1. Regarding the battle of Longxi, Ashu’s number of people and marching speed, I wrote it with reference to Kublai Khan’s battle to destroy Dali.
The historical data is not necessarily correct. It says that Kublai Khan’s 100,000-strong army set out from Liupan Mountain in August 1253, arrived in Dali in October, captured the capital of Dali in December, and destroyed Dali in three months. He died on the way.
He bought 400,000 horses. In the spring of 1254, Kublai Khan returned to the north.
I roughly converted the distance and time. Considering that Ashu's journey was much easier to walk than Kublai Khan's, I wrote that he could march like this. As for whether he could do it and whether he could bring fodder, of course it is not accurate. I can only say that it is not accurate.
The source of what I wrote is this.
2. Regarding whether there are so many people in Longxi that Ashu can capture, it will be too late to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
I wrote that Ashu captured 50,000 people, based on the historical data that Wang Shixian preserved 100,000 people in his "then" territory when he surrendered. I calculated that after nearly thirty years, it would not be difficult to capture 50,000 people around Gongchang City.
As for whether it was too late to strengthen the wall and clear the country, the reference is that the Mongolian army invaded in the spring of 1236, captured Hanzhong in August, Cao Youwen was defeated on September 27, then the vanguard of the Mongolian army entered Chengdu on October 18, and finally Kuoduan entered Chengdu on the 24th
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What I wrote is that Ah Shu detoured from Lingtai County to Longxi County within half a month, giving Li Zengbo less reaction time and information sources, and he had already worked very hard to trick Li Zengbo.
3. About Liu Zheng.
The reason why I wrote about the conversation between Li Xia and Liu Zheng was that I had thought of it from the beginning when I was planning Liu Zheng.
When Li Xia said those words, I originally planned to let Liu Zheng say them.
Liu Zheng said, "The ruler of the Song Dynasty was weak and his ministers were rebellious, and the country was in a corner." "Since ancient times, emperors have not been the same people from all over the world and have not been orthodox."
This was the original source of inspiration for this segment. I first saw his experience and felt that he wanted a unified and orthodox country, so I designed it this way.
But later I saw that Liu Zheng first scolded Lu Wenhuan, "It is unbenevolent for a man to ignore destiny and harm living beings." Then he massacred Fancheng (suspected).
I also saw that Lian Xixian despised Liu Zheng and said, "Although Liu Zheng is a noble official, he betrayed the country and betrayed the Lord." This was a voluntary surrender.
I felt something was wrong with Liu Zheng, so I reversed the plot and assumed that Liu Zheng had given up his ambition and was more selfish. Let Li Xia speak.
That's why I wrote about Liu Zheng's murder of Xiang Shibi (because I didn't plan to write about Liu Zheng's massacre of Fancheng, and needed something else to express the mistake he made.)
Of course, it is also possible that Liu Zheng was wrongly accused. This is not clear. There is no conclusion as to whether Liu Zheng is worth accepting.
As for whether I have any private goods? Want to educate readers?
I really didn’t think about this issue before writing.
My original intention in designing this section was to make Li Xia's conception collide with the typical style of the Southern Song Dynasty.
From the very beginning of this book, what was Li Xia's intention in choosing a path in the first place, and why he didn't help Mongolia and not the Song Dynasty; and Liu Zheng was a typical example of the Southern Song Dynasty.
But when that chapter came out... I didn't expect that it would involve issues of private goods and preaching.
I have no intention of preaching, nor am I qualified or willing to teach others. I have never bothered to meddle in other people's affairs.
As for me singing praises? The protagonist is forced to be patriotic?
I wrote about Li Xia. In the early stage, I wrote that he was a cold-blooded and ruthless person, but I also wrote about his champion of winning glory for the country and his reasons for not supporting the Song Dynasty or Mongolia. He told Yang Guo very early that "the country is strong and the people will not be humiliated.
There will be no regrets if the people and the country are strong."
Li Xia was patriotic from the beginning and wanted to strengthen the country, but now he needs to start implementing this belief.
I think this is the most natural truth. You can describe Li Xia's ambitions and ideas in just one or two chapters. If you want to write about his more advanced ideas, it will take too much ink.
If you say this is private goods, yes, I think the rise of China is the general trend.
4. Regarding the technology tree, battlefield details, and internal affairs reform, some book friends have called on me to describe more in this area, so I will give a unified reply.
There are many reasons.
If we want to be rigorous in these aspects, we will inevitably have to post large sections of information.
For me, looking up that information is too boring.
5. About the update time.
First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone.
My updates have been getting late day by day.
Old book friends may know that when I wrote my last book, I wrote 5,000 words a day, which was getting later every day. Then I would find time to stay up all day without sleeping to make up for the time.
Including before this book.
I can't stand it lately.
It’s not that I’m having a hard time, and there’s no need to worry. I’ve been keeping up with my fitness routine, but it’s just a matter of my condition lately.
As for not saying anything, it's not because I'm arrogant.
But if I ask for leave, I may not write it because I am relaxed that day, and if I have to say it later every day, there will be too many leave notes.
Anyway, I try my best to write, faster when I have inspiration and slower when I don't.
6. I know there will definitely be endless explanations. There are too many places to explain in a book with a million words. It will take a lot of time to write these, so it is better to write something for free.
Let me express some attitudes:
I am not saying that what I wrote is correct and there must be errors. I can only say that I did not write it randomly. I will try my best to consider why I wrote it this way and what the basis is.
When I write novels, I am making up stories, and I am just making up stories. I can only make up stories that I think are wonderful, but I cannot make up stories that everyone thinks are wonderful.
Since I have made money from readers, I must be responsible for updating and completing the story. If I want to make more money, of course I have to write harder.
If updates can be sent out at a fixed time every day, of course, everyone's money will be spent with more added value. When I can do it, I will definitely try my best to add value. But writing is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and it cannot be because of the added value.
It affects the content itself that readers want to buy.
Finally, I would like to thank you all again for your continued support, which really gives me great encouragement...