Chapter 28
In the ninth year of Wude, the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

The Turkic army marched northward from the Wei River outside Chang'an City, passed through Yizhou, and passed through Fangzhou. After more than eight days, they finally crossed the border of Guanzhong and arrived in the northern part of Kunzhou.

The 20 Turkic army returned to the north, mighty and mighty, stretching back and forth for dozens of miles, like a long river that can move, but in the middle of this long river, there is a group of teams that look very eye-catching. The total number of this team is less than a hundred. Yijia, which was completely different from the Turkic soldiers, each looked solemn, guarding the carriage in the middle of them.

These well-dressed teams are the palace guards led by Su Dingfang, and the person sitting in the carriage in the middle of their protection is naturally Shu King Li Ke.

"The autumn wind produces the Wei River, and the fallen leaves are all over Chang'an."

Sitting in the carriage, Li Ke raised the curtain and looked at the desolate scenery outside the carriage, and couldn't help saying this in his heart.

It was almost winter, if he could still see, the fallen leaves in Chang'an would have already filled the long pavilion at Baqiao ten miles away from Chang'an city.

"Your Highness, it's windy outside, so you don't catch the wind and cold with the curtains open like this."

In the carriage, next to Li Ke, Dan'er, the personal maid who followed Li Ke to the north, saw that Li Ke had been lifting the curtain of the carriage, worried about Li Ke's body, and reminded Li Ke softly.

Li Ke turned his head and said to Dan'er: "This is already the northern border of Fuzhou, after passing through Yanzhou is Xiazhou, and after Xiazhou is the territory of Liang Shidu, it can be regarded as out of the territory of Tang Dynasty. Let me take a look again, I don’t know when I will come here next time.”

The so-called proton was originally sent by Datang to Turks as a hostage. After the bridge alliance, Datang got a good opportunity to recuperate. In his hands, if Li Ke wants to return to Datang, it must be after Datang's great Northern Expedition.

Dan'er was originally just a girl from a good family in Guanzhong. She entered the palace at the age of cardamom. Because she had a bit of color, gentle temperament, and quick-wittedness, she was sent to Li Ke's side to serve her. How could I know Li Ke's ambitions and what he thought in his heart? .

Speaking of which, Dan'er, the maidservant of the palace, followed Li Ke not long ago. She was sent by the palace to serve Li Ke on the day Li Ke became king. Naturally, she was not as close as Ping'er and Li Ke, but Dan'er at this moment Looking at Li Ke, there was also a trace of distress in his heart.

At such a young age, with the important responsibility of the family and the country on his thin shoulders, he went to the Mobei grassland as a hostage. In such a situation, even if he is a prince, what can he do?It's not as comfortable as the children of ordinary people.

Dan'er said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks have already formed an alliance. The two countries have a good relationship, and they will not easily use weapons in the future. Your Highness may return to the south after going to the Turks in just a few years. Why worry too much."

Dan'er said this, naturally, to comfort Li Ke, and Li Ke only smiled lightly when he heard it, without saying yes or no.

Dan'er may not know it, but Li Ke is very clear that the so-called Weishui alliance is only the beginning of the war between the two countries. From the moment the two countries formed the alliance, the war was already doomed.

When the man was angry, he even spattered blood for five steps, which is even worse than the Tang Dynasty.

Jieli led a 20 Turkic army to the south, took the opportunity to launch an attack, and forced the Tang monarchs and ministers to sign an alliance under the city, nailing the word shame on the gate of the Tang Dynasty.

The Great Tang Shangwu, established the country with martial arts, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, even civil servants are bloody people, how can they be willing to suffer this humiliation, and Li Shimin is not the Emperor Sui Yang who was frightened after the siege of Yanmen. The dignity and pride of a Chinese emperor.

The real shame can only be washed away with blood and filled with life. The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks will never stop here.

"I hope that in a few years, I can pass through here again with my victorious army of the Tang Dynasty. Then it will be the time for me to show my strength." Li Ke looked at the desolate barren mountains in the distance and murmured.

In the battle between Datang and Turks, Li Ke had enough confidence and confidence in Datang, but faced with what he was about to face in Turks, he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

At this moment, Li Ke didn't know that at this moment, his hurdles to go north had already begun.

The front line of the Turkic army is also where Jieli Khan is.

This time the Turks went south, although they did not break through Chang'an and captured the Emperor Tang, but they had already arrived at the capital, forcing the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty to sign the bridge alliance, and obtained a mountain of jewels, gold, silver and jade articles, which can be regarded as fruitful. No. 1 since the founding of the Turkic state.

"Khan, this is the northern border of Fuzhou, not far from our Turkic land. This time Khan defeated the Tang army and became famous all over the world. It can be said that he has won a complete victory. The Turkic people must have prepared for this. Good wine, roasted cattle and sheep, waiting for the return of Khan." Beside Khan Jieli, the chief Kangsumi pointed to the many carriages with wooden boxes behind Jieli, and flattered Jieli.

Kang Sumi's words were also in the hands of Jieli Khan. Jieli Khan's position as Khan was inherited from his elder brother, Luo Khan, and his elder brother, Chu Luo Khan, also had heirs alive. For Khan, Jieli got a chance.

Over the years, there have been many critics in the Turks, and Jieli Khan’s nephew Tuli Khan is even more eyeing. Jieli Khan’s position is not very stable. This is already a shadow that lingers in Jieli’s heart. up.

However, with this great victory in the south, Xieli's prestige has grown day by day, and all the leaders of the Turkic tribes have surrendered, and Xieli's heart problems for many years have been easily resolved.This return to the north, Jieli Khan is confident that he will be able to coerce the entire Turks, and even the northern tribes, and become the king of the entire northern land!
At that time, when he dominates the north, and then sends millions of troops to the south, it will only be a matter of raising his hand to set the Central Plains.

Just when Jieli Khan was full of ambitions and thinking about his own empire, the scouts of the Turkic army came from the rear and rushed to the forward part where Jieli was.

"Report to Khan, there is an urgent message from the rear army General Ashina Simo." The Turkic scout walked up to Jieli's horse and submitted an urgent message.

The Turkic army has already returned to the north, so what else is there to do? Could it be that Li Shimin was not reconciled to this defeat and led his troops to chase after him?
Jieli Khan opened the letter with a puzzled expression on his face, and after a brief glance, his face immediately turned ugly.

"Cunning southerner, damn it!" Jie Li crumpled up the urgent mail sent by Ashina Simo, threw it on the ground and said angrily.

"Khan, what happened?" Jieli Khan's mastermind, Zhao Deyan, saw that Jieli's behavior was unusually agitated, so he asked.

Jie Li replied bitterly: "A letter was sent from the rear, and Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, led the Bingzhou border army to Chang'an three days ago, but the Lingzhou frontier army never entered Guanzhong from the beginning to the end. We were deceived. The reinforcements are indeed Li Shimin's trick!"

While Xieli was talking, the corners of his eyes revealed hatred and remorse. How could he not regret that he missed the opportunity to enter Chang'an, occupy Guanzhong, and even capture Li Shimin alive.

If he had known that the reinforcements that day were a tactic of suspicious soldiers, he would have directly launched an attack on the scene of the alliance, and he would have been able to wipe out the main force of the Tang army, occupy Guanzhong in one fell swoop, and then own the entire Tang Dynasty. gone.

"Bring me Datang's proton!" Jie Li gritted his teeth and said angrily.

(End of this chapter)

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