Chapter 331: The Empire's Eastern Expedition, the Army Headed to the Tang Dynasty

A few days later.

The exiled King Tibes of Wusun finally arrived in Baghdad, the capital of the Arab Empire, accompanied by Battelle.

After entering Baghdad, the most prosperous city in the world today, Tibes and his party were also shocked by the unprecedented prosperity of the empire in front of them.

At this time, Baghdad, the capital of the Arab Empire, was one of the few prosperous cities in the world today. Its prosperity was comparable to the Jinling City of the Central Plains Dynasty and Constantinople of the Byzantine Empire.

Baghdad was the largest commercial and trade center of the Abbasid Dynasty. Not only was its economy unprecedentedly prosperous, but its culture was also highly developed.

Entering the city of Baghdad, you can see magnificent buildings everywhere. Palaces and temples can be seen everywhere in the city, all of which demonstrate the superb architectural and artistic standards of the Abbasid Dynasty.

Even though Tibes was the king of a country, the king of a small country in the Western Region seemed somewhat inexperienced after entering the capital of this huge empire spanning Asia, Africa and Europe. He and Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden for the first time. It seems like two eyes are not enough to see.

According to the introduction by the accompanying Abbasid envoy Batel, the population of Baghdad, the capital of the Arab Empire, alone exceeded one million, which was greater than the population of the entire Wusun Kingdom.

After witnessing the power and prosperity of the Arab Empire with his own eyes, Tibes felt deeply that his trip was the right one.

If he had known that there was such a powerful empire to the west of the Western Region, he would have chosen to surrender to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian when his head was caught in the door.

If it had surrendered to the Arab Empire earlier, it would not have ended up in the ruins of this country.

Fortunately, God gave him a chance to do it again.

This time, Thebis insisted on clinging to the lap of the Abbasid Caliphate no matter what, and served as the vanguard of the powerful Arab Empire on the Eastern Expedition, defeating the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop, avenging all previous humiliations and revenge!

Under the arrangement of Special Envoy Battelle, Tibes finally met Caliph Safah, the legendary emperor of the Arab Empire and the founder of the Abbasid Dynasty, in the palace located in the center of the capital Baghdad!

The Abbasid Dynasty was the second hereditary dynasty of the Arab Empire and a feudal dynasty that combined politics and religion.

The forty-year-old Caliph (successor) Safah of the Abbasid Dynasty, in the process of founding the Abbasid Dynasty, had a very similar relationship with Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian who raised troops in the fiefdom and finally established the Tang Dynasty. Experience, political skills and military capabilities are also comparable.

At the end of the Umayyad dynasty, the previous dynasty of the Arab Empire, Safah finally seized power through a series of coups and military actions and established the Abbasid dynasty.

After becoming the supreme ruler of the Arab Empire, Caliph, Safah began frantic outward expansion and territorial consolidation, single-handedly building the Abbasid Dynasty into a super empire spanning Asia, Africa and Europe, with a territory similar to that of the Tang Dynasty. , the population is even tens of millions more than that of the Tang Dynasty.

With the support of such a powerful and prosperous national power, coupled with Caliph Safah's personal experience and governing ideas, the Abbasid Dynasty's Eastern Expedition is a certainty, and sooner or later there will be a battle with the Tang Dynasty.

Nowadays, the Wusun Kingdom was destroyed by Lan Yu, the Anxi Hou of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Alia could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide, which became the perfect excuse for the Arab Empire to conquer the Tang Dynasty.

In the splendid palace hall, Caliph Safah, the ruler of the Abbasid Dynasty, sat on the throne holding a scepter made of pure gold, looking down at King Tibis of Wusun who was kneeling in the hall.

Thebes begged with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty the King (hereinafter the caliph will be referred to as the king) -"

"Please be sure to save the people of Wusun who are living in dire straits. Our people of Wusun are the most devout believers of His Majesty the King;"

"Well, at this time, the Tang Dynasty is leading its troops to trample on our homeland and slaughter our people wantonly. Please ask His Majesty the King to make the decision for our Wusun Kingdom..."

In the main hall, Tibes continued to denounce the atrocities committed by the Tang army;

Above the main hall, Tursun, the Prime Minister of the Abbasid Dynasty, bent down next to King Safah, and told him one by one what he knew about the situation of the Wusun Kingdom and the super empire to the east, the Tang Dynasty. Say hello to Safah.

The expression on the latter's face was calm, but he nodded frequently.

Finally, Thebis, who was kneeling in the main hall, promised: "Your Majesty the King, if His Majesty can send troops to the Western Region this time, Thebis is willing to be the vanguard of the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition and contribute to the army's conquest of the countries in the Western Region;"

"From now on, our country, Wusun, will regard the Arab Empire as its suzerain state, and the two countries will enter into an alliance and be reconciled forever!"

Almost at the same time, Tursun, the prime minister of the Abbasid dynasty, also reported all the information he had to Safah.

In fact, this move is just a formality!

The Arab Empire's eastern expedition against the Tang Dynasty had long been agreed upon by Caliph Safah, Prime Minister Tursun, and the remnant Turks Batter who resided in the Arab Empire.

The reason why Thebis, the subjugated king of the Western Regions, was allowed to perform a performance in the palace hall to accuse the Tang Dynasty of crimes;

It was just an excuse to put the Eastern Conquest of the Tang Dynasty on the table and give an explanation to other powerful and powerful people in the Abbasid Dynasty;

What is more important is that this time the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition was "a famous example."

Um!

On the throne, Caliph Safa nodded and said: "Since Wusun has already regarded our Arab Empire as its suzerain, then the Tang army trampled on Wusun's national garden and slaughtered its people. Naturally, our Arab Empire cannot sit idly by;"

"Moreover, in the Western Regions actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty, most of the countries have the same faith as our Arab Empire, but they have suffered from the bullying of the foreign Tang Dynasty;"

"It should be the duty of the Arab Empire's military and civilians to rescue the Western Regions from the hands of the Tang Dynasty;"

As he said, Safa glanced at the hall below and asked the civil and military officials of the Abbasid Dynasty present: "Everyone, do you have any opinions and suggestions on this?"

The civil and military officials of the Abbasid Dynasty naturally had no opinions.

Safahi said again: "In this case, I will order in the name of the Abbasid Caliph - the empire will march eastward and send troops to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Turhong--"

"I am here!"

After hearing the instructions of Caliph Safahi, a strong and powerful Arab Empire general immediately stood up to receive the order.

Safahi said: "In the name of the Caliph, I formally grant you the right to be the general of the empire's eastern expedition, and be fully responsible for the relevant matters of the empire's eastern expedition to the Tang Dynasty;"

"From now on, lead 800,000 troops to march eastward to the Western Regions and rescue our compatriots who have been bullied by the Tang Dynasty from the clutches of the devil. There must be no mistakes!"

"I have received the order!"

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The first year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty, May 17.

The Arab Empire, which was at its peak, was instructed by the Abbasid Caliph Safahi, and Turhong, the first warrior of the Arab Empire, led 800,000 troops (combat troops, excluding baggage soldiers and miscellaneous servants) to march eastward to the Tang Dynasty.

The exciting and brutal showdown between the two superpowers is about to break out!