Otherwise, the people on the border would still have no confidence in the Xia Kingdom's court.
The people are the foundation of the country. If there is a war, they will leave immediately. A small battle may have no impact, but if it is a protracted war, it will eventually be defeated.
This is the thought.
Tang Yang retracted his thoughts: "Where is Shen Lingshan!"
"The general is here!"
A man with rough skin and a slightly red face knelt in front of Tang Yang with an excited expression.
This man is a northern border general who has guarded the border with due diligence for many years.
Tang Yang was going to hunt on Ruihu Grassland this time, and he was extremely excited.
As soldiers, we all have a boiling heart, eager to make achievements on the battlefield, but since the death of Emperor Taiwu, the entire Xia Kingdom has only been passively beaten.
The border retreats again and again.
He felt extremely useless and despaired of Xia Guo.
Tang Yang's actions instantly ignited his hope.
"Is there anything significantly higher than other places on the Hu grassland?"
"Your Majesty, the Hu Grassland is the junction of the mountains and the plains. There are three high mountains in a small space! If your Majesty wants to use the highlands for attack and defense, I will recommend Xiaolian Mountain!" Shen Lingshan suggested road.
Tang Yang showed a satisfied look. The purpose of his inquiry this time was to find a high place and set up the Hongyi cannon, so that the gang of bastards in Rounu Country could enjoy the enjoyment, which came from firearms and the crushing of the times.
Promote to the world the prestige of the Xia Kingdom!
Shen Lingshan's ability to understand the holy will at once is enough to show that he is very good at fighting.
Although Tang Yang participated in many battles in his previous life, modern wars and ancient wars were two different things.
The way of fighting, the supply of food, grass and baggage, and the distance traveled are all completely different.
If we can get the help of experienced and capable generals, we can more safely launch the first shot of the foreign war.
"Shen Aiqing, take me to Xiaolian Mountain to investigate now!" Tang Yang ordered.
Shen Lingshan's eyes showed excitement again.
As an emperor, he dares to go and investigate in person. For this courage, no emperor in the world can compare with him!
"Your Majesty, please! The general will definitely protect Your Majesty in the end!" Shen Lingshan was so excited that he began to order the troops to accompany him.
"Stop! This time you need to travel lightly. You only need to lead someone who is very familiar with the terrain of the Hu grassland!" Tang Yang stopped.
"Your Majesty, the cavalry of the Rounu Kingdom are extremely ferocious. If they find someone from the Xia Kingdom who is alone, they will definitely attack directly. I'm afraid..." Shen Lingshan warned.
"It doesn't matter, I am protected by the fairy and the leader of the Dragon Guard, Lingyun. What does the mere Ronu Cavalry count?" Tang Yang pointed at Long Qing and Rong Ling'er beside him.
Although their identities as fairies were fabricated by Tang Yang, with Long Qing's strength, as long as the opponent was not powerful at the Grand Master level, she could escape with Tang Yang intact.
This exploration of the specific terrain is extremely important to Tang Yang, he must succeed!
Absolutely no failure!
The rarer the people, the harder it is to find them.
If there were more people, they could have a big fight with the Rounu Kingdom's cavalry, but once they were discovered, the exploration would fall through.
When Shen Lingshan heard this, his eyes were shocked.
Although they had heard that the emperor received help from immortals, they all thought it was a rumor. Who would have thought that Tang Yang also brought a fairy here? ? ?
But he still couldn't believe that there were immortals in the world.
Tang Yang deliberately told the story about fairies this time because he wanted to deceive the people on the border, from the generals to the common people, so that they all believe in the divine right of kings!
Tang Yang is favored by God!
He is the only representative of the gods in the human world!
Only in this way can they increase their cohesion and trust in him.
Tang Yang could tell that Shen Lingshan didn't believe it.
However, such things are not based on words, but require so-called "facts" to convince them.
Tang Yang's attitude became tougher: "This matter will be handled according to my wishes. Lead the way!"
Shen Lingshan's uncompromising momentum made Shen Lingshan dare not persuade him any more, and even called the assassin!
A group of six people rode out of the city on fast horses!
Crossing the mountains and heading to Ruihu Grassland!
Two hours later!
Tang Yang came to the endless grassland.
This time the grasslands are growing vigorously and are filled with rivers. It can be described as a paradise for raising horses.
It's a pity that even though this territory currently officially belongs to the Xia Kingdom, no one dares to control it.
The reason is naturally because there are mountains after entering the Hu grassland. Once the cavalry of Rounu Kingdom attacks, the Xia Kingdom defenders will not even have a chance to escape.
If you want to truly control Ruihu Grassland, you must control the entire area 200 miles north of Ruihu Grassland and south of Monan Mountain!
However, with the strength of Xia State, it is simply impossible to do this.
So much so that such an excellent location was wasted.
Seeing all this, Shen Lingshan clenched his fists and knelt directly in front of Tang Yang: "Your Majesty, the general is incompetent!"
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
Tang Yang sighed lightly and looked at Shen Lingshan with a firm look in his eyes: "Shen Aiqing, as long as we, the emperor and the ministers, work together, we can control the area south of Mo Nan Mountain in the near future!"
Shen Lingshan swallowed hard!
Emperor Yongxing also told him about this matter. Unfortunately, after he said this, Xia's national power became weaker and weaker, and its borders retreated again and again.
Although Tang Yang has shown some courage now, with the current strength of Xia State, it is simply impossible to do it.
However, Tang Yang can have such great ambitions, which is better than nothing!
He didn't want to discourage Tang Yang's enthusiasm, so he said with firm eyes: "If your Majesty has this intention, he can definitely do it!"
"It's not that I have such intention, but it won't take long for me to have the strength to do this!" Tang Yang's words were full of confidence.
Although Tang Yang can produce modern weapons, the productivity of the current era is still limited.
Just like in the early Ming Dynasty, although there were firearms, they were still invaded by nomadic countries such as Oara, and were even besieged to the capital.
This shows that although firearms have the ability to crush, productivity determines the final output and cannot be used on a large scale like in modern society.
If you want to truly unify the world, in addition to crushing with firearms, cavalry and horses are absolutely indispensable.
And the endless grassland in front of you is a good place to raise horses!
Waiting for him to resolve the domestic conflicts and the Nanlin Kingdom, the first country he will attack is the Rounu Kingdom!
Grab this place! ! !
After strengthening his confidence, Tang Yang pointed to the three mountains rising in the distance.
"Shen Aiqing, are those three mountains in front of you what you were talking about?"
"Your Majesty, that's right!"
"Take me to investigate!"
"Here!"
First we came to Xiaolian Mountain, which he had mentioned before as being the most suitable. This mountain was very steep, and if we occupied it, it would be easy to defend and difficult to attack.
But Tang Yang unexpectedly denied it: "This place is not suitable. Let's look at the other two mountains."
"Your Majesty, the paths up the remaining two mountains are too gentle, which may not be conducive to defense." Shen Lingshan said hurriedly.
"It's okay, show me around first."
"Here!"
After some exploration, Tang Yang chose a path up the mountain, the gentlest one.
This mountain is called Hulou Mountain.
When this place was still under the actual control of the Xia Kingdom, it was the residence of horse breeders. You can still see the abandoned houses on the mountain.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that their cavalry here will be able to ride their horses down the slope and come to us, which is really not conducive to defense. The other two mountains are steep, and the advantages of their horses cannot be used, which is more beneficial to us! Please, Your Majesty, please listen to the general’s words and think twice before acting!”
The chance of conflict during this hunting is very high.
Once it happens, it will be a matter of national prestige and the emperor's safety.
Even though Tang Yang had made up his mind, Shen Lingshan still stepped forward.
"Shen Aiqing, I am very pleased that you are concerned about my safety. It's just that I chose this place because I wanted to use the immortal's weapons on the top of the mountain, so that I can attack the Rounu Kingdom cavalry more effectively. The other two mountains are really too much. It's too steep to transport it up." Tang Yang looked into the distance and replied.
The so-called immortal weapon is naturally the Hongyi cannon. That thing is extremely heavy and heavy. If the mountain road is steep, it will be extremely difficult to transport it to the top based on current capabilities!
That's why he chose this place.
Although the defensive power is not as good as the other two mountains, those two mountains are unable to transport the Hongyi cannon, and there is no point in choosing those two.
Shen Lingshan's heart was shocked again. Before, he didn't believe that Tang Yang said there were immortals to help him, but seeing Tang Yang's serious look, Shen Lingshan also began to doubt himself. Could it be that immortals really exist?
