Wentang

Chapter 463
"The time to attack the Turks is not ripe yet, or we haven't prepared enough in advance." Yue Shan shook his head.

"Not enough?" Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "A few years ago you said that you need to recuperate internally and divide the Turkic tribes externally, and that you can destroy the Turkic tribes within five years. Now that what you said has been realized, why can't you send troops? When is the time mentioned?"

Not only Li Shimin, but also other important ministers present showed expressions of dissatisfaction.If it weren't for Yue Shan's miraculous performance in the past, someone would have jumped out to criticize him.

Yue Shan said calmly: "Those who don't plan for the whole world are not enough to plan for a moment, and those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough for a certain corner. As the rulers of the Tang Dynasty, we can't just look at the immediate, but have a long-term perspective."

These words are a bit educational, and many people showed displeased expressions.But seeing that Li Shimin didn't say anything, but showed a cautious expression, he naturally wouldn't jump out to refute.

But they all pricked up their ears and waited for his wise opinion. If what he said was outrageous, we must educate him well today and let him know what it means to be someone beyond others.

Yue Shan continued as if he didn't know anything, "We can naturally win if we send troops now, but if we kill one thousand enemies, we will lose eight hundred. Even if we defeat Xieli, we will suffer heavy losses."

"But the world is not only my Tang Dynasty and Jieli two forces, but also Goguryeo, Western Turks, Tiele tribes, Khitan, Huihe, etc. They will inevitably change when our Tang Dynasty is weak."

"Especially the Western Turkic ruler Ye Hu, whose power is not weaker than Xieli and our Tang Dynasty. If we and Xieli lose both, he will be the one who will take advantage of it in the end."

"There is also Xue Yantuo, a barbarian who is also ambitious. Now he is obedient to our Tang Dynasty because of our strength. Whenever we show a little weakness, he will definitely take advantage of the momentum and become the next Xieli."

"This..." Everyone was speechless.

The concept that the Turks are strong has been deeply rooted in their bones. No one would think that they can easily defeat the Turks and capture Xieli alive. In their opinion, a miserable victory is already the best result.

But what to do after the tragic victory?
Yi Nan and others can be ignored, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are still very arrogant, even if we and the Turks are both defeated, the remaining strength can crush the Yi Nan and other tribes.

But Tong Yehu of the Western Turks is a force that no one dares to ignore. After being reminded by Yue Shan, the imperial court also collected information about Tong Yehu.

The strength of the Western Turks is no less than Jieli, and Tong Yehu is also a hero with great talent and boldness.Once the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks were both defeated, he would inevitably send troops to unify the Turks.

And how terrible a unified Turkic is, anyone who is not stupid knows it.The divided Turks have been able to ride on the head of the Central Plains for so many years, and the unified Turks are definitely not something that Datang can deal with.

"So, we must win a big victory or even a complete victory in the fight against Xieli. After defeating him, we must have enough spare power to deter Tong Yehu, Tie Le, Huihe and other tribes. Otherwise, it is better to maintain the status quo." This is Yue Shan's final conclusion. .

This conclusion is like pouring a pot of cold water on the heads of Li Shimin's monarchs and ministers, it's refreshing.I originally thought that the time to exterminate the Turks has come, and the time to immortalize everyone's name has come, but in the end...

Li Shimin was also very disappointed, but after frowning for a while, he suddenly shouted angrily: "Yue Shan, what should you do?"

This sudden shout startled everyone, Yue Shan also looked at him blankly, and said, "I don't know what the sage said?"

"A few years ago, you told me that the strategy of destroying the sudden disaster guaranteed that Jieli would be destroyed within five years, but now you backtrack. Isn't it a crime of deceiving the emperor?" Li Shimin said.

"Uh... isn't this five years old?" Yue Shan muttered.

"You still dare to quibble, do you really think I won't punish you?" Li Shimin said angrily, "You must give me an explanation today, otherwise don't blame me for being ungrateful."

"That..." Yue Shan complained in his heart, you just say it if you want me to give you an idea, this is so scary.

"Actually, the time has almost come, and there is only one last step before we can launch the war of extermination."

Everyone's spirits were shaken, did things turn around again?But it's not right, just now you said it was so difficult, why did you suddenly change your mind?Are you kidding us?
"Say it quickly," Li Shimin said.

"Separate Jieli and Tuli and make them fight among themselves." Yue Shan said hastily.

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and then said: "It's difficult, it's very difficult. Although the two of them don't get along, they don't understand the principle of cold lips and teeth. It's too difficult for them to fight each other."

"It's difficult, but it's easy to find a way." Yue Shan said.

"Oh, you must have an idea when you say that." Li Shimin said.

Yue Shan came to the sand table, picked up the baton and circled the part: "A few months ago, the Yinan led the Tiele tribes to leave the Jieli tribe and migrate westward, and the Huihe and other tribes followed closely. The break with the Turks is short of a public announcement.”

"Xie Li is a headstrong person, and he will never sit back and watch these people become independent. The main reason why they haven't used force yet is that Yi Nan and others haven't publicly become independent, and there is still a fig leaf."

"The sage might as well make a decree to designate the barbarians as khans, located in Jielitong. Without this fig leaf, Jieli will definitely send troops to crusade."

"Yi Nan is not a fool, he must be able to see our plan, will he accept the canonization?" Cheng Yaojin questioned.

"Yes, Yi Nan is very clear that his strength is not strong enough. If he wants to survive, he must either attach himself to the Turks or the Tang Dynasty." Yue Shan explained: "Since he chooses to leave the Turks, there is only one option left, to attach himself to the Tang Dynasty."

"And after independence, the Yinan must not be willing to be lonely. He wants to lead the tribes of Tiele and become the Khan of Tiele. But Tiele has been divided for a long time and his prestige is not enough. It is difficult to subdue the tribes of Tiele."

"At this time, he needs a title of righteousness, and the canonization of my Great Tang can just give him this title. So he will definitely accept the canonization of my Great Tang."

"But what does this have to do with alienating Jieli and Tuli?" Qin Qiong asked suspiciously.

"Although Xieli is not smart, he should still be able to think of a strategy to drive away tigers and wolves. Even if he can't think of it, we can find a way to make him think of it." Yue Shan laughed.

Now everyone has no doubts.

What is driving away tigers and devouring wolves?Who is the tiger and who is the wolf?
To Jieli, Tuli is the tiger around him, and Yinan and others are wolves, and ordering Tuli army to attack Yinan and others as the Turkic Khan is to drive away the tigers and devour the wolves.

In the end, no matter who wins the two sides, it will be Ta Xieli who will benefit the most.

Will Tuli be obedient and beat Yi Nan and others?Whether he goes or not, there will be no good fruit to eat.

To fight, regardless of victory or defeat, it is his confidant clan that weakens his power. Once his clan loses too much, Xieli will definitely clean him up.

If he didn't fight, Xieli could still have dealt with him in the name of disobeying military orders.

When Tuli was on his way to a dead end, Datang suddenly appeared to give him warmth, what choice would he make?

Li Shimin and Tuli are brothers in name...

If the tribes of Tiele, Khitan, Huihe and other tribes became independent, and Tuli rebelled again, the power of East Turkic Jieli would be weakened by half.At that time, Datang will be able to destroy Jieli with the smallest family members, and then still have the power to deter Tong Yehu and Tie Le's tribes...

"Okay...haha, Cui Lan really deserves to be a child of the gods...just according to your words." Li Shimin laughed loudly after changing his previous attitude.

(End of this chapter)