Speaking of this, Su Dingfang became more and more excited. He simply put the bowls and chopsticks aside on the table, made a free space, dipped his fingers in the wine, and drew the southeast coast of the Tang Dynasty and the territories of the Eastern countries walking on the ocean. , pointed to a place and said: "Gong Wei must have heard of this place. It is a big island. During the Three Kingdoms period, people from the Eastern Wu Dynasty set foot here and called it Luzon. The island has abundant rain and fertile land. , there is countless food, and gold is abundant in the mountain streams. As the river flows, it can be found on both sides of the river."
He slid his finger down again, drawing the map, and said excitedly: "There are countless islands scattered in the south of Luzon. Most of these islands are uninhabited, but they are rich in minerals and fertile land. However, the navy has not been able to reach them yet. What's more, , According to descriptions from merchants traveling to and from Luzon, there is a continent further south, with a coast that stretches for thousands of miles, and is home to all kinds of rare birds and animals, and the territory is endless."
Li Jing's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
He was born in a family of officials. His ancestor Li Chongyi was "Zhongzheng of Jingzhao County in Zhou Dynasty, Mu of Yongzhou County, Grand Administrator of Longmen County of Henan Province, Taizhong Dafu, Envoy Chijie, Chariot and Cavalry General, Hezhou Governor, Yitong Third Division, Yongkang County Public "Guogong", his father Li Quan was "the Lord of Yongzhou in Zhou Dynasty, the general of chariots and cavalry in Sui Dynasty, the third division of Yitong, the prefect of Zhaojun, and the Zhongzheng of Yongzhou". His uncle Han Qinhu even "destroyed Chen Xianfeng and went straight to Jinling". In the Sui Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, he was granted the title of Grand General of Shangzhu State, and was granted the title of Duke of Shouguang County. Later, he was appointed as the Marching Commander to station troops in Jincheng to defend against Turks, and he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Liangzhou, becoming a famous general of his generation.
Therefore, Li Jing has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, especially fond of astronomy and geography, unofficial history notes, etc. Of course, he also knew that there are many island countries in Southeast Asia floating overseas, such as Linyi, Zhenla, Piao, Dianheluo, and Langyaxiu. , Shandan, Luoyue, Panpan, Jiecha Kingdom and other small countries are scattered on the sea, dotted all over the sea.
But I have never heard that there is actually a country with a large territory, with "a coast of thousands of miles and an endless territory."
The navy had previously crossed the ocean under Fang Jun's instructions, traveled eastward through thousands of miles of sea territory, and reached the New World and recovered crops such as corn, peppers, etc. According to the navy soldiers, the New World was endless and vast. , now another continent has appeared...
This caused Li Jing's worldview formed since childhood to collapse, and his thinking was seriously challenged.
It seems that from the time of Xia Yu, "the world was divided into nine states", to the countries in the Western Regions in the Spring and Autumn Period, to the Western and Eastern countries in the Han Dynasty, and to this day, there is a new continent to the east of the sea and a new continent to the south of Nanyang... …The world is constantly getting bigger, and countless new and strange places are being discovered one after another.
So when will this discovery end?
Li Jing couldn't help but think of Fang Jun and Taishi's order Li Chunfeng who often measured astronomical numbers and came to some magical conclusions that "the heaven and the earth go round and round", and also advocated such unbelievable sayings as "the sun, the moon, the heaven and the earth all rotate and move".
He couldn't help but ask: "It is said that your navy is preparing a fleet to continue its ocean voyage like the fleet that went to the New World overseas?"
Su Dingfang immediately beamed and said: "Why is this? There are three fleets being prepared this time. They have assembled the latest and largest ships of the Navy and dispatched the most experienced soldiers on the ocean. They have three tasks: one is to pursue the previous crossing The ocean route re-explores the new continent; one group goes south along Luzon Island to find the new continent in the extreme south; and the other group goes all the way west and continues along the coastline... It is said that, One day this fleet may return to the place of departure. When the Eastern Expedition is over, these fleets will set off immediately!"
Li Jing's eyes almost widened. He had seen a lot in his life. What kind of battles had he not seen before? But now he felt that this was simply nonsense.
"'Going north to Chu' has always been regarded as a stupid joke, so there is an allusion to 'going in the opposite direction'. If you say so, there is actually nothing wrong with 'going in the opposite direction'?"
Li Jing found it unbelievable. Everyone in the navy was probably driven crazy by Fang Jun's mallet. It was all nonsense.
Su Dingfang smiled and said: "Who knows? This is not the only thing in this world that is unbelievable. Anyway, no matter how unbelievable the words of the Duke of Yue are, they have been fulfilled one by one after all. So far, from now on
No lies."
It can be said that in this era when people's wisdom is still ignorant, the Royal Navy is at the forefront of science and technology and has the courage to declare war on all obsolete and backward things.
Thanks to the attitude of everyone in the Navy who respected Fang Jun like a god, no matter how unbelievable Fang Jun's orders were, they would work diligently to complete them, and often those unbelievable statements would become reality one by one.
The previous discovery of the New World is a clear proof...
In Fang Jun's words, if you don't walk around, take a look, and try something out for yourself, how can you know what it's like?
Li Jing remained silent.
Not only was he shocked by these incredible things, he was also surprised by Su Dingfang's condition.
When talking about these things, Su Dingfang looked excited and energetic, and his eyes revealed unparalleled enthusiasm and longing.
It can be seen that Su Dingfang's recognition of the Navy has reached an unprecedented height. This is not because of the attraction of power, but because he feels from the bottom of his heart that the Navy is a great army, and he himself is
Walking on a great road, moving towards a great goal.
This was incomprehensible to Li Jing.
In his mind, what does a soldier yearn for the most? Naturally, it is to have millions of tigers under his command, with iron hooves clanking and swords flying across the desert and beyond the Great Wall, killing enemy chiefs and destroying enemy countries, and establishing immortal achievements for all eternity!
What is a waterman?
It's just a few more ships. What's the point of a small country overseas, with a country no more than three to five miles away and an army of no more than a thousand or eight hundred soldiers? Wherever it goes, the barbarians are intimidated and subdued. What's the point?
An ambitious and famous general like Su Dingfang should pursue a glorious history and make great achievements, so the invincible cavalry and the invincible infantry should be the most desirable existences in his mind. Of course, because of his own involvement, he had to leave temporarily.
The navy thinks that it is the first step to enter the military, but once there is an opportunity, it will definitely request to be transferred to Mobei, the army of the Western Regions, to show off its lifelong ambition.
Now I am addicted to living in the Navy, which is simply unimaginable...
He couldn't help but ask: "Are you really willing to stay in the navy? Even if you have the opportunity to be transferred to the Western Regions to command troops, you would not go there? You know, the governor of Anxi is now the prince of Hejian County and has always been on good terms with Fang Jun. How can you
He is Fang Jun's subordinate and will be put to great use when he arrives in the Western Regions. It will not be difficult to command an army on his own."
In fact, he was not only in charge of the army alone, but in Li Jing's opinion, Li Xiaogong had lost his enterprising spirit over the years and was only focused on grabbing wealth and had no political requirements at all.
Since Su Dingfang is Fang Jun's confidant and his own abilities are outstanding, it is entirely possible for Li Xiaogong to simply hand over the command of the Anxi Army to Su Dingfang in order to be clean. Even Fang Jun will use this force to push Su Dingfang to the top.
The high position of the Anxi Army.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once you reach that position, you will become an important general in the imperial military. From then on, you will have the qualification to dominate an army. There are countless capable people in the million-strong army of the Tang Dynasty. I don’t know how many people have only dreamed about it.
Given such an opportunity, Su Dingfang would rather give up?
The hot pot was still churning, but neither of them was in the mood to eat. Su Dingfang respectfully filled the wine glasses with the pot, toasted Li Jing, and after pondering for a while, he slowly said: "I won't go to the navy."
, I don’t know how big the world is. As an imperial soldier, you must not only be able to command thousands of troops and horses to garrison the northern border, but you must also be determined to open up territories and conquer barbarians. Being in the navy, you can only
You can feel the kind of heroic ambition that has never been seen in history, spread the military might of the Tang Dynasty wherever the warships go, sell the products of the Tang Dynasty to foreign countries, and spread the culture of the Tang Dynasty all over the world! Even if it is thousands of times
Years later, the foreign countries still regard the Tang Dynasty as the celestial kingdom, the Tang army as invincible, and the Tang people as a first-class nation! What a great achievement this is? How can it be compared to the achievements of just one city and one pond!"
Li Jing was stunned.
If you think about it carefully, if you can really achieve the prospects described by Su Dingfang... even if he is on the verge of death, his blood will inevitably boil and his ambition will soar to the sky!
Above the ocean, wherever the Dragon Banner of the Tang Dynasty reaches, the seas and seas are smooth roads, and foreign countries are invincible. Countless barbarians speak Chinese, wear Han clothes, and regard the Tang Dynasty as their lord. Even after thousands of years, their majesty has not faded.
...What a glorious and powerful scenery that is?
Just thinking about it makes you fascinated and your blood pumping!
Li Jing suddenly wanted to go to the Navy to see what kind of army it was and why it had such aspiration to soar into the sky...