Listening to Li Jing's narration, Xue Li exclaimed, "Well done, big brother!" In one move, he captured 20,000 Turkic horses. No wonder Jie Li was in a hurry.
"But that's wrong. Isn't the east the territory of the Turkic little Khan Tuli? Is Tuli a fool who doesn't know the importance of 20,000 war horses? Why did Jieli personally lead the army to attack Youzhou?" Xue Li asked in confusion. .
At this time Tang Jian smiled, "Although the Turks are powerful, they are not monolithic. The young Khan of Tuli is Jieli's nephew. The original Khan position should have been Tuli, but Jieli took it away forcefully. In order to appease people's hearts , Jieli made Tuli a little khan. Tuli held a grudge and dared not speak out in anger."
"This time it seems that Youzhou extorted 20,000 war horses, which may not mean that there is no secret support from Tuli. I have been to the Turks many times. In my opinion, Tuli is mostly hoping that the Tang Dynasty will defeat Jieli and then take the opportunity to take back the country. The position of Khan.”
Old Li Jing added: "It is not necessarily that we hope that the Tang Dynasty will defeat the Turks. It is better to lose both sides. The snipe and the clam will fight against each other and the fisherman will gain."
Only then did Xue Li understand that it was so.
"Okay, boy, you understand the situation. Can you tell me your plan? Our original intention of raising troops was to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and relieve the siege of Youzhou. Your Majesty originally planned to destroy the Liang division capital along the way, but from the Duke of Song, I learned that you were in Liang The teacher has made great contributions here. So I will give you a chance to listen to your plan." Old Li Jing seemed like a kind elder, giving guidance.
Xue Li saluted in the direction of Chang'an, turned around and said: "Originally, the original intention of this junior undercover was to have everyone else except Master Liang. But later it was discovered that he might be able to keep him temporarily to collect information from the Turks and then deceive the Turks. Aid materials. Just like my brother thought, they all get war horses from the Turks. Let the Turks fatten up the Liang division first, and then I will get rid of him. The Tang Dynasty will take back Shuofang and Yanchuan counties, and can also harvest an elite cavalry. .”
hiss……
Tang Jian and Li Jing looked at each other and gave a thumbs up at the same time. What a scary young man! Good boy.
"But now that this has happened, now that my brother has obtained the horses, there is no shortage of war horses in the Tang Dynasty for the time being. Then Liang Shidu may be able to let him live for a few more days. Now I have completely mastered Liang Shidu's department. In terms of military and political power, Master Liang has basically been ignored by me. It can be foreseen that there will be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks in the future. When the time comes, I will give the Turks a chill..."
puff……
Tang Jian couldn't bear it any longer. He could already imagine the image of Jie Li being deflated in his mind. It must have been wonderful at that time.
"Okay, in that case, let's keep Liang Shidu for now. Duke Ju, you will return to Chang'an later to report to His Majesty in secret. Only you and I know about this matter, and no more information is allowed."
"Understood!" Tang Jian was also an old man in the Prince of Qin's palace who was well versed in both military and political matters. There were hidden secrets of illicit affairs in the court. If the Turks knew about Xue Li's affairs, it would not work.
Xue Li continued: "Liang Shidu took his 40,000 main force and most of the resource population and headed west to Yanchuan County for refuge. He left 10,000 people for me to guard Shuofang. Haha, I told him to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty. , and at the same time give way and not participate in the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Therefore, we need to put on a show at the junction of Shuofang and Yanzhou, and then I will lead my troops to hide in Shuofang City. As for whether you besiege the city or not, then we Just ignore it. When the Turks ask about it, we will have no responsibility."
"The Turks originally wanted the Liang division to resist desperately, and both sides would suffer losses and consume each other. It's a pity that they couldn't deceive them into sending a cavalry. They only deceived a batch of supplies and 10,000 horses. Otherwise, they would follow the method of the elder brother and suffer the consequences. Drop him one."
Li Jing smiled and scolded: "You kid, it's incredible to be able to calculate like this, and you're also very greedy. How can the Tang Dynasty take advantage of all the good things in the world? If we can solve the siege of Youzhou this time and save the two Tens of thousands of horses, give me one year to train an elite cavalry, and that will be a complete victory."
Xue Li scratched his head and smiled, he was indeed greedy.
After the serious talk, the three of them chatted for a while and left for a symbolic meal at noon. Xue Li went back in the afternoon, ending his mission.
The next day, 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty stormed the Shuofang border pass. The Shuofang soldiers were poorly guarded and left behind hundreds of corpses of Liang division loyalists. Xue Li and his men fled into Shuofang City in embarrassment. The Tang army stationed 10,000 soldiers and horses at the foot of Shuofang City to prevent Shuofang's army from leaving the city. The remaining 40,000 went straight to Dingxiang City, not far to the northeast.
In Dingxiang City, Ashinadumin, the eldest prince who oversees the country, eats, drinks and has fun all day long. Even if his subordinates come to report that soldiers and horses have been gathered in the direction of Yunzhou in Shanxi Province of the Tang Dynasty, he does not care. Yunzhou wants to capture Xiangcheng. Across a big river.
The only one who knows how to pay attention to political affairs is Ashinadur.
Since he lent supplies to Liang Shidu, he has sent people to pay attention to the war in the direction of Yanzhou in the Tang Dynasty.
After receiving the report from his men, Shuofang's army collapsed at the first touch, and the Tang Dynasty attacked north like a broken bamboo. Ashinadur said bitterly: "Damn Master Liang, he is really useless! Pack your things and prepare to escape."
He didn't call the police because he knew that even if he told the eldest prince, the eldest prince wouldn't believe it. Not to mention that he didn't want to warn me at all. Ashina Dumin has a weak soul. What does it have to do with me whether he dies or not? It would be better if everyone in Jieli's family died.
So, quietly, Ashinadur took his family and a few confidants and left Dingxiang City under a pretext. Instead of returning to his tribe in the north, he went straight to the west and defected to the Western Turks. .
Here is an introduction to the origins of Eastern and Western Turks. In the pre-Sui Dynasty, the two Turks were one, both called Turks, and they were not divided. They all fall under the rule of Chuluo Khan. Of course, the Turks are nomadic peoples on the grassland, and the tribes are autonomous in their own territories. All you need is the Khan's edict and you send people to participate.
Later, Chuluo Khan died, and his younger brother Jieli rose up to take the throne. However, another younger brother of Chuluo Khan, Tongyehu Khan, occupied the west and developed for more than ten years. He was already strong and unwilling to succumb to Jieli. So he declared self-reliance and did not respect Jieli's orders. Only then did the Western Turkic regime truly come into being. Although it was also called Western Turks in the past, it mostly meant the tribes in the west of Turks and was not an independent political power.
The strange thing is that Jie Lixiongcai has a rough strategy. Although the Turks were divided, he relied on his own ability to not only prevent the strength of his rule from declining due to the division, but also became stronger than when Chu Luo was in power.
Some people say it was because Jie Li admired the culture of the Central Plains, some said it was because he got his adviser Zhao Deyan, and some said it was because he recruited the former Sui orphans to obtain the imperial seal... There are different opinions, but it is undeniable that Jie Li was a capable steppe emperor. .
In history, there are no mediocre people who can compete with Emperor Li Er. For example, Dou Jiande, who previously established the Daxia Kingdom in Hebei, forced Li Er to make a desperate move. The Xuanjia Army broke from 3,000 to 100,000. It sounds very impressive, but in fact It was a last resort. If Li Er had enough soldiers and horses, who would take such a risk of three thousand versus one hundred thousand?
Jie Li was even more fierce, leading 200,000 soldiers and horses to attack Chang'an City, and the next step would be to destroy the city and destroy the country.
Back to the main story, two days after Ashinadu'er escaped, it was not until the Tang Dynasty's 40,000 troops surrounded Dingxiang City that the Turkic prince Ashinadumin reacted and hysterically slashed several useless ministers under him: "Liang Where is the division capital? This prince has already given him supplies, doesn’t he promise to resist the Tang army?”
"The people in Liangshidu are all trash. They broke up and ran for their lives as soon as the battle began. They all huddled in Shuofang City and did not dare to go out. The Tang army bypassed Shuofang and reached Dingxiang without any hindrance."
"Who is responsible for the intelligence and defense of Dingxiang City? Cut it off!"
"It's Ashnadur, he ran away two days ago..."
The eldest prince almost vomited blood, "What should we do now? How many troops do we have? Who is leading the Tang army?"
"I heard his name is Li Jing and he is a veteran."
Li Jing? The legendary God of War of the Tang Dynasty who had never lost a battle since he went into battle?
It was over, and the eldest prince Ashina Dumin completely fainted.
Hurry, send someone to ask for help from Jieli Khan...
