Apos was the founder of the Black Eater and a powerful king, and under his leadership, the people of Khorasan staged a massive uprising that overthrew the corrupt Umayyad dynasty and established a new order. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This very capable king, in terms of governing the country and employing people, naturally has a set, he will be very friendly to those who are loyal to him, but if his subordinates betray him, he will be treated most cruelly, and he will use the most cruel punishment to tell all his subordinates what kind of fate it is to betray him.

Therefore, when Apos looked at these subordinates with suspicious eyes, these subordinates immediately trembled with fright, instinctively took a step back, and knelt down to explain their innocence.

"King, we are absolutely loyal to you, even if Datang wants to kill us, we will not betray the king."

"King, our loyalty to you can be learned, we just think that Li Shilang of Datang is very reasonable, we should indeed cooperate with Datang, so that it will be beneficial to both of us."

"King, the railway of the Tang Dynasty has reached Anxi, and the strength of the Tang army has extended to the west, and we must accept this fact."

Several of his subordinates explained.

"How do you know that my warriors can't defeat the Tang Army, and what if the countries don't pay tribute in the future? That's a lot of money! How can we give up so easily. ”

Apos was furious, he had always been invincible in the west, he had never met an opponent, and if any hostile force dared to disrespect him, he would immediately lead an army to defeat him, destroy his opponent, and occupy the lands and cities owned by his opponent, and expand his power.

After getting used to this feeling of looking down on the world, it is difficult to change it easily, anyone who wants to be oppressed in life, how painful it should be to be pressed by others, especially a tyrant like Apos, is even more unwilling to endure it.

"King, Li Shilang of the Tang Dynasty has promised that in the future the railway will lead to Khorasan, so that our goods can be transported to the East more quickly, so that we will become richer and richer, even if we lose the tribute of the countries in the river."

"King, the businessmen all support cooperation with Datang, it is better for us to conform to the will of the people, as long as these businessmen are rich, we can get more taxes, so we will not lose."

"King, this is already the best option, we have no other way out. Cooperation is the only way to achieve a win-win situation. ”

Several ministers persuaded.

"Win-win cooperation? What does this mean, and how come I haven't heard of the term? ”

Apos frowned at the ministers.

Of course, this is a word for later generations, and it is normal for Apos not to have heard of it, but after some explanations from these ministers, he immediately understood the meaning of the whole word, and felt that the idea of win-win cooperation was indeed very good.

But the thought of losing the tribute of the countries in the river at once made him feel a little painful, and it would be a pity if these many tribute items were gone.

"The losses are too great, the losses are too great, and if we lose the tribute from the eastern countries, our losses are too great."

Apos shook his head again and again, looking very painful.

Although the prospect of win-win cooperation is very good, but the premise is to lose a large piece of vested interests, it will not be good to put it on anyone, no one wants to lose the huge benefits that have been obtained, and who wants to spit out what they have eaten? How painful it is.

Seeing that Apos was reluctant, several ministers tried hard to persuade Apos to understand the benefits of doing so, as well as the price to be borne for confronting the Tang Dynasty.

Apos is not a fool, he is quite clear about the strong strength of the Tang Empire, he does not have the confidence to defeat the Tang Empire, but if he obeys the will of the Tang Dynasty, he feels a little humiliated, and the loss of benefits is too great, the reason why the countries of later generations do their best to contain the rising Huaxia is because the resources of the whole world are limited, once China rises, it is bound to have these resources, and in this way, these countries that originally occupied a lot of resources will have their interests damaged, and this is obviously what they do not want to see, and now Apos is in this state of mind.

Once the power of the Tang Dynasty enters the west, the benefits he loses will be too great, although the Tang Dynasty can promote the commercial prosperity of the Great Food Country and make the Great Food Country more wealthy, but the Tang Dynasty will get greater benefits, that is to say, the Tang Empire will get a large piece of fat, and the Great Food Country is just a bowl of soup, so Apos's heart must be very unpleasant.

As a minister, I don't feel very uncomfortable lying at the feet of others all the time, but as a king, I have always been high, and the feeling of being pressed by others is not very comfortable.

At this moment, Apos's heart is very conflicted, he not only wants to maintain the vested interests of the countries in the river, but also wants to use the east wind of the Tang Dynasty to develop his own power, which is obviously impossible.

"By the way, I heard that where the Datang railway leads, the land on both sides of the railway belongs to them, and our land is all exchanged for the blood of our soldiers, how can we give it to others casually, this is absolutely unacceptable."

Apos stroked his chin and beard, and looked sternly at the ministers.

Obviously, he will not compromise on territorial issues, this is his bottom line, and the bottom line common to every ambitious monarch.

"King, you are too worried, when you came back, Li Shilang of the Tang Dynasty had already said that our Great Food is a big country, if the railway passes through our Great Food Country, the territory will still be ours, and even the interests of the railway will be divided into three percent of us, in addition, we will hire our people to work for the railway."

"Yes, king, Li Shilang is a sincere person at first glance, he will not lie to us, and we will not lose the slightest land."

"King, as long as the railway leads to our big food, our merchants can sell all kinds of goods to the East more quickly, we will become richer and richer, this is a golden opportunity, we can't miss it, Li Shilang's proposed win-win cooperation is the most suitable for us."

The ministers have long been brainwashed by Ang Lee, naturally what Ang Lee says, what they think is, as a future generation of Ang Lee, the picture of the future of the Great Food Country depicted is so beautiful that anyone will be very tempted when they hear it.

"You are my courtiers, why do you trust a minister of another country so much, this Li Shilang is so trustworthy?"

Apos frowned, looking very confused.

"King, it's Li Shilang who said too sincerely, we have to believe it, besides, doing so is indeed more beneficial to Datang, he won't lie to us."

"King, we choose cooperation is the best way out, if we choose confrontation, with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, the railway will be built sooner or later, and we will be difficult to defeat at that time, and we may be in danger of losing the country."

When Apos heard this, he was very uncomfortable in his heart, and said angrily: "The power of Allah is great, how can we perish, with the protection of Allah, we are invincible." ”

This kind of nonsense can only deceive three-year-old children, but belief in this thing is indeed very magical, it can make people obsessed and crazy, in the end, it is just a kind of controlling people's mind.

Of course, faith is also divided into good and bad, if you use faith to control people's minds, let people do good things, and is conducive to social unity, then this kind of faith is naturally worth advocating, that is, a very good faith, and if you use faith to seek huge private interests for yourself, or even, take advantage of believers' obsession and trust in themselves, to do such bad things as rebellion, it is very undesirable, this is also a very terrible thing.

There are also beliefs that are a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages, such as the cult of personality, which can make an empire extremely united, and all the subjects are united around the monarch, and follow the monarch to fight everywhere, so as to burst out with terrible power, and even, can conquer the whole world, but in this way, it will also make the people very ignorant and ignorant, and generally lack calm thinking.

It is an eternal truth that the monarch casually says a word, and it is right to point in any direction, and the common people regard the monarch as an omnipotent immortal, believing that as long as the monarch is there, the empire will always prosper, and even worry about what to do with the country once the monarch is gone.

In short, the reason why faith arises in this world is purely to control the minds of the people, so as to facilitate the effective rule of the people and reduce the cost of management.

And the blind following of the people will further stimulate the ambitions of the ruling class, thus making a country with a strong faith belligerent and willing to expand abroad.

At present, Apos is such a person, he is carried away by faith and the admiration of his people, and the empire he has created for so many years is also in a state of constant expansion, which further fuels his ambition and confidence, so that he feels that it seems that there is a possibility of defeating the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Datang's advanced and prestige also made him feel a little afraid in his heart, but for so many years, his elite soldiers and horses had never fought with Datang soldiers and horses, so what would happen if he really fought, he had no bottom in his heart.

In this case, Apos urgently needed a battle, a battle with the Tang army, to find out how strong the military power of the Tang Empire really was, so as to facilitate the most sensible choice.

If the Tang Army is really as strong as the rumors say, he will change his attitude and choose to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, sacrificing some of his interests, if the Tang Army can be defeated, he will naturally not be so polite.

But the scale of the battle must not be very large, otherwise it will be a tear of the skin, it will be difficult to end, the frictional battle of thousands of people is the most suitable, this kind of small-scale battle, can also be a good test of the combat effectiveness of a country's army, there is a saying called the leopard in the tube, this is what it means.

After careful consideration, Apos decided to cause some small friction in the border area of Shi Guo, with his understanding of Shi Guo, Shi Guo's soldiers and horses would definitely not be able to resist, even if he only sent a thousand-strong army, he could successfully take a small city, it was as easy as digging for something.

Apos sent a powerful general, led by his guards and horses, which is an elite mixed army, with a complete range of troops, whether it is attacking and defending the city, or facing head-on, it can be very competent.

In addition, he also expects this army to teach the Tang army a good lesson, even if it is defeated, it will let the Tang army see the strong strength of the Great Food Country, so that they will not dare to despise the Great Food Country and gain bargaining chips for his future negotiations.

Apos's elite guards moved quickly, and within a few days they were on the border city of the Stone Kingdom, and asked to enter the city to search under the pretext that a soldier was missing.

"It's an excuse, it's exactly their excuse, they're making it clear that they want to invade, it's an insult to us."

The general of Shiguo who was guarding the city was very angry, and his beard was crooked.

"The general is right, I feel it, but they seem to be very powerful, we can't hold the city, and for the sake of the lives of the people, it seems that we can only abandon the city."

His subordinates are also a bearded man, he has no hope at all for the 1,000 soldiers and horses defending the city, he knows that resistance is useless, and these soldiers and horses are just for show, it is enough to catch thieves and maintain law and order in the city, and it is completely insufficient to fight against the elite soldiers and horses of the big countries.

The soldiers and horses of the entire Shi country are so low in combat power, and the equipment is not very good, so they will spend money to buy peace at both ends, anyway, the stone country that is good at doing business is relatively wealthy, and the protection fee can still be afforded.

"Well, I think there's some truth to what you said, let's get out of here for a while, and give them the city for the time being, but we'll definitely be back, okay! We'll retreat now. ”

The general, who was still angry just now, immediately coaxed, he did not want to be killed by Apos's soldiers and horses, and in addition, he was worried that the resistance would completely anger these beasts and bring terrible disasters to the people in the city.

After all, the soldiers and horses under the command of Apos have done the slaughter of cities, and in the eyes of the people of Shiguo, nothing is more important than life, and the loss of the city is nothing, and it is an unforgivable sin to cause a large number of deaths of the people.

The general of Shiguo fled from the city with his main soldiers and horses with such peace of mind, leaving an intact city to the elite soldiers and horses of Apos.

In this way, Apos's 1,000 elite soldiers and horses easily captured one city, followed by several smaller cities.

Surprisingly, all the defenders of the city did not resist, and the common people were not hostile to these occupying forces, as long as the occupying forces did not harm them, they would not find it much of a problem, and they would even prepare the necessities for the occupying forces for free.

Occupy the city without any casualties, you can let go of eating overlord meals in restaurants, and take snacks on the side of the road as you like, so that the occupying army will naturally not make trouble, besides, this is the elite soldiers and horses of Apos, and the military discipline is naturally the strictest, and they will not mess around without an order.