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"Huh?" Zhuge Liang heard the change in color and said in surprise: "What the lord said is true, there is such a vast territory outside of Yizhou? ”

"Of course." Li Li replied: "There are very vast areas in the south and west of Yizhou, how can there be a lot of miasma in the southwest, there are many snakes and insects, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is regarded as a wild land. From ancient times to the present, our Han people are reluctant to get involved in it, because they do not know the size of the territory of the southwest and west, which is not inferior to my Yanhuang Kyushu, and it is really more than that. ”

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he was very shocked and surprised, secretly speechless, stunned, and speechless for a long time.

Not only him, but even Zhou Yu and Fa Zheng are no exception. The expressions of the two of them were the same as Zhuge Liang's, their expressions were surprised, their expressions were very rich, they were surprised and happy, and they were skeptical.

The three of them can be called the wise men of the world, they are actually the top strategists of the Han Dynasty, first-class smart people, self-proclaimed to be well-read, knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and can be called real learned people nowadays.

However, more than ninety percent of what they saw and learned came from the knowledge and insights recorded in the historical books. It is no exaggeration to say that they have heard of all the knowledge recorded in the books, even if they do not seek to understand it, and there are few things that they do not know. However, they have no way to get involved in the regional conditions outside the territory of the Han Dynasty that are not recorded in the historical books, as well as anecdotes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they know nothing.

In comparison, if you only talk about knowledge or understanding of historical books, the knowledge of Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng is not inferior to Li Li, and even far surpasses him. Because Li Li does not understand many obscure ancient texts, and even many historical classics. He had never seen it, but Zhou Yu and the three of them were familiar with the annals of history. He is familiar with the official history and anecdotes of all dynasties before the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At this point, Li Li is really ashamed of himself. Too far behind to catch up with. He doesn't need to know these histories that have been submerged in the dust, even if he can use them, he can have Kong Ming and others do it for him, and he doesn't need to do it himself.

However, the territories and races outside the territory of the Han Dynasty that Li Li knew were not something that Zhou Yu and others could understand. For them, it is truly unheard of, it is simply like a myth, and they can only rely on speculation and imagination, but they cannot outline the specific topography and landform. I can't even imagine how the people living in the miasma survive, and I can't imagine what their living environment and tribal class are like.

This is caused by the limitation of the scope of cognition, and what cannot be touched is naturally incomprehensible, and has nothing to do with whether it is smart or not.

Living in such a feudal society with closed information, inconvenient transportation, and still dominated by ghosts and gods, people have relatively limited access to things. Most people live in a county town or even a village from birth to death, and their access to things and information is extremely limited. It is not difficult to imagine how much they can know about the outside world.

Therefore, it is not ridiculous not to know the outside world, let alone ignorance. On the contrary, they are respectable people, with simple folk customs and a life full of truth, goodness and beauty. To affection to sex, loyalty, filial piety and integrity. Living a simple and fulfilling life is easy to achieve fulfillment and happiness. Compare it to. In later generations, we have a broad horizon and a wide range of knowledge, and we do not understand astronomy but are familiar with geography. But the more you know, the more distress you have; The more information you get, the more you desire, and you lose some of the most simple and precious things in your life unconsciously, and you lose a lot of the simplicity and happiness that you deserve, and you never seem to be truly satisfied.

As a result, we occasionally sigh that society has progressed, but we living in society are constantly regressing, often losing ourselves and lacking trust, so that even the most basic truth, goodness and beauty have become blurred, and we are unconsciously self-centered. I remember when I was a child, we used to say that so-and-so was too selfish, but now the whole society doesn't say the word selfish, because we are all in it, and everyone is the same, so there is no need to say it again.

?????? Straight to the point.

Just when Zhuge Liang was stunned, Zhou Yu said in surprise: "As far as the last general knows, the south of Jiangdong is the sea area, and the southeast is the farthest state and county of my Han Dynasty. The southwest and west of Yizhou, as the lord said, are all shrubs and jungles, full of poisonous miasma, inaccessible, and are wild places.

The last general had also heard before that beyond the poisonous miasma jungle was still the sea. In the poisonous miasma-filled jungle, only barbarians can survive, and if our Han people rashly enter the jungle, they will all go and never return, and almost no one can come out alive for hundreds of years. Therefore, if you are afraid to do so, is there something wrong with what the Lord has just said?

If it is really as the lord said, then there must be many dangers and dangers along the way, and there is a poisonous miasma raging, and it is very dangerous to rashly send troops to suppress it! Zhou Yu, who was born in Jiangnan, obviously knew something about southern Xinjiang, so he raised questions, although he did not directly oppose Li Li's long-term strategy of sending troops to the southern barbarians, but he bluntly expressed his opinion.

This is Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, who are very talented in military affairs, with extremely distinct personalities and unique opinions, and will immediately point out problems once they are found. This kind of courage and courage is unparalleled in the army, and this is exactly what Li Li admires most about him.

Li Li nodded lightly and said approvingly: "What Gong Jin said is good. There are 100,000 mountains between the southeast of Yizhou and Jiaozhou, and there are countless lofty mountains and mountains along the way, and there are no roads for passage at all, so it is called 'Southern Xinjiang'. However, southern Xinjiang is located within the territory of our Han Dynasty, and sooner or later roads will be dug out and it will be incorporated into the kingdom of our Han Dynasty. Speaking of the poisonous miasma jungle in the southwest and west of Yizhou, there is indeed a vast land there, and many tribes live in it, just like the Nanban tribe.

There are many reasons why our Han people have never set foot in it, and the most critical point is nothing more than these three points. First, the southwest jungle is full of poisonous miasma, which does not disperse all year round, and there are many poisonous insects and beasts, which is intimidating. Second, the jungle is hot, cold and damp, and our Han people are involved in it, which is not adapted to the water and soil, and is prone to diseases, and it is difficult to adapt. Third, the water network in the south is dense, which is inconvenient to pass, blocking the road, and not conducive to the march of the brigade. In addition, there is the changeable weather. Constraints such as unpredictable climate, including snow-capped mountains, swamps and other harsh environments. As a result, these territories have been independent of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years and are inaccessible. Little is known.

But these difficulties must always be overcome little by little, and they cannot be discouraged and forgotten completely. As long as we do not give up easily, persist in exploration, and make steady progress, we will one day be able to overcome difficulties and enter these unknown territories. As long as you are willing to work hard, there are always more ways than difficulties, and no difficulty can stump the heroic Han nation. I'm convinced of that! These words are Li Li's heartfelt words, and they are also inspired by feelings.

Facing the heroic Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng and Zhuge Liang, and being in Yizhou, Li Li, who was reincarnated, couldn't help but think of many things related to them.

In history, Zhou Yu once tried every possible means to capture Jingzhou, was defeated and fought repeatedly, and paid for it with his life, and died young at the age of 36; And Zhuge Liang, the martial marquis who has been famous for thousands of years, has spent his whole life planning the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Again and again, he went on expeditions to attack Xiliang for thousands of miles, but in the end he still ended in failure, leaving behind an eternal story of dedication and death. Fazheng is no exception. All the thoughts are used in the Zhongxing Han Dynasty to assist Liu Bei, and he is also immortal. Untimely death.

These dusty histories for Li Li made him feel a lot. There are many thoughts. When talking about the Nanban issue at this moment, Li Li came up with an extremely bold idea. If Zhou Yu in history assisted Sun Quan in seizing Jiangdong, he could have shifted his target from Jingzhou to the so-called barbarian lands south and west of Jiangdong, and then devoted his life to leading the Eastern Wu naval army to advance southwest, what would have been the result?

On the other hand, Zhuge Liang spent his whole life in the Northern Expedition, and did not hesitate to go on several expeditions thousands of miles away. If he had shifted his strategic objectives to the vast areas southwest or west of Yizhou, with Zhuge Liang's ingenuity and the supply of money and grain from the rear of Yizhou, he might not have been able to build another powerful empire in the southwest. You must know that there are extremely vast lands outside of Yizhou, such as Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Tibet and India in later generations, and their territory is as large as the territory of the Han Dynasty, and even surpasses it.

There is a saying: It is difficult to go to the blue sky for thousands of miles. However, the Shu Han army has exhausted decades on this Shu road, tossing and turning more than a dozen times, why can't it pass through the Nanban territory and expand its territory to the southwest and west? Zhuge Liang in history has pacified the Southern Barbarians and overcome the poisonous miasma, why can't he go further? The ancient Indian civilization can be comparable to the Chinese civilization, with the ability of Zhuge Wuhou to penetrate the heavens and the earth, exhausting his life's efforts, even if he cannot occupy the entire territory, there is no problem at all to lay down half of the country, so that he can create a Chinese civilization and build an eastern empire.

If Zhuge Liang really did this, then he extended the strategic depth of Shu Han by thousands of miles, or even thousands of miles. Since then, what is Cao Wei afraid of? After all, they are all descendants of Yan and Huang of the same race, one in the east, one occupies the west, separated by tens of thousands of miles, and can really be at peace with each other, communicate with each other, and even work together to rewrite the glorious Chinese civilization.

However, the limitations of cognition made these amazing talents spend their whole lives on internal strife, and their eyes were always fixed on the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and they never thought of exploring the unknown territory and expanding the territory for the descendants of Yan and Huang.

It is precisely because they don't know that there is an adjacent territory outside the Han Dynasty, so they have no idea of expanding the territory, but Li Li can't help but think about it, and even keep this matter in mind all the time, and never forget it for a moment. As he himself said, no matter whether he can realize such a grand wish in his lifetime, he will work hard for it, step by step, and take as much as he can, so as to set an example for future generations, and let them know that the Han is not isolated and there is a more vast land beyond the Han.

However, at present, the situation is already an arrow that has to be launched, and it is the general trend to calm the world. After all, the territorial forces of Cao Cao in Jizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou are in the heart of the heart, and they must not sit idly by and ignore them, and they must be eliminated, otherwise Li Li will have great ambitions in vain, his foundation is unstable, and he will not want to do anything.

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