At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 40 Visit to the Prisoner Camp

For a whole month.

News of great victories would be reported back to Xiliang every now and then.

The people's ears were almost calloused from listening to the urgent message of 800 miles away.

Ten thousand Black Armored Soldiers, divided into five groups, killed indiscriminately on the grassland.

No food supply is required.

Wherever they go, they kill and eat.

Decades before that, the grassland was the territory of the Zaohu tribes, where many Zaohu tribes were entrenched.

They are vicious.

They are barbaric.

They are good at riding and shooting, and they come and go like the wind.

The people of Xiliang were the prey of these mixed Hu tribes. The land of Xiliang was like a woman's boudoir, which was not locked.

They come when they want and leave when they want.

Every time the horses of the mixed Hu people set foot into Xiliang, they would trample upon the people here.

Many governors were replaced, and those who were ambitious among them would train and prepare for war, but most of them would defend the city.

However, how could they defend Wuyang, Tianshui and Yumen alone?

They could only watch helplessly as the cavalry of the mixed Hu people passed through the long western front and crossed the Yellow River.

If the people of Xiliang encountered a governor who was only interested in eating and waiting to die, the people of Xiliang would be even more miserable.

But that was in the past.

Everything has changed now.

Since last year, Xiao Han came to Xiliang and served as the governor of Xiliang. He first destroyed the Ruoqiang tribe to scare the tigers, and then skinned alive Helian Bor and seven tribal leaders.

The order to kill ten people at one time made the Hu people on the grassland terrified.

At the beginning of this spring, when the ice and snow had not yet melted, ten thousand cavalrymen left Xiliang and entered the grassland, winning battle after battle and frightening the mixed Hu people.

Everything has changed.

When the news of the great victories spread back to Xiliang, all the people of Xiliang were afraid that it was just a dream.

But when the government soldiers stationed in Wuyang entered Xiliang City with a large number of cattle, sheep and Hu captives, everyone was excited.

They walked out of their homes, onto the streets, and changed into the cleanest, most festive clothes in their lives.

Beating drums and gongs, dragon and lion dances.

A thousand words are not as inspiring as destroying a Hu tribe.

The camp that was originally used to train the Black Armor Army has now become a prison for holding Hu prisoners.

In the past, the people of Xiliang would never have dared to even think about this kind of thing.

……

Governor's Mansion.

All the core members under Xiao Han were present, and the officials from the eight departments and nine ministries were all beaming with joy.

"Sir, eight hundred miles, expedite."

A soldier came to report: "Two days ago, the high school lieutenant destroyed two small tribes of miscellaneous Hu people."

"Haha."

In the lobby.

Xiao Han smiled and said, "I know, I know, you go down and rest first."

Lu Ju was a little envious: "I also want to go out and lead the troops to fight."

"Just stay here quietly."

Xiao Han glared at him and said, "You are now a captain of the military department."

"I'd rather be a captain."

Lu Ju muttered.

The people of the grassland come and go like the wind, and so do the Black Armor Army under Xiliang?
The people of the grassland can come and go freely in Xiliang, so why can't the Black Armor Army also come and go freely in the grassland?

Only through hundreds of battles can elite soldiers be produced.

Xiao Han had no intention of letting Gao Li and the others come back, so he let them play with these miscellaneous barbarians on the grassland.

If you can't win, just run away. When the enemy advances, I retreat. When the enemy retreats, I advance.

The Black Armor Army has the support of Xiliang behind it, while those grassland tribes rely entirely on cattle and sheep to fight a protracted war with the Black Armor Army at the risk of their lives.

"Everyone, another big event of ours is about to begin this year."

"Master Song, spring ploughing is the responsibility of your Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Department."

Song Xian, the chief clerk of the Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Department, patted his chest and said, "Sir, if something goes wrong, you don't have to do anything. I will take my own head off."

"But I have a request." Song Xian rubbed his hands, "I heard that a lot of cattle were seized from the Hu people this time. It would be a pity to eat them. Why not give some to our Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Bureau and distribute them to various county offices to help open up wasteland."

"Take them all."

Xiao Han said: "One part will be distributed to each village and town, and the other part will be kept by your Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Bureau. During the spring plowing this year, the ten villages and towns that reclaim the most wasteland in Xiliang will each be rewarded with three oxen."

The eyes of all the officials in the hall lit up, and Song Xian, the chief clerk of the Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Department, was even more excited.

"As a result, the enthusiasm of the people of Xiliang to reclaim wasteland is probably unprecedented."

Song Xian said.

“It is to encourage farming and warfare.”

Xiao Han said: "Not only that, during the autumn harvest, the same can also be done. Villages and towns can compare their harvests with each other and there will be rewards."

"These matters must be presided over by you, the chief clerk of the Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Department."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Song Xian's face was solemn.

"I'll have the Secret Service and the Arrest Service follow up."

Xiao Han said in a deep voice: "If anyone makes false reports, conceals information, or lies, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Sir, I will start making preparations after I return."

"My lord, my lord."

“Where are the cattle and sheep?”

Cao Zhang, the chief clerk of the Department of Commerce and Travel, started shouting before he even walked in.

All the officials in the hall were upset.

"Sir, where are the cattle and sheep?"

"Sir, when I came back I heard that tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were seized."

"Give them all to me. I'll take them all to the Central Plains and they'll definitely sell for a good price."

The chief clerk of the Department of Commerce and Travel had been worrying about how to make money the entire winter. Now that he had finally waited for this opportunity, he naturally did not want to miss it.

"I can only give you half."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Keep the remaining half. Spring is coming soon, and there is no shortage of pastures in our Xiliang territory."

"I am planning to build several large horse and sheep farms."

Upon hearing this, officials from the governor's office began to scramble for it.

"Sir, I think the cattle and sheep farm should belong to our Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Department."

"Bullshit, it should belong to our Ordnance Department."

In the end, the horse farm was under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Department, and the sheep farm was under the jurisdiction of the Commerce and Travel Department.

After discussing the spring ploughing for a while, all the officials dispersed. He was now too busy to handle the affairs of his governor's office.

All the officials in the yamen were busy working around the clock.

"Lu Ju, come with me to the camp outside the city."

Xiao Han changed into his official robes, put on a white fox fur cloak, mounted his warhorse, and left the governor's mansion with Lu Ju and headed straight for the camp.

On the school field.

It was full of Hu people, both men and women, old and young, totaling tens of thousands.

They were all captured from various tribes on the grassland.

Everyone had shackles on their feet and their hands were tied with hemp ropes.

There was a huge crowd of people, with no end in sight. In order to keep an eye on them, three thousand soldiers were mobilized.

The faces of these barbarians were filled with despair, and some women and children were holding young babies in their arms, crying non-stop.

The hatred between the Hu people and the people of Xiliang has continued for hundreds of years.

The people of Xiliang were taken to the grasslands and lived a life worse than that of animals.

And now they have become prisoners of the Xiliang people, and their fate is self-evident.

"Sir, with so many Hu people, they need a lot of food and drink every day."

On the high platform.

Lu Ju's face was cold: "I think it's better to kill them all."

Lu Ju didn't know whether he said it on purpose for these barbarians to hear or what, he was just about to yell at the top of his lungs.

On the parade ground, all the Hu people heard it clearly, and each of them showed a look of despair.

Some people wanted to resist, but next to the parade ground were the Xiliang soldiers who were armed to the teeth, wearing black armor and holding long and narrow swords that shone brightly.

As long as they made the slightest movement, these soldiers would pounce on them like wolves and tear them to pieces.

(End of this chapter)