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    After the last battle of Nihawande, Dashi took the initiative to propose peace talks. Considering that Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche led troops to go on an expedition, the army's logistical pressure was too great, so they finally agreed to peace talks. In the end, both sides agreed to peace talks with Niha  Wande ceased war for the border, and the Persians took the opportunity to regain their country. However, most of their land was occupied by the cannibals. The current Persian territory is less than a quarter of its former territory.

    After the battle of Nihawande, Dashi's eastward advance was finally blocked by the more powerful Tang Dynasty.  However, Dashi did not stop its expansion. For example, after the eastward road was blocked in the original homeland of Persia, Dashi's army began to turn around and move south, and quickly occupied the area south of Nihavand.  That is to say, the southern region of Iran and Pakistan in later generations was adjacent to the Arabian Sea in later generations. The easternmost end was also bordered by Northern Tianzhu, and the two sides were bounded by the Xindu River.  The so-called Sindu River is actually the Indus River located in Pakistan in later generations.

    Southeast of Xindu River is Beitianzhu, and Dashi soon learned about the endless war in Beitianzhu, so Dashi's senior officials are already studying whether to send troops to occupy Beitianzhu?  It's just that they are expanding too fast and their military strength can no longer keep up, so they have not taken action for the time being.

    It was also under this situation that Li Zhen and Li Yun, with the support of Li Min, assembled an army of 100,000 and invaded Northern Tianzhu with the force of sweeping thousands of armies, destroying dozens of countries along the way. Other small countries looked at the direction of the wind.  No, most of them chose to surrender.  Many of them had already converted to the New Brahman religion, so when they saw Li Zhen's army, they all prepared food and water to welcome the arrival of the army.  These people include not only civilians, but also many administrative and religious nobles.

    It was precisely under the crushing force of this absolute strength and the cooperation of the new Brahman believers in Northern Tianzhu that Li Zhen's army attacked very quickly. Sometimes, even as soon as it reached the border of a small country, the opponent was already attacking from top to bottom.  Be ready to surrender.  In the end, it took only two and a half months for the entire Northern Tianzhu to fall completely into the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and their Tianzhu Empire finally lived up to its name.

    The Great Eaters had no time to react to the rapid actions of Li Zhen and Li Yun. When they realized what was going on, the entire northern Tianzhu had become part of the Tianzhu Empire, and on the east bank of the Xindu River,  Li Zhen personally stationed there with an army of 50,000 people and conducted drills every day.  Especially the firearms unit.  The big cannibals on the other side of the river are awakened every morning by the roar of artillery.

    What alarmed the cannibals even more was that, in addition to training the troops, Li Zhen also mobilized craftsmen to set up a shipbuilding factory by the river and built many small and medium-sized ships. At the same time, soldiers used the ships to make landings every day.  train.  It seemed like I could cross the river at any time.

    The abnormal dynamics of the Tianzhu Empire naturally attracted the attention of the senior officials of Dashi. At the same time, they were also shocked that Li Zhen could swallow Beitianzhu in one gulp in such a short period of time. This forced them to start to face up to the strength of Li Zhen and Li Yun.  They even raised the Tianzhu Empire, which they had always ignored, to the same level as Tang and Qi.

    That was at the same time that the Tianzhu Empire annexed Northern Tianzhu.  The Tang Dynasty suddenly made a decision that even more panicked the cannibals. Several armies stationed in the Western Regions began to march toward Persia in the west. The total strength reached more than 60,000 people, plus the 40,000-strong army led by Qibi Heli.  .  By then the total number of troops stationed in Persia reached one hundred thousand.

    At this juncture, the Tang Dynasty increased its troops, and it also echoed with the Tianzhu Empire. This made Dashi think: Could it be that the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu are preparing to join forces to deal with them, and may even take back the Persian homeland they just occupied?

    If it is just one Tianzhu or Datang.  Dashi is not too scared, after all, both of them have their own shortcomings.  The Tang Dynasty was too far away from West Asia. No matter how strong their national power was, they could not support too many troops to fight for a long time.  Tianzhu was newly established, and the country had not yet been completely pacified. Even if it expanded, its intensity would be very limited.  But if the two countries join forces, the energy generated will not be as simple as one plus one or two. At least the large food army in Persia will definitely not be able to withstand it.

    Feeling the threat posed by the alliance between Tianzhu and Datang, the Great Eaters finally couldn't sit still. They began to send envoys to Datang and Tianzhu to contact Li Shimin, Li Yun, and Li Zhen's father and son respectively, even if they could not resolve it through negotiation.  War, but at least we must understand the other party's intentions.

    However, just when Dashi's envoys were sent out, a naval fleet sent by Li Min appeared on the surface of the sea south of the Dashi Peninsula. This navy of thirty main warships was not just a show of force.  We went back after one lap, but landed in the Cape Halfon area, which is very close to the Dashi Peninsula, and it seemed that we were planning to stay there for a long time.

    ??Here we need to explain the topography of the Dashi Peninsula, which was later known as the Arabian Peninsula.  It's between the Dashi Peninsula and AfricaThe Red Sea, and after leaving the Red Sea to the south, entered the waters of the later Gulf of Aden. The Gulf of Aden is located between the Dashi Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

    The so-called Horn of Africa is actually the Somali Peninsula in later generations. Because its terrain resembles a rhinoceros horn, people vividly call it the Horn of Africa, and the top of the Horn of Africa is called Hafun.  The navy sent by Li Min landed in the Cape Hafun area and pretended to be stationed there for a long time.

    Cape Halfon guards the entrance to the Gulf of Aden, and its geographical location is very important. Although for some reasons, Cape Halfon has not been included in the ruling area of ??the Great Eater for the time being, in fact, many Great Eaters have moved here, making it  Dashi already had considerable dominance over Cape Hafon, but when Li Min's navy anchored and stationed here, many Dashi people were frightened and fled back to the Dashi Peninsula, leaving the Dashi people here for many years.  Efforts come to naught.

    What's even more serious is that after Li Min's navy occupied Cape Hafeng, it was too close to the Dashi Peninsula. Dashi's navy was no match for the Daqi navy. In other words, Li Min could bring warships to it at any time.  The Red Sea, even like Li Ke did in the Iberian Peninsula, bombarded the port cities of food.

    In addition, Li Min's occupation of Cape Hafon has another meaning. This represents the first step for him to extend his tentacles to the Suez Canal. In the future, he is likely to penetrate into the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden, and step by step to the golden waterway, the Suez Canal.  This canal, which was opened less than ten years ago, has become one of the important financial sources of Dashi, so they will never allow any mistakes in the Suez Canal.

    But at this time, the upper echelons of Dashi had also smelled a bad smell. On land, they were facing dual pressures from Tang and Tianzhu. Now even Li Min's Daqi navy came to intervene, and these three countries came out at the same time.  Yiyuan, it can even be said in layman's terms, is Li Shimin, the father, and he and his three sons are preparing to fight in a group fight against Dashi. Moreover, the strength of these three countries are all extremely strong, even in a one-on-one confrontation, Dashi  There is no guarantee of victory, not to mention it is still three against one.

    Under this situation, Dashi finally felt the fear of facing a life and death situation. While strengthening their armaments, they actively contacted the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty, hoping to avoid this war through negotiations. Even if they had to pay a certain price, they would  Yes, after all, who would let four men beat one of them?

    Li Min, Li Yun, and Li Zhen all chose to avoid the envoy sent by Dashi, and only gave the envoy one sentence, that is, let them go to Chang'an to talk to Li Shimin. They were just sons.  To act according to orders, Datang, the mother, still needs to make the decision.

    Regarding the attitude of Li Min and the others, Dashi confirmed his previous guess that this matter was indeed dominated by the Tang Dynasty, and the three countries united to prepare to attack them.

    After understanding this, Dashi immediately sent several heavyweight envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and they also took the sea route. They first reached Tianzhu, and then took a very fast steamship, which seemed to be much farther than taking the land route.  , but because the steam ship is very fast, it still saves a lot of time in the end.

    After these envoys finally arrived in Chang'an, they immediately asked Li Shimin for peace talks. However, Li Shimin deliberately waited for these envoys for half a month before receiving them, and their attitude was also lukewarm, which was even more serious.  The psychological burden of cannibalism.

    In fact, from the moment the Dashi envoy arrived in Chang'an, Li Min's plan to intimidate Dashi was almost in progress. On the one hand, Datang sent troops to Persia, and on the other hand, Li Shimin came forward to negotiate with Dashi.  As for Li Zhen and Li Yun, they are also doing well in Xindu River.  The remaining Li Min took the initiative and occupied the throat of the big man-eater at Cape Hafon.  This combination of sea and land strength of the three countries made Dashi feel a huge threat in all directions.

    Although the people of Da Shi also suspected that this was Datang's bluff, they did not dare to bet. After all, this was related to the life and death of Da Shi. If they really angered Datang and led to the outbreak of war, the consequences would definitely not be  Anyone can afford it.

    It is precisely because of this that the Dashi envoys were very respectful when facing Li Shimin, and even offered to return some land in Persia to avoid the outbreak of war.

    Unfortunately, Li Shimin's appetite was not satisfied by just some land. During the negotiation process, he unabashedly expressed his interest in the Suez Canal and even proposed that as long as Dashi gave up the management rights of the canal,  Then Datang will sign a peace treaty with Dashi to ensure that Datang will not take the initiative to attack Dashi.
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