Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1239
"Too far."

"Hard to say."

The previous sentence is Ling Jing's question. If the Turks really want to seize the Longyou Road, considering the troops carried by Dubu Khan and the fact that the northern side of Liangzhou has actually become the territory of the Tiele tribes in recent years... because Xue Yantuo was once attached to Western Turks, so the East Turkic army is unlikely to invade Longyou Road from Liangzhou. The only possibility is the Tiele tribe's army.

But now Yi Nan, the leader of Xue Yantuo, is far away in Yudujun Mountain in Mobei. Will he really send troops at such a long distance?

The last sentence was Li Shan's answer. The distance was too far, which was not a problem. On the one hand, although this war would not last long, it would not be over in a short time. If Xue Yantuo wanted to send troops, it would be in time.

On the other hand, it was because Dubu Khan stormed the Mingsha camp and refused to move his troops, and did not divide his troops to plunder Yanzhou and Huizhou. Maybe he was not waiting for Tuli Khan, but for Xue Yantuo... From the geographical point of view Judging from the position, Tuli Khan was far away in Dai and cooperated with Dubu Khan. Even if there had been an agreement, it would be difficult to form a tacit understanding. After all, there were no mobile phones in this era.

But Xue Yantuo is different. Although Yi Nan is far away in Yudujun Mountain in Mobei, the territory between the Eastern and Western Turks is the territory of the Tiele tribes that have gradually taken shape, and Dubu Khan can form a large-scale outflanking tactic. .

Li Shan told the story slowly, and at the last moment he emphasized: "And there is Pei Shiju."

Pei Shiju's unusual behavior today cannot be unreasonable, and Li Shan also determined the possible changes in Longyou Road based on Pei Shiju's unusual behavior.

Ling Jing's lips trembled, "You mean Pei Shiju will lead a wolf into the house?"

Li Shan asked: "What do you think?"

There was silence in the study. Since the Five Husties, the north and the south have been at odds for hundreds of years, and aristocratic families have flourished. People from these aristocratic families have never valued national interests the most, but family interests and personal interests.

Pei Shiju was born in the Pei family of Wenxi. He first served in the Northern Qi Dynasty, then in the Zhou Dynasty, and then in the Sui Dynasty. He even followed Yu Wenji, who killed Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty. In the Xia Dynasty of Dou Jiande, he served as Shangshu Youpu She and concurrently as Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. , and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty... With such a resume, Lu Fengxian, a slave of the three surnames, would feel inferior.

It is hard to imagine that Pei Shiju was somewhat loyal to the Tang Dynasty, or even somewhat protective of China.

Li Shan's mind wandered further and further, and he suddenly felt that Pei Shiju in this life was somewhat similar to the evil king in "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".

Ling Jing broke the silence, "What will he do?"

"I don't know." Li Shan couldn't make random guesses, "But one thing is for sure, Pei Shiju must have someone who can secretly penetrate the grassland."

Ling Jing nodded in agreement. On the one hand, it was because there was a precedent. Li Shan and Cui Xin were blocked in Mayi by Yu Sheset and the association rate. On the other hand, he heard that the Pei family had such strength and sent his retainers to go there. Grassland, maybe you can face Dubu Khan directly.

"I will tell your highness tomorrow that we need to prepare early." Ling Jing sighed, "If we can go undefeated in this battle, when King Qin takes over the East Palace, we can start from scratch..."

"If you lose..." Li Shan smiled bitterly.

Li Shan does indeed have a bitter feeling in his heart. Whether it is a coincidence or the inertia of history, if there is nothing wrong with his memory, it was in this year, in the original time and space, that Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan invaded the pass from Longyou Road. Road, all the way south, drink Mawei River.Li Shimin was extremely courageous. On the one hand, he sent Wei Chigong to win three battles in a row. Li Yaoshi, who was then the general manager of Lingzhou, cut off the Turks' retreat. On the other hand, he only brought six cavalry out of the city to confront Jieli Khan and finally signed the Weishui Alliance. , causing the Turks to retreat.

But at that time, it was already after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and Li Shimin had already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor... In this life, although he changed from Jieli Khan to Dubu Khan, the Turks also had the opportunity to drink from the Mawei River, but Li Shimin was still only the King of Qin , and behind him there is Li Jiancheng, the prince of the East Palace who is ready to make a move.

This time, can Li Shimin turn the tide?
That night, Li Shan stayed in the study for a long time. Even after returning to the backyard and lying next to his wife, he could not fall asleep.

That night, Pei Shiju also had trouble falling asleep.

That little thief is really dirty... This is probably Pei Shiju's current mood.

In this life, Pei Shiju has seen too many killings. The Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty replaced the Zhou Dynasty, the Turks went south, the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen Dynasty, and then Yu Wenhua and Jiangdu killed the emperors, and the Central Plains war... It is no exaggeration to say that Pei Shiju's life I may have seen more corpses than ordinary people in this era have seen.

Indeed, as Li Shan had judged, Pei Shiju had not been loyal to the Tang Dynasty after so many dynasties. In his opinion, the Sui Dynasty dominated the world, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty could be called a wise king, with so many famous ministers and generals emerging. The Turks were also afraid, and eventually the second generation died. The Tang Dynasty was no better than the Sui Dynasty.

What Pei Shiju values ​​​​is the Wenxi Pei family, himself and his heirs, so the suggestion he made today in Liangyi Hall to strengthen Feihuxing... was really sincere.

He and Li Shan had the same judgment that this time the Turks moved south in a large scale, and it was probably a full-scale invasion, trying to strangle the nascent Tang Dynasty, or at least severely defeat the Tang Dynasty.

Pei Shiju was puzzled by Tuli Khan's war in Shuozhou. It seemed difficult to conquer Yanmen Pass. If Tuli Khan really wanted to attack Hedong, and under the premise that Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass were strictly guarded, the Turks' biggest breakthrough would be Yuzhou.

Either go south from the north of Yuzhou, or detour to Hebei to attack Feihuxing.

Once the southern part of Yuzhou was lost, the Turkic cavalry quickly invaded Daizhou, and Yanmenkou was attacked from both sides... Next, the Turks traveled hundreds of miles a day and were able to break through Xinzhou and reach Taiyuan in a very short time.

Considering that this time the Turkic army went south with more political implications than mainly for plunder... In the past few times when the Turks invaded Hedong, Jieli Khan and Chuluo Khan were stationed in Xinzhou and divided their forces to go south to plunder. But this time it was different. Tuli Khan was likely to march very quickly. With the speed of his soldiers, Li Daozong, the king of the city, might not be able to stop him. A big defeat was possible.

Pei Shiju didn't care about the loss of the Tang army, or even the survival of the Tang Dynasty, but he couldn't accept that the Wenxi Pei family was threatened.

Although Wenxi is located in Jiangzhou, separated from Jinzhou and Fenzhou from Taiyuan Prefecture, Pei Shiju knew that if the Turks attacked Lingzhou fiercely, there would be some movement on the Longyou Road, and the Guannai Road would not be able to mobilize troops to support it. If one is not good, The Turks can really kill across the Hedong Road.

This time the Turks will never go south like Song Jingang, but will definitely turn west and reach the Yellow River... If Wenxi County is captured, this is something Pei Shiju never wants to see.

Therefore, Pei Shiju's proposal to strengthen Fei Huxing's defense today was really not intended to draw attention... I can only say that Li Shan is too dirty!

But it was a mistake. Pei Shiju thought to himself that if his plan failed, it would be God's will. If it succeeded, Li Huairen would be too late.

(End of this chapter)