Chapter 223: Mobei

The curtain of the yurt was opened, and a figure quickly entered the yurt.

"Lord Wang, news has come from the south, Your Majesty has ordered General Li Jing and Li to command 100,000 soldiers and horses to start a war against the Turks!" As soon as someone came in, he said to Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the soldier named Li Rui in front of him, and said lightly: "I know!" ”

Li Rui suddenly said anxiously: "But since Your Majesty has ordered a war, the prince should take Tie Le's soldiers and horses to the Turkic tent to kill?" ”

Li Daoxuan shook his head: "Last year, Zhang Yunwen left Mobei, and before leaving, I asked him, if the Tang Dynasty and the Turks go to war, when can this king lead people to attack?" Zhang Yunwen smiled and only said one word: Wait! I've been wondering how long it will be? Now I've figured it out. Huh, wait? Then keep waiting! ”

Li Rui was about to speak, but Li Daoxuan asked first: "How is the situation of the soldiers below?" ”

"Well, let's talk about the reconnaissance camp first! I don't know how those 500 soldiers did it, and their daily life is extremely regular, getting up, going out to exercise, eating, and training, it seems that they have never changed. Some of the guys in our guard ran over to take a look while they were training, and where was the training, it was just tossing people! ”

Li Daoxuan said: "Elite soldiers can only become elite soldiers after a hundred battles and training, and this reconnaissance battalion is a real elite soldier!" And what about the King's guards? ”

In addition to the 500 people of the reconnaissance battalion, Li Daoxuan also had a 100-person bodyguard in Mobei, which was managed by Li Rui.

Li Rui suddenly looked embarrassed: "The performance of the members of the guard is worse, except for hunting and frolicking every day, do less other things!" ”

When Li Daoxuan heard this, he immediately said angrily: "What? Hunting and frolicking? Did they come to this desert north for hunting and frolicking? How did you, the captain of the guard, be, how could you indulge them? ”

Li Rui was covered with cold sweat, and apologized again and again: "Eh, this...... It's a villain, isn't it! ”

"Humph! It's good to know it's wrong! Remember, starting tomorrow, all the soldiers of the Guard will join the reconnaissance battalion for training! If anyone dares to say a word of nonsense, you will directly expel him from the guard! ”

Li Rui bowed and slowly exited the yurt.

Not long after Li Rui stepped back, the curtain of the yurt was opened again, and an old man wearing Tiele's traditional costume walked into the yurt.

"May the prairie bless you! My lord! When the old man entered the yurt, he made a great salute.

Li Daoxuan hurriedly picked up the old man and led him to sit on a stool covered with animal skins.

"Dear Ako, I wonder why you came to my tent?" Ah Gong is not only an official position of Tiele, but also a title for a respected elder. They enjoy a high prestige and status among herders. Even Li Daoxuan didn't dare to snub this old man.

"My lord, the old man came here to ask the prince, when will you take our warriors to Monan?"

When Li Daoxuan heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "I'm afraid this will have to wait!" ”

Ah Qian suddenly made a surprised expression: "Isn't His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty already sent troops?" Then the warriors of our clan should also go south to help His Majesty the Emperor pacify the Turks! ”

Li Daoxuan was silent for a moment, but asked rhetorically: "Lord A, do you think it is appropriate to send troops now?" ”

Ah Qian said as a matter of course: "Of course, at this time, send troops and kill directly to Monan, and you will definitely be able to defeat the Turks in one fell swoop!" ”

"But do you know how many troops the Turks still have? And how many troops are waiting for this Tiele warrior on the edge of the desert? If the desert had been killed, how many Tiele warriors would have died in the hands of the desert and the Hu people on the edge of the desert? Li Daoxuan asked a few rhetorical questions in a row, sounding like he was thinking about Tiele everywhere.

Ah Qian was speechless for a moment, and after a while, he asked cautiously: "Then may I ask the prince, when is the most suitable time for me to send troops?" ”

Li Daoxuan pondered for a moment and said, "After my Tang army won two big victories!" At that time, Jieli must flee north or west, and the herdsmen under his tent will scatter and flee, and when the Tiele warriors are dispatched, they can stop Jieli and even capture him alive. Second, he could gather the Turkic herdsmen who were fleeing north, and at that time, Tiele would be able to win the greatest victory with the least effort! ”

Hearing this, Ah Qian's heart couldn't help but flutter, it would be great to be able to die fewer Tiele warriors. At the moment, he bowed slightly: "Since the prince said so, then I, the Tiele Tribes, will wait for a while longer!" ”

Li Daoxuan sent Ah Qian out of the yurt, and his face became gloomy. As a prince of the Tang Dynasty, how could he protect the interests of the Tiele people, the so-called reduction of Tiele losses was just a pretense, lest the Tiele people go south and the Tang Dynasty snatch the fruits of victory.

At this time, in Monan, except for a few Hu generals who led tens of thousands of Hu people to garrison in the south of the desert, most of the troops were concentrated in the area from Yatent to Dingxiang City, and made every effort to defend against the Tang army. If the Tiele people go south at this time, defeat several Hu generals in one fell swoop, plough the court and sweep the holes, sweep away the rear of Jieli, and defeat Jieli at that time, wouldn't the credit fall into the hands of the Tiele people, and when the time comes, what non-part of the request made by the Yi Nan, Li Shimin is really hard to refuse.

Therefore, Li Daoxuan not only wanted the help of the Tiele people to prevent Jieli from fleeing north, but also suppressed the Tiele people, and could not let them sit big.

Not knowing how useful the words just now were to persuade Yi Nan, Li Daoxuan got up and slowly paced in the yurt. After a while, he suddenly walked to the door, lifted the curtain of the yurt, looked at the undulating yurts outside, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Someone's coming!" He shouted outside, and a moment later, a soldier approached.

"Go and call Li Rui to me!" Li Daoxuan commanded. The soldiers took the order and left.

After a while, Li Rui walked quickly to the yurt.

"Lord Wang, are you looking for a small one?" Li Rui said with a slight pant.

Li Daoxuan motioned to the guards standing at the door to stare outside, and then whispered: "This king needs you to do something!" ”

When Li Rui saw Li Daoxuan's mysterious appearance, his heart suddenly rose: "I don't know what the prince commands?" ”

Li Daozong motioned for Li Rui to come over with his ear, and then whispered something in the latter's ear, Li Rui listened, nodded lightly, and said to Li Daozong: "Don't worry, the little one will definitely complete the prince's orders!" ”

On the second day, in Xue Yantuo's tent, a rumor began to circulate out of nowhere, saying that the Huizhu Khan of Hui Hui would lead 30,000 iron horsemen under his tent to kill Monan.

Hearing this news, Xue Yantuo's True Pearl Khan suddenly couldn't sit still, and he sent an envoy to the tooth tent of Huizhu Khan to ask him if there was really something wrong!

Previously, when the mission sent to the Tang Dynasty brought back the golden sword and golden whip from the Central Plains, Yi Nan and the Bodhisattva had a disagreement over the ownership of the golden knife and golden whip. As the Great Khan of Tiele, Yi Nan wants to take the golden sword and golden whip together. And Hui Hui's strength is not weak, so the Bodhisattva wants the golden knife and obtains the power to kill. Although in the end, the golden knife was taken away by Yi Nan, and the golden whip was taken away by the Bodhisattva, but the two broke up unhappily in the end.

Now, on the eve of this expedition, Yi Nan actually sent a messenger to question the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva was immediately furious and beat him with the golden whip. This beam is even bigger.

Seeing that the relationship between the two departments of Tiele was becoming increasingly tense, Li Daoxuan jumped out and said that he was willing to mediate the conflict between the two families. Seeing that the war was imminent, Yi Nan and the Bodhisattva did not want to hurt the harmony, so they sat down and began the long road of reconciliation. Whenever the two families are about to reach a settlement, there are always rumors or accidents that make the relationship between the two families tense again.

In this way, Xue Yantuo and Hui Hui were never able to spare their hands to send troops south because of their entanglements with each other, for fear that the other party would take the opportunity to come and take a look. This dragged on until the end of the Tang Dynasty's war against the Turks.