Chapter 49 Ancient World War

When Chen Wanrong looked at it, he saw that the map was very large and had two colors. One was light green, mainly in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, with the word "Dashi" written. The other part was light blue, mainly in the Turkish, with the word "Daqin". And the current part in Italy, also light blue, still with the word "Daqin".

The mountains, rivers and cities on this map are clearly marked. Needless to think about it, it is known that this is from a knowledgeable master. Chen Wanrong was extremely surprised, "Who has such a profound knowledge? Looking at the Tang Dynasty, there is no such scholar. Could it be a Western scholar? If this is the case, who would it be?"

Li Longji saw the generals' surprise appearance, nodded constantly, and smiled and said, "In the past, we were looking at the sky in a well, thinking that there was not much big place outside the Western Regions. Now we know that the world is still big. Big Food alone is not smaller than the Tang Dynasty. This is Mecca, where Muhammad was born. Big Food is called the holy city.

"Mumhamed is a saint, for example, Buddha, who founded Muslims. He organized an army with firm beliefs to set out from here and began the war. After nearly eighty years of war, he conquered such a large piece of land. It is amazing!"

All the generals knew that the Tang Dynasty and Dashi had been competing with Dashi for decades, but they knew very little about Dashi. How Dashi started and how it rose up can be said to be ignorant. This was the first time I heard about Dashi, and I couldn't help but prick up my ears.

Li Longji continued: "The highest power of the Great Food is not called the emperor, but the caliph. After Muhammad, there were four caliphs. They came to power similar to the system of the Five Emperors, and they had to go through elections to become caliphs. After the death of the prophet, his four followers became caliphs one after another. Among them, the third caliph, the Ottoman family was the enemy of the prophet and firmly opposed the prophet. However, the Ottoman was very loyal to the prophet. After he became a caliph, he arranged a large number of family members in the empire, which greatly expanded the power of the family. After the fourth caliph was assassinated, the Ottoman family took the opportunity to control the empire, which was the current opponent of the Tang Dynasty. The current caliph of the Great Food was Valid I."

"The emperor is wise!" Cheng Xiaotian was so impressed that he was full of admiration: "Emperor, if these things were not mentioned by the emperor, I would not know. The emperor is knowledgeable and I am convinced!"

This was said to everyone, and even Chen Wanrong had to admire Li Longji's knowledge. Although Chen Wanrong came from the modern era, he didn't know much about history, especially world history, and it sounded very fresh.

Li Longji waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter me, I just knew it. This map was painted by the famous Iraqi scholar Ainais Ibn Malik. He was a famous Iraqi scholar, but because of Hacha's rebellious behavior, he had to live with his neck ring. When Geshuhan heard about this, he sent someone to contact him. He admired the Tang Dynasty and was willing to come to the Tang Dynasty. Geshuhan sent someone to rescue him and sent him to Chang'an."

"No wonder!" Chen Wanrong suddenly realized.

Chen Wanrong stood up suddenly: "Your Majesty, can you let me see you with such a profound scholar?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cheng Xiaotian and the others agreed immediately.

Li Longji glanced at everyone and said, "If you don't say it, I want you to see you too. He will tell you about the things in the west. I only heard him talk about the matters about the Great Food. I only listened to some of them, and there were still many that were not heard. Now, please ask Master Ibn Malik to tell you about the affairs of the Great Qin. Ibn Malik, Ibn Malik, to listen to you. Let's stand up! Please invite Master Ibn Malik!"

Such knowledgeable scholars were awe-inspiring, and Chen Wanrong and the others stood up. Li Longji strode out: "Everyone comes with me and welcome the master!"

This is what everyone said, and followed Li Longji out of Luanxiang Pavilion without saying a word. Gao Lishi hurried away. After a while, Gao Lishi supported an old man who was about sixty or seventy years old, with bright eyes and bright eyes, curled hair, and a typical Middle Eastern appearance. His kind smile made people feel like a spring breeze, and he felt respectful naturally.

Li Longji took a step forward and bowed respectfully: "Li Longji has met the master!"

To call one's name without saying "I" is a special treatment for Enes Ibn Malik, and there are more privileges.

Enes Ibn Malik was very excited and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I can't afford it."

The Chinese language is fluent and has a bit of a straight and rounded voice. If you don’t listen carefully, you can’t hear the slightly awkward pronunciation.

"Have you met the master!" Chen Wanrong and the others saluted respectfully.

When Chen Wanrong saw his scholar, he seemed to see his tutor in college, and was particularly friendly and excited.

Li Longji supported Enes Ibn Malik and introduced him: "Master, they are Li Longji's generals, the generals who returned from victory. Please ask the master to give them more guidance."

"I am grateful for your Majesty's kindness! Your Majesty will obey your order!" Enes Ibn Malik was very excited and agreed happily.

He was a knowledgeable scholar, but because of Hacha's arrival, he had long been discouraged. He didn't expect that when he arrived in Chang'an, Li Longji treated him with great courtesy and extremely high salaries. This was something he had never dreamed of, and he wouldn't have been excited.

Li Longji helped Enais Ibn Malik into Luanxiang Pavilion, brought a chair in person, helped him sit down. He sat down next to him and said, "I'd like to ask the master for advice."

Enes Ibn Malik glanced at everyone, tears rolled around in his eyes, and he choked and said, "Your Majesty, I am a silly man. I thought I would die in the torture of Hachat in this life, but I didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty would treat me very generously. Your Majesty treats me very well. I remember the kindness of the Tang Dynasty and the kindness of the Majesty! If there is a next life, I would like to be a subject of the Tang Dynasty in the next life!"

Such high-standard treatment is the pinnacle that scholars can enjoy, and there are not many looking at world history.

"The master is so serious! This is what the Tang Dynasty should do!" Li Longji comforted him.

Enes Ibn Malik stood up and bowed deeply to Li Longji. Then he walked to the map, picked up a bamboo joint, pointed to the part of the Qin Dynasty on the map and said, "I have introduced the situation about the food. Now, I will tell your Majesty about the situation about the Qin Dynasty to your Majesty, dear masters, and generals."

Since the opening of the Silk Road, the name of the Great Qin Dynasty has been revealed in China, but no one knows where it is, how big it is, and how its national conditions are. Now, we are about to listen to this mystery of the ages, and everyone is cheering up and listening quietly.

The bamboo joint in your hand is on the map, and Enes Ibn Malik said: "There have been records of the Qin Dynasty in the history of the Tang Dynasty, also known as the Haixi Kingdom. In fact, it refers to the Eastern Roman Empire, not the Western Roman Empire. Your Majesty must be surprised, why is there something different in the Roman Empire? The matter starts three hundred years ago.

"Before talking about this, let's briefly talk about the situation about the Roman Empire. From here, Rome began to rise, conquered the barbarians around it, and then conquered the entire Italy and dominated. Of course, before the rise of the Roman Empire, there was a great emperor named Alexander. He led one of the few armies to conquer Greece, and then led his army to the east, conquering Syria, Egypt, Persia and India. Alexander's teacher was the famous scholar Aristotle. When Alexander set out to fight, Aristotle gave Alexander a map, saying that there was an ancient country in the far east called China. Alexander had been looking for China, and he wanted to fight to China. After eight years of his war, he still did not reach China."

Chen Wanrong had known about Alexander for a long time. However, this was the first time that Li Longji and the others heard about it. They couldn't help but be surprised, with their eyes wide open. Li Longji asked in surprise: "Master, there is such an ambitious emperor. When did that happen?"

Enes Ibn Marekliu estimated: "It happened more than a thousand years ago, which is equivalent to the Warring States Period in China, roughly during the reign of King Huiwen of Qin."

He is really a knowledgeable scholar and has a lot of knowledge about Chinese history.

"In the Warring States Period, China was in civil strife at that time. If Alexander had come to China, China would be unstoppable!" Cheng Xiaotian was shocked.

Li Longji asked with interest: "Please say more in detail by the master."

Enes Ibn Malik responded and said, "Alexander is a great commander. Although his army is not large, he is good at fighting and is invincible. He goes east and fights to the Ganges basin in India. Because his soldiers are tired of war, he has to withdraw his troops. When he died of illness, he is only thirty-three years old. Even such a young emperor, the area he conquered is no smaller than that of the big food."

Li Longji browed and said excitedly: "I am really sorry that I have not been born in the same world as such an emperor. If I live together, I will fight a battle, no matter how victorious or defeated, my life will be worth it! Oh, it is his luck that Alexander did not come to China. If he comes to China, he will definitely fail in China!"

Many people are discussing that if Alexander attacked China, China was in the Warring States Period and could not cope with it. Li Longji's conclusion was contrary to this. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but wonder and asked: "Your Majesty, how can you see it?"

Li Longji's eyes shone: "Don't think that China would be unable to resist foreign invasions in the Warring States Period. That would be a big mistake. During the rebellion of King Huiwen of Qin, after Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin State's national strength increased greatly, and farming and fighting was the cause. The army's combat power was extremely strong. Not only the people were willing to fight, but their equipment was also rare in the world. Iron weapons, iron armor, and powerful crossbows. According to the master, countries in the Western Regions did not pay attention to crossbows. If Alexander came to China, even if his army was good at fighting, could he withstand the Qin army's crossbow formation?"

How powerful is the Qin crossbow? You only need to look at the arrows unearthed in the north. Although that happened a hundred years later, during the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, Qin's weapons made great progress and led the way. Alexander's army was not as good as the Qin army.

Li Longji continued: "Along with the generals at that time, Bai Qi had already made his mark. Soon, Bai Qi would lead the Qin army to advance eastward and kill countless people. The famous generals of Bai Qi's era were Le Yi and Tian Dan. The generously talented King Wuling of Zhao was about to ascend to the throne, and Zhao State was about to undergo changes.

"Alexander was about to enter China, and he could not come from Tubo. The road there was too dangerous to reach China. He could only come from the Western Regions, and the Gobi Desert in the Western Regions was enough to exhaust his army. When he arrived in China, how much combat power would his army have left?"

During the Warring States Period, the Silk Road had not yet begun. After Alexander's army crossed the Gobi Desert and arrived in China, it must have been almost exhausted. Li Longji's statement was very insightful.

Li Longji said: "Don't think that in the Warring States Period, when all states were fighting, they could not resist foreign enemies. That would be wrong. If Alexander arrived in China, it would inevitably lead to joint resistance among the nations. As for other countries, Qin and Zhao would definitely join forces to deal with him. When King Wuling of Zhao was against the Xiongnu in Yinshan, King Zhao of Qin issued an order to give them all preparations. If the Zhao army was defeated, reinforcements would be immediately made. At the same time, King Zhao of Qin also ordered the Qin army in Jiuyuan to provide food and fodder for the Zhao army. At that time, Qin Zhao of Qin was a feud and fought in the mainland. The Qin army had assembled and prepared to attack Zhao. King Zhao of Qin heard that King Wuling of Zhao was going to fight with the Xiongnu in Yinshan, and even ordered the cancellation of the attack on Zhao.

"Qin and Zhao can work together to defeat the world, so why care about Alexander! Alexander is the luck of winning the Western Regions! During the Spring and Autumn Period, barbarians invaded the Central Plains and almost occupied all the land of China. In the end, it was not a fight! As long as China is united, what is Alexander? "

This statement is very novel, and Chen Wanrong has to admit what he said.

Li Longji just said the most important thing, and there were some things that were not said. Sun Bin had only lived in seclusion for more than ten years. If he were alive, he might have come out to fight against Alexander, which would be great.

Although Enes Ibn Malik is familiar with Chinese history, he did not think of this. He has to admire: "I admire His Majesty's knowledgeable knowledge."

"It's a pity that Alexander was a thousand years ago. If he were born in modern times, I would definitely lead the army and win the battle with him!" Li Long was basically an ambitious person. What he hoped most was to have a strong enemy, and his words were full of bleakness: "Master, please continue to speak."

Enes Ibn Marek pointed to the map and said, "After the rise of the Roman Empire, it conquered Gaul, Germanic, Thrace, Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor and Carthage. During this period, the most powerful opponent of the Luma Empire was Carthage. Carthage once produced a genius general named Hannibal, who once led a few troops into Italy. He stayed in Italy for sixteen years. During these sixteen years, he did not receive supplies from Carthage's soldiers and soldiers. He summoned mercenaries to fight against the Roman Empire.

"He had a chance to destroy the Roman Empire, but because the situation in Carthage was unstable, his father warned him that if he wanted to live for a long time, he could not let Carthage have no enemies. It is precisely because of this that Hannibal passed through the city of Rome several times without siege. The city of Rome was almost an empty city at that time."

Li Longji shook his head and said, "This Hannibal is too selfish. He ignores the justice of the country for his personal life and death, so he should be killed!"

This is a conflict between two cultures. Enes Ibn Malik does not think so: "Your Majesty, Hannibal is also forced to do so. Scipio of the Roman Empire believes that it is impossible to defeat Hannibal in Italy. The only way to defeat him is to attack the basic land of Cartha. After Scipio summoned the army, he really attacked the basic land of Cartha, forcing Hannibal to return to the army to rescue, and finally defeated Hannibal in the battle of Zama."

Li Longji nodded and praised: "This Scipio is quite smart!"

Enes Ibn Malik continued: "Later, Scipio destroyed Carthage again. From then on, the Roman Empire had no opponents, and developed wildly, establishing such a great empire!" The bamboo joints slashed on the map, which was the territory of the ancient Roman period.

Enes Ibn Marek sighed and said, "The Roman Empire has always been very strong. Three hundred years ago, before his death, Theodosie I divided the empire into two parts. The east was given to his eldest son Arcadius and the west was given to his youngest son Honorius. The eastern kingdom was called the Eastern Roman Empire, and the western kingdom was called the Western Roman Empire. From then on, the Roman Empire was divided and never unified again."

Li Longji shook his head and said angrily: "This Theodosie I was really confused. The country is a public instrument, and it is better to unify it. How can it be used as property and divide it just by saying it? Isn't this creating chaos and let it split? This division must be caused by constant wars, and the two parts will be killed in blood!"

Enes Ibn Malik admired him, and raised his thumb and praised him: "Your Majesty is wise! From then on, East and West Rome began constant wars, and each regarded himself as the orthodox Roman Empire. If you don't recognize me, I won't recognize you, you can only fight hard. A good empire is unbearable to look back."

"So the Roman Empire was so divided!" Chen Wanrong's history was not very good. He knew the reason for the division of the Roman Empire for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel regretful: "In China, he was determined to seek unity, and Qin Shihuang did not hesitate to rely on killing to strengthen centralization. The emperors of Rome were really messy, which was a pity!"

Europe had many opportunities for unity, but it was finally divided. The reason was that their concept was problematic. Not only did the Roman Empire break down the empire, but later Charlemagne also divided his powerful empire into three parts, one son guarded part of it, which was the origin of Italy, France and Germany.

Li Longji's eyes were shining brightly, staring at the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire, with a unique brilliance on his face.

Chen Wanrong's heart was thrilled: "If he wants to conquer these two places? Oh my God, conquering the Roman Empire is a thing that makes people dizzy when they think about it! The Tang army has strong combat power, well-trained, well-equipped, and with artillery helping to fight, it is not impossible to conquer the Roman Empire, it is very possible!"

This matter was so attractive. Chen Wanrong felt his heart pounding. He really hoped that Li Longji would say, "The army is advancing westward and wipe out all those who go against the will of heaven!"

Chen Wanrong was right. After Li Longji heard the explanation of Enes, Ibn Malik, a vast world appeared before him, and he had the idea of ​​conquering the Roman Empire in the East and West.
Chapter completed!