Chapter 1188 Dilemma (First update, please subscribe)

Bukhanna was called Dayuan in the Han Dynasty and was named "Ningyuan" during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The king was also the governor of Xiuxun Prefecture. After the An-Shi Rebellion, it lost contact with the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, most of the Buddhist kingdoms in the Western Regions, large and small, that had been subject to the Central Plains since the Han and Tang Dynasties, had disappeared in the long river of history in the following one or two hundred years, just like the Anxi Protectorate.

Just this year, the city once again appeared on Central Asian soil.

The so-called Ningyuan City is just a small city with only more than ten thousand immigrants.

"Let's go to Jianghan Tower."

Huang Peichuan said, pointing to the Tianranju Hotel not far away.

“The Sichuan cuisine there is good.”

Of course, no one objected to the team leader's decision.

Tianranju is not far from the nearby chapel. The so-called chapel is actually the chapel of the God Worshipping Society. After all, the Kingdom of Heaven...still believes in the God Worshipping Society. You have to know that Old Hong Tianwang is Jesus' younger brother.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, the six people arrived at the door of a two-story Chinese-style building. A waiter with a Sichuan accent greeted them warmly and led them to a private room by the window.

"What would you like to eat, gentlemen? The chef in our building is a genuine Sichuan chef. He came from Sichuan with Master Qiansui..."

The guy didn't mind showing off his identity as a cook - a veteran of the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Just serve a few of our signature dishes. Please be quick."

Huang Peichuan responded in fluent Sichuan Mandarin.

"You're from Sichuan?"

The guy looked at the officer in Ming military uniform with surprise.

Meeting an old friend in a foreign land... not necessarily knowing each other, but meeting a fellow villager is also very rare.

"My hometown is Guan County, Sichuan."

"Oh, we know that place. Dujiangyan is there..."

The guy said happily.

"We'll talk to the kitchen later and make sure you can eat the most authentic Sichuan cuisine. Please wait a moment."

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether or not you can eat authentic hometown food. For the members of the advisory group, King Yi can definitely get them whatever they want to eat. After all, the new army under King Yi’s command in recent years has grown into a modern legion step by step under the training of the Imperial Advisory Group.

"I didn't see Dr. Chen today. Did he go to some corner to dig bones again?" Deputy team leader Fang Honglin muttered to himself.

Dr. Chen is a consultant to the consulate, specializing in the history of the Western Regions. He gives lectures to the advisory group from time to time, introducing the history and culture of the Western Regions and other surrounding areas. It is through his introduction that everyone knows that the Western Regions are said to be a foreign country, called "XJ", but in fact it is a new territory, clearly the homeland of China.

The advisory group's knowledge of the land is largely due to him - Dr. Chen Nien-zu, a thin and enthusiastic archaeologist.

"Digging bones has been done since ancient times, and this is a good thing!"

While waiting for the food to be served, the group of five chatted casually, stopping from time to time to admire the scenery outside the window.

A chapel stands in front of the open window. The chapel is a bit Western style, but also has some Chinese style. The unique shape of the chapel is a very novel building in the city.

In fact, this is also using magic to attack magic. After the Heavenly Kingdom army occupied this place, the survivors gathered in the Tianfang Temple to pray. After the Heavenly Kingdom army destroyed the Tianfang Temple, they fulfilled the wishes of those who should be fulfilled. In the end, all the survivors converted to the God Worshipping Society. The remaining men were sent to the front line to work as soldiers, and the women were assigned to the soldiers.

This also determined the special form of military settlement here - the generals and soldiers under King Yi were rewarded with a piece of land in the newly conquered land. The generals lived in the city, while the soldiers lived outside the city.

While admiring the small town outside the window, they all subconsciously talked about this inconspicuous small town.

"Look over there, the newly built palace."

As is the characteristic of the Kingdom of Heaven, if you want to build a house, you must first build a palace.

Huang Peichuan narrowed his eyes and said:

"Using Ningyuan as the rear base is Shi Dakai's backup plan. Of course, it is also what the empire hopes for. According to the empire's idea, it would be best to facilitate peace talks between Shi and Li in the future, and for King Yi to withdraw from Gansu and the Western Regions. Then, King Yi, as the King of Ningyuan, would rule Central Asia, that is, the Three Khanates."

The empire has its own plans for Central Asia, and the core is King Wing and the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.

"The work on King Yi's side is easy. Building Ningyuan City now is almost like agreeing to our conditions. Besides, it is only a matter of time before King Yi breaks up with Tianjing. The only problem is Rome."

Fang Honglin added on the side.

"Rome has protested many times against King Yi's occupation of Kokand. How could they hand over the other two khanates and the Turkmen region to us? The British said they support King Yi's occupation of the three khanates, but in essence they want to stir up conflict between us and Rome."

Song Guodao, a captain from the Military Intelligence Bureau wearing a pair of small glasses, said with a serious face:

"I still believe that the intelligence judgment about Rome's attempt to attack Kokand is correct. After all, the Russians are extremely greedy for territory in their bones. Even if there is imperial intervention, they are likely to attack Kokand."

In fact, ever since King Yi recaptured Kokand, there have been reports that the Russians would attack Kokand in the name of Kokand being its protectorate, but in the past few years, the Russians have been focusing on digesting Asia Minor and have paid much less attention to Central Asia than in the past.

But now that this information has been released, it has exacerbated the tension here.

"Whether they will attack or not."

Huang Peichuan spread his hands:

"We have to wait for instructions, and our attitude is very clear. If they attack Kokand, we will definitely not stay out of it. I have emphasized this to the Roman consul many times. If they can understand what we say, they will not take risks."

"The problem is,"

Jiang Wei, a member of the advisory group, put down his teacup and said,

"If Rome really attacks in the near future, can King Yi hold on?"

"That depends on how many troops they can mobilize. According to the updated situation report two weeks ago, the Romans only have 32,000 troops in the Turkestan Governorate and 48,000 troops in the Steppe Governorate. With these troops, they will definitely fail if they want to defeat the Wing King. After all, the Wing King has 200,000 modern troops under his command. It's not impossible for them to have a taste of defeat."

Fang Honglin analyzed.

"What happens after you defeat me?"

Song Guodao sneered:

"The Roman Empire has been inflated since it recaptured Constantinople. Don't you think that once they launch an attack and fail, they might swallow their pride. By then, there won't be any friction, and there might even be an all-out war."

His words immediately made everyone fall silent. Yes, the Roman Empire would never accept defeat, and failure would only make those Russians whose self-esteem was frustrated have a stronger desire for revenge. They would increase their strength for the sake of their self-esteem and take back everything they lost on the battlefield.

By that time it would be all-out war.

It was obvious that Shi Dakai's strength could not sustain such a full-scale war. He was no match for Russia at all.

"So what should we do now? It's not right to fight? It's not right not to fight either."

Fang Honglin frowned and said.

"It's not a question of whether we fight or not. They put a knife to your neck, so you have to fight! Otherwise, you can't use land for peace and cede our land to them like the Qing Dynasty did!"

(End of this chapter)