The Turks withdrew their troops back to Wuyuan.

When Wei Chigong got the news and got together, they looked at each other, no one could speak, the Turks didn't even have the courage to fight head-on and turned around and ran, how could this be possible?

A few people began to bitter in their mouths, and the Turks withdrew their troops and left, which is good news, right? After all, tens of thousands of riders are flocking here, which is not to be underestimated.

But the enemy army just left, and suddenly put them in an embarrassing situation, and the army spent the winter in Heshui? That's a joke, Heshui City is not big, there is no pasture, and it is not a good place for cavalry garrisons.

It is impossible for more than 20,000 cavalry to stay here for the winter, and they thought that after fighting a battle with the Turks, they would immediately retreat, but at this time, to withdraw or not to retreat?

To go after the Turks? It would be very dangerous, because the weather was getting colder and colder, and every day it dragged on, it would be one step closer to defeat, and the Turks might not be able to afford it, but the pursuit of tens of thousands of cavalry would be a very, very cruel battle.

Both sides seem to be unable to bear such losses, otherwise the Turks would not have retreated, and it took such a long way to come here, and it was obviously a difficult choice to retreat.

But the Turks are still gone, which shows that they have a very rational and prestigious commander.

"You said that if the general leads the troops, will you lead us to catch up?" Li Nian asked.

Everyone was not in a good mood, Xue Wanche snorted and said: "The Supreme uses soldiers like a god, with so many cavalry in hand, how can you allow the Turkic cubs to cross the Great Wall?" It is estimated that it was collapsed as early as Shuofang......"

Wei Chigong spread his hands and said, "If you let him retreat, won't it seem that we are incompetent?" Don't gossip about it, but think about what to do. ”

Li Nian slapped the table, "You guys take a look here first, if the Turks leave in two days, you will lead the army back to Jingzhao for the winter, and I will take thousands of people to catch up, and I must let the Turkic cubs know that if you dare to come south, how can you do it without shedding some blood?" ”

Wei Chigong looked at Xue Wanche, Xue Wanche laughed, and arched his hand: "It's better to let me go, Li Wushou is brave and fierce, I'm afraid that he won't be able to come back with his troops, after all, the Turks have returned with all their troops, and the people who lead the army are also quite resourceful......"

Without waiting for Li Nian to speak, Wei Chigong nodded and said: "Then there is Brother Lao Xian, you must remember that you have to go too far with half a month as the limit." ”

Li Nian looked at the two guys in front of him and was angry, "Why can't I come back?" After all these years, am I still doing well? You two will make it clear to me first. ”

The two of them are not very concerned about themselves, and they are "comforted", each leader is different, Li Nian's department is suitable for the vanguard of the army, and it is okay to charge into battle, but if you ask him to lead people to harass and fight, it will not be very effective, and it is likely to become a hard-fought fight.

In fact, they all understood that the war was almost over, and it was impossible for the Turks to spend the winter in Wuyuan, and it was impossible to retreat to the steppe.

So there is actually only one destination for the Turks, that is, to go west to Lingwu to spend the winter, where is the lair of Liang Shidu, Liang Shi is the slave of the Turks, just to flatter the master.

Well, that guy hasn't pulled out Li Daozong in Lingzhou yet, how many years have it been, it's really incompetent, and the Turks may have to help him when he goes.

As for what happened there, Wei Chigong and the others didn't care, whether it was Liang Shidu or Li Daozong, they were now the enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

And Xue Wanche led the troops out at this time, just to see where the Turks went, don't want to retreat as advance, and play tricks on everyone, if that's the case, it's too funny.

In addition, if you can slow down the Turks' journey, you might as well do it, every day it is delayed, the Turks will also feel extremely uncomfortable, besides, the Turkic Western Khan came to his own territory, if he didn't entertain him, wouldn't it be rude?

In fact, it is similar to the tactics used by the Sui and the Turks when they were at war with the Turks, when the Turks came, they would fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, so that they would not gain anything, and when the Turks left, they would chase after them and harass them.

In many cases, there was a lot of gain, because the Turks recruited warriors from various tribes, and once they withdrew, they would quickly disperse and go back to their tribes, and this was the opportunity that the Sui army had been waiting for for a long time.

Every time the Turks attacked, making it unprofitable, but suffering heavy losses, this is the tactics adopted by the Sui army in those years, which was very practical, and within a few years the Turks were driven far away from the Great Wall, and a wide war isolation zone was drawn.

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In the end, Xue Wanche led 3,000 horsemen to Wuyuan, and in the next few days, "escorted" the Turks away.

As expected, tens of thousands of Turkic troops marched west along the Great Wall, and soon entered the territory of Liang Shidu, so Xue Wanche returned in a huff, and the Turks did not give him any chance to sneak attack, and tried to swallow the hyenas around him several times.

In three or four days, he fought with the Turks twice, and Xue Wanche left at the slightest touch, not giving the Turks a chance to entangle themselves, and the Turks seemed to have become extremely smart and understood the truth of the poor Kou Mo Chasing.

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At the end of August of the first year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, this seemingly imminent but anticlimactic war ended completely, and the Turks went to Lingwu to spend the winter, and Wei Chigong and others led the army back to Jingzhao.

Whether the front edge can be continued in the coming year depends on the movements of the Turks, but according to the previous situation, the possibility of the Turks returning to fight again is very small.

The fact that the Turkic Western Khan can no longer afford a war of tens of thousands of people actually clearly shows the weakness of the Turks, you must know that there were as many as 30,000 or 40,000 Turkic elite horsemen around the Western Khan alone.

The three powerful empires of the north and south have fallen into turmoil for more than ten years because of mutual conquest, and they have rapidly weakened, which is also a rare scene in a thousand years.

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On the first day of September, after two snowstorms, Chang'an was already full of silver.

On the Taiji Palace, Li Po held a great court meeting for the first time, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty went to the Taiji Hall to listen to the government.

The feeling to Li Po is that the dynasty will be very boring, the main significance, as soon as half a month is over, the emperor will meet the courtiers, so as not to let some people forget what the emperor looks like, and in addition to telling the subordinates, don't worry about my body.

Second, it is necessary to read out to all the courtiers the important decrees issued in the first half of the month, so that everyone can have a general understanding of the movements of the court, so as to avoid political miscalculations.

Third, the appointment and dismissal of some important official positions will also be mentioned at the court meeting.

There are also some important plans for the next half a month, a year, or even a few years.

It was probably the equivalent of the later political briefings and news broadcasts being merged into one place.

Hardly anyone will say anything at will during the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the people who come out to speak from each ministry are selected, and the things to be said must be drawn up in advance and reported to the palace supervisor, and then they will speak one by one.

Anyone who dares to make a loud noise on such an occasion, attack each other, take off any boots, or hit a pillar to play, will be punished with death.

It can be said that the Great Dynasty is the most serious political meeting, and any incident that will damage its authority can be called a political accident.

One of the most famous events of the Former Sui Dynasty was when the general Shi Wansui defended himself and the crown prince Yang Yong in court, so Emperor Wen of Sui killed him in court.

Later people like to add some associations on such an occasion, such as the fierce conflict between loyalty and traitor, or to show personal talent or something at the court meeting, in fact, almost all of them are codified.

Li Po listened to the drowsiness, feeling lackluster but indispensable, this is the true portrayal of the Great Dynasty Meeting.

In practical sense, the small court meeting is much more important than the big court meeting, and there are many more affairs to be discussed, and the things announced at the big court meeting are generally formulated at the small court meeting and widely publicized at the big court meeting.

Just like the news of the Turkic attack, it has been discussed for a long time at the small court meeting, and it was not announced until today at the big court meeting, which surprised many uninformed courtiers.

The news is well controlled, mainly because the place where the war took place is still far away from Chang'an, and there is not much interest in the officials.

If the Turks approached Jingzhao, you tried again, I'm afraid the city would already be full of turmoil.

At the same time, this is the second time in recent years that the nobles of Kansai have heard the news of the Turkic invasion, and the silent Turks have withdrawn their troops.

The people of Kansai are not afraid of fighting the Turks, but they are just a little skeptical about the accuracy of the news, the new emperor needs to boast about his merits, and the soldiers in front also need merits to embellish their future.

Of course, there is generally no need to question the authenticity of the news read out at the court, and even if it is false, it will definitely become true later.

The Turks came and went, and the wise people could read different meanings from this war report.

For example, the wind and grass on the grassland can be transmitted to Chang'an very quickly, which is enough to show that the well-informed information of the Tang Dynasty is far from being comparable to Li Yuanshi.

And with the greed of the Turks, how could they easily withdraw their troops, which also shows that the Tang army is capable of fighting, which is enough to deter tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry.

Although it was not successful, the news spread that people quickly gained full confidence in the new regime.

Is there a difference between external enemies and internal strife?

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After getting off the court meeting and taking off his cumbersome court clothes, Li Po felt relaxed, and when he arrived at the side hall of the Taiji Palace, Qu Tutong and others were already waiting there.

Wei Chigong and the others have returned to Jingzhao, and the detailed battle report finally came to his case, although there were no gains, but it was a big victory.

Unlike the generals in front of him, Li Po felt that such a result was the best......