In the early years, the Xue Yantuo people lived in Mobei and belonged to the Tiele tribe of the descendants of the Xiongnu.

It is said that because it lived together with the Xue clan at first, it was later destroyed and merged into the Yantuo clan, so it was called Xue Yantuo.

In the grassland, the history of the Xue Yantuo people is not particularly short, but most of the time there is no sense of existence.

That is, after the power of the Turks began to decline continuously and the surrounding tribes were very oppressive, the tribal leader Yinan Khan took the opportunity to establish the Xueyantuo Khanate.

This is one of the two major turning points of the Xue Yantuo people.

After the establishment of the Khanate, the ethnic minorities that were originally subject to the Eastern Turks, such as the Hui, Bayegu, Aqiu, Tongluo, Fugu, and Xi, were attached to the banner of Xue Yantuo, and for a while, the Xue Yantuo Khanate became a powerful prince in the Mobei steppe.

Its borders extend to the Liaodong in the east, the West Turks in the west, the sand moraine in the south, and the Kulunshui in the north, and its power has developed very rapidly, with tens of thousands of elite cavalry.

Immediately afterwards, Xue Yantuo ushered in the second turning point in his life.

Because Li Shimin was preparing to destroy the Eastern Turks, he sent people to unite with the Xue Yantuo people and destroyed the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop in the fourth year of Zhenguan.

In this war, it can be said that the people of Xue Yantuo did not contribute a lot, and they did not suffer any major losses.

However, it was a successful harvest of a large number of fruits.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty, like previous dynasties, even defeated the enemies on the grassland, but did not include the vast grassland into the actual scope of rule.

Now, the people of Xue Yantuo took this opportunity to usher in rapid development.

At its peak, the Xueyantuo Khanate led by Yi Nan occupied most of the territory of the former Eastern Turks and became the biggest beneficiary of the war.

In addition, Yinan Khan also moved the tooth tent from Yu Du Jun Mountain to the north of Duwei Jie Mountain and south of the Duluo River.

At this point, the Xue Yantuo people have become a new generation of overlords of the grassland with 200,000 elite soldiers, and their power has entered its heyday.

As the leader of Xue Yantuo to the peak, Yi Nan Khan's personal ability is naturally not bad.

Whether it is his brain or skills, he can be regarded as a masterpiece on the grassland.

He never thought that the khanate he had formed would disappear after only a dozen years.

"Bang!"

"Ahh

"Kill!"

Although the guards of the Yi Nan Khan are the best of the best, they are also very well-equipped.

But in the midst of the defeat, morale was not high.

Now in the middle of the way, he suddenly encountered the interception of thousands of centaurs led by Dafei and Tuoba Yong, where can he still fight?

After desperately resisting, it can't change the ending.

"Khan! I'm here for you to break through from the west! ”

The commander of the guard of Yinan Khan looked at the less than two hundred people around him, and wondered if he could escape this disaster with Yinan.

"It's useless! Can't escape! ”

Yi Nan Khan's face was pale, and he couldn't imagine that he would end up in such an end.

That wasn't the case at all the other day.

There are also these centaurs in front of them ambushing here, could it be that the Tang people are immortals?

I have already calculated that I will fail, and then arrange people to wait here in advance?

Otherwise, there are not many defenders in Liangzhou, so why not strengthen the guards in the city?

The Khan felt a little disheartened.

I originally thought that the soldiers were strong and strong, but in the eyes of Datang, could it be a paper tiger?

"Poof!"

At this moment, a chaotic arrow flew out of nowhere and accurately hit the neck of the Inan Khan.

How to say that it is also a generation of Tianjiao, and he died on the road behind this small hill in such an unknown way.

Seeing that the Yinan Khan was gone, his guards did not flee.

The temporary counterattack that Da Fei and Tuoba Yong did not expect caused the slave catcher team to lose hundreds of good players.

However, in the face of absolute strength, any counterattack is useless and cannot change the ending.

"Dafei Dafei, have we made a great contribution?"

Tuoba Yong heard someone in the team shouting "Khan" just now.

Coupled with the fact that these people are well-equipped, the horses are also rare good horses.

It is not difficult to guess that the leader should not be a simple person.

"Bring the corpse back, hehe, I didn't expect that in this big battle, the biggest credit was actually picked up by us, General Niu knew about it, and he was probably going to be depressed."

After fighting side by side just now, Da Fei had let go of his prejudices against Tuoba Yong, and talked to him with a big smile on his face.

……

In the Daming Palace, Li Shimin looked at the good news sent by the eight hundred miles in his hand in surprise.

Xue Yantuo people are defeated?

The army led by Su Dingfang has only set off for a few days, and the good news has come?

What does this make Li Ji, the chief of the Guannai Dao march, feel in his heart?

He set off later than Su Dingfang, and now that the large army has not yet left the customs, Liangzhou has already won a great victory.

"Li Zhong, do you think this good news is true or false?"

Although Li Shimin knew very well that what he was doing was definitely true, he still had a feeling of unreality.

Happiness came too suddenly.

According to his estimates, at most, Xue Rengui's striker participated in this battle, and Su Dingfang's men and horses did not catch up with it nine times out of ten.

But there were only 10,000 men on that page, and the Liangzhou garrison of Niu Jinda was less than half of the Turks.

Now it's a big victory!

This Xue Rengui is a blessed general!

As long as he participates in the battle, he can always surprise himself.

Needless to say, Li Wan defeated the Western Turks with a thousand guards from the Chu Palace, and the subsequent battle to destroy Tuguhun and the battle to rescue the Eastern Turks were all rare victories.

's cousin chose a good son-in-law.

However, in the final analysis, he still has a good son.

"Your Majesty, it must be true! It imaginarily describes the process of the war, although it is a little thrilling, but it is all evidence-based. General Niu's level of defending the city is also one of the best among our generals in the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the cooperation of the hot air balloon battalion, the cooperation of fire oil bombs and explosives packs, and the sudden appearance of Xue Rengui's forward battalion at a critical time, all indicate that there is a reason for the victory of this battle. In the words of His Royal Highness the King of Chu before, this is the victory of our Tang Dynasty's comprehensive national strength, and in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery are false. ”

Li Zhong's mood was also quite excited.

Xue Yantuo, although he did not bring so much damage to the Central Plains Dynasty as the Turks, he was also a great khanate that straddled the northern steppes and had 200,000 elite soldiers.

Now it is defeated in the hands of Datang one after another.

Although judging from the content of the report, only the corpses of tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo people were left outside Liangzhou City, and many people fled.

But now that the Tang Dynasty has launched three armies, the destruction of the Xue Yantuo Khanate is just around the corner.

"I was worried that the Xue Yantuo people and the Goguryeo people would unite against my Tang Dynasty, but now I don't have to worry about it.

Regardless of whether Goguryeo makes a move this time, I am not worried, in Kuan'er's words, Datang now has the strength to fight multiple local wars at the same time. That Goguryeo, even if it doesn't make trouble with our Tang Dynasty, I will go to find trouble with them. ”

If Li Shimin has a special grudge against any country, the Eastern Turks must be counted as one, but now they have knelt down and sang about conquest.

The other one is Goguryeo.

Goguryeo during the Zhenguan period was actually much stronger than everyone imagined.

It is not simply a small country on the Korean Peninsula, but a hegemon that occupies a large area of eastern Liaodong and is also the hegemon of the Korean Peninsula.

At the beginning, Yang Guang's three certificates of Goguryeo were unsuccessful, although there were many internal problems of the Sui Dynasty, but it also indirectly showed that Goguryeo's strength was actually not underestimated.

As a country with a population of several million, Goguryeo, which dominates the northeast, can now be said to be the most powerful territory around the Tang Dynasty.

In particular, when Yang Guang went to Goguryeo for the third time, he was defeated and returned, leaving behind a large number of soldiers and people.

Most of these Sui people who were abandoned in Liaodong were forced to join Goguryeo in desperation.

This made Goguryeo's national strength quickly rise to a higher level.

Especially among these people, there are many craftsmen.

This brought Goguryeo's strength to a new level.

Although after the Tang Dynasty unified the Central Plains, the king of Goguryeo played the old routine and seemed to recognize Li Tang as the boss obediently.

However, in fact, for more than 20 years, they have been building various fortifications in Liaodong.

In some places, the Great Wall has even been repaired.

Obviously, they regard Datang as their biggest opponent all the time.

It is no wonder that when the Yinan Khan sent Wang Dengke as an envoy to Goguryeo, the two sides were able to hit it off.

"Your Majesty, according to the meaning of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, it would be more appropriate to go to Goguryeo tomorrow, and this year, it will be a little hasty."

Li Zhong was afraid that as soon as Li Shimin's brain was excited, he would immediately fight Goguryeo again.

That's not fun.

After all, the lessons that Goguryeo left for everyone are much stronger than those of other countries.

It's definitely not like just sending a single soldier and horse to destroy the country.

"Don't worry, I've been waiting for so many years, it's not a bad year!"

……

"Lord Wang, Rengui has made a great contribution this time. The imperial court sent 30,000 troops to the rescue, and he defeated the Xue Yantuo people with 10,000 men. ”

For such a major matter, the Chu Wangfu naturally knew the news for the first time.

Moreover, after the expedited eight-hundred-mile, Li Kuan also received a more detailed introduction to the battle situation sent by Ma Zhou Feige.

"It's gold that always shines, and confined him to the Chu Palace, it's a loss for Datang. Don't look at the fierce generals in the DPRK and China now, but there are not many generals in the new generation. Although many of the children of the generals' families are skilled in soldiers and horses, they are a big step behind after all. ”

Li Kuan's words can be regarded as expressing the hidden worries that many people have not noticed.

Don't talk about other people, just look at Li Jing.

What a generation of military gods, but the two sons are not interested in the art of war at all.

And like the children of generals such as Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, the level is like that.

For example, Cheng Chumo and Wei Chihuan are now focusing on overseas.

To put it mildly, the level of the second generation of martial arts is definitely a cliff-like decline.

"That's true, but I think Huai Dao has a lot of potential, he can be regarded as the true inheritance of Qin Shubao, and at a young age, there are few opponents."

Wang Xuance naturally knows more about the personal guards around his county lord and the disciples of his own prince.

This Qin Huaidao is also loyal and courageous, and Li Kuan did not create opportunities for him, but he just stayed by Xiao Mai's side as a guard.

Otherwise, following Xue Rengui to Liangzhou this time will definitely be able to make a great contribution.

In addition, he Aya is Qin Shubao, and the position of a school captain is basically at your fingertips.

However, he was willing to be a small guard in the Chu Palace.

"Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and Huai Dao is deeply impressed, as long as he figures it out one day, there is always a chance. Don't look at the fact that there seem to be no decent opponents around Datang, but there will definitely be no less trouble. ”

"Lord, are you talking about Goguryeo? I heard that His Majesty intends to use troops against Goguryeo. ”

Li Shimin's dissatisfaction with Goguryeo was not a secret in the court.

In fact, it is impossible for any dynasty that has inherited the bloodline of the Sui Dynasty to have a good relationship with Goguryeo.

Yang Guang's third expedition to Goguryeo certainly disgraced his own face.

However, this is actually a blow to the entire Central Plains Dynasty and a slap in the face of all Han people.

Especially those Jingguan, it's simply a shame.

"Not only Goguryeo, but also the Western Turks, Tubo, Nanzhao and other countries, there are many opponents around the Tang Dynasty. In addition, there are countries such as Dashi outside Datang, and their national strength is rising very rapidly, and sooner or later they will have a conflict with us. ”

Li Kuan's vision of seeing things is naturally higher than that of Wang Xuance.

"Big food? The subordinates have heard the prince mention the big food many times before, and in the past two years, there have been more and more big food merchants who can be seen in Chang'an, could it be that this country really has the strength to compete with the Tang Dynasty? ”

Wang Xuance asked a little suspiciously.

In fact, there are few people in Chang'an City who recognize Li Kuan's evaluation of Da Shi.

How powerful is the Tang Dynasty's military, the land is vast and the resources are vast, what other country in the world can have this strength?

"Dashi is currently too far away from Datang, and everyone has not fully understood them. But the people of countries like Persia know very well how big the threat of cannibalism is. This is a completely different country from what everyone thinks, whether it is the Turkic people, the Xueyantuo people, or even the Goguryeo people, their harm cannot be compared with the Great Eclipse at all. As far as I know, the Great Eclipse has been expanding in recent years, and most of the Persian territory has been swallowed up by them. It will be a few decades or a few years, and we Datang will have the possibility of fighting with the big cannibals in the Western Regions. ”

Li Kuan knew that during the period of Tang Gaozong, the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food were in full swing in the Western Regions.

Now that the Tang Dynasty is expanding faster, the conflict between the two sides will definitely come earlier than in history.

If Datang still doesn't pay attention to it, maybe it will suffer some losses at that time.

After all, the Western Regions are too far away from Chang'an.

Whether it is material supply or information transmission, there are many difficulties.

On the contrary, the logistical supply of Dashi is much better.

In this case, it is conceivable how much pressure Datang will face in the future.

Li Kuan built a city in Puluo, and he also had the purpose of dealing with the big cannibals.

After all, Da Shi and Da Tang are the two major empires that are rising in this era.

One mountain can't accommodate two tigers!