After all, the territory of the Turks before was not inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty five years after Wude. The territory was extremely vast. It would naturally take less time to attack the Tang Dynasty nearby, but it would take more time to attack far away.
It may take a long time just to travel, let alone fight with those big bosses.
Therefore, it was difficult for the Tang Dynasty to conquer the entire Turkic territory in a very short period of time.
In a few months, it was enough for Jieli to contact Yugu and Ashinasheer, gather their troops together, and then have a showdown with the Tang Dynasty.
Although the Tang Dynasty is not afraid of Jieli leading a comeback with 200,000 soldiers and horses, don't forget that in the eastern part of the Turks, there is still a Suni army that has lost its troops.
If Suni's successor Ashinabil chose a completely different way of doing things from his father and began to cooperate with and help Jieli, then the Tang Dynasty would face attacks from two sides.
In that case, although the Tang Dynasty would not be defeated, it would be difficult to conquer all the Turks.
There may be situations where the work is not done to the fullest.
Li Jing said in a deep voice: "I know this, so I hope that your highness can recruit Ashina Simo as soon as possible, let him surrender to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, and gather many tribes north of Yinshan Mountain, Monan, Mobei and so on.
In this way, even if the Tang Dynasty does not send troops, it can take over the entire Turkic territory in a very short period of time.
In this way, even if Jieli fluctuates, the first person to deal with it will not be us, but Ashina Simo.
With Ashina Simo helping us to contain Jieli, it will be much easier for us to deal with Jieli or Suni's loss of troops."
In short, it is to let Ashina Simo stand up and challenge Jieli, who may have another ups and downs, to contain Jieli, and to buy some time for Datang, so that Datang can calmly complete all strategies.
As for whether Ashina Simo will die if he confronts Jieli after he steps forward, that is not within the scope of Li Jing's consideration, and Li Jing will not consider it either.
For a commander, it is a normal operation to kill his fellow Taoist rather than his poor Taoist.
If the commander cares about the life and death of fellow Taoists but not his own life and death, then he is not a qualified commander.
Li Yuanji generally agreed with Li Jing's statement, but there was one problem: he didn't want to give up Ashina Simo.
This was a rare person who could be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and help the Tang Dynasty rule the Turks. If this person disappeared, he would never be found.
It is indispensable and has no substitute.
At least not so far.
From a long-term perspective, this person must be saved.
At least you can't give it up until you find a replacement.
So Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "I want to protect Ashina Simo. He will be the key to my rule of the Turks and the conquest of the Western Turks after the Tang Dynasty."
Li Jing was stunned and said: "Your Highness thinks that he is not recognized by the Ashina tribe and is close to the Tang Dynasty, so he can become the herdsman of the Tang Dynasty in the Turks?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "I also want him to be the leader of our Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Western Turks, and let him lead the Turks to help us be the vanguard."
Li Jing nodded thoughtfully and said: "That's what we should protect..."
Li Jing is not the kind of person who only understands military affairs but not politics. In this era when military and government are not separated, everyone who understands military affairs understands politics.
It's not like he is a barbarian or a fool as shown in movies and TV shows.
So Li Jing could understand why he wanted to protect Ashina Simo.
After Li Jing nodded and acknowledged Li Yuanji's words, he hesitated and said: "Then we have to lead one person back to help us recover other tribes north of Yinshan Mountain, Monan, and Mobei.
But except Ashina Simo, no one has this kind of prestige."
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "I didn't say not to let Ashina Simo do this, but we don't need to let Ashina Simo face Jieli alone. I heard that the Yinan chief of Xue Yantuo sent someone
Have you been contacted?”
Li Jing nodded and said, "Do you want Yi Nan to help Ashina Simo contain Jie Li?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Yinan and Jieli have become mortal enemies. Jieli cannot forgive Yinan, and Yinan cannot join Jieli. If Yinan is willing to bring Xue Yantuo and Huihe's troops to help Ashina Simo
If so, it can also form a flanking attack from both sides.
By then Jieli will have no time to take care of us."
Li Jing thought for a moment and said, "That's okay, but I'm afraid Yi Nan won't listen to us, or might take the opportunity to put forward some conditions to us."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said: "You are just taking the opportunity to ask for some weapons, just give them to him. When Jieli is completely destroyed and our troops enter the Western Regions, no matter what we give him, he will have to pay back double.
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Of course, Yi Nan might not survive until the Tang Dynasty conquered the Western Regions.
Ashina Sheerna is his nemesis.
Once Jieli exchanges the positions of Ashina Sheer and Yugu and lets Ashina Sheer conquer him, there is a high chance that he will be killed by Ashina Sheer.
After all, that's how it's recorded in history.
After Xue Yantuo, Huihe and other tribes betrayed the Turks, Jieli first sent Yugu to conquer, but the result was a failure.
Then he was replaced by Ashina Sheer, who quickly conquered Xue Yantuo, Uighur and other tribes, and took advantage of the civil strife in the Western Turks to establish his own power struggle in the Western Turks.
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Therefore, it is easy for the Yi man to defeat the Yu Gu, and it is equally easy for Ashina to defeat the Yi man.
Although the ending between them has been clearly written in history, the specific direction it will take depends on how Jie Li will arrange it.
If Jieli did not let Ashina Sheer fight Yi Nan, but let Ashina Sheer fight Ashina Simo, then Ashina Sheer would have the strength to push Yi Nan to the ground and wipe him.
, nothing can be done about Yi Nan.
The history between them is also very likely to be rewritten.
However, whether Yi Nan dies or not, it will not affect Datang's strategy and layout.
"Since His Highness already has an idea in mind, I will make arrangements according to His Highness's ideas."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Jing immediately cupped his fists.
Li Yuanji indicated that Li Jing could make such arrangements, but he did not rush to let Li Jing go. Instead, he asked: "Do you think it is appropriate for me to conquer Tuyuhun at this time in the Tang Dynasty?"
The battlefields that the Tang Dynasty now has are not only the one where the Tang Dynasty conquered the Turks, but also the two battlefields where the Tang Dynasty conquered the Liang Kingdom and the Great Tang Dynasty conquered the He clan.
It can be said to be a three-front war.
If the Tang Dynasty had not had many generals and could spend so much money, it would have collapsed long ago.
Now if there is another battlefield for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Tuyuhun, it will be a four-front war.
I have never heard of any country in history doing this.
The risk of playing this way is also very high, so Li Yuanji wants to listen to Li Jing's advice.
The corners of Li Jing's mouth twitched slightly and he said, "I wonder who your Highness is going to put in command?"
Li Yuanji did not sell out, and said bluntly: "At the end of the month, my father is expected to arrive at Longyou, accompanied by Qu Tutong and other veterans, as well as Li Gaoqian and other Yuanmou.
But the war will probably be led by Fang Xuanling, An Xiuren and others."
The corners of Li Jing's mouth suddenly twitched even more fiercely.
This is said to let Fang Xuanling and An Xiuren take the lead, but with Li Yuan here, how could Fang Xuanling and An Xiuren have the chance to take charge of the war.
If Li Yuan did not take over all the war affairs and manipulate the situation behind the scenes, it would be a disgrace to his status as the founding emperor.
It would be strange if Qu Tutong and others, Li Gaoqian and others could hold back their skills.
So it is said that Fang Xuanling and An Xiuren take the lead, but in fact they are just two servants.
They just need to serve a group of big guys comfortably. As for fighting, they probably don't even have room to intervene.
"If that's the case, then it's doable."
Li Jing said with difficulty after the corner of his mouth twitched for a while.
The configuration of a small battlefield in Tuyuhun already exceeded the configuration of the main battlefield of Tujue. What else could he say?
There is only one overseer prince and one commander-in-chief here.
Over there, the leader is the emperor, the one who consults on the military affairs is the duke. The person who ends up fighting is either the duke or the county duke. It is estimated that the county dukes and those below can only stay in the Chinese army's tent to serve the people.
This kind of configuration is not to mention a small Tuyuhun, even if it is to fight the Turks, it is still looking down on the Turks.
Therefore, the battlefield over there can no longer be regarded as a serious war. It can only be said that a group of big guys had nothing to do and picked an unlucky guy to start having fun.
If a person dies over there, it may cause shock in the Tang Dynasty and the public, so we have to pay attention.
"I just don't know if Fang Xuanling and An Xiuren can take good care of the safety of the saints and princes?"
Li Jing asked hesitantly after being silent for a moment.
If Li Yuan was on the battlefield to conquer Tuyuhun, then all the wars in the Tang Dynasty would be in vain.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, the princes will not allow my father to go to the battlefield. As for the princes themselves, I think they will do what they can."
If he really died, it would be a matter of seeking mercy and receiving mercy.
It is better to die on the battlefield and in front of the emperor than to die on the bed.
This is the same for everyone on the battlefield.
Wrapping one's body in horse leather is the ultimate pursuit, but dying on the sickbed is a very sad thing.
If you can cut off the enemy's head before dying, it will definitely be a lifelong pride.
Li Jing was also aware of Wu Ren's pursuit, and he actually had similar pursuits himself, so he didn't say anything more, just nodded and said: "I understand..."
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, indicating that Li Jing could go down and do some work.
After Li Jing left the Chinese Army's tent, he quickly issued various transfer orders and began to make arrangements according to everything discussed in the Chinese Army's tent.
At the end of August, Ashina Simo, who had formally negotiated with the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, announced his surrender to the Tang Dynasty in Mobei. At the same time, he persuaded other tribes in Mobei, as well as some tribes in Monan, and the Adui tribe to surrender.
Tang Dynasty.
As soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, and inside and outside the grassland.
At the same time, Jieli, who had disappeared for several months, appeared on the border of the Western Turks, claiming that Ashina Simo was a traitor to the Turks and the biggest sinner of the Turks, and blamed all the blame for the Turks' defeat on Ash.
On Nasmo's head, he called on all Turks to unite and conquer Ashnasmo.
However, the responders were gone.
Only Ashinasheer joined Jieli's command shortly after Jieli announced his call, bringing with him one hundred thousand soldiers and horses taken from Suni's lost tribe. Other than that, no one else responded to Jieli's call.
It can be seen that Jieli has lost all support in Turks.
In order to regain people's hearts, Jie Li actually gave up pursuing Yi Nan and Huang Tou, and instead concentrated all his troops to attack Ashina Simo.
"This...this...isn't this completely letting go of the back and letting Yi Nan and Huangtou attack?"
Li Junxian, who rushed to the Chinese army camp in the middle of the month to report the military situation, was stunned by Jieli's operation after hearing a series of changes in the Turks. He stared with astonishment on his face and said.
Li Jing, who was sitting on the right side of the Chinese army tent, sighed sincerely, "The Turks are really going to die now..."
Jieli is so crazy that he doesn't care. Who will perish if the Turks don't perish?
It is right for Xie Li to want to regain people's hearts, but he should not go to such an extreme.
What Jieli should do most now is to pass on the position of Great Khan to his son, and then, represented by his son, unite all the forces that can be united, and first regain a foothold in the Turks.
Instead of having some soldiers and horses, they rushed to find Ashina Simo to fight desperately, without paying any attention to the Tang Dynasty next to them, as well as Xue Yantuo and Huihe behind them.
You know, the Tang Dynasty was determined to destroy the Turks, and Xue Yantuo's chiefs, Yi Nan and Jie Li, also had a grudge against killing their father.
The two forces may attack at any time and strangle Jieli.
Li Jing turned his head and asked Li Shiji beside him: "Where are our soldiers and horses?"
Li Shiji said with a smile: "Xie Shufang and Hou Junji have reached the border of the Adui tribe, and the Chinese army will soon reach the foot of Yinshan Mountain."
Li Jing laughed and said, "That means we can cooperate with Ashina Simo anytime and anywhere. Oh, no, it's the Xinxing County Prince, Yi Nan, and Huang Tou who are strangulating Jie Li."
Li Yuanji sat at the top and also smiled and said: "There is also news from Suni's lost troops that Ashinabil is willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but he wants to retain his existing troops and territory.
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Li Shiji laughed loudly and said: "Then let's talk to him first, and wait until we have completely won Jieli before we decide whether to agree to him."
Li Jing nodded with satisfaction and said: "This is how it should be!"
It is impossible to agree. After all, the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Turks did not intend to continue to hand over the Turkic territories to the rule of the Turks. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was destined to go back to conquer Ashina Bi after the conquest of Jieli.
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However, now that Ashinabil has taken the initiative to surrender, and all the troops of the Tang Dynasty are in the territory commanded by Jieli, the Tang Dynasty is worried that Ashinabil will turn to Jieli and become a trouble for the Tang Dynasty.
So Datang could talk to him first, and then fall out after the conversation was almost over.
"Huh...it looks like it's the Turks of Heavenly Death."
Li Shimin, who had been sitting silently on the left hand side, suddenly let out a sigh of relief and sighed.
Li Jing and Li Shiji nodded frequently in agreement.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes.
What he hates most is that the ancients always relied on heaven for everything and always felt that everything was determined by fate.
If everything is determined by God, then why should people work hard or struggle? They can just lie down and wait for God to arrange it.
