Chapter 1200 Mr. Huang

After drinking tea, Li Xiang took the group and continued on the road. It would take at least two days to get to Wacheng from here. Since they were already here, Li Xiang was not going to go to the so-called border. Let’s take a look at the small town. Let’s take a look at their big city and solve this Somchai by the way.

It is said that this guy has been pretending to be the Pyu court and went to Chang'an for five or six years, and every time he brought back a large amount of gold and silver treasures. This guy also made a fortune with these gold and silver treasures and is now the largest businessman in the northern part of Piao.

The rock and soil directly passed through a large number of towns in the north. In Li Xiang's view, this was like a poor area in the Tang Dynasty. Although some areas in the Tang Dynasty were not rich, at least they were not like here. They were all made of thatched houses. .

Of course, although people's living conditions are not that good, it is not that easy to capture this place. Many villages are located in the mountains. They have lived here for generations. If we send troops to occupy this place, we will go to the mountains to encircle and suppress them. I don’t know how much effort it takes.

According to Li Xiang's original idea, the South Asian countries should directly push across, so as to obtain the southern seaport for the empire. After occupying all these small countries, Li Xiang will sound the clarion call to attack Tianzhu, but after on-the-ground After the investigation, Li Xiang realized that it was not that simple.

When the Western colonists occupied this place, they probably adopted the best strategy, which was to control the large cities along the coast, then support the warlords in the interior, let them attack each other, and finally reap the benefits of the fishermen.

At that time, Li Xiang still felt strange, why didn't he occupy it? Now that I have walked all the way, I understand that there are many mountains and rivers in the Piao Kingdom, which is not conducive to the passage of large armies at all.

If we adopt the original push tactics, no matter how many mountain warriors Huo Qubing has trained, they may not be enough. Half the country's people are staying in the mountains. Even if the population is not large now, you want to drive them all down the mountain. Come on, that is also a huge project.

Therefore, we should change our strategy at this moment and follow the strategy of the Western colonists, capture only a few of their big cities, and then use them as bases to slowly penetrate outward. As long as we control their seaports, plus the northern border Control, isn’t the middle area a dead place?

"Your Highness, Wa City has arrived."

When Li Xiang was thinking about these issues, time would pass very quickly. When Chang Sunze said this outside, Li Xiang felt that only a moment had passed. Who knew he had been thinking about this issue for so long.

Li Xiang and the others are traveling in simple vehicles and are not many in number. In addition, these people are all capable. They traveled through the mountains and forests for two or three days. In many places, there is only a small bridge. Let alone the army, even if you carry If there are too many things, I'm afraid it won't be able to get through. No wonder the horse caravans are the best at transporting supplies here.

It’s not that they didn’t know the benefits of horse-drawn carriages, but the question was, were there roads everywhere? Are there bridges everywhere?

Take the carriage Li Xiang is riding in, for example. It is only found in the northeast of Wa City. If you continue to go deeper into the mountains, your carriage will be a mere burden.

Li Xiang got out of the car and looked at the city in front of him. This was not as good as the Anxi City we built. At that time, Li Xiang looked at the 4-meter-high city wall and felt that the city wall was really short enough, but Seeing the wall of Wa City in front of me, I really don’t know what to say. Can it be two and a half meters high?

Not to mention compared with the city walls of the Tang Dynasty, even a slightly richer landowner in the countryside would build a higher courtyard wall than this. Look at the soldiers on the city wall, many of them are sallow and thin. , it seems that the combat effectiveness is really not that good.

Changsun Ze also said before that the biggest obstacle to us here is not these troops. Their combat effectiveness is simply stretched to the extreme. If they are the only resistance here, then we can take it down in less than half a year.

The biggest enemy here is the complex terrain here and the resistance of all the people. This is what we are concerned about.

Li Xiang didn't understand the terrain here before, but now he understands it all. He has suffered a lot along the way. No wonder Changsunze didn't let Li Xiang come over. Changsunze also sneaked in once with his men before. He also had various discomforts at that time.

"This city is indeed not very good, but it is already their second largest city."

Changsunze lowered his voice. Although they are all strong, they are near a big city after all. If others hear it, you people will get into trouble even if you don't want to. How can you be there? What about people who say at the door that they are ugly?

"The national power of a small country is relatively weak. It is not easy to build such a city. Do we have an institution here?"

Li Xiang was indeed tired along the way. After hearing what Li Xiang said, Changsun Ze took Li Xiang and walked into the city. These years have not been in vain for him. He has already arranged himself in the big city of Piao State. people.

The people of Changsunze opened a restaurant and inn here. This is also the best way to cover their expenses. It can not only make money to support their expenses, but also can accommodate people at any time after they come. Moreover, this kind of place can also receive A lot of news.

"Master Huang is here..."

The shopkeeper had long been notified that Li Xiang might inspect this place, but Chang Sunze did not say Li Xiang’s identity, only that he was a nobleman from the capital. At this moment, when he saw company commander Sun Ze laughing with him, could the shopkeeper still be there? Do you understand who it is? That must be incredibly expensive.

Mr. Huang?

Li Xiang touched his face. He was only 20 years old. Can he be called a master?

The shopkeeper also realized that he was wrong, but he was born among the common people and his knowledge was limited. In his opinion, master is the most noble title.

Fortunately, Li Xiang is not a fussy person and followed his men to this inn. Although it is not very big, there are only seven or eight tables on the first floor and two private rooms next to it. The second floor is all accommodation. , but overall it is still very clean.

"Business is booming here."

Li Xiang joked, and then followed Chang Sunze into the private room next to him. He didn't want to sit outside to eat, mainly because he was surrounded by people who were talking about birdsong and couldn't understand a word. This couldn't suppress his anger. Curiosity.

"Are there any merchants from the Tang Dynasty? Come out to register and pay taxes!"

Before Li Xiang could sit down, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside. (End of chapter)