Xue Yantuo, an ancient northern nation, is also the name of the Khanate. It was originally one of the Tiele tribes and was formed by the merger of Xue and Yantuo tribes.
Initially, he engaged in nomadic herding in the Tula River Basin of Mobei and worked as a Turk. According to historical records, Xue Yantuo called himself "I am from the Tiele tribe".
Therefore, they are generally classified as a relatively powerful branch of the Tiele tribe. Their customs are generally the same as those of the Turkic tribe. The Rouran tribe was subordinate to them when they were strong.
The ancestors of Xue Yantuo once lived together with the tribe named "Xue", and later annexed the tribe called "Yantuo", so they were called "Xue Yantuo".
In the second year of Zhenguan, there was civil strife in the Western Turks. Sun Yinan, the descendant of Yishubo, led his tribe of more than 70,000 ministers to belong to the Eastern Turks, but they encountered the brutal rule of Jieli Khan.
Yi Nan led his tribe to resist with force. Jieli sent a large army to suppress it, but was defeated by Yi Nan. Many of Jieli's tribe joined him.
In November, all the Tiele surnames jointly elected Yi Nan as Khan, but Yi Nan did not dare to accept it. At this time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was trying to weaken Jieli's power. He believed that uniting Yi Nan would be beneficial to Tang's final counterattack against the Eastern Turks, so he sent The guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang contacted Yi Nan secretly, and worshiped Yi Nan as Pearl Viga Khan and gave him a drum and silk drum.
Yi Nan was overjoyed and established the Xueyantuo Khanate. It was built at the foot of Yudujun Mountain in the desert (today's Hangai Mountain in the Mongolian People's Republic). It fought against the Eastern Turks and sent envoys to pay tribute. It became a subsidiary vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.
After the establishment of the Xueyantuo Khanate, ethnic minorities such as the Huihe, Beyegu, Adi, Tongluo, Pugu, and Lin all joined forces one after another. Its territory extends from Mohe to the east, Xitujue to the west, Shaqi to the south, and Julun River to the north. Now there are 200,000 elite soldiers.
Because Li Shimin settled the Eastern Turkic tribes in the Monan area centered on "Baidaochuan", he had a conflict with Xue Yantuo.
Xue Yantuo even raised troops to attack the Eastern Turks who were stationed in Baidaochuan. The Tang army went out in several directions and joined forces with Turks, Khitan, Xi and others to force Xue Yantuo to leave Baidaochuan and attack in the "Nuozhenshui" area (located in today's Ulan, Inner Mongolia). (in the territory of Qabu City) fought with him and defeated the troops led by his leader Dadu Shi.
Therefore, Xue Yantuo has always held a grudge. If Tubo sent troops to the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely get involved.
Yang Fan's heart moved. Could it be that His Majesty Li Er also considered taking precautions against Xue Tuoyan when he asked him to take charge of the first battalion of the Right Guards.
Moreover, he was so anxious to prepare food and fodder because he was afraid that Xue Tuoyan would also rebel.
As the saying goes, when the three armies are not moved, food and grass go first. If there is no food, what will happen?
Thinking of this, Yang Fan said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely prepare the food and grass as soon as possible. Xue Yantuo, a small country, dares to offend the power of the Chinese tiger. I am willing to lead my army to conquer the desert and promote the power of the Tang Dynasty!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but fall into imagination. Although it was an expedition, Yang Fan did not doubt the outcome.
When the Tang Dynasty's armies, which dominated the world, faced off against a small country like Xue Tuoyan, do we still have to guess at the outcome?
Destroying the country is only a matter of time, so this war will inevitably become a place for him to gain military exploits.
If this is the case, that is the best time for him to step onto the stage of history. Then he will surely soar into the sky and shock the entire Tang Dynasty!
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Yang Fan in surprise. He didn't expect that this kid was too courageous.
Although Yang Fan was asked to take charge of a battalion of the Right Guards, he just wanted to let this boy exercise.
Even if Xue Tuoyan does make any changes, so many generals in the Tang Dynasty still don't know how to arrange it.
So Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "The most important issue at the moment is the Tibetan issue. Speaking of Xue Tuoyan, I just want to remind everyone...
After a pause, he looked at Yang Fan and continued perfunctorily: "If you really want to make a difference on the battlefield, you must first win the gambling battle. Otherwise, you won't even be able to go to the battlefield. You are usually very smart, so why are you like this?" If you don’t set the time longer, the longer the time, the greater your chance of winning. Why do you have to agree to three months? Three months will pass in a blink of an eye, and you may not even be able to recruit all the troops. What will happen then?"
Yang Fan curled his lips and said a little aggrievedly: "I think so too, but do you think Duan Zhixuan is a fool? As a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Bao Guogong is obviously a smart man, otherwise he can achieve such achievements?"
"If you don't agree to him, then he will be determined not to agree, and he won't even be able to get three months. In that case, what will your majesty do? Isn't this why your majesty?"
His Majesty Li Er did not deny that he was holding a teacup in his hand. There was anger hidden in his resolute face. He snorted coldly and said: "This Duan Zhixuan simply doesn't know how to write the word "death". He knows that those aristocratic families have bad intentions, but he wholeheartedly It’s really hateful to want to cling to a noble family.”
These words made Changsun Wuji frightened. Who made him the leader of the Guanlong family?
Although Changsun Wuji knew that His Majesty Li Er did not like the family in the past, he had never felt it so intuitively, and he obviously wanted to beat him.
Fang Xuanling was shocked, and his usual calm and wise demeanor had long since disappeared. He quickly advised: "Your Majesty, you must not let your anger blind you. The family cannot be in a hurry."
"Of course I know I can't be in a hurry, but when I think that this kid has no chance of winning this gambling battle, those aristocratic families will talk nonsense, I'm really angry." Li Shimin complained somewhat depressedly.
Yang Fan coughed twice and was speechless: "Who said there is no chance of winning?"
"It's just nonsense..." After cursing halfway, His Majesty Li Er suddenly came to his senses.
Because he knew that Yang Fan rarely spoke freely, so he exclaimed in disbelief: "You said there is a chance of winning?"
Li Jing also looked over, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Could this kid really have a way to win this dead end?
You must know that the Right Guards are the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty. Even if Sun Wu was alive, he would not dare to say that a group of new recruits who had just been trained for three months could win a battle.
Just before Yang Fan arrived, Li Shimin specifically told him to teach Yang Fan some military formations. The purpose was of course not to win, but to save some face when losing.
Yang Fan's expression remained unchanged and he spoke slowly: "Although there is only a 70% chance of winning, I need your Majesty's help."
"70% chance of winning?" Li Jing screamed.
The military god of the Tang Dynasty, who had always been calm and calm, could no longer sit still. He was still holding two gray beards in his hands. He was obviously shocked.
After all, even if he went to compete in person, the chance of winning would not be more than 10%.
These words also made Li Shimin immediately interested, and he asked curiously: "As long as it's not borrowing troops, can I consider it?"
"Is this true?" Yang Fan suddenly became excited.
According to regular training, it is impossible to compare with the Right Guards.
