Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

"My divine general..."

Li Shimin was stunned and almost wanted to vomit blood. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

He can defeat eight hundred and twenty thousand, ride into battle alone, and intimidate Hebei thousands of miles away.

There is Huo Qubing's talent, but there is no disease like Huo Qubing.

The pillar of the country, the sharp sword of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, was broken by Xuanzong himself.

Only forty-five years old... Li Shimin stretched out his hand towards the light screen and grabbed it twice in vain, and finally fell slumped.

What replaced it was rage like a stormy sea:

"Such a descendant can be called a traitor to the country!"

"You are both stupid and mediocre, and your position will harm the country!"

"Abandoning one's name or image will lead to a violent death."

"This desolate person is the emperor, and I wish I could break my chariot and drive him away!"

At this time, the ministers could not get in the conversation. After all, even though Xuanzong was separated by a hundred years, he was still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he was still half of His Majesty's family.

It's okay for them to complain, but they still don't dare to answer someone who is so direct and insulting.

The furious Li Shimin looked at the words on the light screen, clenched his fist and punched the table hard to vent his anger.

But he didn't expect that what hit him was not the hard tabletop, but his palm.

Sun Simiao took a deep breath and quickly took back his palms and kneaded them himself:

"Why is Your Majesty venting your anger on me?"

Li Shimin's anger froze, and the bitter taste in his mouth reminded him that he had received the favor of the other party's pills.

With this interruption, Li Shimin couldn't scold anymore for a while.

So Changsun Wuji tried to persuade him, and Wei Zhengtong scolded Li Linfu for being such a mess before forcing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty back to his seat.

But soon Li Shimin also thought of other issues:

"This Yang Yuhuan was originally Princess Shou, but this Prince Shou is not dead?"

Although the prince died and then married the prince's concubine, it was against etiquette, but Li Shimin held his nose and accepted it.

But now that we know that this longevity king is still alive, he openly robs his daughter-in-law and behaves like this...

"What a beast!"

He didn't have the energy to curse anymore. Li Shimin took a sip of tea and then stared at this "killing three sons in one day" in a daze.

Execution of three princes in one day, including a prince?

Li Shimin felt that his head felt another kind of headache for the first time.

It's not because of the headache, but because of this invisible royal family matter.

Disaster broke out from Xuanzong, and these scenes around Xuanzong, as well as the title of Li Jiasanlang...

The hand in the sleeve slightly pinched the fingers to calculate:

Huang Zizhi, Li Longji, Li Heng, and Li Shimin himself.

Neither of them were the eldest sons, so Li Shimin smelled a faint familiar smell.

"Perhaps...it's also related to the changes in the military system."

Du Ruhui whispered softly.

Fang Xuanling glanced at His Majesty who was still in a daze, and after a moment of recollection, he remembered what he had said before:

"The system of equalization of land collapsed, the system of recruiting soldiers rose...the soldiers in the military government were destroyed?"

Du Ruhui nodded solemnly, made a note of this question, and planned to go back to General Pharmacist for consultation.

[If we say that the rebellion launched by An Lushan was the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.

Then the year 747 when Wang Zhongsi was slandered was the real turning point in the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty.

After Wang Zhongsi was slandered and falsely accused of entering the court, the position of Jiedushi was vacant. Due to Li Linfu's suggestion, the two Hu generals inherited Wang Zhongsi's powers.

Ge Shuhan was promoted to the military governor of Longyou, and An Lushan's cousin An Sishun was promoted to the military governor of Hexi.

In the same year, another general star rose in Datang.

In 747, the Xiaobolu Kingdom in what is now Kashmir rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to Tubo. Tubo then controlled more than 20 countries in the northwest and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty.

Xuanzong ordered Gao Xianzhi to lead thousands of people and send troops to quell the rebellion. This was of course not easy, but Gao Xianzhi believed that his opportunity had come!

Judging from our current map, Gao Xianzhi set out from Dunhuang, passed through Aksu, entered Bachu, passed through Kashgar, crossed the Pamir Plateau, and finally arrived to camp in today's Tajikistan.

The group spent three months and traveled nearly ten thousand miles.

Later, Gao Xianzhi boldly used his troops, divided his troops into three groups, and used a false plan to destroy Guo to annihilate the Xiaobolu Kingdom. He completed the feat of penetrating thousands of miles and making extraordinary achievements. The seventy-two countries west of Congling surrendered. 】

"Another general star..." Li Shimin looked complicated.

Seeing such a fierce general performing extraordinary feats, he felt proud of the Tang Dynasty he had created with his own hands.

But, is such a fierce general a reflection of the empire's glory?

Can it turn the tide?

Li Shimin didn't even know.

Li Jing looked at the route marked on the light screen and exclaimed:

"Having the courage to travel thousands of miles deep into a barren foreign land and claim credit for destroying a country, he can be called a fierce general in the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"

Li Jing fully understood the gold content in it. After all, he could run so far and still win, and he could command with soldiers like arms.

From this, we can already see the Tang army's contempt for foreign countries and their desire for military glory.

"The style of the giant Tang Dynasty is evident!"

Hou Junji felt bitter in his mouth: Do you all want to be so fierce?

[Gao Xianzhi himself was a native of Goguryeo. He was promoted to the military governor of Anxi because of his extensive work in destroying the country and benefiting from Li Linfu's policies.

At this time, Central Asia was already in turmoil.

The previous hegemon in Central Asia was the Turkic Khanate. After they were eliminated by Taizong and Gaozong, a vacuum period emerged.

The Tang Dynasty could not take over Central Asia in a short period of time, so in the west of Central Asia, the theocratic Arab Empire rose up and invaded wantonly.

In 749, the Umayyad dynasty of the Arab Empire was overthrown and the Abbasid dynasty was established.

The civil strife in the Arab Empire spread to Central Asia, and the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu also took the opportunity to respond. For a time, Central Asia became chaotic and became northwest Shanxi.

Faced with this situation, Anxi Jiedushi Gao Xianzhi judged that this was an opportunity to restore the Tang Empire's deterrence in Central Asia, so he decisively sent troops.

And his target is the Shi Kingdom, which is located at the transportation hub of Central Asia and is unwilling to accept the repeated jumps of the Tang Dynasty.

In November, troops were dispatched, and in March, Gao Xianzhi destroyed the Shishi Kingdom, the Shi Kingdom, Tuqi Shi Kingdom, and captured all their kings. By the way, he also destroyed a Tubo tribe and captured its chief.

This group of people were all sent to Chang'an by Gao Xianzhi. Among them, the King of Shi Kingdom and others were all beheaded under the palace gate by Xuanzong's order. 】

On the light screen, the map was raised again. Zhenguan monarchs and ministers ignored the unreliable Xuanzong and stared at the map carefully.

Although Li Shimin also copied a map next to him, it was far less convenient than the maps of later generations that used unknown technology.

They can intuitively see the rise and fall of the Turkic Khanate and the expansion of the Arab Empire from the maps of later generations.

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and was a little curious:

"The Umayyad dynasty and the Abbasid dynasty are both called the Arab Empire."

"Then we, the great Tang Dynasty men, should all be called the Chinese Empire?"

Du Ruhui smiled and shook his head: "Why did Xuan Ling forget it now? We are all called China."

Ignoring the country names, the speed of expansion of the Abbasid Empire on the map shocked Zhenguan monarchs and ministers.

"My Tang Dynasty destroyed this Turk, but the benefits are only shared by other people?" Li Shimin couldn't accept it.

For the Tang Dynasty, destroying the Turks was just a convenient way to control the Western Regions. But who would have thought that the Khanate, which could not help but fight, would radiate such a large territory?

Hou Junji quickly stood up:

"Why do you worry? I, Tang Dynasty, am the only strong one, but others are not worthy of the Dao."

Li Shimin nodded slowly. It would be too troublesome to expect distant enemies and close attacks. It would be better to defeat them with a strong army and wipe out all the enemies.

Moreover, if peace was made with Tubo, how could the Tang Dynasty prosper if it could not completely control the Western Regions?

But... looking at the expansion speed of the Arab Empire, Li Shimin felt that sooner or later both sides would have to collide.

[After the Shi Kingdom was broken, Gao Xianzhi made an agreement with the nobles of the Shi Kingdom not to kill people, so the nobles of the Shi Kingdom surrendered happily.

After all, the world-famous Chang'an at that time had endless splendor and wealth, and the nobles of the Shi Kingdom were already fantasizing about the luxurious life after becoming subjects of the Celestial Dynasty on their way to Chang'an.

But I didn't expect that what was waiting for him was Xuanzong's order to "kill all".

When the news spread back to the Western Regions, all the barbarians were angry, and even the prince of Shiguo who had narrowly escaped was running around among them, exaggerating the brutality of the Tang army and its intention to restore the country.

Gao Xianzhi's intimidation did not achieve the expected effect, but instead forced the Central Asian countries to unite with the Abbasid Dynasty to plot the four towns of Anxi.

Gao Xianzhi didn't care about this. After getting the news, he decided to take a preemptive strike and keep the enemy outside the country.

Cen Shen, who was also in Anxi at that time, wrote a poem praising Gao Xianzhi when he was sending him off for the expedition:

The new Protectorate has been dispatched and uniforms will be issued in May. There are two million soldiers in armor, scattered with golden light.

In July 751, Gao Xianzhi led 20,000 troops to Talas, where he soon discovered the coalition forces of the Central Asian countries. The numbers of both sides were even.

The warriors of the Tang Dynasty were naturally not afraid. Crossbowmen, archers, swordsmen, and cavalry were arranged in echelons. The allied forces of the Central Asian countries were in danger.

At the critical moment, Daoud and Ziyad of the Arab Empire arrived with elite support. The comparison of the strength of the two sides had reached 20,000 versus 100,000.

Although there was a several-fold difference in military strength, the Arab Empire's reinforcements included elite units such as heavy infantry and heavy cavalry, as well as composite bows and arrows and dense spear formations learned from the Byzantine Empire.

But Gao Xianzhi still believes that the advantage lies with Tang!

A fierce battle took place between the two sides under Talas City. The bravery of the Tang army frightened the Central Asians. In desperation, another 30,000 people were recruited from Talas City to join the battle to stop the Tang army.

Faced with a strength gap of 20,000 to 130,000, Gao Xianzhi ordered a "retreat and confrontation" in order to find fighter opportunities.

Late at night after five days of confrontation between the two sides, the Turkic Geluolu tribe in the Tang army suddenly rebelled and raised their butcher knives at Paoze from the northeast. The Tang army was in chaos. The Arabs took the opportunity to storm the Gao Xianzhi Chinese army camp with heavy cavalry. The Tang army was defeated across the board.

Gao Xianzhi, who originally wanted to pack up the remaining troops and fight decisively the next day, finally decided to withdraw his troops after Li Siye's persuasion. The Arabs had completed the encirclement, and in the end they withdrew with only more than a thousand Tang troops.

The Battle of Talos was supposed to be a warm-up battle for the two empires to compete for the ownership of Central Asia, but just three years later, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and everything came to nothing. 】

In the light curtain, the Zhenguan monarchs and ministers also saw the fighting on the Talas battlefield.

The Tang army, wearing red Mingguang armor, fought to the death. The elite crossbowmen and archers silently fired at each other, forming a rain of arrows to suppress the enemy.

Facing the charge and harassment of the cavalry, the Tang army, wearing light armor and holding a long-handled giant sword, roared angrily and slashed down with the sword, shattering both men and horses.

On the other hand, the Arab Empire in black also opened their eyes.

Heavy infantry in full armor, heavy cavalry with both men and horses, and archers holding what seems to be a new type of bow, etc.

Although the final result was unsatisfactory, the enthusiasm of Zhenguan monarchs and ministers was completely aroused.

Li Jing stood up and said loudly:

"Good man, this is the fight!"