of the sound, quickly bandage the wounds of the wounded to stop their bleeding, and then carry the stretcher to the temporary medical station in the rear.

After so many years of development, the Han Army's medical system has formed a series of trauma treatment systems.

Ordinary soldiers also know how to use triangle towels to bandage the wounded. A battalion will be equipped with 5 doctors and 10 nurses who know how to suture wounds. The scalpels required for various surgical operations are also gradually improved in Xu Fan's memory.

Miraculous drugs like penicillin and sulfa are not something Xu Fan can produce at this stage, but high-purity medical alcohol has been produced by Xu Fan. Alcohol disinfection can also greatly reduce the bacterial infection rate.

Dahan's system greatly increased the survival rate of the wounded. In an army, there is a huge difference between the combat effectiveness of veterans and those without veterans. The Han army's combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger, and this medical system can be said to have contributed a lot.

Han Xin sat on his horse and looked at the situation on the battlefield. A large number of Aries soldiers fell on the battlefield. Apparently not many Aries soldiers escaped from the night raid.

But Han Xin saw on the battlefield that the Huns soldiers were equipped with a large number of maces, axes, hammers and other heavy weapons. These heavy weapons were used to deal with the Han's armor. Obviously, it was not just the Han army who was preparing to deal with them during this period. The Huns, the Huns are also thinking of ways to deal with them, now it's up to them to see who is more skilled.

Cui Yan said: "We killed thousands of Aries tribesmen and captured more than 2700 people. There were probably thousands of Aries tribesmen who escaped, but two leaders of Tianlang tribe, Bison tribe and Zanghong tribe were killed by us. One person was captured, and we killed most of the top management of the Aries Department."

Han Xin didn't care whether the Aries King died or not. What Han Xin cared about was that the huge Aries tribe no longer had their leader.

Han Xin immediately asked his guards to bring over a Huns armor. But after looking at the Huns' armor, he understood why Cui Yan was sure that the armor was not made by the Han Dynasty.

Cui Yan said happily: "The Aries tribe did not expect that we would come so quickly, and we were not prepared at all. Our army's surprise attack last night had less than 200 casualties, but almost all the 5,000 Aries troops were annihilated and captured by our army. This It’s a miracle!”

Han Xin's spies also sent a secret report, saying that Mao Dun was smelting iron in Dragon City to make weapons and armor. The black smoke from Dragon City could be seen dozens of miles away.

The big man's armor was forged with a hydraulic hammer weighing hundreds of pounds. The armor was smooth and full of majesty.

Han Xin continued to ask: "How many people have we killed, captured, and escaped?"

Fan Kuai said: "The new Aries King is much more courageous than me. He did not escape when we attacked him, but wanted to organize his troops to fight back. However, he was defeated by someone. At that time, someone didn't know about his white sheep." The Sheep King almost died on the battlefield, and now military doctors are saving him."

At this time, Fan Kuai, Yu Long, and Cui Yan came galloping over on tall horses.

But now an Aries tribe has thousands of armors, and the Xiongnu headquarters may have even more armors, and the number is far beyond his imagination.

For no other reason than this suit of armor is too ugly. There are pits and wart-like things on the armor, which makes people feel sick just looking at it.

Fan Kuai laughed loudly and said: "Captain, today's battle was really exciting, and the Aries King was also captured by us."

This is very possible. The price of iron ingots in the Han Dynasty is very low. It is certain that transporting it to the Xiongnu and reselling it can earn dozens of times the profit, and the iron armor can even earn hundreds of times.

Yu Long, on the other hand, said worriedly: "Our army captured thousands of pieces of armor in this battle. Judging from the way they were made, these armors were made by the Huns themselves. It seems that it is true that Maodun was seizing blacksmiths in the Western Regions. ”

Han Xin's idea at this time was not that the Huns would build a blast furnace, but that Han merchants would smuggle large quantities of iron armor and iron ingots to the Huns for profit.

Han Xin said happily: "Okay, King Aries has been captured by our army. Now the Aries tribe is leaderless. This is very beneficial to our army's next move."

Han Xin said in surprise: "He didn't escape?"

So Han Xin didn't pay much attention to this piece of information. Using such efficiency to practice armor, if Mao Dun wanted to make tens of thousands of armors, it would take several years. After such a long time, the Han army had already reached Mobei.

They had also heard about the alliance between the Huns and Dayuezhi people to plunder the Western Regions. It was said that the Dayuezhi people wanted to take away most of the cattle and sheep, while the Huns wanted to take away the blacksmiths from the Western Regions.

Then Han Xin asked: "What are the casualties of our army?"

But the secret report said that the Huns' iron-making technology was extremely poor, and they still used old-fashioned iron furnaces, which could only produce dozens of kilograms of iron at a time, and the efficiency was less than one percent of the Han blast furnace.

Han Xin pulled out his long sword and slashed twice at the armor, but only two light-colored sword marks were left. The strength of the pitted armor surprised him. The armor looked extremely ugly, but its defensive power was actually no better than his. How much difference does the big man's armor have?

Fan Kuai and others looked serious when they saw this scene.

Fan Kuai said: "In a head-on confrontation, our army will only suffer more casualties than this."

Han Xin said: "The Huns are also looking for ways to make progress. We really cannot continue to underestimate them."

Han Xin left a small number of soldiers on guard, and the remaining soldiers began to rest. The Han troops who followed Fan Kuai to the battlefield had been running all night, and then after taking a short rest, they immediately went into the battle. At this time, they were also extremely exhausted.

When the order to rest was given, a large number of soldiers spread out their blankets and lay down on the grass to rest.

Han Xin led his guards to the Bailu garrison. Lu Ying held a banquet in the big tent to thank Han Xin for his help.

At the banquet, Lu Ying said: "You saved this life of a certain person, and you also saved the 6000 members of the Bailu tribe. I will never forget the grace of saving my life. In the future, the governor will be of use to my Bailu tribe, and I, Lu Ying, will be of use to you." Wherever you are, just open your mouth, and someone will definitely sacrifice his life in return.”

Han Xin immediately said: "We captured King Aries, killed the leaders of Tianlang tribe and Zanghong tribe, and captured Niu Ke of the Buffalo tribe. Now the Aries tribe is leaderless. I want to take advantage of the victory and pursue the Aries tribe." We have driven out of Monan, but now we are short of troops, so we would like to ask Chief Lu Ying for help.”

Lu Ying was shocked at first. Unexpectedly, the Han army wiped out the main force of the Aries tribe in one battle, and even the Aries King was captured.

Then he showed embarrassment. Even though he had left the Huns and the Aries tribe, he did not want to attack his original tribe. This kind of thing was very immoral even among the Han people. The Han people said that this kind of thing People are called villains who carry their master on their backs.

It is said that a few years ago, a general named Zang Tu of the Yan Kingdom killed the king of the Yan Kingdom for his own glory and wealth, and was eventually killed by the Han Emperor in the name of his master.

Han Xin naturally knew that he was forcing others to make things difficult, so he continued: "My Han army has strict discipline and will reward meritorious service."

"After Patriarch Lu Ying took refuge with me, the big man, did he ever think about how to arrange his tribe?"

Lu Ying shook his head, he didn't think so much.

Han Xin said: "There is a lake in the north of Yanmen called Daihai. Daihai is surrounded by luxuriant water and grass and excellent pastures. If the head of the Deer clan can establish his achievements in our country, I, the governor, can go to the emperor and reward the Daihai area to the White Deer Tribe."

Lu Ying is a Huns and naturally knows the location of Daihai. It was originally the territory of the Aries. Before Meng Tian made the Northern Expedition to occupy Jiuyuan, Daihai was where the Aries spent the winter. Of course, Daqin and the Han later attacked them one after another. Under the circumstances, the Aries tribe has become further and further away from their ancestral homeland where they spent the winter.

Now that such a lush pasture belonged to their White Deer tribe, Lu Ying suddenly became short of breath. A piece of high-quality pasture is a greater temptation for herdsmen than gold.

Lu Ying thought for a long time and said: "The Commander-in-Chief has been a life-saving benefactor to our White Deer Tribe. We, the White Deer Tribe, sent 1000 warriors to help the Commander-in-Chief fight."

Han Xin smiled and said: "Okay, I will appoint Lu Ying as the fake marching Sima as the governor of Monan. You will lead 1000 soldiers as the guide of our army and lead our Han army to the territory of the Baiyang tribe."

"No!" The words were divided into two parts. Han Xin led the main force of the Monan Governor's Mansion in the Northern Expedition against the Huns, making the entire Pinglu Fort boil.

More than half of the people in Pinglu Fort are originally Huns, Donghu people, Lou Fanren, and even Dingling people from the north. After these people came to the Han Dynasty, they learned new grazing techniques, learned how to pile silage fodder, and learned He learned how to shear sheep and how to outwit the powerful businessmen to sell his livestock at a high price. Women also learned how to knit sweaters and spin woolen cloth. In Pinglubao, they lived a life of men shepherding and women weaving.

Their quality of life is more than ten times better than that of the Huns. They no longer have to worry about freezing to death in the heavy snow, or starving to death without food.

But Youdao is that people's happiness is based on comparison. Their current life is naturally much higher than that of their compatriots in the Huns, and is even better than the people in the mainland of the Han Dynasty.

But they looked at the soldiers of the Monan Governor's Mansion every day, wearing brand new and beautiful military uniforms and receiving high salaries. Even after they retired, they could still become enviable Han officials.

But there is no one in Pinglu Fort who doesn't want to join the Monan Governor's Mansion. Firstly, the benefits of joining the army are high, and secondly, they are used to the life of war.

But every year, the Monan Governor's Mansion recruits very few soldiers, that is, more than 3,000 soldiers, and they have to be evenly distributed among several counties in the north of the Han Dynasty. They had almost no local soldiers.

This made many locals in Pinglu Fort unhappy. There was no reason to recruit troops without recruiting local children. The Monan Governor's Mansion was in Pinglu Fort, so it should logically take care of local children.

Last year, the Huns, Donghu people, and Lou Fanren elders gathered together to petition the Governor Han Xin, asking the Monan Governor's Mansion to recruit local young men to join the army. They were already real Han people, and it was their right to join the army to defend the Han Dynasty.

Han Xin could not refuse the opinions of these elders, so he left 100 military quotas for Pinglu Fort.

Although this number is extremely rare, it is equivalent to the quota of a county in the mainland of the Han Dynasty. It is hard for these elders to say that the governor is partial.

They could only compete for these 100 places, and they made a lot of jokes about this.

The family that had seized the one hundred quotas also jumped over the dragon gate. The Monan Governor's Mansion divided the best acres of property for the soldiers' families. Han officials also visited them during festivals. The petty officials who did not usually look at them did not dare to look at them again. offend them.

What is the ruling class? They have felt clearly since their children became Han soldiers. They feel that the sky is now blue, Pinglu Fort is wider, and all the troubles they encountered before are gone now.

At the same time, they can also see their boys being trained by the Han army to rescue the people of Pinglubao during snowstorms and help them harvest food during busy farming times.

They have a new understanding of Han soldiers and common people.

As long as you become a Han army, you can achieve a class jump, and the people of Pinglubao are waiting for the annual opportunity to recruit soldiers.

Pinglubao~~~~According to the system, every three households will be drawn one Ding, and must gather before March 5th.

After this recruitment order was posted, you can imagine the sensation it caused.

This time they finally don’t have to compete with the entire 10 northern counties for positions. All these recruitment quotas are in Pinglu Fort. They only need to defeat two peers to join the army and enjoy the treatment of the Han army. Achieve a family transition.

Especially those New Han people. In addition to herding herds, they only know how to kill people, and they prefer killing people with knives to raising sheep. Not to mention that joining the army is the most cost-effective occupation for Han people.

And one day later, Han Xin, the governor of Monan, defeated the main force of the Aries tribe at Baiyue Mountain and captured the Aries King. Now the governor recruited troops to annex the entire Aries tribe and occupy the Aries tribe's territory in Monan.

When this news came to Pinglu Fort, it immediately boiled. The main force of the Aries tribe was defeated. Now joining the army is to gain merit. And in the Han Dynasty, if you want to become a master, it is absolutely impossible without merit. Which princes of the Han Dynasty He was not killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

It is the political correctness of this era for a man to receive his merit list immediately.

As a result, young men from Pinglu Fort flocked to the camp of the Monan Governor's Mansion, and soon a long queue formed outside the camp.

Monan Governor's Mansion, meeting hall.

The big workshop owners of Pinglubao and the principals of Monan Trading Company are all here at this time.

They looked at Li Zuochao, who had joined the army in the Monan Governor's Mansion, with flattery: "General, please let me wait and contribute to this Northern Expedition."

Li Zuoche didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said: "The Northern Expedition has not yet started. The governor is just going to greet the White Deer tribe who have taken refuge with me."

Although there must be a war between the Han and Hungarians, and it is likely to be launched this year, the imperial court is still in the stage of hoarding food and grass. The recruitment of soldiers this time is just because it has noticed the flaws in the Aries. Han Xin wants to start the Northern Expedition. This powerful enemy was eliminated before.

The head of Monan Trading Company did not believe that this battle would be so simple. 5000 cavalry had been dispatched the day before yesterday. You must know that the 5000 cavalry of the Han Dynasty is equivalent to tens of thousands of Huns. The governor still has to recruit soldiers. This is said to be only against the White Army. Yangbu, they don’t believe it.

The head of Monan Trading Company said: "We understand that joining the army is confidential, but we can help with the logistics and food supplies of the Monan Governor's Mansion."

Li Zuoche couldn't understand the explanation, so he said, "What do you want?"

These workshop owners looked at each other, and finally the head of Monan Trading Co., Ltd. said: "Even though we have worked hard to expand the number of sheep in recent years, we still cannot keep up with the production volume of looms. One million acres of pasture is too small. We, the Monan Trading Company, are willing to provide 100 billion yuan of food and supplies to the imperial court. We only ask the governor to leave us a piece of grassland of about 10 hectares after the war."

Dahan's textile industry has expanded too fast, and raw materials have not been able to keep up with the expansion of the textile industry. Monan Trading Co., Ltd. has millions of acres of land in Monan and raises hundreds of thousands of sheep, but this number is far from enough. Far from meeting their needs, they need larger pastures and more herdsmen.

The Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty gave hope to the textile factory owners in the north. The area of ​​​​the desert is equivalent to two or three Han Dynasties. The most important thing is that these lands are not cultivated land, but pastures. They do not have to have as much land as in the Central Plains. Without the restrictions, they can put millions of cattle and sheep on this land, which can completely solve the crisis of their raw materials.

Li Zuoche said in astonishment: "Your ambitions are really big. You want to buy a piece of 10 hectares of pasture for just 10 billion."

10 hectares of grassland is equivalent to almost 1000 million acres, which is equivalent to them buying these grasslands at a price of 100 yuan per acre.

This is equivalent to all the cultivated land in small counties in the mainland of the Han Dynasty. Take Yanmen County as an example. Even after so many years of reclamation, the farmland only exceeds 600 million acres.

The boss of Monan Trading Company smiled and said: "Didn't the Emperor always say that the fertile water should not flow to other people's fields? Instead of leaving the grassland in Monan empty, it is better for us to occupy it and develop it into a pasture. After all, we are also ordinary people and raise sheep on it." , can also pay taxes to the court, especially 10 billion can help the court solve many problems."

"This is considered a meritorious service for us. Angels must be punished for their faults and rewarded for their merits. We have made a great contribution, and it is not too much to ask for a piece of grassland worth tens of millions of acres."

In other dynasties, the head of Monan Trading Company would never dare to make such a request.

But today's emperor is an exception. The emperor is too generous. If he says to enfeoff the princes, he will enfeoff the princes. One letter can be hundreds of princes. This is not the end. As long as the meritorious ministers are willing, the emperor will entrust the territory according to their merit.

Gold mines like Spice Island were originally discovered by the imperial court, but the emperor took them out as soon as they were told.

The emperor has always practiced the principle that the world belongs to the people of the world. As long as there is merit, the emperor will not be stingy with rewards.

And through their speculations about the Emperor in the past few years, they found that the Emperor was extremely generous to territories other than the Han people. As long as the Han people could occupy it, the Emperor would be happy to see it. It was precisely because they figured out the emperor's thoughts that they dared to make such a request. The desert was not the homeland of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor was eager to see them occupy it.

Li Zuoche thought for a while and said: "The general can report your request to the imperial court, but whether the imperial court can agree to it or not is not the general's decision."

The head of Monan Trading Company bowed his hands and said, "I just want to join the army and report to the court. I will be grateful."

(End of this chapter)