Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1209 The image of the storm
Different from the original time and space, the Tang Dynasty in this life showed extremely sharp military fronts a few years in advance. Tuyuhun, Turks, and the tribes that suffered bloody blows in Yanmen Pass and Guji Town all clearly saw a powerful The Central Plains Empire is rising, and it is rising extremely rapidly.

For hundreds of years, the powerful Rouran and Turks have overwhelmed the Central Plains. Although there are divisions and internal strife on the grasslands, in general, they have a condescending attitude towards the Central Plains.

Even though Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, once appeared in the Central Plains, Shibi Khan soon trapped his son in Yanmen and told Yang Guang, whose eyes were swollen from crying... how powerful the Turks were.

But Yi Nan, like Dubu Khan and Tuli Khan, was well versed in Sinology and had read history books.

They all know that in the history of the Central Plains, when the Han country is no longer divided, the tribes outside the Great Wall will face a crisis.

There are two similar examples, and there are only two, one is the Early Han Dynasty, and the other is the Later Han Dynasty. Except for the short-lived Qin and Sui dynasties, in the unified country, both Han Dynasties suffered the humiliation of the Xiongnu for a time, but in the short-term After enduring, the Han army conquered the grassland and reached as far as Mobei.

Ordinary Hu people do not remember, but Yi Nan, Dubu Khan, and Tuli Khan all remember those names that have left their mark forever in the history of the Han people.

Wei Qing, who left the fortress seven times, made "There is no royal court in the south of the desert", and Huo Qubing, who sealed the wolf in Xu and made the Xiongnu lament.

Chen Tang, who went on an expedition to foreign lands and said "those who openly attack the strong Han will be punished no matter how far away"; Ban Chao, who went deep into the tiger's den to kill the envoys at night to reach the Western Regions; Dou Xian, who defeated Shi Yanran and drove the Huns to Europe...

Therefore, how can others be allowed to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? It could be said by the Tang Dynasty, it could be said by the Turks, or it could be said by Xue Yantuo.

Especially when the Turkic vitality was severely damaged, how could Xue Yantuo not be afraid of the powerful Tang army?

What's more, Zhang Zhongjian once sent scouts north to gather information. In a small tribe, the scouts were speechless when they heard such a title, "Huo Qubing of Tang Dynasty".

Similar descriptions are also found in Chang'an, but because of Huo Qubing's early death and Li Yuan's trust in Li Shan, no one mentions them now. Instead, word has begun to spread on the grasslands about the champion who once made the Huns mourn hundreds of years ago.

After all, the two are so similar. In addition to their life experiences that are unknown to outsiders, and their military exploits and youth that are visible to everyone, both of them kill very hard. Li Shan has faced off against Jingguan more than once or twice, and Huo Qubing has been in the desert. The North has no logistics, and basically adopts the three-guang policy of grabbing all, killing all, and burning all.

Yi Nan knew one thing very well. In the mind of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there was no essential difference between Xue Yantuo and the Turks. They were both grassland barbarian tribes.

If the rise of the Tang Dynasty cannot be interrupted, or if it cannot deal a heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty and lead to the destruction of the Turks, then the next one can only be Xue Yantuo.

The Tiele people represented by Yi Nan do not just think about the destruction of the Turks. What they want is to become the new generation overlord of the grassland just like the Turks replaced Rouran.

This point of view put forward by Li Shan made Li Yuan think deeply. He began to face the possibility of Xue Yantuo joining forces with the Turks. Li Shimin had some estimates of this. He thought that if Huairen's thinking was correct, then this time it might be possible. The largest barbarian invasion experienced by the Sui and Tang dynasties occurred.

It has been nearly ten years since the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty. Although the Turks' horseshoes spread all over Hebei, Hedong, Guannei, and Longyou. Jieli Khan also led more than [-] cavalry to attack Hedong twice, but it is obviously not comparable to this time.

On the one hand, it has a wide scope. Not to mention Hebei, at least the war has started in Hedong, and Tuli Khan has already taken action. Nadubu Khan cannot sit idly by.On the other hand, there is the size of the troops. Two consecutive defeats in a few years have severely weakened the Turks' vitality. If the Ashina clan wants to maintain their position on the grassland and maintain their prestige and control over other tribes, they will inevitably come out in force this time.

Li Shimin calculated in his mind that when he first entered the battlefield at the age of 15, it was the former Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang who was trapped in Yanmen. At that time, Khan sent nearly 30 troops. If Xue Yantuo participated in the war this time, the number of troops might exceed 20. huge.

In the Linhu Palace, the atmosphere was a little depressing.

Originally, Li Yuan was not too worried about this war, because his continuous defeats of Tuyuhun and Turks over the years gave him enough confidence. But now after listening to Li Shan's analysis and Li Shimin's implicit approval, he suddenly became numb.

Thinking that this was the starting point for creating a prosperous age... Li Yuan indeed thought so. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that the second son could do better than himself.

But I didn't expect to suddenly find that the country was in danger of overthrowing... Since the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, although there have been battles in Shandong and Hebei, the Battle of Jianghuai, and the Battle of Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, the situation has never been so dangerous.

Is Li Shan exaggerating? But looking at the expression on the other person's face, and then looking at the face of the second son Li Shimin, Li Yuan could only rub his eyebrows vigorously. Although Dou Gui and Zhaojun Wang Li Xiaogong also entered Lingyan Pavilion, the world Two of the three recognized coaches share a common point of view...

It sounds a bit unfounded, but Li Shan can confirm this matter most likely, because Hou Chen's caravan was as far away as Wuyuan County and the north of Liangzhou, and someone once saw Turkic envoys appearing in the Xueyantuo tribe. Considering that the capital Bu Khan already maintained a good relationship with the Tiele tribes. Even after killing Jieli Khan, he relied on Tiele to confront Tuli Khan. The possibility of the two sides joining forces was very high.

Moreover, the personal guards sent back by Zhang Zhongjian also mentioned this. There were many changes in Liangzhou, where Hu and Han people lived together, and there were many Tiele tribes.

He never had a chance to express these concerns. Until today, Li Shan looked at Li Yuan's expression and wondered if he had said it too seriously.

But Li Shimin is very calm... Also, in history, Jieli Khan even drank from the Mawei River, but this guy can still lead several people to meet him. Not to mention other things, his courage is the best in history.

Li Yuan hesitated for a while, then looked sideways at Li Shimin, "Back then, the Youzhou Army achieved victory against Hu Duo..."

The so-called Youzhou Army is the Tianjie Army currently stationed in Longyou Hezhou, a direct descendant of Luo Yi, King of Yan County.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Shan and said, "Father, Uncle Wang Huai'an is afraid that it will be difficult to control the Tianjie Army."

Li Shan and Li Shimin have long discussed that if there is any change in the East Palace or Pei Shiju, the Tianjie Army will definitely be an extremely important chess piece. Under the current situation, unless Luo Yi stops, Li Shentong will definitely not be able to command the Tianjie Army. Save the army.

What's more, Li Shentong... This can be regarded as a battlefield veteran in Li Tang's clan, but he has basically never won. He has lost to Yu Wenhuaji, Dou Jiande, and Liu Heitai. Now he is the marching commander of Longyou Road. It's really unsettling.

Seeing that Li Yuan's face was so wrinkled that he couldn't see it, Li Shan had to shed tears for him in his heart. Daizhou, Lingzhou, Longyou, and Hebei seemed to be uneasy, even Yanzhou Road... Yang Ze, Hu Yan, Duan Decao and other old subordinates were also wary of Li Jing. After all, everyone knew what the Duke Dai had done back then.

(End of this chapter)