Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

In the tent set up by Li Jing, both parties were seated, and Li Ke naturally took the main seat. As for Li Yin?Just stay and go, don't let him in at all.

"How is the battle going?" Li Ke asked directly when he came up.

"A few days ago, Hou Jun gathered Li Daozong's troops to cross Hankui Mountain (later Qinghai Ela Mountain) to destroy the Tuyuhun troops located in Wuhai (later Kuhai) at the source of the Yellow River, and brought back all the tribal prisoners and livestock. Murong Fu Yun had already fled to Qiemo City, and then fled in the direction of Tulunchuan (later the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, Tang also specifically refers to the entire Taklamakan Desert) along the water plants of the Altun Mountains."

"I ordered Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun to chase after him. I just got the news yesterday that Murong Fuyun has been executed and more than [-] livestock have been seized. The troops are in the squadron. I have written a memorial and sent it back." Li Jing said. A brief introduction to the battle situation.

That is to say, the war situation is over. Li Ke pondered for a while. Today is May 25th. It is very slow for large troops, especially carrying more than 20 livestock. It is estimated that it will take some time to come back.

Because Qiemo City is twice as far away from Chihai as Chihai is from Chang'an!

Murong Fuyun's execution means that Datang's battle against Tuyuhun has come to an end, so the next step is to look at Li Ke's actions.

"If we go to find the main force now, how many days will it take at the earliest?" Li Ke asked after thinking about it.

"If each person carries three war horses, it will take about five days." Li Jing gave a general answer. If the three war horses ride in rotation, the burden on the war horses will be less, and the daily travel distance will naturally be farther.

"Now send people to look for Xue Wanche and other troops, and at the same time send envoys to Qiemo City to tell the king of Qiemo that Datang needs him to give an explanation why he took in Murong Fuyun and asked him to send envoys to Chihai to report to Da Tang. His Royal Highness King Tang and Qin explained." Li Ke said directly.

"This..." Li Jing was dumbfounded, "King Qiemo seems to have no choice. The population of their entire country is only 5 to [-]."

"Is it that small?" Li Ke was a little speechless. Murong Fuyun fled. Just because the livestock carried more than 20 heads, the number of cavalry or other people must not be too small, at least thousands, a total population of three A country with [-] soldiers...it would be nice to have a few hundred soldiers, of course there is no choice.

"Well, since the northern route of the Silk Road was developed, Qiemo, the original southern route of the Silk Road, gradually began to decline, and many residents also gradually began to flee. It is somewhat similar to Loulan. But it is similar to their local It is also related to the drying up of the water source." Li Jing roughly explained.

"It doesn't matter, just do what I say. If there is no explanation, Datang's army is nearby." Li Ke added.

"It doesn't matter, but can I know the meaning of His Highness's actions?" Li Jing was a little curious.

"To control the entire Western Regions in the future, Datang needs a springboard. Just one route is not enough." Li Ke didn't hide anything, but said directly.

Li Jing was dumbfounded when he heard that, this...does this even count in the future?How about taking Tuyuhun just now?Why even the Western Regions are counted.

"Bring me the map." Li Ke said.

"Yes!" Pei Xingjian, who was following Li Ke, opened his military bag, and took out a map made of special extra-large rice paper. This map was originally the northwest region of the country that Li Ke found from the book warehouse of the space. Topographic map, and after removing part of the place names above, find a topographic map drawn one by one by someone who is good at fine brushwork in this field.

When the map was opened and placed on the table, Li Jing was stunned. This... such a detailed map, where did His Highness come from.

"What's going on with this Ruoqiang country?" Li Ke pointed to the word Ruoqiang that he marked on the map. It was Ruoqiang County in later generations, and the county was removed by Li Ke. In fact, most of the place names in Xinjiang in later generations are The names of the 36 countries in the ancient Western Regions have always been used, and only a few of them have been renamed. For example, the vicinity of Bosten Lake in later generations is now called Yanyanqiqi.

And Ruoqiang is the place where the Xihe Expressway and the Taklamakan Desert Highway circle converge in later generations. It is located in the place closest to Xinjiang and Qinghai and Gansu provinces. Although Li Ke removed the name of the expressway, the lines of the expressway and other roads Li Ke Let people keep it.

Because although many roads in later generations were re-surveyed, there are also many roads that have been used and continued in ancient times!For the establishment of a high-speed road through the mountains, it is necessary to choose the mountainous route survey with the flattest terrain and the fewest tunnels, so it has a high reference value.

"The Ruoqiang people are very few, with a population of less than [-]. They are nomadic with water and grass. Although they are called the Ruoqiang Kingdom, they are actually similar to a Turkic tribe. They have more troops than Qiemo, but they are only [-], because they are like the Turkic people. They are all soldiers, but they will not migrate too far, relying heavily on the grain and food of Qiemo and Yanqi!" Li Jing knew this area well, and Li Ke gave him an answer when he asked.

After giving the answer, Li Jing still lowered his head and carefully looked at the map in front of him. This... is too detailed, so fine that it is terrifying, and the lines drawn on it are similar to many in Li Jing's memory. Comparing the roads one by one, it is simply the optimal marching route... How did His Highness do it? !

You must know that the map of the Western Regions used by Li Jing is already very detailed, but compared with the map of His Highness...it is like a child's graffiti.

"Send someone to tell Ruoqiang, let them come to Chihai to explain to me why they didn't find out why Murong Fuyun fled into Tulunchuan, and they didn't report to us? Are they hanging out with Tuyuhun! If you don't want to explain, everyone Tang's army is right there." Li Ke said again.

Li Jing: "..." Are you unreasonable?Murong Fuyun didn't run into Tulunchuan from the Ruoqiang country, they definitely don't know.

"Is this... a little unreasonable?" Li Jing asked hesitantly.

"With the knife in hand, why should I be reasonable?" Li Ke glanced at Li Jing in surprise, then pointed to himself and said, "I, Li Ke, His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, a dude, is just unreasonable, so I don't have to come , but I am angry, I will send troops to destroy them, I was sent by my father to this remote place, I am very unhappy! The general is outside, the military order is not accepted, they can go to my father to reason, but they just don’t Know whether it is the soldiers I sent, or their envoys."

Li Jing: "..." Your Highness, why do I feel that you have come to the Western Regions, without His Majesty's restraint, you have completely let go of yourself?