Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 719
"Khyber Pass?" Li Tan murmured.

Wei Ming took a piece of chalk and quickly outlined a mountain range on the black board.

"The geographical conditions of the South Asian subcontinent can be said to be blessed by nature. The Indus River and the Ganges River hit the Great Plains, and the land is fertile and the grain yield is high. This is also an important geographical reason why Tianzhu was able to breed ancient civilizations."

Li Mi nodded slightly. From ancient times to the present, Chinese civilization rarely discusses civilization from a geographical perspective.

But Li Mi is not a pedantic scholar who sticks to books. Although Wei Ming's geographical determinism is a bit biased, Chinese civilization has indeed developed by relying on the great plains washed by great rivers.

And in a great plain with abundant water resources and convenient planting, even Li Mi became short of breath.

Li Mi has become accustomed to the weird theories of the strangers around the King of Yue, but what they said, whether it is creating tools that can fly into the sky or machines that can drive automatically, has all been realized .

These aliens are all proficient in astrology, divination, medical geography. Wei Ming said that there is a great plain in Tianzhu.

But Wei Ming painted the Great Plains of the Indus River and the Ganges River Basin with just a few strokes, which shocked Li Mi. He did not expect that the conditions in India are so good, and it is not the wild desert of the Western Regions.

"Tianzhu is surrounded by continuous mountains in the north and the sea in the south, which also creates a relatively closed natural environment in Tianzhu."

Li Tan nodded. In fact, Tianzhu and Datang are close neighbors, but Datang's understanding of Tianzhu is not even as good as that of Black Clothes Dashi.

"The three major mountain ranges in the north of Tianzhu, and the Himalayas in the north-central part of the northeast, blocked Tubo's attack on Tianzhu."

Li Mi suddenly realized why Tianzhu was so rich, but the greedy Tibetans could not attack. It turned out that it was because of the blocking of the mountains.

After reading the newspapers for these years, Li Mi also knew that the Himalayas are the highest mountains in the world, and that Tianzhu is really blessed with such a sacred mountain protecting it from the fierce Tibetans.

"There are the Suleiman Mountains and the Hindu Kush Mountains in the northwest. Although these are not as high as the Himalayas, the mountain roads are enough to block the invaders from the north."

After drawing a map of Tianzhu, Li Tan and Li Mi couldn't help admiring the topography with the sea on three sides and the mountains on the other, it really is a place where God appreciates food!

Although the geographical conditions of the Central Plains are not worse than those of India, they are not blocked by the mountains in the north. The nomads in the north have been harassing the Chinese farming civilization since ancient times.

Although these nomadic peoples have been defeated by the Central Plains civilization many times, and they have been replaced one after another, once the Central Plains dynasty declines, new tribes will rise and invade China again.

But Tianzhu is not the case. The north is directly covered with continuous mountains, which can block the barbarians in the north.

Imagine if the northern part of the Central Plains were all high mountains, then Emperor Shihuang would not need to build a long Great Wall to stop the invasion of the Hu people from the north.

It is really a rich land that makes people jealous!
Wei Ming pointed to the map and said, "However, God also made a joke. Among the mountains, he made a hole for Tianzhu."

Seeing a gap between the three mountains, Li Tan asked, "Is this the Khyber Pass?"

Wei Ming nodded and said, "It's the Khyber Mountain Pass. Even Master Sanzang went to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures through the Khyber Mountain Pass."

Hearing what Wei Ming said, Li Mi felt enlightened. No wonder the map is so close. Master Xuanzang had to take a detour to the Western Regions when he entered Tianzhu.

Wei Ming said with a smile: "To understand Tianzhu, the most important thing is the Khyber Pass. The history of the conquest of the Khyber Pass is the history of Tianzhu's conquest."

Li Mi looked at Wei Ming in surprise. Wei Ming taught geography in the Guozijian, and he explained the knowledge of mountain and river geography. Didn't expect this guy to be proficient in the history of Tianzhu?

You must know that historiography is very difficult to learn. Those who can learn history well these days are all great Confucians, let alone the history of the distant Tianzhu.

I only heard Wei Ming talking eloquently:
"The oldest people in Tianzhu are the Dravidians. They are short in stature and have dark skin. They lived in the Tianzhu area around the time of our Chinese emperors and five emperors."

"Later, the Aryans entered the South Asian subcontinent from the Khyber Pass, and established a caste system in Tianzhu, dividing the entire Tianzhu society into multiple classes, and ruling the entire Tianzhu by caste."

"The Aryans have fair skin, so the skin of the nobles in Tianzhu is generally fair, but the skin of the untouchables is darker. Since then, Tianzhu has entered the Vedic era, which is the origin of the Brahmanism that is prevalent in Tianzhu today."

"In the era of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, Tianzhu also entered the era of vassal states competing for supremacy, that is, the era of the Sixteen Heroes."

Li Tan murmured, "Sixteen Heroic Kingdoms?"

Wei Ming said with a smile: "Actually, these sixteen Xiongguo are not really Xiongguo at all. The so-called Xiongguo are nothing more than larger tribes."

"Just when the Sixteen Heroic Kingdoms were in a mess, Darius of the Persian Empire once again entered Tianzhu from the Khyber Pass."

"However, not long after the Persians established a province in Tianzhu, Alexander of Macedon came out, defeated Darius, and also came in from the Khyber Pass, and established several Hellenistic provinces in Tianzhu."

Li Mi was dumbfounded, isn't this Tianzhu too weak?
Wei Ming took a sip of water and continued: "Fortunately, the climate in Tianzhu is hot and humid, and Alexander's sudden death led to the sudden collapse of the Macedonian Kingdom, which also relieved the Tianzhu people. At this time, the Magadha Kingdom rose in the south of Tianzhu. Finally, Tianzhu will be unified."

"The Magadha country worships Buddhism. It is said that the Buddha taught Buddhism in the Magadha country. This is also the Peacock Dynasty in our Chinese history books."

Li Mi nodded. Although the story of the Peacock Dynasty was not found in Chinese history books, there were many Buddhist stories. Li Mi had also heard about Ashoka, the king of the Maurya Dynasty who believed in Buddhism.

Wei Ming continued: "But since the death of King Ashoka, the Maurya Dynasty fell apart, and soon another group of Greeks entered the Khyber Pass. This group of Greeks is a small country split from the Kingdom of Macedonia, also known as successor to Alexander."

"This Greek kingdom is also seen in the history books of China, which is the Great Xia that once appeared in the history books of the Han Dynasty."

Li Mi is familiar with the history books, so he naturally knows about the Great Xia that once appeared in the history books, but he did not expect such a connection with Tianzhu.

Wei Ming continued:

"Big Xia has just occupied the northern part of Tianzhu, and the Serbians have killed them again."

Li Mi is already dizzy, what the hell is going on in Tianzhu, isn't it an ancient civilization?Why is he being ravaged by aliens every day?
"Your Highness, this kind of people actually have a relationship with our Huaxia."

"Oh? Could it be that Huaxia moved there?"

"That's not true. At that time, when the Han Dynasty was strong, the Xiongnu were driven to the Western Regions. After the Huns entered the Western Regions, they expelled the Yuezhi people, and the Yuezhi people were driven further west, occupying the place where the Saizhong people used to graze. land."

"The Sakae who lost their land had no choice but to enter the Khyber Pass and snatch the territory of the Tianzhu people."

Li Mi lost his mind for a while, what and what is this.

The fighting power of the Tianzhu people is also too poor.

However, Wei Ming continued: "But the Serbians didn't take too long, and the Parthians also came in from the Khyber Pass. These Parthians are the Parthians in the Chinese history books."

"However, these forces failed to occupy Tianzhu in the end."

Li Tan asked suspiciously, "Why?"

"Because the Dayue clan came, the Da Yue clan was completely defeated by the Xiongnu, so they could only flee to Central Asia. Although they could not beat the Huns, the Dayue clan killed all directions in Central Asia and established a powerful Guishuang Empire. It entered the Khyber Pass and occupied the northern part of Tianzhu again."

"Afterwards, the Green Church rose up in Central Asia, and the unified Arab Empire invaded the Khyber Pass again."

"Later, after the four major caliphs, the Arab empire fell apart, and Tianzhu finally drove out the foreign enemies..."

. . .

Wei Ming added: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, after the Tang Dynasty expelled the Turkic people, these Turkic people also fled to Central Asia, relying on their strong fighting power and became the military leaders that the black-clothed big food relied on. Today's black-clothed Dashi is trying to enter Tianzhu again from the Khyber Pass and occupy the fertile land of Tianzhu."

"That's why after the battle of Hengluo, why the black-clothed food gave up expanding to the Western Regions. It's because the persimmons are looking for soft ones. Obviously, the Tianzhu people are the softest persimmons."

After Wei Ming sorted it out, Li Tan's impression of Tianzhu was very clear, and that was Zhan Wuscum.

The losers in the grassland competition in the northern part of the Central Plains can kill all of them in Central Asia. This Tianzhu is really too weak.

Li Tan looked at the map and asked suspiciously: "Wait, why didn't Tianzhu build the Great Wall here in such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack area?"

Li Mi was also puzzled. In such an easy-to-defend area, as long as a Great Wall is built, it is enough to resist most foreign invasions. Why do you listen to Wei Ming's words, Tianzhu is a frequently conquered area?

Wei Ming was stunned for a moment and said, "Well, this minister doesn't know about it. Otherwise, wait until His Highness conquers Tianzhu, and then ask those Tianzhu people."

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