Chapter 19 The Fighting Nation (Part 1)
In fact, the words of the adoptive father and stepmother are quite polite.
From beginning to end, Guo Kang did not mention these things to more people. This is not to say that things about the "future" cannot be said. In fact, he has already "spoiled" others in the name of divination and historical deduction.
Many times. But the results are never very good.
After all, this world is somewhat different from his original home, so it is natural for there to be deviations. If it were just for this reason, he wouldn't be so helpless.
The biggest obstacle is that many "problems" in the eyes of future generations were not problems at the time, but were the best choices that could be made. He originally thought that after pointing out the hidden dangers that would arise in the future, he could try to avoid them. But in actual attempts, he found that
, this may bring greater side effects.
Sometimes, the authorities will indeed ask questions, but in more cases, the people who made the decision may not have thought less than him. In fact, because they are more immersed in the situation and have more relevant experience, these people will
He considered it more carefully than he did. Others also understood his concerns.
For example, is it right for the Khanate to support the city-state of Rus?
From the perspective of later generations, the Russians eventually destroyed the Golden Horde. But at this moment, the Russians were the most harmless.
At this time, Lithuania was in its period of prosperity. It had repeatedly intervened in the affairs of the Russian countries, and even openly challenged the Khan. Not long after Zanibe Khan's death, the Lithuanian army defeated the Golden Horde army at the Blue Water River, occupied Kiev, and
The Mongols were expelled to the east of the Don River. Until Tokhtamysh was defeated, the first thing that came to mind was Lithuania.
Not supporting these Russians and allowing them to maintain their independence is equivalent to making the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fatter. By then, I am afraid that the Khanate will be completely finished before the 15th century.
To the west of Lithuania, there was Poland, which was more difficult to deal with. The Poles also repeatedly extended their hands to the Southern Russia region. In 1352, when Zanibe Khan was still there and the Golden Horde had not yet declined, Poland entered what would later become Ukraine.
, partnered with Lithuania, blatantly carved up the Principality of Galich-Volen, and tried to expand its territory to the Black Sea.
Failure to support the Ross agents would mean that the Khanate would have to rely on its own strength and engage in a long war with these big countries on long borders, surrounded by unfriendly locals. This kind of cost is obviously difficult to
bear.
After all, people of Guo Kang's time would inevitably have stereotypes about these countries - at his time, most people may not know what Lithuania is. Occasionally, those who pay attention to the international situation tend to only
I remember how he provoked me inexplicably, and I thought this was a weird little country with the level of a clown.
As for Poland, more people should know about it, but its most famous joke is that it was divided up every three days, making it look like a weak and unlucky guy.
The Russians have become the largest country in the world, and are known as the "Fighting Nation", which makes them appear very powerful.
In this case, supporting the Russians and fighting against Poland and Lithuania does tend to give people a sense of indifference. It seems that it would be better to eliminate this potential opponent as early as possible.
However, at this time, Poland was one of the best in the entire Christian world. Lithuania, on the other hand, was the largest country in Eastern Europe, occupying a vast territory from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea. Its area was so large that it made people wonder who would come later, between him and Moscow.
of Russia.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult for him to guarantee that his suggestions are truly appropriate.
Not to mention, there are some concepts that people from different eras may not be able to understand each other at all. For example, in this era, if he insists on asking someone who is the fighting nation, then everyone will think it is him.
Europeans have not had contact with East Asian forces, but the Tianfang Sect world has been dealing with them for a long time.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Umayyad Dynasty was undergoing its second major expansion in the Arab world. This aroused the concerns of Central Asian countries, so they all requested the Tang Dynasty to come forward to deal with the Arab invaders. However, the Tang Dynasty was not very interested in this.
So he lost his job to the Tuqishi tribe that split from the Western Turkic Khanate.
After that, Sulu, the leader of Tuqishi, led his army southward and fought with the Arabs for more than ten years. The Arab Empire lost nearly 200,000 troops, and most of them were veterans brought from the Arab mainland and Syria. The largest Huro in the empire
The province of Sanxing was reduced to a bare state by the Turks. The Caliphate was forced to mobilize troops from India, the Caucasus and even Asia Minor to fill the bottomless pit in the east.
The serious military failure caused expansion in other directions to be suspended, which affected the prestige of the empire. The rapid depletion of the core army directly shook the rule of the Umayyad Dynasty. Soon, because of the inability to suppress the Persians,
Resisted and was overthrown by the more Persian Abbasid dynasty.
This result makes even the Arabs find it incredible.
You know, at this time, 6,000 Arabs can conquer northern India, and more than 7,000 people can defeat the most powerful country in Iberia. In the Western Expedition that was carried out at the same time as the Eastern Expedition, tens of thousands of soldiers came all the way from Tunisia
Attacked southern Gaul and conquered almost all areas along the way until Poiva
Tiès was defeated by the Frankish Kingdom and stopped. Moreover, these people were basically new converts recruited on the spot, which did not consume much of the strength of the headquarters. Even thirty years ago, at the Yarmouk River with Heraclius's commander
The Eastern Roman army only invested 25,000 soldiers in the decisive battle.
If the more than 100,000 veterans who were given away in vain in the East went to the Western Expedition, then there would probably be no Catholic world in the future.
Tuqishi was not even a truly powerful country - later, Sulu Khan had a falling out with the Tang Dynasty. As a result, he was suppressed to death by the Tang Dynasty without causing much trouble.
To Arabs, this represents a very outrageous reality.
In this world, only people from the Central Plains would care, or have the right to care, about the difference between "jisu" and "native". In the eyes of other civilizations, this was a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, who made the Arab Empire doubt its life.
This kind of shock will undoubtedly have an impact on subsequent history.
Later, due to Gao Xianzhi's outrageous operations, the Tang Dynasty's regular army was defeated by the Abbasid Dynasty in Talas, and their performance was even worse than that of their own vassals. But even so, the Abbasid Dynasty still took the initiative to maintain friendly relations with the Tang Dynasty and was not interested in expanding eastward.
I have almost no interest in preaching. Because the lessons from the previous government were very straightforward, that is, "Why bother with them if you have nothing to do?"
Chapter completed!