In the battle of Jihunhe, the last 300,000 cavalry of the coalition forces were wiped out. Except for nearly 100,000 people who died in battle, the remaining 200,000 people, including Xue Qiaoe, the Crown Prince of the Seljuk Empire, became prisoners of war of the Xia army. At the same time, the Xia army also seized a large number of war horses. These war horses, together with all the seized food, grass, weapons, gold, silver and jewelry in the city of Term, were enough to support the Qin King Li Zhe's continuous combat in the next three to five years.

After the coalition surrendered, a very serious problem was placed before the Qin King Li Zhe and the Anxi Grand Protector Li Yi, which was how to deal with these nearly 300,000 prisoners of war. Some prisoners of war had starved to death or died of illness, but these were 300,000 people, and they consumed a lot of food and grass every day. Now for Li Zhe, food and grass are very precious.

Inside the Xia Army camp on the south bank of the Jihun River.

Li Yi said to Qin King Li Zhe: "Prince, although we have won now, there is still a very serious problem before us. We have 300,000 prisoners of war. Even if we don't let them eat enough, the daily food and grass is very huge, which is a waste."

King Li Zhe of Qin looked at Li Yi and asked, "What does uncle mean?"

"Kill them all." Li Yi said with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

King Li Zhe of Qin was shocked and said, "All 300,000 people were killed? This is too cruel!"

Li Yi said to Qin King Li Zhe: "My prince! There is no cruelty on the battlefield since ancient times. They are enemies, and their kindness to the enemy is cruelty to themselves."

King Li Zhe of Qin thought about it and said, "Uncle, why don't we use them for our own purposes!"

"How is this possible for us to use? What if they rebel then?" Li Yi asked King Li Zhe of Qin.

"Since my nephew asked them to surrender, there was a way. They worked wholeheartedly for us, just four words: "coercion, temptation," said Qin King Li Zhe to Li Yi; "These 300,000 prisoners of war cannot all be alive. All we want is the strongest, and only the strongest among them can survive."

"What the prince means is to let them kill each other?" Li Yi said to Qin King Li Zhe with shock.

Li Zhe's idea was used by King Li Qing of Yan in Japan. Of course, Li Qing did not tell anyone about this method. Li Zhe's idea can only be said to be a coincidence. Since it was finally decided, it will be implemented. The next day, Li Yi presided over the next day. Under the coercion of the Xia army, 300,000 coalition prisoners of war began to kill each other in order to survive. Li Zhe initially set a 100,000 people for the selection criteria, but under Li Yi's insistence, it was finally determined that only 50,000 people were recruited.

All the 50,000 people survived by stepping on the bodies of their companions. Some of them thought of rebelling, but in the end they were killed by the Xia army. The methods and cruelty of all the rebels were dismembered by the five horses, and they were watched by all the servants to intimidate them. Of course, they would also give them a sweet date if they gave them a stick. As for the rewards, they would just be money and women.

After the threat of the coalition forces was wiped out, King Li Zhe of Qin officially announced the establishment of the New Qin State in the city of Term. This was also the first brother of the seven vassal states to be officially established. After the founding of the New Qin State, the Anxi Grand Guardian Li Yi officially resigned from the position of the Anxi Grand Guardian Li Bingchang, and was also the nobles with fiefs in the New Qin State and began to join the command of King Li Zhe of Qin State. With the establishment of the New Qin State, the New Qin Army was also established.

The New Qin army had a total of 250,000 troops, including 200,000 regular troops and 50,000 vassal troops; these 200,000 regular troops included two heavy firearms and two elite cavalry troops, with a total of more than 600,000 horses in the entire army; these are the entire family of King Li Zhe of Qin. After the establishment of the vassal army, the New Qin army began its journey south, while the Anxi army and the tribal coalition returned to the north of Tiemen Pass.

The current territory of the New Qin State is still very narrow, from the desert to the east to the Pamir Plateau, connected to the Tiemen Pass of the Daxia Dynasty in the north, and reaching the Jihun River to the south; but this territory is only temporary. As the army of King Li Zhe continued to move south to attack the Seljuk Empire, the territory of the New Qin State will continue to expand.

When King Li Zhe of Qin fought against the Serbian army in the city of Termi, King Yong Li Xiang and Li Siqi also led a large army to attack Nissa City. This is the only solid city in the northwest of the Seljuk Empire. There are veteran Sevich and general Orel in the city. There are 300,000 Serbian troops in the city, but now the Serbian army has reached the point where the ammunition and food are exhausted. Under the bombardment of heavy artillery by the Xia army, the walls of Nissa City can no longer support it.

North of Nisa City, in the Xia army camp.

"Prince, I just got the news that His Highness of the King of Qin has captured Terme and destroyed 600,000 troops from the Serbian army and the Gassini coalition. Now His Highness of the King of Qin has officially announced the establishment of the New Qin State and is temporarily set to be in Terme City. However, the New Qin army has now headed south to attack the Balihei City." Li Siqi said to King Yong Li Xiang after entering the central army's tent.

King Yong Li Xiang said: "It seems that we have to hurry up. The conditions here are much better than those of the second brother. If we can't conquer Nisa City tomorrow, then I will really have no face to see my second brother."

The next morning, when Li Xiang led the Xia army to launch an attack, the Xia army suddenly discovered that the Serbian army, which was originally trapped in Nissa City, had actually escaped. Later, they found out that the Serbian army had fled to Apiweild. After taking Nissa City, Li Xiang only left some troops to garrison, and then returned to Yulongjie Chi City to announce the establishment of the Xinyong Kingdom and the establishment of the Xinyong Army. Thanks to the foundation left by the Xia Emperor Li Bingchang, the Xinyong Kingdom basically inherited the territory of the Xinyong Kingdom, including the entire Khwarezm area and the Qincha grassland. According to the plan of the Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo, Khwarezm was divided into two, and obviously there was no one now.

After the establishment of the Xinyong Kingdom in Yulongjie Chicheng, King Yong Li Xiang did not immediately embark on the western expedition, but instead recuperated. After all, although he had the foundation left by the Xinjin Kingdom, the Xinyong Kingdom is not very powerful now. The Xinyong Army now has only 150,000 troops, of which there are only 30 firearms, and even fewer artillery weapons, and there are only 30 guns. Moreover, the Xinyong Kingdom does not store much grain. Therefore, the most important thing for Li Xiang is to train the army and reserve grain and grass.

King Li Zhe of Qin was not so leisurely. The new Qin army immediately launched a fierce attack when he arrived at Balihei. Balihei was an important city of the Serbian army in Jihun Henan. The city also stored a lot of food, grass and weapons reserved by the Serbian army. Of course, these were not comparable to those in the Serbian city. The number was about one-third of that in the Serbian city. However, this was also a large amount of supplies. What was important was that Balihei did not hide in the Serbian army to guard it.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the New Qin army's servant army took the important town in just one day, and the servant army suffered less than 3,000 casualties, and the New Qin army was not injured. After taking down Balihei, Qin King Li Xiang and New Qin Prime Minister Li Yi divided their troops into two groups to sweep the east and west sides. Li Yi led 20,000 servants and 50,000 elite teams of the New Qin army to attack the cities and castles of Karipu, Sapurgan, Andiku from the Western Army; Qin King Li Zhe led the other main troops to attack Talihan, Halan, Baluwan and other places, which were already the territory of the Gassini Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)
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