Tibet

Chapter 428 The Promise of the Pei Family
The war is over, and the massacre that I am afraid of has not happened. Although Li Ye threatened Zaire to kill all the soldiers, in fact he will not do so. He has his own bottom line and principles. Who should be killed and what should be killed? People should not be killed, he has a standard in his heart.

All the Khazarian soldiers in the city surrendered, and the Tang army took control of Bandar City at a slight cost of more than a dozen casualties.

Tang Jun immediately found in the treasury the Khazar Turkic wealth that was too late to be transported away, including 630 million gold coins, as well as a large number of gold and silver utensils, precious stones, silk and porcelain.

At this time, the soldiers brought Zaire over, and Zaire said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness Rossini has escaped by boat!"

"I know, plus he escaped a total of more than 3000 people, you killed less than [-] people, and [-] people became prisoners of war. I released all the civilian men who were temporarily recruited to go home."

"Thank you Governor Li for your generosity."

Li Ye said indifferently: "You should thank Rossini for not taking away the wealth, otherwise Bandar City will surely be bloodied!"

Zaire lowered his head and did not dare to make a sound, Li Ye said with another roll of sheepskin: "I found this in Ashina Busa's belongings, and this is the proof that he owns Bandar City, is that so?"

Zaire sighed and said, "In fact, the eleven cities in the west are all Khazar Turkic territory. We defeated Ashina Sabu's army. The two sides finally negotiated. The Khazar Turks must leave the Khazarian territory. Sa Khanate, their territory is all owned by the Khazars, except for this Bandar City. The agreement clearly states that this Bandar City is his private territory. Before the Khazar Turks all withdraw, we He will not occupy this city, so he left all the family members of his army in Bandar City, but the Khazars did not abide by the agreement, Li Dudu also saw it, Ashina Sabu led the army away for a long time, we occupied this city."

Li Ye thought for a while and asked again: "You said that the eleven cities in the west are the territory of the Khazar Turks. How many Khazar Turks are there? Didn't Ashina Sabu take all of them?"

Zaire said with a wry smile: "The Khazar Turks occupy 8% of the population of the entire Khazar Khanate, but not all the Khazar Turks are willing to follow him to move eastward. In fact, most of them are unwilling to go. The only people who are willing to follow him are his [-] troops and family members, with a total population of [-]."

"There aren't so many people! My army has counted, and there are less than [-] people. What about the others? They were sent away by Rossini?"

"The governor didn't know that a few days ago, hundreds of Khazar Turkic troops fled back. They brought the news that Ashina Sabu was killed and the whole army was destroyed, which caused panic in the whole city. A large number of Khazar Turkic people went west Fleeing, there were only [-] people left in the end, and these people were all from the city and had their own land and houses, so they were unwilling to flee."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Go back and tell your king that Ashina Sabu died under my sword, so all his property belongs to me, including this Bandar city. If your king wants to take back Bandar , that means war, I am very willing to join hands with the army of the Abbasid dynasty to destroy the Khazar Khanate, I want the wealth, population and land of the Khazar Khanate to belong to Dashi.”

Zaire sighed, "I will definitely tell King Bran."

Li Ye immediately released Zaire and all the prisoners of war. They rode westward without weapons or armor.

Li Ye changed Bandar's name to Xianhai City, and he ordered Pei Xiu to lead a thousand soldiers to guard the most distant border city of the Tang Dynasty.

The reason for occupying this city is actually very simple. Bandar City is Ashina Busa's private territory. After Li Ye killed Ashina Busa, the city belonged to Li Ye.

Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty gave him the title of king and allowed him to find a city in the Western Regions as his fiefdom. Li Ye took a fancy to this Bandar City, and he renamed it Xianhai City.

If the Khazars approved the Tang army’s occupation of this city, then this city would become the western border city of the Tang Dynasty. Generally speaking, the territory of the Tang Dynasty reached the Aral Sea in the west, so what is the basis?The best evidence is city control.

If the Khazars refuse to accept the Tang army's occupation and must take back Bandar City, then Li Ye will find a reason to launch a war. At that time, not only his Hezhong army will go out, but also the Beiting army and Anxi army.

Li Ye and Pei Xiu walked to the head of the west city, looking at the radiant Aral Sea, and the Syr Darya River, which meanders for thousands of miles, poured into the Aral Sea not far away.

"Is this the sea?"

Li Ye nodded, "Its area is equivalent to the East River Road, and it can indeed be regarded as a sea. The east bank is fed by two big rivers, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, so there is fresh water in the east and salt water in the west.

Thousands of miles to the west of it, there is another huge ocean called the Caspian Sea, which is equivalent to its five sizes. The Khazar Khanate is on the north and east of the Caspian Sea. Rome, or the Empire of Constantinople, south of the Caspian Sea is the Great Food Dynasty. "

"What about the Aral Sea?" Pei Xiu asked.

Li Ye smiled and said: "The east and south of the Aral Sea are the territory of our Tang Dynasty and our sphere of influence. The Nine Kingdoms of Sogdia are located in the south of the Aral Sea. It takes us 20 days to get here from Suiye. It can be seen that The territory of our Tang Dynasty is vast."

"Captain, is this Bandar City really your private territory?" Pei Xiu asked in a low voice.

Li Ye smiled lightly and said: "My ambition is not a small Bandar City. The emperor himself promised me that I can choose a city in the Western Regions, and I will serve as a royal title, so I chose Bandar City. The emperor and the court have nothing to say, but I want to hand over this city to your Pei family!"

Pei Xiu was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

Li Ye smiled slightly: "The Pei family is my grandfather's family and my mother's natal family. Is it okay to give this city to my relatives?"

Pei Xiu still looked confused, "I really don't understand."

Li Ye smiled and said, "With such a vast land, the Pei family never thought about establishing their own country in the Western Regions?"

"We never thought about it!"

"Now you can slowly start thinking about it. In the future, not only the Pei family, but also the Dugu family, my wife's family, will also support them to come to the Western Regions to build a country."

Seeing that there was no one around, Pei Xiu hurriedly said in a low voice: "You can't talk nonsense, this is rebellion! You must never say it in front of others. Once you are accused, our Pei family will be wiped out."

Li Ye laughed, "Standing in front of such a vast sea, your mind and thinking are still so narrow, you should feel it! Don't worry, I won't talk about it in front of anyone, including your grandfather, if you want to talk about it, it's you Say it yourself, but you just have to remember one thing.”

Li Ye said lightly: "This is my promise to the Pei family!"

Pei Xiu was silent for a moment and said: "The humble official will definitely do his duty faithfully and guard Xianhai City."

Li Ye pondered for a while and said: "Listen to me, I'm not sure whether the Khasa Khan Congress will send troops to take back this city, so my request to you is very simple. You build two beacon towers on the west mountain and recruit Sogdians. Go to guard, once you find the Khazarian army coming, light the beacon immediately, then you retreat south to Huoxun country, then go to Kang country, there is our liaison office there, and then return to Suiye, don't fight against them, understand ? This city has congenital defects and cannot be defended."

"The governor is talking about the city gate?"

Li Ye shook his head, "It's not a city gate, it's a waterway. The other side will definitely sneak into the city from the sea, and cooperate with the inside and outside to seize the city gate. So when you see the beacon rising, you immediately retreat. You can't hesitate anymore, understand?"

"Humble job understands!"

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "To be honest, I hope that the Khazars send troops to retake Bandar City. This gives me a reason to send troops. I believe that one day I will come back and destroy the Khazar Khanate .”

(End of this chapter)