Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"Will you encounter robbers along the way, Turkic loose riders?"

"Or Hou Junji and other people with grudges to harm them?"

Changsun Wuji shook his head with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much about this."

"You and I both know how powerful Li Qiu's martial arts are."

"As for that girl Luo Kexin, she supported the entire battlefield in Youzhou with her own strength."

"Where would bandits and robbers dare to attack them?"

"As for Hou Junji?"

"After this incident, His Majesty, Du Ruhui and others made detailed and strict arrangements."

"For the transfer of private soldiers and troops, the restrictions are stricter."

"The chances of this are not high, please rest assured, Madam."

……

And when Li Qiu and his party were still on their way to Youzhou, a shocking news that shocked the whole world was announced.

The hero of a generation, Jieli Khan, was seriously injured and died suddenly!

Tuli, the second khan of the Turks, then took over the center of power.

After hearing the news, Li Qiu felt like a deep-sea bomb was thrown into his heart.

Completely panicked, the huge waves surged into the sky!

According to the normal historical trajectory, the Turkic army led by Jieli will continue to suppress the Tang Dynasty for two or three years.

Finally, he was captured by the Tang army and imprisoned in Chang'an City.

but! !

Only the first year had passed, and Jieli Khan died suddenly because of his own appearance.

The wheel of history has been turned by its own appearance.

What worries him even more is that regarding the Turks and about the Tang Dynasty's future wars with the Turks, complete changes have taken place.

I can no longer estimate it!

At noon of the day, when the sun was better, the team stopped to rest, and the old prince was in a rare state of mind.

Li Qiu told him the news, and then respectfully asked the old prince's opinion on the matter.

If you want to say that in the Tang Dynasty, the person who knows the politics, life and culture of the Turkic people best, and can best guess what's going on there is the old prince.

After hearing the news, the old prince frowned and pondered for a while, then slowly analyzed it for Li Qiu with his wise eyes.

"Last year, when Chai Shao fell into ambush and was captured by Zhishisili, he had already seen the beginning."

"This Xieli, with great talent and strategy, is a generation of heroes."

"It was him who conquered all the tribes in the grassland and established a powerful army."

"However, this person is suspicious by nature, cruel in means, and never cares about the feelings of the tribes in the grassland."

"At that time, all the tribes in the grassland were only submitting to his despotic power."

"And this Tuli, compared to Jieli, has a wise and gentle personality, and is good at uniting these grassland tribes."

"If Xieli is suitable for founding a country, Tuli is more suitable for conserving success."

"And that mind-blowing force, you have seen before, is a handsome young man with outstanding martial arts."

"However, Xieli has been suppressing and guarding against him all the time, and Xieli doesn't pay attention to it."

"It is precisely because of this that he has always been secretly drawn by Tuli."

"In the last Chai Shao incident, it was this stubborn man who led the army to ambush and captured Chai Shao with his own hands."

"This is enough to show that half a year ago, Turi at that time had almost controlled the entire Turkic regime."

"Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for Xieli to hand over so many soldiers and horses to Zhishi Sili."

Chapter 241 Turkic Situation, Not Optimistic

Now half a year has passed, and it is spring and summer again, Tuli probably has mastered all of Turkic. "

"The news of Xieli Khan's death is announced now, most likely to use Xieli's death to arouse hatred among the tribes in the grassland."

"Our Datang's border defense situation this year is not optimistic."

After hearing what the old prince said, Li Qiu frowned slightly.

The hidden worry in my heart before became more obvious.

On the other hand, after knowing the news of Xieli's death, the commander-in-chief Li Jing almost had the same opinion as the old prince.

Immediately prepare your troops and prepare your horses.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others in the imperial city also maintained a cautious attitude towards this matter.

Follow the instructions and keep an eye on what's going on over there.

On the contrary, these ministers and gentry are only singing and dancing, and decorating with lanterns and festoons.

In their view, once Jieli Khan died, the biggest worry in the north of the Tang Dynasty disappeared.

Among the ministers on the table, there are also those who sing praises and praise the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin didn't pay much attention to them.

This country was won by the army and these generals.

Since ancient times, these civil servants and poets have always been unreliable.

……

After another seven days, Li Qiu and his party finally arrived in Youzhou smoothly.

At this time, the refugees who had migrated from Furong Garden, the aborigines of Youzhou, walked to the side of the road one after another.

Welcome to the lane.

"General Li Qiu, Missy is back!"

"The old prince is back!"

Among the crowd, after seeing Li Qiu, Luo Kexin and others, those refugees saluted and greeted them with incomparable enthusiasm.

At the beginning, when Li Qiu suggested that they go north to Youzhou, they were extremely apprehensive.

When Li Qiu told them that once they arrived in Youzhou, they would be able to survive until spring, have a place to live, and food to eat, but they didn't quite believe it in their hearts.

But when Master Zhang Yungu led them here, he was immediately warmly received by the people here.

There is really a place to live and something to eat.

Although they can't get enough to eat every meal, they are far from starving to death, which is very satisfying for them.

And the people of Youzhou, after a long absence for a year, saw the old prince, their eldest lady, General Li Qiu finally returned.

Tears welled up in each of their eyes.

In the last battle in Youzhou, General Li Qiu and Missy led a team to fight to the death.

Desperately rushed into the Turkic tent, beheaded the Turkic leader Glenn, and finally led the Turkic army away from Youzhou, which can be said to have saved the lives of all the people in Youzhou.

How can such a kindness not let these people worry about it?

Now, they finally came back again, and almost every commoner in Youzhou had tears in their eyes.

But today, the old prince was also in a rare good spirit, sat on the edge of the carriage, supported by Luo Kexin, and waved to these common people in greeting.

It can be seen that the old prince is very happy to return to this land that the Luo family has guarded for generations.

Right now, the city wall of Youzhou City has returned to its original scale.

However, you can still vaguely see the ruins of the city and the damaged houses of the people.

Abandoned.

When entering the re-established City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Yungu and many officials surrounded him.

But at this moment, there are thousands of words in their hearts, and there is no chance to say them in a short time.

Li Qiu and Luo Kexin helped the old prince to lie down on the bed first.

Don't look at him in good condition today, even waving to the people.

But this is all done with strong spiritual support.

With the old prince's sick body, the long journey along this road has been bumpy, and his physical condition has become worse.

After feeling the pulse of the old prince, everyone retreated with Sun Simiao, letting the old prince rest for a while and sleep.

At this time, Luo Kexin nervously asked Sun Simiao, how is her grandfather's condition?

Sun Simiao sighed deeply and shook his head.

"The old prince is weak and has been ill for a long time."

"After going through a series of twists and turns and the tiring journey from Chang'an to Youzhou, the situation has become even worse."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to last this spring."

Upon hearing his words, tears flowed from Luo Kexin's eyes, and Li Qiu also held her hand tightly to comfort her.

In fact, before Sun Simiao, Li Qiu had already used the system points to help the old prince to check his body.

It was very similar to Sun Simiao's diagnosis.

Afterwards, Luo Kexin was responsible for arranging and managing many matters in the Peking Palace.

And Li Qiu came to the living room outside with Zhang Yungu, Sun Simiao and others.

Discuss and analyze the current military and political affairs.

"Luo Liang, how many soldiers and horses are there in Youzhou City?"

Since the last battle in Youzhou, the old prince, Li Qiu, and Luo Kexin have all stayed in Chang'an.

Luo Liang is mainly responsible for the military affairs here.

"Report to the general."

"Currently, in the city of Youzhou, there are more than two thousand soldiers and five or six thousand horses."

"During the last war, we captured a lot of Turkic horses."

"These are all valuable belongings, and they are currently kept in captivity by me in Pingzhou, which is inaccessible and has fertile pastures."

Li Qiu nodded, "These war horses are indeed good things."

"However, this force is far from enough."

"Is there any news from the Turks at present?"

Luo Liang shook his head.

"Since the last battle in Youzhou, the Glenn tribe closest to us has been seriously injured."

"I heard that it has been annexed by other big tribes."

"And then there was no more movement."

"Now there is news that the Turkic Jieli Khan died suddenly."

"Presumably they will become a mess again, and they won't easily attack my Youzhou City, right?"

Hearing this, Li Qiu's expression was serious, but he didn't say much.

"Master Zhang, how is the situation on your side?"

Zhang Yungu said slowly at this time: "The [-] refugees I brought last time, according to your instructions, mainly resettled them in Youzhou and Yizhou."

"These two prefectures were also the most severely affected by the Turkic military turmoil, with the most dead people and a large number of houses left unoccupied."

"Right now, there is less than one month before spring plowing."

"This is also our top priority in the future, because it is directly related to the autumn harvest."