Ji Tang

Chapter 1057 All parties react!

Everyone raised their heads, looked at the emperor, and worshiped in unison: "Your Majesty, please judge!"

Seeing everyone like this, Li Shimin hesitated!
It's not that he's afraid, it's that it's too late to make any decision now.Ji Song decided to act beforehand, leaving no room for the court to be tactful.

Because he knew that once he obeyed the imperial edict, he would most likely let the big cannibal go and leave safely.Even if he would rather bear a bad reputation, he still wants to completely defeat the big cannibal and nip it in the bud!

Is he resentful?But I can’t hate it!
Are you angry at Ji Song for being so bold?But Ji Song has invested all his wealth and life in it, why should he be angry at such a minister?How to get angry?

"Your Majesty, we have no choice but to continue to suffer rebellion. I request your Majesty to immediately send Zhang Liang to lead the fleet south to support and order the coastal states to strengthen coastal defense."

Fang Xuanling's words were a little heavy. He knew that when he said these words, he had already entered the game.It's good that Ji Song won, but if he lost, how could he have the dignity to stay in the position of prime minister?

"My minister agrees!"

Du Ruhui immediately asked for orders.

Cheng Yaojin rarely became serious and said in a deep voice: "I have asked you to guard Mingzhou, and I ask your majesty to do it!"

"I also asked you to guard Dengzhou. Unless I die, Dengzhou will be safe!" Yuchi said respectfully.

When Changsun Wuji saw everyone like this, he knew he couldn't wait any longer.

"I am willing to guard Lingnan, and please do so by Your Majesty!"

Looking at the ministers below who looked down upon death, Li Shimin's originally agitated heart suddenly calmed down.

Yes, what haven’t you seen in these years?What kind of disaster have you not experienced?No matter how difficult it is this time, is it still as difficult as when the Turks came to Chang'an?
"As long as you all are here, I have nothing to worry about!"

Then he no longer hesitated and announced loudly: "Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui!"

"Chen is here!"

The two of them were shocked, and they stepped forward and bowed their heads without hesitation!

Li Shimin nodded and said: "I order you two to unify the various ministries, take an overview of the overall situation, and make detailed plans for the defense of the coastal states. Ensure the movement of food and grass for the army, unlimited supply of medicinal materials, medical officers, weapons, and armor. There must be no mistakes. !”

"The minister leads the order!"

The two of them did not hesitate at all. After receiving the order, they bowed deeply to the emperor, glanced at everyone, and then turned around and left to arrange everything.

"Cheng Yaojin is guarding Mingzhou, and Ji Qing is assigned to you. You must make sure that Mingzhou is safe!"

Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed when he heard this. Ji Qing was Ji's proud disciple and one of the main people responsible for crossing the ocean in the past few years.I don’t know much about navy, and I was just thinking about where to find someone, but His Majesty sent that boy Ji Qing to me?

If you really doze off, someone will give you a pillow!

"I accept the decree and will ensure that Mingzhou is safe!"

Cheng Yaojin stepped back, and Li Shimin looked at Yuchi Gong, especially his white hair.After Yuchi Baolin's incident in Xuanzhou, Yuchi Gong, who originally had some black hair, has completely turned gray, and now he is even more old. How could he bear to send such a person to the battlefield?
As if he knew the emperor's thoughts, Yuchi Gong said loudly: "I am old, but I can still draw a strong bow, mount a war horse, and kill the enemy. Please give me your majesty's permission!"

After saying that, he knelt down, making Li Shimin unable to sit still.

He quickly stepped forward and helped him up personally. Looking at his determined eyes, he somewhat understood what Yu Chigong was thinking. He wanted to build some wealth for his descendants in his last days!
"Okay, I'm sure!"

Li Shimin suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Wei Chi respectfully obeys the order!"

"Chen is here!"

"I will appoint Youwuwei General Wei Chigong as the Grand Superintendent of Hebei Province and be fully responsible for coastal affairs!"

Yuchi Gong said excitedly: "My lord, please accept the order and thank me!"

Finally, he looked at Changsun Wuji, who hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Wuji will follow your instructions and go to Lingnan. I will pass the order to Feng An and fully cooperate with you!"

Changsun Wuji was overjoyed. With Lingnan Feng around, he could indeed feel more relaxed.After all, Lingnan Road is the closest place to the battlefield. Once the war goes against him or Ji Song is defeated, Lingnan Road will be the first to bear the brunt.

As for why you chose such a dangerous place?
Haha, as a relative of the Tang Dynasty, my sister is the Queen of the Tang Dynasty.If you don't set an example in times of crisis and go to the most dangerous places, what will you make the world think?
Thinking about yourself and everyone hiding behind, why should we rush forward?Do you still have military morale?

"The minister obeys the order!"

So, on the next day, the entire Tang Dynasty was in action, and messengers rushed to various places, especially the grassland, the Andong Protectorate, the Mobei Protectorate, the Monan Protectorate, and the Chai Shao tribe in western Shu received the emperor's order.

Be careful to prevent border ministries from taking advantage of the situation. If there is any slight movement, kill them!

The foreigners on the border looked at the suddenly nervous Datang and were all in panic. They quickly sent heavy gifts to explore the specific movements of Datang.They felt relieved when the generals from various places told them that this was just a normal exercise and not aimed at anyone.

It's not that they trust Datang easily, but Datang has always done a good job in this regard, and its credibility is even more convincing.A document issued in writing will basically not be openly regretted.

When Chai Shao, who was making arrow stoves in Sichuan, received the imperial edict, he was also shocked.Although he learned from Chang'an's letters that something big happened in the South China Sea, he didn't expect it to be so serious.It has actually developed into a naval battle involving more than 10 people?

This is not a gang-hopping battle in an inland river, but a battle in a rough sea.I never thought that there would be a country in the far west that could compete with the Tang Dynasty?

But he had no chance to participate in this matter. His mission was to keep an eye on Tubo. Once Tubo dared to cause trouble at this time, he would borrow a road from the East Girl Country and penetrate directly into the heart of the plateau to give him a blow!
I have spent more than a year in vain. The land of Dajianlu is surrounded by mountains, and the terrain varies greatly.As soon as he arrived here, he sent people to find a place to garrison.

Finally, after many considerations, it was decided to set up a large camp three hundred miles east of Dongnv Kingdom.Although the terrain here is not as high as that of Tubo, it is not much different.This is also set up to allow the soldiers to gradually adapt.Otherwise, the soldiers may not be able to withstand it if they are on high ground from the beginning.

After a year and a half, the soldiers have adapted to the plateau environment and then move to higher places.And the second camp has been explored and established with the assistance of the local government.

And this place is in Qamdo. The terrain here is higher, closer to Tubo, and it is stuck at the node of the Tea Horse Road. It can not only train soldiers, but also collect taxes to raise them.From here, you can reach Luozou in less than three days by hurrying westward.Once troops are stationed here, Tubo will definitely be threatened with rat weapons.

If they want to use troops against the Tang Dynasty, Qamdo will inevitably become their primary target.Once this place is not unplugged, they will not dare to act rashly.Of course Chai Shao knew the importance of this place. The garrison at Dajianlu had successfully confused Tubo, while he was building a checkpoint in Qamdo.Once successful, this will be a nail nailed by the Tang Dynasty to Tubo's head.

Therefore, his current task is to keep an eye on Tubo and never let it cause trouble.

Just thinking that Ji Song was facing a crisis now made him feel a little uneasy.But he was too far away and simply beyond reach. The only thing that could be done now was to hope that he would be safe and sound.

Anxi Protectorate.

When Guo Xiaoke and Su Lie, who had already arrived in Anxi to set up defenses, were shocked after receiving the imperial edict!

"It seems that Dashi has been underestimated. Didn't expect them to move so big? The reaction was so intense, it was as if they were being stepped on by the tail and they were desperate!"

Su Lie said with emotion.

Guo Xiaoke, who was transferred to the Anxi Protectorate in the 22nd year of Zhenguan, immediately began to deploy in Anxi after learning that the Great Eaters were launching an attack on the Tang Dynasty at sea. He even advanced the battle line to the territory of Hengluos.

According to his idea, the enemy should be kept out of the country.However, he was severely rejected by the court, who ordered him to stop or return to Chang'an immediately.Fighting in a foreign country?As you can imagine, one logistician can exhaust all three armies.

He was also strictly ordered to protect the safety of the local Han people as his top priority. Even if most of the Western Region was lost, as long as these Han people were safe, it would be considered a great achievement.

This made Guo Xiaoke a little at a loss as to what to do, but the following order was written by His Majesty himself and was delivered to him word for word, which shows the determination of the court and His Majesty.No matter how unwilling you are, you can only withdraw from Everlos.

Previously, there were not many Han people in the Western Regions, and the imperial court did not care much about Anxi's economy and people's livelihood. Instead, it regarded the Western Regions as a barrier to Longxi and a frontier battlefield to resist the Western Turks.As for whether the scenic spots in the Western Regions would be destroyed, the court or even the emperor didn't care too much!

This is also the reason why Datang did not hesitate to abandon the Western Regions after its failure in history. It was not willing to invest too much power in the Western Regions.

One is that it is too far away and beyond reach, and the transportation and control of grain and grass are restricted.

But now, when landless young men in Guanzhong, as well as young people whose families are overburdened in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, migrate in large numbers under the temptation of naturalizing in the Western Regions, they will be given land and women.This completely changed the court's attitude towards the Western Regions.

They had no reason to refuse in a place where a large number of Han people lived, and there was no shortage of arable land and fertile land.

This move in the Western Regions not only completely alleviated the livelihood of the landless people of the Tang Dynasty, but also indirectly solved the unstable situation in the country and made an indelible contribution to the stability of the Tang Dynasty.

In the past, the Western Region was [-]% populated by foreigners, and the Tang Dynasty was not willing to spend too much energy to govern it.But when a large number of young and strong men poured into the Western Regions and married foreign women.The imperial court even restored the Changshifu system of the Western Han Dynasty to specifically manage people's livelihood and completely release the army.

At this time, there were no less than 30 Han people living in Anxi alone, and they were all young and strong men.These are only adult men. If we include the children born to foreign women in recent years, according to incomplete statistics from the Changshi Mansion, there are at least [-] people, with a basic balance of male and female children.

Because they are all young couples, and on average there are at least three women per man, this growth trend can last for at least ten to 15 years.

And by then, when these children grow up, there will be another population explosion period.In order to ensure the inventory rate of children, the imperial court even recruited medical students from the academy to go to the Western Regions to establish medical clinics.For this reason, the imperial court guarantees that after five years, Chang'an will be at least a decent official.

This may not be a big deal to people from aristocratic families, but to poor children, it is already an unexpected surprise. When the imperial edict was issued, many people signed up!
Inferring from this, ten years later, the Han population in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty could reach at least 150 million to 200 million.How could such a powerful development potential not be taken seriously by the imperial court?
Once the population reaches that point, the population structure of the Western Regions will be completely reversed, and the Han people will become the majority population here.

At that time, the Western Region will completely become an indispensable part of the Tang Dynasty!

Therefore, when Guo Xiaoke faced a crisis and wanted to recruit local Han people to join the army, the imperial court severely reprimanded and rejected it, and preferred to recruit troops from within the Tang Dynasty rather than recruit troops in the Western Regions.

In the eyes of the imperial court, this was simply killing the goose that laid the egg.Not only is it not conducive to Datang's layout in the Western Regions, but it also creates hidden dangers for the continued introduction of Datang's landless population in the future.It’s simply not worth the gain!
What's more, the imperial court separated the military and political affairs of the Western Regions and established a Changshi Mansion to manage people's livelihood.The emperor even personally promised that any settlement with a population of more than [-] people would be managed by a county.The purpose is to separate the common people from the Protectorate. How can we agree to allow the generals to recruit troops locally?

Since the rapid promotion of three high-yield crops, Datang now has no shortage of food. Coupled with the continuous innovation in military rations, it now has a variety of military rations to meet all the needs of the army.

Not only has the transportation cost been reduced to one-third of the previous one, but the area has also been reduced. With inventions such as compressed cakes, fried noodles, and pot helmets, a soldier can march with half a month's worth of rations.

Under such circumstances, would Datang care about the cost of deploying troops?
The Tang Dynasty has never been so grand at this time. Thinking about the predicament when the country was founded, it is simply paradise now.

"Great Governor!"

Su Lie had just arrived in Anxi and didn't know much about the situation here. He said solemnly: "Do you think the Great Eaters will start a war with me, the Tang Dynasty, in the Western Regions?"

In fact, he also knew in his heart that the possibility of war was unlikely, and the cannibals were not fools. The war at sea was not over yet, so they would be fools to reopen a new battlefield in the Western Region, and there were still several countries separated.

The reason why he asked this was actually because he wanted to hear Guo Xiaoke's thoughts. After all, in terms of understanding, no one knew the Western Regions better than the man in front of him!

Guo Xiaoke pondered for a moment and said: "Not yet!"

"temporary?"

Su Lie caught these two words and wondered: "Could they do it in the future?"

"Not bad!"

Although Su Lie and Guo Xiaoke did not have a close friendship, Su Lie had no intention of intervening in his own affairs after coming here.If someone is so knowledgeable, of course he should reciprocate the favor.

"That depends on how the war at sea goes!"

Taking a deep breath, Guo Xiaoke said solemnly: "If the Tang Dynasty is defeated, the Western Region will be safe. The cannibals are not fools. They can attack at sea, so why bother marching thousands of miles and thankless on land?"

"But if Ji Song wins"

"Will the Great Eater focus on the Western Region in order to achieve a breakthrough?"

Su Lie didn't think about it and said it out loud, which surprised Guo Xiaoke, who was already a little complacent!
"The Governor need not be surprised!"

Seeing him looking at him like this, Su Lie smiled and said: "Thanks to Duke Xin, the general learned a lot about the sea from him, especially battleships and naval battles."

(End of this chapter)