In the first month, the cold wind was still blowing in the Turkic steppe.

There is a lot of grass here, but it doesn't sprout until the end of the first month.

And in this cold weather, a fast horse galloped into the Turkic royal city.

"There is news for His Majesty the Khan, go quickly."

The man on horseback seemed to be in a hurry, so the royal city guards did not dare to hesitate, and it didn't take long for them to go straight to the palace and tell Jieli Khan about the situation.

When Jieli Khan heard this, he ordered the spy to be brought in.

"What's the news on Datang recently?"

"Your Majesty Khan, the development of the Tang Dynasty has been very rapid recently, and it seems that they are obviously gathering momentum, waiting for a snow before the shame."

Jieli Khan is a person with a sense of distress, although he reconciled with Datang through the Weishui Alliance, but he knew that Datang would not be reconciled, so he sent someone to investigate everything in Datang, so that he could control the situation in Datang at any time.

Hearing that Datang was really accumulating strength, Jieli Khan's eyebrows suddenly showed a fierce light, he would not allow his enemies to grow slowly.

Jieli Khan sat on his throne and asked, "Tell me, what did the Tang Dynasty do?" ”

"Your Majesty Khan, first of all, Datang encourages business and wants to vigorously develop the economy in order to make Datang even richer."

For this, Jieli Khan did not have the slightest reaction, if Datang is rich, it is a good thing for them, because they like to plunder the rich, the richer Datang is, the better, anyway, in the end, they will bulge their pockets.

"Another thing is that Datang now implements two military systems: the government military system and the conscription system, and they have recruited 25,000 soldiers and horses and are training."

Hearing that the Tang Dynasty had picked up the conscription system that had been abolished for several years, Jieli Khan's eyes condensed slightly, the conscription system is generally used in troubled times, in this way, it is the most effective means to increase the strength of a country.

The Tang Dynasty apparently sensed the crisis, so the conscription system was reactivated in order to train a team of soldiers and horses specifically used for war.

However, with only 25,000 soldiers and horses, it doesn't seem to be particularly strong.

"Go on."

"Your Majesty Khan, in addition to military training, the Tang Dynasty sent people to the Dawan Kingdom in the Western Regions, and purchased a good horse called Benleima from the Dawan Kingdom, and now, this caravan that bought Benleima has left Dawan and marched to Chang'an City."

Hearing that Datang actually bought horses, and the scale was very large, Jieli Khan suddenly stood up from his chair.

"Obviously, Datang is preparing to form cavalry."

Jieli Khan's expression looked a little dignified, you know, their Turkic is the most powerful, is their cavalry, when fighting, their cavalry can reach five or six people in the Tang Dynasty.

In other words, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to stop their Turkic cavalry, they had to have five or six times the number of troops.

This is an ace army for their Turks.

But if Datang also has strong cavalry, then the situation is not good for them, that is, Datang is slowly closing the distance between them.

The Tang Dynasty also had cavalry before, but because the speed and explosiveness of the horses were not good, and the equestrian skills of the Tang cavalry were not good, the Tang army was not their opponent at all when they really faced the battle on the ground.

The feeling of uneasiness arose, and the reform of the conscription system did not really worry him, but the growth of the cavalry made him uneasy.

Jieli Khan walked back and forth in the palace, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and asked, "Where is the caravan now?" ”

"I have left Dawan and are on the Silk Road."

Jieli Khan nodded, although the Silk Road is nominally under the control of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, there are still many forces inside, and the Tang Dynasty only controls the Yumen Pass, and on the entire Silk Road, robbers, corps, and even some tribes of the Dangxiang clan, there are many, many people, these people are trying to survive on the Silk Road, so that there will be a lot of variables on the Silk Road.

Maybe one day, the Silk Road will no longer belong to Datang.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Jieli Khan's mouth, and then he said: "Inform the Ink Shrimp and let him lead two thousand cavalry to the Silk Road and plunder the Tang family's caravan, those good horses they bought from the Dawan Kingdom, they asked for it, but remember, let the Ink Shrimp change into the clothes of a robber, now, it is not the time for a showdown with the Tang Dynasty." ”

Jieli Khan gave the order, but the spy hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty Khan, I heard that the caravan is protected by two thousand Tang troops along the way, if we really want to destroy them, it is best to send more soldiers and horses." ”

Hearing that the caravan was still protected by the Tang Army along the way, Jieli Khan's expression moved slightly, and after a while, he said, "Add another thousand men and horses to the ink shrimp." ”

Although he looked down on the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of insurance, Jieli Khan still chose to be more cautious and gave Mo Shrimp another thousand soldiers and horses.

Three thousand cavalry, against the two thousand soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, there will definitely be no accidents.

"Let them move away from the Jade Gate Pass before they do it."

There were 2,000 Tang troops stationed there at Yumen Pass, and they were still very strong, and Jieli Khan also took them into account.

In his opinion, such an arrangement is absolutely foolproof.

His order was quickly conveyed, and at this time, a courtier stood next to him and suddenly said: "Your Majesty Khan, our trade with Datang has been very frequent, and this year, Datang has added their Datang refined salt to the commodity, which ...... Do we want it or don't we? ”

They Turks actually have their own salt, but it is difficult to eat, so many times, they get salt from Datang, there are many methods, some are sold by merchants, and some are plundered.

However, when Jieli Khan heard this, he didn't take it too seriously, and said: "Datang wants to give us a lot of money every year, they are very poor, and now, Datang even sells salt for money, which is not bad for us." ”

In Jieli Khan's view, if the salt of the Tang Dynasty is only a little bit and sold to them, the people of the Tang Dynasty will not have enough to eat, and if they do not eat enough, the physique of the people of the Tang Dynasty will be affected.

He felt that Datang was drinking to quench his thirst, sacrificing something for money.

After listening to Jieli Khan's words, the minister did not continue to say more, because he had already understood what Jieli Khan meant, and the salt of the Tang Dynasty must be as much as they wanted.

Isn't the money they have taken to squander?

Even, he felt that Datang was very stupid, and the money they earned with salt was still their own.

(End of chapter)