He Lianyue said, "I think back then, when we first conquered Sichuan, my military achievements were on par with Yang Heqing's, and I was ranked first in the army."

"But what happened next? In addition to attacking Guizhou, our Third Division was mobilized and made some modest achievements. It basically remained unchanged for the next few years."

"That kid Peng Youyi was originally sitting on the bench in Xuzhou, but he has been the head coach since the Northern Expedition, taking the lead and fighting big battles."

"Not only did he regain Beijing, he even had a hand in attacking the puppets. Later, he presided over the battle to destroy the Qing Dynasty, and was awarded the title of Duke Dai."

"I guess if I accumulate more merits, that boy can be granted the title of King with a different surname!"

"I also want to make meritorious deeds, but His Majesty seems to have forgotten about the Third Division in the past few years. Do you think I can't be depressed?"

Zhang Ao said: "We, as military generals, have elite troops but no battles to fight. It is really uncomfortable. But we also have to think about your majesty and Damei. We can't just fight for nothing, right? The national finances cannot bear it, and the people can't. Can't stand it."

"Besides, haven't you made it through now? When the imperial court wants to attack the Khoshot Khanate, His Majesty will think of you first."

"When He Shuote is eliminated, you will definitely be able to make a fortune as a national official, no worse than Peng Youyi."

He Lianyue seemed to be a little drunk and hummed: "Even if we are all Dukes, my military rank will definitely be worse than his!"

Zhang Ao said speechlessly, "Let's put it this way, as a division commander of the standing army, my title and military rank are much worse than yours."

He Lianyue patted Zhang Ao on the shoulder and said, "You used to be my deputy division commander. Isn't it normal for you to be worse than me?"

Zhang Ao was speechless.

There's nothing to talk about today, let's have a drink.

···
The next day.

Forbidden City, Tianxin Palace.

If late, the content of He Lianyue's chat with Zhang Ao would appear on Liu Sheng's imperial case.

After reading it, he couldn't help but shake his head, "This Helian Yue is getting more and more unclear. This attack on Heshuote will give you a chance. If something goes wrong, don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship."

Not far away, members of the secretariat Yu Chenglong and others were sorting out various documents as usual, pretending not to hear anything.

The military meeting against the Kashote Khanate lasted intermittently for more than ten days before it was considered over.

Subsequently, Liu Shengming issued an imperial edict, which was stamped by the Military Academy.

He Lianyue, the Duke of Wuling and the two-star general, was ordered to register as General of the West and lead the Third Division of the Standing Army, Songfan Independent Brigade and three Sichuan Garrison Brigades in order to conquer the middle route army of the Heshuote Khanate.

He ordered Weiyuan Marquis and five-star general Zhang Ao to bear the seal of General Pingxi and lead the first brigade of the 8th Division of the Standing Army, as well as the Lijiang Independent Regiment and the Yongning Garrison Brigade as the left branch for the expedition against the Heshuote Khanate.

He also ordered the Marquis of Longxi and the five-star general Wen Yan to bear the seal of the General of Zhenxi, and lead the 7th Division of the Standing Army and the 3rd Brigade of Xiaoqi Guards as the right-hand division to conquer the Khoshuote Khanate.

The three armies will launch troops at the same time on the fifth day of March to capture the entire Qinghai-Tibet region.

In the past few years, Damei has not only trained its troops in response to the plateau climate, but also sent spies widely. While clearly exploring the strength of the Kashote Khanate's army, we also had a full understanding of the geographical situation in the Qinghai-Tibet region.

Coupled with the quality of the soldiers, command and dispatch, logistical supplies and equipment, after the three groups of troops invaded the area controlled by the Khoshote Khanate, they were all invincible!
On the Qinghai grassland, several sons sent by Gushi Khan to serve as Wanhu took the initiative to engage in battle with the 7th Division of the Standing Army led by Wen Yan, but they lost consecutive battles.

While escaping, he was intercepted by the Third Brigade of the Knights Cavalry. Within a month, he was either killed in battle or captured.

The Qinghai area had just been ruled by the Keshote Khanate for a short time. After Gushi Khan's sons were defeated, there was no force that could resist the Wei army. Upon seeing this, all the tribes, large and small, surrendered to Dawei one after another.

The main force in the middle led by Helianyue was the main direction of resistance for the Khoshuote Khanate.

Coupled with the dangerous terrain on the Sichuan-Tibet border, even if Helianyue was well prepared, the war was still a bit anxious at the beginning.

However, when the war lasted for nearly ten days, the Songfan Independent Brigade seized the opportunity, penetrated behind enemy lines, and cooperated with the third division led by Helian Yue and other main forces to achieve a great victory. After that, the Heshuote Khanate sent to resist All the soldiers and horses were defeated one after another.

He Lianyue was very good at seizing opportunities. He immediately led his army and caught the largest group of broken troops and pursued them fiercely. It only took less than half a month to defeat the troops of the Khoshote Khanate and retreat from the Kham area.

After some repairs at Helianyue, he led the third division and the Songfan Independent Brigade to attack Uzang...

While the war against the Kashote Khanate in Da'ei was in full swing, all provinces in Da'ei were peaceful.

Although natural disasters have not decreased much in recent years compared to the late Ming Dynasty, they are still somewhat less.

In addition, Damei actively repaired rivers and ditches, and established relatively advanced disaster prevention and response measures.

Nowadays, the life of the people of Damei is getting better and better. Except for those provinces that lost a large number of people due to the wars in the late Ming Dynasty, other provinces have already seen their prosperity.

In addition, Da'ei's fiscal year has increased year by year, and the national treasury is full, Liu Sheng will not be restrained in some major matters.

For example, Dawei is currently building several railways at the same time every year, and the railway engineering force has also been expanded repeatedly.

Correspondingly, Da'ei's railway construction technology continues to improve, and the number of railway miles is increasing at a rate of thousands of miles every year.

In addition to building railways, Da'ei has been regulating the Yellow River since regaining Shandong in the second year of Qianyuan.

Now, after seven or eight years, the critical moment has finally come.

On this day, Liu Sheng summoned Zhang Guowei in Tianxin Palace.

Liu Sheng knew that this man had the ability to control water and had rich experience in repairing rivers. Therefore, after Zhang Guowei defected to Wei, he was appointed as Prime Minister of the River Channel and Minister of Processing, responsible for the management of the Yellow River and related rivers.

In order to prevent the Yellow River from causing harm, Liu Sheng, referring to the facts of later generations, proposed the idea of ​​letting the Yellow River flow into the sea through the Daqing River.

If science and technology did not develop, and there would be no reinforced concrete and various later construction machinery, it would be unrealistic to tame the Yellow River by simply letting the Yellow River borrow the Daqing River to flow into the sea.

However, as long as the Yellow River can survive for two to three hundred years, Da'ei's current rate of technological development will be able to completely tame the Yellow River in the future.

Therefore, under Liu Sheng's initiative, the Da'ei Super Project was born, which was to "change the course of the Yellow River and use the Daqing River to enter the sea."

For the past seven or eight years, Zhang Guowei has been leading his water control team to work hard on this matter.

Because this matter is by no means as simple as connecting the Yellow River to Daqing River and blocking the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but a systematic project. All impacts caused by the diversion of the Yellow River must be taken into consideration and corresponding preparations must be made before it can be implemented.

Over the years, Zhang Guowei's team not only made preparations, but also dug the canal connecting the Daqing River and the Yellow River to the last section.

It is only necessary to dig through the last less than 100 meters, and then build a dam at a suitable place in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. This Dawei super project will be completed.

Because this matter involved the century-old people's livelihood on both sides of the Yellow River in Da'ei, it was of great importance. Before Liu Shengcai was about to complete the last step, he summoned Zhang Guowei to Nanjing for a duel.

After Zhang Guowei detailed each part of the current situation of this super project, he finally said:

"Your Majesty, after more than seven years of preparation, and with the help of steel bars and cement, there is no longer any doubt about the diversion of the Yellow River."

"Just by digging out the last short section of the canal between the Daqing River and the Yellow River, thousands of miles of fertile land can be created between the Huanghuai River and the Yellow River."

"With careful management for at least ten years, we can add hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile farmland to Huainan Province!"

"it is good!"

Liu Sheng couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that the Yellow River disaster that had troubled the Northern Song, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties would be solved by his own hands.

He stood up and said: "In that case, sir, let's follow the plan!"

"I obey the decree!" (End of this chapter)

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