On the eighth day of the second month of the seventh year of Longwu, Xiao Ruxun led the army to Datong, the place where he led the army on the northern expedition.
Xiao Ruxun was very familiar with this place. Some of his old friends were gone, but some were still there.
Xiao Ruxun took Ma Gui's hand and came to the Datong Inspectorate's station to remember Mei Guozhen, who had passed away.
Mei Guozhen passed away in Myanmar in the fourth year of the Long Wu era. He fell ill and refused medical treatment, which meant that a subject would not accept Qin medicine, and died of illness. He never submitted to Xiao Ruxun, and even in death, he scolded her as a thief who stole the country. But this did not prevent Xiao Ruxun from remembering the help he had given her.
"Back then, there weren't many people who supported me, and there were many who opposed me. Many people left me along the way. Mr. Mei died, and I was heartbroken, but there was nothing I could do. Do you think I did wrong?"
Ma Gui hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty did not do anything wrong. Daqin is now far more powerful than the former Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty and I both know the situation of the former Ming Dynasty. The Nine Regions have such a powerful army and can organize such a powerful attack. I didn't even dare to think about it at that time."
"Alas …"
Xiao Ruxun let out a long sigh. After a while, he said, "You're right. They say I stole the country, but if I can make the country stronger, so what if they scold me? It's just that people along the way can't understand what I'm thinking. The pain in my heart has always been a source of regret to this day! "
Xiao Ruxun bent down and helped Ma Gui up.
"It's been thirteen years since we first met in Ningxia's Pinglu City. The number of people who came here together is getting fewer and fewer. I still remember the days when we attacked Ningxia together, when we cleaned up Baimei together, and when we fought on the battlefield together. I'm very happy that you understand me."
Xiao Ruxun patted Ma Gui on the shoulder and sighed again.
"It's meaningless no matter how much I feel. It's meaningless no matter how much I miss the happy days together. Now, those who refused to lend you food are all dead. If Mei Guozhen met them down there, I don't know how he would feel."
With that, Xiao Ruxun slowly left.
Ma Gui followed him closely.
It was meaningless for the dead to reminisce. Just let them stay in the era they missed. That was their sorrow, but also their happiness.
What Xiao Ruxun needed to do was to keep moving forward, keep moving forward, until she was completely exhausted and could no longer muster any strength.
That would probably be the end of her life. Xiao Ruxun was very clear.
On the fifteenth day of the second month of the seventh year of Longwu, all the troops had basically arrived at their designated battle positions. Liaodong Corps sent a messenger to report that the troops were already fully prepared. Only on the first day of the third month, they could directly attack Chahar and join forces with the Horqin troops to annihilate the main force of Chahar troops.
On the 15th of February in the seventh year of Longwu, the Northern Barbarians were basically no longer a threat. The remaining threats were all in the west, the Mongolian forces on the right, the Mongolian forces near Central Asia, and the Tsarist Russia.
After the destruction of Khalka, the northern invading forces in the northern steppe were basically no longer a threat. The remaining threats were all in the west, the Mongolian forces on the right flank, the Mongolian forces near the Central Asian region, and the tsarist Russia that had yet to be seen.
Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia were under control. The northernmost North Sea, Baikal Lake, was the northern border of the Daqin Empire. The easternmost Sakhalin Island and Japan were the eastern border of the Daqin Empire. The westernmost Pamir Plateau was the western border of the Daqin Empire, and the southernmost South Sea was the southern border of the Daqin Empire.
An unprecedentedly huge empire was about to be formed, and an unprecedented world monster empire was about to be born.
Its growth and expansion would be disastrous for other countries, because this empire did not eat its own people, but liked to eat outsiders.
On the 27th of the second month of the seventh year of the Longwu army, Xiao Ruxun ordered the army to prepare a large amount of meat and beans for the next three days, so that the army could eat until they were full. The meat was mainly fat, so that they could accumulate enough fat and protein to make the final preparations for the upcoming expedition.
Xiao Ruxun asked every soldier to eat to their heart's content, eat with their mouths dripping with oil, and train with all their strength to increase their strength and spirit.
What they were about to do was the greatest thing for Huaxia.
Break through the territory of the nomadic tribes, point the sword at the Northern Sea, and achieve an unparalleled achievement!
The provisions were all ready, the flatbread, jerky, and sauces were brought with them. The mule caravan was organized, the Japanese transport team was ready, and the civilian workers were also eager to go.
They would follow the army all the way, serve the army, and prepare the logistics for the army. A considerable number of them had already been dispatched half a month ago, and they had already prepared several safe camps along the planned route for the army.
Under the protection of the light cavalry, they would build enough camps for the main Daqin army, so that the army could have enough rest and hot food after the march.
To be honest, as the saying goes, a big cannon is worth ten thousand taels of gold. The dispatch of 200,000 soldiers and even more civilian workers and Japanese transport teams had brought a great test to the national treasury. Xiao Ruxun had even contributed 30% of his own funds to the national treasury for operation.
In this way, the national treasury could support this shocking consumption.
This was the true burning of money, and this was the true burning of funds every minute.
However, all this could be paid off. It was expected that the Daqin would gain a large number of people and livestock in this war, as well as enough pastures. These people, livestock, and pastures would bring more than ten times the return to the national treasury of the Daqin in the next few decades.
Xiao Ruxun had invested all the wealth of the Daqin country that had been working hard for several years into this war, all for the sake of such a huge profit.
War could be profitable, and it would definitely be profitable. A war without profit was a meaningless war.
This was a new point of view that Xiao Ruxun had put forward at the decision-making meeting at the General Staff Headquarters. It was the commander's sin not to profit from the war. There was no need to fight a war without profit.
Therefore, many people had opposed the northern expedition in the past, but now, there were many people who supported it.
For many years, it had been the grasslands robbing the Central Plains. This time, the Central Plains had accumulated their strength to attack and break this cycle, making the grasslands spit out all the robbing they had done for thousands of years.
Finally, it was the first day of the third month of the seventh year of Longwu. It was the season of spring and flowers were blooming. Datong was still windy, but the main force of the northern expedition of the Daqin gathered here was full of excitement, indescribable excitement.
They were about to make history and create the future.
The emperor of the Daqin, Xiao Ruxun, would personally lead them to a better future, to a place that the Han army had not set foot in for thousands of years, to accomplish the great feat described by the emperor.
Every one of them would benefit. They were the first batch of people to enjoy the benefits of war. Their contributions were great, and they could get tax-free land for their families. They could also get more benefits for their families. The imperial court would send them oil, rice, flour, and meat, as well as all kinds of good things.
In the past, it was hard to imagine that soldiers could get such benefits by fighting for the country. But now, it was true. They had enjoyed such benefits for six or seven years.
The families of soldiers had preferential policies at the local level, including land taxes. They were given preferential policies based on their contributions, and they could be exempted from taxes once they had accumulated enough.
How happy was this for a family of soldiers?
Moreover, soldiers now had to be literate and more knowledgeable than the average person. People could no longer call them stinky bastards. Their status had risen a lot.
Therefore, as the guardians of this dynasty, they had to devote all their strength to this dynasty and this emperor.
The emperor stood in front of them, tall and burly, full of heroic spirit.
They were proud that they had such an emperor. They were proud.
The emperor drew his sword and pointed it at the North Sea.
Go to war!
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