People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 800: Astrology and Feng Shui, just talk on paper

In Xunhua, Kuozhou, the Yellow River comes from the west and flows downward gently, but suddenly there is a large slope downwards, and the speed of the river suddenly accelerates.

Li Xuan and his party rode westward along the south bank, going uphill. The speed was not very fast, but all the water conditions of the Yellow River were under their eyes along the way.

"In the next three or four months, the northeast wind will prevail, with occasional north wind and rare weather conditions with southwest wind. After August, the southwest wind will become more common, and in September it will be mostly southwest and northwest wind. The Yellow River will still flow downward. Yes, going up the Yellow River is even more difficult. Unless we install waterwheels on the entire river, we will have to take the mountain road. But the mountain road is narrow and two horses can go abreast. If there are more water wheels, it will block the road. "Jiang Qi couldn't help but shake his head. The situation will be even more difficult in winter.

Li Xuan nodded slightly. The northwest road is naturally very windy in winter.

At that time, the waterwheel was of course not easy to use, but the windmill was.

But unfortunately, at this time, no one has thought about windmills.

Li Xuan will not use this big weapon easily unless he can serve as the governor of Qingdong.
Then the banks of the Yellow River are full of waterwheels, and the mountains are full of windmills. The powerful power can create a clean and pure new world.

Li Xuan lowered her head and hid her thoughts completely, then looked at the rafts and wooden rafts on the gentle river, and whispered: "This section of the Yellow River in Xunhua is okay. Although the water is not deep enough, the willow boats can also be used. It is convenient to use. Food and ordnance can be transported from here to Jianzha, so time can be saved for a whole day."

"No matter what, although the prince's plan takes a long time, it is absolutely feasible in the long run." Jiang Qi clearly supported Li Xuan's views.

Xu Ling rolled his eyes at Jiang Qi, and then said seriously: "Your Majesty, the official is not opposed to the idea of ​​the prince, and the official is also quite supportive, but if you want to complete these projects faster, it is best to start from Tao He Erzhou mobilized a large number of civilian workers and craftsmen."

"It's possible to recruit." Li Xuan shook her head and rejected Xu Ling's idea of ​​recruiting civilians. She thought deeply and said, "The renovation of the grain road will be completed as soon as possible, which will greatly facilitate the transportation of military grain. A large amount of military grain will be saved." come out.

In this way, we can use the savings in advance to recruit people. When the people get food, we get time, and everything will be convenient. "

"The prince loves his people like his own children." Xu Ling and Jiang Qi both praised him with their hands in hand, with compliments in their voices.

Li Xuan waved her hands slightly and said: "This is not a matter of caring for the people like a son. If you force recruitment, the people will inevitably be unable to work. Only by recruiting and allowing them to have income will they be able to do their best. Then as long as a reasonable reward and punishment system is formulated, then The construction of the entire project will inevitably proceed at a speed that we can hardly imagine."

"Your Majesty is wise." Xu Ling and Jiang Qi really listened, with solemn expressions on their faces.

Xu Ling is a young craftsman in the future, and Jiang Qi is a young eunuch in Dushui. Neither of them is very bureaucratic, and compliments are not so natural.

"Let's draw a map of all the mountains and rivers in the near future, and then make careful calculations." After Li Xuan finished speaking, Xu Ling and Jiang Qi both handed over their hands at the same time: "Here!"

The two of them could completely understand Li Xuan's words, unlike others who could only partially understand them.

Li Xuan is really not a master of painting, he is just good at a little meticulous painting.

In fact, what he is really proficient in is the drawing of mountains and terrains.

In this regard, no one can match him even in this world.

Both Jiang Zuojian and Du Shuijian have very high requirements for drawings, and they have many things in common.

Li Xuan's eyes swept over Xu Ling and Jiang Qi, and he had to admit that with the help of these two people, he could be more precise in drawing.

Accurately calculate the required amount of work, the number of project materials, budget costs, and the number of labor calls, and you can get the most accurate figures.

In this way, you can save the most time.

……

"Crash!" A huge sound of water flow came from the front. The Longwu River flowing down from the south of Tongren directly merged into the Yellow River, making a huge roar.

Li Xuan led everyone on horseback from Dingwu Old Town at the back to the top of the mountain and looked west.

The Yellow River impacts here to form a U-shaped mountain pass with steep mountains and steep cliffs.

At the junction of the west bank of the Longwu River and the south bank of the Yellow River, a huge camp stood solemnly, with thousands of soldiers wearing leather armor walking back and forth.

A huge black flag stood high, with Tibetan characters written on it that Li Xuan did not recognize.

"It was originally the territory of our dynasty, but was later occupied by Tibet. The terrain in this section is steep, with a deep valley in the middle. Coupled with the ambushed crossbow archers, it is impossible to kill them from the south bank. Therefore, our dynasty is here. The Yellow River Gorge is the narrowest. There, a bridge was built directly across the north bank of the Yellow River, and the camp was rebuilt opposite the Tubo camp.

The Yellow River is wide, reaching more than 130 feet. Whether we want to attack it or they want to attack it, it is not easy, so there is a stalemate between them. "

Jiang Qi looked at the camp facing him with stern eyes.

It was precisely because of the location of the camp opposite that they had to set up a camp here, hoard thousands of soldiers, and surround the retreat and food routes.

Otherwise, whether it is Jianzha New City or the old castle city behind, once they are captured by the Tibetans, their retreat route is destroyed, and their food routes are cut off, the army in front will immediately fall into an isolated and helpless situation, and everything will be extremely difficult.

Li Xuan's face had completely turned cold. The cruel terrain told him thoroughly that if he wanted to attack his colleagues, there was no other way to go. He had to completely capture the camp on the opposite side before he could capture his colleagues. hope, otherwise, all plans will be castles in the air, just talk on paper.

Turning over and dismounting, Li Xuan led the horse slowly across the suspension bridge. The suspension bridge, which was nearly 200 meters away, was shaking violently.

Two quarters of an hour later, the group finally crossed the bridge.

Standing on the top of the mountain on the north bank of the Yellow River, Li Xuan looked under the suspension bridge and whispered: "If there is a large group of people, horses, food, grass, ordnance passing by, do we need to build a boat bridge to cross the river?" Jiang Qi nodded directly and said, "That's true. After the people and grain had passed, the boat bridge was dismantled to prevent the Tibetans from knocking it open with wooden stakes."

"They sincerely don't want us to cross the bridge smoothly." Li Xuan nodded slightly, and it was not difficult to guess Tubo's thoughts.

Jiang Qi asked in a low voice: "I wonder if the prince has any other way to help us cross the river smoothly?"

"There is a method, but are you sure it can be used now?" Li Xuan looked at the camp in the southwest, where someone seemed to have glimpsed Li Xuan's arrival.

Li Xuan couldn't help but shook his head and said: "I'll wait until this side has just been built, and the other side will be able to learn how to cross the river immediately. I think, no matter what you want to do, you should wait until you capture the camp on the opposite side."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he immediately headed towards the military camp on the north bank of the Yellow River further ahead.

The deputy marshal of the Taohe Road march, the marching commander, the right-leading general Wei, and the Duke of Yan, Li Jinxing, are now in the military camp.

After listening to what Li Xuan said, Jiang Qi and Xu Ling looked at each other with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

What the King of Nanchang just said was to capture the camp opposite.

This should just be a casual talk.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qi and Xu Ling showed no subtle uneasiness on their faces, but they just glanced at each other, and then followed Li Xuan toward the camp.

There was a trace of unconcealable excitement deep in his eyes.

……

On the north bank, across the Longwu River, the military camp stretched all the way north, until it reached the foot of the county seat several miles away.

The farther west the Yellow River goes, the wider the river channel becomes. The battle situation of the army is on the important land on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the Tibetans cannot easily rush out.

On the contrary, it means that Datang cannot rush through easily.

In the Chinese army's tent, Li Jinxing looked at the sand table in front of him, his gaze fell on the mouth of the Longwu River where it entered the Yellow River, and he said calmly: "This place, I have organized large armies to fly across several times, but the distance of 130 three feet, It was too far, and the river was so fast that every time I crossed it, it felt like committing suicide.

From here to the west, there are all steep peaks, hundreds of meters high. After this section of the peaks, there is the Jianzha Valley. I own both sides of the Yellow River. But when I reach Kambula Lake, the mountains become steeper again, and only The north bank is a little easier to walk, and further west is the land of noble virtues in Tubo. "

At this point, Li Jinxing paused, looked up at Li Xuan, and asked directly: "I don't know the benefits of capturing my colleagues, but once we pay a huge price to capture them, the Tibetan army from the west comes to kill, and then Why resist.

The prince said that if we can capture our colleagues with a thousand men, the terrain is like this, why should we ask for advice from the prince? "

Li Jinxing looked at Li Xuan with cold eyes, his eyes calm.

Li Xuan nodded slightly with an indifferent expression, and then said: "There are three ways to capture the enemy stronghold opposite."

Three Roads, Li Jinxing's face changed slightly, and the faces of other generals in the army camp were also horrified.

They want to capture the enemy's stronghold opposite, but now even one road is unavailable. How can there be three roads?

Many people suspect that Li Xuan is actually bragging and deceiving others.

Those in the big account now are all Li Jinxing's cronies, including Li Duozuo who was named by Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then continued: "There are three roads, east, middle and west. To the east, take Zongwu Old Town, go over the mountains and ridges, and go straight behind Zhanjiazhai on the south bank; to the west, take Zamadang, We also go over mountains and ridges, and penetrate directly behind Zhanjiazhai; finally, we go to the middle road and the front, and attack Zhanjiazhai by force."

Li Xuan turned around, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

It's not that these three roads have any amazing and surprising methods, but that everyone here can figure them out immediately as long as they think about them for a moment. But the problem is, everyone knows what these three roads are.

The east and west roads are extremely steep cliffs, with Tibetan archers hidden in them. How can Tsing Yi pass through them?

As for the front of the middle road, no one has thought about storming Zhanjiazhai on the south bank, and no one has done it, but they all ended in failure.

At this time, Li Jinxing calmed down. In his eyes, although Li Xuan's thoughts were normal, fortunately they were not out of line, and in all likelihood, there was more important information hidden.

But even if there is a mountain path that has never been discovered by anyone, and it is discovered by the King of Nanchang who has never been here, it is like seeing a ghost.

After gathering his thoughts, Li Jinxing said calmly: "Your Highness has mentioned Zhanjiazhai three times, but you think Zhanjiazhai can never be compared to him?"

Li Xuan glanced sideways at Jiang Qi and Xu Ling, and then said calmly: "Before coming, the right guard strangled two groups of Tubo troops and 600 cavalry at Linxia Pass, and forcibly killed those who came over the mountains. There were one hundred Guang soldiers, and in the end, there were hundreds of casualties, and the Tubo Guang army ended with 93 people killed in the battle."

Tubo Guangjun.

Everyone present suddenly started whispering. Most of them knew the existence of the Tubo Shadow Army in front of them, but they knew that the Shadow Army belonged to the Light Army, and there was no such thing, let alone that Right Guard had fought against the Light Army.

"Linxia, ​​Linxia." Li Jinxing looked across the Linxia Pass. Although the ridges were undulating and there were countless cliffs, he could still vaguely see a straight line, running straight from colleagues to Linxia. Li Jinxing was startled for a moment, and then slowly looked at Li Xuan: "The prince wants to imitate the Tubo Guangjun and attack Zhanjiazhai from behind."

(End of this chapter)