Chapter 352: Death is the best
The 400,000 Xiongnu army was destroyed in the past ten months, and killing 200,000 Xiongnu prisoners made all the tribes in the grassland frightened. They all sent envoys to express their loyalty to the Qin Dynasty, for fear that they would slow their actions and make the murderous demon king unhappy, which would lead to the end of extermination. Li Ang also changed his past contempt for these fence-bearing grass, personally received all the envoys, and spoke out that the borders of the Qin Dynasty were empty and needed to be enriched. Whoever defected to the Qin Dynasty was the people of the Qin Dynasty.
The words Li Ang made a spurt on the border between the Qin and the Huns for a moment. Tribes of all sizes almost didn't think about it and moved south. They used to repeatedly requested to support the Qin Dynasty and were rejected, so they could only follow the Huns. Now they could hold the Qin Dynasty, which was obviously much thicker than the Huns. How could they not be willing? As for whether Li Ang would go back on his word, they never thought that in their hearts, Li Ang was the murderous devil, but what he said was like a foregone conclusion and never lost his trust.
In just over two months, more than 600,000 tribes drove cattle, sheep, horses, and rode big carts to surrender to Li Ang. The 400,000 Huns' army had previously hoarded land, food and grass in the camp, and Li Ang generously gave it to the tens of thousands of people who came first to surrender. This move greatly stimulated others and made them understand that as long as they were at peace under Li Ang's hands, they would benefit them.
Before the winter finally came, the tribe that defected to Li Ang had a population of nearly 800,000. Almost half of the Huns' vassals on the border of the Qin Dynasty, the rest were either loyal to the Huns, or they were reluctant to let go of their families, and there was also a bloody hatred with Li Ang. However, in just over ten years, the Turks had fallen from a new powerful country on the grassland to the point of being a lackey of the Huns. It can be said that they were all thanks to Li Ang’s gifts. The martial gods and famous generals of the Turks who were never born in the world were defeated by Li Ang.
The winter on the prairie is harsh and cold, and it is not suitable for training and war at all. However, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty continued to fight in the ice and snow, making the nearly 800,000 Hu people who lived near the camp reverently. They were glad that they surrendered to the Qin Dynasty instead of continuing to follow the Huns. They could imagine how the Huns would be ravaged by the Qin Dynasty in the following days, just like a hundred and fifty years ago, no one in this world could defeat these terrible soldiers. There was no in the past, no now, and there might not be any in the future.
As the snow was blowing, countless knights of the Qin Dynasty held military flags and walked among the tribes. The conscription order was read, and the Qin Dynasty Wu'anjun wanted to recruit a grassland minion army that belonged to him. All men over the age of sixteen and under forty could go to the camp to apply for the election. Once selected, they would receive three gold baht of military salary every month, and their families would also be taken to become the tribes of the Qin Dynasty Wu'anjun.
Worshiping the strong is the nature of the grassland people. For the tribes that surrendered, Li Ang used to be their nightmare and a terrifying murderous devil. Now Li Ang is their patron saint. Being able to become his soldiers and tribes is not only a glory, but also means that they can be worry-free from now on, because no one dares to offend this Wu'an Jun, the most famous one on the grassland since Emperor Taizu of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Countless men walked out of the tribe, carrying their ground swords and bows and arrows. Under the leadership of the tribe leader, they rushed towards the camp of the Qin Dynasty. They all wanted to become Li Ang's soldiers, and follow this Lord Wu'an Jun to make achievements and be a warrior. The selection lasted for half a month. Among the more than 200,000 people who came to the enlistment, they were left behind. They were mixed with the 70,000 prisoners of various tribes who had surrendered to Li Ang and were stationed in the former Huns camp for training. Their families were also taken to the vicinity of the camp. In this way, nearly 500,000 of the 800,000 people who surrendered to this place became Li Ang's tribe, and all the young and strong people were taken under his command. The remaining people were not very strong, and they were not afraid of their recurrence in the future.
In November, Protestants who came from the river began to preach to these 500,000 people, and taught them to learn Chinese characters and made them forget the original history and beliefs. They had to admit that Wang Meng was an absolute talent for governing the country. During the six months when Li Ang was away, he managed the river in an orderly manner. At the same time, he used the migrant Hedong Chamber of Commerce to expand the workshop in the river. With the influence of Li Ang on the Persians, he used the original silk to spread the original silk in one breath.
The transactions on the road accounted for nearly 30%. Although this made the Wanzhou Chamber of Commerce, which relied on the Silk Road, Li Ang was in full swing at this time. Who would dare to trouble Wu'anjun, who would definitely be the king? It was not that he had to ask for a coffin to sleep with him because he was too old. So the Wanzhou Chamber of Commerce simply asked Wang Meng to cooperate and get a share of the pie. Wang Meng did not dare to decide himself, so he took advantage of the opportunity to send missionaries to spend the past six months.
The love was sent together with the draft proposed by the Wanzhou Chamber of Commerce.
After carefully reading Wang Meng's handbook, Li Ang thought about it and wrote the four words "Jun can decide for yourself" after the handbook. He was still very relieved about Wang Meng. After writing, Li Ang looked at the envoy sent by Wang Meng. He was a young man of Persian descent and spoke very interestingly. Wang Meng mentioned in his handbook that he has increased the officials of non-Han descent to about 25% in the Hebei River. The loyalty of these people is unquestionable, and they are all devout Protestants. Please rest assured.
Seeing the young man taking the book from himself with admiration and respectfully withdrawing from the tent, Li Ang couldn't help but shake the rumors. He didn't know how Wang Meng trained these officials, but it was obvious that they regarded themselves as gods, not alone. In addition to Wang Meng's handbook, this time there were reports on An Changsheng's mother and the situation in Asia sent back by Cui Hao and Chen Qingzhi. All the reports that came to the river in September ended in August.
The situation in Asia can be said to be in a stalemate. No one expected that the Roman emperor Olivi, who had been thirty-seven years, suddenly died less than two months after sending a large army to attack Greece. The successor was his second son, Constantine, who was in charge of the Roman imperial guards. He defeated his brother with the support of the Roman civil servants and used his powerful skills to eliminate the forces against him. This short coup in Rome also led to the failure of the Roman invasion in Greece. Although Chen Qingzhi and Ran Min defeated the Roman legions several times on the plains of Macedonia, they could not hurt the roots. Although the Roman legions retreated due to the domestic coup, they would still descend to the Macedonian area and turn it into scorched earth.
As for An Changsheng's mother, Cui Hao was not successfully rescued. At the last moment, the new Roman emperor Constantine sent an imperial guard to take An Changsheng's mother away. In order not to expose his spy system in Rome, Cui Hao chose to cancel all actions; and went to the city of Rome in person. However, what was unexpected was that An Changsheng's mother died the second day after arriving at the Roman court. The Romans said to the outside world that he committed suicide, but Cui Hao got the inside story that An Changsheng's mother was unwilling to write a letter to recall his son, and assassinated Constantine with a hairpin, and was finally killed by Constantine's guards on the spot.
Li Ang did not expect the final outcome to be like this. An Changsheng's mother finally died, and died at the hands of the Romans. He didn't know how sad An Changsheng was when he learned the news. Putting down Cui Hao's handbook, Li Ang sighed deeply. Constantine was a difficult opponent. Although it was not clear whether this Constantine was the Great Emperor of Constantine in history, just seizing the throne from him neatly, eliminating dissidents, and decisively recalling the legions in Greece all showed that this new Roman emperor was a not simple person.
The scorched earth strategy of the Romans when they withdrew the grain-producing areas in Lower Macedonia suffered a devastating blow. It can be foreseen that the Greeks will not have a good life in the next few years. As long as the Romans seize control of the sea, they can block Egypt's grain exports to Asia. It seems that the next battle is not easy. I hope that the Qin reinforcements can stop the Romans' navy.
Li Ang's eyes fell on the map behind him. In Europe and Eurasia, the Romans and the Huns were the strongest opponents of the Qin Dynasty. The Han people encountered the most serious challenges in their 150-year rule. The Huns would never retreat because of only 200,000 people. The territory of the Qin Dynasty is too vast. The current border line is still too far from the area effectively controlled by Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. The Qin Dynasty had to invest much more manpower and material resources to maintain this line of defense than the Huns.
Li Ang could even see the day when the Romans and the Huns formed an alliance. Perhaps after this winter, he could hear such news. The Romans provided arms and food to the Huns, and the Huns dragged the Qin Dynasty on this border that stretched for thousands of miles, allowing the Romans to capture Asia. Once the Qin Mausoleum in Longcheng was in danger, the Qin Dynasty would have to send troops to Asia and fall into two fronts to fight. No matter how strong the Qin Dynasty was, it would be difficult to support it.
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When Li Ang thought of this, the cold in his eyes became colder. He would never allow such a situation to happen. Constantine's throne was always taken away, and the foundation was unstable. It would take at least a year later that the Romans invaded Greece and Asia again. During this year, he had to try his best to weaken the strength of the Huns and increase the chances of winning for the Qin Dynasty.
"Cunzhi, you immediately set off and return to the river, and tuned Murong and the 30,000 Qin soldiers who surrendered to the end of their power. Later, they were taken as personal troops by Li Ang. In order to remember his past sins, they stabbed the words on their faces." Li Ang turned around and looked at Li Cunzhi, his voice cold like a blade unsheathed.
"Here!" Li Cunzhi replied loudly, walking out of the commander's tent. He knew that many Huns would die on the grassland soon, but for him, it doesn't matter how many Huns died, and it's best to die.
Chapter completed!