Tibet

Chapter 404
King Murdo sighed and said, "Captain Li, it is very unrealistic to attack the Shi Kingdom. If you are careless, it will lead to the destruction of the kingdom of Khanna."

"I would like to hear the details!" Li Ye said with a smile.

"Although the people of Bahana and the Sogdians have the same beliefs and speak the same language, the Sogdians exclude us from the bottom of their hearts. The nine kingdoms of Sogdia, Kang, Shi, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He , Huoxun Kingdom and Wudi Kingdom, this does not include Bahana.

The key is that the ethnic groups are different. Bahan was the Dawan Kingdom of the Han Dynasty, a real native country in the river, while the Nine Kingdoms of Sogdia were established by the Yuezhi people who migrated from the Hexi Corridor. They supported each other and were very united. But in their eyes, they have always regarded Bahana as a different kind, especially Bahana's rich gold, which has long been envied by them. Why does Bahana rely on the Tang Dynasty? In order to survive, we must find our own backing.

Alorie said that he would take the opportunity to annex the country of Shi. He didn't know that if he sent troops to the country of Shi, he would face the Allied Forces of the Nine Nations. The Sogdians had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Gold origin.

I also saw it when there were less than [-] troops left in Shi Kingdom, but I didn't dare to act rashly. I knew it was not an opportunity, but a trap. "

Li Ye nodded secretly. Historically, the outbreak of the Talas War was triggered by Gao Xianzhi's massacre of the Shi Kingdom, which aroused the anger of the Sogdian countries. They collectively asked for help from Dashi, which gave Dashi in black the best chance to enter the Hezhong area.

King Murdo saw it clearly, that Bahana had to live under the wings of the Tang Dynasty to survive, and where he could expand abroad, Aroliet was still immature.

After a moment of silence, Li Ye asked, "How about Ju Zhan Ti?"

King Murdo said: "I know more about it there. Juzhanti belongs to Cao Kingdom, one of the nine kingdoms of Sogdia. Cao Kingdom is divided into two. It belongs to Eastern Cao Kingdom, but its strategic position is too important. It enters the Hezhong Basin. The gate of the Great Cannibal was touched by the Great Cannibal ten years ago. The Great Cannibal supported the Sogdians who believed in the Great Cannibalism to control this city. In fact, it no longer belongs to the Eastern Cao Kingdom.

After Gao Xianzhi captured Juzhanti last year, he massacred and expelled all the residents in the city who believed in the Great Food Cult, but later ignored it. "

"Did Dongcao take it back?"

King Murdo shook his head, "Because its strategic position is too important, it has always been a battleground for big countries, and Dongcao Kingdom dare not take it."

"Then what is its state now?"

"It is now a city-state, and a Tocharian warlord named Hamir Bart controls Juzanti, with [-] troops under his command."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "The King understands Ju Zhan Ti in such detail, is he interested in it?"

King Murdo sighed: "I have always been interested in it, but I dare not have any wrong thoughts. If I swallow it, I will be hostile by the Sogdian countries."

"What if I take the Juzhanti down and give it to Barhan?"

King Murdo still shook his head, "The residents of Juzhanti are all Sogdians, and they will not obey the jurisdiction of Bahana. Frankly speaking, I have paid attention to Juzhanti for more than half a year, not because I want Juzhanti, but It was the warlord Hamill who cut off the trade route from Tocharian to the river, and there were no Tocharian merchants in the river, so everyone was very anxious."

"The other party only has two thousand troops. Why didn't the king unite with the Sogdian countries to send troops to fight together, capture it, and reopen the trade route?"

"There are two reasons. First, Juzhanti City is tall and strong, and we have no experience in attacking strong cities. Second, Hamill's backer is Khorasan Governor Ziyad. Everyone has concerns. In fact, the main reason is the second point. "

"Isn't the governor of Khorasan Abu Muslim?"

"He was executed last year. Abbas was originally dissatisfied with him. He lost Khorasan's [-] elite army. How could Abbas tolerate him anymore? Lieutenant Ziyad became the new governor of Khorasan."

Li Ye nodded, "I will send troops to Juzhanti within two months, win Juzhanti, and re-open the trade road between Tocharo and Hezhong Basin. I will give the king another two months to consider. If the king really does not want Juzhanti I will return it to Eastern Cao Kingdom, this is an opportunity, I hope the king will seriously consider it."

King Murdo's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he nodded, "I will definitely think about it seriously!"

Li Ye looked at the dejected A Luo Lie, and smiled slightly: "Your father is a little conservative, but he is a king after all, and if you want to consider the future of Rahana, at least he is right to be cautious."

Arolie sighed deeply and said, "I admit that the idea of ​​annexing the Shi Kingdom is a bit unrealistic, but Juzhan mentions that this opportunity is once in a hundred years, and the Sogdians have completely given up on it. If we don't seize this opportunity, Future generations will blame us."

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your father understands Ju Zhan Ti so deeply, but he didn't give up. He was retreating and looking for the safest way to get Ju Zhan Ti."

Alorie cheered up, "Does the governor have the safest solution?"

Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "I do have the safest way to finally get the Khanate to win the battle, but I have conditions!"

"He wants to control Huoyou Kanda in Anji City?"

King Murdo was a little surprised by Li Ye's condition, but then he understood that Kanda had shown great power in the war. The Dashi Army had already mastered this sharp weapon, and the Tang Army naturally had to master it.

He pondered and said to Prince A Luolie: "Regardless of whether we can get the Juzhanti or not, the fire oil Kanda in Anji City must be handed over to the Tang Army. Since we want to rely on the Tang Dynasty and get the protection of the Tang Army, we must Show your sincerity!"

Early the next morning, Li Ye set off for Qianquan City.

Qianquan City got its name because it is close to the Qianquan Mountains. It is the second largest city in Bahana. There are [-] miners and their families living here, about [-] people, who make a living by mining and smelting.

However, since the prisoners of the Great Food Army took over the mine, the miners in Qianquan City opened a second large mine, but the new mine is mainly copper, and it also produces gold and silver.

The prisoner-of-war army camp is still a little far away from Qianquan City, about [-] miles away. It is in the mountains. After entering through a canyon, there is a large grassland, lakes, and rivers, but it is surrounded by cliffs and vast mountains. There is only one entrance, and as long as the army blocks this entrance, the prisoners of war will never escape.

When Li Ye came to the POW camp, Xu Jian and Yu Changyang led Li Ye to a high place to look at the camp.

The big camp is composed of more than 2000 Persian tents. Looking from a height, the big camp is quite spectacular.

"Have prisoners of war ever made trouble?" Li Ye asked.

"Report to the governor, the prisoners of war have never caused trouble, they are very obedient, and get along relatively well with the defenders."

Li Ye was a little curious, and asked with a smile, "How did you do it?"

Xu Jian bowed and said: "To the governor, the first thing is to ensure food and clothing, treat them when they are sick, work for seven days and take one day off, respect their beliefs, if they want to worship, then agree on the time of worship, and set up rules one by one. We follow the rules and we don’t break the rules, so it’s much easier.”

Next to him, Yu Changyang added: "We selected five generals from among the prisoners of war as representatives. Their prestige is extremely high. If there is anything, we should sit down and communicate."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Didn't they think of rebelling and fleeing back to Dashi?"

Xu Jian sighed, "It should be because the time is relatively short. In less than a year, they still have the hope of being released. If it is more than two years, the hope will slowly disappear, and it is probably dangerous."

Li Ye nodded, "I think this is also the reason. In fact, they are very dangerous. The 3 people are organized, have leaders, and have tools. If you rebel together, the 3000 of you will not be able to stop it. If they are more ruthless, they can even kill you." Bahanna was gone, so I was always worried about these prisoners."

Speaking of this, Li Ye immediately ordered the two of them: "Bring the five generals who are prisoners of war, and I want to have a talk with them!"

(End of this chapter)