Wei Feng read the autographed letter from the great Khan Ba Yegu and laughed, "The civil war between these two brothers came at a very coincidental time. Just when the Tang army was about to launch the battle to destroy Wei Wei, their civil war came."
Zhang Dian frowned, "Chang Shi, does he think this is not a coincidence, but a trick devised by the two groups of Beyegu tribes who do not want to help Shi Wei's army fight? But the Great Khan asked us to send troops to help him destroy the Little Khan.
If it was an act, they wouldn't let us send troops!"
Wei Feng smiled and said: "Big and small are in the same boat. It is impossible for the two of them to act. I mean, the little Khan deliberately provoked a war. I can actually guess his true intention."
Ma Lin on the side said: "Shi Wei is not a fool. If it is really Wei Changshi's analysis that the young Khan does not want to send troops to help Shi Wei, Shi Wei must also be able to see it. I think Shi Wei will take advantage of the lack of troops behind the young Khan.
Opportunity, send troops to occupy the little Khan's territory and leave a way for them to retreat. We cannot give Shi Wei such an opportunity. I will consider sending troops to block Shi Wei's way to the west."
Ma Lin was most worried about Shi Wei's retreat to the west, and he would always consider it from this starting point.
Zhang Dian nodded, "I support the marshal's idea, what does Wei Changshi think?"
Wei Feng was actually their military advisor. Li Ye valued Wei Feng very much and gave him a gold medal. He had the right to veto Ma Lin and Zhang Dian's combat decisions, so no matter whether Ma Lin or Zhang Dian sent troops, they must recruit troops.
With Wei Feng's consent.
Wei Feng pondered for a moment, "This is a typical situation where the crane and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins. We want to be fishermen, and maybe Shi Wei also wants to be fishermen, so let's plan carefully so that we don't end up sending the army in and being killed by the little khan instead."
He Shiwei's army attacked from a flank and swallowed up our army."
Zhang Dian and Ma Lin looked at each other, and then they understood Wei Feng's worries. Wei Feng was worried that the young Khan and Shi Wei would set up a trap to bring in the Tang army.
"Does Wei Changshi have a plan?"
Wei Feng smiled faintly, "As long as you plan well, you can completely defeat this game. We still don't know who will kill whom in the end!"
Three days later, Yu Changyang led 10,000 cavalrymen to appear on the grassland east of Songmo Prefecture. This area belonged to the territory of Shaji, the small Khan of Bateyegu, and the territory of Dada, the great Khan of Bateyegu, was to the south.
The grassland Hu people in the Tang Dynasty were mainly the Tiele people, including the Uighurs, who were also a Tiele people. After the rise of the Khitan, they established the Liao Kingdom. The Shiwei people, who have the same origin as the Khitan, and were called the Northern Khitan, gained the strength of the Khitan.
With support, they continued to expand westward, driving the Tiele people to Central Asia. The Shiwei people became the masters of the grasslands, which are today's Mongols.
Therefore, starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was the process of the gradual rise of the Donghu people. They were too close to Hebei, one of the hinterlands of the Central Plains. They could directly threaten the entire Central Plains by crossing the Bohai Sea. This can understand why the Sui Dynasty wanted to attack Goguryeo. From Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty
First, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and finally Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo.
After the fall of Goguryeo, the heroes of Liaodong competed for hegemony. Finally, the Mohe and Khitan people rose up. One established the Bohai Kingdom and the other established the Liao Kingdom.
Later, Heishui Mohe rose up, changed his name to Jurchen, and established the Jin Kingdom. Later, the Jin Kingdom was also destroyed by the Mongols who evolved from the Donghu Shiwei tribe. Finally, Nurhachi, the leader of the Donghu people, rose up and established the Qing Dynasty. Donghu
People even include the current North Korea.
The reason why the Donghu people have such a far-reaching influence is ultimately because the Donghu people are too close to Hebei and they can easily obtain advanced technology from the Central Plains. Coupled with the toughness of the grassland Hu people, the Donghu people have become an upgraded version of the nomadic Hu people, who understand technology.
Hu people.
Of course, the rulers of the Tang Dynasty were not unaware of the huge hidden dangers of Donghu. From Li Shimin to Wu Zetian, they were constantly strengthening their control over Liaodong. The establishment of the Andong Protectorate was also based on this strategic consideration.
However, the Tang Dynasty's greatest enemy, Tubo, exerted tremendous strategic pressure on the Tang Dynasty. Throughout the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, Tubo's continuous attacks forced the Tang Dynasty to temporarily relax its control over Donghu, causing the Andong Protectorate to retreat continuously.
die.
The heaviest blow that Donghu dealt to the Tang Dynasty was the An-Shi Rebellion. Although An Lushan and Shi Siming were both Sogdians, their generals were basically Donghu people, and half of their troops were also Donghu people.
Why did the Khitan rise in the late Tang Dynasty? It was like the United States during World War II. It inherited a large amount of wealth and population from the Central Plains during the Anshi Rebellion. By the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was a good opportunity for the Khitan people to develop and grow. They obtained Youzhou from Shi Jingtang.
The Khitan finally became a great weapon and established the Liao Dynasty.
When Yu Changyang's 10,000 troops appeared on Ba Yegu's territory, the 30,000-strong Wei army also quietly moved out and slowly moved closer to the Tang army from the east. The young Khan Shaji also led an army of 20,000 to approach the Tang army.
To the west, two armies surrounded the Tang army.
At the same time, another 20,000 Tang army cavalry, led by Zhang Dian, quickly inserted themselves behind the 30,000-room Wei army, forming a counter-encirclement against the 30,000-room Wei army.
Li Qu, the special envoy of Tang Army coach Ma Lin, has also arrived at the royal tent of Great Khan Dada. Li Qu is about thirty years old and is Ma Lin's staff. He is in charge of military supplies and supplies. He is very smart and capable and is deeply trusted by Ma Lin.
Appreciate.
Dada personally came out to greet the special envoy of the Tang Army coach. Dada was also in his thirties, short in stature and a little rich. Because of his poor appearance, his father favored the tall and heroic younger son.
Dada's father is the former Beyegu Khan Bolu. According to the tradition of the grasslands, the succession of the Khanship should be from brother to brother. However, both of Bolu's brothers died early. His Khanship must be given to his son, and it is
Inheritance by eldest son.
But Bolu favored his younger son, so he deliberately supported his younger son and gave him the best pasture and a large population. In the end, the situation became unmanageable, and Bolu finally realized that he had made a big mistake, which led to the emergence of two powers in Bayegu.
center, but Bolu's correction was to poison the eldest son and make the younger son khan.
Pelu's rebellious behavior angered his wife. She couldn't bear it, so she poured the poisonous wine he prepared for his son into his medicinal soup. Pelu died after drinking the medicinal soup.
As soon as Bolu died, the two sons fought fiercely for two years, with no winner or loser. Finally, the Pugu tribe came to mediate, and both brothers called themselves khans, and the ancient tribe was divided into one south and one north.
At this time, Dada saw an opportunity to unify and uproot Yegu, and the young Khan Shaji actually supported Shi Wei and opposed the Tang Dynasty.
Dada and Li Qu quickly reached an agreement, and Dada immediately sent 30,000 troops to attack the little khan in the north. Once the little khan was destroyed, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would confer Dada as the Khan of the Bare Ancient Division. In this way, the Tang Dynasty would
Support the two major grassland forces, Sijie in the west and Bayegu in the east.
This also solved the problem of insufficient troops of the Sijie tribe. Out of fear of the Uighurs and concerns about Ge Luolu, the Sijie tribe could only send up to 5,000 people to participate in the battle. The troops seemed insufficient, so they decided to
The return of Yegu Great Khan to the Tang Dynasty solved this problem.
Dada personally led 30,000 cavalry to kill the little Khan's territory in the north.
The young Khan Shaji led an army of 20,000 people about a hundred miles away from the Tang army's garrison. He was not in a hurry to attack the Tang army, but was waiting for news from Shiwei. They needed to agree on a time to attack the Tang army at the same time.
In the big tent, two beauties were dancing gracefully. They were the two most beloved maids of the young Khan Shaji, and they had to be taken with them wherever they went.
The little Khan Shaji was indeed tall, handsome, and very lovable. He was completely different from his fat and short brother. No wonder his father loved him very much.
The reason why Sha Ji wanted to help Shi Wei deal with the Tang army was because he coveted the two lands of the Khitan and Xi tribes. Shi Wei promised him that once the Tang army was defeated, both the Khitan and Xi lands would belong to him.
More importantly, Shaji didn't understand the Tang Army and was still stuck in the impression of the Anshi Rebellion, thinking that the Tang Army was not terrible.
He was half lying on the tiger skin, squinting as he watched his concubine of two years dancing, while his mind was thinking about tonight's tricks.
At this moment, a soldier rushed into the tent and reported urgently: "Report to Khan, Dada led 30,000 troops to attack our kingdom. The situation is critical. The kingdom is calling for help urgently!"
Shaji stood up and was shocked. He didn't expect that his brother would take advantage of the situation and sneak in. If he didn't kill him back, the 20,000 herdsmen in his royal land would be dead.
At this time, he no longer cared about fighting the Tang army. He immediately ordered: "Pass my order, and the army will turn around and return to the king's land immediately!"