Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 126

As a traveler who has read the answers, Li Shan believes that no matter how hard he flaps his wings as a butterfly, it will not be enough to affect those major historical events.

At least at this moment.

Li Shimin suffered the humiliation of the Weishui Alliance after the Xuanwumen Incident, and just four years later, he wiped out the Eastern Turks, which was a shameful act.

It is true that Li Jing and Li Shiji are both famous generals, but are the hundreds of thousands of people who control strings in East Turkistan really so vulnerable?

of course not.

After reading the answer, Li Shan was thinking about the solution to this question for a long time until he came to Hebei.

The sharp drop in temperature in the north, the reduction in food production, and the sudden death of a large number of livestock are all reasons... But Li Shan is sure that the more important reason is the internal instability of East Turkistan.

Changes in the environment, the rise and fall of the tribes, led to fratricide among the Eastern Turks... Because Li Shan repeatedly asked many generals who were familiar with the grasslands, and confirmed that there is no khanate named Xue Yantuo on the grasslands.

And Li Shan remembers very clearly that in the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Tang army destroyed the Eastern Turks, and Xue Yantuo sent troops to help, causing Jieli Khan to suffer from the enemy.

That is to say, at some point in the next ten years, Xue Yantuo will definitely defect from East Turkistan.

As for the reason, it may be because of the rise and fall of the tribe, perhaps because of the ambition of the leader, or perhaps because of some secret means of the Tang Dynasty, of course, it may also be because of the change of the environment that made Xue Yantuo stand on his own... The so-called Little Ice River that Li Shan had foreshadowed before Period, that is, this environmental change.

Ashinasheer can still keep calm, while the other Turkic people's eyes are flustered... Although they know that the Han man opposite is just speculation, they themselves also believe that if the grassland maintains the current state, those things are very likely to become reality.

Traveling long distances to the Tang country to fight the autumn wind is not as easy as annexing a few small tribes.

"Decades ago, Pei Shiju split the Turks with one word, but today I don't want to let him be more beautiful than before." Ashinasheer sighed: "What I think, I also know..."

Looking up into Li Shan's eyes, Ashinasher chuckled and shook his head.

In fact, everyone knows Li Shan's plan... If you Turkic people don't get out, be careful that your hometown has been copied, even if it hasn't been copied, it will probably be smashed into a mess!
If the Turkic people get out, then the next thing will be easy... Even if Liu Heizai refuses to follow the Turkic people to the grassland for the Spring Festival, the pressure from Weizhou, Xiangzhou, and Weizhou, the three prefectures that have not yet fallen It is much smaller, and the difficulty of Tang Jun's counterattack in the future will be greatly reduced.

Li Shan still had a smile on his face, "Actually, I followed the reinforcements from Guanzhong to the south of Shandong Road, and now [-] Tang troops are stationed in the north of Luoyang."

"I've heard, it's said that the clan's children are also leading the army, and they haven't gone north to enter the country for a month."

"That's true, but there have been continuous wars in Hebei Road for several years, the fields are barren, and the food and grass are in short supply. I am ordered to escort the food and grass to the north." Li Shan paused, "All the food and grass were handed over to Qi Shanxing, the general manager of Xingzhou. Isn't it already burned? ?”

Without waiting for the other party to reply, Li Shan quickly said: "Beizhou is rich and rich. Liu Heikai sent the old troops to raise food and grass before the first battle of Xiabo, but four days ago, my subordinates planned to attack the camp at night with three hundred cavalry, behead Dong Kang and burn them all. forage."

"Of course, you all know these two things."

"It seems that there is no need to worry, because Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang County, abandoned the city and fled, while Liu Heita won without a fight and occupied Luozhou."

"Luozhou is so rich that Beizhou is not allowed to be rich. The water and land are convenient. It has always been a place where grain and grass gather." Li Shan sighed, "But I have already said that just now, Hebei Road has been fighting for years, and it has almost never stopped. Let alone military supplies, there are many prefectures. The grain reserves in the continent are all transported by the Shaanxi Road.”

"If you expect Luozhou to be full of food and grass... I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

"There are only three places where grain and grass are full in Hebei Province. One is Beizhou, the other is Xingzhou, and the third is Weizhou. The first two are burned, and Weizhou Liyang warehouse..."

Li Shan smiled and looked at Liu Shishan, "The manager of Weizhou is Cheng Mingzhen. This man's mother, wife and children died at the hands of Liu Heita. Even if Weizhou falls, Cheng Mingzhen must follow Qi Shanxing's example and set Liyang warehouse on fire."

Ashinasheer was taken aback, he really didn't know this information, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Liu Shishan... The latter's silence proved that it was no secret that Cheng Mingzhen's mother and wife were killed by Liu Heitai.

Li Shan followed the persuasion, as if he was analyzing the pros and cons for Ashina Sheer, "Hebei Road is not enough for grain and grass, and relies on Shaanxi East Road for transportation. Liu Heikai, the three granaries, failed to succeed, and only Luozhou was left in his hands."

"Do you want to eat Luozhou with one step?"

"Luozhou has convenient access to water and land. King Dou Jiande of Xia and King Liu Heita of Eastern Han both used this as their capital. They have worked hard for many years. Last year Liu Heita captured Luozhou and re-established the banner. This time it will certainly be the same."

"Although it is said that Liu Heita is a dog raised by the Turkic people..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Shishan yelled angrily, drew out his long knife and slashed... My brother is a dog, so I am a puppy?

The sound of metal and iron intertwined caused the two armies to be uneasy. Su Dingfang was holding a long knife, and Liu Shishan, who was hitting with only three or two breaths, was difficult to parry. If he didn't want to cause trouble, Su Dingfang would have hacked this guy to death.

Li Shan paused for a while, as if he didn't see it, and continued: "Even if it's a dog, I'm afraid it can't bear the Turkic chaos in Luozhou, right?"

Ashinasheer's face finally turned gloomy. He clearly had an absolute advantage, but the young man on the opposite side almost completely dismembered the advantage with sharp words.

Yu Gushe didn't understand, just sneered and said: "That guy Liu Heita asked him for food, how dare he not give it?!"

"In any case, the Turkic army will definitely return to the north, so they won't spend the Spring Festival in Hebei, right?" Li Shan said with a light smile, "I don't know if there is any Chinese New Year on the grassland... But Liu Heikai will definitely not be there when the Turkic army returns to the north." Will return north!"

Yu Gushe was startled, turned his head to look at his cousin Ashinasheer, and vaguely understood.

Liu Heikai borrowed troops from the Turks to go south to attack Hebei and Shandong, not to plunder property and population, but to re-establish roots here, and to compete with Li Tang for supremacy.

Under the premise of limited food and grass, and under the premise that Turkic soldiers always have to return to the north, Liu Heita, who is interested in the world, will give up food and grass to the Turkic people?

Yes, so can Liu Heitai maintain the current tens of thousands of troops in Hebei?

Next, can Liu Heitai resist Li Tang's upcoming reinforcements?

But don't give it... If the Turkic soldiers must eat Luozhou, I'm afraid there will be friction with Liu Heita's troops, or even turn against each other.

Li Shan waited patiently, looked sideways, and found that he had already stopped his hands, Liu Shishan was out of breath, and white mist rose above his head, while Su Dingfang calmed down and calmly put the saber back into its sheath.

"He doesn't know you?"

"The Eastern King of Han first went to Wagangzhai, and then he joined King Xia, but his younger brother is just a country rogue." Su Ding said expressionlessly: "Last year, the Eastern King of Han gathered a crowd to revolt, so he came here to agree with him. But relying on his brother."

Li Shan smiled, ignored it, and just looked at the opposite side, "Have you thought about it?"

"Three inches are not bad, and the tongue is as good as the tongue." Ashinasheer squinted his slender eyes, "I know all about the pictures you have drawn. Is there any other reason?"

Li Shanchang smiled and said, "Of course!"

"Two months ago, Jieli Khan led an army of 15 to attack Hedong in the south, and the King of Qin led his troops to go north. .”

Ashinasheer couldn't help laughing out loud, this reason is really funny... The young man on the opposite side was obviously joking.

For so many years, all those who fought with Li Tang... from Liu Wuzhou, Xue's father and son, Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, and even Luoyang Wang Shichong have Turkic shadows haunting them.

To build a good relationship between the two countries?
In the five years since Li Tang established the country, he has rebuilt the relationship between the two countries with the Turks several times!
At this point, all that can be said has been said, Li Shan got up and saluted, "Thank you for listening, and I will bid farewell."

Ashinasheer got up to return the salute, and sighed: "I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to listen to your Excellency's long talk."

If it is true as Li Shan said, the grassland will continue with the current climate for decades to come, Ashinasheer can arrange it in advance, and if it is done properly, it will not suffer too much... This is a good thing.

But as Li Shan said, not to mention whether there will be problems with the tribes on the grassland, if they stay in Hebei, there is a gap between the grain and grass and Liu Heitai's troops, and the Turkic army will have to leave immediately to return to the north... This is of course a bad thing.

As soon as he returned to the camp, Yugushe couldn't help shouting: "Even if you want to return to the north, you must first break through this city, and you will be ashamed!"

"Do you know how many horses have lost weight?" Ashinasheer frowned, "The whole of Hebei is very barren, and there are really not many lands with water and grass."

"It will take a few days to break through this city!"

"Are you going to attack the city?"

If you want to set up a stagnation, the cavalry on the prairie don't ride horses to attack the city, which is to make use of their weaknesses and avoid their strengths, but he immediately said: "Let that guy Liu Heita come to attack the city!"

Ashinasheer's expression was gloomy, and he waved his hand to make the surrounding guards retreat, and said in a low voice: "Li Shan, what he said may not be true."

"If the grasslands are difficult to survive the winter, and tens of thousands of people who control strings stay in Hebei, will Tiele and Huihe..."

"Uncle Wang said that you and I built teeth in Qibei to suppress Tiele, Huihe, and Tongluo. However, Uncle Wang has led troops south several times in these years, and the two tribes of Tiele and Huihe..."

Yu Gushe hesitated and said, "Tie Le and Huihe have different intentions?"

Ashinasheer sneered and said, "If there is no disagreement, why did Uncle Wang use you and me to build Yaqibei?"

"Do you remember Yi Shibo?"

"And Qibi Gelen?"

Yu Gushe shook his head, "A member of the Tiele tribe?"

"Well, during Father Khan's reign, he taxed excessively and killed more than a hundred Tiele chiefs. These two people won the support of the Tiele people and called him Khan." Ashinasheer paced back and forth, "Yi Nan, the grandson of Yi Shibo They belong to the Xue Clan, they annexed the Yantuo Clan a few years ago, and their power is getting stronger and stronger, with more than [-] households under their command."

If Li Shan was here, one could immediately tell that this barbarian was the founder of the Xueyantuo Khanate, who once defeated Jieli Khan and joined forces with the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Eastern Turks.

Yugushe was silent for a while, and Liu Shishan suddenly came over there with big strides, "Just now, the king of Handong has led his army eastward, intending to attack Weizhou!"

(End of this chapter)