The so-called son is not a mother, not to mention, Princess Pingyang is not a mother, just a sister. Princess Pingyang let go of her embrace, no longer dwelling on this matter, and turned to talk to Xue Lang about logistics.

Since ancient times, fighting a war has been a matter of logistics. Especially now, in the era of cold weapons, there is no food and grass, and no war can be fought.

This is in charge of Xue Lang, of course he knows. Thanks to a good memory now, Princess Pingyang asked, Xue Lang was able to immediately tell the number, how much grain and grass there was, clearly.

War is actually a huge activity, and there are too many things that need to be used to fight a war. Especially in ancient times, from the decision to fight a war to the beginning of the truth, the back often represents complicated preparations.

Fortunately, because of the arrival of Xue Lang, the Tang Dynasty has been preparing since the beginning of the year to deal with the southward movement of the Turks. But all people of insight know in their hearts that Liu Heimin's resurgence is only to help the Turks fight the front station, if Liu Heimin can't do it, the Turks will follow.

Princess Pingyang said: "That's why, Liu Heimin must be calmed!" Only by completely pacifying Liu Heimin can the imperial court free up its hands to deal with the Turks. The Turks are the troubles of the court's henchmen. ”

Xue Lang said: "The troubles of the imperial court are inside, not outside!" ”

Princess Pingyang was surprised: "Why did Youyang say this? ”

Xue Lang said: "Throughout history, from ancient times to the present, for all dynasties, there have been Hu people in the north, the Xiongnu have been plagued by the Qin and Han dynasties, and now in my Tang Dynasty, it is Turkic. The Central Plains generation, although there has been a change of dynasty, is still the Han world, and outside the Guan, Hu Yan has changed many nationalities. The so-called Central Plains of iron, the Hu people of flowing water. ”

Princess Pingyang nodded: "Youyang often has amazing words, but it is quite wonderful to think about it. Young sun, please continue. ”

Xue Lang arched his hand, and continued: "The troubles of the Hu people are all when my Central Plains is weak or the world is in chaos, and the sand is scattered!" If the royal power of the Central Plains is unified and the country is rich and strong, which Hu people can fight with it? So, the pacification of the Turks is nothing but time! Our Tang Dynasty was originally established, there were bandits in it, and the national strength was still weak, so I regarded the Turks as a great enemy. In my view, it is strategically to be despised, but tactically it is to be valued. ”

Princess Pingyang stroked her palms and exclaimed: "Strategically despised, tactically attached importance to a word, it is really a deafening word." ”

Xue Lang arched his hand with a smile and said honestly: "This is what a great military strategist and emperor of the Flower Plantation family said, and his subordinates feel that it is also appropriate to use it here." ”

Speaking of this, Xue Lang paused, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "I have read a lot of history books since I was a child, and I know that the Hu people are a major border trouble in my Central Plains court. So, when I passed through the Turks, I stayed for a while. ”

Princess Pingyang immediately asked, "In this way, Youyang also has an understanding of the Turks?" ”

Xue Lang nodded, and said in his heart that it was all from the history books, but now he can only use this excuse to say: "The strongest Turks are actually in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, at that time, the Turks were unified, and this period of time was about twenty years, and the land ruled by the Turkic royal court was ten thousand miles between the east and west, and there were five or six thousand miles between the north and the south, building a strong empire." Until...... Well, it was probably during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the former Sui Dynasty that the Turkic Khanate split into the Eastern and Western Turks, and they fought each other for more than 20 years. ”

Princess Pingyang said: "I see, no wonder in those years, there was no Turkic knocking, there was originally civil strife. ”

Xue Lang said: "That's right. Therefore, it was only later that the Turkic Shabalu Khan returned to Sui. It wasn't until Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty that the loser made the world chaotic and uprisings occurred frequently in various places, that Shibi Khan took advantage of the chaos to break away from the Sui Dynasty and stand on his own. ”

Xue Lang won't talk about the rest of the matter, and then talk about the princess and her father borrowing troops from the Turks. Speaking of which, many people say that Li Yuan, Li Shimin's father and son once claimed to be vassals to the Turks, but this statement is not true. Several historians in later generations have studied that Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son did not claim to the Turks, at most they were only allies.

When Li Yuan first raised his army, he borrowed troops from the Turks and gave the Turkic book a letter of enlightenment, which was not evidence of being a minister, but a kind of etiquette. Before the eighth year of Wude, Li Yuan and the Turks used enemy salutes instead of vassals. After eight years of martial arts, it was changed to the etiquette of the king to his subordinates.

Xue Lang said: "Actually, the north is not only Turkic, but also Tiele, Khitan and other departments. These two ethnic groups are still weak compared to the Turks, but in time, they will be a big trouble for the Central Plains. However, this is still too early, and it is not yet time to worry, and it is imperative to solve the Turks first. ”

Princess Pingyang nodded. Xue Lang said: "Actually, I have always had a question, the nomads in the north do not have the same idea of great unification as the Central Plains, and they can be said to be independent, why can't we pull one and fight one to divide them?" ”

Princess Pingyang asked, "How to pull?" How to fight? ”

Xue Lang thought for a moment and said, "What does the Turks lack?" ”

Princess Pingyang said: "What the Turks lack is a stable and rich life, and endless wine and clothing, and I have all these in the Central Plains." There is still a large population in our Central Plains, and as long as the Turks come in, with the power of bows and horses, they forcibly enslave the people of our Central Plains, which is equivalent to having inexhaustible slaves, and the Turks only need to enjoy themselves. Speak etiquette to those who know etiquette, and livestock that only know how to use brute force to convince people, only when you are convinced can you have the opportunity to speak! ”

Xue Lang nodded, indicating that he understood. Isn't that what the future nomadic regime of the Yuan Dynasty will be? regarded the Han people as fourth-class people, and lived as inferior to pigs and dogs. There has always been only peace that has been fought, and peace that has never been negotiated.

After discussing the Turkic matter for a while, Xue Lang suddenly remembered something and asked, "Dare to ask Your Highness, has Ye Qing managed the garrison?" Seeing that the war is imminent, if the army is not united, the result is unpredictable! ”

Princess Pingyang smiled indifferently and asked rhetorically: "Youyang doesn't believe in my vision?" ”

Xue Lang said: "No, the subordinates naturally believe in His Highness's vision of people, but they are quite curious about how Ye Qing is such a stuffy calf to convince people." ”

Princess Pingyang said: "Ye Qing is a natural general, although he is new to the army, he is well versed in the way of leading soldiers. In the army, you only need to do one thing to serve the public, and you can serve the public! ”

Xue Lang asked curiously: "Which point?" ”

Although he does not plan to lead the troops to fight, however, there are commonalities in the way of control, Princess Pingyang said that he is not majestic, and listening to how others control it is also a kind of learning. Live and learn! Xue Lang is the practitioner of this sentence.

Princess Pingyang is not the kind of person who likes to hang people's appetites, and when she saw Xue Lang asking, she naturally told cheerfully: "Prestige!" ”