Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 446 The progress of the Turkic war, everyone is happy
In the winter of last year, the bitter cold wind was full of murderous intent, killing most of the cattle and sheep of the grassland tribes, and the white disaster that caused heavy casualties to the tribesmen disappeared completely after the arrival of spring.

Vigorous vitality shrouded the grassland again, and pasture grew close to the ground, dyeing the grassland green again.The figures of the herdsmen, cattle, sheep and horses reappeared on the grassland.

Looking further ahead, a group of tents that could not be seen to the end at a glance appeared in sight.

Hundreds of thousands of Turkic people gathered here, grazing and living here, forming an extremely large settlement.

This place is called Yu Dujun Mountain, and it is the place where the royal court is located in the Turkic Han Kingdom with a vast territory in the north!
The white and eye-catching, ornately embroidered tent, and the huge tent with a cast platform stand in the center of the Turkic royal court, Dujun Yu Mountain.

Guarded by the most brave and loyal Turkic soldiers.In addition to the tents, there is also a Turkic king's flag set up here, fluttering in the wind.

A burly man with a fierce face, a fleshy face, braided hair in a brocade robe, and an armor, walked in quickly.

In the camp, exquisite and soft wool felt is spread on the ground, and pearls, jade and gemstones are decorated everywhere.Exquisite gold and silver utensils can be seen everywhere.There are also beautiful maids from the grasslands, the Western Regions, Bohai Sea, and Korea, who are carefully serving a middle-aged man whose brocade clothes are casually opened, revealing messy chest hair.

The man who walked into the camp knelt down on one knee at this moment, stroked his chest with his right hand, and said respectfully:
"Meet Khan!"

Turkic Yudu Khan, who had fallen into the warm fragrance of nephrite jade, sat up lazily after seeing the person coming, and asked casually:
"How's the situation on the front line?"

"Back to Khan, all the ministries in the grassland have already suffered heavy losses due to the white disaster. Xia Guo's army suddenly attacked, and the ministries had no time to react, and the failure was miserable!"

"Until now, eight major tribes, including Utla, Muqili, Wanggu, and Naiman, have been wiped out by Xia people. There are also 27 small tribes that have all perished. At this time, Xia has already conquered Arrived at Zamyn-Uud."

Zamyn-Uud is only more than 1000 miles away from the Turkic royal court.

For the northern grasslands that have no natural dangers to guard, if the Xia army uses elite cavalry to attack day and night, it will only take half a month to arrive!

The current situation, for the Turks, can be said to be extremely dangerous!

"Your Majesty Khan, the Xia people have attacked fiercely, and it seems that they did not suffer heavy losses because of the battle with the Yun people!" The strong Turkic man in brocade robe continued.

Hearing this, Yudu Khan raised his hand slightly, signaling the maid beside him to back down, before continuing:
"The land of Xia Kingdom is rich and the climate is warm. The people are as docile as cattle and sheep, and there are always a lot of them! So although the war with the Yun people suffered heavy losses and hurt the root, they have not yet reached the point of being slaughtered..."

Having said that, Yu Du Khan lowered his voice and sighed:
"I just didn't understand that Yunren's war in the southwest of Xia Kingdom went smoothly, but for some reason, he stopped fighting and made peace. Yunren's appetite is so small!"

"Your Majesty Khan, now that the Xia people are attacking, all the grasslands are waiting for your order from Khan! As long as His Majesty Khan gives an order, our wolf-like Turkic warriors will be torn from the Xia people even if they die." Here comes a piece of meat!" The burly man with a face full of flesh said in a vibrating voice.

Hearing this, Yudu Khan stood up, gathered his robe, and said loudly:

"After the Xia people attacked, I have already ordered the recruitment of soldiers. Now in the royal court, five tiger divisions have gathered, all of which are elite warriors under the royal court! In addition, there are also twelve leopard divisions recruited from each division. Division, 23 falconers, are already on their way to rendezvous.”

In the establishment of the Turkic army, the tiger divisions are the personal guards of the Turkic Khan. Each unit has more than [-] troops. They are all well-equipped and skilled in bows and horses. They have the strongest combat power and the best loyalty.

The Leopard Division is a Turkic garrison in various places. Each unit has more than [-] soldiers. The local tribes jointly provide food, weapons, and soldiers. They follow the dispatch of the royal court, and their combat power is second.

The Eagle Division is formed by the patriarchs of various tribes. The number of people is variable, there are many, and the combat power is variable, high and low.The specific situation depends on the strength of the tribe.The Turkic royal court has the weakest control over the eagle divisions of the various tribes, and generally they can only be dispatched during wartime.

Five tiger divisions, twelve leopard divisions, and 23 eagle divisions add up to nearly 40 troops, which is all the troops that Turks can mobilize after last year's white disaster!
At this time, Yudu Khan said with confidence on his face:
"Xia's army relies on logistical supplies to fight the war. The northern border of the Xia Kingdom is so far away from our Turkic royal court, and the logistics support is difficult. Let them attack as much as they want, and go deep into the grassland. When our Turkic army is assembled, we will Cut off the food and grass of the Xia army, learn from the Emperor Yunren, and hunt and kill the main force of the Xia army on the grassland."

"At that time, all the rich and prosperous lands in the Xia Kingdom will become my Turks' horse herding land!"

Hearing this, the burly man's blood boiled with excitement, and his greasy face couldn't help trembling.

"Ge Shubi is willing to lead the army and seize all the land of Xia Kingdom for His Majesty Khan!"

Khan Yudu raised his head and laughed loudly when he heard the words, showing his madness.
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In the tent of the Cloud Army Commander in the Northern Territory, there was a Tan Ma holding a military newspaper, walked quickly into it, knelt down on one knee, and cheered up:
"Reporting to the commander, Zamyn Uud, has been defeated by the forward of our army. The Turkic Naiman tribe who originally entrenched here, except for a small number of young and strong fled, the rest were all killed. Captured [-] old and weak women and children , There are countless cattle and sheep!"

Above the head of the handsome tent, a man in his 30s with a handsome but gloomy complexion raised his head slightly.

The original southwestern border of Xia Kingdom had not heard of war for more than a hundred years.At most, in order to reflect his own importance, Southwest Jiangmen deliberately created some border frictions with Yun Guo and Li Chao.

But the northern border of Xia Kingdom is different.Wars with the Turks often occur, basically every three years, a small war, and a five-year war.

With such intense battles, famous generals in the northern army naturally emerged constantly.

In addition to Zimmer who had died in Jiangzhou City, there were those who appeared to be killed in battle, but were actually captured. They were placed on Qiutian Road in Gongdelin, Zhongqing City. The most dazzling one is the General of the Left Army in front of him, Marquis Rao Yangting, Wu Zhengping!

This time he led the army to the Turks, and he was hand-picked by Emperor Yun Yu Zhaoling as the commander of the army.

Hearing the battle report from the front line, Wu Zhengping nodded, and immediately said in a deep voice:

"Order the forward soldiers and horses to stay here and stop attacking the Turkic royal court!"

Hearing this, a general in the tent hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"The commander-in-chief is wise! Zamyn-Uud is far enough away from the northern border! If we march further into the grassland, I'm afraid there will be a danger of logistics collapse!"

When the army is attacking, the most important thing is logistics.If there is no supply, no matter how elite the soldiers are and how many they are in number, defeat will only happen all of a sudden.

There were also generals who held objections, and at this time they spoke persuasively and said:

"However, since my army was launched, even though it has swept across the grasslands. But in the end, the Turkic royal court has not been seriously injured. After a few years of recuperation, it will definitely make a comeback! If the bones of the Turks are not broken this time, it will be possible later. There is no such opportunity!"

The reason why Xia Jun took the initiative to attack was because Yun Kingdom could not continue to attack for the time being.The second reason is that they wanted to take advantage of last year's snowstorm and Turkic's heavy losses, so that Turkic was unable to go south, so that Xia Guo could concentrate on dealing with Yun Guo.

If they stop when they hit Zamyn-Uud, the Turkic royal court will not lose much strength, and they will send troops to the north in the future, making it difficult for Xia to take care of both sides.

Wu Zhengping lowered his head, looked intently at the map in front of him, and said casually:
"This is His Majesty's order... In addition to our main force, there are two partial divisions who will send troops to the north this time! My task now is to contain the main force of the Turks!"

Contain the Turkic main force?So what about the other two divisions?

Such a sentence made the generals have a lot of guesses in their hearts, so they said no more, they all bowed their heads and agreed.

Speaking of this, Wu Zhengping suddenly raised his head again, and said to the generals:
"Our main army has 18 people, and it is difficult to transport food and grass in logistics. It is inevitable that the food and grass will be in short supply when confronting the main force of the Turks. Immediately order all the ministries and battalions to kill all the captured cattle, sheep and horses except for the horses that can be used for meat. For military food!"

"From the captive grassland tribes, old and weak, select the handsome and clever children under the age of five, and send them to the imperial palace of the capital as slaves. Girls of the right age will be assigned to meritorious soldiers in the army... the rest, kill them all, so as not to Waste of food!"

When Wu Zhengping spoke, his tone was flat and indifferent, but the gloomy and fierce look on his face made people feel chills.

Since Xia's army entered the grassland, they captured countless tribes, big and small, and the total number of prisoners, old and weak, was 30 to 20.But at this time, just such a light sentence, at least ruined the lives of more than [-] people!

It's just that all the soldiers present have been fighting in the northern border for a long time, and they have a deep hatred with the Turks.Except for a few who couldn't bear it, the rest of the generals didn't take this matter to heart, and responded in unison:
"The last general is waiting, and I will obey the order of the commander in chief!"
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Cloud Country, Zhongqing City, outside the Gyeonggi Yamen.

More than a dozen scholars in Confucian robes, holding papers, walked aggressively to the Gyeonggi yamen. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, they rang the grievance drum outside the yamen and shouted loudly:

"Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, framed crimes and arrested famous people in the world. Where is the law? Where is the justice? We are Confucian disciples, and we ask Jing Zhaoyin to uphold justice!"

The officials in the Gyeonggi Yamen heard the movement and hurried out to check.After seeing this group of scholars in Confucian robes, their heads grew big, and they hurried forward and said:

"Why are you here again? Didn't you already say it before? This matter involves the Dali Temple Minister of the current dynasty, and I have no power to govern it. If you want to submit a certificate, you have to go to Yushitai, right?"

Hearing the official's words, these Confucian disciples were filled with righteous indignation, saying:
"Your Gyeonggi Yamen said that the Minister of Dali Temple was involved, and asked us to go to Yushitai. But Yushitai also said that there is no evidence, and it is impossible to impeach the current Dali Temple Minister, and asked me to find the Ministry of Punishment to investigate. Go to the Ministry of Punishment. However, he said that he was unable to investigate officials of the seventh rank and above, and asked me to find the Gyeonggi Yamen..."

"You guys are pushing each other like this, and you can't do anything. Are you really worthy of the salary issued by the court?"

"Today, I must wait for an explanation!"

"If there is no suitable reason and no evidence can be produced, the three gentlemen must be released!"

"No one in the civil and military circles of the court is willing to come forward for such an obvious frame-up! The court is so dark that it is so dark, God, open your eyes!"

Seeing this group of Confucian scholars talking too much, the official of the Gyeonggi Yamen frowned tightly, and couldn't help shouting loudly:

"The order to arrest the three is from His Majesty..."

Among the Confucian scholars, someone suddenly scolded loudly:
"If his body is upright, he will follow orders; if his body is not upright, he will not obey orders!"

As soon as this remark came out, the discussions of the people around watching the excitement suddenly fell silent.

The official was stunned for a long time before he realized that he was saying that His Majesty is not acting rightly now, but acting indiscriminately.

The officials who reacted were suddenly startled and angry, and shouted sharply:

"Bold, how dare you criticize Your Majesty! Wait, do you really not want your future and fame in the future!"

The same voice immediately retorted:

"This is the justice of the world. Don't talk about future fame and fame. Even if you are going to be questioned, you have to point out the fault and disorder of the faint king! This is, sacrifice your life for righteousness..."

The surrounding air suddenly became quiet.

The common people gathered around to watch the excitement suddenly frowned, with displeasure on their faces, and looked suspiciously at the group of Confucian scholars in front of them.

After Xiao Cheng ascended the throne, he eradicated powerful ministers, saved the country from the generals, recruited scholars, built water conservancy projects, spread the word, lightened corvees and taxes, and implemented good governance.As a result, the national power of the Yun Kingdom is booming, and now it is even more coercive than the Xia Kingdom, occupying the seven counties in the southwest.

In addition to these, Xiao Cheng is still an emperor who knows "marketing". Novelists among hundreds of schools are now working for Xiao Cheng. The image in my mind became taller.

Xiao Cheng's prestige in the hearts of the people can be imagined.

Confucian scholars have just blocked the official office to question, and the common people are still watching the excitement with great interest.But as soon as someone insulted His Majesty as a foolish emperor, the common people immediately became unhappy.

The group of Confucian scholars who were already at the top finally became more sober.

Facing the scrutinizing and suspicious gazes of the people around them, they were no longer as confident as before, they dispersed in panic, and hurriedly said:
"I didn't say such outrageous things!"

"I didn't say..."

"It's not me either!"

"I am full of admiration for His Majesty today, and I have never slandered him!"

The officials in front of the Gyeonggi Yamen stood in place at this moment, their faces flushed red.

There are very few people in Yunguo who are guilty of speech, and these Confucian scholars are not small, and today they are complaining for the Confucian teacher Mingzhe.It is so troublesome, it stands to reason that it is unacceptable.

But he is still an official of the imperial court. If someone criticizes and offends His Majesty in front of him, if he doesn't deal with it, will he still be an official in the future?

Just when the official was hesitating, someone suddenly shouted from behind the surrounding crowd, saying:
"Such a rebellious person, please take it down and question him!"

Together, someone immediately echoed:

"Yes, maybe these people are spies sent by Xia Guo to deliberately make trouble, they must be arrested!"

"Grab it! Grab it!"

The people around were already displeased with the rebellion of these Confucian scholars for offending His Majesty.At this time, he was easily encouraged by others, and loudly echoed:

"Grab it!"

"Don't let any of them escape!"

The officials of Gyeonggi Prefecture, who were still hesitating at first, were stunned when they saw this situation, and without hesitation, they subconsciously said:

"Arrest these people!"

The guards of the Gyeonggi Prefecture seemed to be infected by the surrounding emotions, rushed out without hesitation, and arrested all the Confucian scholars who dared to show off their power in front of the Yamen.

This move immediately caused a lot of applause.

Surrounded by the applause of the people, the officials and servants of Gyeonggi Prefecture couldn't help feeling happy in their hearts, and their faces showed color.

The surrounding people also looked like they had punished the bad guys and were honored.

Even the embroidered envoys of the Xia Kingdom who were hiding in the crowd smiled because their plan succeeded.

Everyone present is very happy...

Well, except for those Confucian scholars who are full of grievances and are still shouting "It's not me" and "I didn't say it"!
(End of this chapter)