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Chapter 1299 Western Regions Strategy

The Tubo issue is all on the right track, and you just need to do it step by step, and Li Jia doesn’t want to worry about it anymore.

However, Bohai and Goryeo, which attended the Zhengdan ceremony, did not want to leave and wanted to see His Majesty the Emperor.

Helplessly, Li Jia had to meet him. He had come from all the way. He had to lead him.

However, it was not unexpected that the Bohai Kingdom was concerned about the Khitan problem and wanted to solve the external troubles of the Khitan and survive.

As for Goryeo, there is no need to guess, Li Jia can see their thoughts at a glance.

It's nothing more than three hundred miles south of the Yalu River.

But this premise is that you must defeat the Khitan.

Therefore, the goals of the two countries are consistent, which is to solve the Khitans.

However, facing two envoys with such confidence, Li Jia really had to be angry with them:

"Although the Khitan was defeated, there were still 100,000 people in the headquarters, 200,000 vassals, and hundreds of thousands of troops were gathered in a few months. How could it be comparable to Tubo?"

Li Jia deeply doubted whether these people were too shocked by the Tang Dynasty's conquering Tubo, and inexplicably had such confidence.

You should know that before the Battle of Youzhou, the biggest ace of the Tang Dynasty was the heavy cavalry - Youzhou Camp, which caught the Khitan cavalry off guard several times.

However, two or three years have passed, and the Youzhou Camp is no longer a secret, and the heavy cavalry is even more known.

Even if the Khitans cannot make heavy armor, there are always some defenses. The advantages and disadvantages of heavy cavalry are very obvious. If you have a little precaution, there are many ways to deal with cavalry kingdoms like the Khitan.

So Li Jia no longer wants to bet, but wants to push forward.

Where did it come from? It is to use cavalry plus infantry, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to push them together, step by step, build cities and forts, rather than fighting directly in the field.

When the Khitans were forced to the limit, it was an opportunity for a decisive battle. He had this patience.

"The Tang Dynasty swept the world, and the Tubo Western Regions were omnipotent, and the Khitan was no problem!"

The Goryeo envoy held his head up and said with confidence, as if the Khitans would be defeated in a blink of an eye.

Li Jia was really laughed at by these arrogant words.

He didn't dare to say this, the Goryeo people were even more confident than the Tang Dynasty.

I have heard rumors recently that Goryeo has been following the Central Plains, but never thought that he had arrived in this place, was he blind?

Li Jia thought to herself.

However, he shook his head again, and things were not as good as he thought.

The Korean people's plan was very clear, just wait for the snipe and clam to fight, and the fisherman gained profits. The Tang Dynasty beat him to death here, and he collected 300 miles of land.

It's really beautiful to think about it.

The emperor has seen many flatteries. What is this small scene? He smiled and turned against the general and asked:

"I wonder if there are ten thousand cavalrymen in Goryeo? How many infantry are there?"

"There are few war horses, and there are only more than 3,000 cavalrymen. As for infantry, the Goryeo country has 100,000 soldiers, ready to go!" said the Goryeo envoy directly.

Li Jia smiled suddenly when she heard this: "It's fine to have a cavalry, but there are 100,000 infantrymen, and there are 100,000 armoured people? I'm afraid half of them are difficult."

"Go back and tell the Lord of Goryeo that leading troops to fight is not a joke, you must prepare it properly before it can be done."

"It's hard to do this this year. Tubo involves a lot of energy. I hope the King of Goryeo should not relax, either next year or the year after tomorrow."

After criticizing Goryeo a little, Li Jia turned her head and set a deadline to give Goryeo and Bohai the expectations.

Now, the two countries gave up and dispersed together.

Li Jia frowned and thought for a while, and then asked someone to invite several prime ministers.

Sun Zhao, Deng Bin, Wang Pu, Zhao Pu.

As for Yuan Dezhao, the old prime minister was old and weak and had already become ill.

As for New Year's Day vacation, it is the prime minister and is not qualified to take a vacation.

This meeting was a small-scale imperial meeting, and it was naturally a major national event.

The emperor looked at everyone and saw that they looked calm, then said:

"In the past two years, the focus of the court was decided to be in the northwest. Unexpectedly, Guo Shouwen took Tubo in an instant. He had no choice but to settle Tubo first before he could take the next step. After all, without the support of Longyou, it would be difficult to implement half a step by relying on Liangzhou alone."

The emperor spoke, and thoughts rose up on everyone's faces.

"Your Majesty, yesterday, the envoys from various countries in the Western Regions arrived. Looking at it, the closest ones are the Ganzhou Uighurs, followed by Guiyi Army, Gaochang Uighurs and Karakhanate last."

Seeing everyone silent, Zhao Pu stepped forward and expressed his views: "The Western Regions have been the wars of more than two hundred years ago. All that remains is order."

"A orderly Western Regions is quite unfavorable for the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh? Is the master named Wuming?"

Li Jia chuckled.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao Pu flattered first, and then continued: "In addition, as far as I know, the Kingdom of Khotan and the Gaochang Uighurs have joined forces with the Karakhanate many times, and they may have formed an alliance, which is even more difficult to deal with..."

"So, what you mean is to unite the Karakhanate and attack Khotan and Gaochang together?"

Sun Zhao frowned and whispered: "This is a time-saving way."

For example, Wang Pu and Deng Bin nodded slightly and expressed their agreement. Using the power to fight, they will indeed save money.

As a later generation, Li Jia had no good impression of the Karakhanate, and nothing else. In Di Jian's report, the Karakhanate was a Uighur who converted to the Green Church. What if it could be stronger?

Wouldn't it be a wedding dress for the Green Cult?

"The Karakhanate is absolutely not feasible!" The emperor said in a stern manner: "Although the Karakhanate is temporarily at a disadvantage, its whole country believes in Green Church and its potential cannot be underestimated."

"If the Green Cult spread in the Western Regions, where will the imperial court be placed?"

The prime ministers looked confused.

Seeing this, Li Jia popularized the knowledge of the Green Sect, such as its outstanding characteristics, and it is not allowed to worship ancestors.

The prime ministers were filled with righteous indignation and said angrily: "Filial piety is the beginning of a person. If you lose filial piety, wouldn't you become an animal?"

Instead, I had no favoritism for the Karakhanate.

Buddhists dare not ban worshipping their parents, but the Green Sect is so presumptuous.

"In this way, the court can contact Khotan and Gaochang Uighurs to deal with the Karakhanate together!"

Zhao Pu made a big change in his opinion without any scruples.

When Li Jia heard this, he nodded and said, "Those who can consider the Western Regions are Khotan, Gaochang, and Karakhanate. They join forces with the majority to fight the minority, and they can achieve quick results and use less energy. The imperial court in the Western Regions is not as good as the former Tang Dynasty, so we must be careful."

"However, this is just a preliminary policy. If it is to be implemented, then before it will be necessary to take down Gansu and Su prefectures, and then incorporate Gua and Sha from Guiyi Army into Xiliang Prefecture. This way, Xiliang Prefecture is worthy of its reputation."

The emperor said in a bit of interest.

"Your Majesty's wise!"
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