Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 219

A good man will never turn his heels.

This is something that is easy to say but very difficult to do.

For Li Jing, he could only vaguely guess what later generations always said about Tang people's martial arts.

But when he saw that the later generations were still looking for the heroic battles of the warriors of the Tang Dynasty after thousands of years, Li Jing suddenly understood in his heart.

The century-old Tang Dynasty was like a strong man, leaving the mark of the Tang Dynasty in the blood of his descendants. Therefore, future generations will transcend the barrier of thousands of years just to get a glimpse of the martial Tang Dynasty.

Immediately, Li Jing felt a strong sense of regret in his heart.

If you can personally lead the troops to fight against such an empire, it will be worthy of death!

"I only regret that I lost this battle due to the rebellion of the Turkic tribes!" This is Li Jing's biggest regret.

The same was true for Li Shimin. He didn't speak. He just recalled the Arab Empire that started in the far west and expanded all the way. He was also a little eager to try.

Defeat an empire!This idea, just thinking about it, makes people tremble with excitement!
For the first time, Li Shimin was actually a little jealous of Xuanzong. Just like the younger generation said about the method of time travel, if you don't want to play, then let me do it!

While the generals were still studying the tactics, Yan Lide's eyes lit up and he began to copy the drawings carefully.

Although he is not as good as his younger brother Yan Liben in terms of painting techniques, he is, as the saying goes, specialized in the art.

Yan Lide is currently serving as the supervisor and the division chief as the young craftsman. He knows a little bit about architecture, painting, clothing and armor, and metallurgy.

Therefore, although the two brothers were both painting hard at this time, the paper they used and the direction in which they drew were completely different.

Du Ruhui guessed from the words:
"There is also an empire to the west of the Arab Empire. Is it Byzantium?"

Fang Xuanling pulled out a country name from his memory:
"Rome is dead?"

……

If we say that Zhang Yichao just made everyone in the Chengdu government understand the warriors of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Then Wang Zhongsi and Gao Xianzhi let everyone appreciate the style of Tang generals.

"Zhenno... a warrior!"

Zhang Fei was completely convinced.

"How can a country that is not destroyed be worthy of credit?"

After running thousands of miles, the soldiers will not mutiny and can destroy their country.

Twenty thousand versus more than one hundred thousand, and he is still brave enough to use his sword.

Zhang Fei had previously thought that he had done well in the Battle of Yangpingguan and Hanzhong, but now that he saw the war between the empire and the empire, he was a little embarrassed to show it.

And that long list of achievements that destroyed the country... Zhang Fei was very jealous.

On the other side, Zhao Yun was already painting with Kong Ming, trying to record all the weapons on the light screen.

Bow formation, spear formation, volley suppression, bow and crossbow rotation and other tactics.

The Mo Dao, the armor, and the armor all over the body are like the infantry of Xiaowu Fort, the cavalry whose horses are also armored, and other equipment.

Kong Ming lamented the current poverty while copying the painting records.

Just like this heavy cavalry, the horses need fine food to feed the horses, and the soldiers need to be one of the best in a hundred.

Later, the armor of the soldiers and horses required smelting iron, craftsmen, weaving methods, and matching training methods.

All of these require investment of money, and it is difficult to see results in a short period of time.

After all, armor is by no means just covered in iron. How to wear the inside of the armor, how to weave the armor to make it lighter, etc. all require research and trial and error.

Therefore, Kong Ming understood more and more what the science and technology tree meant. At least when the iron was smelted, he would have enough time to study these things.

In comparison, it is a replica of a weapon with less investment.

Zhao Yun didn't speak, but wrote more quickly. As a cavalryman, he felt that he had already seen his greatest pursuit in life.

[The interesting thing about the Battle of Talos is that it vividly explains a sentence:

Small countries have no sovereignty, and weak countries have no diplomacy.

The Battle of Talas was just a warm-up battle for the Tang Dynasty, and it did not hurt the bones.

Gao Xianzhi was dismissed from his post and returned to the court due to defeat. Xuanzong wanted to make him the governor of Hexi Province, and later changed him to General You Yulin.

The famous general Feng Changqing took over Gao Xianzhi's position. In the following year, he led his army to attack the great Bolu Kingdom and forced its monarch to leave the city and surrender, proving to the Western Regions that the Tang Dynasty was still very tough.

In the same year, the Abbasid Dynasty sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. The two sides had a harmonious conversation, and the Abbasid Dynasty returned most of the captives.

Black-clothed Dashi established diplomatic relations with Datang and started business.

The small countries in Central Asia thought that after driving away the brutal Tang Dynasty, they would usher in the great master Qingtian.

But it is a pity that the Abbasid Dynasty used iron cavalry to rule Central Asia, and the countries of Shi and Kang were destroyed one after another.

Under this situation, three years after the Battle of Talas, the small countries in Central Asia united and took the initiative to join the Tang Dynasty and declare themselves vassals, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could expel the Abbasid Dynasty and restore the Han family's rule over the area.

But it is a pity that it was already the eve of the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty had temporarily made good friends with the black food.

At that time, the plans of the Jiedushi envoys such as Anxi, Hexi, and Longyou in the Tang Dynasty were to destroy Tubo first.Therefore, the demands of this group of small countries are destined to not be met.

In modern times, the Battle of Talas was deliberately exaggerated by Arab historians.

Ahir's "History" states: The two armies fought in Talas. The Arabs destroyed [-] Tang troops and captured [-] Tang troops. The remaining troops fled back to China.

Magdissi's "The Beginning and History" stated: The Tang army was defeated in various ways, killing 5000 people, capturing [-] prisoners, occupying their strategic military locations, and taking away their descendants and their property. wealth.

These two were relatively authoritative, and the Arab people even said that Abbas wiped out [-] Tang troops in this battle, and only a thousand people survived.

We in Talas were indeed defeated in history, but we wouldn’t be told such nonsense.

If there really are so many troops, what Gao Xianzhi needs to consider is not to win the Battle of Talas, but to consider sending envoys to contact Byzantium and join forces to dismember the Arab Empire. 】

〖The Tang Dynasty is really full of stars!But Gao Xianzhi was really miserable, being forced to recognize his ancestor by Bang Zi.

Indeed, I was shocked when I learned that Bangzi made a documentary praising Gao Xianzhi. Your ancestors were Goryeo, not Goguryeo.

The predecessor of the Goryeo Kingdom was Silla Baekje, and Gao Xianzhi originally had a profitable business by plundering Silla maids and selling them to the Tang Dynasty to make money...

So this is crying at the wrong grave?Not only is Gao Xianzhi not the ancestor of Bangzi, but he is also an evil person?

Anyway, it’s not just once or twice that Bangzi has problems with his head. Just like in the TV series, Erfeng was shot in the left eye at one moment and the right eye at the other. It was amazing. 〗

The Zhenguan ministers in the Manlu Palace showed no mercy to the Central Asian countries.

This behavior of being arrogant but respectful only made Changsun Wuji chuckle:
"Isn't it best explained by the saying that small countries have no sovereignty and weak countries have no diplomacy?"

Hou Junji spoke out in agreement:
"Datang has already given you a choice."

Li Shimin didn't care about this. He stared at the words floating on the light screen, a little embarrassed:

"This guy deserves to be killed!"

At the same time, I felt cross-eyed about the peninsula. How did you get in trouble with me?

Changsun Wuji said with relief:
"Everyone, the stupid people are no match for me, Tang Shenwei, so they can only comfort themselves by deceiving themselves."

"Without everyone's broadmindedness, it will be lost in history. What's the point?"

It made sense, so Li Shimin's attention quickly returned to the topic.

Look at the map hanging on the right side of the Manna Hall and the route into India marked in Tubo.

Li Shimin put forward a conjecture:
"If we go by what Xuanzong's envoys thought, after annihilating Tubo, we will follow the route directly into India and set up a government here to control Central Asia?"

The Hexi strategy has been studied many times. Now that we are leading troops and setting up a government, the biggest problem is supplies.

For example, Gao Xianzhi only has [-] troops. It is not that he does not want to raise [-] or even [-] troops. On the one hand, he needs to retain people to deter Anxi. On the other hand, he also needs a large army because of the barren land and insufficient food and grass in the Western Regions. How can he do this?
Du Ruhui thought for a moment and first removed one wrong answer:
"The Silk Road has been prosperous for hundreds of years. Along this trade route, there are few countries that are not virtuous and kind. If we come out of the Western Regions, they will think that we want to control all the trade routes, and we will definitely do it again."

Li Shimin nodded, this was also his opinion.

However, it is a bit far to consider these now. Li Shimin looked at the marked area on the light screen:
"Whether it leaves Central Asia or not, Tibet will be destroyed!"

The Tang Dynasty definitely wanted to control the Western Regions, and Tubo was like a gangrene attached to the bones, threatening Hexi to the east and the Western Regions to the north.

If this scourge is not eliminated, just like Xuanzong at this time, heavy defenses will be set up in Longyou and Hexi. In this way, the power that can radiate to the Western Regions will be extremely limited.

Putting this matter aside for the time being, Hou Junji groaned:
"Why is there another famous general named Feng Changqing..."

Li Jing laughed loudly and patted Hou Junji on the shoulder, indicating that he still needed encouragement.

Li Shimin dismissed the records of Arab historians:
"They all have the same virtue as that stick."

However, the light curtain here confirmed a piece of news, which made Zhenguan officials a little curious:
"Is this Byzantine Empire replacing Rome?"

"It seems that there is no thousand-year dynasty in the West."

[Now that we have roughly introduced these unlucky famous generals, let’s look back at An Lushan.

In November 755, An Lushan shouted the slogan "Qingjun side".

At this time, An Lushan had a choice to follow Li Yuan's example, which was to attack Taiyuan first, then cross the Yellow River, and then go straight to Chang'an.

Theoretically, An Lushan should compete with other Jiedushi for time at this time, so directly inserting into Chang'an is the most effective and fastest way to play.

However, we have also said that An Lushan is not a famous general, so he chose the safest plan for himself:

Move south from Hebei, attack Luoyang first, and then break through Chang'an.

The original intention of this plan, which seemed very good in hindsight, was just because An Lushan was unable to mobilize the Hedong frontier army at this time.

Wang Zhongsi and An Lushan, apart from the fact that one is a loyal minister and the other is a rebel, another problem is that they live in different times.

When An Lushan was appointed as Pinglu Jiedushi, the government army system had completely collapsed. In 737, Xuanzong changed the government army to recruit soldiers.

In 738, Xuanzong announced that the recruitment system was a great success: armies in border towns had already recruited enough Long March athletes, and there was no need to recruit them from the mainland.

That is to say, from this moment on, the soldiers in the three towns of Heshuo are all locals, and their honor and disgrace are all decided by An Lushan.

Fan Yangpinglu was basically infiltrated by An Lushan through Xuanzong, and they were all his own people.

As for Hedong, although the locals are not very convinced by the central government, they hate miscellaneous people even more and have many hard-core opinions. 】

(End of this chapter)