The grassland bordering the northwest of Youzhou is the territory of the Turks. This area belongs to the tribes under the jurisdiction of the Turk Jieli Khan and the Tuli Little Khan.
The Little Khan of Tuli was Jieli's nephew. Originally, the position of the Turkic Khan should have belonged to the Little Khan of Tuli, but as the king's uncle, Jieli was too powerful and no one dared to disobey him if he took the position. Therefore, the relationship between the uncle and nephew was not very good, and the little Khan Tuli had always been disobedient to Jieli.
This little tuli khan is a kind of person who lives on the wall. When his father Chuluo Khan was on the throne, Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty had to bow his head, so he married his daughter Princess Huainan to Ashina Bob, the son of Chuluo Khan, who later became the little Khan of Tuli.
In the third year of Wude, Luo Khan died, and his younger brother Jieli came to the throne. His son Ashina Bob was named the Little Khan of Tuli by Jieli. He set up a branch in Yazhou to the north of Youzhou and took charge of the Khitan, Mohe and other ten provinces in the eastern part of the Turks. several tribes.
The Tang Dynasty was established, and in the sixth year of Wude, the Turks invaded the border. Qin King Li Er went north to defend the enemy, and later reached an agreement with the other party not to invade each other. He also became sworn brothers with this little Tuli Khan.
It can be seen that this Tuli is very good at life and knows how to preserve his strength. He married the Huainan princess of the former Sui Dynasty, and was sworn sworn to Li Er of the Tang Dynasty. He played with his worldliness clearly.
Speaking of which, Li Er was still related to the former Princess Huainan of the Sui Dynasty. As we all know, Li Yuan and Yang Guang are cousins, so Princess Huainan of the Sui Dynasty is Yang Guang's daughter, and Li Shimin is Li Yuan's son, so the two can be considered cousins.
The Khitan clan chief suppressed the sale of war horses by the Khitans, so the young Khan Tuli did not know about it.
But Anle County did not sell salt to the Turks, and this matter became a big deal. Tuli was soon alarmed. After asking in detail, he found out that there was a new person in Anle County, who was domineering and arrogant, and was very targeting the Turks. First they lowered the price of Turkic leather goods, and then cut off the salt and iron trade. This was to cause trouble.
Tuli's little Khan's face was as dark as water. His wife, Princess Huainan, held a grudge against the Tang Dynasty and fanned the flames: "In the past few years, the King of Qin's husband had such a low attitude towards sworn sworn sworn sworn sworn sworn sworn sworn sworn marriages. He was not afraid of our strong soldiers and horses. It has only been a few years." Time? Do they dare to target us like this? Do they think the weapons in your hands are no longer sharp? Or have they forgotten the majesty of our Turks? "
As soon as these words came out, not only the little Khan Tuli was furious, but all the tribal leaders and generals under him were also furious. They all shouted that they wanted to send troops to Anle County to show them some color.
The young Khan of Tuli muttered: "I remember that General Anle's name is Su Lie. He is a brave man. It is said that he has more than a thousand elite cavalry under his command. We can't take him down easily."
His general, Asmo, knelt on one knee and begged for orders: "Give me three thousand cavalry, and I will capture the Tang people's county guards and teach them a lesson."
"I looted them by the way. It's still too slow to do business and buy properly. Since they don't sell, then rob! How can the ones who buy be robbed faster?"
"That's right. We haven't raided for a few months. The men are all rusty at riding and shooting. It's just a good time to practice their troops."
Seeing that his men were full of fighting spirit, Tu Li was not willing to throw cold water on him. He nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will give you three thousand men and horses to practice and shine their swords. Don't be careless. Although our cavalry comes and goes like the wind, but After all, I am not good at attacking cities, and the city of Tang Dynasty is strong. Forget about capturing the opponent's governor and the like, I have a sworn relationship with the Tang king, so I will give him face."
"As you command!"
Asmo was overjoyed and went to gather his troops. Others looked at him with envy. What a great opportunity to plunder, you got it.
A few days later, in Anle City, Su Lie found Xiao Rui with the scout's message.
"Chang Shi, the atmosphere has not been right these past two days. There is movement on the Turks side, and more scouts have been sent to our surroundings."
Xiao Rui smiled, as if he expected it, "General Su, based on your past experience, what does this situation mean?"
Su Lie looked to the west and said in a serious tone: "If nothing else happens, they are coming to plunder. We must take precautions."
"Loot? I remember General Su once said that we Anle, the more than a thousand elite cavalry, dare not invade. Now that the Turks are coming, how much do we need, three thousand? Five thousand?"
Su Lie shook his head, "It's hard to say, the scouts haven't seen the other side's troops yet. But I guess it will be less than three thousand. Chang Shi, should we inform the people around Anle City that if the war continues, it's best to strengthen the walls and clear the country. , the Turks will not be lenient."
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "No, if you tell the people and businessmen that the Turks will come to plunder, then the peace and happiness will be disrupted and the people will panic, which is not good."
"But if we don't tell them, the Turks will definitely plunder along the way...how many innocent lives will be lost or injured?"
Xiao Rui smiled: "General Su, tell me, if the army lacks water on the way out, which of the three melons and two dates will be more delicious on the way, or will the orchard ahead be more delicious?"
Um...here, we're talking about war, why do we talk about fruits? Su Lie was confused for a moment.
Xiao Rui gestured toward the outside of the city, and Su Lie suddenly realized, "You mean..."
I understand, this, this is too bad, right? Chang Shi wants to use the help of Turks to teach those people who set up stalls outside the city a lesson? What a great move to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
Xiao Rui sneered: "Don't people like to lick Turk's ass? This time, Turk came to them in person and licked them."
Well...that's good, but if the information is concealed, what will happen to other innocent traders and people?
"Don't worry, we won't say that the Turks are coming back to plunder, but we need to spread the news and gather people in the city. I'm going to hold a trade fair in the city. Then all the small traders and merchants who have dealings with us will come to participate. , the government will be the guarantee, and the two parties will negotiate... In short, let's publicize it, it needs to be lively, and it needs to be able to gather people."
"Don't the chambers of commerce outside the city look down on us as an alliance formed by individuals? They will definitely not come to participate."
Su Lie was still a little worried, "What if the Turks plucking the feathers of geese and not letting go of the people along the way?"
Xiao Rui smiled: "Sa went out to scout and saw the Turkic soldiers and horses. Then we made a bait and told the Turks that there were countless grains and cloth outside Anle City. The merchants of the Tang Dynasty were crazy and thought that they could not store them in the city and would be delayed. In order to do business, they piled up all the grain and cloth outside the city...Tsk, tsk, what do you think they will do?"
Su Lie scratched his head, "It goes without saying that these wolf cubs will definitely come here to rob them without their lives. Alas... This plan is very good. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone. It cleans up the Anle Chamber of Commerce and makes them turn against the Turks. But It always feels a bit cruel, after all, they are also people from the Tang Dynasty."
Xiao Rui said sternly: "General Su, those who are kind but not in charge of the army are the people of the Tang Dynasty. Those who are single-mindedly aligned with the Tang Dynasty are the people of the Tang Dynasty. We don't need these people who are on both ends of the spectrum and secretly support the enemy."
"I've been taught. The general has received his orders. Let's make arrangements now."
Xiao Rui patted Su Lie on the shoulder and whispered: "Don't worry, when the Turks finish their work and go back, we will help the Anle Chamber of Commerce to avenge us. You are right, they are all from the Tang Dynasty, how can we just sit back and watch?"
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Su Lie was dumbfounded and thought it was too cruel! I thought it was enough for you to kill two eagles with one stone, but I didn't expect that you still want to let the mantis catch the cicada and the oriole behind?
How does this prince-in-law have such a brain? It seems harmless to humans and animals, but when it comes to calculations, it shows no mercy. You must follow him in the future, and you must not offend him, otherwise you will die without knowing how.
