Chapter fifty-ninth
The Silk Road benefited not only the Tang Dynasty, but also many countries along the way. The Arab Empire was one of them. If we really wanted to cut off the Silk Road and engage in a "trade war", we would have a hard time.
The wealth of the Tang Dynasty was world-famous. It was much richer than the Arab Empire that came out of the desert. The Arab Empire was the one who suffered the final loss.
Negotiations are just verbal battles, and you must not lose momentum. After Muragu was stunned, he immediately had an idea and said, "If your Majesty does not allow it, we will join forces with the Turks to deal with your country together."
"Turkish?" Anger sounded.
"Tu...jue." Wu Zetian said word by word, with a very ugly face.
"As far as I know, the Turks no longer surrendered to your country, betrayed your country, and used Heisha City as their capital to nuisance the north. If we get the support of our country, we only need to give the Turks weapons, armor, money and food. The Turks' disturbance to your country will become worse, and then your country will be exhausted." Muragu saw the angry expressions of his ministers, and was very proud and raised his head.
"Hmph!" Wu Zetian snorted coldly, his face even more ugly.
Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night and destroyed the East~~~ After the Turkic Turks, the East~~~~ The Turkic surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. However, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the Turkic rebelled again, and now was the period when the Turkic invaded the border most. Although the Tang Dynasty had large troops stationed in the north, it still could not help the Turkic. Mulagu's move really hit Wu Zetian's pain.
The Arab Empire supported the Turks, which was not a dream, but would become a reality.
During its rise, the Turks united the Persian Empire at that time to destroy the overlord Yanda of Central Asia. Then, the Turks formed an alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire to jointly deal with the Persian Empire.
What's the difficulty of colluding with the Turks again?
If the Turks receive support from the Arab Empire, they will surely become a huge disaster.
Even though Wu Zetian was a powerful emperor, she was still shocked at this time.
"What can I do if a mere Turkic person do to me?" Seeing the depressing atmosphere in the palace, Li Longji took over the conversation and sneered: "In the battle of Black Mountain, the Great Zhou killed hundreds of thousands of Turkic people. Even if you support the Turkic person, the defeated generals of the Turkic person will not be the opponent of the Great Zhou."
Li Longji looked disdainful and looked like he didn't take Turks seriously.
The Battle of Black Mountain was fought by the famous general Pei Xingjian. In that battle, the Turkic corpses were everywhere, blood flowed into a river, killing hundreds of thousands of Turkic dynasties, greatly damaging the Turkic energy.
"Don't talk big, be careful that the wind flashed your tongue." Muragu cracked the corners of his mouth, and said with great contempt, "If your country can destroy the Turks, can the Turks still exist?"
After the Turkic rebellion, Wu Zetian mobilized a large army to fight and wanted to destroy the Turkic. Although the Tang army achieved brilliant achievements, it was impossible to destroy the Turkic. Muragu's words were very reasonable, and the ministers looked angry and could not answer.
Even Wu Zetian, who is eloquent and can't answer.
"Do you know the Huns?" Li Longji asked Mulagu.
"Huns? What does this have to do with the Huns?" The ministers didn't understand why.
Even Wu Zetian was puzzled and looked at Li Longji.
"Huns?" Mulagu's face changed drastically, a hint of fear flashed across his face, and then he returned to normal.
"Under Attila's leadership, the Huns marched into the West, attacked Constellation Danteburg, and later destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Do you know its name?" Li Longji was very happy and said: "Do you know how miserable the Huns were beaten by our ancestors? At that time, the Huns were far away in the depths of the desert, more than two thousand miles north of Heisha City, our ancestors sent millions of troops to attack the depths of the desert, and the Huns' corpses accumulated like mountains, blood flowed into rivers, and they were unable to recover. In the end, they had to go far to the West to harm the Roman Empire."
After the Huns were defeated by Emperor Wu of Han, their vitality was severely damaged. In the next hundred and two hundred years, they were attacked by the Han Dynasty and finally had to travel far away to Europe. After nearly four centuries of rest in the Volga River Basin, they recovered their vitality. Under the leadership of Attila, they advanced westward to attack the Eastern Roman Empire, and almost destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire.
The princess of the Western Roman Empire admired Attila very much, so she wrote a love letter to Attila. Attila used this as an excuse to send troops to the Western Roman Empire and eventually destroyed the Western Roman Empire.
Whenever the Huns and Attilas were mentioned, they were famous and made Westerners terrified.
"The Huns, Attila is a fierce god in your mind. Hundreds of years have passed, and you are still afraid. They are our defeated generals. Even the powerful Huns are not opponents of China. What is the mere Turks?" Li Longji's tone turned higher and he said with great enthusiasm.
"..." Muragu was speechless and answered speechlessly.
As Li Longji said, although the Huns have died for a long time, the Huns are still synonymous with evil gods in the minds of Westerners, which makes the West frightened. Such a powerful Huns are not the opponent of China, but the defeated general of China. They are almost extinct by our ancestors. How could Muragu not be shocked?
"good!"
"Well said!"
The ministers praised each other in unison.
"Yes." Wu Zetian nodded slightly, and was particularly pleasing to Li Longji.
Even if he could not gain advantage in words, Wu Zetian would not agree to Muragu's conditions. However, he lost the momentum. Li Longji refuted Muragu's speechlessness. This momentum was very strong and he gained the upper hand. Wu Zetian was particularly happy.
"Your Majesty, send troops immediately to destroy the Turks. Kill him, blood flows into a river, and corpses accumulate like mountains. Be sure to defeat the Turks!" Li Longji said politely to Wu Zetian.
"Haha! Accurate!" Wu Zetian certainly knew that Li Longji was acting and cooperated very well.
"At that time, we will invite you to watch the battle, okay?" Li Longji turned his head and rushed to Muragu Road.
"I..." If the Tang Dynasty really wanted to launch a large number of troops, the Turks would definitely not be the opponent and would be defeated. Extinction may not be necessary. Blood flows into rivers and corpses accumulate like mountains and cannot escape. This has been verified in the Battle of Black Mountain.
If you go to watch the game yourself, you are slapping yourself in the face, and Muragu's face looked ugly.
"good!"
The ministers cheered in unison and looked at Muragu jokingly.
Fortunately, Muragu was very anxious and turned his eyes and thought of saying things again, saying, "My country can not only support the Turks, but also support Tubo. As far as I know, Tubo has high mountains and dense forests. No matter how many large troops your country dispatches, it will be useless. In the battle of Dafeichuan, your country will be defeated miserably."
"Stop!" The ministers' faces were gloomy, and their eyes were about to spit out of fire, staring at Muragu.
"Hmph!" Wu Zetian's face was not good-looking, and he snorted coldly.
Tubo has always been one of the major troubles of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty wanted to destroy Tubo, but it was unable to use it. Because Tubo was located in high mountains and dense forests, no matter how many troops the Tang Dynasty dispatched, it was useless.
Moreover, Xue Rengui's defeat of Dafeichuan was a pain point for the Tang Dynasty. How could the ministers not be angry when Mulagu said this?
"If you get the support of our country, Tubo can attack the Hexi Corridor and attack the four towns in the Western Regions, and your country will be exhausted." Muragu raised his head proudly, with a very high tone.
The collusion between Tubo and the Arab Empire is not a dream, but will soon become real.
In history, if the Arab Empire wanted to advance eastward and conquer China, it had joined forces with Tubo to deal with the Tang Dynasty. In order to defeat this alliance, Li Longji ordered Geshuhan to attack Shibao City at all costs.
In the battle of Shibao City, the Tang Dynasty suffered heavy casualties and was lucky enough to succeed, which was criticized by later generations. Later generations called Li Longji accused him of not caring about the people's strength and doing things indiscriminately. In fact, Li Longji was right at the strategic level.
To force Tubo to withdraw from the alliance with the Arab Empire, a war must be fought. The Shibao City is the key point. Facts have also proved that after the Tang Dynasty took over the Shibao City, Tubo was frightened and made peace with the Tang Dynasty, and officially withdrew from the alliance with the Arab Empire.
Tubo's position was very good. He could not only attack the "Hexi Corridor" connecting the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, but also directly send troops to the Western Regions. It can be said that it was tied to the Tang Dynasty's neck.
As soon as Tubo withdrew from the "Alliance", the Hexi Corridor became safe, and a large amount of military supplies could enter the Western Regions. The strength of the Western Regions Protectorate was enhanced. Gao Xianzhi quickly fought in the Western Regions, invading more than a thousand miles within the Arab Empire, and finally the "Battle of Henglus" broke out.
If Tubo received support from the Arab Empire, his strength would increase greatly and the threat to the Tang Dynasty would be very great.
"What can I do if Tubo is merely?" Li Longji cracked the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "After fighting for so many years, has Tubo occupied an inch of land in Dazhou? No!"
The tone turned higher and he rushed towards Mulagu: "If your country dared to support Tubo, the Great Zhou would advance westward and attack Khorasan. The Persian royal family was in Shendu, and they would have wanted to return to their hometown. Moreover, Khorasan is not peaceful now, right?"
Chapter completed!