"Xu Qilin did a very good job in Ganzhou, which added some help to the conquest of Gaochang." Hou Junji continued: "Your Majesty has issued an order to grant him the observing envoy and go to Gaochang with the army."

Helan Chu Shi didn't know about this news. Because this was not an explicit order, but an order to Xu Qilin, he wanted to inform Hou Junji, the chief general of the army.

"What is the duty of the observer?" Helan Chushi asked in confusion: "Why do you want him to follow the army?"

Hou Junji said: "The observer only conducted some investigation and investigation after conquering Gaochang to open an official position for the opening of trade."

"So that's it." Helan Chushi suddenly said: "Either he is involved in military affairs, he doesn't have to worry about him."

Hou Junji said: "After that being said, Xu Qilin has temporarily appointed the governor of Suzhou and has sent people to explore the way out of Guazhou. The army is going to cross the quicksand desert thousands of miles away, but it still needs his help."

"This guy—" Helan Chushi didn't know what to say, and shook his head and sighed: "He is the military achievements in the conquest of Gaochang."

Hou Junji nodded and said, "There may be a master behind him, and I think it is the immortal Lu Yu."

"What a good luck!" Helan Chushi sighed again. Why can't he meet such an expert?

Hou Junji felt almost the same, because His Majesty Li Er already admired the immortal chief Lu Yu, and there were rumors that he would issue an order to be named "Tea Saint".

As the saying goes, the water rises and the ship is high, and the master is famous, and Xu Qilin is also a stable group. Even if he makes a small mistake, there is Xu Hui inside and Lu Yu outside, His Majesty Li Er will still be lighter.

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The 800-limoheyanchi quicksand, which lies between Yiwu and Guazhou, was indeed the biggest difficulty for the army to attack according to the ancient transportation level.

The Tang Monk took this road to obtain the scriptures. He went through a lot of hardships and was almost buried in the sea of ​​sand.

But one thing is different, that is, if Tang Seng is alone and a horse, or if he smuggles, he is afraid of being caught.

Then we have to explain, who would catch him in this desert Gobi? Of course, it is not a mountain spirit tree monster that wants to eat Tang Monk's meat, but a beacon tower set up along the way of the Tang Dynasty, that is, a beacon tower where soldiers stationed to call the police.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Xingxingxia Mountain was the boundary at the junction of Gansu and Xinjiang. It was isolated from each other and prohibited contact. The Moheyanji Road was closed and blocked.

In order to prevent and control this, the Tang Dynasty set up five beacons between the east of Xingxingxia Mountain and Changle County, Guazhou as a warning. To the west of the Five Beacons, Moheyan Mountain belongs to the Yiwu (now Hami) border and no longer belongs to the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Yiwu returned to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty established Yizhou in Yiwu and then set up Wubei west of Wubei. Therefore, there were a total of ten beacon towers on Heyanji Road.

These ten beacons are naturally set up in places with springs along the way, including five in Guazhou and five in Hami, distributed in the 800-mile desert Gobi.

In other words, the Tang army wanted to cross Moheyanhe, and there were ten supply relay stations in the middle. It was hard to say anything else, but the spring water would never be drunk.

After Xu Qilin checked the information, he made a comprehensive calculation and decided to imitate the sectional transportation of the Caolu Road reform to create more favorable conditions for the Tang army's advancement.

Although these Shifeng is used as relay supplies, there are still difficulties. The simplest calculation result is that the distance between Shiyi is not close, and the average is nearly a hundred miles.

A hundred miles away is nothing on the flat ground, but in the Gobi desert, accidents are very likely to occur. If unpredictable weather changes occur, such as sandstorms, getting lost is the biggest killer.

Since the distance between the ten beacons was quite long, Xu Qilin planned to set up posts between the beacon towers to form a pattern of juxtaposition of post stations and beacon towers.

This plan was not an imagination, but a measure of the Tang Dynasty decades later in history. Ten beacons and ten posts made the "dahai Channel" much more smooth.

"This is not only for the army to conquer Gaochang, but also for future commerce." Xu Qilin led the road exploration team to set off from Guazhou and said to Wang Fangyi who was accompanying him: "The distance of Dahai Road is the shortest and the fastest, but the natural environment restricts the merchants who walk this way."

Wang Fangyi nodded repeatedly, agreeing with this, and was eager to try it out, and seemed to be very interested in this exciting and adventurous work.

It's a bit of adventure, but it's not very big. A team of more than 100 people, in addition to the mount, each has three horses carrying drinking water supplies. The entourage includes craftsmen, guides, guards, and even two doctors.

Xu Qilin wants to retake Tang Seng’s path, but he has to make every effort to ensure safety. Who has the conditions for us?

As for why Xu Qilin had to take action himself, others saw the image of not fearing hardships and being devoted to the public, but they did not know that he had an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that could find the water along the way faster and more accurately, and improve the efficiency of choosing a station location.

That's right, it's the eagle that Xu Qilin has raised. Looking down from a high altitude, only Xu Qilin can communicate with it in consciousness. This method is much better than sending people to ride around and bumping around.

The Gobi, also known as the Gobi Desert, is not a desert but a bare rock. More popularly, it is a desert with coarse sand and gravel covering the hard soil layer and very few plants.

Therefore, it is less difficult to cross the Gobi Desert than the large desert. But the low is low, and this journey of exploration is still very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he was well prepared and skilled in the guide's business, Xu Qilin and his group only took six days to pass Wufeng and arrive at Xingxing Gorge.

You know, it took Tang Monk sixteen days to travel through Moheyandis, nine of which were trekking on the road, traveling a hundred miles a day.

This persistent belief in sacrificing oneself and seeking the Dharma is also admired by Xu Qilin, who is also traveling through the Gobi Desert.

Xingxing Gorge is not a canyon, but a pass. It is a must-pass place to enter the Eastern Xinjiang from the Hexi Corridor.

This dangerous pass, located on the ancient Silk Road, is surrounded by peaks and ridges on all sides, and a slit-shaped mountain road winds among them, with dangerous rocks and cliffs on both sides, which is very striking.

History has left too many memories here: Lin Zexu was demoted and entered Xinjiang; Zuo Zongtang led 60,000 Hunan and Hunan children to enter Xinjiang, and planted Zuo Gongliu, who "caught the spring breeze and Yuguan".

Since it is a pass, there are troops stationed. Although there are not many people, it gives Xu Qilin and others a warm feeling of returning to the world after coming out of the deserted Gobi Desert.

"Two days off." Xu Qilin stood on the top of the gorge and looked around. It was a Gobi Desert, and there were more than 400 miles to Yizhou (Hami)!

Wang Fangyi did not look tired, but instead looked aggressive and seemed more energetic than before setting off. Perhaps, the Gobi desert sublimated his mood and tempered his spirit and will.

"Xu Cheng--" Wang Fangyi pointed and said, "The commercial road is opened, there should be a village here to allow merchants to rest."

Xu Qilin looked at Wang Fangyi and nodded with a smile. When he looked at the flat land again, the image of "Longmen Inn" flashed in his mind.

"I will build an inn, called Longmen, which is specially designed for merchants who come and go, so that they can rest and drink." Xu Qilin narrowed his eyes slightly, imagining the lively scene of merchant gathering in all directions and accents, "Learn to expand it into a town in the future!"

"Longmen Inn?! OK, good name." Wang Fangyi thought about it carefully and felt that there was no special meaning. This was not an imperial examination, so he jumped into the Longmen? But just a store name, Xu Cheng would be happy.

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Xu Qilin left temporarily, but the work in Gan and Suzhou was contrary to the deserted winter and was busy in full swing, all to prepare for the conquest of Gaochang.

When the grain transported from Guanzhong arrived in Ganzhou, it was transported to Guazhou Tunchu according to Xu Qilin's arrangement and adopted relay transportation method.

The people who were preparing for cat winter were also mobilized to rush their vehicles to Guazhou to transport food and supplies to Wufeng.

It’s not just a waste of work, the rewards are very generous, and there are even preferential policies to rent a carriage from the government.

Xu Qilin has submitted a report to the court to allow the use of taxes from the Ganzhou Maritime Bureau and the payment for mirrors, silk, porcelain, tea and other commodities sold in Ganzhou.

With abundant funds, Xu Qilin gave benefits to the people. When he transported ten vehicles to a hundred miles, he would get one truck of grain as a reward. The longer the distance, the more rewards it would be.

A hundred miles away is to reach the First Besiege. Under the organization of the government, guided by experienced guides, a team of hundreds of cars can take care of each other and will not be lost. Safety is guaranteed.

After Xu Qilin led his men to explore the road, he added many signs along the way. Although the station had not been built yet, it pointed out where the water source was passed, making it more convenient for the transportation army to pass.

Xu Qilin even had a big plan to build a highway from Guazhou to Yizhou, with the route similar to that of Lanxin Highway in later generations.

If you want to be rich, build roads first. Xu Qilin obviously has much deeper understanding of this sentence than others.

Even if the asphalt and cement pavement cannot be repaired, the original road will be leveled and sand-proof fences will be installed next to the road, so the road conditions will be improved by one level than now.

Xu Qilin's journey was quite smooth. He arrived in Yizhou in thirteen days and returned after a day of rest. It took only eight days to return to Guazhou.

With the help of the exploration of the high-altitude Hawkeye, Xu Qilin obtained the detailed terrain along the road, drew an accurate map, and made careful plans.

Between the ten beacon towers, Xu Qilin selected the address of the station and designed the style of the road, and handed over the work to Wang Fangyi.

With money and food, the enthusiasm of the people is still very high. The army has not yet set off from Chang'an, and it will take at least six months to arrive in Guazhou.

Of course, this does not include the tens of thousands of Guanzhong Prefecture soldiers who arrived before spring plowing.

After handing over the work of road construction and grain transportation, Xu Qilin was not idle either. He temporarily appointed as the governor of Suzhou. He always had to give Suzhou a significant development and change.

Planning arable land, setting up villages and building houses, and resettlement of immigrants is almost a replica of Ganzhou. Although the affairs are complicated, the officials under his command have already gained considerable experience, and Xu Qilin has not been overworked.

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In December, His Majesty Li Er formally issued an edict to fight against the thieves.

Hou Junji was the chief general of Jiaohedao, Xue Wanjun, the general of Zuotun Guard, Wu Ren, the deputy general of Sagu, Heli, the deputy general of Congshan Road, and Niu Jinda, the general of Wuwei, was the chief general of the army. The total army was 150,000, and he was ordered to go to the expedition.

Among the 150,000 troops, in addition to the Tang army, there were tens of thousands of tribes including the Turks, Qiebi, Tiele and other tribes. Xue Yantuo also took the initiative to ask for troops to assist in the war. His Majesty Li Er was worried that he would take the opportunity to get involved in the Western Regions, so he did not agree.

His Majesty Li Er spent a lot of money on the conquest of Gaochang. With so many troops and the accumulation of materials and supplies like mountains and seas, he was also of great value during the Tang Dynasty's war.

History records: "Iron cavalry spread across the fields, gold motivates the world, high flags block the sun, long serpents and comel clouds. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has not been as prosperous as this."

After sending out the generals of the war, His Majesty Li Er returned to Qianqiu Palace, his excitement had not yet completely calmed down.

If Lao Shishi Shiyuan had not yet been sure of winning completely, His Majesty Li Er would not be so excited. But now, he was full of confidence and had begun to plan his arrangements after occupying Gaochang.

Nothing else, Xu Qilin had already explored his way back and made a report. It can be said that he had gone to His Majesty Li Er's biggest heart disease.

On the table is a map drawn by Xu Qilin, which marks the distance of the road in great detail, as well as the beacon towers and stations along the way.

In addition to the map, Xu Qilin also reported on the road renovation and the transportation of food and grass materials. When the spring plowing and withdrawing a large number of migrant workers, one-quarter of the food and grass materials needed by the army would be stockpiled at Shiyi Shiyan for use.

For nearly 200,000 people, this is already an amazing number, greatly reducing the burden of marching and increasing the speed of marching.

According to Xu Qilin's calculations, it takes up to 16 days for the army to cross the Gobi desert. If there is no unexpected weather, it may take another two days soon.

Gaochang, Ju Wentai, wait to be conquered by our Tang army!

His Majesty Li Er drew a circle along the map, becoming more and more happy. He occupied Gaochang and expanded the Western Regions, and his achievements were just around the corner.

While happy, His Majesty Li Er remembered the description of the path exploration process in Xu Qilin's report. "During the day, the ground was as hot as fire, breathing the turbid air filled with smoke. There were no signs on the road, and they walked only by mules, horses, camels, and human corpses..."

This little brat uses so complicated words, not showing his literary talent, but vivid and vivid image, making people feel as if they are in the scene.

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and smiled, guessing that Xu Qilin was seeking credit. He worked so hard and worked so hard to remind me to prepare for rewards?

However, even if Xu Qilin didn't say this reward, His Majesty Li Er would remember it! From the reform of the grain government, to the creation of the Maritime Warehouse Department, to the establishment of the Ganzhou, and finally supporting the army's conquest.

It can be seen that these achievements and measures have played an extremely beneficial role in promoting the final result, that is, the conquest of Gaochang.

What is even more amazing is that after several years, the Daming Palace has also begun to be rebuilt. By next summer, it is expected that all construction will be completed.

There were both development and construction of Gansu and Suzhou, and a long-distance attack of more than 100,000 troops. The finances should have been very tight. But the facts were beyond the expectations of most people.
Chapter completed!