Yang Guang said unhurriedly: "We enter the Huaihe River via Hangou, then go west to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River and enter Runan.
At Runan, we turn into the Ru River and go north until we reach Songyang, south of Dongdu, and abandon the ship here.
Go straight to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Everyone in the hall was silent.
Most of them were not familiar with geography and hydrology.
After hearing what the emperor said, they all knew that such a route existed and did not know whether it was feasible or not.
They all made no comment.
But Li Cai, one of the ministers, was quite knowledgeable about the water classics.
He reminded Yang Guang with a suspicious expression on his face: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River are not suitable for sailing, especially large ships.
The centipede ship newly made by us in the Sui Dynasty is barely enough However, once it enters Ru River, the hydrological conditions are not suitable for navigation at all, especially in the upper reaches of the mountainous river.
There are many shoals and rapids, and the river is sometimes narrow and sometimes shallow, and it is extremely difficult for even small boats to navigate. .
But my 15,000-strong army cannot be transported without interruption using only small boats.
This is also the reason why the Ministry of Industry chose to dig the Tongji Canal as the southern section of the Grand Canal.
If the Rushui Huaihe River is really suitable for navigation, why would the Ministry of Industry spend energy and the national power of the Sui Dynasty to dig the Tongji Canal?
" Yang Guang smiled and said: "Li Qing, don't worry.
Since I said so, I naturally know what I know.
I have special ships and sailors that can safely send my army of 15,000 Xiaoguo to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Moreover, we are not only It is necessary to return the north to the east capital, and the waterway communication line will be stabilized and connected to Luoyang Jiangdu, which will serve as the basis for peace in the world in the future. " Li Cai and other ministers felt relieved when they saw that Yang Guang was so confident.
Over this period of time, Yang Guang has used many examples to prove that he has the power to turn decay into magic.
Yang Guang came to Tianxing City again.
Connecting to the Yangtze River next to Tianxing City, hundreds of medium-sized Viking warships are practicing in the puddles with a radius of several miles.
One thousand sailors of one hundred Viking warships were generated by the system at a cost of 4,000 points by Yang Guang.
The rest were indigenous boatmen recruited by Yang Guang at high salaries in Huainan and Jiangdong.
They were guided by the system's Viking sailors.
Below, training on driving a Viking warship is ongoing.
Of course, it is impossible for them to become Viking warriors in a short period of more than a month of training, but they can still do it if they are more skilled in driving a Viking ship.
Each of these medium-sized Viking warships can carry 30 people in addition to sailors.
Therefore, theoretically, 500 such Viking warships can carry all 15,000 Xiaoguo Guards.
Opening the system panel, he found that killing Li Zitong had brought him a reward of 20,000 points.
He used 18,000 points to generate 50 more galloping centipede warships.
These 100 centipede ships will become the key to maintaining the smooth flow of the Huaihe River waterway.
Use 30,000 points to generate 1,000 mountain pikemen and 1,000 longbowmen each.
He used his last five thousand points to upgrade the glass processing workshop to an advanced glass processing workshop.
At this time, the glass processing workshop could already produce optical glass and could naturally produce standard convex lenses.
Soon, Yang Guang got what he had dreamed of from the Enlightenment Age Primary Workshop in Tianxing City, a primitive telescope made of two bamboo tubes nested together and a convex lens.
Yang Guang ordered the workshop to build a batch of such telescopes, which he wanted to distribute to Xiaoguo Army, Tianxing Army scouts, and middle- and high-level generals for use.
After doing these things, Yang Guang came to the palace in Tianxing City.
Although this palace was not as magnificent as the palaces in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Chang'an, Daxing City, Xijing, nor as grand as the palace in Jiangdu City, it was It has a unique scenery and characteristics.
Yang Guang did not come alone this time.
Empress Xiao and a group of concubines were lingering in the palace to enjoy it.
His intention was that if Jiangdu encountered a threat, the queen, concubines, and the local spouses and family members of Xiaoguo Imperial Guard in Jiangdu could temporarily take refuge in Tianxing City.
Yang Guang took Empress Xiao's hand and said: "Queen, I will leave Jiangdu today and take Xiaoguo soldiers north to return to Beijing.
I can only leave you in Jiangdu, and everyone in the harem will be entrusted to the Empress."
Xiao Meiniang suddenly grabbed Yang Guang's hand, with tears in her eyes, she said in a weeping tone: "Your Majesty, my concubine, I don't know when I will see you again.
Your Majesty, you'd better take me back to Luoyang with you."
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Yang Guang comforted Xiao Meiniang: "There is no need for the queen to be so sad.
It is not a separation of life and death.
Xia Yue, the deputy general manager of Jiangdu General Manager's Office whom I appointed, is a loyal person to me.
He will guarantee your safety under any circumstances."
You just need to live peacefully in Jiangdu.
In less than a year and a half, I will be able to fully open the Tongji Canal and take you back to Luoyang.
During this period, I will return to Jiangdu from time to time. " Beside them, their twelve-year-old son Yang Gao pulled Yang Guang's clothes but said nothing.
Yang Guang knew that he was reluctant to let go of him, so he simply gave him the telescope in his hand and taught him how to use it step by step.
Xiao Yang Gao's attention was immediately diverted by this thing.
On March 18, the fourteenth year of Daye, Yang Guang, who had stayed in Jiangdu for two years, finally began to return north, and the world was shocked.
Hundreds of densely packed medium-sized single-masted Viking ships filed into the Hangou.
Their masts were hung with large white linen sails printed with red dragon patterns.
They were stacked on top of each other, which was quite spectacular.
The soldiers of Xiaoguo Army had already gathered on the shore on one side of Hangou and boarded these strange ships one after another.
Among the military supplies they carried with them was a raincoat.
Because these Viking ships had no decks and were all open.
The coir raincoat can block the continuous spring rain.
This time when he returned to the north, in addition to the Xiaoguo Army, Yang Guang also brought 3,000 mountain spearmen, 1,000 long archers, as well as 1,000 royal court heavy cavalry and light armored flying cavalry.
At this time, the light-armored flying cavalry and the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Imperial Guard were within the range of hundreds of battles on both sides of the fleet, following the fleet on patrol and on guard.
After one day and one night, the fleet left the Huainan area controlled by the Sui army, entered the Huaihe River, and sailed westward along the winding river.
Although they were sailing against the current, the sails with red stripes on a white background were fully swollen under the southeast wind, and hundreds of Viking warships still maintained a very fast speed.
Most of the cavalry have moved to the north bank, always alert to attacks from the Wagang bandits in Huaibei.
At this time, Li Mi had already received a report from Fei Ge and knew that the Sui army had begun to move north.
In fact, many days ago, informants lurking in Jiangdu kept warning that there were a lot of signs that the Sui army might escort Sui Emperor Yang Guang back to the north.
Li Mi suddenly became nervous.
Now his main force was about to leave Hulao Pass in the west, annihilate the Sui army that stayed in the east capital, capture Luoyang in one fell swoop, and then march into Guanzhong.
If Yang Guang returns north along the Tongji Canal, wouldn't he be attacked from both sides?
Li Mi hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss and came to the conclusion that if Yang Guang returned to Luoyang, the appeal and influence of the Sui Dynasty would be greatly restored.
At that time, even if he defeated Wang Shichong's main force, it would have no practical significance.
So Li Mi finally decided to give up the attack on Dongdu and concentrate his forces to intercept Yang Guang, and never let Yang Guang return to Dongdu: