Li Po did not wait too long, and two days after Daizhou's army arrived at Huangqihai, the figures of the Turkic tribes migrating westward appeared on a rather vast grassland in the north of Huangqihai.
These are the tribes directly under the Eastern Khan Ashina Elivo, according to the rules of succession of the Turkic Khans.
After Ashina Erivo takes over the position of Khan, his tribe will gradually integrate into the main body of the Royal Court. In addition to continuing to strengthen the power of the main Turks, it can also bring fresh blood to the main Turks.
Then a new little khan was born, who would take away some of the main tribes to govern their territories, and then spread the majesty of the main tribe to the various Turkic tribes.
This is a seemingly reasonable power cycle. In other words, the Turkic nobles who are still very enlightened do not take bloodline too seriously.
Instead, it continues to renew the blood of the main Turks, allowing them to regain some of their vitality every once in a while.
At the same time, the new khan who succeeded the throne would also use the tribes he commanded to stabilize and consolidate his own power.
Of course, like many things, there are pros and cons. While there are many benefits, disadvantages also arise. This change of power is relatively sudden and violent, and the resulting battles and rebellions often occur.
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The conservative Turkic nobles will desperately resist the erosion of foreign tribes and are unwilling to share power with newcomers.
The new tribes relied on the support of the Khan to deprive the old nobles of their authority. As a result, the power structure of the Turkic royal court would be greatly shaken, and bloody killings and dark intrigues would also follow.
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At this time, both new and old people will become precarious, and this will also test the forbearance of every Turkic Khan and his political skills.
A more successful example is actually right in front of us. Qimin Khan and his son Shibi Khan were very successful in controlling their subjects. During the transition between the old and the new, they did not cause any major shock to the Turkic royal court.
This is actually the most successful manifestation of a person with great power. Balance and stability can always better reflect the political IQ of the person in power than destruction and chaos.
Like this time, the westward-migrating tribe led by Ashina Boyu, the younger brother of Eastern Khan Ashina Elivo, was part of the Turkic power cycle.
You have to ask Ashina Boyu how many tribes and how many people he brought.
Li Po found some vague answers.
The core of the Turkic tribes in the East should have more than 100,000 people, and they are not weaker than the Turkic tribes. This is a clear proof of the expansion of the power of the two small khans in the East and West.
During the years of war in the Central Plains at the end of the Sui Dynasty, they had almost gained the strength to compete with the main Turks.
These tribes can be roughly divided into two groups.
One is the main tribe of Dongfang Khan, which is derived from the royal court tribe that Ashina Elivo brought to the east.
One part is the tribe of Ashina Boyu, who is a neighbor, and originally said that he is a neighbor of the Khan. He is almost equivalent to the prime minister next to the little Khan.
After entering the royal court, he was a natural candidate to be the great lord of the royal court.
These two tribes, plus their affiliated tribes and slave tribes, are the Turkic Eastern tribes that moved westward this time.
Such a migrating team is undoubtedly moving slowly as they stop and go on the grassland.
The time is almost just right, they will enter the control area of the Turkic Royal Court before winter comes.reads;.
The places they passed were all under the rule of Dongfang Khan. The tribes along the way retreated and offered cattle and sheep as slaves. Some nobles joined them, and they have been growing the size of the team.
They occupied a vast area of dozens of miles in radius, grazing while moving forward.
A few days ago, they obviously sped up because, like Cruhu, they received an order from Ashina Ellivo to rush to the royal court as soon as possible and wait for the alliance meeting to be held.
But what is frustrating is that Ashina Boyu cannot travel lightly like Krugo.
There are not only groups of warriors here, but also more elderly people, women and children. The nobles want to go to the royal court first to flatter the new Khan. However, Ashina Boyu cannot possibly abandon these tribes and go alone.
Rush to the royal court.
Because the tribe he led to move westward was the guarantee that could help his brother stabilize his throne, not Ashina Boyu himself.
The delayed schedule gave Ashina Boyu a headache and a feeling of helplessness.
What echoed in his ears were the complaints of the nobles.
Some were cursing the weather, some were anxious to rush to the royal court as soon as possible to get a good seat, some were complaining about the hard work of the journey, and some were saying that the cattle and sheep that were gaining weight were thin.
In fact, everyone is anxious and irritable while being happy and excited.
Because they will definitely become the people who can speak in the royal court, how much power and rewards they will get will be revealed this year, which cannot be tolerated by them.
In fact, many of them are in confusion. They don't know what they will encounter in the royal court and what enemies they will face.
This situation was not wonderful. Within a few days, many of the slaves in the team died. There were also countless slaves who were whipped by their masters and then left to fend for themselves on the grassland.
Both the servants and the herdsmen became trembling with fear at this time, but the anger of the nobles continued to rise.
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In Huang Qihai, Li Po also felt a little uncomfortable.
This huge team has flaws everywhere, but it is spread over a vast area of dozens of miles, making it hard for people to read.
News came from the west that the Turkic Royal Court sent some people, and it was said that they were all stopped, but no one knew whether any fish slipped through the net.
This must be a warning to these Turkic tribes who are migrating westward.
Once the warning is received, how many soldiers can be put together with more than 100,000 people?
This is undoubtedly a piece of fat meat with some bones. It will squeak and produce oil if you bite it casually, as long as your teeth are not knocked.
No one dislikes such an enemy, and Li Po is no exception.
He called the generals together, smiled and said to the eager generals: "I want Ashina Boyu's head. Over the years, we have defeated countless enemies. Most of the time, we win with less. This time,
But we have to bully the weak."
When all the generals heard this, they all laughed.
A sense of pride arose spontaneously. Who in the world could regard the more than 100,000 Turkic tribes as weak? Only them and only the Daizhou Army could do this.
When the Sui Dynasty was at its most powerful, no one had ever led an army into the hinterland of the Turks. But now that they have come, maybe one day they will lead their troops to Mobei and visit the place where the Turks' teeth were.
After this battle, there will be no one in the world who does not know the reputation of Daizhou Army, and no one will doubt this.
"It's just that the enemy is too scattered, so it's a bit difficult to attack. Let's divide the army into three parts, Yuchi Gong."
"The end will be here."
"Take five thousand men and intercept them in the west."
"Buqun."
"The end will be here."
"You take five thousand people, go east, from east to west, and attack their flanks and rear."
"Pinch off the head and tail, Luo Shixin, Wang Zhibian."
"The end will be here."
"Each of you will bring three thousand men to serve as my left and right wings, and attack the center with my central army."
Li Po rapped his breastplate hard and raised his voice, "The advantage of this battle lies in a quick decision. I want Ashina Boyu's head, and I also want slaves of cattle and sheep. How much can I gain by going north to fight this battle?"
It depends on this battle."
At this point, he laughed loudly and said: "After this battle, no matter who the Turks choose as the Khan King, they will prosper and decline. We have made great contributions on behalf of the state army. All of you here will definitely leave your name in history."
For a moment, there was the sound of banging breastplates.
Bu Qun, a loser, loudly said with gleaming eyes: "If the main skill is high, I will just attach it to the tail of the wing."
In mid-July, Daizhou's army left a thousand soldiers in Huangqihai to guard the cattle, sheep and prisoners of war. The other troops were divided into three groups and left Huangqihai to go north.
This battle was actually about fighter planes. After the destruction of the Kluhu tribe, Ashina Boyu's tribe failed to receive warnings from the direction of the royal court in time, which also determined the fate of these tribes moving westward.
The Daizhou Army failed to synchronize, and there was no need to do so.
The first to attack was Yuchi Gong's troops, with 5,000 cavalry. They ran head-on into this westward-migrating team. They rushed forward in a barbaric manner. The corpses of Turks killed everywhere they passed were scattered across the field. They fled in all directions. There was no time to gather enough soldiers to meet them.
The enemy Turks were immediately defeated.
Yuchi Gong was not greedy for credit, and quickly led his cavalry to continuously rush to the north, cutting off the front of the Turks.
Half a day later, when the Turks were gathering more and more warriors and heading west to meet the enemy, Li Po led his army directly into the heart of the enemy.
The Turks were unprepared for the first blow, and when the second strike came, the Turks were equally unprepared.
The army swept through and was about to be attacked suddenly. It took a lot of effort to gather the Turkic tribes together. They rushed to pieces and led more than 10,000 Turkic warriors to chase Ashina Boyu who was behind Yuchi Gong. Hearing that he was once again attacked by the enemy behind him
When he was seriously injured, he finally couldn't help but roared in anger, killed the person who reported the news with one knife, and turned back with his army.
This headless behavior shows that this is not a general leading an army into battle.
By the evening of that day, the embarrassed Turkic tribe had completely lost the best opportunity to resist. The group of troops struck hard at the rear where it had fallen.
The Turks completely collapsed. When night fell, the surviving people mounted their war horses and fled aimlessly towards the grassland, leaving behind corpses everywhere, as well as helpless women, children, cattle, sheep and war horses.
Early the next morning, accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves, the Daizhou Army returned to this messy battlefield. What awaited them was the final battle, with thousands of remnants led by Ashina Boyu.
He did not run away. The stupid person did the last stupid thing. He completely and completely ruined the last bit of Ashina Allivo's family fortune.
