Because no matter how strong the Turks were, they could not gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Therefore, every time they invaded the Tang Dynasty, they mainly plundered money and food, and rarely attacked cities and plundered land.
Therefore, when Datang was weak, even if it suffered several losses, as long as the land was still there and the people were still there, sooner or later it would be able to work hard and regain its position.
But Liang Shidu is different from Yang Zhengdao. They are from the Central Plains and can gain a foothold in the Central Plains. They not only want the money and food of the Tang Dynasty, but also the cities and land of the Tang Dynasty. They even want to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and establish another country.
New Dynasty, or restoration of Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, the more they are and the stronger they are, the greater the harm they will do to the Tang Dynasty.
"Are you sure that those who attacked Xiaoguan were Liang Shidu and Yang Zhengdao's men? Then why did we see many Turkic string control warriors and kill many Turkic string control warriors?"
Li Shimin stared at Zheda and asked.
Zada's expression dimmed, and he said with some complexity: "Speaking of which, some of the people Yang Zhengdao recovered also served under Tong Yehu Khan. Like me and my tribe, they cannot bear the pressure of Tong Yehu Khan.
The tribute tax and humiliation set by the Khan fled the Western Regions and fled to the place ruled by the Great Khan and the Little Khan. Pray
However, their tribe was too small, and the Great Khan and the Little Khan did not like them at all, and they were unwilling to join together to form a new tribe.
Therefore, neither the Great Khan nor the Little Khan wanted to accept them.
In the end, Yang Zhengdao asked Kehe Dun to come forward and take them in. He exchanged treasures for a piece of land from the Great Khan for them to live in.
They also appointed Yang Zhengdao as their guardian and obeyed Yang Zhengdao's orders."
Li Shimin heard this and said thoughtfully: "So, Yang Zhengdao's men have recovered a lot of you Turks?"
Zeda nodded and said: "There are thirteen small tribes, totaling more than 6,000 tribes..."
Li Shimin stared at Zheda in astonishment and prayed.
A 'are you kidding me' look on his face.
A group of more than 6,000 tribes is no longer a small tribe on the grassland, but a medium-to-large tribe, enough to be valued by Jieli and Tuli.
It was enough for Jieli and Tuli to compete for him.
This kind of tribe that escaped from the Western Turks could not compete with other tribes in the Eastern Turks after arriving in the Eastern Turks. They could only rely on the gifts of the masters of the Eastern Turks to survive.
In order to survive, they can only rely firmly on the East Turkic masters, serve as pawns for the Eastern Turkic masters, and go through life and death for the Eastern Turkic masters.
Are Jieli and Tuli stupid to not want this kind of person who can gain absolute allegiance as soon as they regain it?
"With more than six thousand tribes, they are no longer a small tribe. They are more than the Mohe people who have attached themselves to my rule in the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible for Jieli and Tuli not to accept them." Pray.
Li Yuanji spoke slowly, telling what was in Li Shimin's heart and what was in his own heart.
Zada said with a bitter face: "The big khan and the little khan only want the young men, cattle and sheep of their tribe, but they don't want the old men and women, and they don't even want some children. They want them to be combined together to form
A new tribe.
They are unwilling to abandon the elderly and women, nor are they willing to abandon their original identity to become members of a new tribe.
That’s why the Great Khan and the Little Khan didn’t accept them.”
Li Yuanji did not speak anymore, but looked at Li Shimin and gave Li Shimin a look that said, "What do you think about this?"
This matter sounds like there is no problem. Jieli and Tuli only want the young men, cattle and sheep of those small tribes, which is in line with the way of people on the grassland annexing other tribes.
Those small tribes are unwilling to abandon their old men and women, nor are they willing to give up the name of the tribe to establish a new tribe. Pray
Everyone's goals are inconsistent, so it seems reasonable to not get together.
But that is a group of more than 6,000 Turks. In one breath, they can produce 6,000 or even more string-controlling people, which can strengthen the power of Jieli and Tuli, and can also help Jieli and Tuli do many things.
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If Jieli gave up because he had enough people under his command and no longer needed new people to join, and also because the benefits in his hands had been distributed and there were no new benefits to allocate to the newly joined tribes.
With more than 6,000 people in tents, that makes sense.
After all, Jieli controls the huge territory of East Turkestan, has many followers under his command, and has distributed benefits, and many of the benefits have been solidified. Without deciding who to eradicate, there is no benefit to win over these people.
Naturally, we can ignore them and let them fend for themselves on the grassland, or they can be divided and devoured by various tribes.
But Tuli is different. Tuli has just separated from Jieli, and he only received a small amount of the family property. If he wants to grow stronger, and if he wants to keep the little property in his hands under Jieli, he must absorb a lot of new people as soon as possible.
Join the tribe and make yourself stronger as soon as possible.
Therefore, these more than 6,000 Turks were definitely a delicious meal for him.
He didn't eat, which is completely unreasonable. Pray
"I'm afraid this matter is a plan of Yang Zhengdao and Jie Li..."
After Li Shimin thought for a while, he gave a fairly reasonable answer.
Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "You are saying that Jie Li actually wanted to accept these more than 6,000 people, but for some reason, he did not accept them directly, but temporarily stored them under Yang Zhengdao's command?"
Li Shimin nodded slowly and said: "If this were not the case, this matter would not be justified."
Li Yuanji asked: "What's the reason?"
Li Shimin thought about it: "Perhaps Jieli accepted too many Western Turkic tribes at once, and did not leave any for Tuli. Tuli had a quarrel with him, and it was difficult for him to accept new Western Turkic tribes, but
We didn't want those tribes to join Tuli's command, so we thought of this method.
Or maybe Yang Zhengdao has been lobbying Jie Li to help him establish a country over the years, so that he can occupy a territory and become the master of it like Liang Shidu. Pray
But Jieli didn't want to do this, but because of Yicheng's feelings, he came up with a way to deal with Yang Zhengdao."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are many possible reasons. Li Shimin mentioned the two most likely ones.
At the end, Li Shimin sighed: "But no matter what the reason, Jie Li seems not to be prepared to help Yang Zhengdao establish the country. This is good news for us."
It seems, a very uncertain word.
In other words, without knowing the specific reasons, I can only think this way, but it cannot be regarded as a final conclusion.
"No matter what, we cannot watch Yang Zhengdao establish the country."
Li Yuanji said deeply and prayed
Yang Zhengdao holds the imperial seal in his hand. If he founded the country with the support of the Turks, it would have a great impact on the Tang Dynasty.
Because the Imperial Seal represents orthodoxy to a certain extent, many people recognize it.
In addition, the fact that Li has Hu ancestry has been criticized, and some people who regard themselves as the upright people of the Han family might secretly help him.
If the inside and outside are combined, it will cause great harm to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "So in this battle, we must defeat Jieli and Tuli. We must break their backbones and let everyone know that even if Yang Zhengdao founded the country with the support of Jieli, he is still a digester."
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I, the Li family, can capture and hold this Central Plains.
It’s best for you Xiaoxiao to crawl around obediently and not be a clown. Pray
This is the attitude expressed by Li Shimin.
This was also the attitude that the Tang Dynasty later expressed towards all those who had ulterior motives and were uncertain and did not recognize the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
In the face of absolute strength, no matter how many tricks and plans you have, you have to surrender obediently.
"Where is Jie Li now, and how did he divide his troops after entering Gyeongju?"
Li Shimin stared at Zheda and asked.
Zheda listened to a lot of words that he seemed to understand but didn't seem to understand, and said in a daze: "Jie... the Great Khan is now in Huai'an.
After entering Qingzhou, the Great Khan's troops were divided into three groups. One was led by Shabo Luashe, Ashina Sunisi, the younger Khan, and the chief Kang Summi. A total of more than 80,000 people rushed to Suizhou.
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He personally led all the way, totaling 90,000 people, stationed in Huai'an,
The group was led by Tieluo Chitel, with a total of 40,000 people. They attacked Maling, Baima, and Hwachi in Gyeongju respectively. My tribe and I were put under the command of Tieluo Chitel."
Shabolashe Ashina Sunisi was the son of Shibi Khan of Turks. When Shibi Khan was in power, he was granted a title of Shabolashe in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.
Historically, after Tuli and Jieli had a falling out, he defected to Ashina Sunishi, and Jieli therefore made Ashina Sunishi the junior khan.
However, now that Tuli has established his own business, Ashina Sunisi has not been threatened by Jieli because of Tuli's joining, so he has not been named a little khan.
Kangsumi was the leader of a tribe in the Eastern Turks and one of Jieli's closest ministers.
Die Luo Zhi is the son of Jie Li, and he can be regarded as one of the outstanding ones among Jie Li’s many sons. Pray
Historically, after Jieli was captured by Zhang Baoxiang, the deputy general manager of the march of Datong Road, he was captured together and escorted to Chang'an. Together with Jieli, he started a career of singing, dancing and being an actor for Li Shimin.
Yes, where is Zhang Baoxiang, the nemesis of the Eastern Turkic royal family?!
Historically, Li Jing beat Jieli until he cried for his father and fled in panic, but failed to catch Jieli and a group of Turkic nobles. As a result, Zhang Baoxiang got a big advantage.
In one fell swoop, he achieved great success in quelling the Eastern Turks.
There is a saying that human determination is not as good as destiny.
No matter how powerful Li Jing is, he can't keep up with this lucky guy who is taken care of by God.
If this guy is transferred here, will Jie Li be arrested again? I pray.
If Jieli is captured, then this battle will be over, and Datang can develop with peace of mind in a short period of time.
"that……"
Li Yuanji just spoke.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "So, there are still 210,000 people under Jieli's command?"
Zada hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly: "It's less than 200,000..."
More than 10,000 people were just captured by the Tang Dynasty, and that was them.
As soon as Li Yuanji heard them talking about this, his desire to find Zhang Baoxiang faded away.
Jieli still has an army of 200,000 under his command. Unless Zhang Baoxiang is a son of a plane like Liu Xiu, a great magician, no matter how lucky he is, he will not be able to capture Jieli.
So it’s better to stop engaging in metaphysics and just have a down-to-earth fight with Jie Li.
