The royal court of Tanshi Huai was built at the foot of Danhan Mountain, on the bank of the Qiushui River. This is a city of kings that took countless efforts to build by Tanshi Huai.

It took a lot of effort to bring the rare solid stone of the grassland from a distant land, and it took a lot of manpower and a long time of ten years to build this city, which represented the symbol of his rule over the grassland.

Although it is said to be a castle, it is actually a royal court with strong walls to protect it. The city is almost entirely full of tents, and there are no other buildings at all. If a nomad doesn't live in a tent on the steppe, then he is not a nomad.

'Whew~' With a loud whistling sound, another blazing fireball was thrown into the sky by a trebuchet. The endless power pierced the sky and smashed heavily into the tents in the city, and the fire oil splashed in an instant, turning a large area around it into a sea of fire. Whether it's tents, livestock, or people, as long as it's covered, nothing can survive the raging flames.

At this moment, this city of kings, which represents the lifelong efforts of Tanshi Huai, has turned into a Shura hell. Countless flames burned in the city. Devouring tents, devouring livestock, devouring people!

The thick black smoke from the burning of the huge flames almost completely enveloped the blue sky over the entire city. Countless Xianbei people struggled desperately in the sea of fire and the smoke of flames. I just want to be able to live for a while longer.

In the middle of the city was a huge and magnificent golden horde. The sandalwood locust with a blue face and bloodshot eyes drank one sip after another. Looking at the jars scattered around him, you could tell that he had been drinking for a long time.

"Father Khan! Father Khan! What are we going to do? What should I do?! He Lian, who had already been six gods and no masters, scratched his hair vigorously, and his tired face was full of despair. He kept walking back and forth in the golden tent, as if he were going to die if he stopped.

The indifferent Tanshi Huai casually threw away the wine jug in his hand, bent down and picked up a jar of wine from the ground. After slapping off the mud seal, he poured it into his mouth again.

"Father Khan." He Lian threw himself to Tanshi Huai's side, grabbed his thighs tightly, and shouted with a panicked expression, "Gather the tribes from all over the world to rescue the royal court!" Didn't the people of the Murong tribe run out? Send them to the rescue! ”

"Whew~" Tanshi Huai's body paused slightly, and a trace of resentment flashed in his originally empty and godless eyes. Then he slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

"Where are there any reinforcements?" Tanshi Huai shook his head and sighed, "Since those cowards have run away, it is impossible for them to come back. All the people in the entire Xianbei tribe who are still loyal to us are in this royal court. Where else can I find reinforcements? ”

Since the Han army poured the fire oil into the Qiushui River and flowed down the moat river into the royal court to light the fire. The entire royal court was plunged into an endless hell. Those Han soldiers were extremely vicious. not only set fire in the water, but also used that kind of trebuchet to shoot one by one oil jars into the royal court, further adding to the situation of the Xianbei people.

Xianbei people died in large numbers. Most of the people were not burned to death, they were smoked alive.

The royal court has completely collapsed. Except for the area near the Golden Horde, guarded by the Golden Sword Guards. Elsewhere it has long been over. The Xianbei people in their madness furiously destroyed everything they saw. until they are destroyed.

Tanshi Huai, who originally wanted to use this rare fortified city on the grassland to fight a war of attrition against the Han army, was completely desperate. It wasn't until the burning of the city that he realized that if he wanted to fight a siege war with the Han army from the land of civilization, he was completely looking for death!

"Father Khan! Father Khan! He Lian suddenly hugged Tanshi Huai's thigh tightly with a look of hope, and shouted loudly, "Let's surrender, let's surrender!" As long as you can live and do anything!! ”

"Silly boy." Tanshi Huai raised his hand with pity and patted Helian's head. Shaking his head slightly, he said, "Father Khan has already sent someone to the Han army to ask for surrender." But the heads of the messengers were mounted on trebuchets and thrown back. The Han army is going to wipe us all out. ”

"No !!"

The hideous-faced Helian stood up suddenly, and shouted in a gloomy voice, "I don't want to die yet!" I don't want to die yet!! ”

Looking at Helian, who seemed to be running out like crazy, Tanshi Huai's eyes revealed a deep sadness.

Things have gotten to this point where doing anything is meaningless. They are now just waiting for death.

"Alas~" After a long sigh, Sandalwood Huai trembled and leaned over to pick up a jar of wine again, and sat alone in the golden tent and drank silently. The invincible heroes of the steppe in the past have given up everything at this time. Including his life.

Three days later, with the arrival of a ferocious downpour, the one-sided siege was over. A large number of Han sergeants, dressed in single clothes and wearing masks, poured large sums of lime powder along the crispy city walls, which had been burned by raging fire. At the same time, a large number of captured Xianbei herdsmen were driven to dig trenches outside the city walls. Seal off the entire royal court.

"Do you want to send someone in and have a look?" Guo Jia, who had a bad complexion, came behind Gao Yang and asked softly.

People like Guo Jia don't care about the brutal battlefield. But at this moment, the cruel scene of the raging flames directly engulfing the entire city made his heart palpitate. There were tens of thousands of people in that city!

"Alright." Gao Yang slowly lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice, "Tomorrow morning, the army will set off and leave." It is estimated that no one will dare to come to this place for at least a few decades. ”

Guo Jia opened his mouth and was about to say something when a loud roar suddenly sounded in the distance. As far as the eye can see, a large part of the city wall has completely collapsed due to the heavy rain that has fallen after the blazing flames, and due to thermal expansion and cold contraction. Looking out of the gap, the palace is a hellish sight!

The Han army left, and the royal court of the Xianbei people was left with only a ruined wall telling the glory of their past.

After defeating the main force of the Xianbei people, Gao Yang did not choose to collect his troops and return to Handi. Instead, they divided the troops on a large scale, and appointed Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Lu Bu, Tai Shici, Ma Chao, Gongsun Zan and others to lead the troops and horses to attack everywhere. Sweep up all the herdsmen tribes that can be seen on the grasslands. Burn their tents. Take their cattle and take them captive to be coolies!

The whole grassland is full of war!

The remnants of the tribes on the steppe resisted and prayed for surrender. But it didn't work. Gao Yang did not accept surrender and did not care about resistance. He just wanted to sweep the grasslands. It is just a matter of preparing for the arrival of a large number of Hermes-Epitek.

The huge Han army galloped across the vast grasslands. Arrive north to Ding Zero, which is extremely cold. Advancing westward to merge with Cao Cao in the Western Regions. In the east, the Murong tribe of the Xianbei remnants was destroyed, and they attacked Fuyu Goguryeo, driving all these savages into the white mountains and black waters. As for the three Koreas on the Korean Peninsula, they also took advantage of the situation.

This process was very long, and even when Gao Yang led the army to embark on the road to the west, there were still a large number of soldiers and horses still sweeping back and forth on the grassland. Time and again, the herdsmen who had escaped the war were arrested and sent to various construction sites to work as laborers.

The steppe is too big.

There are too many tribes living in this huge steppe. Even to the point that the Khans of Shan Yu are not clear. Hundreds of thousands of Han troops are indeed very many. But if it is scattered on the grassland, it will be too scarce, and it will not be useful at all.

Faced with this situation, Gaoyang can only use gradual encroachment to control the grassland. From the Han border, a village made of reinforced concrete was built every thirty miles. Outside the village there was a huge blockhouse, garrisoned by fifty soldiers who defended the village. Embrace the grassland in a dense chessboard-like way.

These soldiers were rotated, and they could be rotated back to Han after being stationed for three years. Of course, they can also choose to stay and get up to 100 acres of pasture, as well as tax exemption for three years. The policy given by Gao Yang is calculated according to the capitation, and everyone can have a share of 100 acres of grassland! The more people in your family, the bigger the meadow you get!

Gao Yang has no intention of letting the immigrants convert all the pastures into arable land. The grasslands are so barren that unless chemical fertilizers are used on a large scale, farming here is not economical at all. Gao Yang's idea was simple, let the immigrants graze.

Who said that Han Chinese can only cultivate land? Grazing is not a difficult technical task, and cattle, sheep and horses are all valuable resources, far more valuable than the products of cultivated land. For the industrious, brave and intelligent Chinese people, grazing is not a difficult thing at all.

In order to attract a large number of immigrants to the desolate grassland in the eyes of the Chinese people, Gao Yang gave very attractive conditions.

During the conquest of the grasslands, a large number of cattle were captured, and these animals must not all be used for meat, right? Except for the southward transportation to Handi, the rest was used by Gao Yang as a means to attract immigrants.

As long as they are willing to come, every household can receive cattle, sheep and horses according to the capitation. These are given free of charge, but they must be registered, and if they are sold, they can only be sold to the government. Private transactions are strictly forbidden!

After defeating the strong enemies of the steppe, a large number of profiteers who did business privately with the steppe nomads were arrested. There was no such thing as a trial, and all of them were sent directly to the construction sites everywhere and treated in the same way as the captives. They have been deprived of their right to be Hermes-Epitek.

The villages scattered across the savannah are all connected by wide, sturdy concrete avenues. These paths are the basis for ruling the steppes, and each path is built from the lives of countless steppe captives.

Gao Yang deliberately left a large army on the grassland, which was led by Gongsun Zhan. The work of this powerful cavalry group was simple, launching a large-scale purge of the steppes once a year. Capture herders and confiscate livestock. No matter what tribe he belongs to, as long as he is not Hermes-Epitek, he will all be prey!

With the passage of time, as long as the number of Han people continues to increase, the entire grassland will be completely integrated into the embrace of China after a few generations. And this time, no one will be able to separate them again! (To be continued.) )