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Chapter 303 Weining City

Li Xia said: "Along the Wuchi Road, there are high mountains and deep valleys and cliffs. We want to build cities in Zhaotong and Weining. Isn't this the only place where the terrain is flat and we can raise troops?"

"That's what it says, but how to guard it?"

"Weining is surrounded by dense ravines, the terrain is steep, and there are passes to block post roads, so it can barely be guarded."

Gao Changshou was obviously not at ease, and said: "If the Mongolian army comes over the mountain, they can drive straight to Weining City."

Li Xia pondered for a while, and said: "It is difficult to have both. Zhaotong and Weining have a five-foot road leading to the southwest, and they are gentle terrain among high mountains and deep valleys, and they are also border lands of Song Dynasty and Mongolia. This is their benefit.

Of course, this place is far more barren than the Land of Abundance, and the five-foot road is too narrow and too long, making it difficult to pass through.It is far inferior to Diaoyu City in Hezhou, where there is a flat river on the steep mountain, which can not only occupy the land, but also occupy the main waterway.

But this is already the only place we can settle in the world.If you can gain a firm foothold, you can expect Sichuan and Shu in the north and Dali in Nantong in the future.This is also the reason why I must seek an official position in the Song Dynasty, maybe it can make up for its geographical defects. "

Gao Changshou nodded, understanding Li Xia's helplessness.

There are many better places in the world, but they can't occupy them with their current strength.

"I understand. I only worry about building a city here. It will be very difficult to resist the enemy."

"Yes, fortunately, Ashu only has a few thousand Mongolian soldiers. He is not only our enemy in the southwest, but also Jiaozhi, Ziqi, and Luo's Ghost Kingdom. The Mongolian troops in Dali are also very depleted. As long as we If he can hold on, he may not necessarily fight us to the death.”

Having said this, Li Xia rubbed his forehead, and said, "Do you still remember the information Mr. Yang Xi'an gave us?"

"I remember."

"Last year, the Mongolian army entered Shu, which has restrained the troops of Sichuan and Shu, forcing the Song Dynasty to build defenses in southern Sichuan, consuming the manpower and material resources of Sichuan and Shu. In the short term, Mongolia's strategic goal has been achieved."

Li Xia changed a larger map of the territory of the Song Dynasty and spread it out, pointed to the Guangxi area, and continued to talk.

"Next, the main attack direction of the Dali Mongolian army must not be Sichuan and Shu, but from the Luo family's ghost country, from the Qi country, and from Guangxi to attack the Jinghu defense line. Only in this way can it bring greater defensive pressure to the Song Dynasty."

Gao Changshou looked at Li Xia's fingertips, and murmured, "That's why Ah Shu went to subdue Jiaozhi first?"

"That's right. This is Meng Ge's good-favorite scheme. Ashu has to do this. He doesn't have much energy to continue to conquer Shu."

"But we also want to defend part of his offensive?"

"Ah."

Gao Changshou also rubbed his head, and said: "There is no other way. According to what you said, let's build the city in Weining. You call this sea 'Caohai'?"

"It should be the name, can this place be used for farming?"

"Big money, building cities, garrisoning fields, repairing water conservancy... Where did the money, food and manpower come from?"

"Tomorrow, I will go talk to the Ursa Department. I will promise them that they will send a lot of money and food when they return to Qingfu County."

"Ale, Leyu and his son can agree?"

"To put it bluntly, they might feel..."

At this point, Li Xia stopped talking and pondered for a while.

"Think we can pass through the customs, build cities, farm fields, and then have cities and good fields, and they can take them?" Gao Changshou said, "I want us to make wedding dresses for them."

"That's what I mean."

"How can we ensure that the dove will not occupy the magpie's nest?"

Li Xia said: "Then see how many troops I can bring from Sichuan and Shu."

"Well, it's still unknown who will win the deer?"

"That's what it means."

……

Among the small forces like Li Xia, Gao Changshou is the most versatile person who can stand alone. His family is profound and his will is firm.

Over the years, he may have suffered many setbacks because he was too young, but with the long-term strategy planned by Li Xia, after finding the right path, he already has the potential to become a hero.

That night, they discussed for a long time under the candlelight, and finally settled on the prototype of Wei Ning City.

Unlike Qingfu County, which was under the rule of the Song Dynasty and under the supervision of the Song court, Weining City will be the stronghold of a new force from the beginning of its establishment...

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the next day.Li Xia and Gao Changshou went to the Naisi Mountains to meet Ale and his son again, and expressed their intentions.

Al, who was getting old, listened to them for a long time, and talked with them all the time into the night, and finally agreed.

After Li Xia and the others left, Le Yu couldn't help asking: "Is this how father tolerates these Song people and Dali people building cities on our territory?"

Al looked very tired, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "Don't let them build the city? Are you going to build the 'Military and Civilian Commander's Mansion' after being defeated by the Mongols? At that time, we will also pay for the money, food, and manpower. You have to pay tribute to the Mongols every year. Have you thought about it clearly?"

Such a long sentence, Le Yu almost fell asleep after hearing it.

He thought for a while, and said: "But the Han people have a saying, 'There are no two tigers in a mountain', how can they be nailed to our territory, I thought they beat the Mongolians and left."

There seemed to be a smile on Al's old face, and he murmured: "That Pluto... is not simple."

"Everyone in Song Dynasty wants to be a high official." Le Yu said: "Actually, my son also understands. Let them farm the fields, and then guard them to cross the customs. The fields belong to our tribesmen, and the food also belongs to us. There is nothing wrong with that." , but why build a city for them?"

"Can you build a city?"

"will not."

"Can you repair the canal?"

"will not."

Al said: "Then you ask the tribesmen to help him build the city in exchange for money and food, and then he helps us build the canals and open the fields. The city belongs to him and the field belongs to you. Are you at a loss?"

"Of course a loss is not a loss."

"After planting food, he will exchange more good things for food, and raise soldiers to block the Mongols. Are you at a loss?"

"That's what it says, but he's taken over our territory."

Al said: "You said, 'Everyone from Song Dynasty wants to be a high official'. He has made great contributions, and sooner or later he will be transferred. At that time, who will own the city and land?"

"Hey." Le Yu smiled, but he was still a little puzzled, and asked again: "Why should father respect them? It's too polite to talk to them."

Ale said: "A long time ago, this was the Mo country to the west of Yelang country, and it was destroyed later. The Han people have a word called 'Yelang Zida', which means that we mountain people can't see how big the outside is. Son, remember , The Ursa tribe is subject to the Song Dynasty, Dali, and even Mongolia. The only thing is that Yelang can't be arrogant and bring disaster to the people of the tribe."

"I don't know."

"Don't think that we can become kings with tens of thousands of people in the mountains. Mongolia, Song Dynasty, and Dali are big countries. Compared with these big countries, we are eggs and stones."

"Isn't Dali all gone?"

Ale said: "Even a relic monk can summon 10 people to fight, and Gao's can even do it. This is the name. You must respect the name of Gao's name, and respect the name of Song officials."

"Son still doesn't understand."

"In name, you have to respect him and treat him as your master on the surface. But the territory of Uzzah is still up to you."

Le Yu smiled again, and said: "My son understands, build a city in the name of the Song officials and the Gao family, and then subdue them like the 'Four Great White Yis', or simply kill them."

Al seemed to sigh, and said: "Killing people is the most stupid way. After a long time, Song officials will be transferred, and the Mongols will come to beg for Gao. You don't need to kill people, understand?"

"My son understands."

"If you understand, you have to learn to respect them."

"Okay." Le Yu said: "Then let the tribesmen build the city for them?"

"do it……"

Weining is located in the center of the Wumeng Plateau. It has been occupied by aboriginal nobles since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it was the territory of the Uzza tribe after five generations.

In the original history, at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui pacified the Wusa tribe, took the meaning of "Wei Town and Tranquility", and changed Wusa Chieftain's Mansion to Weining Prefecture, so it was named "Wei Ning".

There are many dense forests, ravines, and caves here, and there are steep cliffs everywhere that are difficult to pass.

The transportation is inconvenient, the ethnic groups are complex, and it is located at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces.Therefore, even in later generations, Wei Ning was known as a bandit for a while.

Apart from the gangsters, when it comes to Weining, the "Caohai" must be mentioned.

Caohai was formed in ancient times, and then the lake water leaked and silted up, forming lakes of various sizes.

In the Ming Dynasty, rivers in the middle, north, and south were dug to irrigate thousands of acres of sea fields, which were tens of miles wide, and could be cultivated and pastured.

And right now, in the fifth year of Xingchang in the Great Song Dynasty, Li Xia is going to build Weining City in this barren land, and farm on the bank of the Caohai.

He didn't make this decision because he knew the changes in Weining, and he only knew the names "Weining" and "Caohai", but he still found a place on Wuchi Road that is suitable for building a city and farming...

(End of this chapter)