Chapter 322: Foreign Enemy, the Arab Empire

Hahaha!

Listening to Liu Ziyu's slightly worried words, the uninvited guest Battelle not only showed no fear, but instead picked up the teapot in the study and poured himself a cup of tea to enjoy it.

Seeing Battle's confident look, Liu Ziyu had the illusion that the Tang Dynasty was not under the rule of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian at all, but the Daxin Dynasty under the rule of Emperor Jian'an Zhao Qian.

At that time, as the son of the Turkic Khan and leader of the tribe, Battelle often traveled around Wuzhou City unhindered as he does now, secretly communicated with Liu Ziyu, and each got what he needed in the important border towns of the Great New Dynasty.

"Uncle Wu Yi, Vice General Liu, my good brother——"

At this time, Battelle, who was leaning on a chair in the study, sipping hot tea, said slowly: "I not only know that Chen Huaian founded the Tang Dynasty;"

"I also know that Liu Ziyu, the leader of the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun, who has great military exploits and hard work, was actually only named an earl at the founding ceremony of the Tang Dynasty, ranking among the 60 people who were awarded the title at the founding of the Tang Dynasty. end;"

"I also know that the current focus of the Tang Dynasty is on the Eastern Expedition of the Goguryeo Dynasty. The troops are divided into two groups and have assembled at least 500,000 troops on the Goguryeo Peninsula."

With that said, Battle smiled meaningfully and continued: "My good brother, I know everything you want me to know, and I still know what you don't want me to know!"

"Bartelle, what do you mean?"

Liu Ziyu's eyes suddenly became alert.

Battle said with a smile: "My good brother, don't be nervous. We have known each other for more than a day or two. Can I still harm you?"

"On the contrary, I risked my life to come to visit you in person this time because I feel unfair for you, my good brother. Then Chen Huaian is simply bullying others!"

snort!

Liu Ziyu sneered, still maintaining enough vigilance, and looked at Battelle and said: "Okay, Battelle, this is not the first day we have been dealing with each other. I still know your moral character well."

"Let's be honest, what is the purpose of your trip?"

"good!"

Battelle clapped his hands, then stood up and came to Liu Ziyu's side, and said sincerely: "We haven't seen each other for several years, and General Liu still has such a temperament;"

"In this case, I won't hide it anymore. Let's be honest. I came here because I heard that General Liu intends to carry out trade activities in the Western Regions. I came here specifically to discuss cooperation with the general;"

"General, you should know that since our Turkic Khanate was captured in Mobei Grassland more than two years ago by Hou Huo Qubing, the hussar general under Chen Huaian and now the champion of the Tang Dynasty, our Turkic Khanate has become stronger and stronger. He was seriously injured, and the rest of his troops fled far away to the west of the desert;"

"In the past few years, we Turks have been heading west, developing and growing in the Western Regions, in an attempt to return to our hometown in Mobei..."

"Bartelle, pick the key points!"

Faced with Battelle's eloquent narration, Liu Ziyu immediately interrupted, but he was not in the mood or had the time to listen to the history of blood, tears and development of Battelle and the Turks.

He desperately wanted to find out what this guy wanted to do here!

"good!"

After being interrupted, Battle reorganized his words and said straight to the point: "General Liu, I know you want to engage in smuggling trade in the Western Regions to earn the price difference, but the actual situation is that the Anxi Hou Lanyu of the Tang Dynasty who was stationed in the Western Regions did not buy yours. account;"

"General Liu's idea of ​​developing smuggling trade in the Western Regions may come to nothing;"

"but--"

As he spoke, Battle changed the topic and said with a mysterious face: "General Liu, I, Battle, and the Turkic Khanate can help the general handle everything on the Silk Road in the Western Regions, so that the general's trade road can be smooth;"

"Not only that, if the general is willing, I can also help the general to the position of Anxi Marquis, let the general guard the four towns of Anxi, and put the entire Silk Road under the general's rule;"

"I don't know, what does the general think?"

Um?

After hearing what Battle said, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but raise his brows, and his shrewd-looking eyes rolled around, but he didn't answer immediately.

Battle on the side was not in a hurry and was playing with the jade ornaments in the study. His confident expression clearly made Liu Ziyu convinced.

After a long time, Liu Ziyu suddenly sneered and said: "Battle, you can go, I will personally arrange for someone to take you out of the city, and pretend that you have never been here!"

"Steward Sun——"

ha?

Liu Ziyu's sudden eviction order made Battelle confused and caught off guard.

Then, regardless of the pretense of being sophisticated, he came directly to Liu Ziyu's side in a few steps and said: "General Liu, why are you doing this?"

"I, my trip was entrusted by King Safah of the Abbas Dynasty (Arab Empire), and I came here specifically to pay a visit to the general!"

"Don't you want to hear what King Safah wants, General?"

At this time, the voice of Butler Sun suddenly sounded outside the study door: "Master, did you call me?"

In the study, Liu Ziyu glanced at Battelle with a proud look on his face, and ordered outside the room: "Bring me the good West Lake Longjing tea from this general, and make a pot of tea for the guests!"

"Yes, sir!"

Outside the house, Butler Sun hurriedly left again.

Realizing that he had been fooled, Battle immediately complained angrily: "General Liu, I, Battle, regard you as a good brother. Is this how you play tricks on your good brother?"

"What do you mean by brewing a pot of tea? That is the finest West Lake Longjing tea. Brew two pots of tea——"

Hahaha!

As soon as these words came out, Liu Ziyu and Battelle in the study both laughed like pigs.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then began to sit down in the study room. After the guests of honor were seated, the conversation got to the point.

Battle said bluntly: "General Liu, to tell you the truth, after our Turkic Khanate was invaded by Huo Qubing, the Huangkou child, the tribes of the divided Khanate began to fight on their own;"

"The Guli tribe I led fled to the western desert. They stopped and stopped all the way but still could not find a place to stay. Even after entering the Western Regions, they were continuously expelled by the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions headed by the Uighur Khanate, and continued to the west. move;"

"Finally, after crossing the Congling area (today's Pamir Plateau) and arriving near the Indus River, I finally settled briefly in the territory of the Abbasid Dynasty;"

"Then the Abbas Dynasty..."

Next, Battelle was eloquent and talked endlessly about the heroic deeds and great achievements of King Safah of the Abbasid Dynasty.

Battelle's confusing narration also opened Liu Ziyu's eyes.

For the first time, he learned that there was a huge and powerful empire outside the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. The territory of the Abbasid Dynasty was almost the same as that of the Tang Dynasty, but its population was larger than that of the Tang Dynasty. Two to thirty million more;

Moreover, the Abbasid Dynasty's copper and iron smelting technology, weapon forging technology, and firearms development were on par with those of the Tang Dynasty.

More importantly, the current king of the Abbasid Dynasty, Safah, is a radical militant, and his success-loving character is even worse than that of Zhao Qian, the second emperor of the Great New Dynasty.

The Abbasid dynasty, with its unprecedented national power, is no longer satisfied with its current territory. It is constantly expanding outwards and has formed a super empire spanning Asia, Africa and Europe.

King Safah has set his sights on the economically prosperous Silk Road in the Western Regions.

This time, Safah sent Battelle to the Central Plains to explore the basic situation of the Tang Dynasty and prepare for the Abbasid army to march into the Western Regions.

As the leader of the Turkic Guli tribe who wandered to the Abbasid dynasty, Bater is now a mercenary of the Abbasid dynasty.

However, Battelle, who was living under the shelter of others, was always dreaming about the day when he would lead the tribesmen back to the Mobei grassland for grazing.

Therefore, he traveled thousands of miles to return to the Central Plains Dynasty with the decree of Abbasid King Safah. While collecting intelligence, he waited for the day when he would return to the Mobei Grassland and restore his country.

At the end of the conversation, Battelle leaned into Liu Ziyu's ear, lowered his voice and said to him: "General Liu, you and I have been brothers who have been inseparable for many years;"

"I won't hide it from you. This time King Safah of the Abbasid Dynasty prepared a full 800,000-strong army for the Eastern Expedition in order to capture the rich Silk Road in the Western Region;"

"It's a real combat force of 800,000 people. If you include the logistics troops, the number will be one million!"