Han Shizu

Chapter 1341 The End of the Northern Expedition 3
In mid-October of the eighth year of Kaibao, after more than a year, Emperor Liu visited Baishuiluo in Saibei again, which he himself did not expect.Although he has been on tour many times over the years, traveling all over the east, west, north and south, he can be called a model worker, but for the huge Han Empire, if he has been to most places once, it may take several years or even ten years to visit again.

Therefore, for this lake in Saibei, it may become a "blessed land" in the future if it can be blessed by the emperor continuously in the early years of the year.

Of course, this itself can be called a treasure land. Baishuiluo is the largest freshwater lake in Monan, with abundant water and grass, strong fishing and animal husbandry.

However, compared to last year, when he came to Baishuiluo again, what Emperor Liu saw was a different scene.The wind is blowing and the water is cold, the reeds are withered, there are no more water birds flying in the lake, and there are no fishing boats on the water, the whole is deserted and desolate.

Not only because of the weather season, but also because of the destruction of the Han-Liao war.From the fierce collision between the two East Asian empires, those who suffered the most were the grasslands, towns, farmers and herdsmen on the border between Han and Liao.

The Liao army broke through the pass and went south. Although they invaded a lot and caused great damage to the Han Shanyang, the duration was not too long, and the Han army's counterattack was powerful enough, so the final damage was still limited.

At least, most of the people were saved. Except for the two county towns that were destroyed and the people who failed to escape, most of the people who were taken into the cities and hid in the mountains were preserved.

Apart from the army, the actual population loss in Sanyang is less than 1 people. As long as the people are still there, there is still hope, and they can return to their farms and rebuild their homes.Of course, for Sanyang Road, which is sparsely populated, the value of each person is much higher than that of inland counties, and the loss of 1 people cannot be said to be serious.

Compared with Shanyang Dao, the ones who really suffered from the soldiers had to belong to the huge Saibei Monan.The ownership of this grassland basin centered on Baishuiluo was originally controversial. It was a leftover issue after the first Northern Expedition. The Liao Kingdom was unwilling to give up this treasure land, and the Han Dynasty wanted to use it to communicate with the grassland and protect the frontier fortress.

Therefore, for more than ten years, the two parties have operated independently and gathered together for ten years. As the largest communication window between Han and Liao in the past, its development naturally has unique advantages.The government of the Han and Liao Dynasties, the herdsmen of the Hu and Han, and merchants from all over the world jointly gave birth to the prosperity of this place. Even at the beginning of the eighth year of Kaibao, the population of the Han and Liao tribes living in this area was nearly 20.

However, with the Northern Expedition of the Han Army, after the start of the war, all the prosperity disappeared like clouds and smoke. From the time when Liu Tinghan led the Han Cavalry to the north for the first time, for half a year, the armies of both sides were like two plows, Repeatedly plowed the place.The tribes who originally lived in this grassland either fled or died in the war.

At the beginning, the Han army marched forward, but the Liao army did not dare to go deep south, but they also guarded a group of Han people in the southern part of the country.But Yeluxian led the army to the south, it was the last round of destruction, burning, killing and looting, leaving no blade of grass.

When the war ended, all that was left was a land full of depression and devastation, which made the world even more remote and lonely, and the howling north wind seemed to speak of infinite desolation.

Baishui Town, the largest town built by the Han officials and people on this land, was naturally not spared. When Emperor Liu met Yelujing last year, he lived in the town. Now, there are only rubble and ruins left.

After walking around the ruins of Baishui Town with his entourage, his shoes and robes were covered with dust when he left. In the end, Emperor Liu just sighed softly: "It's a pity!"

Seeing that Emperor Liu was in a bad mood, Li Ye, the prime minister who came to accompany him from Youzhou, couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, now that the Liao army has been defeated, Monan will be completely owned by the Han. Although a town is destroyed, given time, the Han will surely be able to rebuild it." One, ten towns!"

"It takes ten years to build a town, but it only takes a short time to destroy it!" Emperor Liu expressed his emotion that it is easy to destroy and difficult to build, and looked at Li Ye: "This poor and poor, rebuilding is not easy. The most important thing is to have a A capable minister to lead the people! Li Chuyun is seriously ill, and it is difficult for him to bear the burden. I see that uncle seems interested, so why not take on this task and shoulder the task of rebuilding Shanyang and Monan?"

Hearing this, Li Ye's shrewd face suddenly showed a bitter look, and he just said that he just wanted to forgive Emperor Liu.A good prime minister, the second in command of the political affairs hall is wrong, why bother to come to northern Xinjiang to suffer?

You know, during Li Ye's official career, he stayed in the most remote place, that is, Yuanzhou in Guannei. If it was in the early years, it would be fine, but now?With Li Ye's current position and status, he can be regarded as successful and famous, so he doesn't need to go to Shanyang to accumulate his reputation.

What's more, the Empress Dowager has already passed away. If someone was sent to Shanyang, not to mention how well he did and how much hard work he would have to put in, how much effort would it take to return to the court in the future?
Therefore, there is no need to waste your brain to make a choice at all. After rolling his eyes twice, Li Ye had something to say, and he cupped his hands and laughed with him: "Your Majesty, there are countless things that court officials are better than ministers in rebuilding and rejuvenating. The minister believed that if he wanted to send ministers from the court, Prime Minister Song was the most suitable candidate. His ability to govern the people was well known, and he was the first shepherd of Shanyang, and he was also familiar with local affairs.

At the beginning, Shanyang was in dilapidated ruins, but after a few years, it has achieved results. Now, it is easier to control Shanyang. Apart from Prime Minister Song, I can't think of anyone who is more suitable! "

After saying this, Li Ye wanted to silently give himself a thumbs up. He was in the central hub, with Zhao Pu, a holy family member who was upright and strong in handling things, pressing him down. Qina's old stubbornness often made things difficult for him.

If he can take the opportunity to push Song Qi out of the imperial court, it will not only solve the current embarrassment, but also use this to re-establish the authority of his uncle Li Guo and Li Xianggong, just like those corrupt officials who were concocted when he was the minister of the Ministry of punishment. , Illegal nobles.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" He raised his eyes to observe Emperor Liu's reaction, but he could see a little playfulness in Liu Emperor's eyes, which made Li Ye's embarrassment even worse.

"Song Qi is indeed suitable!" Emperor Liu said with a slight smile, and did not continue the conversation on this matter.

Of course, Emperor Liu did not intend to let Li Ye take up the post of Shanyang. There is no other reason. Li Ye is not the material. Let him do some conservative work on the basis of his predecessors. He can't do the arduous and simple, heavy-duty pioneering and construction work.Furthermore, Sanyang is a real frontier, not only needs to have the ability to manage government affairs, secure the people and manage money, but also needs to be familiar with military affairs, defense and ethnic affairs.

As for the playfulness in his eyes, it was also because Emperor Liu could see Li Ye's thoughts. Emperor Liu knew very well about the disagreement between him and Song Qi.

Li Ye, the prime minister, has nothing particularly outstanding in terms of ability, and a little shrewdness is basically used in fighting for power and profit, and showing off his power.But he is a relative of the emperor, and more importantly, he knows how to please himself and who to follow. When Emperor Liu delegates power and the political affairs hall, Li Ye is an important chess piece that Emperor Liu puts in the political affairs hall.

"The results of the battle and the losses, have you taken an inventory?" Heading to the camp by the Baishuibo, Emperor Liu asked the bachelor Zhang Yong.

At this time, along the bank of Baishuiluo, there is a huge company battalion. All the soldiers and horses participating in the battle of Shanyang gathered here to rest and recuperate, which is very spectacular.

"After the reports of the various armies and the verification by the generals, in this battle, our army defeated more than [-] Liao troops, killed more than [-] troops, captured more than [-] people, captured nearly [-] horses, and captured the rest of the livestock and property. There are still countless, and there are tens of thousands of military weapons.

Due to the bitter battle in the pursuit, our army suffered a lot of casualties. There were 350 soldiers killed, missing, and lightly or seriously injured.Among them, Tian Zhong's army chasing to the north and the Kang Bao descendant army who intercepted them suffered the most heavy casualties.General Tian Zhongjin, who was wounded seven times, has just woken up from a coma."

Compared with the Liao army's heavy losses, the Han army's battle damage is still within the acceptable range. After all, in this battle, the Han army did not have an absolute advantage, but it just grabbed a certain opportunity, and the Liao army also gave the opportunity. There were a lot of bloody battles.

"Every battle, every victory, is soaked with the blood of the great Han soldiers!" However, Emperor Liu still sighed, but compared to the beginning, he was less distracted. When he said this, his expression was not the same. Didn't appear to be too touched.

"The treatment of wounded soldiers and the aftermath must be done well!" Emperor Liu explained.

(End of this chapter)