After listening to Li Yunhai's statement, Zhao Si stared at him for a while and asked, "Is this your wife's advice?"
Li Yunhai hesitated for a moment and replied honestly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"God will not abandon you, Dang Xiang. Your sister was a once-in-a-century talent with great overall perspective and strategic thinking. It's just a pity that Xixia is located in a remote area, and the country is small and the people are embarrassed. In addition, your eldest brother is nominally trusting, but actually jealous.
Her lack of use of tricks made her a hero useless. Now God has sent another great talent to you, so you must cherish it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Huatian, get a map, which is the map of Zuzhou and Liuzhou continent."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The map was taken, hung on a wooden frame, and completely displayed in front of Zhao Si and Li Yunhai.
"Yunhai, look here." Zhao Si pointed at the map and said, Li Yunhai followed his finger and stared at a certain place on the map.
"Go west from Jinshan, cross the Shihe River in Ye'er, well, it is now renamed Yizhi River (Irtysh River), go all the way west, cross two large rivers, climb over a towering mountain, and enter a
The Prairie. The Geographic Society is still arguing over the naming of these places, and there is no specific name yet. When we get here, it is what Byzantium called the northern part of the Black Sea."
"Similarly, from Dalinkul Lake, um, it is now renamed Yibo Lake (Balkhash Lake), passing through these hills, depressions and plateaus, and then crossing this river (Ural River), you can also enter this area.
Prairie. There are millions of people on this prairie, including Kipchaks, Chigas, Huns, Turks, and Russians. Most of the Russians and people in areas near the Black Sea believe in Orthodox Christianity.
, most of the rest believe in shamanism.”
Speaking of this, Zhao Si said meaningfully: "Shamanism is a fertile ground for the spread of heaven and earth. Moreover, these tribes are in a semi-savage state. If they are educated with the culture of the Song Dynasty, they will be able to quickly get rid of ignorance and enter civilization.
The only things to worry about are the Russians who believe in Orthodox Christianity, and the many tribes on the east and west sides of the river..."
Zhao Si pointed to the Danube River and said.
"Next, the main task of the Four Banners, in addition to continuing to penetrate into Khorasan and Persia, is to organize a cavalry group to sweep this prairie along the route I just mentioned. If you are willing to surrender to me, the Song Dynasty,
Those who believe in the Song Dynasty civilization can stay; if not, they can all be driven west to seek life elsewhere!"
"This area is mostly composed of clans and tribal alliances. Compared with Persia, Khorasan and other places, it is much more barbaric and backward. Therefore, the main purpose of military conquest is land and population. But between the land of the Song Dynasty and the Christian world to the west, there must be
There is a buffer zone."
Hearing this, Li Yunhai understood the meaning of Zhao Si's words. This buffer area was the territory of Dabai Gao Kingdom.
The territory adjacent to the west of the Song Dynasty, although it did not meet its ideal conditions, was extremely far away from the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, so the impact would be much smaller. Moreover, there was a large area of land to the west, with enough room for maneuver.
The most important thing is that the living conditions there are much better than those in Persia, Khorasan and Sistan, which are waiting for the Fourth War. The Song Dynasty is in the east, and trade with Byzantium can be done through the Black Sea in the south. You only need to concentrate on dealing with those people holding crosses in the west.
Just the guy.
These guys holding the cross led the party divisions to fight in eastern Asia Minor. They were sparse and sparse. They were the best force to fight in the vanguard of this Western Expedition. I heard that the guys on the grasslands to the west of the Black Sea were not as good as these people.
It's backward and barbaric, it's a mess, it should be better fought.
This arrangement is also acceptable.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for the arrangements you have made for the Dangxiang clan."
Zhao Si nodded, "Okay! It's settled. The first wave of westward expedition to the north of the Black Sea is expected to start next year, and Dangxiang Division will participate first."
"yes!"
The two of them were fascinated when they looked at the map.
What Li Yunhai was thinking about was that one year in the future, he would finally realize his long-cherished wish and rebuild the White Horse Country on the prairie west of the Black Sea. The white horse flag would fly again, and the song sung by his sister would echo in the world again.
Zhao Si was thinking about something else. What the Russians could do, why couldn't the Song people do it? The Russians relied on a group of bandits, exiles and other criminals to spread their territory across the Eurasian continent along the river.
.
Song people were organized and disciplined, why couldn't they be?
Relying on the Four Banners Cavalry to expand westward for dozens of hundred years, the technology tree of the Song Dynasty will be almost the same, steam trains will also come out, and once the three east-west railways are built, those who belong to the Song Dynasty will always be the Song Dynasty.
In Song Dynasty, there was not even an inch of extra land.
After a while, Li Yunhai left, and Huo Anguo was brought in by Yu Huatian.
"Anguo, sit down." Zhao Si motioned Huo Anguo to sit down, pointed at the map that he had replaced, covering the Western Regions and the Hezhong area, and said.
"Gaochang and Qiuci have all surrendered. The nobles of Gaochang such as Biluge will all be moved inward and scattered in places such as Hedong, Hebei, Henan, Beiping and Shandong. Shule City has also been conquered, and Ahmad Khan and
His men could not let go of their pride and committed suicide when the city fell."
"Now the former Tang Anxi Protectorate's former homeland has been recovered."
Huo Anguo stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and has achieved his ambition to surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties. I congratulate your Majesty."
Zhao Si waved his hand, with a smile and pride on his face: "When I return to Bianliang this time, I can go to the Ancestral Temple to pay homage to the late emperors. The three ambitions I set when I came to the throne have now been completed. I want to
Continue to move forward with the Song Dynasty and build an unprecedented empire! Wherever there is the sun, there will be my Phoenix Nirvana flag of the Song Dynasty!"
Huo Anguo was so excited by Zhao Si's words that he said hoarsely: "How lucky I am to be able to follow Your Majesty and participate in the creation of this unparalleled feat!"
Zhao Si looked at him quietly, waiting for him to slowly calm down before continuing.
"To create a great cause, your burden is not light. I have decided to put Tianshan County, Luntai, Gaochang, Qiuci, Shule, and Khotan under its jurisdiction. The Qihe area south of Yibo Lake,
Including the Yinli River, Chu River, Kunling Grassland (i.e., Ye Mili to Alimari Grassland), and all the way to Kangju River (i.e., Syr Darya River, renamed from Xihong River), it is assigned to the White Tiger Banner."
Zhao Si paused and then added: "I have issued an edict to adjust the jurisdiction of the four banners. To the east of Beihai and Langjuxu Mountain is the jurisdiction of Qinglong Banner, and to the west is the jurisdiction of Xuanwu Banner. And Xuanwu Banner
He Baihu Banner is bounded by Jinshan Mountain, and the area to the north and east is the jurisdiction of Xuanwu Banner, and the area to the south and west is the jurisdiction of Baihu Banner. To the south of Congling, the Daxue Mountain area (Kashmir) and the middle and upper reaches of Shen River (Indus River)
, is the territory under the jurisdiction of the Zhuque Banner."
Huo Anguo listened quietly, savoring the meaning of these words.
"The Xuanfu Division in Congling was established to directly administer the area in the middle of the river between the Kangju River and the Dayue River (the Amu Darya River, renamed from the Jihun River). It was first stationed in Zhexi City to the east of the Kangju River, and then moved to Xinzhou
Kangju City was built. The Congling Xuanfu Division, in addition to the Hezhong area, Tianshan County, Qihe area and other newly expanded territories will also be under its jurisdiction and coordination for the time being. And you,"
Zhao Si stared at Huo Anguo and said: "Huo Anguo is the Xuanfu envoy of Congling appointed by me."
"I accept your order!" Huo Anguo replied without hesitation, "Your Majesty, please give me your policy strategy! Please point out the direction for me."