readx; Li Qing'an walked to the window, pointed to a vacant lot on the west side of the mosque and said: "I have carefully inspected the surrounding terrain just now, we can dig an artificial river along the back of the library and the academy on the west side, so that it can be connected to the Bukhara River, so that this square will become an island in the river, which does not belong to Muslims or Zoroastrians, but belongs to the public place of Bukhara, and then I propose three plans for you to choose from regarding the ownership of this temple." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The eyes of the people on both sides widened at the same time, turning Bukhara Square into an island in the river, he could think of it, but it seemed that this was the only way to resolve the dispute, so that no one in this square belonged to him, and Luo Jiwang, the deputy king next to him, suddenly faintly guessed Li Qing'an's train of thought, Li Qing'an used the stripping method, since neither side would allow the other party to get the temple, then let neither side get it.

The conference room became unusually quiet, Li Qing'an's decision to dig a canal and turn the square into an isolated island had nothing to say on both sides, after all, Li Qing'an was the supreme power in the river, as long as he wanted, he could even tear down the entire Bukhara, who would dare to oppose him to open up a small river? And the two sides are concerned about the ownership of the mosque, and Li Qingan put forward three plans, and they all listened to them.

Li Qingan glanced at everyone, and seeing that no one objected, he said slowly: "The first plan is to divide the temple foundation into two, divide the temple foundation into two halves, and build a separation wall in the middle. ”

The two sides are still silent, Li Qing'an's first wall plan is barely acceptable in the hearts of Muslims, after all, they want the cemetery of the former leader, as long as the cemetery belongs to them, even if a little place is set aside for Zoroastrianism, they can accept it, but the Zoroastrian elders cannot accept it, their sanctity is the entire temple itself, the temple seems to be the incarnation of the main god, half of it is given to the Muslims, and it is the same blasphemy against their main god.

Although both sides had their own ideas in their hearts, no one spoke, and when Li Qing'an's second plan was made, Li Qing'an nodded and said: "The second plan is that no one belongs to the temple, and I am going to use that foundation to build the official mansion." ”

"No!"

People on both sides oppose in unison, whether it is a Muslim or a Zoroastrian elder, they cannot accept a third party to occupy the foundation of the temple, their opposition is expected by Li Qing'an, he smiled slightly and said: "Since the second plan can't pass, then okay, I will propose the third plan, I know that both Zoroastrianism and Islam advocate nature and green life, so my third plan is to demolish all man-made buildings on the original site, and I will plant a dense forest there, which belongs to both Muslims and Zoroastrians, What do you think of the fact that no one is allowed to set foot in it? ”

The Muslim elders thought that their leader would rest in the forest and accompany him with the scent of birds and flowers, while the Zoroastrian elders believed that this was the continuation of the life of the main god of Ahuramadaz, that it belonged to light, that it belonged to nature, and more importantly that it was neither a mosque, nor a temple, nor any other man-made structure, but a forest.

The vice king of Anguo also secretly admired, he guessed that Li Qing'an would vacate this land for a long time, and let the dispute between the two sides be put aside by delay, he thought that this may be the best solution at present, but he did not expect that Li Qing'an actually proposed to plant a forest, so that it is not delayed, so that this vacant land has a new owner, that is, nature, that is, God, in the hearts of Muslims naturally belongs to Allah, but in the hearts of Zoroastrians, it naturally belongs to Ahuramadaz, and faith originally exists in the heart, A forest is their faith, and it is a great wisdom that truly unravels the knots of death.

"We agree!"

The Muslim Elders were the first to take a stand, and after some deliberation they agreed to a third plan, "We want this forest to last forever." ”

Li Qing'an's gaze turned to the Zoroastrian elders again, and they were also discussing in a low voice, and finally, one of the leading elders said, "We reluctantly agreed. ”

The reason why it is reluctant is because there are still Shiite former religious leaders buried in that land, and forty years have passed since the burial time, and it is difficult to find the small corpse again, or it has turned into dirt, and the Zoroastrian elders have no choice, they don't want to provoke bloody conflicts again, they don't want to let children and old people be slaughtered again, they also know that Li Qing'an's third plan is the best solution at present, and they accept it.

With the final statement of the Zoroastrian elders, all the people in the conference room breathed a long sigh of relief, and Li Qingan said happily: "Since both sides have accepted, then we will sign a memorandum, and the Tang Army will be responsible for planting the forest, but the excavation of the river, I hope that you will jointly bear the responsibility, once the river is formed, this square can no longer be easily entered, including the library and the academy, I will move them to the south, and all the buildings will be demolished, and they will be planted into forests." ”

The two sides discussed some of the details and finally reached an agreement, which was compiled by the civilian officials of the Tang Army present at the meeting, and the elders of the two sides, Li Qing'an, and the vice king of Anguo all signed the memorandum, and since then, the greatest source of hatred between Islamists and Zoroastrians has finally been resolved, and the contradictions in Bukhara have been alleviated, which means that the contradictions in the entire Transoxiana region have been completely alleviated. Li Qing'an immediately ordered 15,000 troops from Samarkand to rush to Shiguo Tiemen Pass to reinforce the garrison there, and 5,000 troops from Bukhara to reinforce Li Siye.

The Amu Darya River is also the Wuhu River, originating in the Green Mountains, and finally flowing into the Aral Sea, east of Khorasan is the boundless desert, known as the golden desert by the locals, the Amu Darya River flows through the golden desert, it was the dividing line between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Empire, in the Umayyad era, the Great Food began to expand eastward, crossed the Amu Darya, and gradually encroached on the vast areas of Hezhong, Tocharo, Sindh, Punjab, etc., seriously infringing on the interests of the Tang Dynasty, and the two sides finally collided in the city of Talas.

History has been changed by the arrival of Li Qing'an, a later generation, and the defeat of the Great Cannibals in Talas cost them the Fergan Basin and the Transoxiana region. The Muslims were not reconciled, and neither was the Abbasid Caliph, who commanded Abu to do so. The Muslims recaptured the river in two years, and a year and a half had passed. Muslims are gradually facing deadlines.

Stress and fatigue make Abu. The Muslim had grown old in the last year and a half, his hair had turned half white, and his body had become thinner, but he kept himself up every day to train the new army, and after a year and a half of lying on his laurels he finally trained a sharp army of 40,000 men, all of whom came from Khorasan.

Abu. Muslim not only trained the combat effectiveness of the army, but also learned the advanced weapons of the Tang army, he found that the Turkic bows and arrows were also very powerful, and learned that the Turkic bow-making skills were from the Han archers who fled to the steppe during the Central Plains Rebellion more than a hundred years ago, so he spent a lot of money to invite ten Turkic archers to teach the Khorasan people to make bows and arrows, although it took two years to make a qualified good bow, but he did not have time to wait, he forced the craftsmen to make bows and arrows by quick methods, so that Abu. The Muslims also slowly built up an archery of 3,000 men.

The second is the development of fire oil weapons, a craftsman named Rahman invented the tactic of using a large trebuchet to project a giant fireball, the giant catapult has always had a big food, the key is the fireball, the diameter of a person high giant fireball in the middle is hollow, filled with fire oil, the outer layer is covered with cotton soaked in fire oil, when it burns quickly, when it hits the object, the thin wooden shell in the middle will burst, so that the middle of the fire oil burst out, ignited to form a sea of fire.

With this weapon, Abu. The Muslims then had the confidence to fight against the Tang army's heavenly fire and thunder, and he named this fire oil weapon 'Angry Abu', which would be his secret weapon against the Tang army.

The time has come to February, and Abu, who has been waiting for an opportunity. The Muslims finally waited for the moment he had dreamed of, and there were serious sectarian clashes in the river, and the Shiites were dissatisfied with the favoritism of the Don army in favor of the Zoroastrians. The Muslims began to move, and he successively mobilized large armies to the small city of Charju on the Amu Darya River, and at the same time sent an envoy Saif to Samarkand to contact the anti-Tang forces.

Abu. The Muslims were poised to regain momentum, and he was waiting for the final outbreak of the uprising in the Transoxiana region, when it was the great moment for him to cross the river to regain it. The Muslims were disappointed, and he soon received news that the Tang army had quelled the rebellion in Samarkand, and he knew that Samarkand was used as an example in all parts of the river, and the subsidence of the rebellion in Samarkand meant that the great uprising in the river that he was waiting for would not happen. The Muslims also realized that it was most likely that his old rival Li Qing'an had rushed to Hezhong, because only a person of the highest power Li Qing'an would have such a strong ability to quickly quell the rebellion in Hezhong.

Abu who didn't get a chance. Muslims are faced with a choice, to fight or not to fight?

The Amu Darya River flows through the golden desert east of Khorasan, at the beginning of March, the ice and snow melt, the river water swells, the vast river surface is several miles wide, the flow speed is turbulent, the killing machine is lurking, it is very dangerous to cross the river, which brings great difficulty to crossing the Amu Darya River, generally speaking, the most ideal location to cross the river is two places, one is the small city of Charju area, where the river level is gentle, the river bed is also narrow, with a large sheepskin raft, you can cross a hundred people at a time, overnight, 40,000 food troops can all cross the river, Another crossing of the river mouth is in the south of Tochar's lost city, where although the water flow is more rapid, but the riverbed is very narrow, before last year, there is a bridge on the river, is the ideal place for merchants to cross the river, now although the bridge is demolished, but it is completely possible to use boats to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river, but there are also disadvantages of crossing the river from that side, that is, after crossing the river is not a plain, but is blocked by continuous mountains, only through the Tiemen Pass can enter the history of the country, therefore, the capture of the Tiemen Pass has become the biggest difficulty of the southern line.

At dusk, the remnant sun is like blood, reflected in the sparkling waves of the Amu Darya, the Amu Darya River turns red, like the river of netherworld blood in hell. The Muslim stood on the walls of the city of Charju and stared at the other side of the Amu Darya River, and when the sky was good, he could see the glittering golden desert on the opposite side, as far as the eye could see, as if it were a sea of golden sand, and now the wind and waves were high, and he could not see anything clearly. The Muslims still knew that the Tang army on the other side must have deployed heavy troops to wait for them, and if they crossed the river in such a hurry, their army would definitely be intercepted by the Tang army in the middle and would suffer heavy losses.

Abu. The Muslim suddenly remembered an oriental story he had heard about a king who had set up an army on the river, and when his enemy crossed the river, he asked him to retreat three miles, and he really retreated three miles for the sake of righteousness, and finally let the enemy calmly cross the river, causing himself to suffer a miserable defeat.

Abu. A wry smile appeared on the corner of Muslim's mouth, could Li Qing'an be like this?

Maybe it's an arrangement of the god of fate in the dark, or maybe it's just a coincidence, on a small hill on the east bank of the river, Li Qingan is also staring at the other side, the two of them are located in a straight line, but it's a pity that they can't see each other, otherwise, their eyes can be a handshake before the war.

But Li Qing'an could see the city of Charzhu, a few miles away, the city of Charzhu was like a small black dot, Li Qing'an also knew that behind the city of Charzhu stationed in Khorasan 40,000 elite soldiers, Abu. If the Muslims wanted to fight for the river, it would not have been possible for them to have less than 40,000 troops.

Li Qing'an is also thinking about Abu. The Muslim soldier, he knew very well his old adversary, to Abu . It is difficult for Muslims to train soldiers, he will never take the risk of crossing the river easily, at this time the river is surging, he will not cross the river in a dangerous place, although it has the effect of a miracle army, but the slightest mistake, he will suffer the doom of the boat capsized. Muslims should also know that he, Li Qing'an, will not send a large number of scouts to patrol the east bank, even if Sling wants to cross the river in a dangerous place, it will not have a surprise effect, and as the head of the military and political affairs of one side, he must not only be able to fight, but also understand political struggle. The contradiction between Muslims and al-Mansur, once the Abbasid caliph died, Mansur ascended the throne, and Abu al-Mansur ascended the throne. How can Muslims protect themselves?

Army! Only the army would make al-Mansur dare not move lightly, so in this sense, Abu. Muslims will cherish the army in their hands, or after the crisis in the river has disappeared, he has no intention of taking it again.

Li Qing'an's train of thought was completely correct. The Muslims are indeed considering what to do after the death of the Abbasid Caliph.

For him, of course, the river needs snow to wash away the shame, but Khorasan is the foundation of his life, if he can't even keep Khorasan, what else is he talking about to wash the shame before the snow?

Abu. Muslims have received news that the Abbasid Caliph's old wounds have recurred in January, and the injuries are more serious than last year's. Muslims have to think about their own back roads, the 40,000 troops in his hands are the foundation of his life, do you really need to fight with the Tang army? The answer was undoubtedly no, especially when he encountered difficulties in crossing the river, and he was even more reluctant to fight his troops.

At this time, the general Qi Yade walked up quickly and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, are you looking for me?" ”

Abu. Muslims stared at the prisoner of war who had been released by the Tang Army, and perhaps his desire for shame would be even more urgent!

"General Ziyad, if I give you 10,000 troops, will you be able to cross the Amu Darya River before dawn the day after tomorrow?"

"I will be able to get through my humble duties."

"Good! I am ready to cross the river tomorrow evening, and the morning after tomorrow I await your good news. ”

Abu. The Muslim looked back at the other side, and in any case, he wanted to give it a try.

(To be continued)