Chapter XXXVIII
Soon, the order was issued in this way, and the center dispatched local elites in the name of military parades, and asked the local elites to send elites to come over for military parades. At present, no one knows the news about the Turkic preparations for invasion, so it is impossible for those local princes to know the intentions of the center, they still want to hurry up with the elite troops, maybe the above thinks that their troops are elite enough, and then they can reuse them! And they had no idea that when they went to Chang'an this time, maybe some people would be deprived of military rights and stay in Chang'an, while others would be readjusted, either to manage the army, or to leave the army and become local civilian officials. As for these, they will be carried out only after the Turks have withdrawn.
On August 9, the ninth year of Wude of the Tang Dynasty, if according to the original history, Li Shimin, the new crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, will ascend the throne and become the emperor. But in this time and space, Li Shimin did not rank as emperor so quickly, because now everything is based on stability. If Li Shimin ascends the throne and becomes emperor at this time, it will inevitably cause a wave of changes. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, once an emperor is replaced, even if the relationship between them is father and son, it will inevitably cause a major change in the court. And this time, Li Shimin did not rush to become emperor, after all, he did not want to cause this big change.
Because the Turks are eyeing each other, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Turks will invade in a big way. If he ascends the throne and becomes emperor at this time, it will definitely cause a wave of changes within Datang, which is very dangerous for the stability of Datang. Therefore, Li Shimin should have suppressed the ** who was called the emperor, and continued to manage the government in the name of the prince of the supervising state, and planned to hold the emperor ceremony after solving the problem of the Turks. Anyway, now that his eldest brother and third brother have been killed, and those younger brothers have not grown up, there is no one who can threaten his status at all.
"Brother Yi, you are really a god! The Turks are on the border, you are right! Chang He said.
And Chen Fei immediately asked Chang He: "Big brother, the Turkic Koubian, how many troops are there on our border now?" ”
"It's less than 10,000, and it's scattered in different places, so it's impossible to defend at all. 10,000 people are spread over such a long line of defense, it is simply impossible to prevent it! Chang He said.
Now the border guards of the Tang Dynasty have not been able to be formed, and the previous enemies are all domestic enemies, as for the Turks, although they have certain precautions, they have not been able to guard against them well. So now the border guards are only about 10,000 people, and they are still distributed on the long border line, which is simply full of loopholes. The Turks could have concentrated a little attack with a large number of superior forces, so that the army there could not defend against it at all. This is the advantage of the attacker, they can mobilize troops to attack a little, while the defender responds passively, distributing the limited forces to different defensive lines, which is simply leaking rain everywhere.
"Bastard, I'm afraid it won't be long before the Turks will invade Jingzhou, and then all the way to Wugong, and then they will start attacking Chang'an!" Chen Fei said.
Hearing that the Turks would soon invade, Chang He was also a little nervous in his heart. Because Chang He had never fought against the Turks, he had no bottom in his heart.
"And how do we intercept them?" Chang He asked.
And Chen Fei immediately replied helplessly: "They are cavalry, our Datang lacks cavalry, and we can't pursue them if we want to!" So, it is impossible for us to be able to defend, and the border army is now simply not able to resist the Turks. Therefore, we can only shrink our forces. Moreover, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Turks will conquer Jingzhou, and it will not take half a month to be able to attack our vicinity of Chang'an. I wonder if reinforcements are coming? ”
Chen Fei knew that in the original historical crisis, Datang could be said to have spent a lot of money to "buy" peace. At that time, the Turks attacked near Chang'an, and then they could attack Chang'an City at any time. At that time, Li Shimin, the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, gave all the wealth in the treasury to the Turks, and used a suspicious tactic, which allowed the Turks to collect their troops back to the grassland. However, this time there have also been changes, and this may be the change brought by Chen Fei. And what will change in this, I don't know at all. In case the Tang Dynasty collapses, then I'm afraid Chen Fei will really be a tragedy.
In Jingzhou City, the Turkic Jieli Khan stood on the city tower, and then shouted orders to the more than 200,000 Turks under his command.
"Don't be greedy for possessions, let me go right away! Hit Chang'an, and then we can get countless money, even beautiful women can have it. When the time comes, the princesses of the Tang Dynasty will all be yours! Everyone, rush me! Enter Chang'an City! Jieli shouted.
"Enter Chang'an!" "Enter Chang'an!" "Enter Chang'an!"
The Turks had obviously conquered Jingzhou, so they had just looted a lot of things, so their morale was high.
And Jieli looked to the east, to the southeast, and it was obvious that there was the direction of Chang'an. Now in his heart, he just wants to conquer Chang'an as soon as possible, so that he can not only obtain a lot of wealth, but also be able to give the center of the Tang Dynasty a pot. In such a situation, the local forces of Datang will once again set off a wave of competition for world dominance, so that the Turks can support people again and can obtain great benefits. This is also Jieli's idea, after all, a unified Central Plains can be said to be a great threat to the Turks.
"Khan, will the Tang people move the capital? They can't beat it, but they can run! The Turkic general Asdewumer asked.
But Jieli said: "Datang will not move the capital, once the capital is moved, then our effect will be almost done." Once the Tang Dynasty moves its capital, the prestige of the center will also plummet, and I am afraid that the local princes of the Tang Dynasty will also take the opportunity to have their own small abacus, so that our goal has also been achieved. The capital of the Han people in the Central Plains has a different meaning! Although they have a strong city, once the capital is moved, the imperial court will be really dangerous, and its prestige will be greatly reduced. The nomadic populations of our steppes are different, and if we want to leave, we just pack up our tents and leave immediately. Even if the Khan Court moved, it would not have any effect. The capital of the Han people is much more solemn than ours, and it cannot be moved! Once it moves, it will really hurt the muscles and bones, especially when we attack, once the capital is moved, then this time the Tang Dynasty will really not be far from extinction. Because the emperor moved the capital, it means that the emperor has given up the people of the world, but he is only concerned about his own safety, and the people's hearts will be greatly lost. ”
Jieli still has a lot of understanding of the Central Plains culture, and it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to move the capital. Once the capital is moved, there will be endless troubles.
"Tell everyone, hurry up and rush me to Chang'an!"