The group of people stayed at Yanmen Pass for three days. After checking the defense of Yanmen Pass from the inside out and confirming that there were no gaps in the defense of Yanmen Pass, the group set out on the road to Shuofang City.
This journey lasted only half a month.
When he arrived at the border of Daizhou, Su Ding just declared war on Ashnabil.
Just as Li Yuanji guessed, the moment Ashinabil received the surrender document from the Tang Dynasty, he did not choose to surrender. Instead, he blatantly tore up the surrender document from the Tang Dynasty and killed all the people sent by the Tang Dynasty.
's envoy.
Once the envoy died, there would be no room for relaxation in the relationship between Datang and Ashinabil.
The moment Su Dingfang received the news that the envoy had been killed, he launched an attack on Suni's lost troops without hesitation, and before sending troops, he clearly told all the soldiers that no prisoners would be taken in the first three victorious battles.
Note that these are the first three wins.
That is to say, if you lose, you don't count. Only when you win does it count.
The end result of what Su Dingfang said was that Xue Wanche, who was the first to break into Suni's army and defeat the Tiele and Luo tribe under Suni's rule, slaughtered all the Tiele and Luo tribes.
From an old man in his fifties to a baby still in his infancy, Xue Wanche left no one behind.
Not only that, after the war, Xue Wanche also built a rather huge Jingguan with the corpses of everyone in Tiele and Luo tribe.
After this incident spread, both the Tang people and the Turks were horrified.
Ashinabil immediately organized soldiers and horses to counterattack Xue Wanche. As a result, the soldiers and horses were ambushed by Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong as soon as they passed the territory of Tiele Absi's tribe.
Forming troops and horses, even Tiele Absi's troops were easily taken over by Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong also followed Xue Wanche's example and built a huge Jingguan on the territory of Tiele Absi tribe.
That is to say, the Tiele Tongluo tribe and the Tiele Absi tribe in the Suni lost tribe are only part of these two tribes, and some of them were taken away by Ashina Sheer. Otherwise, these two tribes will be exterminated.
.The famous nine-surname Tiele in history may become seven-surname Tiele.
Yes, Tiele Tongluo tribe and Tiele Absi tribe are the two surnames among the nine surnames Tiele in history.
In addition to these two surnames, there are seven surnames including Huitong, Pugu, Hun, Beyegu, Qi, and Gulunwugusi.
The nine surnamed Tiele tribes jointly formed the historically famous Nine Surnames Tiele.
It's just that these nine tribes are still scattered in various places and have not yet gathered together, and the Pugu tribe among them has defected to the Tang Dynasty, so I am afraid there will not be any Tiele with the nine surnames in the future.
Closer to home, after Ashinabil suffered a big loss for the second time and paid a heavy price, he finally learned the wisdom and did not dare to organize troops to retaliate against Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong. Instead, he reduced his troops.
He began to occupy places that were beneficial to him, and used these places as strongholds to fight a war of attrition with the Tang Dynasty.
During this process, Ashinabil continued to send light cavalry to disturb the teams transporting grain and grass to Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others.
Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others did not dare to advance rashly under such circumstances, and began to conquer the territory where Suni lost his troops step by step.
On the eighth day of the war, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others had defeated three small tribes under the rule of Suni Shibu and slaughtered all three tribes.
In addition, Xue Wanche and others also successively annihilated more than fifty light cavalry teams sent by Ashinabil.
However, Xue Wanche and others were not without losses.
Nearly 10% of the soldiers under Xue Wanche and others were lost. The baggage sent by Su Dingfang to them was looted and nearly 30% was damaged.
All these losses were caused by the light cavalry team sent by Ashinabil.
The light cavalry team sent by Ashinabil destroyed everything they encountered. When they encountered the Tang soldiers, as long as their number was higher than the Tang soldiers, they would swarm forward. If they were below the Tang soldiers, they would
They would leave quickly; when they met the Tang Dynasty's baggage team, if there were a lot of people escorting them, they would follow behind, nibbling away bit by bit, and finally destroy the food completely. If there were not many people escorting them, they would leave quickly.
, they will swarm in and destroy everything they can.
In this case, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others all paid a heavy price.
At present, Su Dingfang has adjusted his strategy and begun to send large troops to escort the baggage.
Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others also freed up a lot of manpower and began to respond.
In this case, although the baggage was saved, a lot of troops were wasted, which made the progress of Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others even slower.
"There is a master in Ashinabil's tent!"
On the official road to Shuofang City, Li Shimin sat astride a horse. After reading the battle report sent by Su Dingfang, he felt sincerely.
Li Yuanji rode his horse and followed Li Shimin. Hearing Li Shimin's words, he nodded sincerely and said, "I think so too, and I have already guessed who this expert is!"
Among the tactics used by Ashinabil, except for sending troops to harass the baggage team and follow the baggage team, the rest were all tactics used by the Han people.
These tactics could not have been taught to him by his father, Sunishi, because Sunishi himself did not know these tactics. Otherwise, he would not have been beaten so badly on the battlefields of Suizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou.
, not to mention that when competing with Jie Li, he would always be at a disadvantage, and would need Datang to send people over for guidance.
Therefore, it must be a Han Chinese serving as a consultant to Ashinabil.
"who is it?!"
Li Shimin heard that Li Yuanji had guessed who the master behind Ashinabil was, and hurriedly asked.
Li Yuanji put on a serious face and snorted coldly: "Didn't you realize that during our conquest of Jieli, Jieli lost one person under his command?"
Li Shimin was stunned.
Li Yuanji continued: "To be precise, it's a group of people!"
Li Shimin came to his senses now, frowned subconsciously and said, "Are you talking about the old officials of the former Sui Dynasty who fled to the Turks?"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Not bad!"
People who fled to the Turks in the former Sui Dynasty have been attached to Jie Li's tent, and with the support of Yicheng, they organized a mixed Han-Turkish army headed by Yang Zhengdao.
But during the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Jieli, this miscellaneous army led by Yang Zhengdao only swayed in the initial stage. They defeated Yinshan in Jieli and left behind Shibuya, Geshuhan, and Pugubu chief.
After the chieftain fled, this motley army disappeared without a trace, as if it had disappeared and never showed its face again.
Li Jing, Li Shiji, Hou Junji, Xie Shufang and others did not see them when they conquered other tribes under Jie Li's command.
When Yi Nan, Huang Tou and others cooperated with Li Jing and Ashina Simo to besiege Jieli, Yugu, and Ashinasheer, they never said that they had seen Yang Zhengdao leading his miscellaneous troops to escape.
Western Turks.
Therefore, this miscellaneous army must have fled to Suni and joined Ashinabil's account when Jieli and Liang divisions were defeated one after another.
After all, Yang Zhengdao's miscellaneous army is not a big force in the Turks, and it can even be said that it is not popular. Moreover, they are still duckweeds without roots and flowing water without sources. They cannot gain a foothold on the grassland by themselves.
Yes, they must find a big force to rely on.
After Jieli was defeated, the Liang division was also defeated, and they did not flee to the Western Turks. The only thing they could rely on was Suni's lost troops.
"So the master behind Ashinabil is Yang Zhengdao?!"
Li Shimin's brows furrowed even more for a moment, and he felt like he was gritting his teeth when he mentioned Yang Zhengdao's name.
Yang Zhengdao, a Han Chinese, helped foreigners bully Han people. He was simply a traitor and a traitor to the country. Any Han people would gnash their teeth after learning of his behavior.
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "We are inseparable..."
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "This evil thief deserves to die!"
Li Yuanji wanted to curse, but when the words came to his lips, he did not curse. Instead, he sighed and said with a bitter look on his face: "Speaking of which, I am also responsible for this..."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, turned his head and said in confusion: "What does it have to do with you? Could it be that you encouraged Yang Zhengdao to go to Suni to lose his troops?"
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "That's not true..."
Li Shimin was even more puzzled. His face was full of doubts and he said impatiently: "What is that?"
Li Yuanji said with an unspeakable wry smile: "Second brother, have you forgotten that we, the Tang Dynasty, had sent people to help Suni lose his troops to fight against Jieli?"
Li Shimin understood in an instant, opened his mouth, and said with a wonderful expression: "You are saying that Ashinabil realized the shortcomings of their Turkic people through this incident, and paid attention to us Han people, and that's why Yang Zhengdao
Something happened to help him make suggestions?"
Li Yuanji spread his hands and said: "Otherwise? You must know that before Li Shiji and others went to the Turks, the Turks had never reused our Han people. Even though Jieli gave Yang Zhengdao a high status and a high status,
He also did not ask Yang Zhengdao to help him make suggestions and lead the war under his command."
The advice mentioned here refers to strategic advice, not tactics.
In terms of tactics, Jie Li occasionally listened to Yang Zhengdao's suggestions and adopted Yang Zhengdao's suggestions.
However, in the general direction, Jieli never interfered with Yang Zhengdao, nor did he adopt any of Yang Zhengdao's suggestions. He even refused to let Yang Zhengdao get involved with his direct soldiers and horses, as well as the soldiers and horses of other Turkic tribes.
When Yang Zhengdao is needed, he will only be sent to play a role similar to joining the army, or Yang Zhengdao will be allowed to lead his motley army to the battlefield.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the reason why Yang Zhengdao became the master behind Ashinabil was due to the influence of the Tang Dynasty.
