Turkic steppe!

At the time of winter and autumn, patches of tender grass on the grassland drilled out of the land, and the herdsmen who survived the winter shook their long whips and sang to graze, presenting a thriving scene.

To welcome the new year!

Jieli gathered all the tribal khans who had submitted to the Turks in the court of the Turkic Khan, selected the brave men of each tribe, and launched the first large-scale hunting activity of the new year.

Hunting is one of the Turkic customs, and it is because of this custom that the Turks are extremely powerful.

Historically, after learning more about the habits of the Turks, Li Shimin once expressed such feelings: "The Turkic director is only to ride and shoot, and when he sees the advantage, he will go when he knows the difficulty. With bows and arrows as minions, and armor as regular uniforms, the team does not line up, and the camp has no fixed place. Chase water and grass for the living room, take sheep and horses as military food, win and seek wealth, and there is no shame in defeat. There is no night patrol and no cost of building a fortress to feed food. ”

In a few simple sentences, the Turkic style is analyzed thoroughly.

Mounted archery is the foundation of the Turks, and the cultivation of this foundation lies in hunting.

Therefore, every year, the Turks will hold many large-scale hunting activities, and even use hunting as an excuse many times to confuse their opponents.

In the eleventh year of the Great Cause, the Turks took advantage of the characteristics of their army to fight and hunt, and led 100,000 troops to Yanmen, saying to the Sui Dynasty that they were hunting here, and they did not offend. In the careless situation of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen in one fell swoop, if it were not for the help of Princess Yicheng, maybe Yang Guang would have let the Turks capture.

This time it was a real hunt, and it came to the 100,000 Turkic warriors of each tribe. Divided into several columns, carpet hunting was carried out in all directions.

This kind of hunting of the Turks also makes sense, in the vast steppe. The grasslands are often dominated by wild beasts that reproduce at great speeds, not by humans. Especially after the winter, the beasts can become extremely ferocious because of hunger, and are a great threat to all the tribes of the steppe.

Therefore, they wanted to gather together and carry out a large-scale sweep to hunt down the beasts on a large scale, so as to protect their people from the danger of being attacked by wild beasts.

This continues for a full twenty days of activity. The place where the Khan's court was located was very lively, and it was not inferior to the assembly in Chang'an. Voices.

Everywhere you go, you can see the warriors of all races exchanging the spoils they have hunted with the merchants of various countries in the Khan's court. Most of them don't have money, they practice bartering, as long as they feel that they are worth the money, and whoever loses will not suffer. According to the custom here, it is not mindful.

"Khan. It's the Khan coming! ”

There were sudden shouts from the lively crowd, and Jieli touched the white wolf king on his shoulder with one hand and waved triumphantly to show off.

"God, it's the White Wolf King! Khan hunted the White Wolf King, long live...... Long live the Khan! ”

When the surrounding Turkic people saw this scene, they knelt down and bowed.

The Turks believe in wolves, use wolves as totems, and respect and fear wolves. In their legends, the White Wolf King is the king of all wolves of the steppe. Whoever can hunt the White Wolf King can be possessed by the wolf god and become the master of the grassland and create immortal achievements. Thousands of years ago, it was said that the Xiongnu's Mao Dunshan Yu was possessed by the wolf god. Lead the Xiongnu soldiers and horses to dominate the grassland. Those who are as strong as the Han have to be reconciled year after year. It was not until Mao Dunshan died of illness that Emperor Wu of Han was able to play with shame when he was in charge of the Han Dynasty.

Jieli actually hunted the White Wolf King, and the Turks from all over the world couldn't help but kneel down one by one to worship.

Jieli was even more proud, showing off the White Wolf King with great martial arts, as if he was really possessed by a wolf god.

Returning to the Great Tent of the Khan, Jieli cautiously placed the White Wolf King on his throne, and laughed: "Aifei, look at the White Wolf King, I Jieli is destined to be the king of the grassland, just like Mao Dunshan Yu back then, push the Turks to the peak, and trample the Western Turkic Tang Dynasty under the feet of the grassland." ”

Princess Yicheng has been in the grassland for many years, and she has also heard the legend of the White Wolf King, and congratulated her again and again.

Jieli laughed and said: "It is said that Concubine Ai has lost her eyes, and Yi Nan is an ally who is truly loyal to my Turks, but you still don't believe it." Do you know that this white wolf king was discovered by Yi Nan and they were the first to find out, and it was he who informed me. I can shoot it myself, and I have the possession of the wolf god. If he really has a different heart, where will he give me this opportunity? He won't be the second Tuli. ”

Princess Yicheng said with a calm face: "Such a man is really terrifying, he can resist such a temptation, his ambition must be not small, and I hope the khan will think twice!" ”

Jieli was in a very good mood, waved his hand disappreciatively, and did not listen.

Princess Yicheng didn't have much persuasion, so she changed the topic and said: "Khan, the concubine has received reliable news here, saying that Li Tang sent Luo Shixin as a general and sent 50,000 troops to rescue Youzhou. ”

Jieli was originally in a happy mood, but when he heard this, his old face was put down, and he touched the corpse of the White Wolf King and said unhappily: "Since Gao Kaidao thinks he is a character, he dares to lead the Xi clan to rob Youzhou without authorization, and let him suffer a little." Hmph, if it weren't for my Jieli, with his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, Li Tang would have been wiped out more than ten times. ”

As Datang's strength became stronger and stronger, the three dogs he raised gradually became restless. There seemed to be signs of finding a new master, and he was thinking about finding an opportunity to knock and knock, so he didn't want to care, and let Gao Kaidao mess around. Anyway, it is also a good thing for the Turks that the Xi people have turned Youzhou upside down, but the Xi people are so troublesome, this autumn, they will loot less in Youzhou.

Princess Yicheng said: "But the information I got said that the purpose of Datang's expedition this time was not to drive the Xi clan and Gao Kaidao out of Youzhou, but also to seize Yuyang and completely destroy Gao Kaidao." ”

"Really?" Jieli stood up movingly, walked quickly to Princess Yicheng, and looked at her solemnly.

Yuyang is located in the northeast of Youzhou, which was the junction of the Yan State and the grassland peoples, and the Yan Kingdom built the Great Wall in the north of Yuyang in order to resist the Donghu of the grassland people. After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the Great Wall was connected in one place. In all dynasties, the Central Plains has relied on the Great Wall, which has not fallen for thousands of years, to resist the invasion of the grassland peoples again and again.

Because the Turks controlled the high opening road inside the Great Wall, they were able to enter and exit the Great Wall freely, just like visiting their own backyard, and went deep into the territory of the Tang Dynasty to loot.

If the Tang Dynasty took Yuyang, it would mean that the Tang Dynasty regained the defense line of the Great Wall, and used Yuyang as a base to send troops to the Great Wall. If the Turks want to invade Youzhou again, they must break through the defense line of the Great Wall, which will be troublesome.

"The news is very reliable, it comes from within the Tang Dynasty. Infighting is always the main reason for the weakness of the Central Plains. Princess Yicheng said affirmatively.

"Luo Shixin is so brave that he dares to pay attention to Yuyang, he doesn't know that my Turkic 100,000 warriors will gather in my Khan Court to hunt! Just settle old accounts with him......" Jie Li said coldly: "100,000 troops are hunting Youzhou, what kind of situation is that, hahaha......" (to be continued......)