Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

After Li Mu saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and let out a sneer.

;Just because these damn barbarians want to use this backward move to defeat the Taiwei, is he worthy? ;

After saying this, Li Mu gave the order without any hesitation.

;What are they all still doing in a daze, now that the enemy is completely messed up, if we don't go to fetch the heads of the visiting men, should we wait for them to kneel on the ground and cut off their heads themselves? ;

When Li Mu's voice fell, the generals of the Great Han Kingdom around him couldn't help laughing.

Immediately after the horn of the general attack sounded, the Musketeers of the Han Kingdom began to follow the frantic pace of the elephants, step by step towards the phalanx of the coalition forces of the Dian Kingdom and the Yelang Kingdom on the other side of the canyon.

On the other side, King Dian looked at this scene and was completely panicked.

; How could it be like this?Why did our elephants become like this, and we must keep it steady if we pass on the order! ;

But at this time, it is actually unsteady.

You must know that these elephants have always been for the Dian Kingdom, and they are invincible in all battles. They are also regarded as sacred objects by the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom.

But today, these holy relics of the Dian Kingdom turned their bodies around and stomped and rammed them indiscriminately towards the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom. This undoubtedly caused a huge psychological impact on the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom.

Therefore, when the elephants rushed into the formation of the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom, the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom instinctively did not want to hurt the elephants, but ran away.

When this happened, the turbulent army, which had no formation at all, suddenly became a mess, everyone fought on their own, and many people even fled on the spot.

Although King Dian tried his best to give orders and wanted to control the formation of these teams as much as possible and let them reorganize to fight, but the big Han team on the opposite side is not a fool, how could he give you this kind of time?

Before the king of Dian could organize the army, the army of the Han Dynasty had already arrived.

Different from other places, after the arrival of the Han army, they didn't immediately rush forward to engage in melee combat. Instead, there were dense gunshots.

It is conceivable that muskets can kill people on such occasions, what's more, these soldiers in Dian Kingdom have no protection at all, and all of them are wearing leather clothes made of that kind of animal fur. Just like an ordinary hunter.

Under such circumstances, the lethality erupted by the muskets of the Great Han Kingdom is very astonishing. It can be said that a bullet directly takes away a person.

One shot per person, when 5 Musketeers come up together, that is 5 guns. Just think about this number a little bit to know how powerless the Dian army is to Musketeers in close combat.

Originally, the impact of the elephants had already caused the army of the Dian Kingdom to be in chaos, but now seeing their colleagues being harvested wantonly by the Musketeers, the last bit of willpower left by the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom completely collapsed.

The whole war has come to an end here. As a general, King Dian looked at this scene tremblingly, and couldn't believe his eyes.

It's okay to lose, but King Dian never expected that his defeat would be in such a completely incomprehensible way.

From a factual point of view, even the Dian people themselves don't know that elephants are so afraid of fire, and using fire to deal with elephants on the battlefield is the best strategy.

The people of Dian now know about it, but they will pay a very heavy price for knowing about it.

King Dian turned his head, subconsciously wanting to say a word to King Yelang, but when the words came to his lips, his expressions and movements suddenly stopped abruptly.

It wasn't until this time that King Dian realized that King Yelang had run away at some point, and had already disappeared from King Dian's sight.

It wasn't just King Yelang, even the troops of Yelang Kingdom also ran away without a trace under the leadership of King Yelang.

King Dian was speechless all of a sudden, he never expected that this so-called ally would run so fast under the current circumstances.

Just when King Dian was in a state of disarray, a general of the Dian Kingdom beside him couldn't help but speak.

"Your Majesty, don't hesitate any longer, we must retreat immediately, otherwise the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom will kill us soon!" ;

After hearing these words from his subordinates, King Dian woke up like a dream.

Indeed, at this time, there is still no time to regret here, the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom have all been killed here.

Thinking of this, the King of Dian didn't hesitate, and immediately issued an order without hesitation.

; Send the order to let all the soldiers and horses retreat immediately, as much as they can retreat! ;

At this moment, King Dian's whereabouts can be said to be very helpless and remorseful, but he has no choice. After issuing this order, he immediately evacuated under the protection of many generals and soldiers around him. battlefield.

Once the King of Dian retreated like this, the outcome of the entire war was completely doomed.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Han Kingdom also started chasing them. They chased and killed the coalition forces of Dian Kingdom and Yelang Kingdom wantonly. Many soldiers of the coalition army saw that things were not going well, so they hurriedly knelt on the ground and came after them. The Han soldiers surrendered.

From the point of view of hindsight, these soldiers who chose to surrender were indeed very smart, because after they became captives, they could at least survive, while those who ran away or even resisted would undoubtedly have a worse ending. It's miserable.

Looking at this scene, Li Mu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ben Taiwei said it a long time ago, just relying on these savages in the southwest mountainous area, what can we use to fight against our Chinese majestic teachers?"It's like a mantis' arm is like a car! ;

Chapter 1193 Zhao Kuo's New Decision (No.20 Fifth Update)

Li Mu's laughter actually contained not only his own self-confidence, but also the self-confidence brought to everyone by the victories of the entire Han Kingdom in the past few years.

We must know that wars are actually won and won, but since the establishment of a country like the Han Dynasty, it has never lost any war. This kind of country is actually very different.

There is no doubt that Li Mu is very proud at this moment, he is proud of being a general of the Han Dynasty.

Since the Han Kingdom sent infantry instead of cavalry this time, the pursuit link that everyone loves to see is naturally missing.

After chasing for about a few miles, Li Mu sent an order to let all the Han soldiers return to the barracks.

For Li Mu, he is actually not in a hurry. After all, this battle has completely defeated the main forces of Dian Kingdom and Yelang Kingdom. There was no threat to Li Mu's conquering army.

As one of the most outstanding military commanders in the world, Li Mu definitely has very skilled experience in this area. When it is time to attack, he will attack, and when it is time to stop the attack, he will slowly stop the attack. There is no need to worry.

You must know that in terms of their current location, they have not even entered the territory of Dian Kingdom at all.

It is precisely because of this that the statistics of the results of the battle came out very quickly.

In this battle, the army led by Li Mu killed almost 2 soldiers of the Dian and Yelang coalition forces, captured about 3 soldiers, and the rest all fled.

The number of people killed is actually quite high, mainly because the muskets are so powerful, and the soldiers of the Dian and Yelang coalition forces lack experience in dealing with muskets. Kill the numbers.

For Li Mu, he actually doesn't care about these calculations at all. Anyway, he is now an extremely human minister, and he has obtained all the titles and official positions that he should have. What Li Mu really cares about is enjoying the war itself.

The current Li Mu is equivalent to a billionaire with financial freedom in later generations. What he wants to do is to follow his own interests.War command is Li Mu's greatest interest now.

In the following time, Li Mu naturally led the 5 expeditionary force to continue to advance southward. As for the 3 captives, they were escorted back to Bashu by Li Mu's people on the spot.

No need to think about it, these 3 captives will become [-] slaves, which will continue to contribute to the construction of the Great Han Kingdom.

For Li Mu, he certainly understands Zhao Kuo's assimilation policy of Great China, but as for Li Mu, he also has his own views.

From Li Mu's point of view, it might be more troublesome for these captives to actively assimilate, so it is better to let them passively assimilate.

What is passive assimilation?To put it simply, let these captives become slaves. As slaves, they must communicate with their masters, so they must learn the Chinese language and be influenced by Chinese civilization. The descendants of the slaves have completely become part of the Chinese civilization.

What Li Mu didn't know was that, in fact, his idea was also reflected in the later modern countries, that is, Mi Di.

The country of Midi was during the black slave trade, one of the well-known activities in the Middle Ages, and a large number of black slaves were sold to Africa to work on the land of Midi.

After hundreds of years passed, these black slaves had already taken root in Midi, and they also considered themselves Midi people, and no longer felt that they had any connection with their hometown in Africa.

This is the so-called passive assimilation, not to mention whether this kind of assimilation is humane or inhumane, but the effect is absolutely leveraged. .

Moreover, humanity is not important at all to Li Mu. Li Mu feels that these alien races are actually no different from pigs, dogs and beasts. They can integrate into China and contribute to the construction of Chinese civilization. Virtue will do.

Others say that they are not of my race, so their hearts must be different. To Li Mu, they are not of my race, they are all pigs, dogs, cattle and horses.

This is Li Mu's very simple concept of race, and Li Mu's concept actually has a huge market in China, especially in the Chinese army.

Although the Kingdom of Dian is a country in name, because of the inconvenient transportation in the three southwest regions, what the Kingdom of Dian can control is actually only a part of the land near Dianchi Lake. As for the tribes in other places Most of them are doing their own thing, and only when the King of Dian issues an order to recruit troops and horses will they mobilize troops and horses to join them.

From this point of view, the political system of the Dian Kingdom is actually quite similar to the system when the Emperor Zhou was still in power, except that the Emperor Zhou recruited princes, and the Dian Kingdom cannot be compared with the Emperor Zhou at all. , he can only enlist the tribes in the mountains.

Although it is said that there is no resistance, but because the road in the mountains is indeed rugged, it took Li Mu a whole month to finally reach the capital of Dian Kingdom near Dian Lake.

The capital city of Dian Kingdom, its name is actually very simple, it is called Dian City, but Li Mu thinks that this Dian City sounds really bad, so after conquering this city, he immediately spent a lot of money on it. With a wave, a new name was given to the city.

Kunming.

The conquest of Kunming City was quite easy. After all, the main force of the King of Dian had already been wiped out, and one month was enough for the people in Kunming City to do a good job of psychological construction.

So when the army led by Li Mu appeared outside the city of Kunming, the gates of the city were almost wide open, and they directly chose to surrender.

There are also some people loyal to the Dian Kingdom who want to resist, but in front of 5 musketeers, such resistance seems somewhat futile.

As for the king of Dian himself, he was very straightforward. When the army led by Li Mu arrived at the palace, they found the king of Dian kneeling on the ground with his upper body on, leading a sheep.

This is actually a tradition in China, which expresses complete submission. When Chu State attacked Zheng State, the King of Zheng State used this method to express his surrender to King Zhuang of Chu.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Mu not to understand these traditional customs. After seeing this scene, he also laughed, and said to the Dian king: "You are indeed a smart person. Your cleverness saved your life and the lives of your whole family." ;

Although it is said that Li Mu scoffed at the Dian Kingdom, a small country in the southwest, Li Mu himself recognized the Dian King. After all, the Dian King's lineage was also the nobles of the Central Plains back then.

So since you are a nobleman, then everyone has to act according to the etiquette of the nobles. If you surrender, then our Great Han Kingdom can save your life, but you will become a prisoner and be moved to the imperial capital to live under surveillance. Of course, a lifetime of wealth is also indispensable to you.

After hearing Li Mu's words, the King of Dian undoubtedly heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Li Mu very sincerely: "Thank you, General Li Mu, for your kindness.Xiao Wang really didn't know that the Kingdom of Heaven was so powerful and offended the majesty of the Han Kingdom. From now on, Xiao Wang will be a good man and will not add any trouble to the Han Kingdom. ;

The attitude of the Dian Kingdom is so good, so the demise of the Dian Kingdom is a matter of course.

Speaking of which, the Dian Kingdom was actually established only a few decades before it was destroyed, and it can be regarded as a meteor-like regime.

If it is in the later generations, the Dian Kingdom can actually survive for a relatively long time, because although the Great Qin Dynasty said it controlled the Southwest in name, in fact, it has always been to let the tribes and small countries in the Southwest express their surrender. Really set up counties in the southwest.

So we can only blame this Dian country for his unlucky luck. He happened to meet the Han Dynasty established by Zhao Kuo, a traverser, and its lifespan was much, much shorter than in history.

Apart from the Dian Kingdom, another country in the southwest mountainous area, the Yelang Kingdom, adopted a completely different attitude.

In fact, before coming to Kunming City, Li Mu had once again conquered the second capital of Yelang Kingdom.

However, the Night Wolf King of Yelang Kingdom did not choose to surrender like the Heavenly King and King Dian, nor did he choose to resist. Instead, he returned to the capital immediately after fleeing the battlefield, taking all he could bring with him. The walking things were withdrawn into the mountains.

After withdrawing into the mountains, King Yelang of the Yelang Kingdom began to harass the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom led by Li Mu by virtue of his familiarity with the mountains.

To put it simply, the Night Wolf King wanted to carry out a guerrilla war, and wanted to force the Han Kingdom's army through continuous harassment, and was forced to withdraw from this mountainous area at that time.

In this way, the threat of the Night Wolf King to the soldiers and horses of the Han Kingdom has actually become greater and greater. After all, in the mountains, it was originally the best place for guerrilla warfare, not to mention that the Yelang Kingdom still lives here. I don't know how many thousands of years of indigenous people.

For this point, Li Mu actually expected it. After he conquered Kunming City, he immediately gave Zhao Kuo a memorial. In the memorial, Li Mu clearly stated that he might have to continue this time. Fight in the southwest mountains for a year or two, or even longer.

In other words, although the major battle for the conquest of the southwestern mountainous area is over, the small-scale guerrilla warfare will continue for a long time.

Because of King Yelang's appeal, there are still a large number of small tribes, and they also adopted uncooperative policies against the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty. These are the troubles that Li Mu needs to solve.

After receiving Li Mu's memorial, Zhao Kuo naturally approved Li Mu's request without any hesitation.

Although the conquest of the southwestern mountainous area is still going on, as far as the imperial capital is concerned, it is natural that this area has been completely included in the territory of the Great Han Kingdom.

In this way, the territory to South Korea has once again increased by nearly 100 million areas, which has approached 1000 million square kilometers of land.

This is already the largest empire in human history on this world line, and this empire is still in its infancy, and it is in a period of vigorous development. It is foreseeable that such an expansion of the Han Kingdom will continue. A long, long time.

Therefore, although Li Mu hadn't returned triumphantly, Zhao Kuo had already held a grand celebration banquet in the imperial capital.

At the celebration banquet, Zhao Kuo suddenly had a brand new idea.

You know, in the past many years, Zhao Kuo has been away almost every year, and he has less time to go home and reunite with his family.

But in the past few years, since Zhao Kuo has become the emperor, except for the war against Seleucus three years ago, Zhao Kuo has not been out of the imperial capital at all in the past three years.

This is undoubtedly a very boring thing for Zhao Kuo, and it can be described in four simple words, that is, to be still and think about movement.

So Zhao Kuo began to have a new idea, that is, is there any way to leave the imperial capital and go outside for a walk?

For the time being, it should be impossible to fight a war, because there are two aspects to launching a war in the future. The first is to launch a war on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Zhao Kuo does not want to go to this plateau altitude.

The second is the war launched against the Seleucids, but due to the plan formulated by Zhao Kuo, at least the Han Kingdom will not launch a war against the Seleucid Empire next year.

Another option is to go hunting, but Zhao Kuo thinks that this kind of hunting is actually a waste of time and money, so Zhao Kuo doesn't like it very much.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo had a sudden consonance and thought of one thing.

In history, after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he conducted many tours.

In addition, emperors such as Kangxi and Qianlong also often carried out activities in the south of the Yangtze River.

The parades of these emperors did not simply want to enjoy eating, drinking and having fun. In fact, a very important factor in their parades was to observe the place and see if there were any factors that could destabilize the rule.

So Zhao Kuo also made up his mind to prepare for an east tour.

Speaking of it, the Han Kingdom is a very young country after all, it was established on the basis of the Zhao Kingdom, so it has almost no foundation at all.

Over the years, by virtue of his superb political skills and strong military strength, Zhao Kuo has indeed firmly controlled the basic territory of the Han Kingdom in the Central Plains, and basically no major rebellions have occurred.

But, are there any problems at the grassroots level of the Han Dynasty?Whether there will be any conflicts between the newly conquered Chinese people and the old Zhao people, these are actually because Zhao Kuo, as His Majesty the emperor, is high above the palace, and it is relatively difficult to understand.

It may be a rare opportunity to take an oriental cruise around the entire Central Plains of China.

So Zhao Kuo made a decision that he would also start going to the south of the Yangtze River.

Chapter 1194 Zhao Kuo's Eastern Tour (No. 20 [-]th)

For Zhao Kuo, of course he just does what he says. After all, it is everyone's dream to go on a trip, and Zhao Kuo is no exception.