For the Tang army going south, except for the terrifying moment of the elephant soldiers, the rest were normal battle formations.
Linyi has no bright spots in terms of military affairs, and their level of civilization is still extremely backward. If it were not for the influence of the Central Plains civilization, it would not matter whether they have a king or not.
The Fan family in Linyi was actually a native leader supported by the Central Plains Dynasty, but he later learned from the Central Plains to build the country.
Their thinking was also very backward in terms of military affairs. In places with many mountains and jungles, they still repeatedly had head-on collisions with the Tang army. It was obvious that they had no brains.
In May, the hot and humid climate in the south gradually showed its power, and many Tang soldiers fell ill. This was the biggest enemy of the Tang army.
Don't look at the climate at this time with the eyes of later generations. Places like Linyi are indeed not suitable for people from the Central Plains to live. Even people from the south of the Yangtze River would not be able to live here.
When the Sui soldiers reached the capital of Linyi, they hurriedly retreated because the threat from the climate was too great and they could not stay here for long.
Liu Fang, who took command of the army after returning to the army, soon fell ill and died of illness. It was due to this battle.
In mid-May, Li Daozong led his army to surround the capital of Linyi. This was not the last battle to attack Linyi, because Fan Fanzhi had escaped before that. As soon as the Tang army arrived, the Linyi defenders surrendered.
Fan Fanzhi fled all the way to the islands in the outer sea, and Li Daozong stopped in Linyi State. At this time, the Tang army's combat effectiveness was actually very low.
But Li Daozong's mission was not over.
He sent Kan Ling to lead an army to pursue Fan Fanzhi and be sure to capture him. The greatest achievement of their trip would fall on this man.
Destroying a country can only be considered half the battle. Dedicating its leader to the capital will leave the most perfect annotation for this battle.
The other thing is to send people to Funan to let the ruler of Funan know that the Central Plains has changed its owner and it is time to present gifts. This should not be a big problem.
The Funan people are not as warlike as the Linyi people. They believe in Buddhism and have made it a habit to pay tribute to the Central Plains dynasty many times for more than a hundred years.
Everyone got along pretty well, especially the attack on Linyi by the Central Plains Dynasty was widely praised in Funan.
Because the people of Lin Yi always coveted Zhenla, the nobles of Funan were very angry. They repeatedly asked the Buddha if they should teach Lin Yi a lesson, but they were all dissuaded by the Buddha's spokesmen, as if they were being biased.
If the God of the West had been replaced, the situation would probably be different. He would have punished the heretics and go to clean up Linyi, right?
By the way, when Li Daozong offered victory to Chang'an, he captured some Kunlun slaves there, eighteen men and women, and sent them to Chang'an, which caused quite a sensation.
The word Kunlun has been around since ancient times. It does not refer to the Kunlun Mountains in the northwest, but generally refers to the ethnic groups in Linyi, Funan, Chenla and other South Asian regions.
They had dark skin, short stature, and their appearance was very different from that of the Central Plains, so people at that time named them Kunlun, mainly because Kunlun means black.
The small countries in South Asia were too far away from the Central Plains, and people didn't care much about them, so they used Kunlun to summarize them. When the darker brothers appeared in the Tang Dynasty with the Arab traders, everyone saw, ah, this word is used too early...
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But no one was too lazy to think about it, so Kunlun Slave added another branch.
It was not until the end of the year that Li Daozong received a reply from Chang'an.
Li Po was not stingy with his compliments, and hinted that his Kunlun slaves were very popular in Chang'an, and that the trouble in Linyi was caused by the natives, so he could let them all come to the Central Plains to have a better experience.
Li Daozong understood the meaning behind the words, and a slave trader was born.
In the following years, the native tribes in Linyi suffered disasters one after another. Not only did the Tang army try their best to capture them, but the natives from Jiuzhen, Rinan and Jiaozhi counties were also encouraged and began to search for them in Linyi.
Capture Kunlun slaves and sell them for profit.
The slave trade gradually flourished in the south. When some Tang soldiers who retired from the army joined in, the sea routes began to become increasingly busy.
The nature of profit-seeking prompted the rapid establishment of a model of trade and plunder. At this time, people's attention was not limited to Linyi...
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Chang'an, thousands of miles away, actually didn't pay much attention to this war. People cared about the Turks and Goguryeo because they were strong enough. The small country of Zuer in the south was obviously not included in this.
At the end of March, the envoy of Yehu Khan, the leader of the Western Turks, came to Chang'an after a long journey.
They first met with the Emperor of Tang Dynasty and were very curious about this young emperor who could understand Turkic language. This was a good topic of conversation when they returned home.
They also placed their hope that the Khan of the Tang Dynasty could interact with the Western Turks like the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and face their compatriots in the east together.
However, they soon learned that the envoys from the Turkic Royal Court were in Chang'an, and the descendants of Shegui Khan who had defected to the Tang Dynasty were also here.
As a result, the mood of these envoys became bad. When talking with the officials of Menxia Province, they repeatedly proposed that they would take Ashina Nishu and others back to the Western Turkic King's tent so that they could be punished as they deserved.
Of course, their demands cannot be met. Just like when Chuluo Khan fled eastward, apart from the island-state mentality of Goguryeo's monarchs and ministers who never knew what a promise was, neither the Tang Dynasty nor the Turks were interested in seeking political asylum.
People's attitudes never change.
Ashina Mudan also quickly "heard" the news that the Western Turkic envoys had arrived in Chang'an, and the progress of the negotiations between the two parties regarding the alliance was accelerated a lot.
Ashina Mudan finally made it clear that she hoped to facilitate this matter before May, because she had to go back to reunite with the Khan, and the two parties were in a hurry to meet outside the Great Wall in June and July.
Apparently she no longer wants to postpone the matter until next year.
Honglu Temple reported to Li Po what Ashina Peony meant, but Li Po, with the idea that if you are anxious, I will not be in a hurry, he asked the people of Honglu Temple to delay further.
Even if no substantive commitments and benefits are obtained during the negotiations, they must still take the initiative verbally. All winter long, the Turkic envoy team led by Ashina Mudan was trying to turn this alliance into a meeting between the king and his ministers.
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In other words, even if the Tang Dynasty was not prepared to surrender to the Turks, it still had to create the impression that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was going to pay homage to the Turkic Khan.
At least to describe it this way in the Turkic country, in fact, it is still based on national strength to force the Tang Dynasty to make concessions. For example, Dingxiang County was symbolically assigned to the jurisdiction of the Turks, even if the Tang Dynasty and the Turks actually jointly garrisoned the place and used this place as a
The two countries jointly manage the land.
There is also a debate over the ownership of Liaodong City.
Well, both sides no longer think that Goguryeo's reaction is worth paying attention to. They are arguing in a serious way about who should belong to Liaodong City. If the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers hear it.
With their always arrogant mentality, they would be so angry that they would vomit three liters of blood.
