Chapter 843: Bodhisattva’s Heart
Empress Yang's brother Yang Guojiu was released. No one in the Yang family was held accountable, and Xuanyuan Yao let them go free.
On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xuanyuan Yao and Xie Jin returned to Dongling with ten thousand cavalry. Arrangements were made for several confidant generals. Yu Fan and An Yi from the Obsidian Army stayed to guard the South Vietnamese capital, and at the same time recruited South Vietnamese soldiers and horses. They were ordered to select some elites with good physical fitness for reorganization and training, while those who were lazy were sent home directly to become ordinary South Vietnamese citizens and did not need to join the army again.
Originally, there were 100,000 troops stationed in the East and West Capital plus 60,000 troops in the Imperial City of South Vietnam. After the integration, only 50,000 troops were left, and all the others were disbanded. One was to save food and grass, and the other was to prevent the army from gathering and causing chaos.
The situation in South Vietnam was stabilized. In order to speed up the journey, Xuanyuan Yao put all the South Vietnamese monarchs and ministers into prison cars, and fast horses with strong physical strength were tied to the front of the cars.
His cavalry did not have infantry to slow them down, so they naturally did not want to let a few prisoners delay their journey. However, in this way, the people trapped in the prison car would have to suffer. Their whole bodies were trapped in the car, with only one bullet exposed. In addition to being unable to stretch his head and body, the prison car was bumpy and uncomfortable when accelerating, and he had to endure the cold wind in winter.
The howling and raging cold wind poured into the prison car, only making the faces of these pampered nobles who had never suffered any pain turn pale and colorless from the cold. Coupled with the physical pain, they were really tortured to death.
Fortunately, we arrived at Shuoshan before New Year's Eve, and the army took a short rest.
Several envoys who were trapped in Shuoshan were shackled and put into a prison car, ready to be taken to Dongling. Ming Zi, who was good at evil ways, was pierced through the chest with Xuanyuan Yao's sword and died on the spot.
This ended the First World War in South Vietnam.
News came from the Huainan border gate that the South Vietnamese general Du Menghui had not received the order from the imperial capital and remained stationary. When the news of the country's subjugation reached the border gate, Du Menghui, not knowing whether he was angry or ashamed, committed suicide and died for his country.
The troops at the border are leaderless and almost dispersed - the army guarding the border is actually not weak. However, the royal family is the supreme ruler of the entire country, and the emperor is their loyal master. Now that the country has been destroyed and the king has been captured, all the powerful people are in their hands. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also became prisoners, and these soldiers suddenly lost their backbone.
They did nothing and suddenly became slaves of the subjugated country. Such a blow was enough to make the strongest people lose their fighting spirit, not to mention that the South Vietnamese soldiers and horses were not enough to be called the "strongest".
On the second day of the first lunar month, the army marched to Yu Kingdom.
King Yu, who had already received the news, had been waiting outside the city gate with his two sons and the ministers of the Yu Kingdom early. His attitude was very respectful, and the respect was mixed with some fear - after all, for the Dongling army that had just destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom, For example, even South Vietnam can be destroyed in a few months, and it is natural to want to annex a small Yu Kingdom.
The cavalry trampled through the city, leaving Yuguo with no room for counterattack.
"It's freezing cold right now. The soldiers have worked hard. Please stay in Yu Country for two days, so that I can host a banquet for you all."
Xuanyuan Yao turned over and dismounted, and greeted him with the courtesy of a military commander: "Thank you King Yu for your kindness, but I have to rush back to resume my life, and I will bother you again when I have the opportunity."
"The general is mighty." King Yu said with humility and admiration, "After this battle, the general became famous all over the world. In the future, other countries will have to weigh the strength of the Dongling Cavalry. Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent are indeed unparalleled. I really admire you."
His flattery is very good.
He not only praised Xuanyuan Yao for his good military training, but also praised Dongling's national strength and military strength. He also praised Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent of Dongling. He praised her so much that no one knew how to be humble.
Xuanyuan Yao said calmly: "Yu Guo's willingness to lend the road to Dongling is also an important factor in my general's victory. This time, when I return to resume my duties, all the generals have contributed. I, the hero of Yu Guo, will not forget it. Make a note in the merit book and let Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent reward King Yu."
King Yu's expression paused slightly.
As the king of a country, even though the national power and territory are far from being comparable to other big countries, he should have the most basic sense of smell. Listening to the words, Xuanyuan Yao already regarded Yu Country as a vassal country, or even more accurately. Said that the Yu Kingdom has been included in the territory of Dongling.
The word "hero" is enough to represent his attitude.
But what can King Yu say?
The Yu Kingdom is sandwiched between the two powerful countries of Dongling and South Vietnam. The situation was originally very delicate. Now that South Vietnam has been destroyed, the territory of South Vietnam has become the Dongling Territory. The Yu Kingdom still wants to be independent from the imperial power within the Dongling Territory. outside?
It's impossible even to think about.
Surrendering is his only choice at the moment. It is enough that he can be treated kindly after surrendering, and he dare not even think about anything else.
"Thank you so much, general." King Yu smiled humbly, "I also invite the general to come into the city to rest. I ordered a banquet for all the soldiers, so that they can have a hot meal to drive away the cold."
Xuanyuan Yao turned to look at Xie Jin: "What do you think?"
"King Yu is so kind but disrespectful." Xie Jin smiled faintly, "In that case, just stay and rest for one day before going on the road. I don't care about these two days."
Although it was important to hurry, the prisoners had to take a breather. Otherwise, most of them would be dead before they reached Tangling. It would be better to just cut them all off in South Vietnam.
Xuanyuan Yao nodded and said Wen Yan to King Yu: "In that case, I won't bother you."
"It's an honor to be alone."
Ten thousand Dongling cavalrymen stayed in Yu country for a day and were warmly entertained. The soldiers were placed in the military camp of Yu country to rest. The king and ministers of Nanyue took turns to eat and drink under strict supervision, and they were shackled when they slept at night.
Stopping for a day to rest was to allow them to save their energy and continue to live, at least to arrive at Dongling alive, and hand over this stupid thing who always dared to covet Her Majesty the Queen to his master to deal with, and see if he could cut it into slices, pickle it, and dry it to send some to other kings of various countries to show his kindness.
"If this kind of thing is handed over to me, I will make sure I do it to the satisfaction of the master." Xie Jin held a dagger, the blade was thin and sharp, and it emitted a cold light at night, "I can guarantee that he will still be alive when the 200th knife falls."
As he said, he shook his head and said, "Since I have been with Yaoyao, I feel that I have almost become a bodhisattva. I will not touch blood if I can, and I will never dare to let Yaoyao see my cruel side."