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- Coming out of Du Rui's handsome tent, Du Xuezheng looked a little depressed. In fact, it was no wonder that every man in the Du family wanted to step out of Du Rui's halo and prove himself.
Du Xuezheng originally asked Du Rui for orders with full confidence, but was rejected by Du Rui. He would inevitably have some thoughts in his heart, feeling that Du Rui didn't believe him.
"Eighteenth brother!"
As soon as Du Xuezheng came out, the Du Xuexian brothers chased after him. Du Rui also knew that it was the first time for his son to participate in such an important military meeting and the first time to raise opinions, but he dismissed them. He was afraid that he would Frustrated, he asked Du Xuexian and others to explain.
When Du Xuezheng saw some of his brothers, he couldn't help but put on a bitter look on his face, so he forced out a smile and said, "Brothers!"
It has to be said that Du Rui¡¯s family education was very successful. In this era, the identity of the biological mother was also very important in the family. The status of a wife giving birth to a son and a concubine giving birth to a son were obviously different.
It was because of his background that Du Rui was despised by Du Ruhui. As soon as Du Ruhui died, the two siblings were immediately kicked out of the house.
Du Rui naturally didn't want the past to happen again, so from the very beginning, he insisted on treating his children equally, and even treated his bastards with more attention. His legitimate son could inherit his title in the future, and at the worst, he could become an official. You can only rely on your own efforts.
Therefore, Du Rui has always taught his children to be respectful to each other and to love each other. In history, there are too many precedents of brothers killing each other and sisters becoming enemies.
For example, Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, brutally killed many of his brothers and sisters in order to keep his throne.
Qin Shi Huang had a total of 33 children. Except for Hu Hai, who usurped the throne with the conspiracy of Zhao Gao and Li Si and became the second emperor of Qin, the other 32 children all died unexpectedly. The eldest son Fusu was sentenced to death by a tampered edict. After Hu Hai proclaimed himself emperor, he brutally killed his brothers for fear of dissatisfaction. According to historical records, "the sixth son was killed in Du" and the twelfth son was killed in Xianyang City. Prince Gao was about to run away, but he was afraid that his family would be killed, so he had to write a letter requesting that Qin Shi Huang be buried as a sacrifice, and Hu Hai granted his request.
Jiang Lu and the other three were also brothers of Hu Hai, and they were eventually forced to commit suicide. The three of them were calmer than the other brothers. Hu Hai couldn't find any crime to frame him, so he was locked up in the palace. After many other brothers were killed, Zhao Gao sent people to force them to commit suicide. General Lu and the others said to the visitors: "We have done nothing wrong with the etiquette in the court. We have not violated the etiquette prescribed by the court, and we have followed orders. We have no fault at all. Why do we say that we are not loyal to the country, but we are asked to commit suicide?" The visitor replied: "I don't know why you were convicted and executed. I was just following orders." The three generals cried at each other, and finally Kill yourself with the sword.
Hu Hai not only executed all his brothers, but also spared his sisters. Historical records record that Hu Hai killed "ten princesses to Du". In this way, Hu Hai brutally killed many of his brothers and sisters in order to keep his throne.
Du Rui didn't want his children to have such a tragedy happen after him. Although Du Rui was not born in the royal family, his status is extremely noble now. It is inevitable that some bad things will happen between the brothers because of the family property. Du Rui has to take precautions. , but fortunately Du Rui's family education is still very successful.
Seeing Du Xuezheng¡¯s sad face, Du Xueke smiled and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? I¡¯m still blaming my father for what happened just now!¡±
Du Xuezheng's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "Brother is joking, how dare I do this!"
Du Xueke smiled and said: "What's the matter? If my father really did something wrong, you are right to complain in your heart, but eighteenth brother, I don't think what my father did was wrong!"
Hearing this, Du Xuezheng said anxiously: "Brother Fourteen! Do you also think that I am overestimating my abilities!?"
Du Xueke said: "I didn't say that. It's just that this is the first time for us brothers to go on an expedition with our father. Now there are so many generals in the camp. How can it be our brothers' turn to take the lead? Dad naturally knows that your suggestion just now is right. But, I had to suppress one or two."
Du Xuezheng was a little confused and said: "Why is this!?"
He is a kind-hearted person. His biggest hobby is to practice martial arts and study the art of war. He doesn't care about other things, and he can't guess what Du Rui is thinking.
Du Xueke explained: "If dad agrees to your request, what will the other generals think? They will think that dad is deliberately using the power in his hands to gain military exploits for our brothers, and is pretending to be public for personal gain. Do you want dad to be treated like that by them? people!?"
Hearing this, Du Xuezheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Of course I don't want to!"
Du Xueke smiled and said: "That's right!"
Then he patted Du Xuezheng on the shoulder,??: "If you and I are really capable, we won't have to worry about not having the chance to make meritorious deeds. Now we should listen to my father, and we will have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds in the future!"
Although the doubts in Du Xuezheng's heart were cleared, he was still a little unwilling. All he wanted in his life was to be like Du Rui, a general who could control the world. This time, he was named by Du Rui and went out with the army. He was so excited. He hadn't agreed for several nights, but in the end, he could only be protected by Du Rui's wings, and his martial arts skills were not given room to display. How could he accept this?
"My younger brother understands what Brother Shishi said, but~~~~~~ When will this happen? What my younger brother thinks in his mind is that just like the Meng clan and the Wang clan in the pre-Qin Dynasty, they are all A great hero who is indomitable, serving his country on the battlefield and expanding his territory, but he doesn¡¯t know that day will come!¡±
Generals can only be built by the joint efforts of several generations. Du Rui is certainly worthy of being called a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Now it depends on Du Xuezheng and his generation, whether they can inherit Du Rui's mantle and become the Qiancheng of the Tang Dynasty. Being a general is indeed not an easy task.
Just like the Meng clan mentioned by Du Xuezheng just now, three generations of ancestors and grandsons assisted the Qin Dynasty, swept the world, and made immortal contributions. Even thousands of years later, they are still remembered and respected by people.
Meng Ao, the founder of the Meng family, entered Qin from Qi during the reign of King Zhao of Qin, and began the glorious history of the Meng family in Qin. In the third year of King Zhao, he attacked Zhao Yuci, Xincheng, Langmeng and other places, and captured thirty-seven cities. , and captured Jinyang, the important town of Zhao, and merged it into Taiyuan County. In the third year of the Qin Dynasty, he led troops to attack Han and captured thirteen cities. Later, Meng Ao led his army eastward to attack Wei, and repeatedly defeated Wei soldiers. Later, he was defeated by the coalition forces led by Wei Gongzi Xinlingjun. In the fifth year, when Qin heard that the prince of Wei had died, he sent Meng Ao to attack Wei, take twenty cities, and set up Dongjun, so that Qin's territory would be connected with Qi's, forming a three-sided encirclement of Han and Wei. Because of his repeated military exploits, he was promoted to the rank of Shangqing. .
The Later Qin army attacked Zhao in two directions, one led by Meng Ao, and went north from Taihang to attack Zhao's Long, Gu, Qingdu and other places, trying to cut off the connection between the areas around Handan and Dai and Yanmen in the north, and prevent Li Mu from going south to rescue Handan. .
The other group was led by Qin Shihuang's younger brother Chang'an Junchengjiao, and was expected to leave Taihang from Shangdang's Tunliu East and approach Handan, the capital of Zhao State.
The reason why Cheng Jiao was allowed to command the army to attack Handan was because he had served as a hostage in Zhao State for many years and was relatively familiar with the situation around Handan.
However, Qin seemed to have mistakenly believed in this eighteen-year-old king's younger brother. The army he led stayed in Tunliu for a long time and stopped moving forward. This caused Meng Ao's army on the north route to become a lone army and penetrate deeply. Zhao was able to fully free up his hands to annihilate the Qin army on the north route, so Pang Nuan personally led the army north to attack Meng Ao.
The Meng Ao army formed a stronghold at Dushan Mountain in the southwest of Quni. Pang Nuan believed that Yao Mountain was the highest to the north of Dushan Mountain. If you climb Yao Mountain, you can see Dushan Mountain, so it is advisable to go and occupy it. So Hu Zhe led 20,000 troops to advance to Yaoshan. There were 40,000 Qin soldiers stationed in Yaoshan first, but Hu Zhe rushed up and killed them. The Zhao army established the stronghold of Yaoshan.
Meng Ao ordered Zhang Tang to lead 20,000 troops to fight for the mountain. Pang Nuan's army also arrived, and the two armies fought repeatedly at the foot of the mountain. The soldiers raised a red flag on the mountain as a signal, and Zhang Tang went east, with the red flag pointing east, and Zhang Tang headed west, with the red flag pointing west. The Zhao army surrounded the place where the red flag pointed like a tide.
Pang Nuan encouraged the soldiers: Anyone who captures Zhang Tang will be granted a hundred miles of land.
Zhao Jun all fought bravely to take the lead, Zhang Tang fought hard to kill, but could not escape the tight siege. This was the first time Zhang Tang encountered such a dangerous situation, and it caused a long-term psychological barrier for him. His fear of Zhao Guo was not weakened until Gan Luo persuaded him.
At the critical moment, Meng Ao led the army to fight, rescued Zhang Tang, and returned to the Dushan camp together. At this time, there was still no movement along the way to Chengjiao. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Meng Ao had to retreat. Pang Nuan sent troops to ambush deep in the dense forests of the Taihang Mountains. He killed Meng Ao with random arrows, and a famous general died on the battlefield.
Although Meng Ao died in battle, the Meng clan has not declined. Meng Ao's son Meng Wu is also a great general in Qin.
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin" records: In the 23rd year of the First Emperor of Qin, Wang Jian and Meng Wu led troops to attack the Chu State, defeated the Chu army and captured the King of Chu, and occupied the vast area from Chen to Pingyu, briefly destroying Chu. Qin Shihuang inspected the Ying and Chen areas. Xiang Yan made Lord Changping the King of Chu, raised troops in Huainan to rebel against Qin, and declared the restoration of Chu. In the twenty-fourth year of the First Emperor of Qin, Wang Jian and Meng Wu defeated the Chu army again. Lord Changping was killed, Xiang Yan committed suicide, and the Chu state was completely destroyed.
Although Meng Wu never fought against the Six Kingdoms as a general in his life, as Wang Jian's deputy, he participated in many large-scale battles of the Qin State, and he can be said to have outstanding achievements.
Meng Tian, ??the son of Meng Wu, is even more remarkable. Meng Tian came from a family of famous generals for generations. His grandfather Meng Ao was a famous general in the Qin State. He served King Zhao of Qin and was the highest official. Meng Tian grew up in a family of military commanders and was deeply influenced by the family environment. He had great ambitions since he was a child, determined to charge into battle and serve the country.
He is talented and well-versed in military literature, and gradually developed a higher level of knowledge.military literacy. In 221 BC, Meng Tian was named a general and attacked Qi. For his contribution to defeating Qi, he was worshiped as internal history. His younger brother Meng Yi also became the supreme minister.
When Qin Shihuang went out, Meng Tian's younger brother Meng Yi accompanied him and rode in the same car with the first emperor. When he was in court, he also accompanied the first emperor. The two Mengtian brothers, one is responsible for external military affairs and the other is planning domestic political affairs, have a reputation of being loyal to the country. None of the other generals of Qin could compete with his two brothers for favor.
The Meng family has been generals for generations and has made outstanding military achievements. In Meng Tian's generation, it reached the pinnacle of its career.
After Qin unified the six kingdoms, Meng Tian was ordered to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the Xiongnu in the north. Recover Henan [4] (the area around Yike Zhaomeng south of Hetao in present-day Inner Mongolia), and set up thirty-four counties from Yuzhong (to the north of present-day Yijinhuoluo Banner in Inner Mongolia) to Yinshan. Then he crossed the Yellow River and occupied Yangshan Mountain.
At the end of the Warring States period, wars broke out everywhere. The Qin State swept the six countries of the Central Plains with the power of one country and established the first feudal empire in Chinese history.
While the melee in the Central Plains was going on, a nation that was good at riding and shooting and extremely fierce was active in northern China - the Xiongnu. They took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to constantly harass the northern countries. When Qin unified the Central Plains, they took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and occupied a large area of ??land south of the Hetao, directly threatening the security of Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and becoming the last henchman of the entire empire.
At this time, Qin Shihuang sent Meng Tian to attack the Xiongnu in the north. In 215 BC, Qin Shihuang, with Meng Tian as commander, led 300,000 Qin troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north. On the bank of the Yellow River, the Qin army, dominated by infantry, and the Xiongnu cavalry launched a life-or-death battle. The army led by Meng Tian defeated the Xiongnu armies in the upper reaches of the Yellow River with an unstoppable force, forcing the Xiongnu to flee seven hundred miles to the north of the desert.
Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty once commented on the state of the Xiongnu at that time: "They did not dare to go south to herd horses."
In just one battle, Meng Tian severely damaged the fierce and fierce Xiongnu, causing them to be defeated and run in all directions. The Xiongnu did not dare to enter the Han Dynasty for decades, because Meng Tian had the highest level of merit.
After that, Meng Tian led a large number of troops to sit in the town and county. In order to strengthen the defense line in the Hetao area, he built pavilions and castles to the north of the Yellow River in the Hetao area as an outpost of the Yellow River defense line. This battle brought a stable social environment to the north for more than ten years and created conditions for the development of the Hetao area.
The Meng clan has served as generals for three generations. Whether in the war to annihilate the six kingdoms or in protecting the northern border, they have made indelible contributions to the Qin Empire.
At that time, the Wang family, together with the Meng family, was also known as the Qin emperor's royal family, and the most representative one was Wang Jian.
Wang Jian was born into a family of military generals, but among Wang Jian¡¯s predecessors there was not a single general who was capable of being a general. Wang Jian was naturally familiar with swords and guns like those soldiers.
In his childhood, he grew up with the military books of Sun Wuzi and Sima and many eighteen kinds of wooden swords, guns, swords and halberds made for him by his father and uncle. Wang Jian's favorite weapon is a mountain-climbing sword. Although the knife was also made of wood, it was very heavy, weighing more than ten kilograms today. It's already a big weight for an adult to swing. For a child under eight years old, it's an astronomical figure.
Wang Jian was playing with other children, of course the sons of some famous generals in the Qin State. He usually only had to dance the sword in a circle in the air, and his momentum was enough to scare those children to the ground. So, Wang Jian soon began to practice riding and shooting again. A kind of kung fu that combines horse riding and archery. Wang Jian was so powerful that he could draw a fifty-stone bow at the age of nine. Naturally, fifty stones was not worth mentioning in front of those famous generals. Even many school captains could draw fifty stone bows, but among children under ten years old, Wang Jian was unique. Wang Jian was very accurate in archery, but in the reed arrow competition with his companions, Wang Jian often only aimed at his opponent without drawing the arrow, and defeated his opponent with his own aura.
The first large-scale battle that Wang Jian participated in occurred in the eleventh year of the Qin Dynasty. At that time, Wang Jian led an army to attack Zhao's Yanyu. Wang Jian only led the army for eighteen days, and ordered the captains in the army who were dissatisfied with a hundred stones to go home. And two people were selected from the ten people in the original army to stay in the army. As a result, those who stayed were all the elites in the army. Wang Jian used this elite force with high morale to capture Yanyu, and at the same time captured nine cities of Zhao.
In the eighteenth year of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian sent troops from the county and went to Jingxing to respond to Yang Duan and his army. Prepare to attack Zhao State in one fell swoop. As a result, he met Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, and the stalemate lasted for more than a year. Wang Jian used counterintuitive tactics to get rid of Li Mu. After Li Mu's death, Wang Jian marched forward like a broken bamboo, defeated the Zhao army, killed Zhao Cong, the general of the Zhao army, captured Dongyang of Zhao State, captured Zhao Wangqian, and all the original lands of Zhao State were transferred to Qin and became Qin County .
In the 20th year of King Qin¡¯s reign, the famous incident of Jing Ke¡¯s assassination of King Qin occurred. After Jing Ke failed. Qin Wangzheng took advantage of this opportunity and sent Wang Jian to lead the army to attack Yan.country.
King Xi of Yan and King Jia of Dai jointly resisted the Qin army. The coalition of Yan and Dai was led by Prince Dan of Yan. They were finally defeated by the Yishui River when they were bidding farewell to Jing Ke. Wang Jian took advantage of the situation and captured Ji, the capital of Yan. King Yan fled to Liaodong, and the Yan Kingdom was destroyed in name only.
In the twenty-first year of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang wanted to destroy Chu, so he trusted the young and brave Qin general Li Xin, thinking that he was virtuous and courageous. Li Xin once led thousands of troops to pursue Prince Dan of Yan to Yanshui, and finally defeated the Yan army.
Qin Shihuang once asked Li Xin how many troops would be needed to defeat Chu?
Li Xin said 200,000 would be enough.
Qin Shihuang asked Wang Jian again, and Wang Jian said, "It must be six hundred thousand."
The First Emperor said: "General Wang is old, why should he be timid? General Li is very brave, and his words are true."
So he sent Li Xin and two hundred thousand Mongol generals to attack Chu southward. Because the King of Qin did not want to talk to him, Wang Jian resigned due to illness and returned to Pinyang to take care of his old age. At this time, the Qin army, led by Li Xin, attacked Pinghe, and Mengwu attacked Qiuqiu, defeating the Chu army.
Li Xin took advantage of the victory to attack Yan and Ying, and defeated them both. So he led his troops to the west to meet Meng Tian's army with Cheng Fu. The Chu army led by Xiang Yan took the opportunity to accumulate strength and followed the Qin army for three days and three nights. They finally defeated Li Xin's army, captured two camps, and killed seven captains. The Qin army was defeated and fled.
When Qin Shihuang heard that the Qin army had failed, he was furious. He knew that Wang Jian was indeed far-sighted, so he went to Pinyang in person to apologize to Wang Jian, saying: "I did not listen to the general. Li Xin finally humiliated the Qin army. Now the Chu army is advancing westward day by day. Although the general is ill, how can he do it?" Can you bear to abandon me?"
Wang Jian declined and said, "The old minister is weak and sick, violent and rebellious. I hope that your Majesty will choose another good general."
Qin Shihuang insisted that Wang Jian lead the army. Wang Jian said: "If you must use veterans, you will give me an army of 600,000."
The First Emperor agreed, so Wang Jian led 600,000 Qin troops to attack Chu. In the second year after Chu was destroyed, Wang Jian's army continued to conquer Baiyue in the south. Jiangnan was pacified, the Yue king was surrendered, and the area south of the Yangtze River was established as Kuaiji County.
Wang Jian¡¯s son, Wang Ben, and his father were both major generals in Qin¡¯s war to destroy the Six Kingdoms. In the 22nd year of the Qin Dynasty, Qin sent general Wang Ben to lead his troops to attack Wei. He diverted water from the Yellow River and Dagou to irrigate Daliang, the capital of Wei. The city of Daliang was destroyed, and the king of Wei surrendered, taking all the land of Wei. After the death of Wei, Qin established Junyi County in Daliang.
In the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Ben led his troops to attack the Liaodong region of Yan State, captured King Xi of Yan, and destroyed Yan. He returned to attack the state of Dai, captured Wang Jia of Dai, and eliminated the remaining forces of Zhao. In the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Qin, he led his army from Yannan to attack Qi. They reached Linzi, the capital of Qi, and captured King Jian of Qi, and then destroyed Qi.
Both the Meng clan and the Wang clan have made immortal contributions to the Qin Empire. Du Xuezheng used to read history and admired these famous generals the most. He also dreamed of inheriting Du Rui's mantle and serving for the Qin Empire. In Qiancheng of the Tang Dynasty, he traveled across the battlefield, served the country, and achieved the prestige of the Du family.
After hearing Du Xuezheng¡¯s words, Du Xueke couldn¡¯t help but smile and said, ¡°Eighteenth brother thinks it¡¯s a long-term thing.¡±
Du Xuezheng was the youngest among the five brothers. Hearing this, he said anxiously: "How can we not think about it? Dad fought for the country all his life, destroyed countless countries, opened up territories for the Tang Dynasty, and expanded millions of miles. As the sons of the Duke of Song Dynasty, you and I, naturally, We can¡¯t lag behind ordinary people, so we naturally have to take it as our responsibility to uplift our family¡¯s reputation!¡±
Du Xueke said: "I'm not telling you not to think about it, but don't be too hasty. Now that the war to destroy the country is about to start, isn't it possible that our brothers haven't had the opportunity to make contributions? Dad transferred you to General Gao's vanguard army, isn't it because he is looking forward to it? Can you make my Du family the first attack in this battle?"
Du Xueshan also said: "Eighteenth brother! When you and I join General Gao's army, we must not lose our father's reputation!"
Du Xuezheng was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Brother Seventeen! Daddy also transferred you into the vanguard army!"
Du Xueshan said with a smile: "That's natural. You and I are brothers. My father said that day that you and I are two brothers. One is good at attacking and the other is good at defending. When divided, we are ordinary people, and when combined, we are the weapon of the country. Now you have gone to General Gao The vanguard army, brother, how can I fall behind!"
Du Xuezheng smiled after hearing this. Du Xuexian said again: "Brothers, this battle is of great importance. As our father's sons, you and I must not fall behind others, let alone lose the reputation of our father. We must work together to fight for it." Promote my Du family¡¯s reputation.¡±
After hearing this, Du Xuezheng and others quickly handed over their hands.
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When Du Rui's army arrived at Yumen Pass, Yezid I, who was far away in Damascus, received the news. Although the two countries were at war, their people-to-people exchanges did not stop. As the small country sandwiched between the two countries was destroyed, the two countries Being directly adjacent to each other further promotes business exchanges.
In the Western Region, there were countless food merchants coming and going. As soon as Du Rui's army arrived at Yumen Pass, they were immediately discovered. Du Rui never thought of hiding it, and the news was quickly spread back to Damascus
"Four hundred thousand!?"
When Ye Zide I heard this, he almost jumped up in shock. In normal times, he would not have felt anything like this. The Great Food Army would dominate the world with few opponents. Many countries would be under the iron cavalry scimitar of the Great Food Army. Turn into ashes.
But it¡¯s different now. At the time, Ibrahim Muhammad was defeated miserably at the hands of Du Rui, and millions of his troops were wiped out, and even Central Asia was lost.
Over the years, the two sides have been at constant friction, and it has never stopped on the border. However, every time they fight, Dashi has not been able to take advantage of it.
When Muawiya was dying, he gave many instructions to Yezid I to be patient for the time being and to accumulate strength. He must not act too hastily to avoid angering the Tang Dynasty and ruining the country and the family.
Although Ye Zide I wanted to regain the old land of Central Asia, he did not dare to tease the tiger's beard of the Tang Dynasty easily. For many years, he just endured silently, waiting for the day of revenge.
But he didn¡¯t expect that before he went to take revenge, Datang had already come to visit him first, with 400,000 troops dispatched.
No! That's not all.
In Central Asia, there are still Su Lin's 200,000 troops, watching with eager eyes. Su Dingfang died at the hands of the cannibal. Over the years, Su Dongfang has never forgotten this deep hatred. Although there is no order from the court, it is inconvenient to start a war at will. However, small-scale provocations and frictions have never stopped.
Ye Zide I did not dare to underestimate the 200,000 people under Su Lin's command. They were the elite among the elite. Every soldier had been beaten on the battlefield, and every hand was covered with the blood of the enemy.
In addition to Su Lin¡¯s 200,000 troops, Egypt¡¯s Xue Rengui¡¯s hundreds of thousands of troops should not be underestimated.
Ye Zide I has received the report that the Egyptian province has been lost and the entire army of more than 100,000 people has been wiped out. Although he really wanted to take advantage of the Tang army's unstable foothold to enter Egypt and regain the land.
But this is not easy. Khalid's army is still besieging Constantinople. In addition, the war against the Islamic Kingdom has not yet ended. Xue Rengui's troops are constantly moving towards Syria, eyeing it.
It¡¯s even better now. Hundreds of thousands of people from the Tang Dynasty have arrived. Ye Zide I knows that the moment of life and death for the Great Food Empire has arrived.
He hurriedly called Khalid back from the front line. The Dashi Empire has been established for a long time, and those nobles have been accustomed to enjoying the glory and wealth, and have long since fallen. It can be said that there are not many people who can still fight in the Dashi Empire. .
"The Tang people seem to be well prepared. This time they come here and plan to completely destroy the Islamic world that the Prophet worked so hard to create!"
Khalid is a famous food general, but he also looks worried at the moment. The war is on multiple fronts, and Datang has launched heavy troops. The situation is indeed not optimistic.
Yazid I hurriedly recalled him from the front line. Khalid had already guessed what Yazid I was thinking, so he took the initiative and said: "Honored Caliph! Now God's blessed land in the world has reached a critical moment of life and death. I I think it¡¯s time to end the war with Byzantium!¡±
Ye Zide I did not answer immediately. Although he thought so in his heart, how could he be willing to give up when the Byzantine Empire was about to run out of oil?
But the question now is not whether we are willing to give in, but whether Dashi can continue to exist.
The war started on multiple fronts, and the Tang Dynasty was heavily armed. Even when the Dashi Empire was at its most powerful, it would not have been able to cope with it, let alone now.
"What I'm worried about now is that if we withdraw our troops from the front line of Constantinople and defend the homeland, will the Byzantines also take advantage of it? This is something we have to consider. What's even worse is that that idiot Muback will The province of Egypt was lost to the Tang people, and now the Tang people can calmly attack us from both the east and west. What worries me even more is that the Arabian Peninsula is our foundation, and now everything is within the attack range of the Tang people. Once the Arabian Peninsula falls, God¡¯s blessed land on earth will really be destroyed!¡±
The problem that Yazid I mentioned was exactly what Khalid was worried about. The Food Empire and the Byzantine Empire had been fighting for so many years, and the hatred between each other was getting deeper and deeper. If the former Justinian II, Maybe he will choose temporary peace, but Leo III is indeed a tough opponent. He will not give up such a good opportunity. When the Byzantines take advantage of it, and the Tang army attacks from both sides, the Great Food Empire may be real. I can't hold it anymore.
"Honorable Caliph! I think we have no other choice now but to gather our forces together. Otherwise, we will not be able to resist the Tang Army's attack. Although I have not directly fought against the Tang Army, IAs I said about their strength, they are definitely an army that is not weaker than the servants of Allah. They are brave and good at fighting, well-equipped, and most importantly, their commander is the terrible Du Rui! "
Du Rui!
Although Yazid I has never met Du Rui, this name is not unfamiliar to him at all. It can even be said that it is very familiar to every Muslim. If in their hearts Allah is the only one in this world, If the true God is the savior of the entire Islamic world, then Du Rui is a powerful demon that can rival Allah.
Ibrasi Muhammad's army showed great power and marched into the Western Regions in a mighty manner. Seeing that even Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire, was exposed to the scimitars of Da Shi's iron cavalry, it was this man, With his own strength, he drove out hundreds of thousands of Ibrahi Muhammad's troops, and then won the battle in Congling, killing millions of Da Shi soldiers, and running the Da Shi Empire for decades. Central Asia took over.
The name Du Rui was simply a nightmare for Ye Zide I, a lingering nightmare. Although they had no direct contact, Du Rui was like a huge shadow, always shrouding Ye Zide. By my side.
In terms of strength, the Dashi Empire is definitely much stronger than the Byzantine Empire, but why after so many years, the Dashi Empire cannot completely eliminate the Byzantine Empire.
Isn't it just because of the flowing fire invented by Du Rui? Every time the Great Eclipse Empire was one step away from victory and the capture of Constantinople, it was this flowing fire that turned the tide and allowed the Great Eclipse to conquer. The victory of the Empire can always only stay just outside that line.
??Also, the Tang Dynasty has been constantly provoking on the border over the years, which has prevented the Dashi Empire from focusing all its energy on attacking the Byzantine Empire. It is obviously under the instruction of Du Rui.
After the shocking war between the two countries in Central Asia, when the news that Du Rui was deposed by the Tang Dynasty emperor came back to Damascus, the whole country was celebrating, and their enemy disappeared.
Muawiya was so excited that he wrote a letter of thanks to Li Chengqian. Yezid I was also glad that after he came to power, he would not have to face such a terrible opponent. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the Tang Dynasty changed After becoming the new emperor, Du Rui was also reactivated and became the de facto master of the Eastern Empire.
Now the terrible demon has aimed his sharp minions at the Food Empire again, and this time, he came with the intention of completely destroying the Food Empire.
"Of course I know, who is the enemy we are facing this time? Damn it! Does that Du Rui really hate noble Muslims so much? Why does he have to go against us!"
Yezid I cursed, but Khalid listened but did not take it seriously, because it was the Dashi Empire, not the Tang Dynasty, that was the first to show hostility between the two countries, and even if the two empires have been coexisting peacefully, when they really have to fight for this When the world elects a master, a war will break out between them. This is inevitable.
"Honored Caliph, now is not the time to complain, we must make a decision. As for the Byzantine problem you are worried about, I think it does not exist at all!"
Yezid I's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. He knew very well that in terms of strategic vision, he was far inferior to Khalid. He hurriedly asked: "Why do you think so? The hatred between the Byzantines and us, No less than the Tang people!"
Khalid analyzed: "Although the Byzantine Empire was also a big country, their strength was very limited. After losing the province of Egypt, the only area where they could really give orders was in Constantinople, especially It was after Leo III promulgated the 'Abolition of Icon Act' that the Christian countries in Western Europe had a strong opinion of him. This is why we besieged Constantinople for more than a year, but no one was in vain. The reason why the human country sent reinforcements is that even if we draw our troops back from the front line of Constantinople and make Leo III have other thoughts, he will not be able to attack our land at all!"
Upon hearing this, King Yezid I also felt that what Khalid said made sense, but he did not dare to take it lightly and said: "But what if the Tang people asked them for a union? If the Tang people were willing to help them restore their previous territory, Leo III Will that bastard take the risk?"
Khalid shook his head and said: "No! He won't. Although Leo III is reckless, he is not a stupid guy. He should be able to imagine that the world needs only one master. The people of Tang Dynasty do not believe in Jesus. Christ, they will not willingly pay useless labor to protect the gods of the white people. This is why the Tang people occupied Egypt but did not return it to the Byzantine Empire. Leo III knew this very well, In fact, he is also afraid of the Tang people. He is afraid that after the Tang people defeat us, they will establish him as the next target. "
Ye Zid I listened and nodded repeatedly. He had to admit that Khalid's analysis made sense.
Khalid continued: "Honorable Caliph, sometimes I even wonder, why can't we unite with the Byzantines?"
When Ye Zide I heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Will he unite with the Byzantines?
He had never thought about this problem. When Byzantium was in civil strife, he believed Leo III's words and helped Leo III solve the problem and capture Constantinople. But what was the result?
Instead of fulfilling his promise, Leo III turned around and attacked Yezid I's army. As a result, Yezid I was defeated miserably, but Leo III gained fame and became a hero of the Byzantine Empire.
How could he forget such shame and deep hatred.
"No! Leo III is an untrustworthy villain. If we join forces with him, we will suffer big losses!"
Khalid said: "But if we cannot withstand the attack of the Tang army and the country will perish, it will not be a matter of suffering. Honorable Caliph, the alliance I mentioned is actually just an expedient measure. It can be done appropriately." Give that greedy villain some benefits and let them help us contain the Tang army in Egypt."
Yezid I frowned, thinking about the pros and cons in his mind. He had to say that Khalid's proposal was very tempting. If the Byzantines could help them contain the Tang army in Egypt, their pressure would be reduced. Much smaller, but the question is what do they have to pay?
Is this price high?
"How can we persuade the Byzantines!?"
Khalid thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it would be enough to give them part of Syria!"
"Is this impossible?" Yezid I jumped up suddenly like a miser who had been kicked. "Syria is the most dazzling pearl in the crown of Allah. It is impossible for me to destroy countless Muslims." The victory won with one's life will be returned to the Byzantines!"
Such a reaction of Yazid I had long been expected by Khalid. He said without any hurry: "Honorable Caliph, the first thing we have to consider now is how to save God's blessed place in the world. As for the I think it is completely worth paying a certain price, and as long as we can defeat the Tang army, the Tang army will definitely be injured by then. At that time, do you think the Byzantines can still be our enemies alone? And then rob Syria. Coming back is just a piece of cake!¡±
Khalid has been fighting the Byzantines all his life. It was he who personally snatched Syria from the Byzantine Empire. Fighting against the Tang army, Khalid may not be sure of victory, but if the opponent is the Byzantines, then Much simpler.
Yezid I was also tempted, and now he was thinking about what to do to make the Byzantines believe in them and agree to participate in this war.
"Leo III is not a short-sighted person, will he be fooled?"
Khalid said: "Leo III is a smart man, and smart people are always self-righteous. Now there are differences between Byzantium and the Tang Dynasty because of the Egyptian province, and he is also very willing to weaken our strength, as long as he will If part of Syria is handed over to them, then the Tang army in Egypt will be blocked by the Byzantine territory. If they want to attack us from the west, they will not be able to do it!"
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