Ten thousand soldiers worked together, using a large amount of animal power, to reclaim more than 40,000 acres of wasteland in just five days. At the same time, canals were built, and craftsmen also laid water carts by the river, and the canals were filled with river water.
At this time, some experienced farmers in Broken Leaf gave Li Ye good advice. This season is suitable for sowing late rice.
In climates with broken leaves, frost occurs earlier. After harvesting wheat in June, it will be too late to plant late rice, so you can only plant corn, which has a relatively short growing season.
But it's only May now, so it's just in time to sow rice in the newly cultivated land, and the seeds are also available, so you can sow them directly without raising seedlings and transplanting them.
Although the germination rate of direct sowing is generally not high, germination is not a problem at all for broken leaf fertilization soil where branches can germinate by inserting branches, but the yield will be slightly lower, but it is not that cumbersome.
Li Ye immediately ordered the sowing of late rice. Of course, it was not that easy. Water control, rice seed sowing, etc. were very particular. Fortunately, with the guidance of local farmers, by mid-May, the rice seeds were basically sown smoothly.
By late May, the rice fields were covered with green seedlings. The soldiers cheered and continued to release water, turning tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland into paddy fields.
At this time, Narman, the great chief of the Pogo tribe, sent his eldest son Gobu to deliver the first batch of 300,000 sheep, and another 200,000 sheep would be sent in the autumn.
The Suiye Dudufu immediately signed a long-term sheep supply agreement with the Pogu tribe. In fact, not only Geluolu, the Dudufu also signed similar agreements with various tribes in the Yili Valley to ensure the supply of mutton for the army.
A few days later, Li Ye received news that Anxi Jiedu envoy Feng Changqing led an army across Lingshan and arrived at Suiye.
Li Ye personally went to Rehai to welcome Feng Changqing's arrival.
Feng Changqing pointed at the hundreds of troops behind him and said with a smile: "This is a gift from me to you. The five hundred Mo Dao Army and Beiting have expressed their gratitude. I can't not express my gratitude at all."
Li Ye was overjoyed. If Gao Xianzhi were here, he would never give him a single Modao Army soldier. Feng Changqing was different. He was much more generous than Gao Xianzhi.
"This is a timely blessing. Thank you for your generosity, Marshal!"
Feng Changqing laughed softly and said: "Speaking of which, you also want to thank Gao Xianzhi. He wrote a letter saying that Anxi does not need 1,500 Mo Dao troops and wants to transfer 500 Mo Dao troops to Liangzhou, so I wrote back and said
The Hezhong Army has just been established and needs our support. I have decided to transfer the 500 Modao Army to the Hezhong Army. I am thinking that we are facing a common enemy and leaving the army to you and me is actually the same thing.
, you have priority, forget about the Hexi side."
"Then Gao Shijun is very disappointed, isn't he?"
Feng Changqing smiled and said: "He is close to Chang'an, so he should find a solution from the court. It's inconvenient for us to be so far away!"
The two looked at each other and laughed together.
At this time, Black Spear stepped forward to salute, and Li Ye smiled and asked, "How is your daughter?"
"She is living well in Kucha. Thank you to the governor for sending the child here."
Li Ye looked at the familiar big black man and nodded with a smile, "The next step is to take your family to Suiye! You can also settle down well and have another son."
"Yes! The humble position also considers it this way."
Li Ye said again: "Zui Ye also has 500 Modao troops from Beiting, plus 500 Anxi Modao troops, there are a thousand people. They will be under your command. From now on, you will officially take over."
The military eagle in the river is Yang Langjiang."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Rest for one night in Helie City, and the next morning, the team enters the Chu River Valley.
Feng Changqing walked along the north bank of the Chu River, looking at the endless rice fields on the south bank. He stroked his beard and smiled at Li Ye: "I was really worried about how you would solve the problem of food supply. I didn't expect that you had already reclaimed the land and planted rice.
"
Li Ye smiled and said: "The main reason is that the land here in Suiye is vast and fertile, enough to support more than 10,000 troops. This is our biggest advantage."
Feng Changqing nodded, "You are right. The climate here is warm and humid, the land is fertile, the water is sufficient, and the population is small. When we chose Suiye as our base, we also considered the issue of feeding the garrison. If it were Yutian Town,
Your army of more than 10,000 people will not be able to sustain itself."
Li Ye smiled and said: "There is also iceberg melt water from Kunlun Mountain over there, so the water source should be relatively abundant!"
Feng Changqing shook his head, "It's not that there is water all year round as you think. Only after mid-May, when the snow water in Kunlun Mountain melts, will the water be released. After October, the water will be gone, and the river bed will be completely empty."
If it dries up, there will only be water for a few months a year.”
"It won't completely dry up!"
"It's not completely dried up, but it's just barely enough for humans and animals to drink and use for agricultural production. It's not enough at all."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "Gao Shijun told me in Ganzhou that the Anxi Army was preparing to deal with the Tibetan Army coming from the West Sea."
Feng Changqing nodded, "This is actually the intention of the imperial court, to slow down the pressure of the Tubo army on Longyou."
"But what if the Tibetan army enters Anxi from the west?"
Feng Chang said calmly: "This is the purpose of my coming to break the leaves."
Li Ye looked back at the 500 swordsman army behind him and said with a smile: "It seems that the 500 swordsman army is not so easy to get!"
In the big tent, Feng Changqing spread out a map. He pointed at Little Bolu on the map and said: "Little Bolu has been our hard work for the past ten years. Giving up on it means that the blood of the soldiers has been shed in vain. We
The Quy Nhon Army established still guards the city of Nido.
But you also know that although the Tubo army could not cross the Poyi River, they could go to the Shishi Kingdom along the south bank. Once they captured Shangmi, they opened the door to Tochara.
The problem is here. I will not turn all the troops to the east. I will leave five thousand troops to guard various dangerous passes, including Golden Fort, to prevent the Tibetan army from entering Anxi from the west. But I am unable to stop the Tibetan army's plot.
Tochara.”
Li Ye nodded, "Actually, Feng Changshi can just say that Tocharo is no longer within the defense range of the Anxi Army."
Feng Changqing nodded, "I only have information from a month ago. The Tibetan army has added 30,000 troops to Dabolu. I don't know if the Tibetan army has moved westwards in this month!"
"I understand. I will get in touch with the Tocharian Allied Forces as soon as possible. Defending Tocharian is not only a matter for the Tang Army, it requires their strong cooperation!"
Feng Changqing returned to Anxi the next day, and Li Ye immediately summoned high-level civil and military officials from the Hezhong Dudu Mansion to discuss the matter.
Li Ye told everyone Feng Changqing's intention. Everyone looked at each other, wondering what this meant.
Pei Xiu and An Taixuan knew it clearly, and they immediately said: "Captain, it's impossible!"
Li Ye nodded and said to everyone: "Everyone must first understand that things are by no means as simple as Feng Changqing said. It took the Anxi army six years to control Xiaobolu and block the Tibetan army from entering Anxi from the west road.
the way.
If we lead an army south and defend the Kingdom of Shishi, can we block the Tibetan army's attempt to invade Tochara? Nothing is so easy. For us, the biggest problem is distance."
Readers may not be able to understand this distance issue yet, but we will understand it if we translate it into today's terms.
First of all, where is Suiye City? According to today’s map, Suiye is less than a hundred miles away from Dushanbe, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Going south from Suiye City, you have to pass through the entire Kyrgyzstan, pass through Tajikistan, then detour to Afghanistan, take the Wakhan Valley, and then go south across the Hindu Kush Mountains and enter the Kashmir region. The Shishi Kingdom is in Kashmir.
Big and small Bolut are also in Kashmir, and Big Bolut is very close to our current Pangong Lake, with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters all the way.
Li Ye continued: "If we go south through the high mountains, it will take at least half a year, and if this army just came from Guanzhong, they may not be able to march nearly two thousand miles in the thin air and snow-capped mountains.
keep on."
Everyone looked at each other and finally understood what it meant when the imperial court assigned Tochara to the jurisdiction of the Hezhong Dudu Mansion.