Crown Tang emperor

Zuo Rong first sighed with regret, and then waved his hand and said: "It's also a blessing, such a fortune-telling device shouldn't be born in a private household. It is really unacceptable to be like this in the prosperous Tang Dynasty... Sigh, I just said it for a while, sir, don't care. But since the fate does not match, this tree should not stay for a long time, and cut it off as soon as possible to avoid trouble!"

"You Hunu, you are just talking nonsense! This tree was planted by my late father, and it foretells that everything is the blessing of the ancestors, how can it be changed and violated!"

Quan Chulin laughed and cursed after hearing the words, but felt that Zuorong was talking nonsense, and didn't take it to heart, so he told him again and again before sending him out of the house.

After sending Zuorong away, knowing that his wife hadn't gone to bed, Quan Chulin sat in the middle hall. When he was bored, his eyes fell on the tree canopy in the courtyard. The usual scenes were mentioned by Zuorong's nonsense. I feel that the canopy is indeed a bit like a canopy, and I can't help but have different feelings in my heart.

After the doorman told his wife that he had fallen asleep, Quan Chulin walked out of the middle hall and went straight to the concubine's room in the side wing.

Although the old woman is decent and tolerant, she will not be overly concerned about the concubine's room in the foreign house. The concubine's room lives in a small house, and the children are all crowded together.When Quan Chu came, the sons and daughters who had already fallen asleep were disturbed again.

Seeing the well-behaved concubine, Quan Chulin couldn't help thinking of Zuorong's nonsense again. Although he didn't take it seriously, he couldn't help thinking about it, patting his son's forehead and sighing: "It's a pity, it's a pity, after all, it's just a cheap life Ge, if you can be born in March..."

"Why did Fulang say that?"

After hearing the words, the concubine's face became a little unnatural, and she opened her mouth to ask.

Quan Chulin didn't take it seriously, so he didn't hide it, and casually told Zuorong some gossip just now, but after the concubine heard it, his shoulders trembled, he directly closed the doors and windows, and drove away his children After we were together, he knelt in front of Quan Chulin and said tremblingly: "This is a real stranger! Now that my husband said this, my concubine didn't dare to hide it anymore. Back then when I was pregnant with a letter in my arms, my husband didn't After leaving for a few months, I went back to look for it later. Because I knew that March had committed the crime of killing the mistress, I was afraid that she would hate the child, so I pretended that the child was born in April, but in fact he was born in March..."

Quan Chulin was also shocked when he heard this. Looking back on the past, his face inevitably became serious.

Back then, because of his wife's strict control, he didn't have any spare money to support the expenses of the outer room. Indeed, he cut off contact for a few months, until he learned that the concubine's room had given birth to a boy, so he bit the bullet and begged his wife to take the mother and child back to the mansion to raise them. The baby's birthday is only informed by the concubine's room, not sure.

"This, is this... my family, hiss, this matter can't be sloppy!"

Thinking of Zuorong's words and expression at that time, Quan Chulin was shocked, grateful and fearful for a moment, and then sighed steeply after a long time: "This wicked woman, this wicked woman! Because of her jealousy, she almost My family is very lucky to be broken!"

After expressing his emotion, he dragged his concubine room and told him in a low voice: "Hu Nu's words, don't trust them, I will ask the senior people in Beijing again at some time, but you must remember that you must never tell others about your child's real birth date. , don’t spoil the auspicious omen of my family’s great success just because of greedy words!”

Not to mention Quan Chulin's confused mood of surprise and joy, after Zuorong returned to his mansion, he first found wound medicine to treat the scars on his head and face from being beaten by Quan Chulin, and then he asked his slaves to ask Said: "Several new industries have entered the family, how are the prices of each?"

This year, due to the impact of Shengjia's eastward relocation and northern conquest, many people in central Beijing sold their properties. Borrowing Wang Shouyi's influence in the market, Zuorong also bought several Hengye.

Speaking of this topic, the house slave also said with a happy face: "The market this winter has picked up more than summer, and several industries have increased in value. When the Northern Expedition is finalized next year and Shengjia returns to Beijing, these industries will definitely have more Growth can be held in hand for a long time, with these few fillings, there will be no more embarrassment in livelihood in the future..."

"Let's take advantage of the good market conditions and sell them all! Although Chang'an is good, it is not the hometown where Beihu lived for a long time. A few days ago, an old man in Yingzhou sent a message that someone was secretly visiting our tribe's old affairs there. I guess there must be a follow-up story. The saint is high above, he doesn't care I'm a mere moron, but even if it's just the officer who wants to abuse me and invite pets, I can't resist it!"

Zuo Rong sighed sadly: "That's why I have to work hard to get involved in some private personnel affairs, and hope that those people can make a difference for me. But this kind of external force cannot be relied on for a long time. No matter who is cheaper in the coming year, it is better to hold floating wealth in your hands and deal with unexpected events at any time.

Today, the emperor is arrogant and narrow-minded, and treats the barbarians far less tolerantly than the previous kings. Even if he can survive this time, the current Tang Dynasty is by no means a good place for long-term commitment of lost barbarians like me.Tang Ye is becoming more and more powerful, and it is difficult for foreign enemies to disturb him. If he wants to take advantage of the chaos and escape, he can only look for opportunities from within.

Linzi Wang's family is just a barking dog. His father and brother were still powerful in the old days, and they are still about to break the sage's power. He may have his own character and willpower to compare with today's, but even if he has a strategy, it is destined to be just a farce.On the contrary, if a person like Quan, who wants to be bold and thin, can become agitated, it will strengthen the internal defense of the monarch and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.Even if it can't bring disaster to the world, it is inevitable that there will be riots and pickets.

But no matter whether they succeed or not, I have little interest or harm. If the ancestor spirit protects me, it would be the best to let me escape in the chaos. Even if I can't, I will no longer be an unknown passerby in this world.

Although Wang Liu is only a villain in the family and does not understand the great desires of heroes, he always said something right.The ambition of an ordinary man cannot be taken lightly. I was born in this body, even if I have no hope of success, I will never stand still and be smothered in Beijing! "

Chapter 1036

It was mid-winter, and the desert was blown by wind and sand, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The area around Yudujun Mountain in the north of Mobei would inevitably suffer from the baptism of cold current from the extreme north.

For the Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties, the Hulu from the desert has always been the main border problem that cannot be killed.Even when it was strong and prosperous, the army could go north and sweep the caves, but often decades later, Hu Kou would breed and go south to plunder, making people unbearably disturbed.

The reason why these Hu Kou are inexhaustible is due to geographical factors.In the traditional Central Plains dynasty, the northern border was often bounded by the Yinshan Mountains, and the Yinshan Mountains across the south of the Monastery were also geographically the dividing line between farming and nomadic production.

The Yinshan Mountains run horizontally from east to west, blocking the cold wave from north to south. Although Heshuo and other places in the south are quite desolate compared with the Central Plains, they still have the conditions for farming because of the nourishment of the Yellow River.

In the north of Yinshan Mountain, there is a vast desert, with barren land and harsh climate, it is difficult to maintain the survival and reproduction of large tribes, and it often becomes an area that is difficult for the farming regime of the Central Plains to set foot in and rule.

But after crossing the desert, the landform features changed again.The Yudujunshan mountain system in Mobei also runs east-west, and its impact on the cold wave barrier and the formation of landforms is not inferior to that of the Yinshan mountain system.

Therefore, with Yudujun Mountain as the center in the Mobei area, a vast grassland stretching north to Beihai and south to Hexi was formed.

The grassland in Mobei is the birthplace of many Hu tribes in the north, as far as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Dingling, Rouran, Turks, Tiele and other tribes in modern times, including Huihe, Mongolia and many other northern Hu tribes in later generations. , all developed from this grassland.

Therefore, the Mobei Grassland centered on Yudujun Mountain is the fundamental sphere of influence of many northern nomadic regimes, including the Turks.Only the nomadic forces that unified the various tribes in the Mobei grassland were qualified and capable to cross the vast moraine and go south to plunder the Central Plains dynasty.

The trend of power derived from such a geographical pattern has been repeated in the past thousands of years.

In the strong Han era when the Central Plains dynasty was at its peak, all kinds of nouns that represented glorious frontier meritorious deeds, such as Fenglang Juxu, Yanran Legong, etc., all pointed to Yudujun Mountain, the geographical core of the Mobei Grassland, but they were different. Different titles of the period.

Yu Dujun Mountain, which gave birth to countless Beihu forces, naturally became the common origin of all Hu in Mobei, and has the meaning and status similar to a holy mountain.It is also the common dream of all Beihu tribes to be able to set up Yayu Dujun Mountain, which represents the authority and power to command the Mobei Qunhu.

Although for the Central Plains Dynasty, the Chilechuan area south of Yinshan Mountain was the place where wars or peace with the Hus in Mobei occurred most frequently.But Dujun Yu Mountain, as the center of the vast sea, really determines the rise and fall of Mobei forces.

As early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Turks, which originated from the Jinshan Mountain in the west of Shanxi, the governor of Yu, moved eastward to the core area of ​​the grassland regime as the slave tribe of Rouran, the overlord of the grassland at that time, and started their glorious rise since then.

The original Turks were just an inconspicuous small tribe on the grassland, but the Ashina tribe at that time continued to unite and annex other weak tribal forces, and finally united with the then Western Wei regime to defeat Rouran and gained the control of Yudujunshan The power and establishment of teeth here, officially declared to be the new grassland overlord, and opened its century-long grassland hegemony.

Although under a series of diplomatic operations in the former Sui Dynasty, the Turks split into East and West Turks with Jinshan as the boundary, and although the East Turks no longer controlled the Western Regions, the Yudujun Mountain, whose tribe originated and grew stronger, was still firmly in control. Hu Mo can compete for the front.

Due to the obstruction of the Western Turks, there was no room for continuing to expand their forces in the Western Regions west of Jinshan, and the Eastern Turks had to strengthen their plundering of the Monan area.In order to maintain a deterrent to the nascent Tang Empire, the East Turkic Jieli Khan even moved the Yazhang to the Monan area for a time.And this dynamic has lost control of the fundamental ground.

As a result, the Tiele tribes headed by Xue Yantuo fell to the Tang Dynasty because they could not bear the oppression of the Eastern Turks.

At the same time, Jieli Khan's nephew, Tuli, who was in charge of the tribes of the Eastern Hu, also betrayed Jieli Khan, and then the Tang Dynasty sent out all his troops to deal with the mighty Jieli Khan directly in the land of Monan. The Lord of Subjugation of the East Turks failed to return to Dujun Mountain until his death.

In the battle against the Eastern Turks in the Tang Dynasty, under the ingenious strategic arrangement of Tang Taizong, it didn't even require an expedition to reach Dujun Mountain.But this gave Xue Yantuo another chance to pretend to be a tiger. Xue Yantuo took advantage of Zhan Datang to attack the East Turks, set up Yayu Governor Army Mountain, and hoped to become the new overlord of the grassland. His disobedience was obvious.

Therefore, more than ten years later, the Tang army marched north again and completely wiped out Xue Yantuo. Since then, no powerful Hu tribe in Mobei has dared to challenge the power of the Tang Dynasty.

This situation was maintained until the late period of Emperor Gaozong. The remnants of the Eastern Turks rebelled against the Tang Dynasty because they could not bear the disturbance of the perennial war, but they also turned up and down, and they were directly settled by Pei Xingjian in Monan.

On the contrary, as the Gu Dulu brothers of the Ashinashu clan, because they caught up with Gaozong Bintian and the chaos of the Tang Dynasty, their momentum gradually grew.

Once he gained a certain base of influence in Monan, Gu Dulu immediately returned to the north, sent troops to plunder and expel the Tiele tribes who carved up the Yudujunshan area under the control of the Tang Dynasty, and set up his teeth here again.It is because if there is no Yayu Dujun Mountain, it cannot be said to be orthodox Turkic, and there is no way to inherit the heritage of Eastern Turkic.

Since the Kaiyuan period, the Tang Dynasty has been waiting for prosperity. Even if there are wars abroad, the main target is Tubo, a new opponent rising on the plateau, to solve the border troubles in Longyou.However, the strategy for the north stopped at Monan, and there was no in-depth strategy for the Mobei area.

The establishment of Shuofang's three surrendered cities allowed Datang to regain control of the strategic initiative in the Monan area and made it difficult for the Turks to frequently go south to invade and plunder, but the interference and influence on the situation in Mobei was not strong.

In the past few years, Datang has been practicing internally and externally, and Mo Chuai, who retreated from Dujun Mountain, is no longer wasting his time.Although he could no longer go south to invade and plunder, it also gave him time to re-establish his hegemony in Mobei.

There are many Hu tribes in Mobei, but there are few truly powerful ones. This is also because of the past rule of the Tang Dynasty, some powerful tribes such as Huihe, Qibi and other tribes were moved to Monan for resettlement. Formidable opponents like Xue Yantuo.

This also gave Mochuo an opportunity to merge and grow. Although he was defeated and fled north, he also had the experience of confronting the Tang army head-on. Far from being comparable to these tribes in Mobei.

Therefore, in the past few years, the Mobei area has really had an atmosphere where the tiger is not at home and the monkey is the king. Under the silent sips of continuous robbery and annexation, these Hu tribes have to accept the jurisdiction of the Turkic Yazhang again. There are large and small tribes gathered around the Shanya account of Governor Yu, and there are more than 10,000+ accounts in total.

The living habits of the herdsmen in Mobei are also greatly affected by the weather. At the turn of summer and autumn, the glaciers melt and the water and grass are abundant. Many tribes migrate to the water and grass, and are widely distributed among the rivers and grasslands between Yudujun Mountain and Beihai.

After autumn, the climate turned cold, and the grasslands were flat and there was no way to block the cold current from the extreme north and south. All the tribes moved to the valleys in the south of the mountain to set up tents for the winter.

Every time this season comes, it is also the time for all the tribes to donate tribute to the Yazhang. The army commanded by each Yazhang shuttles among the tribes who have settled at the bottom of the hills and valleys, and takes their cattle and sheep supplies to the Yazhang.

This kind of material requisition naturally makes the tribes miserable, but if they resist and suppress, they don't have that kind of strength.If they are still wandering outside, it will not only be the loss of some property, but a snowstorm may be a disaster.

The situation in Turkic this year is more serious than in previous years, because the news of the Northern Expedition of the Tang Army has already been spread by word of mouth from the tribes who returned from the south, and the recruitment of personnel and materials in Yazhang is also heavier than in previous years. times.

"Damn the weather!"

In the camp in the valley, a gray-bearded old man cursed the snowy weather while directing the strong men in the tribe to clear the snow from the yurt.

He looked around for a while, and found that there was thick smoke billowing out of a felt tent not far away. He was startled, and strode forward, ordering the clansmen to cover the cracks where the smoke was leaking with thick felt cloth, and walked at the same time. Entering the smoky tent, he cursed loudly: "The Ya tent issued an order the day before yesterday that fireworks are strictly prohibited, you guys are dying!"

Naturally, there is not much charcoal for heating in the winter on the grassland. The main fuel is the dried cow and horse manure. is the best detection flag.

In order to prevent the Tang Army from easily finding the settlements of the tribes, Yazhang ordered all the tribes to strictly prohibit fireworks to keep warm this winter after winter, hoping to deceive the Tang Army's scouts.

Heating in cold winter is also a luxury. Even if ordinary herdsmen collect fuel, they must turn it in uniformly, and they are not allowed to keep it privately.And this yurt is where the old man's son lives, and the old man's official is Tutun, who is in charge of several nearby tribes and thousands of tent residents, similar to the governors and county magistrates of the Tang Dynasty.

"The child's hands and feet are frostbitten. I'm afraid I won't be able to save him if I don't keep warm..."

Hearing the old man's scolding, a middle-aged man with a stooped figure emerged from the inside, pointing to the little dolls wrapped in leather felt with a sad face, full of heartache and resentment: "Instead of such a cold Waiting for death, it is better to meet Tang Jun early and fight for life and death!"

"What are you going to use to fight? The strong soldiers of the clan have been conscripted seven or eight times. A few days later, Mei Lu will come to search and requisition again, and our department will send five hundred troops..."

The old man also had a sad expression on his face. The frequent recruitment of tooth tents since the beginning of winter has left few strong men in the tribe.Even if he, the leader, had a difficult life, the ordinary herdsmen were naturally more miserable.

When the tribesmen filled the firepit with snow, the old man glanced at the poor child in the tent, and sighed: "If the child can't make it through, it's because of his fate, and he will give birth again in the warm spring of the new year. It's not worth the risk." If it only attracts the Tang army, it’s fine. If the guards patrolling the tooth tent find out, the whole family may be implicated..."

Although the fire was extinguished in time, the sound of galloping horseshoes could be heard in the field outside the valley not long after.Hearing this sound, all the soldiers in the valley changed their faces in shock, and a few men gathered together, each raising their knives and bows to be vigilant.

Those who came were a few Jiawu guards directly under Yazhang, but they didn't pursue the illegitimate firework. After Kuaima rushed into the tribe, he summoned the old man and said: "There are scouts from the Tang army in the south, quickly gather people and horses. , go to siege together!"

After saying this, the warriors left in a hurry, and they had to go to other nearby tribes to inform and mobilize their manpower.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered the clansmen to raise horses and prepare, while his son next to him was a little displeased, and came forward to advise: "Aye, why should you work so diligently? Tang soldiers are strong and strong, and they die sooner... ..."

After hearing the words, the old man rolled his eyes at him, looked at the dilapidated and crude armaments of the clansmen, and sighed: "Are you really planning to win the battle with the Tang army? Khan is lying on his teeth, and he doesn't care about the life and death of his subordinates. Look, if most of the Tang army comes here, the sooner you return to vote, the more important you will be! Take the list of recruits issued by the tooth tent, and don't let the Tang army look down on me when they see the old and disabled. When we come, most of the two countries will join forces. Father and son can call for surrender, and they will gain merit!"

Chapter 1037 The overall situation is the most important, it is better to surrender

Different from the cold, desolate and difficult work in the surrounding tribal settlements, the Turkic tooth tent is much more lively and prosperous.

The tooth tent newly set up by the Gu Dulu brothers on Yudujun Mountain is naturally not the one in the early Eastern Turkic period, but it is even more impressive when it comes to splendor.Especially after Mo Chuai came to power, more manpower and material resources were invested in the construction of the Yazhang.

The huge tooth tent standing among the mountains is almost equal to the surrounding undulating mountains, surrounded by flags and flags from all directions. Whether viewed from a distance or near, it is majestic and mighty, and its scale is not inferior to the towers and halls of the two capitals of the Tang Dynasty.Just one main tent is enough to accommodate thousands of people for gatherings and banquets, and the space is still calm.

There are several khan tents of similar specifications in the surrounding area, each with different purposes.Some are inhabited by beautiful women presented by various tribes, while others are exclusively for the Khan’s wife and children.

Around each big tent, there are thousands to tens of thousands of royal tent guards stationed, guarding the safety of the big tent.As for which big tent the Khan visited, it was an absolute secret, and anyone who dared to discuss it in private would be punished with beheading.

In addition to these big tents that sit on the ground and cover the sky, there are also many city buildings in the style of the Tang Dynasty in the Yazhang area.

Mochu Khan was not born and raised in Mobei Haoyi. Before the incident, his brother had been living in the Monan area close to the border town of Tang Dynasty. Yi, deeply influenced by the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty.

A powerful civilization always exudes an intoxicating charm, just like when the Tang Dynasty started its business and the Turks were still powerful, many Tang nobles were willing to imitate the living habits of the Turks. He just wants to live in a tent with a thick beard.

Now the strong and the weak change positions, and this is especially evident in the Gu Dulu brothers.As natives of Monanhu people, they are fascinated by the system and customs of the Tang Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Yazhang, in order to cater to the feelings of the compatriots in Mobei, they restrained from imitating Tang Feng.However, as the situation in the tooth tent became more stable, the suppressed desire and impulse became more and more revealed.

Especially after the establishment of the Sanshou surrendered city and blocking the way of the Turks going south to invade and plunder, probably in order to make up for the regret in their hearts, Mochu even planned a majestic city pattern centered on Yazhang, which was also divided and managed according to the pattern of Tang Dynasty cities and towns.

It's just that there is a shortage of manpower and materials in Mobei. After several years of labor in this planning city, only some intermittent earth rammed walls have been built, and there are no mentions of various buildings.

However, the management system of Fangqu in the Tang Dynasty is relatively thorough. The tens of thousands of Hu people under Yazhang Zhizhi are no longer under the control of the old tribal chiefs, Qu Shuai, but are divided under different Tutun administrations.These Tutuns no longer lived in the Ministry for a long time, but went to the Khan Yazhang to pay homage every day, reporting the number of households and the gains and losses of livestock.

Based on this change in management system and organizational method, the overall power of the silent Khan today may not be as strong as his predecessors, but he has stronger control over the population situation around the Yazhang. Several horses are well known.

Such a meticulous and meticulous management model is naturally not capable of the rough and uneducated Turkic dignitaries.And Tang people who are proficient in document handling are not the ones that the Turks in the current situation can recruit and appoint in large numbers.

Therefore, those who assisted Mochu Khan in the management of tribal civil affairs were mainly Hu people from the Western Regions west of Jinshan.Most of these barbarians in the Western Regions made a living in commerce and trade, and they may not have very good administrative management command, but they are extremely sensitive to the recording and sorting of numbers.

The barbarians in the Western Regions not only assisted in the management of the tribe, but also brought a variety of goods to Mochu Khan, which greatly improved the living standards and material comforts of Yazhang, which naturally gained the trust of Mochu Khan.

Therefore, these Hu merchants in the Western Regions have a strong force in Yazhang. Since they cut off the road to the south to invade and plunder, in order to continuously obtain goods from these Hu merchants, Silently allocated them a large area of ​​pasture and a large number of them. The numerous tribesmen even let them participate in the military and political decision-making of Yazhang.

Among them is a Kang Guo Xihu named Kang Daibin, who moved to Mobei since his ancestors, and mainly engaged in business between Mobei and the Western Regions.

As Mo Shui met the barbarians in the Western Regions, Kang Daibin naturally fell into the eyes of the Khan, and he led his troops to join the Yazhang, and soon became the favorite of the Khan.In order to show the importance he attaches to Kang Taibin, Mo Chuo even violated the ancestral Turkic traditions by granting him the official position of Qilifa, which was not allowed to be a descendant of Ashina, and became an important military and political adviser in Yazhang.

During this period of time, in order to discuss the resistance to the Northern Expedition of the Tang Army, a group of Turkic dignitaries came to Yazhang one after another, discussing endlessly all day long.

In fact, the situation is already like this, and there are not many choices in front of the Turks. It is nothing more than fighting or surrendering. Perhaps there is another option, which is to abandon the tooth tent of Yudu Junshan and flee, and lengthen the supply line of the Tang army, so that the bad Mobei The weather and weather dragged down the Tang army's military strength.

Around this topic, the Turkic dignitaries also hold their own sides and argue endlessly. Even Khan silently can't suppress the disputes of all parties and unify their opinions.

Today's regular meeting in the tooth tent is usually full of disputes and break up unhappy, after the crowd left, silently left Kang Daibin behind, and asked: "What do you think is wrong with Ye Hufan's statement just now?" Doesn't make sense?"

Ye Huduo is Mo Chuu's younger brother, and he was Khan's right-hand man as early as Gu Dulu's period. Even if he hadn't backed down, Mo Chuo, who had lived in Monan for a long time in his early years, would have been difficult to successfully inherit the Khan's position.

Regarding this Northern Expedition of the Tang Army, Tu Xigen has always been unwilling to directly start a war between the two sides. Today's meeting even proposed to send envoys to hand over the letter of surrender, giving up the land of Monan, which was not under control, in exchange for the canonization of the Great Tang in Mobei. At the same time, I implore Datang to return the Mojilian who had been trapped in Datang before.

Kang Daibin is over 50 years old, with green eyes, curly beard, and a big belly. His appearance is very different from that of Turkic dignitaries.Hearing Khan's question at this time, he lowered his head and said, "Ye Hu belongs to Khan's close relatives, and also has a high position and authority. Everything he thinks must be based on the overall situation..."

"So, do you also think that as long as I am a minister to the south, I can avoid this military disaster?"

Hearing Kang Daibin's answer, Mochuo's face suddenly sank, and he snorted displeasedly: "This kind of thinking is based on who's overall situation? In the past, my brothers were just servants of lowly officials in Monan, and they gradually became powerful through continuous battles. , Xuanwei Mobei, and now that the Tang army has invaded, and surrendered before the First World War, how can we focus on the inside and outside?"

Khan was obviously unwilling to surrender directly, but the group of people headed by Tu Xigen did not want the war to start at Dujun Yu Mountain. The Tang State had been planning a northern expedition for many years. There is bound to be a heavy price to pay.

Previously, Little Khan Mojilian suffered a disastrous defeat in the first battle and was taken away by the vanguard of the Tang army. This reawakened the fear of these Turkic dignitaries who were suppressed and dominated by the Tang army in the early years.

Surrendering as a vassal may seem timid, but it is a relatively safe approach based on previous judgments.With such a geographical environment in Mobei, even if he became a vassal, it would be difficult for Tang to directly garrison and rule.

After the fall of the Eastern Turks, Yu Dujun Mountain was once controlled by the tribes of Tiele, and the Turkic chieftains who were originally high above were also once reduced to the targets of bullying and humiliation by the tribes of Tiele.So when the Gu Dulu brothers returned to Mobei, all the tribes responded together, so that the Turks once again took control of Yudujun Mountain.

If there is a big war this time, if it fails, then the last embers of the Turkic restoration of the country will also disappear.

Even if they win, after paying a huge price, it will be difficult for the Ashina family to have enough power to suppress other tribes. If they are instigated by the Tang State again, the Tiele tribes will attack in groups, and the Turks will be driven out of Mobei again. It's also just a matter of time.

Therefore, from the perspective of the overall interests of the Turkic tribe, no matter what the outcome of this battle is, it will do more harm than good.On the contrary, as long as he bowed his head to admit defeat, the Tang State would no longer have the motivation and need to fight.

Although this was a great damage to Turkic prestige, at least its strength was preserved and it was still able to deal with various disturbances and challenges in the suppressed area.

But as the leader of Mo Shui, his thinking and thinking must be more extreme.Once any form of concession is made this time, it will be a great damage to his personal prestige.Moreover, the Tang State has always been full of bad news. They may keep the Turks to balance the situation in Mobei, but they don't necessarily need the Turkic Khan silently.

Among other things, as long as he surrendered without a fight to the Turks this time, he once again showed his domineering arrogance to the Mobei Qunhu.Then the Tang State will not need to pay any more weapons at all, as long as the captured Mojilian is sent back, and the little Khan can be endorsed by the canonization of the Tang State Court, then there will be a huge rift in Turkic.

Back then, Jieli Khan's soldiers came to the Weishui River, which was indeed majestic, but he couldn't prevent Tuli, the dung pit dug by the Tang Dynasty.Not to mention that today's silent prestige and power are far inferior to that of Jieli Khan, if he really dared to take a step back, Tang Guo didn't even need to dig a hole, and directly stuffed the shit of Mojilian into his mouth , He was powerless to resist.

For Mo Chuai, the current situation really means that we are going to fight to the death, and Qing and others all want to surrender first.The people in his army were unstable, even if he wanted to fight, he didn't even dare to leave the tooth tent easily, worried that he had just led his troops to leave, and the white flag would have been raised in the end.