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Chapter 794 Rebuilding Order
The Battle of Tieshan has gradually come to an end.

At noon, even the most sporadic battles were over.

The sky had already cleared up, but a strong wind blew up, and the snow particles drifting towards him were all red.

The Tieshan Khan Court of the Turks in the past has been broken by Zhao Jun.The Turkic Khan Jieli was frightened and fled, leaving behind his followers.Li Chongjiu walked on the rein, but he saw burnt tents all over the ground, as well as most of the camps that had been burned.Many Turkic people and captured Turkic soldiers were detained by Zhao Jun, and many people were crying.

The soldiers of Zhao Jun happily broke up the battlefield. Countless cattle, sheep and horses were gathered together, as well as the gold, silver and jewelry that the Turkic people had collected for many years, including the last attack on Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town. Looted away.

This time it can be said that he got his money back with interest.Seeing Li Chongjiu coming on horseback, countless soldiers of the Zhao army after the victory, as well as soldiers from various ministries, shouted long live to Li Chongjiu.As for the Turkic people, when they heard Li Chongjiu's name, their eyes were full of fear.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Deyan was captured, and he said he wanted to see His Majesty."

Li Chongjiu walked halfway, while Zhang Xuansu reported to Li Chongjiu.

"Bring him here."

Soon after, Zhao Deyan, who was wearing a barbarian's fur robe, was brought by the soldiers.He himself is very tied up, but his expression is calm, and there is still a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

But when Zhao Deyan saw Li Chongjiu, he slowly knelt down in front of the horse and said, "Sinner Zhao Deyan, see Your Majesty!"

Ji Chuan looked at Zhao Deyan, and first said: "Zhao Deyan, you are a Han, but you have served Jue. Over the past ten years, you have advised several generations of Turkic khans, attacked the Central Plains, and plundered the people. Seeing that His Majesty is trying to survive?"

Zhao Deyan looked up to the sky and laughed, took a look at Ji Chuan and snorted, "This is Ji Shilang, I heard that Your Excellency is jealous, so of course he can't understand a traitor like me. A person like me is not worthy of being with you." language, please."
Ji Chuan sneered and said: "You people who are greedy for wealth and honor, are you really not doing it for yourself? Your Majesty, please cut this person into pieces."

Zhao Deyan shook his head and said, "Ji Shilang, you underestimate me."

At that moment, Zhao Deyan said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, I know that I will die. I just want to ask Your Majesty something. The Turkic Khan Court has been breached, and the former overlord of the grasslands has disappeared. Which department will replace the Turkic? Is Pian'an In the Western Regions, the Turkic Khan who was in constant civil strife, or the Tiele people in Mobei, or the Shidexi tribe who defeated the Turks?"

Hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Yinghe Fu said angrily: "You bastard, what do you mean? My Shi Dexi's subordinates are all serving His Majesty, so the only one who can rule the grassland is Your Majesty. What do you mean by that? "

Zhao Deyan glanced at Yinghe Fu and said with a smile: "Perhaps the Han people will dominate the grassland in the future, but it is not now. The grassland has hundreds of tribes and tribes with different folk customs, and the territory is vast, and there is a vast desert like the sea. The system of prefectures and counties is counterproductive, and the only way is to allow the ministries to govern themselves."

"When the Han Dynasty unified the grasslands, it was only controlled for a while. Later, when the Central Plains became weak, all the grasslands in the Western Regions were lost. The lessons learned from the past can be a guide for the future. Your Majesty is the second to conquer the grasslands after Han Wu. Han people. I, Zhao Deyan, have great admiration for you, and I think it will be just around the corner to unify the Central Plains in the future."

Li Chongjiu said indifferently: "Thank you for saying so. If you think that you can get my life by giving me advice, you are wrong."

Zhao Deyan always had a smile on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, even if you want to kill me in the next moment, I still want to say it at this moment, but I have been in the grassland for many years, and I really don't want to see the Hu and Han families fight again, and let the people suffer. , Your Majesty uses the method of mutual market to tie up the interests of the Hu people and the Han people. It is really a good strategy, but the only shortcoming is that it is difficult to guarantee a temporary peace, but it is rare for a long time. It lacks a strong guarantee of strength. This is one of the shortcoming. I implore your majesty to learn from it .”

"Nonsense!" Yinghe Fu said, "Your Majesty, such a person should be killed immediately, so as not to stay here to confuse others."

Zhao Deyan said to Yinghe Fu: "I have finished what I want to say, and I have no regrets." After finishing speaking, Zhao Deyan really didn't say a word.

Li Chongjiu nodded and didn't say anything, but he already understood what Zhao Deyan said.Take Zhao Deyan down on the left and right.The generals and soldiers of the Zhao army on the side glared at Zhao Deyan, calling him a dog thief frequently.

Zhao Deyan left slowly under the escort of the soldiers.

After that, Li Chongjiu ordered Xue Wanche to lead 1 horses to pursue Xieli.Because Jieli has very few soldiers and horses, it is obviously unwise to send a large army to pursue them. 1 horses are enough.Near Yangshan, Li Chongjiu also sent Yu Chigong to lead an army to rob.Jieli can run away unless he has wings.

The seizures of the Tieshan World War I were also counted. In the Turkic Tieshan Khan Court, a total of more than 20 cattle and sheep were seized, nearly [-] Turkic women and children, and more than [-] Turkic soldiers who surrendered.Such a large capture far exceeded any achievements of Yang Su's attack outside the Great Wall and Wei Huo's two men, and wiped out the main force of the Eastern Turks in the first battle.

As night fell, Li Chongjiu ordered his soldiers to kill the captured cattle and sheep, and used them to reward the three armies. All the tribes who accompanied Li Chongjiu on the expedition were overjoyed. They had long waited for a day. In the past, when fighting with Li Chongjiu, the rewards were very generous, so Everyone is willing to serve him.

The Turks were annihilated, and the power of the grassland would be redistributed. It is impossible for Zhao to take all of such a large interest. For many people, as long as Li Chongjiu showed them a little bit, they would be satisfied.But many people are thinking more, and many people are starting to plan ahead.

But now it is a grand banquet for the soldiers of all the tribes on the grassland to drink to their heart's content.The countless cattle and sheep outside were brought down, and the fine wine was like white water, which could be taken at will.
After the security was set up at night, the soldiers and the Han army drank happily together. At the banquet, countless fine wines were drank. The men on the grassland are all good drinkers. In the tents outside, many people took off their hats and danced in the Western Regions dance.

As for the inside of the tent, Li Chongjiu hosted a banquet for the chiefs. They were relatively better, but not as lively as outside, but there were captive Turkic women beside each of them.They also forcefully smiled and sat beside the generals to accompany the wine.

Li Chongjiu saw that he was present, and the generals did not dare to be too presumptuous, so they immediately retired with all their heart's content.

After Li Chongjiu left, Tuli suddenly followed, but saw that Tuli had something to say.Li Chongjiu immediately asked the guards to let him in.

Li Chongjiu said: "Tuli, it's already late at night, if you have anything to say, it's better to talk about it tomorrow."

Tu Li lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, thanks to your attack, I, Bo Bi, was able to defeat Xie Li and avenge me, so I want to repay Your Majesty."

While talking, Tuli clapped his hands, and then his attendants came carrying two sheepskin sheets.

But seeing a woman's silky long hair exposed outside the quilt, Tuli smiled at Li Chongjiu and said, "Your Majesty, these two are my Turkic beauties, they are worthy of national beauty, and I intend to present them to Your Majesty."

Seeing Tuli's behavior, Li Chongjiu turned around and said with a smile, "Tuli, you have never done this with me, why did you change today?"

There was a hint of embarrassment on Tuli's face, it seemed that this person was not used to condescending himself and speaking to others.But Tuli still bite the bullet and said: "This is to repay Your Majesty, and I also want to ask Your Majesty to let me stay in Tieshan and inherit the Turkic Khan position. I beg Your Majesty to agree."

Tuli knelt down, kowtowed to Li Chongjiu and said, "I did not do this out of selfish motives. His Majesty Ashinasheer led [-] troops to cross the desert to the north to set up a khan court in Yudujin Mountain, and his elder brother Ashina At the end of the day, it is also a big Turkic force. If the two brothers join forces, they will probably control the grassland. Therefore, I ask His Majesty to guard here and supervise the two. I, Tuli, would like to swear to Your Majesty, to stay in the grassland forever, and Great Zhao lives in harmony and will never betray."

Li Chongjiu helped Tuli up and said: "I know your request in my heart, let me think about this matter, and make a decision after everyone discusses it in the future."

Tuli didn't know what to say for a while, and it was not clear whether Li Chongjiu agreed.Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "I accept your beauty."

Tuli was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately withdrew.Li Chongjiu knew in his heart that if he didn't accept it, Tuli would definitely feel uneasy, but if he did, Tuli would be more determined.Right now, Jieli has just left, and on the huge grassland, forces have emerged from a vacancy.

Li Chongjiu is convinced that both Tuli and Ashina Momo want to fight for this position.In fact, it was not only Ashina Momo, but even Ashinasheer who led his troops across the desert to Yudujin Mountain.

Mobei's control over the grassland is no small matter. Today, many tribes on the grassland rose from Mobei, and then migrated south to Monan.This is also the habit of nomadic migration.However, in Li Chongjiu's eyes, Mobei was too far away. It was too far away from Youjing, and it was beyond Li Chongjiu's current control. Even if he crossed the desert and defeated Ashinasheer, there would be a new tribe to replace him.

But we can't promise to let Monan to Tuli and Ashina Momo. First, they are not his confidantes. Second, this time the attack on Turks is the most credited by Shi Dexi. At such a high price, he won the battle for Li Chongjiu.If Li Chongjiu gave this vast grassland to the Turkic people, it would obviously be unfair to Shi Dexi.

The elimination of the Turkic unification of the grasslands is the first step.

Li Chongjiu summed up the following problem, which is to eliminate traffic barriers. To truly conquer a region, it is necessary to eliminate the barriers of mountains and rivers in this region.The Grand Canal built by Yang Guang, with Luoyang as the center, connects Youjing, Chang'an, and Jiangdu together.Therefore, the Sui Empire was not the most powerful since the Qin and Han dynasties, but its centralization far exceeded that of the Qin and Han dynasties.

But Yang Guang was on the way to win over the Jiangnan clan, trying to balance the power of the Guanlong clan and establish a new interest group.This path is not impossible, but he is too hasty.Yang Xuangan's rebellion was the first time the Guanlong Clan resisted Yang Guang, but he didn't learn his lesson and still insisted on going his own way.

For Li Chongjiu, this example can be used as a reference. If he wants to truly unify the grassland, firstly, he must eliminate the traffic barriers on the grassland and desert, and secondly, he must establish a new interest group for the Hu people and the Han people, just like Li Chongjiu's integration of the gentry and the poor. , businessmen, like forming new power groups.

Eliminate traffic barriers, because there are no canals in the grasslands, Li Chongjiu can only promote trains and railways.This is a matter with a high technological coefficient, and it is difficult to do it since Dazhao has not yet reached the standard of the industrial revolution.But as long as Li Chongjiu establishes this direction, it can be completed in decades or even a century.

As for the new interest group, this is the strong guarantee that Zhao Deyan told himself just now.This matter is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Li Chongjiu does not want to intensify the conflict between the two parties, but now he has to start to do it.

The next day, Li Chongjiu discussed with the generals, and everyone agreed that all the captured Turkic soldiers should be moved southward, and the Tieshan Khan Court of Turkic should be burned, and then return south.Li Chongjiu decided to adopt this opinion

And at this moment, there was also news from Yangshan that Yuchigong's army had already broken through the Turkic Yangshan high tower, went around before Jieli's troops, and blocked Jieli's way of fleeing westward to the Turks.

Yangshan Gaoque is located in Hangjinhou Banner, Inner Mongolia today. At that time, Wei Qing led an army of [-] from the cloud, and used the tactics of roundabout and side attack to break through Gaoque and annihilate the Xiongnu Baiyang King and Loufan King in Hetao.

The water and grass in the Hetao area are fertile. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Shuofang City here, set up Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, and 10 people migrated from the inland to settle there. As a forward base for attacking the Huns.

When the news came, Zhang Xuansu suggested to Li Chongjiu: "The land of Shuofang County is occupied by Liang Shidu. Now that the Turks have been broken, Liang Shidu is like a lost dog, and facing Li Tang's attack, we might as well recruit Liang Shidu. He will definitely agree."

Li Chongjiu nodded, back then he accompanied Li Yuan out of the Yanmen Gate, and once fought side by side with Liang Shidu, but at that time his status was humble, and the other party didn't know him.

Li Chongjiu said: "This is a great strategy! Who is willing to persuade Liang Shidu?"

General Yuan Junzhang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the last general and Master Liang are both old, so you can go and persuade them."

Li Chongjiu said: "Yes, after you persuade Liang Shidu, you will be a great achievement!"

Yuan Junzhang took the order and left immediately.

At the same time, Xue Wanche, who was chasing him, also received news that Xieli was defeated all the way to the west, and along the way he sent his son Dieluoshi to gather up the remnants, and recruited the tribes east of Tieshan, which actually gathered a group of people.After Xue Wanche led Qingqi to pursue them, the two armies faced each other, but Jieli had no intention of fighting at all, so he led his army to flee west after fighting for a long time.Xue Wanche captured more than [-] people from the Jieli tribe.

Zhang Xuansu said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, Jieli broke out of the siege in a hurry, and all the supplies and supplies fell on Tieshan. It is impossible for his troops to cross the desert, and judging from the current map, our army Wei Chi Gong's troops are already in the back. , Intercepting Xieli, blocking his retreat to the west. Xieli will soon become a turtle in a urn."

(End of this chapter)