The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 798
Just when Ma Hua, Wang Xiongdan, and Cheng Chumo won a major victory, Yang Tong received a very unexpected and sudden news that Xue Wanshu, the prefect of Mo County, and Li Mixia, king of Xiangxiong, led an army to help the battle. Xue Wanshu's [-] soldiers were his own people, but Zhang Xiong King Li Mixia actually brought [-] Xiangxiong cavalry.

Xiangxiong Kingdom, also known as Yangtong, is an extremely ancient country whose founding date can be traced back to 1500 BC. It is unique in the world in terms of its longevity and history.The Changshung State has a vast territory, with the west reaching the big and small Bolu, that is, the Kashmir region, extending from Bolu to the southeast along the Himalayas, including part of the territory of the later India Asan and Nibala, and the north is adjacent to the Kingdom of Khotan and the Qiemo County of the Great Sui Dynasty. , bordering Tubo on the east, is a sparsely populated country.

After Langri Zanpu destroyed Subi, Tubo was shining brightly on the plateau and tried to conquer Zhang Zhung by force, but "a lean camel is bigger than a horse". Although the strength of Zhang Zhung had declined at this time, at the beginning of the battle, The gap between the two sides is actually not that big, and Zhang Zhung also knows that the success or failure of this battle will determine whether his country can survive, so he mobilizes all forces to fight back. In addition, Zhang Zhung is equally brave and aggressive, so the war between the two sides has entered a tug-of-war war state.It can be said that the Tubo army and the Xiangxiong army have confronted each other in every area of ​​Zhangxiong. Langri Zanpu was not sure about Xiangxiong when he saw him for a while, so he decided to marry Xiangxiong and form a good relationship between Qin and Jin. However, Xiangxiong King Li Mixia I was set on fire, and I put on the attitude that if you have the ability, you will fight to the end, don't give me this hypocrisy.

Langri Zanpu saw that he was so kind, and felt that since Li Mixia didn't want to marry his younger sister, then he would do the opposite, I'll marry my younger sister to you, that should work, are you satisfied?
Li Mixia knew that the other party wanted to control Zhang Zhuong's internal affairs through the "wife route". If the princess of Tubo gave birth to a prince, he would be overthrown from the king's position, so that he could occupy Zhang Zhuong without bloodshed.Now that he understands the other party's sinister intentions, how can he agree?

The two countries fought again.

But after all, the war took place in Zhang Zhung’s native land, and Zhang Zhung’s country was full of mourners, and its losses were far higher than those of Tubo who fought abroad. In addition, Tubo’s soldiers were all warriors, all of them were good at fighting, and there were many heroes, so the war With the passage of time, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards Tubo, which caused the Zhang Zhung Kingdom to fall into the weakest period since the founding of the country. Not to mention returning to the heyday of dominating the plateau.Li Mixia was helpless, so she decided to use her younger sister Li Tuman as the envoy to lead a delegation to Luoyang to seek asylum from the Sui Dynasty, and finally formally joined the Silk Road Alliance.

This time Tubo and Tuyuhun Daxing attacked the Sui Dynasty, not only threatening the safety of the Sui Dynasty, but also the Zhangzhung people felt great pressure. They knew very well that once Tubo won a brilliant victory in the East, they would inevitably go too far to deal with the half-dead elephants. Xiongguo, they will face the end of national subjugation and extinction.

When the envoy of the Sui Zongheng Division went to Xiangxiong and asked Li Mixia to send troops at an opportunity, Li Mixia knew that the Sui Dynasty had already used troops against Tubo, and the Sui Emperor led an army to the plateau to counterattack Tubo.

This made Li Mixia very excited. With the unanimous encouragement of domestic civil and military forces, he decided to lead the elite troops to assist Tai Sui in attacking Tubo, not only to repay Tai Sui's kindness in protecting Xiangxiong when he was in trouble, but also to abide by the Silk Road Alliance. If one party is in trouble, all parties will support' the charter. Of course, what is more important is that Tubo is the common enemy of Xiangxiong and Tai Sui. If they can jointly defeat or destroy the country, Xiangxiong's own safety is very important.

No matter what the purpose is, it is an expression of friendliness. Yang Tong, as the saint Khan, has no reason to refuse to see him. Now he is meeting the travel-worn Xiangxiong headed by Li Mixia in the barracks. monarch and minister.

Li Mixia is about forty years old, tall and burly, his handsome face is tanned and shiny, giving people a sense of strength and strength.

Beside him is a young girl in green shirt, with a beautiful face full of heroism, and a machete hanging from her waist, which makes her look heroic and vigorous, and she is Li Tuman, the princess of Xiangxiong who went to Luoyang to meet.

In addition, there are five capable young military generals. They have uniform hairstyles, men and women have dozens of twist-like braids hanging down, just like the Tubo people.Although the two countries seem to be in hostile relations, many of the customs and habits of Tubo, an 'upstart', have been influenced by the ancient Zhang Shung Kingdom.

"I'm going down to Li Mixia, to pay my respects to His Majesty the venerable sage Khan." Li Mixia put one hand across her left chest and bowed deeply to salute.

"King Xiangxiong is free of courtesy." Yang Tong gestured to Li Mi Xia Ping, smiled and said to the others: "You don't need to be polite, please sit down!"

"Thank you Saint Khan." Several people saluted again before sitting down.

Yang Tong served tea for everyone, introduced Du Ruhui, Pei Xingyan, Wang Fubao, and Niu Jinda to everyone, and then said sincerely to Li Mixia: "Our Sui Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the Sui army is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and a teacher of civilization." ;Although the Zhang Zhung Kingdom has lived in the Western Regions for a long time, the special geographical location has created the inherent advantages of Zhang Zhung as a post station on the ancient Silk Road. In the ancient country, Tai Sui hated all barbaric acts that destroyed peace. The barbaric country of Tubo not only caused Xiangxiong to lie on his bed, but also threatened the tranquility of the Sui border and the peace of the region... Therefore, I personally led the Great Sui army and decided to send Lang The barbarian soldiers headed by Rizanpu lay dead on the plateau... I am deeply grateful that King Xiangxiong traveled thousands of miles and personally led the army to help the battle."

Li Mixia and several generals looked at each other, and they were all overjoyed: They didn't fight nearby, but ran all the way here, didn't they just want Tai Sui to see their sincerity and affirm their achievements?Emperor Sui now spoke highly of Xiangxiong, making them all feel that this trip was worthwhile.

Li Mixia said a little ashamedly: "Little Wang is incompetent, and the people of Zhangxiong were slaughtered and oppressed by Tubo. Fortunately, the saint Khan protected Xiangxiong Guozuo. This kindness is like a rebirth. Now the saint Khan When you come to the plateau, Xiao Wang will do his best to repay the grace! From now on, I, Xiangxiong, will follow the lead of the Great Sui Dynasty for generations, and if I violate this oath, heaven and earth will perish, and both humans and gods will be abandoned!"

Hearing Li Mixia's impassioned words, Yang Tong's face twitched slightly...

You are really good, you can even talk better than me!
Whether Zhang Zhung was not massacred and oppressed by the Turks has nothing to do with the Sui Dynasty?

Moreover, Tubo was almost subjugated. If you don’t rely on Sui, don’t talk about Tubo, I’m afraid that Bolu and Bolu will take the opportunity to go east... Xiangxiong is like this, so why do he have to be so grandiose and impassioned?
However, for the Sui Dynasty, Zhang Zhung, who lived on the barren land, was no longer good. It would not be able to recover to the pre-war level within a hundred years of peaceful development, and the snowy plateau was not a pure land respected by religion. If Zhang Zhung himself was not strong, The surrounding pack of wolves will tear him apart, and if he develops in the future, he will only be a little stronger than the small countries in the Western Regions at best, so it is not considered at this stage.And the Tubo who intends to tear the Great Sui country to pieces and swallow the whale is the current enemy of the Great Sui.

Yang Tong said happily: "It's so good! Da Sui and Xiangxiong are close neighbors and friends. After we destroy Tubo, we will discuss the follow-up cooperation."

"It should be so." Li Mixia leaned slightly and asked, "Dare to ask the saint Khan, but I don't know how the current battle is going?"

"Eh?" Yang Tong couldn't help looking at Xue Wanshu, didn't this guy already know the progress of the war?He even replied to the letter, why didn't he tell Li Mixia?
"My Majesty, my minister and King Xiangxiong traveled day and night, and did not know the situation of the battle." Facing Yang Tong's puzzled gaze, Xue Wanshu said hastily.

Yang Tong understood.

Xue Wanshu deliberately kept silent, so that Li Mixia could feel the shock from him. Simply put, he gave himself the opportunity to pretend to be aggressive.

Immediately, he took a few sips of hot tea leisurely, and said lightly: "Actually, it's nothing, just accomplished a small goal."

"How small is the small target that His Majesty refers to?" Xue Wanshu asked tactfully.

"Not many, just about [-] enemies." Yang Tong said again: "A few days ago, our soldiers bravely killed the enemy. In the Valley of Doma, Lun Keer's [-] elite soldiers were all disabled; on one night three days ago, Cai Bang Nathan's [-] soldiers were easily wiped out."

Li Mixia and the others turned pale in shock, and said, "[-] enemies destroyed? Are Lun Keer and Cai Bang Nathan dead?"

"What are Lun Keer and Cai Bang Nathan?" Du Ru on the side added indifferently: "The so-called Tubo generals Zhi Saidang Ru Gongdun, Niang Chisang Yangdun, Niang Shangju, Ge Erlu Saigon, Ge Erlu Er Gu A Duo, Niang Tonggu, Niang Chisang, Wei Moye... and dozens of other heroes were all easily dealt with by us."

"Saint Khan, this... this is true..."

Du Ruhui's words were like a thunderbolt, making Xiangxiong's ears tingle and his eyes dazzled, it's unbelievable.

"Otherwise?" Yang Tong said calmly, "The Tubo people are much easier to deal with than the Turkic people."

This is not true.

The weapons and equipment of Tubo are not as advanced as the Turks, and the weapons and equipment of the Sui Dynasty have undergone earth-shaking changes compared with the original ones. Is it easy to deal with it?Li Mixia was speechless.

Although there are many conjectures about the results of the Sui army, even the worst ones, they never thought that the Sui army would achieve such a brilliant record, and they even regarded the [-] fierce Tubo army who killed them Xiangxiong and almost destroyed the country as As a 'small target', they are also ancient peoples, why is there such a big gap between Tai Sui and Zhang Zhung?

"Your Majesty, General Wang has sent a good news." At this moment, a soldier entered the account to report.

Yang Tong smiled and said, "Say it quickly."

"Our army's strategy of exhausting our troops last night caused the Tubo army to become paralyzed and careless. General Wang led two hundred soldiers to set fire to the camp. It is said that four thousand Tubo troops died in the fire. At dawn, General Wang To challenge the Tubo army head-on, Ludong Zanfeng sent [-] elite troops to fight with only [-] soldiers, but our army suffered [-] casualties and wiped out more than [-] enemies, and the enemy's main general, Nong Zhunbao, was killed in battle."

Hearing what the soldiers said, the Zhang Zhung people all showed horror. With seven casualties, they won four thousand battle results?Is there such an exaggeration?Could it be that the Sui army was all forged with iron?It's too scary.

What shocked them even more was that no matter whether it was Yang Tong or the general in the tent, even the soldiers who reported the news were indifferent, as if no one took this big victory seriously.

This made Li Mixia, Li Tuman and the others look at each other in blank dismay. In their view, such a record is quite an impossible victory. They really don't understand why Yang Tong and the others are so worried. .

I couldn't help the curiosity in my heart, and seeing Yang Tong watching the battle report, Li Mixia approached his old acquaintance Xue Wanshu, and asked in a puzzled voice, "Saint Khan, it can be said that your army won such a big victory with two thousand troops." It’s rare in a hundred years, why don’t you feel joy?”

"A rare encounter in a hundred years?" Xue Wanshu glanced at Yang Tong, shook his head and said with a smile, "Your Majesty doesn't know. In the past few years since the Holy Majesty joined the army, in the past few years, I, the Sui Dynasty, fought with the barbarians of the Four Saisai. However, when the Holy Majesty went on an expedition to the East/Turks, he wiped out tens of 10 people from the Tie Le and Luo tribes without losing a single person; therefore, General Wang’s small victory is nothing I'm so happy, if General Wang is complacent about it, he will be treated as a laughing stock by the soldiers."

"Aha?"

Li Mixia and the others were astonished. From their point of view, exchanging seven people for thousands of victories is already a glorious achievement that can be boasted for a lifetime and advertised for hundreds of years. But in the eyes of the Sui people, such an achievement is Not only is it not an honor, but it can't even be mentioned, otherwise they will be laughed at. How can this make them, the Zhang Zhung people who were ravaged by the Tubo people, feel bad?Is the gap too big?

However, although they were shocked, no one doubted Yang Tong's achievements, because with the smooth opening of the Silk Road, Yang Tong's various amazing achievements and legends have already been spread throughout the Xiangxiong Kingdom through the caravans. Tiele's record of over 10 people is incredible, but no matter how miraculous things happen to him, it seems nothing.

Thinking about it this way, Li Mixia and the others understood.

It's just that Yang Tong, a man who looks like a scholar, is really too fierce.

"After the [-] soldiers left by Lu Dongzan, he played a game with Wang Xiongdan, and personally led more than [-] troops to fight." At this time, Yang Tong put down the battle report in his hand and said: "Our barracks were too small before, and there was no place to set them up. The lineup, unable to achieve the goal of gathering and annihilating them, I plan to take the initiative to send troops to fight the enemy in the wilderness ten miles ahead."

All the generals got up one after another and said: "Please give the order!"

"In this battle, the first army was the main force of the battle, and the ninth army sent [-] to [-] Qiang soldiers to assist, and General Wang was in charge of the camp." In the battle of Doma Town, the main force was the ninth army, and Yang Tong replaced it this time with a new army. The strong first army is not only to reduce losses, but also to let Li Mixia experience the combat effectiveness of the Sui army. "Pei Xingyan, Yang Feng, and Su Wu, you three will lead the first army and the Qiang soldiers first. Niu Jinda, you Gather the [-] soldiers of the Ninth Army and go out with me."

"The last general obeys orders." All the generals bowed and retreated.

"King Xiangxiong, do you want your soldiers to rest?" Yang Tong looked at Li Mixia.

Li Mixia immediately understood what Yang Tong meant, and quickly got up and said, "Back to Saint Khan, my Xiangxiong fighters can go to the battlefield at any time. If Saint Khan needs it, we can also send [-] soldiers from Xiangxiong. Not as powerful as these eight thousand warriors."

Yang Tong knew that what the other party said was polite, so he didn't take the 3 soldiers in Zhang Zhuong's country seriously. He knew the situation of Zhang Zhuong very well. They didn’t agree either, and besides, even if they really brought all those soldiers here, it would take at least a month or two to come back and forth. By the time the [-] people arrived here, the war would have ended. I have to pay for food to support them.But this guy Li Mixia knows how to talk, and this attitude makes people feel comfortable.

"It's just tens of thousands of soldiers, there's no need to go to war like this." Yang Tong paused, and then said: "Tubo has brought troops from all over the country to fight, and has lost nearly 6 elite soldiers so far. If all kinds of materials are added, Tubo's strength will be at least Lost as much as half. The more than [-] elite soldiers in Lu Dongzan's hands are equivalent to half of Tubo's current strength. As long as they are wiped out here, Tubo will be on the weak side for a long time, which is not only beneficial to the border of the Sui Dynasty Tranquility can also make the Xiangxiong Kingdom live and work in peace, so I hope that King Xiangxiong will fight side by side with us this time."

Li Mixia gave a deep salute, "Soldier Xiangxiong is willing to obey the orders of the sage Khan! It's just that we have traveled for a long time, and we are hungry."

Yang Tong laughed, and ordered Wang Fubao and Xue Wanshu to take them down for dinner.

. . . . . .

After Li Mixia, Li Tuman and several generals left, only Yang Tong and Du Ruhui were left in the tent.

Du Ruhui asked: "Your Majesty intends to support the Xiangxiong Kingdom?"

Yang Tong said: "Xiangxiong Kingdom is surrounded by Sui, Tubo, Khotan, Bolu, Daughter Kingdom, and Tianzhu. Tibet is developing, so its existence is not bad.”

Du Ruhui frowned and said, "I'm afraid that Xiangxiong Kingdom will become the second Eastern/Turkic Kingdom if it becomes big."

"It is the most stupid way to support Xiangxiong as the overlord of the plateau. I just want to maintain Zhangxiong Guozuo."

"That's good." Du Ruhui smiled reassuringly, and reminded: "As the saying goes, 'people who are not of my race will have different hearts', I see that Li Mixia is also an ambitious person, and the Holy One uses him, so we must guard against him. It’s safe to think long-term.”

Yang Tong smiled and nodded, "I remember it!"

(End of this chapter)