Of course, Li Tai was not satisfied with just carrying out a military strike and deterrence against the Turks, but he also knew very well that the Western Wei Dynasty did not have the ability to frequently influence and control the development of the Turks in the long term.
This time the Battle of Yinshan was just a special case. If the army of Mugan Khan had not stayed here, today's Western Wei Dynasty would not even have the ability to attack the Turkic Khan's court from a distance.
Therefore, if you want to maintain the effect and influence of this shock for a long time, you must rely on other means, such as developing your own allies within the Turks.
There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in this world, especially for foreigners like the Turks who have no common survival pressure and cultural beliefs. Using force and inducement is the most basic way to get along.
That's why Li Taicai wanted to intimidate the Turkic dignitaries to elect the Khan. As for whether the Khan is trustworthy and whether he can be controlled, that's secondary. Because as long as this change of power is completed, these people will become the successors of the Western Wei Dynasty.
Allies, or the Western Wei Dynasty, became a major help for them to maintain their power.
The Turks are obviously not monolithic, and the Turkic dignitaries captured in Yinshan do not represent all the Turkic ruling classes. The covenant reached in Yinshan may not be recognized by other forces within the Turks. And these people want to obtain
In order to avoid being strangled by other forces, we must maintain close cooperation with the Western Wei Dynasty.
As for what kind of disputes and infighting will occur within the Turks in the future, it is not something that Li Tai needs to worry about. If the local khan can succeed, of course they can continue to deepen and extend their cooperation. If not, it can also bring benefits to the Turks.
There is a certain degree of internal friction, and even if other forces win, they may not dare to attack the Loop again in the next few years because of the lessons learned from Mugan Khan.
After a few years have passed, the situation inside and outside the Western Wei Dynasty will inevitably be greatly improved. At that time, whether the Turks invade or not, it will no longer disturb people's minds as it is now. Even if the Turks do not invade, Li
Tai will also try to continue to expand its influence beyond the Great Wall and even to Mobei.
At present, the so-called new Khan and his heroes are still prisoners of the Western Wei Dynasty. If they want to be free and return to Mobei, of course they must continue to follow Li Tai's arrangements.
Next, Li Tai arranged for a chariot to carry Kutou, the new khan, and arranged for other Turkic dignitaries to follow the chariot. They inspected the Turkic prisoner-of-war camps together and announced the news of the new khan's ascension to these Turkic prisoners of war.
At the same time, the head of Muzhan Khan also accompanied the new Khan to the various camps.
These two incidents certainly caused an uproar in the Turkic prisoner-of-war camp. Many of Mugan Khan's cronies and guards couldn't help crying after seeing his head, and even committed self-mutilation, such as cutting their faces and biting their arms.
behavior to express the grief in the heart.
Compared with the powerful chiefs and nobles, these lower-level Turkic soldiers reacted more violently to the death of Mugan Khan. But apart from these emotionally exposed reactions, they did not have any ability to reverse and change the situation.
Through this series of inspections, the suspicion that the new Khan and other dignitaries conspired with the Western Wei Dynasty to execute Mugan Khan became more and more solid. Although it does not have much significance at the moment, it will greatly increase the number of these people in the future.
The price to pay for betraying the alliance and continuing to be the enemy of the Western Wei Dynasty.
In addition, Li Tai also made three requests to the new Khan. The first point is that after returning to his Khan tent, he needs to use Princess Changle of the Western Wei Dynasty as his partner, that is, the Khan's official wife.
The second point is that in the next one to two years, the Turks need to send troops to coordinate with the Western Wei army to attack Tuyuhun.
The third point is to take the picture of the son of Yixiji Khan as the southern Khan, and the southern Khan will be the successor of the Khan. After the death of the Khan who controls the land, the southern Khan must be the new one.
of Turkic Khans.
This third stipulation is, of course, reserved by Li Tai as a handle for future interference in the domestic situation of Turks. Yixiji Khan is the eldest son of Ili Khan, and he is also the first Turkic Khan to succeed to the throne through the death of his father and his son.
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Today's land-controlling khans obtained the throne through the succession of elder brothers. Of course, Li Tai wanted to preserve the tradition of father-to-son succession for the Turks in order to enrich the way of succession of the Turkic khan throne.
Of course, the most important thing is that this picture is not only the legitimate son of Yixiji Khan, but also a teenager who was captured in the army when he went on an expedition with Mugan Khan.
Li Tai planned to bring this little southern khan back to Chang'an, firstly as a hostage, and secondly, to give him a certain degree of Chinese education to strengthen his recognition of Han culture and political power. It was precisely because there was such a candidate that Li Tai was so
Simply execute Wooden Khan.
Compared with the young and powerful Khan, who has already matured his temperament, this third-generation boy from the Ashina family is undoubtedly more malleable. And because this boy is younger, even if he is returned to the Turks, it will be difficult for him to seize power and can be avoided.
The kangditou khan felt too much pressure and resisted cooperation with the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if the Western Wei Dynasty wanted to replace the kongditou khan with this little khan from the south, it would take more than ten or twenty years.
The Khan who controlled the land agreed with all three points raised by Li Tai.
After all, whether he can return to the Turks and how much force he can bring back is still in Li Tai's mind. And generally speaking, these three requirements are not too excessive. In fact, including the attack on Tuyuhun is in the interests of the Turks themselves.
demands.
So both sides reached a new covenant happily based on their own free will. And in order to strengthen the ritual sense of this covenant, Li Tai actually asked the craftsmen accompanying the army to create two golden and jade covenant books, and then in the camp
Witnessed by tens of thousands of Han and Hu people, they swore an oath by killing the white horse and exchanged letters of alliance.
After all this was done, Li Tai began to arrange for the Khan to return to the team.
In order to allow Khan Ditou to more smoothly seize power after returning to the Khan's court, Li Tai released all the powerful Turkic chiefs who had supported the new Khan and allowed them to follow Khan Ditou back to the Khan's court. Only
Only a dozen direct descendants of the Turkic tycoons who were about the same age as the young Khan in the south were left behind, and they were allowed to go with the young Khan to Chang'an to receive education.
As for the soldiers and horses, Li Tai asked the Khan of the controlled area to select 5,000 soldiers from the prisoner camp to accompany him back.
After all, the situation of the battle in Yinshan has not been fully spread yet. If the group in control of the land works quickly, it is entirely possible to return to the Khan Court before the news reaches Mobei, and take over the power smoothly by taking advantage of the remaining power of the Wooden Gun Khan.
On the other hand, if the news reaches the Khan Court first, and the remaining personnel of the Khan Court are well prepared and refuse to accept the rule of the Khan of Kangditou, Li Tai can let all the Turkic prisoners be brought back by Khanditou, even if he himself leads the army.
Going there is just throwing yourself into a trap.
So the important thing in this matter is that the soldiers are very fast, and it doesn't mean much to bring back many troops. Moreover, these Turkic prisoners saw the new Khan running around the camp carrying the old Khan's head. If they really brought back
Too many people will inevitably breed rumors, which will also be detrimental to the establishment of the new Khan's prestige.
Of course, this was all Li Tai's rhetoric instilled in the land-controlling Khan. It cannot be said that he not only had to manage the Hetao, but also had soldiers from the government to confer farmland in Guanzhong, and he also needed slaves and soldiers for service everywhere.
"Thank you very much for Duke Tang's righteousness and kindness. This time I return to Mobei. If I can successfully take over the power, I will be an alliance with Duke Tang forever and will never betray you!"
The Khan who controlled the land also listened to the advice and did not bother much in this regard. He quickly selected the 5,000 men and horses, and then said goodbye to Tang Gong. He led these men and horses from Gaoque garrison to the north and passed through
After Yinshan, he rushed to the Khan Court in a hurry.
After Li Tai sent away the controlled territory here, he also began to pack up and prepare to withdraw his troops and return to Guanzhong.
He had not made public the news about his attack on the Turks before, but as various information about the dispatch of men, horses and materials in the country were gathered, his specific movements must no longer be a secret. In order to stabilize the situation in the country, it is also important to return to the country as soon as possible to report his victory.
As it should be.
However, before leaving, the personnel here in Hetao must be arranged. After the Battle of Yinshan, Li Tai was no longer prepared to maintain the previous control method of just restraining the troops, but wanted to directly garrison the troops.
When he sent out troops before, he had ordered Yuanzhou, Xiazhou, Suizhou and other states to gather their own troops. After the Battle of Yinshan, he ordered these states to go to Lingzhou to gather with 2,000 troops each.
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Since the Six Towns Mutiny, the Hetao Plain has been abandoned for too long, especially the Qentao and Houtao Plains near the Yinshan Mountains. Although they have a certain natural environment, it will take a certain amount of time to develop them again.
The Qiantao Plain is close to Huaishuo, Wuchuan, and the Beishan Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty. If troops are to be stationed for operation, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance and interference of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so Li Tai does not plan to start operations in Qiantao for the time being.
The Yellow River in the Houtao Plain is divided into two branches, the north and the south. The surface water resources are abundant and are more suitable for farming and grazing. However, due to long-term neglect, the river water is often silted up and difficult to use. Systematic management and development are still needed.
It carries a certain size of population to settle and garrison here.
Therefore, Li Tai decided to temporarily set up the military center in the Hetao area in the Xitao Plain where Lingzhou is located, with Helan Mountain at the back and Longyou, Yuanzhou and other places at the bottom.
As for Houtao, a Wuyuan Dingbian fortress was first established at the site of the original Woye town for border patrol and pastoral care, and gradually attempts were made to establish Hubu city-side armed forces relying on the Dingbian fort.
At present, due to limited national strength and border conditions, it is difficult for the Western Wei Dynasty to invest a large amount of human resources in the Hetao area, and it is even more difficult for the Western Wei Dynasty to overhaul the Great Wall on the northern border like the Northern Qi Dynasty.
At the moment, Li Tai can only try his best to coordinate and continue to invest, hoping that in the next few years, he can rely on the Hetao Plain to establish the historical offensive and defensive system of the Turks after the Tang Dynasty's three-shou surrender, cut off the Turks' passage south to herd horses, and take the offensive and defensive initiative.
Keep it firmly in your own hands.
As for the new general area of Lingzhou, Li Tai decided to appoint Li Xian as the general area of Lingzhou after some consideration.
Although the Li family in Gaoping appeared and Li Yuan and his son disrupted the junior high school, the subsequent attitudes and performances of brothers Li Xian and Li Mu also had merit. Especially in this battle of Yinshan, Li Xian took the initiative to take on the task of crossing Yinshan.
The arduous task of ambushing behind enemy lines, fighting with all his life, and finally cooperating with He Ruodun and other pursuers to capture Mugan Khan alive are also worthy of recognition.
At the moment, the Hetao area should take advantage of the great victory to quickly build a personnel framework, but the Bafu does not have sufficient resources to invest here at the moment, and needs to rely on these frontier tycoons to mobilize their local resources to lay a foundation.
Li Xian was very excited when he learned that he had been given such an important position. He bowed deeply in front of Li Tai and said with sobs: "Tang Gong was not dissatisfied because of the ugliness in the family, but he still led a certain person to attack Hu Jiangong. Now he has been given the important task of guarding the country."
, From now on, I will always be a loyal servant of my lord. As long as my lord has orders, I and my subordinates will not hesitate to die!"
It is no wonder that Li Xian expressed such an excited attitude. As early as the Yuwentai period, the Gaoping Li family could be regarded as the leading martial arts sect in Kansai.
When encountering a change of power, their family was already quite sensitive, but as a result, Li Yuan and Li Zhi's team appeared to commit suicide for father and son, which cast an ominous omen on the entire family.
Although Tang Gong was lenient and did not impose any additional punishment except for Li Yuan and his son, and even appointed Li Mu to Jiangling, a place of old achievements. But no one can say whether there will be any personnel consequences in the future.
Then involve their family in political turmoil.
But now Li Xian has been appointed as the general manager of Lingzhou, responsible for the military and political affairs in Hetao. Although the personnel base here is very weak, this appointment also shows that Tang Gong believes that he can not only develop personnel in the frontier, but also guard the important border towns.
He was given double recognition in terms of talent and loyalty, and Li Xian was very excited about it.
Li Tai bent down and helped Li Xian up, pulled him and said with a smile: "The loyalty of Mr. Hexi is commendable. Naturally, I can trust you, so I entrust you with this important task. But if you patrol the border next year and the scenery in this area does not improve, don't blame me for punishing you severely."
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After hearing this, Li Xian quickly lowered his head and said: "My lord, please rest assured. If I do something bad and let the government go into ruins without success, I am willing to accept the death penalty and will never complain!"