Chapter XXXIV: Descendants of Persia
Chang'an, Lin De Palace, Li Longji sat on the throne, his eyebrows tightly twisted.
Chen Xuanli, Li Linfu, Prince Li Heng, and Wang Zhongsi stood straight, like javelins, their brows were also twisted, and their faces were solemn.
"Tell me, can Li Changguo win?" Li Longji broke the silence and asked softly.
Lee Chang Kook wants to talk to Abu? The Muslims fought a decisive battle in Qiuzi, and Li Longji had already received a military report from Li Changguo, and he was very much in favor of Li Changguo's plan and had confidence in Li Changguo's victory. However, the stakes in this battle are too great, and Li Longji has nothing to worry about.
If the Tang Dynasty obtains it, the Tang Dynasty can move westward and attack the hinterland of the Great Food, which is an unprecedented event in Chinese history, which makes people look forward to it. If Li Changguo is defeated, the army of Great Food will be in the land of Hehuang, pointing at Chang'an, and China will be shaken, which is also the first time in Chinese history.
"Your Majesty, if you think you can win, you will definitely win." Chen Xuanli's voice was very loud and his voice was rough, but he didn't have the confidence he usually had at all.
Because he and Li Longji are the same worries, such a big war, the relationship is too big, as long as there is no news of victory, who dares not to worry?
"Lin Fu, what do you think?" Li Longji was named.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... I believe that Li Chang will do his best. Li Linfu wanted to say that Li Changguo would definitely win, but he was also worried, so he had to swallow back the words that came to his mouth. However, he believes that in order to win, Lee Chang Kook will definitely do his best.
"Father, son-in-law believes that Li Changguo will definitely win." However, the crown prince Li Heng was full of confidence and spoke loudly.
"Oh." Li Long was quite interested, a little curious, and asked, "Why do you believe in Li Changguo so much?" ”
"Father, haven't you always believed in Li Changguo? Father, think about it, when did Li Changguo disappoint you? It's that Tubo is so difficult to fight, and Jishi Mountain is so difficult to pass, didn't Li Changguo take it the same? Li Heng replied loudly, citing many examples.
"Yes, Li Changguo has never disappointed me, Tubo and Jishi Mountain have not stopped him, and the big food must not be stopped." Li Longji's previous words were full of confidence, but his later words were a little lacking in confidence, and he said: "However, this is a big food, not Tibet." The territory of Dashi is wider than that of Tibet, more well-equipped, well-trained, fierce and good at fighting, and more Abu? With such a good person as Muslims, it is too difficult for Li Changguo to win. ”
Li Longji's worries are reasonable, how can Tubo be compared with the Great Eclipse, whether it is the territory or the population, weapons and equipment, the gap between the two is not one and a half stars, but the difference is far, far away, it can be said that the difference is very far.
When you encounter such an enemy, no one can say that you can defeat it 100%, even if you have a high chance of winning. You know, the battlefield is changing in an instant, you still have a chance to win one moment, and the next moment you may collapse on the whole front, especially when you meet Abu? This is especially true of a legend like the Muslims.
"Wang Zhonghe, you have a big meal, you can talk about it." Li Longji stared at Wang Zhongsi and asked.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Changguo has a great plan, and even if the minister commands the army, it is impossible to have a better plan than him." Wang Zhongsi was very good at commanding the troops, but he failed to do so, and he was unhappy when he thought of it. However, his mind is not bad, and he has to admit that Li Changguo's plan is the best plan, even if he himself may not be able to do better than Li Changguo.
Speaking of this, the conversation changed and said, "However, the bigger the plan, the more difficult it will be, Abu? The more likely the Muslims are to be reversed. In this battle, it was very difficult for Li Changguo to win, and whether he could succeed or not could only depend on the decision made on the spot, and the battlefield was killed. ”
No matter how good a plan is, it needs to be executed, and it must rely on the impromptu decision on the battlefield and timely command.
In terms of historical names, there are many cases of genius plots leading to fiascos and losses due to poor command.
"We can only wait." Li Longji knew that he couldn't do anything but wait at the moment, so he could only wait patiently.
"Great victory in the Western Regions!"
"Annihilate the 300,000 people of the Great Eclipse!"
"The marshal is leading the army in pursuit, and he will take Talas directly!"
Suddenly, the originally peaceful Chang'an suddenly boiled, and an earth-shattering roar resounded through the sky, shaking the ground to tremble.
"Voices? What's yelling? As if he had a spring, Li Longji jumped from the throne and stood up, his eyes were like two lanterns, unusually bright, his ears were erected high, and he listened attentively.
Chen Xuanli's hair fluttered, his body trembled a little, and his hands were clenched into fists, he wanted to know the good news too much.
Li Linfu is also excited, if he can achieve a big victory during the period of being a prime minister, his "virtuous name" will be more weighty.
"It must be good news, it must be good news." The crown prince Li Heng has great confidence in Li Changguo.
Wang Zhongsi listened quietly, his face calm.
"Great victory in the Western Regions? Is it a great victory in the Western Regions? Did I hear me right? Li Longji heard it clearly, and with a thick voice, he asked Chen Xuanli and them for confirmation. He was looking forward to victory all the time, and when he heard it clearly, he couldn't believe it anymore and needed to verify it.
"The Great Victory in the Western Regions, it is the Great Victory in the Western Regions!" Chen Xuanli clenched his hands into fists and shook them fiercely in front of his chest: "Li Changguo won a great victory, destroying 300,000 enemies, 300,000." ”
In the hundred-year war between the Tang Dynasty and Da Shi, such a huge result had never been achieved, and Chen Xuanli would not have been excited.
Lee Chang Kwok ...... Oh no, Li Dashuai is in pursuit, and the results will expand, expand a lot. Li Linfu was so excited, his beard fluttered, and he actually called Li Changguo a handsome, which was very high for Li Changguo.
"Li Changguo is so bold that he wants to chase Talas!" The crown prince Li Heng was overjoyed and couldn't stop jumping, like a child.
"What a victory." Wang Zhongsi was a little depressed, this credit should be his, but it became someone else's, and he was extremely uncomfortable.
This is an immortal feat, and he is also a famous general, if he can be at ease, it will be strange.
"Talas? Okay, well, Li Changguo's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Li Longji kept rubbing his hands, full of praise, and said with a smile: "The bigger Li Changguo's appetite, the better, so that the territory of the Tang Dynasty can be expanded to the extreme of the sky!" ”
Li Longji will not be unaware of the important surname of Talas, and he knows very well the purpose of Li Changguo going straight to Talas.
"Your Majesty, you must hold a grand and grand celebration to show the prestige of the Celestial Empire!" Li Linfu's face was full of red light, and he yelled at Li Longji.
"Celebration, it has to be. But right now, our first priority is not to celebrate, but to do something else. Li Longji nodded heavily, greatly agreeing with Li Linfu's proposal, but he knew very well that one mouth was cracked to the root of his ear, and he smiled before speaking, and said, "Hehe! Such a victory is a joyous event, but there are many things that must be resolved immediately. ”
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and said: "In the first battle of Qiuzi, Li Changguo almost wiped out the main force of the Great Food, starting from the Western Regions and going all the way to Khorasan, the Great Food will not have any decent resistance, Li Changguo's invasion of Khorasan will soon be realized, and what we have to do is how to govern such a territory." Fighting down is just the beginning, and it must be governed well in order to truly belong to Datang. ”
Li Longji is worthy of being a genius of the Ming Jun, this is too insightful, laying down a piece of land is just the beginning, it belongs to you temporarily, and only when it is well governed can it really belong to you.
Conquering vast lands without governing them well and eventually losing ownership rights abound throughout history, isn't that the case with the Mongol Empire?
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Chen Xuanli and Li Linfu agreed with Li Longji's words and praised them in unison.
"Khorasan is the old land of Persia, and it's time for Persia to be restored. Summoned the order for Huo Luo'er to come to see me. Li Longji ordered loudly.
Gao Lishi responded and hurriedly went to handle it.
"Persia is coming back!"
Chen Xuanli, Li Linfu, Prince Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi took a long breath, and their eyes were full of light.
"Yes, Persia is finally coming back!" Li Longji's eyes were full of tears, he raised his head to the sky, whispered, and said, "Ancestor Taizong has knowledge in the spirit of the sky, which is enough to masturbate. ”
Restoring Persia and containing the Arab Empire was a strategic idea that began in the Tang Taizong period, but it could not be realized for various reasons. After Tang Taizong, Tang Gaozong, Wu Zetian, Tang Zhongzong, Tang Ruizong, and Tang Xuanzong, a total of six generations have been working hard, but they have not succeeded.
During the reign of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the momentum of the eastward expansion of the Great Food was very fierce, and the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Western Turks, and officially put the idea of the restoration of Persia on the table.
Since then, the Tang Dynasty has been working hard for this, but there is no chance. Not only did it not have a chance, but the eastward expansion of the Arab Empire became more and more vigorous, and it even used troops against Anxi in the first year of Tianbao.
Now that the Great Food has failed miserably and Khorasan has little defense, it is time to realize this strategic vision.
A tall and thin Persian man came in, dressed in luxurious silk clothes, and his temperament was not bad, he was the descendant of the Persian royal family.
He is the seventh great-great-grandson of Balus, the first deceased prince of the Persian Empire. Since Balus fled from Persia to the Tang Dynasty with the help of the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, his descendants are all in the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty." Huo Luo'er spoke fluent Chinese and paid homage to Li Longji.
"Get up." Li Longji bowed his head slightly, and said: "Huo Luo'er, you have heard it, the Great Food was defeated by Qiuzi, and the old land of Persia is about to be taken without saying anything, what are your plans?" ”
"Your Majesty, listen to Your Majesty." Huo Luo'er was very excited, and the information revealed in Li Longji's words was enough to make his ancestors crawl out of the coffin with excitement.
"Hmm." Li Longji was very satisfied with his attitude, and said, "I want to send you back to Persia, are you willing?" ”
Can this be unwilling? Seven generations, more than a hundred years of waiting, Huo Luo'er's eyes welled up with tears, and she choked up: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, the descendants of the ministers and the ministers, may the Tang Dynasty be the master for generations. ”
The Tang Dynasty supported the Persian Empire, which was used to contain the Great Food out of the consideration of the national interests of the Tang Dynasty. Even if the Great Eclipse is extinguished, the Tang Dynasty needs to have a strong ally in the Middle East, ready to say that it should be a puppet, only in this way can it control the Middle East region well.
(To be continued)