Northwest of the Tang Dynasty, Yumen Pass.
I heard Li Ji say that Zhao Youlin sent this troops out to die in order to engage in psychological warfare with Datang.
Li Jing's face was full of confusion.
First of all, he really didn't understand what the three words psychological warfare meant.
Secondly, listening to what Li Ji said was very confident, it seemed that this guy had already made a plan in his heart.
"I can understand what you're talking about about heart war."
Li Jing asked with some confusion: "But what is the meaning of psychological warfare?"
"To be honest, I didn't know it at first."
Li Ji smiled and explained: "It was only after I listened to His Highness that I understood the meaning behind it."
"Not to mention the distant Northeast Sanfan, only the Western Turks."
"Earlier, we, the Tang Dynasty, did have friction with the Western Turks, but they did not reach the point of incompatibility."
"In fact, because our army destroyed the Turks in the Northern Desert earlier, some nomads are afraid of us, the Tang Dynasty."
"You and I are both generals. We both know the consequences if the people are afraid of the enemy."
"What Zhao Youlin did was simply to use the sacrifices of tens of thousands of people to force the Western Turks to form an irreconcilable mortal feud with us, the Tang Dynasty."
"Next, he can also use these to publicize the cruelty of the Tang Dynasty in the country, forcing the people of the country to unite their front to become the enemy of the Tang Dynasty."
"Of course, he can also use revenge for his soldiers as an excuse to boost the morale of his soldiers..."
Hear these words.
Li Jing also reacted: "From what you say, the Western Turks don't seem to be as united as they seem..."
"Of course."
Li Ji looked at Li Jing and said: "To put it bluntly, the reason why he launched the attack on Datang this time was because the eastern part of Datang was attacked by the three Goguryeo tribes, and the defense in the west was empty."
"And the second reason is that he must want to divert domestic attention and use war to firmly bind the disunited Western Turks together..."
Li Jing was the oldest and most senior military general in the Tang Dynasty's army.
After all, he was more than ten years older than Li Ji.
When he heard Li Ji say this, how could he not understand the reason?
Li Jing rubbed his chin and thought for a while before speaking slowly: "To put it bluntly, Zhao Youlin just wants to use our Datang as a whetstone?"
"In that case, what do you think we should do now?"
"Of course we can't let them succeed."
Li Ji chuckled lightly and said, "Why don't we follow what His Highness did before, build a barrier in place, and order the entire army to stay behind closed doors."
"No matter what the enemy wants to do, our army will remain unchanged in response to any changes."
"Let's see what Zhao Youlin can do in the end."
The pair of masters and apprentices, Li Ji and Li Chengqian, definitely learned from each other.
Li Chengqian learned from Li Ji how to lead troops and how to command an army in battle.
Li Ji also learned from Li Chengqian the pattern and the vertical and horizontal planning of confrontation between countries.
And after hearing what Li Ji said.
Li Jing didn't hesitate too much.
He first compiled a letter and sent it to Chang'an City.
Then he ordered the entire army to build a defensive front around Yumen Pass and Hecang City to fight against the Western Turks...
To be honest, with the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, they are really not afraid of such a stalemate with the Western Turks.
After all, the Tang Dynasty was neither short of money nor food. Supporting 100,000 soldiers and stationed here would not make the Tang Dynasty weak.
But Western Turks cannot.
The Western Turks themselves do not rely on farming to obtain food, and hoarding food and grass has long relied on purchasing from outside countries.
Now that they are at odds with the Tang Dynasty, the food route to the east is definitely cut off.
If they want to buy food, they can only cross the southern countries of Western Turks and go to Harsha to buy food and grass.
But water from afar cannot quench the thirst for nearness. Once the two armies fall into such a war of competing for logistical supplies, it will only be a matter of time before the Western Turks lose.
Although Li Shimin very much hoped to eliminate the Western Turks after annihilating the Northern Desert Turks, and completely eradicate the harm caused by the nomads to the Tang Dynasty.
But he also knows that some things can't be rushed.
Therefore, shortly after receiving Li Jing's letter, he sent another letter to Li Jing, telling him that all matters on the northwest border would be left to him and Li Ji.
Unless it is related to the invasion of Western Turkic territory, there is no need to report anything else.
And this is equivalent to liberating Li Ji and Li Jing, allowing them to free their hands and feet to do their careers.
…
After talking about the northwest, let’s talk about the northeast.
Ten days ago, Li Chengqian led 5,000 Liangzhou soldiers into the jungle of the Daxianbei Mountains.
Then they went all the way north, planning to sneak attack King Wei Wei's tent while everyone's attention was on the eastern front.
But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
After he entered the territory of Shiwei, he suddenly realized that there was a huge difference between the attack on King Shiwei's tent and Li Chongyi's attack on the Ping clan.
First of all, Shiwei's territory was much larger than that of the Xi tribe, and Shiwei's political system was basically the same as that of the Western Turks.
Within Shiwei, there are five divisions: Nanshiwei, Beishiwei, Boshiwei, Shenmo Dashiwei and Dashiwei.
Each department does not belong to each other, and their customs and habits are slightly different. They work independently on weekdays, and only unite together when encountering major events.
Therefore, destroying King Wei's tent is a very arduous and difficult task for Li Chengqian.
After all, if one's side engages in a fierce battle with the other side, it will face a one versus five situation.
Compared with this, the real hardship now is that Li Chengqian can't find where the other party's royal tent is.
He could only send out all the scouts and spies under his account, and spread them out everywhere to look for traces of King Shiwei's account.
But after several days, they did not find any royal tent.
Even some small Shiwei tribes were not found. At best, we saw traces of someone's life.
But often, when searching for the past along these traces, there is nothing in the end.
At this time, Li Chengqian couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Is it possible that these Shiwei tribes will become invisible?
Or did they already know that they would attack by surprise and relocate the tribe early?
Just when Li Chengqian was a little annoyed.
Changsun Chong suddenly ran over.
He said to Li Chengqian with excitement on his face: "Your Highness, an enemy tribe has been discovered five miles ahead."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian felt like crying.
Damn it, after walking for so long, I finally saw a barbarian...
He asked directly: "How many people are there on the other side?"
"About dozens of mouthfuls."
Changsun Chong reported truthfully: "It seems to be a Hu family."
"It'll be easier if you have someone."
Li Chengqian shook his head towards Cheng Huailiang and said: "Huailiang, take a hundred brothers over and remember to leave them alive."
"clear."
Cheng Huailiang was also suffocated.
When he heard that there was a fight, he immediately drew the sword from his waist, called a hundred brothers and rushed away with the eldest grandson.
Watch these people leave.
Li Chengqian sighed quietly: "I didn't expect that Wei Wei would be so difficult to deal with. If I had known, I would have pushed my sister all the way..."
