Samarkand, located in present-day Kazakhstan, was a well-known hub on the Silk Road.

The famous "Silk Road" stretched from Chang'an in the east to the Roman Empire in the west, which was the most important golden trade route between the East and the West in ancient times, and promoted the exchange between the East and the West.

When the Silk Road was blocked, the East and West could no longer trade, and Westerners sailed to obtain Chinese silk, tea, and Indian spices, which is why the Age of Discovery prevailed.

Throughout the Silk Road, no city was as important as Samarkand, which was connected to China and India to the east, the Persian Empire to the south, and the Eastern Roman Empire to the west.

It is this unique and excellent geographical location that has contributed to the prosperity and strength of Samarkand.

Khorezm, the Mongol expedition to the west, the Timurid Empire...... All have a great relationship with this city.

The first to build a city here were the Sogdians, who worked hard to make Samarkand a beautiful pearl of Central Asia. So much so that after Alexander the Great conquered this place, he was very impressed that the rumors he had heard about Samarkand were true, but the magnificence of Samarkand was far beyond his imagination.

This beauty has changed since the arrival of the armies of the Arab Empire. The Arab Empire's early conquests were bloody, and everything they passed was ruined, and anyone who did not believe in Allah was a pagan and deserved to die.

When the armies of the Arab Empire arrived, there was blood and mold, and countless Sogdians were killed, and it was bloody.

If this were the case, it would not make Samarkand less prosperous. The Arab Empire also imposed heavy taxes. This makes the original endless stream of caravans sparse and sparse.

Especially. The Arab Empire was at odds with the Tang Dynasty. The imminent war between the two countries made these caravans even more panicked, and many caravans avoided them and did not dare to come to do business.

The most important thing is that the persecution of Tang Dynasty merchants by the Arab Empire caused a sharp decrease in Tang Dynasty merchants, and the Tang Dynasty had a shortage of silk and tea for a while, and there were fewer caravans.

The pillars of the Silk Road were Chinese silk and tea. Indian spices are only in a subsidiary position. The sharp decline in merchants in the Tang Dynasty dealt a heavy blow to this gold trade route, and Samarkand was also hit hard.

"These damn big cannibals, they're just a bunch of blood-sucking marrow worms that eat everything. Since they arrived, we haven't had a single day of peace, and it's getting harder and harder. ”

"Whoever does not believe in Allah is an infidel in the eyes of the great cannibals. We all deserve to die. They are very vicious to us, and they kill us when they say they will kill us. ”

"They were too ruthless with the Tang caravan. Not only did he collect heavy taxes, but he also accused the Tang caravan of being spies and wanted to kill the Tang people. The Tang caravan was scared and didn't dare to come again, and this silk and tea would take the year of the monkey to get enough. ”

"Enough? You don't want to think about it. If you have enough, your time of death will come. The Great Cannibal will not let you go, will accuse you of being a heretic, kill you, and take your goods. Hasn't the Great Cannibal done this for the past few years? ”

The caravan stranded in Samarkand because of the lack of goods was very dissatisfied, and at the first opportunity they were to curse the Arab Empire.

"Why didn't the Tang people call? If only the Tang people had called. ”

"Don't talk nonsense. If the Tang people call, there may not be a good thing. ”

"Even if there are no good things, can it be worse than now? The big cannibal will only destroy, and will not create zào. And the Tang people are good at creating zào, if the Tang people are coming, I bet that we will never be more bitter than we are now. ”

I agree with that. The Great Cannibals are a bunch of barbarians who can only bend their horses and bows, and they only know blood, only destruction, and nothing else. The Tang people are different, they will not be as bloody as the big cannibals, killing all the qi The Tang people have been running the Western Regions for many years, how long have you heard of the Tang people's destruction of mièyiqiē? ”

"Not really. Hearing you say that, there is really hope. ”

"That's it. As long as you don't go against the Tang people, you'll be fine. The Great Cannibal is very unreasonable, and even if you don't oppose the Great Eclipse, the Great Eclipse will accuse you of being a heretic and will kill you. I'd rather live under the rule of the Tang people than be enslaved by the Great Cannibals. ”

The prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions was very high, and the wealth and strength of the Tang Dynasty were famous, which made the people of the Western Regions yearn for it. The most important thing is that although the Tang Dynasty's conquest activities were bloody and murderous, they were not as unreasonable and murderous as the Arab Empire.

As long as you don't go against the Tang Dynasty, you won't be killed by the Tang Dynasty; And the Arab Empire is different, as long as you do not believe in Allah, you are all infidels, and you should die.

This left the Sogdians fed up.

"Rumble!" The sound of shaking the mountains came for a while, like rolling thunder, and the power was shocking.

"This is ......" The Sogdian's eyes widened, and he looked to the east where the sound came, and saw a beautiful and smooth black line of water, rushing in.

Soon, it became clear that this was a fast-moving Don army.

"Tang Jun! It's the Tang Army! The Tang Army is coming! ”

"Great. The Tang army is coming, and our good days are coming. ”

"Yes, yes. The Tang people are good at governing things, and under the governance of the Tang people, we will have a good life. ”

The Sogdians looked at the rapidly surging Tang army, burst into cheers, and went to meet the Tang army.

Before they had gone far, the Don army arrived, quickly passed from them, and headed straight for Samarkand.

The Tang army marched forward one after another, and there was not a single wounded, let alone killed. The Sogdians, accustomed to the bloody rule of the Arab Empire, stared at each other in disbelief.

This was unimaginable for the Sogdians, accustomed to the blood brought by the Arab Empire. The Tang Army did not hurt people, did not kill people, and if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it to be true.

"Great. The Tang army is really better than the big cannibal. ”

"Let's welcome the Tang Army."

Immediately afterwards, the Sogdians were overjoyed and wanted to get close to the Tang army.

The Tang army went straight to the city, and the movement was very large, which had already alarmed the patrolling Arab imperial troops.

"That's ...... Don Jun. ”

"Tang Jun? How could Tang Jun be here? ”

"Wasn't it stopped by Talus? How could Tang Jun appear here? Could it be that Talus has been captured? ”

"Hugh is going to talk nonsense. Talas is a majestic city. Easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is impossible for the Don army to be defeated. ”

"The Tang army has arrived at the city. How do you say that? ”

"It must have been the loyal servants of Allah who defeated the Tang army, captured the Tang army's ordnance, and disguised themselves as the Tang army for fun."

"Keep your eyes open and see, those people are real Chinese, with yellow skin and blue eyes, not loyal servants of Allah. It's recognizable, you can't see clearly, right? ”

These Arab imperial troops were all stunned when they looked at the rapidly surging Tang army. I don't know why, there are many guesses.

Talas was strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Yusuf had long preached that the Tang army would stop at the city of Talas. For this wise and great governor, the soldiers of the Arab Empire had unconditional trust, and he was what he said.

This created blind self-confidence, and until the Don army reached the city of Samarkand, they did not believe that it was true.

"Quick, close the gates." The Arab imperial army finally reacted. Wants to close the city gates.

However, it was already too late. The Tang army rushed to the city like a splash of wind. Squad after squad rushed into the city.

"Those who are enemies of the Tang Dynasty will die!" Yang Siqiao rode on a tall horse and ordered loudly: "Big dog-eater, don't leave a single one!" ”

This was an order for a massacre, and after the Tang army entered the city, they opened a slaughter and carried out a massacre of the Arab imperial army.

That's right, this is a massacre, a one-sided massacre.

The Tang army arrived suddenly, and the Arab imperial army stationed here was caught off guard, and before they had time to react, they were rushed to the front by the Tang army and could not resist.

For the Arab Imperial Army, there is nothing to say, just kill. The Tang army shot fiercely, unusually fierce, killing rivers of blood and corpses piling up like mountains.

The Sogdians were frightened when they saw it.

"Who said that the Tang Army was not ruthless enough? You see, the killing of people is abnormal, and there is no mercy in the slightest. ”

"Yes, Tang Jun is really amazing."

"Well done! Tang Jun, well killed! These hateful and hateful cannibals are damned. ”

"Let's help Tang Jun go."

"Help Tang Jun? Have you ever made a mistake? What if the Tang army even kills us? ”

"You're fine with your ears, are you? Didn't you hear clearly? Tang Jun is talking about those who are enemies of the Tang Dynasty, kill. We are not enemies of the Tang Dynasty, why did the Tang Army kill us? ”

"yes. Go, help Tang Jun go. ”

The Sogdians, who hated the Arab imperial army, picked up the guy and joined the hunt.

At this moment, the armies of the Arab Empire are like rats crossing the street, panicked, and no matter how they escape, they will be pulled out and killed.

The massacre lasted half a day before it ended.

"Thank you for your help." Yang Siqiao rode a tall horse to the Sogdians, thanked the Sogdians, and said, "Don't worry, we are not your enemies, we are here to rescue you." Datang knows that you are under the iron hooves of the great cannibals, in dire straits, and it is our responsibility to rescue you from hanging upside down. ”

"Long live Datang!" The Tang Dynasty was already very prestigious in Central Asia, otherwise, the Persian Empire would not have asked the Tang Dynasty for help. In addition, the Tang army had strict orders, only killing those who were enemies of the Tang Dynasty, not those who were enemies of the Tang Dynasty, and not killing a single one, which won their favor and cheered in unison.

"Please rest assured, Datang will not kill innocents indiscriminately. As long as you don't make enemies of the Tang Dynasty, don't oppress the people, and don't violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, you will be fine. As soon as Yang Siqiao's words of encouragement were finished, his face sank, and he said coldly: "If you dare to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the big cannibal is their example." ”

"Tang Jun, please rest assured, we will never be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty." The Sogdians were busy taking a stand.

"General, this is an account seized in the Great Food Marshal's Mansion, it's really a lot." A Tang Army general who was dealing with copywriting came quickly and handed Yang Siqiao a thick handful of accounts.

"So much?" Yang Siqiao took it in his hand and looked at it, his eyes almost fell off, and he looked dumbfounded. (To be continued......)