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Chapter 304: Acting for heaven and punishing the people

This wave of Origin Points was also Zhou Bai's biggest gain, totaling a thousand points.

Except for the [-] points reserved for emergencies that need to be deduced based on speculation, all [-] points are used to improve one's own strength.

For example, if the Great Evolution of the Soul is promoted to the fifth level, the spiritual void realm will be perfect, the inside and outside will be clear, and the soul can be said to be leak-free under the Mahayana.Another example is the Five Thunder Tiangang Technique. The two small magical powers of Hunyuan Golden Bell Cover, one offensive and one defensive, are directly promoted through the Book of Luck and upgraded to the level of Dacheng Great Divine Power.

Although he controls luck and mostly uses the power of luck to fight against enemies, it doesn't make sense if he doesn't know how to use the magical channels of monks. Who knows what situations he will face against enemies in the future.

The Heavenly Book of Luck gradually regains its power, and the cost of improving the origin point of skills is getting smaller and smaller. There is no waste in perfecting various methods.

After some improvements and modifications, the idea of ​​​​the Western Expedition within the Xia Kingdom began to be made public. This time it was not Zhou Bai's will to implement it, but the officials below.

Isn't it natural for the country to be upgraded to a kingdom and to unify the northern border? There is no need to resort to military violence. This is completely different from the public opinion environment in the previous princely states and principalities.

At that time, there were still many conservative factions who wanted to maintain stability among the people, but now that it has become a kingdom, from a personal and legal perspective, all the people in the northern border can belong to Daxia.

It is good to cherish the people of Dingliang and Liangzhou. If the people of other big states fail to take care of them in time, it will be a dereliction of duty by the monarchs and ministers of Daxia.

Zhou Bai had a plan, and he readily accepted the advice of hundreds of officials and civilian gentry. After issuing a royal decree, the six cabinet ministries and the military immediately started operating at high speed.

The general trend has just begun, or it may leap into the abyss, and there is no fault.

Next, follow the general trend. Regardless of offense or defense, everything should be logical.

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The weather is getting cooler and autumn is getting deeper.

In addition to Xiyuan County, Dingzhou County and other Xia Kingdom's core areas of luck, major counties and counties have also completed the autumn harvest tax collection, and the national treasury is greatly filled.

Among them, the Baishazhou Special Economic Zone has achieved the most outstanding results. The achievements of farming and grazing have begun to show. This year, nearly one million dan of grain, 1000 dan of spiritual salt, [-], [-] qualified war horses, and [-] dragon horses were handed over to the court.

In an ordinary small country, emptying the national treasury would be nothing more than this, and it could be called the wealth of a king.

If Zhou Bai had started his business in Baishazhou, he might have been able to unify Dingzhou two or three years earlier.

The current guard certainly deserves credit for achieving this result, but the greatest credit goes to Yan Luo who laid the foundation.

Therefore, Yan Luo was promoted from his previous meritorious service and was transferred from Cangbei County Governor to Zhengsi Dingzhou Grain Station Transfer Envoy. The new Cangbei County Governor was appointed by the first secretary Lang Luoyan, and all the confidants cultivated by Queen Zhou Bai would be in high positions.

There is only one step left for Yan Luo, the former Ruinan Jiedu Envoy, to become a member of the purple robe, and it is possible for him to join the six ministries or even directly join the cabinet.

And this day is not very far away. The post of Dingzhou Grain Platform Transfer Envoy is a temporary dispatch, responsible for transporting Dingzhou baggage to supplement the frontline troops.

Obviously, Daxia is about to use foreign troops. As long as the war is won, it is logical for Yan Luo to be promoted to the center.

This small personnel change is of great significance in the eyes of caring people.

The King of Xia was magnanimous and eclectic in employing people, and even surrendered ministers could stand out in the new dynasty.

Speak with facts and use "thousand-mile horses" to attack people's hearts. Qinzhou officials and local powerful forces must surrender as soon as possible. The third-class treatment of the surrender decree is always in effect.

On October [-], the ninth year of Tongzhi, under the banner of "doing justice for heaven and punishing the people for crimes", the Kingdom of Daxia sent troops to attack the Qinzhou separatist forces.

Acting on behalf of heaven is not arrogance, but the status obtained by Zhou Bai's sacrifice to heaven and earth. The purple energy coming from the east during the king's ceremony and the joy of heaven and earth are not a phenomenon that monks can control.

As long as the Xia Kingdom can reconcile yin and yang and continue to grow strong and progress, and generate majestic destiny to serve as the cornerstone of human civilization, then it will never be disqualified to use the name of doing justice for heaven.

In addition, it is not just a random accusation to criticize the people. Qinzhou is one of the few "enclaves" still under the rule of the Daxu Dynasty. The local separatism is extremely serious, and there are dozens of warlords.

These separatist forces claimed vassalage to Zhongzhou, just like small princes supporting the rule of the state government, withholding part of the tax revenue for their own use in peacetime, and sending troops to help the state government in wartime.

They and Qinzhou Mu Jingheng both needed the title of Daxu to secure their foundation, so they reached a tacit balance that could not be broken after more than ten years of fighting in troubled times.

Zhou Bai invaded Liangzhou, and Qinzhou sent [-] troops to try to take advantage. Among them, there were only [-] state soldiers, and the remaining [-] were supported by local warlords.

The upper rulers had such a tacit understanding, and the people in the head of Guizhou below suffered a lot. If you dare to official seven people and three people to collect taxes, I will dare to official eight people and two people. All the prosperity and wealth are exploited from the local area.

Natural disasters, invasions from other states, and Qingxu robberies all drained Qinzhou's vitality. The people were displaced and famine was more severe than in Liangzhou.

According to intelligence estimates from various parties, Qinzhou's population has gone from 46 million in the 500th year of Xiangxing's reign to less than [-] million now.

Therefore, Zhou Bai led the Xia army to personally conquer Qinzhou, which was a crime against the people. Qinzhou Mu and other warlords and rulers were all targets of conquest.

The defender Huang Jingtong, who was familiar with the situation, was reused as the commander of the former army and attacked Qinzhou first.

After Luo Yan and others in the civil service took up the position of local officials, this was also the first time that a junior general took up the position of commander in chief.When Zhou Bai invaded Xiyuan County in Liangzhou, many people noticed it. In order to prevent interference from surrounding forces, he assigned many generals to lead the attack and defense.

For example, Lou Jinpeng's Northern Expedition recaptured Beiqu County and fought against the powerful enemies of the Jin Kingdom; Li Dingguo attacked Nanfu and Changyan County; General Zhou Ping went south in many ways, and subsequently destroyed Xinliang and unified southern Liangzhou and achieved great military exploits.

Now Lou Jinpeng has been promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army based on his meritorious service, and Li Dingguo has been promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army, comparable to the six ministers, and has become a veritable military representative.

The number of militiamen was increasing day by day, and the system was improving day by day. After the establishment of local Dusi Yamen for jurisdiction, the power of the Ministry of War was unprecedentedly expanded. Zhou Bai took precautions and established the Five Military Dudufu out of checks and balances.

The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army is responsible for the management of the army, and the Ministry of War is responsible for selecting and appointing officers and deploying troops according to orders. This policy of restraining the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War and separating soldiers and generals ensures the concentration of military power.

Lou Jinpeng has been a commander-in-chief for a long time, with profound qualifications, and his promotion to central commander is blameless.

Li Dingguo, a general from another world, has fought in the south and north since he followed the emperor, and has officially become the core of the military by destroying two major counties. It is also reasonable.

The foundation of the founding of Daxia is to be open to all rivers and be inclusive. When foreigners enter Xia, Xia becomes Xia, and the same is true for people from other worlds.

However, the promotion and wealth of generals such as Zhou Ping, Hong Anguo, and Bao Cai once made the soldiers guarding the Qinliang border jealous.

Zhou Ping, who was once as famous as Huang Jing, was granted the title of Viscount and moved to the position of commander of the Forbidden Army and Shengjie Army.

Hong Anguo, the former Longfeng County Commander-in-Chief, was transferred to the Western Expedition Camp. He was originally a fifth-level soldier without the power to command the troops alone. However, because of his outstanding performance in the Liangzhou Campaign, he was immediately promoted to the fourth-level garrison commander. , can command a garrison of more than ten thousand people.

There is also the surrendered general of Fentie County in Liangzhou, Baocai District. Previously, he was just a camp commander who commanded 500 people. Because he followed Lou Jinpeng to attack Changyan and Nanfu County, he was the first to conquer and kill the generals. He became a fifth-level guerrilla general. .

Although he is not as good as the titles such as Polu and Prostitute Yao that Huo Feiguang once had, he has also entered the rank of general. He can command up to five thousand troops and has the power to fight alone.

This was just one step away from catching up with Huang Jingtong's original miscellaneous general. You must know that he had joined the army as early as when he was in the Anbei Governor's Mansion, and he was a "veteran" among young generals.

On the battlefield, fate and luck are no longer fixed. It is not uncommon to change luck with the spirit of humane killing.

However, after the change of luck, the person in charge still needs to be rewarded and promoted, especially Qianlong's golden words are the most effective in determining the change of destiny.

This is the value of military merit!
The two major achievements of ascending first and killing generals were seen in Zhou Baineng's military reports, and the imperial court always rewarded meritorious deeds.

Since guarding the Qinliang border, there have been many frictions and battles. Not to mention the hard work, the key is that it is hard to see the merit.

Huang Jingtong only initially blocked the [-] Qin army, and was promoted to the Western Captain by the Ministry of War, to the fourth rank of local general.

If you were an ordinary narrow-minded person, not to mention complaining privately, you would definitely write a letter to the court, either ask for war with Qinzhou, or be transferred from your post.

However, Huang Jingtong did not. He not only resolved the dissatisfaction and grievances of the Western Major General, but also guarded the border conscientiously.

After being stationed for nearly a year, he had a clear picture of the details of the eastern frontier army in Qinzhou. There were dozens of pieces of information reported to the imperial court.

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When the two countries go to war, it is certainly not a matter of condemnation and waiting for you to be ready before attacking.

Huang Jingtong received Zhou Bai's secret edict just after the king-proclaiming ceremony, appointing him to be the commander of the front army for the expedition to Qinzhou. He changed the troops and horses of his headquarters and the defenders of the four western counties into the front army and attacked Qinzhou in a few days.

The real majestic king's army was a [-]-strong army, commanded by Zhou Bai himself. On October [-]th, he marched out from Longshouyuan in an open and honest manner.

Counting the 15 front troops, there were only 10 regular troops in this battle, of which the forbidden troops were only [-]. Even the subsequent requisition of baggage and auxiliary troops was only [-], which was far less than the scale of the initial army and mass attack on Liangzhou.

But this does not mean that the Xia army's combat power has declined. In one year, the entire army has been reduced by the old and the weak, and the personal and overall strength of the regular soldiers, including the garrison, has increased significantly.

On the one hand, rising luck makes martial arts practice faster, but more importantly, the large-scale cultivation of spiritual rice and qi blood grass has achieved initial results, and is being continuously imported into the army. With such a supply of resources, it is impossible to raise a strong army.

Faced with the king's trust, Huang Jingtong and his western troops burst out with unprecedented fighting power, advancing all the way, with the momentum of the Forbidden Army.

By the [-]th, more than ten beacons and gates on the eastern border of Qinzhou were all destroyed, and the Qin army suffered thousands of casualties. The garrison general Yan Jian gathered troops and horses to garrison Yuguan to guard it.

On the 21st, the Qin army marched [-] miles westward, cleared all the surrounding military strongholds, and surrounded Yuguan.

Yuguan, the first pass in the east of Qinzhou, has high walls, deep walls and complete defensive facilities. It seems difficult to win without a battle.

Qinzhou in the Yang world is united in military strength, and the sound of killing shakes the world. The situation is still unclear, but the battle in Qinzhou in the underworld is one-sided.

Taking advantage of the national destiny in the Yang world, the Yin Court of Great Xia simultaneously marched into the underworld of Qinzhou. Wherever it went, the ghosts and heroes returned to the ghost city, and even in the blessed land of aristocratic families, there were few recalcitrants.

Ghosts in the underworld are more dependent on the general trend of luck, and it is easier for them to see the current situation clearly.

(End of this chapter)