Zhang Shizhao blinked his eyes and asked suspiciously: "My lord, the Tibetan dialect is different, the belief is pagan, the customs are different, and the people are different. High-speed renewal // Barren soil does not grow grains, and the people are poor and difficult to pay taxes. The land is not enough to cultivate, and the people are not enough to serve. What are the benefits for the state? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Although Tibet is barren and poor, its geographical location is very important, especially the terrain is high and steep, and it has the tendency to build from a high house. In my hands, we can look south to India and Burma, and to the west to Central Asia. If Tibet becomes self-governing or becomes a puppet of Britain and Russia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other provinces and regions will never be at peace under the threat of Tibet. After the rise of Tibet, it occupied a large area of Longyou and Hexi in the Tang Dynasty, and watched the capital Chang'an from time to time, making the Tang Dynasty chickens and dogs restless. This is the track of overturning.

"Besides, as you said, Tibet is, after all, the land left by our ancestors, so why can't we be a loser and give up the land to others, right? Moreover, Tibet's autonomy will set a bad example for Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, Manchuria, and other places. In the future, they will follow the gourd and follow the example, and what will the country do? Therefore, we must take precautions and smash and flatten the rafters of Tibet, so that those restless monkeys can behave a little bit. ”

Zhang Shizhao said: "If we want to send troops into Tibet, then at least another standard must be formed." To enter Tibet, it is necessary to bring enough grain and straw and hire enough people, which are all additional expenses. I'm afraid that in this way, the government treasury will no longer be able to support the money and grain for three years. Do the three provinces still have to be exempted from taxes? ”

"Yes, of course! I'll find another way to solve the cost of sending troops. Sun Yuanqi replied categorically. But he was thinking in his heart: Since Thubten Gyatso has Ying and Uh behind him, then the cost of my entry into Tibet will come from the sheep. Tomorrow I will inform Lilith that the price of all exported artemisinin, penicillin, and sulfonamides will be doubled. Anyway, those who can afford these three special drugs are not poor, and the master who can afford to spend a tael of gold definitely doesn't care about spending another tael or two!

Yang Du said at this time: "Baixi, if we really want to enter Tibet, we don't have to simply follow Zhao Jihe (Zhao Erfeng)'s actions back then. Look! As he spoke, he stood up and made a gesture on the map in the study: "Tibet borders Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and other four provinces and regions, so Tibet is divided into four routes: New Tibet, Qinghai-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, and Yunnan-Tibet. Zhao Jihe was the Minister of Border Affairs of Sichuan and Yunnan at the time, and there were two roads to choose from in Sichuan-Tibet and Yunnan-Tibet. But he finally chose the Sichuan-Tibet line. The reason for this is not only because his brother Zhao Cishan (Zhao Erxun) is the governor of Sichuan and can give strong support, but also because the Sichuan-Tibet line is easier to follow than the Yunnan-Tibet line. And at that time, the imperial court was still standing. The aristocrats and monks in various parts of Tibet are still afraid of the central authorities and dare not brazenly obstruct them. Therefore, despite the arduous journey, the Sichuan army successfully reached Lasa after going through many hardships.

"If we enter Tibet through the Sichuan-Tibet line, the first thing we will face is the obstruction of Tibetan nobles and monks on the way, and even the confrontation by force. In western Sichuan and the former Tibetan region, the mountains are high and the streams are deep, and the roads are narrow. If the Tibetans are in danger. If we delay our army, I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach Lasa in a year or two. Moreover, once the heavy snow closes the mountains, our army has no way to advance or retreat, and coupled with the lack of food and grass, it will be chaotic without a fight, and even the whole army will be annihilated! Therefore, we can't simply follow Zhao Jihe's actions back then, but we must take a two-pronged approach, outflanking left and right! ”

Sun Yuanqi nodded secretly: The road to Tibet is indeed difficult! Even in 1950 and 1954, after the hard work of 110,000 soldiers and civilians, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was built. Later, the state invested a lot of financial and material resources to carry out several large-scale renovations, and in the 21st century, the Sichuan-Tibet line is still regarded as the road of death, which can be seen the danger of trekking into Tibet at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China! What's more, there are people in the middle who deliberately obstruct them?

Zhang Shizhao said: "Mr. Huizi." What you said about a two-pronged approach, outflanking the left and right, is that you want to divide the troops into two routes, one from Yajiang, Litang, and Batang on the southern line to Tibet, and the other from Luhuo, Ganzi, and Dege on the northern line to Chamudo? ”

Yang Du shook his head: "No! We have just arrived in Sichuan, and we have just recruited the army of Comrade Baolu, and the Shu people are easily chaotic and robes are everywhere, if there is not enough army pressure, it is easy to have an unstable foundation, so Sichuan can only send a target into Tibet. If a standard force is divided into two roads, the south and the north, it will appear weak and easy to be broken by each one. Therefore, the Sichuan army only took the southern route! ”

"The Southern Front?" Sun Yuanqi subconsciously asked rhetorically, "If I'm not mistaken, the vice minister in Tibet should be resident in Chamuduo, right?" In this case, isn't Chamudo very prosperous? Where should there not be many garrisons in the imperial court? ”

If Sun Yuanqi did not study physics, but specialized in history, perhaps he would have known another name for Chamuduo: Qamdo. At that time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) marched into Tibet as the northern route. Moreover, the battle with the local armed forces in Qamdo was the "Battle of Qamdo". As a result of this battle, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) wiped out the main force of the Tibetan army and completely removed the obstacles to its march into Tibet.

Yang Du replied: "It is true that Chamuduo is the residence of the vice minister stationed in Tibet, and it is indeed more prosperous, but there are not many imperial court garrisons. In fact, before the Sichuan army entered Tibet, the imperial court had no troops stationed in Tibet. Known as the 'gateway to eastern Tibet', Chamuduo has always been the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of eastern Tibet, where Tibetan noble monks would inevitably fortify strongly. If we take the northern route, there will inevitably be a fierce battle in Chamudo.

"In contrast, the terrain on the southern front is relatively flat, and there are Cheng Fengxiang's battalions of soldiers and horses near Sangangquzong and Bozong, so the troops can take a short rest here on the march. On the other hand, the areas of Chayu, Luoyu, Kakebu, and Menyu in southern Tibet have fertile land and abundant products, and if the army encounters a shortage of food, they can still eat here. All things considered, it seems safer to take the southern route. ”

Zhang Shizhao said: "Where is the other way of people going?" ”

Yang Du said: "Take the Qinghai-Tibet line!" Baixi could order Zhao Xingzhi to set up another cavalry-based mixed association in Shaanxi, and at the turn of next spring and summer, he would first cooperate with Zhang Yuhe (Zhang Shiying) and Cheng Huchen (Cheng Ziyin) to attack Gansu with the 45th mixed association, and then the association would attack Qinghai from Lanzhou and Xining, and then the first bid would be met in Qinghai, and the other bid would go south to Tibet from the Tanggula Pass. Outflanked by the Sichuan army left and right, the two roads of men and horses will join forces in Lasa, and completely level Tibet! Even if there is a stumbling down, it can still get two pieces of land in Qinghai and southern Tibet, and coerce the Tibetan area for a long time. ”

Zhang Shizhao gasped: "Mr. Huizi is so generous!" I'm afraid that the treasury silver that we originally expected to pay for three years is now only enough for one or two years! ”

Sun Yuanqi was also secretly frightened: This trick seems to be a bit big!

Yang Du asked rhetorically, "Baixi, what do you think?" ”

Sun Yuanqi's eyes wandered around the map for a long time, and his right hand slapped heavily on the location of Tibet: "That's good." We entered Tibet in two ways, striving to keep Tibet on the map forever, Thubten Gyatso died of old age in India, and there is no longer the name of the Dalai Lama in Tibet! ”

Yang Du nodded. After returning to the chair and sitting down, he shook the folding fan and said slowly: "Since Baixi has decided to enter Tibet in two ways, then we have to start preparing a lot of things now. Needless to say, ammunition, food, grass, carriages, horses, and military salaries, the first thing is to solve the problem of soldiers. We must recruit two or more troops from the Association as soon as possible in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and even the whole country, and quickly start training to ensure that they can be put into use at the turn of next spring and summer. The Sichuan soldiers are still very good, and there are many people in Sichuan. It's no problem to pick three or five associations. As for the Shaanxi and Gansu side, I'm afraid it won't be easy to do. Because the recruits recruited in Shaanxi and Gansu must be proficient in equestrian skills in order to move their troops straight forward in Gansu and Qinghai. ”

"Sichuan Bing is really good!" Sun Yuanqi also praised sincerely.

During the Wenchuan earthquake in 08, someone on the Internet published a post titled "Sichuan people have never lost the country, and the people will never live up to Sichuan", counting the tragic deeds of the hot-blooded men in Sichuan who joined the army to serve the country and fought bloody battles during the Anti-Japanese War. It is said that during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Sichuan army was transferred out of Sichuan three times and traveled to more than 10 provinces and regions across the country. Fought bloodily and sacrificed his life to save the country. According to post-war statistics, 263991 soldiers were killed in battle. 356267 wounded and 26,025 missing, totaling more than 640,000 people, the number of casualties is about 15 of the national anti-Japanese army, ranking first in the country!

When Sun Yuanqi saw this post that day, he couldn't help but be moved, and donated the full amount of the scholarship he received to the Sichuan disaster area, and also remembered the famous saying "Sichuan people have never lost the country". At this time, when he heard Yang Du praising the Sichuan soldiers, he couldn't help but praise him.

Yang Du asked, "What about Shaanxi and Gansu?" ”

Sun Yuanqi didn't have a solution, so he had to push four, five or six: "Forget it." Send a telegram to Zhao Jingxing and let him figure out how to solve it himself! As the governor of a province, can't this thing be done? ”

Yang Du continued: "The second problem to be solved is to straighten out the relationship with the central government, we can't work hard in the front, they make stumbling in the back. Sun Yat-sen has no soldiers and no power in his hands. You can ignore him, the key is Yuan Weiting. ”

Zhang Shizhao proposed: "In my opinion, it is better to withdraw the 47th Mixed Association stationed at Jingshi University to Shanxi or Shaanxi, first, it can reduce the military pressure of the Beiyang Army on the two provinces of Jin and Shaanxi, and second, it can also show goodwill to Yuan Weiting and ease the relationship between the two sides." ”

Sun Yuan frowned slightly: "Withdraw the forty-seventh mixed association, what about Jingshi University?" ”

Yang Du said: "Nanjing is the nest of the revolutionary party, and Yuan Weiting will never be the capital in the future, and his first choice is Beijing." But since the advent of the plane, Beijing has been in the shadow of the plane, and it is not the best choice. He will be faced with two choices: should he choose the capital again? Or take the plane away? According to Yuan Weiting's character, there is a good chance that he will fight the idea of Jingshi University. In this case, we might as well make a deal with Yuan Weiting, who wants to ensure the safety of Jingshi University and not invade Sichuan and Shaanxi; We relocated all the main forces and planes of the 47th Mixed Association to Xi'an or Chengdu to solve his serious trouble. I think he'd be glad to come. ”

Hearing that the plane was going to be moved, Sun Yuanqi was a little hesitant.

Yang Du persuaded: "Baixi, I think it is better to relocate the plane and even part of Jingshi University to Xi'an or Chengdu, which can not only benefit the students of the three provinces, but also avoid others from being like Zaitao, which is also a cunning rabbit and three holes." ”

Sun Yuanqi suddenly remembered that during the Anti-Japanese War, his alma mater had moved west to Shaanxi and Gansu, and established the National Northwest Associated University with Peking University and the National Beiyang Institute of Technology; At the same time, Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University also formed the National Southwest Associated University in Kunming. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, each of them returned to their own campuses, but they also left Northwest University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Northwest Normal University, Northwest Medical College, Northwest A&F University, and Yunnan Normal University in the southwest and northwest, which really promoted the development of higher education in the west.

Thinking of this, he finally nodded.

Yang Du said: "As for the third point, that is, we should use the time of this winter and next spring to sort out all parts of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Only when these two provinces are stable and stable will it make sense for us to enter Tibet. If the rear is turbulent, the armies of the two routes will become rootless trees and sourceless water, and even if Tibet is captured, it will be difficult to hold on for a long time. ”

At this moment, the doorman came to report: "Master, Pu Dianjun, Speaker of the Sichuan Consultative Bureau, Luo Lun, Deputy Speaker, Yin Changheng, General Office of the Sichuan Provincial Army Primary School, and Zhang Peijue, Superintendent of Chongqing Fu Middle School, have come to visit!" ”

Yang Du laughed: "Look, say Cao Cao Cao is here!" ”。。 )