Time is fair to everyone. You will not be slowed down just because you are an emperor, nor will you increase your years just because you are a poor person... In short, the largest empire in the world, the world's largest empire entered the ninth year of ruling.

This is a very important year. His Majesty, who had been expeditioning to the Western Regions for three years, will return to the capital that he had been away from for a long time with the majesty of victory.

The streets and alleys were talking about this war.

Three years of experience is the longest war in the Song Dynasty, and it is much longer than the destruction of the Khitan and the destruction of the Western Xia.

The Wanli Expedition has been so long, and it is not the soldiers in the front, but the supply in the rear, and the national strength! Sima Guang's hair has become one-third white in these three years. Zeng Bu, who was just over 100 years old, also had white hair on his temples. One of them is in charge of finance and the other is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

They were the two people who put in the most effort, but at this moment they both smiled big.

The heavy burden has finally been taken down!

During this expedition, Zhao Shu only brought 50,000 people at first, but later he transferred troops one after another, with a total of about 300,000 people participating in the war. Basically, everyone stayed on the front line for half a year.

Zhao Shu always maintained his troops around 50,000 people. He did not pursue a million troops and made contributions to his battle... On the contrary, Zhao Shu silently paid attention to the battlefield for most of his time. He just put his troops in the proper position and gave his opponents a pressure like Mount Tai.

Never fight a loss!

This is something Zhao Shu always remembers.

In the past three years, the Seljuk Empire has been surging and dazzling.

First of all, Emperor Ailslan died bizarrely. This huge empire would not have collapsed immediately. Ailslan was a very talented man, and he left a capable minister for his crown prince.

This person is Mulek. He is the prime minister of Seljuk, and he is the master of the crown prince Maliksha, the noble tutor... He also has another identity. In his early years, he was a junior brother of Huo Shan, an old man in the mountains.

Although they came from the same school, the two brothers and sisters faced each other's tit-for-tat. Mulek was dedicated to assisting Emperor Seljuk, suppressing Huo Shan's power, and maintaining the stability and prosperity of the empire.

Maliksha respects this teacher very much. He often compares Mulek with the King of Yan of the Song Dynasty. Both of them are equally wise and assists young kings, with outstanding achievements and loyalty... After Maliksha ascended the throne, he even wanted to make the teacher king.

But who would have thought that just three months after the new king ascended the throne, Mulek suddenly blew blood and died in the position of Prime Minister.

Several months ago, the two pillars of the empire fell at the same time, and they all died inexplicably.

Even the calmest person can't keep his restrained.

Maliksha knelt in front of his master's coffin for three days, without eating anything or drinking water... When he got up again, he immediately announced that he would attack Eagle Castle and avenge his father and his master!

Although Maliksha has no real evidence, he has already determined that it must have been done by the old man in the mountain who is keen on assassination!

Blood debt and blood repayment!

Without getting rid of Huo Shan, he would not be able to sit firmly on the throne of the emperor!

This is a battle with huge strength.

Maliksha gathered 300,000 people to attack Eagle Fort.

In comparison, Eagle Fort has less than 30,000 people. Although the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, no one believes that Eagle Fort can win... But the result of the war is shocking.

Eagle Fort summoned the thunder, and the gods stood on this side of Huo Mountain. Thunder fell from the sky and flames surged on the earth... Seljuk's army was swallowed up, and the people who offended Eagle Fort were punished the most cruelly... The entire earth was telling the power of the gods, and they were all crawling at the feet of the old man in the mountains...

It was very lively, but in fact it was just a sentence. Zhao Shu provided arms to Eagle Fort.

Relying on landmines and tinder oil, the old man in the mountains defeated the Seljuk army. His believers suddenly became furious. They rode horses, held machetes, and prepared dry food and water, and continued to pursue the Seljuk army, like poisonous snakes and scorpions, launching fierce and sinister attacks.

Maliksha and his remaining defeated generals were frightened and fearless regardless of day or night. Almost every moment, they were facing attacks from all directions... The young emperor suffered a crushing defeat, and even greater danger was still behind. The old man in the mountains controlled the northern border of the empire, and his brothers and several uncles stood up one after another, accusing him of being incompetent in leadership and incompetent in combat, and not worthy of becoming the emperor of Seljuk.

Maliksha was unprecedentedly lonely, lost his father's protection and did not have the help of his master. He was isolated and helpless and at a loss. At this moment, the Khitans entered his eyes.

Although the Khitans who escaped from the grassland were only over 10,000, they had experienced the most cruel tests, and those who survived were the most elite.

He has strong fighting will and advanced equipment.

Maliksha seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, and he promised a piece of grassland to the Khitans in exchange for their support.

The Khitan cavalry helped Maliksha to deal with Eagle Fort.

This time, the old man in the mountains consumed all the firearms, but the Khitans, who had many sharp firearms in their army. In this way, the Khitans defeated the old man in the mountains and besieged Eagle Fort.

In addition to the Turks, more tribes in Seljuk were fences, with a strong empire, they depended on the emperor, and the Eagle Fort was powerful, and they respected the old people in the mountains.

As the Khitans became bigger, they turned to the Khitan without hesitation.

In this way, Yelu Jun, Yelu Yange, and many young Khitan generals found room to show their strength. They incorporated tribes and strengthened their military strength. On the one hand, they adopted a strategy of siege but not fighting against Eagle Fort, and on the other hand, they asked for benefits from Maliksha, turning the blackmailed gold, silver, food and grass into soldiers and weapons, and continuing to strengthen their strength.

A year later, the Khitans had an army of 100,000.

They challenged Seljuk.

In order to fight with the Khitans, Maliksha showed all his skills and concentrated 500,000 troops... It was a very cruel decisive battle, only when the Karakhanate siege against Khotan was compared. In this battle, Maliksha took the initiative to attack, hoping to crush the opponent to death with the advantage of numbers.

But he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Khitans, and they defended the front line with strict precautions.

When the battle entered the third day, the morale of the Seljuk people ran out and their battle formations appeared. Yelu Yange took the initiative to attack with 5,000 cavalry. After nearly half of the casualties, they broke through the positions of the Seljuk army... Then came a tide-like defeat that could not be cured. A powerful empire became the ashes of history in advance.

I have talked a lot, and some people want to ask, what does this have to do with the Song Dynasty?

Of course the relationship is big!

"I arranged for someone to kill that Mulek!" Gou Yaer said with a smile.

"I did the firearms for Eagle Castle." Zhao Zongjing said unwillingly.

"I instigated the Khitan's march." Wen Jifu also said proudly.

...

These bad guys gathered together and applied pressure at some key nodes to completely reverse the situation.

Finally, when the Song Dynasty came to the stage, Zhao Shu appointed Murong Qingchen as the commander, with a total of 50,000 troops, and rushed to the capital of Seljuk, Bassat Shagun... The Khitan, who had just reached a place to settle down, was unwilling to give up, so they chose to fight with the Song Dynasty.

The result is obvious that the combat effectiveness of the 50,000 Song army far exceeded that of the 500,000 Seljuk army... Under the command of Murong Qingchen, the battle turned into a massacre. The remnants of the Khitan forces, except for less than 10,000 people, were all defeated and captured.

Murong Qingchen kept leading his men to the Caspian Sea!

About three hundred years ago, there was a general who jumped on his horse and fought against the Dashi Empire here!

That person is Gao Xianzhi.

That battle is called the Battle of Talas!

Although Gao Xianzhi suffered a lot of losses, that stop hurt Dashi. The arrogant Dashi Empire sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute... The prosperous Tang Dynasty once had the opportunity to control Central Asia.

But unfortunately, a few years later, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the following year, Gao Xianzhi was framed and killed by eunuchs.

A generation of famous generals failed to expand the territory of the Western Regions Protectorate and did not completely conquer Central Asia... and the Tang Empire was also in civil strife. Not only did it not obtain Central Asia, but it was even lost in the Western Regions.

That is Gao Xianzhi's sorrow and the Han family's sorrow!

And this time, it finally changed!

The people of the Song Dynasty have arrived at the Caspian Sea!

No one could stop the Han family from walking anymore. Zhao Shu was full of momentum. He held up a horse whip and pointed at the distant West.

"I will continue to march and continue to fight. All the kings under the world are kings. There is no other choice except to surrender to the Song Dynasty!"

The emperor seemed full of energy, but Zhao Shu knew that at this point the battle had to stop and repair it... Murong Qingchen had already captured nearly 200,000 prisoners, and these people were sent to build the railway.

According to estimates, in another two years, the railway from Jingzhao Prefecture to Hami will be completed.

Within five years, the railway will be built into the Caspian Sea.

At that time, the Iron Cavalry of the Song Dynasty would decisively march westward. Zhao Shu had already planned the route and just waited for the time to be ripe.

He handed over government affairs to Wen Jifu, military affairs to Murong Qingchen, and as for Zhao Zongjing, he was responsible for taking charge of the overall situation. Zhao Shu and Gou Yaer returned triumphantly with their soldiers. There were cheers everywhere along the way, long live, deafening... These three years have been a storm change for the Song Dynasty.

Three years ago, the Bohai tea dumping incident forced the Song Dynasty to take into account the idea of ​​the colony.

Wang Ning'an agreed to set up a political meeting in Bohai to select local prestigious figures, be responsible for coordinating and communicating with the court, making suggestions to the court, and pacifying government affairs.

This was a temporary solution, but no one expected that other colonies, including the Song Dynasty, would follow the example... Establishing provinces and establishing political congresses became a common requirement.

Zhao Shu has approved some provincial government meetings, but has not agreed to set up a national government meeting... Many people are waiting for the emperor to return, and this reform is imminent!
Chapter completed!