Emperor Sui Yang

Yang Xuanting was very satisfied with the harvest in Qilian City. He directly bought fifteen kilograms of cotton seeds, and the price was not that outrageous. You can buy one kilogram for three hundred gold.

However, he did not give money, but made an IOU. These Hu merchants were all going to the capital to do business. Yang Xuanting sent 50 people to accompany him personally, responsible for taking these caravans to the capital to ask for money from his father Yang Yue.

The caravans from the Western Regions all have backers. Without the protection of military forces, who dares to risk traveling so far to do business?
Either he is from the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu, or he is a powerful person in the court. Anyway, if you want to do business safely, you must have someone above you.

As we all know, businessmen cannot get away with things, only officials can.

This is why having power means having money, but having money does not necessarily mean having power.

The seeds stayed in Qilian City for the time being. Yang Xuanting took the gold and the cavalry and continued to Qiuci. When the prince told him to buy as much as he could, he would naturally take it seriously.

Kucha is rich in beautiful women. There are many Kucha people living in the capital, most of them are women, and men basically come to sell women.

It sounds ridiculous. Isn’t this buying and selling people?As the saying goes, if there is a need, there is a sale. What's more, in the current world, women are men's property.

Kucha belongs to the Indo-European race, with red hair, green eyes or blond hair and blue eyes, and a red and white face. The physical characteristics are very close to the Celts in Western Europe.

This was a foreign thing in the Sui Dynasty. It was exotic and naturally sold well.

The customs of Qiuci are basically similar to those of the Tiele Weihe tribe. Weihe was later called the Uighur, the ancestor of our Uyghur people.

Qilian City is not far from Qiuci. This country is to the southwest of Gaochang State. Its area is about half the size of Qinghai Province.

When Xuanting arrived at the border, he happened to encounter a large Turkic army, tens of thousands of people, marching rapidly toward the northeast.

Thousands of cavalry galloping through the wilderness is already a very spectacular scene. If there are tens of thousands of people, it can be said that all the cavalry as far as the eye can see are cavalry. The feeling of shock is unprecedented.

But Xuanting had seen big scenes after all. He didn't panic, but he didn't dare to move.

I only have 2000 people. Once the other party feels that I am a threat, I can't even run away.

Xuanting hurriedly sent his confidant Yu Wenbao to negotiate with the other party. Firstly, he wanted to find out the other party's details, and secondly, he wanted to make it clear that I was here to buy something, don't get me wrong.

Only a husband who can bend and stretch can be a husband. No matter how arrogant Xuan Ting is, he would not dare to bluster in front of tens of thousands of people. If he had tens of thousands of people, he would definitely not be as timid as he is now.

Everything was normal, the other party did not do anything strange because of Xuanting's arrival, and Yu Wenbao also brought back a Turk.

"The great governor is from Tiele. The troops of Dubo, Pugu, Bayegu, Guligan, and Dulange are rushing towards Sanmi Mountain." Yu Wenbao rode over and said, "This man knows how to Chinese is here to ask for our help.”

Um?Asking for help, Yang Xuanting coughed dryly, straightened his waist, and asked:

"Need our help?"

The Tiele man said: "We hope that the Sui Dynasty can send troops to help Shegui Khan. After the resistance begins, please general bring our sincerity to your court."

"Yeah, don't worry, I will definitely bring it," Yang Xuangan said casually, and then asked: "Isn't Shekui Khan back yet?"

Tie Le said: "It's not far away, right behind."

Then, after Yang Xuanting asked the other party a few more questions, he sent them away.

"After they leave, let's go to Yiluolu City in Qiuci. It seems that there will be a big battle on the other side of the Ile River in just a short time." Yang Xuanting sat on his horse and watched tens of thousands of people passing by.

The Turks fight hard and rarely talk to you about tactics, because they are all cavalry. If you can withstand a few of his attacks, then they will retreat, adjust and then attack you. If they can't, then they will Finished.

Therefore, in Turkic civil wars, the winner can usually be determined quickly.

The Sui Dynasty was very flexible when fighting the Turks. They tried to avoid decisive battles with most of your main forces, but instead tried their best to pull things from east to west, widen your defense line, and then gradually erode it.

Since the founding of the country, the various conflicts between the Sui Dynasty and the Eastern and Western Turks have rarely occurred in the Sui itself. Most of them were fought on the opponent's territory, so tactics had to be used to the extreme.

The reason why Shi Wansui is fierce is because he has been fighting Turks for half his life. If he is not fierce, he will not be able to do it. If you are a little timid, they will seize the opportunity to defeat you in one fell swoop. So once you encounter, don't think about running away, because you If you can't run away, you have to fight hard and it's over.

The Turks were more martial than the Sui Dynasty, so they respected Shi Wansui very much and rated Shi Wansui as the best warrior in the Sui Dynasty.

Yiluolu City is the main city of Qiuci Kingdom. It is also one of the trade centers in the Western Region. It is very prosperous and lively, and there are many caravans from the Central Plains.

Yang Xuanting was definitely not allowed to enter the city with his large army. After polite greetings, King Qiuci Baisuni Zhe sent ministers to settle Xuanting and the others outside the city, and invited Xuanting to enter the city.

Xuanting didn't want to go. A gentleman would not dare to leave his army in a place where barbarians conquered the country unless they established a dangerous wall.He is fierce, but he is also very cautious. After all, he is Yang Yue's son, and he will not do risky things if he can.

At present, the Western Region is in chaos. Qiuci has also sent troops to join the war. There is a pot of porridge on the other side of the Ile River. The world is in chaos, and the city must also be in chaos. Xuanting doesn't want to join in the fun, so he just sends his eldest son, Sun Jing, to lead people into the city to buy things. Cotton seeds, and buy some Kucha beauties by the way.

There are actually only [-] soldiers and horses in the entire Qiuci Kingdom, and more than half of them are gone. Logically speaking, Xuanting shouldn't be so weak, but he just saw the army of Tiele's Fifth Division roaring past the day before yesterday, which made him feel like he was in danger. .

There is no main force of my Sui Dynasty around. I only have these 2000 people, so I'd better be honest.

Being careful has its own merits. Changsun Jing's purchase of cotton seeds went very smoothly. He bought seven kilograms and used the remaining money to buy four beauties from Qiuci.

The cotton seeds here are too expensive, not five hundred gold at all, but six hundred gold.

"Profiteers, Qilian City is not far from Qiuci, how can the price differ so much?" Yang Xuanting muttered a few words and glanced at the four beauties sitting on horseback.

One for the prince, one for the father, and one for me and my eldest brother.

"Well, this is not a place to stay for a long time. The sons and daughters are shouting," Yang Xuanting said hello to King Qiuci and then led his army to leave.

This guy is also very lucky. Not long after he left, a main force of the East Turks started fighting in Qiuci Kingdom with Qibi Geleng, the leader of Tiele who came over. The people of Yiluolu City fled one after another. Those who fled to Gaochang, some to Qilian City, and some to the northwest border of the Sui Dynasty.

If Xuanting was still here, Chi Yu would inevitably be affected.

When a hundred thousand people fight, no one cares whether you are a Sui soldier or not. As long as you are not the same as me, I will kill you.

Li Jing was also timid. He only took 300 people with him and headed towards the Ile River. He wanted to observe the Turkic civil war with his own eyes, because Li Jing knew very well that the Turks were too powerful, and sooner or later there would be a war between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks.

"I heard that Shegui has arrived, and now the two sides have had their first contact," Hou Junji sat on his horse, looking away from Li Jing, looking at the vast smoke and dust on the distant plain.

This was also the first time for him to observe such a large-scale battle at such a close distance. No one could see it. He could only see the diffuse smoke and dust, which seemed to cover up the setting sun on the horizon.

Yang Yuanqing took a deep breath and said: "At present, the Eastern and Western Turkic tribes have been scattered in all directions. Those surrounding the Ile River are the main forces of both sides. Looking at this situation, a result must be achieved."

"Turkic civil war has always been like this," Li Jing nodded and said:

"The Duke of Chu has gone on several expeditions against the Turks. He once told me that if we want to keep this threat out of the country forever, we can only use cavalry against cavalry. Otherwise, once the enemy invades the country, the city will be destroyed, the family will be destroyed, and the refugees will be everywhere. Xiang, in recent years, due to the trade in the Western Region, the number of our war horses has increased year by year, but it is still far from enough. It will take at least five years to have a decisive battle with them on the grassland."

Xu Shiji asked: "So how many cavalry do the general managers think I have enough to prevent this problem forever?"

"Two hundred thousand elites are enough to destroy them," Li Jing said.

Xu Shiji said blankly: "We fully have the strength."

Li Jing shook his head and said: "The expedition to Goguryeo consumes too much, and the national strength is not enough to support the foreign operations of 20 cavalry. Unless the whole country makes an effort, but again, Goguryeo consumes too much. In the next ten years, there will not be another one of this scale." On an expedition.”

He is considering the whole country. With 20 cavalry fighting abroad, let alone whether there is food for the people, you will not have food for the horses.

Horse food is much more expensive than human food.

Logistics and supplies cannot keep up, unless you do not regard the lives of the people as your destiny.

But Yang Guang is this kind of person. What you think is impossible is possible with him.

Yang Yuanqing said: "My grandfather also said back then that if we use Shanxi as a chessboard to lure the main Turkic forces deep into the city, they can fight within the city. Shanxi has many passes and mountains, which can easily distract the main Turkic forces. I attacked them with infantry, but I succeeded. , but the disadvantage is.”

"The disadvantage is that the people of Shanxi suffer disaster, and nine out of ten houses are empty," Li Jing said with a smile: "Do you think the prince will agree to this strategy?"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head: "The prince loves the people and will never agree."

Xu Shiji said: "But Duke Chu's strategy is indeed brilliant. Shanxi has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If we are well prepared, no matter how many Turks come and die, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the people of Shanxi."

In the whole of Shanxi, there is actually only one road that is the best to take. From Datong to Yuncheng, it is also the only plain area in the whole of Shanxi. It is more like a canyon area sandwiched between mountains.

The most developed areas in Shanxi in later generations were basically on this line, including Taiyuan, Datong, Linfen, and Yuncheng.

The road is easy to walk, but it is also easier to be attacked from both sides, so the Shanxi area is simply a natural place for ambushes. This is why the Taihang Mountains were one of the main battlefields of our army during the anti-Japanese war in later generations.

It's not easy for you to get in, and it's even harder for you to get out. (End of chapter)