Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

It's already late December, and there was a heavy snowfall a few days ago, so we have to spend the winter here.

Besides the inconvenience of marching and transporting gold and silver in the dead of winter, dealing with these newly conquered cities, looting their wealth, and selecting beauties also required considerable effort.

"promise!"

After receiving the order, Xue Rengui led several subordinate generals and strode away from the house.

Du He then ordered: "Shouyue, first send someone to inform Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Fang Yi'ai, and Yuchi Huan and other armies to gather their wealth, prisoners, beauties, and carriages."

"Let's go back to Chang'an together after spring."

This time, not all of the million-strong army will return to the Tang Dynasty; a small number of soldiers will remain here to guard the area.

However, once the next phase of the war begins, these people will be able to return to the Tang Dynasty to reunite with their families ahead of time, and they will not need to participate in the war to destroy North and South America.

There was a pause.

Du He continued, "Now write a battle report, and send the good news of the destruction of the Western Regions kingdoms back to Chang'an by the soldiers with the utmost urgency."

"As ordered!"

Pei Xingjian received the order and left the main hall.

With Europe conquered by the Tang Dynasty, the army spent the next month or two looting wealth, while Du He was busy selecting concubines for Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

There were many beauties in the Merovingian, Visigothic, Lombard, and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and Duho selected 20 beauties for himself in one go.

With the addition of Queen Baltilde, his estate in Rouen was already full of people.

The other generals were not to be outdone, and each of them selected 10 beauties. During this time, they were all so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

...

The fourth year of Hongmeng.

February 15th.

noon.

Du He and his generals were having a barbecue on the beach with their respective beauties when Qin Shandao suddenly rode his horse from the direction of the city.

After dismounting.

Qin Shandao said excitedly, "King Han, the army that has been conquering Africa has already destroyed 67 countries and tribes, large and small, including the Kingdom of Maculia, the Kingdom of Nobatia, the Aksum Empire, and the Kingdom of Ghana!"

"Based on their current pace of combat, it is estimated that they will be able to completely wipe out the African continent in four years!"

"The Duke of England has already sent people to Persia to deliver the captured gold, silver and beautiful women. You, King of Han, can take them back to the Tang Dynasty together."

what!

The armies of Su Dingfang, Li Ji, Xi Junmai, and Yuchi Gong, how fast are they advancing?

Upon hearing the news brought by Qin Shandao, Hou Junji, Xue Wanche, and the others all showed expressions of astonishment.

Previously, the King of South Korea had also said that it would take eight years to destroy Africa!

After they conquer Africa, Your Majesty will probably first appoint those powerful and aristocratic families as princes, while the vast plains of Europe will only be granted to members of the Li clan.

"it is good!"

Du He exclaimed with delight, then took the battle report and began to examine it.

After a cup of tea.

Du He chuckled and said, "Li Ji said in his battle report that most countries and tribes on the African continent are still in primitive society and do not have wide and flat official roads to travel on."

"The army's slow advance is also due to insufficient supplies."

The premise of the large army sustaining itself through war is that the tribes that are destroyed must have enough food to replenish them; otherwise, they would have to rely on transporting food from places like Persia and the Abbasid Caliphate.

The opposite side.

Hou Junji clenched his fist and said, "King Han, next month you will return to the Tang Dynasty with gold, silver and beautiful women. Otherwise, I will lead an army of 20 across the sea to conquer the North America you mentioned?"

"Perhaps after Li Ji and Su Dingfang destroy Africa, this humble general will be able to conquer another continent!"

The other generals also volunteered for the battle.

They all now want to make a name for themselves and strive to obtain a huge fiefdom for their families.

Du He smiled and shook his head: "The closest continent to North America is not Europe, but the Chukchi Peninsula in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty, which is only about two hundred miles from the northern tip of North America."

"Let the army rest for half a year, and then set out on a large ship in the height of summer."

The Tang Dynasty's geographical knowledge of Northeast China was limited to the Mohe and Shiwei peoples, and it had no contact with the Chukchi Peninsula.

The temperature here is extremely low, even in summer it is less than 10 degrees Celsius, and in winter it is as low as minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. This is a forbidden zone that the people of the Tang Dynasty could not set foot in.

Upon hearing that the King of Han had made his decision, the others had no choice but to abandon their plans to continue the war.

Cheng Yaojin asked expectantly, "King Han, when you speak of the people of North America, are they fair-skinned and beautiful white people, or dark-skinned black people?"

Upon hearing this, the generals' eyes immediately brightened considerably.

Du He chuckled and said, "The natives of North America are Native Americans. Their skin color ranges from light yellowish-brown to dark brown, somewhere between white and black."

"Moreover, North America also has corn and chili peppers. If you can find them, that would be a great achievement."

"As for potatoes, they are in South America. Even if you find them, don't eat them right away. They may be poisonous. They need to undergo extensive seed improvement before they can be used safely."

Potatoes of this era may not have been thoroughly improved and contain glycoalkaloids such as solanine and chalcone.

If you accidentally eat too many, they could really poison you.

Upon hearing Du He's reminder, everyone nodded slightly, their faces showing seriousness.

The group chatted for a while.

Former Queen Baltilde walked up behind Duhe, bent down, put her arms around Duhe's neck, and whispered, "Is the lamb not ready yet?"

"Our stomachs were growling with hunger."

After spending time together, Duho understood what Baltilde meant. Seeing that the whole lamb was roasted, he beckoned to his concubines, signaling them to come and enjoy the meal.

The other generals also saw the expectant looks in their concubines' eyes. They bowed to Du He and then walked towards their respective barbecue stalls with smiles on their faces.

After eating and drinking enough.

Duhe did not continue to travel around with his wives and concubines, but began to make arrangements for staying in Europe and for his triumphant return.

Inside the city lord's palace.

Duhechao instructed Roton, who was left to guard Europe: "Roton, your primary task during this period is to organize those prisoners to build an official road from Rouen to Persia!"

"At that time, the officials who stayed behind in Byzantium, the Abbasid Caliphate, and Persia will also send people to cooperate with you."

"After a while, officials from the Ministry of Works will also come to take charge of the overall situation."

The purpose of building this official road was twofold: firstly, to facilitate military marches and the transport of provisions and supplies; and secondly, to facilitate the subsequent construction of a railway tens of thousands of miles long.

With tens of millions of prisoners at our disposal, it shouldn't be too difficult to build this official road.

Luo Tong said solemnly, "King Han, rest assured, I will send people to survey the terrain as soon as possible, and have the prisoners repair roads during the off-season for farming!"

"Ah."

Du He nodded slightly.

He gave Luo Tong, Pei Xingjian, and the others some more instructions before waving them away to prepare.

...

Early March.

Outside Rouen.

Duhe led an army of 20, 400 million beauties, 80 prisoners, and countless riches of gold and silver and livestock on a journey of tens of thousands of miles back home.