NIP Chapter 686 Turkic civil strife
Chapter 686 Turkic civil strife
Chapter 686 Turkic civil strife
In general, political vision is a necessary ability to be a monarch.
And Ashinasheer has no political vision, and is destined to become a monarch, and he will not be afraid.
Li Shimin naturally understood what Lin Xuan said, and said: "You have worked hard this time, and I will reward you when the war is over."
"This time, His Majesty's plan almost fell by the wayside, and I dare not take the credit." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin shook his head and said with a smile: "No, Nishu suddenly became seriously ill, and I don't blame you. On the contrary, I think the current situation is more favorable."
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin in confusion, not understanding what Li Shimin meant by this.
"Before the Western Turks suddenly attacked Xue Yantuo, the Tang Dynasty was not fully prepared. Now that Nishu is seriously ill, the Western Turks will fall into civil strife. The longer the delay, the more fully prepared the Tang Dynasty will be."
Not only food and grass, but also a large killer weapon against cavalry.
As long as Datang is given some time, more Liannu can be built, and it will be easier to destroy Western Turks and Xue Yantuo.
Although Datang has Mo Dao, a sharp weapon against cavalry, Mo Dao has many flaws.
The Mo Dao is a long sword held by the infantry of the Tang Dynasty. It was developed from the Zhanma Sword of the Western Han Dynasty, and absorbed the shape and smelting technology of the Lu Mo Dao of the Han Dynasty and the long sword of the Six Dynasties.There are specific departments for casting, storage, and management.The Mo Dao is extremely sharp and has an excellent cutting effect. It is mainly used to cut down enemy cavalry in wars. Its tactical role is equivalent to today's anti-tank weapons.
However, the Mo knife consumes a lot of iron, and it is very heavy, and ordinary soldiers will be exhausted after only a few chops.
Therefore, Datang's current army only has a few thousand Mo Dao soldiers.
The most important thing is that Mo Dao soldiers are all infantry. Although some places in the Central Plains are plains, it is always necessary to fight head-on when attacking a city.
But the grassland is different. Whether the Turkic people have a city to defend, they can completely avoid it after suffering from the losses of Mo Dao Bing.
You can't let Mo Dao soldiers chase the Turkic cavalry behind with Mo Dao.
The Liannu is different, the cavalry can be equipped completely, and before the two armies meet, one round of shooting will not only cause great damage to the place, but also make the opponent frightened.
If there are tens of thousands of cavalry equipped with continuous crossbows, they will be able to win the battle against several times the Turkic cavalry.
Lin Xuan was a little speechless, he hadn't thought about the twists and turns in it before.
At this moment, Li Mu came in and said, "Your Majesty, a secret report from Baiqi."
Li Shimin took the secret report, opened it and read it, a smile appeared on his face not long after.
Lin Xuan was a little curious, but he didn't ask. If Li Shimin wanted to talk to him, he would naturally say it. If he didn't, it would be useless to ask.
"Take it to the son-in-law." Li Shimin handed the letter to Li Mu.
Li Mu took the letter with both hands, held it in front of Lin Xuan, and said, "My son-in-law, please."
Lin Xuan smiled at Li Mu, took the letter and read it.
He didn't ask Li Shimin if he was suitable to watch it, nonsense, if it wasn't suitable for Li Shimin, he wouldn't give it to him.
When seeing the contents of the letter, Lin Xuan understood why Li Shimin laughed.
This letter is about Western Turks.
The letter said that Nishu died three days ago, and Yuan Qi took over Nishu's original tribe, and said that before Nishu died, he ordered him to inherit the Khan throne, and invited the leaders of all tribes to come to Nishu's funeral, and communicated with him seven days later. Hold sacrifices and inherit the Khan throne.
After Tong Eshe got the news, he immediately mobilized [-] cavalry, came outside the court, and cursed Yuan Qi, saying that Nishu had ordered him to inherit the Khan throne.
It was Yuan Qi who killed Nishu and falsely passed on Nishu's order.
Yuan Qi was furious, and directly sent troops to attack Tong'e.
Tong Eshe only brought 3 soldiers, while Wang Ting had more than 6 soldiers. He was naturally no match, but he did not retreat immediately. Instead, he fought with the soldiers sent by Yuan Qi for a while before retreating.
In this battle, thousands of people were killed or injured on both sides.
After returning with Eshe, he immediately summoned the tribes that supported him.
I can't find out what was discussed in detail, only know that on the second day, Tong'e set up and various ministries spread the word that Yuan Qi killed Nishu, and that Tong'e set up to attack the royal court three days later to avenge Nishu's death.
There are only so many secret reports, but according to the time calculation, the two sides should fight tomorrow.
No wonder Li Shimin was so happy to see this secret report.
"Your Majesty, I will leave for the border tomorrow morning." Lin Xuan said after reading it.
Lin Xuan was worried that if he didn't speak, Li Shimin would be in trouble if he asked him to start now.
He is not Dayu, he can't pass through the house without entering.
Li Shimin waved his hands and said: "Don't worry, Lizhi has a lot of complaints about my sending you to lead the army. If you don't wait for a few days after you come back, Lizhi will be angry with me."
"Your Majesty, where is the grassland?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Even if Yuan Qi is a waste, it is impossible to lose so quickly. Besides, there is Ashinasheer, so there will be no problems in a short time." Li Shimin said.
"Yes."
Since Li Shimin said so, Lin Xuan was naturally happy to stay in Chang'an for a few more days.
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Not long after Lin Xuan entered the Lizheng Hall, it was time for Cheng Chuliang and Chang Sun Chong to change shifts.
The imperial guards in the palace usually rotate every three days, and they need to stay in the palace barracks during the rotation period.
Naturally, Chang Sun Chong and Cheng Chuliang would not be the same as those forbidden soldiers. When Li Shimin was not out of the palace, they only needed to stand guard for one hour each in the morning and afternoon.
The two of them were still brother-in-law seriously, but their relationship was not good, and they didn't have much communication. They went back to change their clothes, and went back to their respective homes.
The eldest grandson rushed back to the mansion and went directly to the courtyard where he lived.
"I've seen the son-in-law." The maid hurriedly saluted.
"Is the princess there?" Chang Sun Chong looked at the maids with a sinister look in his eyes.
These maids are all dowry from the palace, and they are all beautiful and moving.
Changsun Chong had long been envious, but because Princess Gao Yang watched closely, he never succeeded.
"Back to the son-in-law, the princess went to the princess mansion to study Buddhism with the eminent monk, but she never came back," said the maid.
Changsun Chong didn't think too much about Princess Gaoyang's study of Buddhism.
Although Taoism was the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, there were quite a few people who believed in Buddhism, and some families even built a small Buddhist hall at home.
Hearing that Gao Yang was not there, the eldest grandson looked at one of the maidservantly and said, "I remember you, your name is Xiu'er, right?"
"The maidservant is Xiu'er." Xiu'er said with a low eyebrow.
"I sweated a lot on duty today, go get someone to prepare some hot water for me to take a bath." Chang Sun Chong said.
"My son-in-law, the servant girl is here to serve the princess. If the son-in-law needs to take a bath, the servant girl will call Fuqin and the others to serve the princess." Xiu'er said hastily.
She didn't understand what Chang Sun Chong meant. To be honest, Chang Sun Chong was not bad. It seemed that Pan An was a bit over the top, but he was still a handsome man.
Even if the eldest Sun Chongchang is extremely ugly, Xiu'er is willing to be the son of the Duke of the State and the nephew of the Empress Empress.
But she has served Princess Gaoyang for many years, and she is well aware of Princess Gaoyang's temper.
Before, Princess Gao Yang had clearly told them that if anyone dared to hook up with Chang Sun Chong, they would be sold to a brothel.
(End of this chapter)