The death of Princess Hera was not only a heavy blow to Prince Li Heng, because he was separated from his wife without even seeing her, but it was also a very big deal to the Umayyad dynasty of the great food country.
After Princess Hera died of illness, the imperial court immediately sent someone to notify the envoy of the Dashi Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty.
In October of the eighth year of Tianbao, Marwan II of the Great Food Kingdom finally got the news, which frustrated his plan to use the Tang Dynasty as his final refuge.
However, he still did not give up on maintaining a friendly attitude with the Tang Dynasty. .
The situation in the Great Food Country became more and more serious.
Not long after Zhao Ziliang led his army to escort Princess Hera to leave, Boxilin quickly led his army to wipe out all the land in southern Iran, all the way to the coastal areas of the Persian Gulf, and then led his army to the west.
Advancing, Baghdad was captured in just two months.
Baghdad is located in the middle of the two river basins, with fertile land, abundant water and grass, convenient transportation, prosperous civilization, and developed economy.
The rebels immediately used Baghdad as their base camp and advance base.
Even the rebel leader Abu Abba, who had been staying in the north, Si also rushed to Baghdad from Mulu to take charge of the overall situation.
Subsequently, the rebel armies advanced in two directions, one in the south and one in the north.
The Umayyad Dynasty had few elite soldiers and generals who could resist the rebels' westward advance.
Many knowledgeable people could already foresee the Umayyad Dynasty.
After the demise of the Umayyad Dynasty, the ministers secretly made secret arrangements with the rebels in order to maintain their prosperity and wealth after the demise of the Umayyad Dynasty.
At the end of October, Beiting received news from an undercover agent sent to the Big Food Country.
They learned that the rebels had reached Aleppo in Syria and Amman in Jordan, almost a step away from Damascus.
At this time, Marwan II of the Umayyad Dynasty also knew that the situation was extremely critical.
He mobilized a large number of troops from the north and Egypt to defend the towns around Damascus.
He was determined to fight the rebels to the end and was making a desperate struggle.
On October 16th, Jiedushi Wang Zhengjian convened officials and generals to discuss matters, informed Zhao Ziliang and others of the situation in Dashi, and finally said: "It seems that the Umayyad dynasty of Dashi will not survive next year.
Once the rebels take power, our westernmost jurisdiction in Beiting is close to the sphere of influence of the Great Food Country.
Although we still don’t know what the new Great Food Country’s national policy will be, we need to prepare early.
Any suggestions on this?”
All the officials were talking about this and expressed their opinions.
Some people think that taking any action now may arouse the resentment of the new big food country's regime and cause trouble.
It is better to wait and see what happens.
This is a more conservative opinion.
Some radical officials believe that this matter should be done while the main force of the rebels is moving south.
Our army should immediately send troops to attack the rear of the rebels in the country of Dashi, and remove the lair of the rebels in the country.
The Shi Kingdom officials worked together to encircle and suppress the Dashi rebels.
This not only helped the Umayyad dynasty, but also eliminated possible threats in the future.
The proposal to send troops to attack the Dashi rebels was rejected on the spot by Wang Zhengjian.
He said: "The maximum number of troops that our army can mobilize is 20,000.
If we mobilize the surrounding barbarian troops, we can gather about 40,000.
But such a huge force The mobilization of troops is impossible without the permission of the imperial court, and it is impossible to raise the food and supplies for such a large army in a short period of time.
If the time is prolonged, then the troops will be sent out.
I'm afraid that the day lilies are all cold now, so various conditions restrict our ability to directly send troops to attack the Dashi rebels.
Besides, even if the Dashi rebels want to expand their power eastward, they will not be the first to be hit.
We, but Anxi, Gao Xianzhi is a famous general with rich experience.
He should have been prepared for this matter.
I heard that envoys from the countries in the Western Regions are being summoned to discuss and prepare to expand their power westward."
After hearing what Wang Zhengjian said, everyone stopped talking.
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said to Wang Zhengjian: "The commander-in-chief is right.
Regardless of objective conditions or subjective conditions, we are not in a position to attack the Dashi rebels now.
We must first obtain support from the imperial court."
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Agree, I don’t know how long it will take , so it is not realistic to take the initiative to attack the Dashi rebels.
However, the general believes that although we do not have the conditions to attack the Dashi rebels, we can encourage and support the barbarians under our control to cause trouble for the Dashi rebels and delay their attack.
Eat at the pace of the army” An official asked: "Commander, General Zhao, I don't understand what the affairs of the Dashi Kingdom have to do with us.
It's their own business to fight life and death internally.
Why should we get involved in this matter?"
Things are not good for us, so why should we be thankless?”
Zhao Ziliang and Wang Zhengjian looked at each other.
Zhao Ziliang stared at the official and asked, "Mr.
Cai, I'm wondering how you got to this position.
All the signs indicate that the Dashi Rebel sect is more aggressive and brutal.
Now the officials of the Big Food Country are even more serious.
Once this rebel group is allowed to take power, it will definitely expand its power eastward and westward.
At that time, it will inevitably infringe on the interests of our Tang Dynasty.
Why should we watch this force grow and remain indifferent?
Can you only wait until the enemy is in front of you to realize that you are afraid and that it is too late?
, it’s not too late, but if the wolf eats all your sheep, there’s no point in patching it up.”
The official surnamed Cai was scolded by Zhao Ziliang, and he suddenly felt ashamed and flushed.
The officials and generals nearby laughed secretly when they saw this, and some couldn't help laughing.
"Ahem!"
Wang Zhengjian coughed twice and said: "General Zhao Ziliang is right.
As border generals and senior officials, we should not only look at things in front of us, but also look at the future.
As General Zhao said, we Now we cannot directly attack the Dashi rebels, but we can encourage and support the barbarians under our jurisdiction to trouble General Zhao for the Dashi rebels.
Tell us what you think."
"Okay," Zhao Ziliang agreed, and then said: "The entire Suiye River Basin and the lower reaches of Yaoshashui River all the way to the Aral Sea are under the jurisdiction of our dynasty.
There are hundreds of tribes living here, some with thousands of soldiers.
The rest of the cavalry, some hundreds of cavalry, vary in strength.
This place is closer to the location where the rebels of the Dashi Kingdom are entrenched. , we can provide support to these people, and at the same time issue orders to them, persuading them to go deep into the northern border of the Big Food Country to plunder, and all the money they get will belong to themselves.
Not only will we not take any money, but we can also provide them with some limited weapons and equipment.
Bows and arrows, of course, to prevent them from taking things.
If we don't take action, we must send officials to these tribes as civilians to supervise their actions.
We will never be lenient to those tribes who take our weapons and equipment but do not take action against the Dashi rebels.
I believe this can give The rebels caused some trouble and slowed down their march south to attack Damascus.
At that time, we also have to write to the court, asking the court to allow us to send troops to attack the Dashi rebels.
In addition, I think we can also contact the Anxi Protectorate to formulate a plan together.
Gao Xianzhi is a general with military strategies.
I believe he can see that the effect of our joint efforts is definitely not as simple as one plus one."
Wang Zhengjian waited for Zhao Ziliang to finish and asked other officials and generals: "What do you think of General Zhao's suggestion?"
"agree" “Very good” "This is a good strategy" Wang Zhengjian nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, since you all agree with General Zhao's suggestion, let's proceed in order.
Mr.
Cai, you will write to the court again in the name of my commander, tell the Dashi rebels about our Beiting and Anxi The threat is very great, I am sure that the imperial court will allow me, Beiting, to strike first."
"Follow your orders" Wang Zhengjian then said to an official named Wang: "In the name of the Duhufu, you send an official letter to the Anxi Duhufu and invite Anxi to send people to discuss jointly dealing with the Dashi rebels.
Write another letter."
Several princes who gave orders to the leaders of the barbarian tribes in the west We asked them to obey the orders of my Beiting Protectorate, and often send small groups of troops across the border of Dashi Kingdom to plunder, and if conditions permit, they can also attack the other side's city.
These documents are sent to some officials of the Protectorate, every time.
He will be escorted by ten people."
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"The official takes orders" At this time, Zhao Ziliang shouted to the audience: "Bring me the map."
After a while, two strong men carried a bundle of long scrolls.
This was a large map made entirely of sheepskin.
Under the hands of two strong soldiers, this large map was hung on the On the wall, Zhao Ziliang stood up and walked to the side, picked up a long stick, marked the position around the lower reaches of the medicinal killing water, and said: "Commander Please take a look at this with your colleagues.
The closest force to the north where the rebels of the Dashi Kingdom are entrenched is the Huoxun Kingdom of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu.
The Huoxun Kingdom is also called Huacizimo.
It is relatively far away from other countries with the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu.
However, it still has a tributary relationship with our country.
After our army defeated the Great Shiguan Army last year, its prestige and prestige shook the Western Regions, and the country of Huoxun was in power.
At that time, he was attached to the Dashi Kingdom and was worried that we would cause trouble, so he sent people to Chang'an to see the emperor and ask for forgiveness.
If we wanted to instigate the western tribes to cause trouble in the territory of the Dashi rebels, the Huoxun Kingdom was the key, because it happened to be the right one.
Blocked between the territory of the rebels of the Dashi Kingdom and the territories of the western tribes, it belonged to The Anxi Protectorate is under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate, so this matter must be communicated with the Anxi Protectorate and ask them to send officials to coordinate, or we can talk about the Anxi Protectorate directly authorizing us, and we ourselves will send officials to Huoxun Kingdom to try to persuade They joined the attack on the Dashi rebels.
I don’t know what the commander-in-chief and his colleagues think."
Wang Zhengjian looked at the map for a long time before nodding and saying, "Okay, in that case, let's wait until Anxi sends people to discuss this matter together.
General Zhao, what do you think?"
Zhao Ziliang clasped his fists and said: "The general will have no objections":