In the city lord's mansion, Yuchi Sanlang asked respectfully: "Sir Jie, the rebels who escaped by the Dharma Assembly have been taken back. I don't know what to do?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The king can make his own decisions in the affairs of Khotan, and there is no need to listen to other people's opinions. I and the generals sent the king back to Khotan to prevent something from happening. Now everything goes well, the king can choose his own officials, establish his own system, and govern this land. It's just one thing. Khotan is a country under the rule of the court. It only requires some soldiers to capture thieves, and there is no need for a regular army."

Yuchi Sanlang bowed: "I understand when the coach Jie said this."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The territory of Khotan, from west to Ya'er, from east to Yechang City, all government affairs are determined by the king. Any matters related to military and political affairs are discussed with the head of the imperial garrison. After we returned to Hequ Road, Zhang Ke was stationed in Gaochang City. If he had any questions, he could ask him for advice. If he could not decide, he would ask for advice. If he asked for religious affairs, he would deal with them. From then on, the king would be the lord of Khotan. He hoped to choose the people who assisted him to protect the country and the people."

Yuchi Sanlang said yes. It was obvious that Du Zhongxiao did not want to be in charge of Khotan affairs, and he no longer talked too much and did things based on his preferences.

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao said to Fu Bi beside him: "Deputy envoy, everything here has been completed. We will return to Hequ tomorrow. If you have anything, you can explain to King Yuchi. Once you leave, you will not know when I will return here."

Fu Bi said: "I don't want to say much about the affairs of Khotan. However, I still hope that the king will take the people as a thought and work diligently and love the people. This time, nearly 100,000 troops came to the west, traveling thousands of miles and fighting several times. It is not easy for Khotan. The king must not be indulged in political affairs and lose the court's good intentions."

Yuchi Sanlang said: "Don't worry, deputy envoy, it's definitely not. Xiao Wang has been in the Central Plains for two years. He knows many things and is sure to be diligent in political affairs and will not worry the court."

After giving instructions, Du Zhongxiao said, "I have finished speaking. Let's go here today. We will also clean up some time. There are documents that have been robbed from Hei Khan's army a few days ago. The king can refer to it."

Yuchi Sanlang said, "Everyone will leave, and we will hold a banquet tonight and see you off."

After saying that, he took his local tyrants and left. This time he returned to Khotan, Yuchi Sanlang decided to rebuild the royal palace. The city lord's mansion would be the residence of the city lord here. However, he has not decided who will be the city lord here.

Looking at the back of Yuchi Sanlang leaving, Zhang Sheng said, "Jingshuai, will you really not care about Khotan affairs in the future?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not that you don't care, but that you don't care directly. If you have something, just look for King Yuchi and don't contact the people directly. Remember, most of the people in Khotan are natives of the Western Regions, and their residences are scattered, so it's not easy to manage. When other places in the Western Regions are well managed, then it's all right. The most important thing is that the army belongs to the court, so there will be no waves here. Everyone, you must understand in your heart that this is different from the Central Plains, and the methods of doing things in the Central Plains are not suitable here. Moreover, this is a Buddha country, and it has its own language and writing. Most of them are just a quick look and cannot be truly governed. Let's leave it to time. Only after a long time will it slowly change."

Fu Bi said, "That's all. I have gone out to visit the days of Khotan. Although many people know Chinese, most people can't understand and cannot speak. It's really troublesome. Setting up the Kingdom of Khotan is not only a delegating power to the local government, but also a way to block the Khotan people from entering the court. The indigenous people in the Western Regions can slowly move here, live together, and slowly change. The indigenous people in the Western Regions under the rule of the imperial court, roughly estimated that there are about 20,000 to 30,000 households, and the area of ​​Khotan is vast, so there is no problem in taking in these people. In other places, immigrate slowly to cultivate, so if no one comes, just leave it alone."

At this time, the Song Dynasty had a small population, and even the nearest Jingxi Road left Fengfu, there were a large amount of idle land, and not many people came out to reclaim land. When Buqior fought Hei Khan, Du Zhongxiao had already felt that Gaochang was actually the farthest place he could occupy now, and Shule had already barely forced him, let alone Yutian. What's the use of occupying territory without a population as a backing? It was just to waste the financial resources of the court. It was better to cooperate with other forces to maintain a stable business road. The greatest value of the Western Regions was the east-west trade route, and the other was to cut off the development direction of the northern desert grassland.

The environment of the Mobei grassland is too difficult, and most areas are actually not suitable for human habitation. The places that are truly valuable and pose great threat to the Central Plains are actually Hequ Road and the two wings. On the west side, one wing is the north of the sky, where there are mostly nomadic tribes. The Mobei grassland is strong and can come to annex and develop. On the east side, the Hulunbuir Grassland is the territory of the Khitan. The layout of the imperial court in the Western Regions should be in the north of the mountain. To the south of the Tianshan Mountains is enough to occupy a few big cities at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

After occupying Shule, Du Zhongxiao wanted to move the indigenous people there to Khotan for various reasons, and replaced them with Yingtianxiang Army. The greatest significance is to cut off the connection with Hei Khan and the spread of religion. Since the Han occupied the Western Regions, from Guanzhong to Guanxi Corridor to the Western Regions, there were actually a large number of Han people. After the Tang Dynasty occupied the Western Regions, the Han people even accounted for a period of time. The Tang Dynasty moved a large number of foreign races outside Tubo to Dangxiang and Hequ Road, which actually blocked the connection between these Han people and the Central Plains. After Tubo occupied the Western Regions, he moved the Han people in this area to other places, resulting in the fact that the population is not the majority. Reoccupying the Western Regions, destroying Dangxiang, and restoring this road is a long-term stability plan.

Du Zhongxiao stood up and said, "Now that the Western Regions are occupied, it is actually the most controlled area of ​​the imperial court. In the future, the war will mainly be against Dangxiang and Khitan. There is no need to spend too much effort here. The establishment of the Kingdom of Khotan, and all the natives live here, and the rule of the King of the French is the most labor-saving method of the imperial court. We do not need to bother here, return to Hequ Road and prepare for the war against Dangxiang."

Three years have passed, Dangxiang is no longer the Dangxiang of the past, and the war is not so easy to fight. In the Battle of Hue, the Dangxiang people already understood that field battles could not fight against the Song army. They went back to the city barriers and learned to build artillery. In a few years, several cities facing the enemy head-on with Song had built tall walls and artillery defense, which was much more difficult to fight than before.

The next day, Du Zhongxiao took Fu Bi, Zhang Sheng, Zhang Ke and others to leave Khotan, and Yuchi Sanlang took the people to send them ten miles away.

Riding on the horse, Du Zhongxiao looked at the roadside with green grass and wild flowers fighting for hair, and said, "When I came last year, it was the turn of summer and autumn. When I went back, the spring flowers were already blooming. The strong enemy had gone, and the flowers were blooming on the road, so we could go back slowly. It had been three years since the rescue of Tanglong Town that year, and the army had spanned thousands of miles and expanded countless lands. Today's martial arts are comparable to that of the Han and Tang Dang. In the next few years, the court will definitely hope to destroy the whole world and unify them. At that time, the land within a radius of thousands of miles in the Western Regions will be truly useful."

Fu Bi said: "The military achievements of the general of Jie are no one who can compare with them for hundreds of years. Tuohequ and pacify the Western Regions, and never lost a single defeat. All the heroes in the world heard of it. After this battle, the court will definitely use it."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The deputy envoy has been fighting in the Western Regions. You should know that this military merit is actually nothing. The enemy is too weak and as long as you follow the steps, you should not be defeated. The most important thing is actually the railway behind, which ensures that there is no shortage of supplies. Now the imperial guards need to fight a war is not comparable to the imperial guards in the past. Without railways, this battle cannot be fought."

Zhang Sheng said: "One is railway, and then artillery. When the two are added together, there is actually no rival within a thousand miles. In the past, the imperial court made an appointment with the Khitan to be a brother country and negotiated peace with Dangxiang, but it was simply impossible to truly defeat them. Now it is different. As long as you work hard, it is not difficult to defeat them. In the battle of the Western Regions, it is obvious that the results of the entire army's training in the past few years are acceptable. When you go back, the court should move to attack Dangxiang."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "In my opinion, the imperial guards are still much worse. Especially middle and lower-level officers, they lack the ability to fight tough battles and dangerous battles, and they don't know what to do when encountering difficulties. Middle and lower-level officers are not trained enough, and middle and higher-level officers are the same. However, now it seems that how could the imperial court encounter such a situation? You can only take your time. If the army fights more battles, the court will definitely make a mistake."

What Du Zhongxiao compared is the army in his previous life, and the Song army is naturally far apart. The difference is not just one point, but the entire system in all aspects. Especially at a disadvantage and the ability to turn the tables against the wind, the current imperial guards are too far apart.

There is no way, the special situation has a special appearance, and the Song army is enough now, and the others can only be cultivated slowly.

When he conquered Hequ Road, Du Zhongxiao's military achievements were no match. This battle was too great for the court to go to the Western Regions. Du Zhongxiao knew in his heart that he would not be able to command the army after he returned this time. Even if the court asked him to command the army for various reasons, he would not accept it.

Since the reorganization of the imperial guards, this army has been deeply influenced by Du Zhongxiao. In the Western Regions, the war proved that the army after the reorganization was still a natural enemy army, giving the ministers in the court confidence to use external force. Du Zhongxiao should retreat behind the scenes and give the stage to others.

After the Battle of the Western Regions, the Song army had three offensive lines against Dangxiang. Hequ Road attacked Helan Mountain to the south, Qinfeng Road attacked Lingzhou to the north, Yizhou to the east, and Dangxiang was enemies on all sides. These three routes were supported by railways and could gather large troops, but Dangxiang had almost no power to fight back.
Chapter completed!