readx; The Khanate of Gesar could only be regarded as an episode in the meeting between the two empires, and although this episode felt a bit overwhelming, the Khanate of Khanate brought Li Qing'an an an unplanned gain, he received the entire sea of Yibohai and 10,000 strong camels, which would provide strong logistical support for his battle of Tochar. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

When the first rays of the morning sun shone on the grassland, the army of the Tang Dynasty finally appeared on the horizon that could be seen in the city of Atil, like a long black line up and down and marched towards the city of Atil, the sound of the horn sounded at the head of the city of Atil, 'woo ~ woo-' The sound of the whimpering horn echoed in the wind, Constantine V and a large group of retinues walked to the city wall, looking at the Tang army brigade in the distance.

"This is the beginning of an era!"

Constantine V muttered to himself, looking at the approaching and overwhelming cavalry of the Tang Army, he actually had a feeling of creating history.

"Father is working with a scoundrel!" Next to Eleonie said hatefully.

For 10,000 bows and arrows, she once again paid the price of her body, but when she thought that she would be committed to this Eastern general for the next three years, a hatred arose in Elleni's heart, it should be men who should submit to her, not her who surrendered to men.

"My dear princess, when you came back the day before yesterday, I heard you praise this man's generosity, why did you become dissatisfied when he was now in front of you?" Constantine V looked at his changeable daughter and smiled slightly.

Elleni bit her lip and said, "If he was really generous, he should have given me ten thousand bows and arrows instead of selling them to me?" ”

Thinking that her body was only exchanged for the preferential payment of installments, Elleni's heart was even more angry, she felt that Li Qingan looked down on herself too much, he should forgive half of his debts, why did he refuse.

"My little yellow warbler, if you feel that you can't afford the expenditure of 10,000 bows and arrows, your father is willing to share this expensive military expenditure for you."

Constantine V understood his daughter's thoughts, as a person who had just inherited a large amount of property, the money was about to flow out in large quantities before it was hot, he could understand his daughter's heartache, and he smiled again: "I only hope that in the war against the Arabs, your archers can take the lead in retaking the island of Cyprus for me." ”

Elleni was overjoyed to receive her father's support, which meant that she no longer had to fulfill her three-year contract with Li Qing'an, and although she was also interested in the content of this contract, she would never want to be bound by a contract.

"Father, 200,000 gold coins is too heavy for me, I hope my father can share it for me, and I will take the island of Cyprus as soon as possible."

"Alright! I'll pay for you. ”

After speaking, Constantine V's eyes fell on the cavalry of the Tang army that was getting closer and closer, his eyes were firmly fixed on a red pole planted in the ground, he had reached an agreement with the Tang Dynasty negotiators, the Tang Dynasty's army could not cross that benchmark, this is a safe distance, before the two sides signed an alliance contract, the two sides must maintain a certain distance, this distance is not between him and Li Qing'an, but between their armies, or the distance between the other party's army and themselves.

The Byzantines attached great importance to the contract and believed in the contract, which was related to their idea of establishing a commercial state, but before the alliance contract was signed, he also did not believe in Li Qing'an's army, so whether the Tang Dynasty's army would cross that benchmark became an important means for him to test Li Qing'an, and whether Li Qing'an would be as loyal to the contract as he was.

The Tang army was getting closer and closer to the benchmark, and Constantine V's heart hung in the air, and at this moment, the Tang cavalry began to slow down and finally stopped in front of the benchmark.

Constantine V breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face, Li Qing'an did not disappoint him.

．．．．．．．．． Li Qingan reined in the war horse, and his eyes also fell on this benchmark, a red benchmark three zhang long, just inserted in the grassland alone, ten miles away can be seen, if it is an ordinary person, it is impossible to understand the significance of this benchmark, but he Li Qingan can understand, he has received a report sent by Pei Yu, Pei Yu and the other party signed this benchmark agreement, the Tang army must not cross this benchmark.

Li Qing'an knows that this benchmark is where the spirit of the contract of Westerners lies, and he does not mean to insult himself, and the two sides have reached a contract, and they must faithfully implement it, otherwise they have no basis for cooperation, how can they talk about military alliances?

"General, if we succumb to his arrangement like this, we may lose ground during the negotiation!" Li Guangbi next to him said with some uneasiness, as a general, he felt that the Tang Army was blocked by a benchmark, and he was a little too passive.

"Guangbi, you have to remember that we are not here to fight this time!" Li Qing'an glanced at him and said, "We are here to find a friend, or to find a long-term partner, once this alliance is signed, at least it can guarantee that our Anxi can be safe and sound within a hundred years." ”

"But our enemies are not only the Great Eclipse, but also the Hui and Tibetan, if ....."

Li Guangbi wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Li Qing'an waving his hand, "The battle of the world, in the final analysis, is still the battle of the great powers, although the Hui and Tubo are also vast, but they all have restrictions after all, one is sparsely populated, the other is harsh, they do not have strong strength as a shield, and they will never be able to compete with the Tang Empire, only I can destroy these two countries in Anxi, but Dashi is different, it is as strong as our Tang Empire, it is not a battle of Talas that can completely defeat it, maybe I transfer all the materials and troops of Anxi, It can be defeated in two years and three years, but in that case, I will have no time to look around, once there is internal turmoil in Datang, how can I deal with it? ”

Li Guangbi nodded silently and said: "The general is right, although the new emperor ascends the throne, but the princes of various places are divided, once a natural disaster occurs [***], the Central Plains is very likely to be in chaos, we are really difficult to take care of, our roots are in the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is our strategic goal." ”

No matter Li Guangbi, Li Siye or Feng Changqing, these historical generals, no matter how good their personal relationship with Li Qing'an is, if Li Qing'an replaces the Tang Dynasty in a rebellious way, they can't accept it, not only them, but thousands of Anxi soldiers are also unwilling to follow the rebellion, the reason why An Lushan was able to rebel in history is because he replaced the Han generals with Hu generals, and most of the soldiers and officers who followed him in rebellion were Hu people, so he could sweep the Central Plains, this truth Li Qingan knows better than anyone else, That's why he will do everything possible to prove his orthodox identity, he is now the king of Tang Zhao, officially recognized by the imperial court as a clan, so that he has the qualifications to ascend the throne.

But that's it, he still can't act rashly, he still has to wait for the opportunity, and when the Central Plains is in chaos, he will have the opportunity to send troops to the Central Plains.

Therefore, Li Guangbi and they also agreed with this method, and they recognized that Li Qingan had the qualifications to ascend the throne of the Tang Dynasty, which is also where their interests and prospects lie, which is why Li Guangbi refused Guo Ziyi's return to Shuofang to serve.

At this time, a group of Byzantine cavalry galloped over, their appearance aroused the strong interest of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, they really had never seen such cavalry, they wore golden helmets, wore gold chain mail, held golden spears and golden shields, and even their war horses were also dressed in gold armor, a team of cavalry in the sunlight, it looked brilliant and dazzling, golden light, Li Qing'an had also heard Elleni say that her father had a gold royal army of 30,000 people, and the armor and weapons were gilded, But the five hundred knights he guarded were the Golden Knights, and all the weapons and armor were made of gold, and the gold consumed by these five hundred men alone could buy a country.

In an instant, the Golden Knights galloped in, and a young and handsome officer saluted Li Qing'an on his horse, and said in a Turkic language that was not very proficient: "Dear General Li, Your Majesty the Emperor welcomes the Tang army to Arthur City, we have prepared a camping place for the Tang army, please follow us." ”

Li Qing'an nodded, and was about to turn around and give the order to set off, but the officer continued: "General Li, my Imperial Majesty has prepared a sumptuous breakfast, waiting to be shared with you, please come with me, you can bring three hundred guards." ”

"No need, I'll take him!" In the distance came a knight, who was none other than Eleoni, a Byzantine princess.

She galloped forward and smiled at Li Qing'an: "General Li, I have always been your guest, and now I can finally fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”

"Thank you very much!"

Li Qing'an turned around and ordered Li Guangbi: "Lead the brothers to camp first, and don't be careless." ”

"My subordinates understand!"

Li Guangbi nodded, then turned around and waved his hand: "The army will follow me!" ”

The cavalry of the Tang army followed the Golden Knight to the west, and soon only Li Qing'an and his three hundred guards remained.

"Come with me!" Li Qing'an followed Elleni one after the other towards Arthur City.

Elleni suddenly slowed down the reins and said with a smile: "By the way, I forgot to tell me that my father has given me the city of Arthur, and I am the mistress here." ”

"That's good, we'll be neighbors from now on, and we can walk around often if we have nothing to do." Li Qingan said with a smile.

Elleni understood the meaning of Li Qing'an's words, she glared at Li Qing'an fiercely, and suddenly thought of something, so she smiled and said: "Maybe I don't have time to go to where you are, if I am interested, I will send someone to invite you to Arthur City as a guest." ”

"Why? Are you suddenly rich again? ”

"Yes, I can pay you all at once, and I don't have to fulfill that damn contract anymore."

Elleni bit her lips with hatred, this bastard has no emotion, and even forced himself in this way that only businessmen do.

"Actually, I don't want to do that."

Li Qingan smiled faintly and said: "You can not buy bows and arrows, or only buy half of them, in that case, you can completely refuse my conditions, in the final analysis, it is your own reason, I didn't force it, did I?" ”

Li Qingan took out the 'lover's contract', handed it to Elleni, and said with a smile: "Give it back to you!" It also has your beautiful signature and seal, but the content is a little inconsistent with your identity, sorry, Your Royal Highness! ”

Ellen took the contract with a red face, put it away, and then whispered: "Actually, if you didn't force me, I could have considered it!" ”

"You don't have to think about it, I'm not in the mood anymore, you can still pay in installments, but I canceled the additional conditions."

Li Qingan suddenly had no interest in this woman, this woman's power is too strong, and it is not a wise move to maintain a close relationship with her, just as the Byzantine emperor wants to set a benchmark for himself, he also needs to set a benchmark for her.

Ellen was a little stunned, she got rid of Li Qing'an's control, so she thought about making Li Qing'an a kite in her hand, and she controlled it with a string, but Li Qing'an quickly cut through the mess and cut off the possibility of becoming her kite.

She looked at Li Qingan for a long time, until she couldn't see any ambiguous gaze unique to men in his eyes, she believed that what Li Qingan said was true, and couldn't help but sigh lowly, and a sense of loss surged in her heart.

"Uhhh

A long horn sounded, and a team of golden knights rushed in the distance, the leader of the group, about forty years old, with a long beard, a long beard dragging down to his chest, his eyes were deep, Li Qing'an saw the golden crown on his head at a glance, and knew who was coming.

He urged his horse to greet him, and bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Roman Empire, in Li Qing'an, we have finally met. ”

Constantine V didn't expect Li Qing'an to be so young, if it wasn't for Li Qing'an to introduce himself, he would have thought that this was Li Qing'an's guard officer, and the armor he was wearing was no different from that of ordinary Tang Army, he was stunned for a moment, looked at his daughter again, and suddenly laughed and said: "It's me who is rude, I didn't expect General Li to be so young." ”

He stepped forward with a smile and shook Li Qingan's hand affectionately, "I also want to see you, this time I came to see you specially to thank you for the bow and crossbow you sold me, so that I can compete with the Arabs." ”

Constantine V's frankness made Li Qing'an very impressed, and he nodded slightly and smiled: "It is our common wish to deal with the Arabs, and I hope that when we meet this time, we can turn each other's wishes into a written contract." ”

"Good! As I wished, I asked General Lee to go with me to the camp. ”

He turned the horse's head to make a gesture of invitation, Li Qing'an nodded happily, and at this moment, Constantine V jerked his war horse, and the war horse galloped away, only to hear him laugh, "General Li, I'll take a step first and wait for you at the high hill ahead." ”

Li Qingan didn't expect that the dignified Constantine V still had a childlike heart, but he didn't know that this was a common precursor for Byzantine nobles in business negotiations, horse racing, first overpowering the other party in horsemanship, and then talking about interests, just like Li Guangbi said, to gain a psychological advantage.

Although he didn't know this rule, Li Qing'an's competitive heart was great, and he also whipped at the war horse, chasing after the other party, his war horse was the famous Arabian horse, and it was also one of the best horses in a thousand Arabian horses, and the horse was as fast as the wind, and instantly caught up with Constantine V.

Constantine V didn't expect Li Qing'an's horse to be as fast as flying, so fast to catch up, he was in a hurry, slammed the war horse, and accelerated the speed of the horse again, his war horse is also the king of horses, the two horses galloped like the wind, before and after, and rushed to the high hill at the same time.

The two looked at each other as if they were laughing out loud and clapped their hands hard.

(To be continued)