Chapter 467 Plan and then act

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Qu Ge has a missionary friend named Julius, and he wrote a book called "The Outer Records of the Staff", in which he recorded this Western Regions country as the Lumi Country, also known as the Lumo Country and the Meat Fan Country. ”

"Oh,"

Li Tao nodded and muttered, "In this way, even high-ranking officials in the imperial court actually don't know much about the situation in this country...... Even the name of the country was heard from the lips of Western missionaries? ”

"Almost,"

Lin Xiao grinned and said with a wry smile, "After all, we are too far away from Asia Minor, not only do the two countries not border, but they are also separated by the barren Gobi of the Western Regions and the vast steppe, but ...... Speaking of which, this country has had many exchanges with Daming......"

"Really?"

"Hmm,"

Lin Xiao nodded, "As early as the Jiajing period, Lu Miguo sent envoys to come, and also paid tribute to lions and rhinoceros to the Ming Dynasty......"

After a pause, Lin Xiao continued, "In the Wanli period, there was a minister named Zhao Shizhen, who also learned the manufacturing method of Lu Mi Gong from the envoys of Lu Miguo, and its range and accuracy far exceeded that of the domestic bird guns at that time, so the military industry department copied a large number of them, which were used in the anti-Japanese war ......."

"Oh? So, the country's science and technology are quite developed? ”

Li Tao frowned when he heard this, "There has never been a conflict between the two countries, right?" ”

"No, however, in recent years their power has swelled dramatically, expanding westward into the Balkans and eastward...... They have been making small moves, and they have a covetous heart for our Western Regions......"

"The Western Regions?"

Li Tao was stunned for a moment, and then sighed, "Xinjiang, as early as the Han and Tang Dynasties, was my country's territory, but since the Song Dynasty, it has been outside the rule of the Central Plains, right?" ”

"Yes, even the Mongols, before Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in the Central Plains, it was divided by his clan brother and belonged to the Chagatai Khanate,"

Lin Xiao smiled and said playfully, "So, from this point of view, we can be regarded as famous as a division by sending troops to recover our homeland, right?" ”

"Hey, hey,"

Li Tao laughed dryly, and then said thoughtfully, "At the beginning, the old Zhu Liguo, the military strength was not strong, and the Later Yuan Mongols were driven all the way to Mobei, but in the west...... Why not take Xinjiang back? ”

"This ...... In my personal understanding, the reason is multifaceted ......"

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "First of all, the most important reason for operating the northwest during the Han and Tang dynasties was because of the Silk Road, after all, it involved major economic interests......

Li Tao nodded and did not speak.

"However, by now, the Western Regions are too chaotic, and the overland Silk Road has been completely blocked,"

Lin Xiao continued, "Coupled with the great sea expeditions launched by Westerners, the sea trade has developed rapidly, and my Ming Dynasty can do business without leaving home, there is no need to spend huge national strength to open up the trade routes in the northwest, and there is no need to spend energy to operate the Western Regions......

"It's also ......"

Li Tao nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Moreover, the Western Regions are barren and poor, but there are many large and small khanates, and the forces of all parties are complicated,"

Lin Xiao continued, "Even if you don't consider the pitiful financial and material resources at the beginning of the founding of the country, you have tried your best to recover the Western Regions, but not only can you not collect much tax, but you also have to pay money every year...... For the pragmatist Lao Zhu and his descendants, it was simply a burden, so they should not have much interest in the Western Regions. ”

"However, it is the land of our ancestors......"

Li Tao frowned and sighed unwillingly.

"Perhaps, Lao Zhu thinks that our Ming Dynasty has already controlled the Hexi Corridor and the Hetao area with abundant water and grass, which not only controls the strategic barrier in the northwest, but also controls the horse-producing land,"

Lin Xiao chuckled for a moment, and then said, "For Lao Zhu, who is determined to establish a conservative farming dynasty, these are enough...... The Ming Dynasty occupied the richest Central Plains and Jiangnan in East Asia, and basically had little interest in the northwest region, which did not grow crops, which could be regarded as the limitation of the times of the farming people. ”

"Well, there is some truth in your analysis, people of different eras do have their limitations,"

Li Tao nodded and said, "So, since we are here, Xinjiang and Tibet must be firmly grasped in our hands, right?" ”

"That's what I thought,"

Lin Xiao smiled, "Anyway, you and I have such a good card in our hands, we can't even be as good as Zuo Zongtang, right?" ”

"That's, it's a must,"

Li Tao also grinned when he saw this, "So, I support you, let's go west out of the Hexi Corridor and recover Xinjiang as soon as possible!" ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Lin Xiao smiled, "However, although the strategy has been determined, tactically speaking, this matter cannot be rushed, and it needs to be carefully scrutinized......"

"You're an expert in tactics, and you're definitely more thoughtful than I thought,"

Li Tao raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Plan and then act, do it when you think about it, start doing it, don't worry so much, we are all behind you in terms of logistics." ”

"Don't be modest, Lao Li,"

Lin Xiao said sincerely, "Not only do I have to rely on you for logistics, but you have also helped me a lot in terms of tactics." ”

"Uh......"

"Really, Lao Li, fortunately we have this conversation today, which made me realize that my previous thoughts were a little too optimistic."

"What?"

Li Tao was stunned, "Not enough troops?" ”

"It's not just a matter of troops,"

Lin Xiao shook his head and muttered, "Since the Han retreated, the local powers have been around, almost all of them are minority regimes, and the Turpan region in the middle was originally the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, their successor, and now the Yarkand Khanate, and in the north, there are Mongolian Oirat and Khalkha tribes, which are now under the orders of the Qing ......court."

"What about the south?"

"To the south, the Mughal dynasty, founded by the descendants of the Timurid Empire, stretched all the way to the Indian subcontinent."

"Speaking of which, the situation is a bit complicated,"

Li Tao nodded, frowned and said, "This is a war without a rear, not only is the logistical pressure particularly great, but we also have to pay attention to the issue of ethnic policy...... Otherwise, even if it is defeated, it may not be tenable. ”

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao smiled and said lightly, "Originally, I wanted to advance by land and water, and attack from east to west, and with the connection of the sea route, I could sweep all the way to the Iranian plateau...... Now it seems that the difficulties of the land route are beyond my imagination. ”

"Well, this way, the road is too far away,"

Li Tao nodded, "If you advance alone, it is easy to be attacked on three sides, and you will even be copied from the back road, and you will be in the camp step by step, and you don't know that you can only meet the division in the Year ......of the Monkey and the Moon."

"So, today you reminded me that I want to adjust my thinking."

"How?"

"Lao Li, I want to increase the strength of the sea route and change the assist to the main attack, what do you think?"

"Landing directly in the Persian Gulf? Flowering in the center? ”

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "However, before that, I will first mobilize Li Dingguo to go to Burma and attack the Mughal Empire from the east, and I will ...... He took the opportunity to go north to the Arabian Sea and landed on the coast of India from the west coast. ”

"Hit the Mughals first?"

Li Tao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Reduce a threat first?" ”

"Yes, in this way, the flank pressure of the land troops can be greatly reduced, so that they will not be too embarrassed,"

Lin Xiao looked straight and said solemnly, "In fact, doing this is also good for the sea route itself. ”

"Shorten the logistics line?"

"Yes, on the one hand, it is possible to raise food on the spot, and on the other hand, it is also to reduce the threat of Westerners and prevent them from causing trouble from it,"

Lin Xiao nodded, "In the past, I hastily thought that as long as I controlled the Strait of Malacca, I could directly go west out of the Indian Ocean and land and fight from the Persian Gulf...... Now it seems that this transportation line is still too long and there are too many unknowns. "Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!