During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the autumn wind blows, and the fruits are fragrant. On the Weibei Plain, sorghum, millet, millet, millet, soybeans, and sesame are all ripe one after another.
It's just that this year, there is neither the joy of harvest nor the lively harvest scene on the plains.
The food that the people in Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty had worked hard to grow had grown over a long season, but at this time, the Turks were trampling on it and snatching it away.
Jieli moved from Wugong to Jingyang. The mighty people and horses were overwhelming. The Turks unscrupulously herded their horses, cattle and sheep in the farmland, eating the crops to their heart's content. The full grain fed the Turks' cattle, horses and sheep until they were full of fat.
Jieli Khan looked at the fat cattle, sheep and war horses, but he was not happy. His eyes were full of worry, and his brows were furrowed.
"Li Shimin still refuses to agree?"
Zhi lost his thoughts and felt the great dissatisfaction of the Khan, but he could only reply helplessly, "No matter how I threatened, Li Shimin was not afraid. I felt that it was not pretending to be calm, but that he was really confident."
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Jie Li gritted his teeth, "Where does he get the confidence? He rebelled to seize the throne, his foundation is unstable, and the people are not attached to him. At this time, we have reached Guanzhong in one fell swoop and have reached outside Chang'an. Where does he get the confidence?"
"Great Khan, the people of Tang Dynasty are more united than we expected. Although the three kings Li Youliang of Liangzhou, Li Daozong of Lingzhou, and Li Yi of Jingzhou do not dare to fight with us, Li Jing, Chai Shao, Qin Qiong and others are very brave, even us
No one expected that Li Shimin would personally lead his troops to attack the camp in the middle of the night..."
"I have been traveling to Chang'an these days and found that although the city of Chang'an is a little tense, there is not much panic. Food prices have increased a lot, but there has been no famine. The soldiers and people in Chang'an trust Li Shimin very much, especially after Kang Sumi was defeated and captured.
, the people of Chang'an are less and less afraid of us."
Jie Li let out a long sigh.
Now he is riding a tiger in a difficult position.
"You were in Chang'an, but did you find out what kind of thunder and explosion weapon the Tang people used?"
"I found out that the weapon is called Palm Thunder, and it was made by the white-robed steward who was once offered a bounty by the Great Khan Qianniu."
"Thunder in the Palm, what on earth is that?" Jieli asked. The Turks were defeated by this kind of thing several times. Some surviving defeated soldiers described it as the Tang Dynasty people summoning thunder. Jieli didn't believe it at all. The Turks worshiped the god Tengri.
, worship wolves and believe that everything in the world is given by the immortal god.
But as the Great Khan, he also knew that even the Turkic Great Shaman did not have the ability to summon thunder and lightning.
He even believed that it was a mysterious weapon of the Tang people.
"There are many legends in Chang'an City. Some people say that the master of Wu Huaiyu, the white-robed general manager, is the Immortal Master Xiaoyaozi of Louguan. Xiaoyaozi can do anything, including the method of summoning thunder from the sky.
Some people also say that the thunder in the palm is the divine thunder summoned by Wu Huaiyu using the method of talisman and seal script. Others say that it is an elixir refined using the Taoist alchemy method, which explodes when exposed to fire..."
"Have you seen Wu Huaiyu in Chang'an?"
"I've seen him from a distance. I found out that he was previously appointed by Li Shimin as the commander of the Ordnance Supervisor Shenji Workshop. He was later promoted to the Weapon Supervisor Junior Superintendent. Recently, he was suddenly dismissed. This Shenji Workshop is heavily guarded. I guess
This is where the Palm Thunder is made."
Jie Li frowned even more tightly, "The people of the Tang Dynasty specially built a Shenji Workshop. Doesn't that mean that this kind of palm thunder can be produced continuously, and we will have to face more of these things in the future?"
A nobleman said from the side: "This palm thunder can only make loud noises and splash sparks. It is nothing special. As long as you pay more attention, it is no more powerful than a rocket."
Jie Li disagreed with his words and was defeated by Tang Ren's palm thunder several times, which shows that this thing is very powerful.
"We must find a way to get this secret method of palm thunder."
The noble said: "Just send someone to assassinate the white-robed manager, and it will be over."
Jie Li thought for a while and said, "This white-robed manager Wu Huaiyu really deserves to be killed. I'll leave this matter to you."
"Si Li, you go to Chang'an City again and tell Li Shimin that this great Khan is willing to make peace with the Tang Dynasty and withdraw his troops. Our conditions are also very simple. As long as the Tang Kingdom controls Shuozhou and Yunzhou north of Yanmen Pass, and Guanzhong Qingzhou Baiyu
The Ling, Yan, Xia, Shou, Yin, Sheng, and Feng lands to the north of the mountain are all ceded to me, the Turks, for herding horses and sheep, so I am willing to make an alliance with him and swear to never do it again, and I will give him good horses.
Three thousand, and twenty thousand cattle and sheep.”
These places that Jie Li mentioned are now in the hands of the rebel king Liang Shidu. The Tang Dynasty used Lingzhou as its base camp and continued to attack and defend with Liang Shidu. It once recaptured many places, such as Xia Yushe
Set up Wai Wucheng, which was a military city built within the territory of Yanzhou by Li Daozong before he attacked it.
However, Feng won the two prefectures, but they had already been under actual control of the Turks. In the first year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty designated Wuyuan County as Fengzhou in the Sui Dynasty and established a general administration office. However, in the sixth year of Wude, Fengzhou was abolished and there would be no more.
Many officials and people all evacuated to Qingzhou. From then on, Fengsheng and Fengsheng in Hetao were handed over to the Turks.
Xitao Xitao Yinchuan Plain is the present-day Lingzhou of the Tang Dynasty. It is still firmly in the hands of the Tang Dynasty. It is also an important place to conquer Shuofang and Liang's capital and to defend against Turks.
However, Fengzhou and Shengzhou in Dongtao were all occupied by Turks, and the Fengzhou area was where Yu She's court tent was located.
Among Jie Li's demands for the west, in fact, only one Lingzhou is now owned by the Tang Dynasty, but this Lingzhou is also something that the Tang Dynasty will never give up.
As for Daibeishuo, Yun Erzhou and Tang Dynasty in the east, it is impossible to give up. Even though they are vast and sparsely populated, they are strategically important places.
"Great Khan, Emperor Tang will not agree to this request."
"I have sent an army of 200,000 cavalry to the south. You can't let me return empty-handed. I agreed, but I, the Turks, with 200,000 cavalry, will not agree.
Jie Li swung his horsewhip and said to him irritably: "Of course, if Li Shimin really refuses to give in, you can also give in appropriately. We don't need Lingzhou, but the Tang State must also admit that it will no longer invade our Turkic vassal Liang."
There are also the Yanxia prefectures in the capital of the division. If Li Shimin still refuses, he can give in one more step. Shuozhou is no longer wanted, but Li Tang is not allowed to invade Dingxiangyun Prefecture again. "
Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Yunzhou are all now controlled by Turks.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Fengzhou was the Wuyuan County. Zhang Changxun, the general guard, took advantage of the chaos to seize the regime. In order to protect himself, he attached himself to the Turks and was awarded the title of "Celite Qin". After Li Yuan entered Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty, he went up to join Li Yuan. Li Yuan
Convert the county to a state and grant him the title of General Manager of Fengzhou.
Shengzhou, also known as Yulin County in the Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Zuo Yiwei Guo Zihe was exiled to Yulin. Taking advantage of the famine in the county, he led 18 people to capture the county magistrate and kill him. He opened a warehouse to stockpile grain, recruited troops and horses, and separatized Yulin. He called himself King Yongle, and to the south
He united with Liang Shidu and served the Turks in the north. The Turks named him Emperor Pingyang, but Guo Zihe did not dare to accept it and changed the title to Wulishe.
In the first year of Wude, Guo Zihe also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of General Manager of Lingzhou, and later became the General Manager of Yunzhou. When Li Shimin and Wang Shichong fought in the Central Plains, Guo Zihe not only fought with Liang Shidu, but also directly fought with the Turks
Get started.
Later, Guo Zihe was defeated, and Li Yuan asked him to take all his troops to move south and settle in Yanzhou. After that, he entered the dynasty and served Liu Heita for his meritorious service. He was given the surname Li, was given the title of General Zuo Wuwei, and was granted the title of Duke of the State of Xi.
Yunzhou and Shengzhou were naturally controlled by the Turks, and only Shuozhou remained outside Yanmen Pass.
Speaking of which, areas such as Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Yunzhou have not been under actual control since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. They were separatist regimes that rebelled against the king and submitted to the emperor. For example, when Zhang Changxun was the general manager of Fengzhou, Li Yuan did not trust him, and once
Li Tang sent Li Jiancheng to attack Zhang Changxun, and finally forced Zhang Changxun to enter the court and worship General You Wuhou. However, under the huge pressure from the Turks, Li Tang finally gave up all his victory to the Turks in order to concentrate on fighting for the Central Plains.
That’s how Yu Sheshe came up with the idea of going south to the Hetao to get dental implants.
This Turkic invasion was very smooth at the beginning, much smoother than Jieli's invasion of Taiyuan last year. Although they plundered almost the entire Hedong last year, in the final battle of Taigu, although tens of thousands of Tang army Zhang Jin were killed, it was still a bloody battle.
On that day, the Turks also suffered heavy casualties.
This year started smoothly, but now that the battle has reached the Guanzhong Plain, it is a bit difficult to get off, especially since the way here has been blocked by the Tang army. Li Jing, Chai Shao, Fan Xing, and Xue Wanche blocked the door and refused to follow Tang Jun.
If the DPRK negotiates peace, they will have to fight back, but facing a dangerous and fortified city will give the Turks a headache.
"This is the bottom line of the Great Khan. If Li Tang refused to even agree to this, then the Great Khan would lead these 100,000 cavalry to the east to defeat Tongguan and Pujing Pass, kill to Hedong and Henan, and defeat the Central Plains.
Heartfelt!"
"No one can stop my hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry from coming and going freely."
"As long as he agrees to my conditions, we will return north immediately."
At this time, Jie Li was still unwilling to give up the Hetao and Daibei territory easily. He even wanted to defend Liang Shidu, the last rebel king in the Central Plains, to the end.
The purpose was of course to make the Tang Dynasty lose thousands of miles of depth, so that the two core towns of Lingzhou and Bingzhou would be directly exposed to the iron hoof of the Turks. The Turks could threaten the heart of the Tang Dynasty and even the capital at any time.
As long as these lands are not lost, the Turks will always be in an invincible position when facing Li Tang.
If I didn’t take advantage this time, I’ll try again next year!
"Then Wu Huaiyu must die!"
Jieli made harsh words and issued a killing order. This guy made Jieli itchy with hatred.
"It would be even better if we could capture him alive and tie him back. Then we can get the secret of the Palm Thunder from him. We will no longer be afraid of the Tang people's secret weapon, and it can even be used by us."
"The Great Khan is wise and mighty!"
Jieli looked proud. There were many Turks in Chang'an City. Jieli didn't think it would be difficult to kidnap a small military attache.
He looked at the golden crops in front of him, raised his whip and pointed at it, "Send the order, hurry up and harvest these grains in the fields. Even if the negotiation is successful, don't leave it to the Tang people."
