Chapter 0103 The strange inheritance method of the Turks
The Turks launched a new round of attack from day to night and did not stop.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty on the city wall had been fighting against the Turks on the city wall without stopping at all.
The Turks' 200,000-strong army took turns going into battle, barely giving the Tang soldiers any time to rest.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty relied on their physical strength to fight the Turks at first, but in the end they relied entirely on their will to support them.
Xie Shufang, Li Zhongwen, and their duo spent almost the whole time running on the city wall.
Xie Shufang's tired legs were trembling, and Li Zhongwen was so tired that he could walk unsteadily.
Xie Shufang was young and vigorous, and could barely hold on.
Li Zhongwen is getting older and falls from time to time.
Sometimes I would fall down and lie on the ground gasping for air. When I heard a soldier exclaiming, I would get up with difficulty and rush over.
Li Yuanji watched the whole process and could do nothing.
As long as he walked a little closer to the crenellation, the soldiers guarding the crenellation would force him back with pleading eyes.
"Plop..."
When Li Zhongwen passed by Li Yuanji, he was completely impressed.
Under Li Yuanji's gaze, he climbed up with an embarrassed look on his face, but every time he climbed halfway, he would fall down again.
The surrounding tribesmen tried to help him, but they didn't have much strength. They could only kneel on the ground and lift Li Zhongwen up with their bodies.
Li Yuanji couldn't stand it and wanted to go up and help him.
Li Zhongwen looked at him with pleading eyes.
Li Zhongwen didn't want him to support him, nor did he want to be looked down upon by him.
Ever since he made a mistake in dispatching scouts and was reprimanded and whipped by Li Yuanji, Li Zhongwen has been holding his breath in his heart. He wants to prove himself.
Prove that you are a general who is good at fighting and prove that you are an official.
However, after running around the city wall for a day wearing a heavy armor, not only him, but also his troops were exhausted.
His teammates barely held him up, and not long after, they fell to the ground together.
"Why……"
Li Yuanji breathed a long sigh of relief.
Men, they have good face and dignity.
For the sake of face and dignity, he would even risk his life.
Li Yuanji stepped forward to help Li Zhongwen up, and Li Zhongwen's eyes suddenly turned red.
"You've done a great job..."
Li Yuanji spoke to comfort him.
Li Zhongwen's eyes became even redder. While struggling to break away from Li Yuanji's support, he gritted his teeth and said, "I can still do it..."
Li Yuanji let out a breath of thick air.
"Deploy a team of men to cut down the wood in the pass, find one that is as thick as a bucket, sharpen one end, drive an inverted nail on it, and then drive a bow-shaped nail."
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Li Zhongwen looked at Li Yuanji confused, wondering what Li Yuanji was going to do.
Li Yuanji didn't explain much, "Just do it."
Li Zhongwen opened his mouth and wanted to say something else.
Li Yuanji reached out and patted Li Zhongwen on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Be obedient..."
There was no threat in Li Yuanji's words, but Li Zhongwen was stunned and did not dare to say anything to refute.
Li Yuanji helped Li Zhongwen to the inside of the city wall and helped Li Zhongwen remove part of his stomach. Li Zhongwen could barely stand still.
Li Zhongwen immediately helped the two tribes remove their stomachs and asked them to quickly follow Li Yuanji's orders.
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at the same time.
In the largest dental tent outside the customs.
The young-looking Tuli Khan was quarreling with Master Liang.
Jieli Khan, a tall man with a curly beard, sat firmly on the throne in the middle of the tent, squinting at Tuli and Liang Shidu.
"Master Liang, are you colluding with Li Tang?"
Tu Li glared, eyes full of aggression, and stared at Master Liang aggressively to question.
During the day, a strong man in the Tang army held a crossbow on the city wall of Weizeguan to kill the small leaders of each tribe. His sharpshooters and his uncle Jieli's sharpshooters found each other and were about to fight back.
Kill the strong men in the Tang army.
Liang Shidu's sharpshooters fired arrows first. Not only did they not kill the opponent, but they disturbed the opponent so that the opponent never showed his face again.
He and his uncle made plans to lure each other into taking the bait, but the other party didn't take the bait either.
This made him very angry.
If Master Liang hadn't disrupted the situation, he might have captured the strong men in the Tang army.
Although the life and death of a strong man could not affect the outcome of a battle, he and his uncle worked so hard but failed to gain anything, which made him feel very unhappy.
So when his uncle invited him and Master Liang to discuss matters in the tent, he did not hesitate to attack Master Liang.
Master Liang was a middle-aged man with a goatee and a slightly thin face. He was wearing a dark-colored robe. He knelt down opposite Tuli. Facing Tuli's questioning, he said with a bitter face: "I have always been loyal to the Turks."
Geng Geng, how could there be any collusion with Li Tang? I wish I could help the Turks break through Weize Pass right now, so that the Turks can march straight south and take the heads of Li and his son."
Tu Li shouted: "Then why did you send archers to prevent my men from shooting the strong men in the Tang army?"
Master Liang's face became even more bitter, "The Khan sent sharpshooters to deal with the strong men in the Tang army, but he did not send anyone to tell me. I saw that the strong man in the Tang army was really arrogant, so I sent people to deal with him.
It’s just that the archers under the minister are really not as good as the sharpshooters under the Khan’s tent, so that’s why the strong man in the Tang army escaped.”
Having said this, Master Liang looked at Jie Li with a pleading expression.
Master Liang was indeed unaware, otherwise how could he dare to do Tu Li's deeds.
After seeing Master Liang's pleading eyes, Jie Li felt very satisfied. He liked to see Master Liang begging for him.
As long as Master Liang keeps begging him, he will always be in his hand.
Jieli pretended to be displeased and looked at Tuli, "Shibo Bi, Master Liang is also my Turkic Khan no matter what. You must not be rude."
Shibo must be the name of Tuli.
Tuli was born in the Ashina family of the Turkic rulers, so his full name is Ashina Shibobi, and Tuli is just his title of Khan.
Jieli's name is not Jieli, but Dubi, and his full name is Ashina Dubi.
Ashina means "noble wolf" in Turkic and also means "blue".
‘Blue’ does not represent the color blue, but the highest god of the Turks, ‘Tenggri’, symbolizing the supreme rule over the Turks.
When Tu Li heard Jie Li's words, he raised the corners of his mouth in disdain.
Master Liang is not considered a Turkic Khan. Although he has the reputation of being a generous Pijka Khan, he cannot control a Turkic people. He is only in name only.
Master Liang saw Tu Li's disdain and felt a little unhappy, but he said nothing and even pretended not to see it.
Jie Li saw Tu Li's disdain, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he said cheerfully: "There is a saying among the southerners that he who doesn't know is not an exaggeration. Even Master Liang didn't know that you sent a sharpshooter to deal with the Tang army.
You are a strong man, so if he sends someone to take action, it doesn't count as offending you.
Just stop blaming him."
Although Tu Li looked down on Liang Shidu, he still had to give Jie Li some face.
After all, Jieli was also his uncle, the Great Khan of the Turks, and the co-leader of the Turks. He was not only senior to him, but also had a higher status than him, so he had to give Jieli some respect.
Moreover, Jieli is still his stepfather, and his mother is now Jieli Kehedun (the Khan is the king of the Turks, and Kehedun is the queen of the Turks), so he has to give face to Jieli.
The Turks not only use the inheritance system in terms of authority, but also use the inheritance system in terms of 'harem'.
After the death of the previous Turkic Khan, the succeeding Turkic Khan can inherit everything of the previous Turkic Khan, including his wife.
Jieli's current Kehedun is Princess Yicheng of the former Sui Dynasty. She is already over fifty years old. She has successively become the Qimin Khan of the Turks, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Kehedun of Jieli Khan.
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Among them, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan were all the sons of Qimin Khan.
Tu Li had to give face to Jie Li, but he couldn't bow to Master Liang, so he snorted, glared at Master Liang, and said nothing.
Jie Li didn't pay attention to this matter, Master Liang didn't have the courage to pay attention to it, so the matter was over for now.
"It has been a day since Liu Heitao sent us the ringing arrow. With the troops in Liu Heitao's hands, he cannot stop Li Tang's troops for too long.
If we fail to capture Weize Pass, Liu Heitai will most likely be destroyed by Li Tang's troops.
At that time, if we go south, we will only be able to plunder food, grass and slaves."
Jie Li put away his smile, looked at Tu Li and Master Liang and said.
Tu Li heard Jie Li's words and immediately spoke, "Liu Heita helped us contain some of Li Tang's troops in Weize Pass, and the defense of Weize Pass has been greatly weakened.
The reason why we haven't taken Weize Pass yet is because we haven't invested enough troops.
As long as we invest more troops, we will definitely be able to capture Weize Pass."
Master Liang glanced at Tu Li and mused: "The strength displayed by the Tang army in Weize Pass has far exceeded our expectations.
I guess that after Liu Heitai's defeat, Li Tang sent some additional troops to Weize Pass.
If we want to capture Weize Pass, we really need to increase our troops."
Jie Li frowned and said: "The letter sent by Liu Heitai mentioned that Li Shimin, King of Qin in Li Tang, sent Li Yuanji, King of Qi in Li Tang, to lead an army to aid Weize Pass.
It's just that Li Yuanji is not a strong general, and the troops under his command are not strong enough.
Why is the Tang army in Weize Pass so powerful?
Could it be that in addition to sending Li Yuanji to help Weize Pass, Li Tang also sent other people?"
After Li Tang's Qi King Li Yuanji was defeated by Liu Wuzhou, his reputation as a waste spread throughout Li Tang and beyond.
Therefore, Jie Li believed that even if Li Shimin sent Li Yuanji to lead an army to aid Weize Pass, he would not be able to do much.
But the resistance currently displayed in Weize Pass far exceeded their expectations, so he had to wonder whether Li Shimin had sent others to help Weize Pass.
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