Li Shimin received Ashina Simo's memorial on his way back. After reading the memorial, Li Shimin was silent for a long time. Then he closed the memorial, walked out of the room alone, looked up at the moon, and remained silent.
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After the Turkic incident was settled, Li Shimin thought it would calm down for at least a few months. But he didn't expect that trouble would come so quickly.
Xue Yantuo!
A Turk left, and another Xue Yantuo came.
Xue Yantuo was originally one of the Tiele tribes, formed by the merger of Xue and Yantuo tribes.
"Xue Yantuo", the official system and customs are roughly the same as those of the Turks.
During the Daye period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the Eastern Turks were powerful, and all the Tiele tribes living in Mobei belonged to them. At that time, the Chuluo Khan of the Eastern Turks taxed excessively, and the Tiele tribes had quite a lot of complaints. Chuluo heard these complaints.
He was furious and killed more than a hundred chiefs of Tiele. The tribes of Tiele rebelled with force, and together they elected Ge Leng, the leader of Qibi, to be Yi Mozhen Mohe Khan, and Yi Shibo, the leader of Xue Yantuo, to be the young Khan of Yi Zhe.
Turned against the Western Turks and became hostile to the Eastern Turks.
In the year when Li Shimin first ascended the throne of the emperor, the Western Turks were in civil strife and the Nishu fled. The leader of Xue Yantuo, Yi Nan, led his tribe of more than 70,000 households to surrender to the Eastern Turks again. The khan who was expected to be the Eastern Turks was replaced by Chu Luo.
There was a change, but I never expected that Jie Li was a more cruel person than Chu Luo. Yi Nan had no choice but to lead his troops to resist, and Jie Li sent an army to suppress it. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Yi Nan and even recruited into his army.
Many Turkic tribes.
The victory in this battle completely changed the attitude of the Tiele surnames towards the Turks. For the first time, they felt that the seemingly invincible Turks could actually be defeated. That winter, the Tiele surnames recommended Tiele's
The great hero Yi Nan became Khan. Yi Nan did not dare to agree and refused.
At that time, Li Shimin was preparing for the use of troops against the Eastern Turks, uniting all the forces that could be united, and trying every means to weaken the Eastern Turks. After discussion, the officials all believed that uniting with Xue Yantuo would create trouble for the Eastern Turks, drag down their military strength, and align with the interests of the Tang Dynasty. So,
Li Shimin sent guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang to contact Yi Nan secretly, and he named Yi Nan the Pearl Piga Khan and rewarded him with many treasures. Yi Nan was overjoyed, and then he agreed to take over the throne of Great Khan and established the Xueyantuo Khanate.
At the foot of Yudujun Mountain in the desert, he fought against the Eastern Turks. Because he accepted Li Shimin's canonization, Xue Yantuo naturally became a subsidiary vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.
After the establishment of the Xueyantuo Khanate, a few nomadic tribes that had been bullied by the Eastern and Western Turks, such as the Uighurs, Beyegu, Adi, Tongluo, Pugu, and Lin, etc., all joined forces one after another. Xueyantuo's territory also became larger and larger.
It reaches Mohe, West Turks in the west, Shaqi in the south, and Julunshui in the north. It has a population of more than 400,000 and an elite army of 50,000.
As his strength expanded, Xue Yantuo became more and more unscrupulous in his actions. His attitude towards the Eastern Turks became tougher and tougher, and he even used troops for sneak attacks many times. His attitude towards the Tang Dynasty also became arrogant as his abilities improved.
Li Shimin took the overall situation of destroying the Eastern Turks into consideration and did not stop or punish him. Instead, he increased the rewards. This gave Yi Nan the illusion that Xue Yantuo was of great importance to the Tang Dynasty.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, a large number of defeated Turkic tribes were left homeless. They were unwilling to annex the Tang Dynasty, and were unable to join the Western Turks. They had no choice but to go north to join Xue Yantuo. Moreover, after the war, Li Shimin settled the remnants of the Eastern Turks in
As a result, the Shuosai area, which was equally important to the East Turks, was empty of troops. Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to quickly expand his power, occupying most of the former East Turks' territory, and moved the Yazhang from Yudujun Mountain to Duweijie Mountain in Beidudu.
South of the Luo River, it was closer to the border of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, Xue Yantuo had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and reached an unprecedented heyday.
At this time, Xue Yantuo's disloyalty showed up. He no longer treated the envoys of the Tang Dynasty with the same respect as before. He often treated them with contempt and did not take them seriously.
A large part of the reason why Ashina Simo readily agreed to join the annexation was also because of Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo became more and more powerful, and they also coveted the rich grassland in Hetao, but this grassland originally belonged to the Turks, even if it was not so
After all, before the East and West Turks were divided, this was where the royal court was, and it was impossible to go there. If Xue Yantuo wanted to seize this pasture, he would have to fight.
In recent months, frictions have been common. The Turks have never won a single victory. On the contrary, the armies of Li Xiaogong and Li Ji are approaching. Xue Yantuo has restrained himself a lot. The men and horses have withdrawn to the other side of the river, and there is no direct confrontation with the Tang army.
conflict.
After the annexation, this group of Turks became the real people of the Tang Dynasty. If Xue Yantuo dared to harass the Tang Dynasty again, it would be equivalent to starting a war with the Tang Dynasty. Although Xue Yantuo was powerful, it was only compared to the current weak Eastern Turks.
That said, when facing the Tang Dynasty, Ashina Simo still firmly believed that the Tang Dynasty would definitely win.
This was Ashina Simo's perspective on thinking about things, but for Li Shimin, that was not what he was thinking about.
In fact, as an opponent, Li Shimin has never taken Xue Yantuo seriously. Regardless of how many elite soldiers Xue Yantuo has now, in Li Shimin's eyes, he is just a chicken and a tile dog, not worth mentioning at all.
The reason is simple. Xueyantuo is a typical tribal country, and its ethnic composition is very complex. It expands too fast, and its personnel are mixed. If the war goes well and the army roars by, there will be no problem. Once
When encountering a hard fight and the war becomes intense, this loosely organized country of tribes will soon fall apart.
If they fight, Li Shimin doesn't need to worry about it at all. Li Ji's 20,000 troops are enough to overthrow Xue Yantuo's 100,000 men. Li Shimin is not afraid of fighting, but is afraid of the energy involved.
Whether it is Li Xiaogong or Li Ji, Li Shimin has prepared the troops to fight against Goguryeo. In Li Shimin's eyes, only Goguryeo can be regarded as an opponent. If he fights Xue Yantuo at this time, he will definitely be divided.
At least 20,000 people were sent to fight Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo's territory was so large. If Yi Nan wanted to delay it, it would be too easy for him to delay it for a year and a half. If he wanted to use troops against Goguryeo next year, without 20,000 people,
It may determine whether the war can be won.
Li Shimin regarded the war against Goguryeo as the last and most glorious battle in his life. He would not let Xue Yantuo ruin his hard-won victory.
This is one of them. At that time, Li Shimin was preparing for the use of troops against the East Turks, uniting all the forces that could be united and trying every means to weaken the East Turks. After discussion, the officials all believed that uniting with Xue Yantuo would create trouble for the East Turks, drag down their forces, and join the general movement.
The interests of the Tang Dynasty. So Li Shimin sent the guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang to contact Yi Nan secretly, and worshiped Yi Nan as Pearl Piga Khan, and rewarded him with many treasures. Yi Nan was overjoyed, and then he agreed to take over the throne of Great Khan and established Xue Yantuo.
The Khanate was established at the foot of Yudujun Mountain in the desert to compete with the Eastern Turks. Because it accepted Li Shimin's canonization, Xue Yantuo naturally became a subsidiary vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.
After the establishment of the Xueyantuo Khanate, a few nomadic tribes that had been bullied by the Eastern and Western Turks, such as the Uighurs, Beyegu, Adi, Tongluo, Pugu, and Lin, etc., all joined forces one after another. Xueyantuo's territory also became larger and larger.
It reaches Mohe, West Turks in the west, Shaqi in the south, and Julunshui in the north. It has a population of more than 400,000 and an elite army of 50,000.
As his strength expanded, Xue Yantuo became more and more unscrupulous in his actions. His attitude towards the Eastern Turks became stronger and tougher, and he even used troops for sneak attacks many times. His attitude towards the Tang Dynasty also became arrogant as his abilities improved.
Li Shimin took the overall situation of destroying the Eastern Turks into consideration and did not stop or punish him. Instead, he increased the rewards. This gave Yi Nan the illusion that Xue Yantuo was of great importance to the Tang Dynasty.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, a large number of defeated Turkic tribes were left homeless. They were unwilling to annex the Tang Dynasty, and were unable to join the Western Turks. They had no choice but to go north to join Xue Yantuo. Moreover, after the war, Li Shimin settled the remnants of the Eastern Turks in
As a result, the Shuosai area, which was equally important to the East Turks, was empty of troops. Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to quickly expand his power, occupying most of the former East Turks' territory, and moved the Yazhang from Yudujun Mountain to Duweijie Mountain in Beidudu.
South of the Luo River, it was closer to the border of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, Xue Yantuo had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and reached an unprecedented heyday.
At this time, Xue Yantuo's disloyalty showed up. He no longer treated the envoys of the Tang Dynasty with the same respect as before. He often treated them with contempt and did not take them seriously.
A large part of the reason why Ashina Simo readily agreed to join the annexation was also because of Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo became more and more powerful, and they also coveted the rich grassland in Hetao, but this grassland originally belonged to the Turks, even if it was not so
After all, before the East and West Turks were divided, this was where the royal court was, and it was impossible to go there. If Xue Yantuo wanted to seize this pasture, he would have to fight.
In recent months, frictions have been common. The Turks have never won a single victory. On the contrary, the armies of Li Xiaogong and Li Ji are approaching. Xue Yantuo has restrained himself a lot. The men and horses have withdrawn to the other side of the river, and there is no direct confrontation with the Tang army.
conflict.
After the annexation, this group of Turks became the real people of the Tang Dynasty. If Xue Yantuo dared to harass the Tang Dynasty again, it would be equivalent to starting a war with the Tang Dynasty. Although Xue Yantuo was powerful, it was only compared to the current weak Eastern Turks.
That said, when facing the Tang Dynasty, Ashina Simo still firmly believed that the Tang Dynasty would definitely win.
This was Ashina Simo's perspective on thinking about things, but for Li Shimin, that was not what he was thinking about.
In fact, as an opponent, Li Shimin has never taken Xue Yantuo seriously. Regardless of how many elite soldiers Xue Yantuo has now, in Li Shimin's eyes, he is just a chicken and a tile dog, not worth mentioning at all.
The reason is simple. Xueyantuo is a typical tribal country, and its ethnic composition is very complex. It expands too fast, and its personnel are mixed. If the war goes well and the army roars by, there will be no problem. Once
When encountering a hard fight and the war becomes intense, this loosely organized country of tribes will soon fall apart.
If they fight, Li Shimin doesn't need to worry about it at all. Li Ji's 20,000 troops are enough to overthrow Xue Yantuo's 100,000 men. Li Shimin is not afraid of fighting, but is afraid of the energy involved.
Whether it is Li Xiaogong or Li Ji, Li Shimin has prepared the troops to fight against Goguryeo. In Li Shimin's eyes, only Goguryeo can be regarded as an opponent. If he fights Xue Yantuo at this time, he will definitely be divided.
At least 20,000 people were sent to fight Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo's territory was so large. If Yi Nan wanted to delay it, it would be too easy for him to delay it for a year and a half. If he wanted to use troops against Goguryeo next year, without 20,000 people,
It may determine whether the war can be won.
Li Shimin regarded the war against Goguryeo as the last and most glorious battle in his life. He would not let Xue Yantuo ruin his hard-won victory.
This is one of them,
At that time, Li Shimin was preparing for the use of troops against the Eastern Turks, uniting all the forces that could be united, and trying every means to weaken the Eastern Turks. After discussion, the officials all believed that uniting with Xue Yantuo would create trouble for the Eastern Turks, drag down their military strength, and align with the interests of the Tang Dynasty. So,
Li Shimin sent guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang to contact Yi Nan secretly, and he named Yi Nan the Pearl Piga Khan and rewarded him with many treasures. Yi Nan was overjoyed, and then he agreed to take over the throne of Great Khan and established the Xueyantuo Khanate.
At the foot of Yudujun Mountain in the desert, he fought against the Eastern Turks. Because he accepted Li Shimin's canonization, Xue Yantuo naturally became a subsidiary vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.
After the establishment of the Xueyantuo Khanate, a few nomadic tribes that had been bullied by the Eastern and Western Turks, such as the Uighurs, Beyegu, Adi, Tongluo, Pugu, and Lin, etc., all joined forces one after another. Xueyantuo's territory also became larger and larger.
It reaches Mohe, West Turks in the west, Shaqi in the south, and Julunshui in the north. It has a population of more than 400,000 and an elite army of 50,000.
As his strength expanded, Xue Yantuo became more and more unscrupulous in his actions. His attitude towards the Eastern Turks became stronger and tougher, and he even used troops for sneak attacks many times. His attitude towards the Tang Dynasty also became arrogant as his abilities improved.
Li Shimin took the overall situation of destroying the Eastern Turks into consideration and did not stop or punish him. Instead, he increased the rewards. This gave Yi Nan the illusion that Xue Yantuo was of great importance to the Tang Dynasty.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, a large number of defeated Turkic tribes were left homeless. They were unwilling to annex the Tang Dynasty, and were unable to join the Western Turks. They had no choice but to go north to join Xue Yantuo. Moreover, after the war, Li Shimin settled the remnants of the Eastern Turks in
The Hetao area was removed from the Hetao area, leaving the equally important Shuosai area of the East Turks empty of troops. Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to rapidly expand his power, occupying most of the former East Turks' territory, and moved the Yazhang from Yu Dujun Mountain to