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King Murdo sighed and said: "Captain Li, it is very unrealistic to attack Shiguo. A little carelessness will lead to the destruction of Bahanna."

"Want to hear the details!" Li Ye smiled.

"Although the Bakhans and the Sogdians have the same beliefs and speak the same language, the Sogdians exclude us from the bottom of their hearts. The nine Sogdian kingdoms, Kang, Shi, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He , Huoxun Kingdom and Wudi Kingdom, which does not include Bahanna.

The key is that the nationalities are different. The Bukhan Kingdom was the Dawan Kingdom of the Han Dynasty, a real indigenous country in the river, while the Nine Sogdian Kingdoms were established by the Yuezhi people who migrated from the Hexi Corridor. They supported each other and were very united. But in their eyes, they have always regarded Bukhanna as an alien. Especially Bukhanna, which is rich in gold, they have long been jealous of them. Why does Bukhanna rely on the Tang Dynasty? In order to survive, we must find our own backer.

Arolie said that he would take the opportunity to annex the Shi Kingdom. He did not know that if he sent troops to the Shi Kingdom, he would face the nine-nation coalition. The Sogdians had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. They would definitely take the opportunity to destroy Bakhna and occupy the country. Gold origin.

I saw it when there were less than two thousand troops left in the Shi Kingdom, but I didn't dare to act rashly. I knew it was not an opportunity, but a trap. "

Li Ye nodded secretly. Historically, the trigger for the outbreak of the Talas War was Gao Xianzhi's massacre of the Shi Kingdom, which aroused the anger of the Sogdian countries. They collectively asked Dashi for help, giving the black-clothed Dashi the best chance to enter the Hezhong area.

King Murdo saw clearly that Bukhan had to live under the wings of the Tang Dynasty to survive. Where could he expand externally, Arolie was still not mature enough.

After a moment of silence, Li Ye asked, "How is Ju Zhanti's situation?"

King Modo said: "I know that there better. Juzhanti belongs to the Cao Kingdom among the nine Sogdian kingdoms. The Cao Kingdom is divided into two. It belongs to the Dongcao Kingdom, but its strategic location is too important. It enters the Hezhong Basin. The gate of the city was invaded by the Great Eater ten years ago. The Great Eater supported the Sogdians who believed in the Great Food Cult and took control of this city. In fact, it no longer belongs to the Tosao Kingdom.

After Gao Xianzhi captured Juzhanti last year, he massacred and drove out all the residents who believed in the Dashi Cult in the city, but then ignored it. "

"Did Toso Kingdom take it back?"

King Murdo shook his head, "Because its strategic position is too important and it has always been a battleground for big countries. Dong Cao does not dare to take it."

"So what's its status now?"

"It is now a city-state. A Tocharian warlord named Hamil Bart controls Guchanti and has two thousand troops under his command."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "The king knows so much about Ju Zhanti. Is he interested in it?"

King Murdo sighed and said: "I have always been interested in it, but I dare not have any undue thoughts. If I swallow it, I will be hostile to all Sogdian countries."

"What if I take Ju Zhan Ti down and give it to Bukhan?"

King Murdo still shook his head, "The residents of Juzhanti are all Sogdians, and they will not obey the jurisdiction of Bakhna. Frankly speaking, I have been paying attention to Juzhanti for more than half a year, not because I want Juzhanti, but because I want to pay attention to Juzhanti." It was the warlord Hamil who cut off the trade route from Tochara to the river. No Tocharian merchants could be seen in the river, and everyone was very anxious."

"The other side only has two thousand troops. Why doesn't the king unite all Sogdian countries to send out troops to fight together, capture it, and reopen trade routes?"

"There are two reasons. First, the city of Juzhanti is tall and solid, and we have no experience in attacking fortified cities; second, Hamil's backing is Ziyad, the governor of Khorasan. Everyone has concerns, but in fact it is mainly the second point. "

"Isn't the Governor of Khorasan Abu Muslim?"

"He was executed last year. Abbas was originally dissatisfied with him. He lost 90,000 elite troops in Khorasan. How could Abbas tolerate him anymore? Lieutenant General Ziad became the new governor of Khorasan."

Li Ye nodded, "I will send troops to Jiuzhanti within two months, win Juzhanti, and reopen the trade route between Tocharo and the Hezhong Basin. I will give the king another two months to consider. If the king really does not want to Zhan mentions it, I will return it to Tosao Kingdom, this is an opportunity, I hope the king will seriously consider it."

King Murdo showed a thoughtful look in his eyes, and he nodded, "I will definitely consider it seriously!"

Li Ye looked at the frustrated Alole and smiled slightly: "Your father is a bit conservative, but he is the king after all. He has to consider the future of Bahna. At least his caution is right."

Arole sighed deeply and said: "I admit that the idea of ​​annexing the Shi Kingdom is a bit unrealistic, but Juzhan mentions that this opportunity only comes once in a century, and the Sogdians have completely given up on it. If we don't seize this opportunity, Future generations will blame us."

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Your father knows Ju Zhanti so well, but he has not given up. He is taking retreat to advance, looking for the safest way to get Ju Zhanti."

Arole cheered up, "Do you have the safest way, Governor?"

Li Ye smiled faintly and said: "I do have the safest way to finally get the Ba Khanate to fight together, but I have conditions!"

"He wants to control Huoyou Kanda in Anji City?"

King Murdo was a little surprised by Li Ye's condition, but then he understood. Kanda had shown great power in the war. The Dashi Army had already mastered this sharp weapon, and the Tang Army naturally had to master it too.

He meditated and said to Prince Alole: "No matter whether we can get the Juzhan Ti, Anji City's fire oil Kanda must be handed over to the Tang Army. Since we want to rely on the Tang Dynasty and get the protection of the Tang Army, we must Show sincerity!"

Early the next morning, Li Ye set off for Qianquan City.

Qianquan City is named because it is close to the Qianquan Mountains. It is the second largest city in Bahna. There are 20,000 miners and their families living here, and about 100,000 people make a living by mining and smelting.

But since the prisoners of war from the Food Army took over the mine, the miners of Qianquan City opened a second large mine, but the new mine was mainly copper, with gold and silver also accompanying it.

The prisoner-of-war camp is still some distance away from Qianquan City, about twenty miles away. It is in the mountains. After entering through a canyon, there is a large grassland, lakes, and rivers, but it is surrounded by cliffs and vast mountains. There is only one entrance, and as long as the army blocks this entrance, the prisoners of war will never be able to escape.

Li Ye came to the prisoner of war camp. Two generals, Xu Jian and Yu Changyang, led Li Ye to a high place to overlook the camp.

The camp consists of more than 2,000 Persian tents. Viewed from a height, the camp is quite spectacular.

"Have the prisoners of war made any trouble?" Li Ye asked.

"To report to the Commander-in-Chief, the prisoners of war have never caused trouble, are very obedient, and get along relatively well with the defenders."

Li Ye was a little curious and asked with a smile: "How did you do it?"

Xu Jian bowed and said: "To the Governor, first of all, we must ensure food and clothing, treat them when they are sick, work for seven days and have one day off, and respect their beliefs. If they want to worship, then agree on the time for worship and set the rules one by one. Everyone We all do it according to the rules, and we don’t break them, so it’s a lot easier.”

Next to him, Yu Changyang added: "We identified five generals from the prisoners of war as representatives. Their prestige is extremely high. If anything happens, we can sit down and communicate."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Have they never thought of rebelling and escaping back to Dashi?"

Xu Jian sighed, "It should be because the time is relatively short. It is less than a year and they still have hope of being released. If it is more than two years and the hope slowly disappears, it will probably be dangerous."

Li Ye nodded, "I think it's for this reason. In fact, they are very dangerous. Thirty thousand people are organized, have leaders, and have tools. If they rebel together, there is no way they can stop you three thousand people. If they are more ruthless, even You can destroy Bukhanna, so I have always been worried about these prisoners of war."

Speaking of this, Li Ye immediately ordered the two of them: "Find the five prisoner-of-war generals, I want to talk to them!"