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Ten days later, the blizzard that had been raging for many days completely subsided, and the Han army began to prepare to set out on its way back. Unlike the Xiongnu army trapped in the north by heavy snow, the Han army had the conditions to retreat south. First, Luochuan Road was not affected much by the blizzard, and the Han army could withdraw from Luochuan Road to Guanzhong. Secondly, the Han army had sufficient food and labor to deal with the ice and snow disasters calmly.

The main difficulty of retreating south is the section from Gaonu County to Qingshiyu. It is about fifty miles long and is covered with heavy snow nearly a foot thick. Not only is it impossible for people to walk, but even war horses are also difficult to march.

To this end, Liu Jing ordered the ten thousand Xiongnu prisoners to drive away. The ten thousand Xiongnu prisoners took a full four days to drive a road that was fifty miles long and ten feet wide on the vast snowy field, allowing the Han army to reach Qingshiyu, the entrance of Luochuan Road.

Early in the morning, Xiao Qiao was accompanied by two maids and fishing in the ice cave in the backyard. They were bored and found something to pass the time. Xiao Qiao had been living in Gaonu County for ten days.

But Gaonu County has no residents, not even shops, and only garrisons. She dare not go out. She stays at home all day, reads books, or embroidery, and spends boring every day. Liu Jing only comes at dusk and rushes back to the military camp early the next morning, without time to accompany her.

In the past two days, she finally found a way to enjoy herself, which was to fish. There was a pool of water in the backyard, and several carp were raised inside, but there was thick ice on the water surface, so she could dig an ice hole to fish.

This is also what Xiao Qiao accidentally discovered while skating on the pond. She fell while skating and lost interest. However, fishing is very interesting. She can catch more than a dozen big carp every day and then put it back to the pond.

Just when Xiao Qiao was a little tired of fishing, Liu Jing actually came back in the morning. A maid ran across the corridor and said anxiously: "Madam, the palace is down."

Xiao Qiao was overjoyed, threw down the fishing rod and went to the outer house. He met Liu Jing in the middle hall courtyard. Xiao Qiao blushed and said, "Why did you come back during the day today?"

She was thinking too much. These days, she and Liu Jing reunite every night, which was also the happiest period for her. It was still the morning, and he actually came back. Could it be that he thought about it again...

Liu Jing did not realize Xiao Qiao's delicate thoughts and smiled and said, "I'm here to tell you that I'm going to leave for Guanzhong at noon, so you can clean up."

Xiao Qiao was immediately panicked and complained repeatedly: "Why just tell me now, how could I have time?"

Liu Jing apologized: "It was also just now that I decided to go back and help you pack your things."

"I'll do it myself, fortunately there are not many things, so hurry up and clean up, maybe I can catch up."

Xiao Qiao hurriedly called two maids to go back to the house. After walking a few steps, Xiao Qiao turned around and smiled: "Look at me, I'm so anxious. The general is back to the military camp and is still having lunch here."

"The military camp also needs to pack up. I'll go back first. A soldier will come to help you load your luggage later. I will pick you up before leaving."

Liu Jing smiled and turned around and left quickly. At this moment, Xiao Qiao suddenly felt a sense of loss in her heart. When she returned to Guanzhong, she might not have such a happy life. At that time, the King of Han would no longer be her husband alone. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

Shortly after lunch, the team finally set off. Xiao Qiao sat in a carriage, located in front of the team, surrounded by Liu Jing's guards, and more than a dozen female guards were also following him on horseback. With a shocking drum sound, the team began to slowly start. The 100,000 army and ten thousand prisoners of war stretched for more than twenty miles and marched towards Guanzhong.

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Liu Jing's 100,000 troops left Gaonu County and walked for about six or seven days before finally entering Fengyi County, Guanzhong was also a snowy world, but the snow was far less violent than Gaonu County. The snow was only as strong as people's ankles. In the fields, farmers who dug canals could be seen in pairs. They stopped their work and looked at the vast army in surprise.

Liu Jing rode on his horse and looked at the people's sentiments on both sides of the official road. He came to inspect Fengyi County once when he captured Guanzhong two years ago. At that time, Guanzhong was dilapidated and desolate and sparsely populated. After nearly two years of development, Fengyi County has changed a lot. Once he went south, villages and large areas of farmland could be seen everywhere.

At this time, in a residential house in the distance, white smoke was emitting from the ground. Several children could be seen running towards the official road, and several dogs were running in front. Although both sides were covered with snow, it was still possible to see that there were square farmland under the snow.

This made Liu Jing feel quite touched. In history, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu established the capital in Luoyang because Guanzhong was severely damaged by the Red Eyebrow Army and could not restore the grand occasion of the Han Empire.

However, after two years of governance in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guanzhong and Chang'an should gradually recover from destruction, and the destruction of the Red Eyebrow Army should become history. However, in the Western Jin Dynasty, the capital was still established in Luoyang, and Chang'an was still not chosen. Historical books say that it was because the damage to Chang'an by the Dong Zhuo and Li Kuang rebellion had not been restored.

But Liu Jing knew that this was not the real reason. The real reason was that the northern part of Guanlong had been occupied by nomadic peoples such as the Huns, Qiang and Di. Guanzhong was facing serious threats, and Chang'an had become a dangerous city. The Western Jin Dynasty was unable to expel the Huns and was unwilling to make the capital face the threat of nomadic people from the north and the west. Therefore, the capital was established until the Yongjia Rebellion, and the capital Luoyang was captured by the Huns and the entire north fell.

Now, after nearly two years of hard fighting, the Han army conquered Longxi and Hexi's Qiang and Di people, defeated the Wuhuan and the Xiongnu entrenched north of Guanzhong, destroyed the Wuhuan and drove the Xiongnu army back to the grassland. The threat of Guanzhong and Chang'an was lifted, and then there would be no obstacles to establishing the capital Chang'an.

"What is Your Highness thinking?" Jia Xu urged him to step forward and walked with Liu Jing.

"Why don't the military advisor sit in the carriage?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"I don't want to ride a carriage after entering Guanzhong."

Jia Xu looked at the scenery on both sides and smiled: "In the past, I saw a lot of farmland and houses in Chengdu, and yearned for the sparsely populated natural scenery, but today I went back to Guanzhong, but I felt that the weather on earth was so beautiful, and this was the most beautiful scenery."

Liu Jing nodded, "I also feel the same way. If we defeat the Huns, we can finally choose to establish our capital in Chang'an."

"Yes, Your Highness has restored the glory of the Han Dynasty, and I believe that it will gradually return the Han Dynasty to the most powerful era of Emperor Wu."

Liu Jing smiled. He had not restored the Western Regions Protectorate of the Han Dynasty, so how could he talk about the era of Emperor Wu?

At this time, a strong desire surged in Liu Jing's heart: his army must enter the Western Regions, rebuild the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and the Kushan Empire. This ancient empire was also its most powerful era. Will the two Ming dynasties collide in the Western Regions?

"Your Highness, ask for your opinion"

The guard's report interrupted Liu Jing's thoughts. He and Jia Xu looked at each other. Both of them were a little confused. Xiang Chong should be at Pujin Pass now. Why did Liu Jing come? He nodded, "Please come."

After a moment, Xiang Chong, the governor of Fengyi County, hurried forward under the guidance of the soldiers, bowed and bowed, "I met His Highness the King of Han."

Liu Jing also turned over and dismounted and said to the guards: "Tell me my order, and the army will rest on site for half an hour."

At this time, the guards set up a clean piece of land beside the official road, laying a carpet, Liu Jing sat down to rest, and asked Jia Xu and Xiang Chong to sit down to rest, Liu Jing then asked: "Did the envoy Xiang come from Pujin Pass specially?"

Xiang Chong hurriedly bowed and said, "I am going to Chang'an to report the situation in Bingzhou to Pingzhangtai. I didn't expect that I happened to meet Your Highness returning. It was a coincidence."

Liu Jing also asked quickly: "I am just about to know the situation in Bingzhou, so I might as well tell you first."

I need to say a few more words here. According to the division of powers of Liu Jing and Ping Zhangtai, the county magistrates, county magistrates and commanders are appointed by the King of Han, and the appointment and removal power is in the hands of the King of Han. Major situations are reported directly to the King of Han.

However, local government affairs usually report to Pingzhangtai. As for the officials of all counties and counties except the county magistrate and the chief magistrate, Pingzhangtai is appointed and removed from the county magistrate.

Therefore, Xiang Chong, as the governor of Fengyi County, should report Bingzhou information directly to Liu Jing, rather than to Pingzhang Platform. This is a subtle division of power.

However, because the Han army was fighting with the Huns, Liu Jing implemented a division of power during wartime. Pingzhangtai had the right to directly govern the counties on behalf of the Han King, so Xiang Chong rushed to Chang'an to report the situation to Pingzhangtai. This was the manifestation of the division of power during wartime.

So after Liu Jing returned to Chang'an, he first announced that the wartime state was over, restored to normalcy, and took over the power of the King of Han again.

Xiang Chong slowly reported: "According to the news received by Weichen, Cao Cao immediately launched a war against the Xiongnu in Bingzhou after Liu Bao led his army across the Yellow River. Because the main force of the Xiongnu was no longer in Bingzhou, his battle went very smoothly. In less than ten days, he wiped out Liu Luo's army in Yanmen County, capturing more than 200,000 women, children, elderly and weak, and gaining a lot of various materials. It is said that tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were seized alone."

Jia Xu couldn't help but sigh: "Liu Bao has been in Bingzhou for more than 20 years and naturally accumulated countless wealth. Cao's army will naturally have abundant benefits when he breaks through his nest. We will wipe out Liu Bao's main force, but Cao Cao is in vain."

Liu Jing also felt a little regretful, but he had no choice but to do anything. According to the agreement between him and Cao Cao, after the war, they divided the territory and each gained it. That is to say, any gains in Bingzhou belong to Cao Cao, while the gains in the pass belong to Liu Jing.

At this time, Fa Zheng next to him said, "But the prisoners of war in Bingzhou are in our hands."

This sentence immediately reminded Liu Jing that there were still 15,000 prisoners of war in Bingzhou. Cao Cao captured the women and children of the Xiongnu. He would definitely place these women and children and become the people of Bingzhou. So how could he not do so if the prisoners of war in Bingzhou.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing smiled and said, "We are not in a hurry, wait for Cao Cao to come to his door."

Jia Xu nodded, then smiled and said, "But we also have abundant benefits. In Juyanhai, there is still a piece of fat meat that has not reached its mouth. We have to hurry up and don't let the Qiang people take the lead."

The fatty meat of Juyanhai mentioned by Jia Xu is Liu Qubei's more than 100,000 subordinates. They moved from Hetao to Juyanhai and were preparing to capture the Hexi Corridor. Now that Liu Qubei's army has been completely wiped out. If the troops are not sent in time, the more than 100,000 subordinates will either be looted by the Qiang people or retreat to Yinshan north. No matter what the situation is, it will be a major loss to the Han army.

Fortunately, the heavy snow is now blocked, and it is difficult for the Qiang people to go north to Juyanhai, and the Xiongnu people to retreat north to Yinshan. They still have a chance. Thinking of this, Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Let Pang De come to see me quickly."

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The news that the Han army defeated the Huns reached Guanzhong more than half a month ago. The whole Guanzhong was so excited. From the city to the countryside, people singing and dancing to celebrate victory could be seen everywhere. The official roads were full of ox carts and horse carriages returning home from shelters everywhere. Everyone was extremely excited, which meant that in their lifetime, they would no longer be plundered and killed by Hu Qi.

Although there is more than a month before the day of the festival, many people can't help but slaughter the pigs and sheep prepared for the day of the festival in advance, drink fine wine, and celebrate the happiest day in decades.

Ten days later, the news of the destruction of the Huns finally reached Bashu. Although this was expected by many senior officials of the Han Dynasty, the great joy brought by this news still made all the officials excited. They immediately spread the news to Bashu and Jingzhou. From the westernmost Yunnan County to the easternmost Lujiang County, there was a lot of joy. The soldiers couldn't help throwing their helmets high into the sky and cheered indulge in, "Long live the King of Han."

Cheers spread throughout the fields, and Liu Jing led a large army to Chang'an. He immediately ordered 50,000 troops to enter Chang'an, hold a grand entry ceremony, and ordered the opening of warehouses and grain to provide relief to the poor. At the same time, he issued an edict to the counties in the Central Plains to amnesty the world.

News of the Han army entering the city spread wildly, and the whole of Chang'an was also in full swing. Two hundred thousand Chang'an surnames rushed to the streets, beating gongs, drums, iron pots, singing and dancing, celebrating the triumph of heroes, and welcomed the army that defeated the Huns into the city.

In Chang'an City, 200,000 people welcomed the Han army into the city, which lasted for more than ten miles. Perhaps the team had their father, husband and son, but it was no longer important at this time. They were welcoming a triumphant army and an army that brought them peace and happiness. They needed a way to express their joy and excitement. The entry of the army into the city was undoubtedly the best ceremony.

"Long live the Han army, long live the Han King, long live the Han Dynasty" cheers resounded throughout the city.

The crowd supported the elderly and the young, the women held the children, the girls wore gorgeous long skirts, and groups of children ran with the cavalry. Many cavalry carried the children on war horses, which attracted fierce applause.
Chapter completed!