Chapter 41 Sea or Land Fortunately, in 642 AD, Pyrajasha II was killed in battle with the people of Panava (a county in present-day Jharkhand, India), otherwise it might have been a few years before the death of the king of the Ring and the fall of the Ring Empire.
The existence of the second king of the Ring of the Sun, who is not inferior to the king of the ring of the sun in terms of talent, strength, or ambition, may have to unify Tianzhu from the south to the north and complete the dream that the king of the ring of the sun has not fulfilled in his life.
It can be seen from this that the country of Shalou is not simple, there are wise monarchs, warriors who dare to fight, and strong belief in victory - that is, the abolition of the caste system in the Tang Dynasty has led to the collapse of some people in the country, otherwise this bone is even more difficult to gnaw.
Of course, this bone is not very easy to gnaw on now.
Now that there is the banner of emancipating the race, the rule of the Tang Dynasty in Northern Tianzhu has stabilized, and marching into Southern Tianzhu is basically a sure thing.
But it is also the inducement to abolish the caste system, the entire Nantianzhu under the integration of the Lou Qi, quickly twisted into a rope, although there may be dirt between these countries, but there is the internal deterrence of the Lou Lou, and the external stimulation of the Tang Dynasty, the soaring combat effectiveness is certain, if the Tang Dynasty rashly starts a war, it may not be able to beat them.
Therefore, this temporary truce is not necessarily a bad thing for Datang - indeed, after this pause, Shalou will indeed get a precious respite and be able to integrate more combat power.
But Datang can also use this pause to accumulate more materials and weapons - you must know that Datang now has a trend towards the development of a modern army, the army is equipped with more and more hot weapons, and even the manufacture of firearms, the experts of the arsenal have slowly overcome various technical problems, although they have not yet been overcome, but as long as the current trend continues, there will be another half a year, and the industrial production of firearms should not be a problem.
At that time, Datang's attack power is absolutely unparalleled in the world, let alone a person like Ah San, even in the face of the Great Food Empire that is armed with religious thoughts, it will definitely be able to destroy them easily.
It's just that the advantages of thermal weapons are needless to say, but it is impossible to say that there are no weaknesses -- compared with the era of cold weapons, the era of thermal weapons is more logistical, and there is no hot weapon without logistics, and there is not a single burning stick to use.
After galloping across the Tianzhu Continent, the artillery shells in the Tang army have been exhausted, and even some cannons have reached the end of their life, and they urgently need to replenish supplies.
Therefore, this truce is not necessarily a bad thing for Datang.
With this period of time, Datang can transport a large amount of ammunition supplies again.
As long as there are sufficient materials, even if the building is ten times stronger, in the face of Datang, it is just a local chicken and a dog, and it is vulnerable.
But now is not the time to talk about this, about the war in Shalouqi, we have to wait until I return to Lingnan again, and now the top priority is to go back to Chang'an.
It's May, and it's a rough day on the sea, and going out to sea in such weather is a joke on your life.
Of course, Li Zhen can't take a boat, and she can only take the land route at the moment.
It's just that there are many mountains and hills in the south, and this road is not easy to walk......
"Your Highness, otherwise, let's take the sea route."
A group of people sat together and began to study the map, but looking at the dense map of the southern part of the Tang Dynasty, representing mountains and hills, everyone was dizzy - such a terrain is nothing for a group of rough old men, the problem is that this time there are still women and children who go back.
Xue Rengui was furious with his opinion: "Others are nothing, but Princess Shouyang and His Royal Highness King Xing have just been full moon, and they really can't withstand the bumps of the land route - compared with the land route, Chen still feels that the sea route is a little smoother, and the speed of the sea route is also faster." ” Fang Yiai listened to it, but he was resolutely opposed: "No, now the waves at sea are monstrous, and even a 3,000-ton cargo ship has been overturned.
Your Highness, we can't gamble our fate on God's hands. ” "But by land, when are you going to go?"
Xi Junmai stood on Xue Rengui's side with a clear banner: "Believe it or not, if you want to take the land route, according to the mountainous terrain of Lingnan, we can't go out of Lingnan for half a month, and when you get to Chang'an, how long do you have to walk?"
” Hearing this, Du He retorted: "Even if you go slowly, it's better than taking risks, right?"
” There was an endless debate below, and Li Zhen at the top was also upset when he heard it.
"Sir, uncle, what do you mean?"
The so-called concern is chaotic, the matter is related to the safety of her children, and Li Zhen is a little undecided.
Eldest Sun Wuji and Cen Wenwen glanced at each other and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are concerned about it, since the sea route is dangerous and the land route is slow, how about we combine the two?"
” "Combine?"
Everyone looks at each other, sea and land are two things that are completely incompatible, how can this be combined?
Is it necessary to pour seawater into the ground?
Cen Wenwen explained with a smile: "You say, if we go along the coastline, then go north to Hangzhou through the Grand Canal to the Yellow River, and then change to the road—how about it?"
” "Is that so?"
Li Zhen looked at the map and shook his head: "Sir, we have also thought about this method, but it is not advisable, you don't know how big the wind and waves are at sea, and the more seaside, the more reefs there are. ” "Then you have to go by land."
Cen Wenwen said: "The old minister's opinion is to walk in an arc and walk along the seaside. ” "Walking along the seaside?"
Li Zhen's eyes lit up, staring at the map and muttering: "Yes, out of Yuezhou, through Xunzhou, through Zhangzhou, through Quanzhou, through Fuzhou, to Wenzhou, and finally to Hangzhou......
Yes, it is indeed a safe and smooth path. ” No matter what the era, except for Chang'an Luoyang and other megacities, the rest of the coastal cities are more developed than the internal force cities, and the developed cities generally have better road conditions.
Therefore, although the arc seems to be a big circle, if you go directly from Yuezhou to Hangzhou, it is actually an oblique line, and the distance may not be much closer than the arc.
It's just that everyone has been debating whether to take the land route or the sea route before, and no one has noticed this arc.
"Then it's decided."
Li Zhen slapped the table and set the tone for this meeting: "Rengui, you lead the Young Army to start preparations, at most seven days, we should set off." ” "Yes, my subordinates are commanded."
"The rest of the people's tasks will be notified to you later, so go back and prepare."
"Yes."