The first year of Xianqing.

The first month.

Chang'an, Daci'en Temple.

Master Xuanzang set up a five thousand monk vegetarian camp and presided over a grand ceremony to pray for the new crown prince Li Hong. The emperor and the empress led all Chinese civil and military officials to go to the court to enjoy incense.

This was the first time that Wu had officially come to the front stage. She knew that her every word and deed had attracted attention, so she tried her best to forget food and sleep. She was generous and decent, with good words and excellent performance, which made all the officials in the court and the scholars and citizens in Chang'an praised her, and her attitude towards the new queen also changed greatly.

"Your Majesty, the Western Turkic Helu rebelled, and they cannot be indulged in any more. They must fight to the death and destroy it in one battle, and once and for all!"

"I want to fight too, but how to fight is the key."

Emperor Li Zhi, who ascended the throne for seven years, now took over the power of the senate, drove away the old school, abolished Wang Huangtai, and replaced the new crown prince. The emperor who was nearly thirty years old is now in full swing, and the Tang Dynasty had just destroyed Baekje.

The rebellion of Asina Helu of the Western Turks was not constant, which had already made Li Zhi dissatisfied.

There are now two voices in the court. One believes that the Eastern Expedition has just made achievements, and then we should take advantage of the victory to attack Goguryeo and destroy it in one go, and forever eliminate the dangers of the East.

Others believe that the Western Turkic Ashina Helu is now becoming stronger and stronger. If they do not conquer, they may be too big and gradually become a confidant.

But although the Tang Dynasty was strong, it could not use troops on both sides of the east and west. After all, whether it was Goguryeo or the Western Turks, they were all overlords, and the Tang Dynasty had to do its best to conquer.

East or west?

East or west first?

The two factions kept arguing, and Li Zhi was also a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, there are five sips in the Western Turkic Dulu, Chumu Kunlu, Hu Luque, Shusheti's sip, Tuqi Shiluo's sip, and Shu Nishi's half sip."

"After the crossbow is lost, there are five waiting for jin. Ah all have to wait for jin. Brother Shuque wait for jin. He pulls out the blocks and sand bowls to wait for jin. He all has to wait for jin. He can wait for jin. My house is half waiting for jin."

"Your Majesty, the Khan of the Khan who was appointed by our dynasty in the eighth year of Zhenguan was divided into two horns and ten surnames, known as ten arrows. The five surnames of Dulu were in the east of the shattered Yechuan, and the leader was called Chuo. The five surnames of Bi Bi were in the west, and the leader was called Qijin.

The surname is given a arrow, and all the saps can be called a arrow, so it is also called ten arrows, ten arrows."

In the hall, the emperor analyzed the current situation of the Western Turks. The general Qieba Heli, who is currently the general of the Zuo Xiaowei. He was originally a member of the Tieleqiba tribe in the northern part of the Mo. In his early years, he was originally Tiele Khan. Later, he led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, he defeated Tuyuhun with the army and took the wife of Lintao County Lord as his wife. In the 14th year of Zhenguan, he followed Hou Junji to destroy Gaochang Kingdom. In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, he defeated Kucha with Ashinasheer and captured the King of Kucha.

After that, he fought against the Western Turks many times, and was promoted to General of the Zuo Xiaowei and was granted the title of Duke of the Kingdom of Hui.

Although he was a Hu man, he was loyal and loyal to the Tang Dynasty for decades and made great achievements. He was also a member of the Tang Dynasty royal family.

As a general who was quite familiar with the Western Turks, his words certainly convinced the emperor even more.

"There are ten tribes in the Western Turks, but now, Ashina Helu can only command the five tribes of Dulu. The five surnames of Duoshibi are led by Zhenzhu Yehu, and are willing to attack Helu for our vanguard of the Tang Dynasty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Who is Zhenzhu Yehu? Why can he command the five surnames of Bi Bi, and why are he willing to be the pioneer of Tang?

This is the internal power struggle of the Western Turks. The father of Zhenzhu Yehu was the former Western Turkic Khan Yibidulu Khan. He was also supported by the Tang Dynasty in his early years. Later, when he became stronger, he became a ungrateful wolf. The Tang Dynasty supported the current Khan Ashinahelu and joined forces to defeat Yibidulu Khan.

Zhenzhu Yehu also commanded a unit in his early years, saying that it had its own military tribe and was not weak. After Li Zhi ascended the throne, He Lu always made some small moves, which made the Tang Dynasty very dissatisfied. So the Tang Dynasty sent people to enthrone Zhenzhu Yehu as Khan last year, and this matter was blocked by Asuna Helu.

Afterwards, He Lu also led his troops to conquer Zhenzhuye Hujie Bidadu, and the two of them became completely deadly enemies.

Zhenzhu Yehu could not defeat He Lu, so he had to submit a letter to surrender to Tang, willing to conquer He Lu for Tang Pioneer. With the foundation left by their family and his father, he also united the five crossbows west of Sailye to join forces with Tang to fight against He Lu.

"Now that Zhenzhu Yehu has connected the five surnames of Bi Bi to rebel against He Lu. If our Tang Dynasty does not take action, then they will definitely not be able to defeat He Lu in the end. Once He Lu defeats Zhenzhu Yehu again and even annexes the five surnames of Bi Bi, his strength will increase again and completely control the Western Regions."

If you want to fight, you have to fight as soon as possible, and fight when there are opponents like Zhuyehu in the west of Helu now.

"If you fight, how many soldiers need to be mobilized?" Li Zhi asked.

"Your Majesty, you need to use power to control the barbarians. You should concentrate the army and destroy He Lu with the power of thunder. I suggest sending 100,000 troops, and then summoning 50,000 Uighur soldiers and 50,000 Zhenzhuye guards. Gathering 200,000 troops to attack three times and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"He cannot be allowed to unite the countries and only attack He Lu. We have stated in advance that we will only kill He Lu, so that Chumi, Chumukun and other ministries will also be willing to protect themselves. If we don't fight, then they will definitely join forces with He Lu to fight Zhenzhu Yehu."

Chuyue, these tribes of Chumi are tribes other than the ten tribes of the Western Turks. They are also quite powerful, but they do not belong to the ten tribes directly.

These tribes were in the Western Turks and their relationship with He Lu was not as close as the Wudulu he commanded.

Qibi Heli's suggestion is to focus on He Lu's destiny first, targeting He Lu's five Dulu, like Chuyue and Chumi tribes, focusing on appeasement.

The Chuyue tribe is nomadic in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. This tribe is not famous now, but it was very famous in the late Tang Dynasty because the Chuyue tribe had been renamed Shatuo at that time.

The Shatu people fought bravely, and Li Keyong in the late Tang Dynasty was the Shatu people. In the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, several of which were established by Shatu people, which shows that they are brave.

"Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity to pacify the Western Regions, and I will not miss it." Qi Bi Heli begged again.

"Let me think about it."

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Qi Heli retreated, and Li Zhi picked up a memorial on the imperial case.

The memorial came from Baekje, Haidong, and was submitted by Deputy Protector of Andong and Li Xiao, Governor of Xiongjin Governor's Office.

Li Xiao submitted a memorial requesting the court to first east and then west, and to concentrate all efforts to destroy Goguryeo. As for the Western Turks, they could drive tigers and swallow wolves, and enthrone the Zhenzhu Yehu, who rebel against Helu, as Khan, and asked him to lead the crossbow and Bi tribes to conquer Helu, and then transfer the Uighurs and Qiezi and other Tiel tribes to send troops to assist. The court could appoint a general general, but there was no need to send a large army to fight against Helu.

In Li Xiao's words, if you use the barbarians to control the barbarians and drive away tigers and swallow wolves, let them fight first. The Tang army should still focus on the east side, as long as the situation in the west is not bad, it doesn't matter even if He Lu cannot be destroyed for the time being.

If the army was transferred from the east to return to Korea and went to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion, the situation in the east would definitely change. There were too few left-behind soldiers, so they could not suppress Goguryeo. Now that Japan has sent troops, there will be no troops to suppress the guards at that time, so I am afraid that the people of Baekje will rebel again.

So you can't chew too much, so don't worry about the Western Turks. Let's destroy Goguryeo first. Only by destroying Goguryeo can you ensure the stability of the East. If you do not destroy Goguryeo, then the Baekje that has just been defeated will not be able to defend it.

At the end of the memorial, Li Xiao also told the emperor not to count on the Silla people and the Khitan people. If the main force of the Tang Dynasty is there, they will of course work together. If the main force of the Tang army is not there, they will definitely not be attentive. Maybe these guys will even have a second intention and covet the land on the peninsula.

"My dear, do you think I should go east or west first?"

Empress Wu hugged her daughter and shook her lightly. When she saw the emperor ask her, she said, "Although Qibi Heli is a veteran, Li Xiao's words are actually very reasonable. The war between the east and west is about to start thousands of miles away. The court must be powerless to both sides. When choosing one of the east and west, I think it is better to be elected East, first east and then west, and take advantage of the situation to destroy Goguryeo first and then send troops to the Western Regions!"

Li Zhi hesitated, "But what Qibi Heli said makes sense. He Lu of the Western Turks has become more and more arrogant. He has sent troops to invade the Xizhou and Tingzhou of our Tang Dynasty many times. If we don't conquer it, our Tang Dynasty will no longer have prestige in the Western Regions and will lose money."

He seemed to be talking to himself, "Goguryeo is not easy to fight. Many generals in the court said that they are not eight years or ten years old, but I am afraid that they will not be able to destroy Goguryeo. But I can't wait for eight years or ten years, and the Western Regions can't wait. Last year, I destroyed Baekje, and Goguryeo was defeated again. I believe I can settle for a while. I still want to go west and then east, first pacify Ho Lu, and then conquer Goguryeo."

The emperor had already had an idea, so Empress Wu did not speak out again.

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"edict!"

"The General of the Yulin Army, Cheng Zhijie, was the chief marching officer of the Congshan Road, and led the generals to challenge He Lu!"

"The General of the Left Martial Guard Liang Jianfang, and the General of the Right Martial Guard Qi Bi Heli are the general manager of the Gongyue Road marching."

"God of the Right Guard General Gao Yide, and General Sagu of the Right Guard General Sagu and Wu Ren are the deputy general manager."

"I ordered Su Dingfang to be the chief general of the Yilidao marching army, leading Yanran's guardian Ren Yaxiang, deputy guardian Xiao Siye, Zuo Xiao Guard's General Hanhai Governor Huihe Porun and others to come to fight against He Lu."

"I ordered the general of the Youtun Guard, Ashinamishe, and the general of the Zutun Guard, Ashinabuzhen, to be the chief marching officer of the Liusha Road, to leave Jinshan separately."

The imperial edicts were sent one after another.

Three armies were launched in a row, led by Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang and Ashinamishe, and the troops were divided into three groups, each commanding 50,000 troops.

In addition, the Uighurs and Qibi tribes issued 50,000 troops each, and the Khan enthroned Zhenzhu Yehu as Khan, he ordered him to lead the crossbow and the five surnames to send 100,000 troops. This time, the Tang Dynasty really went all out and launched a heavy attack.

A total of 300,000 troops attacked He Lu.

With the issuance of this edict, Cheng Yaojin, the former deputy chief of Andong Protectorate, and Su Dingfang, were all transferred to the Western Regions, and 100,000 elite soldiers were also transferred away.

In the original Korean battlefield, the main force of the Tang army retreated.

The north side was Xue Rengui replaced Cheng Yaojin to preside over the battle, while the south side was completely handed over to Li Xiao.
Chapter completed!