After two years of accumulation, the Turkic tribes, Khitan and other northeastern tribes under his rule had complaints...
He learned from the lessons of Shibi Khan's southern expedition and the Sui people's three expeditions to Liaodong, and patiently made thorough preparations for the battle to capture Liaodong City.
A large number of cattle and sheep were gathered on the grassland near Liao River. Famous warriors from various tribes were recruited to his side one after another. The siege equipment and some craftsmen exchanged for war horses from Dou Jiande were also ready.
With all this, Ashina Duowen has been preparing for more than two years.
In the end, he gave up his plan to rescue Dou Jiande, and instead of sending troops into Youzhou according to his agreement with Dou Jiande to help Dou Jiande maintain the separatist regime, he almost watched the Tang army destroy Dou Jiande with overwhelming force, and firmly held
Occupied Youzhou.
On the winding Great Wall of Qin and Han Dynasties, the flag of the sun, moon and stars was raised again.
Ashina Duowen actually regretted it very quickly. This was not as simple as losing an ally. After the Tang army occupied Youzhou, it posed a great threat to him.
Nearly 200,000 troops were stationed in Hebei. As long as he made the slightest movement, his retreat might be cut off. Yingzhou, and even the Khitan and Xibu grasslands in the south were all exposed to the Tang army's front.
The more terrifying consequence is that the Tang army obviously did not restrain itself as he expected due to the strength of the Turks or the elimination of the long-standing feudal princes.
They were ready to make a move, showing that they did not want to see him capture Liaodong City, and issued a very clear warning to him, the Turkic Eastern Khan Ashina Duowen.
This made Ashina Duowen so angry that he almost lost his mind. It was like when he had just filled the bow string and was about to shoot the prey, someone pointed the bow and arrow at his back.
For Ashina Dawen, who has been considered invincible in recent years, the humiliation brought by it is so strong.
And when he sent the Khitan people to harass Youzhou, he wanted to see the reaction of the Tang army. If the Tang army showed a slight weakness, he might lead a large army preparing to attack Liaodong City and march into Youzhou to let the people in the south know how powerful it was.
An envoy from the royal court appeared in his tent, bringing with him an order from the Khan telling him to stand still.
Ashina Dawen really didn't dare to move anymore. He thought of his predecessor Ashina Allivo, so he realized the danger. For more than a year, he had been watching the situation carefully.
At this point, he is not like a violent Turk, but more like a southerner, ambitious, aware of current affairs, and forbearing. It can be seen that there is a reason why he stood out among the Turkic nobles and succeeded to the position of Turli Khan.
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It can be said that the tangible and intangible price he paid was huge, but it was still within the range of tolerance, but the situation he was in was not very beautiful.
The rift with the Royal Court is getting bigger and bigger. In the words of the Central Plains, it is simply alienation. If it were in the Central Plains, he has actually created a situation where the princes are separated, but he still respects the Royal Court as the master.
At the same time, he also created two enemies for himself.
One is Goguryeo. In the past two years, Goguryeo has become obviously vigilant. It has successively increased its troops towards Liaodong City and no longer trades with the Turks. The previous alliance to jointly eliminate the harassment of the Mohe people is also becoming invalid.
The hostility between the two countries is getting stronger, and the first thing that is affected is the Mohe tribes scattered in the northeast. In the past two years, there have been more and more mutual vendettas between the Mohe tribes. Behind the scenes, the game between the Turks and the Goguryeo people is at work.
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The Goguryeo envoys have twice ventured across the grasslands under the rule of Dongfang Khan to go to the royal court to appeal to the Turkic Khan, but they have not received a response from the Turkic royal court.
The main reason is actually on themselves. After defeating the Sui people's attack, even though they were covered in scars, as the victors, their spirits became higher and higher, so they sent two groups of envoys to the king.
The head was presented to the court.
Apart from making the Turks feel very angry, it had no other effect. This is the strange operation of the Goguryeo people in recent years.
And Ashina heard that another enemy was the Tang army. The founding of the Tang Dynasty happened in the past few years. It had not attracted the attention of the Turks before, until now...
The Whip of the Gods suddenly transformed and became the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He wiped out Dou Jiande cleanly and once again showed his claws to the people on the grassland. Ashina Duowen immediately felt like a light on his back.
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The situation is like this. The general trend of the world is divided and combined. Countless years have passed, and people are still running wildly on the old road, as if nothing has changed.
This year has been good or bad for Ashina Duowen, and it is still maintaining a fragile balance.
He and his confidants have discussed it many times, but to no avail.
Someone suggested that he go to the Royal Court to meet the Khan and ease the relationship with the Royal Court. At the very least, he must get the support of the Royal Court in order to face the enemy with peace of mind, right?
The proposed noble was soon sent back to his own tribe, except that his head and body were separated.
So everyone understood the intention of the Khan and no longer dared to mention the royal court. Many people said in private that when Turli Khan returned to the royal court, it was the time for the Turks to change their masters again.
Such rumors have been circulating on the Eastern Grassland for more than a day or two, and now they seem to have become more real.
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The news that the people from Nanshiwei had come to seek refuge brought long-lost joy to the heavy atmosphere in the tent of King Tuli Khan.
Today Ashina Duowen personally announced the good news and hosted a banquet in honor of the officials and tribal leaders of the Khan.
Ashina Duowen was in a good mood. After drinking too much, he moved his increasingly fat body and danced briskly in a Turkic dance, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the tent.
The nobles danced and danced under the influence of wine, clapped their hands until they turned red, and from time to time made hehehehaha sounds according to the beat to entertain the Khan.
Ashina Duowen's shiny face was quickly covered with beads of sweat. When he got up, he picked up the most beautiful woman and walked back to the main seat amidst a series of loud laughter before putting her down.
Drink with him.
The nobles followed suit, and the scene in the tent immediately became more exciting.
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As night gradually fell, the drunken nobles walked out one after another with the help of their attendants. Some bonfires were lit outside the sweat tents. The majestic figure of the Great Xianbei Mountain loomed in the distance, as black as a giant dragon lying on the ground.
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The water rushes past the king's tent, winding with no end in sight.
The bright moon gradually climbed up into the sky, leading the stars and shedding hazy light.
On the vast grassland, the shepherds who drove their cattle and sheep back to rest sang desolate pastoral songs.
The night on the grassland is so quiet and beautiful, but none of this can affect people's greedy and unpredictable thoughts.
Tuli Khan's sweat tent has been cleaned up, and the woman is nowhere to be seen.
Ashina Duowen was not drunk. He closed his eyes and was concentrating. Several of his confidants were left behind, sitting there and whispering.
The servants carefully came in with torches and placed them on the supports, restoring light to the sweat tent.
Ashina Tawen slowly opened his eyes. Under the firelight, his eyes seemed to be shining with a dark red light, making him look a little strange.
The confidants sat up straight. They all had different looks and were obviously from different ethnic groups. Two of them could tell at a glance that they were southerners...
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"The people in Shiwei should resettle them before winter comes and don't let them complain too much."
Ashina Duowen's voice was a little hoarse, and because he drank a lot of wine, his pronunciation was not very clear.
All his confidants pricked up their ears to listen. As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately nodded in agreement.
The eldest son of Ashina Duowen, Ashina Gebu, said: "Those Shiwei people in the north can't stand it anymore. Should we send envoys to appease us? Maybe this year the nine tribes of Shiwei in the north will also come to us."
Bowed."
Ashina Duowen lazily straightened up a little and said, "Don't pay attention to them for now. Only after they roll around in the ice and snow can you get their heartfelt gratitude for every cow and sheep you send.
Select a few people and send them to live in the Shiwei people. Make sure that the Shiwei people know how to express their loyalty to me."
Someone replied: "The Shiwei people said that they don't have many cattle and sheep. If they move to the south this year, the cattle and sheep will be very thin and will not be able to survive this winter. How do you think you should answer them?"
Ashina Duo smiled and said, "Tell them that the best way to save food is to let their warriors come to fight for me. Let them send three thousand people to the east to herd my cattle."
"Your wisdom is enough to cover up the brightness of the sun and the moon. It is said that the Shiwei people can farm like the people in the south. When you lead us to conquer Liaodong City, let them sow seeds there, and they will surely be able to support more people."
warrior.
Under a leader as powerful as you, perhaps there will no longer be distinctions between Turks, Shiwei people, and Khitan people."
Flattery has no distinction of race, some people always talk better than others.
Someone added that the Goguryeo people could also farm, but they were so hateful that it would be appropriate to turn them into slaves.
As expected, the men's wild laughter sounded in the tent, and it seemed that a bright future was really in front of them.
At this time, someone took the opportunity to say: "Khan is planning to form an alliance with the Tang people. I don't know if the Tang people will express goodwill after the alliance..."
Someone immediately retorted: "Good intentions? Those people in the south are staring at us like wolves. God has told us long ago that when dealing with wild beasts, we cannot give them food in exchange for short-term peace. The only way is to kill them."
The best way, Khan is too weak..."
"Yes, Qimin Khan once led us to kneel down in front of Yang Guang. What did we get in the end? They were poisonous arrows shot at us. The people in the south are not trustworthy at all."