Although Xue Yantuo dominated the grasslands in the northern desert, his strength was far from comparable to the Turks at the time. What's more, the Tang Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty in the early years of Zhenguan. After more than ten years of hard work, the Tang Dynasty's strength has increased several times compared to the original one. Not to mention the small Xue Yantuo, even if the Turks were still there, I would probably not dare to challenge the Tang Dynasty head-on.

However, Xue Yantuo's new Khan Bazhuo was trapped in the trap of Feinusi. Not only did Feinusi's fine works beside him, but even some important Xue Yantuo nobles were bribed by Feinusi. With these people, it was easy for Bazhuo to make some wrong judgments, such as this time he took the initiative to attack Xiazhou, and was also preparing to fight the Tang army.

In fact, Bazhuo was not unaware of the power of the Tang army, but he, who had just inherited the Khans, was also ambitious at this time, and he was determined to surpass his father Yi Nan. Yi Nan's greatest wish was to unify the grassland so that Xue Yantuo could become a powerful empire like the Turks. Unfortunately, he could not fulfill it until his death. So Bazhuo has inherited his wish now. If he wants to unify the grassland, he must defeat the Tang army. Even if he cannot drive the Tang power out of the grassland, he can still establish his prestige.

It was driven by the above idea that Ba Zhuo, who was so obsessed with greed, decided to take a risk. If he could defeat the Tang army from the front, he could establish his reputation as ignorant, thereby conquering more tribes for his own use, and even completely driving the Tang Dynasty's forces out of the grassland.

Bazhuo's wish is beautiful, but reality is cruel. No plan can overlap with reality in a slight way. Some unexpected things will always happen, making the originally beautiful plan unable to be implemented, and even get completely opposite results. For example, Bazhuo's beautiful wish this time was lost.

Li Daozong and Qiao Shiwang were both famous generals of the Tang Dynasty. They each led tens of thousands of troops to Xiazhou for help. They originally thought that Bazhuo would retreat before they arrived in Xiazhou, but they did not expect that Bazhuo not only did not leave, but also set up a decisive battle with them on the hem of Xiazhou City.

Li Daozong and Qiao Shiwang were both startled at the beginning, thinking that the other party had some conspiracy, so when they first arrived at Xiazhou City, they did not dare to attack. However, after a few tests, they found that Ba Zhuo did want to fight head-on with them, which made Li Daozong and others relieved. Then the two reinforcements and the three armies of Tian Renhui in Xiazhou City launched a decisive battle with Ba Zhuo's army.

Ba Zhuo was also prepared for attacking Xiazhou this time. The entire Xueyantuo string control personnel exceeded 200,000, and this time he brought 150,000 troops at once. Such troops were enough to sweep the grassland. In contrast, Li Daozong and Qiao Shiwang only brought 60,000 reinforcements. Even if they were given 10,000 defenders under Tian Renhui, they were less than half of Ba Zhuo's troops. This is also one of the main reasons why Ba Zhuo was full of confidence and refused to withdraw.

However, Bazhuo was still too young. Although the number of troops represented the strength of this army to some extent, in addition to quantity, quality was even more important. The Tang Dynasty had invincible battles over the years, and it massacred countless cities and destroyed countless countries. This had long been a place for the Tang army to cultivate an invincible belief, especially when fighting against foreign countries, the Tang army had countless cases of defeating the few with more.

In addition to the belief of winning, the Tang army's equipment was not comparable to Xue Yantuo. In terms of weapons, armor, supplies, etc., the Tang Dynasty was much stronger than Xue Yantuo. Especially the Tang army had gunpowder weapons, which made them even more powerful. Therefore, there was almost no big suspense in this decisive battle under the city of Xiazhou. When Li Daozong personally led a cavalry to kill the central army of Bazhuo, the victory of this battle was established.

Li Xiu in Chang'an City was also waiting for the outcome of the Xiazhou Battle. When Li Daozong's victory was delivered to Chang'an, he was overjoyed. According to Li Daozong's description, they killed more than 10,000 enemies in this battle and captured nearly 50,000 people. The reason for so many prisoners was thanks to Feinusi's contributions. It was the Xueyantuo nobles they bought who turned against the battlefield, which led to more Xueyantuo people surrendering.

Unfortunately, Bazhuo was not caught, but fled to the northern grassland under the protection of a defeated army of tens of thousands of people. Li Daozong and the others had sent people to chase him, but with the familiarity of the Xueyantuo people with the grassland, it would be difficult to catch up.

When Li Xiu learned of the great victory of Li Daozong and others, he was overjoyed. He brought the things he prepared with him and then chose a time to enter the palace himself. He had a new idea about annexing the grassland, but the time was not right, so he did not tell anyone. Now Xue Yantuo has been defeated, and it was time for the Tang Dynasty to march into the grassland.

Li Xiu came to Liangyi Palace very smoothly to meet Li Shimin, but what he didn't expect was that not only Li Shimin was here, but Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi were also here. When he saw him in, Li Shimin also smiled and said, "Li Xiu, you came so coincidental. Wuji and Ji Nu and I are discussing the matter about Xue Yantuo, so you can also express your opinion!"

"Haha, Yi Nan can be called a hero of a generation, but unfortunately he is a tiger father and a dog son. Ba Zhuo is difficult to accomplish. This defeat has caused Xue Yantuo to suffer heavy losses. I am afraid that his Khan position will not be able to sit steadily, and the surrounding Huihe and other major tribes will not give up this good opportunity. So I think Xue Yantuo is no longer worth spending our energy!" Li Xiu also walked forward with a smile at this time.

This is not Li Xiu's big talk. In fact, he remembered that in the original history, although Xue Yantuo was strong for a while, just a few years after Yi Nan died, Xue Yantuo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Now Li Daozong has severely damaged Xue Yantuo. Whether it is the Tang Dynasty's actions themselves or the encouraging the Uighur tribes and other major tribes to take action, Xue Yantuo has no chance of survival!

"Hahaha~ Li Xiu, you are so brave. Although Xue Yantuo was defeated, we cannot underestimate it too much. If they rekindled, they will become border troubles to our Tang Dynasty in the future!" Li Shimin laughed when he heard Li Xiu's words. Although he admired Li Xiu's courage, he still did not dare to relax towards Xue Yantuo.

"Your Majesty said very well, but I feel that Xue Yantuo is no longer worth worrying. Today I came to see Your Majesty, which is the last strategy to annex the grassland to Your Majesty!" At this time, Li Xiu smiled and took a step forward again, and at the same time took out a thick memorial from his sleeve, and presented it to Li Shimin with both hands. This was also written by him after spending countless efforts during this period.
Chapter completed!