Chapter 2522 Destroy Tang (Part 2)
Chapter 2519: Destroy Tang (Part 2)
In the Battle of Longxi, the Qin army sent 60,000 troops and marched in three groups, all of which achieved great victory.
After the war, the total casualties of the Qin army were less than 1,000, but they scored 13,000 enemies and 27,000 prisoners.
Although many of them were recruits, this was still a big victory.
After occupying the three counties in Longxi, the Qin Dynasty''s sphere of influence in Liangzhou also changed from one and half of the county before the Guanzhong War to the current six counties.
The six counties of Liangzhou in Qin Dynasty are: Beidi County, Anding County, Wuwei County, Longxi County, Hanyang County, and Wudu County.
As for the Sui State''s sphere of influence in Liangzhou, it was reduced to six counties, namely: Jincheng County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County, Zhangye Shu Kingdom, and Juyan Quarter State.
In addition to these six counties, the Sui State also had four counties in the Qiang area. Three new counties were established in the Western Regions, and a county under the Qiang area of ??the Tang Dynasty had been seized.
At present, the Sui Kingdom has a total of fourteen counties. Compared with the previous territory, the territory has expanded a lot, but the total population has dropped to 1.8 million, and its overall strength has become weaker.
The reason why the Sui State had such a situation was naturally because the Wuwei and Stability that were cedeed to the Qin Dynasty were both the densest and most affordable areas of the Sui State.
In contrast, the five counties in the Qiang land and the newly established three counties in the Western Regions are all barren lands with vast land and people''s desire.
After years of governance and development of the Sui Dynasty, although these territories have gradually become richer, there is still a certain gap compared to the eastern part of Liangzhou.
You should know that most of the essence of Liangzhou is concentrated in the east. The more you go east, the more surplus, the more you go west, the more barren, and the fewer the population.
The six counties of Liangzhou occupied by the Qin Dynasty are naturally not worth mentioning compared to the Central Plains, but they are all densely populated and rich places in Liangzhou.
The Beidi County and Anding County of Liangzhou have been governed, developed and vigorously immigrated by the Qin Dynasty. The two counties alone have a population of 1.3 million.
Xinde Wuwei County has a population of 150,000.
The total population of the three counties in Longxi is also 300,000.
In other words, the total population of the six counties in Liangzhou alone has reached 1.75 million, which is equivalent to the total population of the fourteen counties in the Sui Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty''s power in Liangzhou was already on par with the Sui State. It is conceivable how much pressure Yang Guang was under.
No wonder Yang Guang formed an alliance with the looked down upon Tubo. After all, the gap between Qin and Sui was too big. Relying on the power of Sui, it was not even qualified to compete with the Qin Dynasty.
Li Jing, who was in charge of Wuwei and controlled the overall situation, immediately ordered the three armies to station on the spot to stabilize the situation in Longxi after receiving the news that he had occupied the three counties of Longxi.
At the same time, Li Jing drew 10,000 troops from each of the three counties, totaling 30,000 troops. Wu Qi led him to Yangping Pass to support Li Cunxiao.
During the period when the Qin army was conquering Longxi, Liu Yu had completely solved the problem in Hanzhong.
First, Shi Jingtang rebelled and surrendered to Shu and was named the marquis of the country by Liu Yu.
Later, Li Siyuan surrendered to the pass and was named King of Longxi by Liu Yu.
It is hard for anyone with a discerning eye to see that the situation in Li Tang is hopeless. After all, even Li Siyuan, the royal family, has been reduced, which has also caused the morale of the remaining Tang army to fall to the bottom and no longer has the desire to resist.
At this moment, news came out that Li Keyong, who was captured alive, surrendered and was named the marquis of the country by Liu Yu.
Li Keyong would surrender, and he was naturally stimulated by the news that Li Siyuan was crowned king.
Li Keyong also had his own ambitions. Seeing that Li Siyuan was named king after surrendering and retained his right to independence, his ambitions were aroused.
Li Tang is destined to be finished, and he is not the first royal family to surrender. Taking advantage of his influence in the Tang army, it is best to quickly strive for a higher treatment.
So Li Keyong surrendered to Liu Yu.
As soon as the news came out, Li Keyong''s old subordinates surrendered to Shu, and Liu Yu also gave him the treatment of the queen of Feng and asked Li Keyong to lead these troops.
The surrenders of Li Siyuan and Li Keyong became the last straw that broke Li Tang.
Within just a few days of the incident, all the major cities of Hanzhong, Shangyong and Xincheng, except Xinzheng, surrendered to Shu.
Liu Yu occupied all the territory outside Xinzheng with almost no effort.
As for why Xinzheng did not surrender? Of course, it is because of Lee Hyo-gong.
Li Xiaogong originally wanted to use Qin army troops to force Liu Yu to negotiate with him, but he did not expect that Li Siyuan was tempted by the throne and turned directly to Liu Yu.
Then Li Keyong, who was captured, also surrendered.
Now Li Tang only has Nanzheng in Hanzhong. Regardless of whether Li Xiaogong can still hold on, even if he continues to persevere, it will be meaningless.
Li Xiaogong knew very well that in the current Nanzheng City, countless people were waiting for him to make a decision. If he would rather die than surrender, the civil war would break out immediately.
I don’t know how many people are waiting to use his head to exchange for wealth from Liu Yu.
Although Li Xiaogong is sure to quell the civil strife, once the civil war begins and the Shu army launches another siege, Nanzheng City will definitely not be able to defend it.
No matter how dissatisfied Li Xiaogong was with Liu Yu, he knew that surrendering at this time in exchange for higher treatment was the most rational choice.
But if he surrendered like this, Li Xiaogong was really unwilling to accept it, so he deliberately dragged it out, hoping to use this to force Liu Yu to give Li Zhi and Li Siyuan the same surrender treatment, and it would be better to keep Li Tang''s fiefdoms for several counties.
Liu Yu naturally knew Li Xiaogong''s thoughts, but he obviously would not agree.
He was able to accept Li Siyuan because Li Siyuan has this value. What is Li Zhi’s value? It is obviously not worth Liu Yu''s title of King of Tang by relying on a city of Nanzheng that must have fallen.
Therefore, Liu Yu was not in a hurry. Even if the Qin army had arrived at Yangping Pass, he might launch a fierce attack at any time. He deliberately tried to waste time with Li Xiaogong. After all, whoever was anxious first would fall into a passive position at this time.
Li Xiaogong wanted to continue to waste, but Changsun Wugui and Li Zhi and his son did not dare to continue to waste, so the mother and son begged Li Xiaogong to surrender.
All Li Xiaogong''s persistence is for Li Zhi and his son. Now both mother and son don''t want to persist anymore, so what''s the point of him continuing to persist? So he sent an envoy out of the city to discuss surrender with Liu Yu.
Liu Yu promised to be named Li Zhi as a marquis, with a fief of ten thousand households, and his treatment was second only to Li Siyuan.
Seeing this, Li Xiaogong did not continue to persist. The next day, he ordered people to open the city gate, hand over the household registration list in person, and surrender to Liu Yu''s Shu Kingdom.
Since then, the Tang Kingdom has fallen and officially withdrew from the ranks of fighting for dominance.
Before the troubled times began, the total population of Hanzhong was only 260,000, and there were only nine cities.
But with Li Shimin''s years of governance and development, Hanzhong has now changed from one county to three counties, and the cities have increased to twenty, and the total population has reached 700,000.
Hanzhong County has a population of 450,000, Shangyong County has a population of 150,000, and Xincheng County has a population of 100,000.
After two years of governance by Liu Yu, Shu Kingdom also ushered in great governance. Now, with 200,000 to 300,000 newborns, the total population of Shu Kingdom has approached 6.3 million.
If the three counties in Hanzhong are added, the total population of Shu Kingdom has approached 7 million, second only to the Qin Dynasty.
Occupy Hanzhong can not only improve the square line but also expand its power. The only disadvantage is that it is officially bordering the Qin Dynasty. No wonder Liu Yu couldn''t help but this piece of fat.
But for Shu Kingdom, the next step is the real test, because he is about to face the Qin Dynasty with a total population of nearly 39 million.
Before Ying Hao cultivated, through population summoning, he increased the total population of Qin to 32 million.
Daqin has always adhered to the policy of encouraging childbirth, and two years of natural childbirth has also added nearly three million newborns.
At the same time, the Qin Dynasty purchased slaves through sea trade to manage Luzon Island, captured Yingzhou, completely occupied Guanzhong, seized the three counties of Longxi, and forced the Sui Dynasty to ced Wuwei County, and other measures also increased the population of more than three million to the Qin Dynasty.
Now the total population of Daqin has reached 39 million, and it will soon reach the 40 million mark.
It should be noted that before the chaotic times began, the great man did not count the hidden household registration of aristocratic families, and the total population was only more than 550,000, which could reach 65 million.
With the promotion of new grain seeds and the increase in grain production, countries have implemented policies to encourage childbirth, which has greatly increased the population birth rate.
In the past two years, the world has been in a peaceful stage. All countries have put their efforts into practicing internal strength, devoted themselves to development, and have increased their population through various means such as encouraging childbirth and plundering from the outside.
After two years of cultivation and development, the total population of the world has increased from 58 million to 68 million.
In two years, the entire world has increased by 10 million people, which is also more than the total population of the Han Dynasty before the troubled times began.
I have to say that all countries are not idle either and want to shorten their awareness with the Qin Dynasty, but they did not expect the gap to widen.
Of the 10 million new population, the Qin Dynasty accounted for nearly six million, while the total number of countries was only four million.
If this continues, even if the Qin Dynasty does not expand externally, it will still become stronger and stronger.
Perhaps it was because he felt the pressure that Liu Yu swallowed Hanzhong desperately, just not giving up any opportunity to expand his strength.
But after occupying Hanzhong, the only expansion direction of Shu Kingdom was Qin Kingdom.
Attack the Southern Barbarians to the south, no matter whether they fight or not, even if they win, they will not increase much national strength. For Shu, it will do more harm than good.
Every time Liu Yu thought of this, he was extremely worried. After all, the speed of internal development was too slow and he lost the direction of expansion outside. How could Shu Kingdom shorten the gap with Qin Kingdom?
When Liu Yu thought of this problem, he felt that the wine in the cup would not be fragrant. He suddenly turned to Changsun Wugui below in a daze. He couldn''t help but move and thought of taking him as his concubine and accepting Li Zhi as his adopted son.
Why can Liu Yu stabilize the country in Shu so quickly? Didn’t it be that he married Lu Zhi and recognized Liu Ying as his son that he completely conquered the civil and military spirits of Liu Ji’s command?
Therefore, Liu Yu planned to use his old tricks again, marry Changsun Wugui, and recognize Li Zhi as his adopted son, in order to appease the surrendered civil and military officials of Li Tang.
Liu Yu did not put forward his ideas in public, but instead found an opportunity to tell Changsun Wugui alone, but naturally he was rejected by Changsun Wugui.
Changsun Wugui is not Lu Zhi. She does not have that strong desire for power. Her husband''s body is not cold, so she can''t accept the second marriage at all.
Liu Yu was rejected by Changsun Wugui, but he did not force him. He advocated Buddhism and regarded women very lightly.
He wanted to marry Changsun Wugui just to appease the surrendered generals, not to be greedy for Changsun Wugui''s beauty.
Since Changsun Wugui is unwilling to do so, he will naturally not force his wife, otherwise if it is spread, it will damage his reputation.
After stabilizing many matters in Nanzheng, Liu Yu was preparing to go to Yangpingguan to take charge in person, but he did not expect to receive news of Li Xiaogong''s suicide before leaving.
Li Xiaogong was still alive just to atone for his sins. Now, the Tang Kingdom is not only dead, but also his personal condemnation, so he has long lost the motivation to survive, so he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Liu Yu was originally planning to reuse Li Xiaogong, after all, that king doesn’t love such a loyal minister? Moreover, if Li Xiaogong is used to rebel against Qin, Li Xiaogong and Li Maozhen can also disgust Ying Hao.
But unexpectedly, before his ideas were implemented, Li Xiaogong had already committed suicide.
Everyone was already dead, so it was natural that it was too late to say that everything was too late. Liu Yu could only bury Li Xiaogong with great strength and posthumously named him the Marquis of Nanzheng.
Shortly afterwards, Liu Yu led his army to Yangping Pass, and Zhang Ren, Liu Er, Kong Peng, Xing Tian and other generals had already arrived at Yangping Pass in front of him.
Liu Yu had just arrived at Yangping Pass, but he didn''t expect to receive the news that Han Xin captured the four counties of Xincheng County, and the Qin army on the eastern front even pointed directly at Shangyong County.
(This chapter ends)