Changsun Wuji insisted on letting Fang Xuanling speak first. After Fang Xuanling delayed for a while, he saw that Changsun Wuji was sincere, so he stopped declining.
"Your Majesty, generals, please see that the three southwest provinces have so many mountains that they are not suitable for large-scale mobilization of troops. If we want to occupy this place, it will be very difficult just to send troops in. Moreover, the three southwest provinces are different from the grasslands in the north.
The terrain is flat and there are many mountains in the three southwestern provinces..."
Fang Xuanling started his speech. First of all, he talked about the terrain. If we want to occupy this area, the terrain in this area alone is enough for us to drink a pot. No matter how many troops are sent by then,
In the past, the army might have been like a long snake formation, and there was no way for our army to show its superiority.
The second is that the local miasma is widespread. If our people go there, they are likely to develop various diseases. If they cannot be cured by then, they may not have met the enemy's army yet. Our
People have already suffered heavy losses first.
The third question is, what is the purpose of conquering it? The local products are not very rich, and the local people's life is not very good. Of course, when we conquer a place, we must pay attention to the economic benefits. If there are no economic benefits, then it will be a waste.
Money? Although it expanded the territory of the empire, it was not beneficial to the entire empire's finances, and in the end it would suffer a big loss.
Although the common people would not say it at the time, when military spending affects the lives of the common people, then I am afraid that the common people will stand up and criticize the government. Coupled with the strange problems of the literati at that time, this matter may bring extremely serious consequences to the court.
There is a huge crisis of trust, and ordinary people will think that the decisions made by the court are no longer realistic.
The last and most important point is that if we send troops this time, it will be a bit unknown. In the past, no matter which country we attacked, we could fabricate a set of doctrines that were beneficial to us, but can we fabricate it now?
When the Nanzhao Kingdom invited us, His Royal Highness, to come over, they were planning to marry the country's princess to us, but we are thinking of plotting against their country. From any aspect, this is probably unjustifiable, right?
Taking a step back, even if we can occupy the land of Nanzhao, will we be able to feel at ease in our hearts? What impression will we leave on the surrounding countries? As long as we are interested in your land, then
We will do whatever it takes to get it.
After Fang Xuanling said this, he went to stand in the back. Everything that needs to be said has been said. If you insist on attacking, then you can make your own decision. But how many sequelae will there be after the attack is completed?
Then it's up to you people to solve it yourself.
"Wei Chen would like to add that the current Nanzhao Kingdom is not harmful to us. They pay tribute on time every year, and the benefits they give us are actual benefits. Even if we capture this place, the benefits we will receive in the end will not be there.
It needs to be more than it is now..."
Changsun Wuji never spoke. He was thinking the same thing as Fang Xuanling. After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsun Wuji added this sentence, leaving those present not knowing what to say.
, this meaning is also very clear, these are the benefits for you whether to fight or not, why bother to fight? As long as it is a war, we will definitely have losses. With losses, what we gain will be the same as before, and it may even be lower than before.
, what is the meaning of this war?
Li Shimin did not consider this before. After listening to the two adults finished speaking, Li Shimin also frowned. If we analyze it rationally and do not pursue the expansion of the land area, what these two adults said is also a fact.
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"What you are calculating are all economic accounts. Have you ever thought that if we take over the land of Nanzhao Kingdom, then we can use it as a base and even continue to develop southward in all directions? Then we can
The country’s land area will continue to increase, and what will be given to us by then will not be even a little bit."
As the representative of the imperial court in the military, Li Xiaogong was of course a representative of the previous generation. He must be Li Xiang in this life. He was also very enthusiastic about military matters. Although not as strong as Li Shimin, he also wanted to build the Tang Dynasty into a
An empire like no other.
Li Xiang once talked about things in the south of Nanzhao Kingdom. If we can capture Nanzhao Kingdom, then we can advance to the countries in South Asia. Of course, they don’t know what South Asia is yet, but they know that there are countless people there.
It's a small job, although the supplies are not that rich, but with a large population, it is still possible to produce food.
In the farming era, wasn't food the most important thing? I heard that there were so many countries over there, and these people immediately became interested, but they didn't expect that there would be a roadblock in the Nanzhao Kingdom.
"You should have heard what His Highness Taisun said. Wei Chen did send a lot of spies, and they also sent back some news from further south. It is basically the same as what His Highness said, but there is one thing I have to tell you.
You, the people over there live in deep mountains and old forests, the terrain is complex and changeable, and the weather is humid, can our army really withstand it?"
After Li Xiang described the situation in South Asia, the imperial court asked Changsun Wuji to send a group of spies. Now only half of them have returned. The rest are said to be unsuitable to the climate in the south, and all of them were lost in the south. This way
The loss rate can be said to be very high, which is one of the reasons why Changsun Wuji prevented them from going south.
Speaking of the climate in the south, these people were silent. Not to mention the south of Nanzhao, even in some areas of Lingnan in our country, many people could not stand it. When the imperial court sent troops to set up counties in Lingnan, it was indeed...
Many soldiers lost their lives on the way.
They have never even seen the enemy. It is because of the humid climate in the south that these people have lost their lives. Now they are going further south. If there are too many non-combat attrition, we may
If you are in a state of neither going up nor down, you will suffer even more losses when the time comes.
Li Shimin thought that today's talks would go very smoothly. After all, the Tang Dynasty was now powerful and had just conquered the countries in the Western Region. As long as it could bring the southwest into its territory, it would be closer to the Begonia that Li Xiang said.
, but after listening to the words of the two adults, Li Shimin also fell into deep thought...