"Just to free those enslaved people."

"This scene is clearly recorded in our history."

As he spoke, the bearded man began to recite.

"The king knelt on the ground and said, 'Great God King.'"

"I pray that you save my people."

"My homeland has fallen."

"I heard the cries of babies, I heard the wails of parents, I saw flames blazing in the city, and black smoke obscured the sky."

"My heart aches, tears stream down my face, but there's nothing I can do."

"I am willing to offer all my treasures to the God King, I am willing to build a temple for the God King that reaches the clouds, and I am willing to offer half of my annual harvest to the God King as a sacrifice."

“I only wish the God King would come with his heavenly soldiers to put an end to all this bloodshed and suffering.

"The God King replied, 'You are a wise and benevolent king. There is no need for such formalities.'"

"I will help you drive out all the bandits."

"But I don't need your offerings of gold or silver."

"For your people are my people."

"Then, the God King descended to earth with his heavenly soldiers."

After reciting, the bearded man looked at Xiao Chen and spoke earnestly.

“Perhaps the history is a little exaggerated, but I think it’s largely accurate.”

"King Anxi drove out the bandits who had seized our land, not as a conqueror but as a liberator."

“At the same time, no money was collected.”

"Such a great and benevolent king is worthy of being the greatest and most outstanding general in the history of Seris."

"But how come you make King Anxi and his Xianhun Army seem like religious lunatics?"

"It's not appropriate."

Xiao Chen was extremely embarrassed.

How could he forget?

King Anxi not only left a significant mark in the history of Daxia,

He also enjoys an extremely high reputation in Central Asia and Northern India, and there are Black Lotus Temples dedicated to King Anxi everywhere.

The Ansi and Tianzhu people may not know the other Seris people, but the name of King Anxi is well-known.

In the legend of the Ansi people, Shu Yichao is a kind and compassionate god-king from heaven.

Because of King Ans's prayers, the merciful God-King brought the invincible heavenly soldiers and rescued the people of Ans from the tragic fate of their country being destroyed.

In the legends of the Indian people, Shu Yichao was the Black Lotus Buddha who led an army as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River and fought against many gods.

He does not talk about the illusory afterlife, but only about the present world visible to the naked eye, and will judge all the evildoers who seize ill-gotten gains.

Even now, in India, where Buddhism has clearly declined, the Black Lotus Sect still has considerable influence.

After all, they are a group of ruthless people who regard the equal-field system and farming and warfare methods as sectarian concepts and write them into the commandments.

Of course, Xiao Chen personally thinks that it is mainly because King Anxi conquered the entire area.

If they don't praise the King of Anxi more, they will belittle themselves...

Xiao Chen hasn't spoken yet

Agrippina was furious.

"nonsense!!"

"Marshal Yue is clearly the greatest and most invincible general in Seris's history!"

Obtained

Xiao Chen's eyes went dark

A protracted international quarrel on the Internet has begun.

Question: How would you rank the famous generals in Daxia's history?

The Daxia people's answers are probably varied, including Sun Wu, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing...

But the Ansi people and the Indian people will definitely rank King Anxi first.

And the Norma people will definitely rank Yue Shuai first.

why?

Because under the leadership of Apocalypse Caesar, Europe was conquered by ten thousand Iron Pagodas.

The military forces of all Europe and Asia were smashed to pieces by thousands of iron pagodas.

From then on, the Iron Pagoda, formed by genuine Serians, became the ultimate invincible military force in the hearts of Europeans and Asians.

As a result, after they came into contact with Seris, they flipped through Seris's history books—

Wow, someone actually defeated the Iron Buddha in the late Northern and Southern Dynasties period!!?

And it was a complete victory with infantry defeating cavalry?

As a result, all of Europe began to praise General Yue, saying that he was invincible, unparalleled in the world, and rarely seen in the past five thousand years.

After all, if General Yue was not the greatest general in Seris's history, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Europe and Asia to be defeated by the Iron Buddha?

Then, the Norma people were ridiculed by the Ans people, who had always been at odds with them.

The Ans people said that the so-called Apocalypse Caesar of you Norma people, after catching blood bags in Europe, returned to the river without making any waves.

There is not even a formal record of invasion in the history books of Seris.

I'm afraid he will be killed in seconds.

It can be seen that the so-called Iron Pagoda is actually not worth mentioning.

It's simply because the Norma people are so bad at fighting that they regard the Iron Pagoda as a treasure.

The angry Norma people would immediately bring out the records from the Han Dynasty and tell the Ansi people.

Look at how the Seris people praise us and what they say about you—

They say we are similar to Serris.

And the Seris say you are weak!!

How dare you laugh at us and even say that we Norma people are bad at fighting?

On the Internet, the Norma people and the Ans people can argue about this forever.

The people of Daxia could only flip through history books and look at the unclear records in them, feeling completely in the dark.

Just as a heated offline debate was about to begin, a sudden piece of news wiped out the tense atmosphere.

"News from this station." The news report came on the radio.

"At 2:20 this afternoon, a collapse occurred in the southern section of the Tianshan Tunnel."

"Currently, tunnels 7 to 23 in the southern section are closed, and seven scenic spots have stopped operating. It is expected to take half a month to resume operations."

"Ah!?" Both Agrippina and the bearded man were horrified.

"Oh no! My ticket was wasted."

“It’s over!!”

"I also said I wanted to go see the Tianshan Tunnel!!"

"Why did it collapse at this very moment?!"

Chapter 253 - Talking the Truth

On a train heading to the Western Regions.

"teacher."

A student asked an old professor who was wearing glasses, well-dressed and had gray hair.

"Why did they ask us to go over when the Tianshan Tunnel collapsed this time?"

His eyes revealed confusion and puzzlement.

"We are obviously historians, not engineers."

"Shouldn't they go find the maintenance team?"

The old professor took off his glasses, blew on them, and watched the fog on them slowly dissipate.

He said slowly.

"A large number of bones have been rushed out of the Tianshan Tunnel this time."

"White bones?" The student was stunned at first, then asked in surprise.

"Has it been tested?"

"It's because it has been tested." The old professor replied.

"That's why we were called over there."

"King Anxi!!" the student blurted out.

"Yeah." The old professor nodded.

"Another bone pit related to him."

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, King Anxi is just a very outstanding general in the history of Daxia.

However, only those who truly study history can understand what the words "King of Anxi" mean...

As long as you study the history of the middle and late Tang Dynasty, you will never be able to avoid him.

Not only on the military level, the Xianhun Army has created a series of incredible military miracles.

It also means that the social changes in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and even the spirit of the entire middle and late Tang Dynasty, have undergone tremendous changes after the Xianhun Army returned to the Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion, according to common sense, the Tang Dynasty should have gradually declined due to internal friction.

There may be some reversals, but generally speaking, the general trend is like this and it cannot be reversed by human power.

However, when Shu Yichao led the Soul Leader Army back to Tang, the situation in the Tang Dynasty suddenly changed!

In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty's rulers and ministers, the Xianhun Army seemed to have a very special meaning.

They seemed to believe that the existence of the Xianhun Army proved that the Manifest Destiny of the Tang Dynasty still existed.

After that, after several decades of stagnation, the Tang Dynasty began a new round of military expansion and achieved good results.

Poems and lyrics from the middle and late Tang Dynasty also often talked a lot about the Xianhun Army, either praising, admiring, or respecting it.

This army, which conquered the Western Regions, Central Asia, the Plateau and other places, has become the spiritual pillar of the Tang people.

How powerful is the Xianhun Army?

When many vassal states or tribes were planning to rebel, the Tang court would often use the phrase "Do you still remember the army of the ancestors?" to intimidate the military governors or tribal chiefs.

However, this seemingly weak intimidation often has miraculous effects.

Either the military governor who held a large army was frightened into surrendering, or the unruly tribal chief was frightened into asking for forgiveness.

Even the extremely arrogant Wei Bo soldiers would often keep quiet after hearing such threats and would not dare to continue making trouble.

This is very puzzling to many historians.

Perhaps the Xianhun Army is an army with a strong religious atmosphere that integrates ancestor worship, Buddhism, Taoism, etc.

They may be very strong in combat capability, and to a certain extent, they also have a good relationship with the Tang court.

But it is impossible that just mentioning their names can scare the arrogant governor.

Could it be that the Tang people really believed, as described in the Tang Dynasty books, that Anxi King Shu Yichao was the reincarnation of a god and that the Xianhun Army were heavenly soldiers sent down to earth?

So as long as the Xianhun Army exists, it means that the Tang Dynasty's destiny has not been lost?

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