Chapter 1260 To Get Rich, Build Roads First

September 2, the capital, the imperial palace.

Just as the Great Xia Army was attacking in all directions, Ouyang Shuo also received a memorial from Li Jing.

In the memorial, Li Jing did not complain about the governors, but only pointed out objectively that with the current logistics support capabilities, it is still impossible to let the army completely let go.

And if the war is delayed, it will in turn force the logistics, which will only form a vicious circle.

In response to this situation, Ouyang Shuo specially summoned Zeng Guofan, the cabinet deputy in charge of local government affairs, and Du Ruhui, the Privy Council minister in charge of logistics, to discuss a solution together.

"Both of you are talking about how to solve logistical problems?"

Ouyang Shuo asked directly, with a gloomy face. The Tubo war was the worst battle the empire could afford to lose. He couldn't see any courtier who was obediently obedient and dragged the war back.

Seeing this, Zeng Guofan took the lead and said bravely: "I will urge the eleven governors of the provinces to take this matter as the top priority and not slack off. , Collect a group of laborers and ox carts to transport grain and grass to the front line."

Only then did Ouyang Shuo relax his expression, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, loving Qing."

Sometimes Ouyang Shuo could understand the embarrassment of his subordinates. Since the expansion of the empire, there are thirty-one provinces, one Jingzhao Mansion and five Zhili counties. The family has a big business, and the difficulty of management is not ordinary.

The larger the territory, the more complicated the interest disputes will be.

The imperial court has its own strategy, and the local provinces also have their own difficulties. Just like this time to supervise the transportation of food and grass for the front line, the eleven provinces involved will inevitably be affected, and it is understandable that the governors are a little unbalanced.

After all, the imperial court's annual assessment indicators are placed there, and there is no room for slack.

Of course, understanding is understanding, Ouyang Shuo will never allow any governor to discount the tasks assigned by the court because of a little difficulty, this is a matter of principle.

On this point, Ouyang Shuo must be clear-cut.

After Zeng Guofan finished his statement, it was Du Ruhui's turn to say, "I suggest that the Yingyang Army, Feixiong Army, and Longxiang Army, including the Hedong Army and the Hanoi Army, should allocate part of their troops to help transport food and grass supplies."

"That's a good idea!"

Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly. The Great Xia Group Army has a complete system. It not only has engineers, but also food transport soldiers. The efficiency of food transport is more efficient than labor. It is a very good way to transfer some of them.

It is also a reasonable use of resources.

After squeezing the two ministers, Ouyang Shuo continued: "I always say that crisis is opportunity, and this time is no exception. Shu, Tubo, and even Yunnan have high mountains and difficult roads, which are very unfavorable to the governance of the court. Especially If there is no smooth official road connecting Tubo to the center of the empire, even if it is captured in the future, it will be half an enclave, outside the imperial system, and full of hidden dangers."

"Since this is the case, how about taking advantage of this war to use existing labor and resources to build an official road linking Shu and Tubo, and completely open up Tubo's external channels."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the two ministers brightened.

Zeng Guofan even suggested, "Two-pronged approach can be taken, one is from Chengdu in the province of Shu to Luoxie City, and the other is from Xingqing Mansion in Xihai Province to Luoxie City, and the two tracks run in parallel."

"Can!"

Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly.

In history, due to the high and dangerous borders of Tubo, it was very difficult to communicate with the Central Plains. In modern society, the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet line and the Qinghai-Tibet line has completely reversed the situation.

What Da Xia has to do now is to copy these two legendary official ways.

In view of the fact that the westward march of the empire was far beyond Tubo, and there was also the Persian Empire further west, the significance of completing these two official roads is even more extraordinary, and it will surely become a main road connecting the imperial court to West Asia.

"After we come down, the cabinet will take the lead and cooperate with the Construction Department to hire the best designers and survey engineers to determine the routes of the two official roads. After the plan is finalized, we will start construction immediately." Ouyang Shuo instructed.

"Wei Chen understands!"

In fact, with the Sichuan-Tibet line and the Qinghai-Tibet line as references in the real world, and the construction department has many first-class engineers hired from players, it is not very difficult to determine the road construction plan.

The most difficult thing is the construction. To build the two official roads under such harsh conditions, I don’t know how many soldiers and laborers will be buried in the road construction forever.

But no matter how difficult it is, this matter must be carried forward.

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The line of sight returns to the battlefield.

At 11 o'clock in the morning on September 2, in just one day and one night, Wang Ben led 70,000 Qin Xiong soldiers, traveling day and night, to the destination - the outskirts of Anduo City.

The forward troops arrived early in the morning.

During the march, Wang Ben's troops also fought against the enemy troops wandering on the border twice, and the results can be imagined. The Ashoka army, who did not know the depth of the enemy army, was killed in front of the Qin army and fled in embarrassment.

If he was not in a hurry to attack the city, Wang Ben would not let them go easily.

"The order is for the whole army to rest for three hours, have a full meal, and attack the city on time at two o'clock in the afternoon." Wang Ben was very resolute, and he gave the order for the whole army as soon as he got off his horse.

"promise!"

With an order, the soldiers unloaded the tents from their horsebacks, and under the command of the generals, they set up temporary tents at designated locations according to certain rules.

The heavy soldiers and cooks skillfully set up the cooking utensils, built a temporary stove with mud and stones, took out various vegetables and prepared meat from the luggage, and began to bury the pot for cooking.

In less than an hour, white tents were set up one after another.

Despite the fact that there were only 70,000 troops, the spread out tents were undulating, occupying a large area, so densely packed that you couldn't see the end at a glance. Against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, it was truly beautiful.

Accompanied by the smoke from cooking, the smell of food has also wafted in the camp, arousing the appetite of the soldiers.

After finishing the hot meal, the well-trained soldiers of the Qin Army, except those who were in charge of guarding and patrolling the periphery, took the time to enter the camp to rest and recharge their batteries for the afternoon battle.

Every extra point of stamina stored, on the battlefield, often means an extra point of survival chance.

Soon, the camp that was bustling just now became quiet, only the sound of snoring remained. In the army, soldiers have long learned the ability to fall asleep on the ground, without wasting a minute or a second.

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At the head of Amdo City not far from the camp, the 40,000 Ashoka army was already waiting in full force.

Yesterday, news of the battle between our vanguard troops and the enemy had already spread to Anduo City, shaking the entire city. The current Ashoka army did not dare to underestimate the enemy army outside the city at all.

The previous arrogance has also quietly subsided.

Of course, they are not afraid yet. One is that yesterday was a relatively small-scale confrontation, which cannot prove too much; the other is that they gather in the city and occupy the convenient location, so they are naturally confident.

The morale of both sides is maintained very well.

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At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Qin army camp sounded a horn, which was the wake-up call.

In this empty and sparsely populated Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the sound of the horn is particularly distant and has a different flavor. Accompanied by the distant sound of horns, the Qin army camp, which had been silent just now, instantly came to life.

After half an hour, the whole army had assembled.

The high efficiency and strong discipline make people look sideways. It can be seen that after appearing in the wilderness, Wang Jian and his group of Qin generals have practiced a lot of troops. Although they have no actual combat experience, they are really not to be underestimated.

I believe that after the battle of Tubo, those who survived will be first-class soldiers and strong generals.

Jia Xu's strategy was really clever. While consuming the Ashoka Dynasty, Daxia could also achieve the goal of training troops, and pick out the real elite from the two million surrendered troops.

"attack!"

Wang Ben is riding on a black war horse, pointing forward with his long sword.

"kill!"

Ten thousand vanguard troops carried the siege ladder and rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, due to the environment, the city walls are generally made of a simple mixture of stones and soil, which are neither strong nor too high. The walls of some cities in the capital are only six meters high.

This is still the case for some cities, let alone the small city of Amdo, which is only four meters high.

In addition, the smelting technology, city building technology and forging technology of the Tubo Dynasty all lagged behind the Central Plains Dynasty, and the city defense system was generally weak.

However, the Tubo Dynasty had a vast land and few people, and it was difficult to build it. Except for some cities, there were no more than 30 cities in the territory. In this way, the Ashoka Dynasty had to station 40,000 troops in such a small town in the Central Plains, which was no different from a town. It was really a last resort.

The moment he saw Anduo City, Wang Ben was determined. If everything goes well, as long as they work harder, they can live in Andor city at night, without having to suffer from the wind and cold in the suburbs.

Last night, they can be regarded as seeing the cold night of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.