After drinking tea, Li Xiang led the group to continue on the road. It would take at least two days to get to Wa City from here. Since they were already here, Li Xiang was not going to visit the so-called border town. Let's take a look at their big city and get rid of this Songchai by the way.
It is said that this guy has been pretending to be the court of Pyu Kingdom and has been going to Chang'an for five or six years. Every time he brings back a large amount of gold, silver and treasures. This guy has made a fortune with these gold, silver and treasures and is now the largest businessman in the northern part of Pyu Kingdom.
The rock and soil directly passed through a large number of towns in the north. In Li Xiang's opinion, this was like the poor areas of the Tang Dynasty. Although some areas of the Tang Dynasty were not rich, at least they were not like here, where all the houses were thatched.
Of course, although their living conditions are not very good, it is not easy to take over here. Many villages are all on the mountains, and they have lived here for generations. If we send troops to occupy this place, we have to go up the mountain to encircle them, and I don’t know how much effort it will take at that time.
According to Li Xiang's original idea, the South Asian countries should be directly pushed forward, so that the empire can obtain a southern outlet to the sea. After occupying all these small countries, Li Xiang will blow the horn to attack India. However, after field investigation, Li Xiang realized that it was not that simple.
When the Western colonists occupied this place, the strategy they adopted was probably the best, which was to control the major cities along the coast, then support the warlords in the interior, let them attack each other, and finally reap the benefits.
At that time, Li Xiang was puzzled, wondering why he didn't occupy it himself. Now he understood after all this journey. The interior of the Pyu Kingdom was full of mountains and rivers, which was not conducive to the passage of a large army.
If the original flat-push tactics were used, no matter how many mountain soldiers Huo Qubing trained, it would probably not be enough. Half of the country's people are staying in the mountains. Even if the population is not large now, it would be a huge project to drive them all down the mountain.
Therefore, we should change our strategy at this moment and follow the strategy of Western colonists, only capture a few of their big cities, and then use them as bases to slowly infiltrate outward. As long as we control their seaports, plus the control of the northern border, won’t the middle area be a dead end?
"Your Highness, we have arrived at Wacheng."
When Li Xiang was thinking about these problems, time passed very quickly. When Chang Sun Ze said this outside, Li Xiang felt that only a short while had passed. Who knew that he had been thinking about this problem for such a long time.
Li Xiang and his men traveled light and were few in number. Moreover, these people were capable, yet they spent two or three days traveling through the mountains and forests. In many places, there was only a small bridge. Not to mention the army, even if you carried a lot of things, you probably wouldn't be able to get through. No wonder the horse caravans are the best at transporting supplies here.
It's not that they don't know the benefits of horse-drawn carriages, but the question is, are there roads everywhere? Are there bridges everywhere?
Take the carriage that Li Xiang is riding in for example. It is only found in the northeast of Wa City. If you continue to go deeper into the mountains, this carriage will be a pure burden.
Li Xiang got out of the car and looked at the city in front of him. This city is not as good as the Anxi City we built. At that time, Li Xiang looked at the city wall that was more than 4 meters high. He felt that the city wall was really short enough. But when he saw the city wall of Wa City in front of him, he didn’t know what to say. Can it be two and a half meters high?
Not to mention comparing it with the city walls of the Tang Dynasty, even a slightly richer landlord in the countryside would have built a wall a little higher than this. Look at the soldiers on the city walls, many of them are pale and thin, and it seems that their fighting capacity is really not that good.
Chang Sunze also said before that the biggest obstacle to us here is not these troops. Their combat effectiveness is simply extremely low. If they are the only resistance here, we will be able to take them down within half a year.
The biggest enemy here is the complex terrain and the resistance of the entire nation. This is what we are concerned about.
Before, Li Xiang didn't understand the terrain here, but now he understands it all. He has suffered a lot along the way. No wonder Chang Sun Ze didn't let Li Xiang come. Chang Sun Ze also sneaked in once with his men before, and he also had all kinds of discomfort at that time.
"This city is indeed not very good, but it is already their second largest city."
Chang Sunze lowered his voice. Although they were strong and powerful, they were after all near someone's big city. If people heard it, they would get into trouble even if they didn't want to. How could you say someone was ugly in front of their door?
"Small countries are relatively weak, so it's quite difficult for them to build a city like this. Do we have any institutions here?"
Li Xiang was indeed tired along the way. After hearing what Li Xiang said, Chang Sun Ze took Li Xiang into the city. He had not worked for nothing over the years. He had already arranged his own people in the big cities of the Pyu Kingdom.
Chang Sunze's people opened a restaurant and inn here, which is also the best way to cover up. Not only can they make money to maintain their expenses, but they can also accommodate people at any time after they come, and this kind of place can also receive a lot of information.
"Mr. Huang is here..."
The shopkeeper had already received a notice that Li Xiang might inspect this place, but Chang Sunze hadn't mentioned Li Xiang's identity, only saying he was a distinguished person from the capital. Seeing even Chang Sunze smiling, how could the shopkeeper not understand who he was? He must be extremely noble.
Mr. Huang?
Li Xiang touched his face. He was only 20 years old. Could he be called a master?
The shopkeeper also realized that he was wrong, but he came from a common family and knew very little. In his opinion, "master" was the most honorable title.
Fortunately, Li Xiang was not a fussy person. He followed his men to this inn. Although it was not very big, with only seven or eight tables on the first floor and two private rooms next to it, and the second floor being all living quarters, it was generally very clean.
"Your business is booming here."
Li Xiang made a joke, then followed Chang Sun Ze into the private room next door. He didn't want to sit outside to eat, mainly because everyone around him was speaking bird language and he couldn't understand a word, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity.
"Are there any merchants from the Tang Dynasty? Come out and register to pay taxes!"
Before Li Xiang sat down, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.
