Chapter 103: Extinct
Chen Wuji was carried by someone and arrived at a large tent. Then, the military doctor began to rescue him.
When someone confirmed Chen Wuji's identity, he became surprised. Someone said blankly: "Your Highness is not dead."
As he said that, someone quickly went to report.
In fact, after reporting, Your Majesty did not come. It was late at night. When Chen Wuji's wound was bandaged with medicine, he slept for several hours and drank a bowl of porridge, the voice of seeing Your Majesty came from outside at midnight.
Chen Kaizhi lifted the tent and then looked at everything in the tent. He quickly stepped forward, arrived at Chen Wuji's sickbed, and smiled at Chen Wuji.
This smile looks very tired.
Chen Wuji knew that his emperor brother must have just finished his busy schedule now, and he must have too many things to do. He tried hard to sit up, but was held down by Chen Kaizhi. Chen Kaizhi said: "I am looking for you everywhere. Someone saw you being stabbed and thought something happened to you."
Chen Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "I also thought that our Han army had been destroyed. I never expected it would be a big victory."
Chen Kaizhi sat in front of the couch and said, "Yes, it's only a little bit. The main forces of the Hu people are all in the First Battalion. Their attacks in other ways are just some old, weak, sick and disabled. They have been defeated before they even rushed to the position. Fortunately, the rescue is timely due to the timely rescue of the battalions. Fortunately, our complex trenches prevented the Hu people from rushing wildly. In the end, they won the victory by chance."
"Of course, the loss is also very large, especially the first battalion." Chen Kaizhi looked at Chen Wuji deeply: "It would be great if you can live, so be careful to recover from your injuries."
"Emperor Brother..." Chen Wuji couldn't help but say, "How many people are left in the first battalion?"
Chen Kaizhi was about to get up, as if he still needed to go to the camp. After listening to Chen Wuji's words, he stopped: "One thousand three hundred and twenty-four people."
Chen Wuji sighed.
"Recover well!" Chen Kaizhi said: "All Hu people will pay the price. Now there are almost no more Hu people on this grassland. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. I still have some things to deal with."
Chen Wuji nodded.
Chen Kaizhi had quickly left the camp, and then he quickly arrived at his big tent, but here, it was brightly lit and many civil and military officials were busy.
Some people counted the war damage, while others received reports from various battalions from time to time. Generally, trivial matters can be dealt with directly without informing Chen Kaizhi. There are also some Hanlins who are following the army to be on duty, which are being issued various orders.
When Chen Kaizhi came in, everyone stopped their work and came to salute.
Chen Kaizhi walked in and said, "Everyone is free. I'm afraid I will work hard tonight. Tomorrow, I will set off and go back to Guanzhong. Here in Xiliang. I will leave a battalion of troops here. I have sent envoys. I don't have to pay attention to them now."
He seemed very confident. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of troops were heading towards Xiliang, but to Chen Kaizhi, these Xiliang army horses were meaningless.
He was silent for a moment and said, "Immediately send a letter to Luoyang, and the Ministry of Revenue should formulate a strategy within one month. Da Chen should encourage merchants to herd their horses in the desert. There are vast grasslands here, and there are no more Hu people now. Merchants can use the pasture model to occupy land and recruit refugees. All migrant populations, the court needs to give some rewards, and even allow them to purchase firearms for self-defense after leaving the customs. In the past, even if Hu was defeated, they could defeat them.
But after decades, when the Hu people reproduce again, they will become a major harm in the pass. But this situation will not happen again from today. The Hu people can shed horses, and we Han people can shed horses. The Hu people can ride and shoot, and the Han people can ride and shoot. In the future, the demand for cattle and horses in the pass will only continue to grow. The gentry complained that a large number of tenant farmers refused to farm and would rather go to the workshop, so let them buy cattle and horses instead of manpower."
"And..." Chen Kaizhi paused, and he narrowed his eyes: "The Ministry of War wants to redefine the new army's winter clothing style. The new winter clothing must be made of sheepskin as the material. The court can allocate a sum of funds every year to purchase sheepskin and cowhide on a large scale, and... designated those that need to be produced outside the border."
The cycle of reincarnation in history has defeated the Huns, and then the Xianbei people appeared, defeated the Xianbei people, and the Turks appeared again. When the Turks disappeared, the Khitans, Jurchens, and Mongolians came again.
In essence, it was just the victory of the Han people over and over the Hu people's wars, and the fundamental problem did not solve it.
There are only so many resources outside the pass. Even if they are defeated, the Hu people are not one in ten, but this vast grassland is enough to give them enough time to nourish and reproduce. Since this is the case, then use the Han people to replace them and use economic interests to drive the Han people out of the pass. As long as there is enough demand for fur and cattle and horses in the pass, as long as it is profitable, Chen Kaizhi firmly believes that it will inevitably trigger a wave of migration from the pass.
He thought for a while and said, "As for the captive Hu people, all of them were taken to Guanzhong. All those who were disabled were executed, leaving behind strong ones, and they were kept as slaves, and specially built slave labor camps to control them. Is there any news within the Guanzhong?"
A Hanlin, a waiter, hurriedly recorded Chen Kaizhi's words with a pen, and said, "Your Majesty, there is no news."
Chen Kaizhi nodded: "Where is the Hu people's Helian Khan?"
"It has been detained."
Chen Kaizhi said: "There is another Han man named He Xiu?"
"yes."
Chen Kaizhi said lightly: "Take them here."
...
Helian Khan and He Xiu were imprisoned in the same place, with He Xiu's disheveled face and a look of dismay.
However, Helian Khan was even worse than him. The fierce battle of a day had already left him with little strength. Moreover, more than ten hours had passed and he had not yet made any dip in. These... obviously were not the most painful thing about Helian Khan. What he really felt sad was that he had completely finished and all his capital had been completely lost. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in battle and tens of thousands were captured. Even he, the Khan, became a prisoner.
Chapter completed!