roccoschili Chapter 2847 The general trend of the world
Chapter 2847 The general trend of the world
Chapter 2847 The general trend of the world
Raiding Liaodong is by no means just a big success.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so talented and general. Why did he have such a thorn in Liaodong's throat that he insisted on commanding an army of one million and wasting countless money and food?Of course, there is an intention to create the merits of the world, but more of it is the fear of Liaodong.
From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui Dynasty, the land of Hebei has been greatly developed. The fertile land of the vast plains provided sufficient food for the empire, making it a granary second only to the Guanzhong Plain, and its status became more and more important.However, the continuous rise of Goguryeo has posed a huge threat to the increasingly prosperous land of Hebei.
Once Goguryeo's cavalry broke through the Hexi Corridor and broke into the Hebei Plain, it would cause great harm to the grain fields in Yimapingchuan. The mobility and destructive power of the cavalry is the strongest among many arms. Farming requires a stable situation and long-term investment. Goguryeo's cavalry only needs to go around on the flat and vast plains. Even if the entire army is finally destroyed under the encirclement and suppression of the army, it is equivalent to destroying a year's harvest.
The people have no food, so they have to abandon their homes and businesses and become refugees. The newly developed land of Hebei will once again fall into barrenness. How can they bear it when they are the lords of the empire?
Therefore, conquering Liaodong has become a difficult problem that Emperor Sui Yang had to face.
The current situation is also the same. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Dou Jiande swept Hebei. With his defeat, countless Hebei sons were buried on the battlefield, and their bones were abandoned in the wild. There is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles.After the vigorous development after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Wei, Bei, Xing, Heng, Ji, Zhao, Cang, You and other states were extremely prosperous. How could they be coveted by Goguryeo who lived in Liaodong?
Therefore, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is not only the contribution of His Majesty Li Er to his eternal imperial career, but also political correctness.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the countless people of insight in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to allow him to mobilize the country's combat power for his own selfish desires and launch such a national war...
However, Fang Jun does not think that the strategic position of Liaodong is higher than that of the Western Regions.
Why did Liaodong become more and more a threat to the Central Plains Dynasty?
This starts from the Northern Song Dynasty.
The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty is Bianliang, and the center of gravity of the whole country is in the Yellow River Basin and the Jiangnan area. Whether it is the Liao Kingdom occupying the north, or the Jin Kingdom rising in the east of Liaodong, when the army is strong and strong, it breaks through the west of Liaoning and the Yanshan Pass. Defeating the Liao Kingdom, and then traveling south along the vast Hebei Plain to drink horses and the Yellow River, both of them can expose the entire center of gravity of the Northern Song Dynasty to them, and they can be overthrown by turning their hands.
In the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengzu established his capital in Shuntian because his roots were all in the north, and he also learned from the experience of the Northern Song Dynasty's subjugation. To resist the aliens from the north.
As a result, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters were encountered first, and then internal strife, which completely collapsed the defense of Yanshan. It was captured in an instant, and the country's subjugation was irreversible.
Whoever occupies Liaodong during this period will naturally occupy the geographical advantage, because the core of the country, whether it is the Northern Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, is at the north and south ends of the Hebei Plain. Hard-shelled tortoises can only be eaten by mermaids.
However, Datang is different.
Even if the land of Hebei is becoming more and more prosperous now, the core of the Tang Dynasty lies in Guanzhong. Even if the whole of Hebei is captured by aliens, there is no danger of the country being destroyed.
With the natural moat of the Yellow River and the natural danger of Tongguan, it is really too difficult to enter the Guanzhong.
But the Western Regions are different. Once the Western Regions are lost, the enemy can follow the Silk Road all the way eastward to Dunhuang and Yumen. If they can break through this barrier again, the entire Guanzhong will face the enemy's soldiers directly, and the country will be destroyed in an instant. between.
In history, the reason why Tubo was able to invade Chang'an was because of the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, which caused the Tang Dynasty to lose control of the entire Western Regions, allowing Tubo to come and go freely...
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However, Fang Jun also understood that, just looking at the current state of His Majesty Li Er, it is impossible to convince him with his mouth alone.
After thinking for a while, Fang Jun said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this matter is of great importance. You should call together all the ministers of the military aircraft department to brainstorm and discuss together before making a conclusion."
Now that the Military Aircraft Department has been established, it cannot always be used as a decoration, otherwise, if His Majesty Li Er cannot handle military affairs in a timely and proper manner after the Eastern Expedition due to lack of adjustment, the original intention of establishing this institution will be lost.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er glanced at Fang Jun, and said indifferently: "It is precisely because this matter is so important, how can it be decided by just a few military ministers? Tomorrow morning, submit this matter to the Political Affairs Hall, and let the ministers Let's discuss and decide together."
Fang Jun had no choice but to respond: "My minister obeys the order."
There is no way, every emperor is naturally extremely protective of his own power, and he is not willing to hand over any of it easily to others, even the military aircraft that he himself approves of.
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In the morning of the next day, the Political Affairs Hall.
Inside the hall was a hot earth dragon, all the prime ministers and ministers who had the qualifications to participate in Henan political affairs sat in the hall, gathered together in twos and threes, chatting in low voice with a pot of tea, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
A few days ago, the government affairs that needed to be dealt with urgently have been dealt with, one by one, they have been sent to the three provinces, six ministries and nine monasteries for specific implementation. The family is preparing for the New Year.
At the first hour of the hour, His Majesty Li Er, accompanied by his servants, came to the Political Affairs Hall to discuss the internal turmoil in Dashi reported by Fang Jun yesterday.
Everyone sat down, His Majesty Li Er glanced at Fang Jun, and said: "Duke Yue, please tell your loves about the situation."
"Here."
Fang Jun led the order and immediately explained the assassination of the Caliph of the Great Food Kingdom, the change of regime, the breeding of civil strife, etc. one by one.
Changsun Wuji's eyelids twitched when he heard it, and he thought to himself that I just sent my son to Damascus, and civil strife broke out there.
After Fang Jun finished introducing the situation of the Great Food Kingdom, His Majesty Li Er looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The Duke of Yue suggested that we should increase our troops and strengthen our security in the Western Regions, so as to prevent Mu'awiyah who is entrenched in Damascus from coming back and invading On the border of the Western Regions, what do you love me think about this?"
Changsun Wuji glanced at Fang Jun, his face was calm, but his heart was a little anxious.
This kid was simply his own nemesis. He had just sent his son to Damascus, and he immediately proposed to increase troops to the Western Regions.
Although the ultimate goal of my plan is to increase troops to the Western Regions, the meaning of increasing troops in advance and urgently increasing troops is completely different...
However, he has been in the court for many years and has experienced countless political struggles. Naturally, he can hold his breath, sitting there stroking his beard, not saying a word, and observing the situation first, and then making a decision.
Liu Jie had never led an army, but he knew a little about military affairs. He frowned and said, "The words of the Duke of Yue are certainly justified. The importance of the Western Regions is needless to say. Once threatened, we must increase our troops and strengthen our defenses. But now there are elite soldiers everywhere in the world. If they are all transferred to Liaodong, how can there be any rich troops to send to the Western Regions? If we continue to transfer troops from Guanzhong, it is very likely that there will be insufficient troops in Guanzhong, and if there is a slight mistake, the country will be shaken, which is absolutely impossible."
Xiao Yu also agreed: "Liu Shizhong's words are reasonable. After your majesty's personal conquest, there are only left and right guards and left and right garrison guards in Guanzhong. Such troops are already stretched to maintain the stability of Guanzhong. If we deploy more troops to reinforce the Western Regions, once Guanzhong If something happens, it can easily lead to a catastrophe.”
Although these two people and Fang Jun belong to the prince's lineage, they will never blindly follow Fang Jun's proposal because of this. They have their own judgments on major events such as increasing troops to the Western Regions.
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, looking at Li Ji who said nothing, he felt a little heartbroken, the head of the prime minister was really wise and safe, so he held his breath...
Concealing his displeasure, he asked, "What advice does the Duke of England have?"
Li Ji failed to "play dead", so he had to say: "Your Majesty, the survival of the Western Regions is related to the safety of the capital. The Silk Road is the best way to be eroded by big cannibals. However, the Eastern Expedition is already ready to go, and there must be no mistakes. After all, the lessons from the previous Sui Dynasty are not far away. There is a little bit of luck, so I think that the Western Regions are important, but they can be put on hold for a while, and it is not too late to wait until His Majesty's personal conquest with a thunderbolt knocks down Goguryeo, and then calmly reinforce the Western Regions. .”
Obviously, the opinions of the ministers were almost unanimous, and they all believed that the threat of the big cannibals to the Western Regions existed, but it was not a top priority.
(End of this chapter)