Chapter 4 Thanksgiving Dade "Commander, Samarkand has arrived." Kant rushed to Li Changguo from afar, and his face was full of red light, and he was very happy, as if this was the greatest joy he had ever experienced in his life.

"Arrived?" Li Changguo raised his eyebrows, looked at it, and saw that there was a big city in the extreme place where he could see, faintly, and he couldn't see it very really, but he could be sure that this was a majestic city, far inferior to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, but not inferior to the ordinary heavy land.

"What a hero!" Li Mi couldn't help but praise loudly, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Samarkand is a heroic city, and it is true. ”

"It's rare to see such a majestic city here." Li Changguo sighed for a while: This is a land in Central Asia, a poor and remote place in modern society, and it is really not easy to have such a majestic city.

"Commander, the Sogdians are here, and they have come to meet us." Kant took advantage of Li Changguo's emotion to report again.

"Here come the Sogdians? Abu? The Muslims fled. Li Changguo raised his eyebrows, a little regretful, and said, "Abu? The Muslims still don't have the courage to fight us to the death here. ”

"Abu? Muslims fled? This coward. There was a lot of scolding, from the mouth of the generals, and they ridiculed: "Didn't he boast of his boldness and swore to fight us to the death?" With this little courage, he also wants to fight with us. ”

Abu? Muslims are known for their courage, and according to the generals, he will definitely fight the Tang army in Samarkand, but no one expected that he would abandon the city and flee, and the generals would not look down on him.

"It was a wise decision." Li Changguo and Li Mi glanced at each other, smiled slightly, and praised each other.

Abu? Although it is regrettable that the Muslim fled, intellectually and in the overall situation, he has to admit that he was the right decision. You must know that the Arab Empire does not have many troops in Samarkand, just tens of thousands of old and weak who are not elite, and they cannot resist the attack of hundreds of thousands of Tang troops in any case.

If it is Abu? The Muslims fought to the death with the Tang army in Samarkand, and the result was doomed, not to mention the total annihilation, and it would become the spoils of the Tang army.

Rather than this, it is better to decisively abandon Samarkand, return to the governor's palace in Khorasan, and mobilize the garrison in the old land of Persia to deal with the Tang army, which has a greater chance of victory.

You know, Khorasan was the former place of the Governor of the East, and the Arab Empire garrisoned more troops here than in Samarkand, much more and more elite. If they are mobilized together, they can create a lot of trouble for the Tang Army. As long as he drags the Tang army, he will be able to get reinforcements sent by the caliphate, and at that time, he will be able to fight to the death with the Tang army.

"He was wishful thinking, but unfortunately, it was not destined to succeed. Guo Wudi and Li Guangbi were guarding the Khorasan border, Abu? The Muslims would have to make a detour, and it would take a lot of time to get back to the governor's palace. Perhaps, by the time he arrives at the Doge's Palace, we will be there too. Li Mi said with a smile.

Li Changguo sent Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to block the Khorasan border, not with the intention of capturing Abu alive? Muslims, of course, would be best if they could catch him, but it would be too difficult unless a miracle happens. Muslims will automatically bump into it, and this possibility of surnames is almost non-existent. Can you make Abu? Muslims took a detour and took more time, which was Li Changguo's original intention. With all this time, the Don army had almost already entered Khorasan.

"Actually, let Abu go? It would be more beneficial for us for the Muslims to return to the Doge's palace in Khorasan and let him gather his army for another decisive battle. The advantage of this is that the power of the Great Eclipse in Khorasan can be completely eradicated. Li Changnan was a little regretful.

"It's a pity that this is Khorasan, the old land of Persia, and the impact of letting Persia return is far greater than letting go of Abu? The Muslims mobilized their armies and annihilated their armies much greater, much greater. Li Mi also shook his head, revealing Li Changguo's intention to deploy like this.

If you want to completely eliminate the power of the Great Eclipse in Khorasan, for Abu? The Muslims created the conditions for him to calmly mobilize his army and fight a decisive battle, which is the best way to deal with the situation. The advantage of doing so is to put Abu? The Muslims were completely purged in Khorasan, and from then on, there was no resistance left, which was of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty.

However, Khorasan is the old land of Persia, and the most important thing is to restore Persia. The Persian Empire was once the master of the Middle East, affecting the Middle East for thousands of years, and its influence is extremely amazing, if the Persian Empire is restored, its impact will be earthquake-level, and there will be a political earthquake in the Middle East, which will trigger a chain reaction.

You can imagine what kind of impact it would be for an old empire that had been destroyed for a hundred years to miraculously recover? It will inevitably cause the likelihood of many areas, which will expel the Great Eclipse Army and restore the old land.

You must know that although the Arab Empire conquered a large area of land, it did not have time to assimilate, and it was still divided internally, and it was not monolithic. Coupled with the fact that the Arab Empire pursued a religious policy with iron blood, it caused even more chaos, and if the Persian Empire was suddenly restored, it would inevitably be a political earthquake for the Great Eclipse, which would plunge the Arab Empire into endless civil strife.

At that time, if the Tang army launches a fierce attack from the east, it will inevitably destroy the withering and decaying, and it will not be a problem to destroy the Arab Empire.

Therefore, the sooner Persia is restored, the more beneficial it will be for the Tang Dynasty, and many fewer soldiers will die.

It is precisely with this consideration in mind that Li Changguo made such a deployment.

When Li Changguo and Li Mi sighed, they saw groups of Sogdians rushing over, and shouted from afar: "Tang Jun, you are finally here!" It's finally here! ”

The more he talked, the more excited he became, tears gushed out like a spring, and the whining sound was loud, and the cry was sky-high.

The Sogdians first wept while standing, then wept on their knees, and then they even kowtowed heavily, wiping their tears while prostrating, and shouting loudly: "Tang Jun, why did you come so late? If you had come sooner, my family wouldn't have ...... Whining! ”

There are not a few people who think this way, and almost all the Sogdians here think so.

When they were ravaged by the Arab Empire, what they hoped for most was a savior to save them from the sea of suffering. The savior they are looking forward to, who is the Tang Dynasty? At that time, only the Tang Dynasty could compete with the Arab Empire, and if the Tang Dynasty was not a savior, who could be a savior?

It's a pity that they didn't expect the arrival of the Tang Army, they were all about to despair.

However, fate is so miraculous, it is unpredictable, when they were desperate, Tang Jun really came, they were both excited and regretful. I am excited that I am finally saved, and I don't have to live in the dark days anymore. Regrettably, the Tang army arrived a little late, and their families had already died at the hands of the Arab Empire.

"Fathers and fellow villagers: Hurry up! Hurry up, please! Li Changguo immediately shouted loudly and asked the Sogdians to get up.

"Lord Tang Jun, you have to save us from the sea of suffering." The Sogdians did not stand up, but looked at Li Changguo with a look of anticipation.

"Rest assured, we are here and will never let you suffer again." The political system of the Tang Dynasty was much better than that of the Arab Empire. After all, the Tang Dynasty was a feudal system, while the Arab Empire was a slave system, and there is no need to say that the advanced surnames of the social system are not to be said.

"Tang Jun is a good person! What a nice guy! The Sogdians praised loudly, their gratitude overflowing, and they kowtowed even harder to the Tang army, and their foreheads touched the ground, making a "knock" sound, like a giant mallet hammering the ground.

After kowtowing, he stood up happily, all of them were full of red light, and he looked at Tang Jun as if he was looking at his ancestors.

"Lord Tang Jun, what are you going to do with us?" An old man in his fifties asked cautiously.

It is gratifying to be rescued by the Tang army, but the future is still long, and how the Tang army deals with them is related to fate, and the Sogdians are most concerned about this, and they all pricked up their ears and listened quietly.

Li Changguo glanced at the Sogdians, saw that they were all looking forward to it, and thought that it would be good for this policy program to be announced at this time, and said loudly: "Please rest assured, we will never treat you like a big dog, and we have several requirements for you: First, you must not fight against the Tang Dynasty, but be loyal to the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Lord Tang Jun, please rest assured, we will be loyal to Datang. It was Datang who rescued us from the dire situation, our lives are Datang's, and even death will not oppose Datang. The Sogdians babbled, indicating that this condition was not a condition.

"The second is that you can have personal safety, and we will abolish slaves, and we will not keep slaves." Lee Chang-kook once again threw out a condition.

"Long live Datang!" As soon as Li Changguo's words fell, a cheer rang out, and the Sogdians jumped with joy and excitement, and their original worries were swept away.

The Arab Empire was a slave state, and after their conquest of the region, they reduced the Sogdians to slaves, which means that they were slaves except for a very small number of Sogdians who were not slaves. The Sogdians who arrived here were all slaves. The abolition of slavery was a great joy for them, the best news they had ever heard.

"The third is that you can engage in production and trade, as long as you pay a moderate amount of taxes. You can rest assured that Datang's taxes are not heavy, which is the reason why our Datang people live happily. Li Changguo threw out the conditions again.

"We have heard of the richness of Datang, we know that Datang has always been light and kind to the people, and we are proud to be the people of Datang." The Sogdians erupted in cheers again.

"Kaiyuan Dynasty" is a monument in Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty was at its peak during this period, the people under its jurisdiction lived and worked in peace and contentment, lived a rich life, and were famous far and wide, and it had long been spread to foreign lands thousands of miles away, and the Sogdians had also heard of it, all of them wished to become the people of the Tang Dynasty, and now they finally got their long-cherished wish, and they could not be happy if they were not happy.

"Fourth...... "Li Changguo said the program one by one, and with each remark, the Sogdians would burst into earth-shattering cheers.

(To be continued)