Chapter 5: Advancing into Persia "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" ”

The cheers resounded through the sky, reaching through the nine skies, shaking the ground and trembling.

Groups of Sogdians waved their arms, shook their fists, and cheered to their heart's content, and all of them had happy smiles on their faces.

Today, it is said that the Sogdians have escaped their suffering and gained a new life, and they will not be able to do so unless they rejoice.

The Tang Dynasty destroyed dozens of countries, and had already figured out a whole set of ways to govern the newly acquired land, and Li Changguo was just a retelling.

What pleased the Sogdians most about these measures was that they were no longer slaves but freemen, with personal liberty and access to property; They could practice their own religion, as long as they did not oppose the Tang Dynasty, which made the Sogdians, who were tormented by the iron-blooded religious policies of the Arab Empire, particularly happy; From then on, they could go to the Tang Dynasty for business and travel, and they could come and go freely without being prevented...... Either way, what the Sogdians could never have dreamed of before would have become their right, and their asses were happy. Moreover, more and more Sogdians rushed to hear the news, and soon gathered thousands of people, then tens of thousands, more than 10,000 people, tens of thousands of people, and more and more people, until in the end, there were no less than 50,000 or 60,000 people.

It is rare for such a large number of people to gather in such a short period of time, and many more Sogdians are coming.

"Ahem!" When he finished speaking, Li Changguo's mouth was a little dry.

The Tang Dynasty did not take many measures, mainly because the Sogdians kept asking questions under the joy of joy, which made Li Changguo have a lot of trouble talking.

"That's all, let's go into town." Li Changguo waved his hand and ordered the Tang army to enter the city.

"Lord Tang Jun, I'll lead the horse for you." A group of people rushed in, surrounded Li Changguo, stretched out their hands, and grabbed the reins of the horse. There are many hands that grasp the reins of the horse, you don't let me, I don't let you, you fight for me, and they are all proud of Li Changguo leading the horse.

Not only Li Changguo was treated like this, but so was Li Mi Kangde.

Even the ordinary soldiers of the Tang Army were besieged and could not get through, and the Sogdians were willing to play the role of horsemen, otherwise it was not enough to express their gratitude.

For the Sogdians, the Tang Army was their ancestor, shouldn't they serve their ancestors?

The Tang army had never experienced such a scene, and could not help but be a little overwhelmed, and the soldiers of the Tang army reprimanded them lightly, asking the Sogdians to let go. It was good that the Tang army was silent, but as soon as they spoke, a large number of Sogdians were frightened, and many Sogdians fell to their knees on the ground, and kept kowtowing to the Tang army, repeatedly expressing their respect.

"Okay, okay, since the villagers are so gracious, let's not refuse." Li Changguo knew that if he resigned, more Sogdians would kowtow, so he had to order the Tang army to accept their hospitality.

"Lord Xie Tangjun."

"I can finally lead the horse for Lord Tang Jun!"

There was a shout of joy, and the Sogdians were so happy that they seemed to have the highest honor in leading a horse, and their mouths were cracked to the base of their ears.

The Sogdians surrounded the Tang army, and a Tang soldier and several Su people were waiting, hugging each other in front and back, so it was not lively.

Li Changguo and Li Mi were even surrounded by a large group of Sogdians, as if they were big stars and Sogdians were minor followers.

In this way, Li Changguo and the others came to the city of Samarkand, and Li Changguo took a look, it was a big city, tall and majestic, strong and abnormal, and it was a majestic city.

"Good city!" Li Changguo couldn't help but praise loudly.

"Lord Xie Tangjun compliments." Samarkand is the pride of the Sogdians, this city has a long history and culture, Li Changguo's praise of this city is tantamount to hitting the hearts of the Sogdians, and their buttocks are happy.

"I have long heard how tall and majestic Samarkand is, how prosperous it is, and now I can see that it is true. Well, even better than I've heard of. Li Changguo's words of emotion turned out to be similar to the comments of Alexander the Great thousands of years ago.

Alexander the Great, after his conquest of Samarkand, had a similar comment.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw that the wide streets were very neat, no less than Chang'an, and Li Changguo nodded heavily and admired.

Li Changguo came to Abu? The Provisional Governor's Palace of the Muslims is a very large mansion, and the decoration is very luxurious, jeweled, and dazzling.

"Abu? Muslims are so luxurious. "Lee Chang Guoda was an accident.

"Lord Tang Jun, this is nothing, the treasures are all Abu? The Muslims were transported to Khorasan, and I heard that he was even more imposing in the Governor's Palace in Khorasan. "There were older Sogdians who were busy explaining.

"Li Mi, immediately check the treasury. We're here to rest and recuperate, and we're about to go. Li Changguo ordered loudly.

"Don't worry, I'm good at this." Li Mi was in a good mood, and made a rare joke: "Du Zimei went to count the treasury, Gao Shi went to patrol the city to maintain order, and Cen Shen went to the prison to have a look." Well, I'm in the middle. ”

Du Fu, Gao Shi, and Cen Shen responded and hurriedly went to handle it.

Li Changguo ordered the Tang army to rest on the spot and prepare to go to Persia.

Since leaving Talas, the Tang army has been rushing all the way, and it is not very tired, and a little rest is necessary.

It didn't take long for Li Mi and Du Fu to come in a hurry, laughing before saying a word, and said, "Hehe! The two of them were virtuous, brushing their beards, their faces were full of red light, and they couldn't suppress their laughter, as if they had picked up the ingots.

"What ...... are you" Li Changguo was a little puzzled, for no reason, these two people laughed and became Maitreya Buddha, this is too weird, right?

"Dashuai, we rejoice." Du Fu didn't say a word, he stroked his beard with the middle fingers of his right hand, smiled very happily, and his eyes narrowed together.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Who of us doesn't rejoice? Li Changguo's face sank, and Du Fu fell.

Who doesn't rejoice in the defeat of Samarkand without blood?

"Marshal, what we rejoice in is not the capture of Samarkand, but the wealth in Samarkand, there are so many that our eyes are glazed." Li Mi explained with a smile. It's good that he doesn't explain, this explanation not only narrows his eyes, but also his nose and eyes are huddled.

"Have you found out?" Li Changguo was a little surprised: "How much time has this been?" ”

"Dashuai, I didn't tell you, the goods in the treasury are neatly piled up, and it doesn't take much effort to find out. This should be Abu? The Muslims fled in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to take many treasures with them. "Du Fumeizi's report.

"How many?" Lee Chang-kook also came to be interested.

The battlefield is exciting, but it is not the most joyful moment. What is the most joyful time? It is to defeat the enemy, and when counting the spoils of war, it is the most joyful and exciting, even Li Changguo is no exception.

"Let's talk about grain and grass first, it's enough for our hundreds of thousands of troops to support a year." Du Fu raised his head and chest, and was very happy: "A year's grain and grass, this is still not to be said, it is still calculated at the level of a big-bellied man." ”

"A year? So much? "Lee Chang Kwok was also an accident. Half a load of grain and grass was captured in Talas, which was a very good harvest, and Samarkand had more, which was enough to support a year's worth of grain and grass, so that the Tang army had no worries at all.

"Sir, this is just food and grass in a city in Samarkand. If you count the rest of the land, I estimate that it will be enough for us for three or two years. Samarkand is a land of abundance! Li Mi was full of emotion.

Samarkand is a fertile region, and the city of Samarkand is its center. Just the grain and grass in this city is enough for hundreds of thousands of Tang troops to support one year, and counting other regions, three or two years is not a problem.

"Samarkand alone has solved the thousand-year-old problem of China and the grain and grass problem in the Western Regions. In other words, in the future, all the regions we capture will be earned. Li Changguo quickly settled the score.

"Dashuai, you are really an afterthought, we have earned it." Du Fu counted them on his fingers: "Grain and grass are only a small part, and the real Great Benefit Chang has seized countless treasures, including silk, tea, and spices from the Tang Dynasty, ivory from Tianzhu, pearls and agate from Persia, and even treasures from Rome...... There are so many that I can't remember. ”

"These treasures are enough for our military expenses." Li Mi excitedly took over the conversation and shouted loudly.

It's not that Li Mi is superficial, it's not that Li Mi hasn't seen the world, but it's that there are too many seizures, far beyond expectations.

What is the war fought? What is beaten is money and food. The Tang Dynasty dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops this time, and the amount of money and food needed was astronomical, and even with the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to support several such major wars. However, who can not rejoice that such a heavy burden has been solved in Samarkand?

"Really? I'll have to see. Lee Chang Kook was also excited.

When the generals heard the news, they rushed to the treasury with Li Changguo to take a look. The Arab Empire has been operating in Samarkand for many years, and all the wealth and goods accumulated here are filled with dozens of large warehouses.

"This is the first large-scale seizure since the decades-long war between Datang and Dashi, and it is so rich." Li Changguo was also shocked and very emotional.

"Huh!" The crowd erupted in earth-shattering laughter.

The Tang Dynasty has been fighting for a hundred years, and the swords and soldiers have been seeing each other for decades, but there has never been such a huge gain, and the generals will not be happy.

"Dashuai, what are we going to do?" Some generals have bright eyes, and they look at the treasures and feel that their eyeballs are not enough.

"Pick out the treasures and ship them to Chang'an." Li Changguo's mind turned around, and he immediately had an idea.

"Dashuai, can you install so many of them for a long time?" A general asked with a stupid smile.

"You don't have to worry about this, your majesty has to worry about it." Li Changguo teased.

"Haha!" The generals burst into laughter again, and then shouted in a gossipy: "This is Samarkand alone, there are so many gains, and when we defeat Persia and destroy the Great Eclipse, how many will we capture?" We're really worried that the long installation won't fit it. ”

"You are blind, you can't fit it, won't you expand Chang'an?" Li Changguo laughed and scolded again.

"Yes, expand Chang'an until it can fit it." The generals shouted loudly, excited Mo Ming.

The night will be spent in excitement.

The next day, Li Changguo gave an order, and the Tang army set off and advanced towards Persia. (To be continued)