September 2, Jingshi, Imperial Palace.

Just when the Great Xia Army was attacking from all sides, Ouyang Shuo also received a note from Li Jing.

Li Jing did not complain about the governors in his recital, but only objectively pointed out that with the current logistical support capacity, it was not possible to completely let the army go.

And if the war drags on, it will in turn force logistics, and a vicious circle will only be formed.

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

"Tell you both about how to solve the logistical problems?"

Ouyang Shuo asked directly, his face was gloomy, the battle of Tubo was the most unaffordable battle for the empire, and he couldn't see any courtiers who disobeyed the yang and dragged the war back.

Seeing this, Zeng Guofan took the lead and said stubbornly: "Wechen will urge eleven more provincial governors, and they must take this matter as the first priority and not slack off." At the same time, Wechen suggested that a group of laborers and ox carts could be recruited from neighboring provinces to transport grain and grass to the front line. ”

Ouyang Shuo's expression eased slightly, and he said, "It's hard to love Qing." ”

Sometimes Ouyang Shuo can also understand the difficulties of his subordinates, the empire has expanded so far, and there are thirty-one provinces, one Jingzhao Mansion and five Zhili counties, the family is big, and the difficulty of management is not ordinary.

When the territory is large, the entanglement of interests will naturally be complicated.

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 grain and grass for the front, the eleven provinces involved are bound to be affected, and the governors are a little unbalanced.

After all, the annual assessment indicators of the imperial court are placed there, and there is no room for slackness.

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

At this point, Ouyang Shuo must take a clear stand.

Zeng Guofan's expression was finished, and it was Du Ruhui's turn to say: "Weichen suggested that the Eagle Yang Army, the Flying Bear Army, and the Long Xiang Army, including the Hedong Army and the Hanoi Army, if necessary, allocate a part of their forces to assist in the transportation of grain and grass materials. ”

"That's a good idea!"

Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly, the Great Xia Group Army has a complete system, not only engineers, but also grain carriers, and the efficiency of grain transportation is more efficient than that of labor service, and it is a very good way to transfer some of them.

It can also be regarded as a rational use of resources.

After squeezing the two ministers, Ouyang Shuo followed and said: "I often say that a crisis is an opportunity, and this time is no exception. Shudi, Tubo, and even Yunnan, the mountains are high and dangerous, and the roads are difficult, which is very unfavorable to the governance of the imperial court. Especially in Tibet, if there is no smooth official road to connect with the center of the empire, even if it is captured in the future, it will be half an enclave, free from the imperial system, full of hidden dangers. ”

"That being the case, why don't we take advantage of this war to use the existing labor and resources to build an official road connecting Shu and Tibet, and completely open up Tibet's external channels."

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

Zeng Guofan even suggested, "It can be a two-pronged approach, one from Chengdu in Shudi Province to Luocheng City, and the other from Xingqing Mansion in Xihai Province to Luocheng City, two tracks in parallel." ”

"Yes!"

Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly.

Historically, because of the high and dangerous mountains of the Tibetan territory, the commercial and trade exchanges with the Central Plains were very difficult, and in modern society, the Sichuan-Tibet line and the Qinghai-Tibet line were repaired, and the situation was completely reversed.

What Great Xia has to do now is to copy these two legendary official paths.

In view of the fact that the westward expansion of the empire was far beyond Tibet, but also to the Persian Empire further west, the significance of building these two official roads was even more extraordinary, and it would surely become a trunk road connecting the imperial court to West Asia.

"After coming down, the cabinet will take the lead, cooperate with the Construction Agency, hire the best designers and survey engineers, determine the routes of the two official roads, and after the plan is decided, the construction will start immediately." Ouyang Shuo instructed.

"Wechen understands!"

In fact, with the real-world Sichuan-Tibet Line and the Qinghai-Tibet Line as references, and the Construction Department hiring first-class engineers from players, it is not so difficult to determine the road construction plan.

The difficulty is the construction, to build two official roads under such harsh conditions, I don't know how many soldiers and laborers, to be buried forever on the way to build the road.

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

…………

The gaze returns to the battlefield.

At about 11 o'clock in the morning of September 2, in just one day and one night, Wang Ben led 70,000 soldiers of the Great Qin, day and night, to the outskirts of Amdo City.

The forward troops had arrived early in the morning.

During the march, Wang Ben's troops also had two encounters with the enemy troops wandering on the border, and the results can be imagined. The Ashoka army, which did not know the depth of the enemy army, was killed in front of the Qin army and fled in embarrassment.

If it weren't for the rush to attack the city, Wang Ben would not let them go easily.

"The order is that the whole army will 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 as soon as he got off the horse, he issued an order for the whole army.

"No!"

With an order, the soldiers unloaded their tents from their horses and, under the command of the generals, set up temporary tents in designated positions in accordance with certain rules.

The baggage soldiers and cooks skillfully set up cooking utensils, made makeshift stoves with dirt and stones, took out all kinds of vegetables and processed meat from their bags, and began to bury the pot to make rice.

In less than an hour, white tents were erected.

Don't look at the only 70,000 troops, but the tents spread out are undulating, accounting for a large area, dense, you can't see the end at a glance, against the background of the blue sky and white clouds, it is beautiful.

Accompanied by the curling smoke, the aroma of food has also wafted through the camp, arousing the appetite of the soldiers.

With the hot meal, the well-trained officers and men of the Qin army, except for those who were responsible for the perimeter guard and patrol, all the rest hurried into the camp tent to rest and recharge for the afternoon battle.

Every extra point of energy in reserve, on the battlefield, often means an extra chance of survival.

Soon, the camp that had been lively just now was quiet, and only the sound of snoring was left one after another. In the army, officers and men have long learned the ability to fall asleep on the ground, not wasting a minute or a second of their time.

…………

Not far from the camp, at the head of the city of Amdo, the 40,000 Ashoka army was already in battle.

Yesterday, the news of the battle between our vanguard and the enemy army had already reached the city of Amdo, shaking the entire city. The current Ashoka army did not dare to despise the enemy army outside the city at all.

The arrogance of the earlier has also quietly reined in.

Of course, they are not yet afraid. A relatively small-scale confrontation yesterday can't prove much; Second, they gathered in the city to defend and occupy the geographical advantage, so they naturally had nothing to fear.

The morale of both sides is maintained very well.

…………

At half past one in the afternoon, the horn sounded in the camp of the Qin army, which was the call to get up.

In this empty and sparsely populated Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the sound of the horn is particularly distant and has a different taste. With the sound of the horn in the distance, the Qin army camp, which was still silent, came to life in an instant.

As soon as half an hour had passed, the whole army had been assembled.

The high efficiency and strong discipline make people look sideways, and it can be seen that after appearing in the wilderness, Wang Jian and their group of Qin generals have trained the army, although they have no actual combat experience, but they are really not to be underestimated.

It is believed that after the battle of Tibet, those who survive will be first-class elite soldiers.

Jia Xu's strategy is really clever, while consuming the Ashoka Dynasty, Great Xia can also achieve the purpose of training troops, and select the real elite from the two million descending troops.

"Attack!"

Wang Ben rode on a black warhorse, his long sword pointing forward.

"Kill!"

10,000 forward troops carried siege ladders and rushed towards the city walls like a tidal wave.

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, because of the willingness of the environment, the city walls are generally made of a simple mixture of stone and soil, which is neither firm nor too high, and the walls of the capital city are only six meters high.

This is still the case in some cities, not to mention the tiny city of Amdo, which is no more than four meters high.

At the same time, the smelting technology, city building technology and forging technology of the Tubo Dynasty lagged behind that of the Central Plains Dynasty, and the city defense system was generally weak.

However, the Tubo Dynasty was vast and sparsely populated, and it was difficult to build, 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 city in the Central Plains, which was no different from a township, which was really a last resort.

The moment he saw Amdo City, Wang Ben was relieved. If all goes well, they will be able to stay in the city of Amdo at night without having to suffer from the cold in the suburbs.

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