Su Dawei said with a solemn face: "Country, system." ”Wang Wendu nodded and said: "That's right, they have their own official system, taxes, martial arts, and writing, and their territory spans thousands of miles from west to north, with millions of people who control strings, and they also know the art of smelting, so they can produce good steel and build good armor." ”Su Dawei's face changed slightly.He vaguely remembered that Su Qingjie had mentioned to him before that the Turkic people had a very high armor rate, and as long as they were Turkic soldiers, almost everyone wore armor.The weapons include a spear, a waist knife, a horn bow, a pot of thirty iron arrows, and two pots.Some of them were so wealthy that they could even wear armor on their horses.This is by no means something that ordinary "robbers" can afford to be armed."
The Turks are very smart, they not only have their own writing, but they also know how to do business?""
Doing business?"
Su Dawei was a little surprised: "What business do they do?"
”"A business without capital."
Wang Wendu said meaningfully."
Robbery?""
Ahem, so to speak, they will choke the water sources, oases, and roads of the Hexi Corridor, and if the caravans want to pass safely, they will have to pay taxes."
Wang Wendu sighed: "This is a golden road that is so rich." ”Su Dawei thought so.The Silk Road, connecting East Asia and Central Asia, from the Hexi Corridor through the Tarim Basin and other endless sand seas, can directly reach the heart of Central Asia, and even to Persia, that is, the future Middle East Iran region.Zhang Qian, who hollowed out the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty, once said that there were 36 countries in the Western Regions.These large and small countries located in the Hexi Corridor are all golden lifelines, occupy oases, or traffic arteries, and become rich through a steady stream of trade.As the overlord of the Western Regions, the Turks became even richer by "drawing blood" from these countries and merchants.Anytime, trading without capital is the most profitable.Sufficient wealth enabled the Xiongnu to develop their own culture, establish their own political power, and develop smelting technology and armaments.This is the reason why the Turks dominate the world."
See, Su Corpus, what a formidable enemy we are facing.Although the Eastern Turks had been subdued by the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turks were not a weak opponent, on the contrary, they were strong.From this way, to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, from the south of Jinshan, to the four towns of Anxi, to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, all under the iron hooves of the Western Turks.On the other side of the mountain, the five crossbow lost Bi Division, the Wu Lu Division, the Zhaowu Nine Surnames, the Iron Khan, as well as the Gelulu Division, and the Chu Yue Division, are all its minions. ”The Yuebu was the later Shatuo Kingdom, and this ethnic group played a very important role in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.Wang Wendu had been silently observing Su Dawei's expression, and seeing his expression change, he seemed to be shaken in his heart.He smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and patted Su Dawei's shoulder lightly: "We are all our own people, so I remind you, this Western Turk is not so easy to destroy." ”Wang Wendu left, leaving Su Dawei standing in place, a little messy in his mind.The Turks, this opponent, are indeed somewhat different from the robbers of the steppes in the past.It's a bit like the rush of the later Mongol Empire.The big tent of the Chinese army, after the transmission of the soldiers, Su Dawei was able to enter the tent.The light in front of him dimmed, and after getting used to it a little, he saw that Cheng Zhijie, the general manager of the march of the Green Mountain Road, was sitting upright in front of the table, as if he was looking at a map.Hearing the movement, Cheng Zhijie looked up: "The Su family kid is here?"
Come here. ”He stretched out his hand to beckon.It's not a big deal.However, Su Dawei also saw from his face that it was different from the past.He was well-armoured, with his hands on his knees, and sat on top of him like a majestic lion.Although he is over 60 years old, he still looks energetic and does not look old."
Boss."
Su Dawei crossed his hands and saluted, and after saluting, he walked up: "The scout team is reporting military intelligence." ”Cheng Zhijie glared at him: "You kid don't come with me, let's come to this set at the foot of this mountain, the Turks can't turn over, and there is a fart military situation." ”Well, as soon as he spoke, he was still the vulgar old horseman, revealing his stuff.The corners of Su Dawei's mouth twitched, and he told him in detail what happened last night.At the end, Su Dawei said again: "Since the Turkic spies have discovered us, then we can't stand still, we should take action." ”"Move?"
Cheng Zhijie raised his head and sneered at him: "Where are you going?"
”"Uh, over the mountain......"
"Flip a fart."
Cheng Zhijie grabbed the pen holder on the table and threw it over.Su Dawei jumped away with his head in his hands, quite embarrassed.The soldiers outside the tent heard the movement, opened the curtain and came in, but before they could figure out the situation, they were bombarded out by Cheng Zhijie again.Then he glared at Su Dawei and said: "Don't think that you have solved a few cases in Chang'an, it is amazing, when Lao Cheng and I led the troops, you didn't come out, no, you don't know where you are." ”Belch......
Su Dawei was speechless for a while.This style of coach is really the first time I've seen it.Can I draw a circle and curse you?
Forget it, for the sake of you being Cheng Chu's heir and Cheng Chuliang's father, I don't care about you in general.Cheng Zhijie naturally didn't know that Su Dawei was drawing circles in his heart.He stroked the thick beard on his chin and said, "Seeing that you are a junior, I will guide you."
You see, today's climate is cold and freezing, and it may snow at any time, and at that time, not to mention the army jumping over the golden mountain, even the apes and birds will not be able to climb over.At this time, it is even less likely that the Turks will come.If they want to let the horses go, let them go, what is the fear?
”"Boss, this ......"
Su Dawei was dumbfounded for a while, according to what Cheng Zhijie said, it was going to snow, so how did you spend the winter at the foot of this mountain?
Then if you want to fight the Turks, won't you have to wait until next spring?
This damn it, I can't afford to complain about it."
Do you want to say we're going to spend the winter here?"
Cheng Zhijie stroked the tiger's whiskers and nodded with a serious face: "I can tell you that you are right, when the spring flowers bloom next year, we can cross the mountains and continue to approach the Western Turkic Royal Court." ”"Boss!"
Su Dawei was a little anxious, and his voice also raised a few points."
I remember that when the Emperor Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, it was a sudden attack by wind and snow, and it was decided by a war, so it was necessary for us to spend the winter here?
What's the point of waiting here?
”"Meaning?"
Cheng Zhijie held the table with both hands, and his eyes were majestic: "Tang Jun is here, which is the meaning." ”Su Dawei was completely confused.In his thinking, like Li Jing, a quick battle is a hearty battle.Just as he solved a case, he said twelve hours, and he said twelve hours.You have to tell Su Dawei, this thing can't be done, let's wait here this year first, and then continue to do it next spring.Su Dawei is afraid that he will spray you in the face with a mouthful of water.Yesterday, Li Jinxing said that the army went out to fight, and countless amounts of money and grain were spent every day, and the owners of the powerful farms in many places and the small farmers below were called to send troops."
Not convinced?"
Cheng Zhijie glanced at Su Dawei and saw a hint of anger on his face.Hehe smiled: "What a stubborn donkey, the old man will remind you again......
You just said that it was easy for Li Jing to destroy the Eastern Turks?
That's not Li Jing's work alone. ”Speaking of the past, Cheng Zhijie's eyes flashed with nostalgia: "Taizong, I still remember......
After the alliance of white horses, thanks to the complete horse field of the Sui Dynasty, Taizong obtained 5,000 excellent stallions, of which 2,000 were the Eastern Turkic horses that dominated the world at that time.All these good horses were grazed by Tang Taizong in Longyou Horse Farm, and after a few years, they had skyrocketed to 100,000.In those years, Taizong strictly practiced light and meager endowments on the one hand, and on the other hand, he stepped up the refining of the army, spared no expense to strictly implement the establishment of the 12th army, and even personally took the sergeants to train in the Xiande Palace.Over the years, he has obtained an elite army. ”Speaking of this, he took a breath, glanced at Su Dawei and continued: "The Turks are not simple, they are famous for their smelting in the steppe, and they are even known as 'forging slaves'.Moreover, because of their control of the Hexi Corridor, the Turks were able to gain a steady stream of technological and commercial benefits from the countries of the Western Regions and even Tocharian through trade.The Turkic army, armed with this, was equipped with better iron equipment, and Taizong said that the Turks were so rich that they 'wore armor as a regular uniform'. ”Although he had just heard similar words from Wang Wendu's mouth, but at this time, hearing it from Cheng Zhijie's mouth, Su Dawei still couldn't help but secretly take a breath."
During the Gaozu period, fed up with the Eastern Turks, Gaozu also fought against the Eastern Turks in a rage, but the result was a series of defeats, especially the Shuozhou War in the eighth year of Wude, and the whole army of the right guard general Zhang Jin was annihilated.In the war between Huining and Lanzhou in the ninth year of Wude, the Eastern Turks swept back and forth, almost like entering a no-man's land.At that time, the crown prince Jiancheng suggested that Gaozu move the capital to avoid the Turks.If it weren't for the insistence of King Qin at that time, Chang'an would have become a ranch for the Turks. ”Cheng Zhijie glanced at Su Dawei deeply: "I remember that after Taizong was in the White Horse Alliance, he gritted his teeth and said: If you want to take it, you will give it."
While fighting hard, Taizong sent Zhang Gongjin to serve as the governor of Daizhou. ”Zhang Gongjin was one of the heroes of Yuanlong who suggested that Li Shimin launch the "Xuanwumen Change", and he was good at intelligence gathering."
In those years, while we were preparing for war, we kept a close eye on every move in the Eastern Turkic territory.With Zhang Gongjin's precise insight and strong intelligence gathering ability, he kept collecting and analyzing the military and political changes in the Eastern Turks, and the Eastern Turk Iron Cavalry, which had been coming and going like the wind and poisoning at every turn, gradually became no secret in the eyes of Taizong. ”Cheng Zhijie paused for a moment, and suddenly glanced at Su Dawei strangely: "I look at you kid, it's a bit like Zhang Gongjin's taste." ”You are only Zhang Gongjin, and your whole family is ......
Wait a minute.Su Dawei's mind flashed, Cheng Zhijie's words are very informative.He can't know anything, does he?
Could it be that Li Zhi really wants to train me as the "intelligence chief" of the Gaozong Dynasty?
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