readx; It was also one of the Tocharian states, but unlike Yueshi and other countries, it was not conquered by the Great Cannibals, and the towering Hindu Kush Mountains blocked the eastward expansion of the Arabs. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Jian Daluo belongs to the pro-Tang faction, in the past few decades, the king of Jian Daluo sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty several times to meet, and was given the title of Tocharian Ye Hu, here is also a Buddhist holy place, you can see the tall Bodhi tree and the golden Buddhist temple everywhere, monks, farmers, and merchants, making it a rich and quiet country.

In late August, Li Qing'an led 18,000 Tang expeditionary forces and more than 2,000 troops of the Protectorate Kingdom to the royal city of Jiandaluo, Bulu Shabulo, and the king of Jiandaluo led the queen and dozens of officials out of the city for ten miles to greet him.

The Tang army brigade slowly stopped advancing, Bai Jia walked a few steps quickly, and led a large group of people to kneel down in front of Li Qing'an's horse, he was in a nervous mood, and said: "Welcome to our country, our country is willing to provide all conveniences for the Tang army." ”

From here to the south into Xinde, that is, the destination of the Tang army's southern expedition, Jian Daluo will become the base of the Tang army's southward march, especially here is rich in grain, it can provide the Tang army with the necessary military food, Jian Daluo is very important for Li Qing'an's southern expedition, the attitude of the king of Jian Daluo is quite deferential, and also expressed their willingness to help the Tang army with all their expectations, which made Li Qing'an very satisfied, he jumped off the horse, stepped forward to help Bai Jia up, and said with a smile: "Thank you His Royal Highness the King for your support to the Tang army, The Tang Army's southern expedition this time is to drive the Great Food forces out of Sindh and Punjab, and this is also to prevent Jian Daluo from being touched by the Great Eclipse, so I hope that this southern expedition can also become a state affair for Jian Daluo, and I hope you can also do your part. ”

The prince of the protector translated the meaning of Li Qing'an to the lost Ligaro, and he translated it very well, so that the lost Ligaro understood the meaning of Li Qing'an's words, that is, let Jian Daluo also send troops to assist the Tang army in attacking Sinde, but Jian Daluo is not a protector country, the secret country is located in the mountains, and sending troops is just a human favor, and once Jian Daluo assists the Tang army, it means that they openly confront the Arabs, if the Tang army withdraws in the future and the big cannibals return to Sindh, Jian Daluo will be in danger, and the lost Rigaro feels very embarrassed, he is unwilling to send troops to assist, He would rather pay money and food and exhaust all the country's resources, but he can't explain this first, saying it too clearly will make Tang Jun suspicious.

"General, grain, livestock and horses, Jian Daoluo will do everything to support the Tang army."

Although his tone was respectful, his evasive attitude made Li Qingan very unhappy, and Li Qingan didn't say anything, so he said lightly: "Let's talk about this matter!" ”

He no longer paid any attention to the loss of Rigaro, and turned back and ordered: "The army is stationed on the spot, and rest for two days." ”

The cavalry of the Tang army dismounted one after another, unloaded all kinds of supplies, and a tent soon appeared in the wilderness on the bank of the Xindu River, and Li Qing'an was worried in his heart, Li Qing'an no longer paid attention to him, he did not go back to the city, nor did he stay there, and more importantly, they had prepared a camping place for the Tang army, but the Tang army ignored him at all, but decided where to camp themselves, and their large camp just cut off the road from Jiandaluo to Kabul, so that pedestrians had no way to go, and Rigara's heart was anxious and regretful, He didn't know how to explain it to Li Qingan.

Lost Ligaro's wife and daughter and subordinates have returned to the city, Lost Ligaro is like a homeless man, swaying back and forth in front of the Tang army camp, he wants to talk to Li Qingan again, this can't be blamed on him, the Tocharians are like this, in today's words, they are typical pragmatists and opportunists, who forces them with whom, and now the Tang Dynasty also wants to get involved in Tochar, and the final victory has not yet come down, how can you let him fully support the Tang Dynasty, in case the big food wins?

At this time, a soldier of the Tang Army came out of the camp, stepped forward and saluted: "Your Royal Highness, the general of my family invites you to enter." ”

Li Qingan was overjoyed, Li Qingan finally gave him another chance, and he hurriedly followed the soldiers into the camp.

In the camp, a scout who had just returned from Sindh brought back news that He Yansi had found the largest granary group in Sindh, where there were four million stone of grain and 20 million Dilar silver coins that the Great Cannibals had scraped from Sindh and Punjab, and were now guarded by 30,000 local Sindh troops, in addition to which there were 2,000 Great Food Troops. Ibrahim is leading the main force of the Great Food Army to suppress the Rajput rebellion in Punjab.

What intrigued Li Qing'an was that He Yansi had now become the head of one of the granaries, taking the position of captain of the Sindh army, with a thousand men under his command, because he had managed to win the trust of a Sindh officer, whose uncle was a high-ranking general in the Sindh army.

"General, Brigade Marshal He Yan is very worried about the riots in Sindh and the loss of food, he said that those soldiers are unreliable, and if there is turmoil, they will take the lead in grabbing money and food, and he begged the general to send troops to Sindh as soon as possible."

Li Qingan closed He Yansi's report and said with a smile: "General He Yan's officer luck is prosperous!" I'm just a small brigade commander here, in Xinde, I only got to the position of captain in a few days, this is equivalent to my Tang Dynasty's general, it seems that I am buried in talent. ”

Li Qing'an's jokes made the soldiers sweat all over their heads, and he hurriedly explained for He Yansi: "The Xinde army is a mess at all, there are no rules and military systems, everything depends on bloodline and relationship, as long as it is a Rajput person, even if it is a young soldier who has just joined the army, he can command those inferior veterans who have experienced a hundred battles, and General He Yan does not understand the language with them!" You have to be promoted. ”

Li Qingan understood what he meant, he was talking about Tianzhu's caste system, Li Qingan smiled and asked, "You mean, you belong to the upper class?" ”

"Yes! They all thought that we were Kushans and belonged to Kshatriya, so their general generously gave General Heyan the official position of captain of a brigade. ”

Li Qingan nodded, "I know, you go to rest for the time being, I still need you to lead the way, and then rest for two days, and the army will go south to Xinde." ”

The messenger went down after a military salute, and at this time, the personal soldiers brought in the king of Jiandaluo, who knelt down and kowtowed to Li Qing'an and pleaded: "The slave deserves death, disobey the order of the general, and come to receive the crime!" ”

The translator on the side whispered, and Li Qingan's expression became grim, "Do you also know that you are guilty?" ”

"The slave knows! So come and plead guilty. ”

Li Qing'an looked at him for a long time, and then said slowly: "I am the lord of Anxi, and I have not worked tirelessly to lead the king to the south, just to relieve you of the pain of being enslaved by the big cannibals, maybe you think that Jian Daluo was not occupied by the big cannibals, so it doesn't matter, but if there is no Tang army to contain the big cannibals in the river, do you think you will still be the king of Jian Daluo now?" ”

"The slave knows that if there is no royal master to stop the eastward expansion of the great cannibals, now Jian Daluo has been incorporated into Sinde."

"You also know, but you are sorry for your life and refuse to send an army to assist the royal division, even a small country like Humi, Your Royal Highness, you have disappointed me! If I hadn't thought of giving you another chance, the king of Kentara wouldn't be you right now. ”

Li Qing'an's naked threat made Rigaro sweat profusely, he even kowtowed, and didn't dare to say a word, Anxi's rule is that he would rather be disrespectful to the Tang Emperor than offend the Anxi Jiedu envoys, and the Anxi Jiedu envoys killed these kings like killing a chicken.

"Alright! For your sake, I'll spare you once. ”

Li Qing'an's face softened slightly, and then ordered: "This time to attack Xinde, I want to Jian Daluo to pour all the strength of the country, including money, food and army, you say it yourself, how much are you ready to give?" ”

This time, he didn't dare to hide it at all, he thought about it in his heart, and said: "There is still one million stone of grain in our country's treasury, which can be given to the Tang army, and six thousand catties of gold, and I am also willing to dedicate it as a military salary, as for the army, Jian Daluo can send out 5,000 elephant troops and 20,000 infantry to fight with the Tang army." ”

Speaking of the elephant army, Li Qing'an was reminded at once, and he immediately asked, "How many artificially fed elephants are there in Sindh and Punjab?" ”

"It's estimated that there are tens of thousands! Elephants are kept in almost every household in many villages along the Xindu River. ”

Thinking of his loss, his heart ached, and he had no spirit to answer Li Qing'an's words, Li Qingan understood his thoughts, so he smiled at him and said: "His Royal Highness the King is willing to help the army and the king's division, which shows his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, I will not treat you badly, and I will merge them into Jiandaluo to establish the Xindu Kingdom with a territory of thousands of miles, and you are the first king." ”

Lost Rigara's eyes widened suddenly, he never dreamed that his Gandhara would be able to annex Sindh and Punjab, but now he really heard it, Li Qing'an was going to give Sindh and Punjab to him, he patted his forehead and asked in a low voice, "The general didn't lie to me, right?" ”

After listening to the translator's words, Li Qingan's face sank, and he said with some displeasure: "I am the King of Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, the minister of political affairs, and the dignified envoy of Anxi Festival, will I still lie to you?" ”

He really believed it now, and he kowtowed excitedly: "I am willing to serve the general." ”

"Of course, in order to prevent the comeback of the Great Cannibal, the Tang Army will garrison Xinde to help you train your army to resist the invasion of the Great Cannibal, and I will tell you this first."

Lost Rigalor regained a little bit of sanity, he understood what Li Qing'an meant, Xinde and Punjab actually belonged to the Tang Dynasty, but he held it in his hands for Li Qing'an, despite this, Lost Rigali Luo was still overjoyed, as long as the Tang Dynasty wanted what they wanted, what they didn't want still belonged to themselves.

"General, I'll go back and order troops!"

"Go ahead! At noon the day after tomorrow, the army set off on time. ”

．．．．．．．．．．． The Xindu River is today's Indus River, flowing through the whole territory of today's Pakistan, the Xindu River Basin 1,300 years ago is a world-famous granary, the land is fertile, the light and water sources are very abundant, coupled with the large population, making this an important food base for the Great Cannibals, before the Great Cannibals expanded eastward, the entire North Tianzhu region was ruled by the Rajputs, the Rajputs were a new race formed by the fusion of the foreign peoples and local natives in the Tocharian area such as the Kushan, the Xiongnu, the Gugala and the Sabbat, etc., It occupies a dominant position in Northern Tianzhu and belongs to the Kshatriya class, ruling over tens of millions of local natives.

The Rajputs were not a unified kingdom, but divided into thirty-six small states, which were at war with each other.

After the eastward expansion of the Great Cannibals, the first to be conquered was Sindh and Punjab, and some Rajputs were forced to convert to Islam, and the Great Cannibals promised them that as long as they converted to Islam, they would enjoy the same annuity given by the empire as the Islamists in Damascus, and no longer have to pay taxes, but due to the repeated failures of the Great Food Empire in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty began to trade directly with Byzantium, this made the commercial tax of the Great Food sharply reduced, forcing the Great Cannibals to cancel their original promises, Muslims in Sindhi still have to pay taxes, and the rest of the population have to pay double their taxes to make up for the financial losses of the Great Eat.

The heavy taxation strategy of the Great Eclipse had a severe impact on their rule in Sindh and Punjab, and the Rajput were extremely dissatisfied, and under the deliberate instigation of some nobles and large landowners, revolts broke out in many areas, especially in the city of Adian Po Wing Lo in Punjab, where the former king was re-enthroned and openly opposed the Great Cannibal.

In order to ensure that the large grain depot of Sindh would not be lost, Ibrahim mobilized 30,000 Sindh servants from all over the country to protect the safety of the grain depot. Rajid led.

These 30,000 troops came from all parts of Sindh and formed their own factions, among which 10,000 troops from the city of Amidiro in the north of Sindh were responsible for guarding the grain and grass in the east, and He Yanji served as the captain of this army.

The captain is a cannibal military system, which was changed by the last caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, Marwan II, following the Roman military system, called Kurdus in Arabic, a legion consists of ten brigades, and there are squadrons and squads below, and He Yansi served as the captain of one of the brigades, in charge of a thousand soldiers.

It is also unbelievable to say, He Yansi used a piece of silk and a porcelain cup to form an irreversible friendship Su Ma Luo actually had an uncle who was the commander of the army, named Yadudro, because one of the captains had serious dysentery, and died halfway to the rush, Yadudero let his nephew Su Ma Luo concurrently serve as the captain of the diarrhea and died, Su Malo recommended He Yansi to be his deputy, in the bloodline identification, the knowledgeable Yadudero concluded that He Yansi belonged to the Macedonians, has some kind of kinship with his ancestors, and because of this inexplicable kinship, Yadudero canceled his nephew's part-time job and appointed He Yanji as the captain instead.

As for the language barrier, it does not matter, it is important to prevent soldiers from stealing food without permission.

He Yansi was an extremely intelligent young man, and within half a month of spending time with Su Maluo, he had learned a little bit of Xinde and was able to have simple conversations.

Early this morning, He Yansi was notified and asked him to rush to the commander's tent for a meeting, the time had reached the beginning of September, the weather was still hot and humid, more than a dozen generals gathered together, the big tent was full of a sour smell, He Yansi was used to it, he walked to Su Ma Luo and sat down, and asked with a smile: "What happened?" ”

Su Ma Luo was a man with no big ambitions, he didn't care that He Yanji took away his part-time job, he said with a serious expression: "There is news from the north that the Jiantara people have dared to invade Xinde on a large scale, and the commander of the army is anxious for everyone to discuss countermeasures. ”

As soon as He Yansi's mind turned, he immediately understood, where is this invasion of the Jiandaluo people, it is clearly the Tang army coming, he was secretly excited in his heart, but he didn't show a little silence, glanced around, and said, "What about the army commander?" Why don't you see others? ”

"The Legion Commander has also gone to a meeting, let's wait here."

One of the most troublesome things for He Yansi is that Xinde is abnormally grinding things, a very simple matter, they need to take a long time to solve, the meeting is extremely long, most of the time is spent waiting, he has to wait for at least half a day.

He Yansi still miscalculated, he waited from morning to night, ate two meals in the big tent, slept again, was woken up in a daze, and the regiment commander came back from a meeting.

Yadudro's family has been in control of the city of Amidiro in the north for generations, and he himself is an old military ruffian about fifty years old, and he is absolutely indispensable for good things, and he is in trouble, and he is absolutely invisible to his shadow, he has a big beard and a pair of shrewd little eyes, so that his eyes are often hidden by a big beard, giving people a sense of elusiveness.

"Today's meeting is a little longer, mainly because everyone doesn't give in to each other, and everyone is willing to stay and guard the warehouse, rather than go to war with the lowly Jiandaluo people, which is insulting to our status as a superior person."

In fact, the Gandaro people are also Rajput people, and in terms of blood, they are more pure than them, but they find excuses and are unwilling to work hard.

"And the result?" Su Malo asked aloud, he was about to marry another wife, but he didn't have time to fight.

"As a result, everyone refused to go, and the Arabs got angry and asked everyone to draw lots."

"And what did you draw?" Everyone sat up straight, unusually concerned about the luck of their legionnaire.

Abdul Dero smirked, "Do you think I'm going to win?" We're here and the others are going to fight. ”

The big tent burst into cheers, and the others were gone, which meant that the grain and money in the granary belonged to them.

He Yansi secretly complained, fighting with the Tang army, they could take the opportunity to return to the team, this time it was troublesome, at this time everyone went back to sleep, but Yadudro stopped him, "Su Ma Luo, Yan Si, you two stay, I have something to say to you." ”

After everyone had gone, Yadudro whispered to the two of them: "The news I received, I'm afraid the matter is not so simple, it may not be the Jiandaluo people calling, but the Tang Dynasty army is coming." ”

"Tang Dynasty people!"

Su Manluo's eyes widened, and he said hurriedly: "Then will they bring a lot of silk and porcelain, won't that be worthless?" ”

Worried about whether the piece of silk and porcelain in his hand would drop in price, Yadudero glared at him fiercely and scolded, "Fool! The Tang Dynasty army would not bring any silk or porcelain, they would only kill us all. ”

"And what does the Legion Commander think we should do?" He Yansi asked.

"I think we should take the 20 million silver dinards in the warehouse and go back to the local lord of Amidiro City." Yadudero smirked sinisterly.

(To be continued)