Chapter 42: Awakening and Retreat

Jieli's words made Sticky and Wumo's expression change suddenly, and he almost couldn't believe his ears: the so-called Shuobei grassland, that is, a large grassland north of Shuofang. At the beginning, for this grassland, the majestic Qin Shi Huang took Meng Tian as his general, and 300,000 troops attacked the Xiongnu in the north to take this place as his own. During the reign of Emperor Wu, Wei Qing once again took this place from the Turks.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to garrison Tuntian from the mention of the minister's father, and regarded Shuofang as a strategic place to "expand China and destroy Hu".

It was during the Han Dynasty that this Shuofang developed as a military fortress.

Throughout the ages, the Central Plains and the grassland peoples, whoever occupies Shuofang will occupy the strategic initiative. This has long been a recognized thing, the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of the Turks. On the surface, it is still in the hands of the Han Liang Shidu, but in fact, Liang Shidu really controls only one-third of Shuofang. The real rich land of Shuofang, the grasslands of Shuobei were invaded by the Turks and became the pastures of the Turks. Shuo Fang, which has lost its essence, is left with only an empty shell.

As a watchdog of the Turks, although Liang Shidu was the nominal Emperor of Liang, in fact, he was not outdated and deceived himself, so he said that he was a little incompetent among the princes.

Therefore, although Liang Shidu was destroyed, Liang Luoren was killed, and Shuofang City was given to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, the Tang Dynasty only controlled the fortress of Shuofang City. The vast steppe to the north of Shuofang was still under the control of the Turks.

There are three tribes living on the fertile grasslands of the Shuobei grassland, namely the most powerful Ashina tribe, and the slimy tribe and the Qibi tribe of Umo.

The three tribes divided the steppes of Shuobei as the royal family of the Turks. The Ashina tribe should occupy the most abundant grassland, and while they were suddenly stunned, Wu Mo's eyes were red, and they could only be annoyed by their lack of strength.

They have long coveted the pastures occupied by the Ashina tribe. This time the Ashina tribe was destroyed. Instead of rescuing in time after hearing the news, the two gathered together to discuss how to divide the grassland and peacefully swallow the territory of Ashina Congli. But they soon learned that Shuofang had taken possession of Luo Shixin.

This terrible news is not easy for them to be a bolt from the blue.

Shuofang City is not very far away from Shuobei grassland, once the Tang Dynasty has a foothold in Shuofang, with Luo Shixin's urine. Even if Shuo Fang was in the hands of Liang Shidu, he would not hesitate to climb over Bai Yu Mountain, which no one had crossed, to come to their Turkic "hunting...... Two "hunts" wiped out a large tribe of almost 100,000 people. This one had a frontal handover with the Turks and became close neighbors. Wouldn't it take three days or two to sweep deep into the Turkic hinterland?

Under this couch, a fierce and vicious evil spirit slept, and both of them felt bad for Slim and Ummer.

It was unanimously agreed that Shuo Fang should be taken back no matter what. In this way, they can live comfortably on the grassland: Luo Shixin's cunning. It has made this group of grassland people experience the fearful life of the people in the border Central Plains.

So when they met, the two expressed their grief and wanted to avenge Ashina Congli, attack Shuofang with all their might, and take advantage of the Tang Army's unstable foothold to get Shuofang back.

However, in the face of their great help, Jieli actually let them withdraw from the Shuobei grassland and let them leave the rich Shuofang. How can this be endured?

"King Khan. What do you mean! Suddenly, his tone became unkind, and his eyes showed strong dissatisfaction. It is true that the Turkic people live with the grass. But there are also certain geographical restrictions, otherwise it will be a mess. The abundant water and grass of the Shuobei grassland are their ideal home. How can they be willing to let them leave their homes? At the same time, in the hearts of the Turkic people, the pastures of their steppe peoples in the Shuofang steppe have always been handed over to the fierce enemy, and they can't stand it no matter what.

Umo was also angry and shouted, "King Khan, this decision will bring great shame to all the men in my cวŽo plains. I, the Turks, cannot yield like the Central Plains in any way...... It's just a Luo Shixin, who actually makes you afraid of being like this? Are you still qualified to be the Khan of my Turks? โ€

Jieli's expression didn't change much, but his eyes became a little sharper, and he said: "I have never understood why my father Khan did not fight to the death with the Sui Dynasty in the first place, and why the Khan King, who is a Turk, willingly cut the horse grass on the side of the road with his murderous sword under the sun. Now I understand that my strength is not as good as others to recognize, and I insist on being arrogant for the sake of the so-called face, which will only push my Turks to the Jedi. Yes, I lost, and now I admit it. I have indeed lost to Luo Shixin many times, and my Turks are indeed not as good as the current Tang Dynasty. Failure after failure is still not enough for you to understand? The Tang Dynasty is no longer the object of our casual kneading. In particular, under the trickery of the Tang Dynasty, my Turks broke in half. Continuing to entangle Shuofang is tantamount to fighting at both ends. Where did we come from that and strength? I see that if I don't retreat, I will perish. If you don't admit defeat, you are ruining miรจ. I have survived until now, only to realize that I have always made the worst decision. This decision killed my uncle. We, the Turks, have reached the point of no return, and we must not continue to make mistakes. โ€

Jieli succeeded his father and brother and rose to the Turks, when the Turks began to dominate the steppe because of the rise of Shibi Khan, and the momentum of strength overshadowed the Great Sui Dynasty in civil strife in one fell swoop. Jieli rose at the height of the Turks, he was ambitious and ambitious, constantly interfering in the affairs of the Central Plains, creating civil strife in the Central Plains, so as to make the Turks strong forever.

It's just that when he ascended the throne, Datang had already gained a foothold in Guanzhong and began to rise.

Jieli saw the threat of the Tang Dynasty to the Turks at that time, and constantly supported the forces against the Tang Dynasty, even at the expense of money, food, soldiers and horses, but also to curb the development of the Tang Dynasty.

His methods have indeed caused great trouble to Datang, especially to support the rise of Liu Heimin, which has made Datang lose its troops.

However, heroes are born in troubled times, and heroes create trends.

The Tang Dynasty had heroes like Li Yuan, and descendants like Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. There are also Wen Chen such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, Li Jing, a military god whose military level can rank among the best in history, as well as Li Shiji, Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, and countless other generals.

In the face of such a terrifying lineup of the Tang Dynasty, the current situation of dominating the world is not something that the Turks can interfere with if they want to.

Even if there is no Luo Shixin in history, Jieli has not succeeded, not to mention that there is one more Luo Shixin now. Jieli's wishful thinking is even more unsounding.

No matter what means he used, he couldn't stop the rise of Datang.

Jieli's losses over the years are not because they are Turkic. Compared with the beginning of the throne, the strength of the Turks has still increased, but the progress of the Tang Dynasty is far better than that of the Turks, so that they have caught up with the Turks unconsciously, and even surpassed.

Jieli had never wanted to admit it, and their arrogant Turkic populace was unaware of it.

still thinks that the people of the Central Plains are still the original people who can be bullied by them at will, and they are still so weak, and they also regard fault as the incompetence of Jieli.

Jieli has also been unable to admit defeat because of this, and has been holding on, on the one hand, because of the disputes on the grassland, on the one hand, he has to take care of Datang, and on the other hand, he has to take care of Shuo Fang, etc., etc......

Single-minded, the more he used, the more chaotic he became, and he directly led to the crucial battle, and he lost to Tuli miserably.

After that defeat, Jieli thought hard a lot and realized the problem. It's just that I've been hesitating whether to admit defeat, whether to take a big step back, and withdraw from the situation of being controlled by many sides, so as to deal with Tuli wholeheartedly.

Ashina Congli's death, the fall of Shuofang City, and a series of things came one after another, which directly woke Jieli up.

Realizing his mistakes, realizing that the Turks had walked on the precipice and gradually moved towards a point of no return.

Failure is the mother of success!

The essence of knowledge left by the ancients is extremely valuable, and failure can hone people's will and stimulate people's fighting spirit. Being able to face failure calmly and survive it will inevitably lead to success.

In the face of this disadvantage, Jieli admitted defeat, let go of the self-esteem of the Turkic Khan, admitted defeat, and chose to retreat.

avoided the edge of the Tang Dynasty and the invincible sword of Luo Shixin and returned to the grasslands further north to develop.

At this moment, in front of the sticky and dumb and Wumo, Jieli calmly admitted his defeat, rode on his love horse, looked at the grassland where Ashina Congli was buried, and said: "The order of the Khan King has been given, and it is up to you whether you listen or not. If you want to stay. When Luo Shixin attacks you in the future, don't ask me for help, the current Turks have no capital to fight with the Tang Dynasty. If you go to Tuli, you will be in charge. But from the moment you decide, you are my enemies. My Turkic Khan King Ashina Mohe is ruthless, and he will never be soft on his enemies......" said he looked in the direction of Shuo Fang and said: "I admit defeat in Jieli, but I do not admit defeat. The land that is forever wild and untamable lives with men who are forever wild and untamable...... We, the Turks, will never give in. If you are willing to continue to follow me, when we have the ability to fight Li Tang, we will bring you back. โ€

After saying that, Jieli whipped and left, and walked very simply, without hesitation at all, and did not pay attention to the sticky and dumb and unexpected.

Suddenly, Wu Mo looked at Jieli's back from a distance, and he didn't say a word for a while.

"King Khan, it seems to be different!" Umer suddenly said something.

Sticky nodded silently and said, "I think I think ...... We've been friends for years, and we're not afraid to tell you. It turns out that I don't think much of this Khan king, and I think that the Turkic decline to this point is caused by his incompetence. Now, for some reason, I feel a sense of fear for him. I decided, followed the instructions of the Khan, and left the Shuobei steppe. โ€

Wu Mo was as decisive as sticky, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded and said, "I will stay alone, and I can't deal with Luo Shixin, let's go together." (To be continued......)

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