Chapter 31: The Devastating Strike

The restoration of Persia was a major event, which greatly encouraged the morale of the Tang army, which had high morale and high fighting spirit.

You must know that the fall of Persia had a lot to do with the Tang Dynasty. As early as the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Persian Empire sent envoys to Chang'an at the juncture of its collapse and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops. Tang Taizong thought about it again and again, and finally refused to send troops on the grounds of long distances, and led Persia to be destroyed.

For this matter, the Tang people regretted it.

Now, with the support of the Tang Dynasty, Persia has been restored, which is a great thing for the Tang people, who can not like it?

Song Jing and Wang Maozhong rushed to Gul as fast as possible, discussed with Zhang Shuo and them, and finally unanimously decided that Zhang Shuo would lead his troops to advance westward quickly, taking advantage of the new defeat of the Arab Empire, to deal a fatal blow to the Arab Empire.

As for the matter of Persia, just leave 100,000 troops for Song Jing to deploy. These 100,000 troops were left to both defend and spy on Persia. If Persia had acted against the Tang Dynasty, the 100,000-strong army would have taken decisive action.

After deliberation, Zhang Shuo gave an order, and the Tang army was assembled, lined up into powerful sides, lined up horizontally, vertically lined up, and purged one faction.

Zhang said that surrounded by the generals, he rode a horse and came to the front of the battle, and when he looked around, he saw that the soldiers were holding their heads high, their morale was high, and their fighting spirit was blazing.

"Brethren, the land under your feet is Persia! It is Gul, the capital of Persia! Zhang Shuo began to lecture, saying: "Sixty years ago, when Persia was destroyed, he sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask Emperor Taizong for help. Emperor Taizong thought twice and refused to send troops, resulting in the destruction of Persia. This is a regret for Emperor Taizong! It's a regret for the Tang boy! Now, we have succeeded in making up for it! We have restored Persia! ”

"Long live Datang!" The soldiers erupted into an earth-shattering roar, and everyone's eyes were blazing.

The fall of Persia had a great deal to do with the Tang Dynasty. Now it can restore fΓΉ Persia. It's a great joy. The soldiers were particularly happy to make up for decades of regret.

"But that's not all." Zhang Yan turned his voice, and said: "Because the Great Eclipse is still there, as long as the Great Eclipse is still there, the Great Eclipse will continue to do evil, and we will do the right thing for the heavens." We must never allow us to do evil again. Therefore, I will lead you further westward and destroy the Great Eclipse! ”

"Destroy the Great Food!" The soldiers erupted in a terrifying roar again, and they were extremely excited.

The Arab Empire was a formidable enemy, stronger than any dynasty the Tang Dynasty had encountered, and it would be a great achievement to destroy the Arab Empire.

"Let's go!" Zhang Shuo waved his right hand and took the lead.

"Rumble!" The Tang army followed up, like a tidal wave, surging. Swept west.

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As the Tang army marched westward, a storm began to sweep across the entire territory of the Arab Empire.

"You know what? Persia was restored. ”

"Really? You're talking nonsense, right? Persia has been destroyed for decades. How can it be restored? ”

"Persia has really been restored! The reason why Persia was able to restore the country was because Persia found a big backer, that is, the Tang Dynasty. You know, when Persia was destroyed, he sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to rescue. At that time, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty refused to send troops, which led to the destruction of Persia. ”

"I know that. If the Tang Dynasty had sent troops at that time, Persia would not have been destroyed. I heard that the Tang Dynasty was a big country with strong strength, which was very remarkable. ”

"Even if you hear it, that is. If the Tang Dynasty is not strong, who dares to call it strong? The territory is wider than the big food, the mouth is more than the big food, and the skills are more developed than the big food, which is called the real power. ”

"The Tang Dynasty was so strong, why did the Tang Dynasty refuse to send troops back then?"

"There is a reason for this, not only because the roads are long, but also because the roads are not passable. From the Tang Dynasty to Persia, there are thousands of miles away, and there are many countries in between, especially the Western Turks, who are the sworn enemies of the Tang Dynasty, and will definitely not let the Tang army pass through its borders. Now, the Tang Dynasty has long since destroyed the Western Turks, the road has been opened, and the national strength has increased greatly, the Tang army has marched westward, first capturing Talas, then taking Samarkand, and then attacking the territory of Persia, taking Gul, and restoring Persia. ”

"The Tang Dynasty was very far-sighted and had a long-term vision. Although he couldn't rescue Persia back then, he took the Persian royal family away, and I heard that the Persian royal family lived in Chang'an. Now, with the support of the Tang army, the Persian royal family has returned to their homeland, and Nineshi has become the king of Persia. He vowed to be friendly with the Tang Dynasty for generations and to be brothers forever. ”

"The Tang Dynasty has the grace of reinvention for him, and this is as it should be."

"How does Tang Jun compare to Big Dog Eater? Is it as brutal and murderous as a big dog-eater? ”

"You're thinking too much. Tang Jun is good. The Tang Army does not kill innocents indiscriminately, as long as it does not oppose the Tang Army, it will be fine. Once you go against the Tang army, you will definitely die. It's not just talking, it's true. The Tang army burned hundreds of thousands of people to death in Talas, and wiped out hundreds of thousands of dog-eating dogs in Gur, which is a great name. ”

"Well done! The big dog eats hate, it should be killed! In the past, we dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but now we should do something to kill the big dog? ”

That's a good thing to say. Now, the Tang Army is here, the end of the big dog eater has arrived, and it's time for us to take revenge. Let's go, kill the big dog. ”

"Big dog, you have done many evils and want us to believe in your Allah, I bah! Kill the big dog! ”

The people howled and gathered in groups, and soon more and more people gathered together, shouting that they wanted to kill the Arabs for revenge. Then, it's a copy of the guys.

Although their weapons are very rudimentary, except for farm tools and kitchen knives, their enthusiasm is high and murderous.

Who made the Arab Empire unpopular?

Today's Arab empire is in its infancy, and its religious policies by force have not only not been recognized, but have provoked popular discontent and made Islam unpopular.

The conquests were barely held together by the high pressure of the Arab Empire, and they did not have cohesive power. As soon as the Arab empire was weakened, these conquered regions rose up against the Arab empire.

The news that the Tang army called, took Gul, and restored the Persian Empire spread, which was tantamount to a fuse, completely detonating this "powder keg".

An uprising against the Arab Empire swept across the territory of the Arab Empire.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The oppression of the Arab Empire was terrifying. The rebellion became even more intense.

Soon. The entire Arab empire was in turmoil, and the Arab empire had less and less control over it.

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"Rumble." Under the leadership of Zhang Shuo, the Tang army marched westward, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, earth-shattering.

"Although the big dog eats hate, I have to say that it is very shrewd and overhauls the road." Zhang said galloping on horseback. Amazed.

"yes." Chen Xuanli nodded and said, "The road of the big dog is very wide, which is convenient for transportation and for us to march. It's really easy to march on the road. ”

"Although the Great Eater Dog conquered a vast land, it was because of the strong implementation of its religion that the resistance in various places was fierce, and there would be turmoil from time to time, which required the army to be sent to suppress it, and the Great Eater Dog had to overhaul the road." Yang Siqiao's eyes sparkled.

The places conquered by the Arab Empire were vast. At its strongest, it reached Central Asia in the east and Spain in the west. It spans three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe. However, these places were only nominally part of the Arab Empire, but they were not. Because the Arab empire was not civilized, not governed, and not cohesive, these conquered peoples did not recognize the Arab empire.

The Arab Empire, in particular, pursued a hard-line religious policy, either embracing Muslims or cutting off heads. In this way, this revolt is even more intense, and from time to time there will be turmoil, and there will be riots.

To solve this problem, the Arab Empire overhauled roads with good traffic. At the heart of the traffic was Damascus, the capital of his empire. In the event of unrest, its army can be dispatched quickly and quickly reach all places.

This is quite similar to the overhaul of roads after Qin Shi Huang unified China, because an important reason for Qin Shi Huang to build roads was to facilitate the mobilization of troops and suppress rebellions in various places. At that time, Qin Shi Huang had just unified China, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms were not convinced and wanted to make trouble, and there was a chance that this turmoil would occur.

"Commander, someone has come to greet us." At this moment, the guards hurriedly came to report.

"Oh. Call them here. Zhang Shuo nodded, not surprised at all.

"It seems that the benefits of the restoration of Persia have come." Chen Xuanli had a smile on his face.

The news of the restoration of Persia will deal a huge blow to the Arab Empire, and it is not surprising that someone came to greet the Tang army.

"I saw Tang Jun! I met the Don Army! ”

"Tang Jun is so kind, he looks good at a glance."

When this group of people saw Tang Jun, they let out a burst of cheers, and their faces were full of smiles, as if they had seen an old ancestor.

The Tang Army does not kill innocents indiscriminately, and this alone can get their favor. You must know that since the arrival of the Arab Empire, they have been in fear all the time, and they have lived in fear. Tang Jun does not kill indiscriminately, that is, he is extremely kind, and he is more lovely than a Bodhisattva.

"Tang Jun, I'll show you the way, I know where there are big dogs."

"Tang Army, there is a city in front, it is very strong, if you attack it, it will be troublesome. I can bring people in, and open the gates to receive you into the city. ”

Then, this group of people worked for the Tang Army, and Zhang said that he didn't even need to say anything about buying people's hearts.

In this way, whenever the Tang army went, many local people must have come to greet them, and after seeing the strict orders of the Tang army and not killing innocents, they regarded the Tang army as a benefactor.

With the help of the people, the Tang army made rapid progress, and if it entered a no-man's land, it would not take much effort to go down when it met the city.

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Damascus, the royal palace of the Arab Empire.

Malik and his ministers gathered together, all of them gloomy and ugly.

"The Tang army is like a broken bamboo, if it enters a no-man's land, it will go down when it encounters a city, and when it is not blocked, if it continues like this, it will not be long before the Tang army will reach Damascus." Malek's face was extremely ugly.

"Caliph, this is all your misuse of people, which has caused trouble."

"Yes. Yusuf was ambitious and wanted to conquer China and enslave it. He is too arrogant, and he does not figure out the strength of China. Now it's good, the Chinese's revenge is coming. ”

The ministers took aim at Yusuf.

"That's enough." Malek snorted and said, "Yousuf wants to conquer China, and you are in favor of it. At this time, do you want to get rid of it? ”

The ministers were stunned and speechless. (To be continued......)