Guangzhou.
This largest port city in the south of the Tang Dynasty already had a population of one million in the fourteenth year of Zhenguan.
It is also the second city in Datang to have a population of one million, although this million population includes the population of the other counties under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou.
But even so, it's still quite amazing.
This port city, which arose due to maritime trade, even has a special Tibetan area, which is inhabited by a large number of Tibetan people.
There are Persian Street, Roman Street, Tianzhu Street, Chenla Street, Sri Buddha Street, Silla Street, Baekje Street, Dongying Street, Turkic Street, Khitan Street and other neighborhoods named after the different ethnic groups of Fanbang.
In every neighborhood, a large number of merchants of this alien race gathered.
At the same time, these neighborhoods have also formed a very distinctive business district in Guangzhou.
It is estimated that by this time, there were at least 100,000 people of all ethnic groups in Guangzhou.
Some of them are seasonal and come with merchant caravans, while others simply stay for a few years, and some are even already based in Guangzhou for business.
If we add a large number of dark Kunlun slaves, Dongying slaves, Turkic slaves, Persian slaves, as well as European barbarian slaves, as well as some barbarian slaves in the southwest.
It's a peculiar city.
A city full of tolerance, openness, vitality and freedom.
The commercial atmosphere is very strong, and there are a large number of factories in the vicinity.
In addition to maritime trade, Guangzhou also has two pillar industries, one is the iron plant in Foshan, Guangzhou, which has already been put into operation, which is a huge steel industry with a large number of workers.
The other industry is the silk weaving industry in Guangzhou.
Thanks to the scale of mulberry cultivation and silkworm cultivation in the Pearl River Delta and Changsanjiang region, coupled with the convenience of shipping, there is a very large-scale silk weaving industry here.
The silk exported to the outside world is basically produced here.
It is said that there are more than 200,000 workers in the steel industry and more than 200,000 silk weavers in Guangzhou.
The two pillar industries alone account for 400,000 workers.
Coupled with the sea trade, Guangzhou has grown from a population of about 100,000 to a million in just over a decade.
Such a city of millions, but when Li Chao and them arrived, there was no resistance.
The parliament and chamber of commerce in Guangzhou spontaneously united and surrounded the Guangdong Xuanfu envoy and assassin Shi who had tried to recruit soldiers and horses to defend the city and refuse Li Chao's arrival, and even many soldiers joined in to greet the party.
When Li Chao and the others arrived, they didn't fire a single arrow.
Guangzhou, intact, fell into the hands of the Protector Army.
The first city and the first port in Lingnan were soon upgraded to Guangzhou Prefecture by Chengqian.
Subsequently, the cabinet announced that Guangzhou Mansion had become the temporary capital of the Tang Dynasty's imperial court, called Nanjing.
Historically, Guangzhou was once the capital of the Nanyue Imperial Court, which began to be divided at the end of the Qin Dynasty and finally controlled the Nanyue Kingdom of Lingnan, Fujian, and Jiaozhou, which existed for more than 100 years.
The special geography does make Lingnan very different from the Central Plains.
Datang has been open for more than ten years and has vigorously developed industry and commerce, while Lingnan and Guangzhou, because of the coast, are more open in this regard.
The local Han and slang tribes here, as well as the later industrial and commercial capitalists, make the environment here indeed very different from that of the Central Plains.
Li Chao, who held high the banner of protecting the Dharma and the Northern Expedition, received a positive response and support.
Nanjing, Guangzhou.
Palace.
Prime Minister Li Chao is in the golden palace of the imperial court, introducing the current gratifying situation to the prince and the ministers.
"Yesterday, Fujian Province has all responded to the protection of the Dharma, plus Liuqiu, and now Fujian Province, Guangdong Road, Guangxi Road, Guangnan Province and Funan Province are already under our control."
When they heard the good news, they were very happy.
The four roads and one collar are not simple four ways, but they make their strategic situation very safe.
With Wuling and Wuyi Mountain as obstacles, they now have a strong Great Wall in the north.
"There is also good news, we have reached 180,000 troops at present."
Li Chao continued, "Among them, 50,000 are in Guangzhou, and 20,000 are in Fujian and Liuqiu.
There are still 30,000 soldiers and horses in Guangxi, and the 80,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhang Shu's envoy and General Cui, except for 20,000 who remain in Funan, the remaining 50,000 will soon arrive in Guangzhou. ” As soon as Zhang Zhongjian and Cui Yan's 50,000 horses arrived, plus the 50,000 in Guangzhou, then they would have 100,000 troops.
Good news.
They had already received news that the emperor had appointed Li Ji as the marshal of the southern expedition, commanding 100,000 soldiers and horses from all provinces of Jianghuai to the south, and there would also be sailors from the sea.
"Li Ji is not afraid."
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Li Chao said confidently.
Li Ji's ability to fight a war is very powerful, but the victory or defeat of a war does not depend only on the command.
After controlling the entire Lingnan and Fujian, Li Chao can now be said to be not afraid of Li Ji.
"I expect that Li Ji will definitely come all the way, and his marching route is actually very easy to judge."
From the Qin Army's five armies to conquer Lingnan to the Han Wu army's attack on South Vietnam, they were all those routes, and they must be five ridges.
Except for these routes, they can only come from the sea.
Fujian that direction is unlikely, no road.
The five ridges, from east to west, are Da Yu Ridge, Qitian Ridge, Du Pang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge and Yuecheng Ridge.
Wuling is not only the name of the mountain, but also the five ways to enter Lingnan, and it is the five holes.
"Qinping Nanyue, digging the Chengling Channel, as an important military artery, also laid the foundation of Guangxin at the confluence of the He River and the Xijiang River, a tributary of the Xijiang River, and became the cultural and economic center of Lingnan in the early days.
After the Qin Dynasty, the importance of Da Luling Road gradually became prominent. ” Li Chao introduced the special military geography of Lingnan to them.
The five ridges are like the barrier between Yinshan and Yanshan to Hedong and Hebei, separating the Central Plains and the grassland.
There are also traces of the invasion of the northern nomads of the Central Plains, and this trace is those valley passages.
For example, the Yanmen and military capitals of the Great Wall in Hedong are passed.
Da Luling is located between Wujing in Nanxiong, Guangdong Province and Xinfeng in Jiangxi Province.
The road spans hundreds of meters of mountainous terrain and is rugged and difficult.
Previously, Li Chao and Chengqian had planned to dig a new road to replace the old road, so that the transportation between Jiangxi and Guangdong would be more convenient, and the Ganjiang River would be connected to Zhenshui in Guangdong, and the Pearl River would reach Guangzhou.
On the other side, the Gan River connects to the Yangtze River, and then reaches Hanjing through the Han River.
Build a Datang Beijing-Guangzhou transportation line.
It's just that it hasn't come to implement yet.
Historically, in the Tang Dynasty, this new road was excavated, the road surface was as wide as six zhang, the road was smooth, since then the Da Luling passage has become the busiest traffic in the five ridges, it is said that in the Song Dynasty, there are 10,000 people crossing the Meiling ancient road every day at the peak time.
The army coming south is not just as simple as passing, an army of 100,000 people needs to carry food and grass supplies and equipment is quite amazing.
If there are no good roads, this army is actually useless.
Therefore, Li Chao can easily judge Li Ji's offensive line.
Originally, I heard that Li Ji planned to attack in five ways, but Li Shimin asked the army to advance all the way.
Li Shimin was in too much of a hurry.
"Your Highness, although there are many passages in Wuling, there are only three offensive routes that can support the southern expedition of a hundred thousand troops."
"First, it is the Xiangjiang River, Lingqu, and Guijiang Road.
The second is Xiaoshui Hejiang Road.
The third is the Zhenjiang Road of Da Luling. ” Li Chao pointed out the three routes on the map.
In a war, baggage transportation is very important, and the larger the army, the greater its dependence on logistical supplies, and it is difficult to replenish it on the spot.
Therefore, it is inevitable to travel along the main road and river.
The first line, along the Xiangjiang River through the Ling Channel, then crossed the watershed, entered Guilin in Guangxi, entered the Guijiang Road, and then also entered the Pearl River water system of Liangguang, transportation no longer have to worry, and at the same time occupy the upper reaches of the Pearl River water system, there is a tendency to attack.
For this route, Guilin is the focus.
Guizhou, separated by a mountain is the Daozhou of Hunan Province.
The Ling Canal repaired in the Qin Dynasty is also in Guizhou, and the Li River in Guizhou, called the Guijiang River at this time, is directly connected to the Xijiang River, and can go directly to Guangzhou along the river.
"Li Ji is most likely to come from this road, because the West Canal, presided over by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, has connected the Xiang River with the Yangtze River and the Han River.
After Li Ji left Beijing, he could lead the army along the Han River, the Yangtze River, and the Xiangjiang River all the way to Lingbei, and then cross the mountain pass, you can enter the Lingqu, and then enter the Guijiang River, which is very convenient for marching and transferring materials. ” "A certain plan is to send Zhang Shu's envoy to Guizhou to lead his troops to Guizhou, guard Yuechengling, and block Li Ji from going south through here."
In addition to this Xianggui Road, Li Ji may also take the Xiaohe Road.
Xiaohe Road is from Xiaoshui in Hunan to Hezhou, Guangxi, and enters the Xijiang River through Heshui.
The same can be down the river to Guangzhou.
"There is a plan for General Cui Yan to lead troops into Hezhou."
In addition to these two routes, the most suitable route for Li Ji's army was to take Jiangxi, pass through the Ganjiang River to Nan'an in Ganzhou, from there cross the Daluling Mountains, and then enter Shaozhou, Guangdong, and go straight to Guangzhou through Zhenshui.
Li Chao planned to send his disciples Gao Kan and Liu Renliang to garrison Shaozhou, this road was the most difficult to walk, but it was the closest to Guangzhou, and Li Ji was likely to be in danger.
He himself is based in Guangzhou.
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No one objected to Li Chao's defense plan.
Li Chao's name as a military god is far and wide, and he is an expert in war.
Concluding the meeting.
Cheng Qian left Li Chao to speak.
"How sure is the teacher that he will repel Li Ji?"
"Li Ji is very powerful in using troops, but this time the emperor intervened in the back, and Li Ji couldn't play well, this is our opportunity.
We occupy a favorable terrain, we can defend instead of attack, there is no need to rush to attack, just wait for them to come.
This first battle is important in the end, and if it is fought well, our situation will be opened, and the next step will be the Northern Expedition. ” "If you don't fight well, I'm afraid that the morale of the military in Lingnan will also be shaken."
"Lone believes in the teacher, although the teacher is relieved to fight, Lone will never point fingers."
Guarantee of Undertaking Dry.
"Also, no matter what, Lone will recognize the teacher's national surname."
Li Chao shook his head, "Forget it, the surname of this country was given by the emperor first, and now the emperor has deprived it, so I will simply restore my original surname, thank you Your Highness for your kindness."
In the future, my name will still be Zhang Chao. ” Giving the country a surname is a great honor in the eyes of the Tang people, and taking away the surname is also a very heavy punishment.
But Li Chao really didn't care, from now on, he called Zhang Chao back again.
It's more comfortable.
"The teacher's property seized by His Majesty will definitely be returned in full in the future."
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