In the spring of the first year of Tianzhu, the Guiyi Army and the Yulin Army went out of Yangguan to conquer the Western Regions and fight against the Uighurs.

Chang'an is festive and peaceful, and all the people are united, while in the west, thousands of miles away, the Arab Empire, which is called the Great Food by the Tang people, and the national capital Samara is a golden iron horse, a group of restless elephants.

During the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, this huge empire, whose ruling population was not much weaker than that of the Tang Dynasty, created an unimaginable glory through continuous conquest and conquest.

Holding a sword in one hand and a book in the other, it conquered the body and controlled the mind through a series of battles, laying down a vast and boundless territory, integrating a large number of excellent nations and countries, and having countless powerful monks and warriors.

They gained mystical ancient powers in the Nile and opened up great treasures in the plains of Mesopotamia.

Their troops marched east to the Ganges, causing Tianzhu and Shimen to panic all day long, and forced Constantinople to the west, forcing the Byzantine Empire to beg and pay tribute, which terrified the Catholics, and even signed an alliance with Charlemagne of the Franks.

Several ancient civilizations in the world, it is either included in them, or defeated in battles, leaving only the far east.

Now, it has ushered in another critical period of development.

In the spacious, majestic and resplendent main hall of the Palace of Wisdom, the young caliph (ruler) Maren Shinad is praying alone at the statue of the true God. A bright moonlight from the dome slanted down, enveloping his figure in a mysterious.

"The Tianzhu Liberation Gate has been completely defeated by us, and our opponent is one less, and no one in the world can stop our expansion. The One True God will be the only God in the world, and now we have the most monks, the best warriors......"

Mullen's prayer is a prayer, but the words and sentences are more like a report.

"No, Mullen, you are wrong, Shimen has not been completely defeated. The truth is that they have been reborn in the East, and their strength is gradually being restored. A vast and deep voice came from the statue of the true god.

Mullen looked stunned. Not because the statue can "speak", but because of the content of the words.

His monks and warriors had been fighting for many years, and the corpses were all over the field, so that the Tianzhu Liberation Gate disappeared, and now the true god meant that all his efforts were in vain? At least half of them were in vain?

"Is it the Tang Dynasty?" Mullen reacted quickly, and quickly thought of the only possibility.

But he immediately shook his head, "No, it won't be that Tang Dynasty." Two years ago, my messenger told me that the Tang Dynasty was in civil strife, with people from all walks of life killing each other, and their rulers were no longer in control. Such a civil war in a country full of blood and fire will not stop for decades, how can they have the strength to protect the liberation and give them a new lease of life?"

A wise king naturally has insight into the affairs of the world, especially the general situation of the country. Although Mullen is young, he grew up from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and has experienced many hardships along the way.

Moreover, Ma Lun also knew that the Eastern Tang Dynasty had its own sect, and they had always fought frequently with the Shimen, and it was difficult to distinguish between them. Now that Shimen has just lost the foundation of Tianzhu, how can it be the opponent of the sect called Daomen?

The voice of the true God was full of displeasure: "Caliph, are you questioning me?"

Ma Lun hurriedly saluted: "Ma Lun doesn't dare." But ......"

The true god sighed, "I know that this news is difficult for you to accept, but this is the truth. What I'm going to say later may make you even more

It's hard to accept. Do you need a little time to be mentally prepared?"

Mullen didn't know why, but he still calmed down: "True God, please speak." ”

The true god said in a deep voice: "You think that the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty that will take decades to end has now subsided!"

Malen was immediately stunned and lost his voice: "How can this be?!"

Realizing his gaffe, he hurriedly stabilized his state of mind and pondered, but he had a conjecture in an instant, "Could it be that there is a very remarkable figure in their country.......? It's amazing, it's okay. ”

Ma Lun, who grew up in blood and fire, knew very well what kind of resourcefulness and cultivation strength were needed to pacify the completely collapsed Great Empire in just two years, which was difficult for him to imagine. He wanted the true God to disprove his conjectures and tell other secrets that he did not know.

However, he was disappointed.

True God said: "It is true that such a person has appeared. Caliph, remember this man's name, for in the near future your monks and warriors will surely fight, and you and he may meet and even fight. ”

Mullen looked solemn.

Since he cut off the ministers, suppressed the rebellious army, and seized power, he has not encountered any setbacks worth mentioning. The conquest of Tianzhu to defeat the Liberation Gate was the first great achievement he established, and he thought that after kicking away the stumbling block of the Liberation Gate, the road ahead would be smooth and bright.

But I didn't expect that all this was just the beginning.

He's ready for a new opponent, and he's desperate to know who this person is.

"His name is Li Ye. He was a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty before, he had ascended the throne not long ago, and he is now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The true god said slowly, "I will tell you more about his deeds later." Now, Caliph, answer me, do you have the confidence to overcome him?"

Ma Lun's eyes were sharp, and his temperament was like a railway: "I have hundreds of thousands of powerful monks, millions of invincible warriors, and the protection of the true god, so Ma Len will not be afraid of any opponent." For Mullen, the only value of his opponent is to be defeated by him, to prove his greatness, to prove the uniqueness of the true God!"

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At the same time, in the Taiji Palace, Li Ye was also listening to the report of the Wukong Liberation Gate on the situation of the Great Eclipse. is also in the Taiji Palace, in addition to the thunderous Da Shao Si Ming, King Qi is also there.

Shimen and the Crescent Sect have fought in Tianzhu, and after years of war, they naturally know each other very well. After listening to Wukong Shimen's narration of Da Shi and Ma Lun, Li Ye fell into deep thought.

"So, the experience of this great food caliph, Mullen, is very similar to yours. When you were not yet in power, the situation in the government and the opposition was not very good, the Tang Dynasty was a traitorous minister in power, there were many feudal towns, and the Great Food was made big by the Turks, who controlled the military power, forced them to move without saying anything, and wantonly abolished the caliphate. ”

King Qi glanced at Li Ye with great interest, as if he wanted to ask him to make something similar to his acceptance speech.

After Li Ye ascended the throne, the officials and generals under his command were even more in awe of him, Rao is Li Zhen, Cui Keli and others, they all seemed cautious when they saw him on weekdays, but King Qi was still very arrogant, and he didn't treat Li Ye as an outsider.

Li Ye shook his head to show that he didn't have any special feelings.

King Qi wondered that the Turks could still make waves in the Great Food, but he had no doubt about it.

When he was on Earth, he knew that the small countries of Central Asia were basically descendants of the Turkic people.

During the Wude period, the Turks, who controlled the steppe for a while, invaded southward from time to time, and Taizong was the emperor

, he was forced to sign the White Horse Alliance with the Turkic army under the city of Chang'an, lost a lot of money, and even took away a lot of people, and swept away his majesty.

But only two years later, the Tang army defeated the Turks, and then gradually subdued the steppe, and the remnants of the Turks surrendered all the way to the west, and no longer threatened the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

There is no doubt that the Turks are brave and good at fighting, although they were beaten by the Tang army in the Mobei grassland, but the Turkic people who moved west, after arriving at the Great Eclipse, still stood firm and recovered their vitality step by step.

No powerful dynasty can avoid dusk, and this is true of the Tang Dynasty, and the same is true of the Great Eclipse. When Datang was glorious, Dashi was also in its heyday, and when Datang declined, Dashi was also going downhill. The fate of the two synchronized is very coincidental.

Originally, Datang should have collapsed at this time.

After that, the Khitan gradually became stronger, occupying the sixteen states of Youyun, and when the wheels of history rolled forward entered the Zhao and Song dynasties, the unified empire had been de facto divided. The northern part was occupied by the Liao and Jin dynasties one after another, and Hexi became the territory of the Tangut people, and the land area was repeatedly reduced, not to mention the Western Regions.

In the end of the Zhao and Song dynasties, not only failed to recover the territory of the ancestors and regain the glory of Shenzhou, but was also destroyed by the Mongols.

But Datang came out of Li Ye, and everything embarked on a completely different path.

What Li Ye didn't expect was that Da Shi also produced a Maren Hinard who did something similar to him.

Originally, the Great Eclipse should have been held by the Turks until the regions became independent, the country was divided, and the dynasty collapsed.

The only difference is that after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Daomen and the Shimen were unable to do anything, and could only huddle in a corner and fight each other, while the Crescent Muslims did not stop expanding because of the decline of the Great Eclipse. After that, they successfully entered the Western Regions and Hexi, and continued all over the country.

Now, because of the appearance of Mullen, the Turkic ministers have been killed, the Turkic forces have been contained, and the country of Great Food has prospered, and there is a scene of reappearance of prosperity.

When Li Ye leveled the feudal town, defeated the Khitan, and recovered Hexi, Ma Lun also solved the domestic contradictions, and conquered Tianzhu, so that Shimen was forced to evacuate from Tianzhu.

No matter how you look at it, the trajectory of the rise of the two is really outrageous.

At present, Li Ye is ambitious, intending to rebuild the four towns of Anxi and restore the territory of Sheng Tang, and Mullen also sets his sights on the Western Regions, to spread the will of Allah in all directions and establish his own immortal deeds.

Although Mullen killed the Turkic ministers and dealt a blow to the Turkic forces, he did not exterminate the Turks. Just as you subdued the Liberation Gate and the Daomen, so did Mullen subdue the Turks and gain their power. ”

King Qi thought for a moment and said, "Now that Maren has set his sights on the Western Regions, the Turks will definitely cooperate, and for them, returning to the Mobei Grassland is also a need to restore the glory of the race." Today's Turks, armed with the Crescent Sect, must be more difficult than before. They cooperate with the Great Cannibal and benefit each other, and their strength is far from comparable to that of the Khitan!"

Li Ye gave a thumbs up and expressed his appreciation for King Qi's insight.

He looked outside the palace gate, looked beyond the neighborhood of Chang'an City, cast it into the distance, and said leisurely: "If this is the case, the Western Regions will become a place of four wars, and under the beacon fire, the bull ghosts and snake gods will definitely show their magic here." Let's just let the Voidless Liberation Gate and the Quanzhen Concept enter the Western Regions with all their strength and infiltrate the Great Food!"

King Qi's jaw was deeply appreciative.

It is especially necessary for these sects to touch each other first.