Chapter 746 Many contradictions

Changsun Wuji insisted on letting Fang Xuanling speak first. After Fang Xuanling delayed for a while, he saw that Changsun Wuji was sincere, so he stopped declining.

"Your Majesty, generals, please see that the three southwest provinces have many mountains and are not suitable for large-scale mobilization of troops. If we want to occupy this place, it will be very difficult just to send troops in. Moreover, the three southwest provinces are different from the grasslands in the north. The grasslands in the north The terrain is flat and there are many mountains in the three southwestern provinces..."

Fang Xuanling started his speech. First of all, he talked about the terrain. If we want to occupy this area, the terrain in this area alone is enough for us to drink a pot. No matter how many troops are sent by then, In the past, the army might have been like a long snake formation, and there was no way for our army to show its superiority.

The second is that the local miasma is widespread. If our people go there, they are likely to develop various diseases. If they cannot be cured by then, they may not have met the enemy's army yet. Our People have already suffered heavy losses first.

The third one is to fight down for what? The local products are not very rich, and the life of the local people is not very good. When we build a place, of course we must pay attention to economic benefits. If there are no economic benefits, wouldn't it be a waste of money? Although it expanded the territory of the empire, it was not beneficial to the entire empire's finances, and in the end it suffered a big loss.

Although the common people would not say it at the time, when military spending affects the lives of the common people, then I am afraid that the common people will stand up and criticize the government. Coupled with the strange problems of the literati at that time, this matter may bring extremely serious consequences to the court. There is a huge crisis of trust, and ordinary people will think that the decisions made by the court are no longer realistic.

The last and most important thing is that if we send troops this time, it will be a bit unknown. In the past, no matter which country we attacked, we could fabricate a set of doctrines that were beneficial to us, but can we fabricate it now?

When the Nanzhao Kingdom invited us, His Royal Highness, to come over, they were planning to marry the country's princess to us, but we were thinking of plotting against their country. From any aspect, this is probably not justified, right?

Taking a step back, even if we can occupy the land of Nanzhao, can we feel peaceful in our hearts? What impression will we leave on neighboring countries? As long as we like your land, we will get it by any means necessary.

After Fang Xuanling said this, he went to stand in the back. Everything that needs to be said has been said. If you insist on attacking, then you can make your own decision. But how many sequelae will there be after the attack is completed? Then it's up to you people to solve it yourself.

"Wei Chen would like to add that the current Nanzhao Kingdom is not harmful to us. They pay tribute on time every year, and the benefits they give us are actual benefits. Even if we conquer this place, the benefits we will receive in the end will be gone. It needs to be more than it is now..."

Changsun Wuji never spoke. He was thinking the same thing as Fang Xuanling. After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsun Wuji added this sentence, leaving those present not knowing what to say. , this meaning is also very clear, these are the benefits whether you fight or not, why should you fight? As long as it is a war, we will definitely have losses. With losses, what we gain will be the same as before, or may even be lower than before. What is the point of this war?

Li Shimin did not consider this before. After listening to the two adults finished speaking, Li Shimin also frowned. If we analyze it rationally, what these two adults said is also a fact if we do not pursue the expansion of land area. .

"What you are calculating are all economic accounts. Have you ever thought that if we take over the land of Nanzhao Kingdom, then we can use it as a base, and even continue to develop southward in all directions, then we The country’s land area will continue to increase, and what will be given to us by then will not be even a little bit.”

As the representative of the imperial court in the military, Li Xiaogong is of course a representative of the previous generation. He must be Li Xiang in this life. He is also very enthusiastic about military matters. Although not as strong as Li Shimin, he also wants to build the Tang Dynasty into a An empire like no other.

Li Xiang once talked about things in the south of Nanzhao Kingdom. If we can capture Nanzhao Kingdom, then we can advance to the countries in South Asia. Of course, they don’t know what South Asia is yet, but they know that there are countless people there. It's a small job, although the supplies are not that rich, but with a large population, it is still possible to produce food.

In the agricultural era, wasn’t food the most important thing? Hearing that there were so many countries over there, these people immediately became interested. Unexpectedly, there was also a roadblock in Nanzhao Kingdom.

"You should have heard what His Highness Taisun said. Wei Chen did send a lot of spies, and they also sent back some news from further south. It is basically the same as what His Highness said, but there is one thing I have to tell you. You, the people over there live in deep mountains and old forests, the terrain is complex and changeable, and the weather is humid, can our army really stand it?"

After Li Xiang described the situation in South Asia, the imperial court asked Changsun Wuji to send a group of spies. Now only half of them have returned. The rest are said to be unsuitable to the climate in the south, and all of them were damaged in the south. This way The loss rate can be said to be very high, which is one of the reasons why Changsun Wuji prevented them from going south.

When it comes to the climate in the south, these people are silent. Not to mention the south of Nanzhao, even some areas in Lingnan of our country, many people can't stand it. When the imperial court sent troops to set up counties in Lingnan, it was indeed... Many soldiers lost their lives on the way.

They have never even seen the enemy. It is because of the humid climate in the south that these people have lost their lives. Now they are going further south. If there are too many non-combat attrition, we may If you are in a state of neither going up nor down, you will suffer even more losses when the time comes.

Li Shimin thought that today's talks would go very smoothly. After all, the Tang Dynasty was now powerful and had just surrendered the countries in the Western Region. As long as it could bring the southwest into its territory, it would be closer to the Begonia that Li Xiang said. , but after listening to the words of the two adults, Li Shimin also fell into deep thought...