Guangzhou, Huaisheng Temple.

This is not an ordinary Buddhist temple, but an ancient Tianfang Temple. Legend has it that it was founded during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty and was one of the four disciples sent to China by the Prophet Muhammad. Built by Wan Gesu. In honor of Muhammad, it was named "Huaisheng".

Since it was founded by the disciples of the Prophet Muhammad and was the first Tianfang Temple built in China, it is easy to imagine how lofty its status among the Chinese Tianfang believers is.

Just when Ji Yi was waiting for Fang La's Manichaean thugs to assemble in Mingzhou, his ally Aladdin, that is, Bai Siwen, did not stay in Haizhou to do business, but appeared in the Moon Watching Tower of Huaisheng Temple in Guangzhou.

At this time, Bai Siwen had already taken off his Confucian clothes, changed into a Tianfang Sect robe, and had a turban wrapped around his head, plus his black and dense beard, and he was a Tianfang Sect religious figure.

The exterior of the Moon Worship Tower is Chinese-style, but the interior is in the style of the Great Food Country, covered with thick Persian blankets and set up with a few low tables. Behind the first low table sat an old man with a white beard dressed like Bai Siwen.

In addition, sitting opposite Bai Siwen was a middle-aged bearded man who looked quite fierce, also with a robe and a turban.

The old man Bai Fan and the middle-aged bearded man were each holding a thread-bound book and reading, the old man Bai Fan was reading "Theory of Reason", and the other person was reading "Empirical Theory".

Both of them frowned tighter and tighter......

I don't know how long it took for the old man to snap, throw the book in his hand on the desk, and read out a name: "Aristotle!" ”

"What did you say, Grand Imam?"

Bai Siwen should not have understood, and asked respectfully.

It turned out that this white-bearded old man was the presiding officer of Huaisheng Temple, named Wan Sisheng. It is said to be Abby. Wan Gesu's direct descendants! In the Song Dynasty, the status of the Tianfang Sect Baifan merchants was extremely noble. When he was young, he also went to study at the Niezemian University in Baghdad, where he came into contact with some of Aristotle's writings.

So when he read Positivism and Reason, he immediately thought of Aristotle's "empiricism" and "rationalism" – of course, Wan Sisheng thought of the Arabic words of these two words.

"This Wu Haogu is religious? Has he been to Baghdad? Wan Sisheng asked.

"No, he's a Bianliang, he's not religious, and he's never been to Baghdad."

"Then how did he know Aristotle's teachings?" Wan Sisheng frowned, "Could it be that some scholar who went to Niedemia University taught him Aristotle's teachings?" ”

"Grand Imam, do you mean that the knowledge of Wu Haogu was copied from the Imam named Aristotle?" Bai Siwen looked at Wan Sisheng, "So, isn't he just a liar who deceives the world and steals his name?" He took our knowledge to deceive the ignorant Han Chinese...... It's so hateful! ”

"It's not our learning," Wan Siwen shook his head, his expression contemptuous, "it's just some obsolete learning from the fallen Greeks." ”

"Then the scholars in the teaching must be able to refute the "Positivism" and the "Theory of Reason", right?" Bai Siwen asked.

"Of course!" "With the sonorous "Theory of the Origin of All Things" by the world's greatest philosopher, we can easily refute the shallow "Positivism" and "Rationalism." ”

The so-called "Theory of the Origin of All Things" is based on the idea that "the true God created the world" and that "the true God is the first source". In the Celestial world, of course, this theory is a challenge to rationalism – because "the true God is the source of their culture", but it is difficult to say whether it will work elsewhere. Even in Western Christendom, it is impossible to completely exclude the origins of ancient Greece and Rome, and Christianity does not have such strength.

"Grand Imam," the bearded man sitting across from Bai Siwen spoke, "they are not very reasonable people, otherwise it has been hundreds of years since the truth was introduced, how could they still insist on their own set of things?" In my opinion, it is better to use sword and fire against these enemies who dare to threaten the caliphate. ”

Bai Siwen glanced at the man, he was Pu Ali, the richest man among the Baifan merchants in Guangzhou, and of course the most powerful pirate on the sea.

If you count the strength of the Pu family in the Srivijaya Kingdom, the number of warships they have has exceeded 50, and the number of war slaves is known as 10,000!

Therefore, he was not afraid of the 36 warships led by Ji Yi at all, and he would not tolerate Ji Yi establishing a stronghold in the Srivijaya Strait.

"There is indeed no one on the sea who can compare to us," Wan Sisheng's white eyebrows were still twisted, "but on land...... Can the Ghulam warriors of the Peach Blossom Stone Khan defeat the Iron Harriers of the Western Thieves and the Imperial Knights of the Han Chinese? ”

"I think we can fight!" Bai Siwen said.

"Even if you are defeated, you can ask the Seljuk Sultan for help." Pu Ali also said.

These two know a little about water warfare, but land warfare is completely amateur. What is the level of the Iron Harrier and the Knight of the Indoctrination? Can the Black Khan Uighurs, who have not fought for nearly a hundred years, fight with others? Moreover, the Ghulam burned it with money, and the Chalvand Dynasty was so wide that it could burn 10,000 handfuls, and the Black Khan Uighurs could have 1,000 real Gurams, even if they were exhausted - claimed to be tens of thousands or something, they couldn't listen to it at all - and the Hexi Army plus the indoctrination regiment had at least 5,000 heavy cavalry, how could they not win?

In addition, fighting light cavalry, fighting infantry, the Black Khan Uighurs died ugly thieves. The party is semi-nomadic, and the most important thing is excellent light cavalry. The Great Religious Regiment organized thousands of professional infantry, no matter how unprofessional, they were much better than the herdsmen and peasants temporarily recruited by the Black Khan Uighurs.

Wan Sisheng was still not very relieved, and he said: "You should send people to Baghdad to report the Song invasion of the Uighurs, and report to the caliph the news of sending an embassy and a warship to Baghdad. ”

"Grand Imam, I will let my brother Abu go to Baghdad himself." Pu Ali Road. "In addition, the Pu family will send 50 warships, and will also encourage the Srivijaya to send troops. We will definitely be able to completely annihilate the 36 warships of the Song people in the Sriwijaya Strait......"

"It's not 36!" Bai Siwen interjected, "It's 30!" Because the 6 warships of the Aladdin Chamber of Commerce will not participate in the war. ”

Bai Siwen said that he would not go to war, not that he would go to war on the side of Pu Ali.

He is now on two boats, and he will not easily fall out with one of them.

"Humph!" Pu Ali glared at Bai Siwen, "Aladdin, the Song people's ship is slow, and they can't sail against the wind. Once defeated, it is impossible to escape. So there is no suspense about the outcome of Srivijaya Haizhou, and victory must belong to Allah!

Moreover, not a single Song ship will escape! ”

None of them will escape, and no one will know that Pu Ali's warship destroyed the Song mission's fleet—otherwise the Pu family would have committed the crime of rebellion, which would have wiped out the clan! Therefore, Pu Ali must not let go of any of the ships in the Ji Yi Mission, except for Bai Siwen's six ships.

Bai Siwen smiled respectfully, "Then I will congratulate you on the victory in advance." ”

……

"Slash!"

"Kill ......"

"Rush!"

"Thorn ......"

Early in the morning, Li Gang, who was seasick and fainted with only half a life left, heard the shouts of Modao ironclad soldiers and water fighting fighters ringing in his ears. On the "Tianli" galleys and sail warship he was on, a total of 12 Mo Dao Iron Armor soldiers were deployed, all of whom were equipped with fully equipped Qi Zi Armor and Da Mo Dao. In addition to the captain of the team, the remaining 11 Modao ironclad soldiers are Zhou Gao, who is responsible for training sailors in the Five Islands Islands, and the battle eggs among the villains selected from the countless villains!

All of them are extremely vicious, and they are long and powerful, and when they are put on iron armor, they look like a humanoid tank.

Except for the 6 warships of the Aladdin Chamber of Commerce, which said that they would not participate in the war and did not deploy "human-type tanks" - Bai Siwen was also quite realistic, and said early in the morning that he would only lead the way and not participate in the war. The rest of the 30 warships were all accompanied by a team of 12 Modao ironclad soldiers.

Moreover, these ironclad soldiers do not fight alone, and each ironclad soldier will have a 5-person team of water combat fighters to cooperate. These men were armed with spears, swords and shields, and bows and arrows (1 pikeman, 1 sword and shield soldier, and 3 archers) guarding the ironcladers. When the ironclad soldiers are rushing to kill, they are responsible for the follow-up of the cover. When the ironclad soldier falls, he is responsible for coming to the rescue.

In addition to these 72 people, each warship was assigned a group of more than ten Shinsengumi samurai. They are all lightly armed with swords and shields, and they will be responsible for the vanguard of the gang jumping battle with more than a dozen other experienced water warriors, as well as the bed crossbow on the ship.

Moreover, there were on average more than one hundred and fifty oarsmen and sailors on each ship, not slaves, but forgiven wicked men and shipwrights who ran the sea, all armed and ready to take part in the battle when necessary.

The 108 merchant ships that accompanied the 30 warships were more or less armed, and although they could not participate in the decisive battle at sea, they were not without the power to protect themselves.

Even Li Gang himself was given a piece of chain mail, a helmet, a fan-shaped shield and a sword - these were not ornaments for him, but they could really be used, and they were used well...... Oh, before he completely fainted.

The current Li Gang really doesn't have any strength, and any child can beat him up.

A sound of footsteps sounded, Hu Yanqing strode into the cabin, and when he saw Li Gang, he said: "Boji, it's almost time to Mingzhou, let's anchor in Shenjiamen Port, and wait for the thugs hired by Ji Yizhi to get on the merchant ship with silk, and then we can continue to go south." ”

"What? Ji Yizhi hired thugs from Mingzhou again? Li Gang sat up with support, "We already have 15,000 people, which is enough to capture a country...... Re-hire, isn't it too much? ”

"Not much, not much." Hu Yanqing shook his head and said with a smile, "There are many wicked people on the sea!" There may be a big fight on the Srivijaya side, so it's right to call more people. ”