Chapter 608 The continuation of the war is politics
Colorful silks were hung on the city gate of Kangju. Welcomed by the local nobles and people of Sogdia, Li Siye led his army into this pearl on the Silk Road. He could see the light blue dome chisels in the city.
Stone houses and tall buildings made of gypsum give people a calm and indifferent beauty. The Zoroastrian Zoroastrian Temple is not at all like the Chang'an Zoroastrian Temple with flying eaves and brackets, but a flat-roofed building made of gypsum mud with pure national characteristics.
Most people have built water storage systems on their roofs, which can use rainwater to water crops in their vegetable fields during summer droughts.
There is an aqueduct built in the city to bring in the tributaries of the dense water to provide domestic water for urban residents. There is also a drainage channel to discharge domestic sewage. The rationally planned waterway system makes the residents in the city live a prosperous and happy life.
The foreign men wearing white and blue robes on the flat-roofed houses took off their turbans and waved them in the air. The beautiful woman whose face was covered with red gauze only showed two big eyes like grapes, waving the ropa in her hand and shouting
shout.
Kang Yuan, the king of Kang State who was following Li Siye on horseback, looked over and said loudly: "Doctor Li, do you hear it! This is the cheering sound of my people in Kangju. Although we have had to devote ourselves to food in recent years, but
My heart has always been toward the imperial court and the Tang Dynasty."
Li Siye nodded calmly and stared at this big city with flat-roofed houses scattered under the blue sky. It is said that the prototype of the story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves is here. The legendary Afanti also once lived in this city. Here
Once the Kangju Governor's Palace of the Tang Dynasty, this place will also be the Khanate of Tamerlane, a descendant of Turkic Mongolia, and will eventually become the second largest city in Uzbekistan.
He turned back to Kang Yuan and said: "I will report to Your Majesty later and re-promote you as the Governor of Kangju. I remember that the last person who held this position was..."
Kang Yuan said quickly: "It's my grandfather. Later, the cannibal came in twice and wanted to appoint him as another official, but my grandfather refused."
Li Siye praised: "Your family is indeed the royal family of the Kang Dynasty. After all, it is Miao Zhenggenhong."
Kang Yuanyuan didn't understand what Miao Zhenggenhong was, but it sounded like a good thing, so he accepted it readily.
They walked through the main street and arrived at the royal palace and official residence complex of Kangju State. The generals of the Dashi garrison also stayed here. Li Siye raised his hand and said, "I will report it to the saint and station an army here for a long time to protect the river."
Stable and quiet.”
"It's so good, it's so good," Kang Yuan quickly agreed, and the Sogdian nobles behind him also agreed in unison.
Li Siye stood still in front of the mansion, then turned around and said loudly: "Our Anxi Army needs food, fresh water, and a large number of camels and pack horses."
Kang Yuan asked anxiously: "How much does Doctor Li need?"
"A lot, enough for us to cross the Kizilkum Desert and reach the city of Mulu in Khorasan."
"Ah, doctor, you still want to fight me."
"That's right, I also want to conquer Tus City, the capital of Khorasan, and maybe I can help Persia regain its kingdom."
Everyone looked at each other with expressions of shock. This man's ambition was really strong. He actually wanted to conquer the city of Tus. It seemed that he would not give up until he achieved his goal.
After the Sogdian nobles dispersed, Li Siye strolled alone in the hall of the official residence, looking up at the colorful paintings on the dome. The flowers looked dazzling and dizzying. Duan Xiushi, Cheng Qianli and others hurriedly led a few officers in,
Everyone knelt on one knee in front of Li Siye, crossed their hands and said, "Doctor!"
Li Siye turned around and pretended to be surprised and said, "What do you mean by this?"
Cheng Qianli raised his hands above his head and said first: "Since our Anxi Army set out to fight westward with the doctor in March, we have traveled four thousand miles and won two battles. Although the soldiers are not exhausted now, they are already
This is the end of a strong crossbow. If the generals start fighting again, how can they have the same vigor as before? And when the cannibals defend the territory and fight, they must wait for work. How can we win with our exhausted distant troops to attack the enemy? Once our army is defeated, what we have achieved before will be lost.
The outstanding results of the battle will eventually be in vain, and the big cannibals can chase us and take back all the city and land we have obtained intact. Please be careful, doctor."
As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Xiushi and others also raised their hands and said loudly: "Doctor, please think carefully about this!"
Now even his die-hard Duan Xiushi began to oppose the continuation of the expedition, because their thinking was very reasonable. The further they marched westward, their advantages would be gone and the chance of failure would be greater. They are not gamblers and cannot
Keep the mentality of continuing to bet big and make more money, because as long as you lose one battle, you have lost everything.
A mysterious smile appeared on Li Siye's face. He bent down to help Cheng Qianli up, and then helped up each general in turn. Tian Zhen did not follow them. It seemed that Lao Tian was really his die-hard fan, even if he had different opinions.
I would rather abstain than stand up.
He stretched out his hand to support the plaster wall, turned around and said to them: "You just heard the words I said to the Sogdian nobles. Those words are full of water. How could I be so ignorant, let alone ignore the efforts of my brothers?
exhausted."
Duan Xiushi's face was filled with joy: "So the doctor must not be preparing to use troops?"
"The expedition will still continue, but it is not to attack the city of Tus or annex Khorasan, but to force Dashi to draw a border line and redefine the sphere of influence. We need to negotiate with them about the ownership of the river.
Let’s talk, this war doesn’t make much sense if we don’t talk about it.”
"What if they don't talk about it?"
"Then we will capture the city of Tus and march towards Baghdad."
Everyone looked desperate.
Li Siye said with a smile: "Don't worry, they will talk. The black-clothed foodies have just established the country, the political power has not yet been stabilized, and the white-clothed foodies have not yet been eliminated. Their remaining forces ran to Cordoba, Spain, and continued to fight with Aba
The Si family was fighting against each other. The Byzantine Empire in the northwest was also eyeing them. We in the Tang Dynasty called it Fu Fu Kingdom. Fu Fu Kingdom also tried to bite a piece of flesh from this new empire. The domestic situation of their big food was worse than
As difficult as you imagine, not only can we negotiate, but we can also get the most favorable conditions."
Duan Xiushi was successfully diverted and asked Li Siye in surprise: "How come the doctor knows so clearly about the situation in the Great Food Country? And what is the name of the tooth? Is it a place or a tooth?"
Li Siye naturally couldn't give the correct answer, but he was able to say mysteriously: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. Since I am sending troops on an expedition, of course I must understand all aspects of the enemy's country. Also, remember that Spain is a country, not a tooth."
Li Siye's words naturally did not satisfy Cheng Qianli and the others. They asked politely: "Doctor, do you mean to bite off a piece of meat from the Abbasid dynasty that we also want to feast on?"
He laughed brightly and replied: "I would like to, but the big cannibals are not that easy to deal with, and we can't get any benefits from them. So our biggest victory is to sign a contract with them
Two official documents, allowing them to recognize the Tang Dynasty as the suzerainty of the nine river kingdoms and Tocharia, and have Abu Dhabi and even the caliph sign and stamp it. The two sides clearly demarcate a border and erect boundary markers. This can be achieved.
, we will be successful and can move smoothly."
All the generals secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the war does not continue, no matter what agreement, document or treaty they sign, they all agree.