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Chapter 778 Northern Expedition (Part [-])
November of the second year of innovation.

Li Chongjiu led [-] military guards and Tingwei soldiers from Tongji Canal to the south of Youjing.

Li Chongjiu saw that the vicinity of Youjing was dilapidated, and the Turkic people burned all the houses and wharfs in the extremely prosperous grass market outside the city in the past.People outside the city can only endure the cold wind in temporary huts.The losses suffered by Youjing in this battle can be said to be more serious than the previous one.

Even Linshuo Palace, where Li Chongjiu himself lived, set a fire here after the Turks withdrew their troops, and all of them were burned to rubble.The emperor's bedroom suffered from such a calamity, which was unprecedented.
After returning to the city, Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng and others pleaded guilty to Li Chongjiu for the burning of Linshuo Palace.Li Chongjiu didn't speak, but instead heard a few people say that Li Zhiwan took command of the city to defend the city when it was in danger and saved Youjing City.

Although the city of Youjing was safe and sound, the Turkic soldiers came to the capital city of Zhao State twice.It has already offended Zhao Guo.Thousands of scholars from Guozijian, county schools, and county schools came to Li Chongjiu's car to petition, hoping that Li Chongjiu would send troops to crusade against the Turks.

The students were impassioned, crowded around Li Chongjiu's car, and they all shouted in unison!
"When I think of Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian chased the Xiongnu to the north and took Hetao. The barbarian dared not go south and herd horses, and the soldiers dared not bend their bows to complain. When I think of me in Han Dynasty, Huo Wei swept the wolf court in the north, Dou Rong Le Shi Yanran, and then The five chaos are in chaos, the land in the Central Plains is sinking, and the Shenzhou is in trouble."

"If you call it a prosperous age, you can only expel Beidi. Today, the son has made great achievements, and he can unify the world just around the corner. Right now, there are countless good soldiers in the Great Zhao army. I hope that your majesty will be able to send troops to the Northern Expedition, so as to eliminate the disaster in the north."

A bachelor in a Confucian robe and a high crown recited in the hall.

A scholar said at the side of the scholar: "Your Majesty, the Turkic people have come to bully you, and the only option now is to beat them. In order to eliminate the Turkic people, the students are willing to die to serve the country!"

A group of scholars shouted loudly and presented blood books signed by thousands of people.The soldiers on both sides of the street are trying their best to maintain order, and the people in Youjing are restless.
The students were very emotional, and so were the common people. Li Chongjiu felt joy in his heart. The cohesion of any country cannot be separated from the rise of national consciousness.The two groups with the highest national sentiment are the students and the soldiers.

When I was studying at school in the previous life, I was passionate and once an emperor, but after 20 years, when I became an emperor, I looked at this matter from a different perspective.

Li Chongjiu got out of the car, looked to the left and right, but saw that every student was looking at him. He drew out his sword and said to everyone: "I already know your plea. !"

But hearing his announcement, the students were all erupting, and countless people raised their arms and shouted, tears filled their eyes.

Seeing this scene, Li Chongjiu nodded slowly.

On the same day, Li Chongjiu summoned the Turkic envoy Qibi Heli who was detained by him.

After being captured, Qibi Heli has always been obedient. When he saw Li Chongjiu, he bowed down and said: "The sinner, Qibi Heli, pays homage to the emperor."

Li Chongjiu smiled and helped Qibi Heli up and said, "Are you the grandson of Brother Lunyi Wushi Mohe Khan?"

Qibi Heli said in surprise, "I didn't expect Your Majesty to know my grandfather."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "I know, when Ashina Daman, the Western Turkic Khan, killed more than 100 chiefs of your Tiele tribes, your grandfather could not bear the humiliation and raised troops against the Turkic people. I admire such courage, but Unexpectedly, why did his grandson serve the Turks?"

Qibi Heli said: "There is no way to do this, Chuluo Khan treated me well. But this time Xieli invaded Dazhao, I strongly opposed it."

Li Chongjiu immediately said: "That's right, Xieli invaded Dazhao, attacked Youjing, and broke the covenant I made with Chuluo Khan, and Chuluo Khan's body was still cold, but Jieli actually violated his wishes. How can such a person go against his wishes?" worthy of being the Khan of the Turks."
Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, Qibi Heli looked cautious and didn't say anything.

Li Chongjiu said immediately: "I know your Qibi tribe, but it is not the majority of Tiele tribes. After the strongest Xue Yantuo tribe was eliminated by Chuluo, the Tiele tribes have always succumbed to the Turkic power. This time the invasion The State of Zhao was also coerced by Jieli, and it was a last resort. But if I want you Tiel tribes to break away from the Turks and help our Great Zhao, do you think it can be done?"

Qibi Heli was somewhat puzzled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I have also seen what happened to Xue Yantuo's tribe when you betrayed the Turks."

Li Chongjiu said: "I heard that you have fifteen tribes and twelve surnames in Tie Le. Among so many men, few of them have the courage to dare to resist the Turks?"

After hearing this, Qibi Heli's face turned blue and red for a while, and he said very straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, if you give us the Tiele people freedom after the Turks are destroyed, we are willing to help you, but if you want to defeat the Turks , to replace him and continue to rule our Tie Le, that’s fine.”

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu didn't expect Qibi Heli to be such a character.

At that moment Li Chongjiu said: "You are a man, dare to say that. However, I will replace Jieli and rule the grassland. Isn't it better than Jieli and the others? Look at the people of all ethnic groups in Huaihuang Town, and there is Shi Dexi. , the Mukunxi tribe, Silla, Baekje, and the Gaoche tribe who also came from your Tie Le and naturalized in Han, which one is better before they belong to Dazhao or after they belong to Dazhao?"

Qibi Heli thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I admire you. You are the first Han Chinese to make me and Tiele feel admired. I am willing to lead Qibi to serve you, but other Tiele tribes, The most I can do is to help you try to lobby them as much as possible, I think they can help each other, if you say that you can help Da Zhao resist the Turks, it is just deceiving you."

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu said: "That's fine, as long as the tribes of Tie Le can take a neutral position in the war between me and the Turks, I will be sure to defeat Xieli."

Two days later, Li Chongjiu spread his message to the Quartet and ordered a crusade against the Turks.

Li Chongjiu ordered Yu Chigong to lead 1 troops out of Yanmen as a partial division, while he led Wang Junkuo, Xue Wanche, Qin Qiong and other generals with [-] troops out of Feihu Road.

A few days later, the army arrived in Huaihuang Town.

Yinghefu, Etuo, and Liu Yi led Huaihuang, and the Yuyi townsmen and horses joined forces, and the Shidexi tribe also made the biggest mobilization, and [-] Shidexi tribe cavalry joined them. Wan Han army stationed troops.

Before the three armies moved, food and grass went first. When Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town were first established, they had been encouraging military households, and the common people had built water conservancy projects, garrisoned fields and accumulated grain, and stored a certain amount of food and grass.

Last year, under the plan of Li Chongjiu's Northern Expedition to the Turks and a surprise attack on their Turkic Khan Court, without considering the large-scale use of the grain storage in Huaihuang Town, he deliberately built a grain storage place in Huaihuang Town, for the purpose of this Northern Expedition of the army. Grassland supply.

Li Chongjiu personally inspected the secret granary, but saw that the granary was repaired in a hidden place north of Huaihuang Town.After the granary was built last year, the excess tax and grain from more than ten counties near Youjing were transported here, and a full stockpile of 20 shi was enough to support hundreds of thousands of troops for the Northern Expedition.

This must also be thanks to the help of Lin Dangfeng and other business groups, who have been transporting food here without a single day in the past year, and they are very concealed, avoiding the eyes and ears of the Turkic people.So with the military rations here, Li Chongjiu had the confidence to launch an unprecedented large-scale northern expedition to Jieli.

(End of this chapter)