Chapter 1034: The Son of Heaven Presses Sword Fury (Part 2)
In the following time, Zhou Huaian, who was temporarily stationed in the Imperial City Secretariat, also began to deal with the follow-up of the numerous Guannei Battle. This was certainly a military victory, but it also needed to be further consolidated and carried forward at the political level.
For example, after the end of the offensive and defense of Chang'an, the priorities and specific arrangements for the traditional towns such as Fengxiang, Yanning, Jingyuan, Fufang, Shuofang, Liangzhou, Xiasui, Qincheng, etc. in the northwest of the Beijing.
For example, the restoration of water conservancy facilities and dredging of rivers on the land of the 800-li Qinchuan; the restoration of production and self-rescue campaigns carried out in the form of Laimintun Village; the reconstruction of Chang'an City and the immigration and household filling projects, etc.;
However, as all the premises, the first thing to deal with is the suppression and elimination of the defeated soldiers and the remnants of the enemy's forces around Gyeonggi Province. Therefore, although the battle at the macro level has ended, the specific battle has not stopped. Different targeted attack methods and disposal strategies are needed.
In a sense, compared with the three surnames Uighurs and Tubo remnants scattered in the pass, accompanied by foreign vassal tribes that existed for a long time in the Tang Dynasty, various tribes, such as Wen and the late tribes, were short-lived in history; in fact, they were a hodgepodge of the population of various tribes enslaved by Tubo to gather together for warmth.
Therefore, it is relatively simple to re-enact them and place them on the spot. At least in the subtle transformation project under agricultural settlement, the Taiping Army may not be worse than the Tubo people from the plateau.
The second is the Western Regions vassal states and city-states, located in the Anxi Protectorate, under the long-term and high-sinological influence of Yanqi (now southwest of Yanqi, Xinjiang), Shanshan (now Kashgar, Xinjiang), and Khotan (now southwest of Hotan, Xinjiang), which are located in the Anxi Protectorate, and have a high probability of being reduced.
Because, no matter how the Central Plains regime changes, as long as they can maintain strong deterrence and radiation power, the Western Region countries that rely heavily on the Silk Road to continue to change will be basically the same as before.
Next is Supi, who was once a vassal of Tubo, Dangxiang, Kiagas in Beiting, and Dadan/Tatar, who were also long-term under the control and influence of the Middle-earth culture represented by the Tang Dynasty, but there was no strong maintenance link.
As long as the Taiping Army regime can show a tendency that can inherit the glory and authority of the Tang Dynasty in the future, it will naturally become the backbone of these local ethnic groups that gather between Qingtang in the northwest and the grassland in the west of the desert, and have many contradictions between them, and have to rely on and respect them.
Therefore, what is really troublesome is the Uighur Khanate, which once established the grassland hegemony, and formed the three surnames of Uighurs after the demise; among them, the Ganzhou Uighurs, which had the highest degree of sinicization and basically settled, the simplest, and its leader An Ning was a vassal of the Guiyi Army, and it was not a problem after the collapse of the Guiyi Army.
The second is the Xizhou Uighurs, headed by the half-cultivated and half-grazed Pugu family. This Uighurs has a deep relationship with the Li Tang Dynasty, and can even be traced back to Tianbao. During the Anshi Rebellion during the Qianyuan period, it was second only to Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's heroic minister Gu Huai'en.
At the same time, it is also one of the important allies in the rise of the Guiyi Army. However, with the support and enlistment from the Li Tang Dynasty, it gradually drifted away from the Guiyi Army and formed a state of love and killing in the northwest, which is both competitive and confrontational and vaguely communicated with each other.
The most troublesome one is undoubtedly the Anxi Uighurs, headed by Pang Teqin, the legacy of the Uighur royal family. They still maintain the nomadic tradition of the grassland for generations, and directly or indirectly oppress and exploit those oasis city-states on the Silk Road. They are also the biggest obstacles and vested interests of the Taiping Army in the future to regain the Western Regions.
Fortunately, in addition to the remnants of the Guiyi Army, the three surnames Uighurs, who were enough to become the benchmark for the resistance of the Taiping Army, caused quite painful losses and injuries in the previous battles within the Guannei, and the leaders of the Pugu tribe and the Ponzi tribe were even missing.
Therefore, what the Taiping Army has to do now is to take the lead in occupying the Xiaoguan line, which is the gateway to the northwest, and trap these various remnants of forces in a "closing the door and beating the dog" style in Guanzhong, where they are unfamiliar with the power of thunder to sweep the holes.
Otherwise, if any of them really flew back to Longyou, Hexi, it would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain and fish and birds fly. I don’t know how many variables and twists will be added to the future. It will be until Zheng Ting, the Prime Minister of the Savior, almost mobilized most local forces in the northwest.
Therefore, once a protected established force escapes back, facing the generally empty and weak Hexi Longyou, which is sufficient to form a catastrophic chain reaction that breaks the regional balance and balance, and is likely to become bigger like a snowball.
Afterwards, the Guiyi Army, which was still considered a Han regime, may no longer exist; even the Taiping Army will face a new opponent that has integrated the territory, population and resources that have annexed many forces through its superiority.
Therefore, these remnants of the Uighur forces of the three surnames who remained in the inner area have become the most priority targets for the Taiping Army to attack and annihilate.
"Empress Li Changfu from Fengtian? What does he want to do?"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but feel surprised: He almost forgot that there was such an existence that survived from the Western Army.
Then a statement was sent to Zhou Huaian and read out softly by Han Jiyue's voice. However, there is only one basic meaning among the words carved by six parallels and four parallels:
It is the hope of humble words. The Taiping Army regime, which inherited the foundation of the new dynasty of Daqi and the legal system, can continue to recognize and maintain the former subordinate relationship between Daqi and Fengxiang Town, and therefore is willing to drive forward the army to counterattack all parts of the northwest of the capital.
"He thinks beautifully!"
Zhou Huaian sneered lightly:
"Let him give up his fantasy and take the city out of his army and accept the Taiping Army's defeat. He can still save his life; otherwise he will be killed and destroyed!"
Although the Taiping Army has been in trouble after entering the pass, there are more places to use troops in pieces; it is still more than enough to eliminate his remnant force, which is only a corner of the rest of the Western Army.
What's more, Fang Zhen's army head like him, who was in chaos, was no exception like the Guiyi Army who rose among the occupied vassals. If you want extra benefits, you would be a waste of money. However, as the saying goes, what you think of is to show, then another notice came from the outside world:
"Your Majesty, the surrendered general Cao Yijin has already brought it..."
As the first righteous man in the Western Army to surrender to the Taiping Army, he was also the highest-ranking general among the surrendered generals; whether it was as an example and basic attitude on the surface, or the need to reduce vain casualties in private; Zhou Huaian finally decided to give him a chance to meet him.
After all, although the Cao family, who settled in Guazhou for generations, was a descendant of the Zhaowu surname among the naturalized Lite people, on another time and space line, they worked hard to maintain the inheritance of the Guiyi Army's regime; and among the demons dancing in the northwest, the Han power, as an isolated island, continued until the Northern Song Dynasty and was swallowed up by the separatist Xixia regime.
In a sense, Zhou Huaian is not unfamiliar with this person, because he had already seen his true appearance and family portraits in the portraits of Dunhuang murals in later generations; however, the real person in front of him was obviously much younger and thinner than the portrait. He had a slender and strong body, but his facial features could not see many traces of his bloodline.
"The sinner has seen the king..."
Cao Yijin, who was dressed in plain clothes and looked humble, tremblingly clasped his hands and said: At this moment, he looked like an ordinary neighbor with a dull and dusk energy that he had lost his energy and energy.
"How can those who are guilty of the Taoist minister?"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but ask indifferently:
"My Guiyi Army has always been devoted to China as a son of the Han family, and has been determined to defend the borders and open the borders for the country. Although it has been destroyed by nine hundred and a hundred, it only regards itself as its subjects."
Cao Yijin couldn't help but raise his eyelids when he heard this, and then he turned a few times and said with a slight rumbling sound:
". Now that the king has changed his dynasty and entered the great throne of the world, he naturally should be the parents of the survivors of our territory. However, he had followed the old dynasty and did not recognize the great power of the world and the mighty of the heavenly soldiers, and thought that the enemy caused casualties. This was a crime of humility. He dared to be a guilty minister."
"This is a bit meaningful."
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: This diplomatic expert, who is worthy of being the "family families of all countries" in later history, not only praised the cause and righteousness of the Taiping Army without any trace in his rhetoric, but also expressed his own position and difficulties. He can be said to be round and mature and unobstructed.
"What the sinner said is that he is sincere in his heart, and it is also to redeem the destiny of not knowing the destiny of heaven, resisting the crime of the superiors, and only listening to the destiny but not daring to complain...
Cao Yijin continued to say in a humble voice:
"I just want the king to give me some kindness, and I want to keep my clan in the border area for a long time, and to spare the clan members outside the five sermons of our family to preserve some of the inheritance of the clans."
"Then you become a monk in Chang'an, then take all your family members over, and then select individuals to temporarily serve as the Cao parents in Guazhou."
Zhou Huaian said with a second thought:
"Thank you for your forgiveness, thank you for your great kindness, thank you for your great kindness..."
Cao Yijin suddenly felt relieved, at least the family was saved, and he kowtowed without hesitation and thanked him.
Looking at the other party's figure who gave up and left with great gratitude, Zhou Huaian just sighed. Of course, this situation was also in Zhou Huaian's basic expectations and the judgment provided by the staff team. However, Cao Yijin was much more respectful and cognitive than he imagined.
Since the other party has been so reluctant to put his posture and figure so low, and has obviously put a lot of effort into the Taiping Army's policy towards aristocratic families before, it has made people unable to make more demands below his bottom line.
It is certainly easy to eliminate these local aristocratic tribes that have been used by force, but it is another matter to clean up the subsequent situation. After all, after being occupied and poisoned by the Tubo people, Longyou has become a complex situation of mixed Hu and Han, and intertwined with dogs and teeth.
After the gaps and gaps appear, people will naturally fill and occupy them. Instead of being a free cat or dog that emerges from unknown corners, it is better to set an example and example and maintain the status quo for the time being.
At least, before the Taiping Army sorted out the Guannei and Jiannan Sanchuan and re-embarked on the vast Hexi and Longyou areas, these local forces were still needed to maintain relative stability and balance, so as not to waste the already limited Han population in the disputes and wars.
After all, in these places, the conflicts between China and the struggle for survival that are not our race are greater than the class conflicts between ordinary poor people and wealthy families common in the mainland; this is also one of the root causes of the leadership of the Guiyi Army led by Zhang Yichao, who has maintained efforts and struggle for generations.
Similar means and countermeasures can also be attributed to the surrendered Shuofang Army and other frontier forces. At least their existence is to deter and maintain, and there are basic elements and cornerstones for the extension and stability of the Tang Dynasty's territory. They have not participated in the suppression of the uprising of peasants in the mainland, and are a group that can be fought for and transformed.
Therefore, if Cao Yijin performed honestly and respectfully enough in the future, in addition to being unable to continue to lead troops, his full range of words and lobbyist skills would not be impossible to impose more uses and opportunities to play to his strengths in the process of regaining Helong.
Chapter completed!