Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 767 Tong Tang's True Identity

Chapter 772 Tong Tang's True Identity
Although the Nanyang company's guards are not weak, they are not regular troops after all. Let them bully the weak and small people, and they can still deal with it.

However, this Gupta Dynasty was just in the midst of Samadhara Gupta, Samudara Gupta, Samadhara Gupta, the "King of the Sea Guardian", the second monarch of the Gupta Dynasty in ancient India (335-375 AD) bits).

Samadhara vigorously expanded his territory during his reign, first conquering the upper reaches of the Ganges River and the eastern part of the Indus River Basin; then he returned to the east and conquered the lower reaches of the Ganges River until he reached most of the delta; and the eastern Deccan Plateau.The power extends as far as the Malay Peninsula and the places where Indians live in Java and Sumatra.

In addition, Samadhara Gupta is also compatible with Brahmanism and Buddhism, and rewards literature and art. He himself is also familiar with literature and art, and is known as the "King of Poets".

The Gupta Dynasty, which was on the rise, naturally would not sit back and watch the Nanyang Company extend its tentacles to the Indian Ocean, so the war broke out.

In the golden age of the Gupta Dynasty in the history of ancient India, the slavery system in the history of ancient India finally came to an end. Get frenetic.Mahayana Buddhism was the state religion of the Gupta Dynasty, which was also a centralized state during the Gupta Dynasty.

The supreme ruler is the king, and then there are advisors composed of royal nobles and Brahman monks. The country is divided into several provinces, and there are counties under the provinces.At the same time, the maritime trade of the Gupta Dynasty was very developed. They controlled the coastal ports of Bengal and West India, and conducted extensive trade with the Byzantine Empire, Greece, Egypt and the Arab world at that time.Trade to Southeast Asia and China is mainly carried out through the Ganges Delta and the port of Kalinga, that is, along the "Maritime Silk Road".Indian businessmen reached Guangzhou, China via the Strait of Malacca for trade.

In fact, if it is a normal trade, the Gupta merchants are naturally not the opponents of the Nanyang Development Company. After all, the Gupta Dynasty cannot produce exquisite silk and beautiful porcelain, let alone sea salt, high-grade wine, and white sugar that Gupta merchants cannot produce.The Gupta Dynasty saw a large amount of fine cloth, which was even inferior to the coarse linen of the Han people, and the price was ridiculously high.

As for traditional high-profit fields such as tapestries, jewelry, ivory, and spices, they were unable to enter the Chinese market, and a large amount of gold and silver was earned by Nanyang merchants.Naturally, it aroused the dissatisfaction of the Gupta Dynasty.

During this period, the science and technology of ancient India were also very advanced, and their metallurgy was also very advanced. They produced mild steel, and used mild steel to make the Gupta Longbow. The bowstring made has extremely strong penetrating power, and the furthest range of this longbow is as much as three hundred steps.

Even the horse-gong crossbow made by the state of Wei did not have any advantage in front of the Gupta longbow. As for the catapults equipped on sea ships, they were not as powerful as the ballistas obtained from the Gupta Romans.Besides, armed merchant ships have certain self-defense capabilities, so they are naturally inferior to the warships of the Gupta Navy.

The Nanyang Development Company, which fought for the first time, suffered heavy losses. More than 1 large sea-going ships were sunk or captured by the Gupta Navy, and the loss of personnel reached more than [-].

Facing the aggressive offensive of the Gupta Navy, Nanyang Development Company had no choice but to avoid the edge temporarily.

However, the unreasonable Gupta Navy took advantage of the situation to occupy Sumatra and also controlled the Strait of Malacca.And invaded the Indochina Peninsula, and now the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula has fallen to the Gupta Dynasty.

Ran Ming is not a historian. He has a little understanding of ancient Chinese history, but he is completely confused about world history. He has not even heard of the Gupta Dynasty in ancient India.

In fact, Ran Ming didn't know that it was because of the effect of him, a butterfly in another world, that the Gupta Dynasty formally extended to Indo-China Peninsula, Java, and Malay during the reign of Chaori King (375-415) in history. Peninsula expansion.But now they are expanding into these areas more than 20 years ahead of schedule.

Seeing Ran Ming's gloomy face, Wang Meng asked in puzzlement, "Your Highness, what happened?"

"A big event happened!" Ran Ming said: "Nanyang Development Company encountered a powerful enemy and suffered heavy losses. Zhongnan Development Company joined hands with Nanyang Development Company to barely protect itself. In the future, the wealth brought from the sea will be greatly reduced. Gupta Have you heard of Dynasty?"

Wang Meng shook his head blankly.

"It's this Gupta Dynasty, they started to expand to us!" Ran Ming pointed to Ran Jin's channel: "This Gupta Dynasty has almost two territories of the Great Wei Dynasty, and has seven times the population of ours. With a population of more than 3000 million, the country has 6561 first-class soldiers. The Aksohini is their military organization, just like our army of Wei, but it has more people than each of our armies .Akshoshini is its largest unit, with a total of 6561 war elephants, 19683 chariots, 32805 cavalry, and [-] infantry."

Wang Meng was surprised and said: "Is the information reliable? Our Great Wei usually needs 150 mu of land to feed a soldier of infantry, and 100 mu of land for cavalry. According to what His Highness said, this Gupta country has more than 50 million troops, of which There are nearly 30 chariots, more than [-] infantry, and more than [-] cavalry. Just feeding these troops requires a very large amount of food and grass. Does Gupta have so much land and so much food?"

Ran Ming thought for a while, but smiled wryly: "I really want to say no, but in fact Gupta is like Qin in our history. This country has just changed from slavery to feudalism. The farmers of the free people have a very heavy burden, and nearly [-]% of their income has to pay taxes, but they have no complaints. Not only that, the banks of the Niluo River in Gupta are very rich, where they grow twice a year, and even in some areas It is three crops. The yield per mu of the field is much higher than that of our Great Wei, and we need [-] mu of land to feed an infantryman. In Gupta country, we don’t need [-] mu of land at all, and even [-] mu of land is more than enough to feed a cavalry.”

"This..." Wang Meng hesitated for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it will be troublesome. Fortunately, they are too far away from us, otherwise, a large army of Langgyupa will attack us, and that will be fatal danger!"

Ran Ming said: "Don't be so optimistic. I'm afraid that the Gupta people will fight a proxy war and drag us into the quagmire of the war, so that we can't extricate ourselves. They will look for opportunities to give us a fatal blow !"

"A proxy war?" Wang Meng asked, "What does Your Highness mean?"

"Gupta is very far away from our Great Wei, thousands of miles away. But!" Ran Ming paused and said, "But they border on Tubo, and the reason why Tubo hasn't posed a huge threat is because they don't have a strong one. If Tubo has a strong leader to unify the tribes of Tubo, then they will have the strength to compete with us. Besides, they have a special advantage. If the war goes smoothly, they can naturally attack aggressively. , It is completely possible to retreat to the plateau. We Han people have not been trained, so it is difficult to adapt to the climate of the plateau. [-]% of the combat power on the plateau can't exert [-]%!"

Ran Ming actually had a headache. Li Tang, who was powerful in history, had no choice but to make peace with Tubo. Even Xue Rengui, a famous general, suffered a defeat in Dafeichuan. Strong combat effectiveness is also the main reason for Tang Jun's failure.If you want to discuss the combat effectiveness of the various dynasties in history in detail, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is indeed the largest.

Unfortunately, the truth is being hit by Ran Ming's crow's mouth.Fu Jian, no less than Songtsan Gampo, became the new leader of Tubo.Fu Jian, who cooperated with Huan Wen to eliminate Zhang Zuo, was emptied by Huan Wen's one move.Huan Wen, who likes to poach people's corners everywhere, poached Fu Jian's generals Deng Qiang and Lu Guang to lead the Xifu Army, and Fu Jian also became the long history of the Shu Palace and joined the Xifu Army.

Regardless of Deng Qiang or Lu Guang, they couldn't command a single soldier of the Xifu Army at all. Unwilling to fail, they were angry with Fu Jian, who had been cheated by Huan Wen, and fled overnight, leading his confidants and soldiers, to the plateau.

The generals under Fu Jian's command, including the Qiang and Di elites, arrived in Kangyanchuan.Kangyanchuan is actually the Qamdo region of the later generations, which is the territory of the Dongnv Kingdom, which is actually a branch of the Western Qiang people.Under Fu Jian's policy of coercing Yao Chang to command the Qiangs, Fu Jian subdued Dongnu Qiang with little effort.

Fu Jian built a city on the Kangba Plain of the Nvqiang in the east of Sichuan Province in Kangyan, and named it Kangcheng.Officially pull the flag and set up the Qin flag.Fu Jian proclaimed himself King of Qin, formally registered hundreds of officials, established government offices, and ordered the heads of various ministries to go to Kangcheng to have an audience.

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Before dawn, Tong Tang got up pretty.Not only her, but even Tongtang's more than 50 servants got up lightly, they were afraid of waking up the people walking by.

After hastily washing up, Tongtang tiptoed to the outside of the walk and stretched a lot.

At this moment, walking in the open space not far away, more than 50 men and women had already bowed devoutly.

On the easternmost open space, a quaint Persian blanket was spread, and on the blanket was a bottle of a one-foot-high, oily and shiny statue of Mingzun.It turns out that Tongtang and all the servants are Manichaeists.

It seems to be different from the Mingjiao written by Jin Yongda. This Manichaeism does not have a leader. Tongtang is a saint and has the highest status, followed by five elders. When encountering major events in the church, they are usually decided by the elders in the church after discussion. .

Once there is a difference of opinion, the saintess will arbitrate.However, although the saintess has a noble status, she never manages the affairs of the church.

The name of the Manichaean elder who is following Tongtang now is Mahtab, which means moonlight in Persian.Mahtab, in his 50s, is the oldest of the crowd.

He is not only one of the five elders of the Manichaeism, but also a very knowledgeable person. He is proficient in fifteen languages, including Chinese.Familiarity with the customs of the countries in the Western Regions is simply a living map.

The sky was gradually getting brighter, and Tongtang also completed the Manichean pilgrimage.

At this time, Mahta, one of the five elders, preached: "Saint, I have already found out that these people are the family members of the prince of Wei, because this prince was the king of Qin before, so they all lived in the The capital of the state of Qin is Shangyu. Now the king of Qin has been appointed as the crown prince and heir to the empire, so they are going to Yecheng, the capital of the state of Wei."

Tongtang said in Persian lightly: "So, she didn't lie to me? They are really a group of noble people!"

"Yes, they are indeed a group of distinguished people."

Mahtabu said again: "Madam, the prince's wife, is the future queen, the son of the prince, and the heir of the future empire. The state of Wei has already defeated the Di people, the people of Shi (Jia people), and the Huns, and established a land spanning land. A huge empire thousands of miles away. Although the people of Shiguo have been defeated, this may be an opportunity for us Manicheans!"

Tongtang thought for a moment, and said: "Elders Nairshahi and Abul were also suppressed in the Sassanid Kingdom, and it was extremely difficult. The disciples of the Jacko Sect were determined to persecute me. Everyone has been martyred. Now we, the Manichean Church, are in a difficult situation, and we have the sacred responsibility to spread the holy fire. Once we are exposed, I am afraid that the hope of spreading the holy fire in the east will be cut off."

"We have no choice!" Maheta preached: "Today I will check the words of the prince's wife!"

Tongtang thought for a while and said, "Elder Mahtabu, you don't have to go to talk about the rumors. If you want to go, I should go. Manichaism can have no Qiansheng, but it can't do without Elder Mahtabu!"

(End of this chapter)