Han Shizu

Chapter 1885
The Chuigong Palace is still the full picture of the emperor's palace. Emperor Liu leaned on his staff, hunched his waist, and raised his head, silently watching the vast and boundless world of Great China. In this picture, the territory of thousands of miles has become a reality.

From south to north, from west to east, it will take one or two hours just to browse through the scattered towns.For the past few months, Emperor Liu liked to look at this map whenever he had nothing to do, and he would stay there for at least half an hour. Rather than looking at it, it would be better to say he admired it, admiring this beautiful country.

It was winter again, the season Emperor Liu hated the most, and he had to wrap himself in thick cotton fur.

"Has the battle report from Anxi not arrived yet?" Emperor Liu asked after paying attention for a long time, his voice vibrating and echoing in the deserted vertical arch hall.

"Going back to the official's house, not yet! The Privy Council has already arranged servants. As soon as there is news, report it immediately. There is no need for the official to worry!" Yan Tuo's voice came from a distance.

Recently, Emperor Liu paid special attention to the situation of the Anxi war, and did not ask about other state affairs, and raised his mouth from time to time.As the head of the imperial servants, Yan Tuo could more or less perceive that the reason why Emperor Liu paid so much attention to the situation in Anxi was probably related to the matter of enfeoffing the princes, and it is very likely that Emperor Liu had already made up his mind about the division of the Anxi region, and was just waiting for a That's all.

Although he had spied something, Yan Tuo was still nervous when Emperor Liu asked about it.Counting it down, this is the seventh time Emperor Liu asked about this matter, every time the answer was negative, and Emperor Liu's response was also very flat, but Yan Tuo really couldn't guarantee how much Emperor Liu's patience would be, maybe the next time would be How about a fit of rage?

Yan Tuo was very uncertain, so he could only pray silently in his heart. The battle report must be sent to Luoyang as soon as possible, and it must be a good report. If there is a defeat report, thinking about Emperor Liu's reaction at that time, it really makes people shudder...

Thoughts were racing through his mind, but seeing Emperor Liu regained his silence and concentrated on observing the map again, with a calm and serious expression, like a tiger with all its fangs put away, Yan Tuo subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Emperor Liu is still patient and behaves normally...

"Why didn't Liu Shu come to say goodbye to me?" When his eyes shifted to the Indochina Peninsula again, Emperor Liu frowned, and asked suddenly, his face was not very good-looking, and his tone was even a bit harsh: "What is he still dawdling about?" ?”

Hearing this, Yan Tuo couldn't help being stunned. Liu Shu had just entered the palace to report the situation of the country to Emperor Liu before, and he was still in the preparation period, and Emperor Liu also approved it. Why did he ask again this time.

Thoughts turned, Yan Tuo didn't dare to be negligent on his face, and said with obvious caution: "Back to the official's house, according to Linyi Wang, the subordinates still have some properties that need to be sold and exchanged for money and food. In winter, the seasons and hydrology are not conducive to going to sea, so the king of Linyi plans to lead his team to go to sea after the spring of next year..."

Yan Tuo replied, hesitating a little, but still tentatively said: "It seems that King Linyi has already reported these details to the officials before..."

Sensing Yan Tuo's temptation, Emperor Liu was silent for a long time, and then said in a calm tone: "It seems that there is such a thing! However, I have heard that many merchants have gone to sea in recent years. The winter monsoon is blowing south. Tell me, Liu Shu doesn’t think Linyi is remote and the conditions are poor, so he doesn’t want to go there!”

Hearing what Emperor Liu said, Yan Tuo thought for a while and said, "Your Highness has dispatched confidants from the mansion to go south with the court officials to Jinlan Port. More than [-] households have moved to Linyi.

These actions and progress are enough to prove that King Linyi is actually advancing the affairs of the country, but it is only the initial establishment of the establishment, and various affairs are mixed, and it takes time to deal with it..."

Yan Tuo tried his best to explain to Liu Shu, not because of his good relationship with Liu Shu. Among the princes, Liu Shu was the only one who didn't take Yan Tuo seriously.

Yan Tuo did this because he didn't want to let Emperor Liu think wildly and suspect wildly. He still hoped that Emperor Liu could keep as normal as possible, which would be in his own best interest.After all, the person who accompanied Emperor Liu the most on weekdays was none other than him, the senior official.

For Emperor Liu, Yan Tuo also broke his heart.After being comforted by Jing Yantuo, Emperor Liu finally calmed down, looked back at the map, stared at it for a long time, sighed and said: "Go, give me the detailed maps of Anxi, Andong, Yunnan, Annan, and Nanyang. Find it!"

"Yes!" Hearing Emperor Liu's order, Yan Tuo hurried to go as if he had received an amnesty.

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Until mid-October, the Anxi battle report that Emperor Liu had been longing for finally came. Of course, in the past, Anxi had sent a battle report to Luoyang urgently every half a month.And what Emperor Liu was waiting for was obviously not this kind of battle report, but a report on the results of the battle.

Not surprisingly, the new battle of Talas jointly performed by the Dahan and the Dashi coalition ended with the complete victory of the Dahan army.This is not surprising. Before this battle, the strength of the two sides was compared with the military situation. It was clear at a glance that the Han army had a great advantage, and in all aspects it was ahead of the hastily formed coalition army that was full of contradictions and suffered repeated setbacks.

In addition, the Han army has a lot of outstanding military talents. They must be strategic, brave and brave. They have excellent weapons and high-quality soldiers.

In the Battle of Talas in the autumn of the 25th year of Kaibao, the real troubles for the Han army lay in the transfer of thousands of miles and the guarantee of logistical communication lines. However, under the powerful attack of the Han army, the strong city of Talas persisted for a while longer than Yangcheng. day, but it is extremely limited, and the artillery of the Han army has been on alert, but it cannot change the result.

By the end of September, under the command of Li Jilong, at the sacrifice of a certain number of soldiers, the city of Talas was broken, and the Han army rolled into the city.

After more than 200 years, the flag belonging to China has once again been raised in the Talas region, and China's power has once again expanded to the hinterland of Central Asia.

Moreover, although Talas is the biggest achievement of the Anxi Han army, it is not the end of the harvest.After taking down Talas, Li Jilong continued to lead the army westward without stopping. In addition to chasing and defeating the remnants of the enemy, he also took advantage of the situation to attack the eastern territory of the Samanid Dynasty, sweeping hundreds of miles, until he stopped at Samargan, an important town in the center.

With the end of the Battle of Talas and the continuous westward invasion of the Han army, it is still unknown how the situation in Central Asia and even the entire Dashi region will develop and change, but Emperor Liu, who is thousands of miles away, can't help it. Lifting his imperial pen, which is powerful enough to write history, he sketched a picture of the country and hegemony.

(End of this chapter)