Chapter 283 The imperial commander personally conquers!

Chapter 283: The emperor leads the army in person!

"General Gan Ning, that's it!"

The old soldier from the former Western Region Chief's Mansion pointed out the person directly.

Without waiting for Liu Wu and Gan Ning's orders, more than a dozen veteran soldiers rushed to the city with swords in hand. Gan Ning also reacted, dismounted and led hundreds of Liangzhou soldiers to the top of the city.

There were still a large number of Kucha soldiers on the city wall. They were guarding their king and retreating to a farther place.

However, the Han soldiers had already rushed into the city. Their cavalry were charging around in the city, and the city gates on all four sides were blocked, so they could not get out at all.

"Teach you how to eat rent!"

"Teach you how to eat rent!!"

Finally they rushed to the front, and all the personal guards around him were killed by Gan Ning. The King of Kucha was alone, trembling with fear, but was surrounded by more than a dozen veteran soldiers from the former Western Regions Chief's Mansion.

It turned out that when the Western Regions Chief Secretary's Office was destroyed and they could not return to the Central Plains, they came to Qiuci with a large number of treasures. As a result, Qiuci accepted the treasures but oppressed them in every way. What made them hate the most was the double land rent.

It's been like this for decades, I've had enough.

Upon learning that the Han army had returned to the Western Regions, he attacked at night, killed a noble, forced him to reveal the news, then robbed a dozen horses and ran out to inform the Han army.

The King of Kucha, who was covered in blood and had broken bones, shouted:
"General!"

"General, I sincerely wish to submit to the Han Dynasty!"

"I am willing to offer my daughter to the general, and I am willing to offer all the treasures in the Kucha treasury to the Han army soldiers who have come here on the expedition!"

Gan Ning smiled, squatted down and looked at him: "If I kill you, will your daughter no longer be mine?"

"If we kill you, the treasures in the treasury won't belong to us?"

"But your life is not mine to decide. You have to wait for the King of Chu to speak..."

"Kill him." Liu Wu's voice came: "When the Han army arrived, Qiuci not only did not welcome the royal army with food and drink, but also dared to resist the royal army and even asked for reinforcements from Dayuan and Wusun..."

"Now we shall execute the King of Kucha and his entire clan, and destroy his country, to demonstrate the might of the Han army."

"If there is another disloyal person, he will be like Qiuci!"

"Spread this message to the countries in the Western Regions..."

As soon as the King of Chu finished speaking, the wails of the King of Kucha were heard.

The King of Kucha died.
He was beaten to death by a group of veterans.

And Yancheng has become a dead city!
After the initial confusion,

The people of Kucha quickly found the feeling...

It is better to enjoy it than to endure it.

This was not the first time they had encountered such a situation. The Han forces had been expelled three or four times and then returned in full force.

There are already established methods for dealing with this.

When the Han people are weak, do not hesitate to oppose and attack them.

When the Han people were strong, we resisted if we could, but if we couldn't, we kneeled down and submitted. It wasn't a big deal, at most we would just be replaced by a new king.

Generally there would be no massacre, unless the Han army suffered heavy losses during the conquest and had to station troops in the capital to vent their anger, such as in the Ershi City in Dayuan hundreds of years ago.

Thus, in less than an hour, all the Kucha people and civilians in Yancheng surrendered. Men, women, old and young, soldiers and generals all knelt obediently in various places, showing their obedience with the utmost respect.

Liu Wu dismounted.

When they arrived at the Kucha Palace, a large number of Kucha nobles and officials were already kneeling to greet them.

Liu Wu: "Map."

Immediately, an official took out the map of the Kingdom of Kucha. Liu Wu spread it out, sat down on the throne, took off his helmet, and began to look at it carefully.

The Kingdom of Kucha is indeed worthy of being the largest country in the Western Regions except for Dayuan and Wusun. Its territory is quite vast, almost as vast as that of Jingnan. It is a pity that most of it is desert. Only at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the north are there many oases, with seven or eight cities scattered around like pearls.

And the royal capital Yancheng is the largest one.

"Put out all the land, household registers, population, taxes, etc."

Then they were brought out in stacks. Unfortunately, Liu Wu did not recognize their characters. However, there were still a dozen veterans who had been in Qiuci for decades, so he knew them all.

Then they translated for Liu Wu.
Liu Wu listened and kept marking on the map... Time passed little by little.

Zhou Yu, Chen Dao and other generals also arrived one after another.

In the end, even Gao Shun, Ma Chao, and Taishi Ci came back.

They presented Gumo's map, population, taxes, etc...

"How are the people of Kucha now?" Liu Wu finally spoke.

Gan Ning: "Respectful."

Liu Wu put down his brush expressionlessly: "It's too late."

The city of Wulei has been abandoned.

A new Protectorate of the Western Regions, an unprecedentedly powerful Protectorate, will be established on the land of Kucha. Kucha’s cities, people, and fields will all be transformed into nutrients.

Liu Wu: "Gan Ning, let the old soldier take you to kill all the male members of the Kucha royal family."

Gan Ning: “Yes!”

Gan Ning stepped back.

Liu Wu spoke again: "Gao Shun, Ma Chao, Taishi Ci, please work harder to capture the other seven cities of Qiuci. You can take the body of the King of Qiuci away as a deterrent."

"They are all small towns. It won't take much effort. Just scaring them will be enough."

"promise!!"

Taishi Ci, Ma Chao and Gao Shun retreated.

Liu Wu spoke again: "Chen Dao, Lu Meng, you two go to the army and ask the soldiers, now that the Han Dynasty has returned to the Western Regions, are there any who are willing to join the Western Regions Protectorate and stay in the Western Regions to settle down."

After hearing these words, the two were stunned.

Are you kidding me?
Stay and take root in the Western Regions? !
impossible,
It is absolutely impossible for anyone to be willing to stay in the Western Regions and take root...

"Anyone who enters the Western Regions Protectorate shall be given three concubines, five slaves, three war servants, and half an acre of land."

"There are only 10,000 places available,"

Three concubines.

Five slaves working in the house,
There were also three servants who fought in wartime and worked in leisure time.

Half an hectare, that's five hundred acres of land!

This kind of life is simply...

After hearing this, everyone finally understood.

Chen Dao and Lu Meng no longer hesitated and retreated directly.

"Gongjin, come up." Liu Wu waved to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu walked up and looked at the map together. He noticed Liu Wu's mark.

"I made this arrangement based on the situation of the two countries of Qiuci and Gumo, as well as the recent situation of prisoners of war. The combined population of the two countries exceeds 100,000..."

"Among them, there are about 30,000 women between the ages of 13 and 30 who can be concubines."

"The soldiers of the two countries are the young and strong men of the two countries. Originally, there were about 30,000 of them, but many were killed. Now there are only 20,000 left. Fortunately, there are still 15,000 Dayuan captives."

"You can be a war servant."

"The remaining 50,000 will be slaves for work. The best ones are the Dayuan captives. They can improve their status and completely balance these Kucha people."

The Western Regions Protectorate had 10,000 Han soldiers and 30,000 servant soldiers.
As a result,
In the future, the Protectorate of the Western Regions will no longer be a simple institution as before, but a comprehensive political, military, and agricultural entity.

Such a Protectorate of the Western Regions is to the Western Regions what the Zhou royal capital is to China, what Zhou Yu is to the Western Regions states, and what the Zhou emperor is to the other states.

this moment,
Zhou Gongjin was extremely shocked!!
Liu Wu picked up the brush again, circled all the territories of Qiuci and Gumo, and then marked five big words: Protectorate of the Western Regions!

"Gongjin, this is the world I have drawn for you."

"After several decades, if Gongjin succeeds in integrating the states in the Western Regions, he should have no less than 200,000 soldiers under his command. At that time, he can try to establish his own country and claim the title of emperor."

"It all depends on whether you can withstand my personal expedition..."

(End of this chapter)