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Chapter 269 Destroying Eastern Turks is as easy as cutting tofu

[At that time, Li Jing and Li Shiji conspired together, intending to take advantage of Jieli's relaxation of vigilance because of the consolation of the Tang envoy, and attack him in one go!

Deputy General Zhang Gongjin thought it was inappropriate, and dissuaded him: "The edict has promised to surrender, and the envoy is there, so how can we attack him!"

On the one hand, he was worried about the safety of the emissary Tang Jian and others, but on the other hand, he felt that doing so was not kind and violated morality.

But Li Jing thought that the opportunity for battle was fleeting, as in the past when Han Xin defeated Qi, it was only when he seized the opportunity in time that he won the big victory.

So Li Jing selected [-] elite riders, took [-] days of rations, and marched from Baidao overnight, followed by Li Shiji.Marching to Yinshan, he met more than a thousand tents of Turks and captured them to accompany the army.

Sure enough, when Jieli saw Tang Jian and his party, he was overjoyed and relaxed his vigilance.

But Li Jing ordered Su Dingfang, the captain of Kuangdao Mansion Zhechong, to lead two hundred elite cavalry as the vanguard, and approached the Turkic tooth tent under the cover of thick fog.

Su Dingfang's vanguard was not noticed until it was only seven miles away from the Turkic Yazhang, and the main force led by Li Jing was only fifteen miles away from the Yazhang. For the Turks, it was too late. 】

[Su Dingfang led the vanguard army to kill hundreds of people, Li Jing led the army to advance, Jieli knew that he was invincible, and fled in embarrassment on the Chollima. One hundred thousand.Jie
Li led more than ten thousand cavalry to break through the encirclement, intending to cross Qikou and flee to Mobei, but found that Li Shiji had led his army to wait for a long time.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Jieli's subordinates surrendered to the Tang army one after another, and Li Shiji returned more than [-] prisoners. Jieli had to flee westward with a few entourages to Suniso in the northwest of Lingzhou, intending to surrender to Tuyuhun. 】

[Another marching officer, Li Daozong, led the army to force Suni to hand over Jieli. Seeing that the situation was not good, Jieli fled overnight, and Suni lost pursuit.

Not long after, Li Daozong's deputy general Zhang Baoxiang led an army to attack Suni's camp and captured Jieli alive. Suni also led his troops to surrender.

At this point, the formerly mighty Eastern Turkic Khanate completely perished, from the Yinshan Mountains in the south to the desert in the north, all were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. 】

Li Shimin nodded in approval and said: "Li Jing is deeply in my heart, and he is worthy of being the number one military god of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Li Jing's use of troops is like a storm, making it impossible for the enemy to defend against him, but he has the ability to see all fighter opportunities."

"It's really terrible to be an enemy of such a person!"

[Tang’s extermination of the Eastern Turks not only wiped away the national humiliation and completely solved the border troubles in the north, but also greatly improved the international status and prestige of the Tang Dynasty, making Tang Taizong Li Shimin honored as "Khan of Heaven" by various countries.

Overjoyed, Li Shimin chose to pardon the world for five days.

When Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan heard the news of the destruction of the Eastern Turks, he was also overjoyed, and said with emotion: "The Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was so poor that he couldn't repay him; now my son can destroy the Turks, and I have entrusted them to the people, so why worry about it!" 】

Liu Bang: "???"

[The Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, and accomplished their achievements within three months, among which the coach Li Jing contributed the most.

Li Jing continued his consistent advantage of employing troops treacherously, his troops were extremely fast, he was able to surprise the enemy, and attack the enemy unprepared.

In addition, he was brave and dared to go deep, and achieved the suddenness of the war to the greatest extent, making the opponent impossible to defend against, and eventually suffered a crushing defeat. This was true in the battle of Dingxiang, and even more so in the battle of Yinshan.

These two battles were able to achieve such huge results, which is the most direct manifestation of Li Jing's military strategy of "responsible to the enemy, and the enemy will be clear". 】

[After the Eastern Turks were wiped out, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty commended Li Jing for his achievements, made him the Duke of Dai, and appointed him as Shangshu Youpushe (equivalent to the prime minister).

Although Li Jing was in a high position, he never took credit for his pride. He lived in harmony with courtiers and was praised by Tang Taizong many times.

Wang Gui, the famous prime minister, called him: "talent and civil and martial arts, from general to prime minister", this is the most appropriate evaluation of Li Jing. 】

Han Xin nodded in praise and said: "Li Jing used his troops like flowing clouds and flowing water, and he did it in one go without any sense of sloppiness. He pursued the enemy fiercely and did not give the opponent the slightest chance to breathe. These advantages are very similar to me!"

"Li Jing has good scheduling and proper deployment. He can anticipate the enemy in every battle, preemptively strike, and firmly grasp the initiative. I am not as good as that!" Yue Fei obviously admired Li Jing very much.

Zhu Yuanzhang commented: "Han Xin and Li Jing used troops boldly, independently, and flexibly. They could often find the weak points of their opponents and kill them with one blow! In this regard, Xu Da seems to be a little bit worse."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Tang Li Jing and Guo Ziyi are both Confucian scholars and have made great contributions!"

[When Li Jing was 64 years old, he asked to resign from office and go home to recuperate on the grounds that he was unable to move due to foot disease.

Li Shimin was always wary of Li Jing, who was the master of meritorious deeds, but he did not expect him to be so savvy, and he voluntarily resigned from his official position. There are too few people who live in wealth and status and are able to be satisfied, and most people, even though they are unbearable or sick, are still unwilling to give up their positions."

Of course Li Jing knew the meaning of Li Shimin's words, but he accepted it as always, and then went home to recuperate. 】

"Li Jing's political awareness is much stronger than Han Xin's."

"Li Jing's retreat, on the contrary, dispelled Li Shimin's suspicion, and Ji Liu bravely retreated to realize the truth, outstanding man!"

【The Tang Dynasty who wiped out the Eastern Turks has a great reputation.

However, there will always be some people who think they are awesome and just want to challenge the authority of the overlord! 】

[In November of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun invaded Liangzhou and detained the emissary Zhao Dekai. Taizong sent envoys to urge him to release him many times, but Tuyuhun ignored him, so Taizong decided to punish him.

Although Li Jing suffers from a foot disease and is recuperating at home, Li Shimin still prefers Li Jing as the commander. There is no other way, Li Jing is really good at fighting. Li Shimin knows that Li Jing will be the coach to defeat Tuyuhun.

After learning about the emperor's thoughts, Li Jing took the initiative to visit the Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, expressing that he was still young and could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy! 】

[In December, Li Shimin issued an edict ordering Li Jing to be the general manager of the Xikaidao march, to save the troops; Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the chief marcher of the Jishi Road, and Li Daozong, the king of the city, was the chief marcher of the Shanzhou Road, and Jing was still deputy. Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, was the chief of the march on Chishui Road, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, was the chief of the march on Chishui Road, Gao Zengsheng, the governor of Lizhou, was the chief of the march on Yanze Road, and all the Turks and Qibi attacked them! 】

[Li Jing led the army to go out again, and the target was Tuyuhun in the northwest.

In April of the following year, Li Daozong's army defeated Tuyuhun in Kushan. Khan Fuyun of Tuyuhun knew that he was defeated, so he burned wild grass and surrendered Dafeichuan.

The Tang army gathered in Fucheng City, and Li Jing called the generals to discuss countermeasures.

All the generals thought that the war horses were weak and grassless, and that they could not go deep. Only Hou Junji advocated marching.

He thought that Tuyuhun had suffered such a big defeat, his vitality was severely injured, and he was on the verge of falling apart, so he should pursue and fight fiercely, and not give the enemy a chance to breathe.If you don't take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack at this time, it will be difficult to eliminate them when the enemy troops flee far away and defend to the death.

Hou Junji's opinion was exactly what Li Jing wanted, so he ordered his troops to divide into two groups and pursue the Tuyuhun army. 】

(End of this chapter)