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Tuozhi City is backed by a mountain, and the palace is halfway up the mountain. There is a natural stone platform on the mountain rock above the palace. Eight years ago, King Alian ordered craftsmen to dig a passage in the mountain, leading directly to the stone platform above. , the craftsmen flattened the stone platform and installed railings around it. This stone platform that can accommodate a hundred people is called the Holy Platform.

The group of people went up to the holy platform and looked down the mountain. The scene in front of them shocked everyone.

Two miles away from Tuozhi City, the Tang army had built ten artillery piers. Ten generals' cannons were placed on the artillery piers, with their muzzles pointed at the solid city wall.

This time, explosive bombs were used. The soldiers had already loaded gunpowder, lit the match at the muzzle, and at the same time lit the match at the bottom. The two match ropes were burning at the same time. Only ten consecutive explosions were heard, and ten explosive bombs were fired. , they are all dragging match ropes and burning in the air.

Ten exploding iron eggs instantly penetrated the city wall, and then a series of explosions sounded within the city wall, causing masonry and dust to fly. There were ten shocking damages on the city wall, and one wall even collapsed.

The effect was very good. The ten artillery pieces continued to fire. The city wall looked like flowers. Explosive iron mines continued to explode inside the wall. Large pieces of sand and stone fell off the city wall. A city wall several feet long had collapsed. The soldiers at the top of the city were scared to death. , desperately running towards the city.

This was indeed the decision made by Li Chenghua. She repeatedly considered that Shi Kingdom should be a vassal state of Dashi. Once Shi Kingdom was destroyed, Dashi would have reason to send troops, just like the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Bohai Kingdom.

More importantly, the Shi Kingdom is the Sogdian Kingdom. The demise of the Shi Kingdom will have a major impact on other Sogdian Kingdoms. The Sogdian Kingdom will definitely compete with its enemies and the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Chenghua repeatedly considered that the Shi Kingdom should still use the Nanzhao model. Bukhanna was different. Bukhanna was not the Sogdian state. The merger of Bakhanna and Suiye would not affect the Sogdian countries at all.

Li Chenghua decided to take out the artillery to demonstrate and let the female king of Shi Kingdom see the power of the artillery with her own eyes.

King Alian on the holy platform was frightened. She did not know that the Tang army only carried ten artillery pieces. She was worried that the Tang Dynasty would bring out hundreds of such firearms and be able to attack them from several miles away without considering counterattacks from the city. All the houses in the city were destroyed.

Alian glanced at General Sado, then at Vice Prime Minister Guo Aman, both of whom lowered their heads. She then looked at Baghlan and her granddaughter Princess Qianquan, both of whom nodded to her.

Alian said slowly: "If I accept Tang Jun's conditions, will anyone object?"

There was silence on the holy stage. Alian nodded and said to Baghlan: "Baghlan will go out of the city to negotiate with them again. Ask them to write down the conditions in a document and have both parties sign as evidence. Then I will order the city gate to be opened and let the army leave the city. surrender!"

The explosion outside the city stopped, and there was silence under Tuozhi City. Baglan went down to the city again and came to the Tang Army position. He negotiated with Li Chenghua again. The two sides quickly reached an agreement. Li Chenghua and Baglan signed on behalf of Datang and Shi Guo. .

In the afternoon, the city gate opened, and groups of Shiguo troops came out of the city and surrendered.

There are too few young and strong men in Shiguo. They generally only have two professions, miners and soldiers.

Therefore, the army of Shi Kingdom is indeed small. After excluding a thousand palace guards, there are only 7,000 people left. However, the surrendering army also includes 800 palace guards outside the palace.

There are only two hundred female guards left in the palace.

These are negotiation details. Only women negotiating with women will take these issues into consideration. The Tang army was stationed in Tuozhi City, and the palace could only retain no more than 500 female guards.

The Tang Army accepted the surrender of Shi's army. According to the agreement, Shi State designated the Tang Army's general to take over, and Li Chenghua led 10,000 troops into the city.

The king and prime minister of the Shi Kingdom were both women. They were afraid of dealing with male enemy generals, so Bai Xiaode and Li Chenghua divided their responsibilities. Bai Xiaode was responsible for receiving prisoners of war, and Li Chenghua was responsible for receiving the city.

The Tang army quickly took over the warehouses, city walls and city gates, and Li Chenghua came to the palace with a thousand troops.

Alian stepped forward and saluted, "I am the Queen of the Stone Kingdom, welcome General Li!"

Li Chenghua smiled and said: "We will be a family from now on. I hope we get along happily!"

Alian introduced her granddaughter to Li Chenghua again. Li Chenghua's eyes lit up. She was really amazed by the blond Princess Qianquan in front of her.

Li Chenghua once worked as a county captain in Suiye for three years and was responsible for the security of Suiye. She had seen too many different races in Suiye. Sogdians have high noses and blue eyes. Many Sogdians are like this. yellow hair.

There were also merchants from the Dashi Kingdom, the Khazar Kingdom, and the Western Byzantium. The women they brought with them had many blond hair and blue eyes, so many that it made Li Chenghua numb.

But these women all have one characteristic in common. Although their skin is very white, their skin quality is very poor, with enlarged and dry pores and strong body odor.

But the Princess Qianquan in front of her is not only very beautiful, but also has an excellent figure. Her skin is extremely delicate and white, just like the skin of the Han people.

This is the first time Li Chenghua has seen the advantages of Eastern and Western beauties.

Such a beauty is a rare treasure in the world. Li Chenghua immediately made a decision to bring this woman back to Chang'an and dedicate it to his lord.

Li Chenghua happily took Princess Qianquan's hand and went to the palace.

The two sides sat down in the meeting hall. King Alian said worriedly: "Can we wait a few days at the palace?"

According to the agreement, the Saintess Temple built of silver behind the palace will be demolished, and private items inside the palace will not be touched. However, the gold and silver in the palace vault belong to the Tang Dynasty, except for jewelry gold and silver.

Li Chenghua nodded and said, "The palace can be delayed for two days, and you can even count and send it out by yourself. Our army will not enter the palace, but the Saint Temple behind it must be demolished."

Princess Qianquan hurriedly said, "The Saint Temple is not our property, it is the property of the Saint Association."

Li Chenghua smiled and said, "Then there is no need to worry."

King Alian sighed and said, "When the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty first came to the Stone Kingdom, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. At that time, he was not the governor of Hezhong. I didn't expect that he would be the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty now."

Li Chenghua also smiled and said, "A few years ago, our emperor also mentioned King Alian in a private chat."

King Alian was stunned, "No way! I don't have any personal intersection with him."

Li Chenghua smiled and said, "It's about the Caliph's treasure Stone, does the king have any impression? "

King Alian recalled: "That was when I was a princess in Bukhanna. I sneaked into my brother King Murdo's room and saw the legendary Caliph Gem, but that was at least fifty years ago. Does it have anything to do with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Chenghua said lightly: "But you later told your husband the secret of the Caliph Gem in Bukhanna, and the news spread to the Arabs. The Arabs sent envoys to Bukhanna many times to ask for the gem. King Murdo of Bukhanna knew that the gem could not be kept, so he gave the Caliph Gem to the Tang general who was defending Bukhanna at that time, that is, the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. "

Li Chenghua is worthy of being a woman. She turned a few corners and implicitly warned King Alian not to betray again and not to collude with the Arabs in secret.

King Alian blushed, she understood Li Chenghua's warning.

She forced a smile and said, "We all hope that the chief general of the Tang army stationed in Shiguo is General Li."

Li Chenghua hesitated and smiled, "It is possible that I will become the representative of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Hezhong."

Before Li Chenghua set out, the emperor told her that Guo Xin would serve as the chief of the Anxi Governor's Office, but the emperor did not mention who would be in charge of Hezhong. However, Li Chenghua vaguely guessed that the emperor wanted to hand Hezhong over to him.

So the emperor was very supportive of his mission to Samarkand.

King Alian and Baglan were overjoyed. With the gentle Li Chenghua in charge of Hezhong, Shiguo would not suffer from cruel exploitation.

At this time, Li Chenghua glanced at Princess Qianquan next to him, and smiled at King Alian, "I want to talk to the king in private!"