Within three days, Wei Yuan went further for more than a hundred miles, pulling out more than a hundred villages and towns of the Wu clan and several small cities before returning to Qingming.
In this battle, Weiyuan's main force remained at about 30,000 people, but the supply personnel mobilized from the rear exceeded 100,000, and a total of tens of thousands of soldiers were added to the front line.
In this battle, the Wu tribe dispatched a total of 400,000 troops, resulting in nearly 200,000 casualties. Thousands of villages were destroyed, more than ten small towns in total, and the large city of Yufeng was demolished. The Wu people were injured and killed over one million, and more than two million were displaced and fled.
Return to the depths of the witchland.
The cumulative casualties under Wei Yuan's command were nearly 10,000. Fortunately, the total number of casualties and injuries was only over 3,000, and the rest were minor injuries. Wei Yuan replenished his troops while fighting, maintaining his military morale and ensuring his combat effectiveness.
Six great witches were also killed in this battle. Wei Yuan distributed hundreds of heavenly powers in total, but the majority of his own heavenly powers came from the shot given to Shuangyu, which was a thousand heavenly powers.
Wei Yuan captured Yufeng City almost intact, and the main force arrived in time, so he had two full days to move.
A large amount of fairy silver, medicinal materials, weapons and equipment, various materials and other useful items were found from Yufeng City, as well as blood necklaces that can extend life for three hundred years. After the supply troops sent the supplies, they took them back when they returned.
Qing Ming.
Wei Yuan burned everything else that was useless to the human race but crucial to the Wu clan, such as bait for pond fish, various Wu clan foods, etc.
In the end, Wei Yuan also blew up the four gates of Yufeng City and several sections of the city wall, and also blew up all the important buildings in the city. It is a pity that there is water everywhere in Wu City, otherwise a fire could burn the whole city.
In the few days after forcing Shuang Yu back, Wei Yuan also captured three villages and towns that produced human sacrifices.
The environment of these villages and towns has been transformed to be similar to the human domain, and the captive human race survives and reproduces there. Adult men and women are screened every year, and the outstanding ones are used as seeds to leave offspring, while the ordinary ones are used as sacrifices and held in ceremonies.
Various rituals.
The people in these three villages and towns have become accustomed to this kind of life. They are isolated from the world and don't even know that there is a country of humans thousands of miles away. They also regard the Wu clan as their gods. When Wei Yuan's troops appeared, many people even
He also fought with the Wu clan.
Wei Yuan obtained a total of 40,000 people from three villages and towns, and escorted them all back to the human realm.
At this point, the shamans of the Kingdom of Rain within 300 miles around Qingming have been almost wiped out, and all large strongholds within 300 to 600 miles have been uprooted. Although the foundation of Yufeng City is still there, Wei Yuan adopted the strategy of hoeing out He Zhenren
, if poison is spread in the most fertile ponds of the Wu people, there will be very few fish produced for at least three to five years.
There are five or six towns of the Ancestral Tribe in the area of ​​this battle. To deal with them, Wei Yuan always drives away the shamans and then destroys the towns to ensure that they will never return to the territory of the Kingdom of Rain.
Wei Yuan's western expedition to sweep the Witch Territory immediately shocked the Western Jin Dynasty. People who had grievances with Wei Yuan in the past were in a state of panic. It is said that the King of Wei was drunk at home for several days in a row and was beaten for trivial matters.
Several maids and servants died.
After the court session that morning, the King of Jin did not return to the palace, but went all the way to the Zhengshi Hall to discuss what reward should be given to Wei Yuan.
The King of Jin sat down at the top, with a rare smile on his face, and said: "Wei Yuan attacked the Wu clan and returned with a great victory. This has strengthened the reputation of our Jin Dynasty. I must reward it. Can you guys come up with a charter?"
Lv Zhong, the admiral of the Nine Gates, said directly: "Wei Jiedu has sufficient troops, but the imperial court only gave the four towns a military establishment, and a large number of strong soldiers and generals had to devote themselves to the brave people of the countryside. I thought that we could give four more towns a military establishment.
There are a total of 40,000 people in eight towns, with four general names and one general, who must go to Beijing to receive the title."
King Jin's expression did not change and he asked: "What are the opinions of other beloved ministers?"
Prime Minister Zuo said: "After this battle, the expansion of Qingming will be difficult to contain. As a pacification plan, the three counties of Ningxi and Anzhao can be placed under the jurisdiction of the Dingxi Jiedushi. Only one county of Bianning will be left outside the pass."
Xu Gong, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately came out and said: "This must not happen! Our Jin Dynasty has now regained a foothold in the Western Regions. More and more refugees have been resettled in several counties, and it will soon become a sacred place. At this time, the three counties will
If the county is transferred to Dingxi, wouldn't it mean that we are handing over three golden mountains? Now our Jin state treasury is empty and we are in need of new tax sources."
King Jin did not agree or object, but turned around and asked, "What do you mean by full merit?"
All the officials were shocked and secretly wondered what King Jin meant by asking this question.
When the Jin Dynasty went to court to discuss affairs, Liu Quangong always accompanied him. Only when he was absent did Zhao Tong take over. However, he had always only played the role of attendant and had never been qualified to discuss affairs in the court.
Although the political hall is not as formal as the court meeting, it is actually the place where major military and state affairs are discussed. How can Liu Quangong speak? Now that the king of Jin suddenly asked, the officials could not help but speculate. Generally, when the eunuch is given high priority, it is the king of Jin.
Who are you planning to cleanse?
Liu Quangong seemed to be unprepared. When he heard this, he was startled for a moment, and then said: "The Dingxi Jiedu Envoy's troops are now elite soldiers in the world, and it is difficult to resist them. The old slave thought that the rewards should be fulfilled, so that he can be grateful and virtuous.
, serve the country wholeheartedly. As for the empty national treasury, looking to the Western Regions, even if it is ten years later. The most feasible way to replenish the national treasury at the moment is to recruit soldiers from the west of Ningzhou and collect money and food from the south of Gansu."
Ningxi is the territory of the Xu family, and several counties in the southern part of Ganzhou are the sphere of influence of the Lu family.
Xu Gong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately said: "This move must not shake the foundation of the family. And once this precedent is set, the disaster will be endless! The holy king shares the world with the family and the scholar-bureaucrats! To weaken the family is to shake the foundation of the country.
This is the theory of subjugation of the country! I think that Mr. Liu is not familiar with the art of governing the country, so it is better to stop talking about state affairs arbitrarily!"
This was said so rudely that King Jin's face became gloomy. Liu Quangong still lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows and did not refute.
Lu Zhongzhi observed the words and said: "If the reward is not enough, Dingxi Jiedu Envoy may be resentful. Horse bandits are rampant in the Western Regions, and even Hanyang Pass was breached some time ago. If there is no suppression by Dingxi Jiedu Envoy, there may be more troubles."
.Now that Mr. Wei has become a new Dharma Chancellor, the court should express his feelings and reasons."
Xu Gong snorted and said: "What Wei Yuan relies on is nothing more than muskets. This thing is not difficult to make. If he can make it, so can I, the Jin Dynasty! We just need to make more muskets and compile them
After training into an army, the bandit troubles in the Western Regions can be resolved on the spot. Qingming has been less than two years old, and our Jin Dynasty has devoted all the efforts of the country to build a similarly elite army in half a year. Why should we be afraid?"
The smile on King Jin's face had disappeared at this time, but Xu Gong didn't seem to notice it and still talked eloquently.
King Jin interrupted Xu Gong and said, "I'm tired. We'll discuss this matter tomorrow."
After saying this, King Jin stood up and left the table, and walked out of the political hall.
All the officials looked normal, as if nothing had happened.
Before returning to the palace, King Jin looked up at the sky and saw that the sky was high and the clouds were light. He felt much better and ordered him to drive to the Vajra Zen Temple.
At noon, the King of Jin and the green-eyed woman sat opposite each other. A copper incense burner with eight heads of animals was lit between them, and the green smoke slowly melted away.
The King of Jin said: "I feel that the country's destiny is getting better and better these days. I don't know if I feel wrong."
"Dingxi Jiedushi made a great victory in the Western Expedition and wiped out the five hundred miles of Wu clan, which will naturally be beneficial to the national destiny. Now that 10% of the national destiny of the entire Western Jin Dynasty is on him, if he is strong, the country will be strong. This is common sense. How can the king not know that? Why ask
I?"
The King of Jin said: "Since the national destiny was placed on him, I finally let go of a worry. Now it seems that this step is very critical. But after he returned with a great victory, I wanted to give him some rewards, but the Lu family, Xu
Everyone opposed it. Either they refused to give it at all, or they only promised empty promises! Huh, today there was a guy who said he wanted to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats alone!"
"The kingdom is like the body, the family is like bones, and the monks are flesh and blood. Isn't this the truth since ancient times?"
King Jin snorted heavily and said: "Even so, those two families obviously don't take Gu in their eyes! This tone of Gu is really unbearable!"
Qingtong said: "The key to this matter actually lies with Lu Changhe."
King Jin suddenly sighed and said: "Gu Ye knows, but there is no solution to this matter."
"It's not necessarily true. Current events will always change. Maybe one day things will turn around."
King Jin shook his head, but he didn't believe it. No wonder he was discouraged. Even if he was King Jin, the Immortal Lord was like a big mountain, weighing him down.
At this time, Qingtong's eyes suddenly opened, and the green light in his pupils seemed to come to life. There was a bang in the incense burner, and flames suddenly spurted out from the incense holes, and the room was filled with fragrant fragrance for a while!
King Jin also felt something in his heart, and suddenly turned his head to look outside the palace. He saw a dense mist rising from the lotus pond outside the palace. The mist changed erratically, seeming to turn into a multi-headed auspicious beast.
In the center of the lotus pond, a water lily suddenly bloomed, and it turned out to be a purple lotus! After the flower bloomed, a stream of purple air came out of the lotus heart, transformed into a dragon shape, and hovered above the lotus pond for three weeks before disappearing.
King Jin's eyes shone brightly. Although he had already made a guess, he was still a little unbelievable and asked: "What is this sign?"
Qingtong smiled and said: "Your Majesty has forgotten again, this mountain controls the national destiny of the Western Jin Dynasty, and this meritorious lotus pond is the manifestation of the national destiny. Purple lotus grows in the sky and earth, and the luck of the air turns into a real dragon, which is a sign of the great prosperity of the national destiny of the Western Jin Dynasty!"
"As expected, as expected!" King Jin could no longer remain calm. He stood up and ran to the lotus pond, looking at the purple lotus carefully.
The green-eyed woman came to him and said: "The great fortune of the country must be manifested. Your Majesty, please pay attention to the affairs around you, the state, and even the world in recent days."
King Jin's heart moved and he suddenly asked: "Is it related to Wei Yuan?"
The green-eyed woman shook her head: "Wei Yuan's expedition to the west of the Wu clan happened ten days ago. At that time, the national destiny had already manifested itself, and the king should have felt it. So this time it should have nothing to do with Wei Yuan, unless he did it again
Find something else to do. But this level of improvement in the national destiny is only one step away from that of a saint descended from heaven. Wei Yuan cannot do it even if he sweeps away the Wu clan for another three thousand miles."
King Jin nodded, a little expectant, but also a little troubled.
The green-eyed woman said: "Your Majesty is in a state of mind and is not suitable for practicing. It is better to return to the palace first."
"Okay, I just wanted to see what happened."
At this moment, a figure flew over at an astonishing speed. The person coming was none other than Zhao Tong. It seemed that there was something urgent. He didn't even need a carriage or horse at this moment and flew over directly.
As soon as he saw Jin Wang Zhao Tong, he said: "Holy King, Concubine Yuan has just given birth to a son. Mother and son are safe!"
Chapter completed!