Su Shichang and Xu Jingzong saw such a map for the first time, and they couldn't help but look at Zheng Ting; Zheng Cheng looked at this picture at least a hundred times, knowing that Yang Chong, Yu Wenkai, and Feng Qiquan all used this picture to educate their subordinates, and said modestly: "Judging from the information we have so far, the countries around the Central Plains can be verified; The detailed drawings supplemented by the merchants of Persia and Daqin are archived in the Ministry of War, and I have seen them in Chang'an, which is about the same. ”

Xu Jingzong smiled mildly and said: "If this is the case, is the king of Yue ready to occupy a piece of the northeast as a springboard, although the northeast is cold and cold, but there is no desert, you can farm, you can live stably people, compared to the north of the country has more prospects for development, so Goguryeo is a place that has to be paid attention to." ”

Although Xu Jingzong's character is not very good, but he is indeed talented, Yang Chong said approvingly: "I just want to let the Khitan and other ethnic groups assimilate into the Han people, and all the Hu people who are unwilling to plant and survive by themselves and insist on living by looting will be driven away, and then build cities in the northeast, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment." In fact, it is not difficult, along Yingzhou to the north is Anzhou of Northern Qi, which is already a place where Xianbei, Xi, Han, Turkic and other ethnic groups live together, as long as the Khitan is solved, it can be united. ”

The Xi nationality region is bordered by the Khitan in the east, the Turks in the west, the White Wolf River in the south, and the Xi Kingdom in the north; Everyone immediately understood the meaning of Yang Chong's request for the Yanshan passage in Jing Beihai today, the White Wolf City is on the bank of the White Wolf River, and after the river is the Yanle City built by the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty built a total of Fangcheng, Yanle, Anle, and Guangyang four cities in Anzhou, and now they are all Xi cities, with 140,000 people in the five divisions of the Xi people, but in these four cities, there are 60,000 or 70,000 Xianbei and Han people.

Su Shichang sighed, he understood where Li Shimin and Yang Chong were different, in terms of pattern, Li Shimin could definitely become a hero like Huo Quzhi, or even a monarch like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty; But Yang Chong, just like the legend, is as demonic, and what he sees is often the side that others can't see. There is a great possibility that Yang Chong's soft knife will succeed, as long as the Xi tribe, Khitan tribe, and Yan tribe are resolved, the situation in the Northeast will be turned upside down.

The most important thing is that Yang Chong does not need to raise the strength of the whole country to fight this battle, and he only needs half of Hebei's strength if he plans it well. This means that the Central Plains does not need to win every battle and can afford to lose, while the Xi people, Khitan, and Yan Yan, as long as they lose a battle, they may have the disaster of extermination, and in the end, they will definitely have to choose to surrender or flee. Su Shichang estimated that the Hexi Army's meticulous work might have entered these places now.

When Tuli saw Li Shimin in Yating on the shore of the Tosu Chen's water, he thought that this brother would point to his nose and scold, saying that he couldn't succeed if he escaped from the battle, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to say nothing, just sat down and waved his hand and said, "Serve wine." ”

As a small khan in the east of the Turkic Khanate, Tuli was not short of wine, and immediately let people serve two bottles of Fenjiu, Li Shimin looked at the celadon bottle, and said with a playful smile: "Good thing, it seems that you are doing well, Yang Chong opened a crushing farm in Linyu Town and Dajian City, and built Buddhism and Taoism, if you do well, Jieli's position will be your turn in a few years." ”

Tuli was a little at a loss, and complained: "Brother, you should have come to me earlier, I always thought that you had fled to the south." ”

"South?" Li Shimin shook his head disdainfully and said: "My cousin Li Xiaogong has more ambitions than you, after Fu Gongyou assassinated Zhou Faming, who was unwilling to surrender, he directly surrendered with 100,000 sailors from the two lakes, and was named the king of Jiujiang and the governor of the sailors by Chang'an. My father and my eldest brother could only stay in Chengdu from then on, and could not flee to Lingnan again. ”

Tuli couldn't close his mouth in surprise, the map of the Central Plains was still there, and if the two lakes fell into the hands of Chang'an, Li Tang would be a complete failure, but Li Shimin still looked so indifferent. Li Shimin opened his own wine, raised the bottle and took a big sip and said: "In fact, Zhou Shaofan took over Zhou Faming's army, and Li Xiaogong did not agree to the entry of the Hexi army, and everything has not changed. What struck me was Yang Chong's approach in Yingzhou, where the city has now become a commercial town, with a population of more than 2,000 to 30,000. ”

Tuli poured himself a glass of wine, and said cautiously: "Brother Meng, I just don't understand, what is the benefit of Yang Chong doing this, I heard that Chang'an's opposition is not small, he is not afraid that we will bite him again when we are strong, just like Jieli." ”

Li Shimin sneered: "If Yang Chonggang sent troops to Juyanhai, and Jieli bit him, what do you say?" ”

Tuli was stunned, according to Yang Chong's ability, Jieli may not be able to eat Yang Chong's army, and even be beaten in the end, but Yang Chong, who was still very weak at the time, will refresh the record of victory again and again because of the war with the Turks, but he does not dare to go east with all his strength, maybe until now, Chang'an is still in the hands of Li Yuan's father and son. Tuli understood, while Jieli was seeking the position of the Turkic Khan, Yang Chong laid the foundation for Longyou, Hedong, Bingzhou, and Guanzhong all the way, laying the foundation for the later sweep of the Central Plains.

Tuli said humbly: "Brother, you won't expect me to go to Yingzhou now, the Xi people, the Xia Kingdom, and the Khitan are all ready to move, and they haven't even handed over the supplies this year, and Jieli is urging me." ”

Li Shimin took another sip of wine and said: "This is the effect of the Great Thorn City, the Xi people are now in the right and left, and they are fighting to strengthen themselves in the cracks, and in the future, like Goguryeo, they will dream of being a small overlord in the Northeast." Once you send troops, Yang Chong will continue to sell them material resources, and make a plan for the final profit, if you don't send troops, the Turks lack supplies, and Jieli will not spare you. Let me ask you, those crushing farms in Juyanhai are gone, is Jieli ready to fight Taiyuan? ”

Tuli said with a bitter face: "What are you kidding, the city of Taiyuan is tall, with 40,000 defenders, and the salt and food in the city are enough to last for a year, unless we pour out the strength of the whole country, there is no hope at all." ”

Li Shimin smiled heartily: "Even you have investigated so clearly, and you also said that Jieli has no mind." Help me prepare a team of cavalry and send me to Dingxiang City, as long as Jieli recommends me to do Shang Shuling in Dingxiang City, I have a way to take Taiyuan. If that's the case, Jieli won't urge you to attack the Xi people anymore, there are no supplies, and the Xi people will send troops the same. ”

There was a shortage of materials on the grassland, and if they heard that they went to those prosperous areas of Taiyuan with the Turks to rob, the Xi people, the Xi Kingdom, and the Khitan would definitely agree, and the Turks were overjoyed, and immediately wrote a letter of recommendation, and the next day they arranged for 500 elite cavalry to escort Li Shimin to Dali City. Just as Li Shimin was leaving the water of Tuo Suchen, a fast rider secretly left the tent, passed through the herd of cattle and sheep, let the horse gallop, and went south to report the news.

(End of chapter)