"I don't know if we can occupy the whole Yellow River basin this time." Li Longji came back during lunch time.
After lunch, he strolled around to digest the food and thought about Tubo with Li Yi.
In fact, it was Li Longji who was thinking, but Li Yi didn't.
"Zhaling Lake and Erling Lake are the biggest freshwater lakes there. If Tubo loses these two lakes, they will lose more land."
When Li Yi mentioned the importance of the lakes, Tubo would fight with all their might.
Now, many of Tubo's soldiers were fighting for Tubo's tribes, so they didn't have a fighting spirit.
Tubo's own troops were still very good at fighting.
The old Tang Dynasty book recorded, "Go is Lu Bo. He plays the game of blowing shells and singing drums, and his bow and sword never leave his side.
His mother worships his son, and his son worships his father. The young ones are in front, and the old ones are in the back.
The military order is strict. In every battle, the front group dies, and the rear group advances. When the soldiers die, they die of illness. When the war of generations is over, they become Gate I.
Those who are defeated in battle will be hung with a fox's tail, showing the cowardice of a fox. If there are many people, they will be ashamed. If they die, they will be ashamed. "
It was said that Tubo people liked to play chess with squares. Li refers to the conch, which is played by blowing conches and beating drums.
The young ones were important, and the old ones were inferior. The mother's status was lower than the son's, and the son was arrogant in front of the father.
When walking, the young ones were in front, and the old ones were in the back.
When fighting, those in front died, and those in the back advanced. Those who died in battle were important, and those who died of illness were hated. Every generation had people who died in battle, and this family was Gate I.
Then there was the humiliation of the defeated, which was second only to death.
This was Tubo's proper army. Whoever was strong and dared to fight would be respected.
If the two freshwater lakes at the source of the Yellow River were occupied by the Tang dynasty, would they agree?
Li Longji stopped, "How will Guo Zhiyun deal with it?"
"Looking at the situation, it is advantageous to the Tang dynasty. He will probably occupy them, and then rely on the transportation of weapons."
Li Yi guessed. If it were him, he wouldn't have any good ideas either.
The area that needed to be defended was too large, and Tubo dispatched troops very quickly.
Without a strong city to defend, the military stronghold was of little use.
However, as long as there were enough sky-scraping monkeys and explosives, the Tibetan Army would not be able to find a good solution.
Li Longji stepped forward again. "Shoot and fight against the cavalry."
He thought about how the Tubo people would react. They would scatter the cavalry instead of staying together.
When the wind was blowing in their favor, they would fire arrows and catapults at the stronghold from a distance.
Using the Sky Cracker Monkey to blow up the catapults, let's see who can withstand it. The catapults were money, and so were the Sky Cracker Monkeys.
However, the explosive packs were easy to use. The explosive packs could be used as landmines. They could be buried outside the stockade.
Look at the enemy cavalry's running pattern and find the right time to ignite it.
"There's also the night battle. I can't give all of our hot air balloons night vision goggles. Set a fire outside. It needs to burn all night. Prepare more dried fruits, carrots, and chili noodles. "
Li Yi added. He was on Tubo's side. He couldn't defeat the Tang dynasty's scouts during the day, so he had no choice but to attack at night.
They could attack the stronghold at night. It was impossible to put a lot of people in a stronghold. They could concentrate their superior forces and attack the stronghold while it was dark.
If they suffered a lot of casualties, they could at least take down the stronghold.
If they didn't fight, they would be nibbled away by the Tang dynasty. If they fought, they still had a chance.
They could even send some soldiers to attack the stronghold, and some to kill the people and livestock grazing along the Yellow River and the two lakes.
It was not Shanhai Pass, where there was no danger.
They could deploy soldiers from the rear. One lake was more than 4,270 meters above sea level, while the other was more than 4,290 meters above sea level.
The soldiers at the rear did not live in the highlands. How many non-combat casualties would there be?
Usually, the soldiers at the rear who were physically strong could withstand it. However, they needed more oxygen to support themselves during a fight. They would collapse after running a few steps.
This was also the reason why his country could send few soldiers to a country that didn't like to build toilets.
Especially at the beginning of the war, the local minorities had not fully integrated into the family of the motherland.
Unlike later, most of the soldiers guarding there were ethnic minorities. The other soldiers had to be able to adapt to the highland climate first.
For example, the national army guarding the Wakhan Corridor, which had an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, dared not let anyone out or in.
That was because they were Tajiks, a highland people.
If there was a little disaster there, the central government would be anxious and must help. They were counting on them to guard the border.
If altitude sickness was so easy to overcome, why would they train soldiers on Taibai Mountain?
The amount of exercise for traveling was different from the amount of exercise for fighting. They could go to Potala Palace and try running 5,000 meters there.
Li Longji's expression was dignified. "Transport cement. No, build a kiln there and send the Winged Knights to guard it. For the time being, don't exchange livestock with them, only the people of the Tang dynasty. "
"But tell them to boil the cement. Don't let them know the ratio of the raw materials.
When the raw materials are transported and loaded, send them somewhere else to stay. When it's time to burn, let them come back.
In fact, it's useless to know. They don't know where the coal is. When we occupy some places, I'll point out the location.
There's a place where the coal looks like a hill. When the ground is dug up, the coal will flow down. "
Li Yi felt that he was thinking too much. If he told Tubo how to burn cement, what would Tubo use to burn it?
Wood? Hay? Cow dung?
Even if they did not hesitate to spend a lot of firewood, how much cement could they burn? If they had the time, it would be better to use ready-made materials like building Potala Palace.
Hearing Li Yi's words, Li Longji suddenly thought it through. "Yes, other people don't have coal. They can't farm well and smelt well. How can they burn cement?"
He smiled. "Brother Yi, let's open up the cement factories and build them everywhere. If others want to learn, they can learn. At least the people of the Tang dynasty can use it first."
"In that case, I can take 4,000 cubes of honey. No, I'll ask for 20,000 cubes of honey."
Li Yi instantly thought of the Japanese Empire. If they built many cement factories, it would be impossible to keep it a secret.
If he did not care about 4,000 cubes of honey, would the people in charge of the cement factory not care about it?
Why not give them a chance to meet with 20,000 cubes of honey and then lead the people of the Japanese Empire to visit the cement factory?
When there was no cement, the Japanese Empire still had castles.
If there was no cement, would the Great Wall not be built?
Li Longji looked at Li Yi and patted Li Yi on the shoulder. "With you, the Tang dynasty will not lose out."
Li Longji could not figure out why Li Yi would think of making money from the Japanese Empire when they were talking about Tubo.
… …
The envoys of the Japanese Empire had been waiting for Li Yi to meet them.
However, no matter how long they waited, Li Yi did not seem to care about the 4,000 cubes of honey.
"Is there no one to help deliver the message?" Shinichi Shimichi began to suspect that the people of Honglu Temple did not go to Li Yi.
"Is the money too little?" Takagi Junichiro asked.
"100 cubes is too little?" Fujiwara Majō thought that 100 cubes was a lot according to the current purchasing power of Chang 'an in the Tang dynasty.
"Ask him to have a meal." Abeda Nakamaro gave the most direct method. They could ask him indirectly during the meal.
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