Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4177 Reinforcements Arrive
Wang Xuance obviously understood what he was thinking, smiled, and said disapprovingly: "In fact, there is no reason in this world. Hulu from the north broke into the Han country every year to burn, kill and plunder. How did they ever make sense? The reason is only within the range of the artillery Within, only under the blade of the navy! We need Ceylon, that's why!"

The only truth in this world is whether the knife is sharp or the fist is hard!

Besides, what's the point?
When your knife is bad and your fist is not hard, who will reason with you?

……

"You go to the Governor-General Su and tell me my opinion, and he will definitely agree. You should lead a navy to Ceylon Island. If you can occupy the island, you will be famous in history! Ceylon Island is a land of treasures. The stupid Tianzhu people are not worthy of occupying it at all, they are simply reckless!"

"Here!"

Xi Junmai took the order immediately, turned around and walked out of the office, and went to the navy to see Su Dingfang.

Wang Xuance stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on Ceylon Island, and his heart was pounding.

He went from a mere city guard to becoming the de facto helm of the "Eastern Datang Company", all thanks to Fang Junzhi's support and simplicity. His gratitude to Fang Jun is naturally endless like a sea tide, so every one of Fang Jun Orders will be executed without compromise.

Not only that, but he will continue to figure out Fang Jun's thoughts and implement according to Fang Jun's intentions, such as establishing naval ports all over the world, and then linking these walks with ports and wharves in various oceans, which can become a sailing ship for sailors running across the oceans. The place of supply, can use it to radiate the military force of the navy to various countries along the ocean, demonstrating the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, continuously grab huge benefits.

The more you think about Fang Jun's intentions, the more you admire Fang Jun's way of creating the Royal Navy at the beginning, and stealing naval bases in strategic locations all over the world!
Although these naval bases wandering across the ocean consume a lot of manpower and material resources to maintain the system, they also feed back to the navy, so that the navy can always maintain a high degree of vigilance in the complex political environment of each country, and due to the continuous fighting , conflicts sharpen the combat power of the navy, and protect the routes one by one on the ocean.

And these routes are like flowing rivers, attached to the body of the "Eastern Datang Company", continuously transporting wealth from all over the world to Datang, filling the treasury of Datang, and supporting the construction of infrastructure in various places , as well as the financial resources for the continuous use of foreign troops.

In time, the Navy will surely become a powerful army with status no less than that of the Sixteen Guards, attracting the attention of the world, instead of being regarded as the royal "hawk dog" before...

Of course there are disadvantages.

Wang Xuance has a very good strategic vision. He has already seen that in the near future, due to the growing navy, the maritime trade will become more and more prosperous, which will greatly accelerate the accumulation of wealth in the coastal regions of the south of the Yangtze River. Sufficient financial resources will make the culture and commerce of these regions more prosperous. Prosperity and population increase until it gradually threatened Guanzhong's dominance as the heart of the empire.

And this is definitely not a good thing for the empire with Guanzhong as its cornerstone. The foreseeable political turmoil has already begun to brew...

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Days of torrential rains caused the water level of the Yellow River to skyrocket, the turbulent water flowed down with mud and sand, and the yellow and turbid river was turbulent, causing most of the ferry crossings along the Yellow River to be submerged.

More than [-] private soldiers raised by the Shandong family, together with almost the same number of civilian husbands, transported a large amount of food, fodder and luggage, and they had already arrived in the Puyang area at a very fast speed.

After defeating the private army in the south of the Yangtze River at Yanziji, the navy fleet went northward from the canal. Now it has passed Shanyangdu and traveled upstream along the Huai River from Sizhou to the north to Tongji Canal, and will soon enter the Yellow River.

The Yellow River is currently in a turbulent state, which is not conducive to crossing the river. If the Shandong private army has not yet completed crossing the river and joined forces with the Tongguan defenders or is crossing the river before the navy arrives, it is very likely that the scene of Yanziji will be repeated...

Li Zhi was dressed in a brocade robe and jade belt, and wore a beam crown on his head. Standing on the bank of the Yellow River, he felt the tremor caused by the river crashing against the embankment under his feet. His eyebrows were tightly frowned, and his handsome face was full of dignity.

The river is rolling and roaring, even if the Shandong private army can reach it now, how to cross it?
Xiao Yu was also frowning, and worried: "If the river can't drop today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to cross the river when the reinforcements from Shandong arrive."

The Yellow River is no better than the Yangtze River. The latter has a wide channel and gentle water flow. It is relatively easier to cross the river. Even so, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have prepared for a long time.

The twists and turns of the Yellow River and the turbulent waters are extremely unfavorable for large-scale crossings. If an army of tens of thousands of people wants to cross from one ferry, it may take half a month or even longer.

But the ferries along the Yellow River are scarce, and now more and more rivers are submerged, and there are very few ferries that can allow the army to cross the river...

What if the navy arrives and strikes halfway, what should we do?
Yu Chigong said: "The most important thing is to urge the Shandong reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible. As long as they can cross the river near Luoyang and then reach Tongguan by the Weihan Ancient Road, at least they can establish an invincible situation. The navy sails upstream from the Yellow River at an extremely slow speed. Sanmen Mountain in Shanzhou is known as the natural moat. If a navy boat wants to pass against the current, there must be trackers on both sides of the river. We can reserve troops to obstruct it. Tongguan."

After all, the biggest problem now is the lack of troops. As long as the tens of thousands of reinforcements from Shandong can reach Tongguan smoothly, according to the natural dangers of Tongguan, they can split up and attack Sanmen Mountain, making it difficult for the navy to make an inch.

Sanmen Mountain is located in the Shanzhou area. It is the most famous canyon of the Yellow River. There are two hard diorite rock islands standing in the river with steep walls.Ghost Island is located on the right bank, which is in the shape of a bow; God Island is located on the left bank, which is shaped like a fish, standing in the middle of the river; along the river, there is a peninsula cut into the river on the left bank, which is called "Renmen Island"; It is called "lion head", just like a fierce lion sitting on the shore.

On both sides of the Sanmen Canyon, there are thousands of ridges, and the two stone islands divide the waterway from the right bank to the left bank into three rapids: the ghost gate, the god gate, and the human gate: the ghost gate river and the god gate river are very dangerous; The current is fast and the boats are difficult to travel.

After the upstream river crashed through the three gates, it was merged into one by the huge rocks on the peninsula on both sides. After the water flow passed through a canyon that was only more than ten miles long and one mile wide, it was divided and merged. Huge, forming the famous three natural barriers since ancient times.

There are three natural barriers in the water, and the ancient Tongguan Pass on the shore, so the "Tianfu trend" in Guanzhong is formed. If you want to go against the trend and enter Guanzhong from the downstream, it will be extremely difficult.

Of course, if there is not enough troops to defend from both sides of the strait, we can only stick to the west side of Tongguan to guard against the surprise attack of the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace. In the Shanzhou area, the navy can set up trackers, and the navy boats can cross Sanmen Mountain with their superb performance and experience. It's not difficult...

Li Zhi nodded and said: "Look back at Cui Gong and urge the Shandong reinforcements to speed up. If it doesn't work, just pack lightly and put the food, fodder and supplies behind. Only the main force will cross the river first, and the navy will be blocked under Sanmen Mountain." .”

As for Tongguan's food shortage and shortage of armaments, it can't take care of it for a while...

The river roared and roared, rushing for thousands of miles, the river wind came oncoming, and the clothes fluttered. Everyone was silent for a while, feeling the unparalleled pressure.If this battle is lost, it is difficult for them to die well from top to bottom, and the family will be affected even more. Even in the Tang Dynasty, they were sluggish, and they were cast aside by their children and grandchildren.

After a long time, Li Zhi was shaken by the wind, came back to his senses, looked up to the west, and said sadly: "During the Sui Dynasty, Yu Wenkai was ordered to supervise the construction of the Guangtong Canal, which was a mighty three-way project from Chang'an to Tongguan. Hundreds of miles have made Chang'an smooth transportation and benefited countless people... But who would have thought that if we had a navy in our hands today, we could go upstream from the Guangtong Canal and go straight to Chang'an to settle the overall situation... Throughout the ages, I have never heard that a navy master can control the general situation of the world."

Everyone followed his gaze to see that the Guangtong Canal was mighty and mighty, flowing into the Yellow River not far from Tongguan, and their thoughts were complicated for a while.

Before the establishment of the country in the Sui Dynasty, the old city of Chang’an was in ruins. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered Yu Wenkai to build a new city in the south of Longshouyuan, and named it "Daxing". It is no longer the prosperity of the past, so the production is not enough to supply the capital, and it has to rely on the taxes of the eastern states.

Emperor Wen believed that the Wei River was impermanent in size, shallow in flow and deep in sand, which would often block water transportation. Therefore, in the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang, he ordered Yu Wenkai to lead the hydraulic engineering to open another water canal.Yu Wenkai diverted the Wei River from the northwest of Daxing City, slightly followed the old path of the Cao Canal in the Han Dynasty to the east, and entered the Yellow River at Tongguan. It was more than [-] miles long and was named Guangtong Canal.

This is a golden waterway for transporting taxes, money and food from Shandong and Jiangnan to Chang'an, but now it seems that it is also a throat that leads directly to Chang'an.

It's a pity that King Jin doesn't have a navy in hand...

Then, they all turned their thoughts to Fang Jun. This uneducated, stupid and dull dude who was born in the past has actually stood at the core of the Tang Empire's efforts all the way. , and even the unscrupulous Royal Navy all have their strong influence.

If it weren't for Fang Jun's existence, His Majesty would have already been easily crowned, and the crown prince was abolished as King of Jin, how could there be today's calamity?
Quietly, she has become a giant in the court, with great power and influence on the general trend of the world.

Li Zhi let out a long sigh, and said regretfully: "This king tried his best to show his favor to Fang Jun, put aside his dignity to make friends with him, but this person seems to have a vague barrier to this king, and it is extremely difficult to get close to him, otherwise why would he be today..."

Halfway through the words, it was a slip of the tongue in self-reflection, so I couldn't continue.

After all, at this moment, there are all humerus ministers who have abandoned their homes and careers to follow him to fight for the throne. If he said that with Fang Jun's help, he would not be in the current predicament, wouldn't he be disgusted with the incompetence of everyone in front of him?

However, the truth is true. The prince not only kept his reserve position because of Fang Junzhi's help, but now he has a huge advantage in the battle for the throne. With the power of one person, he is better than countless big bosses around him...

It's just that although he didn't finish what he said, which one of the people on the scene is not a person who can figure out people's hearts?Naturally understand the meaning, so it is a little embarrassing.

Fortunately, at this time, a fast horse galloped from the direction of Tongguan, shattering the embarrassment at the moment.

The fast horse galloped like the wind, and arrived in no time. When he got close, the knight reined in his horse and stood still, flew off his horse, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness, a messenger came from Luoyang, saying that the private army from Shandong will arrive at the north bank of the Yellow River tomorrow. Cross the Yellow River at Mengjin Ferry!"

(End of this chapter)