Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[After the demise of the Yanqi Kingdom, the situation around the entire Tang Dynasty became more complicated.

From 644, which is the 18th year of Zhenguan.

The first was the change in the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Goguryeo's minister Yeon Gaesumun killed his king, installed his nephew as king, controlled the state affairs, and conspired with Baekje to carve up Silla. Silla asked Dad Tang for help.

Li Shimin sent someone to mediate, but Goguryeo refused to give him any face, so he finally made up his mind to conquer Goguryeo himself.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan, from the march in February to the withdrawal in September, the Tang army killed 2,000 people, captured 70,000 enemies, conquered more than ten cities, and captured countless baggage, but did not destroy Goguryeo.

In the same year, Xue Yantuo in the north probably felt that Tang's father was beating Goguryeo violently and had no time to control him, so he attacked Xiazhou brazenly. As a result, he was defeated by the Tang defenders, and the Khan was killed in the battle, so he fell into civil strife.

Li Shimin, who withdrew from the Liaodong battlefield, felt that Xue Yantuo had no value at this time and issued an order to destroy the country.

The Tang army that conquered Goguryeo directly turned westward and defeated Xue Yantuo, forcing him to flee to Mobei. However, the war could not stop until his country was destroyed.

In June of the 20th year of Zhenguan, Li Huan led only 200 cavalry out of Mobei, recruited the elite soldiers of Jiu Le Jiu surname as additional soldiers, and issued an ultimatum to Xue Yantuo:

Surrender or die.

One of the two remaining chiefs of Xueyantuo surrendered and the other fled. Li Jian was furious and led his troops to pursue them.

In July of the same year, Li 𪟝 beheaded 5,000 people and captured 30,000 people. The Xue Yantuo Khanate was destroyed.

And while Erfeng was using troops against Liaodong and Mobei, something happened again in the Western Turks.

The good news is that the Western Turkic Khan supported by Erfeng is very good at fighting. The bad news is that he is also very good at fighting.

At the same time that the Tang Dynasty wiped out Xue Yantuo, the Western Turkic Khan supported by the Tang Dynasty also successfully defeated his opponent, ended twenty years of civil strife in the Turks, and became the new Great Khan.

When my son grows up, he no longer wants to be called daddy. This is the current situation in Western Turkestan.

However, seeing that the Tang Dynasty destroyed another country, the Great Khan of Western Turks thought for a while and sent someone to Chang'an to propose marriage.

This kind of transaction of exchanging princesses for peace is not new in any dynasty, but Erfeng is unique:

I have promised it, and I will entrust the five kingdoms of Qiuci, Khotan, Shule, Zhujubo, and Congling as a betrothal gift.

The Five Kingdoms required a betrothal gift to marry the Tang princess. The Great Khan of Western Turks was furious when he saw the sky-high price of the gift, and the relationship between the two parties officially broke down.

For Tang Taizong, this betrothal gift was not intended to humiliate the Great Khan of Western Turks.

His thoughts are also very simple:

If the Western Turks could not be completely driven out of the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty would have trouble sleeping and eating.

If the two sides cannot reach a settlement, this issue will inevitably have to be touched upon again. 】

Hou Junji sat on a chair, watching the turmoil of the Tang Dynasty with longing.

It's great, Liaodong attacked the bandits, destroyed the country in the north, and refused to give way in the west.

The Tang Dynasty is a place where good men have made great achievements, but...

This history has nothing to do with a dead person.

Why couldn't I control my hand when I was in the light curtain?

Hou Junji was disappointed and felt sorry for himself.

Li Shi𪟝 just looked beaming with joy.

Follow your Majesty to attack Goguryeo!

Two hundred riders destroyed Xue Yantuo!

Although not as good as General Li Jing, he is definitely not bad.

Even Su Lie, whose eyes were full of envy, now looked pretty in Li Shi's eyes.

Maogong is truly a general!

Li Jing first praised:

Two hundred knights destroyed the country. Looking at the history, it is rare to see it!

Li Shi𪟝 instead became reserved:

If there is no remaining power to attack Jie Li on behalf of the Duke, if there is no power of God from His Majesty, how can the nine surnames of Chi Le be so obedient?

This unprecedented achievement of destroying the country is the work of the Tang Dynasty.

As he spoke, Li Shi also glanced at Su Lie.

General Wu Lie is passed down to the world and can be regarded as a role model for our generation.

Su Lie dryly flattered.

Li Shimin frowned, feeling that none of these things made anyone worry:

Is this Xue Yantuo such a ignorant person?

This Khan Yinan of Xue Yantuo saw how the Eastern Turks were destroyed at close range, and he actually felt disobedient?

The problem should lie with the Turkic tribesmen who returned to their homeland.

Changsun Wuji suppressed his excitement: Sure enough, he was back again!

But now is not the time to be happy, I should first share your worries for His Majesty:

We will order the Turkic tribesmen to return to their homeland, and they will be registered as khans, and Xue Yantuo will be ordered to retreat so that Xue Yantuo can rest and recuperate.

And Xue Yantuo...

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded. Even if Xue Yantuo agreed to retreat, his tribe would definitely have complaints. If things go on like this...

It's really embarrassing.

Li Shimin sighed, feeling that his evaluation was indeed correct.

The treatment of the Turks was really embarrassing.

However, the Northland is still under control after all. After all, once Jieli is destroyed, the rest will be nothing more than a pile of loose sand.

Therefore, turning his attention back to the Western Regions, Li Shimin sighed:

Why doesn't this Great Khan of Western Turks refuse to be my consort?

His Majesty's eyes were sincere, but the ministers laughed shamelessly.

If the Great Khan of the Western Turks can agree to these conditions, he will first be attacked by a large group of tribes under his command.

Du Ruhui shook his head, feeling that what later generations said was right. His Majesty did not want to have a serious discussion at all:

The land of the Five Kingdoms is almost half of the territory of the Western Turks. Cut off half of the country and marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty as your son-in-law...

Fang Xuanling continued:

I'm afraid that before my princess of the Tang Dynasty arrives, the head of the Great Khan of the Western Turks has already disappeared from his neck.

The ministers of Ganlu Hall are no strangers to the customs of the Hu people. Once there is unrest, changing the khan is faster than changing clothes.

If you can make every tribe benefit, then you will be the supreme khan.

But you actually want to cede half of your territory to marry a princess?

Then don't blame the tribes with ten surnames for raising troops overnight to kill the Turks.

Qin Qiong said dullly:

Your Majesty is right. To deal with barbarians, subduing them is better than anything else.

Li Shimin nodded happily and agreed.

However, a dark cloud rose in my heart:

This is already the 20th year of Zhenguan, and Tang Taizong's life has entered a countdown.

Will we be able to see the Western Regions return to the Tang Dynasty in our lifetime?

[At the end of the 21st year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin once again issued an edict to destroy the country.

This time the target is the Qiuci Kingdom to the west of Yanqi, and everyone knows that this is to knock the mountain and shake the tiger.

The real target is the Western Turks behind Qiuci.

Ashina She'er was ordered to be the general manager of the Kunqiu Road march, and Qibi Heli was his deputy.

Guo Xiaoke was the vanguard, and at the same time he ordered the Tiele tribes, as well as the Turkic Tuyuhun and other troops, with a total of 100,000 troops, to point their swords at the Kucha Kingdom.

The Tang Dynasty officially launched its troops, causing the entire Western Region to suddenly experience a storm.

Faced with the impending war, the Great Khan of Western Turks chose to clean up the interior first.

Ashina Helu, the former Khan's trusted general, was hunted down. In desperation, he chose to betray the Western Turks and serve as a guide for the Tang army. Here we call him Xiao Lu for short.

With the leading party, the Tang army marched quite smoothly. In the first battle, it directly defeated Yanqi, which was reoccupied by the Western Turks, and then continued to march west to Kucha.

With the support of the Western Turks, King Qiuci had already made preparations. He raised an army of 50,000 and prepared to defeat the Tang army.

Facing the sincere people from the Western Regions, Tang Jun played tricks:

The forward Han Wei led more than a thousand men to attack Kucha and pretended to retreat after encountering the Kucha army. However, in the rear Tang general Cao Jishu was already ready.

King Qiuci only felt that the Tang army was defeated at the first touch, and then stepped into the trap of the Tang army. The 50,000 Qiuci army was defeated by the Tang Dynasty vanguard army, and King Qiuci fled in fear.

Facing the escaping King Qiuci, the Tang army pursued him. King Qiuci finally fled into Bahuan City, which is today's Aksu, and is now rich in apples.

King Qiuci defended the city for a month, and he could already be proud of his achievements.

After the city was broken, almost all the nobles of Kucha were captured by the Tang army, except for the Prime Minister of Kucha:

This man continued to flee westward and went to the Western Turks to recruit 10,000 elite Turkic soldiers. Then he wanted to cut off the Tang army's retreat.

The elite troops of the Western Turks, led by the prime minister of Qiuci, attacked the capital of Qiuci, which was guarded by the Tang army.

Relying on his status as prime minister, Prime Minister Kucha successfully entered the city and called on some Kucha people to join the resistance and start a street battle with the Tang army.

When they were suddenly attacked, the famous general Guo Xiaoke died alone, and the Kucha people became very popular.

It was only then that Cao Jishu and Han Wei arrived with their troops. Facing the Kucha people who were still attacking the Tang army, they led their troops to join the street fighting.

The battle lasted from the evening of the first day to the early morning of the second day, and finally the Western Turkic reinforcements were defeated.

However, Prime Minister Qiuci did not give up, but a few days later, he led the Western Turks to invade again.

But this time there was no advantage of a sneak attack. Han Jishu led the Tang army to defeat the Western Turk army head-on. The prime minister of Kucha was also captured by the Kucha people and presented to the Tang army.

Kucha was destroyed.

The generals of the Tang Dynasty can always surprise Erfeng. The marching commander Shi Xue Wanbei took advantage of the power of the Qiuci Kingdom and led fifty Tang cavalry directly into the Khotan Kingdom.

After some negotiations, Khotan surrendered. The king personally went to Chang'an to pay tribute, and Khotan was destroyed.

Later, the Tang army set up military towns in Yanqi, Qiuci, Khotan, and Shule, which were called the Four Towns of Anxi.

Shule also in fact perished.

At this point, four hundred years later, during Li Shimin's lifetime, the Western Regions were once again included in China's ruling territory.

The prestige of the Tang Dynasty also spread further than that of the Han Dynasty, and it officially had influence on Central Asia. 】

Li Shimin couldn't help but stood up, with those four words echoing in his heart:

In my lifetime!

This was enough. He didn't want the so-called survivors of Fen Sixth Life to accomplish his own achievements, so it was better for him to complete them himself.

When he was the king of Qin, he envied Han Wu. After becoming emperor, he determined to surpass Han Wu.

Fortunately, I really accomplished this ambition in my lifetime.

There is no need to go to war or waste money and people. This is enough.

On the light screen, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedentedly vast.

Hou Junji's eyes were filled with disappointment.

Li Jing stroked his beard and was very pleased. It was enough that his contribution to the Tang Dynasty had not been forgotten even after thousands of years.

Li Shi looked at the north, happy and suspicious at the same time: This Xue Yantuo is only one country, what about the remaining two countries?

Then he glanced at Su Lie:

Little brother, stay still and go and do some side work.