Datang: God-level Choice

Speaking of which, Heraclius was also quite unlucky. He had a lot of talent and was definitely considered the top among the Roman emperors of all dynasties, but his luck was not very good.

When Heraclius was young, the Eastern Roman Empire had usurped power and the throne, and the way was not right. The emperor Phocas, who was suppressing his internal affairs, made the whole Eastern Roman Empire a mess, and the Persian legions in their heyday were stepping closer and closer. It can be said that it has reached the point of life and death.

Under such circumstances, Heraclius successfully persuaded his father, the governor of Africa, Heraclius, to raise the banner of the uprising and strategize, and in less than three years, he successfully took down the capital, Constantine. Fort, and ascended the throne as emperor, won the support of most Romans

After he ascended the throne, Heraclius radically reformed the army of the Eastern Roman Empire into military districts, and with the support of the church in 740, he used the large amount of gold and silver treasures sent by the church to rearm a powerful army and fight against the Persian alliance. launched a counterattack

It took more than ten years for Heraclius' army not only to recover all the land that had been occupied by Persia, but also to drive straight in, all the way to the outskirts of Taixifeng, the capital of Persia. Kavard II also had to hand over the relic "True Cross"

, and transported a large amount of gold and silver, and the Eastern Romans who were exchanged withdrew their troops and kept the incense of Persia.

It can be said that Heraclius saved the Eastern Roman Empire. If Phocas, who had already caused anger and resentment at that time, continued to toss, the Eastern Roman Empire might really perish.

However, the perennial war, although the Eastern Roman Empire recovered all the land and made Heraclius' personal prestige reach its peak, it also completely emptied the Eastern Roman Empire's treasury, and also owed a lot of debts to the church, and was sentenced to semi-bankruptcy. the edge of

Internal pressure forced Heraclius to withdraw his troops from Persia and vigorously develop commerce. Finally, the Eastern Roman Empire recovered a little, and the deficit of the treasury gradually improved, and even had a surplus.

However, just when Heraclius was smug and ready to do it again, the strength of his opponent was far beyond Heraclius' expectations.

Chapter [-]: Seeing the King of Qin mistakenly for life

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Just when the Eastern Roman Empire was busy developing the economy, repaying old debts, and the Persian Empire was in continuous civil strife, the Dashi Peninsula, which was located on the edge of the two countries, suddenly became a force that was not taken seriously.

These cannibals took advantage of the new deal to preach in the two countries that were suffering from war and torment, gained many followers, and then launched a vigorous uprising just like the Yellow Turbans of the Han Dynasty.

It's just that compared to the Central Plains, where heroes have come out in great numbers, the Persian Empire is really too wasteful. The generals who can fight under the perennial civil strife are almost killed by the emperor who is replaced like a wheel, and it can't stop the cannibalistic offensive at all.

The Eastern Romans, who were caught off guard, were not much better. Most of the eastern territory on the opposite side of Constantinople was lost, and it was difficult to even defend, let alone counterattack.

If it weren't for the fact that the fleet of the Eastern Romans was much stronger than the Cannibals, and embraced the tranquility of Constantinople on the west coast of the strait, the fate of the Eastern Romans would not be much better than that of the Persians.

It is precisely because of this that the desperate Persians will go to the Tang Dynasty to ask for help after hearing that a powerful Tang Dynasty has risen in the far east.

Then it was the series of operations of the Tang King Qin who had been studied by Heraclius for a long time and deeply admired, which directly made Persia a part of the Tang Dynasty, and the Persian imperial court, facing the threat of the kingdom, also simply sold Persia. After all, Persia integrated into the Tang Dynasty at a surprising speed.

And the performance of the Datang Expeditionary Army is indeed very good. It has been winning consecutive battles all the way, but it has beaten the vigorous Caliphate Wild Wolf into a pug, and fled the Persian land all the way, and never dared to fight against the Datang Expeditionary Army.

Although it should be good news for the Cannibals to lose the battle, but the too brave Datang people directly defeated the Cannibals. The Eastern Front and the Datang Expeditionary Army forged together, and the West Road pursued the Eastern Romans relentlessly, which really made Heraclius can't laugh at all

This special history of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions, fought back and forth, and finally the Eastern Roman Empire became the most injured party, at least Heraclius himself thought so.

That's why Heraclius photographed Constantine going to Datang, but this son was too wasteful and wasted a lot of gold and silver treasures. As a result, the hair was not caught, and Datang and Cannibal teamed up. For a moment, Heraclius, who was directly angry, gave Constantine a hard lesson.

Afterwards, Princess Sofia's envoy, Heraclius was originally unwilling, but couldn't stand the many requests of the most beloved daughter and a little psychological expectation, and finally nodded and agreed.

And Sophia's mission did not disappoint Heracliu. Although he spent a lot of money, he got a lot of good things.

For example, Heraclius was shocked and admired the railway, which was of extremely important strategic significance to the Eastern Roman Empire, and a large number of weapons and equipment more advanced than the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as that of His Royal Highness the King of Qin who had become the heir of the Tang Dynasty. promise

This made Heraclius pay more attention to Sofia, and directly picked up a battle report marked with top secret from the bookcase and handed it to Sofia.

Sophia opened the battle report curiously, and a light lit up.

"Father, this is our great opportunity!"

There was a smile on Sophia's face and she said, "We all believe it, the Caliphate, or Iben, the Caliphate Prince, can't sit still after all."

"With the style of the Tang Dynasty, especially the character of His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, he will never let go of this opportunity to annex the entire prairie, and he will never let go of the masters behind Tianzhu and the Great Cannibal!"

"My daughter once went to Datang in person. Although Datang was very big and developed very fast, but because of this, the control of the frontier was not so strong, especially for the Persian enclave, before the railway was completed. , It is unrealistic for the Tang people to want a decisive battle with Dashi.”

"At this time, we, who were fighting the Great Cannibal, have become the most likely targets of the Tang people, and we can get more benefits from the Tang Dynasty, such as their super powerful secret weapons, or It's the rest of the support!"

Sophia spoke out all the thoughts in her heart in a quick breath.

"My daughter, what you said is exactly what the father thought, we can be said to coincide!"

"only!"

Heracliu frowned slightly and said, "Why do I think, daughter, you know a little too much about this King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and you are very confident!"

Princess Sofia's pretty face suddenly turned red

They were all bullied by Qin Huaidao like that, and I don't know how much money was put out, can you not understand?

Just these things, Sophia must be embarrassed to advance in front of Heraclius, and hastily covered up: "

Father, you don’t really admire this King Qin of the Tang Dynasty. When my daughter was in the Tang Dynasty, she spent a lot of time studying this most promising ally, so she is more confident.”

"yes"

Heraclius smiled noncommittally

He can pull the Eastern Roman Empire up from the crisis, naturally he is not an idle person, Sophia's meaning is not right, naturally he can't hide it from him

But now is not the time to care about such trivial matters, and since it is his own daughter, Heraclius does not intend to go into it. After all, when children are older, there are always some little secrets. If the father investigates too deeply, it will damage the father-daughter relationship

Moreover, from the perspective of the status of the Eastern Roman Empire, the princess of the Eastern Roman Empire has a good relationship with the powerful and powerful King Qin of Tang Dynasty, which is very beneficial to the Eastern Roman Empire from the current point of view.

The most important thing now is how to get enough benefits from the Tang Dynasty, so that the Eastern Roman Empire can recover Zhao's strength faster, and drive the Cannibals out of the eastern territories of the Eastern Roman Empire.

As for the rest, Heraclius has no time to think too much

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be walked step by step, right?

Let’s keep the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire first. If we don’t deal with the hateful cannibalism, the lofty prestige that Heraclius built by conquering the country when he was young will almost be destroyed.