mesbooks Chapter 1114: Elephant Soldiers and Heavenly Soldiers
Chapter 1114: Elephant Soldiers and Heavenly Soldiers
After Changsun Wuji finally gave in, the turmoil in Chang'an City came to a temporary end.
At this time, India, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, was about to feel the oppression from the Tang Dynasty in the East.
When His Royal Highness the King of Chu led his army over the snow-capped mountains and arrived at the plains at the foot of the mountains, his two thousand elite Modao troops who were "responsible for opening the way" also returned to the army.
"Your Highness, King Chu, we are about to enter the territory of Central India." As a minister of Tubo, Chi Yang naturally knew a lot about Central India, which was adjacent to Tubo: "As far as I know, the king of Central India, Shiladuoyi, is also a heroic figure. He was originally the king of Moraka, but seven or eight years ago, he unified Central India with his powerful national strength.
Afterwards, he continued to lead his army to conquer Liuzai, and made the remaining four Indian kingdoms submit to him.
From then on, Silatayi founded the Harsha Dynasty and became King Harsha. "
"Yeah, this guy is quite inspiring." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded perfunctorily after hearing this, and then he called Su Dingfang who was following behind him: "Su Dingfang, where do you think we should start first?"
"Your Highness, I think we should head straight for the capital of Central India, Qunu City." Since they were talking about serious matters, Su Dingfang was not vague at all: "Also, I want to know where the army led by Wang Xuance is now?"
"Xuan Ce and his men have landed two days ago, and are preparing to capture Dhaka City." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this, and then said, "If we can capture Qunu City within a month, and then go to Northern Tianzhu to pick up Master Xuanzang, and then head east, we estimate that we will be able to meet up with them in less than two months."
"That's great." Su Dingfang nodded after hearing this, and then said with a hint of regret: "What a pity... I wanted to go west..."
"Then I'll give you some troops and you can go to the west to have a look?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu has never been a person who spoils the fun, especially when his retainers show a strong desire to make progress. "That's right, I also want to know how the Arabs and Persia in the west are developing now."
"Your Highness!" Just when Li Kuan and Su Dingfang were chatting enthusiastically, Zhang Zhenxuan, who was originally in charge of the central army, suddenly rode up to Li Kuan and said in a serious tone, "There are Indian ambushes twelve miles ahead."
"No, how did you know?" His Royal Highness Prince Chu's eyes widened when he heard this: "Zhenxuan, what else are you hiding from me?"
"Your Highness, this was not discovered by me." After saying this, Zhang Zhenxuan waved to the back.
"Master, master!" Not long after, Aya came to Li Kuan on her donkey and said, "I told the little Taoist priest, and Xiaoguai saw it in the sky. There are many people lying in ambush ahead!"
"How many people exactly?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Aya. He had an extremely clear intuition - the old Taoist priest's original intention... might be quite profound.
"I don't know, Xiaoguai doesn't know how to count!" Aya blinked her beautiful big eyes when she heard that, and then she patted the snow-covered felt hat on her head with her little hands: "What do you mean? Master, do you need to help?"
"You can make your move at the critical moment." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled slightly upon hearing this, and then said to Chi Yang who was following him, "Call back the scouts who are exploring the way, and let's just go straight ahead."
"Your Highness, are you going to walk into a trap?" Chi Yang was a little surprised when he heard this and asked, "Why?"
“Chi Yang…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu sighed upon hearing this, then reached out and patted the other person’s shoulder: “Since ancient times, we in the Central Plains… have always emphasized that we must have a legitimate reason to fight. Although we seem to be coming here aggressively, we haven’t done anything out of the ordinary, have we?
Who can tell whether we are coming to India for an expedition or on a diplomatic mission to India on behalf of the Tang Dynasty?
However, if the enemy launches an attack later, we will be able to explain everything.
Not only can he explain it clearly, he can also distinguish it clearly - the small country of Tianzhu does not know etiquette and offends the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. The country will perish! "After His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, he saw that Chi Yang was still in a daze, and he couldn't help but feel helpless and said: "Alas... Maybe what I said is a little too profound for you..."
"Your Highness, I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble." Chi Yang was stunned, but someone else was not stunned - Yuan Tiangang, who had come to the side of the head of the family without knowing when, smiled and joked: "You are the King of Chu, but you are a barbarian! Winning the battle is a merit, and losing the battle is a sin..."
"Get lost!" When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu heard Gangzi say this, he was so angry that he wanted to hit him: "When has this prince ever been defeated in a battle?!"
"So this is what you're fussing about?" Now, even Gangzi was helpless: "So, Your Highness, your life... is destined to be full of meritorious service..."
“Who said it wasn’t?” The master of his family and his idiot retainer were arguing with each other. As a retainer, Zhang Zhenxuan didn’t want to get involved, but they were about to face off, so he was forced to be a peacemaker: “Your Highness, I have to remind you that before we meet up with Xuan Ce and the others, we really have to take it easy…
The Indians have elephant soldiers..."
"Little Heavenly Master, what you said is wrong." As soon as Zhang Zhenxuan finished speaking, Gangzi started to take over the conversation: "How can the elephant soldiers defeat the heavenly soldiers?"
"Gangzi," His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Yuan Tiangang was so busy, he thought about it and decided to do the job as well: "You will be the vanguard later and help me test the weight of the elephant soldiers."
"Your Highness, are you talking about me?" Yuan Tiangang pointed at himself, his face full of disbelief: "Do you think I am someone who can serve as a heavenly soldier?"
"Master Yuan, in our hometown, 'Tian Bing' is sometimes also an insult."
Look, who said little Aya can’t speak?
The little girl's words left Yuan Tiangang speechless.
That’s all…
Aren’t they just elephant soldiers?
“Gangzi, why don’t you say anything?” His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Yuan Tiangang, who was “scolding himself” and now had fallen into a state of autism. After suppressing a smile for a while, he said in a gentle voice: “Oh… don’t be like this… our master and his servants believe in love and hate each other!”
"Your Highness..." Upon hearing this, Yuan Tiangang suddenly sniffed and tilted his head back: "Heh~~"
Then Taoist Yuan bowed his head again: "Tsk!"
Taoist Yuan seemed to have said nothing, yet he seemed to have said everything.