The route from the Song Dynasty to Arabia was opened during the Tang Dynasty. By the time the Song Dynasty suffered frequent defeats in the northwest, the Silk Road on Land was cut off, and it relied more on maritime trade, and this route became increasingly prosperous. From October to December every year

Use the northeast monsoon to go to the Strait of Malacca, and then cross the Bay of Bengal in January of the following year. Arrive in southern Arabia in February or March and drive along the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. On the way, you need to stop at the port to replenish freshwater and supplies, and finally pass through Huo with the southwest monsoon.

The Strait of Ermuz arrives at its destination in April, which means it takes six months.

When the voyage is back, it will take until the northeastern monsoon winds rise in September or October. Walking on the sea for two months, it will arrive on the coast of Malabar, India. Then there will be a long wait until the storm season in the Bay of Bengal has passed. On the following year, the following year

After arriving at Jida, the Malay Peninsula in late month, I could only wait for the monsoon again, otherwise I would not be able to pass through the Strait of Malacca. After that, I had to take advantage of the southwest monsoon in summer and head north, and at this time there were basically no typhoons on the sea of ​​South China.

If it goes well, you can arrive in Quanzhou in May.

So it will take at least one and a half years to come. Now the emperor wants to lead a navy army to personally conquer the Kingdom of Seljuk, which really scared a few people. The sea is not as good as land, and danger is everywhere. If it is done, the ship will sink.

People die, and countless people die on this route. Besides, the journey is long and it will take at least more than a year, or even several years to return to China. If there is something wrong in the middle of the country, wouldn’t it be blind? Therefore, I firmly disagree with the emperor’s personal expedition...

However, the starting point that Zhao Qi considered was different from others. In this century, in the central area of ​​traditional civilization, he experienced a series of order reorganizations.

In the Middle East, the Seljuk Empire of the Turks rose rapidly, conquering the vast territory from Central Asia to Asia Minor, controlling the Abbasid Caliph, becoming the new leader of the Islamic world, and severely damaged the Byzantine Empire. In Europe, the Holy Holy

The Roman Empire was still in its heyday under the rule of the Salian family. The pope's power expanded and became a check and balance force for the imperial power, and opened the prelude to the Crusade.

In the traditional sense of civilization, two countries have entered the ranks of world powers. One is the Jura Kingdom of South India, which not only basically controls South India, but also occupy a large tract of land in Southeast Asia and controls traffic in the Indian Ocean.

One is the Knut Empire of the North Sea. It was the master of the Nordic Vikings and established a huge empire that almost turned the North Sea into an inland sea, including today's Britain, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

The Song Empire located in the east rose rapidly after almost losing its country, with great economic and cultural prosperity, and its total population further recovered to more than 80 million. After a series of wars, its power has spread throughout East Asia.

East Asia is the well-deserved boss. Now the tentacles have reached Central Asia and are involved in disputes in the West Asian region, and want to control the trade routes between East and West Asia to gain more wealth.

Zhao Qiong understands that the essence of conflict between countries is to first compete for land and wealth, which is also the basis for maintaining the existence of a country. Once a conflict occurs in these two interests, war is basically inevitable. Now the Song Dynasty has opened up trade routes to export products.

When he went to various places, he would inevitably arouse the jealousy of some forces, so he wanted to make a fortune from it. Seljuk was one of them. He believed that he controlled the coast of the Middle East, plundered the wealth of the merchants of the Song Dynasty by direct or indirect means, and then robbed the stolen ones.

The things turned around and sold to Europe, making a fortune from them, but those belonged to the Song Dynasty.

The second is the spread and invasion of different religions and cultures, which are often accomplished by force, which is more cruel and bloody than the struggle for land. Although the Seljuk Empire was a country established by the Tuque people, it

He abandoned the religion he once believed in and converted to Islam. At this moment, he was at his peak. His country was strong and he possessed most of the territory including Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq today, and occupied a large number of "Stan".

He is the overlord of West Asia and the leader of the Muslims, and the Caliph is just a toy in the hands of the Seljuk Turks.

Zhao Qi's arrival has changed the historical trajectory of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise from the Jurchens. He has always been vigilant about the rise of the Mongols. Now he wants to eliminate the soil for its growth and eradicate the environment for its development.

The history of the Mongolian expedition and destruction of countless countries in the west may not be staged, and the rise and fall of the Western countries may benefit from this growth.

At this time, the Liao Kingdom of Yelu Dashi was not bordered by the Seljuk Empire. However, the rise of Western Liao itself made the Seljuk Emperor feel the largest and most fundamental threat from the East. The Seljuk Turks who felt threatened were threatened.

The empire Sultan Sanjar sent troops to conquer the Liao Kingdom and called on Muslims with common belief to launch a holy war against the alien races. Zhao Qi wanted to take this opportunity to join forces with the Liao Kingdom to launch a sniper attack on the Western invasion.

Zhao Qi thought that although the East-West Hegemony was still in its infancy, since it was certain that there would be a conflict sooner or later, then it would be better to fight early than later. By showing the force of the Song Dynasty, they could see the power of the East and use this to shock them.

The Western world gave up their idea of ​​invading eastward, thus winning a peaceful environment for the continued development of the Song Dynasty and saving the East from the invasion of foreign races.

The knowledge of the previous life made Zhao Qi know that according to historical records, Yelu Dashi led his army to defeat the attack of the Seljuks, causing it to decline, and the political structure of Central and Western Asia also underwent a series of changes. The Western Liao Dynasty also

After losing Yelu Dashi, a promising monarch the following year, Zhao Qiong thought that as an elite figure who left a strong mark in history, he should be able to recognize his current crisis and the benefits of his talks with Song He. So he must be in

Before he returned to heaven, he reached a political alliance with him, laying the foundation for the development direction of bilateral relations after his death.

But Zhao Qi did not have the idea of ​​dominating the world. He understood that the information and transportation conditions of this era could not be completed effectively in a superpower. Just like the empires that had been established in Rome, Persia and Mongolia, which spanned various continents,

However, it is difficult to last for a long time. It soon falls apart and falls back into division, gradually fading from internal struggles. Instead, it is better to manage your own one-acre and three-point land within your ability, and establish a general defense circle through alliances.

The war was isolated outside the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Based on the above considerations, Zhao Qiong decided to take the Western Liao Dynasty at the beginning of his troops sent Gaochang, and prepared for a series of actions that followed. It also determined that the war launched by the Song Dynasty could not be too deeply involved, only

It can be a punitive battle that is short, flat and fast. Half a year of attack on the water is enough, which makes Zhao Qi very itchy and has the idea of ​​personally quitting, wanting to relive his life at sea...

"The official family, it is early November now, and it is the time when the monsoon first rises. Even if you want to fight in person, it will take some time to mobilize troops and raise supplies. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a journey this year!" Zhe Meiluan thought about it.

She said with a smile, she was blinded by the emperor's words just now. After thinking about it, she would be unable to catch up with the monsoon even if she set out now, so she could only wait until next year.

"Sister Zhe, you still haven't guessed the thoughts of the official family. Since he said he wanted to fight in person, he must have been prepared for a long time. Don't be fooled!" Zhao Xin has been with the emperor for the longest time and knows that he has always been good at planning.

Under the circumstances, we will never act rashly. The matter of expedition to Gaochang in the West was decided a year ago. The use of the navy must be within its consideration. It must be that the navy did not return in Goryeo at that time, so it was not secretly so

Xuan, it is time for the Western Expedition Army to arrive in Gaochang successfully.

"Official family, you really have everything ready, just the east wind, right?" Zhe Meiluan asked in surprise after hearing this.

"Haha..." Zhao Qi smiled awkwardly and lowered his head.

He thought at that time that the battle to aid Goryeo was in stalemate, the navy would be restrained in Goryeo. Therefore, he secretly formed a long-distance fleet with the experimental fleet as the main force to move to the islands near Quanzhou Port to stand by. At the same time, he drew leopard and wolf wings in the name of training.

The two armies formed a landing force and headed to Quanzhou for cross-sea and long-distance raid training. When they were ready to go, they hesitated that the Western Xia army failed to fulfill their promise and sent troops as scheduled, resulting in delays in land advances, and the sea routes could only slow down.

Stay in Quanzhou for training, so you can set sail and go out to sea immediately with just a command!

"It turns out that there was a premeditation. If it weren't for the incident today, I'm afraid the official would have sneaked away!" Li Xiaoxiao said angrily as she glared at the emperor.

"How could this happen? How can such a big thing be hidden from others!" Zhao Qi shook his head and said.

"Hmph, this kind of thing has been done before. The official family left a book for everyone before their wedding, and was preparing to run away secretly..." Zhao Xin didn't believe it at all. The emperor had a criminal record, and what he decided was often difficult.

Change, not to mention that she had planned for such a time. She just accidentally said something and forgot who the emperor was for. When she realized that the words had already been spoken, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Xin'er, you don't understand my hard work, don't you help me?" Zhao Qiong said with a trembling voice as he heard this.

"Official family, I... I am helping the manager but not the relative. As the saying goes, "The son of a thousand gold cannot sit in the hall." The emperor is the lord of the world. Every move is related to the safety of the country. Moreover, it is a place with great danger and uncertain future!

"Zhao Xin was softened by the emperor's expression, but he realized in a flash that he wanted to take the opportunity to excuse him, and immediately refused to say good things to him.

"Hmph, since I know that I am the lord of the world, I will say the golden rules as soon as I say it. Do you dare to disobey those bullshit rules? " Zhao Qiong slapped the table and said angrily.
Chapter completed!