I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 644: Sending Troops to Kushan

The Arab Empire did not border the Tang Dynasty, so it was even more impossible for them to accept surrender with just a royal edict.

The two sides still have to fight a real battle with real guns to make it count.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Western Regions, the Kingdom of Daqin.

The capital of the Arab Empire is extremely lively today, because envoys from the Tang Empire in the far east have come to the court to pay homage to the king.

The style of the capital of the Arab Empire is rough, but the details reveal its long historical heritage.

The king who rules the Arab Empire now is named Hassan, an old man who looks very shrewd.

The Tang envoy who came to the Arab Empire was a capable subordinate of Zhu Jun named Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan didn't have to wait long before he was summoned into the palace.

In the rough hall, Wang Xuan sat at the foot of the throne.

To Wang Xuan's surprise, King Hassan's enthusiastic attitude made him a little uncomfortable. Soon, Wang Xuan got straight to the point and said, "King Hassan, I come here to seek peace on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Wang Xuan immediately stood up and read the imperial edict in the hall.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty gave a letter to the King of the Arab Kingdom, saying: Heaven loves life and hates the unkind..."

"When the imperial edict arrives, if you are a vassal, you should present your petition to the court. If you are not, you should prepare your army and fortify yourself. I will order the royal army to march directly to the country and capture the king. Isn't this acting as a punishment for the unkind? I hope the king will do it."

"January of the ninth year of Jianwu."

After the entire edict was read, everyone in the hall had different expressions, but King Hassan was not as angry as Wang Xuan imagined.

Zhu Jun's edict was not polite at all and was full of arrogance. Although Wang Xuan was not afraid to make sacrifices for the Tang Dynasty, he still felt a little insecure.

Unexpectedly, Hassan was neither happy nor sad after hearing this. Instead, he arranged accommodation for Wang Xuan and said he wanted to discuss the matter.

Wang Xuan didn't say much after hearing this, but he gave a very high evaluation to King Hassan in his heart.

But in the blink of an eye, two or three days passed, and Wang Xuan requested to see King Hassan several times, but the Arab side kept delaying and no news came.

Wang Xuan also understood that the Arab Empire was planning to drag it out to the end.

Dantian, Wang Xuan wrote a secret letter and gave it to his fellow envoys, asking them to send it back to the Tang Dynasty at full speed.

The letter emphasized King Hassan's ambiguous attitude.

At almost the same time, the situation on the other side where the Tang envoys arrived in the Kushan Empire was different.

Unlike the courtesy the Tang envoys received in the Caliphate, they were subjected to all kinds of difficulties as soon as they arrived in the Kushan Empire.

The current king of the Kushan Empire is a middle-aged man in the prime of life named Baturu, who has almost all the physical features of the Turkic people.

The throne that Baturu inherited was won by him through fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so she cherished this hard-earned power even more.

He had just ended the two different separatist forces within the Khanate. When he was full of ambition and pride, Baturu had even begun to imagine unifying the Central Asian steppes under his leadership and recreating the glory of his ancestors.

But at this moment, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty arrived and demanded his surrender as soon as they met. How could the arrogant Baturu accept it?

He immediately ordered the execution of the Tang envoy, and then burned the Tang emperor's edict. Baturu obviously felt that his prestige had risen to a higher level, and he was very satisfied with it.

He was confident that he could face the Tang Dynasty's subsequent wrath. The 200,000 warriors of the entire Kushan Empire gave him great confidence and courage.

About ten days later, news from the envoys of the two countries was successively transmitted back to the Tang Dynasty.

But when he learned that the Kushan Empire had killed the Tang envoy, Li Zheng became extremely angry, which was rare.

The envoy of the Tang Dynasty was Li Zheng's face, and now Li Zheng's face was being rubbed hard on the ground.

The man was so angry that blood spattered three feet.

The emperor was furious, and millions of people died. The next day, Li Zheng held a rare grand court meeting.

In the Taiji Hall, Li Zheng sat high on the dragon throne, with civil and military officials standing on both sides.

Li Zheng looked grim today, with a chill emanating from his body.

Above the main hall, you can hear a needle drop.

Some ministers who were not well-informed were also confused as to what had happened to the Emperor.

"Zhu Jun, tell all the officials about the news from the Western Regions."

“Yes, Your Majesty.

Zhu Jun slowly took out a report and read it coldly: "My Tang Dynasty envoys were sent to the Western Regions by order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Kushans were so audacious that they refused to accept surrender and even killed our envoys and burned the imperial edict of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Their crimes are unforgivable. Please send troops to attack them."

After Zhu Jun finished reading the memorial, his voice was as cold as ice, chilling people to the bone.

"What? How dare a small barbarian country act like this?"

"This is too much. Barbarians are barbarians. How dare they kill my envoys?"

"Your Majesty, if this vengeance is not avenged, how will the Tang Dynasty survive in the future?"

As soon as Zhu Jun finished speaking, the entire court exploded, and all the ministers were filled with indignation.

Although some ministers who were more informed had already received the news yesterday, most of the court officials had only just received the news and were shocked at the moment.

For many years, no foreign race dared to offend the majesty of the Tang Dynasty like this, not to mention that since Li Zheng ascended the throne, the Tang Dynasty has won every foreign war, and an atmosphere of the Celestial Empire has long been formed in the court. Now, someone dares to directly kill the Tang envoy.

This not only embarrassed Li Zheng, but also made all the court officials feel severely humiliated.

"Your Majesty, please send troops to the Kushan Kingdom!"

"Your Majesty, please send troops to the Kushan Kingdom!"

All the ministers in the court echoed this.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Li Zheng raised his hand slightly, and all the civil and military officials in the hall quickly fell silent.

"Everyone, the barbarians are bullying our Great Tang and offending our Great Tang's majesty. I have decided to send troops to the Kushan Kingdom from today."

"Eunuch Wang."

Li Zheng waved to Wang De who was standing beside him, and Wang De quickly walked out.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The Kushans killed our Tang envoys and insulted our Tang Dynasty's majesty. We shall send 300,000 troops today to conquer their country, end their national destiny, and destroy their ancestral temples to demonstrate our Tang Dynasty's majesty."

As soon as Wang De finished speaking, Li Zheng continued, "Mr. Zheng, I order Su Dingfang to do what is convenient for me and destroy the Kushan Kingdom for me. After destroying the country, there is no need to report to the emperor. Kill the royal family and humiliate all the officials. Remember, in this battle, the Ming Dynasty does not need prisoners!"

Li Zheng's powerful voice echoed in the Tai Chi Hall.

"The minister obeys the order."

"Your Majesty is wise." The civil and military officials of the palace also shouted in unison.

……

Kushan Empire.

In the rough hall, Baturu was listening to the beautiful melody coming from the singer's throat below.

Suddenly, an attendant interrupted him hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it's bad. The Tang Kingdom has raised an army of 300,000 and is now stationed at the border of our empire."

Baturu was also shocked when he heard this, "What, how could they be so fast?"

(End of this chapter)