Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Li Daozong led an army of [-] to Suoyang City in ten days.

Suoyang City is a city built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties after Hanyumen Pass and Yang Pass were abandoned. It is located 70 miles southeast of Guazhou County, and the seat of Guazhou County is Dunhuang County.

Suoyang City was originally built to replace Yumen Pass in the Han Dynasty.This place is actually closer to the intersection of Longyou Road and Tuyuhun, but now that Tuyuhun has become the Western Continent of the Tang Dynasty, the location of Suoyang City is naturally lonely, and it is not considered a border city.

The reason why Li Daozong rushed here was because if the army went to Dunhuang County, the news might leak out based on the number of merchants coming and going from Dunhuang County.

And An Xinggui also rushed here.

"Captain Li."

"Duke Liang."

The two saluted each other first, exchanged pleasantries, and then sat down.

"What can Duke Liang learn from this combat mission?" Li Daozong asked after sitting down.

"The combat power of the 36 countries in the Western Regions is actually not strong. Our army is strong enough to suppress them. Even if it is difficult to siege the city, the biggest trouble here is Gaochang and Western Turks. The current situation of Western Turks Instability, ambiguous attitude, Gao Chang's words...in fact, it is not difficult to take it, Ju Wentai is...truly a fool." An Xinggui has been in Longyou Dao for so many years, so he is naturally incomparable to the situation in Longyou Dao clear.

"That's true. Before sending out troops this time, we probably discussed it first. We decided to divide the troops into three routes: the South Route, the Middle Route, and the North Route. The [-] troops will be routed along the routes of Raoqiang and Qiemo, led by Generals Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche. Advance all the way to the Shule State at the foot of the West Kunlun Mountains. The other line is also separated from the Luoqiang State and the South Route Army with [-] troops. As the Central Route Army, it is limited to Yanqi and other countries, advancing all the way to the Kuqiu Ci State and then going straight The Yili (not a typo, Tang Yili River is called the Yili River) River area, led by Niu Jinda and Li Daliang."

"The remaining [-] troops will serve as the Northern Route Army. We will start from Yiwu and take down Gaochang, Cheshi Qianguo, Cheshihouguo and other countries in the Western Regions, and take down the entire north of the Tianshan Mountains." Li Daozong probably said before The analysis said a bit.

"There is a problem here." An Xinggui thought for a while, "The overall split is not a big problem. The strength of these countries in the Western Regions is average, but how should we deal with the Western Turks involved?"

"At present, Western Turks are divided into three khans, bounded by the Ili River. One of them is the Yipi Pi Duo Land, which is located to the west of the Ili River and controls the largest land area of ​​Western Turks. Both the west and the north are controlled by Heli. He is hostile to Datang. And the Khan who is in the east of the Yili River is surrendered to Datang. Of course, the surrender to him is only to find external support, involving Yipidulu-he mainly controls the Yili River and beyond East, and some of the 36 countries in the Western Regions."

"The third Khan is Ashina Shilu. It is said that he came from the Ashina family of the Western Turkic royal family. He currently controls the part of the west of Tianzhu that stretches to the Ili River. This person has a neutral attitude, that is to say, the Ili River As the center, the world is divided into three parts, the east and southeast of the Yili River are all out of control, and the west and northwest of the Yili River are Yipidulu."

"The southern part of the western part of the Yili River is controlled by Ashina Shiru. Without this Ashina Shiru, our caravan would not be able to cross the territory of Yipidulu." An Xinggui felt a little helpless. opened the mouth.

"Uh, Ashina is a donkey? What are these names..." Li Daozong was speechless.

"The names of the Turks are like this. They all have other meanings. We just transliterated them. The point now is, if we want to attack, what should we do if we lose? Our target strategy is where there is room for loss. "An Xinggui smiled and shook his head.

"If we attack directly, it is very likely that the loss will be pushed to Yipidulu." Li Daozong thought for a while, "But their war has already affected our trade with the Western Regions. If these two people treat us very If it’s good, then there shouldn’t be any problem in uniting with them to directly destroy this Yipidulu.”

"In that case, our advance in the early stage will have to be resolved quickly. The point is, after taking these countries, we can't divide our troops. If we don't divide our troops, will the nobles of these small countries staying there... Heart?" An Xinggui looked at Li Daozong and asked.

"Actually, I think that we might as well go straight to the Yili area after we wiped out Gaochang, and negotiate with the remaining two khans of the Western Turks. If the region is handed over to Li, then the so-called 36 countries in the Western Regions will all be within our control." An Xinggui put forward another suggestion.

Li Daozong looked at the military map, pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's fine. Among them, Gaochang must be wiped out. After Gaochang is wiped out, if our army completely wipes out Yipidulu, it means that we have controlled these few If we can cross the pass of the West Kunlun Mountains, then with the mountains as the boundary, all the countries within the pass are nothing but turtles in my Tang's urn."

"I'm afraid we won't need to do anything at that time, they will surrender directly by themselves."

"Speaking of which, Li Dudu, I wonder if His Majesty gave you any instructions on how to deal with the kings and royal families of these small countries?" An Xinggui looked at Li Daozong and asked. It is supplemented by prosperity, so there are some things that Li Daozong only explained to the past.

"According to the previous method, they wrote a letter to proclaim their ministers, directly canonized their king as the local protector, established the protectorate, and submitted it to my Datang rule, or?"

"In the future, this will be my Great Tang Xinjiang Road! These are my Great Tang's territory!" Li Daozong replied very simply.

A Xinjiang Dao, An Xinggui understands that there is a big difference between Dao and Duhufu.The Protectorate's Mansion is more like the countries that joined the later Soviet Union. Once disintegrated, they will be their own countries.

But in the case of Dao, it is a province of Datang!In any case, this place will be the inherent territory of my Great Tang!

There is a big difference between the two!

"Then these royal families?" An Xinggui hesitated and asked.

"Negotiating with them, in His Highness's words, is to call on these kings to learn from King Jiang Quhu of the Raoqiang Kingdom." Li Daozong said lightly.

Well, once he heard about Jiang Quhu King, An Xinggui understood that Jiang Quhu was well-known in the Western Regions.After all, although Ruoqiang is a small country, it used to belong to Shanshan Kingdom at least along with Yanqi, Loulan, etc., and Shanshan Kingdom was still very powerful at the beginning.

But Jiang Quhu made a coquettish operation and directly sold the whole country...to Datang, and he even went to Chang'an City to enjoy it.

This thing... How should I put it, the kings of the small countries in the Western Regions were stunned. This is such an outrageous operation.

And his reputation in the Western Regions... Anyway, most of them are ridiculed, and they use examples from Chinese history to ridicule him, saying that he is too happy to leave.Just for pure enjoyment, forgetting the people of the whole country.