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Wei Feng read the handwritten letter from the Great Khan Bayegu and laughed, "The civil war between these two brothers came at a great coincidence. Just as the Tang army was about to launch a war to destroy the Shiwei, their civil war came."

Zhang Dian frowned, "Does the Chief Secretary think that this is not a coincidence, but a trick that the two Bayegu tribes did not want to help the Shiwei army fight? But the Great Khan asked us to send troops to help him eliminate the Little Khan. If it was a show, he should not let us send troops!"

Wei Feng smiled and said, "The Big and Small Bayegu are like water and fire. It is impossible for them to act. I mean, the little Khan deliberately provoked the war. I can actually guess his real intention. "

Ma Lin said, "Shiwei is not a fool. If it is really Wei Changshi's analysis, the little Khan does not want to send troops to help Shiwei, and Shiwei must be able to see it. I think Shiwei will take advantage of the opportunity of the little Khan's empty troops in the rear to occupy the little Khan's territory and leave them a way out. We can't give Shiwei such an opportunity. I am considering sending troops to block Shiwei's way to the west. "

Ma Lin is most worried about Shiwei's retreat to the west. He always considers this starting point.

Zhang Dian nodded, "I support the Marshal's idea. What do you think, Wei Changshi?"

Wei Feng is actually their military advisor. Li Ye values ​​Wei Feng very much and specially gave him a gold medal. He has the right to veto Ma Lin and Zhang Dian's combat decisions, so no matter whether Ma Lin and Zhang Dian send troops, they must obtain Wei Feng's consent.

Wei Feng pondered for a moment, "This is a typical situation where the fisherman benefits from the conflict between the two sides. We want to be the fisherman, and perhaps the Shiwei also want to be the fisherman, so we should plan it well, so that we don't send our troops in, but instead be attacked by the Little Khan and the Shiwei army and swallow our army." Zhang Dian and Ma Lin looked at each other, and then they understood Wei Feng's worry. Wei Feng was worried that the Little Khan and the Shiwei would set up a trap to lure the Tang army in. "Does Wei Changshi have a plan?" Wei Feng smiled faintly, "As long as the plan is good, this situation can be completely reversed. In the end, it is still unknown who will kill whom!" Three days later, Yu Changyang led 10,000 cavalry to the grassland east of Songmozhou. This place belongs to the territory of Shaji, the Little Khan of Bayegu, and the territory of Dada, the Great Khan of Bayegu, is in the south. The Hu people in the grasslands of the Tang Dynasty were mainly Tiele people, including Huihe, who was also a branch of Tiele people. After the rise of Khitan, the Liao Dynasty was established. The Shiwei people, who had the same roots as the Khitan and were called the Northern Khitan, received strong support from the Khitan and continued to expand westward, driving the Tiele people to Central Asia. The Shiwei people became the masters of the grasslands, that is, today's Mongolians.

So from the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was the process of the gradual rise of the Donghu people. They were too close to Hebei, one of the hinterlands of the Central Plains, and they could directly threaten the entire Central Plains by crossing the Bohai Sea. This explains why the Sui Dynasty wanted to fight Goguryeo, starting from Emperor Wen of Sui, to Emperor Yang of Sui, and finally Emperor Gaozong of Tang destroyed Goguryeo.

After the demise of Goguryeo, Liaodong was a group of heroes fighting for hegemony, and finally the Mohe people and the Khitan people rose, one established the Bohai Kingdom and the other established the Liao Kingdom.

Later, the Heishui Mohe rose again, changed their name to Jurchen, and established the Jin Dynasty. Later, the Jin Dynasty was also destroyed by the Mongols who evolved from the Donghu Shiwei tribe. Finally, Nurhaci, the leader of the Donghu people, rose and established the Qing Dynasty. The Donghu people even included the current North Korea.

Why did the Donghu people have such a far-reaching influence? In the final analysis, it was because the Donghu people were too close to Hebei, and they could easily obtain advanced technology from the Central Plains. In addition to the fierceness of the grassland Hu people, the Donghu people became an upgraded version of the nomadic Hu people, and they were Hu people who understood technology.

Of course, the rulers of the Tang Dynasty were not unaware of the huge hidden dangers of the Donghu. From Li Shimin to Wu Zetian, they were constantly strengthening their control over Liaodong. The establishment of the Andong Protectorate was also based on this strategic consideration.

However, the Tubo, the greatest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, formed a huge strategic pressure on the Tang Dynasty. During the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, the continuous attacks of Tubo forced the Tang Dynasty to temporarily relax its control over the Donghu, causing the Andong Protectorate to retreat continuously and finally disappear.

The heaviest blow of the Donghu to the Tang Dynasty was the An-Shi Rebellion. Although An Lushan and Shi Siming were both Sogdians, their generals were basically Donghu people, and half of their troops were also Donghu people.

Why did the Khitan rise in the late Tang Dynasty? It was like the United States during World War II. It inherited a large amount of wealth and population plundered from the Central Plains during the An-Shi Rebellion. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was a good opportunity for the Khitan to grow and develop. They got Youzhou from Shi Jingtang, and the Khitan finally became a great force and established the Liao Dynasty.

When Yu Changyang's 10,000 troops appeared on Bayegu's territory, 30,000 Shiwei troops also quietly moved out and slowly approached the Tang army from the east, and the little Khan Shaji also led 20,000 troops to approach the Tang army. One in the east and one in the west, the two armies formed an encirclement of the Tang army.

At the same time, another 20,000 Tang cavalry, led by Zhang Dian, quickly inserted behind the 30,000 Shiwei troops and formed a counter-encirclement of the Shiwei army.

Li Qu, the special envoy of Ma Lin, the commander of the Tang army, has also arrived at the tent of the Great Khan Dada. Li Qu is about 30 years old. He is Ma Lin's staff member and is in charge of military supplies and grass. He is very smart and capable, and is highly regarded by Ma Lin.

Dada personally came out to greet the special envoy of the commander of the Tang army. Dada is also in his 30s, not tall, and a little plump. Because of his poor appearance, his father favors his tall and heroic youngest son.

Dada's father is the former Bayegu Khan Bolu. According to the grassland tradition, the Khan's throne should be inherited by the elder brother, but Bolu's two brothers died early, so his Khan's throne must be given to his son, and the eldest son inherits it.

But Bolu favored his younger son, so he deliberately supported him, gave him the best pasture and a large population. In the end, the situation was out of control, and Bolu finally realized that he had made a big mistake, which led to the emergence of two power centers in Bayegu. However, Bolu's correction was to poison his eldest son and let his younger son be the Khan.

Bolu's perverse behavior angered his wife. His wife could not bear it anymore, so she poured the poisoned wine he prepared for his son into his medicine soup. Bolu died after drinking the medicine soup.

After Bolu died, the two sons fought each other for two years, and there was no winner. Finally, the Pugu tribe mediated, and the two brothers both called themselves Khans, and the Bayegu tribe split into one south and one north.

At this time, Dada saw the opportunity to unify Bayegu, and the young Khan Shaji actually supported Shiwei and opposed the Tang Dynasty.

Dada and Li Qu quickly reached an agreement. Dada immediately sent 30,000 troops to attack the Little Khan in the north. Once the Little Khan was destroyed, the Tang Emperor would appoint Dada as the Khan of the Bayegu tribe. In this way, the Tang Dynasty would support two major grassland forces, Sijie in the west and Bayegu in the east.

This also solved the problem of insufficient troops in the Sijie tribe. Out of fear of the Huihe and concern for the Karluk, the Sijie tribe could only send 5,000 people at most to participate in the battle, and the troops seemed insufficient. The return of the Great Khan of Bayegu to the Tang solved this problem.

Dada personally led 30,000 cavalry to the territory of the Little Khan in the north.

The Little Khan Shaji led 20,000 troops about 100 miles away from the Tang army garrison. He was not in a hurry to attack the Tang army, but was waiting for news from the Shiwei side. They needed to agree on a time and launch an attack on the Tang army at the same time.

In the big tent, two beauties were dancing. They were the two most beloved maids of the Little Khan Shaji, and they had to take them wherever they went.

The young Khan Shaji was indeed tall, handsome and likable, and he was completely different from his fat and short brother. No wonder his father loved him very much.

The reason why Shaji wanted to help Shiwei deal with the Tang army was because he coveted the two pieces of land of the Khitan and Xi tribes. Shiwei promised him that once the Tang army was defeated, the land of the Khitan and Xi tribes would belong to him.

More importantly, Shaji didn't know much about the Tang army. He was still in the impression of the Anshi Rebellion and thought that the Tang army was not scary.

He half-lying on the tiger skin, squinting at the two-year concubine dancing, but thinking about tonight's tricks in his mind.

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed into the big tent and reported in a hurry: "Khan, Dada led 30,000 troops to attack our kingdom. The situation is critical. The kingdom urgently asks for help!"

Shaji stood up and was shocked. He didn't expect his brother to take advantage of the opportunity. If he didn't fight back, the 20,000 herdsmen in his kingdom would be finished.

He was too busy fighting the Tang army to care about it anymore. He immediately ordered, "Pass on my order. The army will turn around and return to the king's land immediately!"