In the tent set up by Li Jing, both parties took their seats. Li Ke naturally took the main seat. As for Li Min? Just stay there and don't let him in at all.
"How is the battle going?" Li Ke came up and asked directly.
"A few days ago, Hou Jun gathered Li Daozong's troops to cross the Hanwei Mountain (later the Ora Mountain in Qinghai) to annihilate the Tuyuhun troops in Wuhai (later the Kuhai), located at the source of the Yellow River, and brought back all the tribal prisoners and livestock. Murong Fu Yun had already fled and left the city, and then fled along the water and grass of the Altyn Mountains in the direction of Tulunchuan (later the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, and the Tang Dynasty also specifically referred to the entire Taklimakan Desert)."
"I later ordered Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun to pursue them. I just got the news yesterday that Murong Fuyun has been executed and more than 200,000 livestock have been captured. The troops are reorganizing. I have written a memorial and sent it back." Li Jing said. A brief introduction to the battle situation was given.
In other words, the battle is over. Li Ke pondered for a moment. Today is May 25th. Large troops, especially those carrying more than 200,000 livestock, are moving very slowly. It is estimated that it will take some time to come back.
Because the distance between Qiemo City and Chihai is nearly twice as far as Chihai is from Chang'an!
Murong Fuyun's execution means that the Tang Dynasty's war against Tuyuhun has come to an end, so the next step is to see Li Ke's actions.
"If we go to look for the large army now, how many days will it take at the earliest?" Li Ke thought for a while and asked.
"If each person carries three war horses, it will take about five days." Li Jing gave a rough answer. If the three war horses are rotated, the burden on the horses will be smaller, and the distance that can be traveled every day will naturally be farther.
"Now send people to look for Xue Wanche and other troops, and at the same time send envoys to Qiemo City to tell the king of Qiemo that the Tang Dynasty needs him to give an explanation as to why he took Murong Fuyun in and asked him to send envoys to Chihai to report to the Great Tang Dynasty. His Highness King Qin of Tang Dynasty explained." Li Ke said directly.
"This..." Li Jing was stunned when he heard this, "King Qiemo seems to have no choice. Their entire country's population is only 40,000 to 50,000 people."
"Is it so few?" Li Ke was speechless. Murong Fuyun fled. He carried more than 200,000 livestock alone, so the number of cavalry and other people would definitely not be too small. There were at least several thousand. A total population In a country of thirty to forty thousand people... it would be nice to have a few hundred soldiers, so of course there was no choice.
"Well, since the northern route of the Silk Road was developed, the original southern route of the Silk Road in Qiemo has gradually become desolate, and many residents have gradually begun to flee, which is somewhat similar to Loulan. But with their local area It is also related to the fact that the water source has dried up." Li Jing roughly explained.
"No matter what, just do as I say. If there is no explanation, the Tang army will be nearby." Li Ke added.
"It doesn't matter, but can I know the meaning of His Highness's actions?" Li Jing was a little curious.
"Datang will need a springboard to control the entire Western Region in the future. Just one route will not suffice." Li Ke did not hide it, but said directly.
Li Jing was stunned when he heard this. This... does this even count in the future? What if we just captured Tuyuhun? How come even the Western Region is involved?
"Bring the map." Li Ke said.
"Yes!" Pei Xingjian, who was following Li Ke, opened his army bag and took out a map made of specially made extra-large rice paper. This map was the original northwest region of the country that Li Ke found from the book warehouse in space. Topographic map, and then after removing some of the place names on it, find a topographic map drawn one by one by someone who is good at fine brushwork in this area.
When the map was opened and placed on the table, Li Jingren was stunned. Where did His Highness come from such a detailed map?
"What's going on with this Nuqiang country?" Li Ke pointed to the word Ruoqiang that he had marked on the map. That was Ruoqiang County in later generations. The county was removed by Li Ke. In fact, most of the place names in Xinjiang in later generations were The names of the thirty-six countries in the ancient Western Regions have always been used, and only a few have been renamed. For example, the area near Bosten Lake in later generations is now called the Yanyan Qi Kingdom.
Ruoqiang is the place where the later Xihe Expressway and the Taklimakan Desert Expressway converge. It is located closest to Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. Although Li Ke removed the name of the expressway, the lines of the expressway and other roads Li Ke Let people keep it.
Because although many roads in later generations have been re-explored, there are also many roads that have been used and continued in ancient times! When building a high-speed road through the mountains, we must choose the mountainous route with the flattest terrain and the least number of tunnels, so it has a high reference value.
"The Ruoqiang people are very small, with a population of less than 10,000. They are nomadic with water and grass. Although they are called the Nuoqiang Kingdom, they are actually similar to a Turkic tribe. They have more troops than Qiemo, but only a thousand, because they are like all the Turkic people. They are all soldiers, but they will not move too far and rely heavily on the grain support of Qiemo and Yanqi!" Li Jing knew this area well, and Li Ke gave him the answer as soon as he asked.
After giving the answer, Li Jing still lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him carefully. This... was too fine, so frighteningly fine, and the lines drawn on it, Li Jing and many of his memories were Comparing the roads one by one, it was simply the optimal marching route... How did His Highness do it? !
You must know that the map of the Western Regions used by Li Jing is already very detailed, but compared with His Highness's map... it is simply like a child's graffiti.
"Send someone to tell Ruoqiang and ask them to come to Chihai to explain to me why Murong Fuyun escaped into Tulunchuan and they didn't notice it and didn't report it to us? Are they collaborating with Tuguhunhang? If you don't want to explain, don't tell me. The Tang army is right there." Li Ke said again.
Li Jing: "..." Are you being unreasonable? Murong Fuyun didn't run into Tulunchuan from the Nuoqiang Kingdom, so they definitely didn't know.
"Isn't this... a bit unreasonable?" Li Jing hesitated and asked.
"The knife is in my hand, why should I be reasonable?" Li Ke glanced at Li Jing in surprise, then pointed at himself and said, "I, Li Ke, His Highness the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, am a dandy, but I am unreasonable, so I don't have to come." , but I am angry, and I will send troops to destroy them. I was sent to this remote place by my father. I am very unhappy! I will be outside, and the military orders are not obeyed. They can go to my father to reason, but they just can’t I know whether it is my troops who are faster or their envoys who are faster.”
Li Jing: "..." Your Highness, why do I think that since you came to the Western Regions, without His Majesty's restriction, you have completely let yourself go?
