The army passed by without any offense.??

The coalition did not move quickly, only thirty or fifty miles a day, but Li was extremely strict with the coalition. Along the way, the Tang Dynasty officers were sent to serve as chiefs of staff for generals at all levels of the Xiqi tribes.

All the way to march and camp, you have to listen to the drums and music of the Tang army.

"Oh, this Li Shuai is really convinced." Su Zhi looked at his Xi warriors, and now he had already banned the Tang army's orders and was very sighing, with a lot of sourness in his tone.

He, the chief of the Xi tribe, actually had not many soldiers directly commanded. He originally had only one guard cavalry with 800 people, and then the herdsmen and soldiers of his tribe. Although there were many other soldiers, they were all commanded by the chief leaders of each tribe.

The soldiers of the Xi tribe are already quite rebellious and difficult to deal with. The military discipline is always messy. When soldiers gather together, they will be like going to markets. Even soldiers from the same clan can still fight frequently.

But now, under the guidance of these Tang Dynasty officers, the military discipline has become very good. On the road, I no longer compete for the situation or delay. When I set up camp, I did not steal land, nor did I fight.

Even when passing by the herdsmen's pastures, no one could do anything like stealing sheep.

These things are simply incredible.

"These guys who have never known the world were actually shocked by the Tang army."

"Oh, I should have been happy, but for some reason, I felt very sad again. My Xi warrior has now become a group of tame sheep under the Tang people."

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“The mountains and water here are so beautiful.”

Pingyang rode on his horse and was amazed at the mountains and streams on both sides of the road. In May, the mountains were lively, lush, with many wild flowers blooming, birds singing and beasts singing, and the whole scene was lively.

"Well, Yanbei is indeed beautiful. There are mountains, forests, rivers, streams, grasslands, and beaches. This is not only a fertile pasture, but also a plough of grain. And you can see these mountains and forests, and there are treasures, wood, medicinal materials, and various wildlife."

"But such a beautiful place is occupied by the Hu people." Pingyang was a little worried, "If you sell the firearms to them, it will be bad if the court has never asked them. I think they are strong and powerful, I am afraid that they will threaten the Tang Dynasty sooner or later."

"It's just two thousand muskets, not as good as two thousand bows. It's no threat to us. But if we had two thousand guns, it's quite cost-effective to replace 40,000 big fat sheep. This is equivalent to the Shenji Army equipped firearms, but Xi Qi went to pay the bill."

As for the threats from these two tribes, there must be some, after all, they are quite strong. But Li has a way to control them slowly.

However, there are many ways to control, including fierce conquest and mild erosion. For example, through trade, these upper aristocrats can enjoy many economic benefits, and then pass on many luxurious lifestyles to them, and then win over them with titles such as official positions and titles. In short, they are to make them part of the Tang economy and make them inseparable from the Tang economy in the future.

To put it bluntly, this is actually an economic colonization.

Those colonial empires often used this method to deal with colonies, which was to allow colonies to develop a single economy and become part of the imperial economy, or even just the source of raw materials for the empire. And those industries containing technology, such as processing and manufacturing, are strictly prohibited from being owned by colonies.

Even a needle was not allowed to be processed, but transported from the empire.

In this way, even if the colony has excellent resources, it is just a resource provider. Once it falls out with its mother country, as long as everything is cut off, the colony will immediately collapse.

Because they have nothing but resources, and they have no production and manufacturing capabilities, and they don’t even have some foundation.

Li planned to treat Xi Qidan like this.

Let the Xi people and the Khitan become the ranch of the Tang Dynasty, providing milk, fur, etc. The Tang Dynasty could sell them various handmade products, cloth, clothes, pots, pans, and even knives to them, but they just didn’t provide them with iron and other raw materials, blocking their technology, just to prevent them from having their own processing and manufacturing capabilities.

In this way, it can be said that even if they have money, they will have a very distorted economy. If they want to fight against the Tang Dynasty, they will return to the pre-liberation overnight.

Then they realized that they had returned to the past and wanted to rebel, but they could not even create swords.

Instead of trying hard to attack the Xiqihu tribe and stealing their cattle and sheep, it is better to change the means and make them willingly grazing for the Tang Dynasty, provide cattle, sheep and horses, milk and fur for the Tang Dynasty.

"Can you really do this?" What Li said seemed like a fantasy in Pingyang, but Li just smiled.

Sometimes, if you change your mind, things are actually very simple. What is the meaning of blindly fighting and killing? Do you think Hu people are really born to like fighting and killing?

If they have a better life and live a more comfortable and rich life, they will definitely be willing to give up their original life.

The army headed westward, getting closer and closer to the territory set up in Yugu.

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"These damn Donghu people, shameless Xianbei people, fence-headed grass swaying from side to side!"

Yugu was set up in the big tent and cursed, and the angry scolding could not hide his panic.

Last time Yu Sheshi went to intercept Li, but he didn't go. As he expected, Yu Sheshi was defeated, but what he didn't expect was that Yu Sheshi was so shameless and was cheated by Tang people. In the end, after being captured by Li, he surrendered to Tang.

Yu Sheshi not only surrendered himself, but also gave all the population territory he controlled in western desert to the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, the two men of Mo Nan were stationed, one by one, and the Tang people dared not do anything randomly.

But he guarded the south of the desert alone, and Tong Ye Hu also asked him to go south with the Goguryeo coalition forces to attack the Tang Dynasty.

One hundred thousand soldiers were defeated so quickly and so miserably.

Goguryeo was wiped out with 50,000 troops, and his 50,000 people also lost almost 30,000.

I finally escaped back to the south of the Mo, but my strength was greatly reduced.

But now, Tong Ye Hu was in trouble in the north of Mo and rebelled again in the west of Mo.

Tongye Hu left Mobei and returned to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion, but he became a lonely man in an instant. Yugushe was originally counting on the Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other ministries in the east to support him and jointly resist the Tang people.

The result was good, it was really unlucky, and drinking cold water would make you feel stuck in your teeth.

Xi, the Khitan surrendered to Tang without saying a word, and now they lead 30,000 troops to attack Li.

"How many soldiers have you summoned?"

Yugushe turned around and asked the people below.

"Eighty thousand."

The few people were a little confident to reply, and they put together everything and the whole people were soldiers. They did raise 80,000 people. However, these 80,000 are no longer all strong soldiers. Eighty thousand people, the elderly and the weak accounted for nearly half.

Many people are old and can no longer run their horses.

Some young boys are not as tall as horses.

Yugu's face was very gloomy.

"Where are messengers sent to Mobei and Shiwei and other departments? Can they send reinforcements? Did the messengers who went to Moxi to seek help come back?"

"The messengers sent to Shiwei and other ministries have come back, and several ministries have made excuses to refuse to send troops. The messengers who have gone to the Western Regions have not yet returned. The Khan and Mo Hedu are fighting fiercely in the Western Regions. The Tang people sent troops to support Mo Hedu, and they have no time to care about our side."

Sit down disappointed and decadent.

No reinforcements.

None of them.

He can only rely on himself.

But how could this 80,000 mob fight against the Tang army?

Li brought 80,000 troops, and he received news that Yuchi Gong's troops from Hebei had already entered the Yanshan line, and Li Ji from Hedong also brought his troops to Daibei.

Even in Hetao, Li's eldest disciple, the guardian of Zhenbei, Su Dingfang, also brought his people to him.

Surrounded on all sides.

There is a dead end.

"Or why we retreat!"

"Where to retreat?" Yugu asked.

Go to Mobei? Now the Tiel people have rebelled there. Xueyantuo Khan cannot control Ye Hudu. Once Ye Hu left, Mobei is even more unbeatable. He took such a few people to Mobei and could not survive.

Go to the west of the desert?

Not to mention the battle between Ye Hu and Mo Hedu in the western desert, the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun intervened. This is far apart and they will definitely be intercepted and ambushed along the way. Is it still a matter of whether they can get through it?

Even if he went there, why did he tell Tong Ye Hu that he had lost Mo Nan like this?

Besides, after going to Moxi, he has no status there.

"Let's talk to Li."

"What are you talking about?" asked everyone in confusion.

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"Yuguzhi is going to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?" Li was not excited after hearing the envoy of Yuguzhi, but just said calmly.

"The establishment of Yugu is not a surrender, but is willing to rely on the Tang Dynasty. However, Yugu has several requirements."

Li waved his hand and interrupted the Turkic envoy's next words, "You don't need to talk nonsense. If Yugu planned to surrender, then I would consider it. Of course, it must be an unconditional surrender. If Yugu still wants to bargain with me, then there is no need."

The Turkic envoy was stupid.

They thought that Li would be very happy when they came to talk about joining the Tang Dynasty.

"Yugu Shi is really sincere."

"If you really have sincerity, then you let Yugushe come to see me in person. I will only give you three days to consider and tell Yugushe that I will only accept unconditional surrender!"

The messenger thought Li was drunk, but he didn't look like him. When he was finally taken out by the guard, he was still confused.

"Are we going back like this?"

"What else can it be done?"

Several messengers looked at each other, but they could do nothing.

"Since Yugusai is willing to surrender, why do you refuse?" In the military tent, everyone asked Li in discomfort.

"At present, there is no way out for Yougu. At this time, why should we talk to him about conditions? As long as we take it, he will have to come to us again."

Now he talks with Yu Gu, he must have wanted to be like Xi and Khitan, just nominally, but actually wants to continue to maintain the current situation.

Still have to be in front of the King of Mo Nan.

How could Li agree? How could he agree to such a result?

"What if he is anxious?"

Li Xiaoxiao, jumping over the wall? He is not afraid of jumping over the wall. He just wants to jump over the little people and horses set up in the valley. Where can he jump? Li has 80,000 people and horses under his command, and Xi Qi's two troops have 60,000 horses.

I pulled them over, why don't you?

When Yugu was really going to fight, Li was eager to use Xiqi to destroy Yugu, which not only consumed some of their strength, but also completely conquered the south of the desert.

It is not his own to break or to establish. At that time, Li wanted to round or flatten the Turks in Monan. It was not his only word. At that time, Monan would be truly owned by the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!