Chapter 403 Khwarezm

Li Qing'an finally politely rejected the wish of the Gesa Khanate to send troops. "I am grateful for the brotherhood of the Gesa Khanate, but my Anxi army has enough strength to deal with the Arabs, and I have completed the military deployment. If your country intervenes, it will disrupt the military deployment. Of course, if the Gesa Khanate is determined to be an enemy of the Arabs, it can also send troops to Armenia. The Tang army can handle the battles in the East."

Li Qing'an's words hit the key point of the Gesa Khanate. If the Gesa Khanate really wants to attack the Arabs with the Tang army, then they should fight independently, send troops to Armenia west of the Caspian Sea to contain the Arab army, rather than following the Tang army to fish in troubled waters. They neither want to really make efforts nor get a piece of the Tang army. How can such a good thing happen in the world?

Seeing that Li Qing'an was firm and unwilling to join the war, Prince Geza Broni had no choice but to return home and report to his father. However, King Arslan, who came with him, was unwilling to go back with him. The two almost turned their faces. Broni was extremely angry, but he did not dare to attack in front of Li Qing'an, so he had to leave with hatred.

In the evening, two personal soldiers took Arslan to see Li Qingan. He had already taken a shower and changed his clothes, his beard was shaved off, and he looked much younger. Arslan was uneasy. After he expressed his feelings to Li Qingan in the afternoon, Li Qingan did not respond to him, and even ignored him.

Of course, Arslan also knew that Li Qingan could not give him any answer in front of the Ghaza people. At this time, he was both nervous but full of hope.

He was brought into a heavily guarded mansion by soldiers and came to a house. The soldiers reported: "General, King Khwarezm brought it."

"Come in!"

Arslan entered the room, and the light was lit. The light was bright. Li Qingan had already had supper and was standing in front of a huge wooden carving map with an oil lamp, concentrating on thinking about something.

Arslan had a sharp eye. He suddenly discovered that the place illuminated by the oil lamp was the Aral Sea Delta, and his heart was pounding.

In fact, the Khwarezm country is still there, but it has been conquered by the Arabs. The new king Shifen was a descendant of the Khwarezm nobles who surrendered to the Arabs back then. He had long surrendered to Damascus. If Li Qingan did not recognize himself and recognized the current Khwarezm king, his dream of restoring the country would be shattered from then on, and Arslan was extremely nervous.

He didn't know that Li Qing'an did not consider the matter of Khwarezm at this time, but was thinking about the possible route of the Great Cannibal. He repeatedly considered that the Great Cannibal would have a higher possibility of attacking from the north. On the one hand, the Tang army had just taken Tochar and had heavy troops stationed in Tochar, and the Hezhong army was also cooperated with the Hezhong army. Especially after they had just tested the Xiaoshi Kingdom, the Tiemen Pass of the Xiaoshi Kingdom was close to the Jie Su Kingdom of Tochar. If the Great Cannibal attacked Tochar, the Tang army in the river could quickly support it, which was very risky. On the contrary, the Tang army had almost no troops stationed in the lower reaches of the Amu River, and the Hezhong area was the core interests of the Great Cannibal, which was more important than Tochar. On the other hand, the Huoxun Kingdom area in the lower reaches of the Amu River is still controlled by the Great Cannibal. They first transferred the heavy troops to the Huoxun Kingdom, and then waited for an opportunity to go south.

So from which perspective, the Dashi army is more likely to attack from the north.

Of course, there is also the possibility of attacking on two fronts. Khorasan's Dashi Army attacked the southern Tocharo as bait, while the main force of the other Dashi Army stationed troops to Huoxun Kingdom in the central and northern part of the river, crossed the Karakum Desert, headed south along the Amu River, and killed the river directly.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan put down the oil lamp and smiled at Arslan who had just entered the house, saying, "Your Highness, please sit down!"

Arslan quickly saluted and said, "I am in exile and dare not be called king."

He sat down nervously, and a personal soldier served him tea. Li Qingan also sat down, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "I heard that you and Prince Broni of Geza have turned their faces. Are you not worried?"

Arslan asked, “Does the general refer to the three thousand Khwarezm cavalry who are loyal to me?”

"Yes! That's what I mean."

Arslan claimed to have been in exile for fifty-four years and received the help of the Ghasa Khanate for fifty-four years. Why did he part ways with the Ghasa Khanate when he saw him? This change was a little too fast, so Li Qing'an felt a little suspicious, and he was a little suspicious that the two of them were cooperating in the show.

Arslan sighed and said, "I'm not hiding the General. We moved to Crim Island forty years ago to seek the protection of the Romans. This time I came to see the General, and I met Bronie on the way."

"Why leave the Ghasa Khanate?" Li Qingan asked afterwards.

Ahlslan's eyes showed a hatred look, saying word by word: "Because forty years ago, Lario, the new Khan of the Ghaza Khan Kingdom, ascended the throne, and was also the father of Bran Khan. He not only took away all our wealth, but also stole five hundred women, including my mother and sister. My father led his tribe members to save them, but learned that his mother and sister had died tragically in the military camp. In a rage, his father led the exiled Khwarezmians to move westward and begged for the protection of the Romans. The Romans placed us on the Crem Peninsula. Forty years passed in a flash, but we never gave up our efforts to restore the country. Before my death, my father held my hand and cried. I knew that he was buried back to his hometown. Three years ago, we obtained the permission of the Romans and formed a three thousand Krimian army. We trained hard and missed day and night to kill ourselves to return to our hometown."

Li Qing'an looked into his eyes. From his eyes, Li Qing'an saw the deep hatred and the unyielding gaze. Li Qing'an understood the immortal belief of a nation.

He nodded and said, "You want to return home, do the Romans allow it?"

"I met Constantine V a few months ago, and he wrote me a letter to give it to the General."

Arslan took out a letter from his arms and handed it on both hands. The personal soldiers next to him took it and handed it to Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an opened the letter. It was indeed the handwriting of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V, and his seal. The letter was written in Turkic text, and the meaning was similar to what Arslan described. They were allowed to return and restore the country, and asked Li Qing'an to help them.

At the end of the letter, Constantine V wrote at the end of the letter that the Bulgarians had already launched a provocation to them, and a war was about to break out between Byzantium and Bulgaria, and it may be possible that within two years, Byzantium could not fulfill the contract and fight with him to fight for the great food.

Li Qing'an frowned and said, "Does the Romans go to war with the Bulgarians?"

Arslan smiled bitterly and said, "Reporting to the General, the Romans like to make enemies on all sides. Not only Arabs, but also Bulgaria in the West is also his old enemy. The Roman emperor was too arrogant. Constantine V and his father Leo III launched a campaign to destroy the icons and threw the icons into the sea, which ended up offending the Holy See and offending the entire West."

"Then their relationship with the Ghaza people should not be good either!"

Li Qingan seemed to be understatement, but asked the most critical point. Arslan was extremely shocked. He never expected that this young Tang army commander had such a profound political vision and could see through the good intentions of the Romans at a glance.

Arslan wiped the sweat beads on his forehead. He dared not hide it at all, saying, "On the surface, the relationship between the Romans and the Ghaza people is very good. Even the Roman queens are also the Ghaza people now, but in fact, their relationship has long been rifted. The Ghaza people are becoming stronger and stronger, and they have become equal to the Romans. Especially since their country converted to Judaism thirteen years ago, a large number of Jews moved to the Ghaza Khanate. The Ghaza Khanate became more and more arrogant, and the Romans began to become more and more cautious about them. This time, Constantine V allowed me to return and restore the country, hoping that we could restrain the Ghaza Khanate from the south. I dare not hide the Ghaza Khanate at all."

Li Qingan smiled faintly, and he guessed that the Romans were willing to let them come back just to let them restrain the Ghaza Khanate. This was the reason why they even allowed them to establish the Crim Legion three years ago. In fact, as early as the meeting in Atil City, Li Qingan felt Constantine V's dissatisfaction with Brankhan. Especially after learning that Brankhan went to see him first, Constantine V's face looked ugly, but on the surface they pretended to be intimate.

If Li Qing'an doesn't care about the Gesa Khanate in the north at all, it would be a deception. Although the Gesa Khanate has westernized, they still have Turkic blood flowing in their bones. The blood contains extremely aggressive factors. Constantine V's deployment of Arslan to deal with the Gesa Khanate may not be a bad thing for the Hezhong region. Why doesn't Li Qing'an need such a country?

Thinking of this, Li Qing'an pointed to the southern bank of the Aral Sea on the map and said, "Khwarezm is the current Huoxun Kingdom. I have occupied the river for three years, but the king of Huoxun Kingdom has never come to express allegiance to me, and he doesn't even mean to compromise. This shows that they are stubbornly loyal to the Abbots, and I will never tolerate them. This is how I was going to put out Huoxun Kingdom this time, and you just want to restore the country again. Well, then I will fulfill you."

Arslan knelt down, and he was so excited that he wanted to cry loudly. He restrained his excitement and leaned on the ground and choked up and said, "Khwarezm is willing to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty."

"Don't be excited first! I ask you, where is your army now? I'm worried that Prince Gerza will be detrimental to them when he goes back."

"Report to the General, my army is hidden in the northernmost city of Alarsk, which is an abandoned old city, and the Ghaza people do not know."

"Very good, you go back now and lead the army to Anguo, Hezhongdong, to meet me."

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Arslan retreated, and Li Qing'an walked in the room with his hands behind his back and pondered. If the main force of the Dashi Army really went south from Huoxun Country along the Amu River, the situation would be unfavorable to the Tang army. The upper reaches of the Amu River were full of large deserts. The Tang army was not suitable for desert wars, but the Dashi Army was good at desert wars, which would be extremely unfavorable to the Tang army.

So he had to take the initiative to put out the fire and search the country before the Great Cannibal, knock the mountain to shake the tiger, and let the Great Cannibal know that their plan had been seen through and forced them to give up their original plan.

Thinking of this, he picked up a small soldier made of iron and placed it on Huoxun Country. He had decided to use troops here.

At this time, Li Siye's voice sounded at the door, "Are the General here?"

Li Qingan put down his thoughts and smiled: "I'm here, come in!"

Li Siye's figure appeared at the door like a black tower. He walked into the room and bowed and smiled, "General, I don't want so much politeness."

"It's not a big deal for people to be kind. I won't care if you are kind."

Li Qingan joked and said, "Aren't you going to supervise the construction of the city? Why are you here again?"

"I'll go and give me a command, I can stay there all the time."

Li Siye walked to the map and saw Li Qing'an put down the little iron soldiers on Huoxun Country. He smiled and said, "Why, the general still thinks that the main force of the Dashi Army will come from the north?"

Li Qingan nodded and said, "If they came from the south, then there would be no point in their sneak attack on the sebo. They should sneak attack on Bukhara."

"It makes sense. I also think the main force of the Dashi Army will come from the north because we are not good at desert combat."

"I also have this concern, so I decided to start to clean up the Huoxun Kingdom and force the cannibals to cancel the plan to advance north."

Li Qingan took two steps behind his back and said in a deep voice: "Siye, I have decided to allow Khwarezm to restore his country."

Li Siye frowned and said, "Actually, this is what I want to remind the general. If Khwarezm is restored, we should treat it like the countries in the Hebei region. They are not allowed to have troops, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the countries in the Hebei region."

Li Qingan shook his head, "For Khwarezm, I will give them two choices."

He walked to the map and pointed at the Amu River: "With the Amu River as the boundary, if they want land east of the Amu River, then Khwarezm must be like the countries in the river, and cannot have their own army. The defense is controlled by the Tang army. This is their first choice. The second choice is to give up the east of the Amu River. I allow them to establish a country between the Amu River and the Caspian Sea. In that case, although they are still vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, they can have their own army. I will let him choose by himself, and I will not force him."

"Why is the general special to them?" Li Siye was puzzled.

Li Qing'an picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the north on the map, saying, "Actually, I am not very worried about the threats from the Arabs. What I am worried about is the Geza people. The threats from the Tang people always come from the north. In order to prevent possible threats in the future, I must support a hostile country of the Geza people. Khwarezm is undoubtedly the best choice. This is actually the intention of Byzantine. Establishing a country on the east side of the Caspian Sea will pose a serious threat to the hinterland of the Geza people, forcing the Geza people to focus their energy on the West, so that Talas and the north of the Broken Leaf will become calmer."

"But what if Khwarezm becomes unruly and threatens the river in turn?"

Li Qingan laughed, "There are Geza people in the north and the Arabs in the south, and Byzantines are beyond the reach of it. Do you think Khwarezm will lose the most realistic backer of the Tang Dynasty?"

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Chapter completed!