It is true that fighting can make people rich. Two battles and the search of the occupied areas allowed the Anxi Army under Li Siye to obtain 10,000 Arabian horses and 20,000 camels, as well as various gold, silver, and spices.
There are countless.
Li Siye valued horses particularly. He gave part of the captured horses to Ning Yuanguo, who was in charge of logistics, and part to Ge Luolu. Most of the remaining horses were temporarily distributed to various soldiers, allowing them to feed them while increasing their mobility.
If it develops at this rate, the Anxi Army will usher in an all-cavalry era sooner or later. Li Siye is thinking that at that time, he can try to use the fish scale formation that Genghis Khan played and comprehensively explore ways to deal with infantry phalanxes and cavalry phalanxes.
Or after returning to Anxi, bring out the artillery and muskets, use the cavalry as spears and the infantry phalanx as shields.
While I was standing on the roof of the flat-roofed house, thinking, camels and horses were being distributed in the military camp behind me. Everyone had been arguing for three days about the distribution of these huge wealth. Tian Zhen, Wang Zhengjian, and Ma Phosphorus were the representatives.
The cavalry faction advocated the expansion of 5,000 cavalry in the Anxi Army. The logistics faction, led by Duan Xiushi and others, believed that these horses should be evenly distributed to each regiment of the Tang Army, and increase the number of horses when carrying supplies.
The ability to run long distances is the most important measure needed to cross the desert.
Li Siye finally made the final decision. Camels could be allocated to lower-level soldiers to carry supplies, but Arabian horses could not be used. This was the second most superior breeding horse in the world. He allowed the generals to temporarily allocate Arabian horses, but only to
On loan, they must be handed over after the battle is over and they return to Anxi. The Duhufu will arrange for a horse farm to be opened along the Yili River to feed and breed horses.
He also issued an announcement warning the commanders who were allocated the horses not to let me starve to death or lose the horses. Everyone registered their names. If they cannot hand over the horses after returning to Anxi, military pay and rewards of the same value will be deducted.
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You must know that Arabian horses have always been marketable and priceless. The big cannibals manage their own horses very strictly, just like the secret-level foreign military sales of a major country. These horses are never sold to foreign countries. Even if there are exceptions, in Kang
The estimated price on the market in Ju, Qiuci, and other places is more than 90,000 yuan. You must know that the price of the same Turkic Dunma is only 9,400 yuan, a difference of ten times.
If they lost a horse like this, they would have to go bankrupt to pay for it. Originally, the soldiers were looking forward to splitting the horse, but when they heard that the horse was not theirs, they would have to pay for it themselves in the event of an accident, as if they were being poured on the head.
After getting a basin of cold water, I feel like I have been given an ancestor, and I need to serve it with all my heart.
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He turned his attention to one side of Kangju City, and suddenly hundreds of people poured out of nowhere, holding torches and long and short weapons in their hands, and rushed toward a mosque in the west of the city.
The Tang troops guarding the gate of the official residence felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They thought that the people were rioting and wanted to rebel against the Tang troops, so they drew out their swords and leveled their crossbows.
Fortunately, the attack direction of these people was not the camp of the Tang army, but the temple built by the cannibals here. They rushed into the temple, dragged out all the people inside, and threw the torches in their hands through the windows.
Soon the magnificent and tall Food Temple burst into flames and engulfed the entire stone hall. It looked really regrettable.
Yan Xiaosi had never seen such a scene before, and he quickly rushed out of the gate and ran to the street. He looked back at the roof and asked Li Siye for instructions: "Doctor, how should we deal with it? Do you want me to bring someone over to suppress it?"
Li Siye waved his hand with great interest: "No, no, this is a sectarian conflict, a conflict between the Zoroastrian Cult and the Food Cult. You don't have to interfere from the side, you can bring people over to guard it, don't cause more disturbances, and don't
Attack the parishioners."
Yan Xiaosi nodded ignorantly and arrived at the scene with a group of people. Seeing the arrival of Tang Jun, the church members shrank for a while, but Tang Jun just gathered around to watch the show, and their fanatical emotions were ignited again, and they started to attack several big men.
Cultists engage in social beatings.
All the Dashi followers had already fled, and the few who were beaten were just local believers. This is understandable, because during the occupation of Kangju by the Dashi Army, they vigorously promoted the Dashi Cult and suppressed the Zoroastrian Cult.
The Dashi Cultists levy heavy taxes and publicize their teachings while military occupation. This forced propaganda method will of course cause a backlash from the locals and Zoroastrians.
Zoroastrianism was very popular in the Tang Dynasty and was the most basic belief of all Sogdians. It was also the oldest and most influential religion in Central Asia before the birth of the three major religions. Historical scholars called it Zoroastrianism as the founder of this religion.
Roastrianism, believers believe in Ahura Mazda, the god of wisdom and light. As for why it is called Zoroastrianism, it is because the doctrine believes that fire is the son of Mazda and was created.
Man's only friend.
Zoroastrianism was suppressed in the Khorasan area, but in the vast Hezhong area, its influence and status cannot be shaken, even if the cannibals came in. Thinking of this, Li Siye had a clear and clear idea in his mind
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Some of the teachings and rituals of Zoroastrianism are very righteous. Offering sacrifices to the god of fire and holding fire ceremonies are basically in line with his three views. Except for the unbearable sky burial where vultures peck at the corpse, it seems that this rule also happened decades ago
After the reform, he heard that only the Sabao and the most devout believers in the sect were eligible to enjoy sky burial. He really didn't understand that there were still people rushing to enjoy this thing.
In the eyes of smart people, all religions and beliefs serve politics. If you have modern knowledge, you will also know that they are tools for rulers to manage the people. Some are just to express a political opinion, or to express a certain political opinion.
For example, the crooked person who wrote the diary was baptized into Christianity, just to please his sponsor.
So Li Siye thought about it a lot, and decided to choose a grand and suitable day to go to the largest Zoroastrian Temple in Kangju City to pay homage to God Mazdama before crossing the desert to attack Mulu City.
He told Cen Shen, who was in charge of external relations, about this matter. Anyway, this kid was smart, had a photographic memory, and could learn it quickly. He had learned Sogdian in the past few years in the Western Regions, and he could just talk to these Zoroastrian Sabao Zoroastrians.
Let's negotiate.
When Cen Shen heard that Li Siye was going to worship the gods at the Zoroastrian Temple, he expressed his incomprehension on the spot: "Why, you are a Han Chinese, how can you worship the gods of the barbarians?"
Li Siye immediately asked him: "Then Sakyamuni is still the Buddha of the Hu people. Why did Xuanzang go to the west to seek scriptures, and we Han people still build Buddhist temples, eat fasting, and chant the Buddha's name?"
"That's different. Chanting Buddha's name is a true belief. You don't believe it at all."
"Who says I don't believe that there are gods with three feet above your head? You should do as the Romans do when you go to the countryside. Wherever you go, you have to worship the gods. Moreover, since Gao Xianzhi plundered the Shi Kingdom, the prestige of our Tang Army among the Huzhongs of the Nine Kingdoms in the River has dropped to a low point.
If the cannibals hadn't forced these Sogdians to convert to the food religion and made them resist, they would have helped the cannibals to fight against us."
"Of course I worship Zoroastrianism for a purpose, just to tell the Sogdians and Zoroastrianism that the Tang Army supports them and opposes the Dashi Cult. We stand on the same stance and are united in dealing with the outside world. We can unite everything.
We can unite the Sogdian people and consolidate our control over the Transoxiana region. If necessary, it is okay for me to fully join Zoroastrianism."
Cen Shenlue opened his mouth in surprise: "You can even change your beliefs in order to achieve your goal?"
"You are wrong. Because I don't believe it, that's why I want to join Zoroastrianism."
"What does this mean?"
Li Siye smiled and glanced sideways at him: "You don't even know this, yet you dare to claim to be a scholar. Let me explain it more clearly to you. Using faith to counter faith is my biggest faith. Think about it carefully and figure it out for yourself.