Died of old age, and you tell me this is a life simulation?

Finally, in addition to the two original tasks mentioned above, the most important thing at the moment is to return to Goguryeo in the north, contact the master, and observe the details of Daqian's rule on the way, and pass the information back. When the time comes, let the master make the decision.

Thinking of this, Fu Jun'er no longer hesitated.

Set off quickly and head north quickly.

Pegasus Ranch.

The largest horse ranch in the Sui Dynasty.

With a stable output of more than 10,000 excellent horses every year, the name "Pegasus" is praised by the world and has always been the object of competition among various forces.

However, due to its huge strategic value, it attracted countless covetous eyes. Bandits and rebels were greedy, noble families and clans coveted it, and the imperial court also wanted to seize it by force.

Fortunately, the Pegasus Ranch is located in a place with natural advantages, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, the ranch's private army is quite strong and elite, so it can still maintain its independence in an environment surrounded by many powerful enemies.

For many years, it has existed as a neutral force.

No matter how the world situation changes, we can remain unmoved.

But on this day, changes had to happen.

Inside the main hall, everyone sat upright.

Mrs. Dongming, Shan Meixian, smiled charmingly and said, "What do you think of the business plan?"

The current owner of Pegasus Ranch was a 28-year-old woman named Shang Xiuxun. She was exceptionally beautiful, graceful, and elegant. She sat in the first seat, listening to Shan Meixian's question. After a moment's hesitation, she nodded slightly and said, "With such an offer, there's no reason for Pegasus Ranch to refuse!"

"Although the business owner is young, she's decisive!" Shan Meixian chuckled, feeling quite fond of this young lady, who was about the same age as her daughter.

One is the love of beauty, which everyone has.

It's hard not to like this little girl who is so beautiful.

The other one is that, despite being so young, he is able to manage the Pegasus Ranch in such an orderly manner. This ability is truly remarkable.

Shan Meixian admired it very much.

I thought to myself that I could let my daughter interact with him more often in the future and it would be good for him to make friends with me.

"Madam, you are too kind. Xiuxun is just following the trend." Shang Xiuxun smiled bitterly.

She is not decisive at all, she has no choice at all!

Daqian is so powerful, who can disobey?

Her business has remained neutral for many years, not getting involved in disputes in the court or the underworld. If possible, she would naturally hope to continue doing so. However, facing Daqian, this is impossible.

Unless she wants to go against the trend and become an enemy of Daqian.

But how is doing this different from seeking death?

Pegasus Ranch's natural advantages, elite cavalry, and secret mechanisms...2.6...may be able to stop the covetousness of the world's forces, but it will never be able to withstand Daqian's suppression!

As long as she doesn't want Pegasus Ranch and the business to go to the end of the road, the choice is clear!

Shan Meixian smiled slightly: "It's easy to say to follow the general trend, but not many people can actually do it."

The larger the foundation and the stronger the background, the more difficult it is to make a decision.

This girl is in charge of Pegasus Ranch, and she is able to make decisions so decisively, which is better than many people.

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Chapter 637: Warhorses replenished! Elite cavalry mobilized! The Sui Dynasty is finally destroyed!

The surrender of Pegasus Ranch made the offensive of Daqian’s elite troops even more rapid!

It’s not that Pegasus Ranch has such a strong foundation that it can enhance its combat effectiveness, but the provision of batches of excellent horses has enhanced the mobility of the army to a certain extent.

You must know that an army of 200,000 went on an expedition across the forbidden desert with only 10,000 war horses.

It's not that Daqian doesn't have good horses. After annexing the Mongols, Daqian gained vast grasslands and raised a large number of livestock, including countless war horses. Let alone ten thousand, even if it were to meet the configuration of three horses per person for an army of 200,000, there would be no problem. It's just... horses are creatures that find it difficult to survive for a long time in the desert. If they are taken on an expedition, there will inevitably be heavy losses. There must be very few war horses that can safely survive the long journey. Secondly, it will greatly increase the difficulty of logistical supply.

The 200,000 elite soldiers are all masters of the [Internal Force Realm]. Their daily food and water needs can be strictly controlled within a certain range, and they can survive for a period of time without replenishment. However, this cannot be done for war horses. The resources consumed are too many. Even if the supply is sufficient, they cannot withstand the impact of the harsh desert environment. In this way, the waste is huge, but it is difficult to use. Instead, more than 90% of the horses will be lost. Doing so is naturally meaningless.

As for how the 10,000 war horses in the army successfully crossed the desert forbidden area, it was because these 10,000 war horses were not ordinary breeds, but a newly bred breed of horses that had high endurance as well as heat and cold resistance. They also had strong ability to absorb and store food and water. With the same supplies, they could sustain life longer than ordinary horses.

Strictly speaking, this belongs to a type of spiritual plant species.

However...because they have been bred for a short time, the breeding technology is not very mature, and the number is relatively small, so we can only barely gather 10,000 horses.

This is naturally a drop in the bucket for an army of 200,000.

Although some supplements were obtained from the border states and counties of the Sui Dynasty.

But it must be understood that because the Sui Dynasty had gone through three major wars against Goguryeo, and because of rebellions in various parts of the country, the military horses suffered serious losses and were limited in number. Only tens of thousands of them could be mobilized, and only a few of them could actually be used as war horses. Based on this situation, the Daqian army has only about 10,000 to 20,000 cavalry equipped with war horses so far.

Although, with the blessing of deep internal strength, if they really want to charge, they will not be slower than ordinary cavalry, but when fighting outside, they must maintain the best condition to be safe. Moreover, if they want to charge long distances, it is better to use war horses.

At present, the resources of Pegasus Ranch have made up for this shortcoming very well.

Although the Pegasus produced by the Pegasus Ranch's adaptability to harsh environments is far inferior to that of the newly bred exotic horses from Daqian, their speed, endurance, and load-bearing capacity under normal conditions are unparalleled! Compared to the exotic horses from Daqian, they are not much inferior, and even slightly surpass them.

With such excellent horses as supplements, the mobility of the Daqian army will naturally be enhanced.

In terms of quantity, Pegasus Ranch can produce an average of more than 10,000 "Flying Horses" every year, but this is only the number that flows out. As the world-recognized number one horse ranch in the Sui Dynasty, if it really needs to be mobilized, a maximum of 40,000 can be mobilized in a short period of time without affecting the foundation of the ranch.

Although it was still too few for 200,000 elite soldiers, it generally alleviated the dilemma of lack of war horses.

After all, there are still 50,000 elite troops stationed in the border states and counties, and 150,000 elite troops are used for external expansion. In addition to the original 10,000 exotic war horses and thousands of collected war horses, and now with these 40,000 flying horses, there are 50,000 to 60,000 elite cavalry.

In this way, wouldn't the offensive against the Sui Dynasty become more rapid and fierce?

In addition, local aristocratic families, clans, landlords, and powerful people... except for a very few stubborn ones, basically do not dare to be enemies with Daqian, let alone test whether Daqian's elite weapons are sharp. Naturally, the speed of annexation is even higher than before!

Seeing that Daqian's momentum of swallowing up and sweeping up was becoming more and more powerful, among the four major clans, the Li clan and the Dugu clan in Guanzhong were forced to express their willingness to surrender under pressure. The Song clan in Lingnan had already joined and no longer concealed it. The land of Lingnan was completely incorporated into Daqian's sphere of influence.

Although the remaining Yuwen clan members were also intimidated by Daqian's power and wanted to surrender, the public trials held wherever Daqian went were like swords hanging high, making the Yuwen clan members terrified.

Unlike the Li clan's outwardly benevolent policies and their efforts to win the hearts of the people, the Dugu clan was more conservative and restrained. Before this, the Yuwen clan was used to being unscrupulous and domineering. If they had strictly followed the public trial system of Daqian, most of the clan members would have been uprooted. Perhaps some of their bloodlines could have been preserved, but this was obviously not a result that the Yuwen clan leaders could accept. Therefore, after fruitless negotiations and no clear guarantees, the Yuwen clan had no choice but to take the risk and join forces with Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and call on all the aristocratic families, clans, landlords, and powerful forces in the world to resist Daqian's offensive together.

As one of the four major clans, its prestige and influence are there, and Daqian's policies are really not tolerated by everyone. Therefore, even though they know that it is dangerous, many forces still join in and try to resist, or try to negotiate, hoping that Daqian will be cautious and give them more generous conditions.

Of course...as expected, they were defeated by Daqian!

If they had honestly accepted the rule and gone through public trial, at least some of it could have been preserved. Now it is being directly uprooted.

The entire Sui Dynasty court was also captured.

The Sui Dynasty was destroyed in less than two months.

It is worth mentioning that in 190 AD, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to escape during the chaos, but was eventually killed by the rebel army. He had enjoyed great glory and supremacy during his lifetime, but now he ended up with his country destroyed and himself dead, which was what he deserved.

Once the news of the fall of the imperial court and Yang Guang's death spread, the whole world was shocked!

But the people of the Sui Dynasty did not feel sad. Instead, they cried with joy and finally felt relieved.

There was a high level of acceptance of Daqian's rule.

This is also normal.

Ordinary people at the bottom of society rarely identify with the righteous cause at the national level, not to mention the years of tyranny. Perhaps they did in the past, but the people who are still alive now will never have a good impression of the Sui Dynasty.

In addition, as soon as Daqian came, he abolished all the harsh taxes, opened the granaries to release grain, and distributed the land. Everyone knew what to choose, even with their eyes closed, by voting with their feet.

For some knowledgeable people, Daqian was the orthodox regime of the Xia Dynasty after all, so it was not a foreign invasion. They quickly accepted this reality psychologically and even took it for granted.

Being able to belong to a regime with strong national strength and clean and strict governance is at least much better than being in a tyrannical environment like the Sui Dynasty, right?

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Chapter 638: Unrest in All Nations! The Second Batch of Officials Arrives! Basic Governance Completed!

In addition to the shock to various forces within the Sui Dynasty, the surrounding countries were also deeply uneasy about the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

In less than two months, a powerful nation like the Sui Dynasty was easily destroyed and annexed. The sheer force of the Daqian army was truly appalling! It was beyond imagination!

Although the Sui Dynasty was plagued by various setbacks from Yang Guang, and local chaos was frequent, it was still relatively young since the Kaihuang Reign, and its foundation was still there. No one would underestimate this great power. Goguryeo regarded it as a formidable enemy, and although the Turkic people's attitude has changed in recent years, no longer being so respectful, but more of a test. The deterrent effect of the Sui Dynasty on the Turkic people has existed since the Kaihuang Reign and has not completely dissipated.

But in such a situation, Daqian's army annexed the entire Sui Dynasty with overwhelming force! In the eyes of all the surrounding countries, it was truly terrifying!

The most important thing is that no one knows where Daqian’s military campaign will end this time?

Did they stop after annexing the Sui Dynasty, or did they continue to expand and conquer abroad?

If it were in the past, people in the world would not have such doubts. After all, in their opinion, expeditions were impossible.

But now, this is the fact and we have to face reality.

Moreover, they conquered the Sui Dynasty in less than two months, and obviously they still have strength to spare. Who can guarantee that Daqian will stop the war?

They have come through thousands of miles of forbidden desert, so how far are their neighboring countries bordering the Sui Dynasty?

It would be easy to beat them.

Will Daqian turn a blind eye and ignore it?

Most likely not!

And even if we don't take action now, the future is uncertain.

According to the expansionist tendency shown by Daqian, and its deeds of wiping out the surrounding countries and annexing all forces after the founding of the country, they will certainly not be able to avoid this in the future.

And once Daqian targets them, who can resist?

It should be noted that even before Daqian started the expedition, all the countries in the world had already believed that Daqian was invincible. It was simply because of the far distance that they were relatively relieved.

But now it is discovered that even the natural barriers cannot stop Daqian... Needless to say, they still have self-knowledge, and there is no room for resistance at all!

As long as you are targeted, you will inevitably perish! There is no other possibility!

Realizing this, the leaders of various countries inevitably fell into panic and anxiety.

We also have to consider how to survive in the future.

Many small countries with few people wanted to submit, but some like Goguryeo and the Turks found it difficult to make up their minds and were more inclined to become vassals. However, Daqian had not accepted any vassalage since its founding, and they knew that this was a luxury, so they were caught in a dilemma.

If you surrender directly, you will be unwilling to give up your power. If you don't surrender, there is a high probability that you will be attacked in the future and die. Your country will be destroyed...

Not only the top management is hesitant, but the people at the lower levels are also hesitant.

Unlike the top leaders who are at the top of power, they do not have much power and deep background, so they are not bound by so many constraints and are more likely to make up their minds.

After witnessing the strength of Daqian, they all began to think about their escape route.

There are even many people who hope that those in power will voluntarily submit to Daqian to avoid being conquered by Daqian's heavenly soldiers in the future.

Among them, Goguryeo was the worst hit. It experienced three major wars with the Sui Dynasty, suffered heavy losses and countless casualties. Both the court and the people were extremely tired of war.

If it was the Sui Dynasty that invaded, they would have no choice but to resist to the end due to national hatred and family feuds. However, what they are about to face now is the Daqian Empire, such a huge empire that they have no possibility of competing with. Instead of making enemies, it is better to submit as soon as possible to avoid the suffering of war.

Fu Cailin, the most prestigious and renowned sword master in Goguryeo, received a detailed account of his experiences in the Sui Dynasty from his disciple Fu Jun'er. After careful consideration, he decided to personally travel to the Goguryeo capital's palace to discuss the future with the royal family and offer his advice...

At this time, Daqian had relatively no interest in paying attention to the outside world.

Although the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, its territory had not yet been completely annexed by the Daqian Dynasty. In other words, most of it only belonged to the Daqian Dynasty in name, but the pattern had not changed.

This is mainly because the victory was won too quickly, and there was a lack of officials to promote and implement policies at the local level. Currently, only one-third of the territory has completed basic governance. For the remaining two-thirds, some are in the process of implementation, and the other part is in the state of just changing the flag.

Under the terrifying intimidation of Daqian's elite troops and the influence of the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, these places followed the trend and surrendered directly. However, Daqian had not yet freed up the hands to restore order and implement the basics.

This is different from fighting a war. With Daqian's elite military force, they can directly sweep through any form of war. All they have to do is arrive at the battlefield and then crush the enemy. Sometimes they don't even have to do anything. It is common for the enemy to be intimidated by their power and turn against them in the middle of a battle, or simply surrender. However, governing a place is different. It needs to be done step by step and cannot be accomplished quickly.

In addition, there is indeed a relative shortage of officials. Although there are many elite soldiers in the 200,000-strong army, it is impossible to transfer all of them to local areas to serve as officials. They are only temporary measures, which is even more impossible.

Fortunately, the Daqian Central Government also made various arrangements after the expedition. The approximately 4,000 officials who had previously passed through the Dongming fleet were the first batch. Now there are even more second batches, with a total of more than 30,000 people. Some of them still came through the Dongming fleet by sea, and the other part went directly through the Western Regions-Desert-Da Sui route.

Within the Daqian system, both civil and military personnel practiced martial arts. The elite military personnel were indeed powerful, but the officials were equally impressive. So in this regard, they were not afraid of any natural obstacles.

In addition, the 200,000 troops ahead did not just cross the desert. They had set up many transit camps along the way, which not only stored supplies but also had explored maps of the surrounding areas, which would undoubtedly make it easier for those who came later.

It can also reduce a lot of logistical pressure.

So it took them less than a month to cross the desert, and they walked out of the desert in more than half a month.

These newly transferred officials were soon sent to various parts of the Sui Dynasty to speed up the implementation of policies.

One month after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the initial governance work was basically completed at the local level.

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