The post-war treatment of Beiting was quite simple because there were already precedents to follow. Their khan wanted to establish a kingdom, but was sent to Chang'an by Qin Mubai. He followed the example of Tubo's Zanpu and abandoned his clan and became a Taiping prince. From then on, there was no possibility of returning to the Western Regions.
Perhaps, it was precisely because of this precedent that Yugushe and Nishusui "dare" to surrender - the Tang Dynasty treated the prisoners of war kindly, which obviously dispelled their last worries. Facing the invincible Kansai Army, the Beiting Turks chose the latter between genocide and the destruction of the country or spending the rest of their lives surrendering to the Tang Dynasty.
But for the desert tycoon Ni Risui, there was a strong voice among the Kansai army to "rectify" him in order to appease Qin Shubao's soul in heaven. Moreover, Ni Shuchui also took the initiative to ask Qin Mubai to die, and Bobu Zianqin, Yu Gushe and others also pleaded for mercy, which made Qin Mubai a little embarrassed.
A strong dragon can hardly defeat a local snake, but if a local snake helps, the situation will be completely different. Originally, Qin Mubai wanted to sip this person with mud, but his identity in front of him was too sensitive, so he had to give it up for now. So Qin Mubai arranged for him to go home for retirement temporarily "because of illness" and sent some people to protect him.
Along with Yugushe and Nishuchu, more than 200,000 troops surrendered. This army has a mixed bag of good and bad, and is mostly made up of civilians from various tribes who were forcibly recruited. Qin Mubai released half of them into their homes and reunited them with their families, which won a round of applause and praise. Among the remaining soldiers, Qin Mubai selected 50,000 elite soldiers and incorporated them into the Guanxi Army cavalry, further strengthening his team.
Although Qin Mubai and others had tried their best to seize the time, the aftermath matters of taking over Gongyue City and recruiting the surrendered troops took more than ten days. At this time, the messenger sent to Kang State also made a round trip. Qin Mubai got in touch with Su Dingfang and learned about Su Dingfang's battle situation at the Sam River.
As early as more than a month ago, Su Dingfang led his troops to garrison at the Sam River to resist the cannibals who might invade at any time. Nurman, the commander-in-chief of Dashi, who had been waiting for internal news on the west side of the river bank, was famous for his fierce fighting style and decisive military use, but he was obviously more cautious when facing the land of the Western Region that he had never set foot on. Before learning that the Kang State on the east bank was massively increasing its troops and receiving no reliable information about internal response, Numan kept his troops stationary and stationed troops on the west bank to wait and see.
The Sam River is a river located in the north of Kang State and is a natural barrier to the west for the entire Western Region. The state of Kang stationed troops here all year round and built many military ports for defense. Even though Kang's army had always been very cowardly, it was not easy for Numan and a group of landlubbers to break through and enter the Western Regions through the waterway. Therefore, Numan worked hard to cultivate insiders in Kang State in order to cooperate with the inside and outside to set foot in the Western Regions.
Now that there is no news from the internal response, more than 100,000 troops have been added to the east coast. Nullman has noticed that the situation has obviously changed. Now, he could only choose to retreat or forcefully attack and break through the Sam River. But he no longer understood the opponent's commander, strength and defense situation, which made him very hesitant.
As a result, Nurman stationed troops to wait and see and hesitate, while Su Dingfang stood still and defended the defense line. The two sides had been in a stalemate on both sides of the Sam River for more than a month, without firing an arrow or moving a soldier. They were like two ferocious beasts waiting to gain momentum before fighting, hoping to get the result with one blow.
After learning about this situation, Qin Mubai felt a little more at ease. He had been worried before that Su Dingfang, who had a huge disparity in military strength and did not know the strength of the opponent when fighting in a remote place, would find it difficult to resist the Arabian God of War Numan. What worried him even more was the safety of Wu Meiniang.
Now, since Beiting has been annihilated and the future troubles have been eliminated, Qin Mubai can boldly go to Kang State with confidence. But this does not mean that things in Gongyue City are over.
The North and South of the Western Turks are the two largest forces in the Western Region. While competing with each other, the two are developing a blueprint for power in the Western Region. Under their command, they gathered a large number of small countries and tribes in the Western Regions. Now, the South Court has undoubtedly become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. The North Court has initially decided that Qin Mubai must come up with a feasible plan at this time to recruit and appease other small countries and tribes.
Qin Mubai handed over these tasks to Bo Buqin, the Khan of Nanting.
Qin Mubai invited him to Gongyue City and told him that he would go to the court to express the "contribution" of Nanting in helping the Tang Dynasty to pacify the Beiting and conquer the Western Regions, and to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to appoint Bo Buqinqin as the first emperor. The governor of the "Beiting Governor's Mansion".
In other words, in addition to placing the Anxi Governor's Palace in Gongyue City, Qin Mubai will also place a "Governor's Palace" under his jurisdiction specifically to manage the aftermath of the North and South Courts. In this way, Bo Buqin, the native Khan King, became an official of the Tang Dynasty and the "department manager" of Qin Mubai.
It would be most appropriate to let Bo Buqin, the Turkic Khan, handle the affairs of the Turks.
Bobu Zianqin has always admired the Tang Dynasty, and Nanting has always been on good terms with the Tang Dynasty. A "Governor" of the Tang Dynasty might be awarded a title for his merits in the future. It was too late for him to rejoice, so he agreed wholeheartedly.
Later, Qin Mubai heard that the first thing Bo Bu Zhiqin did after taking office was to invite Ni Shushu. Qin Mubai didn't know the specific method used and didn't ask. In short, the former desert tycoon Nishui Sip has now become a "wage earner" under the "department manager".
According to Qin Mubai's plan, as long as the memorial arrives at the court, in the next few years, the land in the Western Regions that originally belonged to the North and South Courts will be divided into states and counties of the Tang Dynasty. That means that from now on, there will no longer be Turkic Khans and the tents of the Northern and Southern Courts in the Western Regions, only the feudal officials and prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty.
In the battle of Gongyue City, Xue Rengui shocked the enemy and Qin Mubai fought without a single blow. In less than a month, the Tang Dynasty started from Gaochang Kingdom and expanded thousands of miles to the Western Regions, completely eliminating the Western Turks who were entrenched in the Western Regions. The most powerful force. According to Qin Mubai's words, from now on, the Tang Dynasty will "cover the sky with one hand" in the Western Regions.
Qin Mubai left Bo Bu Qianqin's army of more than 100,000 men to guard Gongyue City, and left Xue Rengui, the "god of war" in the eyes of the Turks, to help him deal with the aftermath. Then, Qin Mubai personally led an army of more than 200,000 people, with Yuwen Hongtai as the vanguard, and advanced at full speed towards Kang Ju, the suzerain state of the nine surnames of Zhaowu!
In terms of historical origins, the nine surnames of Zhaowu are descendants of the Da Yuezhi, and later mixed with the Huns and Sogdians. They have never been affiliated with the Central Plains and are different from the Chinese nation. According to Qin Mubai's idea, countries and tribes such as the Western Turks and the Northern and Southern Tribes had always been enemies of the Tang Dynasty and must be conquered and integrated with them. The descendants of the Yuezhi and the Sogdians, in terms of historical origins and regional ethnicity, are not suitable for conquering and integrating him, and can only be used as neighbors and auxiliary wings.
This does not involve military difficulty, but involves Datang's international image and foreign policies. In conquering the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty was famous for its defiance of the people. It was the invitation of the Nanting Friendship League to pacify the Northern and Southern Tribunals and integrate their ethnic groups. In the end, the Tang Dynasty helped the Southern Tribunals to unify the entire Western Turks. "Take the initiative" and be willing to serve Datang. These all make sense and make sense.
The Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, descendants of the Dayue clan, have always been independent states and have nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty. If the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu were also conquered and integrated, the Tang Dynasty would be accused of being the "invader". Now, Qin Mubai sent troops in the name of King Kangju's "invitation" to help friendly neighbors fight against the imminent invasion of Dashi Country.
Although Qin Mubai did not receive any so-called "invitation letter", Wu Meiniang, the first assistant minister in charge of the military and diplomacy of Kang State, was here, and the relationship between Qin Mubai and her was a letter of invitation.
A long time ago, Li Shimin and Qin Mubai discussed the plans for the Western Region. They mentioned that the Western Region is a place with many different races and various religions and beliefs. Therefore, when dealing with issues in the Western Regions, military matters are not the priority, and diplomacy requires the most caution. When the monarch and his ministers were constructing the blueprint for the Western Regions, they unanimously agreed on a principle: diplomatic appeasement was the top priority and military conquest was the bottom priority. For small countries like Gaochang that have deep ties with the Han people, we can confidently and boldly conquer, persuade them to surrender, appease and integrate them; for old enemies like the Western Turks, we must carry out powerful military strikes and deal with them in the same way as the Tibetans. Similarly; for the Nine Zhaowu Kingdoms such as Kangju State and Dawan, we can establish good-neighborly and friendly diplomatic relations with them, respect and retain their national independence and national integrity, and let them become the left and right arms of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, and cooperate with their opponents. The first barrier to the Western Arab world.
Qin Mubai comes from the 21st century, and his understanding of international diplomacy is naturally beyond that of the Tang Dynasty. But Li Shimin could also have such a clear understanding, and Qin Mubai had to admire him very much. Li Shimin, he was brave and wise, but he was not arrogant and arrogant. He clearly understands the principles of "two fists are hard to beat with four hands" and "contentment always leads to happiness". No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty was, the Central Plains was after all a country based on inland farming in Kyushu. It is certainly a good thing that he can expand his territory as much as possible during his lifetime. However, if we blindly carry out military expansion abroad, it will be reversed when things happen, and it will inevitably follow the saying "Although a country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish."
Therefore, the blueprint of the Western Region drawn up by Li Shimin took Congling as the boundary and separated the mountains from Dashi and other Western countries. To the east of Congling, another country must be needed as a friendly neighbor of the Tang Dynasty to help fight against Dashi. In this way, there was a military buffer zone, and Datang could maximize the huge commercial profits on the Silk Road.
Kill several birds with one stone!
Based on this calculation, the nine Zhaowu Kingdoms, whose main business is business, are undoubtedly Datang's best "partners" in the Western Regions.
This is the blueprint for the Western Regions drawn up by Li Shimin and Qin Mubai together.
Qin Mubai sketched it out step by step according to this blueprint.
Now, he was standing in front of Samadhi, the capital of Kangju Kingdom. Get ready to start sketching, the final touch of the entire blueprint.
"This is what later generations will call the city of Samarkand! What a gorgeous and beautiful city!" Even Qin Mubai exclaimed.