Chu Luo had two sons, the eldest son Ao Sheshe and the second son Yu Sheshe. After Chu Luo succeeded to the throne as the Turkic Khan, he gave his two sons important responsibilities and appointed them as Northwest Sheshe and South Sheshe respectively. Ao Sheshe was responsible for supporting
Liu Wuzhou and Yu Sheshe were responsible for supporting Liang Shidu.
Historically, after Chu Luo died, Princess Yicheng disliked Ao Sheshe's ugly appearance and did not appoint him as Turkic Khan. Instead, she supported Du Bi's succession to the throne, also known as Jieli Khan.
This argument is actually untenable, because the status of Turkic women is even lower than that of Han women, and they are basically subordinates of Turkic men. Even Princess Yicheng, who is a high-ranking princess, actually has no influence on the election of the Turkic Khan.
Therefore, there is only one reason why Jie Li ascended the throne, he is stronger than Ao Sheshe.
After the death of Shibi Khan, the Turks were in internal chaos for a period of time because several chiefs were very powerful and supported different people.
Turks are just an external name. In fact, they are a federation of grassland tribes, among which the more powerful tribes are such as Tiele, Shiwei, Khitan, etc. The chiefs of these tribes support different people, and the divided camps are naturally different.
Some people support Chuluo, some support Duobi, and still others support Shibobi.
Chuluo had the help of his younger brother Dubi, so he overpowered Shibi Khan's son Shibobi and took over the entire Turks.
Ao Sheshe's appearance can't be considered ugly, it can only be said to be a very Turkic appearance. Because there are not many good-looking people in the whole Turks. Every time they go south, they covet Han women. That's because Turkic women are not only good-looking but also hard to describe.
, and still smells like sheep.
However, Han women not only have no odor, but also have a fragrance. Whether from the perspective of slaves or reproduction, Han women have always been the primary target for Turkic nobles to plunder southward.
The fact that Princess Yicheng was accepted by several Turkic Khans was actually because these Khans were fascinated by her identity and appearance.
Not long ago, news came from Yu Sheshe, the second son of Chu Luo, that Liang Shidu had failed to go south.
Hearing the news, Ao Sheshe was very happy, because his brother's failure meant that he had more opportunities.
There is no such thing as eldest son inheritance in Turks. Whoever has a bigger fist will have more say. If he can help Liu Wuzhou conquer Taiyuan this time, his power will be expanded.
Therefore, even though he knew that Liu Wuzhou was a puppet used to consume the Tang army, he was still very concerned about it.
Ao Sheshe led the 30,000 assault cavalry under his command to attack the flanks first, advancing into the Loufan County area to put pressure on the Tang army. Liu Wuzhou's troops went directly south to attack Fenyang, Taiyuan.
In order to go south to fight for the world this time, Liu Wuzhou was extremely well prepared. The army raised its sword in Fenyang and beheaded the Tang army's cavalry general Zhang Da. Then in October, he defeated Yuci and attacked Taigu.
The victory of its military might was unstoppable by the Tang army.
After the fall of Taigu, Qixian and Wenshui fell into the hands of Liu Wuzhou one after another.
Li Yuanji, who was in Jinyang, could only defend the isolated city alone, and at the same time sent troops to send the news back to Chang'an for help.
After this incident, Li Yuanji no longer dared to ignore Taiyuan's defense and wandered around the city almost every day.
"Is there any news from Chang'an?" Li Yuanji asked Xiahou Duan with a gloomy face.
"The scout has only been away for a day. Chang'an should not have received the news so quickly." Xiahou Duan whispered.
He was madly criticizing Li Yuanji, this loser. When Liu Wuzhou went south, he asked you to deal with it carefully. Now that Jinyang is surrounded by people, he is scared. What the hell have you done so early!
Dou Dan comforted him and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be afraid. Taiyuan City is tall and strong, with plenty of food and grass, and tens of thousands of armored soldiers. It can hold out for several months. Even if Liu Wuzhou takes the entire Taiyuan, he will definitely be defeated as long as Chang'an sends troops!"
"What other soldiers and horses are there in Chang'an!" Li Yuanji glared at him fiercely, "The King of Qin is attacking Dou Jiande, and the King of Chu is stationed at Tongguan. Who else in Chang'an can come to save me!"
Dou Dan pursed his lips and lowered his head without saying a word.
What Li Yuanji said is true. Liu Wuzhou went south at this time, and he really seized the opportunity.
At this moment, the scout came to report.
"Report to the manager, the Turks have entered Taiyuan from Loufan County and have broken through Jiaocheng!"
Li Yuanji's expression suddenly changed. Liu Wuzhou had left him trapped in Jinyang, and now another Turk came. Wouldn't he want to die!
"Explore again!"
"As you command!"
As the scouts went down, Li Yuanji ordered again, "In urgent need, ask for help from Chang'an!"
He ordered Dou Dan almost by yelling.
"Yes." Dou Dan bowed his hands and resigned.
Xia Houduan and Yu Wenxin looked at each other and could see the worry in each other's eyes. Could Li Yuanji really be able to defend Taiyuan in such a panic?
Taiyuan is an important town. Once it falls, it will not only lead to the fall of the entire north of Bingzhou, but also damage the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.
This place is the place where saints raise their armies and dragons rise!
Let’s not talk about Li Yuanji’s arrangements, let’s talk about Liu Wuzhou.
Seeing that Li Yuanji was so incompetent, Liu Wuzhou completely let go and ordered Song Jingang to go south from Wenshui River to attack Jiexiu of Xihe County.
On the tenth day of October, Song Jingang and Yuchi Gong divided their troops into two groups, one to attack Jiexiu and the other to attack Lingshi. Three days later, the two cities fell one after another.
At this time, Ao Sheshe led his army south from Taiyuan and rushed all the way to catch up with Song Jingang.
Liu Wuzhou was overjoyed and ordered Song Jingang, Xun Xiang, and Yu Chigong to cooperate with the Austrian Archery Plan and attack Linfen via Queshu Valley.
In mid-October, the Turkic cavalry and Liu Wu and Zhou's army captured Linfen, and their troops were directed towards Jiangzhou!
At this time, most of the entire Bingzhou had fallen into Liu Wuzhou's hands, and he personally led troops to besiege Jinyang.
Linfen in the Sui Dynasty was Jinzhou in the Tang Dynasty.
With the fall of Jinzhou, Jiangzhou and Puzhou were in danger.
It was at this time that Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, learned about Liu Wuzhou's large-scale march south. He also learned about the sad news that his fourth son Yuanji was trapped in Jinyang and Bingzhou was about to be lost.
Alas, originally he was still happy that the King of Chu drove away Wang Shichong and the King of Qin defeated Dou Jiande. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the entire Bingzhou was almost gone, let alone Jinyang, the land of Longxing.
Political Hall.
"Your Majesty, I believe that we should immediately send troops to support Bingzhou to prevent Liu Wuzhou from continuing to attack Jiangzhou. Otherwise, if Jiangzhou falls, Puzhou will surely fall, and the Tang Dynasty will lose Taiyuan by then!" Dou Kang said, cupping his fists.
In fact, since the loss of Jinzhou, there has been no dangerous pass in Bingzhou that can stop Liu Wuzhou. If Puzhou falls again, the Tang Dynasty's gate to Bingzhou will be open, and then Liu Wuzhou can copy the route Li Yuan used to enter Guanzhong.
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Therefore, the bottom line is that Puzhou must not be lost.
Li Yuan nodded, "You are right, we need to send troops to rescue."
Rescue and annexation is an undisputed decision. No one can say "give up on annexation" at this time.
But here comes the question, who should be sent to rescue Bingzhou?
At present, the King of Qin is encircling Dou Jiande, who is far away in Hebei. The King of Chu is guarding Tongguan to guard against Wang Shichong. There are not many generals in the court who can gain the trust of Li Yuan.
This fact is known to all the six ministers of the political affairs hall and the prince.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng immediately handed over his hand, "Father, my son is willing to lead the army to support Bingzhou! Please allow me, Father."
He thought clearly that now that his second brother and fifth brother were away, and several generals of the clan were outside, and his father only believed in the premise of respecting the clan, if he asked for orders to go on an expedition at this time, his father would definitely agree to his request.
"I agree." Liu Wenjing immediately agreed.
Dou Wei and Dou Kang looked at each other and did not vote rashly.
Chen Shuda objected: "Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince, how can he be easily involved in danger?"
Li Jiancheng said firmly: "Father, my son is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he should shed his blood for the Tang Dynasty. Now the second brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother are all fighting abroad, how can I sit alone in Chang'an?"
, please allow my father to allow my sons and ministers to rush to Bingzhou to rescue the King of Qi."
Li Yuan suddenly felt embarrassed and had no attitude towards voting for a while.
At this time, Dou Wei followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Chen said is reasonable. The prince is the crown prince of the country, and he must not be involved in danger. I suggest that your majesty choose another virtuous person to support Bingzhou."
"I second the proposal." Dou Kang and Xiao Yu spoke one after another.
Li Jiancheng was so angry that he couldn't refute. These guys kept talking for his own good, but in fact they were preventing him from leading the army.