Rather than calling it a country, it would be more appropriate to call it a tribe.
Its geographical location is further north than Xueyantuo.
In anyone's opinion, this is a bitter cold place among bitter cold places. If you have to think of the most appropriate name, it is nothing more than a barren land.
The reason why it is called this is simply because of its geographical location.
There, it snows for eight out of twelve months a year, which makes it impossible to engage in farming industry there.
As for grazing, there is no good pasture in the area. Otherwise, Xue Yantuo would have expanded northward long ago, and there would be no need to wait until now.
At the moment, Duan Zan was also worried about this.
He even felt that instead of letting it develop northward, it would be better to let it go south and west and annex the disobedient Xueyantuo tribe.
"You guys have grown very fast in recent years."
"Whether it is skills or tactical vision, he is enough to stand alone."
Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "But you still have an old problem and you haven't gotten rid of it."
Hearing this, Duan Zan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed dryly and said: "Your Highness, why don't you just say it clearly..."
What Li Chengqian said really made him feel a little confused.
Li Chengqian did not hesitate and said: "You always like to look at problems from the perspective of a Central Plains person."
What is the perspective of the Central Plains people? What does this mean?
Duan Zan asked with some confusion: "Isn't... this bad?"
"Sometimes, it's okay."
"But when dealing with these nomads, it's very problematic."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Duan Zan and said, "Let me ask you, what is the meaning of war in your eyes, or what is the purpose of launching a war?"
Hearing this, Duan Zan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Get peace, get tranquility, get respect..."
"That's right .”
"This is the purpose of us Central Plains people launching the war."
"But the prairie people are two different people from us, especially when it comes to their understanding of war."
"In the eyes of the grassland people, the purpose of launching a war is to defeat the enemy's effective strength so that they can plunder better."
"Plunder cattle and sheep, plunder goods, plunder people, plunder the soil that can survive..."
Li Chengqian looked at Duan Zan and said, "Can you understand what I mean?"
After hearing Li Chengqian's explanation, Duan Zan finally understood why Li Chengqian asked him to persuade Yimang to attack Guligan in the north.
It is simply because the current population of the Pugu Department is too small to compete head-on with Ba Zhuo.
Instead of wasting the current time to confront Bazhuo, or doing some useless things.
It would be better to let Yimang lead the soldiers of his tribe to the north to plunder some people and come back to make up for the loss of soldiers in the tribe.
At the same time, they can also use the bones and sharp stems as their own whetstones to train their troops.
After thinking about this, Duan Zan also had a slight smile on his face.
He stepped directly towards Li Chengqian and said: "Your Highness is wise."
"There is nothing wise or unwise."
"This is just a little bit of cleverness at most."
Li Chengqian waved his hand indiscriminately, and then said: "However, I still have to give you an order this time."
"That is, you must not stay in Chang'an for too long and must return to Xue Yantuo as soon as possible."
"After all, I'm not there now, and there are some things I can't provide immediate planning for."
"The situation over there is changing rapidly. With you watching over me, I can feel more at ease..."
Whether Xue Yantuo is stable at the moment, what will happen next in the Tang Dynasty?
Exhibition is very important.
After all, he will vigorously promote industrial development next, and the main resource production area of Datang is in the Northern Desert.
Once an accident occurs in the Northern Desert, it will bring irreparable losses to Datang.
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Duan Zan also nodded heavily.
Of course, he didn't think that Li Chengqian left him with Xue Yantuo because he wanted to exile him, or because he didn't trust him and didn't let him stay with him.
In fact, just the opposite.
It was precisely because Li Chengqian trusted him and believed in his abilities that he allowed him to stay alone in Xue Yantuo to lead the overall situation.
Similarly, he also knew that Li Chengqian was giving him a chance.
While allowing him to have more experience on his own, it also gives him the ability to lead an army. ??
Not to mention how beneficial this would be to his future career, at least it would be a benefit to him.
Duan Zan stayed at Li Chengqian's place for about an hour before getting up and leaving.
But when Li Chengqian sent him away, before he could take a breath, Li Ke ran over again.
Li Chengqian was also quite surprised to see Li Ke.
You know, during this period, Li Chengqian took the initiative to find this guy.
But this time he took the initiative to come to him, which was really a rare and strange thing.
He looked directly at Li Ke and said, "Why did you think of me today?"
"Of course I'm here to give you some advice."
Li Kezhi handed the letter in his hand to Li Chengqian's hand and said, "Tell me, what are you doing?"
"ah?"
Li Chengqian was also confused by what this guy said.
At the moment, he could only open the memorial and check it out with his head full of confusion.
And after he read the contents of the letter, he understood why this guy said this.
As mentioned above, nothing more Almost all of them are related to this military reform.
Li Chengqian's own proposal was to cancel the government soldiers across the country and convert them all into registered soldiers under the recruitment system.
As a result, the number of troops will definitely change, and some of the previous numbers will naturally have to be replaced.
Among them, Jiangnan Army, Shu Army, Xiangyang Army, etc. were naturally the first to be replaced.
Based on these totals, it is not difficult to guess that Li Ke came to him about the cancellation of the Shu Army designation.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Why, do you think it won't work if I cancel the Shu Army's designation?"
"Of course not."
Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Ke's reaction was very big.
"The word "Shu Army" was coined by countless Shu martyrs with their passion."
"You can cancel right now, but have you ever thought about those people?"
As the former commander-in-chief of the Shu army, Li Ke can be said to have a heart-to-heart connection with all Shu people and can empathize with them.
But at this moment, Li Chengqian wants to cancel the designation of the Shu Army. Isn't this the same as wanting the glory of the Shu Army to disappear?
"Brother Royal."
"My brother can support you in everything else."
"No matter how many generals I offend, no matter how many noble families I offend, it doesn't matter to me."
"But this time I am begging you..."
Li Ke also said with a bitter look on his face: "The numbers of the Shu army cannot be replaced, otherwise it will definitely chill the hearts of the veterans in the army..."
"well……"
After hearing what this guy said, Li Chengqian couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.
"It's true that I want to cancel the Shu Army designation."
"But that's just because times have changed and we have to draw a clear line from the past."
"It's not because I want the past glory and glory of the Shu Army to disappear."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke and said, "I still hope you can understand..."