Chapter 1436 The Queen of Lambun
The Lishui Fan, which is adjacent to the Dianyue Fan, needs the imperial court's finances to raise soldiers every year.
However, it does not mean that Wu Shisheng is incompetent. The main reason is that Wu Shisheng has been cooperating with the decision-making of the Privy Council of the imperial court in the past few years.
Sanjiang Jiedushi was established by the former imperial court in Yunnan Province. It was named after the three major rivers in the territory, Nujiang, Lancang, and Honghe. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the boundaries of the southwestern provinces were redrawn, and the Jinsha River separated Jiannan and Yunnan. Jiannan Road has a Sanchuan Jiedu Envoy, and Yunnan Road has a Sanjiang Jiedu Envoy.
Yunnan Road and Lishui Road are bounded by the Nu River, with Lishui Road to the west and Yunnan Road to the east.
The southwest of Yunnan Road is bounded by Jimi Yinsheng and Heizhibu. To the south of Heizhi is the Queen's Kingdom, also known as Nanben Kingdom, and the southeast is Zhenla.
The royal city of Lamphun Kingdom is in Lamphun City, which is located near Chiang Mai in later generations. Their ruling center is in the Chiang Mai-Lampun Basin. The people of their country are famous for using poisonous arrows. Once they are shot by their poisonous arrows, they will see blood Sealing the throat is sure to kill. It is said that the surrounding Chenla, Linyi, Heman, Heitoothman, Huyue, etc. have all attacked the Queen's Kingdom, and they all returned in defeat.
After conquering Heman, Huyue, and even destroying the three kingdoms in southern Tibet, the princes of the imperial court looked down upon the barbarians in the southwest. There's no need to be polite.
Just find any reason, say that the Queen's Kingdom takes in the barbarian tribes who rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and it is justifiable to send troops to crusade, but it is not easy to fight.
The core area of Sanjiang Town is the old land of Yunnan to the north of the Honghe River, centered on the three areas of Tonghai, Dianchi, and Erhai Lake, while the Nujiang River, Lancang River, and Mojiang River to the south of the Honghe River are barbarian lands. As the Tang army crossed the river, Although many barbarian tribes also joined them early, they were all ruled by Jimi, not to mention, there are still two thousand miles away from Tonghai.
Moreover, these two thousand miles are almost primeval jungles, and the traffic is extremely inconvenient. The Nujiang River in the west and the Lancang River in the east are not easy to use. Lishui Jiedu Envoy Wu Shisheng and Sanjiang Jiedu Envoy Li Siwen jointly used troops to conquer, but progress was slow.
A large amount of military expenditure was spent every year, and the soldiers in the two towns were fighting in the jungle for a long time. Fortunately, both of them were the sons of famous generals. Wu Shisheng was the son of Wu Heita, and Li Siwen was the second son of Li Ji. Married to Qin Lang, he is capable, and the court also trusts and supports him, so he fought for several years, but the court did not convict him.
Wu Shisheng wrote to the Privy Council, pointing out that going from the north to the south was more difficult, and he planned to ask the imperial court to send another army from Annan Port (Mawlamyine), a seaport in the southeast of Lishui Road, and then go north. This route is about 800 miles, but Compared with traveling from north to south, most sections of this route are marching in river valley basins and plains, which is easier to supply and easier to march.
Especially at this time, the main forces of the Queen's Kingdom are deployed to the north of Lambun City, and attacking from the south can have unexpected effects. Especially after crossing the mountains from Annan Port to the east, you can enter the Bin River Valley. As the largest tributary of the upper reaches of the Chao Phraya River, the Bin River connects to Lamphun City, so you can also use the Bin River to transport supplies and weapons.
Drilling in the jungles of the northern mountains for several years, Wu Shisheng was also annoyed by being abused by leeches, mosquitoes, and snakes and scorpions. They are on the northern line, and they are still 800 miles away from the queen's capital Nanbendu. The further south they go, the harder it is.
They are all savages, unable to get the support and cooperation of the natives.
Wu Shisheng's plan is very bold, but it also shows through the ferocity of these frontier generals. In his eyes, the Nanben Kingdom has only one end, which is to be conquered and annexed.
From Jiaozhou to Tonghai, from Honghe River to Mojiang River, Datang's expeditionary army ran in the rainforest in the southwest year after year, opened up roads one after another in the continuous mountains and valleys, and built one after another. The expedition camp, step by step to the south, conquered one barbarian tribe after another.
During the time of Zhenguan, the Nanman Kingdom that was once established in Yuanjiang Bazi had already disappeared into the river of history without a trace.
At this time, the Kingdom of the Queen of Nanben accommodated many tribes such as the Juding Kingdom, Wuman, and Heman that were defeated and moved to the south. It was even rumored that the Queen of Juding who fought against Qin Lang was in Nanben City, and even doves occupy the magpie's nest, becoming the current queen.
It was she who recruited and surrendered and gathered countless tribal barbarians who were defeated by the Tang army. She was the one who wholeheartedly wanted to fight against the Tang Dynasty and was determined not to surrender.
This barbarian queen who lost her husband, son, and daughter in the Battle of Juding has been a rebel for decades.
Qin Lang had also heard the rumor, but he didn't quite believe that Queen Juding was still alive, and even went to Nanben to usurp the throne as king.
But even if it is true, there is nothing to be afraid of.
On the contrary, the Chao Phraya Valley Plain is a very fertile treasure land. If Wu Shisheng can really destroy the Lamphun Kingdom, then from the Shan State Plateau to the southern plains, this fertile land will be available for thousands of miles.
"Wu Shisheng sent a letter earlier, hoping that Lu Song can send troops to help. I think what he meant is that he wants you, Sanlang, to greet Linyi, Chenla, and Panpan as a South China Sea envoy." Xu Jingzong said .
"Actually, it doesn't matter if we really want us to send troops. As long as the Privy Council agrees to Wu Shisheng's troop deployment plan, we can send the Nanyang United Fleet there, and then transfer thousands of people from Luzon to cooperate with Wu Shisheng's troop deployment."
"Sanlang really intends to send troops to Mora?" Xu Jingzong smiled, "Actually, I suggest sending troops, but it is not necessary to go with Wu Shisheng. I heard that in the south of Nanben Kingdom, there used to be a neighboring country of Jin, but it was later fallen into the kingdom of Rapati. After being annexed, this Luopati country is located in the lower plains of the Chao Phraya River, in the northwest of Funan Bay, and its strength is quite strong."
The kingdom of Rapati, which occupies the plain of the Chao Phraya River in the Gulf of Thailand, is also called the kingdom of Luoheluo. It is said that there are six large trading cities in the country. Below the king of the kingdom, there is a relatively complete set of bureaucratic system. And industry and commerce are quite developed.
Before Qin Lang did not include the Luo and Luo countries into the Nanyang Ten-Nation Alliance, that is, when Qin Lang took the initiative to associate with the Luo and Luo countries, the other party ignored them and even expelled Qin Lang's envoy in the name of being rude. He, after that, did not allow the Qin family's merchant ships to set up a trading station in the Gulf of Thailand in his territory, let alone set up a port trade on the land in the concession.
King Luohe Luo was very xenophobic, so Qin Lang later established diplomatic relations with Panpan and Langyaxiu countries in the southwest of them, and got married, and finally excluded this Luohe Luo from the Ten Kingdoms Alliance.
Even Qin Lang supported Panpanguo and Chenla, the neighbors of Luo and Luo, to engage him.
"Why don't you take this opportunity to send troops to Luo and Luo? I heard that the country of Luo and Luo is now forming an alliance with the country of Lambun, and there are even rumors that the king of Luo and Luo is going to marry the queen of Nanben."
The Gulf of Thailand and the Chao Phraya Delta Plain are both very good treasure lands. Although the Qin family has Saigon Port on the coast of Chenla, Lion Harbor in Malacca, Coconut Harbor in the Sunda Strait, and Tin Harbor in the South China Sea, Thailand The geographical location of the Bay is indeed very good, not to mention that there is such a fertile plain here, and there is a large population. Now that the Tang Dynasty sent troops to the south, the South Ben country must not be able to support it, and it will be wiped out sooner or later.
Once the Nanben Kingdom is conquered, the Tang army will then go down the mountain with tigers, down the river, and down from the plateau. Who on the plain can stop the Tang army from rushing all the way to the beach?
In the future, when the Tang army occupies this place, it will inevitably develop into a very rich place under these conditions. Now that Qin Lang is going to grab a piece of land, wouldn't it be the first to get the moon if it is close to the water.
Xu Jingzong didn't expect it, but Qin Lang shook his head and refused.
"This Luoheluo country dared to drive away my envoy back then. I also wanted to teach him a lesson. However, this country is quite powerful. Its royal city has a population of tens of thousands, and the six major trading towns also have a population of more than 10,000. Dare to fight, have a good elephant army and water army."
Xu Jingzong stayed in Luzon for a few years. Although he was the vice president of San Francisco University in Luzon in name, he was still a senior counselor of Qin Lang, the king of Luzon, and he knew Luzon's strength very well.
Although there are not many standing soldiers, only one student army from the Shilong Island Lecture Hall is very sturdy, not to mention Luzon's enfeoffment knight armed force, Luzon's reserve force is also very strong, and all Luzon's merchant ships , are equipped with the Luzon Naval Staff Officer, all Luzon merchant ships are in the Luzon reserve, and the captains and crews on them are also reserve members.
Once Luzon is recruited, they will comply. The naval staff officer on board will become the chief of staff, and the captain and crew will also become officers and soldiers of Luzon.
How many boats are there in Luzon?
There are countless big boats and small boats.
Not to mention that all men in Luzon who have reached the age of 16 must be enrolled in regiment training and receive at least three years of regiment training, at least two months of training each year. In group training. There are also archers from the Zhongyi Bow and Arrow Society in the county and township, and Baoding from Baojia.
Anyway, Luzon is a system where all the people are trained. There are not many active-duty soldiers in the ranks, but there is great potential for war mobilization.
No matter how strong the little Luohe Kingdom is, can it be stronger than Luzon?
Xu Jingzong felt that Qin Lang probably had other reasons for not wanting to fight Luohe, and Qin Lang didn't say anything, but he really didn't have that intention, "If the Privy Council has a military order, Luzon can transfer the joint fleet, or send some more Luzon The soldiers and horses will go to the port of Mora and go out together with Wu Shisheng's soldiers and horses, but I will not send troops alone, let alone defeat Qiuhe Luo."
"When I formed an alliance with Linyi and other ten countries at sea, I had already clearly divided their respective spheres of influence. Luo and Luo belonged to the spheres of influence of Chenla and Panpan. I can't break the alliance and set this precedent."
"Just because of this?"
"This is very important." Qin Lang insisted with a smile. "Also, Luzon's national policy still insists on implementing the Luzon Island Standard System. If Luo and Luo are destroyed in the future, we can open shops in the past, but there is no need to bother about it now."
(end of this chapter)