Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Now this high manganese steel horizontal knife that cuts iron like mud is actually the standard equipment of the Tang army.Facing an army with magical weapons, they don't even have the courage to fight back!

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Fighting a war is economical, and fighting a war is strength.Steel resources, in this era, are absolute strategic materials.And the horizontal knife made of high manganese steel is like a magic weapon.

Every high-manganese steel horizontal knife is a treasure that is hard to find and priceless for all ethnic groups in the Western Regions.However, they soon learned that this so-called magical weapon was only the equipment of the Tang army.

Once there are any unrealistic ideas in their heads, they must consider them.Chen used the so-called magic weapon to temporarily give these Hu tribes in the Western Regions a strong warning.The precious sword that cuts iron like mud is standard equipment in the Tang Dynasty. If you want to rebel, you must first weigh it yourself, whether your head is as hard as steel.

Of course, this is actually only a palliative rather than a permanent solution.

Forging iron still needs to be hard on its own. To solve the problem of the Western Regions at the most fundamental level, in fact, it is necessary to vigorously develop the Western Regions.Without a well-stocked base, there is no guarantee that the Western Expedition will be smooth sailing.Once Datang is defeated once, the situation in the Western Regions that has been created will soon be broken.

It is a national characteristic of the Western Regions to fear authority but not virtue.The more kind and tolerant you are to them, the more you will only raise a bunch of white-eyed wolves.

Even the war between the strong Han and the Xiongnu relied on strong economic strength to defeat the Huns bit by bit and split them. When the Huns saw that they could not support it, they surrendered to the Han Dynasty.Liu Yuan, the son of Liu Bao, the Southern Huns, was one of the first Hu people in the history of the Western Jin Dynasty to rebel and found a country.

Historically, the Tang Dynasty was smarter than the Han Dynasty.Vigorously developing the frontier fortresses, providing part of the supplies from the frontier fortresses, and transferring part from the interior, is enough to support the expedition of tens of thousands of troops. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty became the dynasty with the most aggressive external expansion and the highest achievements in Chinese history.But the Tang Dynasty still had no way to completely solve this big problem. After its national power declined, even though there were still 10,000+ fierce elites at the border, there was still no way to prevent the Western Regions from being submerged by the torrent of nomads.

If there is no food to eat, the army that can fight is also for nothing.Because there was no food to eat, the army of the Great Qin Dynasty did not save the Qin Dynasty from its demise. Similarly, the army of the Han and Tang Dynasties also ruined the country and family because of the lack of food.

Chen Ying has no intention of returning to Chang'an now and being thrown into that turbulent current.In fact, he did not intend to eliminate the Western Turks immediately. On the contrary, Chen Ying relied on the Western Regions as the basis, suppressed the Western Turks in the west, and served Tubo in the south.

You must know that there are three roads in Xueyuan, one is the Yongchang Road formed in the Han Dynasty, which is the road from Myanmar to Tibet via Tengchong.This road, due to its twists and turns and steepness, has long been abandoned and is rarely found in classics.Secondly, the Tang Dynasty formed the ancient road of Tang and Tibet, with the so-called Princess Wencheng's road to Tibet.This principle is recorded in the most detail. In fact, it was also the road that Tubo invaded the Tang Dynasty the most via this road.

As an expert of later generations, he gave Princess Wencheng a very high evaluation of her entry into Tibet, but in Chen Ying's view, this is a real shame.In the end, it was also from Yecheng all the way to the south to cross the Kunlun Mountain Pass and arrive at Luoxie City.

As long as the Western Regions are managed well and have a sufficient material base, they can not only threaten the Western Turks, but also go south from Yecheng, threaten the snowfields in northern Tibet, and even climb the Kunlun Mountains along the Kunlun Valley, along the Heishui River ( Naqu River) valley, all the way to Lhasa.

Chen Ying said with a smile: "At the end of today's year, the Metropolitan Council will reward each of them with a precious sword. In the spring of next year, the Metropolitan Council will reward them with a shield and some cloth. After summer, we will bring them each Fight the young and strong of the tribe against the Western Turks in the Ille Valley!"

If Chen Ying wants to stay in the Western Regions and not go back, he has to keep fighting, otherwise Li Yuan will definitely transfer him back. At this time, if he returns to Chang'an, Chen Ying will definitely be dragged into the water. After all, Li Jiancheng has treated him well, and he knows Li Shimin A net was prepared for Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng didn't even listen to Wei Zheng's words, and he might not listen to his persuasion. Otherwise, Li Jiancheng would be dissatisfied.

It is Chen Ying's established consideration to get out of the matter.

Chen Ying pointed to the map and said: "This year we have achieved good results in reclamation and land acquisition in Jinmancheng. Next year, we must expand the scope of land reclamation and land acquisition. ), Loulan (around today's Lop Nur), Yixun (now Milan Town, Tiemenguan City), Gumo (now Aksu), Chigu (the capital of Wusun, southeast of today's Issyk Lake), Yingshachuan (now Shihezi) and Yeqiang ( In present-day Alar) Bachu (present-day Tumusuk), Baishi (Kokedala), Heishuicheng (present-day Huyanghe City) and fourteen cities, set up Tuntian Zhechong Duwei."

Speaking of this, Chen Ying turned to look at Duan Zhigan and said, "Old Duan, you took out fourteen Zhechong Mansions from the Hebei New Army, and moved them to the above-mentioned cities respectively, and built cities to establish land reclamation areas."

Hearing this, Duan Zhigan felt a little uncomfortable.

He is an ambitious person, the key is that Chen Ying let him become the general of the field soldiers and land reclamation, which made Duan Zhigan feel quite uncomfortable.

Seeing Duan Zhigan's wry smile, Chen Ying smiled and said, "General Duan, are you afraid that you won't be able to complete the mission?"

Duan Zhigan said: "It's not that the task cannot be completed. If the general guard orders, the general will guarantee to complete the task, but if the general chooses, the general is willing to lead the army to fight in front of the battle!"

Chen Ying nodded without forcing.

As the saying goes, twisted melons are not sweet, since Duan Zhi is not happy.Chen Ying really didn't want to force him.

As the number one general under the Eastern Palace sect, Chen Ying is doomed not to be able to stay in the Western Regions for long.Even if he uses the method of supporting the bandits to respect himself, he cannot avoid returning to Chang'an.In at most five years, the Xuanwu Gate of Chang'an will definitely take place.No matter which of the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin came to power, they would not allow Chen Ying to lead the army outside, but hoped that he would return to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation.

In this case, the person who stays will become the second Great Protector of the Western Regions to succeed Chen Ying.

This is an official position from the second rank, and there will be opportunities to pay homage to the prime minister in the future.According to official traditions, in such a special place as the Western Regions, it is impossible to parachute a new protector from the Western Regions, and must be promoted from within the Protectorate of the Western Regions. However, Chen Ying's attitude is very important, although the court may not fully implement Chen Ying's Opinion, but Duan Zhigan definitely had a great chance at that time.

However, Duan Zhi felt a hundred reluctance, which made Chen Ying a little angry.He said: "Since you don't want to, then lead the Yueqi Youjun, together with the Hebei New Army's ten Zhechong prefectures, a total of 3 horses. After the spring plowing is over, go west all the way in early May, and sweep the Western Turkic tribes along the way." , Before the first snow arrives in winter, take the Congling Geluoling Valley!"

Duan Zhi said excitedly: "The general will guarantee to complete the task!"

Chen Ying looked at Guo Xiaoke and said, "I leave the farming to you!"

After all, Guo Xiaoke is a newcomer under Chen Ying's command, he said without hesitation: "The last general promises to complete the task!"

Chen Ying pointed to the area near the edge of the desert and said, "This is close to the desert, there is very little rainfall, and there are no rivers around to irrigate. It is actually not easy to set up fields, but you can grow grass here!"

Guo Xiaoke asked in surprise, "Planting grass?"

"Not bad!" Chen Ying said.

When Guo Xiaoke heard this, he felt that his brain was not enough.He asked in surprise, "Does this grass still need to be planted?"

The Western Regions are very large, and without being destroyed by later generations, the amount of grassland is very large.Millions of herdsmen have been fully reduced, and there is still no pressure.It can be said that the number one in the Western Regions is mountains, and the second most is grass.

Chen Ying said solemnly: "Of course we have to plant it. It is extremely difficult to irrigate these lands. The only water source is drawn from the Tianshan Mountains hundreds of miles away. After meeting the needs of the residents and livestock, there is not much left. This little water It is impossible to irrigate farmland. So I asked them to plant Langwei Valley in these fields. This kind of grass can be fed to cattle and sheep, and the fruits produced can also be eaten. Although it can only harvest [-] to [-] catties per mu, it is better than drought tolerance And it is resistant to pests, and the harvest is stable, and the family can have enough food after planting more than ten or twenty acres."

Langwei Valley has a nickname called "Bird of Angry Death", the grain it produces cannot be pecked by birds at all, and has to be scraped off grain by grain with a sickle.The grains produced by Langwei Valley are rich in starch, and can be eaten after removing the skin and cooking. The taste is not necessarily good, but the nutrition is still guaranteed. The most important thing is that it is easy to feed, similar to weeds, so you don’t need to worry about planting it. , so it is an ideal crop, and it was planted in large quantities in Yan'an during the Anti-Japanese War.

Not only can people eat Langwei Valley, but the key is that this kind of seed has another special feature, as long as it is not harvested, even if it is exposed to the sun in the sand for three to five years, as long as there is a little water, it can be fed.

Most importantly, Langwei Valley can feed not only pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, but also poultry such as chickens and ducks.

In fact, this is not Chen Ying's real goal. In later generations, the desertification was very serious, and the cultivated land decreased year by year. Even Jiangxi in later generations experienced desertification.

However, the desertification of the Western Regions was not too serious at this time. In later generations, nearly two-thirds were deserts, but at this time, it was actually less than one-third deserts.There are even large areas of virgin forest.

Chen Ying thought, once the Wolf's Tail Valley spreads in the Western Regions to form a natural Wolf's Tail Valley Grassland, even if it is not eaten, this tenacious plant will frantically ask for the right to survive in the desert.

Guo Xiaoke's characteristic is his strong learning ability, especially after being promoted by Chen Ying, he regarded himself as Chen Ying's disciple, and in his opinion, Duan Zhigan was ignorant of practice.He would not make things difficult for Chen Ying, anyway, someone had to do it.

After becoming the Great General of Reclamation in the Western Regions, regardless of the severe cold, Guo Xiaoke immediately mobilized [-] Zhechong captains from his department to hold a meeting to study the garrisons of each department. Then, taking advantage of the heavy snow cover, he mobilized a large number of snow sledges to plow farm tools, seeds, iron plows, etc. The preparations are complete, and then, the journey begins.

Just as he was sending the Tuntian Army off, Zhou Qing took the battle report and reported to Chen Ying: "Daduhu, back Weijun Liu Tongjun sent an urgent report!"

Chen Ying glanced at the battle report hastily, with a smile on his face.

PS: The third update has been posted, a little late!

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If you want to develop the Western Regions, you can't do without enough population.The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult for the population of the Western Regions to grow by relying on natural reproduction without tens or hundreds of years.

Of course, the main reason is that the population and ethnicity in the Western Regions are seriously unbalanced. In order to maintain stability, the Han population must form an absolute advantage.Under such circumstances, Chen Ying always wanted to immigrate to Tunbian.

It's just a pity that this idea is difficult to realize.From the end of Daye to the fifth year of Wude, nearly ten years of wars, the population of the Central Plains has been greatly reduced. Now at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there is no shortage of arable land in the Central Plains. The Chinese people are a nation that is very nostalgic for their homeland. Unless it is a last resort, no one wants to Leaving home, thousands of miles away.

We need coercive means, for fear of causing internal turmoil. Besides, Li Yuan will not allow Chen Ying to do this. We need to use soft methods, and Chen Ying's influence among the people is not enough.

Although Chen Ying made several personal shows with great influence, such as fighting against the Xue family in the Western Qin Dynasty, quelling the rebellion of Pangqi, quelling the rebellion of Liu Wuzhou, pacifying Wang Shichong, forcing Dou Jiande to surrender, creating chemical fertilizers, and developing scientific planting, however, Li Tang's court entered the customs and ruled the world, which has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but it is far from being replaced by such a few major events. Besides, Chen Ying has no involvement in the civil servants of the court at all.

The Chinese nation itself is fearful of war, restrained, feminine, and conformist. The governance of the Li and Tang courts was just in response to this kind of people's nature.Chen Ying wanted to infuse the Han people with warlike genes, but there was a long way to go.Under the current circumstances, it is very difficult to relocate Han people from the interior, but vigorously develop the Western Regions. If the Western Regions are not dominated by Han people, even if Chen Ying's army can temporarily deter those ambitious people, once Chen Ying leads the army back to Chang'an, they will will repeat.

After all, Chen Ying had silently calculated that once the Western Regions were cut off by Blizzard, it would take half a year or even a year for the Li and Tang courts to make countermeasures. Into water and fire.