Zhenzhu Khan paid great attention to what this old man said, because he was the only person here who had profound knowledge. He was once under Jieli's account, but he was not reused. Later, after Jieli was wiped out by the Tang Dynasty, Jieli The tribe naturally falls under the rule of Zhenzhu Khan.
This old man had some relationship with Zhenzhu Khan, and many of his suggestions played a decisive role in Zhenzhu Khan.
"Then we will have to wait until Datang takes action against us?" Zhenzhu Khan felt a little sad.
"Khan, please don't forget that the Qibi tribe, which is subordinate to our Xue Yantuo Tiele tribe, may not be of the same mind as us. Qibi Heli and Zhihusi Li are loyal generals of Li Shimin. Also Ashinadur has a very strong influence on the tribes under our name Yuan Jieli." The old man said again.
Zhenzhu Khan was a little helpless. He knew what the old man said was right. These tribes all lived as nomads in Wuchuan and other places, which were the places closest to the Tang Dynasty. If Xue Yantuo rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, these tribes would really He may not take action.
At least he knew that as generals of the Tang Dynasty, Qibi Heli, Zhi lost Sili, and Ashinadur, who had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, would never rebel against the Tang Dynasty.
For a moment, he felt a little confused and didn't know what to do.
"Then what suggestions do you have?" Zhenzhu Khan looked at the old man and asked.
"I don't know, Khan. Now you are the biggest Khan in Xueyantuo tribe, but I think what this envoy said is either alarmist or true. But in any case, I think if you don't take the initiative to resist, As for Datang, Datang should not take the initiative to attack you." The old man said.
"I understand." Zhenzhu Khan sighed.
In fact, he did not have the guts to resist Datang. Otherwise, when Ju Wentai came to find him, he would not have been so frightened that he immediately wrote a letter to Li Shimin to express his loyalty. But now, look, what will happen to Ju Wentai? The entire Gaochang became the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention the Ju family was gone.
"Let's first observe the results of the war between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty. Yibidulu still has a lot of land. It is not as easy to be eliminated as Tuyuhun." Zhenzhu Khan sighed. He could not be because of the other party's Make your decision directly in one sentence.
If he was that kind of person, he would have made this decision long ago and wouldn't wait until today.
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In Chang'an, the Central Committee's confidential meeting had just ended, and when officials from various places were returning, Chang'an City received the latest battle report from the Western Regions. More than a month ago, An Xinggui commanded 20,000 Tang cavalry to cooperate with 20,000 cavalry to make a huge loss. The Turkic cavalry raided the king's tent in Yibiduulu in winter.
Yi Bi Duo Lu never thought that Tang Dynasty and Yi Li Shi would march in winter. On the grassland in winter, if they did not bring enough food and grass, the only thing waiting for them if they got lost on the grassland was death.
However, the armies of Tang Dynasty and Zheli lost directly arrived at their king's tent like divine soldiers descending from heaven. They caught them off guard and directly annihilated Yibi Duolu.
This officially left only two khans of the Western Turks. After the destruction of Yibiduulu, all the remaining tribes of the Western Turks surrendered to Zheli, and An Xinggui also led the Tang army to withdraw to the mountains of the West Kunlun Mountains. underfoot.
Of course, only Li Ke could answer Yi Biduolu's doubts. In order to completely wipe out the Western Turks, Li Ke came up with many technologies that were far ahead of this era. Not to mention beef jerky and the like. This technology is not difficult. , nothing more than air-dried meat.
In addition, Li Ke also asked them to bring compressed biscuits. These compressed biscuits were taken out by Li Ke from the air-raid shelter in his warehouse. The reserves there were enough to feed tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty for several months.
Anyway, these things are of little use to Li Ke.
Although there are words on the compressed biscuits, because they are strategic reserves, there are only simple compressed biscuit names and reserve words, and the production date and formula are all on the outer carton packaging.
Li Ke didn't take out that thing at all.
Naturally, these compressed biscuits could not be provided to the Turks, but were provided to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty for them to eat just in case. Under normal circumstances, if they can eat dried meat, they will directly eat dried meat to fight.
Because of their extremely small size and ability to provide a large amount of heat to the human body, these compressed biscuits were said to be life-saving when they were provided to them.
So whether it was An Xinggui or the generals and soldiers below, although everyone carried four packs of compressed biscuits, they were basically useless.
Because the journey was indeed smoother.
Although there is no fresh grass in the winter grassland, as long as there is no heavy snowfall, the war horses can still barely feed on dead grass if they are constantly on the road. There will be no problem for at least a month. After a month, they can be fed again as long as they supplement grains. .
The war horses of the Turks basically spend the winter in this way. However, they try not to use their war horses for long-term treks in winter. The damage to the horses is also huge.
This is also the reason why Yibi Duolu believes that it is impossible for Datang and Zheli to attack in winter.
When he received the news, Li Ke also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was confident, it was not an absolute advantage after all. After all, Wang Mang actually had an absolute advantage back then, but some factors beyond his control were outrageous.
Now that he has obtained the best result, Li Ke is relieved. Zhelishi is very old. Even if he rules the Western Turks, he will not be able to rule the Western Turks for long.
And Li Ke was indeed not prepared to deal with the loss. The reason was very simple. Further west were the Western Turks, including Persia, Byzantium and other countries. If the Western Turks were destroyed by then, then the Tang Dynasty would face them directly.
This is not a good result. Sometimes it is very useful to open a few trumpets or approve a few vests. At least what Monobe Murakata is doing now is very good. When the time comes, whether it is Ashina Shiryu or Eri Even Li Ke is useful.
The Western Turkic policy has come to an end, and the next step is to start building cities on the western border of Datang. After these cities are built, Datang's main strategic purpose will shift to the north.
However, the demise of Yibi Duolu will probably intensify the rebellion of the Xue Yantuo tribe. Li Ke is actually not sure how the Tang Dynasty in this world should take this step. The current situation of the Tang Dynasty is completely different from that in history. Li Ke is also There is no point of reference anymore.
The enemies are not puppets. They will make different choices because of the existence of Datang.
However, Li Ke thought about it and found that many generals from the Tang Dynasty were in Chang'an recently, and Li Ke felt that he should talk to them.
