Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1425

"What does the prince want, Daqin to send troops to Persia?" Luo Cheng asked, his tone was flat, showing neither appreciation nor dissatisfaction.

"Not all." The prince replied indifferently, "We want to seize the favorable terrain and push the border forward, so that we can have a favorable opportunity in the confrontation with the big cannibals. For example," the prince waved and asked someone to fetch it Sasanian terrain sandbox.

This sand table is very delicate and detailed, but it took countless manpower, material and financial resources to make it. In order to collect these detailed geographical and terrain information, I don’t know how many people have worked hard for it.

Standing in front of the sand table, the prince picked up the bamboo pole and began to explain.

He planned to take the initiative to seize the opportunity, instead of waiting for the big cannibal to wipe out Persia and Chen Bing's frontier to deal with it.

The first is the area south of Daxia Road, which is a very legendary area. In the mountains near the Arabian Sea, there are many deep valleys hidden under the snow peaks. There are lush forests and grass, and people live among the mountains.

The natives here are nomadic tribes. In that remote mountainous area, water resources are scarce, and most areas are barren mountains and deserts.

To the west is the eastern edge of the Iranian Plateau, and to the north, separated by mountains and deserts, is the channel where the East and the West meet, the Daxia Road of the Great Qin Dynasty.

To the east, it is also separated by barren mountains and deserts, and crossing the continuous mountains and deserts is the new road of Daqin's new conquest.

This place is very poor, with remote mountains and remote areas. The natives here are said to be descendants of the former Mauryan Dynasty, but most of them have long been nomads and don’t know the glory of their ancestors, and they don’t even know who their ancestors are. When the Persians turned After Shan Yueling came here, they quickly surrendered to Persia and became Persia's vassals.

The people here are poor and the population is sparse. The local natives live on nomads. Although the Persians have occupied this place, they actually don't care about this place.

However, this place has a very long coastline, but there are continuous mountains along the coast, which made the coastal population less in the past.

The prince first mentioned this backcountry because Daqin has successively owned Daxia Road (Afghanistan) and Xindu Road (Eastern Pakistan). Down below, there is also an outlet to the sea, but if this coastal area (Baluchi) can also be taken, then Daxia and Xindu will be completely connected together, instead of one south and one north, and the same as in the past. East and West are connected only by a narrow mountain pass.

Not to mention, once Daqin, a powerful nation of aviation, has such a long coastline, it will be of great help.

"Although this mountainous area, which claims to be where the Baluchi people are located, is vast, it is indeed poor, but because of the poverty, the main mountain is remote, so if it is in our hands, we can build a chain of forts here and make it a I am an important barrier to Daxia and Xindu Dao, and more importantly, to control this area, then the colony in the Sanhai area will no longer be an isolated city."

A powerful country at sea naturally has to control the sea.

From the mouth of the Xindu River to the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the coastline is all in Daqin's hands, which is of extraordinary significance. It is very useful for blocking the big cannibals from moving eastward along the Arabian Sea.

"Secondly, we went south from the middle of the river to seize the Khorasan province in Persia. Saints, in Persian, Khorasan means the place where the sun rises in the east. Khorasan is to Persia what my Daqin Hetao area is to The strategic significance of Guanzhong. The northeast frontier defense of the Persian Empire is completely dependent on Khorasan. If Khorasan is lost, its north will be defenseless. Similarly, if my Daqin seizes Khorasan before the big cannibals go north, Then I can advance, attack, retreat, or defend, completely in an active position.”

Of course, Luo Cheng has studied the geographical terrain of Persia. In fact, it doesn't matter even if he hasn't, because as long as he looks at the sand table, he can understand the strategic significance of what the prince said.

To the south of Khorasan Province is the central desert of the Persian Plateau. This desert is very large. Coupled with the Caspian Sea in the northwest and the Bactria in the east, the east of Persia becomes a hollow. area.

Surrounding the central plateau desert, the surrounding provinces are very thin, and the Khorasan area has several large mountains in its territory, making it a natural border defense line. Therefore, if there is a loss in Khorasan, the thin northern frontier defense can be It was stabbed through.

The same is true of the Hetao in the Central Plains. The Hetao is rich and beautiful, with the Yin Mountain in the north and the Wolf Mountain in the west, and the East Mountains in the east. It is a strategically important location.

But what is fatal is that behind the Hetao area is Ordos, which is a vast desert Gobi, which is too far away from the Guanzhong area behind, so the Hetao area is an isolated and strategically important place, which is difficult to defend and easier to be attacked. The northern grassland tribes captured.

But if it can be defended, it can also defend against the enemy thousands of miles away.

The prince said that he wants to seize Khorasan, which is more important than the previous talk about opening up the Balochistan mountainous area. Balochistan only plays the role of blockade and connection, but Khorasan is an advanced base that can be attacked, retreated and defended.

Especially once Khorasan is under control, they can also move westward along the Caspian coast, and through the narrow channel north of the mountains on the south coast of the Caspian Sea, they can connect to the enclave of the Great Qin Empire, the Middle Sea Road, and unite another strategically important area in the South Caucasus.

Sure enough, the direction of the third route of troops that the prince said next was to send troops from the South Caucasus to the southwest to seize the small half of Armenia controlled by Persia, and then march eastward along the south coast of the Caspian Sea to join forces with the troops marching westward from Khorasan.

What about America and Asia, what about Asia Minor, what about Syria, let Dashi and the Romans compete, what about the Persian Plateau, what about the Persian Gulf, all give up to Dashi.

Anyway, Daqin didn't have the ability to go deep into those places, so he simply sent troops to control these places first, and before the big food army came, he seized the strongholds and big cities, blocked the valley passes, controlled the roads, gathered the Persian population, and reclaimed wasteland. Set up land, resume production, and prepare the army for war.

In this way, when the big cannibals have swallowed up the rest of Persia, and they want to go east or north, they will find that they are like a wall of iron and steel, and it is difficult to get an inch.

Keeping the enemy out of the country's gates, you can also open up the frontier and expand the territory. If you occupy the favorable terrain on the frontier, you can pull up an iron chain and block the way of the big cannibal's eastward advance. If they want to fight, let him touch it. bloody head.

When they get tired and bruised, it won't be too late to talk to them again.

Luo Cheng carefully looked at the sand table for a long time.

"The prince's intention is to push the border to the central desert of the Persian Plateau, so that this huge desert will become the new western border of our Great Qin Dynasty, and use this desert as a natural buffer zone?"

"The sage sees it clearly, that's exactly what it is."

"Well, with the Caspian Sea in the north, the desert in the middle, and the continuous mountainous areas in the south, together with the South Caucasus Mountains, it is indeed possible to build a solid blockade chain. However, if this plan is to be implemented, then my Daqin will invest in it. There are a lot of military, financial, manpower, and material resources, but in fact, we can also stand still and respond to all changes without change, and we can deploy troops to defend against the current borders, and we can also defend against the enemy outside the country!" Luo Cheng said.

"My son thought that if Persia can hold on, then we can indeed only guard the frontier. But now that Persia is collapsing like a mountain, there is a great opportunity in front of us. If we don't take it, we will miss it. I am afraid that future generations will scold us."

"Hahaha, well said, since you've already made up your mind, let's do it." Luo Cheng patted the prince on the shoulder, "Although this world was brought down by me, sooner or later this world will be handed down to you." Yours, I see that after so many years of experience, you are fully qualified, qualified and able to take on this burden, Jiawen, get ready, after my sixtieth birthday is over, I will officially pass on the throne to you!"

As soon as these words came out, the Xuanzheng Palace could hear the needle drop, and everyone was in a daze, unbelievable.

"Why, do you not believe it or are you shocked? I made this decision after careful consideration. I will be sixty soon, and my health is not very good. How about you, Prince, you will be forty soon, and you have been the crown prince for almost 40 years. , I have been studying for decades, and everything is ready, so I will abdicate as soon as possible, so that I can enjoy my old age in peace."

"Saint!" The prince stammered for a moment, not knowing how to speak.

"Don't be surprised. You have been preparing for decades, but you are waiting for this day. Now that this day has come, then be calm and do what you have prepared."

Changsun Wuji and other prime ministers objected, but Luo Cheng was not probing, and firmly explained his plan.

"I said this in the Xuanzheng Hall in advance today, so that you ministers and ministers can start to prepare first. Next, we have to choose a suitable day to announce it at the Great Court Assembly, and then declare it to the world and tell everyone. The people of the people."

"I will also be safe and secure as the Supreme Emperor. I will go around to play and enjoy myself. I will leave all the burdens of the world to Jiawen and you courtiers."

"Saint, did you suddenly come up with this intention because of Taibai's appearance earlier?" the prince asked.

"It has nothing to do with that. In fact, I am a little tired of being the emperor. I have been the emperor for 38 years, and that is enough. I think that being the emperor for these years is not bad. I have both martial arts and martial arts. Yes. When the age of 60 arrives, isn’t it good to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor? Just let you, who is in the prime of life, take over the throne, and I can help you with it, so that you can balance the transition.”

"It is said that it is a thief to be old and not die. If the emperor has been in power for too long, it is not a good thing. Even if the gods are as heroic as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when they are old, they often make foolish tricks. I don't want to be like him. Everyone hates what happened at the time, and it is rejected by both humans and gods."

"Royal father!" The prince was so grateful that he couldn't help but shed tears. There were very few emperors who were willing to take the initiative to pass on the throne when they were still in good health, but the royal father was willing to abdicate early in order to allow him to succeed to the throne as soon as possible and to be more stable. It is indeed extremely rare to help him get on the horse and send him off for another journey.

Thinking about the past few decades, if the emperor had not supported him wholeheartedly and unswervingly as the prince, he would have been deposed many times.

Prince Jiawen, who was usually calm and dignified, knelt down in front of his father, hugged the emperor's leg, buried his head in the emperor's arms, and wept loudly.

Luo Cheng patted the eldest son who lost his composure, "Okay, you will soon be the ruler of the world. There are so many prime ministers and ministers here, and you will have your prestige when you lose your composure in front of them."

"Let's all go back and get ready, my [-]th birthday is only a few days away!" Luo Cheng said to the crown prince and all the officials with a smile.

(End of this chapter)