Chapter 59: Great Tribulation

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The Silk Road benefited not only the Tang Dynasty, but also many countries along the way, the Arab Empire was one of them, and if the Silk Road was really cut off and a "trade war" was to be carried out, everyone would have a hard time.

The Tang Dynasty was world-famous for its richness, and it was much richer than the Arab Empire that came out of the desert, and it was the Arab Empire that suffered in the end.

Negotiation is a sword of words, and we must not lose momentum, after Mulagu was stunned for a moment, he immediately had an idea, and said: "If Your Majesty does not allow it, we will unite with the Turks and jointly deal with your country." ”

"Turkic?" A sound of anger rang out.

"Sudden ...... Faint. Wu Zetian said word by word, and his face was very ugly.

"As far as I know, the Turks have ceased to submit to your country, betrayed your country, and made the city of Black Sand their capital a harassment in the north. If we get the support of our country, we only need to give the Turks weapons, armor, money and food, and the Turkic nuisance to your country will intensify, and then your country will be exhausted. Mulagu saw the angry expressions of his ministers, and he was very proud, and raised his head.

"Humph!" Wu Zetian snorted coldly, and his face became even more ugly.

After Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night and destroyed the Eastern ~~~ Turks, the Eastern ~~~ Turks submitted to the Tang Dynasty. However, during the reign of Tang Gaozong, the Turks rebelled again, and now it is the period when the Turks invade the border the most. Although the Tang Dynasty had a large army stationed in the north, it was still reluctant to be Turkic, and Mulagu's move really hit Wu Zetian's sore spot.

The support of the Arab Empire for the Turks, this is not a dream, but it will become a reality.

In the process of its rise, the Turks united with the Persian Empire at that time to destroy the overlord of Central Asia. The Turks then allied themselves with the Eastern Roman Empire against the Persian Empire.

Why is it so difficult for the Arab Empire and the Turks to collude again?

If the Turks were supported by the Arab Empire, they would be a great problem.

Even though Wu Zetian was a strong emperor, he was also frightened at this time.

"It's just Turkic, what can I do?" Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was depressed, Li Longji took over the conversation and sneered: "In the first battle of Montenegro, the Great Zhou killed hundreds of thousands of Turks. Even if you support the Turks and defeat the Turks with the remnants of the Turkic army, you are not the opponent of the Great Zhou. ”

Li Longji looked disdainful, and he didn't take the Turks seriously.

The battle of Montenegro was fought by the famous general Pei Xingjian, and in that battle, the Turkic corpses were all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and hundreds of thousands of Turks were killed, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Turks.

"Don't talk big, beware of the wind flashing your tongue." The corners of Mulagu's mouth were split, and he was extremely disdainful, and said: "If your country can destroy the Turks, can you still let the Turks survive?" ”

After the Turkic rebellion, Wu Zetian mobilized a large army to fight and wanted to destroy the Turks. Although the Tang army had achieved brilliant results, that is, it could not destroy the Turks, Mulagu's words were very reasonable, and the ministers were angry and difficult to answer.

Even Wu Zetian, who can speak well, can't answer.

"Do you know the Huns?" Li Longji asked Mulagu.

"Huns? What does this have to do with the Huns? "The ministers don't know why.

Even Wu Zetian was puzzled, aiming at Li Longji.

"Huns?" Mulagu's face changed drastically, a flash of horror flashed across his face, and then he returned to normal.

"The Huns, under the leadership of Attila, marched to the west, attacked Constantinople, and later destroyed the Western Roman Empire, do you know its name?" Li Longji took a long time and said, "Do you know how badly the Huns were beaten by our ancestors?" At that time, the Xiongnu were far away in the depths of the desert, more than 2,000 miles north of the Black Sand City, our ancestors sent a million troops to attack the depths of the desert, and the Huns were piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river, and they were devastated, and finally had to go to the west to plague the Roman Empire. ”

After the Xiongnu were defeated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, their vitality was greatly damaged, and they were fiercely attacked by the Han Dynasty in the next hundred or two hundred years, and finally had to go to Europe. After recuperating in the Volga Valley for nearly four centuries, he regained his vitality and marched westward under the leadership of Attila, attacking the Eastern Roman Empire, almost destroying it.

The princess of the Western Roman Empire admired Attila very much, so she wrote a love letter to Attila, and Attila used this as an excuse to send troops to the Western Roman Empire, and finally destroyed the Western Roman Empire.

When the Xiongnu is mentioned, Attila is mentioned, it is a prestige and a great name, which makes Westerners tremble.

"Huns, Attila is a fierce god in your minds, and hundreds of years have passed, and you are still afraid. They're our losers. Even the powerful Xiongnu are not Chinese opponents, so what is the mere Turkic? Li Longji's voice turned high, and he said in a high-spirited manner.

"......" Mulagu stammered, speechless.

As Li Longji said, although the Xiongnu have been extinct for a long time, the Xiongnu are still synonymous with fierce gods in the minds of Westerners, which makes the West fearful. Such a strong Xiongnu turned out to be not China's opponent, it was China's defeated general, and it was almost extinct by our ancestors, can Mulagu not be shocked?

"Good!"

"Well said!"

The ministers applauded in unison.

"Hmm." Wu Zetian nodded slightly, and he was particularly pleasing to Li Longji.

Even if he couldn't take advantage of his words, Wu Zetian would not agree to Mulagu's conditions, but that would lose momentum. Li Longji was speechless, this momentum was very strong, and he had the upper hand, and Wu Zetian was very happy.

"Your Majesty, when you are a soldier, you will destroy the Turks. Kill him with a river of blood, corpses piling up like a mountain, and you must fight the Turks extinct! Li Longji said to Wu Zetian.

"Huh! Permit! Of course, Wu Zetian knew that Li Longji was acting, and he was very cooperative.

"When the time comes, we'll invite you to watch the battle, okay?" Li Longji turned his head and rushed to the Muragu Road.

"I ......" If the Tang Dynasty really wants to send troops on a large scale, the Turks will definitely not be an opponent and will be defeated. Extinction may not be, blood flows like a river, and corpses accumulate like a mountain that cannot be run, which has been verified in the Battle of Montenegro.

If you go to watch the game by yourself, you are slapping yourself, and Mulagu has an ugly face.

"Good!"

The ministers applauded in unison and looked at Muragu playfully.

Fortunately, Muragu was very anxious, and with a roll of his eyes, he thought of the words again, and said: "Our country can not only support the Turks, but also support the Tibetans. As far as I know, the mountains in Tibet are high and the forests are dense, and even if your country sends more troops, it will be useless. ”

"Shut up!" The ministers' faces were gloomy, and their eyes seemed to burst into flames, staring at Mulagu.

"Humph!" Wu Zetian's face was not good-looking, and he snorted coldly.

Tubo has always been one of the great troubles of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty wanted to destroy Tubo, but it was unable to do so. Because Tubo is located in a place with high mountains and dense forests, it is useless for the Tang Dynasty to dispatch more troops.

Moreover, Xue Rengui's defeat in Dafeichuan was a sore spot for the Tang Dynasty.

"If you get the support of our country, Tubo can attack both the Hexi Corridor and the four towns in the Western Regions, and your country will be exhausted." Mulagu raised his head triumphantly, and his voice was high.

The collusion between Tibet and the Arab Empire is not a dream, but will soon become a reality.

In history, if the Arab Empire wanted to advance eastward and conquer China, it united with Tibet to deal with the Tang Dynasty. In order to break this alliance, Li Longji ordered Ge Shuhan to attack Shibao City at any cost.

In the battle of Shibao City, the Tang Dynasty suffered heavy casualties, and it was a fluke success, which was criticized by later generations, and later generations scolded Li Longji for not caring for the people's power and messing around. In fact, from a strategic perspective, Li Longji is right.

In order to force Tibet to withdraw from the alliance with the Arab Empire, a war had to be fought. And Stone Castle City is the key point. Facts also proved that after the Tang Dynasty took Shibao City, Tubo was frightened, made peace with the Tang Dynasty, and officially withdrew from the alliance with the Arab Empire.

The location of Tubo is very good, it can not only attack the "Hexi Corridor" that connects the Tang Dynasty with the Western Regions, but also directly send troops to the Western Regions, which can be said to be pinched by the neck of the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as Tubo withdrew from the "alliance", the Hexi Corridor was safe, a large number of military supplies could enter the Western Regions, and the strength of the Western Regions Protectorate was enhanced.

If Tibet received the support of the Arab Empire, its strength would have increased greatly, and the threat to the Tang Dynasty would have been very great.

"What can I do with just Tibet?" Li Longji cracked the corners of his mouth, and said disdainfully: "After so many years of fighting, has Tubo occupied a large inch of land?" No! ”

The tone turned high, and he said to Mu Lagu: "If your country dares to support Tibet, the Great Zhou will march westward and attack Khorasan." The Persian royal family is in the divine capital, and they have long wanted to return to their homeland. Moreover, Khorasan is not peaceful now, is it? ”

"......" Mulagu's face changed drastically, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.