Of course, before the Arab expedition to Central Asia, there was actually no unified religion in Central Asia. The main ones were Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Buddhism, Shamanism and Nestorianism (Eastern Christian heresy) that were formed during the ethnic migration and trade exchanges of the past dynasties. , Nestorian);
Later, in the early days of their conquests in Central Asia, in order to increase taxes and plunder wealth, the Arabs did not call many people to believe in Tianfang religion; they only forced the conquered local rulers and nobles to convert in form; therefore, when they As soon as I left, it basically returned to its original state.
It was not like the later Arab expansion period, which destructively destroyed local culture in order to establish a longer-term rule. Therefore, in today's Khorasan/Huoshan, it is relatively easy for the Persian Restoration Army led by Belus to eliminate the influence of Tianfang Sect.
However, the Tang army, which had traveled far away, also paid a considerable price for this. Although there were maps and guides to guide them, Pei Xingjian's 8,000 Tang troops and more than 10,000 righteous followers were fully equipped when they set out. Fully one-third of them were lost to disease, fatigue, and frequent accidents due to the unacclimated conditions along the way.
Some people even find it unbearable to run away, fall behind, or simply disappear; even when marching in dangerous environments such as mountains covered with snow and ice for thousands of years, thirsty and hot deserts, they suddenly lose strength and collapse without warning. . Even higher than the actual battle casualties.
Even if there were many vassal states in Anxi to supplement the army, and the descendants of various ethnic groups in Anxi's city came to serve, the Tang army that finally crossed the Congling Mountains and reached the river was only close to ten thousand, and there were more than 20,000 loyalists. A considerable number of them were sick or were invited to stay in small city-states along the way.
Therefore, in the end, only more than 10,000 troops accompanied Belus to Anguo (Bukhara); even Pei Xingjian himself fell ill for a time, with a fever that would not go away, and he even began to wake up intermittently. I wrote a suicide note to my family and subordinates to take care of my affairs after my death.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Wang Fangyi led a small number of cavalry on Belus's final journey to Tochara; while Pei Xingjian suffered from the disease for more than half a year, and it was not until the spring of the following year that he gradually improved. Then, he received a request for help from Belus from Tochara.
Regardless of his illness, he forcibly put on armor and went into battle. After reviewing the soldiers of each department, he directly selected the capable soldiers and Yi Cong disciples, the vassal cavalry near the city, and the cavalry in the river; he relayed along several intermittent oases; he crossed the dangers of the black desert in one fell swoop, and magically The soldiers descended from heaven and defeated the Black City of Bali.
But fortunately, this battle did not exhaust his potential and spirit, causing such a legendary figure to perish thousands of miles away. Instead, it stimulated his life potential and made his physical condition improve rapidly; thus, He left behind such a thick "Military Journey".
As a corresponding price, the record office responsible for the records of the army has been replaced by the fourth; and there are at least twenty or thirty people who joined the army, ministers, painters, craftsmen, etc. who are responsible for surveying and mapping the geography, mountains, rivers, scenery and people along the way. People sleep forever in a foreign land.
In this writing, which is half an army diary and half a personal diary, Pei Xingjian even privately complained about the various qualities of the army he led. In addition to the three to four thousand soldiers from the Tang Dynasty who were the backbone, the others were all knights and righteous followers of various ethnic groups.
And among these Miao Zhenggenhong soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, quite a few had no family or other worries. Therefore, after relaxing, they unexpectedly and unsurprisingly got involved with local women. together; especially among the Persian remnants who were mostly women and children.
As a result, some people began to return to the Tang Dynasty in Central China, no longer wishing to travel thousands of miles and risk their lives through hard work. And the plan to live together with a local woman means that he has taken root in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, there are similar requests in Pei Xingjian's performance.
That is, within the boundaries of the restored Persian Governor's Mansion/Persian Restoration Army, one army, three defense cities, more than a dozen large and small military mansions, and garrison towers were set up according to the Tang system so that these Tang soldiers and soldiers from far away from the territory could They thrived on the spot for generations, and continued to defend distant vassals for the country.
For this reason, he hoped that the imperial court could send another supporting army and some young men without families to worry about, so as to fill in the four towns of Anxi. After these troops and household fillers have replaced the local descendants of the Tang people in Anxi from military service, they can be recruited and sent to Khorasan.
On the other hand, Pei Xingjian's treasures captured along the way were extremely rich; just when he pacified Ashina Duzhi and Li Zheleng (Ashina Duzhi), he captured countless valuable treasures and held banquets to display them. , inviting the princes, heads of tribes, and soldiers from all over the world to watch together.
Then, according to their own estimates, together with the captured camels, horses, cattle, sheep, carriage tents and utensils, they will be rewarded by roll call in public to the meritorious soldiers who charged into the battle, or to the vassal cavalry leaders and righteous leaders who followed the battle and worked hard. But he himself had little left behind, so he even had soldiers and feudal lords killed.
Later, in the land of the river, I received offerings and tributes from the nine surnames of Zhaowu/all the countries; when I attacked Khorasan, I even captured the wealth that the old Persian nobles/governors of Great Food had collected and accumulated over the years; and later I got Received contributions from the King of Tochara in the south and the Gesar tribe of the Turks in the north.
As a distant branch of the Western Turks, the Gesar tribe is the famous Khazar Khanate in history; nomadic in the South Russian grasslands/Eastern European plains north of the Caucasus Mountains and between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea; it conquered and enslaved many local primitive Slavic tribes. And treat it as a bulk export commodity.
It has long been one of the Eastern Roman Empire's distant and close allies against the Persian Sassanids in the southern Mesopotamia region/Mesopotamia, as well as the later Umayyad Dynasty and Abbasid Dynasty; therefore, historically, people traveled overland to the mainland. The Eastern Roman missions of the Tang Dynasty all came through its territory.
In fact, the current Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian II, during his exile during the War of the Future Throne (695-705), took refuge among the Khazars and married one of the Khan's sisters. And with the help of foreign aid, she became the later Queen Theodora.
By the time of Constantine V of the Isaurian dynasty, in order to join forces against the Abbasids, he married the daughter of the Khazar Khan in 732, and she became the Queen of Irani. Their son, Emperor Leo IV, was known by his nickname Leo the Khazar (r. 775-780).
With the establishment of contact with the Tochar and Gesa tribes, this also meant that the two trade routes to the Five Directions of Tianzhu and Fulin Kingdom/Da Qin/Eastern Rome, one south and one north, were opened and connected; Business travelers from the East and the West no longer need to travel through the white-coated food-controlled areas where relations are tense.
Therefore, with the reopening of the Hezhong-Guanzhong trade route this time, hundreds of cartloads of treasures and treasures were escorted back; most of them were sold and used as aid to the army. Only the best and most valuable parts were dedicated to Ouchi of the Eastern Capital and the Crown Prince of Chang'an;
While these treasures from outside the territory were sold in Chang'an and Dongdu, they also aroused waves of enthusiasm and waves to learn about distant territories; even the popular "Travel to Central Tianzhu" and "Da Da" were popular in the streets. Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty and "Jing Xing Ji" also made Luoyang paper more expensive again.
And through the revised and beautified excerpts of "Military Journeys" serialized in the supplement of "Ancient News and Jin Yao", many people also know for the first time in their lives that far away thousands of miles away, there are not only poems and legends of foreign countries and peoples, There is also the huge wealth and fame that comes with opening up new territories.
Reflected in the East Palace, it became a two-foot-diameter fiery red cloud-patterned agate plate placed in front of Madam Zheng and her daughter. At this moment, it was Jiang Tian who was lying down and enjoying the coolness. Madam Zheng was fanning her gently to drive away the last bit of autumn heat, while the girl was reading the latest news:
"On July 21, the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Imperial Palace issued an edict, elevating the Governor-General of Persia to the Governor-General of Persia, and conferring the title of Perus, the Prince of Persia, as the Governor-General of Persia, and the King of Persia; granting him fiefs. Five thousand households. Wang Fangyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the deputy envoy of Anxi Xuanwei, is the Deputy Protector."
"Pei Xingjian was posthumously awarded the title of Minister of Rites, General of the Right Guard of the Inspection School, and ambassador to Anxi Province. He recruited and deposed ambassadors in Hezhong, and acted on his behalf to collect rewards and punishments... He went to Huoxun (Huala) on the Huoshan (Khorosan) Road. Zimou) City, set up a separate town called Xianhai, and set fire to search for and capture the envoys..."
"He was granted the title of Ashinadulan, the great chief of the Gesa tribe, as the Khan of Talayhan for his true virtue. He was given a gold book seal, crowns, uniforms, utensils, feathers and praises. He was also allowed to set up a separate guild hall in the Chang'an feudal lord to serve as a regular tribute envoy. Where he is stationed... he canonizes King Tocharo Jiduoluo as the governor of Dayue clan governor's mansion;"
"In addition, the envoy to the Great Fulin Kingdom (Eastern Rome) has already set off from the Eastern Capital; with Song Sixuan, the minister of Honglu Temple, as the envoy, Dianyi Zhengwu Sixun as the deputy envoy, and the inner sect envoy Hu Xun was the escorting officer, and hundreds of wealthy merchants and businessmen from Luodu accompanied him along with their carriages, horses and local goods."
Hearing this, Jiang Tian couldn't help but glance at the void. In the invisible vision panel, a belated prompt also flashed: "The side mission scene, 'Shuo Rat, Shuo Rat' (103%) has been achieved;" "Mission scenario: 'The Prince's Ambition', progress (71%)."
"The side mission rewards are being generated..." In an instant, there seemed to be something in the void, vibrating briefly and continuously; then it turned into a vague crackle; and a new prompt in the vision panel: "Time and Space" The singularity is permanently locked... Please select a synchronization anchor?"
The next moment, the girl suddenly raised her head, and seemed to feel that the whole world had become a little different; however, she could not see anything: it was not until she turned back to Jiang Tian that she suddenly exclaimed: "Liu Li!" Mr. Nu, is this what your true form looks like?" (End of Chapter)
