Chapter 357 The Map Opens the Frontier
Yang Feng is in Yin'an Lushan.
No emperor would tolerate such a situation as long as he was not stupid.
It's not that Li Longji doesn't understand.
He has definitely considered the issue of An Lushan's rebellion, the latter's performance confused him, and as a Hu man with no foundation, An Lushan is more worthy of his trust than the Xungui in the court, which is the reason why Tang Xuanzong reused the Hu people and the Han family a lot, the Li family, who started with the Xun Gui to seek the world, knew too well the threat of those families to them, he didn't dare to give those families any chance, and if he wanted to check and balance the family, he could only use the Hu people and the Han family, especially An Lushan, a Hu person who had no foundation and was completely promoted by him.
But he also knows that there is a limit to reuse.
He didn't dare to trust the family, and of course he couldn't trust the Hu people either.
In the eyes of the emperor, no one can be trusted.
There is only balance in the eyes of the emperor.
When he suddenly found that this chess piece that he checked and balanced the family had swelled to the point where he could pose a threat to himself, then he would inevitably have to take measures to weaken it, and no matter what measures he took, it was also a joy for Yang Feng, and it was also a favorite for many people in the court, it was certain that as long as Li Longji showed his intention to weaken An Lushan, countless people would rush up and fall into the ground, such as ......
"Your Majesty!"
A thin purple eggplant walked up to Li Longji and said respectfully.
"Guozhong, you're here!"
Li Longji said expressionlessly.
"Let's take a look at this picture!"
Then he said.
"Your Majesty, who made this picture?"
Yang Guozhong said in surprise.
Li Longji pointed at Yang Feng.
"Back to Yang Shilang, the last general of the Anxi Army to capture the broken leaves of the Captain Zhiguo Yang Feng, this picture is made by the last general of the Immortal Professor!"
Yang Feng arched his hand.
"It's just God bless the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty, the minister just thought of a plan to eradicate Nanzhao, and just needed the terrain there, Captain Yang is really a charcoal in the snow, Captain Yang, I don't know if this is Zhu Yuanjiang?"
Yang Guozhong pointed to the red river with an exaggerated expression and said.
"Exactly!"
Yang Feng said very cooperatively.
"And what about the terrain along the river?"
Yang Guozhong asked.
"The lower reaches of the Zhu Yuan River, that is, the place where the Annam Protectorate is located, are mainly plains, but because of the hot and humid climate, the rivers are dense, almost like the Taihu Lake in eastern Zhejiang, which is extremely suitable for the growth of rice, and can get two or even three crops a year, and then to the upper reaches Although the terrain begins to fluctuate, it is not rugged, at most such as Bayu and other states, but because of the sparse population, the jungle is dense and almost a wilderness, and then it becomes a lofty mountain after entering the Nanzhao."
Yang Feng said.
"Then where can the Zhu Yuan River be navigable?"
Li Longji asked directly instead of Yang Guozhong.
"Here, and the barbarian department, Ma Yuan mentioned this road in the Han Dynasty, from here all the way to the mouth of the Zhu Yuan River can be navigable, and there are annotations on the navigation section of the river here."
Yang Feng said.
As he spoke, he pointed to a line of small characters under the yellow line of the Red River, Li Longji leaned over, and then saw that there was really a navigable section on it, and even the most suitable navigation period of the year, he really understood at this time that this map was not simply a map, this was completely a magic weapon to expand the territory, you must know that Yang Feng's annotation even marked how big a boat is suitable, this guy who became the emperor of the Three Dynasties, undoubtedly has sufficient knowledge reserves for these, in fact, the Red River goes down from the estuary section, and even the small steamer of the inland river can be navigable, From the mouth of the river to the Jianshui area, if you take a small wooden boat, you can sail normally.
This line was originally an important passage to Yunnan, otherwise the geographical location of the Laojie estuary would not be so important.
"How far is this place from Dianchi Lake?"
Li Longji grabbed Yang Feng's ruler and measured it and found that it was not an inch, he then moved to the north and south of Sichuan to measure down, the distance between these two places is clear at a glance, there will be no railways and real highways in this era, the main dependence of military transportation is the inland river, as long as the place can be navigated, then it can be used soldiers, if there is no river to navigate the plain, it is okay, if it is a mountainous area, then for the attacker to lose half first, from the south of Sichuan to Nanzhao must be entangled with those natives who are familiar with the terrain between the mountains and mountains, From this direction, you have to take the mountain road, but the distance is less than half of the way from southern Sichuan.
"You want to attack from Annam?"
He asked Yang Guozhong.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that a surprise army can be sent from Annan along the Zhu Yuan River."
Yang Guozhong said.
"But this road has never been walked, isn't it too risky? You must know that in the Nanzhao War, the enemy is not only those natives, miasma, and epidemic are the most difficult to deal with. ”
Li Siye said.
"The miasma is actually formed by the accumulation of decay for tens of millions of years, this is indeed incomprehensible, but people enter and retreat, and the miasma naturally subsides when there are more people, and the epidemic is indeed inevitable, but there is a way to prevent it to the greatest extent, for example, don't drink raw water, all the water is boiled and then drink, the minister can ensure that half of the epidemic is completely solved, and then it is to prevent mosquitoes, this can be used to repel mosquitoes, in addition, the minister feels that there is no need to attack at all, is it that those natives in Nanzhao are loyal to Ge Luofeng? Could it be that no one in Nanzhao wants to replace him? Didn't Pi Geluo have to give in when he conquered the various tribes of Nanzhao? If there is, then it will be easy to do, give them the officials, give them the sophisticated weapons of our Datang, and then build a city there to give them confidence, and the rest of the matter will be decided that there is no need for our army to make a move.
If you can't do it, just buy heads.
Take 100,000 yuan to buy Ge Luofeng's head!
There will always be someone who will be tempted.
The minister didn't think that the chieftains of Nanzhao would be more than 100,000 loyal to Ge Luofeng. ”
Yang Feng said sinisterly.
"Also, as far as I know, Nanzhao should be short of salt, right?"
He said.
"Yes, although there are salt wells in Nanzhao, but because they don't know how to cook salt, it is said that they can only pour brine on the charcoal fire and scrape salt grains to obtain salt, so in addition to the Dianchi Lake and Erhai Lake, it can still be satisfied, and other places are extremely short of salt, and Ge Luofeng is in chaos, to a large extent, it is for the salt wells in southern Sichuan."
Li Siye said on the side.
"Then it's even simpler, as long as a city is built in the upper reaches of the Zhu Yuan River, and there are people who come to offer salt directly to the heads of the Ge Luo Feng tribe or captives, and build a salt farm on the coast of Annan, are you still afraid of playing with the immortal Ge Luo Feng while guarding a piece of the sea? In short, as long as such a city is built, and then thousands of soldiers are sent to garrison, even if these soldiers no longer take a step out of the lofty mountains, it is enough to make Ge Luofeng cry, this is just the beginning, once the garrison can then immigrate there, as long as the garrison does not give up, it will become an important town in the south of the sky within 20 years, with this city there, Nanzhao will never be qualified to rebel again, and then gradually march to its depth to immigrate to open up the wasteland and establish a city, and within 50 years, the entire Nanzhao will be forever included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. ”
Yang Feng said with a smile.
"Okay, Captain Yang is really a young hero of the Tang Dynasty!"
Yang Guozhong said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the minister is to take the military department as the captain of the fruit Yang Feng to ask for merit, please use the Yang captain to kill the stone country to save three thousand comrades and defend the broken leaves, Jin Zhaowu captain and give the knight captain, in order to dedicate the Tang Dynasty Bahong Yiyu to help the imperial court Pingnan Zhao open up the territory and expand the territory of the Jin guerrilla general, and give the honor of the captain of the light car."
Then he saluted Li Longji and said.
It can be seen that Li Longji originally wanted to crown Yang Feng as the captain of Zhaowu, and the captain of the cavalry was a commander, which was of little use in the nature of a glorious title, as for the general and baron of Xuanwei just now, it was purely temporarily added to him to fool An Lushan, anyway, he was then dismissed, even if he was added to the hussar general Li Longji, it was just a lip service, Yang Guozhong knew that Yang Feng was going to be promoted to the captain of Zhaowu, so he said so, as for the promotion to a guerrilla general, this is what he really gave Yang Feng as a reward, Among his positions was the squire of the military department, and he was responsible for the promotion of the army.
"Humph!"
Li Longji glared at Yang Feng.
Yang Guozhong still hasn't understood.
"Yang Shilang, Captain Yang just beat the prince of Dongping County to a serious injury in the duel, and he has been dismissed by His Majesty General Xuanwei and the man of Xiatai County."
Colliers whispered.
Yang Guozhong gasped, and then looked at Yang Feng's gaze more kindly.
"Ge Shuhan played, saying that you have a plan to open the South Road to attack Tibet from the rear, let's talk about it together!"
Li Longji said angrily.
"Well, this plan has to be built first, and a large number of large ships that can sail thousands of miles must be built, and such ships must be prepared and the timber must be dried for at least three years, otherwise it will be difficult for the ships to support a round voyage."
Yang Feng said.
"It's easy, I can hold on for another three years!"
Li Longji said.
And then immediately there was a sycophancy of his longevity.
"The minister also has a new type of sea ship, this kind of ship is enough to carry hundreds of soldiers to sail thousands of miles, and depending on the waves of the sea, as long as there is enough wood, the construction can begin, and it will take about two or three years to build a hundred huge ships, and during this time, add more than 20,000 soldiers to Annam, so that it can adapt to the environment of the hot zone and avoid the epidemic to the greatest extent. When the fleet is completed, the fleet will carry soldiers, first seize a place in this place in Chenla and establish a port and garrison, when this port is completed, the fleet will continue to move forward, after the death of Sri Buddha, also establish a port and garrison, after the port here is built, use it as a springboard to continue forward, along the Tonghaiyi Road every two thousand miles to build a port and garrison, but there is no need to attack in depth, as long as the natives can provide supplies for our army.
Jump forward in this way and spend five years jumping to Tianzhu here. ”
Yang Feng pointed to Dhaka's location and said.
"From here to the north, there are 600 miles of warm water network plains like eastern Zhejiang, which are also as rich and fertile as eastern Zhejiang, and the north of this plain is Tubo, and there is a mountain pass here, from which you can directly pass through the snow-capped mountains that stretch for 5,000 miles from east to west in front of you, and Luo is 700 miles away."
Then he said.