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The Tang army pursued until the evening, killing countless people along the way, and the bodies of Tubo people were all uncalculable.

The army had been in a state of great war since the early morning, and had already been exhausted. Because of insufficient preparations before the pursuit, there was no moonlight after dark, the general advised: The terrain of Wuhai is getting higher and higher, the road is rugged and uneven and difficult to move in the dark, and our army is not familiar with the terrain of the highlands, and the results of the pursuit are difficult to expand and are prone to changes. It is better to return to Wuhai to seize the cows and sheep abandoned by Tubo.

Some people also agree: Taking away Tubo’s food, grass and livestock will not only provide sufficient supplies, but also cause heavy losses to the Tubo people.If they lose this large amount of supplies, they may find it difficult to survive the winter, and civil strife will definitely occur. If we stabilize the plan, it will be inevitable that Tubo will be pacified!

Xue Chongxun thought he was kind, so he accepted the advice of his generals and ordered the marching to stop and slowly retreat northward.

As dawn came, the civil servants of the ministry counted the spoils, but saw that various materials were piled up like mountains, and it might take several days to count the number.

Xue Chongxun once promised that the plundered property of the army would not be handed over to the national treasury and would be divided into sweet parts.

But at this time, more than 100,000 troops in Helong area were consumed for nearly two months, and the money, grain and people were consumed greatly. It was necessary to transfer materials from other places to waste money and damage the people's money. This batch of materials can be used in the military...

He summoned the generals to discuss: If these things are divided, everyone can’t use them for a while, so it’s better to convert the spoils into money and issue them reasonably.

Anyway, they were all making money, and everyone had no objection, so they agreed to deposit all the spoils into the public warehouse and then use the treasury money to subsidize the generals.

This is just a sharing of spoils, and there are also rewards for beheading and making meritorious contributions. In short, all the people participating in the war were very happy and made a big profit.

The border army is not as rich as the Shence Army. Some are not well-born and have poor families. If you take a fortune home and buy a property, you can immediately improve your family's life and get rid of poverty.

Those who are injured and disabled will also subsidize a lot of real estate and money at one time, and count the credits they sacrificed for the country to their families. Although it cannot completely make up for people's pain, it can also provide some pensions for the relatives of the hero.

Wang Changling of the shogunate calculated that although he won the battle, it was expensive and probably would have to emptied the national treasury.

Xue Chongxun’s money method has just been implemented for less than half a year and requires physical and hard currency reserves. These things are also annoying enough...

Fortunately, the unprecedented joy is ahead, so a little trouble is not enough to worry about.

After the war, Wang Changling led his staff to do many tedious things silently, and Xue Chongxun found that he was actually quite talented.

For example, in order to avoid layers of fire consumption when issuing money, so as not to waste the treasury and not to play the greatest role in appeasement of the soldiers, he used a series of management methods: first print the bills, write the names and merits of the generals and soldiers of each military list and register them, and then send the bills to the soldiers, so that they can collect them in the government's warehouse.

In this way, those who are officials cannot get through money and cannot shrink.

Xue Chongxun was busy writing good news to the court and arranging follow-up affairs.

One day he met Du Xian in Shancheng and asked Du Xian to meet and have a conversation.

Xue Chongxun remembered that the attack on the king's tent day and night almost defeated the Shen Ce army. Fortunately, Du Xian came to save him. He felt a little grateful in his heart and did not hide his words.

Du Xian led troops in Beitinghelongdu, the Western Regions, and served as a guru or a governor, but he was a literati.

The Jiedushi created the image of a warlord due to the late Tang Dynasty, but this was an uncertain civil servant position.

Du Xian is no exception. He is white and rich in skin, and his clothes are neatly decorated with round necklines and robes. He looks like a civil servant, and he also has a sense of elegance and literary style.

He was probably overjoyed when he heard the sincere attention in Xue Chongxun's words, but he still looked serious and indifferent...

A common problem among literati is that in fact, everyone is a common person. You can’t just read a few books of sages and sages to be fame and fortune, but you have to pretend to be honest and demeanor.

This battle is not small, and it is not enough to cover up the problem with high hard work.

Du Xian hurriedly responded with an attitude of approaching the Xue Party and said seriously that Xue Lang should make plans early and would definitely not be calm after returning to Chang'an.

Xue Chongxun said: I already have a clear idea.He also asked for advice with a humble attitude, what should Du Envoy think the next strategy to pacify Tubo? What is the plan to come out?

Du Xiandao: After this battle, the Tubo Kingdom suffered great damage to its vitality and was unable to recover. Now they are scarce and unable to invade externally. Unfortunately, it is possible that the internal strife is collapsed. This is true. My confidant of the Tang Dynasty has eliminated it.Therefore, the Tang army should not cause war again. First, the Tubo terrain is rugged and dangerous, and our army is unfamiliar with the terrain and climate are difficult to attack; second, considering the changes in Chang'an, the army's occupation is unprofitable and consumes national strength. If the country is overwhelmed, it may repeat the mistakes of the Sui emperor.For this plan, only a senior official needs to sit in Helong, conspire with the surrounding ethnic groups and contact the Tubo nobles, try to work hard on the Tubo sects, races, etc., and make them collapse and split up in all their ways, and then divide them and conquer them again.

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun praised him and immediately made a decision: I will appoint you as the governor of Longyou, and let Chang'an make up for the documents later... The governor of Longyou is just an excessive link for you to make new contributions. When you achieve great achievements in splitting Tubo, the ministers in the court will be convinced and I will protect you as the general.

Du Xian said happily: Thank you for the cultivation of King Jin.

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Okay, although we haven’t been together for a long time, you saved Shen Ce Jun as soon as you meet. I remember this great gift.From now on, you will know how the people in the King of Jin's Mansion are doing, and treat your own people as warm as the spring breeze.

Du Xian was shocked. It would be too frustrating to continue saying this, which would be a loss of his literary style. He hurriedly stopped and expressed his position indirectly.

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After the defeated Tubo army fled to the plateau, Zanpu was killed and had no master, and he was in chaos for a while.

Because of the loss of supplies, the situation was very bad.

Their army lost less than one-third of the number on the battlefield, but they were surely unable to fight again. There was a shortage of logistics difficulties, not to mention food, grass and weapons, even cold-proof tents.

The number of people who freeze to death and starve to death every day continues to increase, and the cruelty is no less than on the battlefield.

Difficulty in spending winter is a big problem, and the infighting that has been triggered cannot end.

Lang completely blamed the miserable situation at this time on Mo. Rumors were everywhere that Mo's intentions were ulterior motives and bewitched Zanpu's risk, which led to Zanpu's death and the king's flag was taken away, which led to Zanpu's death. Therefore, he was defeated.

The leader of the Mo family defended: If the general retreated at that time, he would be defeated faster.Zamp's unfortunate death was just an accident, and it was impossible under normal circumstances, so there was no problem with his argument for strategy itself.

The conflicts between the two sides are intensifying, and the emotional despair of being difficult to survive, the future of the country is full of thorns and unpredictable.