The old emperor was placed under house arrest, and the prince and King Qi died.
After Jie Li heard the news, he was not rejoicing at first, but felt heavy.
"What do those Tang people who beat them to death have to do with us Turks? Let's just drink, roast sheep, and sing!" Ye Hu Astaqi, who was sitting at the bottom, said loudly.
Another Ye Hu, Lakhnu, also echoed: "Whether it's the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, they are all my great Turks' ministers!"
This is not nonsense.
In fact, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Gui, and Gao Kaidao disciples, although they took the title of lord, they all became ministers in the north and received the title of Khan.
Even the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, once bowed his head to the north.
The military strength of the Turks cannot be underestimated. Especially the existing Liangshidu, if there were no Turks to support it, its small territory could be wiped out by the Tang Dynasty with a wave of its hand.
Zhao Yande spoke at this time: "Central Plains Hanwu, I wonder if you all know it!"
"Who is it? If you meet him on the battlefield, tell him to kneel in front of the horse!" A stout man stood up. He was the number one general under Jie Li, with dual bloodlines of Turkic and Western Asia, and blue eyes.
, red hair. Known as the Desert Blood Wolf in the grasslands.
The pride of the Ash tribe, Ash Ling!
Zhao Yande smiled without saying a word!
Jie Li smashed the silver bowl in his hand and said: "Get out, gather the troops and horses, and be the vanguard for Ben Khan!"
"Kill!" Ashling screamed and rushed out.
Who is Hanwu?
Ashi didn't know, but Jieli Khan knew it very well. He also knew what Zhao Yande meant when he said this. In the history of the Han people in the Central Plains, there was such a legendary emperor whose generals traveled across the entire grassland with iron cavalry.
, there was a wailing on the grassland!
The Turks are descendants of the Huns, and they will never forget this history.
Even if hundreds of years have passed, even if thousands of years have passed, the eagle on the grassland will not forget this period of history.
"That's right, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty." Jieli Khan clenched his fist tightly. He had heard of Li Shimin, the overlord of the world. Most of the world of the Tang Dynasty was conquered by this young King of Qin, and now this tiger has swallowed him up.
Without the cowardly Crown Prince and King Qi, the Tang Dynasty would turn into a ferocious beast in just a few years.
The Turks and the prairie will once again be ravaged by the Han cavalry!
"Great Khan, do you want to send troops?" Zhao Yande spoke again.
"To fight, we must weaken the Tang people, pay tribute every year, and weaken the strength of the Tang people. When this Khan integrates all the forces on the grassland, he will definitely capture Chang'an City!" Jieli Khan said ambitiously.
In the big tent, headed by the wise kings on the left and right, they shouted in unison.
Zhao Yande bowed deeply: "The Great Khan is wise, I have a plan to offer!"
"Tell me!" Jie Li was very happy. The information provided by Zhao Yande this time was very good. It would be extremely beneficial for the Great Turks to send troops when the political situation of the Tang Dynasty was unstable.
"Master Liang is definitely not following the Great Khan sincerely, so it is better to let him send troops first to test a few things. Then we, the Great Turks, sent envoys to express our congratulations and forged a brotherly alliance with the Tang Dynasty. At this time, each ministry sent troops to raid Chang'an City
, I’ll tell you what we should do after we capture Chang’an!”
What a wise statement.
We have already captured Chang'an, do we still need to use tactics at that time?
Jieli Khan laughed loudly: "Okay, very good. Let the young man of the Yang family also send troops, saying that he will help him revive the Sui Dynasty."
"Khan Yingming!" Zhao Yande bowed again and exited the tent with a smile. Almost everyone showed disgust towards Zhao Yande, and not a single Turkic general looked favorably upon him.
Jieli Khan immediately began to mobilize his troops. Zhao Yande, an obedient and smart dog, must be raised well.
After making arrangements for several important tribes, Jieli Khan's eyes stopped on one person: "Ashnashi Bobi!"
Ashina Shibobi is the nephew of Jieli, the youngest Khan, also known as Tuli Khan!
"You and the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty are sworn brothers. Where will you be in this battle?"
"For the great Turks, let the Khan do whatever he wants!" Tuli Khan could only reply, even if he was unwilling to fight this battle.
"Very good, you can take your troops and horses with me and accompany the Khan's army!" Jieli didn't trust Tuli very much, so he felt relieved to keep him by his side. Especially in the battle against the Tang Dynasty, Tuli had no choice but to command Tuli before the battle.
Listen to the order. Staying on the grassland is actually a big trouble, just in case.
After all, Jieli's position as Khan was not so glorious.
Tu Li stood up and listened to the order, but he could not refute the reality at this time.
The Turks began to mobilize soldiers and horses. The mobilization of the Turks was different from that of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty soldiers were fighting soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers were auxiliary soldiers, miscellaneous soldiers, and service soldiers were clearly divided. There were also special arrangements and mobilizations for logistics, food and grass, etc.
Turks are very simple, they just move the entire clan.
The strong men are the soldiers, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers.
Then the whole family catches up with the sheep and pulls into the cart. This is the beginning of the expedition.
Sheep are the property of the family and the ration of the army.
During the war, the soldiers rushed forward, and everyone rushed forward to grab things. Even the old men and women of the Turks were stained with the blood of the Tang people. They were a true nation with the wolf as their totem, bloodthirsty, warlike, and ferocious.
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The actual number of the 100,000 Turkic troops was feared to be as high as 500,000.
Compared with Luo Yi, who claims to be 50,000, but whose actual combat strength is less than 10,000, the Turks are exactly the opposite. Especially when it comes to robbery, the Turks' 100,000-strong army can claim to have a robbery capability of one million.
Even a ten-year-old child dares to go into the city with a knife and steal things.
This is Turk!
Descendants of the Huns, wolves on the grasslands.
The Turks took action, and the first group to set off was Ashling's vanguard. The main task of this group was to clear the way.
The second batch of people set off, but they were going to Liang Shidu.
This team, in the name of envoys, numbered three thousand people.
The last batch consisted of only a team of 500 people, and a Turkic special agent led the team to Chang'an City to form an alliance.
In the wind and sand, a small group of Han merchants came to the Turkic Khan City with supplies. In order to make it easier to attack southward, Jieli Khan moved his Khan Court from Yudujin Mountain in Mobei to the south of Yinshan Mountain.
According to the modern location, it is north of Baotou and west of Hohhot.
The caravan of Li Chang and others set out from Lingzhou and arrived here in only two days. The Turks are very welcoming to merchants, because Li Chang and others brought salt and porcelain that the Turks needed, as well as
It had been more than a month since a merchant had brought out any silk. Even though there was only one piece of silk, it still made the Turks happy.
At the same time, Li Chang also brought news.
The Tang Dynasty prohibited the sale of silk, so the price of silk sold to foreign merchants was raised to one hundred guan per piece.
"You should submit to our great Turks." A Tutun man patted Li Chang on the shoulder and said loudly.
Tutun is a kind of Turkic local official. In wartime, he is also an officer in charge of small troops and logistics. This Tutun has received the order to send troops and gave Li Chang 20 high-quality rubies from West Asia: "
Tell us about the situation in Chang'an, and these gems will be used to exchange for your silk."
Li Chang is not a newcomer.
As a Tiance internal guard for many years, he has his own way of survival.
"This few gems are not enough for my silk coins!" Li Chang expressed dissatisfaction with the price.
"Grant you a county!"
"Empty promises are not as good as real things!" Li Chang was still dissatisfied.
A piece of gold weighing two kilograms was placed in front of Li Chang: "Tell us, how is Chang'an City now?"
"Chaos, just the word chaos." Li Chang said while biting the large piece of gold with his teeth: "There are killings everywhere, and all the people of the former prince were killed. When I came out, I heard that the prince
The whole family was killed except for a few women. On the way, the homes of officials from several states were also ransacked."
This was excellent news. Tutun took note of it and prepared to leave.
Li Chang said at this time: "If you can get a few more pieces of gold like this, I have another piece of good news!"
"Tell me the news first!"
"Give me gold first!" Merchant Li Chang's face made the Turkic official angry, but he knew the news. After thinking about it, he said: "Just wait!"
While Li Chang was waiting, he arranged for one of his subordinates to leave, and the first-hand information was sent out first.
Not long after, a man of obvious noble status appeared in front of Li Chang. The Tutun man introduced him: "This is King Zuo Xian, tell me your news quickly."
"Just four words, four pieces of gold!" Li Chang's hand kept touching the piece of gold.
The greedy Tang people and Zhao Yande were both despicable things. With contempt in their eyes, four pieces of gold weighing two kilograms were thrown in front of Li Chang.