Capital Datang

Since the last battle of Nihavand, Dashi proposed peace talks on his own initiative. Datang considered that Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche led troops to lead an expedition, and the army's logistics pressure was too great, so they finally agreed to peace talks. Wande ceased war for the border, and the Persians also took the opportunity to restore their country, but their land was occupied by the big cannibals, and the current Persian territory is less than a quarter of what it used to be.

After the first battle of Nihawand, the pace of Dashi's eastward advance was finally blocked by the more powerful Datang.However, Dashi did not stop the pace of expansion because of this. For example, in the original Persian homeland, after the eastward road was blocked, the Dashi army began to turn around and go south, and quickly occupied the area south of Nihavand. That is to say, the southern regions of Iran and Pakistan in later generations are adjacent to the Arabian Sea in later generations, and the easternmost part has already bordered on North Tianzhu, and the two sides are bounded by the Xindu River.The so-called Xindu River is actually the Indus River located in Pakistan in later generations.

The southeast of the Xindu River is North Tianzhu, and Dashi soon learned of the endless wars in North Tianzhu, so the high-level officials of Dashi are already studying whether to send troops to occupy Bei Tianzhu?It's just that because they expanded too fast, their military strength could not keep up, so they didn't do anything for the time being.

It was also under such circumstances that Li Zhen and Li Yun, with the support of Li Yin, gathered an army of [-] troops and invaded North Tianzhu with the momentum of sweeping thousands of troops, destroying more than ten countries along the way. No, most of them chose to surrender.Many of them had already converted to New Brahmanism, so when they saw Li Zhen's army, they prepared water one by one to welcome the army's arrival.Among these people are not only commoners, but also many administrative and religious nobles.

It is also under the crushing of this kind of absolute strength, as well as the internal and external cooperation of the new Brahmans in North Tianzhu, that Li Zhen's army is attacking very fast. Sometimes even as soon as it reaches the border of a small country, the opponent has already attacked from top to bottom. I was ready to surrender, and in the end it took only two and a half months, and the entire North Tianzhu had completely fallen into the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and their Tianzhu Empire finally lived up to its name.Capital Datang 668

For Li Zhen and Li Yun's swift action.The big cannibals didn't have time to react. When they realized what was going on, the entire North Tianzhu had already become a part of the Tianzhu Empire, and on the east bank of the Xindu River, Li Zhen personally led an army of [-] to station there. , Practice every day.Especially the firearms troops, the big cannibals on the other side of the river are woken up by the roar of artillery every morning.

What makes the cannibal even more alarming is that.In addition to training the troops, Li Zhen also transferred craftsmen to set up a shipbuilding factory by the river, and built many small and medium-sized ships. Crossing the river is average.

For the abnormal dynamics of the Tianzhu Empire, it naturally attracted the attention of the high-level officials of Dashi.At the same time, they were also very shocked that Li Zhen could swallow Northern Tianzhu in such a short period of time. This made them have to start to face up to the strength of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and even promoted the Tianzhu Empire, which had been ignored by them, to the same level as the Tang Dynasty. , Daqi same level.

That is, when the Tianzhu Empire annexed North Tianzhu, Datang suddenly made a decision that made the cannibals even more panicked. Several armies stationed in the Western Regions began to march towards Persia in the west.The total force reached more than [-], and together with the [-] army led by Qibi Heli, the total force stationed in Persia would reach [-].

At this juncture, Datang increased its troops, and it still echoed with the Tianzhu Empire, which made Dashi have an association: Could it be that Datang and Tianzhu are preparing to join forces to deal with them, and they may even retake the Persian homeland that they just occupied in one fell swoop?

If it was only Tianzhu or Datang, Dashi would not be too afraid, after all, both of them have their own shortcomings.Datang is because it is too far away from West Asia, no matter how strong their national power is, it is impossible to support too many troops to fight for a long time.Tianzhu is newly established, and the country has not yet been completely stabilized. Even if it is to expand, the strength is very limited.But if the two countries join hands, the energy generated is not as simple as one plus one and two.At least the food army in the Persian region will definitely not be able to resist.

Feeling the threat brought by the joint efforts of Tianzhu and Datang, the big cannibals finally couldn't sit still. They began to send envoys to Datang and Tianzhu to contact Li Shimin, Li Yun, Li Zhen and his father and son respectively.Even if the war cannot be resolved through negotiation, at least it is necessary to understand the other party's intentions.

However, just when the envoys of the Dashi were sent out, a naval fleet sent by Li Yin appeared on the ground south of the Dashi Peninsula. I went back in a circle, but landed in the Cape Harfon area, which is very close to the Dashi Peninsula, and it seemed that I was going to be stationed for a long time.

Here I want to explain the topography of the Dashi Peninsula, which is the Arabian Peninsula in later generations.Between the Dashi Peninsula and Africa is the Red Sea, and after going south out of the Red Sea, it enters the waters of the Gulf of Aden in later generations. The Gulf of Aden is located between the Dashi Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

The so-called Horn of Africa is actually the Somali Peninsula of later generations. Because its terrain resembles a rhinoceros horn, people call it the Horn of Africa vividly, and the top of the Horn of Africa is called Hafon At Cape Harfon, the navy sent by Li Yin landed at Cape Harfon and pretended to be stationed there for a long time.

Cape Hafon guards the entrance of the Gulf of Aden, and its geographical location is very important. Although for some reasons, Cape Hafon has not been included in the ruled area by Dashi for the time being, in fact, many big cannibals have migrated here, making Dashi already has considerable dominance over Cape Harfon, but when Li Min's navy anchored and stationed here, many Dashi people fled back to the Dashi peninsula in fright, making the Dashi people here for many years Efforts come to naught.

What's more serious is that after Li Yin's navy occupied Hafengjiao, it was too close to Dashi Peninsula. Dashi's navy was no match for Daqi's navy. The Red Sea even bombarded Dashi’s port city like Li Ke did in the Iberian Peninsula.

In addition, Li Yin's occupation of Cape Harfon has another meaning. This represents his first step in extending his tentacles to the Suez Canal. In the future, it is likely to infiltrate the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden, and extend to the golden waterway Suez Canal step by step. This canal, which has just been opened for less than ten years, has become one of Dashi's important sources of finance, so they absolutely do not allow any mistakes in the Suez Canal.

It's just that at this time, the upper echelon of Dashi has already smelled a bad smell. The land is facing the double pressure of Datang and Tianzhu. They come from the same source, and it can even be said in layman's terms that Li Shimin, the father, brought his three sons to prepare for a gang fight, and the strength of each of the three countries is extremely strong, even if it is a one-on-one confrontation, Dashi is not sure of victory, not to mention it is still three against one.

Under such circumstances, Dashi finally felt the fear of facing a life-and-death moment. While strengthening their armaments, they actively contacted the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, hoping to avoid this war through negotiations. Willing, after all, who let the father and son beat one of them?

For the envoys sent by Dashi, Li Yin, Li Yun, and Li Zhen all chose to avoid seeing them, and they only gave the envoys one sentence, that is, let them go to Chang'an to talk to Li Shimin. To obey orders, everything needs to be decided by the mother of Datang.

The attitude towards Li Yin and the other three made Dashi confirm his previous guess that this matter was indeed centered on Datang, and the three countries united to prepare to attack Dashi.

After understanding this point, Dashi immediately sent several heavyweight envoys to Datang, and they still took the sea route, first to Tianzhu, and then took the extremely fast steamboat, which seemed to be much farther than the land route. , but because of the speed of the steamboat, it still saves quite a bit of time in the end.

After these envoys arrived in Chang'an with great difficulty, they immediately asked Li Shimin for peace talks, but Li Shimin deliberately waited for half a month for these envoys to meet them, and his attitude was lukewarm, which was even more serious. The psychological burden of the big cannibal.Capital Datang 668

In fact, from the moment the Dashi envoy arrived in Chang'an, Li Yin's plan to "coerce" Dashi had almost been carried out. On the one hand, Datang dispatched troops to Persia, and on the other hand, Li Shimin came forward to negotiate with Dashi.As for Li Zhen and Li Yun, they are also doing well in Xinduhe.The rest of Li Yin took the initiative to attack, occupying the throat of the cannibal Hafengjiao.This collection of land and sea power of the three countries made Dashi feel a huge threat in all directions.

Although the big cannibals also suspect that this is Datang's bluff, they dare not gamble. After all, this is already related to the life and death of the big food. anyone can afford it.

It was precisely because of this that the Great Food Envoy was very respectful when facing Li Shimin, and even offered to return some land in the Persian region to avoid the outbreak of war.

It's a pity that Li Shimin's appetite can't be satisfied with just some land. During the negotiation process, he unabashedly expressed his interest in the Suez Canal, and even proposed that as long as Dashi cede the management right of this canal, Then Datang will sign a peace treaty with Dashi to ensure that Datang will not take the initiative to attack Dashi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)