Chapter 80: The Sacrifice of Prisoners (1) The Prisoner Sacrifice Ceremony is said to be a prisoner sacrifice ceremony, but more precisely, this should be a ceremony to boast of merit, and the real purpose is actually a ceremony to show off the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty - not only to show off their gains to the people of the Tang Dynasty, but also to show off the strength of the Tang Dynasty to other races, and to deter them fiercely.
In last year and the first half of this year, Datang did it so beautifully, and Lian Zhan Lianjie is no longer enough to write the strength of the Datang army, if you have to describe it in one word, it should be - invincible in the world.
Don't think that this adjective is exaggerated, today's Datang definitely deserves this title.
If you don't believe it, you can go to countries other than Datang and ask, and ask them if they dare to conflict with Datang at this time?
I'm afraid the answer should all be the same - that is, don't dare.
Datang's momentum is too sufficient now, and the national self-confidence is unprecedentedly inflated, even if they are enemies of the whole world at this time, I am afraid they will not be afraid.
Even the Great Food Empire, which has been brainwashed by religion, does not have the courage to provoke the majesty of the Tang Dynasty at this time - you must know that the war in the Tang Dynasty has basically stopped, and the only battlefield is Tianzhu, but it has also gained the upper hand, even if the king of Shalou can dominate Southern Tianzhu, he will definitely not be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty's firearms.
That is to say, at this time, Datang can have at least 500,000 surplus troops, and it is also a well-equipped, well-trained, and high-morale elite army.
If the Great Food Empire provokes the Tang Dynasty at this time.
There is no doubt that the Tang Dynasty will definitely smash all its troops into the Great Food Country, and there is only one end for the Great Food Empire - to destroy the country.
Well, the above is pure, now let's get down to business.
Since it is a grand event to show off its strength, it is natural to show everything to others, and the first batch to enter is naturally not a captive - as the protagonist, it is natural to appear in the finale.
The first thing to set off was the display of the trophies, and the boys' army, who had been stationed outside the city these days and had not entered the city, had divided a thousand men to escort hundreds of carts, and slowly walked towards the city.
These carts were four-wheeled carriages, each of which was filled with eight large boxes of vermilion lacquer.
These boxes may be very heavy, and the wheels made of fine wood have been slightly deformed, but fortunately, the cement road outside Chang'an has been repaired, otherwise these wheels would have sunk into the ground.
But despite this, the cart also walked very slowly on the road, and the back of the pack horse pulling the cart was strangled with blood marks, and sweat flowed down like money.
The road has been surrounded by people, seeing this scene, how can I not understand what is pulled on the car - if I am not mistaken, this must be the harvest of Datang's Nanyang this time.
What happened next also confirmed their suspicion, maybe the cargo was too heavy, and one of the axles of a carriage was overwhelmed and was directly crushed.
The body was crooked, and two boxes fell off.
"Knock knock~" "Whoa."
After a dull sound, the two chests were shattered, and the gold beads in the boxes lost their restraints and flowed down the concrete road, and the thumb-sized gold beads almost covered the road.
"Whew~" This scene is really shocking, seeing this scene, everyone's breathing is tight, and there is a trace of greed in their eyes unconsciously, but after seeing the elite soldiers guarding the side, it seems that a basin of cold water has been poured on them, and they immediately dispelled the thought in their hearts - gold is a good thing, but it also has to be a life flower.
The Young Army is not easy to mess with, as early as the surprise attack on Linyi, after several major battles, the Young Army was called the strongest army in the world, and the subsequent battles also proved that this title is worthy of its name.
Later, there was a rumor in Datang that every boy army that was sent to the ordinary army could become a captain, which was enough to prove the strength of the boy army.
No one believed that under the care of such a powerful boy army, something would be snatched from them.
As if anticipating this, a spare car was quickly brought in under the command of a captain, and then in just a quarter of an hour, everything was packed up, and the team slowly moved again.
Hundreds of carts walked for more than an hour before they completely walked into Chang'an City, and on both sides of the street in Chang'an City, more people were surrounded.
And then......
"Click~" "Whoa......
Another car had an overwhelmed axle and leaned on the street, spilling gold bricks on the car, and then won the attention of the people......
It happened here, I guess everyone should also see it, yes, all this was arranged in advance, and the axle was also manipulated, in order to show the people the harvest of the Tang Dynasty, and it was also to promote the wealth of Nanyang and attract more immigrants to develop in the past - after such a long time of military and civilian joint crazy arrest, the slave arrest work in Nanyang has been started for a long time, although there are still many people who have not been arrested, but the number of Nanyang natives has also been sharply reduced to a certain extent, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is already barely possible to immigrate over without being diluted, and the immigration work can already be carried out, which requires a sufficient gimmick, and by showing the abundance of the South Seas, it is undoubtedly the best option.
Of course, there is such a thing as a broken axle, but it can be done twice, and such a trick is enough to use once or twice, and it will be seen by people if there are too many times.
However, there is no need to worry about the lack of publicity, because Li Zhen and Li Shimin have already discussed, after the ceremony, the imperial court will display the harvest of this time on the square in front of the Taimiao Temple for three days.
Then take the gold and silver in it, cast it into a fifteen zhang high gold tree, and stand in the palace, ensuring that as long as you stand near the palace, you can see this tree, which can not only promote Nanyang, but also win the hearts of the people, killing two birds with one stone.
After entering the city, the convoy walked more slowly, and it took another hour to reach the square outside the Suzaku Gate.
At this time, Li Shimin, with all the princes and hundreds of civil and military officials, was already waiting on the upper floor of the imperial city.
The convoy arrived at the square, the young army was neatly arranged according to the formation, Li Zhen was dressed in military uniform, armor, bent bow and sword, rode a fast horse from the corner, and came to the front of the team.
Dismounted and knelt down on one knee: "In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, Lin Yi invaded my frontier, and the young army of the Tang Empire went out to meet it......
A total of 5,000,000 taels of gold, 10,000,000 taels of silver, and countless spices have been seized......
Specially dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire, Long live the Tang Dynasty, Long live His Majesty the Emperor, Long live. ” "Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live it."
"Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live it."
"Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live it." “……”