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Chapter 1711 Zhu Jubo and Hepantuo

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    The Sui army¡¯s great purge in Shule State caused a great shock in Shule¡¯s political arena, but it did not actually affect the lives of the people at the bottom.

    Qin Qiong knew very well that when dealing with these people, he had to "beat them with a stick and give them sweet dates." So after the purge, he first exempted and exempted the people of Shule Kingdom from taxes for one year, and then abolished the harsh rule and tyranny during Amijue's rule, and  A group of corrupt officials with great resentment among the grassroots people were dealt with.  The people don't care who is in power, they just want to see who brings benefits to them, so the Sui army quickly gained the support of the people of Shule State.

    At this time, Sui Dynasty did not need to support agents at all, but directly went into battle naked.

    The great purge did not involve Amijue, but the entire Shule royal family was also purged to pieces.

    Qin Qiong sent Amijue's family to Luntai on the pretext of helping Amijue learn Sui culture, including other people who were not suitable for removal but not suitable to stay in Shule.  Like several other kings who were sent to Luntai, they could never return to Shule again.

    At this time, Amijue was like fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by others.  Moreover, Amijue was not an honest monarch. He was helpless and resentful, but in order to save his life, he had to let it go.

    After disposing of the Shule royal family, the Sui army set up a government office in its majestic place.  Huang Mingliao ordered from the Duhufu to divide the Shule Kingdom into three counties: Daman, Yandu, and Bencheng, and set up a military town in Shule. Qin Qiong also served as the town's garrison envoy, with 8,000 troops.

    The Department of Appeasement and Recruitment of the Three Towns in the Western Regions was subsequently changed to the Department of Appeasement and Recruitment of the Four Towns of the Western Regions.

    The northwest of Shule Military Town leads to Rehai from the North Shule Mountain Pass. To the west is Congling, which blocks the river and Tocharo. To the southwest, one can enter the Tianzhu Kingdom through the Big and Small Binbins (Kashmira), and to the southeast, it can be directly reached.  The Kingdom of Women can be said to be the backbone of the Western Region.

    The entire trade in the Western Region passes through here.

    The Sui Dynasty controlled this place, and the west could enter the river, threatening the hinterland of the Western Turks; the southwest could connect to Tochara, bypassing the Western Turks, and directly contact Persia and other countries; the south could enter Tianzhu and open up the South Asian subcontinent; the southeast could enter the Qiangtang  land, threatening the rise of Tubo in the future.

    The most important thing is that the Sui Dynasty's defense line south of the Tianshan Mountains, the most critical western link, was completely closed.

    After Qin Qiong occupied Shule, there were still two small countries around him, one was Zhu Jubo and the other was Hepantuo.

    Zhu Jubo is located five hundred miles southeast of Shule. It is also called Zhu Jupan State. It was called Zihe State in the Han Dynasty and was an ancient country in the Western Regions.  The current Zhu Jubo was built by the Cuqu family of Northern Liang. The king was from Shule, and his capital was Yecheng (now Yecheng County, Xinjiang). It was considered a common vassal state of Shule and Khotan.  However, Zhu Jubo's country was not weak, with thousands of soldiers. Moreover, his country was greatly influenced by the Western Turks, and pro-Western Turks were in power throughout the country.

    After the Sui Dynasty occupied Shule, he informed all directions.  However, Zhu Jubo deliberately did not have contact with the Sui Dynasty because of his political leanings.

    Qin Qiongnai sent an envoy to Zhu Jubo to ask him to surrender.

    In the Sui Dynasty, even big countries like Shule and Qiuci were half-annihilated. Naturally, small countries like Zhu Jubo would not be left alive, and they were still small countries that did not know how to die.

    In order to completely occupy this place, Qin Qiong deliberately ordered the envoy Liu Huanzhi to pretend to be arrogant and rude to anger the other party.  Liu Huanzhi arrived at Zhu Jubo and attacked on the spot. He severely humiliated King Zhu Jubo and asked Zhu Jubo to surrender quickly, otherwise he would be punished.

    King Zhu Jubo was indeed angered and refused to surrender. He also ordered people to expel the Sui envoys.  It wasn't that Zhu Jubo respected etiquette and didn't kill the envoys, but Liu Huanzhi had five hundred cavalry with him, and Zhu Jubo people didn't dare to act rashly at all.

    Qin Qiong was overjoyed after receiving the letter.

    He had already ordered General He Run to lead a thousand Sui troops and two thousand Shule troops to prepare outside the Zhu Jubo Kingdom, just to wait for an opportunity to send troops.  Now Zhu Jubo gave Sui this opportunity.

    Zhu Jubo was worried about the Sui army sending troops, so he urgently mobilized the people in the country.  But they did not expect that the Sui army would come so quickly.  Zhujubo was originally a small country, with a small area, a small population, and little depth.

    Therefore, the Sui army advanced rapidly and attacked directly under the capital of Zhu Jubo.

    Three thousand troops may not be many.  But suddenly appearing under the city overnight, the shock to the whole city was beyond words.  Even King Zhu Jubo, who originally seemed tough and determined, was panicked at this time.

    The entire Zhu Jubo Kingdom was in chaos.

    He Run arrived at the city on the first day and led his army to attack on the second day.  The Sui army made great efforts and stormed Zhujubo City.

    The crossbow is a powerful weapon for defending the city, and it is also a powerful weapon for attacking the city.

    The Sui army used airtight strong bows and powerful crossbows to suppress Zhu Jubo's army on the top of the city.  The accompanying Shule army took the opportunity to attack the city.

    He Run is not afraid of casualties, attacking the city day and night.  On the afternoon of the second day, the Sui army finally stormed the city wall and entered the city.

    King Zhu Jubo retreated into the inner city with a group of cronies.

    Seeing that the other party was defending, He Run ordered the soldiers to gather all the firewood in the city, pile it all under the inner city wall, and then have people light a fire.

    The fire spread and burned along the city wall.  The Sui army was on guard with bows and crossbows outside. Anyone who dared to put out his head to put out the fire was shot to death by crossbows.

    As a result, the defenders in the inner city were exhausted and in panic all day long.

    In the end, King Zhu Jubo couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to send people out of the city to surrender, and Zhu Jubo surrendered.

    Zhu Jubo was originally a small country, with limited strength and influence.  The Sui Dynasty directly deposed the king on the grounds of resisting the king's army, and established Qinan County in the area, which was under the jurisdiction of Shule Military Town.

    As for Zhu Jubo's kingdom, those who dared to resist died in the Sui army's siege. From now on, this place will be a land of obedient people in the Sui Dynasty.

    The Sui army occupied Zhu Jubo and set their sights on Hepantuo in Congling.

    The land of Congling is a raised highland in the Western Region, connecting all directions of the Western Region.  It is both a barrier and an obstacle.  Therefore, Hepantuo, which is located above the Congling Mountains, has become a critical place.

    Hepantuo (today's Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang) is also a small country in the Western Regions with twelve cities. Its country name was Puli in the Han Dynasty.  The residents are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, are literate, believe in Buddhism, and are strong people. The king calls himself "Han Ritian Seed" and often sits on the golden bed as a director.  There were thousands of victorious soldiers in Hepantuo, and the king was also from Shule.

    Whether it is Zhu Jubo or Hepantuo, although they are closer to Shule, their appearance and language are the same as those of Khotan, and they are also deeply influenced by Tianzhu.

    After Shule fell, Hepantuo was still controlled by the Turks.  The Turks also understood the importance of this place and specially set up troops to guard it.

    After Qin Qiong occupied Shule, he ordered people to send a message urging Pantuo to surrender.  Of course, this time it was a real attempt to persuade him to surrender. After all, Hepan Tuo and Zhu Jubo were in different situations.  However, not only did the Hepantuo people refuse to surrender, the envoys sent to Hepantuo during the Sui Dynasty were also directly killed by the Turks.

    After hearing this, Qin Qiong was furious and personally led 2,000 Han soldiers and 3,000 Shule soldiers to march westward to drink Pantuo.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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