Chapter 41 Li Xin Licheng

The Indians of this era were extremely superstitious. Seeing that the Tang army had both precious swords and famous horses and "magic weapons" that could illuminate the river in the dark, Ali A, the king of Xiutuo Kingdom, was actually a little scared, thinking that the Tang Dynasty had extremely powerful gods and demons to bless them. If Middle Earth could have such a great reputation, I think the gods and demons they worshiped must be very powerful, but what they showed was anger at others.

The Xiutuo Kingdom is a country where Brahmins and Buddhists are mixed. Ali A is an undevoted Buddhist, and it is also a Kshatriya, that is, the king and warrior class among the four major castes of India. Because Ali A's grandparents and grandchildren were extremely extravagant, the Tianfang merchants needed to provide him with various luxury goods from outside the world of Tianzhu. The Tianfang merchants took the opportunity to enter, gain their trust, and gradually expanded their influence in the Jiantuo area. Ten years ago, a Tianfang city was even established on the northern edge of the Jiantuo territory. At present, more than 3,000 Tianfang scholars have moved into the population, and they have washed away 20,000 to 30,000 local people and converted to the Tianfang scholar, becoming the most distinctive Tianfang scholar country in the Jiantuo area.

Regarding Guo Bian's entry, the people in Tianfang City were more nervous than the other six cities and twenty countries. Because they had more contact with the outside world, they naturally knew that whenever the Tang army advanced, the Tianfang Sect in their area had to hand over its secular power and become a pure religious organization. This may not be a good thing for the lower-class believers of the Tianfang Sect, but it was unbearable for the people in power. Therefore, as soon as Guo Bian arrived, the people in Tianfang City began various activities, trying to exclude the Tang army.

At this time, Ibn Tumeirt, the preacher of Tianfang City, was sitting next to Ali's. He realized the fear in Ali's heart and said, "Great King, even if you don't attack the Tang army this time, do you think the Tang army will really get along with you? They just arrived and asked you to hand over Jieluo City. If they stood firm, I am afraid that they would even annex the entire Xiutuo Kingdom! Don't forget what Wang Xuance did at the time. At that time, they only had two people, which turned the entire Tianzhu upside down. Now the Tang Dynasty has sent an army. I think he must have to subvert the entire Tianzhu, or even the four major castes. What we have to do now is to drive them away by any means while they have not yet established a foothold, so that the Qihuo Kingdom can be ruled by Jiantuo forever."

Ali Ah put away his previous anger and turned into a little sad: "What should we do? They set up their camp on the other side of the river, and our elephant soldiers could not pass, even if the infantry passed, they would scatter. As long as they shoot arrows along the Xindu River, they can stop us from landing, and we can't do anything."

Ibn Tumeirt said: "Since it's hard for us to get over, why not let them come over?"

"Let them come over?"

Ibn Tumeirt said some secret words in Ali's ear, and Ali said: "Give them Jieluo City? Is this possible?"

Ibn Tumeirt said: "I have found out clearly that the Tang people sent only more than 1,000 soldiers this time, and the others were women, merchants, craftsmen and monks, and they could not fight. As long as they cross the river, they would lose the defense barrier, and we can be besieged them. King, you can mobilize 20,000 troops, and then our Tianfang City will also send troops to help. In addition, other countries that follow should be able to gather 30,000 troops and 30,000 troops, are you afraid that you can't defeat more than 1,000 troops? Besides, the Tang army came to challenge Jieluo for the Jieluo people. If we don't hand Jieluo City over the Jieluo people, but give it to them, as long as they are greedy and take Jieluo City for themselves, the Jieluo people will definitely hate them. At that time, we can also send people to secretly unite Jieluo King and make him our inner respond. With the internal response and external cooperation, we can definitely defeat the Tang army."

After hearing this, Ali A felt it was reasonable and said, "Okay, then just do what you said."

He immediately sent an envoy to cross the river to the Tang army camp, saying that the previous night attack was because he believed the traitor and was now willing to reconcile with the Tang army and presented Jieluo City to the Tang army, just asking the Tang army not to hold grudges.

Guo Bian hesitated because of his previous lessons, afraid that they would use tricks again, but He Chunshan said: "Promise them, promise them! Even if they have tricks, as long as we occupy the city, their tricks will become gifts." Guo Bian agreed to them, and did not ruin his promise, and prepared to send another sweat-blooded BMW and nine-mouthed swords over.

Prince Jieluo was still in the camp at this time. After hearing about this, he was so happy that he danced. He Chunshan secretly said to Guo Bian: "Alia said that he would give Jieluo City to us, not to return it to the Jieluo people. The west bank of Xindu River is deserted and cannot live for a long time. Jieluo City is high and dangerous, which is very suitable for our foothold in India. And as long as he occupied Jieluo City, Jieluo Kingdom will gradually become our pocket in the future. This time, the Jieluo City will rely on our military power. The Jieluo people did not give a single strength. They would not be their begging for a few words, so we will give them a city for free."

But Guo Bian was taught by his father since childhood and kept his trustworthy, but said, "No! Even though they didn't put in any effort, this was what we promised others, how could we regret it? Although Jieluo City is good, the reputation of our Tang Dynasty is much more important than a city!"

Although he was young, these two sentences were righteous. He Chunshan had been in the Tang army for a long time. He knew that the Tang army was indeed very committed, but although he felt it was a pity, he stopped persuading him.

Guo Bian asked Prince Jieluo to invite his father. King Jieluo happily crossed the river and bowed to Guo Bian's feet. Guo Bian hurriedly said, "Don't do this, our Tang Dynasty respects the elders. Your age is similar to my father. This will reduce my longevity." He helped him up and asked He Chunshan to tell King Jieluo that Ali A promised to hand over Jieluo City.

He Chunshan said again: "Ali A said to present Jieluo City to our general, but our general said that since we have promised you, we cannot regret it, so we will give it to you this Jieluo City." He also asked someone to take the precious sword name Malay and said: "This is what we promised to give to the country of Tuo. Go back and let your son and our envoy go and hand it over to Ali A."

King Jieluo was grateful and embarrassed. He discussed with his son, and said, "The way Jieluo City can be lost and regained, it depends entirely on the Tang Dynasty Heavenly Army. We are willing to share Jieluo City with the general. The land west of Xindu River is deserted and not suitable for living. It is better to move the Heavenly Army to live in Jieluo City. The place is big enough, and we don't have anything else, but there is still excess rice to support the Heavenly Army."

He Chunshan translated their meaning to Guo Bian. Guo Bian was very happy when he heard this. He agreed immediately and said, "Since this is the case, we are not polite. In the future, our two families will be a family and will never distinguish each other. I will not eat your rice in vain. I will exchange money and goods for you. What will be revealed in the future will be the matter of our Tang Dynasty. If anyone dares to bully you, come and tell me that we will make the decision for you."

The Jieluo people saw that the city was lost and regained, and found a backer, and the tribes were all very happy.

The Xiutuo people there indeed evacuated Jieluo City and moved away everything they could move away. Jieluo people dispatched all over the country to welcome the Tang army on the east bank and helped cut down rafts. Men, women, young and old were very enthusiastic and gathered on the shore to wait for help. The place where the river crossed was set at a gentle beach five miles north of Jieluo City.

Seeing that there was no conflict between Tang Jun and Jie Luo, Ali A was becoming more and more harmonious. He thought that this time he would be a big loser and quickly called Ibn Tumeirt to scold him.

Ibn Tumeirt didn't expect that the Tang army would really keep their promises and treat others with their own faults. He said, "Since they are ready to come, then we will attack them when they are about to cross the river."

Ali A immediately sent five thousand soldiers to ambush on the river. Guo Bian looked at him with a thousand-mile mirror on the other side of the river. He found that someone seemed to be planning to do something wrong on the river, so he discussed with He Chunshan and Guo Tan. Guo Tan said: "I don't know who the other party is, but if they give us a half-cross and attack us, we will be very disadvantageous. Unless the Jieluo people can help us resist the attack when we cross the river."

He Chunshan said: "That's very difficult. If they had such force, they would not have occupied the ancestral city by others. But I have a way." He sent someone to find Jie Luo and his son to secretly give a plan.

The matter of crossing the river was about to slow down. On that day, people were sent to transport some unimportant supplies, and did not cross the river in large quantities. The general of Xiutuo Kingdom did not launch an attack to avoid alarming the enemy.

The next day, King Jieluo still brought more than a thousand tribesmen to the north of Jieluo City to wait, but he still only sent some unimportant things on a raft. The soldiers and generals of Xiutuo Kingdom were ambushed in the dark, and they were a little annoyed, but they still dared not move.

On the third day, the Tang army suddenly appeared in the territory of Jieluo! The military discipline was strict, the weapons were shining, and infantry and cavalry were arranged around the dock array to prepare for the battle. The soldiers and generals of Xiutuo Kingdom were shocked when they got up and rushed to the river bank. They didn't know what magic the Tang army used, so they dared not move rashly for a while. They sent the news back to the country. Aliah exclaimed: "Can the Tang army fly?" He was even more scared and did not dare to move rashly.

In fact, the Tang army could not fly, it was He Chunshan's plan: the next day, King Jieluo led his men to the north of Jieluo City to wait for smoke bombs, with the purpose of attracting all the people of Xiutu. At night, the Tang army quietly took a raft and landed overnight ten miles south of Jieluo City. After landing, the team gathered and drove to the dock in the north of Jieluo City, which surprised the sleepy and late Xiutu soldiers.

The Tang army had already been arranged on the river bank, followed by a caravan, family and goods. It took more than 300 rafts to be completed. The King of Jieluo and his son mobilized the people of the country to send more than 600 plowing oxen and more than 50 elephants to help carry them. Since then, the Tang army has entered Jieluo City.

Everything in the city was very simple, and there was still one thing that was bad, that was, it was very inconvenient to marry water. Because the Jieluo people had to set up here to avoid water from the water, they chose a high place. When they wanted to drink water, they had to take water along the gentle slope to the west on the banks of Xindu River. They had great skills. However, a skilled craftsman in the Tang army set up more than a dozen pulleys in a riverside and dug a pool on the high ground, causing King Jielu to send 60 people, half of which were loading water below and half to collect water on the high ground, pouring water into the pool, and then using bamboo to open it into bamboo tubes to lead it to all parts of the city.

Sadi had an apprentice named Gao Liang who also came here with the army. Looking at the terrain, he was preparing to make a composite water truck and using the rapid force of the Xindu River to send water up. These technologies have become more mature and put into use in Shule and Ningyuan areas, but the Jielu people looked full of surprise and thought it was spells from the Tang Dynasty. Of course, these are later stories.

After the Tang army entered Jieluo City, they took out some goods such as cotton cloth to exchange food with Jieluo people. There was no deception. Seeing that Guo Bian was trustworthy and was naturally more at ease, King Jieluo was more at ease and asked someone to move all the reserved grains of the clan into the city. Since then, the Tang army is in the north and Jieluo people are in the south, living together in the same city but they are safe.

The monks and the scholars of the army were preparing to build a Han temple and study between the north and the south. The temples were for the people to worship, and the study taught the fool to learn Chinese and knowledge. Guo Bian sent the farmers of the army to investigate the farmland around Jieluo and pass on the more advanced planting technology of the Tang Dynasty to them. Seeing that the Tang army brought him all the benefits, the Jieluo people became more and more grateful. On the fifteenth day after the Tang army entered, they summoned the entire clan and actually wanted to pass their throne to Guo Bian.

Guo Bian hurriedly refused, shook his hand repeatedly and said, "No, no, I am just a general sent by the Tang Dynasty here. I want to come here to open a trade route and go back when the situation here stabilizes. You should be the king. As long as your family can treat the people well and kiss me in the Tang Dynasty, I will guarantee that your throne will continue to be hereditary."

There was no flaw in the two families' meeting each other, so neither Ali A nor Ibn could find a chance to start.

At this time, the merchants had already dispatched, and Jie Luo was very poor. They could not afford silk, satin, jade and lacquerware, so the merchants had to go to find Brahmins and Kshatriya in the Jiantula area, or find transit merchants to sell them to the Ganges basin. As long as they joined the transit merchants, with the consumption power of the huge Brahmins and Kshatriya class in the Great Indian region, the goods brought back with the military merchants this time were like a stream and into the sea. At the same time, because a stronghold had been opened, the merchants sent people back to inform Ningyuan and Shule that they would transport the subsequent goods quickly.

It was already summer and autumn, and a major military accident occurred in Ningyuan. Many businessmen heard that Guo Bian had already gained a foothold in Tianzhu and rushed towards him. Guo Luo also heard a new appointment. Guo Bian made contributions to expanding territory, promoted him to deputy commander, and sent a battalion of government troops to come.

After receiving the order, Guo Bian was happy first and then asked: "What's wrong with Ningyuan?"

"What happened."

"What big thing?"
Chapter completed!