A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1140 Let them grab
Wu Huaiyu wanted to build Luntai City and set up a Luntai military town. He had no intention of discussing it with the Turkic Khans, but announced it directly.

Shabhara Yehuhelu said nothing.

According to the boundaries of the various military governorates previously divided by Wu Huaiyu, the Yaochi Military Governorate was bounded by the Yeye River in the west and the Laolong River in the east.

This new Luntai city was built on the site of the original Yulai city, on the east bank of the Laolong River. It was the boundary of the Jinman Governorate and the territory of the Chuyue people.

He looked at Zhuxie Ajue, the leader of the Chuyue tribe.

There are three tribes in Chuyue, Zhuxie, Yuzhi and Shepi. The Yuzhi tribe had previously followed Yugushe to the Yili River Valley, while the Shepi and Zhuxie tribes remained here. The Shepi tribe was in the north of Shatuo Desert, and the Zhuxie tribe was in the south of the desert.

Among the three tribes, Yuzhi Jijin, who was beheaded in Gongyue City, was more powerful in terms of bravery. But in terms of strength, Zhuxie tribe was stronger.

Just from the titles of the three leaders, it can be seen that Ajue is Shijin, which is the title of a tribal leader among the Turks. The word "que" is added before his title of Shijin.

"Que" means glory and greatness in Turkic, and is translated into Chinese as "Chuluo".

Therefore, Zhuxie Ajue is also known as Zhuxie Chuluo Jijin, the great and glorious leader of the Zhuxie tribe of the Chuyue Alliance.

The ruins of the old city were also within the territory of his Zhuxie tribe. Their Chuyue tribe was previously led by Moheduo Yehu Mishe, and later by Shabolaya Yehu Helu. The Zhuxie tribe and Helu shared the benefits of setting up a tax collection office at the ruins of the old city.

But now the Tang army wants to build a new city and establish a military town.
With three thousand Tang cavalry stationed there to guard the place, Zhuxie Ajue frowned, thinking it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away.

The Tang Dynasty's Prime Minister appointed him as the Governor of Jin Manchuria, and he was quite satisfied with it. After all, he still controlled the original territory. Moreover, according to the Tang people's practice, their Zhuxie tribe would no longer be under the jurisdiction of Heluyehu and would have greater autonomy.

But unexpectedly, problems arose right away.

The Tang army actually wanted to build a city and station troops here, which would not only cause them to lose a large amount of Silk Road tax revenue, but this river valley oasis would definitely be controlled by the Tang people in the future.

This is unacceptable.

"General Manager, this is the nomadic land of my Zhuxie tribe and our best pasture. If the Tang Dynasty builds a city and stations troops here, our cattle and sheep will have no pasture. Please consider this." Ajue stood up and objected directly.

"Ajue Quejijin, we are just here to repair this city and station 3,000 troops. We are here to maintain the stability of the Western Regions and protect the safety of the Silk Road. We can't occupy much land, and we won't affect the herdsmen of your Zhuxie tribe from grazing cattle and sheep.

This place still belongs to your Jin Manchuria Governorate, and we station troops here to safeguard the common interests of all tribes in the Western Regions."

"Gaochang is now in rebellion. The Mohe City in the territory of your Jin Manchuria Governorate and the Khan Futu City in the east are still controlled by the Gaochang rebels.

Que Jijin should first consider how to take over Mohe City and Futu City."

Huaiyu looked at the leader of the Shatuo tribe, Shatanasujijin.

"I will also give you two tribes a mission here. Whoever of you can capture Khan Futu City first will be given Khan Futu City by me.

If the Zhuxie tribe takes it, then Khanfutu City will be assigned to Jin Manchuria. If the Shatuo tribe takes it, then Khanfutu City will belong to Shatuo Prefecture. "

Wu Huaiyu's words aroused the two Shi Jins' concerns again.

Luntai City now only has some ruins, even if we want to rebuild the city, I am afraid it will not be completed in a short time. But Khan Futu City has always been the largest and most lively castle in the north of Gaochang. There is even a branch of the Silk Road that goes from Yiwu to Zheluoman Mountain, then to Khan Futu City, and then goes west along the north of Tanhan Mountain and converges here.

Khan Futu City had changed hands several times before.

For example, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Qibi tribe and Xueyantuo, who established the Tiele Khanate in the Western Regions, ruled successively, and later the Western Turks occupied it.

Later, after the demise of the Eastern Turks, Tuoshe Ashina She'er and Yugushe, who came from the northern desert, successively proclaimed themselves khans here.

After Yugushe moved west to the west of Mount Dhuhe, this place was handed over to Shabolayahu Helu. Later, he promoted his son from Dadushe to Zhenzhuyahu, and asked his son to guard Khanfutucheng.

Although the three tribes of Chuyue had been nomadic in that area before,
But Khan Futu City was not something they could get their hands on.

Now Wu Huaiyu said that whoever captured the city would be given it, which immediately made the two Shi Jin excited.

Lian Ajue was too busy to take care of the Tang army's plan to build Luntai City and station troops there.

Helu could only watch silently.

Khan Futu City and Mohe City originally belonged to him, but now they were seized by the Prince of Gaochang. Now he had to watch Wu Huaiyu hand them over to Chu Yue's Liang Jijin.

In the past, Chu Yue was just one of the tribes under his command, but now he can no longer control it.

The more I think about it, the more unwilling I feel.

But there is nothing to do.

Just like Quechu and Lyuchu, they finally united but were broken up by just one word from Wu Huaiyu.

Quechu and Queshijin, these titles carry the glory and represent great leaders, but they have no pattern at all.

Let Wu Huaiyu manipulate him.

Wu Huaiyu decided to set up camp here. He would plan to build a new city here for the next period of time, while the Turkic tribes would each attack the Gaochang city which was their own mission target.

"This place is really nice,"

Wu Huaiyi also likes this place very much. There is Eso Mountain to the west and Tanhan Mountain to the east. The new city of Luntai is located between the two mountains. It is the only pass on the Northern Silk Road.

The military location here is superior.

On the other hand, there is a river here, with abundant water and fertile land, which can be used for grazing cattle and sheep, as well as for cultivation. As long as there are enough people, it is no problem to reclaim 100,000 mu of land, and even if you have people, you can reclaim hundreds of thousands of mu.

This means that Luntai Town can be self-sufficient and can develop in the long term.

Not to mention supporting 3,000 Tang troops, even supporting several times more would be no problem.

"Mohe City and Khan Futu City are in very important locations. On the northern line from Yiwulu, the two cities are important nodes. We should capture and control them, and it would be best if we could station troops there." Huaiyi reminded his brothers.

The importance of Khan Futu City is not even less than that of Luntai, and is comparable to Yiwulu and Gaochang. He didn't understand why Wu Huaiyu didn't seize this opportunity and lead his troops to take it, so that the Tang army could hold it tightly, but instead let Zhuye and Shatuo fight for it.

Wu Huaiyu laughed.

He certainly knew the importance of Khan Futu City. In the long run, Luntai City should be more important in this area in the future. But at the current stage, Khan Futu City is the largest military castle in northern Gaochang. This location is not only an important node from Yiwulu to Luntai,

It is also an important node between the north and the south. To the south, it crosses the Tanhan Mountain to Gaochang, and to the north, it passes through the edge of the Shatuo Desert and enters the upper reaches of the Yedi River, that is, to the Altay area at the southern foot of the Jinshan Mountain. From there, you can cross the Jinshan Mountain to the northern desert, or go northwest and then turn southwest, which is another branch of the northern Silk Road, and go through Alashankou to Shuanghe Yilisuye.

Several Turkic Khans built pagodas and set up tents there because of its special and important geographical location.

This city is important.
It was originally the place where Yugu started his career, and later it was given to Mishe, then to Helu, and then to Zhenzhuyehu Jiebi. Zhuye and Shatuo tribes also coveted it for a long time.
Now Wu Huaiyu was not in a hurry to seize it himself, but let Zhuxie and Shatuo fight for it.

In this way, Helu is eliminated first, and this important city will no longer be given to him.

Secondly, Zhuxie and Shatuo, who were both from Chuyue, were forced to fight for this city. They were originally brother tribes of the same Chuyue Alliance. Now that they have a chance to obtain Khan Futu City, everyone wants it. Wu Huaiyu asked them to fight for it instead of directly giving it to one tribe. This would inevitably lead to conflicts between the two tribes.

This is the method of differentiation.

"Let them fight first. This fighting will inevitably lead to conflict. If the conflict becomes serious, brothers will become enemies."

It is reluctant that the child cannot catch the wolf.

You have to bait before fishing.

Cheng Yaojin sighed, "I just think that Erlang you have complicated simple things. In fact, I think you are thinking too much. If I were to make the decision, I would let the leaders of the Turkic tribes watch the battle.
They don't need to do anything.
Our Tang Dynasty soldiers directly destroyed the Gaochang Kingdom. They were quick, accurate, and ruthless.

We must let the Turkic tribes see with their own eyes how quickly, accurately and ruthlessly we destroy Gaochang State, and after destroying it, we will directly transform it into Zhengzhou under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Even after Khan Futu City and Mohe City were captured, troops were stationed there directly, and this round of Taicheng was repaired directly if necessary.

Whoever dares to oppose, no matter if he is Chuyue Zhuxie, Shatuo, or Shabolayahu, whoever opposes, we will kill him as a warning to others, and uproot him.
You have to kill them ruthlessly to scare them away.
Everything else is fake, only hard power is real."

Wu Huaiyu smiled. What Lao Cheng said was mostly right, but not entirely.

His Western Expedition this time, whether it was capturing Yugushe or destroying Gaochang Kingdom, was not actually the ultimate goal. These were at most reasons for sending troops and were primary goals.

The real goal of the Tang Dynasty was to conquer the Western Regions step by step and to control them for a long time.
It was not even the kind of tributary control, but at least the oasis city-states south of the Tianshan Mountains had to be conquered one by one and made directly under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. The Western Turks north of the Tianshan Mountains had to be conquered and dispersed, just like the Eastern Turks, so that they could no longer pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty.

On the other hand,

This was not only to eliminate the threat from the Western Turks, but also a strategic way to encircle the Tibetans on the snowy plateau.

After the Tubo expanded northwards and suffered a severe defeat at the hands of the Tang Dynasty, the only option left for them was to expand westwards.

The Yangtong Kingdom has now been half conquered by Tubo, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely conquered. If they take over the Yangtong Kingdom, then to the west they will reach Khotan, Qiemo, Shule, etc.

So the Tang Dynasty first took over southern Xinjiang.
They could surround Tubo from the north, east and west. Tubo would have no chance except to cross the snow-capped mountains to the south to attack Nepal and India.

Whether they go south or not is of no concern to the Tang Dynasty, but they cannot be allowed to go west.

This is a weak point in the blockade. In history, Tubo rose and fought with the Tang Dynasty for the Western Regions with great effort. Later, due to various factors, they succeeded.

The Tang Dynasty also lost the Western Regions, Hexi, and Longyou.

Chang'an was lost several times.

"Is Yizhou still not moving?" Huaiyi asked.

When the Tang army marched west, it did not only send out Wu Huaiyu and his 16,000 cavalrymen, but also the subsequent Eastern Turkic, Khitan, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun and other tribal soldiers, as well as the local Han and Hu soldiers in Yiwulu.

There were even soldiers from the mainland who volunteered to join the war.

They set out late.

Wu Huaiyu had made numerous achievements during his trip, but less than a month had passed, and most of the troops were still on the road, and some were still gathering.
Only a small number of them reached Yiwulu.

"Let them stay in Yiwu first, no need to come over." Wu Huaiyu looked at the red willows and cattle and sheep in the distance, "The real show has not started yet, no rush."

Old Cheng sighed repeatedly, "If I had known that the Western Expedition would be so boring, I would definitely not have come."

Niu Jinda advised, "Now that we are here, why are you still talking about this? Besides, following Erlang, we are getting credit. What's wrong with that? I quite like it this way."

Liu Lancheng said, "Chang'an should have known about our achievements in the Western Expedition. Shouldn't the reward come by now?"

"This battle was too easy. I am embarrassed to accept the reward. I really hope that the ignorant tribe will jump in and let us cut off more heads for report."

(End of this chapter)