Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

Hearing this, the three slang commanders all looked shocked.

They remembered the last time Kou Zhong went from Bashu to Luoyang. Then, the Jing Nian Zen Sect was destroyed, and the Chu army captured Guanzhong and took control of Chang'an.

This time, Kou Zhong traveled thousands of miles south to meet the three of them in person. I'm afraid it's not a big deal.

"Three states have been established in the southwest, two states have been established in Xiangchu, and Qianzhou has also been established where you people are."

"What I want you to do is to move all the tribesmen out, and the government will be responsible for resettling them, dividing their fields, and distributing farm tools and cattle."

"As for your own things, they will still be yours after we come down from the mountain."

"Hundreds of thousands of people live in the mountains. I think their lives are not easy either."

"I know what you are worried about. After I come down from the mountain, I will allow each of you to recruit [-] troops."

"Beyond the southwest, the Pyu Kingdom has been destroyed, and the Chu army is still conquering Chenla, Champa, Duluobodi, Sri Buddha and other countries."

"I plan to set up the Tiannan Governor's Palace in Tiannan to govern the city-states of Tiannan and Dongshendu. I will set up the Chenla Governor's Palace and the Champa Governor's Palace in the original four kingdoms of Chenla to govern the various places. You three will be the governors and the governors of the military and government. , the [-] soldiers are your team. The State of Chu has specially allowed the governor-general to have [-] troops directly under its jurisdiction. The areas under the jurisdiction of each governor-general will establish prefectures and counties respectively according to the population, and then the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War will appoint local officials. "

Looking at the three handsome men, Kou Zhong directly stated his plan.

The land of the countries in the south is vast, with an area of ​​at least [-] miles, equivalent to the Central Plains plus Hebei, plus Guanzhong, plus Jianghuai.

There are many local indigenous races, but to be honest, in addition to Dongshendu, the Pyu people, Zhenla people, Champa people and Li people also have certain blood origins, and they are even very similar in eating habits and living habits. .

Although these places are beginning to become civilized, they are far away from the civilization level of the Central Plains and are almost the same as slang people.

The three major slang commanders are in charge of these places. Each has [-] slang soldiers who are armed to the teeth. They recruit [-] from the local area to make up for [-]. How can they not suppress these mere millions of people.

"promise!"

Seeing Koo Zhong's noncommittal look, the three sleuth commanders knew that refusal might lead to death, so they had no choice but to accept it.

After all, in the three counties, they are just the leaders of hundreds of thousands of people. The people all live in the mountains, and their lives are not to mention how difficult they are.

But if you go to Tiannan to be the governor, you will be able to govern millions of people, and you may even be able to live in a small royal palace, and your life will be wonderful.

Anyone with some intelligence knows how to choose!

"Ah."

"In that case, let's go and do it."

Kou Zhong waved his hand and ordered.

"promise!"

The three handsome men turned around and left the palace without any hesitation.

That month, the surrender of the counties in central Guizhou and the Kingdom of Nanliang allowed the Chu Kingdom to once possess all the counties in the entire south except Lingnan. The momentum surged and shocked both the north and the south!

.......

Far away in Mayi County, the Duke of Qin's Mansion in the Tang Dynasty.

Mayi County is located in the upper reaches of the Sangqian River, adjacent to the Mobei Grassland, Yanmen Pass in the south, surrounded by mountains on three sides, water on one side, and an impact plain in the middle.

This place, together with Yulin, Wuyuan, and Dingxiang, has always been the focus of the fighting with the Hu people in the north of Saibei. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was the Xiongnu, and later it was the Xianbei, Rouran and other tribes. Now it is facing the Eastern Han Dynasty with nearly 50 people who control strings. Turks are under great pressure.

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, Shuozhou General Administration Office was abolished and changed into Mayi County, which governed the three counties of Shanyang, Kaiyang and Shenwu, with only more than [-] residents.

Since Li Shimin seized this place, he vigorously developed farming and used black armored cavalry to resist the Turkic cavalry and Liu Wuzhou's men in the north. Mayi once became the most prosperous place on the frontier, with a population of nearly [-] and many merchants.

Since the Li Clan raised its troops at the end of last year, brothers Li Shimin and Li Yuanba have fought in the north and south, seizing two-thirds of the existing territory of the Tang State. However, the older Li Yuan got, the more he thought about it, especially when he showed his ferocious behavior in the Chu State. After that, I just wanted to settle down in a corner and had no ambition to make progress.

In order to stabilize the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan even gave Li Shimin the title of General Tiance and took charge of the three counties of Yanmen. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji led the army alone to fight in the prosperous Hebei Province, fighting with Dou Jiande, and their prestige increased.

The situation of internal and external troubles made Li Shimin fall into distress, and he was thinking about how to break the situation every day.

"Second brother, who do you think is coming~?"

Li Yuanba, who had always been straightforward, suddenly burst into the main hall of Tang Guogong's mansion happily, which made Li Shimin a little confused.

But the figure who then stepped into the main hall made Li Shimin unable to bear it any longer, and stood up with an excited expression: "Third Sister!"

The person who came was none other than Li Xiuning. Hongfu was married to Li Jing, and she was left alone to travel north from Chang'an. Fortunately, the journey was safe and smooth.

"Second brother!"

"long time no see!"

Looking at Li Shimin who had matured, darkened, and become stronger, Li Xiuning felt mixed emotions.

Although she was far away in Poyang, Li Yuan did a bit too much in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty, which was tantamount to killing the donkey.

"Three sisters."

"You're not..."

Li Shimin faced Li Xiuning and expressed concern, with a lot of confusion in his eyes.

Li Xiuning nodded and said: "Yes, I was detained by Kou Zhong before. When I was in Xingyang, Kou Zhong killed Xu Shiji, kidnapped Shen Luoyan, and divided Li Mi and Zhai Rang. I saw that he wanted to march Chang'an, so Chai Shao and I were forced to go south to Jiangzhou."

"Chai Shao was entrusted with important tasks by Kou Zhong because of his outstanding abilities. Now he is a guard general in charge of [-] troops and is a Viscount of the Chu Kingdom."

"Although I was detained, Kou Zhong did not restrict my freedom. I can move freely in the counties of Jiangzhou, but the Jinyi guards are watching in secret."

"This time I begged Kou Zhong and came to Mayi with a purpose. Even my father never went to see me."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin's pupils shrank hard and he lost his voice: "Third sister is here to be a lobbyist for Kou Zhong?"

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any reason why Kou Zhong would let Li Xiuning go and why Li Xiuning would come to him first.

"Second brother."

"To be precise, I tried to use the Tang State to surrender to the Chu State to give the Li clan a chance to survive."

"But I overestimated myself, and even more so, the importance of Tang State to Da Chu today."

"Kou Zhong didn't ask me to be a lobbyist, but he gave me a condition, a condition that would allow the Li clan to at least survive."

"That is, Li Clan needs to attack Liu Wuzhou, prove his ability, and retain one-tenth of the gold and silver property."

"Everything left, including fields and houses, will be handed over to the State of Chu."

Facing Li Shimin's inspection, Li Xiuning said with a bitter look on his face.

what?

heard.

Li Shimin and Li Yuanba both showed expressions of disbelief.

The Tang State now has ten counties in its hands, governing more than 350 million people and having no less than 80 soldiers.

Hebei is a large county with more than 500 households. As long as the Tang State captures Wu'an County, Xiangguo County, and Xindu County, the population will exceed [-] million.

Such a powerful Tang State was the second largest prince in the world after Chu State. Why did Kou Zhong dare to put forward such harsh conditions to the Li clan?

"Second sister!"

"How dare Kou Zhong underestimate me, Li Clan, like this?"

"Yuanba, go and hammer him to death to vent your anger."

Li Yuanba, who was straightforward by nature, wanted to go out angrily, picked up the hammer and went to Chang'an to find trouble with Kou Zhong.

"Yuanba."

"If you don't listen to your sister, don't you even listen to your master?"

"Your master Ziyang Zhenren has joined the Chu Guozheng Alliance and became the leader of the Louguan Sect. He is heading to Tiannan with the army to open up a dojo."

Li Xiuning's two gentle words made the furious Li Yuanba calm down and sit back down.

"Second sister."

"Can you tell me what exactly you saw?"

At this time, Li Shimin looked at Li Xiuning with eyes full of curiosity.

"Shimin, Yuanba."

"Do you know what state Kou Zhong has reached now?"

"Killing Ning Daoqi with one sword and destroying an army of more than [-] people with one sword. Until now, the two thousand-foot ravine is still outside Luoyang City and has become an important irrigation canal connecting the Eastern Capital to Yishui. The people have cultivated fertile farmland on both sides for more than [-] years. Ten thousand acres.”

"There are at least six great masters in Chu State, including Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan, Lu Miaozi, Xu Ziling, and Fu Junma."

"Although the great master could not easily destroy an army of more than [-] people, Kou Zhong did it, and he used this to surrender more than [-] Wei and Song armies."

"Now you understand why Li Mi and Zhai Rang went to Luoyang and surrendered to Chu in just one day, because there was nothing they could do if they didn't surrender."

"Kou Zhong, the king of Chu, has the power of gods and demons. This is not a lie."

"Chu State has now made it possible for all people to practice martial arts. Even the old farmers in the fields can use Bajiquan with both hands."

"The selection criteria for the Chu State's army have already mentioned the Houtian realm, which is what we often call third-rate masters."

"It is true that the three hundred Jinyi Tiqi who are always following Kou Zhong are the masters, but it is not just three hundred, but one thousand."

"If these thousands of Jin Yi Ti cavalry charge into the formation, let alone the Xuan Jia Jingqi, even if it is our Tang Dynasty's 80-strong army, can they stop it?"

The powerful words echoed throughout the inner hall.

Li Shimin and Li Yuanba were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. They were both stunned.

Nowadays, the strongest person in the Li clan is Li Yuanba, who is at the pinnacle of grandmasters, but after all, there is a gap between grandmasters and grandmasters. There are six grandmasters alone. How can I say this?The Jinyi Tiqi formed by a thousand master warriors is so terrifying!

"...Are you curious why Chu State has such a powerful power but has yet to unify the Central Plains?"

Looking at the two of them, Li Xiuning continued: "Don't you always think that the Chu army is huddled in the pass?"

"In fact, it is extraordinary. There are only 50 new soldiers in the Yulin Army and Lantian Camp in Guanzhong."

"As early as the beginning of the year, the Chu State led Yingyang and Longxiang armies to conquer the southwest by recording events and joining the army in vain. Shen Luoyan, the Zhibing Dian army, led Yiwei and Xiongqu armies to attack the plateau. Hou Xibai, the military advisor, led Bao Tao to offer wine. After pacifying Guo Zihe, the Qianniu Army headed to the Western Regions."

"Zhang Xutuo's Jinwu Army is stationed in Wuyuan County, and Li Jing's Yulin Army is stationed in Yulin County. They are not only confronting Liu Wuzhou, but also confronting the Eastern Turks."

"In addition, the Chu State also formed two armies, Shesheng and Xiaoqi, with a total of 20 cavalry, galloping and training in Hetao."

"Although I don't know the generals of the Shesheng Army, you should all know the generals of the Xiaoqi Army, Jiang Song, Luo Cheng, Pei Xingyan, and Pei Yuanqing!"

"hiss!!!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Chu's 60-strong army conquered the Southwest, Plateau, and Western Regions respectively. No wonder there was no movement. King Kou Zhong of Chu personally went to Luoyang to overwhelm Li Mi and Zhai Rang.

What made him even more horrified was that the generals of the 20 cavalry troops were actually brothers from the Luo family and the Pei family. These were rare warriors in the world, especially Jiang Song and Luo Cheng. Their family background was in commanding cavalry. The Luo family is even more famous as the Silver Spear of the Desert.

"You have underestimated Kou Zhong. What Kou Zhong wants to do is not only to dominate the world, he wants to be a generation of sage kings who will carry forward the past and usher in the future."

"These 20 cavalry are the trump card prepared to wipe out the Eastern and Western Turks."

"Now do you still think I'm making a fuss out of a molehill?"

Looking at Li Shimin, Li Xiuning said with a hint of crying: "Kou Zhong has one more thing to say."

"If the Li family insists on disobeying, the entire clan will be wiped out!"

"I think you all know my father's character, he is indecisive. My eldest brother and Yuanji are even more obsessed with power."

"Right now, they are expanding their territory in Hebei. How could (Zhao Qian's) agree to such a request?"

"But if the Chu army really comes out of seclusion, we will regret it."

A word fell.

The entire inner hall fell into a deathly silence.

"Three sisters."

"Tell me, how do you do it?"

"Yuanba and I both listen to you."

Li Shimin also had a bitter look on his face. This contrast of despair made him have no confidence in resisting Chu.

"Yes, Third Sister, we will do whatever you say."

Li Yuanba responded angrily.

Seeing that his two younger brothers agreed with his idea, Li Xiuning's solemn expression relaxed a lot: "Shimin, Yuanba, how many troops do you have on hand?"

"Originally, there were one hundred thousand, including my three thousand black armor elite cavalry, and later thirty thousand county soldiers were added to defend the three counties."