Chapter sixty-eight of the son and the king to unify the world
In Youzhou, on February 22nd, Duan Zhixuan led his army to conquer Ji County. Luo Yi and his family burned themselves at home. Since then, Youzhou has been restored.
Duan Zhixuan consolidated the troops and surrendered them, and obtained a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses.
Just when he was preparing to attack Tanzhou in the north, Shibobi had already retreated to Xidi one step ahead of him.
Ji County.
"This damn Turkic dog is causing harm to our Tang people. If I catch him in the future, I will definitely beat him to pieces!"
Duan Zhixuan was so angry that when he attacked Jixian, Shibobi led his army south, took advantage of the fire and plundered many places in Youzhou, and then left.
Xie Shufang said: "General, please calm down. His Highness the Crown Prince has given instructions. Now is not the time to fight to the death with the Turks. Our current priority is to pacify Gaokaidao."
"Is there any news from Deng Hao?" Duan Zhixuan asked.
"Deng Hao said he is ready and is waiting for us to take action."
"Okay, send the order, the army will set off and head to Lulong!"
"As you command!"
Seeing the busy Tang army, Lu Chengsi, who followed Xue Wanjun and surrendered, was disappointed. He and his brother's plan failed completely with Luo Yi's rebellion.
At the same time, above the vast grassland.
Turkic royal court.
"Khan, something is not going well. Our people came to report that the Tang people are in secret contact with Xue Yantuo and other troops." Kang Sumi said to Jie Li.
Tang people!
Jie Li gritted his teeth against the Tang people, especially Li Yuan and his son!
If Li Zhiyun hadn't planned to trap him, Yin Shibo would return to the grassland, and now he would have captured Chang'an!
In order to deal with Shibobi, he ignored the opposition within the Turks and led a large army to pursue him and beat him until Shibobi ran away, hiding in the Xi tribe and not daring to come out.
Despite this, Jieli knew that the tribal leaders within the Turks were still very dissatisfied with him. Because they went south to invade the Tang Dynasty and got nothing. And after defeating Shibobi, the tribes and slaves they got were not enough!
Now, the Tang people have come to drive a wedge between the Turkic tribes again, they really deserve to die!
"I heard that Li Zhiyun is now the Prince of Tang?"
"Yes." Kang Sumi said: "According to a secret report, after Liu Wenjing's death, Li Jiancheng secretly rebelled, but was defeated and died. And the one who rebelled with Li Jiancheng was Qi King Li Yuanji. Afterwards, Li Yuan ordered Li Yuanji to be executed. It turned out to be Li Zhiyun, the King of Chu, has been appointed as the crown prince by Li Yuan because of his merits in suppressing the rebellion.
Moreover, our people said that Li Yuan seems to have died of serious injuries because of Li Jiancheng's rebellion, so he can only leave national affairs to Li Zhiyun."
"That means Li Zhiyun will ascend the throne in the future?"
"As long as there are no accidents, this should be the case."
bump!
Jieli kicked away the female slave who was serving him and became extremely angry.
Li Zhiyun!
It was this person who made him fail!
"Send the order, I want to go south to the Central Plains!" Jie Li shouted.
The general Zhi lost his thinking and urged: "Khan, if we go south now, if there is a change in Xue Yantuo and other tribes, then how to stop them, Khan, please think twice."
In one sentence, Jieli calmed down.
The Turks of today are no longer the Turks of the past. Because they went south to fight fiercely with the Tang army but did not get any benefits, many tribes were resentful and had many opinions against him.
If he really goes south at this time, maybe Xue Yantuo and others will betray him.
Betrayal is common on the grasslands.
Jie Li forced himself to calm down and looked at Kang Sumi, "Can you find out how many tribes the Tang Dynasty had contact with?"
Kang Sumi answered cautiously: "Xue Yantuo, Pugu, Tongluo..."
All in all, Kang Sumi mentioned more than a dozen tribes, including the Xue Yantuo and the Uighurs.
"Cunning Tang people!" Jie Li's blood dripped with hatred.
Kang Sumi took the opportunity and said: "Khan, I heard a saying from the Han people: to fight against the outside world, you must first stabilize the inside. If the Khan wants to go south to conquer the Tang Dynasty, he must first stabilize the inside of our great Turks."
"In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle the internal situation." Jie Li thought about it and felt that it made sense. "You are right. Now we must solve the hidden danger of Shi Bo Bi first. After killing Shi Bo Bi, we will eat his slaves.
When the time comes, I will personally go south, cut off Li Zhiyun’s head and make it into a wine vessel!”
"Khan is wise!"
Not long after, Kangsumishi returned to his tent.
Inside, a man was drinking kumiss.
"Is the matter settled?"
"It's done." Kang Sumi said proudly: "Jieli has been convinced by me. He is going to deal with Shibobi's tribe first, and then go south."
The man smiled slightly, took out a dong bead the size of a baby's fist from his pocket, and threw it to Kang Sumi.
The latter quickly and carefully continued, saying at the same time: "Be careful."
The man said: "This is a pearl from the East China Sea. You are knowledgeable, so I won't say more. I hope we can have a happy cooperation next time we meet."
"Hehe, definitely, definitely."
The man picked up the fur cloak and put it on his body. He shrank in and only his eyes were exposed.
"Farewell."
After saying that, without waiting for Kang Sumi's reply, the man left the camp.
Under the blue sky, the figures gradually disappeared.
There were dozens of envoys sent by Honglu Temple to the grassland. Some of them made a big show of their presence, and some of them deceived others.
The person who secretly met with Kang Sumi was naturally the envoy from Honglu Temple.
In addition, Tang envoys from the Xue Yantuo, Uighur and other tribes were also in secret contact.
The purpose is, of course, to make them fight among themselves.
The longer the Turks fight, the longer the Tang Dynasty can recuperate. When its vitality is restored, the Tang army will march north and defeat the enemy in one battle!
"What we do today will not be recorded in history, but thousands of brothers and sisters of the Tang Dynasty will be happy because of it. That's enough!"
With a long laugh, the messenger disappeared on horseback into the vast grassland.
Jie Li didn't know about Kang Sumi's little moves. He thought about it afterwards and decided to explore the reality of the Tang Dynasty.
So, he called Ashina Simo.
"Simo, you have experience in sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty. This time I plan to send you to Chang'an. Please find out more about what Li Zhiyun is doing."
"As you command, Khan."
Xi clan.
Shibobi rode on horseback, hid in the dense forest, and followed the Tang army's scouts all the way. Although Shibobi withdrew from Tanzhou and the Tang army recovered the lost territory without any effort, Duan Zhixuan still left some soldiers and horses behind in order to prevent the Turks from coming back.
Patrolling the border day and night.
"Khan, it seems that Luo Yi has been defeated." He said.
Shibobi looked complicated and said, "It seems that is indeed the case."
"Then what do we do next?"
what to do?
Shibobi was also a little confused.
Li Zhiyun was busy exterminating the traitors in the country, and he was busy dealing with the traitor Jie Li.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
"yes."
Chang'an.
In early March, the good news came back from Youzhou, Luo Yi was destroyed, and Youzhou was restored. Duan Zhixuan stated in the good news that he would lead his army to attack Gaokaidao, and asked His Highness the Crown Prince to wait for his good news.
After reading it, Li Zhiyun replied two letters, one to Duan Zhixuan, asking him to act with caution, and one to Deng Hao, asking him to cooperate with Duan Zhixuan to win Gao Kaidao.
After Luo Yi was wiped out and Youzhou was captured, only Gao Kaidao was left. Once Gao Kaidao was defeated, the era of separatist rule by the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty would be completely over.
After walking out of the political hall, Li Zhiyun looked at the undulating palace with calm eyes.
Perhaps, it’s time to go and announce the good news to Lao Li at this time?
After thinking about it, Li Zhiyun decided to wait until Gao Kaidao was destroyed before telling Lao Li.
These days, Lao Li's health is getting worse and worse, and he is no longer as alert as before.
Several times when I was awake, I was fascinated by the lake.
The imperial doctor also told Li Zhiyun that Li Yuan's body was weakening rapidly.