The spoils of war will be distributed to each tribe after returning from the Zhaowu Kingdom and Tocharo.
The leaders have no objections.
Anyway, this time they are going to Zhaowu Kingdom and Tocharo, and they do not need to worry about the food and grass issues along the march of the army. , as long as they lead the army and follow Zhao Ziliang, there will be delicious food and drinks along the way, and most of them have not been to the Zhaowu Kingdom and Tocharo, so they just take this opportunity to follow Zhao Ziliang to see the world. .
So, on the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, Zhao Ziliang led the Tang army, the ten surnamed tribes of the Western Turks, and the army of the Bakhna Kingdom southward from Tuozhe City.
Soon they crossed the upper reaches of the Yaosha River and entered the territory of the Cao Kingdom.
The Tang army was so powerful that the king of the Cao Kingdom He was so frightened that he pissed himself, and led all the civil and military officials out to meet him for thirty miles to plead guilty.
Zhao Ziliang sat on horseback and looked at the trembling King Cao and the civil servants and generals behind him.
He sneered in his heart, but he never mentioned the surrender of Cao to the Dashi Kingdom.
He only said: "Master Cao, I heard that the Dashi Kingdom I sent an army to do evil in your country of Cao and kill the people.
I, the general, specially led the troops to rescue your country of Cao.
All the food and grass expenses required by the army in the country of Cao will be borne by your country.
Do you have any objections?"
The King of Cao State was sweating profusely and said quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare.
All the food and fodder required for the army should be borne by our country.
The king will send someone to the general's barracks soon."
"That's good" Zhao Ziliang led his troops and stayed in the territory of Cao for four or five days.
The king of Cao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
With such a huge army stationed here, he always had trouble sleeping and eating.
As a last resort, he had to send People sent heavy gifts to Zhao Ziliang, hoping that Zhao Ziliang would leave quickly with his army.
The Cao State was in the wrong.
When the Dashi Army came, they not only did not resist, but also surrendered to the Dashi Army.
As a vassal state of the Tang Empire, this behavior was certainly not tolerated by Zhao Ziliang.
He did not kill the King of Cao State.
He was extremely gracious, so he accepted the heavy gift sent by King Cao without hesitation.
After the army stayed for another two days, Zhao Ziliang led the army to Kang State, and King Cao was also taken to Kang State by him.
On September 16, the army arrived at the capital of Kang State, Samadgan City, now Samarkand.
The appearance of more than 20,000 Tang troops in Samajian City frightened both the government and the public in Kang State.
A few days ago, the defeated generals of the Dashi Kingdom passed by here and headed west.
These abominable Dashi troops plundered a lot as they went.
The city of Samajian was left in a state of chaos.
The only thing missing from the city was the palace.
Now more than 20,000 Tang troops have arrived.
Isn't this fatal?
King Kang was worried that Zhao Ziliang had led the Tang army to attack the enemy, so he was very panicked.
He led the civil servants, military generals and the people of the city to greet him thirty miles outside the north city gate.
The people who greeted him lined up from thirty miles away to the city gate. , all kneeling on the roadside and not daring to get up.
Zhao Ziliang didn't express anything about this and just let them kneel like this.
He rode at the front of the army on horseback and walked unhurriedly to the gate of the palace.
The soldiers of the Tang Army quickly took over the city gate garrison.
Tang army soldiers walked from the city gate to the palace gate every few meters.
A Tang army soldier stood guard, and the Tang army soon sent a small group of troops to patrol the streets in the city.
Anyone who was disheveled, bullied the market, bullied men and women, and committed evil crimes were all arrested and sent to the military camp outside the city.
Even the Kangguo army was quickly surrounded by the Tang army.
And disarmed, and gathered them all under guard.
The various performances of the Tang army made King Kang and the ministers even more frightened.
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They followed Zhao Ziliang cautiously all the way, for fear of offending the general who controlled their life and death at this time.
King Kang's throne was placed against the wall opposite the main hall.
Zhao Ziliang sat on it without any scruples.
He glanced at King Kang and other ministers down the steps with murderous eyes, and finally looked at King Kang.
Said: "Master Kang, this general hopes to see the other leaders of the Zhaowu Kingdom here within five days.
If they do not appear here within five days, you should know the consequences."
King Kang was sweating profusely and agreed tremblingly: "Yes, yes, Xiao Wang immediately sent someone to inform them to come and meet the general within five days."
At this time, Bo Lehan strode into the main hall holding the hilt of his waist knife and reported: "General, Liu Bingyan, the envoy of the Anxi Protectorate in Kangguo, wants to see you."
"Oh let him in" "promise" Soon a middle-aged official wearing a Tang Dynasty official uniform and a long beard walked in.
This person was Liu Bingyan.
He cupped his fists and bowed to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Liu Bingyan, the envoy of the Anxi Protectorate to Kang State, pays homage to the general."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Mr.
Liu, I have been in the city for so long.
I have long wanted to know the specific situation of Kang State.
Why are you here now?"
Liu Bingyan said: "General makes atonement.
I didn't know that the general would lead his troops to Kang State.
Previously, my official was on official business in the State of Shi.
I hurried back after hearing the news that the general would lead his troops to the south.
Please forgive me, general."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and asked, "How many years have you been in Kangguo?"
"If you return to the general, three years."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "It's been a long time.
During your stay in Kang State, did you hear any disrespectful words from the leader of Kang State, his ministers or the people to the Tang Dynasty?"
When Zhao Ziliang asked this question, Kang Wang Chuhe and his ministers were trembling with fear.
They all looked at Liu Bingyan eagerly, hoping that he would not talk nonsense, otherwise they and others would suffer.
Liu Bingyan turned his head and glanced at Kang Wang Chuhe and his ministers, and said: "General, when I was in Kang State, I didn't hear anything disrespectful about the Tang Dynasty from King Kang, his ministers, and the people."
King Kang Chuhe and others seemed to have collapsed after hearing this.
Several courtiers were still paralyzed on the ground, especially King Kang's queen, who was so frightened that she lost consciousness.
Zhao Ziliang glanced at Queen Kang, waved his hand, and asked the palace maid to help her away.
Then he looked at King Kang and said, "Master Kang, I have decided to stay here these days.
Do you plan to let me stay here?"
where" Chu He said quickly: "The palace is the last building in our country.
Of course the general lives in the palace."
Zhao Ziliang asked again: "Where do you and the queen live?"
"The little king also has a villa in the city.
The little king and the queen live there these days.
The general can rest assured to live in the palace.
By the way, general, in the third year of Tianbao, His Majesty the Emperor canonized the little king as the King of Qinhua.
The general can Call the little king King Qinhua."
In Chu He's view, this title showed that he was still a minister of the Tang Dynasty, and Kang was still a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Ziliang must have had a better attitude toward him, but in Zhao Ziliang's view, this was not the case.
If Chu He's identity was imperial King Hua, Zhao Ziliang has met He wanted to behave like a subordinate, which was obviously to take advantage, so Zhao Ziliang's expression changed, he patted the armrest of the seat and snorted: "King Qinhua said so, the king still thinks that he is a minister of our Tang Empire. , Kang State is still a vassal state of our Tang Empire."
Chu He quickly said: "Natural, natural" "Hmph, then why did you not resist when the Dashi Kingdom came over?
Instead, the whole country surrendered.
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My general asked Liu Bingyan to send you a note, asking you to send troops to attack the Dashi Army.
Why did you find excuses to refuse to send troops?
Do you really think that I am a great leader?
Is the Tang Dynasty easy to fool?
You keep respecting me as the Tang Dynasty?
The suzerain state, the above-mentioned declaration of vassalage, is actually just perfunctory and fooling the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.
But when the food army comes, you immediately surrender to King Kang.
You must know that there is no good end for the wallflower.
Believe it or not I, the general, will change the country of Kang in an instant.”
"Thump, thump."
In the blink of an eye, Chu He and his ministers were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the ground.
"General, spare your life, general, spare your life."
For a time, there was a wailing sound in the hall.
Zhao Ziliang made these people cry for a while and shouted: "That's enough."
Chu He and others were so frightened that they immediately stopped crying, and the hall was suddenly silent again.
Zhao Ziliang said: "I see that you are quite respectful today.
I will put your heads on your necks for the time being.
I ask you, if the Great Food Army comes again in the future, will you still not send out a single soldier?"
The whole country surrendered" Chu He and the ministers looked at each other in shock, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
When Zhao Ziliang saw this, he slapped the table in front of him and it fell apart.
Chu He and the ministers were so frightened that they all trembled on the ground. .
"Why do you look like this?
If the cannibals come again next time, you will surrender the whole country.
It seems that you are all tired of living.
Well, I, the general, will help you."
Chu He said hurriedly: "General, calm down, general, calm down.
The little king has something to say.
The general's Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are thousands of miles away, but if the Great Food Army is coming, it will be close to us.
We, the small soldiers of the Kingdom of Kang, are Young man, he can't stop the food army at all and will be defeated in a few rounds.
By the time the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrive, our country of Kang has been destroyed by the food army.
In the words of the Tang Dynasty, water from far away cannot relieve fire from near.
General Tell us what to do” Zhao Ziliang said coldly: "Chu He, do you think I don't know how far away the Kingdom of Dashi is from here?
Do you think I don't know where the army of Dashi will pass if they want to come?
They have to walk at least a thousand miles to reach the Kingdom of Kang.
The closest town in Shiguo to Kangguo is Mulu, the capital of Khorasan Province.
Most of the journey here is in the desert, and the army needs to be sent out in advance.
Make a lot of preparations.
I don’t believe that you will not get the news in advance.
It will take at least two or three months from the time you get the news to the time when the food army reaches Kang State.
Are these two or three months not enough for our Heavenly Soldiers from the Tang Dynasty to come to Kang State?
The country is surrendered to them because of your desire to preserve the country’s power and cherish its people.
It’s because you are greedy for life and afraid of death and don’t dare to fight against the cannibals.
Am I right?”
Chu He and others were all stunned when Zhao Ziliang saw through their true thoughts.
Zhao Ziliang sneered and said: "If you don't speak anymore, have you been fooled by my general's words?"