The circumference of Baicheng, where the Khan Court of the Eastern/Southern Turks is located, is more than 30 miles. It is now renamed Yicheng City and is included in Wuyuan County.

The former Khan Palace was also renamed Zhaowu Palace

This is a majestic and huge palace. It looks majestic and powerful. You can't see the edge at a glance. There are many rockeries, gurgling water, and countless pavilions. It looks very beautiful and has the characteristics of the Central Plains.

In the palace!

In a side hall, Yang Tong was discussing matters with Li Jing, the manager of Monan Road, Du Ruhui, Xue Wanshu and others.

The East/Turks were once again divided into three, and everyone was too busy to take care of themselves. They were about to fall into civil war. Moreover, Jieli Khan, whom he feared, was not only the weakest in strength, but also faced attacks from the east and west. The situation was quite unfavorable.

Now Jieli Khan is based on Dujin Mountain, Xue Yantuo is based on the east of Kent Mountain, and Ashina Simo is based on the three great lakes.

The Three Great Lakes Area is located to the east of Jinshan Mountain, to the east of Dujin Mountain, and to the south of Kangnu Mountain. It consists of three major basins: Ubu Sunol, Khovd and Zabhan. Dozens of large and small lakes are distributed among them.

It is a treasure land on the Mobei grassland.

Compared with Jieli Khan's desolate situation, Ashina Simo is very complacent. He knows that although Jieli Khan controls nearly a thousand tribes, the number of soldiers under his command is less than one hundred thousand.

What made him even more happy was that Xue Yantuo of Tiele had betrayed Jieli Khan. As long as he could leave the land of the Sui Dynasty, he and Xue Yantuo could attack Jili Khan from the south to the east. As long as Jieli Khan died,

Then he, the Great Khan, will be justified.

But he knew that everything he had came from Yang Tong. Yang Tong could knock him back to his original shape and lose everything he had with just one sentence. It was this insecurity that prompted him to defeat Jieli Khan in Yema River.

, he asked for permission to leave in the name of pursuing Jieli Khan. After receiving Yang Tong's permission, he led his troops to leave the Monan Grassland, go north of the Great Wall, and take root in the Three Great Lakes area.

It's just that ordinary herders like the stable life of the Sui Dynasty and don't want to participate in the precarious Turkic war. Commoner generals like Suwu, Hera and others who admired Qin Qiong have not left. They are willing to serve the Sui Dynasty, so they went north with Ashina Simo.

There are only about 200,000 people, and the army is only a pitiful 50,000.

But Ashina Simo doesn't care so much. First, Jieli Khan's strength has shrunk severely, and many tribes have rebellious intentions. As long as he raises the banner, he can win over some followers; second, he

He could not afford to offend the Sui Dynasty and did not dare to force the herdsmen to follow him; third, he planned to form an alliance with Xue Yantuo.

Of course Yang Tong understood what Ashina Simo was thinking, but he didn't care. The three legs of the Turks were quite stable. This time the civil strife would not be as easy to unify as the last time. The main problem was that the three parties were

There are no particularly obvious advantages.

If we really want to count, Xue Yantuo is the strongest, but in the eyes of the Turks, they are servants and subordinates who cannot be put on the stage. They will not get the support of the Turks. When the overall situation is uncertain, it is difficult to grow naturally.

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Jieli Khan suffered successive defeats, and his direct lineage was exhausted. Even if he recruited more troops, they would not be as good as Xue Yantuo and Ashina Simo in terms of quantity and quality, but his foundation was still there, and there were many generals who could lead an army on their own.

, and Ashina Simo may not be able to produce many generals who are worthy of being on the stage now. It’s just that he is sandwiched between Xue Yantuo and Ashina Simo, and there is no possibility of reconciliation with the other two.

For Jieli Khan, this is the most embarrassing and sad thing.

Yang Tong said with a smile: "The external war has come to an end. The Eastern and Western Turks no longer pose a threat to our Sui Dynasty. The next focus of our Sui Dynasty is to recuperate and fully integrate the three counties of Liaodong, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou into our Sui Dynasty. within our control.”

"Your Highness, I see that Jieli Khan has lost his courage and there are not many troops left. Why don't you go all out to uproot the Turks?" Li Jing, a veteran general, couldn't help but ask.

Others also looked at Yang Tong, Li Jing, Xue Wanshu, Meng Xiaomin, and Liu Daju. They did not understand Yang Tong's character and thought that Yang Tong was about to ascend the throne and did not want to cause too many killings and let the Turks go. However, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanche, Shen Guang, Du Ruhui, Yin Mingyue and others had been following Yang Tong for a long time, but they knew very well that his highness never had any mercy for his enemies.

"It would be nice if it was that simple." Yang Tong smiled and said: "In the past, I might have had the idea of ​​​​eliminating all evil! But not now."

Everyone looked at Yang Tong in confusion.

"'Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. The sky is like a dome, covering the surrounding fields. The sky is blue and the fields are vast. The wind blows the grass and you can see cattle and sheep.'" Yang Tong recited it once, and then asked Li Jing: "The old general knows this folk song. ?"

"Of course I know!" Li Jingcheng nodded and said, "This is a folk song circulated in the Northern Dynasties. It is said that it was translated from Xianbei into Chinese. But what does this have to do with the Turks?"

"Yes, it does matter!" Yang Tong said with a smile: "This folk song says that the green wilderness of Chile River under the Yin Mountain is endless. In fact, this grassland is indeed a land of fertile water and grass. This grassland is because The water and grass are fertile, so after leaving Wuhuan, the Xiongnu came, and after the Xiongnu left, Xianbei, Rouran, and the Turks came successively! In other words, as long as this grassland remains, even if we completely eradicate the Turks, it will not take long , there will be other ethnic groups coming.”

Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Xue Wanshu, Meng Xiaomin, Liu Daju and others may have some enlightenment.

Luo Shixin asked in confusion: "But so what? Are you still afraid of them?"

Yang Tong shook his head with a headache: "I don't have to worry if the Sui Dynasty is strong, but now the Sui Dynasty is divided into four parts, and the princes are divided. We don't have much energy to deal with foreigners. So instead of letting a nation full of variables come, we should Let the frightened Turks survive in our north. The Turks may not have the courage to attack us in their lifetime, but the Turks are still so fierce to others. The Turks are on our periphery and can help us block unknown enemies and save us. There are a lot of troubles. This is called using the enemy to fight the enemy and leveraging your own strength."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that their feelings were to let the Turks act as the watchdogs of the Sui Dynasty.

Luo Shixin also understood at this moment and said in admiration: "It turns out that His Highness already knew that the Monan Grassland was the bane of the Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, and Turks, so he simply surrounded it with a tall Great Wall so that the thieves could not see it. I don’t know that such a treasured land will naturally not come here. Or His Highness has a far-sighted view.”

Yang Tong was stunned for a moment, but soon he looked incomprehensible and nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Luo Shixin's explanation.

How could he think of so much due to his conscience? At first, he just thought that since the Great Wall needed to be built, he should build a truly great Great Wall that could be used to keep out the outside world. That was all.

"Your Highness is brilliant!" Everyone suddenly realized and admired him endlessly.

Yang Tong looked like everyone else was drunk but he was the only one who was awake, and said: "Taking one step and seeing a hundred steps is the secret of my success! Everyone is either a local official in charge of one party or a general commanding thousands of troops. We must have long-term vision."

look."

"Here!"

Everyone responded with a roar.

Yang Tong looked at the pale Li Jing, and deliberately transferred him back to Yecheng to take charge. He smiled and said: "The general manager of the Eastern Turks has suppressed it. Our army can be where it is today thanks to everyone's concerted efforts. I feel that the Eastern Turks are here."

There is no longer any need for the Monan Dao General Manager's Office to exist, what does the old general think?"

"As it should be!" Li Jing was quite cooperative.

The Sui Dynasty learned the lesson that supervising the army brought disaster. Whenever a general went out to take the position of general manager, all important military and political affairs were in the hands of the general manager. No one could restrain him, and he was allowed to act freely. Also because the general manager's position was too heavy, in order to prevent the military generals from overestimating themselves with troops,

The temporary position of general manager will only be activated during wartime. After the war, the position and power of the general manager will be taken back.

When Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he abolished the General Manager's Office system and re-introduced the Supervisory Military System. However, it was restored by Yang Tong. In fact, in Yang Tong's personal opinion, this General Manager's Office system was far better than the Supervisory Military System.

The army has been a top priority since ancient times. It cannot be careless at all.

Yang Tong plans to establish a more formal standing combat corps, dispersed in various sensitive areas, ready for expedition at any time, and the "Military Affairs Department" established by Du Ruhui's suggestion will undoubtedly play a huge role in such a corps. However, these will have to be coordinated with important ministers

We will make a decision after discussing it, but we can conduct a pilot project in Yecheng first, and Li Jing, a veteran, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

"Old General, please come back to Yecheng with me. I have a more important task to give to Old General."

"Here!" Li Jing didn't ask anything.

"The Southern Route Army recovered five counties, Zhangye, Dunhuang, and Yiwu. It's okay to say, but Shanshan and Qiemo, the two border counties, have a bad environment and the situation is quite complicated and dangerous. The chief officer not only has to govern, but also communicates with the people in the Western Regions.

When dealing with the Tuyuhun and Qiang people in the country, there may be a war. After the war, you will even have to drink and chat with the enemy without being humble or arrogant!" Yang Tong looked at the generals and said with a smile: "Who thinks he is proficient in literature?

Jingwu, deeply versed in the art of verticality and horizontality, still young and full of energy."

Li Jing smiled bitterly and said: "Qiemo County is the westernmost place in our Sui Dynasty. It borders foreign countries to the north, west and south. It is true to say that it is the most complicated place, and the terrain there is extremely high. If the old man is ten years younger,

It was okay, but now it’s no longer possible, I can’t stand the weird weather.”

When a group of people heard this, they immediately looked at each other!

If you think about it carefully, Shanshan and Qiemo seem to be really complicated, and most people can't figure them out.

After a moment of silence, Xue Wanshu, Meng Xiaomin, and Liu Daju stepped forward at the same time, bowed and said, "I wish to go."

Seeing Meng Xiaomin and Liu Daju, two Confucian-like county guards, also come out to ask for help, Yang Tong was also greatly surprised and asked in surprise: "You two can still fight?"

"Understand a little!" Meng Xiaomin and Liu Daju both laughed at the same time and said very modestly. In fact, although Meng Xiaomin and Liu Daju did not leave any famous names, they fought against Duan Decao in Liang Shidu during the Li and Tang Dynasties.

The Turks cannot find the north.

"It seems that I am too blind to see Taishan!"

Yang Tong chuckled. The Confucian scholars who stand out in troubled times are really not weak. It only took a moment to make a conclusion: "General Xue will be appointed as the governor of Qiemo County, Commander Liu will be appointed as the governor of Shanshan County, and Commander Meng will be appointed as the governor of Yiwu County."

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"Thank you for your trust, Your Highness!"
Chapter completed!