Tibet

Chapter 402 The Difficult Task
Ten thousand soldiers worked together and used a lot of animal power to reclaim more than [-] mu of wasteland in just five days. At the same time, water canals were built. The craftsmen also laid waterwheels by the river, and the canals were filled with river water.

At this time, some experienced old farmers in Suiye gave Li Ye good advice. This season is just right for sowing late rice.

Frost occurs earlier in climates with broken leaves, and it will be too late to plant late rice after harvesting wheat in June, so only corn, which has a relatively short growth period, can be planted.

But now it is only May, and it is just in time to plant rice on the newly plowed land, and the seeds are also available, so they can be sown directly without raising seedlings and transplanting them.

Although the germination rate of direct sowing is generally not high, for the fertile soil with broken leaves that can germinate with roots and branches, germination is not a problem at all, but the yield will be slightly lower, but it is not so cumbersome.

Li Ye immediately ordered the sowing of late rice. Of course, it was not that easy. The control of water volume and the sowing of rice seeds were very particular. Fortunately, with the guidance of local farmers, by mid-May, the rice seeds were basically sown smoothly.

In late May, the rice fields were covered with green seedlings. The soldiers cheered and continued to release water, turning tens of thousands of acres of fertile cultivated land into paddy fields.

At this time, Narman, the great chief of the Pogo tribe, sent his eldest son Gobu to send the first batch of 30 sheep, and will send another 20 sheep in autumn.

The Governor's Mansion of Suiye immediately signed a long-term sheep supply agreement with the Po Geng Department. In fact, not only Ge Luolu, the Governor's Mansion also signed similar agreements with various tribes in the Yili Valley to ensure the supply of mutton for the army.

A few days later, Li Ye got the news that Feng Changqing, the governor of Anxi, led an army across Lingshan and arrived at Suiye.

Li Ye personally went to Rehai to welcome Feng Changqing's arrival.

Feng Changqing pointed to the hundreds of troops behind him and said with a smile: "This is a gift from me, the five hundred Mo Dao troops, and Beiting have expressed their wishes. I can't say nothing at all."

Li Ye was overjoyed, if Gao Xianzhi was here, he would never give him a Modao soldier, but Feng Changqing was different, he was much more generous than Gao Xianzhi.

"It's just timely rain, thank you for your generosity!"

Feng Changqing laughed softly: "Speaking of which, you should also thank Gao Xianzhi, who wrote that Anxi would not need [-] Modao troops, but would transfer [-] Modao troops to Liangzhou, so I wrote back and said , The Hezhong Army has just been established and needs our support. I have decided to transfer the [-] Modao Army to the Hezhong Army. I am thinking, we are facing a common enemy, and it is actually the same thing to keep the army for you and myself , you have priority, and the Hexi side is fine."

"Isn't Gao Shijun very disappointed?"

Feng Changqing smiled and said: "He is close to Chang'an, so he should find a solution with the imperial court. We are so far away, it is inconvenient!"

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

At this moment, Hei Mao stepped forward to salute, and Li Ye asked with a smile, "How is your daughter?"

"She is doing well in Kucha, and I thank the governor for sending the child here."

Li Ye looked at the familiar black man, nodded with a smile, "The next step is to take over the family members to Suiye! You also settle down and have a son."

"Yes! The humble job also considers this way."

Li Ye said again: "Suiye also has 1000 Modao troops from Beiting, plus [-] Anxi Modao troops, there will be [-] people, and they will be under your command. From now on, you will officially serve as Hezhong General Ying Yanglang."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Rest for one night in He Lie City, and the next morning, the team entered the Chu River Valley.

Feng Changqing walked along the north bank of the Chu River, looked at the endless rice fields on the south bank, and said with a smile to Li Ye, "I'm really worried about your food supply, but I didn't expect that you have already reclaimed the land and planted rice. "

Li Ye smiled and said: "The main reason is that the land here in Suiye is vast and fertile enough to feed more than 1 troops. This is our greatest advantage."

Feng Changqing nodded, "You are right. The climate here is warm and humid, the land is fertile, the water source is abundant, and the population is small. At the beginning, we chose Suiye as our foothold because we also considered the problem of feeding the garrison. If Khotan Town, Your more than 1 troops will not be able to support you.”

Li Ye said with a smile: "There is also iceberg melting water from Kunlun Mountain over there, so the water source should be relatively abundant!"

Feng Changqing shook his head, "It's not like you think that there is water all year round. Only after the middle of May, when the snow in Kunlun Mountain melts, will there be water. After October, the water will be gone. If it is dry, there is only water for a few months in a year."

"It won't be completely dry!"

"It's not completely dry, but it's barely enough for humans and animals to drink, and it's not enough for agricultural production."

Li Ye pondered for a while and said: "Gao Shijun told me in Ganzhou that the Anxi army is preparing to deal with the Tubo army coming from the West Sea."

Feng Changqing nodded, "This is actually the imperial court's intention to ease the pressure of the Tubo army on Longyou."

"But what if the Tubo army enters Anxi from the west?"

Feng Changqing said calmly: "This is the purpose of my coming to Suiye."

Li Ye glanced back at the [-] Mo Dao Army behind him, and said with a smile: "It seems that the [-] Mo Dao Army is not so easy to get!"

In the big tent, Feng Changqing spread out a map. He pointed to Little Bolu on the map and said, "Little Bolu has been our hard work for the past ten years. Abandoning it means that the blood of the soldiers has been shed in vain. The Guiren Army established still guards the city of Nieduo.

But you also know that although the Tubo army can't cross the Poyi River, they can go to the country of Shishi along the south bank. Once they occupy Shangmi, they will open the gate to Tocharo.

Here is the problem, I will not turn all the troops to the east, I will leave [-] troops to guard various dangerous passes, including the Golden Fort, to prevent the Tubo army from entering Anxi from the west, but I am powerless to stop the Tubo army from plotting Tocharian. "

Li Ye nodded, "Actually, Feng Changshi can say that Tocharo is no longer within the defense range of the Anxi Army."

Feng Changqing nodded, "I only have information from a month ago. The Tubo army has increased its troops by 3 in Dabolu. I don't know if the Tubo army has moved westward within this month!"

"I understand. I will get in touch with the Tocharian coalition forces as soon as possible. Defending Tocharian is not only the responsibility of the Tang army, it needs their cooperation!"

Feng Changqing returned to Anxi the next day, and Li Ye immediately summoned the high-level civil and military officials of the Hezhong Dudu's Mansion to discuss matters.

Li Ye then told everyone about Feng Changqing's intention to come, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what this meant?
Pei Xiu and An Taixuan knew it well, and they immediately said: "Captain, it's impossible!"

Li Ye nodded, and said to everyone: "Everyone must first understand that the matter is by no means as simple as what Feng Changqing said. It took the Anxi army six years to control Xiaobolu and block the Tubo army from entering Anxi from the west road. the way.

If we lead an army to the south and hold the Shiguo, can we stop the Tubo army's attempt to enter Tocharo?Nothing is that easy, the biggest problem for us is distance. "

Readers may not be able to understand this distance problem, but we will know it in today's words.

First of all, where is Broken Leaf City?According to today's map, Suiye is less than a hundred miles away from Dushanbe, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

Going south from Suiye City, you have to go through the entire Kyrgyzstan, through Tajikistan, and then detour to Afghanistan, go to the Wakhan Valley, and then go south across the Hindu Kush Mountains and enter the Kashmir region. The Shishi Kingdom is in Kashmir. Big and small Bolu are also in Kashmir, and Dabolu is very close to our Pangong Lake today, with an altitude of more than 4000 meters all the way.

Li Ye continued: "If we go south through the mountains, it will take at least half a year, and this army that just came from Guanzhong has to march nearly [-] miles in the thin air and snow-capped mountains. keep on."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally understood what it meant for the imperial court to assign Tocharo to the jurisdiction of the Hezhong Dudufu.

(End of this chapter)