A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1138 Invincible
Cheng Yaojin held the milk tea and looked at Wu Huaiyu, then at the Turkic leaders.

Based on his understanding of Wu Huaiyu, he knew that he was setting a trap, an open conspiracy. It was a complete open conspiracy, and there was no solution.

The Western Turks are now in a state of disarray, a mob. In fact, if the Ten Arrows Tribes could truly unite, their strength would still be very strong. Add to that other tribes, it is no exaggeration to say that they are a strong force.

For example, the Asiqie tribe among the Five Crossbows of the West Chamber is a powerful tribe with a large number of people in the entire Western Regions, with more than 100,000 people.

The two major tribes of Asijie, the left tribe led by Quejijin and the right tribe led by Nisujijin, can crush many tribes if taken out separately.

But so what?

Just like now, although Helu finally united Luchu and Quechu, who had previously fought each other, and wanted to take Gaochang first, Wu Huaiyu did not object, but just put forward a more tempting plan.

Then the alliance of three people immediately collapsed.

The other tribal leaders did the same, vying for the first place.

Now the khans of the northern and southern courts of Western Turkic Khaganate, Xingxiwang and Jiwangjue, and the two khans, Mishe and Bobu, were just holding golden bowls and drinking milk tea, as if they had never heard of this lively scramble.

These two khans, Bobu Khan was the nephew of Duolu Khan Nishu and Shaboladilis Khan Tongoshe. When Tongoshe was in power, he could not win the support of the people.
His subordinate Tutunshilifa joined forces with the strongest Asiqie tribe in the west wing to rebel against him, and turned around to support Yuguse's claim to the Khan. It was with the support of the Tang Dynasty that Tong Eshe was able to temporarily retain the title of Khan, but later he only managed to keep the Southern Court.

But later he was defeated by the rebellion of Tutun Shilifa and died in exile in Bakhchisar. Bobu was also appointed Khan by Wunushipi in a critical moment, but his authority was not as great as that of his uncle Tong Eshe. Especially for Nishushijin and Queshijin of the Asikyi tribe, the strongest in the western wing, they did not take him seriously.

If the Tang Dynasty had not given him drums and banners to support his power, he would have been destroyed by Yuguse or replaced by Asijie.

The young Bobu Khan was originally called Yibishaboluoyehu Khan, but Wu Huaiyu appointed him as Mengchiduhu and Jiwangjue Khan.
After this Khan figured it out, he felt helpless.

He came from Qianquan Mountain in Suiye, which also represented his attitude towards the Tang court and Wu Huaiyu.

Another Khan in the account was Xingxiwang Khan Mishe. He had paid homage to the emperor in Chang'an in his early years and was also canonized as Khan by the Tang Emperor during the chaos in the Western Regions. However, although he was the fifth-generation grandson of Midianshi, he still could not win the support of the people in the Western Regions.

Now that he was chosen as Khan again, he was not too happy. After all, he knew very well that the Khan appointed by the Tang Dynasty was very different from the Khan elected by the Turkic tribes.

Another Great Khan, Ashinafu, attracted no attention at the banquet. The former Yibi Duolu Khan was now sitting on the carpet with an injured leg. Although his seat was very close to the front, everyone seemed to ignore him.

He's already used to it.
A man sat there drinking milk tea, watching coldly as Zhenzhu Yehu was cutting mutton for his father. The father and father looked like they were only focused on the food.

It is said that people take tea to cool down,

Dulu Khan and Zhenzhu Yehu are still called Khan and Yehu on the surface, but in fact they have been squeezed out of the power system in the Western Regions. They are about to go to Chang'an and may never come back in this lifetime.

During the Sui Dynasty, Choro Khan was defeated by the Sui Dynasty and then taken to Chang'an. In the early Tang Dynasty, he was killed in Chang'an by the envoy of the Eastern Turkic Khan.

Choro Khan was handed over by the Tang Dynasty to the envoy of the Eastern Turkic Khan.

Helu was very disappointed.
He could feel that his plan had failed. He, the Shabolayahu, might not even be able to serve as the governor of Yaochi.
In the past, he ruled over the Karluk, Chuyue, Chumi, Geshu, and Chumukun tribes, but now with the new structure of the Western Regions drawn up by Wu Huaiyu,

It was to be headed by the Anxi Protectorate, followed by the two Khans, Mengchi and Kunling Protectorates, and then the various military governorates and states under them.

There is no subordinate relationship between the various military governorates.

In this way, he, Yehu, would actually lose the foundation for ruling other tribes.

No matter whether you are the Four Yehu, the Five Chuo, or the Five Jijin, from now on, the Turkic nobles at their level will all be governors of the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, and will not be subordinate to each other.

He suffered such heavy losses in Gaochang,
If it is divided like this, what will be left of Shabharayahu?
But when he looked at the leaders of the three surnames of the Gelulu, the three tribes of Chuyue, and even his father-in-law, Luchuo, and his relative, Quchuo, who were excitedly fighting,
He knew that the situation had changed.

Looking at Dulu Khan and Zhenzhu Yehu, father and son, who were drinking tea calmly amid the fierce competition among the crowd, they had been eliminated and accepted it.

I'm almost the same as them.

The only ones who remained calm were those who came from Nanting, such as the strongest Nishujijin and Quejijin from Asijie. These two were cousins ​​and led the Asijie tribe respectively. It was said that the two tribes together could raise 100,000 cavalry.

The three Khans, Nishu, Tongershe, and now Bobu, were unable to stop the power of Asiqie. Especially Tongershe died in the rebellion of Asiqie and Tutunshilifa.

In fact, Asijie had the final say in Nanting, and the reason Bobu was able to retain the title of Khan was only due to the full support of the Tang Dynasty.

This time they came because they heard about the dramatic changes in Beiting. They felt a little uneasy about the strength of the Tang Dynasty, fearing that Bo Bu would ask General Wu to lead troops to deal with the Asiji and Asiji tribes. Although this was unlikely, they had to be prepared for the worst.

Just like no one would have thought that the Tang army would come to the Western Regions, let alone that the Tang army would be able to defeat Duolu Khan so easily.
Asiji had joined forces with Tutunshilifa at the beginning, and under the banner of supporting Yugushet as the Great Khan, they rebelled against Dilish Khan.

Asijie did not really want to support Yugushe or Tutunshilifa. They just had their own calculations, the so-called making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, and they wanted to seize the Khan throne with the help of outsiders.

Now a more powerful Tang Dynasty has come to the Western Regions.
Asiqie would come naturally. They had to have a good relationship with the Tang Dynasty. If they could get the support of the Tang Dynasty, then there would be no problem for the Asiqie tribe to produce a Western Turkic Khan.

But after arriving, they found that the Tang Dynasty's chief minister Wu Da had appointed Mi She as the new Khan of Nan Ting and also gave Bo Bu the new title of Khan. They realized that their trip might have been in vain.

They were not very interested in attacking Gaochang Kingdom, but of course since they were already here, it would be nice if they could rob some of it, after all, Gaochang was quite rich.

But they also knew that they had no share in the territory in the east.

The Asiqie tribe was satisfied to occupy the fertile Suiye River basin.

this meal,
The food was lively.
The complete version of Hun Yang Mo Hu is truly eye-opening and delicious.

Of course, Wu Huaiyu's plan also caused a violent reaction, and various departments scrambled for it.
In the fierce competition among the tribes, many of them might not realize that they were now completely led by Wu Huaiyu.

After the banquet, Wu Huaiyu rode a horse for a stroll.
The winding Yeye River and the cliffs that stand in front of it like a huge wall,

Old Cheng rode over on a spotted horse and said, "I'm a little full."

So the two of them took the guards and walked along the river,

"I thought this expedition would be thrilling, but it was so smooth, even a little boring." Lao Cheng felt that it was garbage time now.
Marching slowly every day doesn’t feel like a war at all, but more like a picnic.

There is no pressure, and it even makes people feel depressed.

Although Gaochang was still to be destroyed, Wu Huaiyu had already asked Helu and his men to lead the charge, and the Turkic tribes were attacking various counties.

The Tang army didn't need it at all.

"The Turks were once so powerful. More than ten years ago, they were the strongest enemy of the Tang Dynasty. They invaded every year and entered Guanzhong several times, even letting their horses drink from the Wei River.
Back then, when the word "Turks" was mentioned, the people were all afraid.

Even we, the generals, are very respectful of the Turks."

He looked at the Yeye River with deep emotion. Over the past ten years, who would have thought that the offense and defense would change shape?
They now also ride on horses to the Western Regions and drink water from Yili.

"Before the expedition, many people opposed the Western Expedition. They said that it was a long journey and very dangerous. Some said that food and grass would be hard to come by. Some said that even if we conquered Gaochang, we would not be able to hold it. Some also said that the Western Turks were very powerful and that we, the heroes, could not stand up to a pack of wolves."

Old Cheng smiled and said, "At that time, I also felt that this expedition to the West might be a tough battle, and I was ready to fight bloody battles in the Western Regions.

I think it will be at least more difficult than the war against Tuyuhun, but I can't imagine how this war would turn out. "

"Are we becoming too strong, or are they becoming too weak?" Lao Cheng asked.

Wu Huaiyu smiled.

The difference between the strong and the weak is not that great.
"Uncle Cheng, you are a brave general, but in wars between countries, sometimes the key is not at the tactical level,"

"Oh?"

Sun Tzu's Art of War says that the best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their soldiers, and the worst is to attack their cities. Attacking cities is a last resort.

War is the continuation of politics, and economy is the foundation of politics.

The general wins the battle outside the battlefield.

this war,

The Tang army did not win because of its military strength. After all, Wu Huaiyu only brought 160,000 cavalry, while the Western Turks had only the Ten Arrow Tribe, each of which had more than 10,000 cavalry.

Asijie was even able to mobilize 100,000 cavalry. Tribes such as the Turkic and Karluk were also very strong and could mobilize tens of thousands of cavalry.

But why did the war turn out like this?

Duolu Khan was no fool, otherwise it would have been impossible for him, an outsider, to rise in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, seize half of the Western Regions, and even suppress the Southern Court in just ten years.

But he lost so miserably.

After all, Wu Huaiyu chose a good entry point.

Only by understanding the details of all parties within the Western Turkic Khanate and their specific situations can we deploy our troops in a targeted manner.

Wu Huaiyu directly beheaded Dulu Khan thousands of miles away and captured him alive in an impossible way. However, Dulu Khan was an outsider and his foundation in Beiting was unstable. After he was captured, the various tribes in Beiting were unable to immediately unite and fight back.

The two princes-in-law Dou Dan and Gao Luxing and a group of envoys sent to various tribes also successfully divided Beiting and took it without a fight.

To outsiders, this battle seemed easy, and even Lao Cheng felt it was boring.

But it was still very dangerous at the beginning, except that Wu Huaiyu was very skilled and brave.

Taking advantage of the situation,

"What if Helu and his men really take over Gaochang?" Old Cheng asked Huaiyu. He saw that Wu Huaiyu wanted to use Gaochang to weaken the strength of the Turks, and also wanted to let the Tang army make a final move to demonstrate its powerful ability to destroy a country in order to deter the Turks.

But what if Kou Zhisheng can't hold on and is torn to pieces by this pack of Turkic wolves? How will it end?

"It doesn't matter whether we take it or not," Wu Huaiyu smiled, everything was under control. If they failed to take it, the Tang army would take action in the end. If they did, Gaochang would still belong to the Tang Dynasty in the end, and it would be changed to a directly subordinate prefecture.

"that's it?"

"Don't be impatient. The most important thing in fishing is patience. We are sitting on the fishing platform. They will always make mistakes. If they don't make a mistake this step, they will make a mistake in the next step. We just need to keep a close eye on them. Once they make a mistake, we will take action."

Wu Huaiyu still has many cards hidden, so he is not in a hurry and will move forward slowly. Everything is under his control.

Old Cheng patted his belly and said, "This war is so boring. I want to go back to Chang'an."

"It will be soon. Once we take over Gaochang, we can return to the capital in batches."

(End of this chapter)