Chapter five hundred and ninety first unification of the Western Regions nine
Zhesha was tough and swearing to never surrender. He concealed the news that Zhan Bai had been destroyed. He led the army to break through forcibly, regardless of the impact of casualties, and finally broke through the blockade of Zhao Zhang's army. Then he marched into Kangju Kingdom. When less than fifty miles away from the border of Kangju Kingdom, he was still caught up by 20,000 follow-up troops led by Shan Qiu. Zhesha was once again trapped in the siege and sent people to demand Kangju Kingdom's rescue. However, in the Western Regions, Zhan Bai was defeated and hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed. The Dashi people formed an alliance with Li Xun and voluntarily withdrew from the Western Regions. Li Xun's situation was already his world and no one could stop him. Therefore, although the King of Kangju Kingdom did not choose to surrender to Li Xun on his own initiative, he did not dare to offend him. Finally, he chose not to help each other and observe the changes in the situation with a neutral attitude.
As a result, Zhesha fell into an isolated and helpless situation. Shan Qiu did not choose to attack, but instead spread the news that Zhan Bo had been defeated into Zhesha's army. He learned that he had become an isolated army and had a family and would not receive any assistance. The soldiers of Zhesha's entire army were in chaos and everyone fell into despair.
After being besieged for five days, the food was exhausted, the soldiers were unscrupulous, and the entire army was in a desperate situation. Zhesha was tough and would rather die than surrender, but the left and right deputy generals were unwilling to be buried here, and launched a mutiny, undermining Zhesha's military power.
Zhesha was drunk in despair. The captain of the personal soldiers who had received the order had cut off Zhesha's head...
With the defeat of Zhesha and the withdrawal of the Dashi people from the Western Regions, there was no force in the entire Western Regions to threaten him. Li Xun's unification of the Western Regions has become an established fact.
The first year of Tianhe, the last day of February.
Li Xun led an army of 30,000 to enter the central part of the Western Regions, and then occupied Suye City, the capital of Anshu.
In order to reduce the hostility of the Western Regions towards him, Li Xun only led 3,000 personal soldiers into Suye City. The rest of the troops were stationed outside the city and issued strict orders. Without his orders, no soldiers were allowed to go out of the camp at will, but those who harass the people and robbers would be severely punished.
Of course, Li Xun brought not only the army, but also several kings and aristocratic leaders in the five eastern Western Regions, including Zheman, as well as the southern and northern regions, there were also several kings and a large number of noble leaders. Following Li Xun's call, he came to Suye City.
After Li Xun arrived in Suye City, he distributed food and grass, stabilized public orders, and strictly ordered the military to be governed. He also asked Zheman and others to go out to win over and appease everyone. The chaotic situation in the central and western regions began to develop in a good direction.
However, there are also hidden dangers. In addition to the fact that the members of the royal family of Anshu Kingdom were almost slaughtered by the Dashi people, and in fact, the country has been destroyed, along with the forces of the old major powers of the Western Regions, such as Chengzhou Kingdom Kangju, Loulan Kingdom, and Khanate, still ignoring Li Xun's call, neither resisting nor adapting, and the 20,000 troops led by the eldest prince of Chengzhou Kingdom Jige still exists. These are potential threats to Li Xun, but Li Xun has not yet had time to deal with them. He needs to take it slowly and stabilize the situation in the Western Regions first.
Moreover, Li Xun is still waiting for news from Hammerezi. The decisive battle between the Dashi people and the Persian Empire has broken out. The total army of Hammerezi, Bin Rahimo and Mahad is nearly 100,000. Facing the 150,000 army of the Persian Empire, it can be considered as a battle. The two sides have fought several times in five days, and the outcome is not decided at present.
Before the war between Hamerzi and the Persian Empire was won and lost, Li Xun could not do much, because if he wanted to completely unify the Western Regions, he had to remove four major powers such as Kangju. This would take time. Once he had some action, it would be a move that would affect his whole body. Once he acted on his own, Hamerzi was eventually defeated and the Persian Empire attacked the Western Regions. At that time, Li Xun had no way out.
Therefore, after Li Xun formed an alliance with Hammerezi, he gave the other party absolute support. All Dashi people in the Western Regions would be allowed to return to their hometowns as long as they were willing to return to their homeland, and provided a large amount of food and security protection to Dashi people concentrated on the western border.
The palace of Anshu Kingdom has been burned by Mahad, but the former residence of the prince, which is Zhan Bo's prince's mansion, is still intact. Li Xun temporarily lives here. After a few days in Suye City, Li Xun met with a large number of people from all walks of life in the Western Regions.
Wang Suyi, Zheman and others lobbyed from it. Except for the four major countries such as Kangju, which were still indifferent, the other small countries in the Western Regions chose to surrender under the temptation and comfort of Li Xun and attracted him.
Li Xun's current strategy is to maintain the status quo. He expressed his opinion to everyone that everything remains unchanged. The Dashi people ruled the Western Regions for so many years, and when their taxes were at their lowest, they were all ten taxes. Some people tentatively expressed their willingness to pay taxes and inquire about the reality of Li Xun.
During this war, Li Xun plundered a lot of wealth and was not short of money at present. In order to calm people's hearts, Li Xun's attitude was somewhat simulated, that is, he did not ask for money or didn't want money. This gave the Western Regions a mistake. After all, during the Central Plains Han Dynasty ruled the Western Regions, he did not charge taxes. Could it be that Li Xun was the same? This awakened and inspired everyone, and it was a good thing that was ruled by Li Xun and the Han people in the Western Regions.
Li Xun picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. He rubbed his eyebrows and looked a little tired. In the past few days, he has received too many people and handled too many things. Although he can find Fan Zhongyun, Sima Tu and others to make up his mind, he has to deal with many things in person.
He had just sent away the eight leaders of Tianlan in the Western Regions. From their humble attitude and careful expression, Li Xun could see their inner fear. The Dashi Empire was destroyed, but the religion was still there. Just two days ago, the leaders of Mani and Rhodes paid a visit to Li Xun and received a satisfactory reply. This made the leaders of Tianlan. If Li Xun supported these two religions, would he suppress and persecute Tianlan?
Li Xun did not have any distinction between good and bad about religion. His attitude towards several sects in the Western Regions was to develop equally and peacefully. As long as it did not involve political aspects, he would not interfere.
The Dashi Empire ruled the Western Regions for many years. Because of the seriousness and aggressiveness of Tianlan, the local sects in the Western Regions were persecuted very tragically. Although many Western Regions chose to submit to Tianlan for their own and interests, the two largest sects in the local area, Mani and Rhodes, still have a large number of believers.
Now that the Western Regions have changed its masters, the leaders of the two sects Mani and Rhodes felt that this was an opportunity, so they came to Li Xun and hoped to get support. Li Xun naturally expressed his support, but for the suppression and even the expulsion of the believers of Tianlan, Li Xun bluntly refused, just hoped that everyone would develop peacefully. In the future, no matter what sect it is, they will be equal. There is no distinction between high and low. Although the leaders of the two sects were a little dissatisfied with this reply, they could accept it. After all, with Li Xun's statement, the living environment of the two sects in the Western Regions will be much better than before.
Chapter completed!