Chapter 545: Adapting to the Environment
After He Bida was full of heart, he was usually not surprised, and he showed all his doubts on his face, and Li De saw that if he didn't explain clearly, the generals who led the troops would definitely resist his orders in their hearts.
"You've seen the experience of failure, but have you ever wondered if there is another way to get to Goryeo City?"
Hebida was silent, another way, he had thought of taking the water route, it had been proven to be unworkable, what other way could it, from the mountains with mountains and mountains, it was better to take the water road.
Not only was He Bida silent, but even the other lieutenants were thinking about it, but they really couldn't think of it, and their expressions were puzzled and puzzled.
"Governor, is there really such a way?" Hebida asked.
Li De saw that everyone still didn't think of it, so he said, "Bring the map." ”
Soon the map was brought in, and Li De directly aimed at the northern tribes, and the captains were all surprised, because there was really a road.
The place where Li De pointed was north of Liaoshui, near Yalu Shui.
It suddenly dawned on the captains that there was indeed such a way, but it seemed to give them another problem.
"Dadudu, you mean to go to Goryeo from the territory of the Northern Barbarians, if this is the case, you must first conquer the Northern Barbarians before attacking Goryeo." Hobida Road.
Li De nodded, in fact, his idea was this, attacking Goryeo was just an excuse, his real purpose was to occupy all areas of northern Liao.
It can be said that it is to seize the territory of the Northern Barbarians and Turkic tribes.
"Dadu Governor, if you move troops against the northern barbarians, 150,000 people are not enough, and the territory of northern Liaobei is vast, even if it is defeated, it may be difficult to hold it." Hebida worried.
Li Jing didn't say a word when he heard it, anyway, what he had to do was to formulate tactics and cooperate with the deployment orders of the Grand Governor, for the battle in northern Liaobei, they had studied it before.
The reason why the target is set in northern Liaoning is, on the one hand, that the territory is vast and there are many resource reserves waiting to be developed, and secondly, it is necessary to truly solve the problem of border defense.
Beiban is a threat, and Goryeo is also a threat, if Liaobei is occupied, then there will be greater development after the expansion of the territory of Youzhou.
"You can rest assured, at the current speed of development, as long as we have land, we will not worry about the people, just like Youzhou City, the popularity has recovered in less than three years, and I am afraid that there will be overcrowding and worry about it in the future, so it is necessary to prepare in advance." Li Dedao.
The military attachés naturally all agreed, and if there is a battle, it means that there are military merits to be taken, and now there are 300,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou, which can be said to have a certain strength, and the Turks are their number one enemy.
If you can occupy the entire area of Liaobei, then you can keep the Turks and the Northern Barbarians out of the force, and the enemy's living environment will be more difficult, so there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it, and sooner or later you want to destroy them.
The lieutenants were all clever winners, and they all knew in their hearts at this time that they were looking forward to expanding their territory, and what surprised them was that they never thought that their Grand Governor would want to be before them.
"Governor, you say what you want us to do, give orders."
The excited lieutenants all knew that their lives would probably have to be spent in a non-stop war in the future, and they looked forward to it, and it was the life they longed for.
Seeing that it was almost over, Li De directly said his plan, which was the same as everyone guessed.
"Okay, you have to keep the matter secret, before dealing with Goryeo, you must first clear all the forces in the north, and prevent the sneak attack of the Goryeo, there are many things to do next." Li Dedao.
After explaining the matter after a while, everyone dispersed, and Li De also went back to rest, this time there was no female dependents to follow, Li Jing and the others went to do things.
The tactical coordination of the chariot also needs to be trained, and the soldiers of the city also need to learn how to operate it in case of emergency.
Although the battle had just passed, it was already over when the soldiers had finished cleaning the battlefield, and the bonfire far away seemed to light up the night.
The fire burned day and night, and it continued.
The pioneers who had corrected the night were very energetic after waking up in the morning, and a new day began, except for the 50,000 soldiers and horses brought by Li De in the military city, the remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses were all scattered out to take care of the fields, and patrolled and collected supplies by the way.
Timber, wild herbs, hunting, all the people were arranged, and more people were dealing with prisoners of war.
Li De got up early in the morning, and he was very concerned about the issue of prisoners of war, so he discussed it with the lieutenants.
Shi Huaiyi was straight-tempered, and said directly: "If you want me to say, it is still according to the previous method to exchange these Turks for supplies." ”
"No, don't you let the Turkic soldiers and horses be replenished in this way." Ding Qilin immediately objected.
"So what do you say?" Shi Huaiyi asked.
"If you want me to say, let these Turks be craftsmen and build houses here, and the governor of the capital said that there will be many people in the future, and it is time to start preparing, and the stones and timber in the mountains are good labor for them to build houses." Ding Qilin said.
After following Li De for so long, the merchant's mind was fully learned, and he thought of getting the maximum benefit from it, so that the enemy could help them with their labor, and the lieutenants all agreed.
Li De didn't speak on the side, he was also thinking about the problem.
Listening to several lieutenants chatting, how to use these people for labor, in fact, he would have considered it this way before, but he thought that his current status and ideas had to be considered for the future.
Labor reform is necessary, but the ultimate goal is to make people good, and to put it bluntly, it is assimilation, otherwise they will always be treated with the attitude of enemies in the future, and after a long time, they will accumulate resentment, which is not conducive to development.
"Well, labor is necessary, but first of all, let them do not work but study." Li Dedao.
"Studying?" The lieutenants were a little confused.
"What does this mean, Grand Duke?"
Li De began to explain: "People need to communicate with each other, although they are captives, the vanguard can never support them for a lifetime, always give them back their freedom, in order to prevent them from becoming enemies in the future, the first thing to do is to let them learn the language in the process of labor." ”
Communication is a problem, and the lieutenants understand it when they think about it.
A consensus was soon reached, and Shi Huaiyi's proposal to let them build real estate was agreed by Li De, not to mention the people, with a house, the families of the soldiers can be resettled, and the situation of long-term separation between the two places can be solved.
At the same time, it can replenish the people for the military city, where the vast land is rare and large areas of land waiting to be cultivated, all of which need people.
In order to carry out the next strategic requirement, the 50,000 soldiers and horses brought by Li De are training every day, and they are adapting to the environment here, and the weather in the north is changing very much.