diskusbooks Chapter 214 Welcoming the Royal Division!
Chapter 214 Welcoming the Royal Division!
The Western Regions are vast, but the population is relatively sparse.
This vast land contains endless treasures and rich resources.
But it is difficult to form a strong regime within the Western Regions.
This political structure makes the people living here particularly vulnerable and easily invaded and conquered by external forces.
Whether it was as powerful as the Han Empire, as ferocious as the Huns tribe, or the later rising Cao Wei and Western Jin dynasties, as well as the Turks in the north, the great Sui Dynasty, and even the glorious Tang Dynasty, etc.
All those countries that border the Western Regions and are stronger than the Western Regions want to take this rich land for themselves and make it the source of their wealth.
Throughout the long course of history, Huihe and Uighur, which later became the Uighurs and Uyghurs, are actually the same ethnic group that evolved over thousands of years.
They are a branch of the Tiele people, and the Turks also belong to the Tiele people.
From the perspective of inheritance, the Uighurs and the Turks are essentially of the same origin.
It is for this reason that the country later called "Erha" attempted to build the so-called "Great Turkic Alliance" and shamelessly forced my country's Western Regions into it.
However, ironically, through genetic testing, it was discovered that the main bloodline of these "Siha" today actually originated from the Greeks and has nothing to do with the Turks.
Not only that, they also shamelessly made far-fetched claims to have a kinship relationship between themselves and the Huns.
They also claim that their country has been established for more than 2,000 years, making it look like a genuine ancient civilization.
In this regard, we can only say helplessly: As long as you are happy and don't cause trouble, you can do whatever you want like the Koreans and imagine that you are the universe's Smecta.
But this land of the Western Regions definitely belongs to the Tang Dynasty and China, and no one can take it away.
After a day and night of forced march, Li Chengqian and his party finally crossed the desert safely and arrived at the border of Weitou Prefecture.
This place is located in the upper reaches of the Tarim River, although the river will dry up during the dry season as it passes through the desert.
But it is undeniable that this is still an extremely rare and large oasis in the desert.
Looking around, on the green grassland, local residents are leisurely grazing herds of sheep.
Caravans from southern Xinjiang and Sogdians from west of the Pamir Mountains also gathered here, creating an extremely lively scene.
Their targets were the Hexi Corridor, Longxi area, Guanzhong Plain, and the legendary city of Chang'an.
Although the Tang Dynasty once suffered the great turmoil of the Anshi Rebellion, its former glory and prestige are still deeply imprinted on the vast land of the Western Regions.
Time flies, and it has only been a few decades since the Tang Dynasty left this place.
However, no one in the Western Regions can ever forget the once extremely powerful and awe-inspiring Tang Empire.
Even though the power of this empire has declined slightly, the Tang Dynasty is still the rich paradise that many businessmen dream of.
Unfortunately, the Hexi Corridor and Longxi had fallen into the hands of Tubo.
These extremely greedy Tibetans even wantonly levied high tolls on important commercial routes.
What's worse, they would start killing and robbing people if they were not satisfied, causing the once prosperous Silk Road to gradually decline.
Many merchants missed the Tang Dynasty's effective governance of the Western Regions and hated the Tibetans' plundering.
Just at this moment, Li Chengqian personally led the mighty Tang army to appear again on this vast land. This was an earth-shaking good news.
Those simple and kind-hearted herdsmen and the endless stream of merchant caravans all turned their eyes to this group of Tang Dynasty soldiers who, despite having experienced many hardships, were still heroic and energetic.
The herdsmen brought out fat and tender lambs, and were willing to offer their young and healthy daughters.
The shrewd and wise businessmen generously presented the dazzling gems and the real gold and silver they earned through hard work.
Their hearts were filled with awe, but also a little bit of fear.
The reason for offering such a generous gift is, on the one hand, the hope to pay a considerable amount of "protection fee" to ensure safety.
On the other hand, he wanted to express his sincere appeals from the bottom of his heart to the Tang Dynasty through this method.
We implore the Tang army to expel those tyrannical Tibetans and restore peace and tranquility to this land.
Li Chengqian did not accept their gifts, not because he would not take a single needle or thread from the common people, but because accepting these things and women would only become a burden.
There are only more than 3 hours left, and his task is to kill all the Tibetans around Weitouzhou within this limited time.
They also helped local forces close to the Tang Dynasty to ascend to the throne of power, thus bringing the land of southern Xinjiang back under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others did not treat these herdsmen and merchants well. They drove them away and continued to march forward.
The expelled herdsmen and merchants had no complaints about this, knowing that the Tang soldiers had important matters to attend to, and they were going to kill the Tibetans.
Despite the rejection, the gifts they had carefully prepared remained intact.
The herdsmen asked their daughters to dress up carefully and be ready at all times, waiting for the brave and skilled Tang soldiers to return triumphantly and marry them off.
The merchants were busy sorting out the exquisite treasures and goods they brought with them, planning to present these precious items immediately to the Tang army as a tribute to their victorious return, in order to express their respect for the Tang soldiers.
With good wishes, people watched as the Tang soldiers marched towards Weitou Prefecture and killed all the Tibetans...
At the same time, the Tibetan defenders in the city also received news that the Tang army appeared outside the city.
They were not too panicked, but they were shocked why the Tang army appeared in their territory.
But when they learned that the Tang army had less than a thousand people, they calmed down again.
"Why panic? They are just a few hundred Tang cavalrymen. We have killed them before. Wouldn't it be better to ask for credit for killing them? Warriors, follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"
Outside the city, facing the Tubo soldiers rushing out in large numbers, Li Chengqian yawned.
After traveling all day and night, he was tired.
He waved his hand and let Li Jing handle it on his own. He and Li Shimin dismounted and lay on the ground, waiting for the war to end.
The next thing is simple.
There was still a volley of gunfire, and then the Tibetans panicked and fled in all directions.
Then the Tang Dynasty soldiers galloped in pursuit, leaving the herdsmen and merchants watching the battle from afar, as well as the people of all ethnic groups in the city, all looking at each other in bewilderment!