Ji Tang

Chapter 245 The Rise and Fall of the Turks ([-])

Li Jing was at the top of the throne. He was not fooled by the advantages in front of him. There was a reason for the Turks' strength, otherwise they would not have become the overlord of the northern grasslands.

Although the efforts of the former Sui Dynasty at this time caused the powerful Turks to split into East and West Turks.But even the current Eastern Turks are formidable and powerful, and can easily recruit hundreds of thousands of string-controllers.

This was something that the Tang Dynasty, which was recuperating, could not compare to, so no matter how careful you were, you couldn't be too careful.

If you want to defeat the enemy, you must understand the enemy. This is also what Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War": know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

The Turks originated from a very small tribe. Since the Xianbei entered the Central Plains, the power vacuum left by the northern grasslands was occupied by Rouran. Rouran was in Jinshan, which is now the Altai Mountains.

They subdued a blacksmith tribe and demoted it as a blacksmith slave. It was a small tribe with only a few hundred people at the time. They believed that they were born of wolves.

Because Jinshan looks like a war helmet, it is commonly known as Turks. Such a small tribe is weak, helpless and pitiful in front of the powerful Rouran.

However, in the war-torn grassland, there is no permanent strong man, and the strong and weak can only change shape within a hundred years.

As Rouran's blacksmith slaves, they also wanted a chance to become masters. However, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Rouran was too powerful.

They could only hide in the shadow of Rouran, secretly multiplying the population and accumulating strength. Surprisingly, in this environment, they actually created writing.

With writing, the humiliation and dreams of ancestors can be stored, and the Turks have the inheritance of civilization. What an incredible thing. You know, this is only a few hundred years!

The Turks are a branch of Tiele. Because the various tribes in Tiele are not unified, they only live under the wings of Rouran. After waiting for 100 years, when the Central Plains was in a confrontation between the north and the south, the Turks suddenly broke out.

After merging more than [-] people in Tiele, their power gradually grew stronger, and they had great ambitions to become masters. However, the grassland could only have one master, and Rouran was the enemy standing in front of them.

The humiliation that had been suppressed in their hearts for many years did not make the Turks willing to be slaves forever. Six years after annexing Tiele, they couldn't wait to take risks. The future of the tribe, life or death, depended on it.

If you win, you will become the new overlord of the grassland.But if we lose, the name Turk may no longer exist!

Maybe it was too much humiliation that led to anger and fearlessness, maybe it was too strong ambition that led to burning desire, maybe there was sufficient preparation, maybe Rouran was already rotten.

Regarding various situations, nothing was left in the history books, and even Rouran, the powerful grassland overlord for a while, only said a few words.

The only thing that tells us is that the Turks won and Rouran lost. From then on, the small tribe that once had a few hundred people began to feel proud and proud, and then became arrogant.

This is also the inertia of a nation without foundation, because they don’t have much history to draw from, and they don’t have the wisdom of their predecessors to serve as a beacon for the nation’s progress.

In just a few hundred years of history, they suddenly became rich, which made their mentality unbalanced.

They have forgotten the humiliation they experienced when they were weak, how Rouran failed, and even more so, the principle of not doing to others what you do not want others to do to you.

After the Central Plains was unified, Yang Jian, as the emperor, was shocked to discover this powerful neighbor in the north.

This grassland overlord whose ruling center is located in the upper reaches of the Orkhon River in Mobei stretches from the north of Youzhou in the east to the Caspian Sea in the west. Its military power is unprecedented and unparalleled.

Why is it unprecedented?
Because they were originally blacksmiths and blacksmiths, their weapon smelting technology was beyond the reach of the Xiongnu and Rouran.

Because their diplomatic tentacles extended to Persia, they united with Persia to destroy the White Huns, and later had conflicts with Sasanian Persia, so they joined forces with the Eastern Roman Empire to deal with Sassanid Persia. They had superb political skills and were not uncivilized barbarians.In this way, Yang Jian, who was still in the joy of ruling the world, seemed to have been poured cold water on him.Such a grassland nation, which was more powerful than the Xiongnu of the Han Dynasty, became the nightmare of the Sui Dynasty.

However, the territory to be ruled was too wide, and management became a problem, so a small khan was established to rule west of the Altai Mountains.

This is a tragedy that has no historical foundation. If the Central Plains Dynasty was unified by Qin, such a thing would never happen.

I believe that the Turkic Khan must have never studied Eastern and Western history, because the Roman Empire and the Shang and Zhou Dynasties were also weak due to their vast territory and the enfeoffment of princes.

However, power is like an aphrodisiac. After using it, you will be so excited that it is difficult to stop. So naturally, Rome split, and the Zhou Dynasty launched a centuries-long conquest because of this.

As a result, the Turks also laid the groundwork for the split.

Perhaps God blessed China, and the Sui Dynasty was established in the second year after the Turks separated from the Little Khan.

The world is so dramatic. One party has just been born, and his enemy is brewing a split.

After Yang Jian thoroughly understood this powerful neighbor, Li Jing believed that the Sui court officials at that time could laugh out of their dreams.

Originally, we were planning to follow the old ways of the Han Dynasty, make peace, be content with each other, and pay tribute in order to recuperate and recuperate. After the Wenjing rule, we would then fight the Turks decisively.

But here in the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty has not done much, and your Turks have begun to split themselves?This is simply a divine assist. If you can't seize this opportunity again, you may as well wipe your neck and forget it!
The newly unified Sui Dynasty was high-spirited and had a keen sense of smell, and quickly discovered the cracks within its powerful enemy.

Therefore, he did not stop and sent the envoy chief Sun Sheng to the Turks. He discovered and exploited the contradictions among the Turks' ruling class and alienated each other.

The seeds of hatred grow rapidly under the nourishment of spring breeze and rain.

In the second year after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the Turkic army invaded the south. At the height of the war, a Turkic coalition retreated without permission.

This unexpected encounter, due to the unauthorized withdrawal of the coalition forces, completely widened the gap of distrust between the two ruling groups in the east and west of the Turks.

Distrust fermented until it finally turned into hatred, and a year later, in the third year of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks split!

And Changsun Sheng was just 28 years old this year. A 28-year-old young man, with his sharp tongue, split up an Eastern overlord whose territory spanned thousands of miles!

However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although it is divided into eastern and western parts, the strength of the Turks cannot be underestimated.

As a result, the Sui Dynasty was still busy and was addicted to playing divisive tactics. It was also playing tricks on one faction within the East Turks. Sadly, the East Turks were also divided.

Human nature is like this. When a strong person supports you to change your destiny, your heart is likely to be ecstatic.

Often behind failure, the foreshadowing has already been laid. When distrust reaches a critical point, it is the beginning of decline.

This duel, which can be said to have changed the direction of human history, was completed on such a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder.

The Chinese nation has used wisdom to solve suffocating opponents. This is the charm of the nation's historical heritage.

Although it cannot directly make you stronger, it will tell you how to become stronger. The rich history will save you a lot of detours and point you in the right direction.
(End of this chapter)