The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 318 Xuanling offered advice to build Jiayu

After the Turks were divided into eastern and western parts, the eastern Turks still had a strong military strength, which put great pressure on the border of the Sui Dynasty.After the eastern Turkic capital Lan Khan ascended the throne, Yang Jian supported Qimin Khan's rebellion.After Qimin's failure, Yang Jian immediately welcomed Qimin grandly, recognized his status as the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks, and at the same time allowed him to establish a country in the Monan Grassland of the Sui Dynasty, and used the people's power of the Sui Dynasty to build Baicheng for him. Khan Court.Since then, the Eastern Turks have been divided into two parts, the North and the South.

At this time, the Sui Dynasty had completely unified the Great Unification and had the upper hand in the confrontation with the Turks.After the Turkic Dulan Khan died, the Western Turks attacked Qimin Khan many times and invaded the border of the Sui Dynasty.Turkic Awu Sili Tengjin and others crossed the Yellow River south and plundered 6 men and women and more than 20 livestock under Qimin Khan's subordinates.Yang Su, marshal of the Yunzhou Road Marching Army in the Sui Dynasty, led the army to pursue, defeated Awusiliqijin's army, recaptured all the captured population and looted animals, and returned them to Qimin Khan.Many Turks surrendered at that time.Changsun Sheng also suggested that Qimin Khan send some envoys to the north to appease Tiele's tribes.Tie Le's more than 10 tribes, including Sijie, Fuligu, Hun, Husa, Abah, and Pugu, betrayed Datou Khan and surrendered to Qimin Khan.The five ministries including Xi and Qi also moved inland.Datou Khan went west to Tuyuhun and disappeared in history.Qimin Khan took Datou's tribe under his command.Changsun Sheng sent Qimin Khan to Qikou to the north to make it easier for him to manage the entire eastern Turkic Khanate.

Qimin Khan died of illness in the fifth year of Daye, and Yang Guang "abandoned the dynasty for three days" to express his condolences.He established his son Tuoji as Shibi Khan.

A few years later, Shibi Khan unified the eastern Turks and became the biggest frontier problem of the Sui Dynasty. In August of the 11th year of the Great Cause, he led hundreds of thousands of cavalry to go south to attack Yang Guang who was patrolling the north.Since then, the Sui Dynasty and the Eastern Turks once again confronted each other. However, at this time, internal uprisings broke out frequently in the Sui Dynasty. Civil strife and divisions seriously weakened the national power, while the Eastern Turks became stronger due to internal unity. From Khitan and Shiwei in the east to Tuyuhun in the west All the countries of Gaochang and Gaochang surrendered to East Turks.There are more than a million people in the Eastern Turks who control strings, and they have reached an unprecedented level of prosperity that "Rong and Di are so strong that they have never been seen in ancient times".

After that, Shibi Khan transferred Changsun Sheng's method of dealing with the Turks to the Great Sui Dynasty. He appointed Liu Wuzhou who ruled Yanmen as Dingyang Khan, and gave Liangshidu Langtou who ruled Shuofang as a gift, and named him Dadu Vijak Khan, later known as the emperor of Jieshi.He also sent troops to assist Liang Shidu to defeat the eight counties in Yongbei; after that, Guo Zihe, who had broken through Wuyuan County and occupied Yulin, was also attached to the Turks in the north. Turkic surrender.

It was not until Yang Tong was born that he curbed the momentum and sinister intentions of the eastern Turkic development. He first broke through the southern Turkic court, and then killed hundreds of thousands of troops including Shibi Khan and his son in Mayi. The Turks were divided into three, and then they led their troops to invade the prairie many times, killing the eastern Turkic prairie with blood flowing into rivers, so that Jieli Khan retreated to Dujin Mountain, silently licking his wounds.

Jieli Khan's desire to invade the south is certainly not dead, but he has no prestige to speak of when he took advantage of the situation. On the day he ascended the throne, Yang Tong led the fifth army of the Sui Dynasty and killed his headquarters and Tie Le, who was loyal to him, to a pile of corpses. , Blood flowed into rivers.After finally forming a [-]-strong army to go south, Qin Qiong and Ashina Simo were wiped out on the Mobei Grassland. In the turmoil of trade, Ashina Simo repeatedly invaded the grassland, plundering the people and livestock of the various tribes under Jieli's rule, making his power smaller and smaller, retreating further and further north.Compared with the power of forcing Chang'an by soldiers in history, life is like hell.

But today, what is the purpose of the urgent letter sent by the Sui spies who sneaked into the Eastern Turks?

Yang Tong read it hastily, and there was an urgent letter saying that Khan Xieli was going to form an alliance with Ye Huhui, Khan of Western Turkic Khan, and that the two would most likely attack the Sui Dynasty, which made Yang deep in thought.

The Great Khanate established by Ashina Tumen was divided into east and west, and the two parts developed independently. Later, under the management of the Sui Dynasty, the two parts fought each other and forged a deep hatred.

The Eastern Turks were once powerful, but now they have been suppressed by Yang Tong, which is terrible.And this Western Turk, during the period of Emperor Wen and Wu, had a very difficult life. The newly established Khan was occasionally raped by the little Khan supported by the Sui Dynasty.

After the defeat of Datou Khan, Chuluo Khan became the supreme ruler of the Western Turks, but this man had no way to govern the Khanate, and his subjects rebelled many times.In the first year of Daye, he sent troops to attack the tribes of Tie Le, searched their property, and suspected that Xue Yantuo's tribe had changed, and killed hundreds of its chiefs.Therefore, Tiele's various ministries rose up against Chu Luo and defeated him many times.

In the fifth year of Daye, Yang Guang visited the west and summoned Chu Luo Khan in Dadouba Valley, but Chu Luo Khan excused himself and did not come.Yang Guang was furious, and used Pei Ju's tactics to lure Shekui Khan from the west of the Western Turks to attack Luo Khan.Chuluo was defeated and fled to Gaochang.Then Luo Khan went to Suijing for a pilgrimage.In the first month of the second year, Emperor Yangdi's sub-office Luo Khan's internal subordinates were divided into three parts: his younger brother Que Dushe led more than ten thousand old and weak people to live in Huining; All the people live in the upper floor; Luo is named Hosana Khan, who leads five hundred horses and often patrols the emperor.

After Chuluo Khan returned to the Sui Dynasty, the Western Turks established his uncle Shekui Khan as the master.Shekui Khan opened up territory, reaching Jinshan in the east and Aral Sea in the west, and all the countries in the Western Regions to the west of the Sui Dynasty were attached to him.Its royal court is located in Sanmi Mountain in the north of Qiuci.Shekui Khan died the year before last, and his younger brother Tong Yehu Khan succeeded him.

Tong Yehu Khan is both wise and brave, good at commanding and fighting. He led 10 people who control strings, joined Tie Le in the north, rejected Persia in the west, connected with Kubin in the south, and dominated the Western Regions.Moved the royal court to Qianquan in the north of Shiguo.In addition, the title of "Jie Lifa" was awarded to the kings of the countries in the Western Regions, and one person from Tutun was assigned to each country to supervise and collect tribute.This was also the period when the Western Turks were at their strongest.

Yang Tong knew that the eastern Khan Jieli and the western Khanian Yehu were both ambitious guys. In history, the two were equally powerful. One wanted to conquer the other, and they fought fiercely. But now, the Eastern Turks are pitifully weak. Li Khan's heroic nature is very likely to choose to submit to Ye Hu during the alliance, so as to use the power of the Western Turks to invade the Sui Dynasty.A "unified" Turkic Khanate was by no means a good thing for the Sui Dynasty.

"Your Highness, is Xieli making trouble again?" Yang Gongren asked with concern when he saw that Yang Tong's face became rather ugly after reading the letter.

"Troublesome times!" Yang Tong handed over the urgent letter in his hand.After everyone looked over one by one, he asked in a deep voice, "Everyone, discuss it carefully, what should we do about the Turks?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Actually, Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much!"

"Oh? How do you say that?" Yang Tong frowned.

"Ashina Simo is inflated very much now, and his strength is comparable to Ashina's aggressiveness. We have raised him for so long, and it's time to let him out to bite people." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

"Do you think Ana Smith can do it?" Yang Tong was very moved when he heard it, and the dog biting the dog's hair on his mouth was exactly what he wanted.

"The possibility is still very high!" Fang Xuanling explained with a smile: "First of all, the hatred between East and West Turks is as deep as an abyss, and it cannot be resolved by Xieli's surrender."

"Secondly, Yili Khan, Mugan Khan and other soul figures are buried in Yanran Peak of Dujin Mountain, which makes this mountain a holy mountain and holy mountain respected by Turks, and is the source of soul and belief of Turkic people. For this mountain, the two waged many wars. Once Ashina Dubi surrendered to Tong Yehu Khan, the mountain would belong to the Western Turks. If there were only two parts, the Eastern Turks would recognize it. But now With one more Ashina Simo, the situation is different. As long as he holds the whip of orthodoxy and reprimands the Western Turks as aliens, then the Eastern Turks, who have always prided themselves on their orthodoxy, will definitely be alienated from Ashina, and then turn to Ashina. Ashina Simo, and this result is definitely not something Ashina can bear."

"Third, the East and West Turks have old grievances, and there is also a dispute over Dujinshan. They will definitely continue to argue endlessly, and there will be no results for a long time. The period of their negotiations is an opportunity for our army to recover Zhangye and Dunhuang. , if our army wins, we can fight as far as the Yumen Pass in Dunhuang, so that we can defend the pass. But I don’t recommend fighting so far, because the battle line is too long, and it’s hard to keep up with the army’s supplies. If an accident happens, we won’t be able to react in time. So , I think it is enough to capture Zhangye.” Having said that, Fang Xuanling walked to the sand table and pointed a wooden pole at a place west of Fulu County in Zhangye. This place is the westernmost place in Zhangye County. It connects Zhangye, Dunhuang to the west, Montenegro to the north, and Jiayu Mountain in the Qilian Mountains to the south.There is a natural passage only 15 kilometers wide between Montenegro and Jiayu Mountain. This is the narrowest pass in the Hexi Corridor, and it can be called the throat of the Hexi Corridor.

Yang Tong knew that Feng Sheng, the great general of the Ming Dynasty who conquered the west, had also taken a fancy to this treasure land. After pacifying Hexi, he built a military fortress here—the famous Jiayuguan.Later, through the expansion and improvement of successive emperors, Jiayuguan finally became the most majestic pass in the world consisting of the inner city, outer city, Luocheng, Wengcheng, towers, moats and the Great Wall on the north and south wings.

And now Fang Xuanling's meaning seems to be to build a defense system here.

As expected.

I only heard Fang Xuanling say: "This place guards the Hexi Corridor canyon area about 15 kilometers wide from north to south. The Black Mountain in the north of the canyon and the Kuolai River Valley in the south form a natural barrier for defense. After capturing the entire county of Zhangye, Weichen It is suggested to set up a strategic fortress with both offensive and defensive capabilities here, making it the second important pass after Yumen Pass. In addition, the Yanzhi Pass established by Duan Decao between Dadouba Valley and Yanzhi Mountain in Wuwei County will become the triple pass of the Hexi Corridor. Dangerous pass, with this triple dangerous pass, plus the Fufeng Great Earthquake Pass, the enemy in the west will never have a way to enter the pass. If Zhangye can be captured quickly and quickly established as a pass, then it will be difficult for Western Turks to advance even if there are millions of troops , and more importantly, if there are police here, Guanzhong can respond quickly, and supplies can be provided nearby."

"This is feasible! Once Zhangye is captured, we will build a strict military defense system here, called Jiayuguan!" Yang Tong followed the good example, and he didn't need his own people to build it anyway.

"Of course, if Western Turkic is too late to react and the progress is fast, the entire county will still be taken back. The foundation laid by Emperor Wu must not be lost in the hands of His Highness. Otherwise, how will His Highness explain to Emperor Wu and the world?"

"That makes sense!" Yang Tong smiled, and then asked, "Is there a fourth?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Fourth, Tong Yehu Khan has about 40 elite troops, but he needs to leave some people to guard the headquarters and deter the countries in the Western Regions. At most 30 troops can be used, but from thousands If Quan went to Wuwei, it would be thousands of miles away. The rations consumed by a 30-strong army every day would wear him down, so the number of troops he could use dropped again. Ana Shisimo's troops had already expanded to 12. After General Qin Qiong If you are equipped with our army's military equipment, you can completely lose both sides in a fight with Tong Yehu. At that time, our soldiers will show their might and beat the dog in the water."

When everyone heard the words, they all smiled knowingly.

This fourth point is also the most important point. It is nothing more than letting Ashina Simo lead the family fortune he has accumulated so hard to continue to be the cannon fodder of the Sui Dynasty. An army was trained by the officers of the Sui Dynasty, and instilled with the concept of loyalty to the Sui Dynasty. Anastasia's control over it was far inferior to that of the Sui Dynasty. Coupled with the indoctrination of the idea of ​​Han supremacy, each of these people wanted to serve the Tai Sui Sui made great contributions and made great achievements in exchange for the identity of the Han people.The stability and sense of honor needed by the Turkic soldiers in the south cannot be given by Ana Shisimo, who lives under the fence.

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(End of this chapter)