Chapter 264: After the War
"You have a tough task on this trip, so please be careful. However, your actions will be remembered by all Taoists in their hearts, and your contributions will be remembered by all the Tang people in the future, and Sanqing is with you! ”
Because there are a lot of things, Li Hao also slowed down his follow-up actions. However, the infiltration work of Taoist missionaries did not stop, and they continued to be sent to these places, infiltrating some tribes.
This kind of thing, whether it is in Tibet or in the south, Li Hao has never stopped, and Lao Yuan has always cooperated with Li Hao's plan. There are many people on the Taoist side who are still Li Hao's disciples, and after being sent here, Li Hao attaches great importance to each of them, their safety, and their behavior are all protected by Li Hao.
The things that these people are doing now, Li Hao also asked the Taoist side or the clerks in his army to register them one by one. Once these people have any accidents, their families and descendants will receive help from Li Hao and Taoism, and no one will be left behind.
If Taoism wants to grow, the footsteps of Datang must go further, and these things must be there. This can refer to the behavior of those Western countries in later generations, they did not lack these means when they invaded the East, and Li Hao just advanced these things.
This kind of thing is cultivated, and the lethality is stronger than a direct invasion, and the specific effect can refer to the behavior of those who said that the moon is full in foreign countries in later generations, and those are the best proof.
And all the beliefs of the barbarians here have been destroyed by Li Hao, and all the gods and other things here have been classified as evil. It is the best time for Taoism to penetrate, after the faith, culture, and roots are completely enslaved, the descendants of these people can truly become the dogs of the Tang Dynasty.
The effect and effect of these things can also be confirmed by referring to the actions of certain people in later generations. So Li Hao took out all these things, let Datang go further as soon as possible, and let the people of Datang know that between countries, there are all kinds of means.
The other two lines are similar, and they also have Taoist people to help them. Taoists now have many roles in the army, they can give psychological guidance to soldiers, and they can also provide medical care to the wounded. Wang Xuance didn't have any opinion on this, and Li Junxian didn't object either.
However, they originally attracted a lot of attention because Li Hao provided them with excellent opportunities, so the front march was much faster. It was only as the battles on the three fronts were fought that their marching slowed down.
In the battle here, although the prescription provided by Li Hao could control many diseases, and the military doctor could treat the wounded, the resistance of the barbarians also became fierce. The three fronts have slowed down the speed of operations and advanced steadily.
And because there are a large number of seizures here to support, plus the needs provided by those merchants, the third-line army does not need to worry too much about these things. They connected their respective theaters of war, and then facilitated the transportation of grain and grass and coordinated operations.
What surprised Li Hao was Li Junxian, he didn't expect this veteran who was Li Junxian's second-hand general to cooperate with him so much. Compared with Wang Xuance on the other line, the relationship between Wang Xuance and Li Hao is too familiar, they are both young people, and the two sides have a tacit understanding.
But Li Junxian is much older than Li Junxian, and the battle time is also early, and his status is not low. And this time, as Li Hao's deputy general, Li Junxian cooperated very well in this campaign, and he could complete Li Hao's orders very well.
This made Li Hao's impression of Li Junxian a lot better, and even when meeting to discuss the second round of strategic plans, Li Hao specially reminded the veteran not to casually say his original nickname, this name will bring disaster to him.
"Teacher, the autumn offensive is ready, those merchants are very motivated, and the grain and grass are also prepared quickly, when will we start attacking?" After the whole army recuperated for a period of time, Li Hao began to plan the autumn offensive.
This battle has been fought for more than half a year, and if it drags on any longer, it will take too much time and energy to finish it at the end of the year, which is a result that Li Hao does not want to see. Although those merchants have basically made a lot of money by the current battle, and they are very much looking forward to the next battle, the soldiers under Li Hao have worked hard.
There are a lot of mountain treasures and specialties in Nanzhao. In addition to the large number of things looted from the tribes conquered by Li Hao, the good goods were handed over to the imperial court, and the rest were either rewarded to the soldiers or handed over to the merchants to resell.
These things made the merchants who came with them make a good profit, plus those prisoners, and all kinds of cattle and sheep and other things, these can be turned into money, so those merchants are more and more enthusiastic about these things.
Li Hao himself is not very interested in these things, and he will not touch the precious things that have been seized, so as not to give Li Er an excuse. There is no discrimination against those businessmen who come over, and they will not take the opportunity to kill those businessmen, so everyone is still very happy to cooperate, and these businessmen are also willing to deal with Li Hao.
"Send people to inform the other two and three lines to attack at the same time, advance at the same time, and use incendiary bombs and bombs as much as possible to cooperate with the infiltration work of the Taoists. We will strive to complete this war before the end of the year, so that all the soldiers can go home during the Chinese New Year. ”
Li glanced at the sand table in front of him, and he now had a clear grasp of the situation here. Li Hao also knows very well what the combat effectiveness of the tribes here is, plus some of the territories that have been conquered before, and the guidance of spies. Li Hao felt that the remaining battles could be won in one fell swoop, and then all the battles here ended before the year.
"You stay here, take care of the logistics support here, and at the same time transfer some of the specialties here to those merchants to operate. For those who have developed from Taoism, we can be lenient and provide some support. ”
Li Hao did not continue to stay, but continued to fight with his own army, and the rest of the work was left to his students. This is how the land after the conquest is adopted, and these people will be the officials of this side from now on.
Although there may be some risks in these places, for Li Hao's students, they can't take the path of the imperial examination, and this way is the best way. And Li Hao will try his best to protect them, compared to the harvest, they are actually nothing.
After becoming familiar with the combat methods of the barbarians here, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army immediately increased a lot, and the subsequent battles were much smoother than Li Hao imagined. By the end of the year, all the big tribes on the Nanzhao side had basically been wiped out, and all the tribes with more than 1,000 troops had not been defeated.
After this war, there were no more barbarians on the side of Nanzhao, only a few state capitals of the Tang Dynasty. After all the warriors in those big tribes were captured, the remaining tribesmen were also scattered, and the original tribal names were not used, and the names of the Tang people were uniformly used.
And those small tribes who believed in Taoism and were willing to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty were rewarded. Not only can they occupy the best place, but they can also get a lot of wealth left by the exterminated tribes that the Tang army does not want, which makes these tribes can't help but rejoice in their choice.
Sure enough, it is good to follow the words of the Taoist guide, and only by following the Tang Dynasty can you eat meat. This concept was infinitely amplified by Li Hao, and then spread on Nanzhao's side.
On the contrary, those tribes that opposed the Tang Dynasty now have nothing but women and children. All the warriors and strong men were helping the Tang Dynasty to build the cement road to Linyi, and all the wealth of their tribe was looted.
"Come, this battle is too hard, hard work." After all the tribes on the Nanzhao side were conquered, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded a lot to the south and west. The messenger who reported the news had already been sent to the imperial court, and it was impossible for the imperial court to reply to Li Hao.
The tribes here have been ploughed by themselves anyway, and it doesn't matter what the court does. As long as his students are still working here, the barbarians here don't want to turn over again. In the future, other people will come and want to raise those tribes, and they will not be able to do it in a few decades.
And after various operations to disperse and destroy civilization, if the tribe here develops again, then Li Hao has no choice. Later people want to be so brain-dead to make some big tribes come out, this is not something that Li Hao needs to ask.
After the battle, Li Hao naturally couldn't leave this side immediately, he had to settle the people here, and he also had to wait for the order of the imperial court. How to withdraw the army and how to reward the soldiers must be the will of the imperial court.
So now Li Hao has time to eat some good things, he has been busy fighting during this time, and he has not eaten well, so Li Hao is really fed up. So as soon as the war ended, Li Hao made a lot of delicacies, and then invited Wang Xuance and Li Junxian, as well as other generals, to celebrate together.
When he arrived at Nanzhao's side, Li Hao naturally would not eat Guicai again, which belonged to another place in later generations, and the general cuisine was called Yunnan cuisine, and there was a well-known cross-bridge rice noodle.
Yunnan cuisine is known for its ability to cook mountain delicacies, freshwater fish and vegetables. It has the characteristics of fresh and tender sweetness, sour and spicy and slightly numb, heavy oil and thick flavor, suitable for the taste of the multi-ethnic people of Nanzhao, and has its own style. The colorful geographical features and three-dimensional climate with distinct dry and wet conditions are extremely conducive to the growth of animals and plants. Blessed with raw materials, it provides a rich source for cooking.
Yunnan cuisine is composed of the flavor of Kunming bringing together three regional cuisines, northeast Yunnan, cooking methods and tastes similar to Sichuan cuisine, southwest Yunnan and western Yunnan, a few tribes are numerous, in addition to having a few tribal flavors, but also influenced by halal cuisine, with the flavor of monastic cuisine, southern Yunnan, is the birthplace of Nanzhao Han cuisine.
Li Hao has traveled here in his later generations and has a certain impression of some of the food here. The famous dishes of Nanzhao here include steamed pot chicken, casserole fish, pickled beef tendon, lemongrass roast chicken, Teng Chong big rescue, sour bamboo shoots boiled fish, etc., which are well-known at home and abroad.