Chapter 629: A battleground for military strategists
Yang Xuanting was very satisfied with the harvest in Qilian City. He directly bought fifteen kilograms of cotton seeds, and the price was not that outrageous. You can buy one kilogram for three hundred gold.
However, he did not give money, but made an IOU. These Hu merchants were all going to the capital to do business. Yang Xuanting sent fifty people to accompany him personally, responsible for taking these caravans to the capital to ask for money from his father Yang Yue.
The caravans in the Western Regions all have backers. Without the protection of military forces, who would dare to risk traveling so far to do business?
Either he is from the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu, or he is a dignitary of the imperial court. Anyway, if you want to do business safely, you must have someone above you.
As we all know, businessmen cannot get away with things, only officials can.
This is why having power means having money, but having money does not necessarily mean having power.
The seeds were temporarily left in Qilian City. Yang Xuanting took the gold and the cavalry and continued to Qiuci. The prince had told him to buy as much as he could, and he would naturally take it seriously.
Kucha is rich in beautiful women. There are many Kucha people living in the capital, most of them are women, and men basically come to sell women.
It sounds ridiculous. Isn't this the buying and selling of people? As the saying goes, if there is a demand, there will be a sale. What's more, in the current world, women are men's property.
Qiuci belongs to the Indo-European race, with red hair, green eyes or blond hair and blue eyes, and a red and white face. The physical characteristics are very close to the Celts in Western Europe.
This was a foreign thing in the Sui Dynasty. It was exotic and naturally sold well.
The customs of Qiuci are basically similar to those of the Tiele Weihe tribe. Weihe was later called Uighur, and he is the ancestor of our Uyghur people.
Qilian City is not far from Qiuci, and this country is to the southwest of Gaochang State. Its area is about half the size of Qinghai Province.
When Xuanting arrived at the border, he happened to encounter a large Turkic army, tens of thousands of people, marching rapidly toward the northeast.
In the wilderness, thousands of cavalry galloping past is already a very spectacular scene. If there are tens of thousands of people, it can be said that all the cavalry as far as the eye can see are cavalry. The feeling of shock is unprecedented.
But Xuanting had seen big scenes after all. He didn't panic, but he didn't dare to move.
I only have 2,000 people. Once the other party feels that I am a threat, I can't even run away.
Xuanting hurriedly sent his confidant Yu Wenbao to negotiate with the other party. Firstly, he wanted to find out the other party's details, and secondly, he wanted to make it clear that I was here to buy things. Don't misunderstand me.
Only a man who can bend and stretch can be a husband. No matter how arrogant Xuan Ting is, he would not dare to bluster in front of tens of thousands of people. If he had tens of thousands of people, he would definitely not be as timid as he is now.
Everything was normal, the other party did not do anything strange because of Xuanting's arrival, and Yu Wenbao also brought back a Turk.
"The great governor is from Tiele, Du Bo, Pu Gu, uprooting the wild ancients, Gu Ligan, Duolan Ge Wu's army, they are rushing to Sanmi Mountain," Yu Wenbao rode over and said: "This man knows how to
Chinese is here to ask for our help."
Huh? Asking for help, Yang Xuanting coughed dryly, straightened his waist and asked:
"Need our help?"
The Tiele man said: "We hope that the Sui Dynasty can send troops to help Shegui Khan. After the resistance has begun, please general, please bring our sincerity to your court."
"Yeah, don't worry, I will definitely bring him," Yang Xuangan said casually, and then asked: "Isn't Shekui Khan back yet?"
Tiele said: "It's not far away, right behind."
Then, after Yang Xuanting asked the other party a few more questions, he sent them away.
"After they leave, we will go to Yiluolu City in Qiuci. It seems that there will be a big battle on the other side of the Ile River in just a short time." Yang Xuanting sat on his horse and watched tens of thousands of people passing by.
When the Turks fight, they fight hard and rarely tell you tactics, because they are all cavalry. If you can withstand a few of his attacks, then they will retreat, adjust and then attack you. If you can't withstand it, then they will
Finished.
Therefore, in Turkic civil wars, the winner can usually be decided quickly.
The Sui Dynasty was very flexible when fighting the Turks. They tried to avoid decisive battles with most of your main forces, but instead tried their best to pull things from east to west, widen your defense line, and then gradually eat away at it.
Since the founding of the country, the various conflicts between the Sui Dynasty and the Eastern and Western Turks have rarely occurred in the Sui itself. Most of them were fought on the opponent's territory, so tactics had to be used to the extreme.
The reason why Shi Wansui is fierce is because he has been fighting Turks for half his life. If he is not fierce, he will not be able to do it. If you are a little timid, they will seize the opportunity to defeat you in one fell swoop. So once you encounter, don't think about running away, because you
If you can't run away, it's over if you work hard.
The Turks were more martial than the Sui Dynasty, so they respected Shi Wansui very much and regarded him as the best warrior of the Sui Dynasty.
Yiluolu City is the main city of Qiuci Kingdom. It is also one of the trade centers in the Western Region. It is very prosperous and lively, and there are many caravans from the Central Plains.
Yang Xuanting was definitely not allowed to enter the city with his large army. After polite greetings, King Bai Suni of Qiuci sent his ministers to settle Xuanting and the others outside the city, and invited Xuanting to enter the city.
Xuanting didn't want to go. A gentleman would not dare to leave his army in a land where barbarians invaded the country unless he established a dangerous wall.
He is fierce, but he is also very cautious. After all, he is Yang Yue's son, and he will do risky things if he can't.
There is a lot of chaos in the Western Region right now. Qiuci has also sent troops to join the war. There is a mess on the other side of the Ile River. The world is in chaos, and the city must be in chaos as well. Xuanting doesn't want to join in the fun, so he just sends his eldest son, Sun Jing, to lead people into the city to buy things.
Cotton seeds, and buy some Kucha beauties by the way.
There are actually only 10,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Qiuci Kingdom, and more than half of them are gone. Logically speaking, Xuanting shouldn't be so weak, but he just saw the army of Tiele's Fifth Division roaring past the day before yesterday, which made him feel like he was in danger.
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There is no main force of my Sui Dynasty around. I only have two thousand people, so I'd better be honest.
Being careful has its advantages. Changsun Jing's purchase of cotton seeds went very smoothly. He bought seven kilograms and spent the remaining money to buy four beauties from Qiuci.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The cotton seeds here are too expensive, not five hundred gold at all, but six hundred gold.
"Profiteers, Qilian City is not that far from Qiuci, how can the price differ so much?" Yang Xuanting muttered a few words and glanced at the four beauties sitting on horseback.
One for the prince, one for the father, and one for me and my eldest brother.
"Well, this is not a place to stay for a long time. The sons and gentlemen are shouting," Yang Xuanting said hello to King Qiuci and left with his army.
This guy is also very lucky. Not long after he left, a main force of the East Turks started fighting in Qiuci Kingdom with the leader of Tiele, Qibi Geling. The people of Yiluolu City fled one after another.
Those who fled to Gaochang, some to Qilian City, and some to the northwest border of the Sui Dynasty.
If Xuanting is still here, he will inevitably be affected.
When a hundred thousand people fight, no one cares whether you are a Sui soldier or not. As long as you are not the same as me, I will kill you.
Li Jing was also a coward. He only took 300 people with him and headed towards the Ile River. He wanted to observe the Turkic civil war with his own eyes, because Li Jing knew very well that the Turks were too powerful and sooner or later there would be a war between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks.
"I heard that Shegui has arrived, and now the two sides have had their first contact," Hou Junji sat on his horse, looking away from Li Jing, looking at the vast smoke and dust on the distant plain.
This was also the first time for him to observe such a large-scale battle at such a close distance. No one could see it. He could only see the diffuse smoke and dust, which seemed to cover up the setting sun on the horizon.
Yang Yuanqing took a deep breath and said: "At present, the Eastern and Western Turkic tribes have been scattered on all sides. Those surrounding the Ile River are the main forces of both sides. Looking at this situation, we must achieve a result."
"Turkic civil war has always been like this," Li Jing nodded and said:
"The Duke of Chu has gone on several expeditions against the Turks. He once told me that if he wanted to keep this threat out of the country forever, he could only use cavalry against cavalry. Otherwise, once the enemy invaded the country, the city would be destroyed, the family would be destroyed, and refugees would be everywhere.
Xiang, in recent years, due to the trade in the Western Regions, the number of our war horses has increased year by year, but it is still far from enough. It will take at least five years to have a decisive battle with them on the grassland."
Xu Shiji asked: "Then the general manager thinks, how many cavalry do I have to permanently eliminate this problem?"
"Two hundred thousand elites are enough to destroy them," Li Jing said.
Xu Shiji said blankly: "We fully have the strength."
Li Jing shook his head and said: "The expedition to Goguryeo consumes too much, and the national strength is not enough to support the foreign operations of 200,000 cavalry. Unless the whole country exerts its efforts, but again, Goguryeo consumes too much. In the next ten years, it will not be on this scale again."
expedition."
He was considering the whole country. Two hundred thousand cavalry are fighting abroad. Let’s not talk about whether there is food for the people, but you will not have food for the horses.
Food for horses is much more expensive than food for humans.
You can't keep up with logistical supplies unless you don't take the lives of the people as your destiny.
But it just so happens that Yang Guang is this kind of person. Everything you think is impossible is possible with him.
Yang Yuanqing said: "My grandfather also said back then that if we use Shanxi as a chessboard and draw the main Turkic forces deep into the city, we can fight from the city. Shanxi has many passes and mountains, which can easily distract the main Turkic forces. I attacked them with infantry, and I was able to achieve full success."
, but the disadvantage is..."
"The disadvantage is that the people of Shanxi suffer disaster, and nine out of ten houses are empty," Li Jing said with a smile: "Do you think the prince will agree to this strategy?"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head: "The prince cherishes the people and will never agree to it."
Xu Shiji said: "But this strategy of Duke Chu is indeed brilliant. Shanxi has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If we are well prepared, no matter how many Turks come and die, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the people of Shanxi."
In the whole of Shanxi, there is actually only one road that is best to travel. From Datong to Yuncheng, it is also the only plain area in the whole of Shanxi. It is more like a canyon area sandwiched between mountains.
In later generations, the most developed areas in Shanxi were basically on this line, Taiyuan, Datong, Linfen, and Yuncheng.
The road is easy to walk, but it is also easier to be attacked from both sides. Therefore, the Shanxi area is a natural place for ambushes. This is why in later generations of anti-Japanese wars, the Taihang Mountains were one of the main battlefields of our army.
It's not easy for you to get in, and it's even harder for you to get out.