After listening to Chen Yi's endless talk, Wu Zetian fell silent. She suddenly didn't know how to answer Chen Yi's words.

After a while, I said softly: "Ziying, I didn't expect that you knew so much about Qinghai. Then tell me, since you think the Tubo people will be the biggest threat to my Tang Dynasty, how should we deal with them?"

"Empress, the power of the Tubo people is still at a disadvantage compared to our Tang Dynasty, so we don't need to be afraid of them at all!" Seeing that Wu Zetian was aroused, Chen Yi became even more excited, "I don't know how many people my Tang Dynasty have more people than our Tang Dynasty. The population is larger, and the number of soldiers that can be requisitioned is relatively large. Therefore, in terms of the number of troops that can be recruited, Tubo is far from comparable to our Tang Dynasty. This is a very important point! In other aspects, such as weapon production technology, smelting, planting, and manufacturing technology, they are incomparable to Tubo, which is still in a wild state. The wealth of our Tang Dynasty is far more than that of them. In terms of national strength, Tubo is far from comparable to our Tang Dynasty. In other words, our Tang Dynasty's continuous combat capability or war potential is far better than that of Tubo! Even if it is dragged down, it can drag down the Tubo people!"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly after hearing this, as if he agreed with Chen Yi's point of view!

Seeing that Wu Zetian heard his words, Chen Yi felt relieved and continued to tell: "In addition to the comprehensive national strength, our Tang Dynasty is far stronger than the Tubo people, the combat power of the army is also incomparable to the Tubo people. There are many generals who can conquer and fight well in our Tang Dynasty. The soldiers have practical experience. They are all brave and good at fighting. With those famous generals who have experienced many battles, they can command brave soldiers to fight. How can the Tubo people fight against the attacks of our Tang Dynasty's heroic troops?"

Chen Yi, who is familiar with history, knew that from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to Zhenguan, and then to the early and early Emperor Gaozong Li Zhichao, the Tang Dynasty had a brilliant record and was incomparable to other dynasties. There were countless famous generals who were good at fighting in this era. Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Chai Shao, Li Jie, Li Daozong, Hou Junji, Cheng Zhiche, Su Dingfang, the three brothers of Xue, Pei Xingjian, Liu Rengui, Xue Rengui, etc., as well as Hu generals who had passed away or were still alive, were famous generals who were famous for their relish and made the enemy scared!

There are also many outstanding military achievements, but because of too many famous generals in this period, the starlight was hidden and the military generals who were not known to later generations, such as Niu Jinda, Zheng Rentai, Zhang Shigui, etc. It can be said that the early years of the Tang Dynasty were definitely the era with the most famous generals in history. Although many famous generals have passed away or have become old, as long as they can make good use of those still alive generals and lead the brave Tang soldiers to the battle with these generals with practical experience, they will not be afraid of any invasion of foreign enemies.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded rapidly, and almost no foreign enemies could pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the Tang army was almost invincible, and you can't see it. Su Dingfang led a mixed army of 10,000 infantry and cavalrymen and was surrounded by 100,000 cavalrymen like wolves and tigers. The final result was that Ashina Helu only led dozens of cavalry to flee in panic and was finally captured. There were countless similar battles, and with such brilliant achievements, countless generals with outstanding strategies were commanded by war. Any enemy to be enemies with the Tang Dynasty must be cautious. The brilliant achievements also raised the morale of the Tang army to a very high level. They were confident that they could cut all powerful enemies under the horse!

The glorious era lasted for many years. It was not until after the defeat of Dafeichuan, when Tubo became a powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty, that the Tang army began to lose. The strategic policy also changed from expansion to shrinking. But now the tragedy of Dafeichuan's defeat had not happened yet, and the Tubo people had not started a war with the Tang Dynasty in full. The Tubo people were still afraid of our Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang court had not listed the Tubo people as the number one strong enemy, and even wanted to make them surrender through marriage or something! Chen Yi hoped that through his own words today, and his future bewitching advice to Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian could change his mind, attach importance to the threat of the Tubo people, and eliminate all the threats of the Tubo people.

Chen Yi mentioned the brilliant achievements of our Tang army over the years, which made Wu Zetian feel a little proud, as if her arrogance was also ignited by Chen Yi's words, "Yes, Ziying, what you said is quite good. The national strength of the Tubo people is far inferior to that of our Tang army, and their military combat power cannot be compared with that of our Tang army. But... In this case, why should we be afraid of them?"

Chen Yi was stunned for a moment. He could not have thought that what he said would actually lead Wu Zetian to this conclusion. You can't say that. Sister and aunt. If a country feels that its strength is not strong, there will be no evil purpose. There will be very few wars in the world. Many times, arrogance and pride will eliminate all the advantages in strength, giving the opponents the opportunity to take advantage of the strength, and finally taste the bitter fruit he has laid down! Potential opponents must put him in order before he is strong, and even remove them, instead of ignoring him. Chen Yi had to continue to use his 3-inch tongue and start to convince Wu Zetian.

"Empress, although the strength of Tubo and my Tang Dynasty is very different, they have never stopped their unrealistic fantasies about my Tang Dynasty. A few years ago, they attacked Tuyuhun, which I supported by my Tang Dynasty, and often rubbed against my Tang Dynasty in Anxi and Qinghai in recent years. Although their invasions were defeated by my border troops, these facts show that the Tubo people never regarded my Tang Dynasty as their sect leader. They wanted to pull their teeth out of the tiger's mouth and snatch a lot of what they needed from me! For such an arrogant and barbaric country, my Tang Dynasty must not let it go, but beat it up and cut off its strength when it is not yet full, so that they can completely surrender to my Tang Dynasty! They cannot ignore it at any time!"

Chen Yi ignored Wu Zetian's surprise and swallowed his mouth and continued to talk nonstop: "Empress, the places where the Tubo people live are in high-altitude areas, and most places are not suitable for farming and grazing. Tubo praised their advisers to popularize their counselors must understand this. They want to seek breakthroughs in all directions to seek a better place to survive. Qinghai and Anxi of the Tang Dynasty are their main targets. These two places are vast and more suitable for living and production than the Tubo Plateau. They are also excellent horse land. There are many merchants coming and going, and they can get many military and civilian things.

Many things that cannot be produced in Tubo can be obtained from here! According to my opinion, the Tubo people competed with our Tang Dynasty for Qinghai because of these reasons. If they were to do what they wanted, the strength of Tubo will be greatly enhanced. Therefore, our Tang Dynasty court must pay enough attention to Qinghai and Anxi, strengthen the military deployment of Qinghai and Anxi, and prevent the Tubo people from succeeding their conspiracy! If Qinghai fails, the main transportation route between our Tang Dynasty and Anxi will be controlled by Tubo, and Longyou and Anxi will become isolated islands. If our Tang Dynasty does not attach importance to the Tubo people, this may become a reality!"

Chen Yi knew the real threat to the Tang Dynasty by the Tubo people in history. To the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was a nightmare to a certain extent. In the original history, the powerful Tubo people gradually began to challenge the Tang Dynasty. When the Battle of Dafeichuan was alive, the Tubo people defeated tens of thousands of elite Tang troops, and the reputation of the famous general Xue Rengui was destroyed. In the later battle of Qinghai in a certain year, nearly 200,000 Tang troops were defeated by the head of the Tubo army led by Qinling, just like a minister of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty was also captured by him. Later, the Tubo people once captured Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, burned and killed and looted the largest and most majestic capital in the world at that time, and established a puppet emperor.

Although Chen Yi did not know these history very clearly, he knew it briefly. From these historical records, it can be seen how amazing the combat power of the Tubo people was. To a certain extent, they can be said to be the nemesis of the Tang army and the greatest threat to the Tang Dynasty. Except for Tubo, no foreign force had ever attacked the city of Chang'an, and even the East Turks led by Jie Li at the beginning of Zhenguan could not do it.

Wu Zetian was a little moved by Chen Yi's emotional narrative. She unconsciously moved her body, leaned towards Chen Yi, and asked with a frown, "Zi Ying, will what you said be a stern voice? Did you think that the Tubo people pose so much to me, the Tang Dynasty? Can it even affect the survival of Longyou and Anxi?"

"Empress, I did talk about Qinghai with Duke Xing, and I have said similar things, but they were all told by Wei Chen to Duke Xing. Duke Xing did not tell me too much about Qinghai, nor did I tell the Tubo people how to threaten my Tang Dynasty!" After answering Wu Zetian's doubts, Chen Yi once again said in a very emotional tone: "Empress, what I said just now is not a stern word. Wei Chen thinks that if the threats of Tubo people are not valued, the Tubo people will not only threaten Longyou and Anxi, but even Chang'an will be punished by

It threatened that from the current land occupied by Tubo to Chang'an, there was actually not much road. No one could guarantee that the Tubo people would be given the opportunity to attack Chang'an if our Tang army was careless! Just like the Turkic army led by Jie Li in the ninth year of Wude, they attacked the Wei River near! I feel that this cannot happen no matter what. It is very necessary to do something that is born from worries and die from happiness. It is very necessary to do some things that will be prepared for the future! My Tang Dynasty will not tolerate an uncontrollable enemy beside us!"

Chen Yi's words finally touched Wu Zetian even more. Perhaps Wu Zetian did not have much practical feelings about the threat from the border, but the capital of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was threatened by the Tubo people, which was terrible! In fact, she also knew that the journey from the place where the Tubo people actually controlled now to Chang'an was not very far away. Perhaps this was a very difficult shortcoming to choose Chang'an as the capital. The iron cavalry of the northern nomadic people could easily attack near Chang'an. The thing that made Li Shimin feel humiliated for the rest of his life in the ninth year of Wude was the best example!

You should know that the Eastern Turks at that time were also crippled by the former Sui Dynasty. Their strength was even worse than that of the Tubo people today. Who can guarantee that the Tubo people would follow the example of the Turks once, and take advantage of the incident in our Tang Dynasty and attack the vicinity of Chang'an!

Wu Zetian raised his head, looked at Chen Yi with complicated eyes, and said softly: "Zi Ying, what you said is very reasonable. Although the threat from the Tubo people is not very big now, we should prepare for the future and make some countermeasures. Today, you will tell us in detail how to deal with the threat from the Tubo people!"

Seeing that Wu Zetian did not blame her arrogance, she seemed to have been moved by herself, Chen Yi put it down and agreed immediately: "Yes, Empress, then I will tell you in detail about the Tubo people and the Qinghai matters that I thought of!"
Chapter completed!