The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

After the Byzantine Empire decided to restart the war and engage in a country-destroying war with the Tang Dynasty, it began to mobilize quickly.

The population base of the Byzantine Empire is very large. In today's era, Byzantium can even be regarded as one of the most populous countries in the world. The direct benefit brought by the country's large population base is strong basic national strength, coupled with an enlightened system. Only then did the Byzantine Empire become the most powerful country in the West.

The loss of more than 200,000 Eastern Expedition troops was a huge blow to Byzantium, but the more this happened, the more revenge was needed!

Under the imperial edict of Heraclius, the entire Byzantine Empire began to mobilize for the upcoming Eastern Expedition.

The last Eastern Expedition did not establish a logistical supply line. Along the way, the army relied on plundering the countries along the way to maintain its expenses, so it took less than half a year to reach Datang.

But this time if the Eastern Expedition were to be carried out again, a logistical supply line would have to be established. However, Heraclius planned to mobilize the whole country to conquer the Tang Dynasty, so a mere logistical supply line was naturally not a problem.

Although the first Eastern Expedition failed, there was one advantage, that is, the clearing opened up a route, and it also served as a pathfinder and cannon fodder, allowing the Byzantine Empire to have an understanding of the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

On the other hand, Yang Chao also served as an envoy of the Byzantine Empire to powerful countries such as the Dashi Kingdom, the Persian Empire, the Rong-Ri Empire, and Goguryeo, and persuaded the kings of these countries to attack the Tang Dynasty together.

Among the many powerful countries, the Persian Empire is second only to Byzantium. In history, the Persian Empire fought a annihilating war with the Eastern Roman Empire, and eventually defeated the Eastern Roman Empire, which shows how powerful it is.

But the current Persian Empire has not yet become fully powerful, and there is a big gap between it and the Eastern Roman Empire. However, there is no conflict between the two countries, and they even have trade exchanges with each other.

However, the Byzantine Empire still surprised Cyrus the Great by sending envoys.

Persian Empire Capital

"Why did your emperor send you here?"

In the gorgeous palace, while enjoying the massage from several beautiful slave girls around him, Emperor Cyrus looked at Yang Chao and asked lazily. Yang Chao turned a blind eye to everything in front of him and said with a smile:"I am here this time. I came here to cooperate with the Persian Empire on His Majesty's orders.

Emperor Cyrus raised his eyelids slightly and said,"Cooperation?" You don't need to talk to me about trade matters. Just talk to the ministers. I don't have that much time to waste. Yang

Chao shook his head and said seriously:"His Majesty Heraclius sent me here because he wanted to cooperate militarily with the Persian Empire and jointly conquer a country.""

Hearing this, Emperor Cyrus laughed as if he had heard something funny, and said:"Isn't your Byzantine Empire powerful? To attack a country, do you need to cooperate with other countries?"

Although there is no major conflict between the two countries so far, it is common for them to look down on each other. After all, the Byzantine Empire, from the emperor to the common people, is extremely arrogant.

Yang Chao was not angry and said with a smile:"If it were an ordinary country, Forget it, but the country the empire wants to conquer this time is the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful country in the East."

"Datang?!"

Emperor Cyrus the Great suddenly cheered up, put away the joke in his eyes, and his expression became serious.

The trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Persian Empire was also very close, and both countries knew each other's existence.

"The military strength of the Tang Dynasty is extremely powerful. The Persian Empire is no opponent. You, Byzantium, should find other countries. The Persian Empire will not interfere."

Emperor Cyrus the Great rejected Yang Chao without even thinking about it.

The Persian Empire had a large population and a relatively prosperous economy, but its current military strength was not really strong and was only developed in the later period. The

Tang Dynasty cavalry was With a notoriously powerful army, how could Emperor Cyrus choose to fight against the Tang Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Emperor Cyrus looked at Yang Chao and sarcastically said:"I heard that your Byzantine Empire sent 500,000 troops to the Eastern Expedition. In the crusade against the Tang Dynasty, more than 200,000 people were wiped out without even entering the border of the Tang Dynasty.

With such strength, do you still want to defeat Datang? It's really ridiculous. Yang

Chao smiled, raised his hands and said:"Dear King of Persia, the last Eastern Expedition failed only because the empire underestimated the strength of the Tang Dynasty. This time the empire will send the most elite army!""

"Emperor Heraclius not only asked me to cooperate with the Persian Empire, but also wanted to unite the major countries of Da Shi, Rong Ri Dynasty, and Goguryeo to attack the Tang Dynasty, and then we would share the benefits together."

"The Tang Dynasty was naturally very powerful, but their army was limited in number. How could they withstand the coalition forces of so many countries? And if we don't take action against the Tang Dynasty and let it continue to develop like this, one day they will expand externally. How will the Persian Empire resist it?"

Yang Chao's words were unhurried and methodical, but they gave people a feeling of being irrefutable and very convincing.

Negotiations are like this, infinitely magnifying the things that the other party is most afraid of and worried about.

After listening to this, Emperor Cyrus said, As expected, his face changed, his eyes flickered, and he waved the female slaves impatiently to retreat. Then he looked at Yang Chao and said,"Can you really persuade countries like the Dashi Kingdom and the Rongri Dynasty to attack the Tang Dynasty together? Yang

Chao said confidently:"If even His Majesty the King of Persia can be convinced by me, then I believe that other countries will not be a problem.""

The calm expression made Cyrus the Great's expression soften slightly. After thinking for a while, he said decisively:"After capturing the Tang Dynasty, our Persian dynasty wants one-quarter of the territory of the Tang Dynasty and one-third of the territory. of wealth!"

"No problem, these are all negotiable."

Yang Chao was overjoyed, and he agreed immediately.

All he wanted was to destroy the Tang Dynasty. As for how these countries would divide their interests after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, what did it have to do with him? All he had to do was agree to it now.