The envoy sent by Jieli to the Tang Dynasty hurriedly left Chang'an and embarked on the return journey the day after Li Shimin refused to make peace with him.Perhaps Li Shimin deliberately angered Jieli, and when the Turkic envoys left Chang'an this time, Datang did not even give any symbolic gifts.When Zhao Deyan met Li Shimin, he made a lot of nonsense and threatened, and the Tang Dynasty monarch did not kick him with a big foot, so he already gave him face.Gifts, Datang has been trading at a loss for so many years in foreign exchanges, and this time people don't plan to ask for that face.However, it is not right to say how the Turkic envoys came and how they returned.For the Turkic people who have always only made money and not suffered losses, this time they sent envoys to Chang'an, which can be regarded as a big loss.On the other hand, the envoys of the Xue Yantuo Khanate received the highest courtesy from the Tang Dynasty.Not only did Li Shimin summon the envoys of the diplomatic corps several times, but also the officials of the DPRK and China will have a banquet for you today, and I will have a banquet for those officials of the Xueyantuo Khanate.When they left Chang'an, it was already early September.The envoys of the Xue Yantuo Khanate not only took away all kinds of gifts from the Tang Dynasty, but also took away a secret edict from the Tang Emperor, that is, to unite them and jointly destroy the Eastern Turks at the right time.Li Shimin's task to Xue Yantuo was very simple, as long as the Tang Dynasty sent troops to the Turks, they would continue to harass the northern regions of the Eastern Turks, so that Jieli could not draw troops from the north to confront the Tang Dynasty.At the same time, it also prevents Jieli from fleeing north.This task was a piece of cake for the Xueyanta Khanate.Even if Li Shimin doesn't give them this task, once the Tang Dynasty uses troops against the Turks, Yi Nan will definitely be restless, and he will definitely take the opportunity to pick up some cheap.Now, with Li Shimin's secret decree, Xue Yantuo sent troops to the Eastern Turks, which became justified, and moreover, he also sold the Tang Dynasty.Xue Yantuo is naturally not happy.Three days before Xue Yantuo's envoys left Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty's battle plan for the use of troops against the Turks was finally released.As for the deployment of troops, the general policy was completely in accordance with Zhao Yunze's proposal during the small court meeting that day, and the number of generals leading troops and the number of troops led by various armies did not change at all.It's just the details that have been perfected.For example, the structure of the various armies, troop scheduling, logistics support, coordination and liaison methods, and so on.During this time, Zhao Yunze, in addition to occasionally going to see the training of the firearms battalion, focused his main energy on the training of the special combat team.Two more hot air balloons were made at the research facility.With the addition of the first finished product before, the special combat team has three hot air balloons.However, the materials that can be used to make hot air balloons in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty are basically exhausted.The special operations team will only be able to use three hot air balloons in a short period of time.The big war is approaching, and all the members of the special combat team have burst out with the greatest enthusiasm for training.In just one month, all the team members mastered the control of hot air balloons, as well as the skills of dropping thunderbolts and explosives on the ground and landing from hot air balloons.On 12 September, the Secret Service received a message from the intelligence station of Longyou Province that the Turks had mobilized troops and horses on a large scale, and it was suspected that they would invade Longyou Province.Longyou Road is the administrative area to the north and west at the first bend of the "several" shape in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.Here, it is the western border of the Tang Dynasty, also known as the "Hexi region".To the west of Longyou Road is the Tuyuhun Khanate, and to the northwest and north is the territory.This is also the place where Datang is most often invaded.As soon as Li Shimin received the report from the Secret Service, he immediately convened the civil and military ministers to discuss the matter.Zhao Yunze and Yu Tianyou were also summoned.In the past, as soon as the Tang Dynasty monarchs received the news of the Turkic invasion, they would angrily scold.But this time, they were smiling one by one.The Turks have finally entered the pit.There is nothing to discuss in this deliberation of the monarch and ministers, and the main purpose is only one, the plan to send troops to the Turks can be implemented.Two days later, Li Shimin received another urgent report from the Secret Service that the Turks had invaded Hexi.The border army of the Great Tang Longyou Road has been waiting for a long time.Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, had already gone to Hexi and mobilized troops and horses to make full preparations.Datang's war machine has started.The dispatch of troops and the mobilization of materials is a huge workload.Fortunately, Datang had already made a detailed plan, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life who participated in the war had also received the news early and were ready to go.One after another, edicts were sent from the center of the Tang Dynasty to the yamen, local government offices, and military camps.As soon as the edict arrived, all parts of the Datang war machine were also running.On the third day after Li Shimin received the report from the Secret Service, the third report from the Secret Service arrived.Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, led the Suzhou Assassin Gongsun Wuda and the Ganzhou Assassin Chengren to defeat the Turkic soldiers and horses who entered the Kou, annihilating 3,000 enemies, capturing more than 1,000 people, and capturing them without counting.The Turkic army retreated.At the same time, Li Daozong's military intelligence report was also sent to Li Shimin.However, Li Daozong's report was not a document of success, but an urgent report of the Turks' invasion.Li Daozong reported to Chang'an through normal channels, two days later than the secret channels of the Secret Service.Without waiting for Li Daozong's report to arrive, Li Shimin issued a war edict.In the edict, he talked about the numerous crimes committed by the Turks against the Tang Dynasty over the years, and said that the Tang Dynasty governed the country with benevolence and righteousness, and endured the Turks again and again, but the Turks were treacherous and still invaded the Tang Dynasty.Endure to the extreme, there is no need to endure it anymore, Datang decided to return blood to the Turks, and settle the old accounts together.Conquer the army and conquer the Turks.The Tang Dynasty officially declared war on the Turks.Everywhere the edict went, both the military and the civilian population were greatly encouraged.The imperial court finally lifted up the people who had suffered from the scourge of the Turks, and their eyes were filled with tears, and the names of their relatives who had died at the hands of the Turks kept repeating their mouths.Then, they wiped away their tears and handed their swords and guns to their husbands and sons, who were government soldiers.Go, find the Turks to take revenge, the mother sends her son to the battlefield, and the wife sends her husband to fight the Turks.Throughout the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, countless government soldiers shed tears to bid farewell to their relatives and gathered in their respective subordinate Zhichong Mansions.A well-dressed army rushed on the main roads and paths; Countless people, driving carts, transported all kinds of strategic materials to their destinations.It was in this fiery atmosphere of war mobilization that Zhao Yunze led the special combat team to leave Chang'an and embark on the journey back to Shicheng County.According to the deployment of troops, Zhao Yunze will follow Li Jing's Chinese army to move.Li Jing will take Chang'an's 10,000 troops to Daizhou, and add the 10,000 soldiers gathered in Daizhou to form the Middle Route Army.Then, first take Dingxiang and start the first battle of the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks.Zhao Yunze had to go to Shicheng County first, and then to Liaodong, and then go to Daizhou to report to Li Jing.According to the battle plan, Li Jing's Chinese army will start the Battle of Dingxiang in early November.Zhao Yunze still has a month and a half to prepare.For a month and a half, time is already tight
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